JVC RX-9000VBK Using the DSP Modes, What are the DSP Modes?, Surround modes, DTS Digital Surround

DOLBY SURROUND

D I G I T A L

Using the DSP Modes

The built-in Surround Processor provides three types of the DSP (Digital Signal Processor) mode — Surround mode, DAP (Digital Acoustic Processor) mode and 3D-PHONIC mode.

The following operations are only possible while the receiver is ready for the main room operations, and are only used for the main room sources.

What are the DSP Modes?

Surround modes

With this receiver, you can use three 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 Surround encoding format records the left front channel, right front channel, center channel, and rear channel (total 4 channels) signals into 2 channels. The Dolby Pro Logic decoder built in this receiver decodes these 2 channel signals into original 4 channel signals — matrix-based multichannel reproduction, and allows you to enjoy the realistic stereo sounds in your listening room.

On the other hand, Dolby Digital encoding method (the so-called discrete 5.1 channel digital audio format) records and compresses the left front channel, right front channel, center channel, left rear channel, right rear channel, and LFE channel (total 6 channels, but LFE channel is counted as 0.1 channel, therefore called 5.1 channels) signals digitally. Each channel is completely independent from other channel signals to avoid interference, therefore, you can obtain much better sound quality with much stereo and surround effects.

The Dolby Digital decoder built in this receiver can create much more realistic sound field in your listening room. You may feel as if you were in a real theater.

In addition, Dolby Digital enables stereo rear sounds, and sets the cutoff frequency of the rear treble at 20 kHz, compared to 7 kHz for Dolby Pro Logic. These facts enhance the sound movement and being-there feelings much more than Dolby Pro Logic.

•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 9.)

DTS Digital Surround**

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

Compared to Dolby Digital, audio compression rate is relatively high. This fact allows DTS Digital Surround format to have more data recorded than Dolby Digital even using the same media, and to add breadth and depth to the reproduced sounds. As a result, DTS Digital Surround features natural, solid and clear sound.

•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 9.)

JVC Theater Surround

In order to reproduce a more realistic sound field in your listening room while playing soundtracks of software encoded with Dolby Digital (bearing the mark D I G I T A L ), with Dolby Surround

(bearing the mark	DOLBY SURROUND	), or with DTS Digital Surround
(bearing the mark	), you can use JVC Theater Surround.

•When playing a source encoded with Dolby Surround (bearing the

mark DOLBY SURROUND ), you can select “LARGE THEATER” or “SMALL THEATER.”

•When playing a source encoded with Dolby Digital (bearing the

mark D I G I T A L ), you can select “DIG L. THEATER” or “DIG S. THEATER.”

•When playing a source encoded with DTS Digital Surround

(bearing the mark ), you can select “DTS L. THEATER” or “DTS S. THEATER.”

LARGE THEATER: Reproduces the sound field of a large (DIG L. THEATER) theater (where the seating capacity is (DTS L. THEATER) almost 1,000).

SMALL THEATER: Reproduces the sound field of a small (DIG S. THEATER) theater (where the seating capacity is (DTS S. THEATER) almost 500).

Notes:

•When the SUB ROOM ON/OFF lamp and the SUB ROOM speaker (SPEAKERS 2) lamp on the front panel are lit green, the SURROUND ON/OFF button do not work.

•When the SUB ROOM ON/OFF lamp and SUB ROOM speaker (SPEAKERS 2) lamp on the front panel are lit green, you can only use 3D-PHONIC modes and DAP modes for the main room source.

•The DSP modes have no effect on monaural sources.

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

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

*Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby,” “Pro Logic,” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential Unpublished Works. ©1992–1997 Dolby Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved.

**Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942 and other world-wide patents issues and pending. “DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. ©1996 Digital Theater Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.

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