Linear PCM

[dino1dogg]

Hi, im new and am looking for a little help:


I recently adopted an unused speaker/reciever set up from my dad. Its a little older (circa 02). I hooked up my PS3 through the digital optical input and recently tried a Blu-Ray (uncompressed 5.1) out with the set up. The audio sounded fine, the input was listed as "Linear PCM" but the speaker display didnt list all of them as recieving channel signals (only the Front L/R were lighted). Is there any way i can configure this set up so it will recieve all 5.1 channels?

 

[Seth=L]

Only 2 channel PCM can be passed via SPDIF (Toslink or Coaxial). In order to receive 5.1 surround sound you must set the PS3's Dolby Digital and DTS bitstream outputs to on. I would deactivate Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby TrueHD if possible, as you will not be able to use it with your current setup.

The only things that SPDIF can accept are bitstream audio from Dolby 2 channel, Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby EX 6.1, DTS 5.1, DTS-ES 6.1 matrix and discrete, DTS 96/24, and 2 channel PCM. 7.1 LPCM and new age surround formats Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Digital TrueHD, and DTS-HD Master audio cannot be supported via SPDIF due to copyright protection.

So know that there is no problem with the receiver, it is performing as it should.

(HDMI 1.1 and 1.2 can support 7.1 LPCM and HDMI 1.3 can support Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD master audio, 7.1 LPCM. In order for these new audio formats and 7.1 LPCM to be decoded on a receiver the HDMI hardware on the receiver should be the repeating type and not pass-thru.)

 

[j_garcia]

Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD will have their "core" passed via optical in 5.1, since they are backwards compatible. I haven't had any issues playing any of these back via optical on my PS3.

Multichannel LPCM is a different story and cannot be passed via optical; you will only get the 2 front channels - to use this you need an HDMI equiped receiver.

 

[Seth=L]

Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD will have their "core" passed via optical in 5.1, since they are backwards compatible. I haven't had any issues playing any of these back via optical on my PS3.

Multichannel LPCM is a different story and cannot be passed via optical; you will only get the 2 front channels - to use this you need an HDMI equiped receiver.

I forgot about the down conversion of Dolby Plus, Dolby TrueHD, and DTS-HD.