Sound Adjustment
Selecting the Audio
Format, Multilingual
Tracks, or Channel
When the system is playing a BD/DVD VIDEO
recorded in multiple audio formats (PCM,
Dolby Digital, MPEG audio, or DTS) or
multilingual tracks, you can change the audio
format or language.
With a CD, you can select the sound from the
right or left channel and listen to the sound of the
selected channel through both the right and left
speakers.
Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback to
select the desired audio signal.
The audio information appears on the TV
screen.
x BD/DVD VIDEO
Depending on the BD/DVD VIDEO, the choice
of language varies.
When 4 digits are displayed, they indicate a
language code. See "Language Code List"
(page 57) to confirm which language the code
represents. When the same language is
displayed two or more times, the BD/DVD
VIDEO is recorded in multiple audio formats.
x DVD-VR
The types of sound tracks recorded on a disc are
displayed.
Example:
• [
Stereo]
• [
Stereo (Audio1)]
• [
Stereo (Audio2)]
• [
Main]
• [
Sub]
• [
Main/Sub]
• [
Stereo (Audio1)] and [
appear when only one audio stream is recorded on the
disc.
Stereo (Audio2)] do not
x CD
• [
Stereo]: The standard stereo sound.
• [
1/L]: The sound of the left channel
(monaural).
• [
2/R]: The sound of the right channel
(monaural).
• [
L+R]: The sound of both the left and right
channels output from each individual speaker.
Enjoying Multiplex
Broadcast Sound
(DUAL MONO)
You can enjoy multiplex broadcast sound when
the system receives or plays a Dolby Digital
multiplex broadcast signal.
• To receive a Dolby Digital signal, you need to
connect a TV or other component to the TV
(DIGITAL IN OPTICAL) jack with a digital optical
cord (pages 18, 19). If your TV's HDMI IN jack is
compatible with the Audio Return Channel function
(pages 18,44), you can receive a Dolby Digital signal
via an HDMI cable.
Press AUDIO repeatedly until the desired
signal appears in the front panel display.
• "MAIN": Sound of the main language will be
output.
• "SUB": Sound of the sub language will be
output.
• "MAIN/SUB": Mixed sound of both the main
and sub languages will be output.
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