JBL CVR700 Night Mode, Navigation Button q 4 to select, MP3 and WMA Compressed Audio Playback

feed to the CVR700 or to select between Dolby Digital or DTS. It is also possible for the type of signal feed to change dur- inh the course of a DVD’s playback. In some cases, the previews or special material will be recorded in 2.0 audio, while the main feature is available in 5.1 audio. The CVR700 will automatically sense changes to the bitstream and chan- nel count and reflect them in these indi- cators.

The letters used by the Speaker/ Channel Input Indicators Falso flash to indicate when a bitstream has been interrupted. This will happen when a digi- tal input source is selected before the playback starts, or when a digital source such as a DVD is paused. The flashing indicators remind you that the playback has stopped due to the absence of a digi- tal signal and not through any fault of the CVR700. This is normal, and the digital playback will resume once the playback is started again.

When a 6.1-channel mode, such as Dolby Digital EX, is detected, a line will appear connecting the SBL and SBR channels to reflect that the same signal is being out- putted through both back surround chan- nels. The line will disappear when a 7.1- channel mode, such as Logic 7, is in use. At this time, there are no 7.1-channel dig- ital formats available.

Night Mode

A special feature of Dolby Digital is the Night mode, which enables specially encoded Dolby Digital input sources to be played back with full digital intelligibility while reducing the minimum peak level by 1/4 to 1/3. This prevents abruptly loud transitions from disturbing others, without reducing the impact of the digital source. The Night mode is available only when Dolby Digital signals with special data are being played.

The Night mode may be engaged when a Dolby Digital DVD is playing by pressing the Night Mode Button Z 14 on the remote. Next, press the ⁄/¤

Navigation Button q 4 to select

either the middle range or full compres- sion versions of the Night mode. To turn the Night mode off, press the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button q 4 until the message in the lower third of the video display and in the Lower Display Line

Ereads NIGHT MODE OFF.

The Night mode may also be selected to always be on at either level of compres- sion using the options in the DOLBY

SURROUND menu. See page 47 for information on using the menus to set this option.

MP3 and WMA Compressed

Audio Playback

The CVR700 is one of the few audio/ video components equipped with onboard decoding of the MP3 and WMA audio formats used by computers and portable audio devices. By offering MP3 and WMA decoding, the CVR700 is able to deliver precise conversion of the digital signals to an analog output, along with the bene- fits of listening to the MP3 or WMA audio through the CVR700’s high-power amplifier and the speakers from your sur- round system, rather than the smaller speakers and low-powered amplifiers typically used with computers.

To take advantage of the CVR700’s MP3 and WMA capabilities, simply insert a disc containing MP3 or WMA audio files into the changer drawer. When the digital signal is available, the Lower Display Line Ewill indicate that an MP3 or WMA bitstream is present, and the audio will begin playing.

NOTES:

•The CVR700 is only capable of playing signals in the MP3 (MPEG 1/Layer 3) format, or in the Windows Media Audio (WMA) format compatible with Windows Media player version 9 or greater. It is not compatible with other computer audio codecs.

•Due to the wide variation in MP3 and WMA formats and encoding speeds, it is possible that the CVR700 may not be compatible with all MP3 or WMA files. Some may produce unacceptable results or may not be decoded. This is not a fault of either the computer or the CVR700, but rather a by-product of the unpredictable nature of compressed- audio playback.

•Even when your computer does not have a digital output that is compatible with the CVR700, you may connect the analog audio output available on virtu- ally all computers to one of the analog audio inputs using an optional adaptor cable that converts the stereo mini plug commonly used for computer audio connections to the left/right RCA jacks used on the CVR700. Connecting your computer to the CVR700 will enable you to take advantage of the high-quality audio reproduction possi- ble with a home theater system, as well as enable the use of surround pro-

cessing modes such as Logic 7, to greatly enhance downloaded or streaming audio playback.

IMPORTANT NOTES ON DIGITAL PLAYBACK:

•When the digital playback source is stopped, or in a pause, fast forward or search mode, digital audio data will momentarily stop, and the channel position letters inside the Speaker/ Channel Input Indicators Fwill flash. This is normal and does not indi- cate a problem with either the CVR700 or the source machine. The CVR700 will return to digital playback as soon as the data is available.

•Some source devices, particularly cable set-top boxes, will switch back and forth between digital and analog audio outputs, depending on the channel being watched. To avoid losing sound with this type of product, it is recom- mended that you connect both the digi- tal and analog audio outputs of the source to the CVR700, with the digital audio input set as the default following the steps shown on page 46. If the dig- ital data stream is interrupted and the sound mutes, you will need to manually switch to the analog audio input by

pressing the Audio Input Button

k38 and using the ⁄/¤

Navigation Buttons q 4 to select the analog audio input for the current source. Press the Set Button

s 7 to enter your selection and return to normal operation. When switching to a digital channel, follow the same procedure, except select the appropriate digital audio input for the source. This switching is not a fault of either the CVR700 or the cable box, as it is caused by the use of different audio technologies on different chan- nels by the cable company or program supplier.

•Although the CVR700 will decode virtu- ally all current DVD movies, CDs and HDTV sources, it may not be compatible with future digital sources.

•When a digital source is playing, you may not be able to select some of the analog surround modes such as Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Hall, Theater or Logic 7.

•When a Dolby Digital or DTS source is playing, it is not possible to make an analog recording using the Digital Recorder Analog Audio/Video Outputs ‚ or the

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