Entone Hydra II - Manual (Page 37)

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Chapter
13
13.1 AC-3 (Dolby Digital 5.1 Channel)
Your Hydra supports AC-3 (Dolby Digital 5.1 channel). To enjoy multi-channel surround-sound, the TV
program must carry multi-channel AC-3 digital signal. Please refer to your service provider for availability of
AC-3 5.1 programs.
For details on connecting your audio system, please refer to
Section 6.1 Connecting to Audio System .
If your connected TV or A/V equipment does not support AC-3, you can disable AC-3. Consult your IPTV
service providers for instructions on disabling AC-3.
You can enable or disable AC-3 for each decoder. Please refer to the following table for details of audio
output used when AC-3 is enabled or disabled.
Table 13-1 Audio Format
Audio Track Digital Coaxial and
Optical Audio Output
RCA Audio
Output
TV OUT and
MATV OUT
AC-3
Enable With AC-3
Track AC-3 Down-mixed analog
audio Down-mixed
analog audio
AC-3
Enable Normal Audio
Track Only PCM Analog audio Analog audio
AC-3
Disable With Normal
Audio Track PCM Analog audio Analog audio
AC-3
Disable AC-3 Track
Only Down-mixed PCM Down-mixed analog
audio Down-mixed
analog audio
WARNING: When connecting via the digital coaxial or optical audio output to a TV or A/V decoder that
does not have Dolby Digital decoding capability, be sure to set AC-3 off to avoid damage to
equipment.