Sony HT-C800DP Operating Instructions Manual page 49

To select the audio mode directly
Press AUDIO. Each time you press the
button, the item changes.
Notes
• For discs not in multiple audio format, you cannot
change the sound.
• During DVD playback, the sound may change
automatically.
Displaying the audio information of
the disc
When you select "AUDIO", the channels
being played are displayed on the screen.
For example, in Dolby Digital format,
multiple signals ranging from monaural to
5.1 channel signals can be recorded on a
DVD. Depending on the DVD, the number
of recorded channels may differ.
1:DVD
1 2 ( 2 7 ) MAKING SCENE
1 8 ( 3 4 )
T 1 : 3 2 : 5 5
1: ENGLISH
* "PCM", "MPEG", "DTS", or "DOLBY
DIGITAL" is displayed.
For "DOLBY DIGITAL", the channels in
the playing track are displayed numerically
as follows:
For Dolby Digital 5.1 ch:
Surround component 2
DOLBY DIGITAL 3 / 2 . 1
Front component 2 +
Center component 1
Current audio format*
DVD
PROGRAM FORMAT
DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2.1
LFE (Low Frequency
Effect) component 1
The display examples are as follows:
• PCM (stereo)
PROGRAM FORMAT
PCM 48kHz 24bit
• Dolby Surround
PROGRAM FORMAT
DOLBY DIGITAL 2/0
DOLBY SURROUND
• Dolby Digital 5.1ch
PROGRAM FORMAT
DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2.1
• DTS
PROGRAM FORMAT
DTS 3/2.1
Notes
• When the signal contains surround signal
components such as LS, RS, or S, the surround
effect is enhanced.
• If you play MPEG AUDIO sound tracks, the
system outputs PCM (stereo) signals.
• The MULTI CHANNEL DECODING indicator
lights up when the system is decoding signals
recorded in multi channel format.
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