Down Mix

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You can get the optimum stereo mix signals from DVD discs recorded with Dolby Digital surround multichannel audio, depending on your audio system by selecting DOWN MIX correctly.

You can change DOWN MIX setting only when playing back a DVD disc recorded with Dolby Digital surround multichannel audio.

1.Press ON SCREEN during playback. The on-screen display appears.

2.Move to “DOWN MIX” using / .

3.Select from the following selections.

Lt/Rt: If you monitor the player’s 2-channel audio output signals via an amplifier with built-in Dolby Pro Logic.

Lo/Ro:If you monitor the player’s 2-channel audio output signals via a TV, an amplifier with no built-in Dolby Pro Logic, or the player’s headphone jack. Or if you record DVD audio to a cassette tape, MD, etc.

OFF: If you monitor the player’s 5.1-channel audio output signals via an amplifier equipped with Dolby Digital 5.1-channel inputs.

*Output signal from DIGITAL OUT

When setting “DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT” in the PREFERENCE on-screen display to “PCM ONLY” (see “Selecting Preferences” on page 53”), the same type of the signal as the analog 2 CH outputs is fed from the DIGITAL OUT. If you use DIGITAL OUT, select “DOWN MIX” to “Lt/Rt” or “L0/R0” according to the condition described above.

*If setting “DOWN MIX” to “OFF” while setting “CENTER SPEAKER” and “SURROUND SPEAKER” in the PREFERENCE on-screen display to “NONE”, the same signal is output as setting to “Lt/Rt”. (see “Selecting Preferences” on page 53”)

*If “DOWN MIX” is not correctly selected, you may have a trouble in playing back a DVD disc recorded with the Dolby Digital surround multichannel audio as follows.

•Monitoring 2-channel audio with setting “DOWN MIX” to “OFF”: Some material (such as dialog in a movie) may not be played back. (because channels except front L and R are not played back.)

•Monitoring 5.1-channel audio with setting “DOWN MIX” to “Lt/Rt” or “L0/ R0”: You cannot hear the sound from speakers except the front L and R. (because all sounds are mixed into front L and R.)

So if you connect both a Dolby Digital surround system and TV to the player and use one of them depending on the situation, you must be careful to set DOWN MIX correctly according to the playback system when playing back a Dolby Digital 5.1-channel source.

To turn off the on-screen display:

Press ON SCREEN.