Pioneer DVR-640H-S Operating Instructions Manual page 113

The Initial Setup menu
Setting
External Audio
When the external audio is from the DV input, an audio subcode channel within the DV audio tells the recorder
whether the audio is stereo or bilingual. This has priority over the setting you make here.
Bilingual Recording A/L •
When recording bilingual audio to DVD in VR mode (except in LPCM mode), or to HDD with HDD Recording Format
set to Video Mode Off (except in LPCM mode), both audio channels are recorded and you can switch to the one you
want on playback.
DV Input
(DVR-640H-S only)
Audio Out
Digital Out
When set to Off, all the following Audio Out settings are grayed out.
Dolby Digital Out
Options Explanation
Stereo • Select if the audio from the currently selected exter-
nal input is standard stereo.
Bilingual Select if each channel carries a separate soundtrack.
Record the left (A) channel of a bilingual source
when recording to HDD with HDD Recording Format
set to Video Mode On, to DVD in Video mode or in
LPCM mode, from an external source.
B/R
As above, but for right (B) channel recording.
Stereo 1 •
Select to use the 'live' audio track (recorded during
the video shoot) from a camcorder that supports two
stereo audio tracks.
Stereo 2 Select to use the overdubbed audio track from a
camcorder that supports two stereo audio tracks.
Mix Select one of the three settings to use a mix of the
two stereo audio tracks.
On • Activates the digital audio output.
Off
Deactivates the digital audio output.
Dolby Digital •
Output a Dolby Digital signal when a Dolby Digital
source is being played.
Dolby Digital
Convert Dolby Digital sources to Linear PCM output.
PCM Use if your connected equipment doesn't have a
Dolby Digital decoder.
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