Onkyo TX-NR808 instruction manual Listening Mode Description Input Speaker Source Layout

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	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	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	a P
			listening mode.
			• THX Cinema
	T H X e S 2 mC i n e m a
			THX Cinema mode corrects theatrical soundtracks for playback in a home
			theater environment. In this mode, THX Loudness Plus is configured for
	T H X e S 2 mM u s i c
			cinema levels and Re-EQ, Timbre Matching, and Adaptive Decorrelation
			are active.
	T H X e S 2 mG a m e s
			• THX Music
			THX Music mode is tailored for listening to music, which is typically mas-
	T H X e S u r r a E X a
			tered at significantly higher levels than movies. In this mode, THX Loud-
			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 Select2 Cinema	D	N
			This mode expands 5.1-channel sources for 7.1- channel playback. It does	F
			this by analyzing the composition of the surround source, optimizing the
			ambient and directional sounds to produce the surround back channel out-
			put.
			• THX Select2 Music
			This mode is designed for use with music. It expands 5.1-channel sources
			for 7.1-channel playback.
			• THX Select2 Games
			This mode is designed for use with video games. It can expand 5.1-channel
			sources for 6.1/7.1-channel playback.
			• 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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