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Sound menu

Navigation keys

The Sound menu provides you with settings so you can adapt your player to the devices connected. It also enables you to access specific functions.

When the player menu is displayed (in stop mode):

	1. select Sound using the Navigation keys,	EN
	2. press ok to validate,	EN
	2. press ok to validate,
	3. select a function using the Navigation keys,
	4. adjust the setting using the Navigation keys.

Sound Logic

This function is designed for modifying a disc’s sound output by boosting or attenuating certain settings. For night-time listening, use dynamic compression to avoid disturbing your neighbours. The player then adjusts the differences in sound levels. It becomes easier to hear soft sounds while the louder sounds are dampened.

•Select Sound then Sound Logic, and press ok to validate. Select None Aucun if you want to retain the original sound, Compressed to dampen differences in sound levels by using digital compression, or Voice+ to boost the central channel’s sound in 5.1 multichannel playback.

Virtual Surround (SRS (1) - TruSurround)

This function provides you with virtual reproduction of the multichannel sound of a Dolby or DTS film onto the two channels of your TV or stereo amplifier. The sound effects of a 5.1 system are then simulated.

• Select Sound then Virtual Surround and position the function on On with the ok key.

Digital audio output

Depending on the audio device connected to the digital output (coaxial or optical), you should parameterize your DVD drive with the help of the following instructions.

•Select Digital Output, then configure all settings (Dolby Digital, DTS), using the

Navigation keys.

Select DOLBY or DTS if your player is connected to an amplifier with an integrated Dolby DTS decoder.

1.and the symbol are registered trademarks of SRS

Inc. The TruSurroundTM technology is manufactured under license from SRS Inc.

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

If the DVD disc contains an audio format of higher quality than 48kHz/16bit (maybe 96kHz/ 24bit), the player has to convert into a format compatible with DAT or MD.

DTS is a digital sound compression DIGITAL OUT 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.

PCM

If the device connected to the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT sockets does not support Dolby or DTS signals, your player will deliver 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. CDs are recorded in

44.1kHz /16bits. DVDs are recorded in 48kHz / 16 bits, or even up to 96kHz / 24 bits.

DTH700 specifications

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