Checking the audio signal format

You can check the audio signal format by pressing AUDIO repeatedly during playback. The format of the current audio signal (Dolby Digital, DTS, PCM, etc.) appears as shown below.

Example:Dolby Digital 5.1 ch

Rear (L/R)

1:ENGLISH DOLBY DIGITAL 3 / 2 .1

Front (L/R)

 

LFE (Low Frequency

+ Center

 

Effect)

Example:

Dolby Digital 3 ch

2:SPANISH DOLBY DIGITAL 2 / 1

Front (L/R)

 

 

 

Rear

 

 

(Monaural)

 

 

 

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” (page 64) the DTS track selection option will not appear on the screen even if the disc contains DTS tracks.

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 only works when playing a multichannel

 

Dolby audio sound track. Furthermore, if the

 

player is set up to output the signal from the

 

DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack, the

Sound

surround effect will only be heard when

 

“DOLBY DIGITAL” is set to “D-PCM” in

Adjustments

“AUDIO SETUP” (page 63).

 

SUR

 

1 Press SUR during playback.

The following display appears.

TVS DYNAMIC THEATER

2 Press SUR repeatedly to select one of the TVS sounds.See the explanations given for each item in the following section.•TVS DYNAMIC THEATER•TVS DYNAMIC•TVS WIDE•TVS NIGHT•TVS STANDARD

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