The Movie Listening Modes; The Music Listening Modes - Pioneer Elite VSX-54TX Operating Instructions Manual

05 Listening to your system

The MOVIE listening modes

These modes are specifically designed for watching
movies. The basic modes provide pure decoding of
multichannel sources, and will create surround channels
for two channel sources. The advanced effect modes
have been created give you different kinds of surround
sound environments when listening to any source.
Basic modes
• THX CINEMA – Gives you cinema-quality sound from
your home theater system using all the speakers in
your setup (for both multichannel and two channel
sources)
With multichannel sources (such as DVDs and digital
satellite broadcasts), the 2 DIGITAL or DTS indicator on
the front panel lights depending on the source format.
With two channel sources, select from:
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – Up to 7.1 channel sound,
especially suited to movie sources
• 2 PRO LOGIC – 4.1 channel surround sound with
sound from the surround speakers in mono
• NEO:6 CINEMA – 6.1 channel sound, especially
suited to movie sources
With multichannel sources, if you have connected
surround back speaker(s) and have selected SB CH MODE
ON, you can select (according to format):
• THX SURROUND EX – Allows you to hear 6.1 or 7.1
channel playback with Dolby 5.1 channel sources
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX – Up to 7.1 channel
sound, especially suited to Dolby multichannel movie
sources
• Dolby Digital EX – Creates surround back channel
sound for 5.1 channel sources and provides pure
decoding for 6.1 channel sources (like Dolby Digital
Surround EX)
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – See above
• DTS+Neo:6 – Allows you to hear 6.1 or 7.1 channel
playback with DTS 5.1 encoded sources
• DTS+Neo:6+THX – Up to 7.1 channel sound,
especially suited to DTS multichannel movie sources
• DTS-ES – Allows you to hear 6.1 or 7.1 channel
playback with DTS-ES encoded sources
• DTS-ES+THX – Up to 7.1 channel sound with DTS-ES
encoded sources, especially suited to multichannel
movie sources (depending on the disc, DISC 6.1 or
MTRX 6.1 may be displayed)
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Advanced effect modes
• 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
• 5/7-D THEATER – Creates an extra wide stereo field

The MUSIC listening modes

These modes are specifically designed for listening to
music. The basic modes provide pure decoding of
multichannel sources, and will create surround channels
for two channel sources. The advanced effect modes
have been created give you different kinds of surround
sound environments when listening to any source.
Basic modes
With multichannel sources (such as DVDs and digital
satellite broadcasts), the 2 DIGITAL or DTS indicator on
the front panel lights depending on the source format.
With two channel sources, select from:
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – Up to 7.1 channel sound,
especially suited to music sources
• NEO:6 MUSIC – 6.1 channel sound, especially suited
to music sources
With multichannel sources, if you have connected
surround back speaker(s) and have selected SB CH MODE
ON, you can select (according to format):
• Dolby Digital EX – Creates surround back channel
sound for Dolby 5.1 channel sources and provides
pure decoding for 6.1 channel sources (like Dolby
Digital Surround EX)
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – See above
• DTS+Neo:6 – Creates surround back channel sound
for DTS 5.1 channel sources
• DTS-ES – Provides pure decoding of DTS-ES encoded
sources (depending on the disc, DISC 6.1 or MTRX
6.1 may be displayed)
Advanced effect modes
• CLASSICAL – Gives a large concert hall-type sound
• CHAMBER – Creates a space with a lot of reverb
• JAZZ – Creates the sound of a small jazz club