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Settings and Adjustments
pDOWNMIX*
Switches the mixing down methods when you play a
DVD on which the sound in Dolby Digital format is
recorded.
•
DOLBY SURROUND: when the player is connected to
an audio component that conforms to Dolby Surround.
(Pro Logic)
• NORMAL: when the player is connected to a normal
audio component.
* The setting affects the following connectors:
–LINE OUTPUT (AUDIO) connectors
–DIGITAL OUTPUT (OPTICAL, COAXIAL) connectors.
pDIGITAL OUT
Selects output signals via the DIGITAL OUTPUT
OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors.
•
ON: Normally select this position. When you select
“ON,” set “DOLBY DIGITAL,” “MPEG” and “DTS.”
For details on setting them, see “Setting for the Signal to
the Digital Output.”
• OFF: when the player does not output the sound signals
via DIGITAL OUTPUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL
connectors, if you select this position, the influence of
the digital circuit upon the analog one is minimum.
Notes
• When you play the sound tracks with 96 kHz sampling
frequency, the output signals from the DIGITAL OUTPUT
(OPTICAL, COAXIAL) are converted to 48 kHz (sampling
frequency). When the signals are output from LINE OUTPUT
(AUDIO) connector, sampling frequency stays at 96 kHz and
the output signals are converting to analog signals.
• When you select “OFF,” You cannot set “DOLBY DIGITAL,”
“MPEG” and “DTS.”
Setting for the Signal to the Digital
Output
When you select “ON,” set “DOLBY DIGITAL,” “MPEG”
and “DTS.”
Switches the methods of outputting audio signals when
you connect a digital component such as a receiver
(amplifier) having a digital connector, an audio
component having a built-in DTS decoder, a DAT or MD
via the DIGITAL OUTPUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL
connector using an optical or coaxial digital connecting
cord. For details on the connection, see page 12.
pDOLBY DIGITAL
Selects output Dolby Digital signals via the DIGITAL
OUTPUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors. You
cannot select this item when you set “DIGITAL OUT” to
“OFF.”
•
D-PCM (Downmix PCM): when you play the Dolby
Digital sound tracks, the output audio signals are mixed
down to 2 channels. With the settings of the item
“DOWNMIX” in “AUDIO SETUP,” you can select
whether the signals conform to Dolby Surround (Pro
Logic) or not.
• DOLBY DIGITAL: when the player is connected to an
audio component with a built-in Dolby Digital decoder.
Note
If the player is connected to an audio component lacking a
built-in Dolby Digital decoder, do not set “DOLBY DIGITAL”
in “AUDIO SETUP” to “DOLBY DIGITAL.” Otherwise, when
you play the Dolby Digital sound track, a loud noise or no
sound will come out from the speakers, affecting your ears or
causing the speakers to be damaged.
AUDIO SETUP
AUDIO ATT:
AUDIO FILTER:
AUDIO DRC:
TRACK SELECTION:
DOWNMIX:
DIGITAL OUT:
DOLBY DIGITAL:
MPEG:
DTS:
To set, press , then .
To quit, press .
OFF
SHARP
STANDARD
OFF
DOLBY SURROUND
ON
D-PCM
PCM
OFF
ENTER
SETUP
