JVC TH-S3 TH-S2 Using the on-screen bar, Selecting the surround mode, Showing the on-screen bar

Advanced operations

See page 20 for button locations.

7All Channel Stereo (DSP)

All Channel Stereo (ALL CH 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:	Lights when DVD AUDIO packed PCM signals
	comes in.
LPCM:	Lights when Linear PCM signal comes in.
GD:	Lights when Dolby Digital signals come in.
C:	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: Lights when Dolby Pro Logic II mode is activated.

DSP: Lights when All Channel Stereo mode is activated.

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

comes in.

b: Lights when the center channel signal comes in.

c: Lights when the front 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 “ ” shows that the corresponding speakers are reproducing the channels’ sound.

If the channels’ sound decoded into 5.1 channel is reproduced, only

“” 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.

NOTE

•This function also takes effect for the sources other than DVD.

•The surround mode does not take effects for MPEG4 files.

7When playing back digital multichannel software

(except during SURR OFF mode)

The appropriate multichannel surround mode (Dolby Digital, 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 (PL II MOVIE/ PL II MUSIC) or the DSP (ALL CH ST.) mode.

Press SURR. 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 20.

To turn off the surround mode

Press SURR. 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 cannot select any surround 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 front 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”.

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

7Whenever a disc is

loaded

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

OFF

(The on-screen bar disappears)

(back to the beginning)

•The currently selected item shows green.

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