Audio Settings

[jeffvee]

I finally got all my audio settings adjusted properly ie: speaker levels, crossovers..etc via my receiver's on screen display setup. Well I was messing with my DVD player today ,only to learn that it has it's own audio set up screen. Now since I have already set it all up via my receiver and had not really set up anything via my DVD player, how will the system know where to get it's information?

Thanks

 

[JVC]

If you're using your player's processor (6 analog outputs) for movies, the settings in the player's setup menus, need to be set also.
If you're using the receiver's processor (digital coax or optical outputs from player) for movies, you only need to setup the audio settings, in the receiver.
Receiver's processor usually does a better job for movies, and player's processor is better for sacd and dvd-a music discs.

 

[jeffvee]

settings

Ok, when I watch a dvd,the receiver displays optical 1, digital. I'm not sure that's what you meant. You say if I 'm using the players processor (6 analog outputs) if I look on the back of my dvd player,what am I looking for?
So if I have to set those also, where will th information be pulled from?

 

[JVC]

If your player is capable of sacd or dvd-a playback, you'll have outputs on the back, for 6 analog (rca type) cables. They will be labeled LF,C,RF,RR,LR,Sub. They will plug into the back of the receiver, in the area labeled 5.1 inputs. If you don't have these, the only outputs you'll have for audio, will be digital coax and/or optical, and the red /white rca.

If you have the 6 analog outputs, depending on your player, you may have to enable them through the player's setup menus. They may be enabled from factory. To use those outputs, you use the "Multi-Channel" mode on the receiver, instead of dvd mode. If it's a Denon receiver, it'll be "EXT. IN", instead of Multi-Channel.

I hope this wasn't too confusing............
Good luck!

 

[chicagomd]

This messed me up for a long time as well. Someone please correct me if I am wrong, but I think I got the jist of what JVC is saying...

My understanding is that digital connections (coax/optical) by-pass the DVDs players audio processing so that receiver gets an unmodified audio signal. The "audio menu" on the DVD player only effects the outputs JVC listed.

Although I have never seen this information listed explicitly in a DVD player manuel before.

EDIT: So you should be good, since your receiver is getting a digital signal from the DVD player.

 

[indcrimdefense]

if your dvd player is hooked to the receiver by coaxial cable or toslink, then the receiver is doing the processing, & the receiver set up (speaker size, distance, etc.) is used. if your dvd is hooked up using analog interconnects, then you should also use the set up in your dvd player for speaker size, distance, etc. as i use digital for movies & analog output for music, i performed the set up in both the dvd player and the reciever.

 

[zumbo]

All of this information can be found on the Audioholics home page under set-up tips.
DVD Player setup:



Bass Management: Large/Small speaker settings. Only one component should handle bass management. Receiver, DVD player or another specialty component such Outlaw’s ICBM. If another component is handling bass management set all speakers to large or turn off bass management.(on the dvd player)
S/PDIF: Use your DVD player’s digital audio output only (coax or optical). Do not use the RCA stereo output if you already have the digital output connected to the receiver.
Bitstream/PCM: Set audio output to bitstream. The only reason you wouldn’t want to use bitstream is if you’re not using the DVD player’s digital audio outputs. Almost all DVD players have PCM set as default, PCM will not send Dolby Digital or DTS to the receiver even if the DVD player is compatible with those audio formats. Countless new DVD player owners will listen to stereo PCM transmitted to their receiver over digital outputs, wondering why the receiver isn’t detecting Dolby Digital or DTS.
Audio filtering or effects: Disable any audio noise reduction, filtering, DSPs or any other audio effects your DVD Player might provide. The A/V Receiver can handle these. Experiment with these settings later, after you’ve heard the “true” sound of your system.
Aspect Ratio: Enable widescreen mode (16:9) assuming you have a compatible display for this aspect ratio. Disable zoom. Depending on your viewing preferences, zoom/stretch modes may be used on 16:9 displays when watching 4:3 program source material to utilize more screen area. There should be an independent setting on your display to enable these modes when viewing 4:3 program material.
Video output: Always use the best possible video output available on your TV. If your TV is High Definition you MUST use either Component outputs (R,G,B) or digital video such as DVI or HDMI to get a de-interlaced video signal to your TV. S-Video is your best option for non-digital TV.
Progressive Scan: Enable progressive scan if your DVD Player has this feature and your TV is Digital or HD.
Other Video Features: Black level, brightness, filtering etc should all be initially disabled on the DVD Player. In most cases all of the video tweaking should be done on your display. However, if you cannot achieve an accurate picture, you should then look at tweaking using the DVD player video adjustments.