JBL Home Theater System, SDP-5, 201 Shift-DOLBY, Shift-dts, Shift-THX, Understanding the Zones

Basic Operation

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Shift-DOLBY

•When the Shift command bank is activated, pressing the remote control DOLBY button while a 5.1-channel Dolby Digital input source is present activates the DOLBY DIGITAL EX or DOLBY DIGITAL listening mode. Subsequent presses toggle the EX DECODING parameter, cycling through the AUTO, ON, and OFF settings.

Shift-dts

•When the Shift command bank is activated, pressing the remote control dts button while a dts(-ES) input source is present toggles the ES DECODING parameter, cycling through the AUTO, ON, and OFF settings.

Shift-THX

•When the Shift command bank is activated, pressing the remote control THX button while a 5.1-channel Dolby Digital input source is present activates the 5.1 THX, 5.1 THX ULTRA2, or 5.1 THX SurEX listening mode. Refer to page 5-17 for more information.

UNDERSTANDING THE ZONES

The SDP-5 features two zones of operation, called the Main Zone and Zone 2. The Main Zone controls audio and video sources in the primary listening space. Zone 2 controls audio and video sources in the secondary listening space.

The Main Zone and Zone 2 have separate digital audio receivers and dedicated analog input source selectors that allow for independent input selection in each zone. For instance, the SDP-5 can play a DVD in the Main Zone and a CD in Zone 2 at the same time.

The following are exceptions to independent zone operation:

1.The same Dolby Digital or dts(-ES) input source can be selected for the Main Zone and Zone 2 at the same time. However, different Dolby Digital or dts(-ES) input sources cannot be present in both zones at the same time.

2.Zone 2 can provide a 2-channel downmix of Main Zone multi- channel audio when all of the following conditions are met:

•The same input must be selected in the Main Zone and Zone 2.

•A Dolby Digital or dts(-ES) input source must be present in the Main Zone.

•The INPUT SETUP menu ZONE2 IN parameter must be set to DMIX (3-24).

3.The Zone 2 audio output connectors are not available when the 5.1a BYPASS listening mode is activated in the Main Zone and the ZONE2 IN parameter is set to ANLG. However, it is possible to have a 5.1-channel analog input source present in the Main Zone and a digital input source present in Zone 2.

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