TLV320AIC3100: The description on the datasheet P50

Hi all

Would you mind if we ask TLV320AIC3100?

There is the description on the datasheet P50 as follows;
"During soft-stepping, the host does not receive a signal when the DAC has been completely muted. This may be important if the host must mute the DAC before making a significant change, such as changing sample rates. In order to help with this situation, the device provides a flag back to the host through a read-only register, page 0 / register 38, bit D4 for the right channel. This information alerts the host when the part has completed the soft-stepping and the actual volume has reached the desired volume level."

<Question1>
1. Soft-stepping function=valid
2. Setting DAC Digital Volume P0/R65[D7–D0], P0/R66[D7–D0]
3. DAC Mute setting
Soft-stepping function on DAC Digital Volume might not be finished, in this case, is DAC Mute setting ignored?

<Question2>
In relation to <Question1>, if DAC Mute is ignored, 
In case of DAC Mute release setting -> DAC Digital Volume setting
is DAC Digital Volume setting ignored also?

<Question3>
In case of ADC Mute, is it the same as DAC Mute?

Kind regards,

Hirotaka Matsumoto