Panasonic DMP-BD10A warranty Connecting an amplifier/receiver excluding Hdmi connection

Getting started 11 Connection

Connecting an amplifier/receiver (excluding HDMI connection)

FConnecting to an amplifier/receiver with 7.1ch/5.1ch AUDIO IN terminal

You can enjoy surround sound using the 7.1ch AUDIO OUT terminals. The 7.1ch AUDIO OUT terminals offer you another option for enjoying surround sound.

						Multi channel speakers	≥This unit comes equipped with a
							Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD
Back of the unit						NOTE	and DTS-HD§decoder. When
							connected to a compatible
							amplifier/receiver using the 7.1ch
	￿		￿				AUDIO OUT terminals, you can
							enjoy surround sound recorded
Manufactured							with Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby
						Connect Audio	TrueHD or DTS-HD.
	SURROUND	2ch AUDIO OUT		COMPONENT
				VIDEO OUT		cables to	This unit supports DTS-HD High
		R	L				§
OUT	R			Y	directly to TV.	terminals	Resolution Audio, however it
		L	1
DIGITAL AUDIO					Please connect
(PCM/BITSTREAM)	SURROUND			PB	VIDEO OUT	corresponding to	does not support DTS-HD Master
COAXIAL
	R	L	2			the speakers you	Audio. DTS Digital Surround will
	BACK
						have connected.	be used as an alternative.

			≥This unit supports playback of
		PR	DVD-Video discs in surround
OPTICAL SUBWOOFER CENTER FRONT R /R	FRONT L /L	S VIDEO	sound up to 5.1channels.
7.1ch AUDIO OUT		OUT	≥Depending on how the disc was
￿ ￿
			recorded, the audio may not be
			output properly on the number of
￿			channels desired.
		Amplifier/receiver with	NECESSARY SETTINGS
		7.1/5.1ch AUDIO IN	≥If the speaker setup cannot be
			completed on the amplifier/
			receiver, change multi channel
			speaker settings by selecting
			“Multi-channel” in “Speaker” of
Cable connections			“Connection” tab (➡ 23).
a Surround speaker (L/R)			Only when this unit is
b Surround back speaker (L/R)
			connected to an HDMI
(Not necessary when connecting to 5.1 channel AUDIO IN)
			compatible television (➡ 8,B)
c Subwoofer
			≥From the Setup menu (➡ 23), set
d Center speaker
			“HDMI Audio Output” to “Off”.
e Front speaker (L/R)
			Otherwise, audio is output as two

channels only, and also output from the television’s speakers.

GConnecting to an amplifier/receiver with DIGITAL AUDIO IN terminal

You can enjoy surround sound using the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminals. The DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminals offer you another option for enjoying surround sound.

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With COAXIAL IN

Coaxial cable

COAXIAL IN

Back of the unit

Manufactured
		2ch AUDIO OUT			COMPONENT
	SURROUND	R	L		VIDEO OUT
DIGITAL AUDIO					Y
OUT	R	L		1	Please connect
(PCM/BITSTREAM)					directly to TV.
COAXIAL	SURROUND				VIDEO OUT
	BACK	L			PB
	R			2
					PR
OPTICAL	SUBWOOFER CENTER	FRONT R /R	FRONT L /L		S VIDEO
	7.1ch AUDIO OUT				OUT

Amplifier/receiver with a built-in decoder or a decoder-amplifier/ receiver combination

With OPTICAL IN

			Optical digital
Back of the unit				audio cable
						OPTICAL IN
Manufactured
			2ch AUDIO OUT			COMPONENT
	SURROUND		R	L		VIDEO OUT
DIGITAL AUDIO						Y
OUT	R		L		1	Please connect
(PCM/BITSTREAM)						directly to TV.
COAXIAL	SURROUND					VIDEO OUT
	BACK		L			PB
	R				2
						PR
OPTICAL SUBWOOFER		CENTER FRONT R /R FRONT L /L				S VIDEO
		7.1ch AUDIO OUT				OUT

Amplifier/receiver with a built-in decoder or a decoder-amplifier/ receiver combination

NOTE

≥You cannot use DTS Digital Surround decoders (➡ 29, Glossary) incompatible with DVD.

≥Even if using this connection, output will be only 2 channels when playing DVD-Audio.

To enjoy multi-channel surround sound, use connections C (➡ 9) or F (➡ above).

NECESSARY SETTINGS

≥Change the settings in “Digital Audio Output” (➡ 22).

Only when this unit is connected to an HDMI

compatible television (➡ 8,B) ≥From the Setup menu (➡ 23), set “HDMI Audio Output” to “Off”. Otherwise, the sound may not be output with the desired settings.