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Neo:6, Audyssey DSX, Listening Mode, Description, Input, Source, Speaker, Layout
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Listening Mode Neo:6 Ne o : 6 C i n ema Ne o : 6 Mu s i c Neo : 6 Audyssey DSX*8 Au d y s s e y DSX PL Mo v i e DSX PL Mu s i c DSX PL Game DSX THX THX C i n ema NT He Xo : M6 u s i c THX Game s Description Input Source This mode expands any 2-channel source for up to 7.1-channel playback. It uses seven full-bandwidth channels of matrix decoding for matrix-encoded material, providing a very natural and seamless surround sound experience that fully envelops the listener. • Neo:6 Cinema 4 Use this mode with any stereo movie (e.g., TV, DVD, VHS). • Neo:6 Music Use this mode with any stereo music source (e.g., CD, radio, cassette, TV, VHS, DVD). • Neo:6 % This mode uses Neo:6 to expand 5.1-channel sources for 6.1/7.1-channel playback. • Audyssey DSX % Audyssey DSX™ is a scalable system that adds new speakers to improve ' surround impression. Starting with a 5.1 system Audyssey DSX first adds ( Wide channels for the biggest impact on envelopment. Research in human hearing has proven that information from the Wide channels is much more critical in the presentation of a realistic soundstage than Back Surround channels found in traditional 7.1 systems. Audyssey DSX then creates a pair of Height channels to reproduce the next most important acoustical and perceptual cues. In addition to these new Wide and Height channels, Audyssey DSX applies Surround Envelopment Processing to enhance the blend between the front and surround channels. • Dolby Pro Logic II Movie + Audyssey DSX • Dolby Pro Logic II Music + Audyssey DSX • Dolby Pro Logic II Game + Audyssey DSX The combination of Dolby Pro Logic II and Audyssey DSX modes can be used. 4 Founded by George Lucas, THX develops stringent standards that ensure movies are reproduced in movie theaters and home theaters just as the director intended. THX Modes carefully optimize the tonal and spatial characteristics of the soundtrack for reproduction in the home-theater environment. They can be used with 2-channel matrixed and multichannel sources. Surround back speaker output depends on the source material and the selected listening mode. • THX Cinema % THX Cinema mode corrects theatrical soundtracks for playback in a home ' theater environment. In this mode, THX Loudness Plus is configured for ( cinema levels and Re-EQ, Timbre Matching, and Adaptive Decorrelation are active. • THX Music THX Music mode is tailored for listening to music, which is typically mastered at significantly higher levels than movies. In this mode, THX Loudness Plus is configured for music playback and only Timbre Matching is active. • THX Games THX Games mode is meant for spatially accurate playback of game audio, which is often mixed similarly to movies but in a smaller environment. THX Loudness Plus is configured for game audio levels, with Timbre Matching active. • Dolby Pro Logic II/IIx Movie + THX Cinema • Dolby Pro Logic II/IIx Music + THX Music • Dolby Pro Logic II/IIx Game + THX Games The combination of Dolby Pro Logic II/IIx*4 and THX Cinema/Music/Games modes can be used. The PLII or PLIIx indicator lights on the display. 4 • Dolby Pro Logic IIx Movie + THX Cinema • Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music + THX Music The combination of Dolby Pro Logic IIx and THX Cinema/Music modes can be used. The PLIIx indicator lights on the display. % ) Speaker Layout 9$/ 7 C# C# $/ $/ 7 En 38