Audio out settings, The initial setup menu 12 – Pioneer DVR-3100-S User Manual

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The Initial Setup menu

Bilingual Recording

• Default setting:

A/L

When recording a bilingual source from an external input
in Video mode or VR mode set to

FINE/MN32

, you can

choose to record either the

A/L

(left), or the

B/R

(right)

audio channel.

Note

• If you’re recording in VR mode (except when set to

FINE/MN32

), both channels will be recorded and you

can switch them as you like on playback.

DV Input

• Default setting:

Stereo1

You need to set this if you have a camcorder using 32kHz/
12-bit sound connected to the front panel

DV IN/OUT

jack.

Some digital camcorders have two stereo tracks for
audio. One is recorded at the time of shooting; the other
is for overdubbing after shooting.

On the

Stereo1

setting, the sound that was recorded

while shooting is used. On the

Stereo2

setting, the

overdubbed sound is used. You can also choose a

Mix

setting of 25%, 50% or 75% for the Stereo 1 with a
corresponding Stereo 2 setting of 75%, 50% or 25%.

Input Level (L1 / L2 / L3)

• Default setting:

0dB

You can adjust the gain of the audio from each external
input individually, from

–6dB

+6dB

in steps of 3 dB to

optimize the recorded audio level.

Audio Out settings

Digital Out

• Default setting:

If at any time you need to switch off the digital audio
output, set this to

Off

, otherwise leave it

Note

• When set to

Off

, all the other

Audio Out

settings are

grayed out and can’t be set.

Dolby Digital Out

You only need to make this setting if you connected this
recorder to an AV amplifier (or other component) using the
digital output.

• Default setting:

Dolby Digital

If your AV receiver (or other connected component) is
Dolby Digital compatible, set to

Dolby Digital

, otherwise

set to

Dolby Digital

PCM

. Check the manual that

came with the connected component if you’re unsure
whether it is Dolby Digital compatible.