Using The Multichannel Dvd Input; Adjusting The Bass & Treble; Displaying Source Information; Setting The Display Brightness - Onkyo TX-SA706 Instruction Manual

Basic Operations—Continued

Using the Multichannel DVD Input

The multichannel DVD input is for connecting a compo-
nent with a 7.1-channel analog audio output, such as a
DVD-Audio or SACD-capable DVD player, or an
MPEG decoder. See page 27 for hookup information.
Remote Press the [MULTI CH] button.
controller
"Multich" appears on the display.
Audio from the multichannel DVD
input will now be used for the DVD
input source.
Notes:
• While the multichannel DVD input is selected, the
Speaker Configuration settings on page 73 are
ignored, and signals from the multichannel input are
fed to the speakers as they are.
• The multichannel DVD input cannot be used if
"Speakers Type" is set to "Bi-Amp" (see page 45).
• This procedure can also be performed on the AV
receiver/AV amplifier by using its [MULTI CH] but-
ton.
Adjusting the Bass & Treble
You can adjust the bass and treble for the front speakers,
except when the Direct, Pure Audio or THX listening
mode is selected.
1 Press the [TONE] button repeat-
edly to select either "Bass" or
AV receiver/
"Treble".
AV amplifier
2 Use the TONE [–]/[+] buttons to
adjust.
■ Bass
You can boost or cut low-frequency sounds output by the
front speakers from –10 dB to +10 dB in 2 dB steps.
■ 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:
• This setting is not available when the multichannel
DVD input is selected.
• This procedure can also be performed on the remote
controller by using [AUDIO] button (see page 83).

Displaying Source Information

You can display various information about the current
input source as follows.
Remote Press the [RECEIVER] button,
controller
and then press the [DISPLAY]
button repeatedly to cycle
through the available informa-
tion.
Note:
This procedure can also be performed on the AV
receiver/AV amplifier by using its [DISPLAY] button.
The following information can typically be displayed for
input sources.
Input source
Listening
mode
Signal format*
Sampling
frequency
* If the input signal is analog, no format information is displayed.
If the input signal is PCM, the sampling frequency is displayed.
If the input signal is digital but not PCM, the signal format and
the number of channels is displayed. For some digital input sig-
nals, including multichannel PCM, the signal format, number of
channels, and sampling frequency is displayed.
Information is displayed for about three seconds, then the previ-
ously displayed information reappears.

Setting the Display Brightness

You can adjust the brightness of the AV receiver/AV
amplifier's display.
Remote Press the [RECEIVER] button,
controller
and then press the [DIMMER]
button repeatedly to select:
• Normal + VOLUME light on.
• Normal + VOLUME light off.
• Dim + VOLUME light off.
• Dimmer + VOLUME light off.
Alternatively, you can use the AV
receiver/AV amplifier's [DIMMER]
button (North American models and
TX-SA706 only).
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