low-cost dvd player and dolby 5.1

[clagio]

I have a DVD player with the 5.1 analong output (6 RCA jack outputs labelled: front left, front right, center, left surround, right surround, subwoofer)

In the SPEAKER Menu I have only DOWNMIX with 3 options:
LT/RT * Stereo * VSS

The question is: if i connect a home theatre I should hear the sound correctly ?

How I setup this menu ?

Thanks for all

[Krispy Kritter]

I've never seen a dvd player with outputs for each channel. If your surround system allows seperate inputs for each channel, then it should work fine. Most surround systems, use digital input and decode the channels themselves.

Without know brands and model numbers, it is hard to give a better answer.

[louthewiz]

The dvd player you have already has a decoder built in which makes it an older model,If you avr has a 6 channel input then by all means use it and it does not then use the either optical or coaxial digital input on your avr to get 5.1 surround, and if you avr isn't then just use the left and right mixed audio on the back of the dvd player. Lou

[clagio]

Thanks for the answers. And yes it´s an older model with the Sunplus SPHE 8202A chipset.
So how I setup the downmix ?

[FulciLives]

Thanks for the answers. And yes it´s an older model with the Sunplus SPHE 8202A chipset.
So how I setup the downmix ?

The downmix would only affect the 2 channel stereo output which should be a separate output from the 6 RCA Dolby Digital Outputs.

Having said that I've never heard of a DVD player that didn't have some sort of digital audio output even IF the DVD player has a decoder built-in.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[redwudz]

Like louthewiz said, use the optical or coaxial audio out if it has it and you have that input on the amplifier. If not, then the player should have just right and left audio out that you can use, but then you would not get the surround sound effects.

[Noahtuck]

I've never seen a dvd player with outputs for each channel. If your surround system allows seperate inputs for each channel, then it should work fine. Most surround systems, use digital input and decode the channels themselves.

Actually i don't know if i've seen a component receiver without 6 seperate inputs as any higher end dvd player has outputs for each channel as they are required for dvd-audio & SACD players.

[Krispy Kritter]

Typically dvd players use digital output (optical or coax) for high quality surround sound. Of the 6 dvd players I've had over the years, all have supported optical output.

I've seen receivers and speaker systems with the seperate inputs, I've just never seen any dvd that uses seperate outputs.