Manual

Enjoying music or videos with the TX-DS898
DIRECT/PURE AUDIO Input source buttons MASTER VOLUME
AUDIO SELECTOR
DIRECT
I Changing the audio mode
Press the AUDIO SELECTOR button on the front panel (or AUDIO
button on the remole 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 recommeoded for normal circumstances.
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A_D=O AUDIO
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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.
Moltich (Moltichannel): Select this setting to play back the input
from the component connected to the MULTI CHANNEL INPUT
port. This se,ing is effective when the Multichannel setting in the
Multichannel sub-menu is set to "Yes" (see page 34).
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.
I Enjoying the multichannel output
Before starting operations, first make sure that the multichannel
connection is properly made and that 1he 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 button on the remote
controller).
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Turn on the connected component and start playing
the desired media.
If necessary, adjust the output level of each speaker
as desired (see page 50).
Adjust the speaker oulput levels so that you can hear the same
sound level from each speaker at the lislening position. For the
front right, front leD, cenler, surround right, and surround left
speakers, the oulput levels can be adjusled between -12 to +12
decibels. The subwoofer can be adjusted between -30 to +12
decibels.
Adjust the volume with the MASTER VOLUME dial or
the VOL _/v buttons on the remote controller.
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MASTER VOLUME
Using the tone control:
Each time you press the DIRECT button on the remole 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 Io "Tone On."
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
lislening position.
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