Digital Signals That Can Be Played On This Unit; How The Unit Displays Audio Signals - Panasonic SA-XR57 Operating Instructions Manual

Digital signals that can be played on this unit

Dolby Digital
(including Dolby
Digital Surround EX)
DTS
(including DTS-ES
and DTS 96/24)
PCM
Note
This unit does not play the Dolby Digital RF signal and MPEG audio signal.

How the unit displays audio signals

2CH MIX
SPEAKERS
BI-WIRE
A
DIGITAL: Dolby Digital decoder is being used.
DIGITAL EX: Dolby Digital Surround EX decoder (Dolby
Pro Logic
the input signal is Dolby Digital 5.1-channel
or Dolby Digital Surround EX.
(Displayed only when you connect one
surround back speaker.)
EX: Dolby Digital Surround EX decoder (Dolby
Pro Logic
the input signal is DTS 5.1-channel.
(Displayed only when you connect one
surround back speaker.)
PL :
Dolby Pro Logic
x
Note
• The unit makes output through speakers according to the number of signals recorded in sources when you switch Dolby Pro Logic
NEO:6, or SFC off.
Example: The unit makes output through front speakers, the center speaker, surround speakers, and the subwoofer when you play
5.1-channel sources. Surround back speakers go silent.
• The MULTI CH SURROUND effect goes off when the input source contains the 192 kHz PCM signal.
• The number of source channels appears on the display when you switch input sources. (Their number may not appear depending on
the selected source.)
Subwoofer
Number of surround and surround back channels
Number of front and center channels
This is the digital surround system developed by Dolby
Laboratories. Dolby Digital Surround EX adds a surround back
channel to the traditional 5.1-channel format of Dolby Digital. This
creates a sound with greater presence.
This is the digital surround system developed by DTS (Digital
Theater Systems, Inc.). DTS-ES adds a surround back channel to
the traditional 5.1-channel format of DTS. This creates a sound
with greater presence. DTS 96/24 provides 96 kHz sound at up to
24 bits. The 96 kHz/24 bit high frequency sounds are played
through multiple channels.
This unit's DIGITAL IN COAXIAL1 terminal can play up to 192 kHz
and the other DIGITAL IN terminals can play up to 96 kHz.
Frequencies appear on the display when the unit receives input
signals transmitted at the frequencies of 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz,
176.4 kHz, and 192 kHz.
TUNED MONO ST
RDS
B
decoder) is being used when
x
decoder) is being used when
x
decoder is being used.
x
PS PTY SLEEP
M
cm
kHz
MHz
PL : The display informs Dolby Pro Logic
(the Dolby Pro Logic
2-channel stereo sources when surround
back speakers are absent.
DTS: DTS decoder is being used.
DTS 96/24: DTS 96/24 decoder is being used.
DTS-ES: DTS-ES discrete or matrix decoder is being
used.
(Displayed only when you connect one
surround back speaker.)
NEO:6: DTS NEO:6 matrix decoder is being used.
SFC: SFC matrix function is being used.
DVD etc.
DVD etc.
CD, DVD-Audio
etc.
DIGITAL INPUT
PCM
DTS 96/24DTS-ES
DIGITAL EX
EX
PL x NEO:6 SFC
decoder) is used on
x
,
x
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