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Changing the audio mode
Press the AUDIO SELECTOR button on the front panel (or AUDIO
button on the remote 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 recommended for normal circumstances.
Enjoying music or videos with the TX-DS696
AUTO (automatic detection): With this setting, the TX-DS696
automatically detects whether the input signal is digital or analog.
When a digital signal is not input, then the analog signal is played.
Multichannel: Select this setting to play back the input from the
component connected to the MULTI CHANNEL INPUT port. This
setting is effective when the Multichannel setting in the Audio Setup
sub-menu is set to “Yes” (see pages 24, 39).
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.
AUDIO
SELECTOR
3. Turn on the connected component and start playing
the desired media.
4. If necessary, adjust the output level of each speaker
as desired (see page 30).
Adjust the speaker output levels so that you can hear the same
sound level from each speaker at the listening position. For the
front right, front left, center, surround right, and surround left
speakers, the output levels can be adjusted between –12 to +12
decibels. The subwoofer can be adjusted between –30 to +12
decibels.
5. Adjust the volume with the MASTER VOLUME dial or
the VOL
buttons on the remote controller.
AUDIO
SELECTOR
Using the tone control:
To make the BASS and TREBLE dials work for multichannel
sources, you must first set the tone control to “On.”
1. Turn the tone control on by pressing either the jog
dial on the TX-DS696 or the DIRECT button on the
remote controller.
MASTER VOLUME
TX-DS696 Remote controller
TX-DS696 Remote controller
TX-DS696 Remote controller
MUTING
HOME THEATER CONTROLLER
RC
-
440M
STANDBY/ON
STANDBY
OFF
ON
POWER
MASTER VOLUME
BASS
TREBLE
AV
RECEIVER
TX
-
DS
696
PHONES
FM AM PHONO C
DTAPEDVD
REC OUT
ZONE
2
ZONE
2
LEVEL
CH LEVEL
VIDEO
3
VIDEO
4
VIDEO
2
VIDEO
1
VCR
2
VCR
1
AUDIO
SELECTOR
TUNING PRESET
SMART
SCAN
NAVIGATOR
PRESET MEMORY
FM
MODEDISPLAY DIMMER
PUSH TO ENTER
DSP
/
MODE ADJ
SETUP
RETURN
MASTER VOLUME
VOL
DIRECT
AUDIO
AUDIO SELECTOR
TREBLEBASS
Enjoying the multichannel output
Before starting operations, first make sure that the multichannel
connection is properly made and that the Multichannel setting of the
Input Setup → Audio Setup submenu is set 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-DS696.
2. Select “Multich” using the AUDIO SELECTOR button
on the front panel (AUDIO button on the remote
controller).
BASS
TREBLE
PUSH TO ENTER
DSP
/
MODE ADJ
Jog dial
When pressed only once, the current setting appears, so press
twice to change the setting.
2. Adjust the tone using the BASS and TREBLE dials.
TX-DS696 Remote controller
Notes:
• Adjusting the volume level of each speaker for the MULTI CH
INPUT source does not affect the speaker level adjusted by the
listening position.
• If the speaker level is set to +1 dB or higher, the maximum level
indicated on the display will change if you raise the volume
level.