Panasonic SC-DT310 Sound field, Dolby Pro Logic, Speaker level adjustments, Dolby Digital and DTS

Sound field

AV SYSTEM	TV	VCR
	AUX	EXT
SLEEP TV/AV	TUNER	DVD	DVD
	BAND	CD

DOUBLE

RE-MASTER

Dolby Pro Logic II

The Dolby Pro Logic II processor works not only on sources recorded with Dolby Surround, but also on any stereo source.

	1	2	3
GROUP
	4	5	6
REPEAT/
MIX 2CH
MIX 2CH	7	8	9
PLAY MODE/	CANCEL		S10/-/--
P.MEMORY
		0
SKIP		SLOW/SEARCH
CH
TOP MENU			MENU
DIRECT			PLAY LIST
3, 4, 2, 1 NAVIGATOR
ENTER	ENTER
DISPLAY			RETURN
TV VOL s			TV VOL r
	VOLUME
			SUBWOOFER
MUTING	C.S.M	PL	LEVEL
FL DISPLAY	AUDIO ONLY	C.FOCUS	SFC
RDS
FM MODE	CH SELECT	TEST	DELAY TIME
SETUP

CH SELECT

VOLUME

s r

SUBWOOFER

LEVEL PLII

TEST

PL

Each time you press the button:
MOVIE>MUSIC>OFF
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MOVIE: Use this mode when playing movie software,
	especially video tapes, recorded in Dolby Surround.
MUSIC: Adds surround effects to stereo sources.

2 Play a Dolby Surround or stereo source.

Note

This feature does not work for some discs.

Speaker level adjustments

Adjust the level of the speakers so they are the same apparent
level as the front speakers where you would normally be sitting and
listening (L, R ➡ below).	operations
Preparation
Press [DVD].
1 While stopped
Press [TEST] to output a test signal.

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

Dolby Digital and DTS

≥Dolby Digital and DTS are digital encoding systems used on DVD to carry surround sound. Both were originally developed for use in cinemas.

≥This unit automatically recognizes and decodes these systems.

Software encoded with	Software encoded with DTS can
Dolby Digital can be iden-	be identified with this mark.
tified with this mark.

Play a Dolby Digital or DTS source.

The Dolby Digital or DTS indicator lights.

DIGITAL

DTS

∫To down-mix Dolby Digital or DTS (multiple

channel) signals to 2 channels

While stopped		MIX 2CH
Press [MIX 2CH].
To cancel, press	[MIX 2CH] again.

≥During play, pressing and holding the button also turns the setting on and off. (Press and hold again to cancel the setting.)

When “D.MIX” is flashing [DVD-A]

The DVD-Audio contains multiple-channel signals that cannot be down-mixed.

	Lch: Front left	quality
	Cch: Center
	Rch: Front right
	RSch: Right surround	field/sound
	LSch: Left surround
2	Press [VOLUME, r] or [s] to set the volume level normally
	used for listening.
3	Press [3] (to increase) or [4] (to decrease).	Sound
	C, RS, LS: j6 dB to i6 dB
To stop the test signal, press [TEST] again.
∫ To adjust speaker level during play
1 Press [CH SELECT] to select the speaker.
	L, Rch>Cch>RSch>LSch>SWch

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SWch: Subwoofer

≥You can only adjust SWch if the disc includes a subwoofer channel.

2 Press [3] (to increase) or [4] (to decrease).

L, R:	(➡ below)
C, RS, LS: s6 dB to r6 dB
SW:	s10 dB to r10 dB

Balance

You can adjust the balance of the front speakers. 1 Press [CH SELECT] to select “L” or “R”.

2 Press [2, 1].

≥When testing signal, you can also adjust the “L” or “R” balance of the front right and left speakers by pressing [2, 1].

Note

You can adjust subwoofer level by pressing [SUBWOOFER LEVEL]. 27

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