Speaker Setup; Speaker Configuration Submenu - Onkyo TX-DS696 Instruction Manual

Speaker setup

After you have installed the TX-DS696, connected all the
components, and determined the speaker layout, it is now time to
perform the settings in the Speaker Setup menu for the optimum
sound acoustics for your environment and speaker layout.
Before you perform the following settings, it is important that you
first determine the following characteristics:
• The types and sizes of the speakers that are connected.
• The distance from each speaker to your normal listening
position.
Before performing the settings, write down your speaker
settings in the diagram below for future reference.
Your speaker settings:
SW
Front
b
d
SL
Use the buttons on the TX-DS696 to navigate through the menus and
set the various settings and parameters according to your system
setup and layout.
Buttons to be used
Setup button:
Press to enter the main menu level and put the TX-
SETUP
DS696 in the mode for setting the various parameters.
If currently in the setting mode, press to exit.
Jog dial:
DSP / MODE ADJ
If the indicators directly above and below the jog dial
are lit, turning the jog dial selects a submenu and
pushing the jog dial enters the selected submenu (i.e.
takes you one level down).
PUSH TO ENTER
If the indicators directly to the left and right of the jog
DSP / MODE ADJ
dial are lit, turning the jog dial changes the setting of
the currently selected parameter and pushing the jog
dial displays the next parameter.
PUSH TO ENTER
RETURN button:
RETURN
Press to go back one level up.
22
Monitor
Center
Front
c b
a. meters / feet
b. [ ] m/ft
c. [ ] m/ft
d. [ ] m/ft
d
SR
STANDBY/ON
STANDBY
POWER
ON OFF
DISPLAY DIMMER FM MODE PRESET MEMORY
PHONES
AUDIO
DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO
SELECTOR
VCR 1 VCR 2
The normal order for performing the settings for speaker setup in
your TX-DS696 is to set the speaker configuration settings first, set
the speaker distances second, and then calibrate the speaker levels
third. Below is an explanation of how to perform these settings using
the controls on the TX-DS696.
You can also perform these settings using the On-Screen Display
(OSD) menu (see page 34).
The settings are in a hierarchical configuration as shown below.
Level 1 Main menu level
The level consisting of the menus contained in the Setup menu.
Level 2 Menu level
The level consisting of the submenus contained in each menu.
Level 3 Submenu level
The level consisting of the parameters contained in each submenu.

Speaker Configuration submenu

This submenu provides settings that tell the TX-DS696 which
speakers you have connected and what size they are.
1. Press the SETUP button.
If a menu other than "1. Speaker Setup"
appears, turn the jog dial until "1. Speaker
Setup" does appear.
2. Press the jog dial.
3. Press the jog dial.
4. Turn the jog dial to set whether or
not a subwoofer is connected.
Yes: Select when a subwoofer is connected.
No: Select when a subwoofer is not
connected.
Jog dial
SETUP
REC OUT ZONE 2 ZONE 2 LEVEL CH LEVEL
MASTER VOLUME
SETUP
DSP / MODE ADJ
RETURN
PUSH TO ENTER
TUNING PRESET
SMART SCAN NAVIGATOR
BASS TREBLE
3 VIDEO 4 TAPE FM AM PHONO C D
TX-DS 696
AV RECEIVER
RETURN
SETUP
DSP / MODE ADJ
PUSH TO ENTER
DSP / MODE ADJ
PUSH TO ENTER
DSP / MODE ADJ
PUSH TO ENTER