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Listening to your system
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With two channel sources, press THX repeatedly to select
a matrix-decoding process for the THX CINEMA mode
(see Listening in surround sound above for an
explanation of each process):
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE
• 2 PRO LOGIC
• NEO:6 CINEMA
With multichannel sources, press THX repeatedly to
select from:
• THX CINEMA – Gives you cinema-quality sound from
your home theatre system using all the speakers in
your setup
• THX SURROUND EX – Allows you to hear 6.1 or 7.1
channel playback with 5.1 channel sources
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – Allows you to hear 7.1
channel playback with 5.1 channel sources
(especially suited to movie sources)
• THX ULTRA2 CINEMA – Allows you to hear 7.1
channel playback with 5.1 channel sources
• THX MUSICMODE – Allows you to hear 7.1 channel
playback with DVD-A and SACD multichannel music
sources
Note
• If you only have one surround back speaker
connected, THX ULTRA2 CINEMA and THX
MUSICMODE are not available.
• When selecting the Dolby Pro Logic modes above,
the display shows the mode you selected, then after
a few seconds, shows THX CINEMA.
• You won’t be able to use the THX options when
playing two-channel DVD-A and SACD sources.
• With multichannel DVD-A and SACD sources, you
can only select THX MUSICMODE.
Listening in stereo
You can hear any source through just the front left and
right speakers (and possibly your subwoofer depending
on your speaker settings).
• While listening to a source, press STEREO for
stereo playback.
STEREO shows in the front panel display. Any active
Advanced surround or Home THX mode is canceled.
Dolby Digital and DTS multichannel sources are
downmixed to stereo.
Listening with headphones
When headphones are connected, only the STEREO
(default) and PHONES SURROUND modes are available.
PHONES SURROUND is a virtual surround sound
experience for headphones which provides realistic and
dynamic surround sound.
When you connect a pair of headphones, the listening
mode automatically changes to STEREO or PHONES
SURROUND. When you disconnect them it reverts to the
previous mode.
• With headphones connected, press STANDARD
to select PHONES SURROUND, or STEREO for stereo
sound.
You can also turn the front panel LISTENING MODE
SELECTOR dial to select either STEREO or PHONES
SURROUND.
Note
• Many features of this receiver are not accessible
when the headphones are connected.
• If the U-shaped connectors (on the rear panel) aren’t
in place, you won’t be able to use the headphones.
• When headphones are connected, no sound is heard
from the speakers.
• If you’re listening to a WMA9 Pro format source, only
STEREO is available.
LISTENING
MODE
RECEIVER
RECEIVER 1/3
STREAM
DIRECT
ACOUSTIC
CAL.
SIGNAL
SELECT
ADVANCED
CINEMA
ADVANCED
CONCERT
STEREO
STANDARD THX