Panasonic PV 27D53, PV 20D53 manual Lpcm DVD selections, Dolby Digital selections, Dts selections

*Important: If a remote control button does not work when pressed, press the FM/TV, DVD button on the remote and try the button again.

AUDIO OUTPUT

Select the digital output to be output from the optical digital audio output connector of the unit.

1 Do steps 1 and 2 on page 46.

2	DVD MAIN MENU
	D I SC LANGUAGES
	AUDIO OUTPUT	: AUTO
	ST I L L MODE
	TV MODE	: 4 : 3 Pa n & S c a n

SELECT	:
SET	: SET
END	: ACT I ON

1)Press to select “AUDIO OUTPUT.”

2)Press SET to display screen.

ACTION

SELECT

SET

AUD I O OUTPUT

	LPCM(DVD)	: OFF	t r e a m
	D o l b y D i g i t a l : B i t s
3 d t s		: B i t s t r e a m
	DRC	: OFF
	SELECT	:
	SET	: SET
	END	: ACT I ON

1)Press to select an item.

2)Press SET repeatedly for output. (See below.)

Type of	Recommended setting
amplifier	LPCM	Dolby
to be			dts
	(DVD)	Digital
connected

■“LPCM (DVD)” selections

OFF: Linear PCM of less than 48 kHz/16 bit is output. When playing DVDs recorded in linear PCM of over 48 kHz/20 bit, no digital audio is output. (Factory preset)

PCM: When playing DVDs recorded in linear PCM of 48 kHz/20 bit/24 bit or more, digital audio converted to 44.1 kHz/16 bit or 48 kHz/16 bit is output. (Digital output of PCM audio is restricted to48 kHz/16 bit or below for copyright protection.)

■“Dolby Digital” selections

Bitstream: Dolby Digital bitstream (1ch-5.1ch) is output. (Factory preset)

PCM: When you have connected a amplifier that doesn’t have a built-in Dolby Digital decoder.

■“dts” selections

Bitstream: dts bitstream is output. (Factory preset)

PCM: When you have connected a amplifier that doesn’t have a built-in dts decoder.

■“DRC (Dynamic Range Compression)” selections

OFF: Normal audio range is selected. (Factory preset)

ON: For dynamic sound even at low volume, this is useful for late-night listening. [Dolby Digital DVDs only].

Press ACTION to redisplay DVD MAIN MENU

4 and go to step 2 to setup another item. Or, press ACTION three times to exit.

No amplifier
is connected
AV amplifier
without Dolby	PCM	PCM*1	PCM*1
Digital/dts
decoder
AV amplifier
including	PCM	Bitstream	PCM
Dolby Digital
decoder
				Advanced
AV amplifier
including	PCM	Bitstream Bitstream*2
Dolby
Digital/dts
decoder
				Operation
• Make settings according to amplifier
connected to optical audio output as shown
in above table.

*1 When connecting an amplifier (with an optical digital input connector) which does not contain the Dolby Digital or dts decoder, be sure to select “PCM.” If “Bitstream” is selected, starting DVD play may cause such a high level of noise as to be harmful to your ears and damage the speakers.

*2 When a dts decoder is connected, please select “Bitstream” in “dts.” If “PCM” is selected, there will be stereo sound.

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