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

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Listening Mode Description Input Source THX Founded by George Lucas, THX develops stringent standards that ensure % THXeC i n emaP P movies are reproduced in movie theaters and home theaters just as the director intended. THX Modes carefully optimize the tonal and spatial character- ' ( istics of the soundtrack for reproduction in the home-theater environment. NT He Xo e: M6 ut sr i cx at Pe x at Pe They can be used with 2-channel matrixed and multichannel sources. Sur- round back speaker output depends on the source material and the selected T H X e G a m e s a P a P listening mode. • THX Cinema NT He Xo e: S6 2t mr Ci xi nt e mx at e THX Cinema mode corrects theatrical soundtracks for playback in a home T H X e S 2 mM u s i c theater environment. In this mode, THX Loudness Plus is configured for cinema levels and Re-EQ, Timbre Matching, and Adaptive Decorrelation T H X e S 2 mG a m e s are active. • THX Music THXeSu r r aEXa 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*2 and THX Cinema/Music/ Games modes can be used. 4 % ) The combination of Dolby Pro Logic IIz Height*3 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 Select2 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 Select2 Music This mode is designed for use with music. It expands 5.1-channel sources for 7.1-channel playback. • THX Select2 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. Speaker Layout $/ $/ / $/ / En 40

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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
CN
The combination of
Dolby Pro Logic II/IIx
*2
and
THX Cinema/Music/
Games
modes can be used.
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D
H
CN
The combination of
Dolby Pro Logic IIz Height
*3
and
THX Cinema/
Music/Games
modes can be used.
S
D
F
G
H
N
The combination of
DTS Neo:6
and
THX Cinema/Music/Games
modes
can be used.
S
D
F
H
CN
•
THX Select2 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 Select2 Music
This mode is designed for use with music. It expands 5.1-channel sources
for 7.1-channel playback.
•
THX Select2 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.
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