Additional Information

About the audio output settings

The table below shows how the audio settings you make in the Initial Settings menu affect the output from the 5.1 channel analog outputs, and from the digital

outputs with various types of disc.

Disc audio format

Player setting

Front L/R

Surround L/R

Digital outputs

 

 

 

 

 

analog outputs*1

Center, LFE, outputs*1

PCM convert*2

Bitstream*3

 

 

Dolby Digital

2 Ch

2ch downmix

2ch downmix

Dolby Digital

 

 

 

5.1 Ch

Front L / R

Surround L/R,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Center, LFE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dolby Digital

2 Ch / 5.1 Ch

Left / Right

Left / Right

Dolby Digital

 

 

karaoke

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Linear PCM

2 Ch / 5.1 Ch

Left / Right

Left / Right

Left / Right

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD

 

DTS

2 Ch

Front L / R

2ch downmix

DTS

 

 

5.1 Ch

2ch downmix

Surround L/R,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Center, LFE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MPEG

2 Ch / 5.1 Ch

Left / Right

Left / Right

MPEG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD-Audio

2 Ch

2ch downmix*4

2ch downmix*5

2ch downmix*5

 

 

 

5.1 Ch

Front L / R

Surround L/R,

 

 

 

Center, LFE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD-RW

2 Ch / 5.1 Ch

Left / Right*6

Left / Right

Dolby Digital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MPEG or PCM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Super Audio CD

2 Ch

2ch downmix

 

 

 

5.1 Ch

Front L / R

Surround L/R,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Center, LFE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD

 

2 Ch / 5.1 Ch

Left / Right

Left / Right

Left / Right

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DTS CD

2 Ch

2ch downmix

DTS

DTS

 

 

 

5.1 Ch

Front L / R

Surround L/R,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Center, LFE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video CD /

2 Ch / 5.1 Ch

Left / Right

Left / Right

Left / Right

Super VCD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*1 When Audio Output Mode is set to 2 Channel, the AUDIO OUT (5.1ch) FRONT L / R jacks act as a pair of stereo audio outputs.

*2 Dolby Digital > PCM, MPEG > PCM or DTS > PCM setting.

*3 Dolby Digital, MPEG or DTS setting.

*4 Discs that prohibit downmixing will be output as 5.1 channel even if 2 Channel is selected as the Audio Output Mode setting.

*5 Discs that prohibit downmixing also mute the digital output

*6 If the sound is mono, the Left and Right channels will be the same

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