Using The Multichannel Dvd Input; Displaying Source Information - Onkyo HT-S790 Instruction Manual

Playing Your AV Components
ON/STANDBY
INPUT SELECTOR
1 2
V 1 V 2
MULTI CH
4 5
MULTI CH
7 8
TAPE TUNER
10 11
+ 10
0
D TUN ENT
--/--- DIMMER
T V VOL
INPUT
LISTENING MODE
STEREO SURROUND
AUDIO SUBTITLE
TEST TONE CH SEL
PLAY MODE
DISPLAY
DISPLAY OR-EQ
VCR
RC - 649 M

Using the Multichannel DVD Input

The multichannel DVD input is for connecting a compo-
nent with a 7.1-channel analog audio output, such as a
DVD-Audio or SACD-capable DVD player, or an
MPEG decoder. See page 26 for hookup information.
Press the [RECEIVER] REMOTE
RECEIVER
MODE button, followed by the
[MULTI CH] button.
The MULTI CH indicator appears on
the display.
MULTI CH indicator
MULTI CH
Audio from the multichannel DVD
input will now be used for the DVD
input source.
Note:
• While the multichannel DVD input is selected, the
Speaker Configuration settings on page 54 are
ignored, and signals from the multichannel input are
fed to the speakers as they are.
REMOTE MODE
RECEIVER DVD RECEIVER
TAPE
M D/CDR
CD
3
HDD
V 3
T V
6
DVD
9 VCR
CD
CABLE
12
CLR
SAT
SLEEP
CH
VOL
DISC
ALBUM
RANDOM REPEAT
LEVEL - LEVEL +
L NIGHT CINE FLTR
DVD HDD

Displaying Source Information

You can display various information about the current
input source as follows.
Press the [RECEIVER] REMOTE
RECEIVER
MODE button, and then press the
[DISPLAY] button repeatedly to
cycle through the available infor-
mation.
DISPLAY
The following information can typically be displayed:
Input source &
1
volume*
2
Signal format*
or sampling
frequency
Input source &
listening mode
*1 When AM or FM radio is used, the band, preset num-
ber, and frequency are displayed.
*2 If the input signal is analog, or AM or FM radio is
selected, no format information is displayed. If the
input signal is PCM, the sampling frequency is dis-
played. If the input signal is digital but not PCM, the
signal format is displayed. Information is displayed
for about 3 seconds, then the previous display reap-
pears.
Note:
• The listening mode is displayed only when speaker set
A is on.
Interpreting Surround Channel Information
A
A: The number of front channels (front left, front right,
and center).
B: The number of surround channels (surround left and
surround right). If there's surround back channel
information, this number will be 3.
C: LFE channel for subwoofer (1 means yes).
B C
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