THX pm3™ Approval

Yamaha Digital consoles DM2000V2, DM1000V2 & 02R96V2 are the worlds first digital consoles equipped with complete surround monitoring facilities built-in, eliminating the need to connect and feed the signal to external monitoring equipment and offer perfect solution used in combination with the Powered Monitor Speaker MSP7 STUDIO.

Known worldwide for high quality entertainment sound and picture, the THX pm3™ (Professional Multi-Channel Mixing & Monitoring) Studio Certification Program addresses the need for reliable, translatable, and superior performance in professional multi-channel mixing and monitoring studios worldwide. THX has created a performance standard that focuses on the listening and viewing environment, selection of audio and video equipment, layout of the working area, and calibration. DM2000V2, DM1000V2 & 02R96V2 are included in the THX pm3™ Approved Equipment list as Studio Monitoring Systems, and Powered Monitor Speaker MSP7 STUDIO as Front & Surround speakers.

Yamaha Digital Consoles have the following surround functions built-in.

Surround production functions

Surround Pan Positioning

• Fully compatible with 3-1, 5.1 and 6.1 surround processing, panning and monitoring
• Flexible surround bus set up
• Built-in Joy stick
• Graphical user interface and parameters to assist accurate surround PAN positioning and efficient moves of sound image.
• Built-in surround effects including “Reverb 5.1”, “Comp 5.1”, “Expand 5.1” etc.

THX pm3™ Approved surround monitoring functions

Surround Monitor Setup(THX pm3 Monitor Flow)

• Downmix monitoring matrix
• Bass Management: comprehensive filter and attenuator setting and THX pm3 presets
• Monitor Alignment functions (Attenuator and delay for individual speakers)
• Build-in Oscillator.
• “Snap to 85 dB SPL” function

THX Bass Management Presets:

The following presets have been approved by THX™ Ltd. for use in THX pm3™ Certified Studios*. They are designed to provide dedicated parameters for the proper playback of multi-channel audio content in bass managed systems and to be compatible with subwoofer-satellite type consumer systems.

* Use of a THX preset does not permit a studio to use the designation THX pm3 Certified Studio. The THX pm3 Studio Certification Program uses performance and design specifications to create calibrated environments for optimum sound and picture presentation. For more information, visit the THX website at http://www.thx.com

[THXD] THX DVD	This preset is configured for DVD-Video production. Use this preset when mixing and/or monitoring audio content not from a theatrical film source. The parameters cannot be changed.
[THXF] THX Film	This preset is configured for Film pre-production. Use this preset when mixing and/or monitoring theatrical film-based content (such as a pre-mix for film). The parameters cannot be changed.
[THXM] THX Music	This preset is configured for DVD-Music production. Use this preset when mixing and/or monitoring multi-channel music content (including DVD-Audio and SACD). Only one parameter can be changed. The LFE gain (AMP) can be set to +10 dB (default) or 0 dB. Select the level that complies with the standards of the target media. Please note: The LFE output gain on some DVD players, receivers, and/or decoders may already be set to +10 dB. Select the 0 dB setting only if the destination environment (home theatre, etc.) has the LFE gain set to 0 dB. Otherwise, use the default setting.

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For more information on THX pm3, please visit THX website at http://www.thx.com.

Visit Yamaha website at http://www.yamahaproaudio.com/ to find DM2000/1000, 02R96 surround set up manual, Quick Guide and Surround Tutorial Booklet.