Playing Back Sources With The Thx Surround Modes; For 2-Channel Sources; For Multi-Channel Sources - Yamaha DSP-Z11 Owner's Manual

Notes
• The available decoders vary depending on the setting of the speakers and the input
sources.
• 6.1/7.1-channel playback is not possible in the following cases:
– when "Surround" (see page 84) or "Surround Back" (see page 84) is set to "None".
– when the component connected to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks is being played.
– when the source being played does not contain surround left and right channel
signals.
– when a Dolby Digital KARAOKE source is being played.
– when this unit is in the stereo playback, 11ch Enhancer (see page 59) or Pure Direct
(see page 61) mode.
– when "BI-AMP" is set to "ON" (see page 120).
Playing back sources with the THX
Surround modes
Use this feature to play back sources with the accurate surround
processing programs compliant with the THX specifications.
Rotate I PROGRAM (or set the operation mode selector
to FAMP and then press QTHX repeatedly) to select
the desired THX Surround mode.
You can select the THX Surround mode for movies, music, or
games.

■ For 2-channel sources

You can select the following THX Surround programs.
Cinema
THX Surround mode for the 2-channel movie sources. This unit decodes
the sources by the selected decoder.
Music
THX Surround mode for the 2-channel music sources. This unit decodes
the sources by the selected decoder before THX processing.
Games
THX Surround mode for the 2-channel game audio. This unit decodes the
sources by the selected decoder before THX processing.
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When this unit is in the THX Cinema, THX Music, or THX Games mode, you can
select the desired surround decoder (see page 72).

■ For multi-channel sources

You can select the following THX Surround programs.
Ultra2 Cinema
Surround EX
Cinema
THX Surround modes for the multi-channel movie sources. When this
unit activates the Dolby Digital EX decoder (see left), this unit
automatically selects the THX Surround EX mode, and when this unit
activates the decoders for 6.1/7.1-channel playback or when "Surround
Back" is set to "Large x1", "Small x1", or "None" (see page 84), this unit
automatically selects the THX Cinema mode.
Ultra2 Music
Music
THX Surround mode for the multi-channel music sources.
When "Surround Back" is set to "Large x1", "Small x1", or "None" (see
page 84), this unit automatically selects the THX Music mode.
Ultra2 Games
Games
THX Surround mode for the multi-channel game audio.
When "Surround Back" is set to "Large x1", "Small x1", or "None" (see
page 84), this unit automatically selects the THX Games mode.
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To optimize the speaker settings for the THX Surround modes, set the parameters in
"THX Set" (see page 83) appropriately.
System Memory
You can store the settings of this unit optimized for the THX
Surround modes and recall then easily by using the system
memory feature. See page 96 for details.
Advanced sound configurations
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