Advanced Operations; Using The Surround Mode - JVC TH-P7 Instructions Manual

Advanced operations

• The icon such as shows the disc formats or file types
the operation is available for.
The buttons described below are used on pages 22 to
32.
Number
buttons
Cursor
(3/2/Y/5)/
ENTER

Using the surround mode

You can enjoy more realistic sound field than a stereo sound
by using the surround mode.
7 Auto Surround (AUTO SUR)
This function automatically selects the appropriate
surround mode according to the input signals. For example,
a multichannel source is automatically reproduced in
multichannel audio.
Available Surround modes for each input signal
The √ marks show available surround modes.
Mode Surround
Signal
Dolby Digital
(Multichannel)
Dolby Digital
(2 channel)
DTS Digital Surround
(Multichannel)
DTS Digital Surround
(2 channel)
Analog or Linear PCM
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* Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. "Dolby", "Pro Logic", and the double-D symbol are trademarks of
Dolby Laboratories.
2
"DTS" and "DTS Digital Surround" are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
*
3
* You can select these modes by pressing SURROUND. (See page 23.)
Auto
off Surround
OFF AUTO SUR MOVIE*
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7 Dolby Surround
Dolby Pro Logic II*
Dolby Pro Logic II has a developed multichannel playback
format to decode all 2 channel sources — stereo source and
Dolby Surround encoded source — into a 5.1 channel.
Dolby Pro Logic II has two modes — Movie mode and
Music mode:
• Pro Logic II Movie (MOVIE)
Suitable for reproduction of Dolby Surround encoded
sources bearing the mark
• Pro Logic II Music (MUSIC)
Suitable for reproduction of any 2 channel stereo music
sources.
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Dolby Digital*
Used to reproduce multichannel soundtracks of the
software encoded with Dolby Digital (
• There are other encoding formats of digital surround
introduced by Dolby Laboratories, such as Dolby Digital
EX.
7 DTS Digital Surround
Used to reproduce multichannel soundtracks of the
software encoded with DTS Digital Surround (
DTS Digital Surround (DTS) is another discrete
multichannel digital audio format available on CD and
DVD software.
• There are other encoding formats of multi-channel
digital surround introduced by Digital Theater Systems,
Inc., such as DTS-ES, DTS 96/24.
Dolby Surround
3 3
MUSIC* DOLBY D
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2
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DTS Digital
DSP
Surround
DTS STADIUM*
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3 3
ALL ST*
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