Checking The Audio Signal Format - Sony DAV-HDX500 Operating Instructions Manual

Note
• [2: MAIN], [2: SUB], and [2: MAIN+SUB] do
not appear when one audio stream is recorded on
the disc.
x When playing a VIDEO CD, CD, DATA
CD (MP3 audio), or DATA DVD (MP3
audio)
The default setting is underlined.
• [STEREO]: the standard stereo sound
• [1/L]: the sound of the left channel
(monaural)
• [2/R]: the sound of the right channel
(monaural)
x When playing a Super VCD
The default setting is underlined.
• [1:STEREO]: the stereo sound of the
audio track 1
• [1:1/L]: the sound of the left channel of
the audio track 1 (monaural)
• [1:2/R]: the sound of the right channel of
the audio track 1 (monaural)
• [2:STEREO]: the stereo sound of the
audio track 2
• [2:1/L]: the sound of the left channel of
the audio track 2 (monaural)
• [2:2/R]: the sound of the right channel of
the audio track 2 (monaural)
Note
• While playing a Super VCD on which the audio track
2 is not recorded, no sound will come out when you
select [2:STEREO], [2:1/L], or [2:2/R].
Checking the audio signal
format
(DVD only)
If you press AUDIO repeatedly during
playback, the format of the current audio signal
(PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS, etc.) appears as
shown below.
x When playing a DVD
Example:
Dolby Digital 5.1 ch
Surround (L/R)
1 : ENGLISH DOLBY DIGITAL
Front (L/R) +
Center
Currently playing
program format
Example:
Dolby Digital 3 ch
Front (L/R)
2 : SPANISH DOLBY DIGITAL
Currently playing
program format
About audio signals
Audio signals recorded in a disc contain the
sound elements (channels) shown below. Each
channel is output from a separate speaker.
• Front (L)
• Front (R)
• Center
• Surround (L)
• Surround (R)
• Surround (Monaural): This signal can be either
the Dolby Surround Sound processed signals
or the Dolby Digital sound's monaural
Surround audio signals.
• LFE (Low Frequency Effect) signal
LFE (Low
Frequency Effect)
3 / 2 .1
L C R
LFE
LS RS
Surround
(Monaural)
2 / 1
L R
S
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