Scientific Atlanta FiberEdge User Manual page 78

Important Note Regarding the HDMI Interface
The High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is an all-digital audio and video interface.
HDMI provides a digital interface between any audio and video source. HDMI supports standard,
enhanced, or high-definition video, plus digital audio.
Some HDTVs do not contain circuitry to decode Dolby Digital formatted content. If you connect
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your DVR to an HDTV that cannot support Dolby Digital audio, the HDMI interface instructs the DVR
to switch its audio outputs to 2-channel PCM audio (to be compatible with the HDTV). In this case,
all digital audio outputs on the DVR are formatted as 2-channel PCM. As a result, you will not be
able to receive Dolby Digital or DTS audio on your home theater system when connected to either
the optical or coax (RCA Connector) S/PDIF ports. You can avoid this by overriding the automatic
configuration through the General Settings menu and switching the audio output to Dolby Digital.
If your HDTV cannot decode
Important:
Dolby Digital formatted content and you
have configured the DVR to output in the
Dolby Digital format, you will not be able
to listen to audio through the TV. Instead,
you must use your home theater or your
Dolby Digital decoding device to hear audio.
Alternatively, you can reconfigure the DVR
to output 2-channel PCM any time you want
to use the TV to produce the audio portion
of the content by selecting HDMI in
the General Settings > Audio Output
screen. Depending upon your equipment
capabilities to select alternate audio
sources for input, other configurations
may be possible. Refer to your equipment
user guide for more information or contact
EATEL for professional installation services.
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