Changing The Audio Mode; Enjoying The Multichannel Output - Onkyo TX-DS696 Instruction Manual

Enjoying music or videos with the TX-DS696
STANDBY/ON
STANDBY
POWER
ON OFF
DISPLAY DIMMER
PHONES
AUDIO
DVD VIDEO
SELECTOR
VCR 1
AUDIO SELECTOR

Changing the audio mode

Press the AUDIO SELECTOR button on the front panel (or AUDIO
button on the remote controller) to change the audio mode. Each
time the button is pressed, the mode changes from "AUTO" →
"Multich" → "Analog" and back to "AUTO." The "AUTO" audio
mode is recommended for normal circumstances.
TX-DS696
AUDIO
SELECTOR
AUTO (automatic detection): With this setting, the TX-DS696
automatically detects whether the input signal is digital or analog.
When a digital signal is not input, then the analog signal is played.
Multichannel: Select this setting to play back the input from the
component connected to the MULTI CHANNEL INPUT port. This
setting is effective when the Multichannel setting in the Audio Setup
sub-menu is set to "Yes" (see pages 24, 39).
Analog: Select this setting to play back the input from a source
component connected to an analog audio input jacks. With this
setting, even if a digital signal is input from the same component,
only the analog signal will be output.

Enjoying the multichannel output

Before starting operations, first make sure that the multichannel
connection is properly made and that the Multichannel setting of the
Input Setup → Audio Setup submenu is set to "Yes."
1. Press the input source button for the component with
multichannel output connected to the MULTI
CHANNEL INPUT on the rear of the TX-DS696.
2. Select "Multich" using the AUDIO SELECTOR button
on the front panel (AUDIO button on the remote
controller).
TX-DS696
AUDIO
SELECTOR
Jog dial MASTER VOLUME
REC OUT ZONE 2 ZONE 2 LEVEL CH LEVEL
MASTER VOLUME
DSP / MODE ADJ SETUP
RETURN
PUSH TO ENTER
FM MODE PRESET MEMORY TUNING PRESET SMART SCAN NAVIGATOR
BASS
1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 TAPE FM AM PHONO C D
VCR 2
AV RECEIVER
BASS TREBLE
Remote controller
Remote controller
AUDIO
TREBLE
TX-DS 696
3. Turn on the connected component and start playing
the desired media.
4. If necessary, adjust the output level of each speaker
as desired (see page 30).
Adjust the speaker output levels so that you can hear the same
sound level from each speaker at the listening position. For the
front right, front left, center, surround right, and surround left
speakers, the output levels can be adjusted between –12 to +12
decibels. The subwoofer can be adjusted between –30 to +12
decibels.
5. Adjust the volume with the MASTER VOLUME dial or
the VOL buttons on the remote controller.
TX-DS696
MASTER VOLUME
Using the tone control:
To make the BASS and TREBLE dials work for multichannel
sources, you must first set the tone control to "On."
1. Turn the tone control on by pressing either the jog
dial on the TX-DS696 or the DIRECT button on the
remote controller.
TX-DS696
DSP / MODE ADJ
PUSH TO ENTER
When pressed only once, the current setting appears, so press
twice to change the setting.
2. Adjust the tone using the BASS and TREBLE dials.
Notes:
• Adjusting the volume level of each speaker for the MULTI CH
INPUT source does not affect the speaker level adjusted by the
listening position.
• If the speaker level is set to +1 dB or higher, the maximum level
indicated on the display will change if you raise the volume
level.
VOL
MUTING
DIRECT
HOME THEATER CONTROLLER
RC-440M
Remote controller
Remote controller
BASS TREBLE
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