On the front panel:

You can also use the buttons on the front panel to adjust the Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic modes. However, no test tone is available when using the buttons on the front panel. So, make adjustments while listening to the sound of the source played back.

1. Select and play the source encoded with Dolby Digital (bearing the mark

) or with Dolby Surround (bearing the mark

 

 

DOLBY SURROUND

 

).

 

 

D I G I T A L

When you play back the source encoded with Dolby Digital and select the digital input for that source, the ÙDIGITAL indicator lights up on the display.

2. Press DOLBY SURROUND so that the lamp on the button

DOLBY SURROUND

lights up.

 

“SURROUND ON” appears on the display.

Dolby Digital or Dolby Pro Logic is automatically selected according to the source being played back.

When Dolby Pro Logic is selected, the lamp on the DOLBY SURROUND button lights red.

When Dolby Digital is selected, the lamp on the DOLBY SURROUND button lights green.

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Notes:

To enjoy the software encoded with Dolby Digital, you must connect the source component using the digital terminal on the rear of this receiver.

When the signals come into this receiver through the analog connection from the source component, “PRO LOGIC” is automatically selected.

The Surround mode is not used with the other DSP modes such as the DAP mode and 3D-PHONIC mode. When the Surround mode is turned on, the other DSP mode, if used, will be turned off.

Notes on the indications:

If you need to make any adjustment, go to the following steps.

3.Adjust the speaker output levels as follows.

1)Press BALANCE/SURROUND ADJUST repeatedly until one of the indications appears on the display. “CENTER LEVEL”: To adjust the center speaker level. “REAR L LEVEL”: To adjust the left speaker level. “REAR R LEVEL”: To adjust the right speaker level.

2)Turn MULTI JOG to adjust the selected speaker output level (from –10 dB to +10 dB), while the indicator of the previous step is still on the display.

3)Repeat 1) and 2) to adjust the other speaker output levels.

BALANCE/SURROUND

ADJUST

MULTI JOG

The PRO LOGIC indicator lights up when the Dolby Pro Logic decoder built in this receiver is activated.

The Dolby Pro Logic decoder is used not only for the analog sources but also for the sources encoded with Dolby Digital in the following cases:

When only front channel signals are encoded.

When front channel and

monaural rear channel signals are encoded.

While the Dolby Pro Logic is activated for this type of Dolby

BALANCE/SURROUND

4. Press BALANCE/SURROUND ADJUST repeatedly untilADJUST

“CENTER TONE” appears on the display.

The display changes to show the current setting.

5. Turn MULTI JOG to select the center tone level you want,

MULTI JOG

while the indication of the previous step is still on the display.

The center tone adjustment affects the mid-frequency range, which the human voice is mostly made up of. As you turn it, the display changes to show the following:

SOFT2 SOFT1 FLAT SHARP1 SHARP2

To make the dialogue clearer, select “SHARP1” (little) or “SHARP2” (much). To make the dialogue softer, select “SOFT1” (little) or “SOFT2” (much). When “FLAT” is selected, no adjustment is applied.

To cancel the Surround mode

Press DOLBY SURROUND again so that “SURROUND OFF” appears.

Digital source, the Ù DIGITAL indicator goes off.

Notes:

You cannot adjust the center speaker level when “CENTER SPK” is set to “NONE” (see page 20).

You cannot adjust the rear speaker levels when “REAR SPK” is set to “NONE” (see page 20).

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JVC RX-884PBK manual Press Dolby Surround so that the lamp on the button, Lights up

RX-884PBK specifications

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