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h. Center Speaker
This option configures the center speaker to use when
playing the source in the Dolby Pro Logic IIx or DTS
NEO:6 listening modes. Select the speaker you want to
use. This setting can be made when the “(Speaker B)
Center” is set to “Main A” in the Speaker Configuration
sub-menu.
A (Default):
Outputs the source from the center speaker
configured to “Speaker A.”
B:
Outputs the source from the center speaker
configured to “Speaker B.”
A+B:
Outputs the source from the center speakers
configured to “Speaker A” and “Speaker B.”
i. Surr L/R Sp
This option configures the surround speakers to use
when playing the source in the Dolby Pro Logic IIx or
DTS NEO:6 listening modes. Select the speakers you
want to use. This setting can be made when the
“(Speaker B) Surr L/R” is set to “Main A” in the
Speaker Configuration sub-menu.
A (Default):
Outputs the source from the surround
speakers configured to “Speaker A.”
B:
Outputs the source from the surround speakers
configured to “Speaker B.”
A+B:
Outputs the source from the surround speakers
configured to “Speaker A” and “Speaker B.”
j. Surr Bk Speaker
This option configures the surround back speakers to
use when playing the source in the Dolby Pro Logic IIx
or DTS NEO:6 listening modes. Select the speakers you
want to use. This setting can be made when the
“(Speaker B) Surr Back” is set to “Main A” in the
Speaker Configuration sub-menu. However, when the
“(Speaker A) Surr Back” is set to “Bi-Amp for Front” or
“Not Used,” this setting will not be displayed.
• When the settings for “(Speaker A) Surr Back” and
“(Speaker B) Surr Back” in the Speaker
Configuration sub-menu differ, the available options
will be “A” and “B.”
A (Default):
Outputs the source from the surround back
speakers configured to “Speaker A.”
B:
Outputs the source from the surround back speakers
configured to “Speaker B.”
A+B:
Outputs the source from the surround back
speakers configured to “Speaker A” and “Speaker B.”
k. Subwoofer
This option configures the subwoofer to use when
playing the source in the Dolby Pro Logic IIx or DTS
NEO:6 listening modes. Select the terminal to which
the subwoofer you want to use is connected. This
setting can be made when the “(Speaker A) Subwoofer”
is set to an option other than “Not Used” in the Speaker
Configuration sub-menu. However, when the “(Speaker
B) Subwoofer” is set to an option other than “Main A”
in the Speaker Configuration sub-menu, the available
options will be “A” or “Not Used.”
A (Default):
Outputs the source only from the
subwoofer connected to the SUBWOOFER PRE OUT
A terminal.
B:
Outputs the source only from the subwoofer
connected to the SUBWOOFER PRE OUT B terminal.
A+B:
Outputs the source from the subwoofers
connected to the SUBWOOFER PRE OUT A and
SUBWOOFER PRE OUT B terminals.
Not Used:
No subwoofers are used for playback.
This sub-menu allows you to configure the audio effect
and playback options when you apply the THX effect in
the THX mode. The settings in this sub-menu can be
made when the (Speaker A) Surr Back setting is set to
an option other than “Not Used” in the Speaker
Configuration sub-menu.
a. Surround EX
This option configures the Surround EX effect.
Auto:
Automatically plays a source using the Surround
EX mode when the source contains the Dolby Digital
EX identification signal. When the Dolby Digital EX
identification signal is not contained and the signal is
from the multichannel source, the setting of “SB Mode
(5ch)” is applied. When the signal is from the 2ch
source, the setting of “SB Mode (2ch)” is applied.
Manual:
The setting of “SB Mode (5ch)” is applied
when the signal is from the multichannel source,
regardless of the Dolby Digital EX identification signal.
When the signal is from the 2ch source, the setting of
“SB Mode (2ch)” is applied.
b.THX Mode (5ch)
This option allows you to select which THX mode the
RDC-7.1 will use when applying the THX effect to the
signal. The THX Mode you select here will be given
preference over the SB Mode (5ch).
• When the (Speaker A) Surr Back setting is “Main A
1ch” in the Speaker Configuration sub-menu, the
available options will be “THX Cinema” and
“SurroundEX.”
THX Cinema:
This mode is suitable for theater movies
that are recorded and edited so that they are optimized
for playing in a large space such as a movie theater.
SurroundEX:
The RDC-7.1 automatically enters the
THX Surround EX playback mode.
Ultra2 Cinema (Default):
In this new mode for the
THX Ultra2, the RDC-7.1 plays a 5.1ch music or movie
as a 7.1 or higher channel source.
Music Mode:
This new mode for the THX Ultra2 is
suitable for a music source. In this mode, the RDC-7.1
plays a 5.1ch music source as a 7.1 or higher channel
source.
THX Setup Sub-menu
