4.6-Enhanced Audio Zones

Enhanced Audio zones provide similar functionality Audio Only zones, but allow cross-fading between audio files in the playlist: Fading occurs from silence at the beginning of the audio playlist and to silence at the end of the audio playlist, while cross-fading occurs between audio files.

Use the Zone Properties window of an Enhanced Audio zone to edit the following:

• Audio Output: Configure audio outputs for the zone.

  Note

  The Analog Stereo and and SPDIF outputs are only available on certain player models.

  • Analog Stereo: Check this box to enable audio output via the 3.5mm audio connector (or USB Type C connector on the LS423).
  • HDMI: Check this box to enable audio output via the HDMI connector. 
    • Pass through: Supplies the un-decoded audio signal through the HDMI connector. Use this option if the zone audio (for example, AC3 Dolby Digital) is being decoded on an external device.
    • Stereo: Supplies the decoded audio signal through the HDMI connector.
  • SPDIF: Check this box to enable audio output via SPDIF.
    
    • Pass through: Supplies the un-decoded audio signal through the SPDIF connector. Use this option if the zone audio (for example, AC3 Dolby Digital) is being decoded on an external device.
    • Stereo: Supplies the decoded audio signal through the SPDIF connector.
• Audio Mixing: Choose the mixing of the audio output:
  • Stereo: Outputs both left and right audio signals.
  • Left: Outputs the left audio signal only.
  • Right: Outputs the right audio signal only.
• Initial Volume: Set the initial volume for audio files (0-100).
• Minimum Volume: Sets the minimum volume for audio files (0-100).
• Maximum Volume: Sets the maximum volume for audio files (0-100).

• Fade(in seconds): Sets the duration of cross-fading between audio files, as well as the fade in and fade out durations at the beginning and ending of a playlist.