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| Registered: June 9, 2007 |  Posts: 1,208 |
| | Posted: | | | | Does anyone have this (or a similar) receiver? This evening I was playing Battlefield: Bad Company and watching Independence Day (bluray) on the PS3 (both of which are 5.1) and the rear sound was coming from the side left and right channels and there was no sound at all coming from the rear speakers. Is this normal for 5.1 content or is there a setting somewhere I should change? I was also going to ask why the DTS-HD-MA logo wasnt lighting up on the receiver but 'rink_no2's thread clarified that for me. Am I right in thinking I should use the 'Direct' listening mode on the receiver? PS3 is connected via HDMI and the speakers are Creative Gigaworks 7.1 | | | | Last edited: by MarEll |
| | Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 736 |
| | Posted: | | | | There is a Onkyo 705 FAQ on AVForums that covers nearly every issue with the receiver. It was a great aid in helping me decide on this model and what to do with it. As for the modes, you can use the PLIIx Movie (or Game or Music, depending on the format) setting. |
| | Registered: June 9, 2007 | | Posts: 1,208 |
| | Posted: | | | | Yeah I posted in that thread at the same time I posted this one. I hadn't read all of the FAQs though, I'm going through them now and I found this: Quote:
12) What does matrix mean? How does it help me?
Some of your receiver's DSP's [Digital Signal Processors] have the ability to take the source audio of something your watching and allow it to fill all your surround sound speakers. This is called "Matrix". Whether you own a 6.1, 7.1 channel setup "matrix" allows audio to fill all your channels around your room even if your source audio is 5.1 channels.
All the 7.1 & 6.1 users can really appreciate this; MOST audio is only encoded for 5.1 channels so our far back channels are often dead silent. However, thanks to the use of matrix DSP's it can breath some life into them and put them to good use.
The following DSP's have the ability to Matrix:
Dolby Prologic IIx (PLIIx), THX Surround EX, Dolby Digital EX, DTS ES Matrix
On the Onkyo 705 not all of these DSP's are available for all users. If you have a 7.1 speaker setup ALL DSP's are available to you and enabled in all source scenarios. If you own 6.1 or 5.1 setup, less and less DSP's become available. Please reference your Onkyo 705 manual pages 67-70. The dark gray blocks means those DSP's are only available to 7.1 users, light gray blocks are for 6.1 & 7.1 and white blocks for everyone else.
Each of these matrix DSP's listed above have similar ways of using cross-channel encoding to create the back surround channel audio. These do not become true discrete channels they are for lack of a better term "fake". Many people here on forums prefer PLIIx Movie just because it gives a nice clean balance sound. People who use 6 channel setups can only access PLIIx Movie if the source audio is 2 channels, with 5.1 sources its not. This doesn't have to be the "go to" DSP though so don't feel left out if you have a 6 channel setup there are still other matrix-ing DSP's available to 6 channel users (all of the other ones listed above).
NOTE: A final note some users on this thread don't have subs, because they use large towers as there woofers instead. These users reported they still get access to these DSP's. So whether your have 7.1 or 7, you will get access to everything. If you have 6.1 or 6 you get access to everything the 6.1 users have access to.
According to the bit in bold its normal that the rear content is sent to the side speakers rather than the rear speakers in a 7.1 setup. That seems strange to me, I'd much rather have the side speakers silent rather than the rear ones. I'll re-watch Independence day tomorrow in PLIIx mode to see how that sounds. Thanks synner_man! | | | | Last edited: by MarEll |
| | Registered: June 9, 2007 | | Posts: 1,208 |
| | Posted: | | | | btw here are some key combinations (from that FAQ) to access some hidden menus on the receiver for other owners of this receiver: Quote:
4) What are the secret key combinations to get to the extra features?
PLEASE READ FIRST:
Please note, all of the commands below are applied by using the buttons on the front panel of your receiver and NOT on your remote. In addition, the "secret" menu screens will only appear on the front display panel of your receiver, they will NOT show up on your TV.
How do I see the Temperature readout on this receiver?
1) Turn on Receiver
2) HOLD down the "Display" button and press "Standby" button once.
3) Release the "Display" button.
4) Now press the "Tone" button once
5) The temperature in Celsius and Fahrenheit will be displayed. These temperatures are being displayed in real time so you can leave this info on display for as long as you want to monitor the receivers temp.
How do I force the 705 to upscale video to 720p? (Also, other adjustable video settings)
1) Turn on Receiver
2) HOLD down the "Aux" button and press "Standby" button once.
3) Release the "Aux" button.
4) The LED display should read "Resolution: Auto." Locate the circular directional control pad to the left of the main volume knob. Use this circular directional pad and click "right or left" to change to select 720p or cycle through other settings you desire.
5) You can also use this circular directional pad and click "up or down" to cycle through other adjustable video options located in this hidden menu.
How do I know which firmware I have?
1) Turn on Receiver
2) HOLD down the "Display" button and press "Standby" button once.
3) Release the "Display" button.
4) Press the + or – keys to cycle forward and backward through all the firmware display pages.
Is there a way to store my settings before doing the Factory Reset Command?
(Warning: A user has reported this command failed and wiped there user settings. Only do this before you are about to do a Factory Reset so you have nothing to lose since there is a risk of wiping the settings with this command it it happens to fail.)
Save the settings with this command:
1) Hold down Setup & press enter twice. (It will say settings stored.)
Then when ready to restore your settings:
1) Hold down Setup and press return. (It should say settings restored.)
Is there a Factory Reset Command?
(Warning: You will lose ALL of your settings, labels, Audyssey, etc.)
1) Turn on Receiver.
2) HOLD down the "VCR/DVR" button and press "Standby" button once.
3) All your settings get manually cleared out.
Unknown test and monitoring commands (WARNING: Potentially dangerous to your equipment)
I discovered these playing around with various key combination. [If anyone knows what these do specifically, please let me know.] However, I would highly recommend you avoid experimenting with these commands any further unless you have official confirmation on what they do. They could prove hazardous to your equipment. Stick to the commands listed above .. they are safe to use and have known effects.
1) Game/TV+Standby = ?? (Displays a 1 followed by a lot of zeros, Purpose unknown)
2) CBL/Sat+Standby = ?? (Displays a ratio of some kind, Purpose unknown)
3) Return+Standby = ?? (Something thats being actively monitored, Purpose unknown)
4) CD+Standby = Speaker voltage & current protect mode test (CAUTION: DO NOT DO THIS WITH SPEAKERS ATTACHED. YOU MAY BLOW THEM OUT (One of our members blew his speakers experimenting with this command) I wont outline the steps required to go further with this test (more input is needed to enable the tests) just be warned not to mess with this one unless you truly know what your doing and have a purpose to perform this test.) | | | | Last edited: by MarEll |
| | Registered: June 9, 2007 | | Posts: 1,208 |
| | Posted: | | | | Well I played BF:Bad Co and watched Independence Day again last night and PLIIx made a hell of a difference, especially in the game.
Thanks again. |
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