Arcam DV137 manual Making audio connections, Scart output, Hdmi digital video

SCART output

The SCART connector is common on European A/V equipment and provides a convenient connection method between your DVD player and display device, carrying both video and stereo audio.

If you are using a SCART connection and you do not wish to listen to the audio through your TV, then it is best to mute your TV’s speakers; muting the TV will prevent this audio being heard.

Note that the SCART output has a control signal that switches your TV to its SCART input when the DV137 is turned on. It will also signal to wide-screen TVs the correct aspect ratio (16:9 or 4:3), provided this feature is supported by the TV.

HDMI digital video

The HDMI connector offers uncompressed digital video and audio transmission between the DV137 and the display device, and provides the highest quality output. Generally, it is also the easiest connection type to configure.

To use this video connection, you will require a HDMI or HDMI/DVI cable between the DV137 and your display device or receiver. See page 22 for further details.

Making audio connections

The DV137 offers a number of alternatives for connecting audio. The connection type to use depends on the rest of your system; chose the type most appropriate to your amplifier.

If you want to listen to audio through... ...we recommend the following:

<Your television

How you listen to audio through your TV depends on the inputs it has and your video connection:

<SCART: If you are using a SCART connection, this will carry stereo audio. No further connection is required.

<HDMI: If you are using an HDMI connection (not DVI), this will carry audio. No further connection is required.

<Stereo phono: (For use with a connection type other than SCART or HDMI.) If your TV has stereo phono inputs, follow the instructions below for a stereo amplifier.

<Your stereo amplifier

If you wish to listen to audio from your player through a stereo amplifier, then use the stereo analogue outputs. These outputs provide a stereo down-mix of the source material.

Using a stereo phono cable of a suitable length, connect the outputs labeled

L/R Stereo out to the left and right inputs (respectively) for DVD or CD on your amplifier.

<Your multi-channel amplifier

Using phono cables of a suitable length, connect the multi-channel analogue outputs of your DVD player to the multi-channel input of your amplifier (labelled something like ‘DVDA’, ‘SACD’ or ‘5.1 IN’). Ensure that each channel is connected as labelled (so that the left-channel output from the DVD player is connected to the left-channel input on the amplfier).

If you are using three stereo amplifiers to provide the amplification, we recommend grouping related channels within an amplifier: use one amplifier for the left and right channels, one for the two surround channels and one for the centre channel and (if necessary) the subwoofer.

<Your surround-sound receiver

Connect either the HDMI or one of the S/PDIF digital outputs to the ‘DVD’ input of your receiver. These digital outputs provide PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS or MPEG multi-channel audio, depending on the source material.

Listening to DVD-audio or SACD discs

The high quality of DVD-audio and SACD discs can be realised only by using either the multi-channel analogue or the HDMI outputs. Using a conventional digital connection between your DVD player and surround-sound receiver will not allow you to hear these discs at their best, since the audio carried across the digital link when these discs are played is compromised (i.e. limited to a sample rate of 48K). This is true for all DVD players and is not a limitation of your DV137.

If you wish to use a surround-sound receiver for decoding your movie sound-track, but want also to enjoy DVDA/SACD, we recommend either following the connection advice given above for ‘multi-channel amplifier’ in addition to using the digital audio connection, or using an HDMI connection to your receiver.

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