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About the audio output settings
The audio signals that are output differ according to the audio format recorded on the disc and the player’s settings. Check on the table
below.
Caution
• Linear PCM audio signals (2 channels) are output from all terminals other than the ones selected at Audio under Output Terminal
Priority, regardless of the audio format or the player’s settings (pages 20 and 48).
• The audio signals output from the DIGITAL OUT terminals have a sampling frequency of 48 kHz (44.1 kHz for CDs).
• MPEG audio is output in linear PCM.
Audio format
AUDIO OUT terminal DIGITAL OUT terminal
HDMI OUT terminal
1
1. When outputting linear PCM audio signals, if the number of compatible channels of the connected HDMI device is lower, the signals are output with the number of
channels for which the device is compatible.
2ch
2
2. When Audio Output Mode is set to 2 Channel or Multi-channel (page 40).
Multi-channel
2
Converted to
linear PCM audio
3
3. When Dolby Digital Out is set to Dolby Digital PCM, DTS Out is set to DTS PCM, or AAC Out is set to AAC PCM (page 40).
Not converted to
linear PCM
audio
4,5
4. When Dolby Digital Out is set to Dolby Digital 1/Dolby Digital 2, DTS Out is set to DTS 1/DTS 2 or AAC Out is set to AAC (page 40).
5. When outputting Dolby Digital or DTS Digital Surround bitstream with settings of Dolby Digital 2 at Dolby Digital Out, DTS 2 at DTS Out, the secondary audio and
interactive audio signals are not mixed for output.
PCM
6
6. When HDMI Audio Out is set to PCM or Auto (page 41).
Auto
6,7,8
7. When outputting the bitstream of Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Digital, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio or DTS Digital Surround, the
secondary audio and interactive audio signals are not mixed.
8. If the connected HDMI device is not compatible with Dolby TrueHD or Dolby Digital Plus bitstream, the signals are output in Dolby Digital bitstream.
If the connected HDMI device is not compatible with DTS-HD Master Audio or DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, the signals are output in DTS Digital Surround
bitstream.
If the connected HDMI device is not compatible with Dolby Digital or DTS Digital Surround bitstream, the signals are output in linear PCM.
BD-ROM Dolby Digital
Converted to 2-
channel audio
5.1-channel audio
Converted to 2-
channel audio
Dolby Digital
5.1-channel audio Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital Plus
7.1-channel audio
9
9. Only compatible with 7.1-channel surround back. 6.1-channel surround back is output in 7.1 channels. In other cases, output as audio signals of 5.1-channels or less.
7.1-channel
audio
9,10
10. When the output video resolution is set to 480i or 480p, the signals may be output in 2 channel, depending on HDMI High-Speed Transmission setting and/or the
connected HDMI device (page 15).
Dolby Digital Plus
Dolby TrueHD
Dolby TrueHD
11
11. When the output video resolution is set to 480i or 480p, the signals may be output in Dolby Digital bitstream, depending on HDMI High-Speed Transmission setting
and/or the connected HDMI device (page 15).
DTS Digital
Surround
5.1-channel audio
DTS Digital
Surround
5.1-channel audio
DTS Digital
Surround
DTS-HD High
Resolution Audio
5.1-channel audio
12
12. DTS Digital Surround signals converted to linear PCM audio signals are output.
5.1-channel audio
12
DTS-HD High
Resolution Audio
DTS-HD Master
Audio
DTS-HD Master
Audio
13
13. When the output video resolution is set to 480i or 480p, the signals may be output in DTS Digital Surround bitstream, depending on HDMI High-Speed Transmission
setting and/or the connected HDMI device (page 15).
Linear PCM
7.1-channel audio
9
Converted to 2-
channel audio
7.1-channel
audio
9,10
7.1-channel audio
BD-R/RE Dolby Digital
Converted to 2-
channel audio
5.1-channel audio
Converted to 2-
channel audio
Dolby Digital
5.1-channel audio
Dolby Digital
MPEG-2 AAC MPEG-2 AAC MPEG-2 AAC
MPEG
2-channel audio
Linear PCM
DVD-
Video
Dolby Digital
Converted to 2-
channel audio
5.1-channel audio
Converted to 2-
channel audio
Dolby Digital
5.1-channel audio
Dolby Digital
DTS Digital
Surround
DTS Digital
Surround
DTS Digital
Surround
MPEG
2-channel audio
Linear PCM
DVD (VR
format)
Dolby Digital Converted to 2-
channel audio
5.1channel audio
Converted to 2-
channel audio
Dolby Digital 5.1-channel audio Dolby Digital
MPEG
2-channel audio
Linear PCM