Home Theater; Recording To Cassette Tapes Or Digital Recording Equipment; Note - Panasonic DVD-RA60 Operating Instructions Manual

Home Theater

This unit has built-in Dolby Digital and DTS decoders (➡ page 25).
You can enjoy the powerful movie theater and hall-like sound available with Dolby Digital and DTS by connecting an amplifier with 5.1-channel
input terminals. You do not need to purchase separate Dolby Digital or DTS decoders.
Use analog connection to enjoy audio recorded with high sampling frequencies (over 48 kHz). Some of this material is copy-guarded
and will be down-sampled if you use digital connection.
What you want to do
To enjoy 5.1-channel surround
sound
To enjoy stereo or Dolby Pro
Logic

Note

≥The equipment connections described are examples.
≥Peripheral equipment and optional cables sold separately unless otherwise indicated.
≥Before connection, turn off all equipment and read the appropriate operating instructions.

Recording to cassette tapes or digital recording equipment

∫ Analog recording
You can record to a cassette deck or other recording equipment.
Using analog connection means sound will be unaffected by the
copy guards found on DVDs.
To make an analog recording
Connect the recording equipment with an audio cable (➡ [C] page 24).
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How to do it
[Analog\connection]
Connect to an amplifier with
5.1-channel audio input
terminals.
[Digital\connection]
Connect to an amplifier with
built-in decoder or a separate
decoder-amplifier combination.
[Analog\connection]
Connect to an analog amplifier
or system component.
[Digital\connection]
Connect to a digital amplifier or
system component.
Reference
page
23 [A]
Speaker Setting
Select "Multi-channel".
23 [B]
PCM Down Conversion
Dolby Digital
DTS Digital Surround
Change the settings to suit
the equipment you connect.
Make the speaker settings on
the amplifier or decoder.
24 [C]
24 [D]
PCM Down Conversion
Change the settings to suit
the equipment you connect.
Dolby Digital and
DTS Digital Surround
Select "PCM".
∫ Digital recording
You can record the digital signal directly to digital recording equip-
ment.
When recording DVDs, the signals must be converted to a signal the
recording equipment can handle. Use analog connection if the sig-
nals are copy-guarded.
To make a digital recording
1. Connect the recording equipment with an optical digital audio
cable (➡ [D] page 24).
2. When recording DVDs, make the following settings.
ADVANCED SURROUND (V.S.S.): OFF (➡ page 11)
PCM Down Conversion: Yes (➡ page 21)
Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Surround: PCM (➡ page 21)
Reference
Settings
page
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