• MPEGSelects the type of MPEG audio signal.

The default setting is indicated in bold print.

PCM

Select this when the player is connected to an audio component

 

lacking a built-in MPEG decoder. If you play MPEG audio

 

sound tracks, the player outputs stereo signals via the

 

DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jack.

 

 

MPEG

Select this when the player is connected to an audio component

 

with a built-in MPEG decoder.

 

 

Notes

If you select the surround setting while playing a DVD, the player does not output the following signals from the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jack.

Dolby Digital signals (when you set “Dolby Digital” in “AUDIO SETUP” to “D-PCM”)

MPEG audio signals

If you connect a component that does not conform to the selected audio signal, 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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