Panasonic DVD-CV35 - Manual (Page 37)

For your reference
• Dolby Digital is a digital sound compression technique developed
by Dolby Laboratories.
Supporting 5.1-channel surround sound, as well as stereo {2-chan-
nel) sound, this technique enables a large quantity of sound data to
be efficiently recorded on a disc.
• DTS Digital Surround is a 5.1-channel surround sound system,
which is wideiy used in movie theaters around the world. The sepa­
ration between channels is good and provides a very real surround
effect.
• Linear PCM is an uncompressed digital audio signal. While a CD is
recorded in 44.1 kHz/16 bit, a DVD is recorded in 48 kHz/16 bit up
to 96 kHz/24 bit. Therefore, the sound reproduced with these sig­
nals is potentially better than that found on CDs. This unit reproduc­
es linear PCM in two channels.
• Bitstream is a compressed digital audio signal. This signal can be
decoded into different channels to produce, for instance, 5.1 -chan­
nel surround sound.
•The digital audio output terminal (optical) converts electrical signals
into optical signals and transfers them to an amplifier. These optical
signals are immune to electrical interference, and they also have
minimal effect on other equipment.
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
“Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are trademarks
of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential unpublished works.
© 1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories. All rights reserved.
“DTS” and “DTS Digitai Surround" are trademarks of Digital
Theater Systems, Inc.
Recommended setting of
“Digital Audio Output”
Adjust settings as shown in the table below depending on the kind of
equipment that is connected to the optical digital audio output
terminal.
Type of equipment
connected
Recommended setting
1 PCM
Down
Conversion
2 Dolby
Digital
3 DTS Digital
Surround
No equipment is
connected
m Bitstream Off
Digital audio
equipment
(no decoder)
(• page 35) Q
Yes*"' PCM»2 Off«2
Dolby Digital decoder
(• page 34) Q
Yes»i Bitstream Off
DTS Digital Surround
decoder
(• page 34) Q
Yes»i PCM Bitstream
Dolby Digital/DTS
Digital Surround
decoder
(^ page 34) Q
Yes«i Bitstream Bitstream
• Underlined items are factory preset.
Si 11f it is set to “Yes”, the unit converts linear PCM to 48 kHz even
during analogue output.
Do the following if you wish to take advantage of high quality
96 kHz sound.
Select “No” and connect this unit's audio output terminal to an
amplifier’s audio input terminal with the audio/video cable (in­
cluded) or an audio cable (not included).
Si2When connecting an amplifier (with an optical digital input
terminal) which does not contain a Dolby Digital or DTS Digital
Surround decoder, be sure to select “PCM" at “2 Dolby Digital”
and “OfT at “3 DTS Digital Surround”. If “Bitstream" is selected,
any attempt to play DVDs (or CDs encoded with DTS) may cause
a high level of noise that can injure your ears and damage your
speakers.
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