Enjoying Music Or Videos With The Tx-Ds696; Basic Operation; Temporarily Turning Off The Sound; Adjusting The Bass And Treble - Onkyo TX-DS696 Instruction Manual

Enjoying music or videos with the TX-DS696

STANDBY/ON
STANDBY
POWER
ON OFF
DISPLAY
PHONES
AUDIO
DVD VIDEO
SELECTOR
VCR
PHONES Input source buttons
Though the TX-DS696 is often used to listen to the radio, it does not
show you its true ability until it is used to play music or watch
videos, DVDs, and the like. The TX-DS696 has the latest in state-of-
the-art features to play back today's acoustic technologies with the
utmost in fidelity and power. From a two-speaker system to a five-
speaker system, you are assured a sound space that you can always
enjoy.

Basic operation

1. Press the input source (or input selector on the
remote controller) button.
TX-DS696
DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4
VCR 1 VCR 2
Remote controller
2. Turn on the corresponding component and play the
media.
3. Adjust the volume.
MASTER VOLUME
Adjusting the main volume adjusts the volume level output from
all the speakers connected to the TX-DS696 together. If
headphones are connected, this also adjusts the volume heard
from the headphone speakers. To adjust the volume, either press
the VOL buttons on the remote controller or turn the
MASTER VOLUME dial. To increase the volume, turn the dial
clockwise; to decrease the volume, turn the dial
counterclockwise. The volume can be set to Min, 1 to 79, and
Max.
MASTER VOLUME
REC OUT ZONE 2 ZONE 2 LEVEL CH LEVEL
MASTER VOLUME
DSP / MODE ADJ SETUP
RETURN
PUSH TO ENTER
DIMMER FM MODE PRESET MEMORY TUNING PRESET SMART SCAN NAVIGATOR
BASS
1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 TAPE FM AM PHONO C D
1 VCR 2
AV RECEIVER
BASS
TAPE FM AM PHONO C D
TREBLE
TX-DS 696
TREBLE

Temporarily turning off the sound

To turn off the sound momentarily, such as when interrupted by a
phone call, press the MUTING button on the remote controller.
When pressed, "Muting" is displayed on the TX-DS696. Press the
MUTING button again to turn the sound back on.

Adjusting the bass and treble

You can adjust the bass and treble levels using the BASS and
TREBLE dials. This function only affects the front left and right
speakers. For multichannel sources, these dials will not work if the
tone control is set to "Off."

Listening with headphones

To listen with headphones, plug a pair headphones with a standard
stereo plug into the PHONES jack on the TX-DS696 front panel.
When you connect headphones, the unit will enter STEREO mode
automatically and no sound will be heard from the speakers.
If you have selected MULTI CH INPUT, you will hear sound only
from the FRONT L and R channels.
The headphone volume level can be adjusted at the Setup menu (see
page 42).
Note that the signal to the remote zone (Zone 2) will not be affected
whether or not headphones are connected.
VOL
MUTING
INPUT
SELECTOR
buttons
HOME THEATER CONTROLLER
RC-440M
Remote controller
BASS TREBLE
PHONES
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