Onkyo HT-R980 • THX Cinema, • THX Music, • THX Games, • THX I/S Cinema, • THX I/S Music

Listening Mode				Description	Input	Speaker
					Source	Layout
THX				Founded by George Lucas, THX develops stringent standards that ensure	D	CN
				movies are reproduced in movie theaters and home theaters just as the direc-	F
	T H X e C i n e m a P
				tor intended. THX Modes carefully optimize the tonal and spatial character-	G
				istics of the soundtrack for reproduction in the home-theater environment.
	T H X e M u s i c a P			They can be used with 2-channel matrixed and multichannel sources. Sur-
				round back speaker output depends on the source material and the selected
	T H X e G a m e s a P			listening mode.
				• THX Cinema
				THX Cinema mode corrects theatrical soundtracks for playback in a home
	T H X	I / S	C i n
				theater environment. In this mode, THX Loudness Plus is configured for
				cinema levels and Re-EQ, Timbre Matching, and Adaptive Decorrelation
	T H X	I / S	M u s
				are active.
				• THX Music
	T H X	I / S	G a m
				THX Music mode is tailored for listening to music, which is typically mas-
				tered at significantly higher levels than movies. In this mode, THX Loud-
	T H X e S u r r a E X
				ness Plus is configured for music playback and only Timbre Matching is
				active.
				• THX Games
				THX Games mode is meant for spatially accurate playback of game audio,
				which is often mixed similarly to movies but in a smaller environment. THX
				Loudness Plus is configured for game audio levels, with Timbre Matching
				active.
				The combination of Dolby Pro Logic II/IIx*2 and THX Cinema/Music/	S	CN
				Games modes can be used.	D
					H
				The combination of Dolby Pro Logic IIz Height*3 and THX Cinema/	S	N
				Music/Games modes can be used.	D
					F
					G
					H
				The combination of DTS Neo:6 and THX Cinema/Music/Games modes	S	CN
				can be used.	D
					F
					H
				• THX I/S Cinema	D	N
				This mode expands Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel sources for 7.1-	F
				channel playback. It does this by analyzing the composition of the surround
				source, optimizing the ambient and directional sounds to produce the sur-
				round back channel output. This is a new and improved mode especially for
				integrated home theater systems.
				• THX I/S Music
				This mode is designed for use with music. It expands Dolby Digital and
				DTS 5.1-channel sources for 7.1-channel playback.
				• THX I/S Games
				This mode is designed for use with video games.
				• THX Surround EX
				This mode expands 5.1-channel sources for 6.1/7.1- channel playback. It’s
				especially suited to Dolby Digital EX sources. THX Surround EX, also
				known as Dolby Digital Surround EX, is a joint development between
				Dolby Laboratories and THX Ltd.

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