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THX SURROUND PREAMPLIFIER
STAGE ONE
Dolby Digital
A Dolby Digital signal can contain anywhere from one to 5.1 channels of per- ceptually coded audio. (The “.1” indicates a
Stereo
Pressing the Stereo button on the remote while playing a Dolby Digital
2.0signal turns off all
Dolby Pro Logic II
Because most
2.0signals. You can select the particular Pro Logic II
5-Channel Stereo
The Stage One can apply its
2.0signals. This processing will only take effect with signals that are not flagged as surround encoded, although the display will still read that 5- Channel Stereo processing is taking place.
Party
The Stage One can apply its Party mode processing to Dolby Digital 2.0 signals. This processing will only take effect with signals that are not flagged as surround encoded, although the display will still read that Party mode processing is taking place.
Club
The Stage One can apply its Club processing to Dolby Digital 2.0 signals. This processing will only take effect with signals that are not flagged as sur-
DTS Neo:6
The Stage One can apply DTS Neo:6 processing to Dolby Digital
2.0signals. This processing will only take effect with signals that are not flagged as
Mono
Pressing the Mono button on the remote will cause the Stage One to down- mix a Dolby Digital signal to mono and send it to the center speaker if one is present. If the system does not have a center speaker, the mono signal will be reproduced equally by the left and right front speakers.
THX Surround EX
Dolby Digital EX soundtracks contain a surround back channel matrix encoded into the two primary surround channels. The Stage One can extract and reproduce this extra channel when surround back speakers are
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present in the system. These soundtracks are
If you go from the Adjustments page on the remote control to the Dolby Digital page, you can select the amount of dynamic range compression that is applied to a Dolby Digital soundtrack in four steps: Off, Low, Medium, and Night Mode. The Off setting disables the compression feature.
You can make the Stage One downmix any Dolby Digital soundtrack to stereo or mono by pressing the corresponding button on the remote con- trol’s Modes page.
DTS
A DTS signal can contain anywhere from one to 5.1 channels of perceptually coded audio. (The ".1" indicates a
Stereo
Pressing the Stereo button on the remote while playing a DTS 2.0 sound- track turns off all
Pro Logic II
Pressing the PLII button on the remote control when playing a DTS 2.0 soundtrack will turn on Dolby Pro Logic II decoding. You can select the particular Pro Logic II
The Stage One can apply its
Party
The Stage One can apply its Party Mode processing to DTS 2.0 signals. This processing will only take effect with signals that are not flagged as surround encoded, although the display will still read that Party mode processing is taking place.
Club
The Stage One can apply its Club processing to DTS 2.0 signals. This processing will only take effect with signals that are not flagged as surround encoded, although the display will still read that Club processing is taking place.
DTS Neo:6
The Stage One can apply DTS Neo:6 processing to DTS 2.0 signals. This processing will only take effect with signals that are not flagged as