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Connections
Connecting to an Audio System and TV
BETTER SOUND QUALITY
2 Channel Digital Stereo
Enjoy the dynamic sound of 2 Channel Digital Stereo
by connecting an amplifier equipped with a digital
audio input and stereo speaker system (right and left
front speakers)..
GOOD SOUND QUALITY
Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound
Enjoy the dynamic realistic sound of Dolby Pro Logic
Surround by connecting an amplifier and home
theater speaker system (right and left front
speakers, center speaker and left and right rear
speakers).
Summary of Dolby Digital, Dolby Surround, Dolby Pro Logic and DTS.
Almost every DVD disc has audio recorded in Dolby Digital format. DTS is an optional format that can be
recorded in addition to Dolby Digital audio. Dolby Digital and DTS can store mono, stereo and multichannel
audio (usually 5.1 channels).
Dolby Surround is a standard audio mixing technique that adds a rear channel and a center channel onto a 2-
channel signal. A Dolby Surround signal can be played on any stereo system, in which case the rear and
center channel sounds remain mixed in with the right and left channels.
When a Dolby Surround signal is played on a multichannel audio system, the extra channels are extracted to
feed the center and rear speakers. The original technique of decoding Dolby Surround extracts only the rear
channel. An improved decoding technique, Dolby Pro Logic extracts the rear and center channels. Dolby Pro
Logic II extracts both the extracts the center and rear channels and processes the audio channels to create
more of a 3D environment. Dolby surround is independent of the storage or transmission format. In other
words, a 2-channel Dolby Surround signal can be analog audio, broadcast TV audio, digital PCM audio,
Dolby Digital, DTS, MP3, audio on a VHS tape, etc.
Note
• Using the AUDIO SETUP Menu, select SPDIF/
PCM. (See page 25)
Note
• Using the AUDIO SETUP Menu, select
SPDIF/OFF. (See page 25)