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Notes
• While playing a Super VCD on which the audio
track 2 is not recorded, no sound will come out
when you select “2:STEREO,” “2:1/L,” or “2:2/R.”
• When playing in DVD-VR mode: If you connect
to an audio component using the DIGITAL OUT
(COAXIAL or OPTICAL) jack and want to
switch between the sound tracks, set “DOLBY
DIGITAL” to “D-PCM” in “AUDIO SETUP”
(page 62).
Checking the audio signal
format
You can check the audio signal format by
pressing
(audio) repeatedly during
playback. The format of the current audio
signal (Dolby Digital, DTS, PCM, etc.)
appears as shown below.
◆
When playing a DVD VIDEO
Example:
Dolby Digital 5.1 ch
◆
When playing a DivX video file on a DATA
CD or a DATA DVD
Example:
MP3 audio
About audio signals
Audio signals recorded in a disc contain the
sound elements (channels) shown below.
Each channel is output from a separate
speaker.
• Front (L)
• Front (R)
• Centre
• Rear (L)
• Rear (R)
• Rear (Monaural): This signal can be either
the Dolby Surround Sound processed
signals or the Dolby Digital sound’s
monaural rear audio signals.
• LFE (Low Frequency Effect) signal
Notes
• If “DTS” is set to “OFF” in “AUDIO SETUP”
(page 63) the DTS track selection option will not
appear on the screen even if the disc contains DTS
tracks.
• MPEG audio signals with more than two channels
will appear as shown above (3/2.1, 2/1), but only
the Front (L) and Front (R) signals will be output
from your two front speakers.
1:ENGLISH DOLBY DIGITAL
3 / 2 .1
Rear (L/R)
Front (L/R)
+ Centre
LFE (Low Frequency
Effect)
1:
MP3 128k
Bit rate