Display and Sound

The DISPLAY menu enables you to choose the image format and the on-screen displays.

The SOUND menu enables you to enable dynamic range compression and choose the type of sound assigned to the digital output. To reproduce the sound of a movie theatre from the sound recorded on your Dolby Digital DVDs, connect a Dolby Digital (AC-3) amplifier/decoder to the optical digital audio output jack and select the sound type in the Sound menu.

 

 

 

 

Select the Display menu on the main menu using the

or

Play

 

 

 

keys, then confirm with ok.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Play mode

3TV Image

4

16X9

The TV Image menu determines the image format.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lock

On-Screen Displays

 

 

Leave the 16x9 format if you want to fill the picture of your TV (Widescreen).

 

 

 

 

Display

 

 

 

With the On-Screen Displays menu, choose the information you want to

Sound

 

 

 

Languages

 

 

 

see on the screen.

 

 

Glossary

 

 

 

Select this sub-menu and press ok to confirm.

 

 

 

 

 

With keys

or

, select an option, then activate or deactivate it with

 

 

 

 

the ok key.

 

 

 

More info...

TV IMAGE

You may select the image format if you use the DVD video output jacks (see page 21), according to the connected equipment.

Select this sub-menu and validate with ok. Several formats are offered: 4x3 Letterbox, 4x3 Standard, 16x9 Wide screen.

Choose the format with keys and press ok to confirm.

ON-SCREEN DISPLAYS

Info Displays: tick the box with the ok key to display time and transport information during play.

Angle indicator: tick the box to display the angle info when the disc offers several camera angles to choose from (see page 19). Scene AgainText: tick the box to enable the action of the return key during play (resume reading 10 seconds back).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Play

 

 

 

 

 

Play mode

 

 

 

 

 

Lock

 

 

 

 

 

Display

3Sound Logic

4

On

 

Sound

 

Digital Output

Dolby Digital

 

Languages

 

 

 

 

 

Glossary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select the Sound menu from the main menu with keys or , then press ok to confirm.

The Sound Logic function enables you to control the audio levels by compressing the dynamic range.

When it is activated, it is easier to hear all of the sound track at a low

volume.This function is only available on Dolby Digital (AC3) DVDs.

To activate it, select the Sound Logic line with keys or and display “On” with the ok key.

Considering the device you connect to the digital audio output jack, choose

the type of sound that will be output by this jack.

Select the Digital Output line with keys or and press ok. Choose according to the type of disc and the type of sound you want to output from the digital audio output jack and press ok to confirm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO FORMATS

15

 

 

 

 

 

DTS is a digital sound compression technique

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

developed by DIGITAL THEATER SOUND SYSTEMS for DVD

DIGITAL OUT

digital audio multichannel signals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dolby Digital (AC-3) 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you have a Dolby Surround Pro

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Logic amplifier/decoder, you may fully

 

enjoy its Pro Logic system,

-either with titles bearing the Dolby Surround label

-or with DVD films whose sound has been recorded through Dolby Digital 5.1 channels.

Digital output according to the chosen options:

 

 

Digital output

 

 

Disc Format

DTS

Dolby Digital

DTS & Dolby Digital

No selection

DTS

Encoded

No sound

Encoded

No sound

PCM

PCM

PCM

PCM

PCM

Dolby Digital (AC-3)

PCM

AC-3 / encoded

Encoded

PCM

CD

PCM

PCM

PCM

PCM

In both cases, your Pro Logic decoder must be connected to the 2- channel analog output of yourTV/DVD set (see page 21 cinch audio outputs).

PCM

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.