Audio Settings (Audio)

The “Audio” setup allows you to adjust the sound according to the playback and connection conditions.

1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is in stop mode.

2 Select “Setup,” and press ENTER.

3 Select “Audio,” and press ENTER.

The “Audio” setup appears with the following options. The default settings are underlined.

Audio

 

10:10 AM

 

 

 

 

Title List

 

Tuner Audio

: Main

 

 

 

 

Digital Out

 

Timer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Downmix

: Dolby Surround

Edit

 

 

Audio DRC

: Standard

 

 

Dubbing

 

Audio (HDMI)

: Auto

 

 

 

 

 

Scan Audio

: On

Disc Setting

 

 

Surround

: Off

 

 

Setup

 

DV/D8 Audio Input

: Stereo 1

 

 

Line Audio Input

: Stereo

Tuner Audio

Selects the sound to be recorded.

Main

Records only the main

 

sound.

 

 

SAP

Records only the SAP

 

(Second Audio Program)

 

sound.

 

 

Note

If no SAP sound is received, the main sound is recorded regardless of the setting.

Digital Out

The following setup items switch the method of outputting audio signals when you connect a component such as an amplifier (receiver) with a digital input jack to the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL)/HDMI OUT jack. For connection details, see “Connecting to Your AV Amplifier (Receiver)” on page 24.

Press ENTER, and select “Dolby Digital” or “DTS.”

Digital Out

10:10 AM

Title List

Dolby Digital

: 4:3DLetter-PCMBox

 

Timer

DTS

OnDolby Digital

Edit

Dubbing

Disc Setting

Setup

If you connect a component that does not accept the selected audio signal, a loud noise (or no sound) will come out from the speakers, and may affect your ears or cause speaker damage.

Dolby Digital

Selects the type of Dolby Digital signal.

D-PCM

Select this when the recorder

 

is connected to an audio

 

component lacking a built-in

 

Dolby Digital decoder. You

 

can select whether the

 

signals conform to Dolby

 

Surround or not by making

 

adjustments to the

 

“Downmix” item in “Audio”

 

setup (page 100).

 

 

Dolby

Select this when the recorder

Digital

is connected to an audio

 

component with a built-in

 

Dolby Digital decoder.

 

 

 

 

Settings

Notes

 

 

 

• If the HDMI OUT jack is connected to equipment not

and

compatible with Dolby Digital signals, D-PCM signals

 

will be automatically output, even when “Dolby

Adjustments

use the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jacks.

Digital” is selected.

 

• The HDMI OUT jack cannot output Dolby Digital

 

signals for digital broadcasts. To hear Dolby Digital,

 

DTS (DVD VIDEOs only)

Selects whether or not to output DTS signals.

On

Select this when the recorder

 

 

is connected to an audio

 

 

component with a built-in

 

 

DTS decoder.

 

 

 

 

Off

Select this when the recorder

 

 

is connected to an audio

 

 

component without a built-in

 

 

DTS decoder.

 

 

 

 

 

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