AUDIO IN
R
L
VIDEO
IN
Amplifier or TV set
(example)
VCR/DVD OUT
DVD OUT
OPTICAL
AUDIO
VIDEO
S VIDEO
R
L
AUDIO
VIDEO
R
L
DIGITAL AUDIO OUT
(PCM/BITSTREAM)
S-Video
S-VIDEO IN
OPTICAL
Amplifier (example)
Amplifier or TV set
(example)
red
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Connect the analogue audio output (L/white and R/red) with a “Dolby Pro Logic amplifier”,
for example.
To avoid sound quality problems, deactivate function Advanced Surround when you
connect an amplifier with Dolby Pro Logic functionality
!
(page 57).
Digital connectors (OPTICAL)
Adapt the settings of SETUP menu Audio (see page 44) to the following:
PCM Down Conversion : Yes
Dolby Digital
: PCM
DTS Digital Surround
: PCM
MPEG
: PCM
Deactivate function Advanced Surround (see page 57).
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Prerequisites for making recordings with an external digital recorder
:
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The original disc must not be copy-protected.
The recorder must be able to process signals with a scanning frequency of
48 kHz/16 bit.
You cannot make recordings from MP3/WMA originals.
For optimum surround sound, connect a digital amplifier or a digital audio component.
To play programmes with a 5.1-channel surround sound, connect the digital audio output
(OPTICAL) with an external “Multi-channel Dolby Digital Decoder”, for example.
Rear of
VCR/DVD
DVD Connections
yellow
white
S-VIDEO output
Connecting the video recorder to the TV set with the S-VIDEO socket results in a higher
picture quality compared to the connection via VIDEO OUT socket (only for DVD OUT).
Direct DVD audio/video output
Independently of the VCR/DVD sockets you can connect all DVD sockets to a respective
external unit.
A disc is played by the DVD player using the DVD OUT sockets. At the same time the
video recorder is able to record or play back another programme.
Push in the jack all
the way into the
socket with this side
facing up.
Optical digital
audio cable
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