User Manual

Changing the initial settings
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Changing the
initial settings
English
Menu item Setting options Notes/examples
ANALOG DOWN MIX
To playback a DVD VIDEO disc
recorded with surround
multichannel audio correctly, this
setting must be properly made
according to your audio system.
• DOLBY SURROUND
Should be selected when you enjoy
multichannel surround audio by
connecting the unit's analog AUDIO
OUT to a surround decoder.
• This function does not work when
the 3D PHONIC function is activated.
(See page 34.)
• This setting affects only the output
signal from the analog AUDIO OUT
jacks when playing back a DVD
VIDEO disc recorded with surround
multichannel audio.
• STEREO
Should be selected when you enjoy
conventional 2-channel stereo
audio by connecting the unit's
analog AUDIO OUT to a stereo
amplifier/receiver or television set,
or when you duplicate audio of a
DVD VIDEO disc recorded with
surround audio to your MD,
cassette, etc.
D. RANGE COMPRESSION
When enjoying a DVD VIDEO disc
recorded with the Dolby Digital
format at low or middle volume,
this setting makes you hear sound
comfortably
• AUTO
Audio is played back with the
dynamic range compressed
except when playing a disc
recorded with Dolby Digital 1- or 2-
channel format.
• This function works only when
playing back a disc recorded with
Dolby Digital. The setting is not
effective for other discs.
• This function does not work when
the 3D PHONIC function is
activated.(See page 34.)
• ON
Audio is always played back with
the dynamic range compressed.
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