D O L B Y D I G I TA L A N D P R E F E R E N C E S S E T U P
DOLBY DIGITAL SETUP
Dual Mono Setting
Path: Main Page ➞ Dolby Digital
Setup ➞ Dual Mono
DUAL MONO |
| STEREO |
DYNAMIC RNG | LEFT MONO | |
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| RIGHT MONO |
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| MIXED MONO |
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DUA MONO(1+1)SETUP |
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Default Setting: STEREO
Some (rare) Dolby Digital DVDs may be recorded with Dual Mono pro- gram, i.e. different programs on left and right front channels. With them the following options can be selected in the Dolby Digital Setup menu:
•STEREO: Reproduces both channels as stereo.
•LEFT MONO: Reproduces left channel in front left and right speakers.
•RIGHT MONO: Reproduces right channel in front left and right speakers.
•MIXED MONO: Reproduces both channels mixed together.
Dynamic Range Setting
Path: Main Page➞Dolby Digital Setup➞Dynamic
DUAL MONO |
| STEREO |
DYNAMIC RNG | LEFT MONO | |
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| RIGHT MONO |
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| MIXED MONO |
MAIN PAGE |
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DUA MONO(1+1)SETUP |
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Default Setting: FULL
In some listening situations, it may be inconvenient to allow the sound to become very loud, such as late at night. The Dolby Digital Setup menu offers the facility to compress the dynamic range of the soundtrack so that the loudest sounds become quieter, while the
Select dynamic range compression to fit your individual listening situation. The variable range is from FULL, 7/8 to 1/8, or OFF.
•OFF: Audio with uncompressed dynamic range.
•7/8~1/8: Audio with partially compressed dynamic range.
•FULL: Audio with fully compressed dynamic range.
Note
•The Dual Mono and Dynamic Range settings can only be used with Dolby Digital programs.
PREFERENCES SETUP
Selecting the Language for Audio
Note
•You cannot enter the Preferences Page during playback. You must stop playback before setting the preferences.
Path: Main Page➞Preferences Page➞Audio
Selects the preferred language for dialog as default.
•ENGLISH
•SPANISH
•FRENCH
•ITALIAN
•GERMAN
EN GL ISH
SPA N ISH
F RE NC H
ITA L IA N
GE RM AN
Notes:
•When you select a preferred language (English is the default) that is not recorded on the DVD, one of the recorded languages is automatically selected.
•You can select any language recorded on the disc by pressing LANGUAGE when playing a DVD (see page 34).
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