Lexicon MC-12 PLIIx MOV, PLIIx MUS, Mode Adjust, Parameter, Default Setting, Possible Settings

Mode Adjust Lexicon

5.1 PLIIx MOV

MODE ADJUST 5.1 PLIIx MOV

The 5.1 PLIIx MOV (MOVIE) listening mode is designed to playback

7.1discrete channels decoded from 5.1-channel Dolby Digital film sources. (The 5.1 PLIIx MOVIE listening mode can also be used with other types of Dolby Digital sources with mixed results.) The seven main channels are full frequency. The .1 channel, often referred to as LFE information, has a limited frequency range of up to 120Hz. The 5.1 PLIIx MOVIE listening mode is only available when the front, side and rear speakers are present.

Note the following:

•The 5.1 PLIIx MOV listening mode cannot be assigned as the preferred listening mode for 2-channel sources. However, when the 2-CH parameter is set to USE LAST, the MC-12 automati- cally activates the 5.1 PLIIx MOV listening mode if the 5.1 PLIIx MOV listening mode was activated the last time a 2-channel source was present.

•The 5.1 PLIIx MOV mode does not appear in the list of available listening modes if either the side or rear speakers are missing from the configuration.

Parameter	Default Setting	Possible Settings
EX DECODING	AUTO	AUTO, ON, OFF
COMPRESSION	OFF	AUTO, ON, OFF
LFE MIX	+0.0dB	-10.0 to +0.0dB
OUTPUT LEVELS	Refer to page 5-35
CUSTOM	Refer to page 5-35

See “Listening Mode Menu Option & Parameter Descriptions” on page 5-37.

5.1 PLIIx MUS

MODE ADJUST 5.1 PLIIx MUS

The 5.1 PLIIx MUS (MUSIC) listening mode is designed to playback 7.1 discrete channels decoded from 5.1-channel Dolby Digital music sources. (The 5.1 PLIIx MUSIC listening mode can also be used with other types of Dolby Digital sources with mixed results.) The seven main channels are full frequency. The .1 channel, often referred to as LFE information, has a limited frequency range of up to 120Hz. The 5.1 PLIIx MUSIC listening mode is only available when the front, side and rear speakers are present.

Note the following:

•The 5.1 PLIIx MUS listening mode cannot be assigned as the preferred listening mode for 2-channel sources. However, when the 2-CH parameter is set to USE LAST, the MC-12 automati- cally activates the 5.1 PLIIx MUS listening mode if the 5.1 PLIIx MUS listening mode was activated the last time a 2-channel source was present.

•The 5.1 PLIIx MUS mode does not appear in the list of available listening modes if either the side or rear speakers are missing from the configuration.

Parameter	Default Setting	Possible Settings
EX DECODING	AUTO	AUTO, ON, OFF
COMPRESSION	OFF	AUTO, ON, OFF
LFE MIX	+0.0dB	-10.0 to +0.0dB
OUTPUT LEVELS	Refer to page 5-35
CUSTOM	Refer to page 5-35

See “Listening Mode Menu Option & Parameter Descriptions” on page 5-37.

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