Onkyo HT-R500 Instruction Manual page 23

Playing the connected source
AUDIO SELECTOR
Using multi channel input
The multi channel input refers to a system, which is compatible
with a source component equipped with 5.1-channel outputs
(DVD player, MPEG decoder, etc.), reproducing the left/right
front, center and left/right surround channels from five respective
speakers and outputting the subwoofer channel from SUB
WOOFER (refer to page 13).
1. Press DVD.
2. Press AUDIO SELECTOR on the unit or AUDIO
SEL on the remote controller repeatedly to
select "Multich".
3. Turn on the component connected to the DVD
(FRONT L/R, SURR L/R, CENTER and
SUBWOOFER) port and start playing the
desired media.
4. If necessary, press CH SEL on the remote
controller to select an individual speaker. Then
press LEVEL 5/∞ to adjust the output level as
desired.
Adjust the speaker output level 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 dB. The subwoofer can be adjusted between –30 to
+12 dB.
The volume levels from the speakers reproducing multi
channel input source are independent from the speaker levels
set using the test tone (page 20). These settings are not applied
to speakers reproducing multi channel input source.
Applying the audio tone adjustment (Bass/Treble) effects to
the audio
Press DIRECT on the unit or remote controller to set "Tone On".
Each press of the button alternates "On" and "Off".
Refer to page 29 to adjust audio.
DIRECT
DVD TAPE
DIRECT
CH SEL
AUIO SEL
DVD
Notes
• "Multich" can be selected only when DVD is selected as the
input source.
• The surround mode cannot be selected when "Multich" is
selected. Also, if "Multich" is selected during use of a surround
mode, it is canceled automatically.
• Regardless of the speaker configuration, the input signal will be
output to each corresponding speaker. For example, even if the
speaker configuration is set to 2 ch, sound comes from all
speakers.
Switch the source from TAPE to MD
You can set the AV receiver to show "MD" when the TAPE source
is selected by pressing TAPE on the remote controller or on the
unit.
1 Press TAPE to select the input source.
2 Press and hold TAPE on the unit until the
display changes (for about 2 seconds).
To restore the display
Press and hold TAPE on the unit until the display changes (for
about 2 seconds).
LEVEL 5/∞
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