Samsung BD-J5900/XE Digital Output, PCM Downsampling, Dynamic Range Control, Downmixing Mode

Sound 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)
		HDMI		HDMI		HDMI Receiver	HDMI supported
Connection		Receiver	Coaxial	Receiver	Coaxial	or Coaxial	AV receiver or
							Coaxial
	PCM	Up to 7.1ch	PCM 2ch	PCM	PCM 2ch	Re-encoded DTS	Re-encoded
							Dolby Digital *
	Dolby Digital	PCM 2ch	PCM 2ch	Dolby Digital	Dolby	Re-encoded DTS	Re-encoded
					Digital		Dolby Digital *
	Dolby Digital	PCM 2ch	PCM 2ch	Dolby	Dolby	Re-encoded DTS	Re-encoded
Audio	Plus			Digital Plus	Digital		Dolby Digital *
					Dolby		Re-encoded
Stream	Dolby TrueHD	PCM 2ch	PCM 2ch	Dolby TrueHD		Re-encoded DTS
					Digital		Dolby Digital *
on 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
		PCM 2ch	PCM 2ch	Resolution	DTS	Re-encoded DTS
	Resolution Audio						Dolby Digital *
				Audio
	DTS-HD	PCM 2ch	PCM 2ch	DTS-HD	DTS	Re-encoded DTS	Re-encoded
	Master Audio			Master Audio			Dolby Digital *
Audio	PCM	PCM 2ch	PCM 2ch	PCM 2ch	PCM 2ch	PCM 2ch	PCM 2ch
				Dolby	Dolby
Stream on	Dolby Digital	PCM 2ch	PCM 2ch			Dolby Digital	Dolby Digital
				Digital	Digital
DVD
	DTS	PCM 2ch	PCM 2ch	DTS	DTS	DTS	DTS
				Outputs only main		Decodes main	Decodes main
						feature audio and	feature audio
		Decodes main		feature audio stream
						BONUSVIEW audio	and BONUSVIEW
		feature audio and		so that your AV		stream together	audio stream
Definition		BONUSVIEW audio		receiver can decode			together into PCM
for Blu-ray	Any	stream together		the audio bitstream.		into PCM audio	audio and add
						and add Navigation
Disc		into PCM audio		You will not hear			Navigation Sound
		and add Navigation		BONUSVIEW audio		Sound Effects, then	Effects, then re-
		Sound Effects.		and Navigation Sound		re-encodes the	encodes the PCM
						PCM audio into DTS
							audio into Dolby
				Effects.		bitstream	Digital 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 TrueHD 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.

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