Sound Field; Dolby Digital And Dts/Dolby Pro Logic; Speaker Level Adjustments - Panasonic SC-ST1 Operating Instructions Manual

Sound field

AV SYSTEM
SLEEP TV/VIDEO
FL DISPLAY
DIMMER
FL DISPLAY
1
PLAY MODE
MIX 2CH
–MIX 2CH
4
REPEAT
7
POSITION
MEMORY CANCEL
SKIP
CH
TOP MENU
DIRECT
NAVIGATOR
erw q
ENTER
DISPLAY
TV VOL
VOLUME
VOLUME
– +
C.S.M
MUTING
S.SRND
PL
% PL
FM MODE
SETUP ZOOM
¡Dolby Pro Logic, Super Surround, Center Focus and Subwoofer
Level adjusting (\ pages 25–27) cannot be used if headphones
are connected ("ERROR" appears on the display).
¡You may experience a reduction in sound quality when these
sound field systems are used with some sources. If this occurs,
turn the sound field system off.
Dolby Digital and DTS
¡Dolby Digital and DTS are digital encoding systems used on DVD
to carry surround sound. Both were originally developed for use
in cinemas.
¡This unit automatically recognizes and decodes these systems.
Software encoded with Dolby
Digital can be identified with
this mark.
Play a Dolby Digital or DTS source.
The Dolby Digital or DTS indicator lights.
DIGITAL
To down-mix Dolby Digital or DTS (multiple-
channel) signals to 2 channels
Press and hold [–MIX 2CH].
MIX2ch ON
To cancel, press and hold [–MIX 2CH] again.
To check the current setting
Press [FL DISPLAY].
When "D.MIX" flashes on the display
The DVD-Audio Contains multiple-channel signals that cannot be
down-mixed.
Note
You cannot use the "MIX 2ch" setting in the following cases:
When using headphones
When Dolby Pro Logic is on
When Super Surround is on
TV VCR/AUX
TUNER/BAND DVD/CD
DVD/CD
2 3
5 6
8 9
> =
10/ENTER
0
SLOW/SEARCH
MENU
PLAY LIST
ENTER
RETURN
TV VOL
SUBWOOFER
LEVEL
SFC
CH SELECT
CH SELECT
C.FOCUS TEST
–TEST
GROUP AUDIO
Software encoded with DTS
can be identified with this
mark.
DTS
DVD-A
Dolby Pro Logic
Dolby Pro Logic is a decoding system that was developed to get a
better sense of presence from sources encoded with Dolby
Surround. The feeling of position has been improved by the addition
of a separate center speaker channel.
Software encoded with Dolby Surround can be identified with this
mark (DVD, CD, Video CD, Laser Disc, Video tape).
1
Press [ % PL].
2
Play a Dolby Surround source.
To cancel
Press [% PL] again.
Note
This does not work when playing multi-channel Dolby Digital.

Speaker level adjustments

If the level of the speakers appears to be different while listening to
a source, adjust the level of the speakers to the same apparent
level.
Adjust using test signal
Preparation
¡Press [DVD/CD].
1 Press and hold [–TEST] to output a test signal.
Lch: Front left
Cch: Center
Rch: Front right
RSch: Right surround
LSch: Left surround
2 Press [VOLUME, –] or [+] to set the volume level normally
used for enjoying the source.
3 Press [e] (to increase) or [r] (to decrease).
L, R: –16 dB to 0 dB
C, RS, LS: –10 dB to +6 dB
To stop the test signal, press and hold [–TEST] again.
To adjust speaker level during play
1 Press [CH SELECT] to select the speaker.
¡ ¡ Turn off the Super Surround setting when using Dolby Digital,
DTS (\ page 26).
Each time you press the button:
Lch / Cch /Rch /RSch /LSch /SWch
SWch: Subwoofer
¡"Sch" is displayed on the unit when using the Super Surround
setting.
Sch: Surround speakers
2 Press [e] (to increase) or [r] (to decrease).
L, R: –16 dB to 0 dB
C, RS, LS, S: –10 dB to +6 dB
SW: –10 dB to +10 dB
PL
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