Using The Home Thx Modes; Using The Advanced Surround Effects - Pioneer VSX-1120-K Operating Instructions Manual

Listening to your system
With multichannel sources, if you have connected
surround back, front height or front wide speakers, you can
select (according to format):
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – See above
• 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
• 2 Pro Logic IIz HEIGHT – See above
• WIDE SURROUND MOVIE – See above
• WIDE SURROUND MUSIC – See above
• Straight Decode – Plays back without the effects
above.

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 THX Audio Setting on page 81 for more
on this).
• Press RECEIVER , then press THX (HOME THX) to
select a listening mode.
With two channel sources, press THX repeatedly to select
a matrix-decoding process for the THX CINEMA mode
(see THX Audio Setting on page 81 for an explanation of
each process):
• THX CINEMA
• THX MUSIC
• THX GAMES
• 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
• 2 Pro Logic IIz HEIGHT+THX CINEMA
• 2 Pro Logic IIz HEIGHT+THX MUSIC
Note
1 • This mode can only be selected when Speaker System is set to Normal(SB/FH)
• When listening sources in 2 Pro Logic IIz HEIGHT mode, you can also adjust the H.GAIN effect (see Setting the Audio options on page 55).
This mode can only be selected when Speaker System is set to Normal(SB/FW)
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3 Unavailable with only one surround back speaker connected or not connected.
• 2 Pro Logic IIz HEIGHT+THX GAMES
• THX SELECT2 GAMES
With multichannel sources, press THX (HOME THX)
repeatedly to select from:
• THX CINEMA
• THX MUSIC
• THX GAMES
• THX Surround EX – Allows you to hear 6.1 or 7.1
channel playback with 5.1 channel sources
• Neo:6 CINEMA+THX CINEMA
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX CINEMA
• THX SELECT2 CINEMA
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channel playback with 5.1 channel sources
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC+THX MUSIC
2
• 2 Pro Logic IIz HEIGHT+THX CINEMA
2
• 2 Pro Logic IIz HEIGHT+THX MUSIC
• 2 Pro Logic IIz HEIGHT+THX GAMES
• THX SELECT2 MUSIC
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.
• Press
(ADVANCED SURROUND) repeatedly to select a
listening mode.
• ACTION – Designed for action movies with dynamic
soundtracks
• DRAMA – Designed for movies with lots of dialog
• SCI-FI – Designed for science fiction with lots of
special effects
• MONO FILM – Creates surround sound from mono
soundtracks
• ENT.SHOW – Suitable for musical sources
• EXPANDED – Creates an extra wide stereo field
• TV SURROUND – Provides surround sound for both
mono and stereo TV sources
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• ADVANCED GAME – Suitable for video games
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• SPORTS – Suitable for sports programs
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– Allows you to hear 7.1
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– This mode is suited not only
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– This mode is suited to
RECEIVER , then press ADV SURR
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