Pioneer DV-79AVi-s Additional information About the audio output settings

09Additional information

About the audio output settings

The table below shows how the audio settings you make in the Digital Audio Out and Audio Output Mode screens (see Digital Audio Out settings on page 61 and Audio Output Mode on page 74) affect the output from the 2 channel and the 5.1 channel analog outputs, and from the optical/coaxial digital outputs with various types of disc.

Disc audio format

Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital karaoke

Linear PCM

DVD DTS

MPEG

DVD-Audio

DVD-RW

Super Audio CD

CD

DTS CD

Video CD

Player setting	Front L/R	Surround L/R	Digital outputs
	analog outputs*1	Center, LFE, outputs*1	PCM convert*2	Bitstream*3
2 Ch	2ch downmix	–	2ch downmix	Dolby Digital
5.1 Ch	Front L / R	Surround L/R,
		Center, LFE
2 Ch / 5.1 Ch	Left / Right	–	Left / Right	Dolby Digital
2 Ch / 5.1 Ch	Left / Right	–	Left / Right	Left / Right
2 Ch	2ch downmix	–	2ch downmix	DTS
5.1 Ch	Front L / R	Surround L/R,
		Center, LFE
2 Ch / 5.1 Ch	Left / Right	–	Left / Right	MPEG
2 Ch	2ch downmix*4	–	2ch downmix*5	2ch downmix*5
5.1 Ch	Front L / R	Surround L/R,	–	–
		Center, LFE
2 Ch / 5.1 Ch	Left / Right*6	–	Left / Right	Dolby Digital
				MPEG or PCM
2 Ch	2ch downmix	–	–	–
5.1 Ch	Front L / R	Surround L/R,
		Center, LFE
2 Ch / 5.1 Ch	Left / Right	–	Left / Right	Left / Right
2 Ch	2ch downmix	–	DTS	DTS
5.1 Ch	Front L / R	Surround L/R,
		Center, LFE
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 (see Digital Audio Out settings on page 61)

*3 Dolby Digital, MPEG or DTS setting (see Digital Audio Out settings on page 61)

*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 Audio Output Mode on page 74)

*5 Discs that prohibit downmixing also mute the digital output

*6 If the sound is mono, the Left and Right channels will be the same

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