Sony MHC-V13 Help Guide - Page 40

Help Guide Home Audio System MHC-V13 Selecting the BLUETOOTH audio streaming playback quality (Codec) You can enable AAC, LDAC or SBC codec reception from a BLUETOOTH device. AAC/LDAC can be selected only when the BLUETOOTH device supports AAC/LDAC. 1 Press OPTIONS. The options menu appears on the display. 2 Press (up)/ (down) repeatedly to select [BT CODEC], then press (enter). 3 Press (up)/ (down) repeatedly to select the setting, then press (enter). [AUTO]: Enable reception in AAC or LDAC codec format depending on the BLUETOOTH device's capabilities. [SBC]: Receive in SBC codec format. To exit the options menu, press OPTIONS. Hint LDAC is an audio coding technology developed by Sony that enables the transmission of High-Resolution (Hi-Res) Audio content, even over a BLUETOOTH connection. Unlike other BLUETOOTH compatible coding technologies such as SBC, it operates without any down-conversion of the Hi-Res Audio content*1, and allows approximately three times more data*2 than those other technologies to be transmitted over a BLUETOOTH wireless network with unprecedented sound quality, by means of efficient coding and optimized packetization. *1 Excluding DSD format contents. *2 In comparison with SBC (Subband Codec) when the bitrate of 990 kbps (96/48 kHz) or 909 kbps (88.2/44.1 kHz) is selected. Note You can enjoy high quality sound if AAC or LDAC is selected. If you cannot listen to AAC or LDAC sound from your device or the sound is interrupted, select [SBC]. If you change this setting while the system is connected to a BLUETOOTH device, the BLUETOOTH device will be disconnected. To connect to the BLUETOOTH device, perform the BLUETOOTH connection again. Related Topic Using the BLUETOOTH standby function 5-013-968-11(1) Copyright 2020 Sony Corporation 40