Audio Adjust - Onkyo TX-NR717 Instruction Manual

The HDMI connection in your system is used to deliver
uncompressed digital audio and video information from
one device to the next. There is also additional information
about this digital content that can be delivered. Such
additional information is referred to as "metadata".
Metadata Compatible mode should be used when there are
home theater components in your system, such as Blu-ray
disc players, set top boxes and displays that use this
additional metadata. For example, Metadata Compatible
mode should be set to ON when there are THX Media
Director™ Enabled devices in the system. This ensures
that this additional information can be received by your
Onkyo AVR and can be sent to other devices that are
connected in your home theater system, with no
interruption.
THX Loudness Plus
THX Loudness Plus is a new volume control technology
featured in THX Ultra2 Plus™ and THX Select2 Plus™
Certified receivers. With THX Loudness Plus, home
theater audiences can now experience the rich details in a
surround mix at any volume level. A consequence of
turning the volume below Reference Level is that certain
sound elements can be lost or perceived differently by
the listener. THX Loudness Plus compensates for the
tonal and spatial shifts that occur when the volume is
reduced by intelligently adjusting ambient surround
channel levels and frequency response. This enables
users experience the true impact of soundtracks
regardless of the volume setting. THX Loudness Plus is
automatically applied when listening in any THX
listening mode. The new THX Cinema, THX Music, and
THX Games modes are tailored to apply the proper THX
Loudness Plus settings for each type of content.

Audio Adjust

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"Setup"
Main Menu Audio Adjust
With the Audio Adjust functions and settings, you can
adjust the sound and listening modes as you like.
Multiplex/Mono
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Multiplex
Input Channel
Main
Sub
Main/Sub
This setting determines which channel of a stereo
multiplex source is output. Use it to select audio channels
or languages with multiplex sources, multilingual TV
broadcasts, and so on.
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Mono
Input Channel
Left + Right
Left
Right
This setting specifies the channel to be used for playing
any 2-channel digital source such as Dolby Digital, or 2-
channel analog/PCM source in the Mono listening mode.
Output Speaker
Center:
Mono audio is output by the center speaker.
Left / Right:
Mono audio is output by the front left and right
speakers.
This setting determines which speakers output mono audio
when the Mono listening mode is selected.
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Note
• If the "Center" setting is set to "None"
cannot be selected.
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Dolby
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PL IIx Music (2ch Input)
These settings apply to only 2-channel stereo sources.
If you're not using any surround back speakers, these
settings apply to Dolby Pro Logic II, not Dolby Pro Logic
IIx.
Panorama
On
Off
With this setting, you can broaden the width of the front
stereo image when using the Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music
listening mode.
Dimension
–3 to 0 to +3
With this setting, you can move the sound field forward or
backward when using the Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music
listening mode. Higher settings move the sound field
backward. Lower settings move it forward.
If the stereo image feels too wide, or there's too much
surround sound, move the sound field forward to improve
the balance. Conversely, if the stereo image feels like it's
in mono, or there's not enough surround sound, move it
backward.
Advanced Operations
(➔ page 55), this setting