Initial Settings menu—Continued

About the audio output settings

The table below shows how the audio settings you make in the Initial Settings menu (see page 46) affect the output from the 2 channel and the 5.1 channel analog outputs, and from the digital outputs with various types of disc.

 

 

 

Front L/R ana-

Surround L/R

Digital outputs

Bitstream*3

Disc audio format

Player setting

Center, LFE,

log outputs*1

PCM convert*2

 

 

 

outputs*1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 Ch

2ch downmix

 

 

 

Dolby Digital

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 Ch

2ch downmix

 

 

 

DTS

 

 

 

2ch downmix

DTS

DVD

5.1 Ch

Front L / R

Surround L/R,

 

Center, LFE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 Ch

Left / Right

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MPEG

 

 

 

Left / Right

MPEG

 

5.1 Ch

Front L / R

Surround L/R,

 

 

Center, LFE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 Ch

2ch downmix*4

2ch downmix*5

2ch downmix*5

 

DVD-Audio

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

(VR mode)

MPEG or PCM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 Ch

2ch downmix

 

 

Super Audio CD

 

 

 

5.1 Ch

Front L / R

Surround L/R,

 

 

Center, LFE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD

2 Ch / 5.1 Ch

Left / Right

Left / Right

Left / Right

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 Ch

2ch downmix

 

 

DTS CD

 

 

 

2ch downmix

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

*2 Dolby Digital > PCM, MPEG > PCM or DTS > PCM setting (page 46)

*3 Dolby Digital, MPEG or DTS setting (page 46)

*4 Discs that prohibit downmixing will be output as 5.1 channel even if 2 Channel is selected as the Audio Output Mode setting (see page 52).

*5 Discs that prohibit downmixing also mute the digital output.

*6 When Audio Output Mode is set to 5.1 Channel, mono sources are heard from the center speaker only.

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Onkyo DV-SP503E instruction manual About the audio output settings

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