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Audio
Rating
Digital Output
Selects the output sound format corresponding to your system connection.
Parental
DVD
DVD discs equipped with the password function are rated according to their content. The contents allowed by a parental lock level and the way a DVD disc can be controlled may vary from disc to disc. For example, if the disc allowed, you could edit out violent scenes unsuitable for children and replace them with more suitable scenes, or you could lock out playback of the disc altogether.
Off: PCM:
No digital audio will be output. Select when connected to a 2 channel digital stereo amplifier. The DVD video player outputs sound in the PCM 2 channel format when you play a DVD video disc recorded on the Dolby Digital, MPEG1 or MPEG2 recording system.
� DVD video discs may or may not respond to the parental lock settings. This is not a defect in the DVD video player. Make sure this function works with your DVD video discs.
1) Press SETUP button. 2) Press / button to select the Rating.
Bitstream: Disc audio bitstream data will be output.
Note
3) Press button,then the ENTER button to select the Parental. �Enter Password� screen will appear.
When you make a connection to a TV, Dolby Surround Pro Logic or stereo system via the analog audio jacks, select �PCM� or �Bitstream�.
Night Mode
Night Mode is equivalent to Dynamic Range Compress. When it is On, it reduces the variation between loud and soft sounds in audio output. You can still hear softer sounds and dialogue even in very low volume. ) Press �8888� using number buttons. (Please 4 note, this is pre-setting password of this unit.) Then press ENTER. Press ENTER again to list the parental level. The parental lock level is equivalent to the following Parentals: Level 1:Kid Safe Level 2:G Level 3:PG Level 4:PG-13 Level 5:PG-R Level 6:R Level 7:NC-17 Level 8:Adult
Function setup
Note Night mode is Dynamic Range Control (DRC) option for analogue audio output.