Onkyo TX-NR5008 Owner Manual - Page 43

Listening Mode, Description, Input, Source, Speaker, Layout, Dolby Pro Logic IIz Height - - thx ultra2

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Listening Mode Description Input Source THX Founded by George Lucas, THX develops stringent standards that ensure % THX C i n ema movies are reproduced in movie theaters and home theaters just as the direc- ' tor intended. THX Modes carefully optimize the tonal and spatial character- ( istics of the soundtrack for reproduction in the home-theater environment. NT He Xo : M6 ut sr i cx t e x t e They can be used with 2-channel matrixed and multichannel sources. Sur- THX Game s round back speaker output depends on the source material and the selected listening mode. • THX Cinema NT He Xo : U6 2t r Ci xi nt e mx at e THX Cinema mode corrects theatrical soundtracks for playback in a home THX U2 Mu s i c theater environment. In this mode, THX Loudness Plus is configured for cinema levels and Re-EQ, Timbre Matching, and Adaptive Decorrelation THX U2 Game s are active. • THX Music THX Su r r EX THX Music mode is tailored for listening to music, which is typically mastered at significantly higher levels than movies. In this mode, THX Loud- ness 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. The combination of Dolby Pro Logic II/IIx*3 and THX Cinema/Music/ Games modes can be used. 4 % ) The combination of Dolby Pro Logic IIz Height*4 and THX Cinema/ Music/Games modes can be used. 4 % ' ( ) The combination of DTS Neo:6 and THX Cinema/Music/Games modes can be used. 4 % ' ) • THX Ultra2 Cinema % This mode expands 5.1-channel sources for 7.1- channel playback. It does ' this by analyzing the composition of the surround source, optimizing the ambient and directional sounds to produce the surround back channel out- put. • THX Ultra2 Music This mode is designed for use with music. It expands 5.1-channel sources for 7.1-channel playback. • THX Ultra2 Games This mode is designed for use with video games. It can expand 5.1-channel sources for 6.1/7.1-channel playback. • THX Surround EX This mode expands 5.1-channel sources for 6.1/7.1- channel playback. It's especially suited to Dolby Digital EX sources. THX Surround EX, also known as Dolby Digital Surround EX, is a joint development between Dolby Laboratories and THX Ltd. The combination of Dolby Pro Logic IIz Height*4 and THX Ultra2 Cinema/Music/Games modes can be used. 4 % ' ( ) Speaker Layout DON DON ON DON ON En 43

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THX
Founded by George Lucas, THX develops stringent standards that ensure
movies are reproduced in movie theaters and home theaters just as the direc-
tor intended. THX Modes carefully optimize the tonal and spatial character-
istics of the soundtrack for reproduction in the home-theater environment.
They can be used with 2-channel matrixed and multichannel sources. Sur-
round 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 mas-
tered at significantly higher levels than movies. In this mode, THX Loud-
ness 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.
D
F
G
cnm
The combination of
Dolby Pro Logic II/IIx
*3
and
THX Cinema/Music/
Games
modes can be used.
S
D
H
cnm
The combination of
Dolby Pro Logic IIz Height
*4
and
THX Cinema/
Music/Games
modes can be used.
S
D
F
G
H
nm
The combination of
DTS Neo:6
and
THX Cinema/Music/Games
modes
can be used.
S
D
F
H
cnm
THX Ultra2 Cinema
This mode expands 5.1-channel sources for 7.1- channel playback. It does
this by analyzing the composition of the surround source, optimizing the
ambient and directional sounds to produce the surround back channel out-
put.
THX Ultra2 Music
This mode is designed for use with music. It expands 5.1-channel sources
for 7.1-channel playback.
THX Ultra2 Games
This mode is designed for use with video games. It can expand 5.1-channel
sources for 6.1/7.1-channel playback.
THX Surround EX
This mode expands 5.1-channel sources for 6.1/7.1- channel playback. It’s
especially suited to Dolby Digital EX sources. THX Surround EX, also
known as Dolby Digital Surround EX, is a joint development between
Dolby Laboratories and THX Ltd.
D
F
nm
The combination of
Dolby Pro Logic IIz Height
*4
and
THX Ultra2 Cin-
ema/Music/Games
modes can be used.
S
D
F
G
H
Listening Mode
Description
Input
Source
Speaker
Layout
THX
C i n ema
THX
Mu s i c
THX
Game s
THX
U2
Ci
C
nema
THX
U2
Mu s i c
THX
U2
Game s
THX
Su r r
EX