Using The Home Thx Modes; Using The Advanced Surround Effects - Pioneer VSX-LX52 Operating Instructions Manual

Listening to your system
• Neo:6 MUSIC – 7.1 channel sound, especially suited
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to music sources
• Neural THX – Up to 7.1 channel sound, especially
suited to music sources
With multichannel sources, if you have connected
surround back speaker(s) and have selected SBch ON, you
can select (according to format):
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – See above (only available
when you're using two surround back speakers)
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – See above
• 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)
• DTS-ES – Allows you to hear 6.1 channel playback
with DTS-ES encoded sources
• DTS Neo:6 – Allows you to hear 6.1 channel playback
with DTS encoded sources

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 53 for more on this).
AUTO/ALC/
DIRECT STEREO
HDD DVD
THX PHASE CTRL
TV/DTV MPX
AUDIO INFO
DISP
TV CTRL
REMOTE
SETUP
• Press RECEIVER , then press THX (HOME THX) to
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select a listening mode.
With two channel sources, press THX repeatedly to select
a matrix-decoding process for the THX CINEMA mode
(see Using surround back channel processing on page 53
for an explanation of each process):
Note
1 When listening to 2-channel sources in Neo:6 Cinema or Neo:6 Music mode, you can also adjust the center image effect (see Setting the Audio
options on page 60).
2 Neural THX can be selected for 2-channel signals for which the input signal is PCM (48 kHz or less), Dolby Digital, DTS or analog 2-channel
sources.
3 • When the function is set to TUNER or iPod/USB, it is not possible to select 2 Pro Logic IIx GAME+THX GAMES or THX SELECT2 GAME.
• When playing an SACD, 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC+THX MUSIC, Neo:6 MUSIC+THX MUSIC and THX SELECT2 MUSIC can be selected.
4 Unavailable with only one surround back speaker connected.
5 THX CINEMA, THX MUSIC and THX GAMES can be selected when surround back processing is set to SBch OFF, when there is no surround
back speaker, or when playing 6.1- and 7.1-channel sources.
6 When playing DTS-encoded sources, Neo:6 CINEMA+THX CINEMA can be selected, not THX Surround EX.
7 • 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 53.
• If you press ADV SURR when the headphones are connected, the PHONES SURR mode will automatically be selected.
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MENU
STANDARD ADV SURR
STATUS
PQLS
CH
RECEIVER
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX CINEMA
• 2 PRO LOGIC+THX CINEMA
• Neo:6 CINEMA+THX CINEMA
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC+THX MUSIC
• Neo:6 MUSIC+THX MUSIC
• 2 Pro Logic IIx GAME+THX GAMES
• THX SELECT2 GAMES
With multichannel sources, press THX (HOME THX)
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repeatedly to select from:
• THX Surround EX – Allows you to hear 6.1 or 7.1
channel playback with 5.1 channel sources
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX CINEMA
• THX SELECT2 CINEMA
channel playback with 5.1 channel sources
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC+THX MUSIC
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• THX SELECT2 MUSIC – This mode is suited not only
for sources recorded in Dolby Digital and DTS, but also
to all multi-channel music sources (DVD-Audio, etc.).
• THX SELECT2 GAMES
playing the sound of games.

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.
AUTO/ALC/
STEREO
DIRECT
HDD DVD
THX PHASE CTRL
TV/DTV MPX
AUDIO INFO
DISP
TV CTRL
REMOTE
SETUP
• Press RECEIVER , then press ADV SURR
(ADVANCED SURROUND) repeatedly to select a
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listening mode.
• ACTION – Designed for action movies with dynamic
soundtracks
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6
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– Allows you to hear 7.1
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– This mode is suited to
MENU
STANDARD
ADV SURR
STATUS
PQLS
CH
RECEIVER
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