Picture Menu

Normal

Cinema1: Mellows images and enhances detail in dark scenes.

Cinema2: Sharpens images and enhances

detail in dark scenes.

Animation

Dynamic

User (Press [ENTER] to select “Picture

Adjustment”) (below)

Picture Mode

Picture Adjustment

 

 

 

 

Contrast

 

Brightness

 

Sharpness

 

Colour

 

 

Gamma (Adjusts the brightness of dark parts.)

 

Depth Enhancer

 

Reduces the rough noise in the background to

 

give a greater feeling of depth.

 

This does not work while using Cinema1 or 2

 

(above).

 

 

Video Output

When playing NTSC discs

Mode

480I (Interlace) ,------.480P (Progressive)

 

 

 

If you have chosen “480P” (above), select

 

the method of conversion for progressive

 

output to suit the type of material.

Transfer Mode

Auto1(normal): For viewing film material

 

Auto2: For viewing film material (the same as

 

 

 

Auto1, but able to convert 30-frame-

 

 

 

per-second progressive video)

 

Video:

For video material

 

 

 

 

Audio Menu

 

 

 

 

 

Dolby Pro

(page 28)

Logic II

 

 

 

 

To make the dialogue in movies easier to

Dialogue

hear

 

[DVD-V](Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG, 3-channel

Enhancer

or over, with the dialogue recorded in the

 

center channel)

 

On ,------. Off

 

[RAM] [DVD-V](Discs recorded with 48 kHz only)

 

[DVD-A](Discs recorded with 44.1 kHz and 48

 

kHz only)

 

[VCD] [CD]

 

During 2ch output of these discs, this

 

 

feature gives you a more natural sound by

 

 

adding the higher frequency signals not

 

 

recorded on the disc, for example, playing

 

 

DVD-Video recorded with 48 kHz at 96 kHz.

 

 

(Sampling frequency page 35)

 

During multi-channel output of these discs,

 

 

this feature reproduces the frequencies lost

 

 

during recording to give you a sound closer

Multi

 

to the original.

[WMA] [MP3] (Disc recording is other than 8

Re-master

kHz, 16 kHz, 32 kHz)

 

 

This feature reproduces the higher

 

frequencies lost during recording to give you a

 

sound closer to the original.

 

 

1

--. 2 --. 3 --.Off

 

 

^------------------------

}

 

[DVD-A] [DVD-V] [CD] (LPCM/PPCM)

 

1 High tempo (e.g., pop and rock)

 

2 Various tempos (e.g., jazz)

 

3 Low tempo (e.g., classical)

 

Other discs

 

1

Light effect

 

2

Medium effect

 

3

Strong effect

 

 

 

 

Display Menu

Information

On ,------. Off

([JPEG]: Off, Date, Details)

 

Subtitle Position

0 to s60 (in 2 unit steps)

Subtitle Brightness

Auto, 0 to s7

 

To select how to show images made

 

for 4:3 aspect screens on a 16:9

 

aspect television

 

Normal: Horizontally stretches images.

 

Auto: Expands 4:3 letterbox images

 

to fill more of the screen.

4:3 Aspect

Other images appear in full in

 

the center of the screen.

 

Shrink: Images appear in the center

 

of the screen.

 

Zoom: Expands all images to fill the

 

screen.

 

If your television has a similar feature,

 

use it instead for a better effect.

Just Fit Zoom

To select the appropriate screen size

to fit your TV screen

 

Manual Zoom

To zoom in and out manually

Bitrate Display

[RAM] [DVD-V] [VCD]

[DVD-A](Motion picture part)

 

On ,------. Off

GUI See-through

On ,------. Off

GUI Brightness

s3 to r3

Other Menu

 

 

 

Play as DVD-Video

While stopped

or

Select “Play as DVD-Video” to play

Play as DVD-Audio

DVD-Video contents of DVD-Audio.

 

 

Play as DVD-VR,

While stopped

Select “Play as Data Disc” to play

Play as HighMAT

JPEG files on DVD-RAM or to play a

or

HighMAT disc without using the

Play as Data Disc

HighMAT function.

 

 

 

Signal type/data

LPCM/PPCM/ÎDigital/DTS/MPEG: Signal type kHz(Sampling frequency)/bit/ch(Number of channels)

Example: 3/2 .1ch

.1: Low frequency effect

(not displayed if there is no signal)

0:No surround

1:Mono surround

2:Stereo surround (left/right)

1:Center

2:Front leftiFront right

3:Front leftiFront rightiCenter

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Panasonic SC-HT520, SC-HT878, SC-HT870 specifications Using on-screen menus

SC-HT520, SC-HT870, SC-HT878 specifications

The Panasonic SC-HT870, SC-HT520, and SC-HT878 are part of Panasonic's line of home theater systems, designed to deliver immersive audio experiences for home entertainment. Each model comes with its unique set of features, technologies, and characteristics that cater to various consumer preferences and needs.

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