Special Settings, Setting the BD Audio Mode

SPECIAL SETTINGS

Setting the BD Audio Mode

Adjusting the Picture

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There are 2 ways to set “BD Audio Mode” setting; whether to output the secondary and interactive audio accompanied by the primary audio or only the primary audio. Depending on the setting of the mode, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, or DTS-HD output changes between multi LPCM and bitstream.

1In stop mode with BD inserted, press [MODE].

2Use [K / L] to select your desired setting.

BD Audio Mode	Mix Audio Output

“Mix Audio Output”:

If it is available, BD-video’s secondary and interactive audio will be output with the primary audio.

•The secondary audio is the audio for the secondary video (Director’s comment etc.) and the interactive audio is the audio for the interactive application (Button click sounds etc.).

“HD Audio Output”:

Only the primary audio will be output. Set this mode in order to output Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS or DTS-HD audio of BD through HDMI connection.

3Press [RETURN] to exit.

•You can also set “BD Audio Mode” from the setup menu. Refer to page 36.

Note

•In “Mix Audio Output” mode, if there is no secondary and interactive audio, the audio will be output as “HD Audio Output” mode.

•In “Mix Audio Output” mode, even if you set “HDMI Multi(Normal)” in “HDMI Audio Out” setting, multi LPCM will be output from HDMI OUT jack for BD audio. Refer to page 14.

•In “Mix Audio Output” mode with HDMI audio being output, 2-channel down-mixed LPCM will be output from AUDIO OUTPUT (DIGITAL COAXIA / OPTICAL) jacks for BD audio.

•In “Mix Audio Output” mode with “HDMI Audio Out” setting set to “Audio Mute” and “Digital Out”setting set to “Bitstream”, DTS, DTS-HD and LPCM will be output as Dolby Digital for BD audio. Refer to pages 14, 16.

•You can also set “ BD Audio Mode” setting from the setup menu. Refer to page 36.

BD-V DVD-V

You can adjust the picture quality.

1During playback, press [MODE].

2Use [K / L] to select your desired item, then use [s / B] to adjust the setting.

Black Level	s On B
Noise Reduction	Off

■Black level

You can adjust the black level setting to make the black parts of the pictures as bright as you prefer. You can select “On” or “Off”

“On”: Makes the dark parts brighter.

“Off”: Shows the original picture as recorded.

■Noise reduction

Reduces the noise of the playback picture.

“1”: Executes MPEG noise reduction which reduces the block noise and mosquito noise on the subtitle on movie.

“2”: Executes 3D noise reduction which detects and deletes the noise by comparing each picture frames.

“3”: Executes both MPEG noise reduction and 3D noise reduction.

3Press [RETURN] repeatedly to exit.

Note

•The setting remains even you turn off the unit.

•For the picture output from HDMI OUT jack, “Black Level” is not effective.

•For BD, noise reduction is not effective.