Freeview UHF Stereo only, cant get 5.1?

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#299161 16-Aug-2022 10:44

I have a Panasonic freeview recorder DMR-HW T260 and I cant get any 5.1 out of it, I think some channels are 5.1 when used through UHF. I have downmix set to surround encoded and Audio type for digital broadcast = Dolby Digital. Im running HDMI through an Integra 5.1 AVR.

I have called Panasonic help desk and they dont think there in any 5.1 from Freeview NZ. Can someone offer some advice please?

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#2955275 16-Aug-2022 11:08

Hi, the following link will answer that for you

https://freeviewnz.tv/faq-library/troubleshooting/why-cant-i-select-dolby-on-some-freeview-products/

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#2955405 16-Aug-2022 19:57

cyril7:
Hi, the following link will answer that for you

https://freeviewnz.tv/faq-library/troubleshooting/why-cant-i-select-dolby-on-some-freeview-products/

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I think that FAQ needs to be updated - TVNZ1, TVNZ2, THREE, TVNZ DUKE and PRIME all have Dolby Digital audio. Try pressing the 'Audio' button on the remote to view the audio options.

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#2955456 16-Aug-2022 23:27

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I have a Panasonic freeview recorder DMR-HW T260 and I cant get any 5.1 out of it, I think some channels are 5.1 when used through UHF. I have downmix set to surround encoded and Audio type for digital broadcast = Dolby Digital. Im running HDMI through an Integra 5.1 AVR.

I have called Panasonic help desk and they dont think there in any 5.1 from Freeview NZ. Can someone offer some advice please?

When I last played with over the air stuff a long time ago, downmix was taking the DD and making a prologic stereo output from it for old home theater gear. I had to use optical from the DVR to the home theater because it refused to do anything useful over HDMI.

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#2955464 17-Aug-2022 07:21

Thanks guys I now have it all working!