Specifications

Using the AVP

setting the volume Normally, when you wish to change the volume, you want all the speakers to

move up or down together, maintaining their relative balance. Thus the volume

control (either front panel knob or remote control button) will operate as a

mas-

ter

volume by default.

Occasionally, you may want to change the volume of some speakers relative to

others; for example, you may want to increase the level of the rear speakers a bit

for more dramatic surround effects. To do so, press the rear button, then make

your volume change while the light about the rear button is still lit. Similar two-

step operations work for center, subwoofer and balance as well.

If you have made a relative adjustment and wish to adjust the master volume

without waiting for the system to timeout and return to its default, pressing mas-

ter

will allow you to immediately adjust the master volume.

home thx cinema

THX cinema

indicates that the proprietary Home THX audio processing circuits

are in use in addition to whatever multichannel audio is appropriate for the

source in question. This can include Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Pro Logic (ei-

ther analog or digital). In the case of discrete multichannel sources (anything

other than Pro Logic), THX 5.1 will be employed automatically; in the case of Pro

Logic, THX 4.0 is used.

THX cinema is most appropriate for film-based program materials made since the

mid-1970’s, which have (in all likelihood) been mixed in a standard dubbing

stage environment. This setting will provide the listener with the most accurate

reproduction of the majority of motion pictures available. In addition, many other

video source materials are produced in Dolby Surround using the industry stan-

dard response curves, and are best enjoyed in the THX cinema mode. (Examples

include Star Trek: Voyager and The David Letterman Show, which are mixed in an

environment which emulates the dubbing stage used for film.)

THX cinema includes several specific technologies designed to more accurately

reproduce film soundtracks:

• Re-Equalization™: corrects for the overly bright front channels

commonly found in film soundtracks

• Electronic Crossover: designed to work optimally with THX-

certified speakers to enhance low frequency dynamic range (espe-

cially improtant with multichannel digital sources such as Dolby

Digital)

• Adaptive Decorrelation™: enhances surround spaciousness and

envelopment only when necessary (based on the soundtrack itself)

• Bass Peak Level Manager™: keeps low frequency transients un-

der control to minimize the opportunity for amplifier or speaker

overload.

• Loudspeaker Position Time Synchronization™: ensures a

coherent, time-aligned soundfield.