Panasonic SC-HT500 Sound field, RDS broadcasting, Press RDS, Dolby Digital and DTS, quality

RDS broadcasting

[For\the\United\Kingdom\and\Continental\Europe]

Main unit only

The unit can display the text data transmitted by the radio data system (RDS) available in some areas.

If the station you are listening to is transmitting RDS signals, “RDS” will light up on the display.

Displaying the text data

Press [RDS].

Each time you press the button:

PS>PTY>Frequency display

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PTY displays

NEWS	VARIED	FINANCE	COUNTRY
AFFAIRS	POP M	CHILDREN	NATIONAL
INFO	ROCK M	SOCIAL A	OLDIES
SPORT	M.O.R. M§	RELIGION	FOLK M
EDUCATE	LIGHT M	PHONE IN	DOCUMENT
DRAMA	CLASSICS	TRAVEL	TEST
CULTURE	OTHER M	LEISURE	ALARM
SCIENCE	WEATHER	JAZZ

§“M.O.R. M”= Middle of the road music

[Note]

RDS displays may not be available if reception is poor.

Sound field

	AV SYSTEM	TV	VCR/AUX
SLEEP	TV/AV	TUNER/BAND DVD/CD
FL DISPLAY
DIMMER
FL DISPLAY	1	2	3
PLAY MODE
MIX 2CH
–MIX 2CH	4	5	6
REPEAT
	7	8	9	operations
POSITION	CANCEL		S10/-/--
MEMORY
		0
SKIP		SLOW/SEARCH
CH
TOP MENU			MENU	Radio
DIRECT			PLAY LIST
NAVIGATOR
	ENTER
DISPLAY			RETURN
TV VOL s			TV VOL r
	VOLUME
			SUBWOOFER
MUTING	C.S.M.	SFC	LEVEL
S.SRND	PL	C.FOCUS	CH SELECT
			TEST
FM MODE	ZOOM	GROUP	AUDIO
SETUP
≥Dolby Pro Logic, Super Surround, Center Focus and Subwoofer				operations
Level adjusting (➡ page 29) cannot be used if headphones are
connected (“ERROR” appears on the display).
≥You may experience a reduction in sound quality when these
				quality
sound field systems are used with some sources. If this occurs,
turn the sound field system off.
Dolby Digital and DTS
				field/sound
≥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.
				Sound
Software encoded with Dolby		Software encoded with DTS
Digital can be identified with		can be identified with this
this mark.		mark.

Play a Dolby Digital or DTS source.

The Dolby Digital or DTS indicator lights.

AAC DTS ZOOM

DIGITAL C.F

PL SFC SSS

PROG. CSM

∫To down-mix Dolby Digital or DTS (multiple-

channel) signals to 2 channels

Press and hold [–MIX 2CH].

GRP TTL TRCK CHAP ALL PGM RND D.MIX

To cancel, press and hold [–MIX 2CH] again.

To check the current setting

Press [FL DISPLAY].

When “D.MIX” flashes on the display [DVD-A] RQT6835

The DVD-Audio contains multiple-channel signals that cannot be	27
down-mixed.