Advanced settings

06

About the audio output settings

The audio signals that are output differ according to the audio format recorded on the disc and the player’s settings. Check on the table below.

 

AUDIO OUT terminal

DIGITAL OUT terminal

HDMI OUT terminal1

Audio format

 

 

Converted to

Not

 

 

2ch2

Multi-

converted to

PCM6

Auto6,7,8

 

channel2

linear PCM

linear PCM

 

 

audio3

 

 

 

 

 

audio4,5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BD-ROM

Dolby Digital

 

5.1-channel

 

 

5.1-channel

Dolby Digital

 

 

audio

 

 

audio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dolby Digital

 

 

Dolby Digital

 

7.1-channel

 

7.1-channel

Dolby Digital

Plus

 

 

 

Plus

 

 

audio9

 

 

audio9,10

 

Dolby TrueHD

 

 

 

Dolby TrueHD11

 

 

 

 

 

DTS Digital

Converted to 2-

5.1-channel

Converted to 2-

5.1-channel

DTS Digital

Surround

channel audio

audio

channel audio

audio

Surround

DTS-HD High

 

 

 

DTS Digital

 

DTS-HD High

Resolution Audio

 

5.1-channel

 

Surround

5.1-channel

Resolution Audio

 

 

audio12

 

 

audio12

 

DTS-HD Master

 

 

 

DTS-HD Master

Audio

 

 

 

 

 

Audio13

 

Linear PCM

BD-R/-

Dolby Digital

 

MPEG-2 AAC

RE

MPEG

 

 

 

 

Linear PCM

DVD-Video

Dolby Digital

 

DTS Digital

 

Surround

 

MPEG

 

 

 

Linear PCM

DVD (VR

Dolby Digital

MPEG

format)

 

Linear PCM

 

 

7.1-channel

 

Converted to 2-

7.1-channel

7.1-channel

 

audio9

 

channel audio

audio9,10

audio9,10

Converted to 2-

5.1-channel

Converted to 2-

Dolby Digital

5.1-channel

Dolby Digital

channel audio

audio

channel audio

MPEG-2 AAC

audio

MPEG-2 AAC

 

 

2-channel audio

 

 

Converted to 2-

5.1-channel

Converted to 2-

Dolby Digital

5.1-channel

Dolby Digital

 

 

DTS Digital

DTS Digital

channel audio

audio

channel audio

audio

 

 

 

Surround

 

Surround

 

 

2-channel audio

 

 

Converted to 2-

5.1channel

Converted to 2-

Dolby Digital

5.1-channel

Dolby Digital

channel audio

audio

channel audio

audio

 

 

2-channel audio

1.When outputting linear PCM audio signals, if the number of compatible channels of the connected HDMI device is lower, the signals are output with the number of channels for which the device is compatible.

2.When Audio Output Mode is set to 2 Channel or Multi-channel (page 110).

3.When Dolby Digital Out is set to Dolby Digital PCM, DTS Out is set to DTS PCM, or AAC Out is set to AAC

PCM (page 109).

4.When Dolby Digital Out is set to Dolby Digital 1/Dolby Digital 2, DTS Out is set to DTS 1/DTS 2 or AAC Out is set to AAC (page 109).

5.When outputting Dolby Digital or DTS Digital Surround bitstream with settings of Dolby Digital 2 at Dolby Digital Out, DTS 2 at DTS Out, the secondary audio and interactive audio signals are not mixed for output.

6.When HDMI Audio Out is set to PCM or Auto (page 111).

7.When outputting the bitstream of Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Digital, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio or DTS Digital Surround, the secondary audio and interactive audio signals are not mixed.

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Pioneer SX-LX03 manual About the audio output settings, Not 2ch2 Multi, Audio3 Audio4,5

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