Changing the initial settings

MP3&WMA/JPEG

The unit can play MP3/WMA and JPEG files recorded on a CD- R/CD-RW disc. However, if a disc contains both MP3/WMA and JPEG files, you can only play files of the type selected in this menu item.

Setting options

MP3&WMA, JPEG

[MP3&WMA]: when selected, only MP3/WMA files can be played back.

[JPEG]: when selected, only JPEG files can be played back.

[TV MODE]: select if DVD VIDEO disc sound level is lower than TV program sound level. Thus you can hear sound at a lower volume clearly.

OUTPUT LEVEL

This setting allows you to attenuate the level of the signal output from the unit’s analog AUDIO OUT terminals.

Setting options

STANDARD, LOW

• If the sound output from the speaker is distorted, select [LOW].

Changing the initial settings

AUDIO menu

DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT

To connect the unit’s digital output to an external device equipped with a digital input, this item must be set correctly.

See “Appendix C: Digital output signal chart” on page 37 for details about the relation between the setting and output signals.

Setting options

PCM ONLY, DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM, STREAM/PCM

[PCM ONLY]: select when you connect the DIGITAL OUT jack of the unit to the linear PCM digital input of other audio equipment.

[DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM]: select when you connect the digital input of a Dolby Digital decoder or an amplifier with a built-in Dolby Digital decoder.

When this option is selected, playing back a disc recorded by the MPEG Multichannel format outputs a linear PCM digital signal.

[STREAM/PCM]: select when you connect the digital input of an amplifier with a built-in DTS, MPEG Multichannel or Dolby Digital decoder, or the stand-alone unit of such a decoder.

•With some DVD VIDEO discs that are not fully copy-protected, a 20 or 24 bit digital signal may be output.

•A signal recorded with the 96 kHz or higher sampling frequency is output from the DIGITAL OUT jack with the 48 kHz sampling frequency.

•When playing a DVD VIDEO or Audio CD disc with DTS, use a DTS decoder to get correct signals from your speakers.

ANALOG DOWN MIX

To correctly play the audio on a DVD VIDEO disc recorded with surround multichannel audio, you must set this item properly according to your audio system configuration.

(This function does not work when the 3D PHONIC function is activated.)

Setting options

DOLBY SURROUND, STEREO

[DOLBY SURROUND]: select when listening to multichannel surround audio with the unit’s analog AUDIO OUT terminals connected to a surround decoder.

[STEREO]: select when listening to conventional two-channel stereo audio with the unit’s AUDIO OUT terminals connected to a stereo amplifier/receiver or television set, or in case you want to record the audio from a DVD VIDEO disc to MiniDisc, cassette, etc.

D. RANGE CONTROL

This setting provides optimal audio quality from the analog AUDIO OUT terminals for listening to DVD VIDEO discs recorded in Dolby Digital format, at low or middle volume.

Setting options

WIDE RANGE, NORMAL, TV MODE

[WIDE RANGE]: when selected, audio is played back with the widest dynamic range so that you can enjoy powerful playback sound.

[NORMAL]: normally, select this option.

OTHERS menu

RESUME

You can select the resume playback mode.

See pages 11 and 12 for details about the resume playback function.

Setting options

ON, OFF, DISC RESUME

[ON]: when selected, the unit can resume playback of the disc from the position where playback was last interrupted, if the disc is still in the disc tray.

[OFF]: when selected, the resume function is deactivated.

[DISC RESUME]: when selected, the unit can resume playback of the last 30 discs played. The unit retains a memory of the interrupted positions of the last 30 discs played, even though they have been removed from the disc tray.

ON SCREEN GUIDE

The unit can display “on-screen guide” icons or characters on the picture, which show what is happening to the disc or the unit.

Example of “on-screen guide” icons: , ,

Setting options

ON, OFF

[ON]: when selected, the on-screen guide is activated.

AUTO STANDBY

When the unit is stopped for more than 30 minutes or 60 minutes, the unit enters standby mode automatically.

Setting options

60, 30, OFF

AV COMPULINK MODE

You must set this item correctly to use the AV COMPU LINK system.

Setting options

DVD1, DVD2, DVD3

• See page 33 for details about the AV COMPU LINK function.

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XV-M5GSL specifications

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