Pioneer VSA-AX10 operating instructions Home THX modes, TX Technical extension

Basic Operation

For 6.1 or 7.1 channel playback of 5.1 Channel Sources:

SX (Studio extension)

You can only use this mode if you have setup this amplifier for use with surround back speaker(s) (see pages 12, 26 & 38-40) and select 7.1 in LISTENING CH SELECT (see p.47).

This mode adds surround back channel(s) to 5.1 channel sources to give 7.1 channel surround sound. The sound you hear from the surround back speaker(s) is the same as the surround speakers. This recreates a

5.1channel surround sound mixing studio or theater, which would usually have more than 6 speakers. The display shows the format of the source played.

TX (Technical extension)

You can only use this mode if you have setup this amplifier for use with surround back speaker(s) (see pages 12, 26 & 38-40) and select 7.1 in LISTENING CH SELECT (see p.47).

This mode generates surround back channel(s) for conventional 5.1 channel sources to give 7.1 channel surround sound. Any 5.1 channel source can be used, but some movies have soundtracks that sound especially good with TX mode on.

With 6.1 channel playback compatible sources, the TX mode is automatically selected when the LISTENING CH SELECT is set to AUTO (default).

HOME THX modes

THX and HOME THX are technical standards created by Lucasfilm, Ltd. for cinema and home theater sound. The aim of HOME THX is to improve the sound of straight decoding to make home theater audio more like the sound you hear in a cinema. See also page 93-94 for more information.

For all speaker playback of any source:

THX CINEMA

This mode will play any source through all the speakers in your system.

For 2 channel sources only:

After selecting one of the following modes the display shows the mode you selected, then, after a few seconds, shows THX CINEMA.

2PRO LOGIC II MOVIE

See page 49 for more on this mode.

2PRO LOGIC

See page 49 for more on this mode.

NEO:6 CINEMA

See page 49 for more on this mode.

For 6.1 or 7.1 channel playback of 5.1 channel sources:

THX SURROUND EX

You can only choose this mode if you have set up this amplifier for use with surround back speaker(s) (see pages 12, 26 & 38-40) and select 7.1 in LISTENING CH SELECT (see p.47).

For true 6.1 channel cinema sound, Dolby Digital Surround EX encoded discs should be played with THX Surround EX processing. However, it will also generate surround back channel(s) from any Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS 5.1 channel disc (when playing a DTS disc, the display shows DTS-ES +THX).

With 6.1 channel playback compatible sources, the THX SURROUND EX mode is automatically selected when the LISTENING CH SELECT is set to AUTO (default).

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