Sony rdr-vx500 Operating Guide

The Audio setup allows you to adjust the sound 
according to the playback and connection 
conditions.

The “Audio” setup appears with the following 
options. The default settings are underlined.

Selects the sound to be recorded.

If no SAP sound is received, the main sound is recorded 
regardless of the setting.

The following setup items switch the method of 
outputting audio signals when you connect a 
component such as an amplifier (receiver) with a 
digital input jack.
For connection details, see “Connecting to Your 
AV/Amplifier (Receiver)” on page 23.
Press ENTER, and select “Dolby Digital” or 
“DTS.”

If you connect a component that does not accept 
the selected audio signal, a loud noise (or no 
sound) will come out from the speakers, and may 
affect your ears or cause speaker damage.

• Dolby Digital Output (DVDs only)
Selects the type of Dolby Digital signal.

• DTS (DVD VIDEO only)
Selects whether or not to output DTS signals.

Main

Records only the main 
sound.

SAP

Records only the SAP 
(Second Audio Program) 
sound.

Setup

Disc Setting

Edit

Timer

Tuner Audio

Digital Out

Downmix

Audio DRC

Scan Audio

DV Audio  Input

Line Audio Input

:  Dolby Surround

:  Standard

:  On

:  Stereo 1

:  Stereo

Title list

:  Main

D-PCM

Select this when the recorder 
is connected to an audio 
component lacking a built-in 
Dolby Digital decoder. You 
can select whether the 
signals conform to Dolby 
Surround (Pro Logic) or not 
by making adjustments to 
the “Downmix” item in 
“Audio” setup (page 103).

Dolby 
Digital

Select this when the recorder 
is connected to an audio 
component with a built-in 
Dolby Digital decoder.

On

Select this when the recorder 
is connected to an audio 
component with a built-in 
DTS decoder.

Off

Select this when the recorder 
is connected to an audio 
component without a built-in 
DTS decoder.

Setup

Disc Setting

Edit

:  4:3 Letter Box

:  On

Dolby Digital