User's Manual

SETUP MENU OPTIONS

Audio Format Setup

The Audio Format Setup section of the Setup Menu allows you to configure preferences for audio output

formats.

1. Secondary Audio: Allows you to set the Secondary Audio Program mixing option. Some Blu-ray

Discs contain a secondary audio and video program, such as a director’s commentary. Some

Blu-ray Discs have a sound effect when you make menu choices. This Setup Menu item allows

you to decide whether to mix the Secondary Audio Program and menu sounds into the primary

audio.

x On – The Secondary Audio Program and menu sounds are mixed into the primary audio.

Usually this will cause the primary audio volume to be slightly reduced.

x Off (recommended) – The Secondary Audio Program and menu sou

nds are not mixed into

the primary audio and you cannot hear the secondary audio or menu sounds. This setting

preserves the highest possible audio quality for the primary audio.

2. HDMI Audio: Allows you to select the digital audio output format from the HDMI port. The

options are:

x Auto (default) – The player checks with the device connecting to the HDMI output to

automatically determine which audio format to use.

x LPCM – Digital audio output via HDMI will be in the multi-channel Linear PCM format. When

this option is selected, compressed audio bit streams will be decoded by the player. This

etting is recommended when connecting the HDMI output directly to a TV or to a receiver

without advanced audio decoding capabilities.

x Bitstream – Digital audio output via HDMI will be in bitstream format. This option is

recommended when connecting the HDMI output to an A/V receiver or processor that

supports advanced audio decoding, such as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio.

x Off – No digital audio output via HDMI.

NOTE

If you use HDMI to connect audio to an HDMI A/V receiver or audio processor, it is important

that you choose 720p or higher HDMI output resolution when playing high resolution audio

content (DVD-Audio, SACD, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio). According to the HDMI

specification, the bandwidth available for audio is proportional to the total bandwidth used by

video. At 480p/576p resolution, the HDMI specification can only support 2 channels of audio