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Step 2: Connect digital audio devices
You can connect audio devices that support digital audio output,
such as an AV receiver for home entertainment use.
Hint
When connecting a digital audio device to the system, go to (Settings)
(Sound Settings) "Audio Output Settings", and adjust the settings as
necessary for the audio device.
Audio output on the PS3™ system
The supported channels may vary depending on the output
connector to be used.
PS3™ system output connectors
Channels that can be used for output
2 Ch. 5.1 Ch. 7.1 Ch.
AV MULTI OUT connector
Digital out (optical) connector *
1
HDMI OUT connector
*
2
*
3
*
1
Audio from a Super Audio CD cannot be output from the digital out (optical)
connector. Multi-channel content from Super Audio CDs can only be output
from the HDMI OUT connector.
*
2
A device compatible with Linear PCM 7.1 Ch. is required to output 7.1 Ch.
audio from the HDMI OUT connector.
*
3
This system does not support output from the DTS-HD 7.1 Ch. DTS-HD 7.1
Ch audio is output from a 5.1 or lower channel.
Connecting with an optical cable
The audio will be output from the optical cable. The picture will be
output from the video output cable.
Optical cable for audio
(sold separately)
Digital audio device
such as an AV receiver
TV
Video output cable
for the TV in use
(
page 7)
Getting started
Setting up the PS3™ system