I agree with Kennyt. Your DVD player in order to play DVD-A, you'll have to hook up the 6 channel output from the DVD player into 6 channel in on your pre/processor or receiver. If your pre/processor or receiver does not have a 6 channel input, you cannot play DVD-A 5.1. Good luck.
Pioneer DV 38A DD5.1 Selection
Hi,
Can anyone help me? I have just purchased a Pioneer Elite DV 38A DVD player. I have purchased my first two DVD-Audio disc to try it out; The Doors, LA Women and ELP, Brain Salad Surgery. Both disc have DVD-Audio, Dolby Digital 5.1 and PCM stereo soundtracks. When I go to the “Menu” option to play these discs, only playback for DVD-Audio and stereo is listed. DD 5.1 is not listed as a playback option, even though I know it is there. I have tried virtually every set-up for the player to allow access to the DD 5.1 soundtrack, to no avail. Needless to say, with regular DD 5.1 encoded DVD video disc (movie), everything plays back fine in DD 5.1. I have tried both DVD-Audio discs in my Pioneer Elite DVL-90 player, they both play back fine in DD 5.1 and stereo (not DVD-Audio as this is not a DVD-A compatible player). I have spoken to Pioneer Technical Services about this problem and the dealer that I purchased the unit from. All to no avail.
OK, what am I doing wrong, why can’t I get the menu option for DD 5.1 and listen to this soundtrack in preference to DVD-Audio or stereo? Someone put me out my misery please!
Marcus
Can anyone help me? I have just purchased a Pioneer Elite DV 38A DVD player. I have purchased my first two DVD-Audio disc to try it out; The Doors, LA Women and ELP, Brain Salad Surgery. Both disc have DVD-Audio, Dolby Digital 5.1 and PCM stereo soundtracks. When I go to the “Menu” option to play these discs, only playback for DVD-Audio and stereo is listed. DD 5.1 is not listed as a playback option, even though I know it is there. I have tried virtually every set-up for the player to allow access to the DD 5.1 soundtrack, to no avail. Needless to say, with regular DD 5.1 encoded DVD video disc (movie), everything plays back fine in DD 5.1. I have tried both DVD-Audio discs in my Pioneer Elite DVL-90 player, they both play back fine in DD 5.1 and stereo (not DVD-Audio as this is not a DVD-A compatible player). I have spoken to Pioneer Technical Services about this problem and the dealer that I purchased the unit from. All to no avail.
OK, what am I doing wrong, why can’t I get the menu option for DD 5.1 and listen to this soundtrack in preference to DVD-Audio or stereo? Someone put me out my misery please!
Marcus