Panasonic DVD-S55 Home Theater Enjoying more powerful sound, Started, Getting, Recording output

Home Theater – Enjoying more powerful sound

Enjoy the powerful movie theater and hall-like sound available with multiple channel audio found on DVDs by connecting an amplifier and speakers.

There are two types of connection, digital and analog.
\A\ DIgital	\B\ Analog
Connect an amplifier with Dolby Digital and DTS decoders to enjoy	Connect an amplifier with multi-channel audio input terminals to enjoy
surround sound.	surround sound.
You can also enjoy high-quality stereo sound with sampling frequencies of	This unit can decode Dolby Digital and DTS and there are no limitations
88.2 and 96 kHz if the material isn’t copy-protected and the equipment	on sampling frequency with this kind of connection.
you connect is compatible with these signals.	To obtain maximum performance of DVD-Audio multi-channel linear PCM
	sound, the connections [B] below are recommended.

started

A Digital connection

Insert fully, with this side facing up.

OPTICAL

		AUDIO OUT		COMPONENT VIDEO OUT
					(480P/480I)
DIGITAL AUDIO OUT
	CENTER	SURROUND FRONT L/L	L	PB	Y
(PCM/BITSTREAM)
		L

	AC IN
		SUB	R	R	PR
	OPTICAL	WOOFER	SURROUND FRONT R/R			S VIDEO OUT
			5.1ch	2ch	VIDEO OUT
B	Analog connection

Getting

	Optical digital audio cable
	Do not bend sharply when
	connecting.
≥You can connect to a digital
amplifier or system	OPTICAL
component to enjoy stereo
or Dolby Pro Logic.

Set “Digital Audio output” to “On”

(➜ page 20).Amplifier Change “Digital output” (➜ page 21).

Speakers (example)

CENTER SURROUND FRONT L/L L

SUB	R	FRONT R/R
WOOFER	SURROUND

Audio cable

Connect cables to terminals corresponding to the speakers you have connected.

Connect three or more speakers for surround sound.

≥If you don’t connect a subwoofer, it is advisable to connect front speakers (L/R) capable of producing bass of less than 100 Hz.

∫Recording output

Digital recording

Connection [A] to digital recording equipment

≥With DVD, the following conditions must be met: a the disc doesn’t have protection preventing digital recording, and b the recording equipment can handle signals with a sampling frequency of 48 kHz.

≥You cannot record WMA/MP3.

When recording DVDs, make the following settings. –Advanced Surround: OFF (➜ page 15)

–PCM Down Conversion: Yes (➜ page 21)

–Dolby Digital/DTS Digital Surround: PCM (➜ page 21)

CENTER SUB-	SURROUND		FRONT
WOOFER	(L)	(R)	(L) (R)

Change “Speaker setting” (➜ page 22).

≥Switch the attenuator on if sound is distorded with this connection (➜ page 19).

Analog recording

There are no limitations on recording analog signals as there are with digital signals.

≥Connect the equipment to the unit’s 2-channel AUDIO OUT (L/R) terminals.

or

≥Select “2-channel” in “Speaker Setting” (➜ page 20) when connecting the equipment to the unit’s FRONT(L/R) 5.1-channel AUDIO OUT terminals.

Power connection

To household AC outlet (AC 120 V, 60 Hz)

AC power supply cord

(included)

D

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AC IN

Conserving power

This unit consumes a small amount of power, even when it is turned off (1 W). To save power when the unit is not to be used for a long time, unplug it from the household AC outlet.

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