Selecting the surround mode

Advanced operations

See page 24 for button locations.

7All Channel Stereo (DSP)

All Channel Stereo (ALL ST) mode can reproduce a larger stereo sound field using all the connected (and activated) speakers.

All Channel Stereo can be used while reproducing 2 channel stereo source.

Normal stereo sound

All Channel Stereo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7Indicators on the display window

Digital signal format indicators

PPCM, SURR:

Lights when DVD AUDIO packed PCM signals

 

comes in.

LPCM, SURR:

Lights when Linear PCM signal comes in.

GD, SURR:

Lights when Dolby D signals come in.

C, SURR:

Lights when DTS Digital (Surround) signals

 

come in.

No indication:

No digital signal indicator lights when analog

 

signals come in.

Dolby Surround/DSP mode indicators

GPLII, SURR: Lights when Dolby Pro Logic II mode is activated.

SURR: Lights when All Channel Stereo mode is activated.

Source signal indicators, etc. Light to indicate the incoming signals. a: Lights when the left channel signal comes

in.

b: Lights when the center channel signal comes in.

c: Lights when the right channel signal comes in.

d: Lights when the LFE channel signal comes in.

g: Lights when the surround left channel signal comes in.

i: Lights when the surround right channel signal comes in.

h: Lights when the monaural surround channel signal or 2 channel Dolby Surround signal comes in.

SW : Always lights.

The channel with “ Using the on-screen bar” shows that the corresponding speakers are reproducing the channels’ sound.

If the channels’ sound decoded into 5.1 channel is reproduced, only “ Showing the on-screen bar” lights.

Selecting the surround mode

The system is set up to automatically select the optimal surround mode for input signal from digital multichannel software.

When playing back 2 channel source, you can select the desired surround mode manually.

IMPORTANT

Before using the remote control for the following operation;

• Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO.

7When playing back digital multichannel software

(except during SURR OFF mode)

The appropriate multichannel surround mode (Dolby D, DTS Digital Surround or Linear/Packed PCM) is automatically selected.

7When playing back 2 channel source

You can select either mode of Dolby Pro Logic II (MOVIE/ MUSIC) or the DSP (ALL ST) mode.

Press SURROUND repeatedly to select the desired mode.

The surround mode is turned on and the current surround mode appears on the display window.

Each time you press the button, the surround mode changes.

For details on each mode, see page 24.

To turn off the surround mode

Press SURROUND repeatedly until SURR OFF appears on the display window.

Storing adjustments — auto memory

When you turn the power off, the system memorizes the current surround mode. The memorized mode is automatically recalled when you turn the power on.

NOTE

When FM or AM is selected as the source, you can select All Channel Stereo (ALL ST) and SURR OFF mode.

For a down-mixing prohibited DVD AUDIO disc, the system continues to output multi-channel signals with “MULTI CH” shown on the display window even if the surround mode is turned off during playback. On the other hand, the system outputs only the front left and right channel signals with “LR ONLY” shown on the display window when you start playback with the surround mode having been set to “SURR OFF” or “H. PHONE”.

Using the on-screen bar

You can check disc information and you can use some functions using the on-screen bar.

Showing the on-screen bar

7 Whenever a disc is loaded

 

 

 

 

 

DVD

 

DVD

 

DVD

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

 

AUDIO

 

VR

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press ON SCREEN.

Each time you press the button, the on-screen bar changes as follows on the TV screen.

Example:

During DVD VIDEO playback

Dolby D 2/0 . 0ch

Dolby D 2/0 . 0ch

OFF

(The on-screen bar disappears)

(back to the beginning)

• The currently selected item shows green.

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JVC TH-C7, TH-C6 manual Using the on-screenbar, Selecting the surround mode, Showing the on-screenbar