SONY DVPCX870D
Manual de Servicio

zYou can enjoy surround sounds even if you connect front
speakers only
You can use 3D sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers (L, R) without using actual rear speakers (VES: Virtual Enhanced Surround). For details, see page 47.

Setups for the player
Getting Started
Some setup adjustments are necessary for the player depending on the components to be connected. Use the setup display to change the various settings. For details on using the setup display, see page 60. � To listen to the sound through speakers connected to a receiver (amplifier) which has a digital connector and lacks a built-in DTS or Dolby Digital decoder, or to output the sound to a digital component such as a DAT or MD deck Set the �AUDIO SETUP� items in the setup display (page 70) as shown in the illustration below. These are the default settings.
AUDIO SETUP AUDIO ATT: OFF AUDIO DRC: STANDARD DOWNMIX: DOLBY SURROUND DIGITAL OUT: ON D-PCM DOLBY DIGITAL: DTS: OFF

zIf you have a digital component with a built-in DTS or Dolby
Digital decoder
You can enjoy multichannel surround sound by connecting the component via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL connector using an optical or coaxial digital connecting cord (not supplied). For details on hookups and settings, see page 12.

Notes
� You cannot enjoy a picture with an S video signal if your TV does not conform to the S video signal. When your TV does not have an S VIDEO input, connect the component via the VIDEO INPUT connector using the audio/video connecting cord (supplied) instead of the S video cord. For details, see page 8. Refer to the instructions supplied with your TV. � You cannot make digital audio recordings of discs recorded in multichannel surround format directly using an MD deck or DAT deck. � When you connect the component via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL connector, set Virtual Enhanced Surround (VES) to �OFF.� Otherwise, the player will not output signals from the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL connector, if you set �DOLBY DIGITAL� in �AUDIO SETUP� to �D-PCM.�

Set the items as shown

To set, press To quit, press

DISPLAY

, then .

ENTER

.

Set �VES� to �OFF� in the Control Menu display (page 47). When you select any VES mode other than �OFF,� no sound will come from the speakers.

When you have made the connections using an optical or coaxial digital connecting cord, do not set �DOLBY DIGITAL� to �DOLBY DIGITAL� and �DTS� to �ON.� If you do, a loud noise will suddenly come out from the speakers, affecting your ears or causing the speakers to be damaged.

Note
When you output the signals which do not reproduce the Dolby Surround (Pro Logic) effect from the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL connector, set �DOWNMIX� to �NORMAL� in �AUDIO SETUP� in the setup display (page 70).

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