Panasonic SC-PT550 Using sound effects, Enhancing the surround sound effect, Surround Enhancer

Using sound effects

Note

•The following sound effects may not be available or have no effect depending on the type of source, disc as well as recording format or, when headphones are used.

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

•It is not possible to turn on Surround Enhancer, EQ and Super Surround at the same time.

Enhancing the sound from the center speaker: Center Focus

This applies to discs where the dialogue is recorded in the center channel.

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

C FOCUS ON ↔ C FOCUS OFF

• This also works when Dolby Pro Logic II is turned on.

Enhancing the surround sound effect:

Surround Enhancer

Automatically adjusts each speaker to enhance the surround sound effect of multi-channel audio. When playing two-channel audio, the audio of the L/R front speakers is also output through the rest of the speakers creating a surround sound effect.

SRD ENH ON ↔ SRD ENH OFF

(Press and hold)

Changing the sound quality: Equalizer Mode (EQ)

HEAVY : Adds punch to rock.

CLEAR : Clarifi es higher sounds.

SOFT ∗1 : For background music.

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

Adjusting the amount of bass: Subwoofer level	• To check the current setting, press [-EQ].
	• You can adjust the volume of the surround speakers
You can adjust the amount of bass. The unit	to get the best surround effect (\ page 34,
	Adjusting the volume of each speaker: Speaker level
automatically selects the most suitable setting
	adjustments).
according to the type of playback source.
	• It is not possible to turn on EQ and Surround
	Enhancer at the same time.

•

SUB W 4 (factory preset) → SUB W 1 SUB W 3 ← SUB W 2

•When another source is selected SUB W 2 (factory preset) → SUB W 3

SUB W 1 ← SUB W 4

•When AV, AUX or Digital In source is selected

For Continental Europe

Enhancing the stereo sound: Super Surround

Movie : Use this mode when playing movie software.

Music : Adds surround effects to stereo sources.

Off : Cancel

•This works only in FM, AV ∗2, Music P. and AUX mode.

•Super Surround and EQ can be turned on simultaneously.

OPERATIONS ENGLISH

SUB W 1 (factory preset) → SUB W 2
SUB W 4 ← SUB W 3	Enhancing the stereo sound: Dolby Pro Logic II

•When another source is selected

	For Continental Europe		Except
	SUB W 2 (factory preset) → SUB W 3		Dolby Pro Logic II is an advanced decoder that derives
			5-channel surround (Left and Right Front, Center,
		SUB W 1 ← SUB W 4
			Left and Right Surround) from stereo sound sources,
• To check the current setting, press [SW.LEVEL].			whether or not it has been specifi cally Dolby Surround
			encoded.
• The setting you make is retained, and recalled every
time you play the same type of source.				Movie : Movie software, recorded in Dolby
				Surround.
				Music : Stereo sources
				Off : Cancel
			• This works only in DVD/CD, USB and Digital In mode.
			• “ŸPLII” lights when there is an effect.
			• This does not work when audio is output from HDMI

AV OUT terminal.

∗1 For Continental Europe Factory preset when AV, AUX or Digital In source is selected. ∗2 For Continental Europe

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