Audio Settings - Sony DAR-RD100 Operating Instructions Manual

Audio Settings

The [Audio] Setup allows you to adjust the sound
according to the playback and connection
conditions.
Select [Audio] in the Setup Display. To use the
display, see "Using the Setup Displays" (page 74).
Underlined below are the default settings
optimized for the best surround effect with the
supplied speaker system.
Audio
Dolby Digital
DTS
MPEG
Sampling Freq.
Audio DRC
Vocal
[Dolby Digital] (DVDs only)
Selects the type of Dolby Digital signal when
using the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or
COAXIAL) jack.
[ D-PCM ]
[ Dolby
Digital ]
Note
If [D-PCM] is selected, surround effect will be lost in
some Sound Field settings.
[DTS] (DVD VIDEO only)
Selects whether or not to output DTS signals when
using the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or
COAXIAL) jack.
[ Off ]
[ On ]
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D-PCM
Dolby Digital
Select this when the recorder is
connected to an audio component
without a built-in Dolby Digital
decoder.
Select this when the recorder is
connected to the speaker system.
Select this when the recorder is
connected to an audio component
without a built-in DTS decoder.
Select this when the recorder is
connected to the speaker system.
Note
If [Off] is selected, no sound will be heard from the
supplied speakers when playing a DTS soundtrack on a
DVD.
[MPEG] (DVD VIDEO only)
Selects the type of MPEG audio signal when using
the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL)
jack.
[ PCM ] Select this when the recorder is
connected to the speaker system.
If you play MPEG audio sound
tracks, the recorder outputs stereo
signals via the DIGITAL OUT
(OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jack.
[ Bitstream ] Select this when the recorder is
connected to an audio component
with a built-in MPEG decoder.
Note
The supplied speaker system does not accept MPEG
audio signals. If [Bitstream] is selected, no sound will be
output from the speakers.
[Sampling Freq.] (DVD VIDEO only)
Selects the sampling frequency of the audio
signal.
[ 48kHz ]
The audio signals of DVD
VIDEOs are always converted to
48 kHz/16 bit.
[ 96kHz ]
All types of signals, including
96 kHz/24 bit, are output in their
original format.
Note
If [96kHz] is selected, surround effect will be lost in
some Sound Field settings.
[Audio DRC] (Dynamic Range Control) (Dolby
Digital DVDs only)
Makes the sound clear when the volume is turned
down when playing a DVD that conforms to
[Audio DRC]. This affects the output from the
following jacks:
– LINE 2 OUT (AUDIO L/R) jacks
– LINE 1-TV jack
– LINE 3/DECODER jack