Radio & Sound; Dolby Digital And Dts; Dolby Pro Logic Ii; Adjusting The Bass And Treble With Manual Equalizer - Panasonic SC-HT1500 Operating Manual

Sound
HOME THEATER
HOME THEATER
POWER POWER
DISPLAY
POWER POWER
DISPLAY
HDD DVD
HDD DVD
1 2
1 2
4 5
4 5
7 8
7 8
CANCEL VCR Plus+
CANCEL
0
0
SKIP
SKIP
STOP PAUSE
STOP PAUSE
DIRECT NAVIGATOR
DIRECT NAVIGATOR
TOP MENU
TOP MENU
3, 4, 2, 1
ENTER
ENTER
ENTER
FM MODE
FM MODE
SUB MENU
SUB MENU
MIX
MIX
L1/OPT
2CH
L1/OPT
2CH
PROG/CHECK PROG/CHECK
STATUS
PROG/CHECK PROG/CHECK
STATUS
MIX 2CH
TIME SLIP REC MODE
TIME SLIP REC MODE
MULTI REAR
MULTI REAR
MULTI REAR
Info DUBBING
Info DUBBING
SHIFT SHIFT EQ/SFC
SHIFT SHIFT EQ/SFC
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.
DTS
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 that cannot be
down-mixed.
TV
TV
HDD/DVD
HDD/DVD
INPUT TV/VIDEO
INPUT
TV/VIDEO
FM/AM AUX
FM/AM AUX
PAGE
PAGE
3
3
CH
CH
6
6
VOLUME
VOLUME
9
9
i j VOLUME
VCR Plus+
SLOW/SEARCH
SLOW/SEARCH
PLAY/x1.3
PLAY/x1.3
FUNCTIONS
FUNCTIONS
CH SELECT
CH SELECT
RETURN
RETURN
CH SELECT
TEST PRO LOGIC
PRO LOGIC
TEST
TV GUIDE TV GUIDE
CM SKIP
TV GUIDE TV GUIDE
CM SKIP
ÎPRO LOGIC II
ERASE REC
ERASE REC
TEST
S.POSITION C.FOCUS
S.POSITION C.FOCUS
CHAPTER AUDIO
CHAPTER AUDIO
C.FOCUS
REPEAT
REPEAT
S W. LEVEL
MUTING
S.POSITION
S W. LEVEL
MUTING
S W.LEVEL
Software encoded with DTS can
be identified with this mark.
MIX2CH
≥When connected with headphones, the following sound field
systems (➡ below, ➡ page 38) cannot be used. (Excluding "BASS/
TREBLE" 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 "OFF".
[Note]
This does not work when playing multi-channel sources.
Adjusting the bass and treble with
manual equalizer
Press [EQ/SFC] several times to select
"BASS/TREBLE".
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[3 4] j6 to i6 (in 2 units)
BASS: [2]
)
[3 4] j6 to i6 (in 2 units)
TREBLE: [1]
To cancel
Press [EQ/SFC] several times to select "FLAT".
≥Each level for "BASS" and "TREBLE" remains intact. (Even after
the unit is turned off.)
Using the built-in sound quality
settings (SFC—Sound Field Control)
This function derives multi-channel surround from any stereo
program material.
Press [EQ/SFC] several times to select
"SFC AV/MOVIE" or "SFC MUSIC".
SFC AV/MOVIE: [2 1]
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DRAMA ACTION SPORTS
: :
; ;
§
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MONO GAME MUSICAL
§
For monaural sound
SFC MUSIC: [2 1]
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LIVE POP/ROCK VOCAL
: :
; ;
§
,) ,)
PARTY DANCE JAZZ
§
Sound is in stereo regardless of the direction you are facing.
This function does not work when:
–Playing multi-channel sources.
–"Dolby Pro Logic II" (➡above) is on.
–"Virtual Rear Surrrond" or "Multi Rear Surround" (➡ page 38) is on.
≥To check the current setting
Press [EQ/SFC]
≥To cancel
Press [EQ/SFC] several times to select "FLAT".
≥Each mode remains intact. (Even after the unit is turned off.)
PL
SFC
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