We explicitly determine the theta lifts of all one-dimensional representations of Uðp; qÞ in terms of Langlands parameters, and determine exactly which lifts are unitary. Moreover, we show that such a lift is unitary if and only if it is a weakly fair derived functor module of the form A q ðlÞ: Finally, we show that the correspondence of unitary representations behaves well with respect to associated cycles. # 2002 Elsevier Science (USA)