JBL Home Theater System, SDP-5, 201 ZONE2 in Parameter Settings, Digital, Anlg Analog Dmix Downmix

SDP-5

SETUP

ZONE2 IN Parameter Settings

The table below describes ZONE2 IN parameter settings.

		DIGITAL		ANLG (Analog)				DMIX (Downmix)
The SDP-5 automatically sets the				The SDP-5 automatically sets the				Set the ZONE2 IN parameter to DMIX to send a downmixed version of
ZONE2 IN parameter to DIGITAL				ZONE2 IN parameter to ANLG				Main Zone audio to the Zone 2 audio output connectors. Downmixes
when the ANALOG IN parameter				when the DIGITAL IN parameter				can be generated for Dolby Digital and dts(-ES) sources.
is set to NONE.				is set to NONE.				• To generate a downmix, the same input must be selected in the
• The		SDP-5	sends the	• The SDP-5 sends the				Main Zone and Zone 2. Otherwise, the Zone 2 audio output
	assigned digital audio input			assigned analog audio input				connectors will mute.
	connector to the Zone 2			connector to the Zone 2				• Main Zone listening mode activation affects the Zone 2 audio
	audio output connectors.			audio	output	connectors.		output connectors. For instance, when the MONO listening mode
	The	SDP-5	ignores the	The	SDP-5	ignores	the
								is activated in the Main Zone, the Zone 2 audio output connectors
	assigned analog audio input			assigned digital audio input
								will generate mono output signals.
	connector.			connector.
								• Downmixes cannot be generated when the 5.1a BYPASS listening
•	Independent zone monitoring			• Independent zone monitoring
	is available.			is available.				mode is activated in the Main Zone. However, when the ZONE2 IN
								parameter is set to DMIX, the signals from the Main Zone audio
•	The	DIGITAL	IN parameter	• The ANALOG IN parameter				output connectors labeled Front L/R are sent to Zone 2. Signals
	(3-7) can be used to assign a			(3-8) can be used to assign				from other Main Zone audio output connectors are ignored.
	digital audio input connector			an analog		audio	input	• Independent zone monitoring is NOT available.
	for the selected input.			connector for		the selected		• It is recommended to set the ZONE2 IN parameter to DMIX when
				input.
								recording from a DVD player without built-in Dolby Digital or
								dts-ES decoding to a VCR or PVR (i.e. Tivo® or Replay TV®).
								• The SDP-5 automatically uses LOGIC7 encoding to downmix
								multi-channel input sources (except 5.1-channel analog sources) to
								LOGIC7-encoded stereo output signals for listening and recording.
								LOGIC7-encoded downmixes are compatible with matrix decoders,
								but will sound best when played back through a LOGIC7 listening
								mode.

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