DOLBY

Select this when the player is

SUR-

connected to an audio component

ROUND

that conforms to Dolby Surround

 

(Pro Logic). The output signals

 

which reproduce the Dolby

 

Surround effect are downmixed to

 

2 channels.

 

 

NORMAL

Select this when the player is

 

connected to an audio component

 

that does not conform to Dolby

 

Surround (Pro Logic). All of the

 

output signals are downmixed to 2

 

channels without the Dolby

 

Surround (Pro Logic) effect.

 

 

xDIGITAL OUT

Selects if audio signals are output via the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jack.

ON Normally select this position. When you select “ON,” set “DOLBY DIGITAL,” “MPEG,” “DTS,” and “48kHz/96kHz PCM.” For details on setting these items, see “Setting the digital output signal.”

OFF The player does not output the audio signals via the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jack. The influence of the digital circuit upon the analog circuit is minimal.

Note

SACD audio signals are not output from a digital jack.

Setting the digital output signal

Switches the method of outputting audio signals when you connect the following component using an optical or a coaxial digital cord via the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jack.

—Amplifier (receiver) with digital input jack

—Amplifier (receiver) with a built-in DTS, MPEG audio, or DOLBY DIGITAL decoder

—MD or DAT deck

For connection details, see page 22. Select “DOLBY DIGITAL,” “MPEG,” “DTS,” and “48kHz/96kHz PCM” after setting “DIGITAL OUT” to “ON.”

AUDIO SETUP

AUDIO ATT:

 

OFF

AUDIO DRC:

 

STANDARD

AUDIO FILTER:

 

SHARP

DOWNMIX:

DOLBY SURROUND

DIGITAL OUT:

 

ON

DOLBY DIGITAL:

 

D-PCM

MPEG:

 

PCM

DTS:

 

D-PCM

48kHz/96kHz PCM:

48kHz/16bit

xDOLBY DIGITAL (DVD VIDEO/DVD-

RW only)

Selects the Dolby Digital signals to be output via the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jack.

D-PCM

Select this when the player is

 

connected to an audio component

 

lacking a built-in Dolby Digital

 

decoder. You can select whether

 

the signals conform to Dolby

 

Surround (Pro Logic) or not by

 

making adjustments to the

 

“DOWNMIX” item in “AUDIO

 

SETUP” (page 81).

 

 

DOLBY

Select this when the player is

DIGITAL

connected to an audio

 

component with a built-in Dolby

 

Digital decoder.

 

If the player is connected to an

 

audio component lacking a built-

 

in Dolby Digital decoder, do not

 

set this. Otherwise, when you

 

play the Dolby Digital sound

 

track, a loud noise (or no sound)

 

will come out from the speakers,

 

affecting your ears or causing the

 

speakers to be damaged.

 

 

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