Enjoying surround sound – Panasonic SC-DK2 User Manual
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Enjoying surround sound
The following chart gives a summary of this unit’s surround features. It also shows additional effects that can be used to enhance your enjoyment.
« Ail the features are only effective if speakers are used. No discernible effect will be heard through headphones,
® None of the features are effective when radio is selected as the source.
• You may experience a reduction in sound quality when these surround systems and effects are used with some sources. If this occurs, either
turn the surround system or effect off or reduce the level of the effect.
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» Dolby Digital is a discrete 5.1 {6) channel
surround system developed for cinema
use.
The sound signals in Doiby Digital format
are compressed to 1/10 their original
size,'allowing an entire movie to be re
corded on a single DVD.
® This unit automatically recognizes DVDs
that have been recorded with Dolby
Digital.
® Not all Dolby Digital sources are record
ed with 5.1 (6) channels.
Some sources marked Dolby Digital may
be recorded in Dolby Surround, a 2
channel system.
Doiby Pro Logic is a decoding system that
was developed to get a better sense of
presence from sources encoded with
Dolby Surround. The feeling of position
has been improved by the addition of a
separate center speaker channel.
Software encoded with Dolby Digital can
be identified with this mark.
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Software encoded with Dolby Surround
can be identified with this mark.
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DOLBY SURROUND
® This mode adds surround effects to
movie software that hasn’t been
recorded with the above systems.
® In MOVIE mode you can adjust the
volume of the surround speakers to get
the best surround effect.
This mode adds surround effects to stereo
sources.
DVD
Video CD, CD
Laser Disc
Video tape
Any stereo sound source except for the
radio.
• Video CD, CD
» Tape
• Video tape
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This mode adds stereo-like effects to
monaural sources.
Any monaural sound source except for
the radio.
• Video CD, CD
Tape
Video tape
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
“Dolby", “Pro Logic" and the double-D symbol are trademarks
of Doiby Laboratories.
Confidential unpublished works. © 1992-1997 Dolby Labora
tories. All rights reserved.
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