SURROUND MODES continued
•
DTS Neo:6 Music:
Similar to Neo:6 Cinema, but for music. It feeds stereo signals
directly to the front channels, bypassing the decoder, while feeding the center, surround
side, and surround back channels with ambient information derived from the recording,
to add spaciousness.
•
DTS Neo:6:
Extracts rear surround information from DTS 3/2.1 tracks, Not available for
other signals.
•
DTS Neo:6 / Matrix:
Extracts rear surround information from DTS-ES Matrix signals.
Not available for other signals, including DTS-ES Discrete signals, which carry discrete
rear-channel information.
•
DTS 2/0:
Two channel stereo recordings using the DTS signal format. Processing modes
available are mostly the same as those for stereo CDs.
•
Music Modes:
Spatial effects, available only with two-channel signals.
Natural
adds a subtle spaciousness by generating a 7.1 channel surround (if you have back
speakers) from stereo signals without any processing of the L and R channels so they remain
pure stereo.
Club
extracts ambient spatial information from the signal and adds reverberation, to make the
music sound as if performed in a small club-like space. The amount of reverberation can be
adjusted through Audio Setup (page 47).
Concert
extracts ambient spatial information from the signal and add reverberation, to make
the music sound as if performed in a large space. The amount of reverberation can be adjusted
through Audio Setup (page 47).
Party
duplicates front-channel stereo signals and feeds them to the surround channel
speakers in a 5.1 channel system and additionally, to the back speakers in a 7.1 channel
system. We call this a Party mode because spreading the sound uniformly throughout the
room will make it easier for your guests to converse while music is playing.
THX Operation
With most surround modes, the
THX button
simply switches
THX Cinema
processing on or off.
However, if the
Direct
mode is selected, which enables a 5.1 channel source to play in its native
format (displayed
3/2.1
), each time you press the
THX button
will select another THX mode:
THX Surround EX, THX Ultra2 Cinema, THX MusicMode, THX Games, Direct
with THX off.
Note:
THX Surround EX, THX Ultra2 Cinema
and
THX Games
will engage only when both of
the following conditions are met:
•
Back channel speakers must be selected in the
Speaker setup, Size setup
menu.
•
The selected mode must be
DIRECT
.
If these conditions aren’t met, “
INCOMPATIBLE SOURCE
” will appear on the front panel display
when you press the
THX button
to select any THX modes other than THX Cinema.
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