onkyo 605 listening modes

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i have the 705. when i switch from multichannel to direct, there isnt much of a difference. however, when i change from multi channel to direct, the audessey light goes out, meaning that the speaker settings are no longer what the auto calibration selected. when i change back to multichannel, the audessey light goes back on.

multi channel seems to be the standard most are using