Getting started

Setting up the PS3™ system

Step 2: Connect digital audio devices

You can connect audio devices that support digital audio output, such as an AV receiver for home entertainment use.

Hint

When connecting a digital audio device to the system, go to (Settings) (Sound Settings) "Audio Output Settings", and adjust the settings as necessary for the audio device.

Audio output on the PS3™ systemThe supported channels may vary depending on the output connector to be used.

PS3™ system output connectors

Channels that can be used for output

2 Ch.

5.1 Ch.

7.1 Ch.

 

AV MULTI OUT connector

Digital out (optical) connector *1

HDMI OUT connector

*2*3

*1 Audio from a Super Audio CD cannot be output from the digital out (optical) connector. Multi-channel content from Super Audio CDs can only be output from the HDMI OUT connector.

*2 A device compatible with Linear PCM 7.1 Ch. is required to output 7.1 Ch. audio from the HDMI OUT connector.

*3 This system does not support output from the DTS-HD 7.1 Ch. DTS-HD 7.1 Ch audio is output from a 5.1 or lower channel.

Connecting with an optical cable

The audio will be output from the optical cable. The picture will be output from the video output cable.

Optical cable for audio (sold separately)

Video output cable for the TV in use

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Digital audio device

TV

such as an AV receiver

 

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