
GLOSSARY
Audio information
■ASA (Advanced Speaker Array)
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 will provide the largest sweet spot. If for practical reasons you have to place the Surround Back speakers apart, you will need to go THX Audio
ASA is used in three new modes: THX Select2 Cinema, THX Music Mode and THX Games Mode.
■Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital is a digital surround sound system that gives you completely independent
■Dolby Digital EX
Dolby Digital EX creates 6
■Dolby Pro Logic
x
Dolby Pro Logic x is a new technology enabling 6.1 or
7.1
■Dolby Surround
Dolby Surround uses a 4 channel analog recording system to reproduce realistic and dynamic sound effects: 2 front left and right channels (stereo), a center channel for dialog (monaural), and a surround channel for special sound effects (monaural). The surround channel reproduces sound within a narrow frequency range.
Dolby Surround is widely used with nearly all video tapes and laser discs, and in many TV and cable broadcasts as well. The Dolby Pro Logic decoder built into this unit employs a digital signal processing system that automatically stabilizes the volume on each channel to enhance moving sound effects and directionality.
■DTS 96/24
DTS 96/24 offers an unprecedented level of audio quality for
DTS 96/24 offers sound quality transparent to the original 96/24 master, and 96/24
■DTS (Digital Theater Systems)
Digital Surround
DTS digital surround was developed to replace the analog soundtracks of movies with a
■ITU-R
■LFE 0.1 channel
This channel is for the reproduction of low bass signals. The frequency range for this channel is 20 Hz to 120 Hz. This channel is counted as 0.1 because it only enforces a low frequency range compared to the
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