Sony DAV-FX10 User Manual

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Checking the audio signal 
format
(DVD only)
If you press AUDIO repeatedly during 
playback, the format of the current audio signal 
(PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS, etc.) appears as 
shown below.
x
When playing a DVD VIDEO
Example:
Dolby Digital 5.1 ch
Example:
Dolby Digital 3 ch
About audio signals
Audio signals recorded in a disc contain the 
sound elements (channels) shown below. Each 
channel is output from a separate speaker.
• Front (L)
• Front (R)
• Center
• Surround (L)
• Surround (R)
• Surround (Monaural): This signal can be either 
the Dolby Surround Sound processed signals 
or the Dolby Digital sound’s monaural 
Surround audio signals.
• LFE (Low Frequency Effect) signal
L
R
C
LFE
LS
RS
1:ENGLISH DOLBY DIGITAL
3 / 2 .1
Surround (L/R)
Front (L/R) + 
Center
LFE (Low 
Frequency Effect)
Currently playing 
program format
L
R
S
2:SPANISH DOLBY DIGITAL
2 / 1
Front (L/R)
Surround 
(Monaural)
Currently playing 
program format