Rotel RDV-1060 owner manual Audio Setup, Compress, Lpcm Output, Digital OUT

Audio Setup

SETUP MENU -- MAIN PAGE

GENERAL SETUP

SPEAKER SETUP

AUDIO SETUP

PREFERENCES

EXIT SETUP

GO TO AUDIO SETUP

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DIGITAL OUT	OFF
COMPRESS
	STREAM/PCM
LPCM OUTPUT
MAIN PAGE

SET DIGITAL OUT

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	DIGITAL OUT		FULL
	COMPRESS
	LPCM OUTPUT	6/8
	MAIN PAGE	4/8
		2/8
			OFF
DYNAMIC RANGE COMPRESSION

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DIGITAL OUT

COMPRESS

LPCM OUTPUT

MAIN PAGE

BACK TO MAIN PAGE

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DIGITAL OUT

COMPRESS

LPCM OUTPUT LPCM 48K LPCM 96K

MAIN PAGE

SET LPCM OUTPUT TO 48K OR 96K

English

COMPRESS

When playing a Dolby Digital DVD-Video disc, the RDV-1060 can compress the dynamic range of the audio signal. This reduces the difference between quiet sounds and loud sounds and may be desirable if your system is taxed by loud passages or for listening at low volumes. The compression is quite sophisticated, using instructions embedded in the digital data stream

To adjust, use the CURSOR buttons to select a setting on the vertical slider control on the right side of the menu screen. The “OFF” set- ting provides no compression and the full dynamic range of a Dolby Digital recording. The “FULL” setting provides maximum avail- able compression and reduces the dynamic range of a Dolby Digital recording to that of

atypical VHS Hi-Fi recording. Settings in between these two extremes provide progres- sively more compression.

NOTE: This menu item only has an effect for Dolby Digital recordings and is ignored for other types of recordings

LPCM OUTPUT

The RDV-1060’s digital output can send an LPCM (linear pulse code modulation) bitstream to the receiver or surround processor. These LPCM bitstreams can have different sampling rates, depending on the format of the recording. For example, Audio CDs generate a 44.1 kHz bit- stream. A 2-channel LPCM soundtrack from a DVD-Video disc generates a 48 kHz bitstream.

The AUDIO SETUP page provides three ad- justment items that configure playback of digital recordings. The first item activates or disables the digital output. The second item sets the pa- rameters for Dolby Digital dynamic range compression. The third item sets a maximum sampling rate for the digital output.

To reach the AUDIO SETUP PAGE, use

the CURSOR buttons to highlight the AUDIO SETUP line on the MAIN PAGE. Then, press the PLAY/ENTER button.

To return to the MAIN PAGE, use the CUR-

SOR buttons to scroll down and highlight the MAIN PAGE line. Then, press the PLAY/ ENTER button.

The following instructions describe each ad- justment item on the AUDIO SETUP PAGE and the available settings. The default settings for each item are shown in the illustration.

DIGITAL OUT

Use this setting to turn on or disable the digi- tal bitstream sent from the RDV-1060’s coax or optical digital outputs to a digital input on the surround sound receiver or processor. In most systems, this digital connection is the preferred method of sending Dolby Digital or DTS signals to the receiver, allowing the receiver’s digital processors to decode the multichannel signal.

STREAM/PCM: Use this setting to activate the digital output.

OFF: Use this setting to disable the digital output.

NOTE: The digital bitstream is automatically disabled when playing the PCM soundtrack from a DVD-Audio disc.

Some DTS DVD-Video discs generate a 96 kHz bitstream. Since the bitstream must be decoded by the receiver, it is important not to send a signal that the receiver cannot process.

LPCM 48K: Choose this setting if your re- ceiver cannot handle a digital bitstream with a sampling rate higher than 48 kHz.

LPCM 96K: Choose this setting if your re- ceiver can handle a digital bitstream with a sampling rate up to 96 kHz. Even with this default setting, a disc recorded with a 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz sampling rate will still be sent to the receiver at the lower rate. This setting simply specifies a maximum sampling rate.

NOTE: The RDV-1060 can process sampling rates up to 192 kHz. However, this amount of data cannot be sent to receivers or proces- sors with the currently available digital con- nections. These recordings must be decoded and sent to the receiver as analog signals.