A/V Receivers - Sony HT-V1000D Guide Manual

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proportion of analog stereo TV broadcasts. If you watch television or enjoy VI-/S Hi-
Fi movies, you'll use Dolby Pro Logic surround sound.
Dolby Pro Logic II-movie and Pro Logic II-music. These new decoding systems
derive 5.1 channels instead of the conventional 4 channels of Dolby Pro Logic
surround sound. These are decode-only systems. By design, there is no Pro Logic E-
movie or Pro Logic E-music encoding for source material.
dts® 5.1-channd surround sound. Another digital surround sound _brmaL used as
an option _br DVD movie sound tracks and _br music disks.
dts 96124. The DVD-Video standard offers the possibility ofa dts 5.1-channel signal
encoded at a 48 kI/z sampling rate. However, dts has created a way to extend the
sampling rate to 96 kHz while retaining full backwards compatibility. Older decoders
can handle the new discs (although without the benefit of the 96 kHz sampling rate).
Newer decoders can deliver the extended _equency response and heightened realism
of the 96 kI/z signal.
dts ES discrete 6.1 and dts ES matrix 6.1. These systems add a Surround Back
channel. In the "discrete" case, ifs a completely separate channel. In the "matrLx"
case, ifs specially encoded into the other surround channels, then regenerated by the
receiver.
dts Neo6:cinema and dts Neo6:music. These decoding systems derive sLx channels
_om two-channel material. These are decode-only systems. By design, there is no
Neo6:cinema or Neo6:music encoding _br source material.
A/V Receivers
In many respects, the Ai_,r receiver is the brains of your home theater system. It's
where you connect and select all your entertainment sources. Ifs where the surround
sound signals are decoded into their separate speaker channels, and where those channels
are amplified to drive the full range speakers. (Subwoofers typically have their o_u
amplifiers built in.)
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