Onkyo HT-R500 Instruction Manual page 32

Enjoying the listening modes
Selecting the listening mode
See "Relationship between input sources and listening modes" on
page 31.
Press one of the listening mode buttons to select
the listening mode.
DIRECT: Set the listening mode to "Direct".
STEREO: Set the listening mode to "Stereo".
SURROUND: Set the listening mode to "PLII" (when the sound is
analog, PCM or Dolby Digital stereo source), "Dolby D" (when the
sound is Dolby Digital) or "DTS" (when the sound is DTS).
A.STEREO: Set the listening mode to "All Ch St".
DSP: The listening modes that can be selected are different
between the main unit and remote control unit.
DSP (on the front panel): Recall the Onkyo-original DSP mode.
Each time this button is pressed, the listening mode cycles;
"Orchestra" → "Unplugged" → "Studio Mix" → "TV Logic" →
"All Ch St" → "Orchestra" (back to the beginning).
DSP (on the remote controller): All of the listening modes that can
be selected for the current source can be selected in sequence. This
button is valid also when the remote control mode is other than
RCVR/TAPE (see pages 34 and 35).
Lights up when "PL II"
is selected.
Lights up when Onkyo-original DSP
mode ("Orchestra", "Unplugged",
"Studio-Mix", "TV Logic" or "All Ch St") is
selected.
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SURROUND STEREO
DIRECT
Lights up when "Direct"
mode is selected.
Lights up when "Stereo"
mode is selected.
DSP
DIRECT
SURROUND
Various functions while playing surround sound
When the sound is Dolby Digital
To narrow the dynamic range of the sound, see "Late night
function" on page 29.
When the sound is Pro Logic II Movie, Dolby Digital or DTS
When the sound is too brighr, see "Cinema filter function" on page
29.
DSP
STEREO
A.STEREO