47PFL9703 Dolby Digital ouput through SPDIF

Dolby Digital and DTS audio output from SPDIF on Philips 47PFL9703D

Connections:
PC - TV : HDMI
TV - Receiver : COAX SPDIF

Plays just fine, when on pauze (or no multi channel audio like mp3 or something) it ouputs stereo sound. When playing it passes the multi channel (DD or DTS) through to the receiver using the SPDIF port on the backside. The same with my Philips DVD player, HDMI to TV and sound from there to the receiver.

Why use it this way? Because the output is lip-synced with the image!

Category:

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• 47pfl9703
• 47
• pfl
• 9703
• dolby
• digital
• pass
• through
• spdif

[Bakuraouzoku]

Hi, I have a 47PFL9603 hooked up to a HTS 8140 ambisound (amplifier + speakers) they are both connected with coax L/R and I was wondering exactly what cable you were using to connect your tv with your amp. My amp has an Digital coax in slot, is this where I connect the amp and the TV where that yellow cable is on your video?

[sicknick1]

@Bakuraouzoku

Yes, the yellow cable with the gray gaffertape on it is the digital coax cable. You can re-use the cable from your coax l/r setup, just use both the red or white connection, as long as it is the same on both ends ofcourse. It's the same connector, a simpele tulip-style plug. This will only work if both of them have a coax spdif connection, make sure you select digital audio input on your amp.

[jesperc20]

But are you sure that the output is multi-channel? Because I'm looking at a diagram (last page in the manual) of a 47pfl9664 which should be pretty much identical to yours, and the diagram only illustrates: "2 channel Audio Amp.". Also.. the manual indicates nothing about multi-channel pass trough.

[sicknick1]

@jesperc20

Yeah, i'm 100% sure its multi-channel. My yamaha amp only shows DTS or Dolby Digital when the input is a 5.1/6.1 input through its digital input. Also I can hear the system working in real surround sounds.

The specifications from the tv are probably commenting on its internal amplifier for the tv speakers? Those suck anyway.

[samuelmilton]

Cant get this to work... I have a Tvix media extender with HDMI to my 47PFL9703 and digital out from there to logitech z-906 surround system. But this gives me only stereo :( Any settings i have to do on the TV?

[Bakuraouzoku]

@sicknick1

I connected the amp with PFL LCD and the amp via digital coax audio and I set the amp to Digital input and the sound is amaising :)

Thumbs out for your vid because it really helped me out!!

[MrTranmereRover]

@Bakuraouzoku I have a 32pfl9603 hooked up to my digital amp via digital out on the TV and it definitely only passes 2 channel pcm to the amp even though the TV display says Dolby Digital 3/2 when playing a DVD or BD I've checked it on two different amps. Perhaps the 9703 is different. To get surround from the amp, I need to connect the digital out from the BD player to the amp. Then it works fine. As long as DNM is turned off on the TV, there is only a minuscule lip-sync delay.

[MetallicBill]

@jesperc20 Digital Broadcasting has the issue as well, I know from my use of converters and such, it's not specific to the processor in homes.

[MetallicBill]

@sicknick1 My components other then receiver show 5.1 DD displayed, but the Technics I have does not. So I know it's only ProLogic because it shows that display and there is no discrete surround. My jack appears the same from Viore brand HDTV, coax/RCA style output labeled Sony./Philips Digital InterFace SPDIF

[MetallicBill]

How about via the HDMI and an HDTV using Xbox360?!? That is a toughie

[jesperc20]

@sicknick1 Ok cool.. Its strange how philips does nothing to highlight that the tv does multi-channel pass trough.. especially considering how rare that feature is in a tv-set. I also had to contact philips customer service just to find out if it was stereo or multi channel on my tv's spdif out (they said digital stereo). They could improve in the clear information department!