Advanced Operations; Using The Surround Mode - JVC TH-S3 Instructions Manual

Advanced operations

• The mark shows the types of discs the operation is available
for.
The buttons described below are used on pages 20 to 30.
(play button)
Cursor
(3/2/Y/5)/
ENTER
IMPORTANT
Before using the remote control for the following
operation;
1 Set the remote control mode selector to
AUDIO.
2 Press DVD.
Available Surround modes for each input signal
The B marks show available surround modes.
Surround
Mode
off
SURR
Signal
OFF
Dolby Digital
B
(Multichannel)
Dolby Digital
B
(2 channel)
DTS Digital
B
Surround
(Multichannel)
DTS Digital
B
Surround
(2 channel)
Packed PCM
B
(Multichannel)
Packed PCM
B
(2 channel)
Analog (VCR) or
B
Linear PCM
Remote control
mode selector
Number buttons
AUDIO
Auto
Dolby Surround
Surround
AUTO PL II PL II
* 3 *
SURR MOVIE MUSIC
B
— —
B B B
B
— —
B B B
B
— —
B B B
B B B

Using the surround mode

7 Auto Surround (AUTO SURR)
This function automatically selects the appropriate surround mode
according to the input signals. For example, a multichannel source
is automatically reproduced in multichannel audio.
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 (PL II MOVIE)
Suitable for reproduction of Dolby Surround encoded sources
bearing the mark
• Pro Logic II Music (PL II MUSIC)
Suitable for reproduction of any 2 channel stereo music sources.
1
Dolby Digital*
Used to reproduce multichannel soundtracks of the software
encoded with Dolby Digital (
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.
DTS Digital
DSP
Surround
Dolby ALL CH
DTS
3
Digital ST.
B
— —
B
— —
B
— —
B
— —
— — —
B
— —
B
— —
1
.
).
* 2
).
*1
Manufactured under license from
Dolby Laboratories. "Dolby",
"Pro Logic", "MLP Lossless",
* 3
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 SURR. (See page 21.)
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