Enjoying Surround Sound - Panasonic SC-PM08 Operating Instructions Manual

Enjoying surround sound

The following chart gives a summary of this unit's surround features.
Note
³All the features are only effective if speakers are used. No discernable effect will be heard through headphones.
³You may experience a reduction in sound quality when these surround systems are used with some sources. If this occurs, turn the surround
system off.
Surround system
DOLBY DIGITAL
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SUPER
SURROUND
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³Dolby Digital is a discrete 5.1 (6) channel
surround system developed for cinema
use.
The sound signals in Dolby Digital format
are compressed to 1/10 their original
size, allowing an entire movie to be re-
corded on a single DVD.
³This unit automatically recognizes DVDs
that have been recorded with Dolby
Digital.
³Not all Dolby Digital sources are recorded
with 5.1 (6) channels.
Some sources marked Dolby Digital may
be recorded with 2 channels.
³This mode adds surround effects to
movie software that hasn't been
recorded with the above system.
³In MOVIE mode you can adjust the
MOVIE
volume of the surround speakers to get
the best surround effect.
This mode adds surround effects to stereo
MUSIC
sources.
Features
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
"Dolby" and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories.
Confidential unpublished works. C 1992–1997 Dolby Labo-
ratories. All rights reserved.
Software
DVDs encoded with Dolby Digital can be
identified with this mark.
Any source.
Sound will not come from the surround
speakers if the source is monaural.