Toshiba HD-A30 Owners Manual - Page 16

Preparation (continued) Step 2: Connecting to audio system Sound can output from connected audio system. If you made the HDMI connection between the player and a TV, this step is unnecessary. Skip to Step 3. Via HDMI output You can enjoy the benefits of Dolby Digital Plus or Dolby TrueHD by connecting the HDMI OUTPUT jack of your player to an AV receiver with an HDMI audio input. This connection requires selection of "Digital Out HDMI" (Step 16, page 21). HDMI cable (not supplied) HDMI cable (not supplied) To HDMI OUTPUT HDMI INPUT HDMI OUTPUT HDMI INPUT Caution • When you are connecting (via the HDMI OUTPUT jack) an AV decoder that does not have Dolby Digital or DTS decoding capability, be sure to set "Digital Out HDMI" ( page 21) to "PCM" or "Downmixed PCM". Otherwise, high volume sound may damage your hearing as well as the speakers. AV amplifier HDMI compatible device Note • You may need to adjust the HDMI audio output to match the capabilities of your AV amplifier. In this case, set "Digital Out HDMI" ( page 21) to "PCM". Via optical digital audio output You can listen to down-converted Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby TrueHD as well as Dolby Digital and DTS using a receiver with Dolby Digital and DTS decoding capabilities and an optical digital input. This connection requires selection of "Digital Out SPDIF" (Step 16, page 21). Optical digital cable (not supplied) To DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT BITSTREAM/PCM OPTICAL DIGITAL INPUT OPTICAL AV amplifier *To use the optical digital output, use an optical cable to connect this jack to an optical audio input on a device capable of processing Dolby Digital, DTS bitstream, or PCM audio. Via analog audio output Sound is output only in 2ch format. Audio cable (not supplied) TV To ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT ANALOG AUDIO INPUT AV amplifier 16