Sherwood SD-860 manual Connecting 5.1CH Audio OUTPUTs, Connecting 2CH Audio OUTPUTs

1. Connecting 5.1CH AUDIO OUTPUTs

•To fully enjoy the multichannel audio of DVD Audio and SACD as well as Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks of DVD Video, etc., connect these jacks to the corresponding channel input jacks of your amplifier/receiver.

Notes :

•When connecting only the 5.1CH AUDIO OUTPUTs to your amplifier/receiver, you should set the DOWNMIX to OFF to output the multichannel audio signals from these jacks as it was recorded.

In this case, only the front left and right signals of the multichannel audio signals will output from the 2CH AUDIO OUTPUT jacks (and the A/V SCART OUTPUT connector). (For details, refer to “When selecting the DOWNMIX” on page 36.)

•When connecting the 5.1CH AUDIO OUTPUTs to the multichannel audio inputs of an amplifier/receiver that dose not have the speaker setup for the multichannel audio inputs, you should set the SPEAKER SETUP.(For details, refer to “SETTING THE SPEAKER SETUP” on page 38.)

2. Connecting 2CH AUDIO OUTPUTs

•Connect these jacks to the AUDIO IN jacks of DVD(, AUX, CD, etc.) of your amplifier/receiver.

•Depending on whether these jacks to a stereo amplifier / receiver or an A/V amplifier/receiver with built-in surround decoder, you should set the DOWNMIX to Lo/Ro or Lt/Rt.(For details, refer to “When selecting the DOWNMIX” on page 36.)

3. Connecting DIGITAL OUTPUTs

•To enhance the sound quality, connect either the OPTICAL or the COAXIAL DIGITAL OUTPUT jack to the corresponding DIGITAL INPUT jack of your amplifier/receiver with built-in Dolby Digital or DTS decoder. (You don’t need to do both.)

When DVD Video, etc. recorded in Dolby Digital or DTS is played, you can enjoy high-quality surround sound.

•To be output digital audio signals from the DIGITAL OUTPUT jacks, you should set the DIGITAL OUTPUT to ON. (For details, refer to “When selecting the DIGITAL OUTPUT”on page 36)

Notes :

•The DIGITAL OUTPUT jacks cannot output the digital audio signals of DVD Audio and SACD.

Therefore, to be able to play multichannel DVD Audios and SACDs, you should also connect the 5.1CH AUDIO OUTPUTs.(Refer to “Connecting 5.1CH AUDIO OUTPUTs” above)

•If your amplifier/receiver doesn’t have 5.1CH AUDIO INPUTs, make a stereo analog connection . (Refer to “Connecting 2CH AUDIO OUTPUTs” above.)

•In order to be able to hear multichannel sound from DVD Audio and SACD, you should set DVD AUDIO AREA to DVD AUDIO and SACD AREA to MULTICHANNEL.(Refer to “When selecting the DVD AUDIO AREA” and “When selecting the SACD AREA” on page 44.)

•It is not recommended to record digital audio signals with digital audio connection between this unit and MD or CD recorder, etc.

When recording the sounds played on this unit, record them through the 2CH AUDIO OUTPUT jacks.

•When your amplifier/receiver is not compatible with the digital signals that are output from this unit, loud noise or no sound may be heard from the speakers, and it may be harmful to your ears and damages the speakers. To prevent it, you should set the DIGITAL OUTPUT to OFF and make analog audio connections. (Refer to “When selecting the DIGITAL OUTPUT” on page 36.)

•When making the COAXIAL DIGITAL connection, be sure to use a 75Ω COAXIAL cord, not a conventional AUDIO cord.

•All of the commercially-available optical fiber cords cannot be used for audio equipments. If there is an optical fiber cord which cannot be connected to your audio equipments, consult your dealer or nearest service organization.

Audio output from the unit’s DIGITAL OUTPUTs

•When the DIGITAL OUTPUT is set to ON, the following table shows that the digital signals can be output from the DIGITAL OUTPUTs.(For details, refer to “When selecting the DIGITAL OUTPUT” on page 36.)

Disc type	Audio recording format		Audio output
	Dolby Digital		Dolby Digital bitstream
DVD Video	DTS		DTS bitstream
	Linear PCM	48kHz/16~24bit	48kHz/16~24bit PCM
		96kHz/16~24bit	96kHz/16~24bit PCM
DVD Audio	Linear PCM or Packed PCM		-
	DSD (SACD Area)		-
SACD	44.1kHz/16bit Linear PCM		44.1kHz/16bit PCM
	(CD Area)
Audio CD	44.1kHz/16bit Linear PCM		44.1kHz/16bit PCM
MP3 disc	MP3		44.1, 48kHz/16bit PCM
WMA disc	WMA		44.1, 48kHz/16bit PCM
DivX disc	MP3		44.1, 48kHz/16bit PCM

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