Using The Multichannel Dvd Input; Displaying Source Information - Onkyo HT HT-S990THX Instruction Manual

Playing Your AV Components—Continued
ON/STANDBY
MULTI CH
TAPE
D TUN
--/---
INPUT
STEREO
AUDIO
TEST TONE
DISPLAY
DISPLAY

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 26 for hookup information.
Press the [RECEIVER] REMOTE
RECEIVER
MODE button, followed by the
[MULTI CH] button.
The MULTI CH indicator appears on
the display.
MULTI CH
Audio from the multichannel DVD
input will now be used for the DVD
input source.
Note:
• While the multichannel DVD input is selected, the
Speaker Configuration settings on page 55 are
ignored, and signals from the multichannel input are
fed to the speakers as they are.
38
REMOTE MODE
RECEIVER DVD RECEIVER
TAPE
INPUT SELECTOR
M D/CDR
C D
1 2 3
HDD
V 1 V 2 V 3
TV
4 5 6
MULTI CH DVD
VCR
7 8 9
TUNER C D
CABLE
10 11 12
+ 10 0
CLR SAT
ENT
DIMMER SLEEP
CH
T V VOL VOL
DISC
ALBUM
LISTENING MODE
SURROUND
SUBTITLE RANDOM REPEAT
LEVEL - LEVEL +
CH SEL
PLAY MODE
L NIGHT Re-EQ
VCR DVD HDD
RC - 650 M
MULTI CH indicator

Displaying Source Information

You can display various information about the current
input source as follows.
Press the [RECEIVER] REMOTE
RECEIVER
MODE button, and then press the
[DISPLAY] button repeatedly to
cycle through the available infor-
mation.
DISPLAY
The following information can typically be displayed:
Input source &
1
volume*
2
Signal format*
or sampling
frequency
Input source &
listening mode
*1 When AM or FM radio is used, the band, preset num-
ber, and frequency are displayed.
*2 If the input signal is analog, or AM or FM radio is
selected, no format information is displayed. If the
input signal is PCM, the sampling frequency is dis-
played. If the input signal is digital but not PCM, the
signal format is displayed. Information is displayed
for about 3 seconds, then the previous display reap-
pears.
Note:
• The listening mode is displayed only when speaker set
A is on.
Interpreting Surround Channel Information
A
A: The number of front channels (front left, front right,
and center).
B: The number of surround channels (surround left and
surround right). If there's surround back channel
information, this number will be 3.
C: LFE channel for subwoofer (1 means yes).
B C