Onkyo TX-DS797 Instruction Manual page 42

Audio Adjust
a) Listening angle
The listening angle is the angle subtended by the front left and right
speakers as seen from the listener. The setting of 20 and 40 degrees
are only for nominal purposes, so select 1he setting that is closest to
your actual lislening angle.
Front left speaker
Front right speaker
Listening angle
b) Center
For systems that have a center speaker, the center channel signal can
be output from the center speaker. For instance, ill syslems where the
front left and right speakers are small, use of the center speaker may
provide a better sound space. (If your system uses a center speaker,
be sure to perform the level calibration with the left and right
speakers in the Speaker Setup menu beforehand.)
On: The center channel signal is oulput to the center speaker.
Off: The center channel signal is oulpot from the fi'ont left and
right speakers (Phantom Center).
e) Front Expander
The front expander function spreads out the sound from the front
speakers for the feeling of a wide sound space.
On: Select to turn on the front expander function to simulate a
wider sound space.
Off: Select to turn off the front expander function for a normal
sound space.
d) Virtual Surr Level
This parameler adjusts the virtual surround level. This can be set
from -3 to +3 decibels.
Lowering this setting can improve the sound when the definition is
unclear or when the sound feels unnatural.
e) Dialog Enhance
This parameler allows you to adjust the dialog sound [eve[ from the
center speaker if it is difficult Io hear.
On: Enhances the vocal ranges for the center channel signal.
Off: Outputs the center channel signal at the regular level and
frequency characteristics.
3-8. Surround Setup
Select this to modify the plain Do]by Digital DTS, and Pro Logic II
Surround listening modes. The parameters 1hat can be set are shown
in the table below.
Parameter Setting
Initial value
a Star Mode Pro Logic II Movie Pro Logic II Movie
(Analog/PCM) Pro Logic II Music
DTS Neo:6 Cinema
DTS Neo:6 Music
b Surr Mode Pro Logic II Movie Pro Logic II Movie
(D.F.2ch) Pro Logic II Music
c DTS-ES Aum, On, Off Auto
<Pro Logic 1[ Music>
d Panorama Oft', On Off
e Dimension 0, 1,2,3,4,5,6 3
f Center Width 0, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 3
a) Surr Mode (Analog/PCM)
Changes the surround mode for 2=channel analog/PCM input
signals.
b) Surr Mode (D.F.2eh)
Changes the surround mode for 2=channel digital input signals.
e) DTS-ES
Selects DTS-ES mode.
Auto: When the DTS source has the DTS=ES flag (ID signal for
DTS=ES), the lislening mode is aulomatically changed 1o DTS=
ES Discrete 6.1 or DTS=ES Matrix 6.1. If the DTS source has no
DTS=ES flag, the mode is changed to DTS 5.1.
On: When the DTS source has the DTS-ES flag, the listening
mode is aulomatieally changed to DTS=ES Discrete 6.1 or DTS=
ES Matrix 6.1. If the DTS source has no DTS=ES flag, the mode
is forced to be DTS=ES Matrix 6.1.
Off: Even when the DTS source has the DTS=ES flag, 1he DTS-
ES listening modes are not used. The DTS sources are always
played in DTS 5.1 mode.
d) Pro Logic II Music Panorama
Use this listening mode to expand sound space in front of a listener
to both side of the listener.
Onz Turns on the PL II Music Panorama mode.
Offz Turns off the PL II Music Panorama mode.
e) Pro Logic II Music Dimension
Use this lislening mode to modify the sound space location forward
or backward.
The setting of "3" is the normal position and setting to "2" or lower
moves the sound space forward and seldng to "4" or higher move the
sound space backward.
If the stereo recording has excessive broadness or too strong
surroundness, move the sound space forward to get the appropriate
sound balance. In contrast, if the stereo recording is somewhal felt
like monaural or has narrowness, move the sound space backward to
get more surroundness.
f) Pro Logic II Music Center Width
In Pro Logic II decoding, outstanding center signal will be output
only from center speaker. When the cenler speaker is not used, the
dec(xter divide the center signal equally to each front lefl and right
speakers 1o create "phantom" cenler sound image.
The Pro Logic II Music Center Width mode allows you to adjust
where the center sound image is heard from. Depending on your
selling, the cenler sound image will be heard from center speaker
only, front left and right speakers (as phanlom center sound image),
or all three speakers (cenler, front lefl and right) in various level
combinalions. For home use, applying some "width" Io center signal
will improve the level balance for cenler and main speakers, and
effect the width of the center sound image, or "mass" of the sound.
Many of sound recordings processed for slereo playback will be
reproduced betler by controlling the parameter for this listening
mode. The recommended setting for Pro Logic II Music mode is "3."
This allows you to easily distinguish the Pro Logic ll Music mode
from the Pro Logic II Movie mode whose setting is aulomatically set
to "0."
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