Press the ...† buttons to select the desired
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audio option, then press the OK or √
button.
DVD-Recorder
No Disc
Programme
Digital Output
Setup
DTS
Dynamic Compression : On
NICAM
MOVE
OK
Press the ...† buttons to select the desired
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item, then press the OK or √ button.
Press the RETURN or œ button to return
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to the previous menu.
NOTE
Press the MENU button to exit the menu.
Audio Options
Digital Output
1. PCM :
Select this when you have no equipment that
can decode Dolby Digital (or MPEG-2) signal.
When you play Dolby Digital (or MPEG-2)
sound track, the digital output are converted to
PCM Stereo.
2. Bitstream : Output Dolby Digital (or MPEG-2) audio as
bitstream. Select this when your AV
receiver or AV amplifier have Dolby Digital
(or MPEG-2) Decoder.
Digital output setting is equally applied to
■
both Dolby Digital and MPEG-2 audio.
NOTE
LPCM sound track is always outputted as
PCM. It has no relation with Digital Output
setting.
Be sure to select the correct Digital
■
Output or you will hear no sound or loud
noise.
DTS
1. Off : Doesn't output DTS signal.
Select this when your AV receiver or AV
amplifier does not have DTS decoder.
2. On : Outputs DTS Bitstream via digital output when you
play DTS track.
Select this only when your AV receiver (or AV
amplifier) have DTS decoder.
When DTS soundtrack is played, sound
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does not output from AV Audio Output.
NOTE
Audio
: PCM
PCM
√ √
Bitstream
: Off
√ √
√ √
: On
√ √
RETURN
EXIT
Dynamic Compression
This is only active when a Dolby Digital signal is
detected.
1. Off : You can enjoy the movie with the standard
Dynamic Range.
2. On : When Movie soundtracks are played at low
volume or from smaller speakers, the system
can apply appropriate compression to make
low-level content more intelligible and prevent
dramatic passages from getting too loud.
NICAM
NICAM programmes are divided into 3 types. NICAM
Stereo, NICAM Mono and Bilingual (transmission in
another language). NICAM programmes are always
accompanied by a standard mono sound broadcast and
you can select the desired sound by setting NICAM on
or off.
1. On : NICAM mode
2. Off : Only set at this position to record the standard
mono sound during a NICAM broadcast if the
stereo sound is distorted due to inferior
reception conditions.
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