JBL DVD600II Station Selection, Through to the Digital Audio Output ¡, Press the Memory Button

Operating the DCR600II Receiver

5. When a Dolby Digital or DTS source is playing,

Station Selection

Preset Tuning

it is not possible to make an analog recording

1. Press the AM/FM Tuner Select Button k

Using the remote, up to 30 stations may be

using the Tape ¶ and Video 1 Record Outputs

on the remote to select the tuner as an input.

stored in the receiver’s memory for easy recall

›fi. However, the digital signals will be passed

The tuner may be selected from the front panel

using the front panel controls or the remote.

through to the Digital Audio Output ¡.

by either pressing the Input Source Selector

To enter a station into the memory, first tune the

! until the tuner is active or by pressing the

PCM Audio Playback

station using the steps outlined above. Then:

Tuner Band Selector 9 at any time.

PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) is the noncom-

2. Press the AM/FM Tuner Select Button k

1. Press the Memory Button

on the

pressed digital audio system used for compact

remote. Note that the MEMORY Indicator Q

discs and laser discs. The digital circuits in the

or Tuner Band Selector 9 again to switch

will be illuminated and flash in the Main

DCR600II are capable of high-quality digital-to-ana-

between AM and FM so that the desired

Information Display (.

log decoding, and they may be connected directly

frequency band is selected.

2. Within five seconds, press the Numeric

to the digital audio output of your CD player.

3. Press the FM Mode Button @

to select

Keys

–

corresponding to the

Connections may

be made to the rear panel

manual or automatic tuning.

location where you wish to store this station’s

Optical or Coaxial

Inputs ™£.

When the AUTO Indicator T is illuminated in

frequency. Once entered, the preset number will

appear in the Preset Number/Sleep Timer

To listen to a PCM

digital source, first select the

the Main Information Display U the tuner

Display N.

input for the desired source (e.g., CD). Next press

will stop only at those stations that have a signal

3.

Repeat the

process after tuning any additional

the Digital

Select

Button *

and then

strong enough to be received with acceptable

stations to be

preset.

use the ⁄/¤ Buttons y

on the remote,

quality.

or the Selector Buttons 5 on the front panel,

When the AUTO Indicator T is not illuminated,

Recalling Preset Stations

until the desired digital input choice, e.g.

the tuner is in a manual mode and will stop at

• To manually select a station previously

COAX 2 or OPTICAL 1, appears in the

each frequency increment in the selected band.

entered in the preset memory, press the

Main Information Display U.

Numeric Keys

–

that

Press and hold the Tuning Selector Button 8

correspond to the desired station’s memory

When a PCM source is playing, the PCM

to search more quickly.

location.

Indicator A will light. During PCM playback,

4. To select stations, press the Tuning Selector

• To manually tune through the list of stored

you may select any surround mode except

Button 8

. When the AUTO

preset stations one by one, press the Preset

Dolby Digital or DTS.

Indicator T is lit, press the button for two

Stations Selector Buttons )

on

the front panel or remote.

Playback from PCM sources may also benefit

seconds and then release to cause the tuner to

from the Logic 7 mode. When playing back a

search for the next highest- or lowest-frequency

Tape Recording

surround-encoded PCM source, such as a sur-

station that has an acceptable signal. When

In normal operation, the audio or video source

round-encoded CD, use the Logic 7 C (or Cinema)

tuning FM stations in the Auto mode, the tuner

selected for listening through the DCR600II is

mode. When playing true stereo recordings, use

will select only stereo stations. To tune to the

sent to the record outputs. This means that any

the Logic 7 M (or Music) mode for a wider

next station, press the button again. If the

program you are watching or listening to may be

soundstage and increased rear-channel ambience.

STEREO Indicator R is not lit, tap the Tuning

recorded simply by placing machines connected

Selector Button 8

to advance one

Similarly, the Dolby Pro Logic II modes may also

to the outputs for Tape Outputs ¶ or Video 1

frequency increment at a time, or press and hold

Outputs ›fi in the Record mode.

increase your enjoyment of PCM and analog

it to locate a specific station. When the TUNED

When a digital audio recorder is connected to

sources. Choose the Music mode for stereo

Indicator S lights, the station is properly

recordings. For surround-encoded sources, you

tuned and should be heard with clarity.

the Digital Audio Output ¡, you are able to

may choose either the Emulation mode or the

5. Stations may also be tuned directly by press-

record the digital signal using a CD-R, MiniDisc

Movies mode, which more closely re-creates a

or other digital recording system.

Dolby Digital sound field with discrete informa-

ing the Direct Button

, and then pressing

NOTES:

tion provided to the surround channels.

the Numeric Keys

–

that

• The digital outputs are active only when a

correspond to the station’s frequency. The

With the great variety of surround modes avail-

digital signal is present, and they do not

desired station will automatically be tuned. If

convert an analog input to a digital signal,

able on the DCR600II receiver, you are encour-

you press an incorrect button while entering a

or change the format of the digital signal.

aged to experiment to find the modes that suit

direct frequency, press the Clear Button

In addition, the digital recorder must be

your tastes, as well as different modes depend-

to start over.

compatible with the output signal. For

ing on the source material.

NOTE: When the FM reception of a station is

example, the PCM digital input from a CD

Operating the Tuner

weak, audio quality will be increased by switching

player may be recorded on a CD-R or

The tuner of the DCR600II is capable of tuning

to Mono mode by pressing the FM Mode

MiniDisc, but Dolby Digital or DTS signals

AM, FM and FM Stereo broadcast stations.

Button @

until the STEREO Indicator

may not.

Stations may be tuned manually, or they may be

R goes out.

• Please make certain that you are aware of

stored as favorite station presets and recalled

any copyright restrictions on any material you

from a 30-position memory.

copy. Unauthorized duplication of copyrighted

materials is prohibited by federal law.

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