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Chapter2 Connections
Connecting to an audio system
Caution
When you are connecting (via the DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT BITSTREAM/PCM jack) an AV decoder that does not
have Dolby Digital, DTS or MPEG decoding capability, be sure to set “Digital Output SPDIF” ( page 53) to “PCM”.
Otherwise, high volume sound may damage your hearing as well as the speakers.
Note about audio capabilities
Dolby Digital Plus and DTS-HD (DTS core only) capability limited to 5.1 channels.
DTS-HD processing of DTS core only. Full DTS-HD is not supported.

Via HDMI output

Caution
When you are connecting (via the HDMI OUTPUT jack) an AV decoder that does not have Dolby Digital or DTS
decoding capability, be sure to set “Digital Output HDMI” ( page 53) to “PCM” or “Downmixed PCM”. Otherwise,
high volume sound may damage your hearing as well as the speakers.
You can enjoy the benefi ts of Dolby Digital Plus or Dolby TrueHD by connecting the HDMI output of your player
to an AV receiver with an HDMI audio input. You can listen to down-converted Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby
TrueHD as well as Dolby Digital and DTS using a receiver with Dolby Digital and DTS decoding capabilities and
an optical digital input.
Set "Digital Output SPDIF"
( page 53).

Via optical digital audio output

AV amplifier
Optical digital cable
(not supplied)
Digital input
Optical
HDMI compatible device
HDMI cable
(not supplied)
HDMI cable
(not supplied)
You may need to adjust the HDMI
audio output to match the
capabilities of your AV amplifier.
In this case, set “Digital Output
HDMI” ( page 53) to “PCM”.
• Set “Digital Output HDMI”
( page 53).
AV amplifier
HDMI input
HDMIoutput
HDMI input
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