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Page 1 of the C1/C2 Menu
Of the items on the Page 1 menu, the
•THX®: With most modes, this key simply switches THX Cinema processing on or off (see “Technically Speaking”). In Direct mode, however, pressing it again may select other THX modes, depending on the speakers selected in “Speaker Setup/Size” and choices made in “THX Audio Setup.” If one or more
THX Surround EX will not activate if no
When THX modes are selected for an incompatible source or speaker setup, the C 1 will remember the selection and will automatically apply it if the setup is changed or a compatible source is selected.
•TAPE: Switches the
If an analog tape recorder with separate recording and playback heads is connected to these jacks, you can use this feature to hear the signal from the tape you’ve just recorded, delayed by the fraction of a second it takes the tape to travel from the recording to the playback head.
If a digital recorder’s analog input and output jacks are connected to these jacks, using this fea- ture will let you check the signal after it’s been through the recorder’s A/D and D/A converters, to be sure the signal level does not reach overload levels. (Distortion, which increases gradually as analog tapes overload becomes obnoxiously high almost at once when digital converters reach their overload point.) Note that signals from the digital inputs are not sent to the Rec/Out analog jack and should be recorded digitally from one of the digital outputs on the C 1.
•DYN, or Dynamic Range, activates Dolby’s “Late Night” mode when the C 1 is playing Dolby Digital soundtracks. This reduces the dynamic range of digital movie soundtracks by making the soft sounds louder and the loud sounds softer. In
•EBASS, or Enhanced Bass, is for use in systems that have some “Large” speakers, i.e. those able to deliver adequate bass on their own. (See “Size” under “Speaker Setup,” next chapter). When EBASS is off, bass from the program channels with “Large” speakers goes only to those speakers, and the subwoofer receives bass from the LFE
•TEST: Sends a