Palsonic 8040PFST owner manual Sound mode selection, Nicam Mono FM Mono Force FM

Sound mode selection

If the broadcasting TV station is transmitting high quality two-channel digital sound (NICAM) to be added to the already existing FM sound, or transmitting a second FM sound with an identification signal to be added to the already existing first FM sound (IGR), in the upper right corner of the screen will display an indication for several seconds which is listed in the following table. You can press the " " button repeatedly to select sound source.

Sound transmitting mode

On - screen display and sound source

1

FM MONO

"FM MONO"

"FORCE FM"

FM mono sound

FM mono sound

Only one FM channel transmitting mono sound

2

FM STEREO

"STEREO"

"FORCE FM"

two FM channels transmitting stereo sound

FM stereo sound

first FM sound

3

FM DUAL

"DUAL 1"

"DUAL 2"

two FM channels transmitting dual language

language 1

language 2

4

NICAM MONO

FM MONO

"NICAM MONO"

"FORCE FM"

one digital sound channel

one FM sound channel

digital mono sound

FM mono sound

transmitting mono sound

(The sound signal in FM

NICAM STEREO

channel is same as the

"STEREO"

"FORCE FM"

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two digital sound channels

one in NICAM channel. So

digital stereo sound

FM mixed sound

transmitting stereo sound

when the NICAM is trans-

mitting, on the TV set auto-

NICAM DUAL

"DUAL 1"

"DUAL 2"

"FORCE FM"

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matically switches to high

two digital sound channels

quality digital sound chan-

language 1 digital

language 2 digital language 1 FM

transmitting dual sound

nel).

NICAM MONO

FM MONO

"NICAM MONO"

"NICAM MONO"

"FM MONO"

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(In yellow. Only for indication)

one digital sound channel

one FM sound channel

FM mono sound

digital mono sound

FM mono sound

transmitting mono sound

(The sound signal in FM

"STEREO"

"STEREO"

"FM MONO"

NICAM STEREO

channel is different from the

(In yellow. Only for indication)

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two digital sound channels

one in NICAM channel. So

FM mono sound

digital stereo sound

FM mono sound

transmitting stereo sound

when the NICAM is trans-

mitting on the TV screen

NICAM DUAL

9

only displays an indicator

"DUAL"

"DUAL 1"

"DUAL 2"

"FM MONO"

two digital sound channels

in yellow, while the active

(In yellow.

transmitting dual sound

sound channel is FM).

Only for indication)

language 2

language 3

language 3

language 1

If you experience loud noise in digital sound channel because of the weak signal,

please press the " " button to set the sound mode to "FM MONO" or "FORCE FM", thus to select FM sound channel. In "FORCE FM" mode, the TV set no longer automatically searches "NICAM" or "IGR" signals.

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