Panasonic SC-VK71D - Manual (Page 26)

Radio operations
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Sound field and sound quality
• Super Surround, Center Focus and Subwoofer Level adjustment
(A page 27) cannot be performed if headphones are connected
(“ERROR” appears on the display).
• 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.
Software encoded with Dolby Software encoded with DTS
Digital can be identified with can be identified with this mark.
this mark.
Play a Dolby Digital or DTS source.
The Dolby Digital or DTS indicator lights.
L L L L L To down-mix Dolby Digital or DTS (multiple-
channel) signals to 2 channels
Press [SHIFT] + [MIX 2CH].
To cancel, press [SHIFT]+[MIX 2CH] again.
When “D.MIX” flashes on the display DVD-A
The DVD-Audio contains multiple-channel signals that cannot be
down-mixed.
Dolby Pro Logic II
Dolby Pro Logic II is an advanced decoder that derives 5-channel
surround (Left and Right Front, Center, Left and Right Surround)
from any stereo program material, whether or not it has been
specifically Dolby Surround encoded.
Press [SHIFT] + [pPLII].
Every time you press the button:
MOVIE: Movie software, recorded in Dolby
Surround.
MUSIC: Stereo sources
OFF:
Cancel
• This works only in DVD/CD mode.
• “pPLII” lights when there is effect.
Super Surround
Press [S.SRND] (main unit: [SUPER SURROUND]).
Every time you press the button:
MUSIC: Adds surround effects to stereo
sources.
MOVIE: Use this mode when playing movie
software.
PARTY: Sound is in stereo regardless of the
direction you are facing.
(off): Cancel
• You can adjust the volume of the surround speakers to get the best
surround effect (A page 27, Speaker level adjustments).
• Super Surround does not work when playing a DVD recorded with
5.1 channel.
• When Super Surround is on, Dolby Pro Logic II turns off.
Center Focus
(Discs where the dialogue is recorded in the center channel)
You can make the sound of the center speaker seem like it is coming
from within the television.
Press [SHIFT] + [C.F].
Every time you press the button:
C FOCUS ON
←→ ←→ ←→ ←→ ←→ C FOCUS OFF
• This does not work when Super Surround is turned on.
• This will also work when Dolby Pro Logic II is turned on.
PLII
SHIFT
MIX 2CH
TEST
C.F
CH SEL
, +
VOLUME
, DVD/CD
SOUND EQ
MANUAL EQ
M.RE-MASTER
S.SOUND EQ
MULTI
RE-MASTER
SUPER
SURROUND
SUBWOOFER
SOUND EQ
VOLUME
DOWN, UP
SUPER
SOUND EQ
, DVD/CD VK91D
VK81D
S.SRND
and
only
S.WOOFER
VK91D
VK81D
and
only
, STOP
Sound field and sound quality operations
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