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Dolby Pro Logic IIx
Dolby Pro Logic IIx is a newly introduced
•This receiver provides two types of Dolby Pro Logic IIx modes— Pro Logic IIx Movie (PLIIx MOVIE) and Pro Logic IIx Music (PLIIx MUSIC).
When Dolby Pro Logic IIx is activated, “PLIIx MOVIE” or “PLIIx
MUSIC” appear and the 
indicator lights up on the display.
PLIIx MOVIE Suitable for playing any Dolby Surround encoded software. You can enjoy a sound field with a natural wraparound effect.
PLIIx MUSIC Suitable for playing any
•To enjoy software encoded with Dolby Digital, connect the source component using the digital terminal on the rear of this receiver. (See page 11.)
■DTS**
DTS is another digital signal compression method, developed by Digital Theater Systems, Inc., and enables
•When DTS signal is detected through the digital input, the 
indicator lights up on the display.
DTS Digital Surround
DTS Digital Surround (DTS) is another discrete 5.1 channel digital audio format available on CD, LD, and DVD software. Compared to Dolby Digital, the DTS Digital Surround format has a lower audio compression rate which enables it to add breadth and depth to the sounds reproduced. As such, DTS Digital Surround features natural, solid, and clear sound.
DTS Extended Surround (DTS-ES)
It greatly improves the
DTS 96/24
In recent years, there has been increasing interest in higher sampling rates both for recording and for reproducing at home. Higher sampling rates allow wider frequency range and greater bit depths provide extended dynamic range.
DTS 96/24 is a
•When DTS 96/24 signal is detected, the 
and 96/24 indicators light up. You can enjoy its
DTS Neo:6
DTS Neo:6 is another conversion method to create
•This receiver provides the following DTS Neo:6
NEO:6 CINEMA Suitable for playing movies. You can get the same atmosphere with
NEO:6 MUSIC Suitable for playing music software. The front channel signals bypass the decoder (resulting in no loss of sound quality) and the surround signals transmitted through the other speakers expand the sound field naturally.
**“DTS”,
When using Surround mode, the sounds come out of the activated speakers which the Surround mode requires.
•If either “SURROUND SPK” or “CENTER SPK” is set to “<NO>” in the speaker setting (see page 19), the corresponding channel signals are allocated to and emitted through the front speakers.
•If both “SURROUND SPK” and “CENTER SPK” are set to
“<NO>” in the speaker setting (see page 19), JVC’s original
3D HEADPHONE mode
If you connect a pair of headphones while one of the Surround modes is in use, the 3D HEADPHONE mode is activated without respect to the type of software played back.
“3D HEADPHONE” appears on the display and the DSP and HEADPHONE indicators light up.
About other digital signals
Linear PCM
Uncompressed digital audio data used for DVDs, CDs, and Video CDs.
DVDs support 2 channels with sampling rates of 48/96 kHz, at quantization of 16/20/24 bits. On the other hand, CDs and Video CDs are limited to 2 channels with 44.1 kHz at 16 bits.
•When Linear PCM signal is detected, the LINEAR PCM indicator lights up.
Dual Mono
Dual Mono can be easily understood when you think of the bilingual broadcast for TV programs (however, the Dual Mono format is not identical with those analog formats).
This format is now adopted in Dolby Digital, DTS, and so on. It allows two independent channels (called main channel and
•You can select either channel you want to listen to (see page 21).
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