Digital output

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According to the amplifier or the TV set (with or without inbuilt DTS or Dolby decoder) to which you connect your DVD player, you will have to define the COAXIAL OUT and OPTICAL OUT digital signal out sockets so that they can deliver DTS or Dolby Digital digital signals that may be on a disc that you want to play.

1.In the player menu (with the player running, but no disc in play), highlight the Sound function and press OK on the remote control unit (the Sound menu appears).

2. Press	to highlight Digital Output and press OK (the settings screen appears).	EN

3.Select Dolby Digital or DTS using the or key and press OK on the remote control unit to validate your choice.

4.To return to the player menu, press until the menu is displayed on the screen.

Note: By ticking DTS and Dolby Digital you will not have to change this setting again.Your player will automatically recognise the sound format of a DVD disc in playback and will send the appropriate signal to the appliance connected to the coaxial and optical out sockets.

If you do not tick either of these two settings the digital sound present on the coaxial and optical out sockets will be a PCM digital sound for all discs played (in the case of DTS discs no sound will be heard).

If you set the digital outputs on DTS, you must connect it to an amplifier with a DTS decoder, and the DVD disc that you play must include a DTS sound, otherwise no sound will be heard.

PCM - If the appliance connected to the coaxial and optical sockets does not accept the Dolby or DTS signals, your player can supply it with PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) signals. In that case, neither Dolby Digital, nor DTS must be ticked. The linear PCM is a signal recording format used for CDs.

DTS - is a digital sound compression technique developed by Digital Theater Sound Systems for digital audio multichannel signals. “DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems inc.

Dolby Digital is a sound compression technique developed by Dolby for multi-channel digital audio signals. The Dolby Digital system enables any audio channel configuration, from a stereo sound (2 channels) up to the digital “surround” sound 5.1.