En-39 – Onkyo TX-NR717 User Manual
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Turning On & Basic Operations
En-39
Input Source
The following audio formats are supported by the listening 
modes.
Speaker Layout
The illustration shows which speakers are activated in each 
channel. See “Speaker Configuration” for the speaker 
setup (
).
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Pressing RECEIVER followed by SP (speaker layout) 
repeatedly allows you to select the speakers you want to use: 
front high, front wide, or surround back. However, the 
available speakers depend on the settings of 
“Speaker Configuration” (
This is mono (monophonic) sound.
This is stereo (stereophonic) sound. Two 
independent audio signal channels are reproduced 
through two speakers.
This is 5.1-channel surround sound. This surround 
system has five main channels of sound and a sixth 
subwoofer channel (called the point-one channel).
This is 7.1-channel surround sound. This is a 
further sound enhancement to 5.1-channel sound 
with two additional speakers that provide greater 
sound envelopment and more accurate positioning 
of sounds.
This is DTS-ES surround sound. This surround 
system can produce a discrete or a matrix-encoded 
sixth channel from existing DTS 5.1 encoded 
material.
This is Dolby Digital EX surround sound. This 
provides a center back surround channel from 5.1-
channel sources.
SP (speaker layout)
Listening mode
buttons
