Audio
Dynamic Range Compression
You can listen at low volumes but still hear dialog clearly. (Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby TrueHD only)
≥“Auto” is effective only when playing Dolby TrueHD.
Digital Audio Output
Press [OK] to show the following settings:
Dolby D/Dolby D +/Dolby TrueHD
Select the audio signal to output.
≥Select “PCM”, when the connected equipment cannot decode the respective audio format.
≥Not making the proper settings may result in noise.
Select whether to mix or not mix the primary audio and secondary audio (including the button click sound). (> 25)
≥If “Off” is selected, the unit outputs the primary audio only.
Display
Status Messages
Choose whether to show status messages automatically.
Choose the language for menus and
Screen Saver Function
This is to prevent
≥When this is set to “On”:
If there is no operation for 5 minutes or more, DIRECT NAVIGATOR screen switches to START menu automatically.
≥While playing and pausing, etc., this function is not available.
≥While playing music
FL Display
Changes the brightness of the unit’s display.
≥If “Auto” is selected, the display is dimmed but brightens when you perform some operations.
Digital Audio Input
Press [OK] to show the following settings:
Select the audio signal to input.
≥“On”: PCM is available.
≥“Off”: PCM and Dolby Digital are available. Select “On” if the sound is cut off intermittently.
Downmix
Select the downmix system to enjoy
≥Select “Surround encoded” to enjoy the surround sound.
≥There is no downmix effect on the bitstream audio signal.
≥The audio will be output in “Stereo” in the following cases:
–AVCHD playback
–Playback of secondary audio (including the button click sound).
7.1ch Audio Reformatting
Surround sound with 6.1ch or less is automatically expanded and played back at 7.1ch.
≥If “Off” is selected, sound is played over the original number of channels (Note that in the case of 6.1ch audio, playback
will be at 5.1ch.)
Audio reformatting is enabled in the following cases:
≥When you have selected “PCM” in “Digital Audio Output”.
≥When the audio is Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD or LPCM.
High Clarity Sound
When connected to TV via the HDMI AV OUT terminal for outputting image, it produces clearer sound.
≥Set to “Enable” and then set “High Clarity Sound” on the Playback menu to “On”. (> 35)
Audio Delay
Speaker
Refer to page 40
FL Control (Vol 0)
≥If “On” is selected, the unit’s display will turn off when the volume is adjusted to “0”.
License
Information about the software used by this unit is displayed.
TV / Device Connection
3D Type
Select the format of the connected TV.
≥Change the settings for 3D on the TV also when “Checker board” or “Side by side” is selected.
TV Aspect
Set to match the type of television connected.
When connected to a 4:3 aspect television and playing 16:9 ratio image:
4:3 | The sides are cut off so the |
| picture fills the screen. |
| When playing |
| video is output as “4:3 |
| Letterbox”. |
4:3 Letterbox Black bands appear at the top and bottom of the picture.
When connected to a 16:9 widescreen television and playing 4:3 ratio image:
16:9 | Video is displayed as a 4:3 ratio image in the |
| center of the screen. |
Advanced operations
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