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Surround modes
With this receiver, you can use four types of the Surround mode.
Following modes cannot be used when only the front speakers
are connected to this receiver (without the rear speakers or
center speaker).
Dolby Surround (Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic)
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Used to reproduce the soundtracks of software encoded with Dolby
Digital (bearing the mark
D I G I T A L
) or with Dolby Surround
(bearing the mark
DOLBY SURROUND
).
Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic can be selected automatically
according to software played back and the speaker arrangement you
have done.
• To enjoy the software encoded with Dolby Digital, you must
connect the source component using the digital terminal on the
rear of this receiver. (See page 8.)
DTS Digital Surround
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DTS Digital Surround is a discrete 5.1 channel digital audio format
available on CD, LD, and DVD software.
To reproduce the soundtracks of video software bearing the mark
,
the receiver can provide you with DTS Digital Surround decoder.
DTS Digital Surround is automatically selected according to
software played back and the speaker arrangement you have done.
• To enjoy the software encoded with DTS Digital Surround, you
must connect the source component using the digital terminal on
the rear of this receiver. (See page 8.)
Note:
A CD encoded with DTS Digital Surround cannot be played back
through this receiver.
MPEG Multichannel
MPEG Multichannel is another discrete 5.1 channel digital audio
format available on DVD software, and uses encoding method called
MPEG2-Audio. (MPEG stands for “Motion Picture Expert Group”
and has been originally developed for compressing video signals. )
To reproduce the soundtracks of video software bearing the mark
, the receiver can provide you with MPEG
Multichannel decoder.
MPEG Multichannel is automatically selected according to software
played back and the speaker arrangement you have done.
• To enjoy the software encoded with MPEG Multichannel, you
must connect the source component using the digital terminal on
the rear of this receiver. (See page 8.)
JVC Theater Surround
In order to reproduce a more realistic sound field in your listening
room while playing soundtracks of software encoded;
– with Dolby Surround (bearing the mark
DOLBY SURROUND
),
– with Dolby Digital (bearing the mark
D I G I T A L
),
– with DTS Digital Surround (bearing the mark
),
– with MPEG Multichannel (bearing the mark
),
you can use JVC Theater Surround.
• When playing a source encoded with Dolby Digital, with DTS
Digital Surround, or MPEG Multichannel, “DIG THEATER” is
selected automatically.
• When playing a source encoded with Dolby Surround,
“THEATER” is selected automatically.
Notes:
• The DSP modes have no effect on monaural sources.
• The DSP modes cannot be used for recording an analog source.
• When you select “DVD MULTI” as the source to play, you cannot
select or adjust the DSP modes.
• The PRO LOGIC indicator lights up when the Dolby Pro Logic
decoder built in this receiver is activated.
• The
Ÿ
DIGITAL indicator lights up when the signals encoded with
Dolby Digital come into the receiver.
• The Dolby Pro Logic decoder is used not only for the analog
sources but also for the sources encoded with Dolby Digital, DTS
Digital Surround, or MPEG Multichannel in the following cases:
– When only front channel signals are encoded.
– When front channel and monaural rear channel signals are
encoded.
IMPORTANT:
Before recording a digital source, turn off the DSP mode.
DVD MULTI Playback Mode
This receiver provides the DVD MULTI playback mode for
reproducing the analog discrete 5.1 channel output mode of the
DVD player or other equipment.
You can adjust the DVD MULTI playback mode while playing
back a video software such as a DVD using the analog discrete
5.1 channel output mode.
• For the DVD MULTI playback mode connection, see page 7.
• For details on the DVD MULTI playback mode, see page 29.
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Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US
Pat. No. 5,451,942 and other world-wide patents issues and
pending. “DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are trademarks of
Digital Theater Systems, Inc. ©1996 Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
All rights reserved.
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Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby,” “Pro
Logic,” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories. Confidential Unpublished Works. ©1992–1998 Dolby
Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved.
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