Changing The Audio Mode; Enjoying The Multichannel Output - Onkyo Integra TX-DS898 Instruction Manual

Enjoying music or videos with the TX-DS898
DIRECT/PURE AUDIO
STANDBY/ON
STANDBY
POWER
ON OFF
SELECTOR
PURE AUDIO UPSAMPLING
PHONES
REC OUT
ZONE 2 LEVEL
AUDIO SELECTOR
When using the remote controller, select AV Amp in the Home
menu to display the operation menu.

Changing the audio mode

Press the AUDIO SELECTOR button on the front panel (or Audio
Sel 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-DS898
AUDIO
SELECTOR
Auto (automatic detection): With this setting, the TX-DS898
automatically detects whether the input signal is digital or analog.
When a digital signal is not input, then the analog signal is played.
Multich (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
Multichannel sub-menu is set to "Yes" (see page 37).
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 → Multichannel Setup sub-menu 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-DS898.
2. Select "Multich" using the AUDIO SELECTOR button
on the front panel (Audio Sel button on the remote
controller).
TX-DS898
AUDIO
SELECTOR
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Input source buttons
ZONE 2 GRN ( )
REC ( RED ) DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 VIDEO 5 TAPE FM AM PHONO
AUDIO
ZONE 2 OFF STEREO SURROUND THX DSP DIMMER FM MODE MEMORY SETUP ENTER RETURN
CLEAR TUNING PRESET
Remote controller
Remote controller
MASTER VOLUME
MASTER VOLUME
C D
DISPL AY
VIDEO 5 /VIDEO CAM INPUT
S VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R
DIGITAL
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 55).
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
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Using the tone control:
Each time you press the DIRECT/PURE AUDIO button (or Direct
button on the remote controller), the display changes from
"Direct"→"Pure Audio"→"Tone On." To make bass and treble
adjustment work for multichannel sources, you must first set the tone
control to "Tone On."
When using the remote controller, select AV Amp in the Home
menu to display the operation menu. Then tap the down scroll button
to display the next operation menu.
1. Press the DIRECT/PURE AUDIO button (or Direct
button on the remote controller) to display "Tone
On."
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When pressed only once, the current setting appears, so press
twice to change the setting.
2. Adjust the tone at the Setup menu: Audio Adjust →
Tone Control.
Note:
Adjusting the volume level of each speaker for the MULTI CH
INPUT source does not affect the speaker level adjusted by the
listening position.
–
CONT
+
MUTE
LIGHT
+
CH
–
VOL
/ buttons on the remote controller.
Remote controller
MASTER VOLUME
Remote controller
VOL
Audio Sel
VOL