Pioneer VSX-1015TX operating instructions 05Listening to your system, Using the Home THX modes

05Listening to your system

With multichannel sources, if you have connected surround back speaker(s) and have selected Extended ON, you can select (according to format):

•2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – See above (only available when you’re using two surround back speakers)

•2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – See above

•Dolby Digital EX – Creates surround back channel sound for 5.1 channel sources and provides pure decoding for 6.1 channel sources (like Dolby Digital Surround EX)

•DTS-ES– Allows you to hear 6.1 channel playback with DTS-ES encoded sources

•DTS Neo:6 – Allows you to hear 6.1 channel playback with DTS encoded sources

Note

•If the Extended mode (page 36) is switched to OFF, or the surround back speakers are set to NO (this happens automatically if the Surround back speaker setting on page 40 is set to anything but Normal (SB)), 2 Pro Logic IIx becomes 2 Pro Logic II (5.1 channel sound).

•In modes that give 6.1 channel sound, the same signal is heard from both surround back speakers.

Using the Home THX modes

THX and Home THX are technical standards created by Lucasfilm Ltd. for cinema and home theater sound. Home THX is designed to make home theater audio sound more like what you hear in a cinema.

Different THX options will be available depending on the source and the Extended mode setting (see Using the surround back channel (Extended mode) on page 36 for more on this).

MPX	CHRETURN	HDD	DVD
AUDIO	SUBTITLE
		CH	CH

RECEIVER CONTROL

THX	STANDARD	ADV.SURR	STEREO
	ACOUSTIC	SIGNAL	MIDNIGHT/
AUTO SURR	EQ	SELECT	LOUDNESS
SHIFT	EFFECT	SLEEP	DIALOG E
	/CHSEL

RECEIVER

•Press THX to select a THX listening mode.

With two channel sources, press THX repeatedly to select a matrix-decoding process for the THX CINEMA mode (see Listening in surround sound above for an explanation of each process):

•2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX

•2 PRO LOGIC+THX

•Neo:6 CINEMA+THX

•THX GAMES MODE

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With multichannel sources, press THX repeatedly to select from:

•THX CINEMA – Gives you cinema-quality sound from your home theatre system using all the speakers in your setup

•2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX – Especially suited to movie sources, this allows you to hear 7.1 channel playback with 5.1 channel sources (only available when you’re using two surround back speakers)

•THX Surround EX – Allows you to hear 6.1 or 7.1 channel playback with 5.1 channel sources

•THX Select2 CINEMA – Allows you to hear 7.1 channel playback with 5.1 channel sources

•THX MUSICMODE – Allows you to hear 7.1 channel playback with 5.1 channel sources

•THX GAMES MODE – Allows you to hear 7.1 channel playback from the output of a video game console

Note

•You won’t be able to use the THX options with 88.2/ 96kHz PCM or DTS 96kHz/24 bit sources, or with the headphones connected.

•If you only have one surround back speaker connected, THX Select2 CINEMA, THX MUSICMODE and THX GAMES MODE are not available.

•When selecting the Dolby Pro Logic modes above, the display shows the mode you selected, then after a few seconds, shows THX CINEMA.

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