JVC Operations for surround mode, 7 Dolby Surround, 7Dolby Digital*1, Using the surround mode, 7DTS Digital Surround*2, 7Auto Surround (AUTO SURROUND)

Operations for surround mode

The buttons described below are used on page 28.	7 Dolby Surround
	Dolby Pro Logic II*1
	Dolby Pro Logic II has a developed multichannel playback
	format to decode all 2 channel sources — stereo source and
	Dolby Surround encoded source — into a 5.1 channel.
	Dolby Pro Logic II has 2 modes — Movie and Music:
	• Pro Logic II Movie (DPL II MOVIE)
	Suitable for reproduction of Dolby Surround encoded
	sources bearing the mark	.
	• Pro Logic II Music (DPL II MUSIC)

Suitable for reproduction of any 2 channel stereo music sources.

Using the surround mode

You can enjoy more realistic sound field than a stereo sound by using the surround mode.

•The surround modes are also available for external components.

7Dolby Digital*1

Used to reproduce multichannel soundtracks of the

software encoded with Dolby Digital ().

•There are other encoding formats of digital surround introduced by Dolby Laboratories, such as Dolby Digital EX.

7Auto Surround (AUTO SURROUND)

This function automatically selects the appropriate surround mode according to the incoming signals. For example, a multi channel source is automatically reproduced in an appropriate multichannel surround mode.

7DTS Digital Surround*2

Used to reproduce multichannel soundtracks of the

software encoded with DTS Digital Surround ( or ).

DTS Digital Surround (dts SURROUND) is another discrete multi-channel digital audio format available on CD and DVD software.

•There are other encoding formats of multi-channel digital surround introduced by Digital Theater Systems, Inc., such as DTS-ES, DTS 96/24.

Available Surround modes for each input signal

The √ marks show available surround modes.

Mode	Surround	Auto	Dolby Surround		Dolby	DTS Digital		DSP
	off	Surround			Digital	Surround
	SURROUND	AUTO	DPL II	DPL II	DOLBY	dts	3	ALL CH	3
Signal	OFF	SURROUND	MOVIE*3	MUSIC*3	DIGITAL	SURROUND	STADIUM*	STEREO*3	GAME*
Dolby Digital	√	√	—	—	√	—	—	—	—
(Multi-channel)
Dolby Digital	√	√	√	√	—	—	√	√	√
(2 channel)
DTS Digital Surround	√	√	—	—	—	√	—	—	—
(Multi-channel)
DTS Digital Surround	√	√	√	√	—	—	√	√	√
(2 channel)
Analog or Linear PCM	√	√	√	√	—	—	√	√	√

*1 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

*2 “DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are registered trademarks of DTS, Inc. *3 You can select these modes by pressing SURROUND. (See page 28.)

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