5Blu-ray Audio Setting, BD Audio Mode | Philips 42MD459B instruction

5Blu-ray Audio Setting

Choose the appropriate audio settings for your equipment. It only affects during the playback of BD/DVD.

3Follow steps 1-2on page 49, then use [Cursor K/ L] to select “ ”, then press [OK].

Custom

or	Language
	Language
	Video
	Audio
	Parental
	Others

4Use [Cursor K/ L] to select “ ”, then press [OK].

Audio

or	BD Audio Mode	Mix Audio Output
	BD Audio Mode	Mix Audio Output
	Digital Out	Bitstream
	Down Sampling	On
	DRC	Auto

5Use [Cursor K/ L] to select the desired item, then press [OK].

BD Audio Mode

(Default: Mix Audio Output)

You can select whether to output the primary and secondary audio or only the primary audio.


			Audio


			BD Audio Mode	Mix Audio Output
			Digital Out	Bitstream
			Down Sampling	On
			DRC	Auto

	Mix Audio	At the same time, 7 outputs the primary and
	Output	secondary audio if it is available.
	HD Audio	Outputs only the primary audio.
	Output	Outputs only the primary audio.
	Output

Digital Out

(Default: Bitstream)

Set to “Bitstream“ when this unit is connected to a Dolby Digital decoder and DTS decoder.


			Audio

			BD Audio Mode	Mix Audio Output
			Digital Out	Bitstream
			Down Sampling	On
			DRC	Auto

		When playing back discs recorded in Dolby
	Bitstream	Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS
	Bitstream	or DTS-HD, the corresponding core stream
		or DTS-HD, the corresponding core stream
		(Dolby Digital or DTS) are output.
	LPCM	2ch LPCM signal will be output from Digital
	LPCM	Audio Out jack.
		Audio Out jack.

			INTRODUCTION
Down Sampling		(Default: On)
This function is available only on digital outputting of a			PREPARATION
	Digital Out	Bitstream	PREPARATION
disc recorded in 96kHz.
	Audio
	BD Audio Mode	Mix Audio Output
	Down Sampling	On
	DRC	Auto
On	When outputting in 48kHz.		WATCHING
On	When outputting in 48kHz.
Off	When outputting the original sound.		TV
Note:			TV
Note:
• When playing back a 96 kHz disc with the copyright			OPTIONAL
protection or when ‘‘Virtual Surround” is set to “1” or “2”,			OPTIONAL

the sound will be down sampled at 48 kHz even if the
“Down Sampling” is set to “Off”.
(Refer to “Virtual Surround” on page 48.)			SETTING
DRC (dynamic range control)		(Default: On)	SETTING
DRC (dynamic range control)		(Default: On)
This function is available only on the discs which are			OPERATING
recorded in the Dolby Digital format.			OPERATING
recorded in the Dolby Digital format.
	Audio
or	BD Audio Mode	Mix Audio Output	BLU-RAY
	Digital Out	Bitstream
	Down Sampling	On
	DRC	Auto
	When the discs that are recorded in the Dolby		BLU-RAY
Auto	TrueHD format is in playback, this unit detects		SETTING
	DRC setting of the disc and set the DRC setting		SETTING


	of this unit to “On” or “Off” automatically.
On	Compress the range between soft and loud
On	sounds.		TROUBLESHOOTING
	sounds.
Off	No effects (original sound).
Off	No effects (original sound).
6 Press [MENU / EXIT] to exit.
			INFORMATION

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Philips 42MD459B user manual 5Blu-ray Audio Setting, BD Audio Mode, Digital Out, Down Sampling

Models: 42MD459B

5Blu-ray Audio Setting

BD Audio Mode

Output

Output

Digital Out

Down Sampling

(Default: On)

disc recorded in 96kHz.

recorded in the Dolby Digital format.

42MD459B specifications