Klipsch THX ULTRA2 Stage One Modes, Channelanalog Input, Stereo, Panorama Mode, Matrix Mode, Club

present, is active in Stereo Direct mode; you can turn it off by lowering its channel volume to below –10dB.

8-CHANNEL ANALOG INPUT

The Stage One provides an 8-channel analog input for use with a DVD player that has a built-in surround decoder or with a DVD-Audio or SACD player. It also allows easy adaptation to any new surround formats that might appear in the future. Pressing the 8 Ch In button on the remote will activate this input for the audio signal for the currently selected source. This works for any external source input. Separate level adjustments are available for the 8-channel ana- log input, accessible through the Setup Menu. (See “Advanced Features.”)

STAGE ONE MODES

The Stage One has numerous processing modes to accommodate various types of signals and playback requirements.

Stereo

The Stereo mode can be applied to analog and digital PCM signals, passing them along unaltered to the front left and right speakers and creating a sub- woofer output as well. Pressing the Stereo button on the remote control’s Modes page will set the Stereo mode as the default for the currently selected source input. (See also the Dolby Digital and “DTS.”)

Panorama Mode

The Panorama mode is the same as Music mode but with additional pro- cessing applied to extend the front stereo image to include the surround speakers for a "wraparound" effect with side-wall imaging. It is particular- ly effective for recordings that have strong left- or right-channel elements in the mix, as these are detected and accentuated by the Panorama process. The Center Width and Dimension controls can be adjusted in the Panorama mode just as in the standard Music mode.

Matrix Mode

The Matrix mode is useful to produce surround for mono soundtracks or television programs. Conventional surround processing may not have a pleasing effect on such soundtracks, or only result in output from the center channel.

Pro Logic Mode

This mode emulates the original Dolby Pro Logic decoding algorithm.

Club

The Club mode simulates a small venue with just a moderate amount of reverb, to ensure that clarity is not lost. This mode is suitable for most types of music. (See “Dolby Digital” and “DTS.”)

Pro Logic II

Pressing the PLII button on the remote control’s Modes page will apply Dolby Pro Logic II processing to any two-channel audio input signal. Five Pro Logic

IImodes can be selected from the Pro Logic II Modes page (shown below). Any time you choose a Pro Logic II mode, it becomes the default Pro Logic II mode for the currently selected source input. (See “Dolby Digital” and “DTS” sections.)

Movie Mode

The Movie mode is for use with stereo television shows and all programs encoded in Dolby Surround. The result is enhanced soundfield directionality that approaches the quality of discrete 5.1-channel sound.

Party

The Party mode converts the incoming stereo signal to mono and reproduces it through all five speakers. This mode is suitable for most types of music (See “Dolby Digital” and “DTS.”)

5 Channel Stereo

The 5-Channel Stereo mode converts the incoming stereo signal to a

5-channel signal. It reproduces the stereo signal on both the front and rear speakers (with a slight delay on the rears) and a summed stereo signal for the center channel. This mode is suitable for most types of music. (See “Dolby Digital” and “DTS.”)

Music Mode

The Music mode is for use with any stereo music recordings, and provides a wide and deep sound space. The Music mode includes controls that allow the sound to be tailored to individual listening tastes.

Center Width

This control allows center-channel sounds to be positioned between the center speaker and the left/right speakers over a range of eight steps. Step "3" uses a combination of all three front speakers to give the best vocal imaging and most seamless soundstage presentation, and is rec- ommended for most recordings. Step "0" places all center sound in the center speaker. Step "7" places all center sound equally in the left/right speakers, just as in conventional stereo.

Dimension

This control allows the user to gradually adjust the soundfield either towards the front or the rear. This can be useful to help achieve the desired balance from all of the speakers with certain recordings that may contain either too much or too little spatial effect. Step "0" is the recom- mended setting, which has no effect on the sound. Steps 1, 2, and 3 gradually move the sound forward, and steps –1, -2, and –3 move the sound towards the surrounds.

DTS Neo:6

DTS Neo:6 provides up to seven full band channels of matrix decoding from stereo matrix material. Neo:6 technology allows various sound elements with- in a channel or channels to be steered separately, and in a way which follows naturally from the original presentation. Neo:6 also offers a music mode to expand stereo non-matrix recordings into the five or seven channel layout in a way which does not diminish the subtlety and integrity of the original stereo recording.

Mono

The mono mode downmixes the input signal to a single channel and repro- duces it through the center speaker. If the system does not have a center speaker, the downmixed signal is reproduced equally through the left and right front speakers.

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