Using Basic Functions; Using The Listening Modes - Onkyo TX-SR309 Instruction Manual

Using Basic Functions

Using the Listening Modes

Selecting Listening Modes
See "Listening Modes" for detailed information about the listening modes
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Listening Mode Buttons
MOVIE/TV button
This button selects the listening modes intended for use
with movies and TV.
MUSIC button
This button selects the listening modes intended for use
with music.
GAME button
This button selects the listening modes intended for use
with video games.
STEREO button
This button selects the Stereo listening mode and All
Channel Stereo listening mode.
• The Dolby Digital and DTS listening modes can only be
selected if your Blu-ray Disc/DVD player is connected to
the AV receiver with a digital audio connection (coaxial,
optical, or HDMI).
• The listening modes you can select depends on the format
of the input signal. To check the format, see "Displaying
Source Information" (➔ page 27).
• While a pair of headphones is connected, you can select the
following listening modes: Mono, Direct, and Stereo.
• While Speakers A and B are on, you can select only the
Direct, Stereo, Mono, or T-D (Theater-Dimensional)
listening mode.
About Listening Modes
The AV receiver's listening modes can transform your listening room into a movie theater or concert hall, with high
fidelity and stunning surround sound.
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Explanatory Notes
Input Source
The following audio formats are supported by the listening mode.
This is mono (monophonic) sound.
A
This is stereo (stereophonic) sound. Two independent audio signal channels are reproduced through two speakers.
S
This is 5.1-channel surround sound. This surround system has five main channels of sound and a sixth subwoofer
D
channel (called the point-one channel).
This is 7.1-channel surround sound. This is a further sound enhancement to 5.1 channel sound with two additional
F
*1
speakers that provide greater sound envelopment and more accurate positioning of sounds.
*1 The AV receiver outputs this source in 5.1-channel surround sound.
page 24).
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Press
RECEIVER first.
MUSIC
MOVIE/TV
MOVIE/TV, MUSIC, GAME
GAME
STEREO
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