on off 8 Ch In

TV DVD

VIDEO CD/LD

VCR TAPE

AUX TUNER

POWER AND INPUT

SELECTION

There are separate power On and Off buttons for the Stage One. Direct access buttons are available for each of the eight source inputs, including the tuner. The 8 Ch In button selects the 8-channel analog input.

Direct

Pressing the Direct button forces the Stage One into Stereo Direct mode and sets Stereo Direct as the default mode for the currently selected source. Stereo Direct bypasses all digital processing, enabling the Stage One to act as a stereo analog preamplifier while still allowing subwoofer operation.

PLII

Pressing the PLII button when the signal for the currently selected source is analog, PCM digital, Dolby Digital 2.0 or DTS 2.0 causes the Stage One to apply Dolby Pro Logic II decoding to the signal. The Stage One will automati- cally apply Dolby Pro Logic II decoding to Dolby Digital 2.0 signals that are

MODES PAGE

The Modes page provides Stage One post-processing adjustments and indi- vidual buttons for selection of stereo direct, analog, and digital inputs.

Analog Digital

Stereo Direct

PL II

5 Ch St

DTS Neo

Party

Club Mono

flagged as Dolby Surround encoded. Pressing the PLII button also jumps the remote to the Pro Logic Modes page, where you can adjust the currently selected Dolby Pro Logic II mode.

DTS Neo:6

Pressing the DTS Neo:6 button when the signal for the currently selected source is analog, PCM digital, Dolby Digital 2.0 or DTS 2.0 applies the DTS Neo:6 surround processing algorithm.

Club

Pressing the Club button when the signal for the currently selected source is analog, PCM digital, Dolby Digital 2.0 or DTS 2.0 applies Club-mode process- ing.

Analog

This button forces the Stage One to process from the analog input. The Stage One will remain locked onto the analog input until you select a new source, press the Digital button, or power it off.

Digital

Choosing Digital forces the Stage One to process from the digital input, regardless of whether or not a digital signal is present for the currently select- ed source. The Stage One will remain locked onto the digital input until you select a new source, press the Analog button, or power it off.

Mono

Pressing the Mono button when the signal for the currently selected source is analog, PCM digital, Dolby Digital, or DTS will downmix all channels to mono and send the resulting signal to the center speaker or, if the system has no center speaker, the left and right front speakers.

5 Ch St

Pressing the 5 Ch St button when the signal for the currently selected source is analog, PCM digital, Dolby Digital 2.0 or DTS 2.0 applies 5-Channel Stereo processing.

Stereo

When an analog or PCM digital signal is present for the currently selected source, pressing the Stereo button decodes the signal in two-channel stereo and sets the default for analog and PCM signals on the particular input to stereo. When a Dolby Digital or DTS signal is selected, pressing the Stereo Button will cause the Stage One to downmix multi-channel soundtracks for reproduction by just the front left and right speakers.

Party

Pressing the Party button when the signal for the currently selected source is analog, PCM digital, Dolby Digital 2.0 or DTS 2.0 applies Party-mode pro- cessing.

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Klipsch THX ULTRA2 manual Power and Input Selection, Modes

THX ULTRA2 specifications

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