Onkyo TX-DS989 Instruction Manual

Onkyo TX-DS989 Instruction Manual

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Thank you for using our products.
The upgraded unit now supports the newest decoders and sound formats below as well as conventional
sound formats including Dolby Digital, DTS, and THX Surround EX.
With your new AV amplifier, you can enjoy movies and music to their absolute fullest.
Contents
Features ......................................................................................................
Speaker placement ................................................................................................. 3
1-1. Speaker Config sub-menu ............................................................................... 4
1-4. THX Audio Setup sub-menu (new function) ................................................... 5
1-5. LFE Level Setup sub-menu ................................................................................ 5
2-1. Digital Setup sub-menu .................................................................................... 6
2-4. Listening Mode Preset sub-menu .................................................................... 6
2-5. Delay sub-menu .............................................................................................. 16
3. Listening Mode Setup menu .............................................................................. 10
(new function) ......................................................................................................... 16
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Instruction Manual for upgraded unit Thank you for using our products. The upgraded unit now supports the newest decoders and sound formats below as well as conventional sound formats including Dolby Digital, DTS, and THX Surround EX. With your new AV amplifier, you can enjoy movies and music to their absolute fullest. Contents Features ......................
  • Page 2: Features

    • Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US Pat. No.5,451,942 and other worldwide patents issues and pending. “DTS,” “DTS-ES Extended Surround,” and “Neo:6” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. © 1996 Digital Theater Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. • “Theater-Dimensional” is a trademark of Onkyo Corporation. Upgraded-...
  • Page 3: Speaker Configuration And Placement/Connecting Speakers Speaker Placement

    Speaker configuration and placement/ Connecting speakers Speaker placement Ideal speaker placement varies depending on the size of your room and the wall coverings. Here, only typical example of speaker placement and recommendations are shown. Important points regarding speaker placement Front left and right speakers and center speaker •...
  • Page 4: Speaker Setup

    Speaker Setup a. Subwoofer 1-1. Speaker Config sub-menu Yes: Select when a subwoofer is connected. No: Select when a subwoofer is not connected. Here you will enter which speakers are connected and the size of each speaker. b. Front L/R Large: Select if the front speakers are large sized.
  • Page 5: Thx Audio Setup Sub-Menu (New Function)

    Speaker Setup 1-4. THX Audio Setup sub-menu (new function) 1-5. LFE Level Setup sub-menu The Bass Peak Level sub-menu has been replaced by the This sub-menu is for setting the LFE (Low Frequency Effect) THX Audio Setup sub-menu. Use this sub-menu to levels included in Dolby Digital, DTS, and MPEG Multi configure the THX Audio settings such as Boundary Gain software.
  • Page 6: Input Setup

    Input Setup 2-1. Digital Setup sub-menu 2-4. Listening Mode Preset sub-menu b. Digital Format With the this unit, you can set a different listening mode The default setting is “All.” If “----” is selected for this input for each different signal format that comes from each source at the Digital Input setting, then this setting will not input source and also set the parameters for the listening appear.
  • Page 7 Input Setup Relationship between input source and listening mode Listening modes marked with the “ ” can be selected. For columns that list a number of listening modes, the display will correspond to the format of the signal from the source media. Input source signal (display) a.
  • Page 8 Input Setup Input source signals Listening Modes a. Analog/PCM Mono Analog sources consist of LP records, FM and AM This mode is for playing old movies whose sound is broadcasts, cassette tapes, and the such. PCM (Pulse recorded in monaural or playing left and right channels Code Modulation) is one form of digital audio signals and separately in the movies which contains the different is recorded directly onto compact discs and DVDs...
  • Page 9 Input Setup DTS Neo:6 This mode is for playing back sources using THX. This mode is for 6.1 channel playback of 2 channel For excellent fidelity when playing back THX sounds, it is sources such as PCM or analog sources. All 6 channel recommended to use a THX-certified speaker system.
  • Page 10: Listening Mode Setup

    Listening Mode Setup 3. Listening Mode Setup menu 3-1. Mono (Analog/PCM) Setup Select this to modify the Mono listening mode when the This menu allows you to make fine adjustments to the current source is analog or PCM. The parameters that listening modes you have set for each input source can be set are shown in the table below.
  • Page 11 Listening Mode Setup 3-6. Surround (Digital) Setup 3-7. Enhanced 7 Setup Select this to modify the Dolby D, DTS, MPEG Multi and Pro Select this to modify the Enhanced 7 listening mode. The Logic listening modes when the current source is parameters that can be set are shown in the table below.
  • Page 12 Listening Mode Setup Surround Back: This outputs the sound to the surround Description listening mode parameters back left and right speakers and outputs nothing to the surround left and right speakers. Subwoofer Sur L/R+Back: This outputs the sound to both the Set this to “Off”...
  • Page 13 Listening Mode Setup Neo:6 Music Center Image DTS-ES DTS Neo:6 derives a center channel from two-channel Selects DTS-ES mode. PCM and analog sources. Auto: When the DTS source has the DTS-ES flag (ID In cinema mode, for Lt/Rt film soundtracks, sounds signal for DTS-ES), the listening mode is automatically steered to the center are subtracted from the left and changed to DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 or DTS-ES Matrix 6.1.
  • Page 14 Listening Mode Setup Listening angle Reverb Lvl (Level) The listening angle is the angle subtended by the front left This parameter allows you to adjust the depth of acoustic and right speakers as seen from the listener. The setting of reverberation to match the playback source material, 20 and 40 degrees are only for nominal purposes, so the acoustics of your room, and such other factors.
  • Page 15 Listening Mode Setup Relationship between listening mode and parameter Listening mode Mono Direct Stereo Theater (Surround) (Analog/ (Digital (Analog (Digital) Dimensional (Digital) (Analog/PCM) PCM) format /PCM) Dolby D (T-D) Dolby D Pro Logic monaural DTS Neo:6 or 2ch) MPEG Multi MPEG Multi Parameter Subwoofer...
  • Page 16: Delay Sub-Menu

    Sales & Product Planning Div. : 2-1, Nisshin-cho, Neyagawa-shi, OSAKA 572-8540, JAPAN Tel: 072-831-8111 Fax: 072-833-5222 ONKYO U.S.A. CORPORATION 18 Park Way, Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458, U.S.A. Tel: 201-785-2600 Fax: 201-785-2650 E-mail: onkyo@onkyousa.com ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH Industriestrasse 20, 82110 Germering, GERMANY Tel: 089-849-320 Fax: 089-849-3265 E-mail: info@onkyo.de...

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