12Additional information

Advanced Speaker Array (ASA)

ASA is a proprietary THX technology which processes the sound fed to 2 side and 2 back surround speakers to provide the optimal surround sound experience. When you set up your home theater system using all eight speaker outputs (Left, Center, Right, Surround Right, Surround Back Right, Surround Back Left, Surround Left and Subwoofer) placing the two Surround Back speakers close together facing the front of the room as shown in the diagram will provide the largest sweet spot. If for practical reasons you have to place the Surround Back speakers apart, you will need to go to the THX Audio Set-up screen and choose the setting that most closely corresponds to the speaker spacing, which will re-optimize the surround sound- field.

ASA is used in three new modes; THX Select2 Cinema, THX MusicMode and THX Games Mode.

THX Select2 Cinema mode

THX Select2 Cinema mode plays 5.1 movies using all eight speakers giving you the best possible movie watching experience. In this mode, ASA processing blends the side surround speakers and back surround speakers providing the optimal mix of ambient and directional surround sounds.

DTS-ES (Matrix and 6.1 Discrete) and Dolby Digital Surround EX encoded soundtracks will be automatically detected in Select2 Cinema mode if the appropriate flag has been encoded.

Some Dolby Digital Surround EX soundtracks are missing the digital flag that allows automatic switching. If you know that the movie that you are watching is encoded in Surround EX, you can manually select the THX Surround EX playback mode, otherwise THX Select2 Cinema mode will apply ASA processing to provide optimum replay.

THX MusicMode

For the replay of multi-channel music the THX MusicMode should be selected. In this mode THX ASA processing is applied to the surround channels of all 5.1 encoded music sources such as DTS, Dolby Digital and DVD-Audio to provide a wide stable rear soundstage.

THX Games Mode

For the replay of stereo and multi-channel game audio the THX Games Mode should be selected. In this mode THX ASA processing is applied to the surround channels of all 5.1 and 2.0 encoded game sources such as analog, PCM, DTS and Dolby Digital. This accurately places all game audio surround information, providing a full 360 degree playback environment. THX Games Mode is unique as it gives you a smooth transition of audio in all points of the surround field.

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Listening modes with different input signal formats

The following charts outline the listening modes available with different input signal formats, depending on the surround back channel processing and decoding method you have selected.

Stereo (2 channel) signal formats

SBch Processing

Input signal format

Standard

THX

Auto Surround

SBch

Dolby Digital Surround

2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE

2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX

2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE

Processing

 

2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC

2 PRO LOGIC+THXa

 

ON/AUTO

 

2 Pro Logic IIx GAME

Neo:6 CINEMA+THX

 

(Automatically

 

2 PRO LOGICa

THX GAMES MODEb

 

selects 6.1/7.1

 

Neo:6 CINEMA

 

 

channel decoding)

 

Neo:6 MUSIC

 

 

 

DTS Surround

As above

As above

Neo:6 CINEMA

 

XM Radio

As above

As above

XM HD Surround

 

Other stereo sources

As above

As above

Stereo playback

 

PCM 88.2 kHz / 96 kHz

2 Pro Logic II MOVIE

Stereo playback

 

 

2 Pro Logic II MUSIC

 

 

 

 

2 Pro Logic II GAME

 

 

 

 

2 PRO LOGICa

 

 

SBch

Dolby Digital Surround

2 Pro Logic II MOVIE

2 Pro Logic II MOVIE+THX

2 Pro Logic II MOVIE

Processing

 

2 Pro Logic II MUSIC

2 PRO LOGIC+THX

 

OFFc

 

2 Pro Logic II GAME

Neo:6 CINEMA+THX

 

(Maximum 5.1

 

2 PRO LOGIC

 

 

channel playback)

 

Neo:6 CINEMA

 

 

 

 

Neo:6 MUSIC

 

 

 

DTS Surround

As above

As above

Neo:6 CINEMA

 

Other stereo sources

As above

As above

Stereo playback

 

PCM 88.2 kHz / 96 kHz

2 Pro Logic II MOVIE

Stereo playback

 

 

2 Pro Logic II MUSIC

 

 

 

 

2 Pro Logic II GAME

 

 

 

 

2 PRO LOGIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a.2 PRO LOGIC has a maximum of 5.1 channel playback. b.Unavailable with only one surround back speaker connected. c.Automatically selected if no surround back speakers are connected.

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Pioneer VSX-90TXV Listening modes with different input signal formats, Stereo 2 channel signal formats, Standard

VSX-90TXV specifications

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