The Initial Setup menu 08
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English
From the Audio Adjust screen, use the
/
buttons to
adjust the
Audio DRC
setting
On
or
Off
. (
Off
leaves the
dynamic range untouched;
On
‘squashes’ the dynamic
range, making it good for lower-level listening.)
Press
ENTER
to confirm and exit the screen.
Audio In
Use the Audio In settings to specify which channel(s) of
a dual mono source to record and adjust the analog
audio input level.
From the Audio In screen, use the
/
buttons to select
a setting, then use the
/
buttons to adjust it.
•
External Audio
– Select
Stereo
if the external audio
input is regular stereo, or
Dual Mono
if each channel
carries a separate soundtrack.
•
Dual Mono Rec
– When recording a dual mono
source from an external input in Video mode or VR
mode set to
XP
, you can choose to record the
L
(left),
or the
R
(right) audio channel.
•
Input Level
– Use to attenuate the analog audio
input level. (External input only)
Note
• Except in
XP
recording mode, if you’re recording in
VR mode, both channels will be recorded and you
can switch them as you like on playback.
Audio Out
Use the various Audio Out settings to make sure that the
digital audio output is compatible with your AV receiver
(or other connected component). You may need to check
the operating instructions that came with your AV
receiver to see which digital formats it’s compatible with.
From the Audio Out screen, use the
/
buttons to
select a setting, then use the
/
buttons to adjust it.
•
Dolby Digital
– If your AV receiver, etc. is Dolby
Digital compatible, set to
Dolby Digital
, otherwise
set to
Dolby Digital -> PCM
.
•
96 kHz PCM
– If your AV receiver, etc. is compatible
with high sampling rate audio (88.2 / 96 kHz), set to
96kHz
, otherwise set to
96kHz -> 48kHz
.
•
DTS
– If your AV receiver, etc. has a built-in DTS
decoder, set to
On
, otherwise set to
Off
. (See also
Important
below.)
•
MPEG
– If your AV receiver, etc. is MPEG audio
compatible, set to
MPEG
, otherwise set to
MPEG ->
PCM
.
Important
• If you set
DTS
to
On
with a non-DTS compatible
amplifier, noise will be output when you play a DTS
disc.
• When set to
On
, there is no analog audio output
when playing a DTS DVD-Video disc.
• When playing a DTS audio CD (even when
DTS
is
Off
), noise is output from the analog outputs.
Do not
play this through your amplifier and speakers.
• When playing a DTS audio CD, make sure that
Stereo
is selected using the
AUDIO
button. See
Switching DVD soundtracks
on page 31.
Audio DRC
Audio Adjust
Off
Basic
Disc
Video
Audio
Recording
Playback
Dual Mono
External Audio
Input Level
Audio
Audio Adjust
Audio In
Audio Out
Dual Mono Rec
Input Level
Audio In
0dB
L
External Audio Stereo
Basic
Disc
Video
Audio
Recording
Playback
Dolby Digital
96kHz PCM
DTS
MPEG
Audio
Audio Adjust
Audio In
Audio Out
Audio Out
Dolby Digital
96kHz PCM
DTS
MPEG
96kHz -> 48kHz
On
MPEG -> PCM
Dolby Digital
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