Listening to your system
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Using the Home THX modes
THX and Home THX are technical standards created by
THX Ltd. for cinema and home theater sound. Home THX
is designed to make home theater audio sound more like
what you hear in a cinema.
Different THX options will be available depending on the
source and the setting for surround back channel
processing (see
Using surround back channel processing
on page 30 for more on this).
•
Press
THX
(
HOME THX
) to select a listening mode.
1
With two channel sources
, press
THX
(
HOME THX
)
repeatedly to select a matrix-decoding process for the
THX CINEMA
mode (see
Listening in surround sound
above for an explanation of each process):
•
2
Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX
•
2
PRO LOGIC+THX
•
Neo:6 THX
•
THX GAMES MODE
With multichannel sources
, press
THX
(
HOME THX
)
repeatedly to select from:
•
THX CINEMA
– Gives you cinema-quality sound from
your home theatre system using all the speakers in
your setup
•
2
Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX
– Especially suited to
movie sources, this allows you to hear 7.1 channel
playback with 5.1 channel sources
•
THX Surround EX
– Allows you to hear 6.1 or 7.1
channel playback with 5.1 channel sources
•
THX Select2 CINEMA
– Allows you to hear 7.1
channel playback with 5.1 channel sources
•
THX MUSICMODE
– Allows you to hear 7.1 channel
playback with 5.1 channel sources
•
THX GAMES MODE
– Allows you to hear 7.1 channel
playback from the output of a video game console
Using the Advanced surround effects
The Advanced surround effects can be used for a variety
of additional surround sound effects. Most Advanced
Surround modes are designed to be used with film
soundtracks, but some modes are also suited for music
sources. Try different settings with various soundtracks
to see which you like.
•
Press
ADV.SURR
(
ADVANCED SURROUND
)
repeatedly to select a listening mode.
2
•
ACTION
– Designed for action movies with dynamic
soundtracks
•
SCI-FI
– Designed for science fiction with lots of
special effects
•
DRAMA
– Designed for movies with lots of dialog
•
MUSICAL
– Creates a concert hall-type sound for
musicals
•
MONOFILM
– Creates surround sound from mono
soundtracks
•
7-D THEATER
– Creates an extra wide stereo field
•
CLASSICAL
– Gives a large concert hall-type sound
•
CHAMBER
– Creates a space with alot of reverb
•
JAZZ
– Creates the sound of a small jazz club
•
ROCK
– Creates a live concert sound for rock music
•
DANCE
– Designed for music with lots of bass
• 7ch STEREO
– Allows you to hear stereo sources
from all the speakers in your setup
•
ADV. VIR. SURR.
– A virtual surround effect using
just the subwoofer and/or the front speakers
•
PhonesSurround
– When listening through
headphones, you can still get the effect of overall
surround
Tip
• When an Advanced Surround listening mode is
selected (except
ADV. VIR. SURR.
), the effect level
can be adjusted using the
EFFECT
parameter in
Setting the AV options
on page 66.
Note
1 • If you only have one surround back speaker connected,
2
Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX
,
THX Select2 CINEMA
,
THX MUSICMODE
and
THX GAMES
MODE
are not available.
• You can’t use the THX modes when headphones are connected.
SHIFT
STATUS
MCACC
S.DIRECT
MULTI OPE
SIGNAL SEL
SBch
STEREO
ADV. SURR
STANDARD
PHASE
THX
RECEIVER
2 • Depending on the source and the sound mode you have selected, you may not get sound from the surround back speakers in your setup. For more on
this, refer to
Using surround back channel processing
on page 30.
• If you press
ADV. SURR
when the headphones are connected, the
PhonesSurround
mode will automatically be selected.
SHIFT
STATUS
MCACC
S.DIRECT
MULTI OPE
SIGNAL SEL
PHOTO
SBch
STEREO
ADV. SURR
STANDARD
PHASE
THX
RECEIVER
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