Lexicon MC-12 Mode Adjust, The DTS THX UL2Cin listening mode, The DTS-ESTHX listening mode

Mode Adjust Lexicon

& UL2Cin

MODE ADJUST OR UL2Cin

The DTS THX UL2Cin (ULTRA2 CINEMA) and DTS-ES THX listening modes allow 7-channel playback of 5.1-channel DTS sources that lack DTS-ES encoding. They are designed for playback of 5.1-channel DTS, 5.1-channel matrix encoded DTS-ES, or 6.1-channel DTS-ES discrete-encoded film sources. DTS THX UL2Cin and DTS-ES THX are recommended for home theaters with THX-certified speakers. These modes apply:

•THX re-equalization to simulate high-frequency rolloffs that occur in movie theaters. Most films are mixed for movie theaters, and might sound too bright when played back in home theaters without re-equalization.

•THX timbre matching to minimize timbre differences between the front and surround channels, which results in smoother sound movements between them.

The listening mode name differs depending on the encoding present in the input source, the ES DECODING parameter setting, and the speaker setup.

The DTS THX UL2Cin listening mode

The DTS THX UL2Cin listening mode is available when when both side and rear speakers are present and THX Ultra2 decoding is activated.

To activate DTS THX UL2Cin decoding:

1.	Press MODE ADJUST	DECODING.
2.	Use the or arrow to select either AUTO (the default) or OFF.

When the the ES DECODING parameter is set to OFF the DTS-ES THX ULTRA2 listening mode is always active. When the parameter is set to AUTO the DTS-ES THX ULTRA2 listening mode activates when a 5.1-channel DTS source is detected.

When THX UL2Cin decoding is activated:

•Adaptive de-correlation is applied to increase the perceived width of the listening space. De-correlation of the mono surround channel increases the perceived width of the surround field in home theaters.

•ASA processing is applied to signals sent to the rear speakers. Refer to the ASA parameter description on page 3-32for more information.

The DTS-ES THX listening mode

The DTS-ES THX listening mode is available when both the side and rear speakers are present and DTS-ES decoding is active.

DTS-ES decoding is activated when the ES DECODING parameter is set to AUTO (the default) or ON and a 5.1-channel matrix-encoded or 6.1-channel discrete-encoded DTS-ES source is detected.

The table at the bottom of the page shows the conditions for the behavior of the DTS THX UL2Cin and DTS-ES THX modes when activated:.

Option/Parameter	Default Setting	Possible Settings
RE-EQUALIZER	ON	ON, OFF
LFE MIX	+0.0dB	-10.0 to +0.0dB
ES DECODING	AUTO	AUTO, ON, OFF
OUTPUT LEVELS	Refer to page 5-35
CUSTOM	Refer to page 5-35

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

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