Checking the audio signal format

If you press DISPLAY repeatedly during playback, the format of the current audio signal (Dolby Digital, MPEG audio, DTS, PCM, etc.) appears as shown below.

Example:

Dolby Digital 5.1 ch

 

 

 

Rear (L/R)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOLBY DIGITAL

3 / 2 .1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Front (L/R)

LFE (Low Frequency

 

 

+ Center

 

Effect)

About audio signals

Audio signals recorded in a disc contain the sound elements (channels) shown below. Each channel is output from a separate speaker.

•Front (L)

•Front (R)

•Center

•Rear (L)

•Rear (R)

•Rear (Monaural): This signal can be either the Dolby Surround Sound processed signals or the Dolby Digital sound’s monaural rear audio signals.

•LFE (Low Frequency Effect) signal

Note

If “DTS” is set to “OFF” in “AUDIO SETUP,” the DTS track selection option will not appear on the screen even if the disc contains DTS tracks (page

67).

TV Virtual Surround

 

Settings (TVS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When you connect a stereo TV or 2 front

 

speakers, TVS (TV Virtual Surround) lets

 

you enjoy surround sound effects by using

 

sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers

 

from the sound of the front speakers (L: left,

 

R: right) without using actual rear speakers.

 

TVS was developed by Sony to produce

 

surround sound for home use using just a

 

stereo TV.

 

This function is designed to work with the

 

LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) jacks.

 

Note that if you select one of the TVS

 

 

settings, the player does not output the

Sound

following signals from the DIGITAL OUT

 

(COAXIAL) jack.

Adjustments

—Dolby Digital signals when you set

 

“DOLBY DIGITAL” in “AUDIO SETUP”

 

to “D-PCM” (page 66)

 

—MPEG audio signals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Press DISPLAY twice during playback.

The following Control Bar appears.

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