Enjoying surround sound

The following chart gives a summary of this unit’s surround features.

Note

All the features are only effective if speakers are used. No discernible effect will be heard through headphones.

None of the features are effective when radio is selected as the source.

You may experience a reduction in sound quality when these surround systems are used with some sources. If this occurs, turn the surround system off.

Surround system

DOLBY DIGITAL

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Features

Dolby Digital is a discrete 5.1 (6) channel surround system developed for cinema use.

The sound signals in Dolby Digital format are compressed to 1/10 their original size, allowing an entire movie to be re- corded on a single DVD.

This unit automatically recognizes DVDs that have been recorded with Dolby Digital.

Not all Dolby Digital sources are record- ed with 5.1 (6) channels.

Some sources marked Dolby Digital may be recorded in Dolby Surround, a 2 channel system.

Software

Software encoded with Dolby Digital can be identified with this mark.

DVD

DOLBY PRO LOGIC

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SUPER

MOVIE

SURROUND

 

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MUSIC

 

 

Dolby Pro Logic is a decoding system that

Software encoded with Dolby Surround

was developed to get a better sense of

can be identified with this mark.

presence from sources encoded with

 

 

Dolby Surround. The balance of sound has

 

 

been improved by the addition of a sepa-

 

rate center speaker channel.

DVD

 

Video CD, CD

 

Laser Disc

 

Video tape

This

mode adds surround effects to

Any stereo sound source except for the

movie software that hasn’t been

radio.

recorded with the above systems.

 

You

can adjust the volume of the

 

surround speakers to get the best

 

surround effect.

 

This

mode adds surround effects to

 

stereo sources.

 

You

can adjust the volume of the

 

surround speakers to get the best

 

surround effect.

 

Sound quality/sound field operations

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

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Panasonic SC-DK20 warranty Enjoying surround sound, Features, Software, Dvd

SC-DK20 specifications

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