Sherwood SD-860 - Manual (Page 7)

• When your amplifier/receiver is not compatible with the
digital signals that are output from this unit, loud noise or no
sound may be heard from the speakers, and it may be
harmful to your ears and damages the speakers. To
prevent it, you should set the DIGITAL OUTPUT to OFF
and make analog audio connections. (Refer to “When
selecting the DIGITAL OUTPUT” on page 36.)
• When making the COAXIAL DIGITAL connection, be sure
to use a 75 Ω COAXIAL cord, not a conventional AUDIO
cord.
• All of the commercially-available optical fiber cords cannot
be used for audio equipments. If there is an optical fiber
cord which cannot be connected to your audio equipments,
consult your dealer or nearest service organization.
Audio output from the unit’s DIGITAL OUTPUTs
• When the DIGITAL OUTPUT is set to ON, the following
table shows that the digital signals can be output from the
DIGITAL OUTPUTs.(For details, refer to “When selecting
the DIGITAL OUTPUT” on page 36.)
Disc type Audio recording format Audio output
Dolby Digital Dolby Digital bitstream
DVD Video
DTS DTS bitstream
Linear PCM 48kHz/16~24bit 48kHz/16~24bit PCM
96kHz/16~24bit 96kHz/16~24bit PCM
DVD Audio Linear PCM or Packed PCM -
DSD (SACD Area) -
SACD 44.1kHz/16bit Linear PCM 44.1kHz/16bit PCM
(CD Area)
Audio CD 44.1kHz/16bit Linear PCM 44.1kHz/16bit PCM
MP3 disc MP3 44.1, 48kHz/16bit PCM
WMA disc WMA 44.1, 48kHz/16bit PCM
DivX disc MP3 44.1, 48kHz/16bit PCM
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1. Connecting 5.1CH AUDIO OUTPUTs
• To fully enjoy the multichannel audio of DVD Audio and
SACD as well as Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks of
DVD Video, etc., connect these jacks to the corresponding
channel input jacks of your amplifier/receiver.
Notes :
• When connecting only the 5.1CH AUDIO OUTPUTs to your
amplifier/receiver, you should set the DOWNMIX to OFF to
output the multichannel audio signals from these jacks as it
was recorded.
In this case, only the front left and right signals of the
multichannel audio signals will output from the 2CH AUDIO
OUTPUT jacks (and the A/V SCART OUTPUT connector).
(For details, refer to “When selecting the DOWNMIX” on
page 36.)
• When connecting the 5.1CH AUDIO OUTPUTs to the
multichannel audio inputs of an amplifier/receiver that dose
not have the speaker setup for the multichannel audio
inputs, you should set the SPEAKER SETUP.(For details,
refer to “SETTING THE SPEAKER SETUP” on page 38.)
2. Connecting 2CH AUDIO OUTPUTs
• Connect these jacks to the AUDIO IN jacks of DVD(, AUX,
CD, etc.) of your amplifier/receiver.
• Depending on whether these jacks to a stereo amplifier /
receiver or an A/V amplifier/receiver with built-in surround
decoder, you should set the DOWNMIX to Lo/Ro or
Lt/Rt.(For details, refer to “When selecting the DOWNMIX”
on page 36.)
3. Connecting DIGITAL OUTPUTs
• To enhance the sound quality, connect either the OPTICAL
or the COAXIAL DIGITAL OUTPUT jack to the
corresponding DIGITAL INPUT jack of your
amplifier/receiver with built-in Dolby Digital or DTS decoder.
(You don’t need to do both.)
When DVD Video, etc. recorded in Dolby Digital or DTS is
played, you can enjoy high-quality surround sound.
• To be output digital audio signals from the DIGITAL
OUTPUT jacks, you should set the DIGITAL OUTPUT to
ON. (For details, refer to “When selecting the DIGITAL
OUTPUT”on page 36)
Notes :
• The DIGITAL OUTPUT jacks cannot output the digital
audio signals of DVD Audio and SACD.
Therefore, to be able to play multichannel DVD Audios and
SACDs, you should also connect the 5.1CH AUDIO
OUTPUTs.(Refer to “Connecting 5.1CH AUDIO
OUTPUTs” above)
• If your amplifier/receiver doesn’t have 5.1CH AUDIO
INPUTs, make a stereo analog connection . (Refer to
“Connecting 2CH AUDIO OUTPUTs” above.)
• In order to be able to hear multichannel sound from DVD
Audio and SACD, you should set DVD AUDIO AREA to
DVD AUDIO and SACD AREA to MULTICHANNEL.(Refer
to “When selecting the DVD AUDIO AREA” and “When
selecting the SACD AREA” on page 44.)
• It is not recommended to record digital audio signals with
digital audio connection between this unit and MD or CD
recorder, etc.
When recording the sounds played on this unit, record them
through the 2CH AUDIO OUTPUT jacks.