Sound Field; Dolby Digital And Dts/Dolby Pro Logic Or Dolby Pro Logic; Speaker Level Adjustments - Panasonic SC-HT900 Operating Instructions Manual

Sound field

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ENTER
VOLUME
j i
S.POSITION
SFC
SHIFT
AV EFFECT
≥Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Pro Logic II, Super Surround, Center
Focus, Multi Rear Surround, Virtual Rear Surround, Seat Position,
Dynamic range compression and Subwoofer Level adjusting (➡
page 31) cannot be used if headphones are connected ("ERROR"
appears on the display, excluding Seat Position).
≥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.
∫ To down-mix Dolby Digital or DTS (multiple-
channel) signals to 2 channels
Press [SHIFT]i[MIX 2CH].
To cancel, press [SHIFT]i[MIX 2CH] again.
When "D.MIX" flashes on the display [DVD-A]
RQT6750
The DVD-Audio contains multiple-channel signals that cannot be
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down-mixed.
AV SYSTEM TV VCR
DIGITAL
TV/VIDEO AUX TUNER/BAND DVD/CD
DVD/CD
DISC
1 2 3
DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3
PAGE
GROUP
4 5 6
DISC 4 DISC 5
SEQUENTIAL
7 8 9
REPEAT FL DISPLAY
S10/ENTER
PLAY MODE CANCEL
0
SKIP SLOW/SEARCH
CH
TOP MENU MENU
DIRECT PLAY LIST
NAVIGATOR
ENTER
DISPLAY RETURN
TV VOL s TV VOL r
VOLUME
SUBWOOFER S.POSITION C.FOCUS MIX 2CH
MIX 2CH
LEVEL SFC S.SRND PL
ÎPL II
SLEEP AV EFFECT ZOOM SETUP
C.S.M P.MEMORY AUDIO MUTING
C.FOCUS
TEST DR COMP DELAY TIME
SHIFT CH SELECT QUICK REPLAY SUBTITLE
S.SRND
TEST
CH SELECT
Software encoded with DTS
can be identified with this
mark.
DIGITAL
Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Pro Logic II
[HT900]
The Dolby Pro Logic II processor works not only on sources
recorded with Dolby Surround, but also on any stereo source.
There is a difference in sound quality between Dolby Pro Logic and
Dolby Pro Logic II.
1
Press [ÎPLII].
Each time you press the button:
MUSIC>MOVIE>PANORAMA>(off)
^--------------------------------------------------------}
MUSIC: Adds surround effects to stereo sources.
MOVIE: Use this mode when playing movie software,
especially videotapes, recorded in Dolby Surround.
PANORAMA: Sound is spread out more so you feel like you
2
Play a Dolby Surround or stereo
source.
[HT700] [HT690]
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 [ÎPL].
2
Play a Dolby Surround
source.
To cancel
Press [ÎPL] or [ÎPLII] again.
[Note]
This does not work when playing multi-channel Dolby Digital.

Speaker level adjustments

Adjust the level of the speakers so they are the same apparent level
as the front speakers where you would normally be sitting and
listening. (L, R ➡ page 29, "Balance")
Preparation
Press [DVD/CD].
1 Press [SHIFT]i[TEST] to output a test signal.
Lch: Front left
Cch: Center
Rch: Front right
RSch: Right surround
LSch: Left surround
2 Press [VOLUME, r] or [s] to set the volume level normally
used for listening.
DTS
3 Press [3] (to increase) or [4] (to decrease).
j6 dB to i6 dB
C, RS, LS:
To stop the test signal, press [SHIFT]i[TEST] again.
are surrounded by music.
PL II
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