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Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital is a digital surround sound system that gives 
you completely independent multi-channel audio. With 3 
front channels (front L/R and center), and 2 surround 
stereo channels, Dolby Digital provides 5 full-range audio 
channels. With an additional channel especially for bass 
effects, called LFE (Low Frequency Effect), the system 
has a total of 5.1-channels (LFE is counted as 0.1 
channel). By using 2-channel stereo for the surround 
speakers, more accurate moving sound effects and 
surround sound environment are possible than with Dolby 
Surround. The wide dynamic range from maximum to 
minimum volume reproduced by the 5 full-range channels 
and the precise sound orientation generated using digital 
sound processing provide listeners with unprecedented 
excitement and realism. With this unit, any sound 
environment from monaural up to a 5.1-channel 
configuration can be freely selected for your enjoyment.
Dolby Pro Logic II
Dolby Pro Logic II is an improved technique used to 
decode vast numbers of existing Dolby Surround sources. 
This new technology enables a discrete 5-channel 
playback with 2 front left and right channels, 1 center 
channel, and 2 surround left and right channels instead of 
only 1 surround channel for conventional Pro Logic 
technology. There are three modes available: “Music 
mode” for music sources, “Movie mode” for movie 
sources and “Game mode” for game sources.
Dolby Surround
Dolby Surround uses a 4-channel analog recording system 
to reproduce realistic and dynamic sound effects: 2 front 
left and right channels (stereo), a center channel for dialog 
(monaural), and a surround channel for special sound 
effects (monaural). The surround channel reproduces 
sound within a narrow frequency range. Dolby Surround is 
widely used with nearly all video tapes and laser discs, 
and in many TV and cable broadcasts as well. The Dolby 
Pro Logic decoder built into this unit employs a digital 
signal processing system that automatically stabilizes the 
volume on each channel to enhance moving sound effects 
and directionality.
DTS (Digital Theater Systems)
Digital Surround
DTS digital surround was developed to replace the analog 
soundtracks of movies with a 5.1-channel digital sound 
track, and is now rapidly gaining popularity in movie 
theaters around the world. Digital Theater Systems Inc. 
has developed a home theater system so that you can enjoy 
the depth of sound and natural spatial representation of 
DTS digital surround in your home. This system produces 
practically distortion-free 5.1-channel sound (technically, 
left, right and center channels, 2 surround channels, plus 
an LFE 0.1 channel as a subwoofer, for a total of 5.1-
channels).
LFE 0.1 channel
This channel reproduces low-frequency bass signals. The 
frequency range of this channel is from 20 Hz to 120 Hz. 
This channel is counted as 0.1 because it only enforces a 
low-frequency range compared to the full-range 
reproduced by the other 5 channels in Dolby Digital or 
DTS 5.1-channel systems.
Neural Surround
Neural Surround
 represents the latest advancement in 
surround technology and has been adopted by XM 
Satellite Radio for digital radio broadcast of surround 
recordings and live events in surround sound. Neural 
Surround
 employs psychoacoustic frequency domain 
processing which allows delivery of a more detailed sound 
stage with superior channel separation and localization of 
audio elements.
PCM (Linear PCM)
Linear PCM is a signal format under which an analog 
audio signal is digitized, recorded and transmitted without 
using any compression. This is used as a method of 
recording CDs and DVD audio. The PCM system uses a 
technique for sampling the size of the analog signal per 
very small unit of time. Standing for “Pulse Code 
Modulation”, the analog signal is encoded as pulses and 
then modulated for recording.
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