Home Thx Cinema Button - Denon AVC-A1SR Operating Instructions Manual

THX Surround EX / Home THX Cinema mode
When the HOME THX CINEMA button is pressed, the surround mode is set as follows according to the signal
that is played:
q THX Surround EX (THX Ultra2 Cinema)
w Home THX CINEMA
e THX 5.1
r THX DSCRT 6.1, THX MTRX 6.1
When the HOME THX CINEMA mode is set when a DVD is played, check the DVD player's digital output setting
and change the setting to one for which Dolby Digital and DTS bit stream signals can be output ("bit stream",
for example).
[1] Playing sources recorded in Dolby Surround in the Home THX Cinema surround mode
1 q Select the input source.
INPUT SELECTOR
(Main unit) (Remote control unit)
w Set the input mode to "AUTO".
INPUT
MODE
(Main unit) (Remote control unit)
2
Select the Home THX Cinema mode.
HOME
THX CINEMA
(Main unit) (Remote control unit)
3
Play a program source with the
mark.
• For operating instructions, refer to the
manuals of the respective components.
4
Adjust volume.
MASTER VOLUME
(Main unit) (Remote control unit)
5
Display the surround parameter screen and set the parameters according
to the source.
(Remote control unit)
1-q 4
2 1-w
2
1-q
5, 7
1-w
6
4
6
q Select the w Select the setting.
parameter.
(Remote control unit) (Remote control unit)
Surround parameters q
DECODER:
Select the decoder to be used when playing 2-channel sources in the Home THX Cinema mode.
PL II C........The signals are decoded in the Dolby Pro Logic II Cinema mode before undergoing THX
processing.
PL II E........The signals are decoded in the Dolby Pro Logic II emulation mode before undergoing THX
processing.
NEO:6 C ....The signals are decoded in the NEO:6 Cinema mode before undergoing THX processing.
MODE/SB CH OUT:
Select the surround back channel playback method or mode.
NORMAL (ON)............This is the recommended play mode for using the surround back channel when
DTS NEO:6 is selected.
NORMAL (OFF) ..........This is the recommended play mode when Dolby Pro Logic II is selected. The
surround back channel is not played.
Checking the input signal
The input signal can be checked by pressing the remote
control unit's ON SCREEN button. (See page 22.)
SIGNAL: Displays the type of signal (DTS, DOLBY
DIGITAL, PCM, etc.).
fs: Displays the input signal's sampling
frequency.
FORMAT: Displays the input signal's number of
channels.
"Number of front channels/Number of surround channels/LFE
on/off"
"SURROUND" is displayed for 2-channel signal sources
recorded in Dolby Surround.
OFFSET: Displays the dialog normalization offset value. (See page 29.)
FLAG: Displays the special identification signal recorded in the input
signal. (See page 28.)
"MATRIX" is displayed when matrix processing is conducted on
the surround back channel, "DISCRETE" is displayed when
discrete processing is conducted.
Not displayed when no identification signal is recorded.
In addition, screen information is displayed in the following order when the ON SCREEN button is pressed
repeatedly:
OSD-1 Input signal
OSD-2 Input/output
OSD-3 Auto surround mode
NOTE:
OSD-3 This is displayed when the auto surround mode is set to "ON" and the input mode is
set to "Auto".
It is not displayed when the input mode is set to "Analog" or "EXT. IN-1,-2".
ENGLISH
7
Press the "SURR. PARA" button to compleat
the setting.
(Remote control unit)
(Remote control unit)
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