Changing The Sound - Sony DAV-DZ280 Operating Instructions Manual

Changing the sound

When the system is playing a DVD VIDEO
recorded in multiple audio formats (PCM,
Dolby Digital, MPEG audio, or DTS), you can
change the audio format. If the DVD VIDEO is
recorded with multilingual tracks, you can also
change the language.
With a VIDEO CD, CD, DATA CD, or DATA
DVD, you can select the sound from the right or
left channel and listen to the sound of the
selected channel through both the right and left
speakers.
You cannot change the sound for a Super Audio
CD.
Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback to
select the desired audio signal.
x DVD VIDEO
Depending on the DVD VIDEO, the choice of
language varies.
When 4 digits are displayed, they indicate a
language code. See "Language Code List"
(page 93) to confirm which language the code
represents. When the same language is
displayed two or more times, the DVD VIDEO
is recorded in multiple audio formats.
x DVD-VR
The types of sound tracks recorded on a disc are
displayed.
Example:
• [1: MAIN] (main sound)
• [1: SUB] (sub sound)
• [1: MAIN+SUB] (main and sub sound)
• [2: MAIN]
• [2: SUB]
• [2: MAIN+SUB]
x VIDEO CD/CD/DATA CD (MP3 file)/DATA
DVD (MP3 file)
• [STEREO]: The standard stereo sound.
• [1/L]: The sound of the left channel
(monaural).
• [2/R]: The sound of the right channel
(monaural).
x Super VCD
30
GB
• [1:STEREO]: The stereo sound of audio track
1.
• [1:1/L]: The sound of the left channel of audio
track 1 (monaural).
• [1:2/R]: The sound of the right channel of
audio track 1 (monaural).
• [2:STEREO]: The stereo sound of audio track
2.
• [2:1/L]: The sound of the left channel of audio
track 2 (monaural).
• [2:2/R]: The sound of the right channel of
audio track 2 (monaural).
Checking the audio signal
format
If you press AUDIO repeatedly during
playback, the format of the current audio signal
(PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS, etc.) appears as
shown below.
Example:
Dolby Digital 5.1 channel
Surround (L/R)
1: ENGLISH
Front (L/R) +
Center
Currently playing program format
Example:
Dolby Digital 3 channel
Front (L/R)
1:SPANISH
Currently playing program format
LFE (Low
Frequency Effect)
DOLBY DIGITAL 3 / 2 .1
L C R
LFE
LS RS
Surround
(Monaural)
DOLBY DIGITAL 2 / 1
L R
S