Playback

Notes

For some DVDVideos, the number or time can be specified using a menu screen.

For video files, only the time can be specified (only Time Search (time searching) is possible).

Time searching (Time Search) is not possible on DVD+R/+RW discs.

Adjusting the audio

1Display the Home Menu. Press HOME MENU.

2Select Audio Settings.

Use ///to select, then press ENTER.

3 Change the settings.

Use ///to select, then press ENTER.

Press RETURN to return to the previous screen.

4Enter the changes. Press HOME MENU.

The changed settings are stored in the memory.

Notes

The effect may be weak for some discs or files.

These settings also affect the sound output from the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (COAXIAL/ OPTICAL) terminals and the HDMI OUT terminal (DV-420V only).

Note that there is no effect when Dolby Digital, DTS or MPEG audio signals are being output.

Section

04

Audio Settings parameters

English

 

 

 

 

Parameters (settings)

 

 

WMA, MP3 and MPEG-4 AAC

 

 

audio is played with high

 

 

sound quality. This is only

 

Sound

valid for files with the exten-

 

Retriever

sion ‘.wma’, ‘.mp3’ or ‘.m4a’.

 

(High/Low/Off)

The effect depends on the

 

 

file. Try different settings, and

 

 

choose the one providing the

 

 

good effect.

 

Equalizer (Off/

 

 

Rock/Pop/Live/

Select according to the genre of

 

Dance/Techno/

music to be listened to.

 

Classic/Soft)

 

 

 

A surround sound field with

 

 

a sense of presence can be

 

Virtual

created with two speakers.

 

Surround

When set to On, linear PCM

 

(On/Off)

audio signals of 96 kHz or

 

 

greater are converted to

 

 

48 kHz.

 

 

This makes loud sounds

 

 

weaker and weak sounds

 

 

louder. Change the setting

 

 

for example when watching

 

 

movies late at night.

 

Audio DRC

This setting only affects Dolby

 

(High/Medium/

Digital sound.

 

Low/Off)

The effect depends on the vol-

 

 

ume of the connected TV, AV

 

 

receiver or amplifier, speak-

 

 

ers, etc. Try different settings,

 

 

and choose the one providing

 

 

the strongest effect.

 

Dialog (High/

Change this setting if the sound of

 

Medium/Low/

dialogs is low and the dialogs are

 

Off)

hard to hear.

 

The factory default settings are indicated in italic.

About Sound Retriever function

When audio data is removed during the compression process, sound quality often degrades. The Sound Retriever function automatically enhances compressed audio and restores CD quality sound.

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