Advanced Operations; Using The Surround Mode - JVC TH-M301 Instructions Manual

Advanced operations

• The icon such as shows the types of discs the operation is
available for.
IMPORTANT
Before using the remote control for the following
operation;
1 Set the remote control mode selector to
AUDIO.
2 Press DVD.
• There are exceptions in the operation mentioned above. In such a
case, follow each instruction.
The buttons described below are used on pages 26 to 37.
(play button)
Cursor
( / / / )/
ENTER
Available Surround modes for each input signal
The marks show available surround modes.
Surround
Mode
off
Signal
SURR OFF
Dolby Digital
(Multichannel)
Dolby Digital
(2 channel)
DTS Digital
Surround
(Multichannel)
DTS Digital
Surround
(2 channel)
Analog (VCR) or
Linear/Packed
PCM
(2 channel)
Linear/Packed
PCM
(Multichannel)
Remote control
mode selector
Number buttons
Auto
Dolby Surround
Surround
AUTO PL II PL II
3
*
SURR MOVIE MUSIC
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Using the surround mode

Auto Surround (AUTO SURR)
Used to reproduce the sound as it is recorded without any
conversion (downmixing or simulation, etc.). For example, a
multichannel source is automatically reproduced in multichannel
audio.
Dolby Surround
Dolby Pro Logic II*
Dolby Pro Logic II has a newly 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.
Dolby Digital*
Used to reproduce multichannel soundtracks of the software
encoded with Dolby Digital (
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 Linear
Surround PCM
Dolby
DTS LPCM
3
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Digital
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1
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* 2
).
*1
Manufactured under
Packed
DSP
PCM
license from Dolby
Laboratories. "Dolby",
ALL
PPCM CH
"Pro Logic", "MLP
3
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ST.
Lossless", and the
double-D symbol are
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trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories.
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*2
"DTS" and "DTS
Digital Surround" are
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registered trademarks
of Digital Theater
Systems, Inc.
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*3
You can select these
modes by pressing
SURROUND.
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