Panasonic SC-HT500 operating instructions Sound quality

Sound Field Control

Press [SFC] to select a setting.

AAC DTS ZOOM

DIGITAL C.F

SFC

PROG. CSM

Each time you press the button: HEAVY: Adds punch to rock. CLEAR: Clarifies higher sounds. SOFT: For background music.

DISCO: Reverberates sound to make you feel like you were in a disco.

LIVE: Makes vocals more alive.

HALL: Expands sound to make you feel like you were in a hall.

FLAT: Canceled (no effect is added) (factory preset).

To check the current setting

Press [SFC].

Center Focus

You can make the sound of the center speaker seem like it is coming from within the television.

Press [C.FOCUS].

C.F

Each time you press the button:

CENTER FOCUS 1 (Normal)>CENTER FOCUS 2 (Enhanced)

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≥This does not work when Super Surround is turned on.

≥This will have less effect when Dolby Pro Logic is turned on.

Custom Sound Memory—Store the sound settings

[DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD]

Store the sound settings for a disc so the unit recalls them the next time you play it.

≥Number of discs: 30

≥Settings: Dolby Pro Logic, Subwoofer level, Center Focus, Sound Field Control, Super Surround

∫Store the settings

1 Make the settings.

2 Press and hold [C.S.M].

AAC DTS ZOOM

DIGITAL C.F

PROG. CSM

∫Recall the settings

The unit recalls the settings when you play the disc again.

≥The settings are replaced if you change them.

≥When you store settings for a 31st disc, the earliest settings disappear.

≥Press [C.S.M] while “CSM” is lit and the settings return to those that were on before the settings are recalled.

≥Press [C.S.M] while “CSM” is out and you are playing a disc for which you stored settings and those settings are recalled.

Sound quality

Adjusting the bass

Press [SUBWOOFER LEVEL].

GRP TTL TRCK CHAP ALL PGM RND D.MIX

Each time you press the button:

SUB W 1>SUB W 2>SUB W 3>SUB W 4 (factory preset)

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Re-master—Enjoying more natural sound

[RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [CD]

Discs recorded with 2-channel LPCM at 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz

This feature gives you a more natural sound by adding the higher frequency signals not recorded on the disc.

[WMA] [MP3]

Discs recorded at 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz

This feature reproduces the frequencies lost during recording to give you a sound closer to the original.

1 During play

	Press [DISPLAY] until the unit
	information screen is displayed
	(➡ page 25).
2 Press [3, 4] to select the audio				operations
	menu.
		OFF/48kHz OFF		quality
	Re-master
3 Press [2, 1] to select “Re-master” .				field/sound
4	Setting	[RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [CD]	[WMA] [MP3]
	Press [3, 4].
	Each time you press the button:			Sound
		Type of music	Effect level
	1	High tempo (e.g., pops and	Light
		rock)
	2	Various tempos (e.g., jazz)	Medium
	3	Low tempo (e.g., classical)	Strong
	OFF	Off	Off

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