Progressive Mode, Digital Output, Downmixing Mode

Progressive Mode

Lets you improve picture quality when viewing DVDs.

Audio Settings

Digital Output

Lets you select the digital audio output format that is suitable for your TV or AV Receiver. For more details, please refer to the Digital Output Selection table below.

Digital Output Selection

				Bitstream		Bitstream	Bitstream
Setup		PCM				(Re-encoded	(Re-encoded
				(Unprocessed)
						DTS)	Dolby D)

Connection		HDMI	Coaxial	HDMI	Coaxial	HDMI Receiver or	HDMI supported AV
		Receiver		Receiver		Coaxial	receiver or Coaxial

	PCM	Up to	PCM 2ch	PCM	PCM 2ch	Re-encoded DTS	Re-encoded Dolby
		7.1ch					Digital *

	Dolby Digital	PCM 2ch	PCM 2ch	Dolby Digital	Dolby	Re-encoded DTS	Re-encoded Dolby
					Digital		Digital *

	Dolby Digital	PCM 2ch	PCM 2ch	Dolby Digital	Dolby	Re-encoded DTS	Re-encoded Dolby
	Plus			Plus	Digital		Digital *
Audio	Dolby TrueHD	PCM 2ch	PCM 2ch	Dolby	Dolby	Re-encoded DTS	Re-encoded Dolby
Stream on				TrueHD	Digital		Digital *
Blu-ray Disc	DTS	PCM 2ch	PCM 2ch	DTS	DTS	Re-encoded DTS	Re-encoded Dolby
							Digital *

	DTS-HD High			DTS-HD High			Re-encoded Dolby
	Resolution	PCM 2ch	PCM 2ch	Resolution	DTS	Re-encoded DTS
							Digital *
	Audio			Audio

	DTS-HD	PCM 2ch	PCM 2ch	DTS-HD	DTS	Re-encoded DTS	Re-encoded Dolby
	Master Audio			Master Audio			Digital *
Audio	PCM	PCM 2ch	PCM 2ch	PCM 2ch	PCM 2ch	PCM 2ch	PCM 2ch
					Dolby
Stream on	Dolby Digital	PCM 2ch	PCM 2ch	Dolby Digital		Dolby Digital	Dolby Digital
					Digital
DVD
	DTS	PCM 2ch	PCM 2ch	DTS	DTS	DTS	DTS

						Decodes main	Decodes main
				Outputs only main		feature audio
							feature audio and
		Decodes main		feature audio stream		and BONUSVIEW
							BONUSVIEW audio
		feature audio and		so that your AV receiver		audio stream	stream together
Definition		BONUSVIEW audio		can decode the audio		together into PCM
							into PCM audio and
for Blu-ray	Any	stream together into		bitstream.		audio and adds
Disc		PCM audio and adds		You will not hear		Navigation Sound	adds Navigation
							Sound Effects, then
		Navigation Sound		BONUSVIEW audio		Effects, then re-
		Effects.		and Navigation Sound		encodes the PCM	re-encodes the PCM
				Effects.		audio into DTS	audio into Dolby
							Digital bitstream
						bitstream

**If Source Stream is 2ch, "Re-encoded Dolby D" Settings are not applied.

Blu-ray Discs may include three audio streams :

-- Main Feature Audio : The audio soundtrack of the main feature.

-- BONUSVIEW audio : An additional soundtrack such as the director or actor’s commentary.

-- Navigation Sound Effects : When you choose a menu navigation selection, a Navigation Sound Effect may sound.

Navigation Sound Effects are different on each Blu-ray Disc.

✎✎ NOTES

■■Be sure to select the correct Digital Output or you will hear no sound or just loud noise.

■■If the HDMI device (AV receiver, TV) is not compatible with compressed formats (Dolby Digital, DTS), the audio signal outputs as PCM.

■■Regular DVDs do not have BONUSVIEW audio and Navigation Sound Effects.

■■Some Blu-ray Discs do not have BONUSVIEW audio and Navigation Sound Effects.

■■If you play MPEG audio soundtracks, the audio signal outputs as PCM regardless of your Digital Output selections (PCM or Bitstream).

■■If your TV is not compatible with compressed multi-channel formats (Dolby Digital, DTS), the player may output PCM 2ch downmixed audio even though you selected Bitstream (either Re-encoded or Unprocessed) in the setup menu.

■■If your TV is not compatible with PCM sampling rates over 48kHz, the player may output 48kHz downsampled PCM audio even though you set PCM Downsampling to Off.

PCM Downsampling

Lets you choose to have 96KHz PCM signals downsampled to 48KHz before they are outputted to an amplifier. Choose On if your amplifier or receiver is not compatible with a 96KHz signal.

Dynamic Range Control

Lets you apply dynamic range control to Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby True HD audio.

●●Auto : Automatically controls the dynamic range of Dolby TrueHD audio, based on information in the Dolby TrueHD soundtrack.

Also turns dynamic range control on for Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus.

●●Off : Leaves the dynamic range uncompressed, letting you hear the original sound.

●●On : Turns dynamic range control on for all three Dolby formats. Quieter sounds are made louder and the volume of loud sounds is reduced.

Downmixing Mode

Lets you select the multi-channel downmix method that is compatible with your stereo system. You can choose to have the player downmix to normal stereo or to surround compatible stereo.