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The Menu System
The Audio Menu
Digital out SPDIF
Use this option to select the output sound format when an audio device, such as an amplifier, is connected to
the DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT BITSTREAM/PCM jack on your player.
For details about output sound selection, see page 50.
• Bitstream
Select this when an amplifier equipped with built-in Dolby Digital, DTS or MPEG decoder is connected
to the player. When you play a disc recorded in Dolby Digital or DTS format, digital audio signal
(bitstream audio) is output.
• PCM
Select this when a 2 channel digital stereo amplifier is connected to the player. When you play an HD
DVD or DVD video disc recorded in Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS or DTS-
HD format, sound is converted into PCM (2 channel) format to output.
Digital out HDMI
Use this option to select the output sound format when a device equipped with an HDMI terminal is
connected to the HDMI OUTPUT jack on this player.
For details about output sound selection, see page 50.
• Auto
Select this when an HDMI device equipped with built-in Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG or linear PCM
decoder is connected to this player. When you play a disc recorded in Dolby Digital or DTS format,
digital audio signal (bitstream audio) is output.
If a connected HDMI device does not support Dolby Digital, DTS or MPEG, sound is converted into
linear PCM to output.
• Bitstream
Select this when an HDMI device equipped with built-in Dolby Digital, DTS or MPEG decoder is
connected to this player. When you play a disc recorded in Dolby Digital, DTS or MPEG format, digital
audio signal (bitstream audio) is output.
• PCM
Select this when an HDMI device which has multi channel output is connected to this player. When you
play an HD DVD or DVD video disc recorded in multi channel in Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus,
Dolby TrueHD, DTS or DTS-HD format, the sound is decoded and output in multi channel in linear
PCM format.
• Downmixed PCM
Select this when a 2 channel digital stereo amplifi er is connected to this player. When you play a DVD
video disc recorded in Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG1 or MPEG2 format, sound is converted into PCM (2
channel) format to output.
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