JVC LVT1504-005B manual Advanced operations, Using the surround mode, Auto Surround Auto SUR

Advanced operations

•The icon such as shows the disc formats or file types the operation is available for.

IMPORTANT

Before using the remote control for the following operation;

• Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO.

•There are exceptions in the operation mentioned above. In such a case, follow each instruction.

The buttons described below are used on pages 26 to 36.

Using the surround mode

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

7Auto Surround (AUTO SUR)

Used to reproduce the sound as it is recorded without any conversion (downmixing or simulation, etc.). For example, a multichannel source is automatically reproduced in multichannel audio.

7Dolby Surround

Number buttons

Remote control mode selector

Cursor (3/2/Y/5)/

ENTER

(play button)

Available Surround modes for each input signal The √ marks show available surround modes.

Dolby Pro Logic II*1

Dolby Pro Logic II has a newly 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 two modes — Movie mode and Music mode:

•Pro Logic II Movie (MOVIE)

Suitable for reproduction of Dolby Surround encoded sources

bearing the mark .

•Pro Logic II Music (MUSIC)

Suitable for reproduction of any 2 channel stereo music sources.

Dolby 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.

7DTS Digital Surround*2

Used to reproduce multichannel soundtracks of the software encoded with DTS Digital Surround ( ).

DTS Digital Surround (DTS) is another discrete multichannel 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.

Mode	Surround	Auto	Dolby Surround			DTS Digital	Linear	Packed	DSP
	off	Surround				Surround	PCM	PCM
Signal	OFF	AUTO SUR	MOVIE*3	MUSIC*3	DOLBY D	DTS	LPCM	PPCM	STADIUM*3	ALL ST*3
Dolby D	√	√	—	—	√	—	—	—	—	—
(Multichannel)
Dolby D	√	√	√	√	—	—	—	—	√	√
(2 channel)
DTS Digital Surround	√	√	—	—	—	√	—	—	—	—
(Multichannel)
DTS Digital Surround	√	√	√	√	—	—	—	—	√	√
(2 channel)
Linear/Packed PCM	√	√	—	—	—	—	√	√	—	—
(Multichannel)
Analog (VCR) or Linear/	√	√	√	√	—	—	—	—	√	√
Packed PCM (2 channel)

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

*2 “DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. *3 You can select these modes by pressing SURROUND. (See page 27.)

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