Sound; Dolby Digital And Dts; Dolby Pro Logic Ii; Sound Field Control - Panasonic SC-HT1000 Operation Manual

Sound

DISPLAY
1
4
7
DIRECT NAVIGATOR
TOP MENU
3,4,2,1
ENTER
FUNCTIONS
AV2/OPT
MIX 2CH
PROG/CHECK
STATUS
MULTI REAR A
SHIFT SHIFT
SHIFT
EQ/SFC

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 [SHIFT]i[MIX 2CH].
To cancel, press [SHIFT]i[MIX 2CH]
again.
When "D.MIX" flashes on the display [DVD-A]
The DVD-Audio contains multiple-channel signals which are not
recommended to be down mixed.
50
HOME THEATER TV
VIDEO Plus +
DVD FM/AM
DVD
DIRECT TV REC INPUT SELECT AV
2 3
CH
5 6
VOLUME
8 9
r s VOLUME
CANCEL
0 -/--
SKIP SLOW/SEARCH
STOP PAUSE PLAY/x1.3
PLAY LIST
MENU
ENTER
CH SELECT
RETURN
CH SELECT
MIX
TEST PRO LOGIC
2CH
MANUAL SKIP
FRAME TIME SLIP
PRO LOGIC
TEST
TIMER ERASE REC
F
MULTI REAR S.POSITION C.FOCUS
MARKER F.Rec REC MODE
C.FOCUS
B C D
P.MEMORY AUDIO
S.POSITION
EQ/SFC S W. LEVEL MUTING
S W.LEVEL
Software encoded with DTS can
be identified with this mark.
DTS
MIX2CH
≥When connected with headphones, the following sound field
systems cannot be used. (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.

Dolby Pro Logic II

The Dolby Pro Logic II processor works not only on sources
recorded with Dolby Surround, but also on any stereo source.
1
Press
[SHIFT]r[ÎPRO
LOGIC II].
Each time you do this:
OFF>MOVIE>MUSIC>PANORAMA
^---------------------------------------------------}
MOVIE: Use this mode when playing movie software,
especially videotapes, recorded in Dolby Surround.
MUSIC: Adds surround effects to stereo sources.
PANORAMA: Sound is spread out more so you feel like you
are surrounded by music.
2
Play a Dolby Surround or stereo
source.
To cancel
Select "Dolby PLII OFF".
[Note]
This does not work when playing multi-channel Dolby Digital.

Sound Field Control

Press [EQ/SFC] to select a setting.
SFC
Each time you press the button:
FLAT: Canceled (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 were in a
disco.
LIVE: Makes vocals more alive.
HALL: Expands sound to make you feel like you were in a hall.
To check the current setting
Press [EQ/SFC].

Center Focus

(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]r[C.FOCUS].
Each time you do this:
!)
CENTER FOCUS ON CENTER FOCUS OFF
≥This will have less effect when Dolby Pro Logic II
is turned on.
PL
CF