
2. IMPORTANT OVERVIEW
2-4. Audio Signals
Digital Audio Signals
left | right |
speaker | speaker |
| |
surround | surround |
sound | sound |
speaker | speaker |
Dolby Digital Sound with 5.1 Channels
The Zenith HD Satellite Receiver will be the focal center of your home entertainment system com- prising a variety of components, such as TV, DVD, VCR, etc. and external audio systems. Since digital programs being broadcast contain
When you tune to a channel, the Zenith HD Satellite Receiver can send signals either to a Dolby Digital decoder/receiver or to a PCM (normal digital) decoder. (* Refer to Section 3.7 Connection for Audio for making the required external connections to your system.)
Using the analog mode of the Zenith HD Satellite Receiver allows use of your
GLOSSARY
Dolby Digital, formally known as
Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) decoders support L/R stereo only. If select- ed, audio outputs are decoded and transmitted in PCM mode.
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