User manual ONKYO TX-NR818

[. . . ] Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. [. . . ] Narrow: Select if the listening angle is less than 30 degrees. With this setting, you can optimize the TheaterDimensional listening mode by specifying the angle of the front left and right speakers relative to the listening position. Ideally, the front left and right speakers should be equidistant from the listening position and at an angle close to one of the two available settings. Front left speaker Front right speaker Listening angle: 30° Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus sources DTS and DTS-HD High Resolution sources DSD (Super Audio CD) sources Sound Program Edit ■ Sound Program Stereo Source 1, Stereo Source 2, Stereo Source 3, Multich Source 1, Multich Source 2, Multich Source 3 When playing back different content types on the same source, or when listening to a single content type on different sources, you can pre-register the settings that best suit each content in “Sound Program”. The registered settings can then be called up and modified in one set. use “Sound Program Edit” to register and modify a combination of settings. Tip • To select the registered settings, see “Sound Program” (➔ page 52). DTS ■ Neo:X Music Center Image 0 to 2 to 5 The DTS Neo:X Music listening mode creates 9-channel surround sound from 2-channel stereo sources. With this setting, you can specify by how much the front left and right channel output is attenuated in order to create the center channel. Changing the value from “0” to “5” will spread the sound of the center channel to left and right (outwards). note • For best results , we recommend setting “Narrow” to 20° and “Wide” to 40°. – Listening Mode You can assign a default listening mode that will be selected automatically when you select the sound program. The “Last Valid” option means that the listening mode selected last will be used. To be continued En-66 Advanced Operations The “Straight Decode” option means that straight decoding listening mode (Dolby Digital, DTS, etc. – Subwoofer No, Yes You can choose whether or not to use the subwoofer with the sound program. Volume*1 Note • You cannot select the “Subwoofer” setting if you set it to “No” in “Speaker Configuration”. € “Music Optimizer” is only available when “Stereo Source 1”, “Stereo Source 2” or “Stereo Source 3” is selected. € When “Audyssey Quick Start” has been used for measurement, the “Audyssey”setting cannot be selected. *1 *2 This setting cannot be used when the “Listening Mode” setting is set to “Pure Audio” or “Direct”. To enable this setting, you must first perform the Room Correction and Speaker Setup. Source Setup 1 2 3 4 “Setup” 5 Main Menu Source Setup Items can be set individually for each input selector. With Audyssey Dynamic EQ, you can enjoy great sound even when listening at low volume levels. [. . . ] Personal Station: You can play tracks from personalized station (“Your Library”, “Your Neighbourhood” and “Your Recommendations”). ■ Using scrobbling control Use q/w to select “Enable” , and then press ENTER. * Internet radio services provided by a third party may be terminated with or without notice. Internet radio services may not be available in some areas. [. . . ]