ONKYO TX-DS989 Manuel D’Utilisation

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This mode is for listening to the left and right channels separately.
This mode also allows you to listen to the multiplexed soundtracks
on DVDs, and other media that have them.

This mode has all input sound is output from the left and right front
speakers.

This mode delivers pure sound with minimum sound quality
adjustment and filtration. The sound recorded for the right and left
front channels is output to the right and left front speakers only and
not output to the subwoofer.

This mode is for listening to sources encoded with Dolby Digital
in their plain format.

This mode is for listening to music DTS sources in their plain
format.

This mode is for listening to cinema DTS sources in their plain
format.

This mode is for listening to music MPEG sources in their plain
format.

This mode is for listening to cinema MPEG sources in their plain
format.

Movies that have been encoded in Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG,
and Dolby Pro Logic can all benefit by activating the THX mode.
THX should be activated only when watching movies that were
mixed for playback in large movie theater environments. THX
need not be activated for music, for movies that were made
especially for television, or for shows such as sports programming,
talk shows, and the like. This is because they were mixed in a
small room environment.

For best results, use a THX certified speaker system.

When the THX listening mode is selected, you can press the
THX button on the remote controller to cycle through the
settings “Auto,” “On,” and “Off.”

When “Auto” is selected, if a Surround EX encoded source is
input, it is automatically played in the THX Surround EX
mode. When “On” is selected, all surround EX encoded
sources and THX Surround EX playable sources (i.e., DTS-ES
encoded sources) are played in the THX Surround EX mode. If
the sound does not feel correct, set this to “Off.”

If “On” is selected and a source that cannot be played in the
THX Surround EX mode, “THXCinema” appears in the front
display. If “Off” is selected, the listening mode becomes THX
Cinema.

THX Surround EX can only be selected if the surround back
speakers are connected.

Analog sources consist of LP records, AM and FM broadcasts,
cassette tapes, and the such. PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) is one
form of digital audio signals and is recorded directly onto compact
discs and DVDs without compression.

Digital PCM sources that are recorded at a sampling rate of greater
than 48 kilohertz. This includes compact discs and DVDs that are
recorded with high quality audio.

Digital PCM sources that are recorded at a sampling rate of greater
than 192 kilohertz. This includes compact discs and DVDs that are
recorded with extremely high quality audio.

Digital data with AC-3 compression and a maximum of 5.1-
channel surround sound. This source signal comes from DVDs and
LDs that have the 

 mark and therefore recorded for 5.1-

channel output. This source also comes from digital satellite
broadcasts that support Dolby Digital.

Dialogue Normalization (Dial Norm) is feature of Dolby
Digital. When playing back software that has been encoded in
Dolby Digital, sometimes you may see a brief message in the
front panel display that read Dial Norm xdB (“x” being a
numeric value). Dialogue Normalization serves to let you
know if the source material has been recorded at a higher or
lower level than usual. For example, if you see the message
“Dial Norm: +4” in the front panel display, to keep the overall
output level constant just turn down the volume control by
4dB. In other words, the source material that you are listening
to has been recorded 4dB louder than usual. If you do not see a
message, then no adjustment of the volume control is
necessary.

DTS (Digital Theater System) is compressed digital data with a
maximum 5.1-channel surround output that allows for an
extremely high-quality sound. This source signal requires a
DVD player that supports DTS output and comes from compact
discs, DVDs, and LDs that have the 

 mark.

Digital data with a maximum of 5.1-channel surround audio
with MPEG compression. This source signal comes from
DVDs that have the 

 mark.

This corresponds to 2-channel digital format sources. This
signal source comes from LDs, DVDs, and other digital sources
that are recorded with 2-channel audio.

This corresponds to monaural digital format sources. This
signal source comes from LDs, DVDs, and other digital sources
that are recorded with monaural audio.