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Settings and adjustments for the DVD player (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setting sound options (Audio Setup)

You can adjust your audio settings based on the playback conditions or the equipment in use.

The default setting for each menu is underlined in the explanations below. For details see “Using the Setup display” on page 20.

Select the (Audio Setup) icon in the Setup display.

xAudio Digital Out

You can switch the methods of outputting audio signals when you connect the following audio devices to the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) connector on the PlayStation®2 console rear using an optical digital cable (sold separately).

•A digital device such as a receiver (amplifier) with a digital connector.

•An audio device with a built-in Dolby Digital or DTS decoder.

•A DAT (Digital Audio Tape) or MD (MiniDisc) deck. For connection details, see page 7.

x DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)

Selects whether to output signal through the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) connector.

•On: Select this when you connect with an optical digital cable (sold separately). Normally select this option.

If you select “On”, make the appropriate settings for “Dolby Digital”, “DTS” and “MPEG”.

•Off: Select this when you do not want sound (audio signal) to be output through the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) connector.

Note

If you select “Off”, you cannot set “Dolby Digital”, “DTS” or “MPEG”.

xDolby Digital

Selects the Dolby Digital signal to be output through the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) connector.

•On: Select this option when the console is connected to an audio device with a built-in Dolby Digital decoder.

If the console is connected to an audio device without a built-in Dolby Digital decoder, do not turn this option on. If you select this option by mistake, when you play a Dolby Digital audio track, a loud noise (or no sound) will come out from the speakers, possibly hurting your ears or damaging the speakers.

•Off: Select this option when the console is connected to an audio device without a built- in Dolby Digital decoder.

xDTS

Selects the DTS signal to be output through the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) connector when you connect to the console with an optical digital cable (sold separately).

This setting is not available during Resume Play.

•On: Select this option when the console is connected to an audio device with a built-in DTS decoder.

If the console is connected to an audio device without a built-in DTS decoder, do not turn this option on. If you select this option by mistake, when you play a DTS audio track, a loud noise (or no sound) will come out from the speakers, possibly hurting your ears or damaging the speakers.

•Off: Select this option when the console is connected to an audio device without a built- in DTS decoder.

xMPEG

Selects the MPEG AUDIO signals to be output via the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) connector.

•On: Select this option when the console is connected to an audio device with a built-in MPEG decoder.

If the console is connected to an audio device without a built-in MPEG decoder, do not turn this option on. If you select this option by mistake, when you play an MPEG audio track, a loud noise (or no sound) will come out from the speakers, possibly hurting your ears or damaging the speakers.

•Off: Select this option when the console is connected to an audio device without a built- in MPEG decoder.

x Audio Track Auto Select Mode

Gives the audio track that contains the highest number of channels priority when you play a DVD on which multiple audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS or MPEG AUDIO) are recorded.

This setting is not available during Resume Play.

•On: Priority given

•Off: No priority given

Notes

•If you set this item to “On”, the language may change because the “Audio Track Auto Select Mode” setting has higher priority than the “Audio” settings in “Language Setup” (page 21).

•If you set “DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)” to “On” and

“DTS” to “Off” in “Audio Setup”, the DTS audio track is not played even if you set this item to “On” and the highest-numbered audio channel is recorded in DTS format.

•If PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS and MPEG audio tracks have the same number of channels, the console selects PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS and MPEG audio tracks in this order.

•Depending on the DVD, the audio channel with priority may be predetermined. In this case, you cannot give priority to the Dolby Digital, DTS or MPEG format by selecting “On”.

xDVD Volume

If the audio output level of the DVD is low, you can turn up the volume of the DVD. DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) must be set to “Off” to change this setting.

•+2: Turns up the volume (maximum).

•+1: Turns up the volume.

•Standard: Original audio volume. Normally select this position.

Note

If you set this option to “+1” or “+2”, the sound may be distorted in places where loud sound is present. If the sound becomes distorted, select “Standard”.

Caution

If you turn up the volume too high, your ears may be injured or the speakers may be damaged.

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