Philips DVD963SA User manual - Page 17

Aspect Ratio - to adjust the ratio of the pictures on the TV screen. NO LINEAR STRETCH: for display of 4:3 image on 16:9 TV with non-linear stretching (center portion of screen is stretch less than the side). 4:3 PILLER BOX: for display of 4:3 image on 16:9 TV without stretching. OFF: No aspect ration adjustment ¶ True Life - produces a more dynamic picture by increasing the picture contrast and the color intensity. Sound - Digital output ¶ Digital output selection enables you to specify the type of digital output suitable for your receiver. ¶ Select OFF to deactivate the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT. ¶ Select PCM only if your receiver is not capable of decoding multichannel audio. ¶ Select ALL (default setting), if you had connected your DIGITAL AUDIO OUT to a multichanel decoder receiver. Note: - Digital output is not available for SACD and MP3 discs. Preparation - Analog output Select Stereo, Dolby Surround-compatible, 3D Sound or Multi-channel. Multi-channel: Select this setting when using a multi-channel audio/(video) receiver with six inputs. In this mode, the player will perform DTS decoding or Dolby Digital 5.1-channel decoding when applicable, and Dolby Pro Logic decoding on DVD-Video and Video-CD discs with 2channel sound tracks. No Dolby Pro Logic decoding is done with (Super) Audio CD discs. Stereo: In this setting, the 5.1 audio channels are down-mixed to a stereo signal. Select this setting when connecting to a TV, stereo amplifier/ receiver, etc. Notes: - Multichannel output and downmixed stereo output are not available simultaneously. - When multichannel is selected as analog output, the AUDIO OUT (Left/Right) will deliver the Center channel data and not the downmixed Left/Right. Dolby Surround-compatible: Select this setting when using an equipment with a Dolby Surround Pro Logic decoder. In this setting, the 5.1 audio channels (Dolby Digital, MPEG-2, DTS) are downmixed to a Dolby Surround-compatible 2-channel output. 3D-Sound: In a setup without rear speakers (analog stereo output), 3D Sound remixes the six channels of digital surround into a twospeaker output while retaining all of the original audio information.The result is the listening sensation of being surrounded by multiple speakers. During DVD or Video-CD playback, these values can be selected directly with the 'SOUND MODE' key. 17