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Basic Operation
1Press the HOME THX CINEMA button to select

“Home THX Cinema” mode.

2Play a program source with the

mark.

For operating instructions, refer to the manuals of the
respective components.
3Press the SURROUND PARAMETERbutton.
•Display the “Surround Parameter” menu.
4Press the CURSOR DDor HHbutton to select the

parameter.

5Press the CURSOR FFor GGbutton to select the
setting.
6Press the ENTER or SURROUND PARAMETER
button to complete the setting.

¢Playing sources recorded in Dolby Surround in

the Home THX Cinema Surround mode

¢Surround parameters q

MODE/SB CH OUT:
Select the surround back channel playback method or
mode.
•ON:
This is the recommended play mode for using the surround
back channel when DTS NEO:6 is selected.
•OFF:
This is the recommended play mode when Dolby Pro Logic
II is selected. The surround back channel is not played.
DECODER:
Select the decoder to be used when playing 2-channel
sources in the Home THX Cinema mode.
•PLIIx C:
The signals are decoded in the Dolby Pro Logic IIx Cinema
mode before undergoing THX processing.
•PLII C:
The signals are decoded in the Dolby Pro Logic II Cinema
mode before undergoing THX processing.
•PL:
The signals are decoded in the Dolby Pro Logic mode
before undergoing THX processing.
•NEO:6 C:
The signals are decoded in the NEO:6 Cinema mode before
undergoing THX processing.

¢Checking the input signal

•The input signal can be checked by pressing the remote
control unit’s ON SCREENbutton ( page 12).
SIGNAL:
Displays the type of signal (DTS, DOLBY DIGITAL, PCM,
etc.).
fs:
Displays the input signal’s sampling frequency.
FORMAT:
Displays the input signal’s number of channels.
“Number of front channels/Number of surround
channels/LFE on/off”
“SURROUND” is displayed for 2-channel signal sources
recorded in Dolby Surround.
OFFSET:
Displays the dialog normalization offset value ( page
55).
FLAG:
Displays the special identification signal recorded in the
input signal ( page 53).
“MATRIX” is displayed if the input signal has undergone
matrix processing, “DISCRETE” is displayed if the input
signal has undergone discrete processing.
Not displayed when no identification signal is recorded.