Sears BH9431PW, BH9430PW owner manual Audio menu, Digital Output, DRC Dynamic Range Control

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System Setting

[AUDIO] menu

Each disc has a variety of audio output options. Set the player’s Audio options according to the type of audio system you use.

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Since many factors affect the type of audio output, see “Audio Output Specifications” on page 72 for details.

Digital Output

[PCM Stereo] (HDMI only)

Select if you connect this unit’s HDMI OUT jack to a device with two-channel digital stereo decoder.

[PCM Multi-Ch] (HDMI only)

Select if you connect this unit’s HDMI OUT jack to a device with multi-channel digital decoder.

[DTS Re-Encode] (HDMI only)

Select if you connect this unit’s HDMI OUT jack to a device with DTS decoder.

[BitStream] (HDMI only)

Select if you connect this unit’s HDMI OUT jack to a device with LPCM, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS and DTS-HD decoder.

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yy When [Digital Output] option is set to [PCM Multi-Ch], the audio may output as PCM Stereo if the PCM Multi-Ch information is not detected from HDMI device with EDID.

yy If the [Digital Output] option is set to [DTS Re-Encode], the DTS Re-Encode audio is outputted for BD-ROM discs with secondary audio and the original audio is outputted for the other discs (like [BitStream]).

yy This setting is not available on the input signal from an external device.

DRC (Dynamic Range Control)

This function allows you to listen to a movie at a lower volume without losing clarity of sound.

[Off]

Turns off this function.

[On]

Compress the dynamic range of the Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus or Dolby TrueHD audio output.

[Auto]

The dynamic range of the Dolby TrueHD audio output is specified by itself.

And the dynamic range of the Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus are operated as same as the [On] mode.

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The DRC setting can be changed only when a disc is not inserted or the unit is in complete stop mode.