Sound Settings

Digital Output

Lets you select the digital audio output format that is suitable for your TV or AV Receiver. For more details, please refer to the Digital Output Selection table.

Digital Output Selection

Setup

PCM

Bitstream

Bitstream

Bitstream

(Unprocessed)

(Re-encoded

(Re-encoded

 

 

 

 

DTS)

Dolby D)

 

 

HDMI

 

HDMI

 

HDMI Receiver or

HDMI supported

Connection

Coaxial

Coaxial

AV receiver or

Receiver

Receiver

Coaxial

 

 

 

 

Coaxial

 

PCM

Up to 7.1ch

PCM 2ch

PCM

PCM 2ch

Re-encoded DTS

Re-encoded

 

Dolby Digital *

 

Dolby Digital

PCM 2ch

PCM 2ch

Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital

Re-encoded DTS

Re-encoded

 

Dolby Digital *

 

Dolby Digital Plus

PCM 2ch

PCM 2ch

Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital

Re-encoded DTS

Re-encoded

 

Plus

Dolby Digital *

Audio Stream

Dolby TrueHD

PCM 2ch

PCM 2ch

Dolby TrueHD

Dolby Digital

Re-encoded DTS

Re-encoded

on Blu-ray

Dolby Digital *

Disc

DTS

PCM 2ch

PCM 2ch

DTS

DTS

Re-encoded DTS

Re-encoded

 

Dolby Digital *

 

DTS-HD High

 

 

DTS-HD High

 

 

Re-encoded

 

PCM 2ch

PCM 2ch

Resolution

DTS

Re-encoded DTS

 

Resolution Audio

Dolby Digital *

 

 

 

Audio

 

 

 

DTS-HD Master

PCM 2ch

PCM 2ch

DTS-HD

DTS

Re-encoded DTS

Re-encoded

 

Audio

Master Audio

Dolby Digital *

Audio Stream

PCM

PCM 2ch

PCM 2ch

PCM 2ch

PCM 2ch

PCM 2ch

PCM 2ch

Dolby Digital

PCM 2ch

PCM 2ch

Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital

on DVD

DTS

PCM 2ch

PCM 2ch

DTS

DTS

DTS

DTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decodes main feature

Decodes main

 

 

 

 

 

 

feature audio and

 

 

 

 

Outputs only main feature

audio and BONUSVIEW

 

 

 

 

BONUSVIEW audio

 

 

Decodes main feature

audio stream so that your

audio stream together

 

 

stream together into

 

 

audio and BONUSVIEW

AV receiver can decode the

into PCM audio

Definition for

 

PCM audio and add

Any

audio stream together

audio bitstream.

and add Navigation

Blu-ray Disc

Navigation Sound

 

into PCM audio and add

You will not hear BONUSVIEW

Sound Effects, then

 

 

Effects, then re-

 

 

Navigation Sound Effects.

audio and Navigation Sound

re-encodes the

 

 

encodes the PCM

 

 

 

 

Effects.

PCM audio into DTS

 

 

 

 

audio into Dolby

 

 

 

 

 

 

bitstream

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digital bitstream

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*If Source Stream is 2ch, "Re-encoded Dolby D" Settings are not applied.

Blu-ray Discs may include three audio streams :

-Main Feature Audio : The audio soundtrack of the main feature.

-BONUSVIEW audio : An additional soundtrack such as the director or actor’s commentary.

-Navigation Sound Effects : When you choose a menu navigation selection, a Navigation Sound Effect may sound. Navigation Sound Effects are different on each Blu-ray Disc.

✎NOTES

Be sure to select the correct Digital Output or you will hear no sound or just loud noise.

If the HDMI device (AV receiver, TV) is not compatible with compressed formats (Dolby Digital, DTS), the audio signal outputs as PCM.

Regular DVDs do not have BONUSVIEW audio and Navigation Sound Effects.

Some Blu-ray Discs do not have BONUSVIEW audio and Navigation Sound Effects.

If you play MPEG audio soundtracks, the audio signal outputs as PCM regardless of your Digital Output selections (PCM or Bitstream).

If your TV is not compatible with compressed multi-channel formats (Dolby Digital, DTS), the player may output PCM 2ch downmixed audio even though you selected Bitstream (either Re- encoded or Unprocessed) in the setup menu.

If your TV is not compatible with PCM sampling rates over 48kHz, the player may output 48kHz downsampled PCM audio even though you set PCM Downsampling to Off.

PCM Downsampling

Lets you choose to have 96KHz PCM signals downsampled to 48KHz before they are outputted to an amplifier. Choose On if your amplifier or receiver is not compatible with a 96KHz signal.

Dynamic Range Control

Lets you apply dynamic range control to Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby TrueHD audio.

￿￿Auto : Automatically controls the dynamic range of Dolby TrueHD audio, based

on information in the Dolby TrueHD soundtrack.

Also turns dynamic range control on for Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus.

￿￿Off : Leaves the dynamic range uncompressed, letting you hear the original sound.

￿￿On : Turns dynamic range control on for all three Dolby formats. Quieter sounds are made louder and the volume of loud sounds is reduced.

Downmixing Mode

Lets you select the multi-channel downmix method that is compatible with your stereo system. You can choose to have the player downmix to normal stereo or to surround compatible stereo.

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