Marantz SR9600N - Manual (Page 55)

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Note:
• When playing Dolby Digital Surround EX-
encoded software in 6.1 channels, it is required to
select the THX Surround EX mode.
THX ULTRA2 CINEMA
THX Ultra2 Cinema mode plays 5.1 movies using all
7.1 speakers giving you the best possible movie
watching experience. In this mode, ASA processing
blends the surround L/R speakers and surround
back speakers, providing the optimal mix of ambient
and directional surround sound.
This mode permits the playback of a non Surround
EX/ES-encoded 5.1 movie over a 7.1 system.
DTS-ES (Matrix and 6.1 Discrete) and Dolby
Digital Surround EX-encoded soundtracks will be
automatically detected, if the appropriate flag has
been encoded.
Some Dolby Digital Surround EX soundtracks are
missing the digital flag that allows automatic
switching.
If you know that the movie that you are watching is
encoded in Surround EX, you can manually select
the THX Surround EX playback mode, otherwise the
THX Ultra2 Cinema mode will apply ASA processing
to provide optimum replay.
THX MUSIC
For the replay of multichannel music, the THX
Music mode should be selected. In this mode, THX
ASA processing is applied to the surround
channels of all 5.1-encoded music sources, such
as DTS and Dolby Digital, to provide a wide, stable,
rear soundstage.
This mode is to be used with multichannel music
sources such as DTS 5.1 music and Dolby Digital
5.1 music.
Notes:
• These modes are only available when you have
setup SPEAKER SIZE menu system (i.e. 2
surround back speakers).
• These modes are only available when the input
signal has surround left and surround right
contents.
THX GAMES
For the replay of stereo and multichannel game
audio the THX Games mode should be selected. In
this mode, THX ASA processing is applied to the
surround channels of all 5.1 and 2.0-encoded game
sources such as analog, PCM, DTS and Dolby
Digital. This accurately places all game audio
surround information, providing a full 360-degree
playback environment. THX Games mode is unique
as it gives you a smooth transition of audio in all
points of the surround field.
SURROUND MODE
SURROUND
The SR9600 is equipped with many surround
modes. These are provided to reproduce a variety
of surround sound effects, according to the content
of the source to be played.
The available surround modes may be restricted
depending on the input signal and speaker setup.
SOURCE DIRECT
In the Source Direct mode, the tone control circuit
and bass management configuration are bypassed
for full-range frequency response and the purist
audio reproduction.
Notes:
• Speaker size is set to Front L/R = LARGE, Center =
LARGE, Surround L/R = LARGE and Subwoofer
= YES automatically. Tone controls, equalizer and
additional processing are deactivated.
• When you use this mode with certain DVD and
CD players, performing operations such as skip or
stop may momentarily interrupt the output.
PURE DIRECT
The Pure Direct mode further reduces sources of
noise in addition to effect of the Source Direct
mode, by blocking output from the video jacks
(VIDEO, S-VIDEO, COMPONENT VIDEO and
HDMI) and turning the FL display off.
AUTO
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determines whether the digital input signal is Dolby
Digital, Dolby Digital Surround EX, DTS, DTS-ES,
DTS 96/24 or PCM audio.
Surround EX & DTS-ES will operate for multichannel
sources that have a Dolby Digital Surround EX or
DTS-ES auto trigger flag in the digital signal.
When a Dolby Digital or DTS signal is input, the
number of channels for which the corresponding
signal is encoded will be played.
Inputting a Dolby Digital two channel signal with
Dolby surround status automatically subjects that
signal to Pro Logic
II x movie processing before
play.
PCM 96 kHz source material can be played in this
mode.
Notes:
• When you use this mode with certain DVD and
CD players, performing operations such as skip or
stop may momentarily interrupt the output.
• When the signal is not decoded, the mode is
changed to AUTO mode automatically. See page
53
to confirm the available decoding modes.
THX CINEMA
THX Cinema mode applies additional processing
to Dolby Digital, DTS and Dolby Pro Logic multi-
channel, surround sources. The THX processing
was developed by Lucasfilm Ltd. to recreate the
sound of top-quality theater.
Use the THX Cinema mode for all movies on disc,
tape or broadcast. In this mode, the THX Surround
EX mode is not available.
THX SURROUND EX
In a movie theater, film soundtracks that have
been encoded with Dolby Digital Surround EX
technology are able to reproduce an extra channel
which has been added during the mixing of the
program.
This channel, called Surround Back, places
sounds behind the listener in addition to the
currently available front left, front center, front
right, surround right, surround left and subwoofer
channels.
This additional channel provides the opportunity
for more detailed imaging behind the listener and
brings more depth, spacious ambience and sound
localization than ever before.
THX Surround EX will operate for any 5.1 channel
source whenever THX is active.
THX Surround EX is not available in system
without surround back speaker(s).
2 MODE
(Dolby Digital, Pro Logic IIx MOVIE, Pro Logic IIx
MUSIC, Pro Logic IIx GAME)
This mode is used with source materials encoded
in Dolby Digital and Dolby Surround.
DOLBY DIGITAL
This mode is enabled when playing source
materials encoded in Dolby Digital.
Playing multichannel-encoded 5.1 channel Dolby
Digital sources provides 5 main audio channels
(left, center, right, surround left and surround right)
and a Low Frequency Effect channel.
Dolby Digital EX decoding is not available in this
mode.
Dolby Pro Logic II x has 5 modes:
Pro Logic IIx MOVIE
This mode provides 6.1 or 7.1 channel surround
sound from Dolby Surround, encoded stereo
movie soundtracks.
Pro Logic IIx MUSIC
This mode provides 6.1 or 7.1 channel surround
sound from conventional stereo sources (analog or
digital), such as CD, tape, FM, TV, stereo VCR, etc.
Pro Logic IIx GAME
This mode restores the impact low-frequency
surround effects by routing them to the system’s
subwoofer.
5.1ch + Pro Logic IIx Movie
This mode provides 7.1 channel surround sound
from 5.1 channel sources movie soundtracks.
5.1ch + Pro Logic IIx Music
This mode provides 6.1 or 7.1 channel surround
sound from 5.1 channel sources music soundtracks.
Notes:
• Pro Logic IIx mode will decode as Pro Logic II
mode when the SURR. B is set to “NONE” from
SPEAKER SETUP menu. (See page 37)
• Pro Logic IIx mode is available for a 2 channel
input signal which is encoded in Dolby Digital,
HDCD or PCM format.
• PCM audio signals can be subjected to Pro Logic
IIx processing when the sampling frequency is 32
kHz, 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz.
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