Panasonic DVD-RP82 Home Theater-Enjoying more powerful sound, started, Getting, Analog connection

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—Connect an amplifier with Dolby Digital and DTS decoders to	[B] Analog—Connect an amplifier with multi-channel audio input terminals
enjoy surround sound.	to enjoy surround sound.
You can also enjoy high-quality stereo sound with sampling	This unit can decode Dolby Digital and DTS and there are no limitations
frequencies of 88.2 and 96 kHz if the material isn’t copy-protected and	on sampling frequency with this kind of connection.
the equipment you connect is compatible with these signals.

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[Note]

≥The equipment connections described are examples.

≥Peripheral equipment and optional cables sold separately unless otherwise indicated.

≥Before connection, turn off all equipment and read the appropriate operating instructions.

ªA Digital connection

Insert fully,

COAXIAL OPTICAL

with this side facing up.

Coaxial cable or Optical digital audio cable

Do not bend sharply when connecting.

COAXIAL OPTICAL

Change “Digital output” (➡ page 23).

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT			AUDIO OUT			COMPONENT VIDEO OUT
(PCM/BITSTREAM)			5 . 1 c h		2 c h		(480P/480I)
		CENTER	L	L	L	PB	Y
COAXIAL	OPTICAL
		SUB-	R	R	R	PR	VIDEO	S VIDEO
			SURROUND	FRONT
		WOOFER
							OUT	OUT
	ªB	Analog connection
							CENTER	L	L
							SUB-	R	R
							WOOFER	SURROUND	FRONT

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

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

Change “Speaker setting” (➡ page 23).

Getting

You can connect to a digital amplifier or system component to enjoy stereo or Dolby Pro Logic.

Amplifier

Speakers (example)

Connect three or more speakers for surround sound.

[Note]

≥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.

≥You cannot use DTS Digital Surround decoders not suited to DVD-Video.

∫Recording

≥Digital recording (➡ Connection [A] above)

You can record the digital signal directly to digital recording equipment.

[Note]

≥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 16)

–Digital Audio Output: On (RE-MASTER Off) (➡ page 21)

–PCM Down Conversion: Yes

Dolby Digital/DTS Digital Surround/MPEG§: PCM (➡ page 23)

§MPEG: for Australia and N.Z. only

≥Analog recording (➡ Connection [B] above)

You can record to a cassette deck or other recording equipment. There are no limitations on recording analog signals as there are with digital signals.

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