Home Theater – Enjoying More Powerful Sound - Panasonic DVD-F85S Operating Instructions Manual

Home Theater – Enjoying more powerful sound
Enjoy the powerful movie theater and hall-like sound available with multiple channel audio found on DVDs by connecting an amplifier and speakers.
There are two types of connection, digital and analog.
\A\ Digital
Connect an amplifier with Dolby Digital and DTS decoders to enjoy
surround sound.
You can also enjoy high-quality stereo sound with sampling frequencies
such as 96 and 192 kHz if the material isn't copy-protected and the
equipment you connect is compatible with these signals.
[Note]
If you don't connect a subwoofer, it is advisable to connect front
speakers (L/R) capable of producing bass of less than 100 Hz.
A Digital connection
Insert fully,
with this side
facing up.
Optical digital audio cable
Do not bend sharply when
connecting.
Change "Digital output"
( page 21).
≥You can connect to a digital amplifier or system
component to enjoy stereo or Dolby Pro Logic.
∫ Recording Output
Digital recording
Connection [A] to digital recording equipment
≥With DVD, the following conditions must be met: a the disc doesn't have
protection preventing digital recording, and b the recording equipment
can handle signals with a sampling frequency of 48 kHz.
≥You cannot record WMA/MP3.
When recording, make the following settings.
–Advanced surround: OFF ( page 19)
–PCM Digital Output: Up to 48 kHz (
–Dolby Digital/DTS Digital Surround: PCM (
DIGITAL AUDIO OUT
( PCM/BITSTREAM )
OPTICAL
OPTICAL
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Speakers (example)
Connect three or more speakers for surround sound.
page 21)
page 21)
\B\ Analog
Connect an amplifier with multi-channel audio input terminals to enjoy
surround sound.
This unit can decode Dolby Digital and DTS and there are no limitations
on sampling frequency with this kind of connection.
To obtain maximum performance of DVD-Audio multi-channel linear PCM
sound, the connections \B\ below are recommended.
AC IN
Analog connection
B
CENTER
SUB-
WOOFER SURROUND FRONT
CENTER SUB-
WOOFER
≥Switch the attenuator on if sound is distorted
Amplifier
Analog recording
There are no limitations on recording analog signals as there are with digital
signals.
≥Connect the equipment to the unit's 2-channel AUDIO OUT (L/R)
terminals.
or
≥Select "2-channel" in "Speaker Setting" (
the equipment to the unit's FRONT (L/R) 5.1-channel AUDIO OUT
terminals.
AUDIO OUT
DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT
( PCM/BITSTREAM ) 5 . 1 c h 2 c h
L L L P
B
OPTICAL
CENTER
R R R P
R
SUB-
WOOFER SURROUND FRONT
AUDIO OUT
5 . 1 c h
L L
R R
Audio cable
Connect cables
to terminals
corresponding to
the speakers you
have connected.
SURROUND FRONT
(L) (R)
(L) (R)
Change "Speaker setting"
( page 22).
with this connection ( page 19).
page 20) when connecting
(480P/480I)
Y
VIDEO OUT S VIDEO O
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