Panasonic SC-RT50 warranty Sound effect, Changing the sound quality

Sound effect

Refer to control reference on page 34.

The factory settings for the “H. Bass” (➡ below) and Subwoofer levels (➡ page 36) are optimized for 5.1 channel movie playback. If the bass seems too heavy during 2-channel disc playback, etc. change the settings.

Changing the sound quality

Using the built-in sound quality settings, you can create a 5.1 channel effect while using 2-channel audio.

This does not work with multi-channel audio.

Press [SFC/EQ] several times to select the desired setting.

Each time you press the button:

Sound Field Control	FLAT  MOVIE 		SPORTS 			MUSIC
(SFC)	 Equalizer (EQ) setting (➡ below)					
Available with:	FLAT: Cancel (no effect is added).
	MOVIE: Use this mode when playing movie software.
p2-channel sound
	SPORTS: Simulates sound to make you feel like you are at sports event.
	MUSIC: Adds surround effects to stereo source.
	pWe don’t recommend this setting when listening to AM radio broadcasts.
	pThis is ineffective with monaural audio.
	pTo check the current setting, press [SFC/EQ].
	Using the built-in sound quality settings, you can change the tone of the front 2 channels.
	Press [SFC/EQ] several times to select the desired setting.
	Each time you press the button:
	FLAT  Sound Field Control (SFC) setting* (➡ above)
Equalizer (EQ)	 MANUAL  SOFT		 CLEAR		 HEAVY 
	*Not displayed during multi-channel audio playback.
Available with:	FLAT: Cancel (no effect is added).
pMulti-channel sound	HEAVY: Adds punch to rock.
p2-channel or monaural sound	CLEAR: Clarifies higher sounds.
	SOFT: For background music.
	MANUAL: Adjust the bass and treble with manual equalizer.
	BASS: Press [	]	[	] L6to K6 (in 2 units)
	TREBLE: Press [		]	[	] L6 to K6 (in 2 units)
	pTo check the current setting, press [SFC/EQ].
	pThe set level for “BASS” and “TREBLE” remains intact. (Even after the unit is turned off.)
	You can make the sound of the center speaker seem like it is coming from within the television.
Center Focus	Press [C.FOCUS].
Available with:	Each time you press the button:
pMulti-channel sound	CENTER FOCUS ON	CENTER FOCUS OFF
(Discs where the dialogue is	pThis cannot be set while “Surround Music” or “Surround Enhancer”
recorded in the center channel)	(➡ below) is set to “ON” (“ERROR” is displayed in the display window). Please set this once “Surround
	Music” or “Surround Enhancer” is set to “OFF”.
Enhancing the bass	You can enhance low-frequency sound so that heavy bass sound can be heard clearly, even if the
	acoustics of your room are not optimal.
sound–H.Bass	Press [H.BASS].
Available with:	Each time you press the button:
pMulti-channel sound	H.BASS ON (factory preset)			H.BASS OFF
p2-channel or monaural sound	pThe setting you make is retained.
Equalizing the sound	After mixing the audio on all channels, all speakers will output the same audio (monaural). We recommend
	this setting for house parties. No matter which speaker the guests are next to, the audio level will be the same.
–Surround Music	Press [SRD MUSIC].
Available with:	Main unit: Press [SURROUND MUSIC].
	Each time you press the button:
pMulti-channel sound
p2-channel or monaural sound	SURROUND MUSIC ON		SURROUND MUSIC OFF
							Lights up
	Automatically adjusts each speaker to enhance the surround sound effect of multi-channel audio.
Enhancing surround	When playing two-channel audio, the audio of the L/R front speakers is also output through the L/R
	surround speakers (audio is not output from the center speaker) and creates a surround sound effect.
sound–Surround
	Press [SRD ENH].
Enhancer
	Each time you press the button:
Available with:	SRD ENHANCER ON	SRD ENHANCER OFF
pMulti-channel sound	pThis cannot be set while “Surround Music” is set to “ON”
p2-channel or monaural sound	(“ERROR” is displayed in the display window). Please set this						Lights up

once Surround Music is set to “OFF”.

The radio / Sound effect

[Note]

pWhen “R MUSICP” is selected, only “Equalizer (EQ)” and “H. Bass” can be set. When headphones are in use, only “Equalizer (EQ)” and “Surround Music” can be set. (➡ page 41)

pYou may experience a reduction in sound quality when these sound effects are used with some sources. If this occurs, turn the sound effects off. RQT8655

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