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Setting

Options

Explanation

 

 

 

 

 

Dual Mono

L •

Select to record the left channel of an external dual

Recording

 

mono source when recording to DVD in Video mode,

(Taiwan and

 

to HDD with HDD Recording Format set to Video

Philippines model)

 

Mode On, or in LPCM mode.

 

 

 

 

 

R

As above, but for right channel recording.

When recording dual mono audio to DVD in VR mode (except in LPCM mode), or to HDD with HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode Off (except in LPCM mode), both audio channels are recorded and you can switch to the one you want on playback.

Bilingual Recording A/L •

Record the left (A) channel of a bilingual source

(Other)

when recording to HDD with HDD Recording Format

 

 

set to Video Mode On, 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 bilingual audio to DVD in VR mode (except in LPCM mode), or to HDD with HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode Off (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 supports two stereo audio tracks.

 

 

 

 

Mix

Select one of the three settings to use a mix of the

 

 

two stereo audio tracks.

 

 

 

Audio Out

 

 

 

 

 

Dolby Digital Out

Dolby Digital •

Output a Dolby Digital signal when a Dolby Digital

 

 

source is being played.

 

 

 

 

Dolby Digital

Convert Dolby Digital sources to Linear PCM output.

 

PCM

Use if your connected 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 connected equipment doesn’t

 

 

support 96 kHz sampling rate.

 

 

 

 

96 kHz

Output 96 kHz digital audio when a 96 kHz source is

 

 

being played.

 

 

 

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DVR-450H-S specifications

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