Enjoying Sound Fi Eld Effects; Dolby Virtual Speaker; Sfc (Sound Field Control); Cancelling Sound Fi Eld Effects - Panasonic SC-HTX5 Operating Instructions Manual

Enjoying sound fi eld effects
Sound fi eld effects differ depending on input sources.
Select the mode you prefer after listening to the actual
sound.

Dolby Virtual Speaker

You can enjoy surround effects as if you were listening
to 5.1 channel sources. (Dolby Pro Logic also works for
stereo signals of video, CD, etc.)
Using Dolby Virtual Speaker
• The mode switches each time you
Press
press the button. (➜ below)
REFERENCE
Standard sound effect.
(Standard mode)
WIDE (Wide mode) Broadens the effect to the left and right.

SFC (Sound Field Control)

You can enjoy more dynamic and broader surround
effects when using SFC with Dolby Digital, DTS, and
stereo signals (video, CD, etc.).
Using SFC (Sound Field Control)
You can enjoy by adding your favourite surround effect to the
Dolby Virtual Speaker (➜ above) effect.
• The mode switches each time you
Press
press the button. (➜ below)
To cancel SFC mode
Press
MUSIC
LIVE
Sound refl ection and spread as if
you were in a large concert hall.
POP/ROCK Best suited for pop and rock music.
VOCAL Enhancing vocals.
JAZZ Sound refl ections as if you were in a
small Jazz club.
DANCE Sound spread echoing in a large
space such as a dance hall.
MOVIE
NEWS Best suited for dialogues in news
and drama movies.
ACTION Best suited for action movies with
impact.
STADIUM Enjoying a feeling of being at a live
sporting event.
MUSICAL Enjoying a feeling of being at a live
musical performance.
GAME
Enjoying games with greater audio
impact.
MONO Enjoying older monaural audio
movies.
Cancelling sound fi eld effects
Press
• The surround effects disappear for 2-channel sources such as
CD and TV.
• When the input signals are multi-channel LPCM signals
or surround digital signals such as Dolby Digital or DTS,
those signals are converged to 2.1-channel and are output
from the left and right front speakers and subwoofer. When
you connect the wireless surround speakers, the surround
playback (4.1 channel) (➜ below) is achieved.
When connecting the wireless surround
speakers

Surround playback

Multi-channel signals are distributed to left and right
front speakers, left and right surround speakers and
subwoofer to output. When playing back 7.1 channel
LPCM signals in particular, you can enjoy wider sound
fi eld effects as if another speaker is added.
SFC (Sound Field Control) (➜ left)
Using SFC (Sound Field Control)
• The mode switches each time you
Press
press the button. (➜ left)
To cancel SFC mode
Press [–SETUP, OFF].

Dolby Pro Logic

You can enjoy 2-channel sources such as CD with the
surround effect.
Using Dolby Pro Logic
Press
To cancel sound fi eld effects
Press [–SETUP, OFF]. (➜ above)
Note
• See page 5 about how to display the surround digital signal/
sound fi eld.
• If the input signal is 2-channel, Dolby Virtual Speaker also
works in conjunction by pressing [
connecting the wireless surround speakers)
• SFC is not available for multi-channel LPCM signal.
• You cannot use Dolby Virtual Speaker, Dolby Pro Logic
SFC when the source contains PCM signals with sampling
frequencies of over 48 kHz.
They are automatically cancelled if those signals are input.
To use the effect when playing back other sources, press [
VIRTUAL SPEAKER], [
again to select.
• You can also press [GAME] on the remote control to select
"GAME " mode (➜ left) of SFC. (➜ page 20)
• When using the wireless surround speakers, Dolby Pro
Logic cannot be used for surround signals such as Dolby
Digital and DTS, and multi-channel LPCM signals.
PL ]. (Only when not
PL ] or [SFC MUSIC, MOVIE]
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