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Audio Settings

* The default setting is bold in the table below.

8 DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT

Set to the appropriate mode according to the type of the device connected to

PCM ONLY

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT connector on the rear of unit.

DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM

It is not necessary to set this mode when you connect no device to DIGITAL

STREAM/PCM

AUDIO OUTconnector.

 

PCM ONLY:

 

 

Select this when you connect the unit’s DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

 

 

connector to the linear PCM digital input connector of other audio

 

 

device.

 

DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM:

 

 

Select this when you connect the unit’s DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

 

 

connector to the digital input connector of a Dolby Digital decoder

 

 

or an amplifier with a built-in Dolby Digital decoder.

 

STREAM/PCM:

 

 

Select this when you connect the unit’s DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

 

 

connector to the digital input connector of an amplifier with a built-

 

 

in DTS, Dolby Digital, or MPEG multichannel decoder.

 

 

8 DOWN MIX

Set to the appropriate mode according to your audio system when you play

Lt/Rt

back a DVD VIDEO disc recorded with surround multichannel audio. This

Lo/Ro

setting affects only the analogue audio output signal from the AUDIO OUT

 

connectors when playing back a DVD VIDEO disc recorded with surround

 

multichannel audio.

 

Lt/Rt:

Select this when you enjoy multichannel surround audio by

 

 

connecting the unit’s DIGITAL AUDIO OUT connector to a

 

Lo/Ro:

surround decoder or an internal amplifier.

 

Select this when you enjoy conventional 2-channel stereo

 

 

audio by connecting the unit’s DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

 

 

connector to a stereo amplifier/receiver or TV, or when you

 

 

dub audio of a DVD VIDEO disc recorded with surround

 

 

audio to your MD, cassette, etc.

 

NOTE:

 

 

The “DOWN MIX” function does not work when the 3D Phonic function is activated.

 

( pg. 45)

 

 

 

8 COMPRESSION

When this function is set to “ON”, you can compress the dynamic range (the

ON

difference between the loudest and quietest audio signals) of the sound.

OFF

This function is available with DVD VIDEO discs recorded with the Dolby

 

Digital format.

 

ON:

Audio is played back with the dynamic range compressed.

 

OFF:

Audio is played back as it was recorded.

 

NOTES:

 

● It is recommended to set to “ON” when you enjoy surround sound at night.

 

● The “COMPRESSION” function works only when playing back a disc recorded with

 

Dolby Digital format. The setting is not effective for other discs.

 

● The “COMPRESSION” function does not work when the 3D phonic function is

 

activated. ( pg. 45)