DVD – Various functions

Changing the sound/ subtitle/language

Changing the sound (except for JPEG)

You can select the audio language and the audio recording format while playing a DVD.

In addition, you can output the sound for either the right or left channel from both the right and left speakers while playing a CD, VIDEO CD or an MP3 file. You can also listen to only the accompaniment of a karaoke VIDEO CD, etc. Super Audio CDs have a number of recording formats such as Super Audio CDs that support multi-channel playback and Super Audio CDs recorded with both the Super Audio signal and a normal CD signal. You can select the desired signal for playback.

1 Press DVD DISPLAY during play.

The Control Menu appears.

2 Press v or V repeatedly to select

“AUDIO”, then press ENTER.

The options for “AUDIO” appear.

3 Press v or V repeatedly to select the audio signal you want.

The default settings are underlined.

xWhen playing a DVD

The choice of the language and audio format varies.

When 4 digits are displayed, they represent the language code (see “Language code list” on page 102). When the same language is displayed twice or more times, the DVD is recorded in multiple audio formats.

xWhen playing a VIDEO CD/CD/MP3

• STEREO: Normal stereo playback

•

1/L:

Left channel sound (monaural)

•

2/R:

Right channel sound

 

 

(monaural)

xWhen playing a Super Audio CD

Make this setting in stop mode. The

 

 

selectable items differ according to the disc.

DVD

•

MULTI:

Multi-channel area playback

•

2CH:

2-channel area playback

–

Various

•

CD:

Normal CD layer playback

 

4 Press ENTER.

functions

To preset the desired audio track

To turn off the Control Menu

 

Press DVD DISPLAY.

You can preset the system to the desired audio track with the operations described under “Changing the screen display language, DVD menu language and audio track auto selection mode” (page 27).

Notes

•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 multiple audio format are recorded on the DVD.

•For VIDEO CDs, CDs and MP3 audio tracks, the setting returns to “STEREO” when you turn off the system or remove the disc.

•During DVD playback, the sound may change automatically.

Tip

You can select the audio setting by pressing AUDIO. Each time you press the button, the setting changes.

continued

25GB