Using The Home Thx Modes; Using The Advanced Surround Effects - Pioneer SC-LX81 Operating Instructions Manual

05 Listening to your system
• Neo:6 MUSIC – 7.1 channel sound, especially suited
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 39 for more on this).
TV TV
CH
1 Set the operation selector switch to RCV.
2 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 Listening in surround sound on page 35 for an
explanation of each process):
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX CINEMA
• 2 PRO LOGIC+THX CINEMA
• Neo:6 CINEMA+THX CINEMA
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 93).
2 Neural THX can be selected for 2-channel signals for which the input signal is PCM 48 kHz or less or for analog 2-channel signals.
3 • If you only have one surround back speaker connected, THX Ultra2 GAMES (SC-LX81)/THX Select2 GAMES (SC-LX71) is not available.
• You can't use the THX modes when headphones are connected.
4 Ultra2 for the SC-LX81, Select2 for the SC-LX71.
5 • 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 39.
• If you press ADV SURR when the headphones are connected, the PHONES SURROUND mode will automatically be selected.
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2
HOME
MENU
TUNE
iPod CTRL
STATUS PHASE CTRL CH LEVEL
SOURCE SOURCE
THX THX MPX EON
RCV RCV
AUTO/ STEREO/
STANDARD ADV SURR
DIRECT A.L.C.
VOL
VOL PGM
BD MENU
SIGNAL SEL SLEEP DIMMER AUDIO
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC+THX MUSIC
• Neo:6 MUSIC+THX MUSIC
• 2 Pro Logic IIx GAME+THX GAMES
• THX Ultra2/Select2 GAMES
With multichannel sources, press THX 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 Ultra2/Select2 CINEMA
7.1 channel playback with 5.1 channel sources
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC+THX MUSIC
• THX Ultra2/Select2 MUSIC
not only for sources recorded in Dolby Digital and
DTS, but also to all multi-channel music sources
(DVD-Audio, etc.).
• THX Ultra2/Select2 GAMES
to 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.
SOURCE SOURCE
TV TV RCV RCV
CH VOL
1 Set the operation selector switch to RCV.
2 Press ADV SURR (ADVANCED SURROUND)
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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
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4
– Allows you to hear
4
– This mode is suited
4
– This mode is suited
iPod CTRL
STATUS PHASE CTRL CH LEVEL
THX MPX EON
AUTO/ STEREO/
STANDARD ADV SURR ADV SURR
DIRECT A.L.C.
PGM
BD MENU
SIGNAL SEL SLEEP DIMMER AUDIO
VOL
SR+ SBch MCACC
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