To select the audio mode directly
Press AUDIO. Each time you press the button, the item changes.
Notes
•For discs not in multiple audio format, you cannot change the sound.
•During DVD playback, the sound may change automatically.
Displaying the audio information of
the disc
When you select “AUDIO”, the channels being played are displayed on the screen. For example, in Dolby Digital format, multiple signals ranging from monaural to
5.1channel signals can be recorded on a DVD. Depending on the DVD, the number of recorded channels may differ.
Current audio format*
1:DVD
DVD
1 2 ( 2 7 ) MAKING SCENE
1 8 ( 3 4 )
T 1 : 3 2 : 5 5
1: ENGLISH
PROGRAM FORMAT
DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2.1
*“PCM”, “MPEG”, “DTS”, or “DOLBY DIGITAL” is displayed.
For “DOLBY DIGITAL”, the channels in the playing track are displayed numerically as follows:
For Dolby Digital 5.1 ch:
Surround component 2
DOLBY DIGITAL 3 / 2 . 1
Front component 2 + | LFE (Low Frequency |
Center component 1 | Effect) component 1 |
The display examples are as follows:
• PCM (stereo)
PROGRAM FORMAT
PCM 48kHz 24bit
• Dolby Surround
PROGRAM FORMAT
DOLBY DIGITAL 2/0
DOLBY SURROUND
• Dolby Digital 5.1ch
PROGRAM FORMAT
DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2.1
• DTS
PROGRAM FORMAT
DTS 3/2.1
Notes
•When the signal contains surround signal components such as LS, RS, or S, the surround effect is enhanced.
•If you play MPEG AUDIO sound tracks, the system outputs PCM (stereo) signals.
•The MULTI CHANNEL DECODING indicator lights up when the system is decoding signals recorded in multi channel format.