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SETUP AND CONNECTIONS
Setup and Connections
Before connecting your DVD player, 
please:
Ensure that the power switch of this unit and other 
 
equipment to be connected is set to off before 
commencing connection.
Do not block ventilation holes of any of the 
 
equipment and arrange them so that air can 
circulate freely.
Read through the instructions before connecting 
 
other equipment.
Ensure that you observe the color coding when 
 
connecting audio and video cables.
With a single cable connection between components, 
HDMI is able to deliver uncompressed high-definition 
digital video and digital audio programming. Please 
note that the AVR Receiver in this system does not 
process audio through HDMI. Therefore, a separate 
digital audio connection must be established between 
the DVD player and AVR.
Note: If your video display has a DVI input, you may 
use an optional HDMI-to-DVI cable or adapter for 
the connection to the display. In all cases, the video 
display must be HDCP-compliant in order to use the 
HDMI output.
If you're connecting to a different audio/video receiver 
that processes audio through HDMI, connect the DVD 
player's HDMI output to one of the receiver's HDMI 
inputs. No other connections are required between the 
DVD player and receiver. 
If you're connecting to a different audio/video receiver 
that does not process audio through HDMI, connect 
the DVD player's HDMI output to one of the receiver's 
HDMI inputs (for video only), and connect the DVD 
player's Coaxial Digital Audio Output to one of the 
receiver's coaxial audio inputs. Refer to the receiver's 
owner's manual for instructions about setting up its 
audio and video inputs.
Digital Audio Connections
Audio output from the DVD player's 
coaxial digital audio output connector
Disc
Sound recording 
format
Coaxial digital 
audio output
DVD
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital bitstream  
(2-5.1ch) or PCM 
(2ch, 48kHz, 16-bit)
Linear PCM  
(48/96kHz,  
16/20/24-bit)
Linear PCM (2ch) 
(48/96kHz, 
16/20/24-bit)
DTS 
Bitstream or no output*
MPEG (2.0)
MPEG bitstream (2ch) or 
linear PCM (2ch, 48kHz)
CD
Linear PCM
Linear PCM (44.1kHz 
sampling)
MP3  
MPEG-1 
Audio Layer 3)
Linear PCM 
(44.1–48kHz, depending 
on source, if digital 
output format selected 
as “Bitstream”). 
(48kHz if digital 
output format 
selected as “PCM”)
*  Digital Format must be selected as “ORIGINAL“ 
or ”PCM” respectively in Menu
For your reference:
Dolby Digital is a digital audio compression 
 
technique developed by the Dolby Laboratories 
Licensing Corporation, supporting 5.1-channel 
surround sound, as well as stereo (2-channel) 
sound, this  technique enables a large quantity of 
sound data to be efficiently recorded on a disc.
Linear PCM is a signal recording format used in 
 
CDs. While CDs are recorded in 44.1kHz/16 bit, 
DVDs are recorded in 48kHz/16 bit up to 96kHz/24 
bit.
The 
 
DVD player is designed to digitally output 
96kHz-PCM audio with a 96kHz sampling rate. 
However, some 96kHz DVD's may include copy 
protection codes that do not permit digital output. 
In this case, use the "Down Sample" setup menu 
to switch the sampling rate to 48kHz.
Caution for the coaxial digital audio 
outputs:
When connecting an amplifier (with coaxial digital 
 
input) which does not contain a Dolby Digital 
or DTS decoder, be sure to select ”PCM” as initial 
setting in the ”Digital Out” setup menu. 
Otherwise, any attempt to play a DVD may cause 
such a high level of noise that it may be harmful to 
your ears and damage your speakers.
CD’s can be played as they would normally be 
 
played.
Note:
Some first generation DTS decoders which do not 
 
support DVD-DTS interface may not work properly 
with the DVD player.
Dolby Digital, DTS and PCM signals are passed 
 
through the HDMI Output 0 but are not 
processed in the AVR Receiver in your AVR/DVD 
system. Connect the Coaxial Digital Audio Output 
separately in addition to the HDMI connection to 
get sound from your system Receiver.
Dolby Digital and DTS
Both Dolby Digital and DTS are audio formats used to 
record 5.1-channel audio signals onto a film’s digital 
soundtrack. Both of these formats provide six separate 
channels: left, right, center, left rear, right rear, and 
common subwoofer.
Remember, that Dolby Digital or DTS will only play 
5.1-channel sound if you’ve connected the coaxial 
output of the DVD player to a DTS or Dolby Digital 
receiver or decoder and if the disc was recorded in the 
Dolby Digital or DTS format.
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