Settings and Adjustments
Settings for Output Signal
Format (INITIAL SETUP 3)
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Select "
" after pressing SET UP.
"INITIAL SETUP 3" allows you to control the output
signal format from the player via the DIGITAL OUT
OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors.
Default settings are underlined.
I N I T I A L S E T U P 3
D I G I T A L O U T :
D O L B Y D I G I T A L :
D T S :
Note
When you set "DIGITAL OUT" to "OFF", you cannot select
the other items in "INITIAL SETUP 3."
pDIGITAL OUT
Selects output signals via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL and
COAXIAL connectors.
• ON: Normally select this position.
• OFF : when the player does not output the sound signals
via DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors, if
you select this position, the influence of the digital circuit
upon the analog one becomes minimum.
pDOLBY DIGITAL
Selects output Dolby Digital (AC-3) signals via the DIGITAL
OUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors. You cannot select
this item when you set "DIGITAL OUT" to "OFF."
• D-PCM (Downmix PCM): when you play the Dolby Digital
(AC-3) sound tracks, the output audio signals are mixed
down to 2 channels. By the settings of the item
"SURROUND" in "INITIAL SETUP 2", you can select
whether the signals conform to Dolby surround, Dolby Pro
Logic surround, etc., or not.
• DOLBY DIGITAL: when the player is connected to an
audio component with a built-in Dolby Digital (AC-3)
decoder.
Note
If the player is connected to an audio component without a
built-in Dolby Digital (AC-3) decoder, do not set DOLBY
DIGITAL" in "INITIAL SETUP 3" to "DOLBY DIGITAL."
Otherwise, when you play the Dolby Digital (AC-3) sound
track, a loud noise or no sound will come out from the
speakers, affecting your ears or causing the speakers to be
damaged.
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pDTS
Selects output DTS signals via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL
and COAXIAL connectors. You cannot select this item when
you set "DIGITAL OUT" to "OFF."
• OFF: when the player is connected to an audio component
without a built-in DTS decoder.
• ON: when the player is connected to an audio component
with a built-in DTS decoder.
• Do not play the DTS sound tracks without
connecting the player to an audio component with
a built-in DTS decoder. You cannot hear the DTS
sound unless you connect the player to an audio
component with a built-in DTS decoder.
• When you play the DTS sound track on a CD, a loud
noise will come out from the LINE OUT (AUDIO 1, 2)
and PHONES connectors, affecting your ears or
causing the speakers or headphones to be
damaged.
• When you play the DTS sound track on a DVD, no
sounds will come out from the LINE OUT (AUDIO 1,
2) and PHONES connectors.
Notes on playing the DTS sound tracks on a CD
• Do not play the DTS sound tracks without connecting the
player to an audio component with a built-in DTS
decoder. The player output the DTS signal via the
DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors
even if "DTS" in "INITIAL SETUP 3" is set to "OFF" in
the setup display, affecting your ears or causing the
speakers to be damaged.
• The DTS indicator on the front panel does not light up
even if the player outputs DTS signal via the DIGITAL
OUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors.
• Set the sounds to "Stereo" when you play the DTS sound
tracks on a CD. (See "Changing the Sounds" on page 26.)
If you set the sounds to "1/L" or "2/R", no sounds will
come out from the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL and
COAXIAL connectors.
Notes on playing the DTS sound tracks on a DVD
• No sounds will come out from the LINE OUT (AUDIO 1,
2) and PHONES connectors.
• If the player is connected to an audio component without
a built-in DTS decoder, do not set "DTS" in "INITIAL
SETUP 3" to "ON" in the setup display. Otherwise,
when you play the DTS sound track, a loud noise will
come out from the speakers, affecting your ears or
causing the speakers to be damaged.
• When you set "DTS" in "INITIAL SETUP 3" to "OFF", no
sound will come out from the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL
and COAXIAL connectors even if you play DTS sound
tracks on DVDs.
• The DTS indicator on the front panel lights up when you
play DTS sound tracks.