Panasonic SC-HT930 Home Theater System User Manual


 
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Sound field and sound quality
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 31, 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]
You can enhance low-frequency sound so that heavy bass sound
can be heard clearly, even if the acoustics of your room are not
optimal. The unit automatically selects the most suitable setting
according to the type of playing source.
Press [H.BASS].
[HT930] [HT933] H.BASS indicator lights on the
main unit.
When DVD-Video or DVD-RAM is selected
H.BASS ON (factory preset),------.H.BASS OFF
When another source is selected
H.BASS OFF (factory preset),------.H.BASS ON
The setting you make is retained, and recalled every time you play
the same type of source.
Sound Field Control
Super Surround
VOLUME
CH
SKIP
SLOW/SEARCH
MENU
DIRECT
NAVIGATOR
TOP MENU
RETURN
FUNCTIONS
VCR
TV
TUNER/BAND
TV/VIDEO
DISC
ENTER
SUBWOOFER
LEVEL
SUPER SRND
H.BASS
C.FOCUS
SFC
CD MODE
PLAY MODE
TEST
CH SELECT
SETUP
MUTING
MIX
2
CH
PL
ZOOM
CM SKIP
SUBTITLE
AUDIO
PLAY SPEED
QUICK REPLAY
SLEEP
QUICK OSD
ADVANCED
DISC REVIEW
FL DISPLAY REPEAT
SHIFT
ANGLE/PAGE
GROUP
AV SYSTEM
DVD/CD
PLAY
LIST
TV VOLTV VOL
ENTER
12
6
9
45
7
8
CANCEL
0
S10
3
SHIFT
SUBWOOFER LEVEL
SLEEP
SUPER SRND, H.BASS
C.FOCUS, SFC
VOLUME
TEST, CH SELECT
MIX 2CH, PL
MUTING
DVD/CD
3, 4, 2, 1
C.FOCUS
SFC
SHIFT
SUPER SRND
H.BASS
T G S.SRND D.MIX S
L
ED
W
Center Focus
Dolby Pro Logic II
Down-mixing
Enhancing the bass sound
SHIFT
C.FOCUS
SFC
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
MIX 2CH
PL
PL
DIGITAL
DVD
MODE
DISC
TUNE
D
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
SUPER SRND
H.BASS
L
S
C R
LS RS
LFE
PRG
RND
PGM
H.BASS
12
MONO
STCT
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