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Activating the Surround Sounds

With this receiver, you can use two types of the surround modes — Dolby Surround and JVC Theater Surround.

Speaker Arrangements for Surround Modes

The following illustrations show how to obtain the optimum sound environment for various surround modes settings. Try to find the speaker direction and location to create the optimum sound field.

CASE 1 When you have added a center speaker and rear speakers

Front

TV

Front

 

speaker

 

speaker

 

Center speaker

 

Rear

Rear

speaker

speaker

CASE 2 When you have added rear speakers (without a center speaker)

In this case:

1.Select “PROLOGIC” or “THEATER.”

2.Select “NORMAL” or “WIDE” for center mode.

See pages 32 to 35 for more details.

Front

TV

Front

 

speaker

 

speaker

Rear

Rear

speaker

speaker

CASE 3 When you have added a center speaker (without rear speakers)

Front

TV

Front

 

speaker

 

speaker

 

Center speaker

 

In this case:

1.Select “PROLOGIC” or “THEATER.”

2.Select “PHANTOM” for center mode.

See pages 32 to 35 for more details.

In this case:

1.Select “3CHLOGIC.”

2.Select “NORMAL” or “WIDE” for center mode.

See pages 32 to 35 for more details.

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JVC RX-554RBK Speaker Arrangements for Surround Modes, This case, Select 3CHLOGIC Select Normal or Wide for center mode