Muting The Av Receiver; Using The Sleep Timer; Selecting Speaker Layout; Using The Home Menu - Onkyo TX-NR708 Instruction Manual

Muting the AV Receiver

You can temporarily mute the output of the AV receiver.
Press RECEIVER followed by MUTING.
The output is muted and the MUTING indicator
flashes on the display.
Tip
• To unmute, press MUTING again or adjust the volume.
• The Mute function is cancelled when the AV receiver is set to
Standby.

Using the Sleep Timer

With the sleep timer, you can set the AV receiver to turn
off automatically after a specified period.
Press RECEIVER followed by SLEEP repeatedly
to select the required sleep time.
The sleep time can be set from 90 to 10 minutes in
10 minute steps.
The SLEEP indicator lights on the display when the
sleep timer has been set. The specified sleep time
appears on the display for about 5 seconds, then the
previous display reappears.
Tip
• If you need to cancel the sleep timer, press SLEEP repeatedly
until the SLEEP indicator goes off.
• To check the time remaining until the AV receiver sleeps, press
SLEEP. Note that if you press SLEEP while the sleep time is
being displayed, you'll shorten the sleep time by 10 minutes.

Selecting Speaker Layout

You can prioritize which speakers you want to use.
Press RECEIVER followed by SP LAYOUT
repeatedly.
Speaker Layout:FH:
The sound from front high speakers is output
by priority.
Speaker Layout:FW:
The sound from front wide speakers is output
by priority.
Speaker Layout:SB:
The sound from surround back speakers is out-
put by priority.
Note
• If the "Speakers Type(Front)" setting is set to "Bi-Amp"
(➔ 45), or Powered Zone 2 is being used
cannot be selected.
• When the listening mode that doesn't support front high, front
wide or surround back speakers is used, the setting cannot be
selected.
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Using the Home Menu

The Home menu provides you quick access to frequently
used menus without having to go through the long stan-
dard menu. This menu enables you to change settings and
view the current information.
1
2
(➔ 70), this setting
Press RECEIVER followed by HOME.
The following information will be superimposed on
the TV screen.
BD/DVD
Audio Bass
Video Treble
Info Subwoofer Level
Input Center Level
Listening Mode Dynamic EQ
Dynamic Volume
Use q/w/e/r to make the desired selection.
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*1
Audio
You can change the following settings: "Bass",
"Treble", "Subwoofer Level", "Center Level",
"Dynamic EQ", "Dynamic Volume", "Late
Night", "Music Optimizer", "Re-EQ", "Re-
EQ(THX)", and "Audio Selector".
See also:
• "Audyssey" (➔ 49)
• "Using the Audio Settings"
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Video
*2
You can change the following settings: "Wide
Mode", "Picture Mode", "Brightness", "Con-
trast", "Hue" and "Saturation".
The remote controller's VIDEO acts as a short-
cut for this menu.
See also:
• "Picture Adjust" (➔
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Info
*3*4
You can view the information of the following
items: "Audio", "Video", and "Tuner".
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Input
*4*5
You can select the input source while viewing
the information as follows: the name of input
selectors, input assignments, and radio informa-
tion, and ARC function setting.
Press ENTER to display the current input
source, followed by q/w to select the desired
input source. Pressing ENTER again switches to
the selected input source.
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Listening Mode
You can select the listening modes that are
grouped in the following categories: "MOVIE/
TV", "MUSIC", "GAME", and "THX".
Use q/w to select the category and e/r to
select the listening mode. Press ENTER to
switch to the selected listening mode.
0dB
58)
(➔
52)