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Sound menu

Navigation keys

The Sound menu provides you with settings so you can adapt your player to the devices connected. It also enables you to access specific functions.

When the player menu is displayed (in stop mode):

1.select Sound using the Navigation keys,

2.press OK to validate,

3.select a function using the Navigation keys,

4.adjust the setting using the Navigation keys.

Sound Logic

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This function is designed for night-time listening to avoid disturbing your neighbours. The player then adjusts the differences in sound levels through dynamic compression. It then becomes easier to hear the soft sounds while the louder sounds are dampened.

• Select Sound then Sound Logic and switch the function to On.

Virtual Surround (SRS (1) - TruSurround)

This function provides you with virtual reproduction of the multichannel sound of a Dolby or DTS film onto the two channels of your TV or stereo amplifier. The sound effects of a 5.1 system are then simulated.

• Select Sound then Virtual Surround and switch the function to On.

Digital audio output

Depending on the amplifier or television (with or without integrated decoder) connected to your DVD player, you will need to set the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT socket (coaxial) so that they deliver the Dolby Digital (2) or DTS (3) digital signals supported by the other device (4).

• Select Digital Output, and then check that either Dolby Digital or DTS is ticked.

1. and the symbol are

registered trademarks of SRS Inc. The TruSurroundTM technology is manufactured under license from SRS Inc.

2. Dolby Digital is a sound compression technique elaborated by Dolby Laboratories for digital audio multichannel signals. The Dolby Digital system enables any audio channel configuration, from a stereo sound (2 channels) up to the digital “surround” sound 5.1.

«Dolby Digital» and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing

Corporation. Copyright 1992 Dolby Laboratories Inc. All rights reserved.

3. DTS is a digital sound compression

DIGITAL OUT technique developed by Digital Theater Sound Systems for digital audio multichannel signals.

"DTS" and "DTS Digital Out" are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems inc.

4.PCM

If the device connected to the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT socket does not support Dolby or DTS signals, your player will deliver PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) signals. In that case, neither Dolby Digital, nor DTS must be ticked.

The linear PCM is a signal recording format used for CDs. CDs are recorded in 44.1kHz /16bits. DVDs are recorded in 48kHz / 16 bits, or even up to 96kHz / 24 bits.

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Technicolor - Thomson DTH210E warranty Sound menu, Sound Logic, Virtual Surround SRS 1 TruSurround, Digital audio output

DTH210E specifications

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