Setting sound options

Audio Digital Out

You can switch the method of outputting the audio signal when you connect the following audio devices to the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) connector.

Caution

When the console is connected to an audio device without a Dolby Digital or DTS decoder, set "Dolby Digital" and "DTS" to "Off". If you set these options to "On" without the necessary decoder, you may have no sound or an extremely loud noise may be emitted.

Digital Out (Optical)

This option sets the type of output for the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) connector.

On

Select this option when you want sound (audio signal) to be output

 

through the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) connector.

 

Settings for "Dolby Digital" and "DTS" are displayed.

 

 

Off

Select this option when you do not want sound to be output through the

 

DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) connector.

 

Settings for "Dolby Digital" and "DTS" are not displayed.

 

 

Dolby Digital

This option sets Dolby Digital as the output signal for 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.

 

 

Off

Select this option when the console is connected to an audio device

 

without a built-in Dolby Digital decoder.

 

 

DTS

This option sets DTS as the output signal for the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) connector.

On

Select this option when the console is connected to an audio device

 

with a built-in DTS decoder.

 

 

Off

Select this option when the console is connected to an audio device

 

without a built-in DTS decoder.

 

 

Audio Track Auto Select Mode

This setting gives priority to the audio track that contains the highest number of channels when you play a DVD on which multiple audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digital or DTS) are recorded. If PCM, Dolby Digital and DTS have the same number of channels, the console selects PCM, Dolby Digital and DTS audio tracks in that order.

On

Priority given

 

 

Off

No priority given

 

 

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