Sound Field And Sound Quality - Panasonic SC-HT930 Operating Instructions Manual

Sound field and sound quality

3, 4, 2, 1
SUBWOOFER LEVEL
SLEEP
SUPER SRND, H.BASS
SHIFT
[Note]
≥When connected with headphones, the following sound field
systems have no effect. (Excluding Sound Field Control)
≥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.
≥If you turn on Super Surround, Dolby Pro Logic II is canceled and
vice versa.
C.FOCUS
Sound Field Control
SFC
Changes the sound quality.
Press [SFC].
Each time you press the button:
FLAT: Cancel (no effect is added) (factory preset).
HEAVY: Adds punch to rock.
CLEAR: Clarifies higher sounds.
SOFT: For background music.
DISCO: Reverberates sound to make you feel like you are in a
disco.
LIVE: Makes vocals more alive.
HALL: Expands sound to make you feel like you are in a hall.
To check the current setting
Press [SFC].
SUPER SRND
Super Surround
SHIFT H.BASS
Adds surround effects to stereo sound.
Press [SHIFT]i[SUPER SRND].
Each time you press the button:
MUSIC: Adds surround effects to stereo
sources.
MOVIE: Use this mode when playing movie
software.
PARTY: Sound is in stereo regardless of the direction you are
facing.
OFF: Cancel
≥You can adjust the volume of the surround speakers to get the best
surround effect (➜ page 27, Speaker level adjustments).
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≥Super Surround does not work when playing a DVD recorded with
26 a multi-channel source.
AV SYSTEM
TV VCR
TV/AV
DISC AUX TUNER/BAND DVD/CD
DVD/CD
1 2 3
CH
6
4 5
VOLUME
7 8 9
-/--
S10
0
CANCEL
VOLUME
SKIP SLOW/SEARCH
TOP MENU MENU
DIRECT PLAY
NAVIGATOR
LIST
ENTER
FUNCTIONS RETURN
TV VOL TV VOL
SUBWOOFER SUPER SRND C.FOCUS MIX 2 CH
LEVEL H.BASS SFC PL
MIX 2CH,
SLEEP ZOOM SUBTITLE SETUP
QUICK OSD MANUAL SKIP AUDIO MUTING
MUTING
ANGLE/PAGE CD MODE
FL DISPLAY GROUP REPEAT PLAY MODE C.FOCUS, SFC
ADVANCED PLAY SPEED TEST
SHIFT
DISC REVIEW QUICK REPLAY CH SELECT
TEST, CH SELECT
ED T G S.SRND
W
C.FOCUS
SHIFT SFC
(Discs where the dialogue is recorded in the center channel)
You can make the sound of the center speaker seem
like it is coming from within the television.
Press [SHIFT]i[C.FOCUS].
DIGITAL
PL DTS
MODE
CD
RDS PS PTY W
DVD
RAM
Each time you press the button:
C FOCUS ON,------.C FOCUS OFF
≥This does not work when Super Surround is turned on.
≥This also works when Dolby Pro Logic II is turned on.
PL
MIX 2CH
PL
Dolby Pro Logic II is an advanced decoder that derives 5-channel
surround (Left and Right Front, Center, Left and Right Surround)
from any stereo program material, whether or not it has been
specifically Dolby Surround encoded.
Press [ÎPLII].
Each time you press the button:
MOVIE: Movie software, recorded in Dolby
Surround.
MUSIC: Stereo sources
OFF: Cancel
≥This works only in DVD/CD mode.
≥"ÎPLII" lights when there is effect.
MIX 2CH
SHIFT
PL
You can output the down-mixed 2 channel signals when necessary.
Press [SHIFT]i[MIX 2CH].
DIGITAL
PL DTS
CD MODE
RDS PS PTY W
DVD RAM
Each time you press the button:
MIX 2CH ON,------.MIX 2CH OFF
≥When "D.MIX" flashes on the display, the disc contains multiple-
channel signals that cannot be down-mixed. [DVD-A]
SUPER SRND
H.BASS
You can enhance low-frequency sound so that heavy bass sound
can be heard clearly, even if the acoustics of your room are not
optimal. The unit automatically selects the most suitable setting
according to the type of playing source.
D.MIX SL
Press [H.BASS].
H.BASS indicator lights on the main unit.
≥When DVD-Video or DVD-RAM is selected
H.BASS ON (factory preset),------.H.BASS OFF
≥When another source is selected
H.BASS OFF (factory preset),------.H.BASS ON
The setting you make is retained, and recalled every time you play
the same type of source.
Center Focus
DISC TUNED T G S.SRND D.MIX SLP
Dolby Pro Logic II
RDS PS PTY W
Down-mixing
DISC TUNED T G S.SRND D.MIX SLP
Enhancing the bass sound
W
MONO STCT
C R
L
LS RS
S
LFE
RND 12
PGM PRG
H.BASS
DISC TUNED
DIGITAL
PL
DTS
CD MODE
DVD RAM
MONO STCT
L C R
LS RS
S LFE
RND 12
PGM PRG
H.BASS
MONO STCT
C R
L
LS RS
S
LFE
RND 12
PGM PRG
H.BASS