Kaleidescape Part No. 101-0105-00 Rev 5
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Kaleidescape Premiere Line Installation Guide
System Configuration
Bitstream Pass-Through Mode
Select
Bitstream pass-through
to send 7.1-channel Blu-ray soundtracks
over HDMI at the highest bandwidth possible (up to 192 kHz or 7.1
channels) at the expense of other features.
The lossless audio formats available on Blu-ray quality movies, such as
Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio and 7.1-channel PCM,
exceed the capabilities of analog and optical/coaxial audio outputs.
These formats are only available over HDMI, and only when using the
Bitstream pass-through
mode. This setting turns off the analog and
optical/coaxial outputs, and picture-in-picture audio cannot be heard.
shows behavior with the
Bitstream pass-through
setting.
In
Bitstream pass-through
mode, optical/coaxial audio outputs are
silent.
Table 1
Outputs with the Player Decode (Default) Audio Setting
Audio Output Format HDMI
Coax/Optical
Analog
Blu-ray quality movie
PCM up to 5.1
channels
DTS up to 5.1 channels
or PCM Stereo
Stereo
DVD quality movie
PCM up to 5.1
channels
Source bitstream
Stereo
CD
PCM stereo
PCM stereo
Stereo
Table 2
Outputs with the Bitstream Pass-through Audio Setting
Audio Output Format
HDMI
Coax/Optical
Analog
Blu-ray quality movie
Source bitstream
off
off
DVD quality movie
Source bitstream
off
off
CD
PCM stereo
PCM stereo
Stereo