Disc – Various functions

Changing the sound/ subtitle/angleChanging the sound

When playing a DVD or DATA CD/DATA DVD (DivX files) recorded in multiple audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digital, MPEG audio or DTS), you can change the audio format. If the DVD is recorded with multilingual tracks, you can also change the language.

With VIDEO CDs or CDs, you can select the sound from the right or left channel and listen to the sound of the selected channel through both the right and left speakers. For example, when playing a disc containing a song with the vocals on the right channel and the instruments on the left channel, you can hear the instruments from both speakers by selecting the left channel.

Press AUDIO repeatedly during play.

Each time you press the button, the setting changes cyclically as follows:

xWhen playing a DVD

Depending on the DVD, the choice of the language and audio format varies.

When the same language is displayed twice or more times, the DVD is recorded in multiple audio formats.

xWhen playing a VIDEO CD/CD

•Mono Left: The sound of the left channel (monaural).

•Mono Right: The sound of the right channel (monaural).

•Mix-Mono: The sound of the left and right channels mixed.

•Stereo: The standard stereo sound.

xWhen playing a DivX file

The choice of DATA CD or DATA DVD audio signal formats differ, depending on the DivX file contained on the disc. The format is shown in the TV screen.

To preset the desired audio track

You can preset the system to the desired audio track with the operations described under “Changing the language” (page 21).

Notes

•When you play a DVD with the audio other than

2 channels, the sound is composed into 2 channels and output from the system speakers. However, sound is not output in “Multi Channel PCM” format.

•For discs not recorded in multiple audio format, you cannot change the sound.

•Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to change the sound even if the DVD is recorded in multiple audio format.

•For VIDEO CDs and CDs, the setting returns to “Stereo” when you turn off the system or open the disc compartment.

•During DVD playback, the sound may change automatically.

Displaying the audio information of the disc (DVD/ DivX only)

When you press AUDIO repeatedly during play, the audio signal format (PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS, etc.) is displayed on the TV screen.

For example, in Dolby Digital format, multiple signals ranging from monaural to 5.1 channel signals can be recorded on a DVD. Depending on the DVD, the number of recorded channels may differ.

Audio format

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