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Playback
Automatic frame rate/Frame rate mode: OFF or Frame rate and resolution
Automatic frame rate/Frame rate mode: No Pause
Display
HDMI Mode: choose resolution from high to low till black screen disappears
Color Settings/4K 50~60Hz: Priority YUV420 10BIT
Color Settings/4K 23~30Hz: Priority YUV444 10BIT
Color Settings/Non-4K: Priority YUV444 10BIT
Color Settings/HDMI Range: Auto
Color Settings/Deep Color Compatibility: OFF
Color Settings/HDMI sign format: Enhanced format
HDR to SDR/Gamma: Bright
HDR: Auto
Dolby Vision compatibility Mode: Priority LLDV
( If your TV is a standard DV, then please choose “ Priority standard TV ” )
MaxCLL and MaxFALL: OFF
Custom EDID: OFF
NOTE – If your display is HDMI 1.4 (300MHz, 8.9Gbps) then change the following to:
Display/Color Settings/4K 50~60Hz: Priority YUV420 8BIT
Display/Color Settings/4K 23~30Hz: Priority YUV422 12BIT
Audio
Quick Setup settings => Audio
HDMI Output (only on some models): As needed for Video to work in all desired modes.
HDMI Audio: RAW (in MCH HT mode) or LPCM2Channel (in 2CH Music mode)
SPDIF Audio: Mostly Off (=Close).
Downmix HD Audio Output: Off
Sampling rate control => Digital Output: Native sampling rate (=via HDMI/Internal DAC)
Sampling rate control => DAC Output: Native sampling rate (=via External USB)
USB Audio: Off (On when using an external DAC only)
USB Audio => DSD mode: DoP (in combination with USB audio set to On)
Passthrough AMP compatibility mode: Off
Quick Setup settings => DAC Audio (for HiFi models only)
Source In: Toggle as desired
Filter properties: Linear with fast roll-off
DAC Volume: 0.0db (or calibrated to same music level using HDMI RAW which is -5.0db for me)
XLR port Polarity: Normal
MP6 => Settings => Decode (all duplicates to using Quick Setup!)
Digital Output: Native sampling rate (=via HDMI)
DAC Output: Native sampling rate (=via external USB)
DAC switch: As desired On/Off (=shortcut Internal DAC On/Off)
Filter properties: Linear with fast roll-off
USB audio => DSD mode: DOP
If you need more detail