Changing The Audio Mode; Enjoying The Multichannel Output - Onkyo TX-DS797 Instruction Manual

Enjoying music or videos with the TX-DS797
DIRECT
STANDBY/ON
STANDBY
POWER
ON OFF
UPSAMPLING
ZONE 2
PHONES
REC
AUDIO
SELECTOR
AUDIO SELECTOR

Changing the audio mode

Press the AUDIO SELECTOR button on the front panel (or AUDIO
button on the remote controller) to change the audio mode. Each
time the button is pressed, the mode changes from "Auto" →
"Multich" → "Analog" and back to "Auto." The "Auto" audio mode
is recommended for normal circumstances.
TX-DS797
AUDIO
SELECTOR
Auto (automatic detection): With this setting, the TX-DS797
automatically detects whether the input signal is digital or analog.
When a digital signal is not input, then the analog signal is played.
Multich (Multichannel): Select this setting to play back the input
from the component connected to the MULTI CHANNEL INPUT
port. This setting is effective when the Multichannel setting in the
Multichannel sub-menu is set to "Yes" (see page 34).
Analog: Select this setting to play back the input from a source
component connected to an analog audio input jacks. With this
setting, even if a digital signal is input from the same component,
only the analog signal will be output.

Enjoying the multichannel output

Before starting operations, first make sure that the multichannel
connection is properly made and that the Multichannel setting of the
Input Setup → Multichannel Setup sub-menu to "Yes."
1. Press the input source button for the component with
multichannel output connected to the MULTI
CHANNEL INPUT on the rear of the TX-DS797.
2. Select "Multich" using the AUDIO SELECTOR button
on the front panel (AUDIO button on the remote
controller).
TX-DS797
AUDIO
SELECTOR
DISPLAY DIMMER REC OUT ZONE 2 OFF
SETUP
TUNI NG
ENTER
RE TURN
PRESET
DIRECT STEREO SURROUND THX DSP FM MODE MEMORY A-FO RM LISTENING MODE MEMORY
CLEAR
( GRN )
( RED )
DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 VIDEO 5 TAPE FM AM PHONO C D
VCR 1 VCR 2
Input source buttons
Remote controller
Remote controller
MASTER VOLUME
MASTER VOLUME
AUDIO
VIDEO 5 /VIDEO CAM INPUT
DIGITAL S VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R
TX-DS 797
AV RECEIVER
3. Turn on the connected component and start playing
the desired media.
4. If necessary, adjust the output level of each speaker
as desired (see page 52).
Adjust the speaker output levels so that you can hear the same
sound level from each speaker at the listening position. For the
front right, front left, center, surround right, and surround left
speakers, the output levels can be adjusted between –12 to +12
decibels. The subwoofer can be adjusted between –30 to +12
decibels.
5. Adjust the volume with the MASTER VOLUME dial or
the VOL buttons on the remote controller.
TX-DS797
MASTER VOLUME
Using the tone control:
Each time you press the DIRECT button on the remote controller,
the display changes from "Direct"→"Tone On." To make bass and
treble adjustment work for multichannel sources, you must first set
the tone control to "Tone On."
1. Press the DIRECT button (or DIRECT button on the
remote controller) to display "Tone On."
TX-DS797
DIRECT
When pressed only once, the current setting appears, so press
twice to change the setting.
2. Adjust the tone at the Setup menu: Audio Adjust →
Tone Control.
Note:
Adjusting the volume level of each speaker for the MULTI CH
INPUT source does not affect the speaker level adjusted by the
listening position.
VOL
DIRECT
Remote controller
Remote controller
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