Onkyo setting help

[miked053]

I have an Onkyo tx-nr646 and a 7.1 speaker set up in the living room (my HT) and recently added a audio technica turntable to the mix for listening to my record collection. I have noticed that the Onkyo is trying to make the phono signal into surround sound and isn't the right presentation for listening to music, as I am sure you audiophiles will face palm due to that statement. Is there a setting that I am missing that will change the output to a 2.1 for music on phono and keep my 7.1 settings for when I switch back and forth? Any thoughts would be appreciated.

 

[tyhjaarpa]

Listenin Mode buttons, try music for stereo and movie for HT use. In manual you should find more detail about those buttons and at leats in my Marantz unit I can set those buttons myself for desired effect, should be the same with Onkyo I believe.

 

[miked053]

Unfortunately the Onkyo manual is severely lacking in plain english, so to speak. I saw some presets and it was late when I looked last night but it didn't appear to have an option for the phono input.

 

[tyhjaarpa]

Listening Mode buttons should work regardless of the selected input.

edit:
http://www.onkyo.com/manual/txnr646/adv/en/pdf/all_contents.pdf
Page 43.

You should be able to select Stereo.

 

[miked053]

AWESOME! I did not have the advanced manual here at work. thank you for your help and diligence