Panasonic SC-DK20 Enjoying surround sound, Surround system DOLBY DIGITAL, Features, Software

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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