Philips DMR-XS350EB Digital Audio Output, PCM Down Conversion, Dolby Digital

Picture and Sound Settings

Digital Audio Output

Change the settings when you have connected equipment through

the unit’s DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal (➔ 111). Press [OK] to show the following settings.

PCM Down Conversion

Select how to output audio with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz. Signals are converted to 48 kHz despite the above settings if the signals have a sampling frequency of over 96 kHz, or the disc

has copy protection.

[On]	Signals are converted to 48 kHz. (Choose when the
	connected equipment cannot process signals with a
	sampling frequency of 96 kHz.)
[Off]	Signals are output as 96 kHz. (Choose when the
	connected equipment can process signals with a sampling
	frequency of 96 kHz.)

Dolby Digital 1

DTS 2

MPEG 1

Select to output Do by Digital, DTS Digital Surround, or MPEG as bitstream or PCM.

Notes

•Incorrect settings can cause noise to be output which can be harmful to your ears and speakers, and audio will not be recorded properly on media such as mini discs.

Refer to the operating instructions for connected equipment to verify whether or not they can decode each of the audio formats.

•If the unit is connected with the HDMI AV OUT terminal, the specifications of the connected equipment take preference over this unit and audio selected in these items may not be output (e.g., when a television is connected, the HDMI audio output of this unit is limited to down-mixed 2 ch.).

[Bitstream] Select “Bitstream” when the connected equipment

	can decode the respective audio format.
[PCM]	Select “PCM” when the connected equipment cannot
	decode the respective audio format.
	Refer to the operating instructions for connected
	devices to verify whether or not they can decode
	each of the audio formats.
	Set the speaker output on the amplifier when
	output with PCM.

1The default setting is “PCM”.

2The default setting is “Bitstream”.

Audio Mode for XP Recording

Choose the audio type when recording or copying with XP mode.

[Do by Digital] (➔ 134)

[LPCM] (➔ 135)

•The picture quality of LPCM recordings may be lower than that of normal XP mode recordings.

•The audio recording becomes Dolby Digital even if you selected LPCM when using a recording mode other than XP.

Audio Mode for DV Input

Select the kind of audio when recording from the unit’s DV input

terminal (➔ 63).

[Stereo 1]	Records audio (L1, R1)
[Stereo 2]	Records added audio such as narration (L2, R2)
	subsequent to original recording.
[Mix]	Records both Stereo 1 and Stereo 2.

When recording bilingual broadcast, select the type of audio in

advance from “Bilingual Audio Selection” (➔ 99).

100

Audio Mode for Digital Broadcast

Selects the initial setting for Audio tracks.

If programme has both Dolby Digital and MPEG audio tracks, priority is given to what you select.

Only the selected audio is recorded when converted or copied in XP, SP, LP, EP or FR recording mode.

(It is recorded in accordance with the setting of “Multi Audio/AD” in the Disc menu only when it is copied with “Copy Title Playing”.)

[Automatic]	Automatically selects the audio tracks if programme
	has more than two tracks. The priority is given in the
	following order - Dolby Digital, MPEG.
[MPEG]	An audio compression method that compresses
	audio to small size without any considerable loss of
	audio quality.

Audio Channels for HG/HX/HE/HL Recording

This will set the audio when converting to the HDD in HG, HX, HE or HL modes (➔ 53).

[5.1-channel]	Record using 5.1 ch audio.
[2-channel]	Record using 2 ch audio.

If the audio sampling frequency is not 48 kHz, surround audio is mixed and recorded in front LR channels. Audio will be output from two front speakers only, even if you play it on 5.1 ch speaker connection.

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