Installation guide
Kaleidescape Part No. 101-0105-00 Rev 3 Page 76
Kaleidescape Installation Guide System Configuration
Player Decode Mode
Select
PLAYER DECODE
(default) to hear Blu-ray secondary audio or when
coaxial, optical, or analog audio outputs are used.
PLAYER DECODE
sends
48 kHz PCM output over HDMI, up to 5.1 channels depending on
content and cabling.
In
PLAYER DECODE
mode, optical/coaxial outputs carry DTS Digital
Surround when the soundtrack has more than two channels. Audio can
be output over optical/coaxial from any Blu-ray movie in this manner.
• Secondary audio with picture-in-picture
Blu-ray Discs support a secondary audio track typically used for
interactive audio and commentary. This track is mixed with the main
audio so both tracks can be heard at the same time. M-Class players
play secondary audio with picture-in-picture when in the
PLAYER
DECODE
mode.
(To hear unaltered primary audio, the players must be set to the
BITSTREAM PASS-THROUGH
setting.)
• Downmixing
In
PLAYER DECODE
mode, M-Class players downmix DTS Digital
Surround and Dolby Digital soundtracks to stereo audio output when
playing Blu-ray Discs or DVDs.
Bitstream Pass-Through Mode
Select
BITSTREAM PASS-THROUGH
to send 7.1-channel Blu-ray
soundtracks over HDMI at the highest bandwidth possible (up to
192 kHz or 7.1 channels) at the expense of other features.
The lossless audio formats available on Blu-ray Discs, such as Dolby
TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio and 7.1-channel PCM, exceed the
capabilities of analog and optical/coaxial audio outputs. These formats
are only available over HDMI, and only when using the
BITSTREAM PASS-
THROUGH
mode. This setting turns off the analog and optical/coaxial
outputs, and picture-in-picture audio cannot be heard.
Table 2 shows behavior with the
BITSTREAM PASS-THROUGH
setting.
Table 2 Outputs with the Bitstream Pass-through Audio Setting
Audio Output Format HDMI Coax/Optical Analog
CD PCM stereo PCM stereo Stereo
DVD Source bitstream off off
Blu-ray Disc Source bitstream off off