Connecting To Audio Equipment - Digital; Connecting To A Tv - Philips DVD962SA/001 Owner's Manual

Connecting to an amplifier/receiver
equipped with Dolby Pro Logic
1
Connect the audio Left and Right outputs for Front speaker
connection (1) to the corresponding inputs on the Dolby
Pro Logic Audio/Video amplifier/receiver using the audio
cable supplied.
2
Set Analogue Output to Dolby Surround-compatible in the
'Personal Preferences' menu.
If you connect the player to a TV equipped with a
Dolby Pro Logic decoder
¶ Connect the player to the TV as described in the section
'Connecting to a TV - Audio connections as above'.
Connecting to audio
equipment - digital
The digital output of the SACD player does not provide
PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) signals. If your amplifier/
receiver can only decode PCM and not multi-channel
signals such as Dolby Digital, do not connect your SACD
player using the digital input. This could damage your
amplifier and/or speakers.
Connecting to an Audio/(Video) receiver
with multi-channel decoder (Dolby Digital,
MPEG 2 and DTS)
Digital Multi-channel sound (not for SACD)
For this you need a multi-channel A/V receiver that
supports one or more of the DVD audio formats
supported by your SACD player (MPEG 2, Dolby Digital
and DTS). Check the receiver manual and the logos on
front of the receiver.
1
Connect the player's digital audio output (optical 4 or
coaxial 5) to the corresponding input on the receiver.
Use an optional digital (optical 4 or coaxial 5) audio cable.
AMPLIFIER
5 4
SURROUND
DIGITAL AUDIO OUT
PCM/MPEG2/AC-3/DTS
L
R
SURROUND
MAINS COAXIAL OPTICAL
P
14
REPARATION
CENTER FRONT
L 1
R 2
SUB WF FRONT AUDIO CVBS P r /C r P b /C b Y S-VIDEO
TV OUT
OUT
MULTICHANNEL AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT
Notes:
– If the audio format of the digital output does not match the
capabilities of your receiver, the receiver will produce a strong,
distorted sound. The audio format of the DVD disc in play is
displayed in the Status Window when changing the audio
format.
– 6 Channel Digital Surround Sound via digital connection
can only be obtained if your receiver is equipped with a Digital
Multi-channel decoder. If your receiver does not contain a
decoder, you can make the analogue connections as described
in the section 'Connecting to a Multi-channel Audio/(Video)
receiver with 6 connectors' to obtain 6 Channel Digital
Surround Sound.
– SACD Multi-channel sound cannot be obtained via digital
connection.

Connecting to a TV

Notes:
– Depending on your TV, there are various ways to connect
the player. These are shown in the illustration below.
– Please refer to your TV, VCR and any other User Manual(s)
as necessary to make the optimal connections.
– Do not connect your SACD-player via your VCR because the
video quality could be distorted by the copy protection system.
SCART connection
1
Connect the SCART to the corresponding connector on
the TV using the SCART cable supplied (6).
2
If your TV is not equipped with a SCART you can select
one of the following alternative connections:
S-Video (Y/C) connection
1
Connect the S-VIDEO OUT (Y/C) socket (7) to the
corresponding socket on the TV using an optional S-Video
cable.
2
If you wish to receive the sound via your TV, connect the
STEREO OUT Left and Right output sockets (1) to the
corresponding sockets on the TV using the audio cable
supplied.