HDMI Deep Color Output

Sets the Deep Color (color depth) setting for video signals output from the HDMI OUT jack.

The color depth is indicated by the number of bits, and more colors can be reproduced as the value increases. The player supports a color depth of up to 12 bits. Connecting the player and a TV that supports Deep Color allows more accurate color reproduction than when connecting it to a TV that does not support Deep Color.

Auto

Normally select this.

 

 

12bit

Outputs 12bit video signals.

 

 

10bit

Outputs 10bit video signals.

 

 

Off

Select this when the picture

 

is unstable or colors appear

 

unnatural.

 

 

Audio Settings

The default settings are underlined.

Audio Output Priority

Selects the jack type to output audio signals. 2-channel Linear PCM signals are output at 48 kHz maximum from output jacks other than the priority jacks.

HDMI

Outputs audio signals from

 

the HDMI OUT jack.

 

 

Coaxial/

Outputs audio signals from

Optical

the DIGITAL OUT

 

(OPTICAL/COAXIAL)

 

jack.

 

 

Stereo Analog

Outputs audio signals from

 

the LINE OUT (R-AUDIO-

 

L) jacks.

 

 

x.v.Color Output

Sets whether to send xvYCC information to the connected TV.

Combining xvYCC-compatible video with a TV that supports x.v.Color display makes it possible to more accurately reproduce object colors present in the natural world.

Auto

Normally select this.

 

 

Off

Select this when the picture

 

is unstable or colors appear

 

unnatural.

 

 

Pause Mode

Sets the picture mode for DVD playback pause status. For BD-ROMs or discs containing AVCHD files, “Pause Mode” automatically switches to “Auto.”

Auto

Normally select this.

 

Dynamic moving pictures

 

appear without blurring.

 

 

Frame

Displays static pictures at

 

high resolution.

 

 

Audio (HDMI)

Selects the signal type for the HDMI OUT jack.

Auto

Normally select this.

 

Outputs audio signals

 

according to the status of the

 

connected HDMI device.

 

 

2ch PCM

Downmixes to 2-channel

 

Linear PCM signals before

 

outputting from the HDMI

 

OUT jack.

 

 

b

Select “2ch PCM” when connecting a TV or an AV amplifier (receiver) that does not support Dolby Digital or DTS, otherwise noise or no sound may result.

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Sony BDP-S360 operating instructions Audio Settings

BDP-S360 specifications

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