Sony BDP S550 Operating Instructions - Page 49

Audio HDMI, BD Audio Setting, Audio ATT, Dolby Digital, 48kHz/96kHz PCM, from the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL

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Settings and Adjustments Audio (HDMI) Selects the signal type for the HDMI OUT jack. Auto 2ch PCM Normally select this. Outputs audio signals according to the status of the connected HDMI device. Downmixes to 2-channel Linear PCM signals before outputting from the HDMI OUT jack. b Select "2ch PCM" when connecting a TV or an AV amplifier (receiver) that does not support Dolby Digital or DTS, otherwise noise or no sound may result. BD Audio Setting Selects whether to mix or not mix interactive audio and secondary audio (commentary) when playing a BD that contains such audio. Mix Direct Outputs the audio obtained by mixing the interactive audio and secondary audio to the primary audio. Outputs the primary audio only. b PCM 96 kHz and PCM 192 kHz audio signals are output as PCM 48 kHz audio signals when "BD Audio Setting" is set to "Mix." Audio ATT Lowers the audio output level to prevent sound distortion. On Enables Audio Attenuation. Off Disables Audio Attenuation. b "Audio ATT" does not affect the output from the HDMI OUT jack and the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL/COAXIAL) jack. Dolby Digital Selects the audio signals output when playing Dolby Digital discs. This setting affects the output from the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL/OPTICAL) jack. Downmix PCM Dolby Digital Converts to output Linear PCM signals. Select this when connecting an audio device without a built-in Dolby Digital decoder. Select this when connecting an audio device with a builtin Dolby Digital decoder. DTS Selects the audio signals output when playing DTS discs. This setting affects the output from the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL/ OPTICAL) jack. Downmix PCM DTS Converts to output Linear PCM signals. Select this when connecting to an audio device without a built-in DTS decoder. Select this when connecting to an audio device with a built-in DTS decoder. 48kHz/96kHz PCM Selects the maximum sampling frequency for the PCM signals output from the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL/COAXIAL) jack. 48kHz/16bit 96kHz/24bit Outputs audio signals of 96 kHz sampling as 48 kHz/ 16 bit. Outputs audio signals of 96 kHz sampling as 96 kHz/ 24 bit. However, the signals will be output as 48 kHz/ 16 bit if the source is copyprotected. ,continued 49

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Settings and Adjustments
Selects the signal type for the HDMI OUT
jack.
b
Select “2ch PCM” when connecting a TV or an AV
amplifier (receiver) that does not support Dolby
Digital or DTS, otherwise noise or no sound may
result.
Selects whether to mix or not mix interactive
audio and secondary audio (commentary)
when playing a BD that contains such audio.
b
PCM 96 kHz and PCM 192 kHz audio signals are
output as PCM 48 kHz audio signals when “BD
Audio Setting” is set to “Mix.”
Lowers the audio output level to prevent
sound distortion.
b
“Audio ATT” does not affect the output from the
HDMI OUT jack and the DIGITAL OUT
(OPTICAL/COAXIAL) jack.
Selects the audio signals output when playing
Dolby Digital discs.
This setting affects the output from the
DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL/OPTICAL)
jack.
Selects the audio signals output when playing
DTS discs. This setting affects the output
from the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL/
OPTICAL) jack.
Selects the maximum sampling frequency for
the PCM signals output from the DIGITAL
OUT (OPTICAL/COAXIAL) jack.
Audio (HDMI)
Auto
Normally select this.
Outputs audio signals
according to the status of the
connected HDMI device.
2ch PCM
Downmixes to 2-channel
Linear PCM signals before
outputting from the HDMI
OUT jack.
BD Audio Setting
Mix
Outputs the audio obtained
by mixing the interactive
audio and secondary audio
to the primary audio.
Direct
Outputs the primary audio
only.
Audio ATT
On
Enables Audio Attenuation.
Off
Disables Audio Attenuation.
Dolby Digital
Downmix
PCM
Converts to output Linear
PCM signals. Select this
when connecting an audio
device without a built-in
Dolby Digital decoder.
Dolby Digital
Select this when connecting
an audio device with a built-
in Dolby Digital decoder.
DTS
Downmix
PCM
Converts to output Linear
PCM signals. Select this
when connecting to an audio
device without a built-in
DTS decoder.
DTS
Select this when connecting
to an audio device with a
built-in DTS decoder.
48kHz/96kHz PCM
48kHz/16bit
Outputs audio signals of
96 kHz sampling as 48 kHz/
16 bit.
96kHz/24bit
Outputs audio signals of
96 kHz sampling as 96 kHz/
24 bit. However, the signals
will be output as 48 kHz/
16 bit if the source is copy-
protected.
,
continued