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Dolby Pro Logic IIx
Dolby Pro Logic II
Dolby Pro Logic IIx expands any 2-channel
source for 7.1-channel playback. It provides
a very natural and seamless surround-sound
experience that fully envelops the listener.
As well as music and movies, video games
can also benefit from the dramatic spatial
effects and vivid imaging.
If you’re not using any surround back
speakers, Dolby Pro Logic II will be used
instead of Dolby Pro Logic IIx.
• Dolby PLIIx Movie
Use this mode with any stereo or Dolby
Surround (Pro Logic) movie (e.g., TV,
DVD, VHS).
• Dolby PLIIx Music
Use this mode with any stereo or Dolby
Surround (Pro Logic) music source (e.g.,
CD, radio, cassette, TV, VHS, DVD).
• Dolby PLIIx Game
Use this mode with video games, especially
those that bear the Dolby Pro Logic II logo.
• Dolby PLIIx Movie
• Dolby PLIIx Music
These modes use the Dolby Pro Logic IIx
modes to expand 5.1-channel sources for
7.1-channel playback.
Dolby Pro Logic IIz
Height
Dolby Pro Logic IIz Height is designed to
more effectively use existing program
material when height channel speaker
outputs are present. Dolby Pro Logic IIz
Height can be used to upmix a variety of
sources from movies and music, but are
particularly well-suited to upmix game
content.
Dolby EX
These modes expand 5.1-channel sources for
6.1/7.1-channel playback. They’re especially
suited to Dolby EX soundtracks that include
a matrix-encoded surround back channel.
The additional channel adds an extra
dimension and provides an enveloping
surround sound experience, perfect for
rotating and fly-by sound effects.
Listening Mode
Description
Input
Source
Speaker
Layout
P L
M o v i e
P L
M u s i c
P L
G a m e
P L
x
M o v i e
P L
x
M u s i c
P L
x
G a m e
P L
z
H e i g h t
D o l b y
E X
D o l b y
D
E X
DTS Neo:6
This mode expands any 2-channel source for
up to 7.1-channel playback. It uses seven
full-bandwidth channels of matrix decoding
for matrix-encoded material, providing a
very natural and seamless surround sound
experience that fully envelops the listener.
• DTS Neo:6 Cinema
Use this mode with any stereo movie (e.g.,
TV, DVD, VHS).
• DTS Neo:6 Music
Use this mode with any stereo music source
(e.g., CD, radio, cassette, TV, VHS, DVD).
• DTS Neo:6
This mode uses DTS Neo:6 to expand 5.1-
channel sources for 6.1/7.1-channel
playback.
Audyssey DSX
• Audyssey DSX
Audyssey DSX
®
is a scalable system that
adds new speakers to improve surround
impression. Starting with a 5.1 system
Audyssey DSX first adds Wide channels
for the biggest impact on envelopment.
Research in human hearing has proven that
information from the Wide channels is
much more critical in the presentation of a
realistic soundstage than Back Surround
channels found in traditional 7.1 systems.
Audyssey DSX then creates a pair of
Height channels to reproduce the next most
important acoustical and perceptual cues.
In addition to these new Wide and Height
channels, Audyssey DSX applies Surround
Envelopment Processing to enhance the
blend between the front and surround
channels.
Listening Mode
Description
Input
Source
Speaker
Layout
N e o
6
C i n e m a
:
N e o
6
M u s i c
:
N e o
6
:
A u d
s s e y
D S X
y