Using The Advanced Surround Effects; Using Auto Surround, Alc, Optimum Surround And Stream Direct Modes - Pioneer SC-LX83 Guide Rapide

04 Basic playback
Using the Home THX modes
THX and Home THX are technical standards created by
THX Ltd. for cinema and home theater sound. Home THX
is designed to make home theater audio sound more like
what you hear in a cinema.
• Set the remote control to the receiver operation
mode, then press THX to select a listening mode.
The listening modes that can be selected depend on the
input signals and settings.
With two channel sources, press THX repeatedly to select
from:
• THX CINEMA
• THX MUSIC
• THX GAMES
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX CINEMA
• 2 PRO LOGIC+THX CINEMA
• Neo:6 CINEMA+THX CINEMA
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC+THX MUSIC
• Neo:6 MUSIC+THX MUSIC
• 2 Pro Logic IIx GAME+THX GAMES
• 2 Pro Logic IIz HEIGHT+THX CINEMA
• 2 Pro Logic IIz HEIGHT+THX MUSIC
• 2 Pro Logic IIz HEIGHT+THX GAMES
• THX ULTRA2/SELECT2 GAMES
With multichannel sources, press THX repeatedly to
select from:
• THX CINEMA
• THX MUSIC
• THX GAMES
• THX Surround EX
• Neo:6 CINEMA+THX CINEMA
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX CINEMA
• THX ULTRA2/SELECT2 CINEMA
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC+THX MUSIC
• 2 Pro Logic IIz HEIGHT+THX CINEMA
• 2 Pro Logic IIz HEIGHT+THX MUSIC
• 2 Pro Logic IIz HEIGHT+THX GAMES
• THX ULTRA2/SELECT2 MUSIC
• THX ULTRA2/SELECT2 GAMES
Note
1 • ULTRA2 for the SC-LX83, SELECT2 for the SC-LX73.
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Using the Advanced surround effects

The Advanced surround effects can be used for a variety
of additional surround sound effects.
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mode, then press ADV SURR repeatedly to select a
listening mode.
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Using Auto surround, ALC, Optimum
surround and Stream Direct modes
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to the receiver operation mode, then press AUTO/ALC/
DIRECT to select the mode you want.
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Set the remote control to the receiver operation
• ACTION
• DRAMA
• SCI-FI – Designed for science fiction with lots of
special effects
• MONO FILM
• ENT.SHOW – Suitable for musical sources
• EXPANDED – Creates an extra wide stereo field
• TV SURROUND
• ADVANCED GAME
• SPORTS
• CLASSICAL
• ROCK/POP
• UNPLUGGED – Suitable for acoustic music sources
• EXT.STEREO – Gives multichannel sound to a stereo
source, using all of your speakers
• PHONES SURR – When listening through
headphones.
While listening to a source, set the remote control
• AUTO SURROUND – The receiver automatically
detects what kind of source you're playing and
selects multichannel or stereo playback as
necessary.
• ALC – The receiver equalizes playback sound levels.
• OPTIMUM SURR (SC-LX83 only) – In the Optimum
Surround mode, this receiver automatically
optimizes sound balance in each scene based on
actually set volume. The sound balancer controls
three major theater sound elements dialogue, bass
and surround with original algorithm.
• DIRECT – Plays back sound from source with the
least modification next to PURE DIRECT. With
DIRECT, the only modifications added to PURE
DIRECT playback are calibration of the sound field by
the MCACC system and the Phase Control effect.
• PURE DIRECT – Plays back unmodified sound from
source with only minimal digital treatment. No sound
is output from the Speaker B in this mode.