Using The Home Thx Modes; Using The Advanced Surround Effects - Pioneer 7.1 VSX-AX2AV-S Operating Instructions Manual

Listening to your system

Using the Home THX modes

THX and Home THX are technical standards created by
Lucasfilm 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 29 for more on this).
STATUS SIGNAL SEL
MULTI OPE THX
SHIFT
PHASE
• Press THX ( HOME THX ) to select a listening mode.
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 CINEMA+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
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.
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 29.
• If you press ADV. SURR when the headphones are connected, the PhonesSurround mode will automatically be selected.
SBch STEREO
STANDARD ADV. SURR
MCACC S.DIRECT

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.
STATUS
MULTI OPE
• Press ADV.SURR ( ADVANCED SURROUND )
repeatedly to select a listening mode.
• ACTION – Designed for action movies with dynamic
1
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
• PhonesSurround – When listening through
headphones, you can still get the effect of overall
surround.
Tip
• When an Advanced Surround listening mode is
selected, the effect level can be adjusted using the
EFFECT parameter in Setting the AV options on
page 63.
SIGNAL SEL SBch STEREO
THX STANDARD ADV. SURR
SHIFT
PHASE MCACC S.DIRECT
2
05
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