8
Audio connections
Do not plug in the mains power lead or turn the unit on until all
connections have been made.
Three types of audio connection can be made between the 540D V2 and
your stereo/AV system:
Analog Stereo
Digital Audio
Analog 5.1
AV receiver with
5.1 analog inputs
Front right
speaker
Surround right
speaker
Front left
speaker
Surround left
speaker
Centre speaker
Subwoofer
1
2
Analog stereo
The analog stereo outputs should be used for playback of CDs, DVDs,
etc., in stereo through a conventional amplifier or AV receiver with
analog stereo inputs.
Analog stereo is also usually the better connection method for listening
to CDs and other stereo discs for highest possible sound quality. It is
often a good idea to connect both the analog stereo outputs (for CD
playback) and digital audio outputs (for surround sound decoding) at the
same time.
To connect an analog stereo system to the 540D V2, use stereo phono
cables (stereo 2RCA-2RCA).
Digital audio
The digital audio outputs should be used to decode the surround-sound
soundtracks of DVDs with an external AV Receiver (Note: SPDIF output
must be set to ‘RAW Bitstream’ in the Audio Setup menu). The 540D V2
sends an undecoded audio bitstream to the AV Receiver for decoding
into 5.1/6.1/7.1, etc.
Either a 75ohm co-axial cable designed for digital audio or a TOSlink
fibre optic cable should be used (only one at a time).
Note: It is also possible to output stereo digital audio from the Digital
Outputs for recording on conventional CD-R/MD machines, etc. See
section on DVD Player setup for more information.
Analog 5.1
The 540D V2 is also capable of decoding Dolby Digital 5.1 or Dolby Pro
Logic II soundtracks itself and outputting these as Analog 5.1.
Note: Downmix should be set to ‘Off’ in the Speaker Setup menu for this
to work.
To connect to an AV receiver or amplified speaker system, use six
phono/RCA cables.
3
1
2
3
1
2
3
AV receiver
In
OR
Phono cable
(2RCA-2RCA)
In
