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manpage: document --audio-channels=auto caveats

This is an unfortunate fact of life. Maybe making this the default
wasn't such a good idea after all.

Also update etc/example.conf. It used an obsolete alias for "auto".
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If the channel layout of the media file (i.e. the decoder) and the AO's If the channel layout of the media file (i.e. the decoder) and the AO's
channel layout don't match, mpv will attempt to insert a conversion filter. channel layout don't match, mpv will attempt to insert a conversion filter.
.. admonition:: Warning
Using ``auto`` can cause issues when using audio over HDMI. The OS will
typically report all channel layouts that _can_ go over HDMI, even if
the receiver does not support them. If a receiver gets an unsupported
channel layout, random things can happen, such as dropping the
additional channels, or adding noise.
``--audio-display=<no|attachment>`` ``--audio-display=<no|attachment>``
Setting this option to ``attachment`` (default) will display image Setting this option to ``attachment`` (default) will display image
attachments (e.g. album cover art) when playing audio files. It will attachments (e.g. album cover art) when playing audio files. It will

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# Output 5.1 audio natively, and upmix/downmix audio with a different format. # Output 5.1 audio natively, and upmix/downmix audio with a different format.
#audio-channels=5.1 #audio-channels=5.1
# Disable any automatic remix, _if_ the audio output accepts the audio format. # Disable any automatic remix, _if_ the audio output accepts the audio format.
# of the currently played file. # of the currently played file. See caveats mentioned in the manpage.
#audio-channels=empty # (This is the default.)
#audio-channels=auto
################## ##################
# other settings # # other settings #