Yamaha DSP-Z11 Playing back sources with the THX Surround modes, 73 En, For 2-channelsources

Notes

•The available decoders vary depending on the setting of the speakers and the input sources.

•6.1/7.1-channel playback is not possible in the following cases:

–when “Surround” (see page 84) or “Surround Back” (see page 84) is set to “None”.

–when the component connected to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks is being played.

–when the source being played does not contain surround left and right channel signals.

–when a Dolby Digital KARAOKE source is being played.

–when this unit is in the stereo playback, 11ch Enhancer (see page 59) or Pure Direct (see page 61) mode.

–when “BI-AMP”is set to “ON” (see page 120).

Playing back sources with the THX Surround modes

Use this feature to play back sources with the accurate surround processing programs compliant with the THX specifications.

Rotate IPROGRAM (or set the operation mode selector to FAMP and then press QTHX repeatedly) to select the desired THX Surround mode.

You can select the THX Surround mode for movies, music, or games.

■For 2-channel sources

You can select the following THX Surround programs.

Cinema

THX Surround mode for the 2-channel movie sources. This unit decodes the sources by the selected decoder.

Music

THX Surround mode for the 2-channel music sources. This unit decodes the sources by the selected decoder before THX processing.

Games

THX Surround mode for the 2-channel game audio. This unit decodes the sources by the selected decoder before THX processing.

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When this unit is in the THX Cinema, THX Music, or THX Games mode, you can select the desired surround decoder (see page 72).

Advanced sound configurations

■For multi-channel sources

You can select the following THX Surround programs.

Ultra2 Cinema

Surround EX

Cinema

THX Surround modes for the multi-channel movie sources. When this unit activates the Dolby Digital EX decoder (see left), this unit automatically selects the THX Surround EX mode, and when this unit activates the decoders for 6.1/7.1-channel playback or when “Surround Back” is set to “Large x1”, “Small x1”, or “None” (see page 84), this unit automatically selects the THX Cinema mode.

Ultra2 Music

Music

THX Surround mode for the multi-channel music sources.

When “Surround Back” is set to “Large x1”, “Small x1”, or “None” (see page 84), this unit automatically selects the THX Music mode.

Ultra2 Games

Games

THX Surround mode for the multi-channel game audio.

When “Surround Back” is set to “Large x1”, “Small x1”, or “None” (see page 84), this unit automatically selects the THX Games mode.

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To optimize the speaker settings for the THX Surround modes, set the parameters in “THX Set” (see page 83) appropriately.

System Memory

You can store the settings of this unit optimized for the THX Surround modes and recall then easily by using the system memory feature. See page 96 for details.

Operation Advanced

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