Using The Audio Functions - Onkyo HT-R960 Instruction Manual

Adjusting the Listening Modes—Continued

Using the Audio Functions

You can access various audio functions by pressing the
[AUDIO] button.
Note:
• When the Audio TV Out setting is set to On (page 90),
the [AUDIO] button is disabled.
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followed by the [AUDIO] button.
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Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select a function.
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Use the Left and Right [
buttons to set the function.
The audio functions are explained below.
Tone Control
You can adjust the bass and treble for the front speakers,
except when the Direct listening mode is selected.
■ Bass
You can boost or cut low-frequency sounds output by the
front speakers from –10 dB to +10 dB in 2 dB steps.
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■ Treble
You can boost or cut high-frequency sounds output by
the front speakers from –10 dB to +10 dB in 2 dB steps.
Notes:
• To bypass the bass and treble tone circuits, select the
Direct listening mode.
• This procedure can also be performed on the AV
receiver by using its [TONE], [–], and [+] buttons.
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Late Night Function
■ Late Night
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With the Late Night function, you can reduce the
dynamic range of Dolby Digital material so that you can
still hear quiet parts even when listening at low volume
levels—ideal for watching movies late at night when you
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don't want to disturb anyone.
For Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus sources, the
options are:
Off: Late Night function off (default).
Low: Small reduction in dynamic range.
High: Large reduction in dynamic range.
For Dolby TrueHD sources, the options are:
Auto: The Late Night function is set to On or Off
Off: Late Night function off.
On: Late Night function on.
Notes:
• The Late Night function can be used only when the
input source is Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, or
Dolby TrueHD.
• The effect of the Late Night function depends on the
material that you are playing and the intention of the
original sound designer, and with some material there
will be little or no effect when you select the different
options.
• The Late Night function is set to Off when the AV
receiver is set to Standby. For Dolby TrueHD sources,
it will be set to Auto.
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Re-EQ (THX)
With the Re-EQ function, you can compensate a
soundtrack whose high-frequency content is too harsh,
making it more suitable for home theater viewing.
This function can be used with the following listening
modes: Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Pro
Logic II Movie, Dolby Pro Logic IIx Movie, DTS,
DTS-ES, DTS Neo:6 Cinema, DTS 96/24, THX Cin-
ema, THX Surround EX, THX I/S Cinema, and Multi-
channel.
On: Re-EQ on.
Off: Re-EQ off (default).
automatically (default).