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AUDIO
DIGITAL AUDIO
OUTPUT
Setting options
•
PCM ONLY
•
DOLBY DIGITAL/
PCM
• STREAM/PCM
Set this correctly according to the external component connected to the DIGITAL OUT
connectors on the rear.
• See “Digital output signal chart” on page 92 for details about the relation between the
setting and output signals.
•
PCM ONLY:
Select when connecting to the linear PCM digital input connector
of other audio equipment such as an MD recorder.
•
DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM:
Select when connecting the digital input connector of a Dolby
Digital decoder or an amplifier with a built-in Dolby Digital
decoder.
•
STREAM/PCM:
Select when connecting the digital input connector of an
amplifier with a built-in DTS, MPEG Multichannel or Dolby
Digital decoder, or the stand-alone unit of such a decoder.
ANALOG DOWN
MIX
Setting options
•
DOLBY
SURROUND
• STEREO
To correctly play the audio in a DVD Video disc recorded with surround multichannel audio,
set this properly according to your audio system configuration.
•
DOLBY SURROUND:
Select when listening to multichannel surround audio through a
surround decoder connected to the DVD/HDD AUDIO OUT and
L-1 IN/OUT connectors on the rear.
•
STEREO:
Select when listening to conventional two-channel stereo audio
through an amplifier or receiver connected to the DVD/HDD
AUDIO OUT and L-1 IN/OUT connectors on the rear.
You can also connect a MiniDisc recorder, cassette deck, etc. to
record through the DVD/HDD AUDIO OUT (and L-1 IN/OUT)
connectors on the rear.
NOTE
This function does not take effect when 3D PHONIC is activated.
D. RANGE
CONTROL
Setting options
•
WIDE RANGE
• NORMAL
•
TV MODE
This setting provides optimal audio quality through the DVD/HDD AUDIO OUT and L-1 IN/
OUT connectors on the rear, for listening to DVD Video discs recorded in Dolby Digital
format, at low or middle volume.
•
WIDE RANGE:
Select to enjoy powerful playback sound with the widest dynamic range.
•
NORMAL:
Normally, select this.
•
TV MODE:
Select if DVD Video disc sound level is lower than TV programme sound
level. Thus you can hear sound at a lower volume clearly.
OUTPUT LEVEL
Setting options
• STANDARD
•
LOW
This setting allows you to attenuate the level of the signal output through the DVD/HDD
AUDIO OUT and L-1 IN/OUT connectors on the rear.
•
STANDARD:
Normally, select this.
•
LOW:
Select if the reproduced sounds are distorted.
CHANGING THE INITIAL SETTING (cont.)