Setup
Digital Output
Lets you set the audio output format according to the capabilities of your amplifier. (For more details, please refer to the digital output selection).
•PCM
•Bistream
•Bistream (Audiophile)
-Primary Audio : The audio soundtrack of the main feature.
-Secondary Audio : Additional soundtrack such as director or actor's commentary.
-Interactive Audio : Plays Interactive sounds when selected. Interactive Audio is different on each
✎NOTE
Be sure to select the correct Digital Output or you will hear no sound or a loud noise.
If the HDMI device (Receiver, TV) is not compatible with a compressed format (Dolby digital, DTS), the audio signal outputs as PCM.
Regular DVDs do not have Secondary and Effect audio.
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This Digital Output setup does not affect the analog (L/R) audio or HDMI audio output to your TV.
It affects the optical and HDMI audio output when the home theater is connected to a receiver.
If you play MPEG audio soundtracks, audio signal outputs PCM regardless of Digital Output Selections (PCM or Bitstream).
Digital Output Selection
Setup | PCM |
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| PCM | Up to 7.1ch |
| PCM 2ch | DTS | PCM | PCM 2ch |
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| Dolby Digital | Up to 5.1ch |
| PCM 2ch | DTS | Dolby Digital | Dolby Digital |
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| Dolby Digital | Up to 7.1ch |
| PCM 2ch | DTS | Dolby Digital Plus | Dolby Digital |
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on | Dolby TrueHD | Up to 7.1ch |
| PCM 2ch | DTS | Dolby TrueHD | Dolby Digital | |
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| DTS | Up to 6.1ch |
| PCM 2ch | DTS | DTS | DTS |
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| Up to 7.1ch |
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| Up to 7.1ch |
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Audio Stream | PCM | PCM 2ch |
| PCM 2ch | PCM 2ch | PCM 2ch | PCM 2ch | |
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Dolby Digital | Up to 5.1ch |
| PCM 2ch | Dolby Digital | Dolby Digital | Dolby Digital | ||
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DTS | Up to 6.1ch |
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| Decodes Primary, Secondary and | Outputs only the Primary audio | |
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Any | Effect audio streams together into | movie) so that your receiver can decode | ||||||
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