Sound field, Dolby digital and dts, Play a dolby digital or dts source – Panasonic SC-DT310 EN User Manual

Page 27: Dolby pro logic ii, Press [ î plii, Play a dolby surround or stereo source, Speaker level adjustments, Mix 2ch, Sound field/sound quality operations

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Sound field/sound quality operations

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 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.

Play a Dolby Digital or DTS source.

The Dolby Digital or DTS indicator lights.

To down-mix Dolby Digital or DTS (multiple
channel) signals to 2 channels

While stopped
Press [MIX 2CH].

To cancel, press [MIX 2CH] again.

During play, pressing and holding the button also turns the setting
on and off. (Press and hold again to cancel the setting.)

When “D.MIX” is flashing

[DVD-A]

The DVD-Audio contains multiple-channel signals that cannot be
down-mixed.

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 [ÎPLII].

Each time you press the button:
MOVIE

>MUSIC>OFF

^------------------------------------}

MOVIE: Use this mode when playing movie software,

especially video tapes, recorded in Dolby Surround.

MUSIC: Adds surround effects to stereo sources.

2

Play a Dolby Surround or stereo
source.

Note

This feature does not work for some discs.

Speaker level adjustments

Adjust the level of the speakers so they are the same apparent
level as the front speakers where you would normally be sitting and
listening (L, R

➡ below).

Preparation
Press [DVD].

1

While stopped
Press [TEST] to output a test signal.
Lch: Front left
Cch: Center
Rch: Front right
RSch: Right surround
LSch: Left surround

2

Press [VOLUME, r] or [s] to set the volume level normally
used for listening.

3

Press [3] (to increase) or [4] (to decrease).
C, RS, LS: j6 dB to i6 dB

To stop the test signal, press [TEST] again.

To adjust speaker level during play

1 Press [CH SELECT] to select the speaker.

L, Rch

>Cch>RSch>LSch>SWch

^————————————}

SWch: Subwoofer

You can only adjust SWch if the disc includes a subwoofer
channel.

2 Press [3] (to increase) or [4] (to decrease).

L, R:

(

➡ below)

C, RS, LS: s6 dB to r6 dB
SW:

s

10 dB to r10 dB

Balance

You can adjust the balance of the front speakers.
1 Press [CH SELECT] to select “L” or “R”.
2 Press [2, 1].

When testing signal, you can also adjust the “L” or “R” balance of
the front right and left speakers by pressing [2, 1].

Note

You can adjust subwoofer level by pressing [SUBWOOFER LEVEL].

Software encoded with
Dolby Digital can be iden-
tified with this mark.

Software encoded with DTS can
be identified with this mark.

Sound field

AV SYSTEM

SLEEP

GROUP

REPEAT/

MIX 2CH

PLAY MODE/

P.MEMORY CANCEL

SKIP

CH

TOP MENU

DISPLAY

VOLUME

MUTING

FL DISPLAY AUDIO ONLY

C.FOCUS

C.S.M

SFC

SUBWOOFER

LEVEL

FM MODE

SETUP

CH SELECT

TEST

DELAY TIME

RETURN

TV VOL s

TV VOL r

DIRECT

NAVIGATOR

PLAY LIST

MENU

SLOW/SEARCH

S

10/-

/

--

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

0

9

TV/AV

TUNER

TV

VCR

BAND

AUX

EXT

ENTER

PL

RDS

DOUBLE

RE-MASTER

3

, 4, 2, 1

ENTER

PLII

VOLUME

TEST

CH SELECT

DVD

s

r

MIX 2CH

DVD

CD

SUBWOOFER

LEVEL

DIGITAL

DTS

PL

MIX 2CH

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