11The Initial Setup menu

Setting

Options

Explanation

External Audio

Stereo •

Select if the audio from the currently selected external input is stan-

 

 

dard stereo.

 

 

 

 

Bilingual

Select if each channel carries a separate soundtrack.

When the external audio is from the DV input, an audio subcode channel within the DV audio tells the recorder whether the audio is stereo or dual mono. This has priority over the setting you make here.

Bilingual Recording

A/L •

Record the left (A) channel of a bilingual source when recording to

 

 

DVD in Video mode or in LPCM mode, from an external source.

 

 

 

 

B/R

As above, but for right (B) channel recording.

When recording dual mono audio to DVD in VR mode (except in LPCM mode), both audio channels are recorded and you can switch to the one you want on playback.

DV Input

Stereo 1 •

Select to use the ‘live’ audio track (recorded during the video shoot)

 

 

from a camcorder that supports two stereo audio tracks.

 

 

 

 

Stereo 2

Select to use the overdubbed audio track from a camcorder that sup-

 

 

ports two stereo audio tracks.

 

 

 

 

Mix

Select one of the three settings to use a mix of the two stereo audio

 

 

tracks.

 

 

 

Input Level (L1–L3)

-6dB – +6dB

Adjust the input level separately for each of the external inputs from

 

(default: 0 dB)

–6dB to +6dB in steps of 3dB.

 

 

 

Audio Out Settings

 

 

 

 

 

Digital Out

On •

Activates the digital audio output.

 

 

 

 

Off

Deactivates the digital audio output.

When set to Off, all the following Audio Out settings are grayed out.

Dolby Digital Out

Dolby Digital •

Output a Dolby Digital signal when a Dolby Digital source is being

 

 

 

played.

 

 

 

 

Dolby Digital PCM

Convert Dolby Digital sources to Linear PCM output. Use if your con-

 

 

 

nected equipment doesn’t have a Dolby Digital decoder.

 

 

 

 

DTS Out

On •

 

Output a DTS signal when a DTS source is being played.

 

 

 

 

 

Off

 

Switch off the digital output when a DTS source is being played. Use

 

 

 

when your connected equipment doesn’t have a DTS decoder. In this

 

 

 

case, use the analog audio outputs.

 

 

 

 

96 kHz PCM Out

96 kHz

48 kHz •

Convert 96 kHz digital audio sources to 48 kHz output. Use if your con-

 

 

 

nected equipment doesn’t support 96 kHz sampling rate.

 

 

 

 

 

96 kHz

 

Output 96 kHz digital audio when a 96 kHz source is being played.

 

 

 

 

MPEG Out

MPEG

 

Output an MPEG audio signal when a source using MPEG audio is

 

 

 

being played.

 

 

 

 

 

MPEG

PCM •

Convert sources with MPEG audio to Linear PCM output. Use if your

 

 

 

connected equipment doesn’t have an MPEG audio decoder.

 

 

 

 

Language Settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OSD Language

English •

 

Sets the language of the on-screen displays to English.

 

 

 

 

available languages

Choose from the languages displayed for the on-screen displays.

 

 

 

 

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