SPRM 15: Player Audio Configuration
Each DVD player can have several types of audio capabilities. Most players can handle
Dolby Digital (AC-3), Linear PCM, and MPEG Audio. There are other audio options such
as DTS and SDDS, as well as karaoke capabilities.
By reading the values of SPRM 15, you can see which audio options the player has. This
could be useful if you have two types of audio streams and want to play the proper one
for that player. For example, if the player is capable of Dolby Digital (AC-3) audio, you
might want to play that stream instead of a stereo PCM stream.
Here is a table of the values for SPRM 15:
Bit value
Bit
Player audio configuration
1
0
Reserved
2
1
Reserved
4
2
SDDS karaoke capability (option)
8
3
DTS karaoke capability (option)
16
4
MPEG karaoke capability first bit
32
5
MPEG karaoke capability second
bit
64
6
AC-3 karaoke capability
128
7
PCM karaoke capability
256
8
Reserved
512
9
Reserved
1024
10
SDDS capability (option)
2048
11
DTS capability (option)
4096
12
MPEG capability first bit
8192
13
MPEG capability second bit
16384
14
AC-3 capability
32768
15
Reserved
508
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Bit 4 (MPEG karaoke capability first bit) is off when the player is not MPEG karaoke-capable,
and on when it is. Bit 5 (MPEG karaoke capability second bit) is always off.
Bit 12 (MPEG capability first bit) is off when the player is not MPEG capable, and on when
it is. Bit 13 (MPEG capability second bit) is always off.
There is no bit for regular PCM capability because all players must support it.