Connections

Connecting to an Audio System

Playing 2 channel audio

Connecting the unit to audio equipment provides normal stereo sound, plus powerful stereo sound enhanced by Dolby Digital 5.1 channel surround sound, DTS and MPEG audio.

AUDIO Stereo system

L R

Analogue audio

 

input jacks

Audio cable

(commercially available)

This unit

 

DVD

DIGITAL

AUDIO S-VIDEO COMPONENT

 

AUDIO OUT

OUT OUT VIDEO OUT

 

 

Y

 

L

PB

(Analogue)

OPTICAL COAXIAL

/CB

R

PR

AUDIO OUT

 

/CR

 

 

Setting

SETUP > Playback > Audio >

Digital Out >

 

Connection

Dolby Digital

MPEG

DTS

 

Connecting to Stereo System.

PCM

PCM

OFF

* To complete these settings, refer to pages 81-83.

C Digital Connection to Audio Equipment or MD deck without a Dolby Digital Decoder

Audio CDs can be transferred digitally to other equipment such as an MD deck or DAT deck, play the disc as you would normally with the connection shown above, right. Audio CDs recorded in the DTS format cannot be transferred digitally or via analogue.

Some Audio CDs have a short silent section between musical tracks. When sound from discs such as these is digitally recorded by connecting the unit directly to a digital recorder (such as an MD deck or DAT deck), the music may be recorded continuously and track numbers may be lost.

DVDs recorded in Dolby Digital 5.1 channel surround sound, DTS or MPEG Audio cannot be connected digitally to external recording equipment such as an MD deck or DAT deck.

It may be possible to record “Dolby Digital” or “MPEG” Audio via a digital connection if the unit output is set to “PCM” (see pages 81-83 “Digital Out”). Analogue recording is possible but not for DTS recorded audio.

Note

Playing back a DVD using incorrect settings may generate noise distortion and may also damage the speakers.

AUDIO OUT jacks are not available on the DTS audio.

Playing Dolby Digital (5.1 channel audio),

DTS or MPEG audio

Connecting an amplifier with a Dolby Digital/ DTS/ MPEG audio digital surround processor to your unit's audio digital jack provides richer and more powerful audio play. This connection is not possible if the processor or amplifier to which you want to connect does not have an audio digital input jack.

Dolby Digital decoder,

DTS decoder, MPEG decoder,

MD deck or DAT deck

 

 

Digital audio

 

 

input jacks

Optical digital audio cable

Coaxial digital

(commercially available)

audio cable

 

 

(commercially available)

 

DVD

 

DIGITAL

AUDIO

S-VIDEO COMPONENT

AUDIO OUT

OUT

OUT VIDEO OUT

 

 

Y

 

L

PB

 

OPTICAL COAXIAL

/CB

DIGITAL

 

R

/CR

 

 

PR

AUDIO OUT

 

 

Setting

SETUP > Playback > Audio >

Digital Out >

 

Connection

Dolby Digital

MPEG

DTS

 

Connecting to a Dolby

 

 

 

Digital, DTS decoder or MPEG

Stream

Stream

ON

decoder for Dolby Digital, DTS

 

 

 

or MPEG audio output.

 

 

 

Connecting to the other

 

 

 

equipment (an MD deck or

PCM

PCM

OFF

DAT deck etc.) without Dolby

 

 

 

Digital decoder.

 

 

 

* To complete these settings, refer to pages 81-83.

C Optical cable (not supplied)

Optical cable (not supplied) may be damaged when bent at sharp angles. Ensure cables are coiled in loops with a diameter of 15cm or more when storing them.

Use a cable which is 3m or shorter.

Insert cable plugs firmly into the connectors when making connections.

If a plug has dust or is dirty, clean it with a soft cloth before inserting it into a connector.

Note

The DVD AUDIO OUT and DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jacks are only useful in DVD mode.

The audio source on a disc in a Dolby Digital 5.1 channel surround format cannot be recorded as digital sound by an MD or DAT deck.

Playing back a DVD using incorrect settings may generate noise distortion and may also damage the speakers.

By hooking this unit up to a Multi-channel Dolby Digital decoder, you can enjoy high-quality Dolby Digital 5.1 channel surround sound as heard in the movie theatres.

By hooking this unit up to the DTS decoder, you can enjoy 5.1 channel surround system which reproduces the original sound as truthfully as possible. 5.1 channel surround system is developed by the Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

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