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Audio DVD playback
About Audio DVDs
Audio DVD is a new digital recording format for audio discs. This format is based on the success of Video DVDs containing 5.1 multichannel sound.
Audio DVD therefore gives you new sound sensations by spreading the sound over 6 loudspeakers (6 x 96 KHz/24 bits analogue channels). If possible, therefore, you should connect the player to a 5.1 amplifier using the 6 channels (marked (5) on page 6) as this gives the best 5.1 sound quality. Connecting the player in this way is also recommended for Video DVDs.
The digital connections (marked 1 on page 6) should only be used with an amplifier that has no 5.1 analogue input connections. The audio (1) sound quality is not as good as through the 5.1 connections.
Many Audio DVDs contain video, in the form of information (bibliographies, titles list, etc.), video clips, photos, etc.
Groups
Some discs are divided into several groups that are accessed through the functions banne (1).
While a disc is playing, press the remote control’s info key and use the navigation keys to select the group icon (G:2) and then display which groups are available.
Browser (Browse)
Audio DVDs (2) contain large amounts of varied information. The way in which this information is presented varies from one disc to another. With some Audio DVDs, you can display the images contained on the disc, one at a time, using the info banner’s Browser (Browse) icon.
While a disc is playing, press the remote control’s info key and use the navigation keys to select the browser icon (Browse) and then display the different headings contained on the disc.
1.In accordance with the DVD standard and the 
protection of copyright, the quality of the Audio signals available through the digital output
connections (marked (1) on page 6) is limited, to match that of Audio CDs (48 KHz/16 bits).
2.What is contained on Audio DVDs depends on their publishers. The icons displayed in the functions banner may therefore vary.
Hidden information is sometimes contained on a 
disc. To see this information, you must first enter a password, which is generally shown on the disc’s cover or on the disc itself. This password is only linked to the disc; it is unrelated to your player. The disc’s password can sometimes be
found on the publisher’s Web site.
Important: Unlike Video DVDs, Audio DVDs do not have a Region code. You can therefore buy Audio DVDs anywhere in the world.
To play an Audio DVD on 2 loudspeakers in very high quality stereo, if the Audio DVD provides a 192 KHz/24 bits signal you should use the 2 stereo channels, L and R (marked (8) on page 6).
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