Using this unit with other equipment, Glossary

Using this unit with other equipment

Enjoying more powerful sound

Enjoy the powerful movie theater and hall-like sound available with multiple channel audio found on DVDs by connecting an amplifier and speakers.

Note

≥The equipment connections described are examples.

≥Peripheral equipment and optional cables sold separately unless otherwise indicated. ≥Before connection, turn off all equipment and read the appropriate operating instructions.

A Digital connection

To enjoy multi-channel surround sound		To enjoy stereo or Dolby Pro Logic
Connect an amplifier with a built-in decoder or a		Connect a digital amplifier or system component.
decoder-amplifier combination.		≥Change the settings in “Audio”
≥Change the settings in “Audio”		≥(➡ pages 32-33).
(➡ pages 32-33).

Note
≥You	can only use DTS Digital Surround
≥decoders that are compatible with DVD.
≥Even if using this connection, output will be
≥only 2 channels. [DVD-A]

Recording to digital recording equipment or cassette tapes

	≥Digital recording
	You can record the digital signal directly to digital recording equipment.
	Connect the recording equipment with an optical fiber cable (➡ [A] page 34).
	Note
	≥With DVD, the following conditions must be met: a the disc doesn’t have protection preventing
	digital recording, and b the recording equipment can handle signals with a sampling frequency of
	48 kHz.
	≥You cannot record WMA/MP3.
	When recording DVDs, make the following settings.		Operations
	Advanced Surround: OFF (➡ page 25)

	PCM Down Conversion: Yes (➡ page 32)
	Dolby Digital/DTS Digital Surround: PCM (➡ page 33)
	≥Analog recording
	You can record to a cassette deck or other recording equipment. There are no limitations on		Advanced
	recording analog signals as there are with digital signals.

	Connect the recording equipment with the stereo connection cable (➡ [B] page 34).
	Glossary

OPTICALAmplifierIN

Operations
Advanced	B		LINER		red
	B	Analog connection
	To enjoy stereo or Dolby Pro Logic
	Connect an analog amplifier or system
	component.			IN	white
					white
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Speakers (Example)

You can enjoy surround sound by connecting three or more speakers.

Optical fiber cable

Do not bend sharply.

VOL	AUDIO	VIDEO
	OPTOUT

This unit (Right side)

black

Stereo connection cable

Bitstream

The digital form of multi-channel data (e.g.,

5.1 channel) before decoding.

Decoder

A decoder restores the coded audio signals on

DVDs to normal. This is called decoding.

Dolby Digital

This is a method of coding digital signals

developed by Dolby Laboratories. Apart from

stereo (2-channel) audio, these signals can also

be multi-channel audio. A large amount of audio

information can be recorded on the disc using

this method.

Dolby Pro Logic

A surround system where a 4-channel audio

track is recorded as 2 channels and then is

restored to 4 channels for play. The surround

channel is monaural and can reproduce up to

7 kHz.

DTS (Digital Theater Systems)

This surround system is used in many movie

theaters around the world. There is good

separation between the channels, so realistic

sound effects are possible.

Dynamic range

Dynamic range is the difference between the

lowest level of sound that can be heard above

the noise of the equipment and the highest level

	Frame still and field still
	Frames are the still pictures that make moving
	Frames are the still pictures that make moving
	pictures. About thirty are shown each second. A
	frame still may appear blurred but overall quality
	is high.
	Two fields appear alternately to make up one
	frame. A field still is not blurred but picture
	quality is lower.
	I/P/B
	MPEG 2, the video compression standard
	adopted for use with DVD-Video, codes frames	Reference
	using these 3 picture types.	Reference
	using these 3 picture types.
	I: Intra coded picture
	This picture has the best quality and is the
	best to use when adjusting the picture.
	P: Predictive coded picture
	This picture is calculated based on past I or
	P-pictures.

B:Bidirectionally-predictive coded picture This picture is calculated by comparing past and future I and P-pictures so it has the

lowest volume of information.

Linear PCM (pulse code modulation)

These are uncompressed digital signals, similar to those found on CDs.

select scenes and information with menus.

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Playback control (PBC)

If a Video CD has playback control, you can

Analog amplifier or mini-system

of sound before distortion occurs.