Understanding The Zones - Lexicon MC-8 User Manual

Basic Operation
Shift-DOLBY
When the Shift command bank is activated, pressing the remote
control DOLBY button while a 5.1-channel Dolby Digital input
source is present activates the DOLBY DIGITAL EX or DOLBY
DIGITAL listening mode. Subsequent presses toggle the EX
DECODING parameter, cycling through the AUTO, ON and OFF
settings.
Shift-DTS
When the Shift command bank is activated, pressing the remote
control DTS button while a DTS(-ES) input source is present toggles
the ES DECODING parameter, cycling through the AUTO, ON and
OFF settings.
Shift-THX
When the Shift command bank is activated, pressing the remote
control THX button while a 5.1-channel Dolby Digital input source
is present activates the THX UL2Cin or THX SurEX listening mode.
Subsequent presses toggle the SURROUND EX parameter, cycling
through the AUTO, ON and OFF settings.
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UNDERSTANDING THE ZONES

The MC-8 features two zones of operation, called the Main Zone
and Zone 2. The Main Zone controls audio and video sources in the
primary listening space. Zone 2 controls audio and video sources in
the secondary listening space.
These zones have separate digital audio receivers and dedicated
analog source selectors that allow for independent input selection
in each zone. For instance, the MC-8 can play a DVD in the Main
Zone and a CD in Zone 2 at the same time.
The following are exceptions to independent zone operation:
1. When a Dolby Digital or DTS-ES source is present in the Main
Zone, the same Dolby Digital or DTS-ES source can also be
present in Zone 2. However, different Dolby Digital or DTS-ES
sources cannot be present in both zones at the same time.
2. Main Zone multichannel audio can be down-mixed in Zone 2
when all of the following conditions are met:
• A Dolby Digital or DTS-ES source is present in the Main Zone.
• The Main Zone input is also selected in Zone 2.
• The INPUT SETUP menu ZONE2 IN parameter is set to
DMIX.
3. When the INPUT SETUP menu ZONE2 IN parameter is set to
ANLG, the Zone 2 audio output connectors carry the FRONT L/R
speaker audio from the Main Zone. However, it is possible to
have a 5.1-channel analog audio source present in the Main
Zone and a digital input source present in Zone 2.
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