Panasonic SC-PT673 manual Getting Started Playing Discs, Other Operations, Reference, AUDIO menu

AUDIO menu

Select to suit the type of equipment you connected to the HDMI AV OUT terminal.

Select “BITSTREAM” when the equipment can decode the bitstream (digital form of 5.1-channel data). Otherwise, select “PCM”.

(If the bitstream is output to the equipment without a decoder, high levels of noise can be output and may damage your speakers and hearing.)

DOLBY DIGITAL§

≥BITSTREAM ≥PCM

DTS§

≥BITSTREAM ≥PCM

§When audio is output from HDMI AV OUT terminal, and the connected equipment does not support the item selected, the actual output will depend on the performance of this connected equipment.

DYNAMIC RANGE

≥ON: Adjusts for clarity even when the volume is low. Convenient for late night viewing. (Only works with Dolby Digital)

≥OFF

SPEAKER SETTINGS

Select the delay time of the speakers.

(Effective when playing 5.1-channel sound) (Center and surround speakers only)

For optimum listening with 5.1-channel sound, all the speakers, except for the subwoofer, should be the same distance from the seating position.

If you have to place the center or surround speakers closer to the seating position, adjust the delay time to make up for the difference.

AUDIO OUT

≥ON: When audio output is from the HDMI AV OUT terminal. (Depending on the capabilities of the connected equipment, audio output may differ from the audio settings of the main unit.)

≥OFF: When audio output is not from the HDMI AV OUT terminal. (The audio is output using the settings of the main unit.)

RGB RANGE

This works only when “COLOR SPACE” in Menu 4 (HDMI) is set to RGB (B 23).

≥STANDARD

≥ENHANCED: When the black and white images are not distinct.

VIERA Link

≥ON: The VIERA Link “HDAVI Control” function is available (B 24).

≥OFF

POWER OFF LINK

Select the desired power off link setting of this unit for VIERA Link operation (B 24). (This works depending on the settings of the connected VIERA Link “HDAVI Control” compatible equipment.)

≥VIDEO/AUDIO: When the TV is turned off, this unit will turn off

automatically.

≥VIDEO: When the TV is turned off, this unit will turn off except during the

following conditions:

– audio playback ([CD] [MP3] [WMA])

– iPod mode

– radio mode

– “AUX” or “D-IN” mode (non-selected TV audio setting for

VIERA Link)

Getting Started

Playing Discs

C

LC

LS

LS

: Actual speaker position

R

: Ideal speaker position

: Primary listening

SWdistance

RS

Approximate room dimensions

RS

TV AUDIO

Select the TV audio input to work with the VIERA Link operations (B 24).

≥AUX

≥DIGITAL IN

OTHERS menu

JPEG TIME

Other Operations

Circle of constant primary listening distance

If either distance a or b is less than c, find the difference in the table and change to the recommended setting.

a Center speaker			b Surround speaker
Difference (Approx.)	Setting		Difference (Approx.)	Setting
30 cm (1 foot)		1ms	150 cm (5 feet)	5ms
60 cm (2 feet)		2ms	300 cm (10 feet)	10ms
90 cm (3 feet)		3ms	450 cm (15 feet)	15ms
120 cm (4 feet)		4ms
150 cm (5 feet)		5ms

≥SETTINGS:

≥C DELAY (Center Delay): 0ms, 1ms, 2ms, 3ms, 4ms, 5ms Select the delay time for your center speaker.

≥LS/RS DELAY (Left Surround/Right Surround Delay): 0ms, 5ms, 10ms, 15ms

Select the delay time for your surround speakers.

≥TEST TONE: SETTING

Use the test tone for speaker level adjustments (B 17, Adjusting the speaker output level manually).

Set the speed of the slideshow.

Factory preset: 3 SEC

≥1 SEC to 15 SEC (in 1-unit steps)

≥15 SEC to 60 SEC (in 5-unit steps)

≥60 SEC to 180 SEC (in 30-unit steps)

FL DIMMER

Change the brightness of the unit’s display and indicator.

≥BRIGHT

≥DIM:	The display is dimmed.
	(SURROUND OUTPUT indicator will turn off even if it is
	activated.)

≥AUTO: The display is dimmed, but brightens when you perform some operations. (The SURROUND OUTPUT indicator will turn on if it is activated, when you perform some operations.)

DVD-VR/DATA

Select to play only DVD-VR or DATA format.

≥DVD-VR: To play the video programs on DVD-RAM or DVD-R/-RW.

≥DATA: To play the data files on DVD-RAM or DVD-R/-RW.

Reference

		SCREEN DIMMER
DISPLAY menu
		This is to prevent burn marks on the TV screen.
LANGUAGE		≥OFF
		≥WAIT 5 MIN:If there is no operation for 5 minutes, the picture turns gray.
Choose the language for the on-screen messages.
		The TV screen will resume when you perform some
≥ENGLISH	≥FRANÇAIS ≥ESPAÑOL	operations. (This does not work during video playback.)

HDMI menu

VIDEO PRIORITY

≥ON: When using the HDMI AV OUT terminal for video output. The resolution of the video output from the HDMI AV OUT terminal is optimized according to the capability of the connected equipment (e.g. TV).

≥OFF: When not using the HDMI AV OUT terminal for video output. Video output will not depend on the connected equipment, but on this unit.

DEFAULTS

This returns all values in the MAIN menu to the default settings.

≥RESET

The password screen is shown if “RATINGS” (B 28) is set. Please enter the same password, then turn the unit off and on again.

RQTX0210

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