ONKYO AVX-280 User Manual
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Using the Listening Modes
See “About Listening Modes” for detailed information about the listening modes (
Listening Mode Buttons
MOVIE/TV button
This button selects the listening modes intended for use
with movies and TV.
This button selects the listening modes intended for use
with movies and TV.
MUSIC button
This button selects the listening modes intended for use
with music.
This button selects the listening modes intended for use
with music.
GAME button
This button selects the listening modes intended for use
with video games.
This button selects the listening modes intended for use
with video games.
STEREO button
This button selects the Stereo listening mode and All
Channel Stereo listening mode.
This button selects the Stereo listening mode and All
Channel Stereo listening mode.
The AV receiver’s listening modes can transform your listening room into a movie theater or concert hall, with high fidel-
ity and stunning surround sound.
ity and stunning surround sound.
Explanatory Notes
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Input Source
The following audio formats are supported by the listening mode.
*1
The AV receiver outputs this source in 5.1-channel surround sound.
Selecting Listening Modes
• The Dolby Digital and DTS listening modes can only be
selected if your Blu-ray Disc/DVD player is connected to
the AV receiver with a digital audio connection (coaxial,
optical, or HDMI).
the AV receiver with a digital audio connection (coaxial,
optical, or HDMI).
• The listening modes you can select depends on the format
of the input signal. To check the format, see “Displaying
Source Information” (
Source Information” (
21).
• While a pair of headphones is connected, you can select the
following listening modes: Mono, Direct, and Stereo.
• The listening modes cannot be selected while a pair of
headphones is connected.
• While Speakers A and B are on, you can select only the
Direct, Stereo, Mono, or T-D (Theater-Dimensional) lis-
tening mode.
tening mode.
GAME
STEREO
STEREO
MOVIE/TV
MUSIC
Press
RECEIVER first.
RECEIVER first.
MOVIE/TV, MUSIC, GAME
About Listening Modes
A
This is mono (monophonic) sound.
S
This is stereo (stereophonic) sound. Two independent audio signal channels are reproduced through two speakers.
D
This is 5.1-channel surround sound. This surround system has five main channels of sound and a sixth subwoofer chan-
nel (called the point-one channel).
nel (called the point-one channel).
F
*1
This is 7.1-channel surround sound. This is a further sound enhancement to 5.1 channel sound with two additional speak-
ers that provide greater sound envelopment and more accurate positioning of sounds.
ers that provide greater sound envelopment and more accurate positioning of sounds.