Panasonic SC-HT840 - Manual (Page 24)

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Sound field and sound quality
[Note]
≥When connected with headphones, the following sound field
systems have no effect. (Excluding Sound Field Control)
≥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.
≥If you turn on Super Surround, Dolby Pro Logic II is canceled and
vice versa.
Changes the sound quality.
Press [SFC].
Each time you press the button:
FLAT:
Cancel (no effect is added) (factory preset).
HEAVY: Adds punch to rock.
CLEAR: Clarifies higher sounds.
SOFT:
For background music.
DISCO: Reverberates sound to make you feel like you are in a
disco.
LIVE: Makes vocals more alive.
HALL: Expands sound to make you feel like you are in a hall.
To check the current setting
Press [SFC].
Adds surround effects to stereo sound.
Press [SHIFT] i[SUPER SRND].
Each 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 ( ➜ page 25, Speaker level adjustments).
≥Super Surround does not work when playing a DVD recorded with
a multi-channel source.
(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] i[C.FOCUS].
Each time you press the button:
C FOCUS ON
,------.C FOCUS OFF
≥This does not work when Super Surround is turned on.
≥This also works when Dolby Pro Logic II is turned on.
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 [ ÎPLII].
Each time you press the button:
MOVIE: Movie software, recorded in Dolby Surround.
MUSIC: Stereo sources
OFF:
Cancel
≥This works only in DVD/CD mode.
≥“ÎPLII” lights when there is effect.
You can output the down-mixed 2 channel signals when necessary .
Press [SHIFT] i[MIX 2CH].
Each time you press the button:
MIX 2CH ON
,------.MIX 2CH OFF
≥When “D.MIX” flashes on the display, the disc contains multiple-
channel signals that cannot be down-mixed. [DVD-A]
Sound Field Control
Super Surround
VOLUME
CH
SKIP SLOW/SEARCH
MENU
DIRECT
NAVIGATOR
TOP MENU
RETURN FUNCTIONS
TUNER/BAND TV/AV SLEEP
SUBWOOFER
LEVEL
SUPER SRND
H.BASS
C.FOCUS
SFC
PLAY MODE
TEST
CH SELECT
SETUP
MUTING
MIX 2CH
PL
ZOOM
MANUAL SKIP
SUBTITLE
AUDIO
PLAY SPEED
QUICK REPLAY
QUICK OSD
ADVANCED
DISC REVIEW
FL DISPLAY REPEAT
SHIFT
ANGLE/PAGE
GROUP
DVD/CD
PLAY
LIST
TV VOL TV VOL
ENTER
1 2
6
9
4 5
7 8
CANCEL 0 S10
3
-/--
SHIFT
SUBWOOFER LEVEL
SUPER SRND, H.BASS C.FOCUS, SFC
DVD/CD
VOLUME
TEST, CH SELECT
MIX 2CH, PL
3, 4, 2, 1
C.FOCUS
SFC
SHIFT
SUPER SRND
H.BASS
T G S.SRND D.MIX SL ED
W
Center Focus
Dolby Pro Logic II
Down-mixing
SHIFT
C.FOCUS
SFC
PL
DIGITAL L
S
C R
LS RS
LFE
PRG
RND
PGM
H.BASS
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DVD
MODE
DISC T G S.SRND D.MIX SLP MONO STCT TUNED
RAM
DS PS PTY W
CD
DTS
MIX 2CH
PL
PL
DIGITAL
DVD
MODE
DISC TUNED
RAM
RDS PS PTY W
CD
DTS
SHIFT
MIX 2CH
PL
PL
DIGITAL L
S
C R
LS RS
LFE
PRG
RND
PGM
H.BASS
12
DVD
MODE
DISC T G S.SRND D.MIX SLP MONO STCT TUNED
RAM
RDS PS PTY W
CD
DTS
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