Getting Started
8
GB
Optical digital connecting cord
(not supplied)
CD/DVD player
Amplifier with a
digital connector, MD
deck, DAT deck, etc.
Coaxial digital connecting cord
(not supplied)
CD/DVD player
Amplifier with a
digital connector, MD
deck, DAT deck, etc.
DIGITAL IN
COAXIAL
OPTICAL COAXIAL
DIGITAL OUT
PCM/MPEG/DTS/
DOLBY DIGITAL (AC-3)
OPTICAL COAXIAL
DIGITAL IN
OPTICAL
DIGITAL OUT
PCM/MPEG/DTS/
DOLBY DIGITAL (AC-3)
z If you connect the player to a monitor or projector
with component video input connectors that conform
to output signals from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT
(Y, C
B/B-Y, CR/R-Y) connectors on the player
Connect the component via the COMPONENT VIDEO
OUT connectors using three video connecting cords (not
supplied) of the same kind. You will get a better picture.
In this case, set “EURO AV OUT” in “INITIAL SETUP 3”
to “VIDEO” or “S VIDEO” in the setup display, and set
“COMPONENT OUT” to “ON.” (page 40)
Notes
• When you set “EURO AV OUT” in “INITIAL SETUP 3” to
“RGB”, you cannot select the item “COMPONENT OUT” in
“INITIAL SETUP 3”.
• Refer to the instructions supplied with the component to be
connected.
z If you have a digital component such as an amplifier
with a digital connector, DAT or MD
Connect the component via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL
or COAXIAL connector using an optical or coaxial digital
connecting cord (not supplied).
When you play a DVD, set the items in “INITIAL SETUP
3” in the setup display as follows (page 40):
•DIGITAL OUT : ON
•DOLBY DIGITAL : D-PCM
•MPEG : PCM
•DTS : OFF.
pWhen using an optical digital connecting cord
Take off the cap and plug in the optical digital connecting
cord.
YC
B
/B–Y C
R
/R–Y
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT
pWhen using a coaxial digital connecting cord
Notes
• Refer to the instructions supplied with the component
to be connected.
• You cannot make digital audio recordings of discs
recorded in DTS , MPEG and Dolby Digital (AC-3)
format directly using an MD deck or DAT deck.
When you make the connections above, do not set
the items in “INITIAL SETUP 3” in the setup display
as follows:
• DOLBY DIGITAL : DOLBY DIGITAL
• MPEG : MPEG
• DTS : ON.
If you set even one of them, a loud noise will
suddenly come out from the speakers, affecting
your ears or causing the speakers to be damaged.
z If you have a digital component with a built-in MPEG,
DTS or Dolby Digital (AC-3) decoder
Connect the component via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL
or COAXIAL connector using an optical or coaxial digital
connecting cord (not supplied). For details on hookups
and settings, see page 33.
This player conforms to the PAL color system.
When you play a disc recorded in the NTSC color
system, the player outputs the video signal or the
setup display etc. in the NTSC color system and
the picture may not appear on the TV screen. In
this case, open the disc tray and remove the disc.