Creating realistic sound fields

IMPORTANT

Before using the remote control for the following operation;

Set the remote control mode selector to

AUDIO.

Remote control mode selector

Using 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.

On the remote control:

7When playing back digital multichannel software

The appropriate multichannel surround mode is automatically activated.

“DOLBY D”:When a software encoded with Dolby Digital is played back

“DTS”: When a software encoded with DTS Digital Surround is played back

In these cases, you can only turn on or off (“SURR OFF”) the surround mode.

7When playing back 2 channel source

You can select either mode of Dolby Pro Logic II (PL II MOVIE/ PL II MUSIC) or one of the DSP modes (LIVE CLUB/DANCE CLUB/HALL/PAVILION/ALL CH ST.).

Press SURROUND (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 as follows;

]PL II MOVIE ] PL II MUSIC ] LIVE CLUB ] DANCE CLUB ] HALL ] PAVILION ] ALL CH ST. ] (back to the beginning)

For details on each mode, see pages 27 and 28.

To turn off the surround mode

Press SURROUND (ON/OFF).

Each time you press the button, the surround mode turns on and off alternately.

SURR OFF (surround off) O current selected mode (surround on)

NOTE

When selecting “PL II MUSIC”, “PL II MOVIE”, “DOLBY D” or “DTS” as the surround mode, the SURROUND indicator lights.

When selecting one of the DSP modes (“LIVE CLUB”/“DANCE CLUB”/“HALL”/“PAVILION”/“ALL CH ST.”) as the surround mode, the DSP indicator lights.

For Dolby Digital 2 channel software, you can select “PL II MUSIC” or “PL II MOVIE”.

Storing adjustments — auto memory

This system memorizes the surround mode settings for each source.

When you turn the power off:

When turning the power on again, the memorized settings for the current source are automatically recalled.

When you change the source:

The memorized settings for the newly selected source are automatically recalled.

NOTE

If the source is FM or AM, you can assign a different setting for each band.

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JVC TH-M42 manual Using the surround mode, Press Surround Mode, Press Surround ON/OFF, When playing back 2 channel source

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