DOLBY SURROUND

Surround modes

English

With this receiver, you can use four types of the Surround mode.

Following modes cannot be used when only the front speakers are connected to this receiver (without the rear speakers or center speaker).

Dolby Surround (Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic)*

Used to watch the soundtracks of software encoded with Dolby

Digital (bearing the mark ) or with Dolby Surround

(bearing the mark ).

Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic can be selected automatically according to software played back and the speaker arrangement you have done.

To enjoy the software encoded with Dolby Digital, you must connect the source component using the digital terminal on the rear of this receiver. (See page 8.)

DTS Digital Surround**

DTS Digital Surround is a discrete 5.1 channel digital audio format available on CD, LD, and DVD software.

To watch the soundtracks of video software bearing the mark , the receiver can provide you with DTS Digital Surround decoder. DTS Digital Surround is automatically selected according to software played back and the speaker arrangement you have done.

To enjoy the software encoded with DTS Digital Surround, you must connect the source component using the digital terminal on the rear of this receiver. (See page 8.)

Note:

A CD encoded with DTS Digital Surround cannot be played back

through this receiver.

MPEG Multichannel

MPEG Multichannel is another discrete 5.1 channel digital audio format available on DVD software, and uses encoding method called MPEG2-Audio. (MPEG stands for “Motion Picture Expert Group” and has been originally developed for compressing video signals. ) To watch the soundtracks of video software bearing the mark

, the receiver can provide you with MPEG Multichannel decoder.

MPEG Multichannel is automatically selected according to software played back and the speaker arrangement you have done.

To enjoy the software encoded with MPEG Multichannel, you must connect the source component using the digital terminal on the rear of this receiver. (See page 8.)

JVC Theater Surround

In order to reproduce a more realistic sound field in your listening room while playing soundtracks of software encoded;

with Dolby Surround (bearing the mark

 

 

DOLBY SURROUND

),

with Dolby Digital (bearing the mark

),

 

– with DTS Digital Surround (bearing the mark ),

with MPEG Multichannel (bearing the mark ), you can use JVC Theater Surround.

• When playing a source encoded with Dolby Digital, with DTS Digital Surround, or MPEG Multichannel, “DIG THEATER” is selected automatically.

• When playing a source encoded with Dolby Surround, “THEATER” is selected automatically.

Notes:

The DSP modes have no effect on monaural sources.

The DSP modes cannot be used for recording an analog source.

When you select “DVD MULTI” as the source to play, you cannot select or adjust the DSP modes.

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

The Ù DIGITAL indicator lights up when the signals encoded with Dolby Digital come into the receiver.

The Dolby Pro Logic decoder is used not only for the analog sources but also for the sources encoded with Dolby Digital, DTS Digital Surround, or MPEG Multichannel in the following cases:

When only front channel signals are encoded.

When front channel and monaural rear channel signals are encoded.

IMPORTANT:

Before recording a digital source, turn off the DSP mode.

DVD MULTI Playback Mode

This receiver provides the DVD MULTI playback mode for reproducing the analog discrete 5.1 channel output mode of the DVD player or other equipment.

You can adjust the DVD MULTI playback mode while playing back a video software such as a DVD using the analog discrete 5.1 channel output mode.

For the DVD MULTI playback mode connection, see page 7.

For details on the DVD MULTI playback mode, see page 32.

* Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby,” “Pro

**Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US

Logic,” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby

Pat. No. 5,451,942 and other world-wide patents issues and

Laboratories. Confidential Unpublished Works. ©1992–1998 Dolby

pending. “DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are trademarks of

Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved.

Digital Theater Systems, Inc. ©1996 Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

 

All rights reserved.

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JVC RX-888RBK manual Surround modes, DVD Multi Playback Mode

RX-888RBK specifications

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