Lexicon MC-8, User Manual

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Option/ Default Possible
Parameter Setting Settings
RE-EQUALIZER ON ON, OFF
SURROUND EX AUTO AUTO, ON, OFF
COMPRESSION OFF AUTO, ON, OFF
LFE MIX +0.0dB -10.0 to +0.0dB
OUTPUT LEVELS
CUSTOM
Listening mode menu option and parameter descriptions begin on page 5-28.
The table below indicates the conditions in which THX
Surround EX and THX Ultra2 decoding are engaged.
• THX Surround EX decoding is engaged when the SURROUND
EX parameter is set to ON, or the SURROUND EX parameter is
set to AUTO and a flagged 5.1-channel Dolby Digital source
with THX Surround EX encoding is detected.
• THX Ultra2 decoding is engaged when the SURROUND EX
parameter is set to OFF, or the SURROUND EX parameter is set
to AUTO and a non-flagged 5.1-channel Dolby Digital source
with or without THX Surround EX encoding is detected.
MODE ADJUST
MC-8
5-17
5.1-Channel Surround EX-Encoded
Dolby Digital (Non-Flagged)
5.1-Channel Surround EX-Encoded
Dolby Digital (Flagged)
5.1-Channel
Dolby Digital
5.1 THX ULTRA2 5.1 THX SurEX 5.1 THX ULTRA2 SURROUND EX: AUTO
5.1 THX SurEX 5.1 THX SurEX 5.1 THX SurEX SURROUND EX: ON
5.1 THX ULTRA2 5.1 THX ULTRA2
5.1 THX ULTRA2
SURROUND EX: OFF
Parameter
Setting
Input
Source
• Listening mode name differs depending on the encoding
present in the input source, the SURROUND EX parameter
setting, and the speaker setup.
– The 5.1 THX ULTRA2 listening mode is available when THX
Ultra2 decoding is engaged.
– The 5.1 THX SurEX listening mode is available when THX
Surround EX decoding is engaged.
– The 5.1 THX listening mode is available when neither THX
Ultra2 nor Surround EX decoding is engaged.
– The 5.1 THX ULTRA2 and 5.1 THX SurEX listening modes
cannot be activated unless side and rear speakers are
present.
Note:
The MC-8 cannot automatically detect THX Surround
EX encoding in non-flagged 5.1-channel Dolby
Digital sources. A non-flagged source does not
include information in the input signal that identifies
THX Surround EX encoding.