Recalling Recommended Audio/Video Setting (Av Enhancer); Controlling Louder Portions Of Audio (Night Sound Mode); Enjoying Heavy Bass With The Speakers (H.bass); Enjoying Virtual Surround (Advanced Surround) - Panasonic DVD-S42 Operating Instructions Manual

Convenient functions
Recalling recommended audio/video setting
AV
ENHANCER
(AV Enhancer)
By pressing just one button the disc type is automatically
determined and the best audio and video settings are configured.
Press [AV ENHANCER] to select "On".
≥ This may not work depending on the disc's recording.
When AV Enhancer is on, you cannot change the individual settings indicated
below.
Audio settings:
Night Sound Mode, H.Bass (➜ below), Advanced Surround, Multi Re-master
(➜ right), Dialogue Enhancer (➜ page 17), Sound Enhancement (➜ page 17)
Video settings:
Picture Mode (➜ page 16)
Controlling louder portions of audio
NIGHT
SOUND
(Night Sound Mode)
You can enjoy movies and music late at night because
the quieter parts of the audio are accentuated.
Press [NIGHT SOUND] to select "On".
≥ This may not work depending on the disc's recording.
≥ This does not work with [MP3] on DVD-RAM or DVD-R/RW.
H.BASS

Enjoying heavy bass with the speakers (H.Bass)

[DVD-V]
Press [H.BASS] to select "On".
≥ This may not work depending on the disc's recording.
≥ If the sound is distorted or there is noise, set to "Off".
≥ This does not work when Night Sound Mode (➜ above) is on.
10
Functions
AV Enhancer On
Except [JPEG] [MPEG4] [DivX]
Functions
Night Sound Mode On
Functions
H.Bass
ADVANCED

Enjoying virtual surround (Advanced Surround)

SURROUND
Motion pictures with 2 or more channels
Press [ADVANCED SURROUND] to select "SP 1",
"SP 2", "HP 1" or "HP 2".
SP (Speaker) 1 (Natural)
HP (Headphone) 1 (Natural)
≥ When using discs recorded with surround sound, sound seems to come from
speakers on either side of you.
≥ When using headphones from the connected equipment, select "HP 1" or "HP 2".
≥ Optimum seating position is 3 to 4 times the distance between the front left and right
speakers or the width of the television if using the television's speakers.
≥ Do not use in combination with surround effects on other equipment.
≥ This does not work when Night Sound Mode or H.Bass (➜ left) is on.
MULTI RE-MASTER

Reproducing more natural audio (Multi Re-master)

[DVD-VR] [DVD-V] (Discs recorded with 48 kHz only) [VCD] [CD]
≥This feature gives you a more natural sound by adding the higher frequency signals
not recorded on the disc, for example, playing DVD-Video recorded with 48 kHz at 96
kHz. (➜ page 20, "Sampling frequency" in Glossary)
[WMA] [MP3] (Disc recording is other than 8 kHz, 16 kHz, 32 kHz)
This feature reproduces the higher frequencies lost during recording to give you a
sound closer to the original.
Press [MULTI RE-MASTER] to select "1", "2" or "3".
Setting [DVD-V] [CD] (LPCM)
Type of music
1 High tempo (e.g., pop and rock)
On
2 Various tempos (e.g., jazz)
3 Low tempo (e.g., classical)
Off Off
≥ When connecting with COAXIAL terminal, the actual output sampling frequency
depends on "PCM Digital Output" setting in "Audio" tab (➜ page 19).
≥ This may not work depending on the disc's recording.
≥ This does not work when Night Sound Mode, H.Bass (➜ left) or Advanced Surround
(➜ above) is on.
≥ This does not work with [MP3] on DVD-RAM or DVD-R/RW.
Advanced Surround SP 1
SP 2 (Enhanced)
HP 2 (Enhanced) Off
Other discs
Effect level
Multi Re-master
Light
Medium
Strong
Off
Functions
Functions
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