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DESCRIPTION

THX

is an exclusive set of standards and

technologies established by the world-renowned ﬁ lm

production company, Lucasﬁ lm Ltd. THX resulted

from George Lucas’ desire to reproduce the movie

soundtrack as faithfully as possible both in the movie

theater and in the home theater.

THX engineers developed patented technologies to

accurately translate the sound from a movie theater

environment into the home, correcting the tonal and

spatial errors that occur.

When the THX mode of the SR7001 is on, three

distinct THX technologies are automatically added:

Re-Equalization-restores the correct tonal balance

for watching a movie in a home environment.

These sounds are otherwise mixed to be brighter

for a large movie theater. Re-EQ compensates for

this and prevents the soundtracks from being overly

bright and harsh when played in a home theater.

Timbre Matching-ﬁ lters the information going to the

surround speakers so they more closely match the

tonal characteristics of the sound coming from the

front speakers.

This ensures seamless panning between the front

and surround speakers.

Adaptive Decorrelation-slightly changes one

surround channel’s time and phase relationship with

respect to the other surround channel.

This expands the listening position and creates with

only two surround speakers the same spacious

surround experience as in a movie theater with

multiple surround speakers.

The Marantz SR7001 was required to pass a rigorous

series of quality and performance tests, in addition to

incorporating the technologies explained above, in

order to be THX certiﬁ ed by Lucasﬁ lm Ltd.

THX requirements cover every aspect of performance

including pre-amplifier and power amplifier

performance and operation, and hundreds of other

parameters in both the digital and analog domain.

Movies which have been encoded in Dolby Digital,

DTS, Dolby Pro Logic, stereo and Mono will all

beneﬁ t from the THX mode when being viewed.

The THX mode should only be activated when

watching movies which were originally produced for

a movie theater environment.

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing the Marantz SR7001

Surround receiver.

This remarkable component has been engineered

to provide you with many years of home theater

enjoyment. Please take a few minutes to read this

manual thoroughly before you connect and operate

the SR7001.

As there are a number of connection and conﬁ guration

options, you are encouraged to discuss your own

particular home theater setup with your Marantz A/V

specialist dealer.

This user guide covers the SR7001 and

SR8001, though the SR7001 is given for the

title. Explanations of features belonging

only to the SR8001 are indicated as “SR8001

only”.

XM Satellite Radio Ready

The XM name and related logos are registered

trademarks of XM Satellite Radio Inc.

PRECAUTIONS

DO NOT LOCATE IN THE FOLLOWING PLACES

To ensure long-lasting use, do not locate the SR7001

where it is:

• Exposed to direct sunlight.

• Near sources of heat such as heaters.

•

In highly humid or poorly ventilated environments.

• Dusty.

• Subjected to mechanical vibrations.

• On wobbly, inclined or otherwise unstable

surfaces.

• In locations such as in cramped audio racks

where radiated heat is blocked. To ensure proper

heat radiation, ensure the below clearance from

walls and other equipment.

DIGITAL

RLVIDEO

S-VIDEO

AUX 1 INPUT

AUDIO

VOLUME

DOWN

STANDBY

PHONES

READY

INPUT SELECTOR

AV SURROUND RECEIVER SR8001

MultEQ

ENTER

PURE DIRECT THX

7.1CH INPUT

MODE AUTO

MULTI

A/B

T-MODE

MEMORY CLEAR

DISPLAY

EXIT

SPEAKERS

BAND

MIC

PURE DIRECT

SURROUND

SPEAKER

MULTI

DSD

POWER ON/STANDBY

SL S SR

LFE

DIGITAL

SURROUND

V-OFFDISP MULTI AUTO TUNED ST SPKR A B

NIGHT

PEAK ANALOG

DIGITAL

ATT

SLEEP

SURR DIRECT

AUTO

DISC 6.1 MTX 6.1 EQ

PCM

AAC

Left

8 inchs (20 cm)

or more

Above

8 inchs (20 cm)

or more

Right

8 inchs (20 cm)

or more

Rear

8 inchs (20 cm)

or more

THX need not be activated for music, movies

made especially for TV, or shows such as sports

programming, talk shows, etc.

This is because they were originally mixed for a small

room environment.

THX and Select 2 are trademarks of THX Ltd. THX

may be registered in some jurisdictions. Surround

EX is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories. Used with

permission.

THX Surround EX—Dolby DIgital Surround EX is a

joint development of Dolby Laboratories and THX

Ltd.

In a movie theater, ﬁ lm 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.

Movies that were created using the Dolby Digital

Surround EX technology, when released into the

home consumer market may exhibit wording to that

effect on the packaging. A list of movies created

using this technology can be found on the Dolby

web site at www.dolby.com. A list of available DVD

software titles encoded with this technology an be

found at www.thx.com.

Only receiver and controller products bearing the

THX Surround EX logo, when in the THX Surround

EX mode, faithfully reproduce this new technology

in the home. This product may also engage the

THX Surround EX mode during the playback of 5.1

channel material that is not Dolby Digital Surround

EX eocnded. In such case, the information delivered

to the Surround Back channel will be program

dependent and may or may not be very pleasing

depending on the particular soundtrack and the

tastes of the individual listener.

“SURROUND EX™” is a trademark of Dolby

Laboratories. Used under authorization.

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