Panasonic SA-XR57K Receiver - Page 17

Enjoying Home Theater features Basic operations Digital signals that can be played on this unit Dolby Digital (including Dolby Digital Surround EX) This is the digital surround system developed by Dolby Laboratories. Dolby Digital Surround EX adds a surround back channel to the traditional 5.1-channel format of Dolby Digital. This creates a sound with greater presence. DTS (including DTS-ES and DTS 96/24) This is the digital surround system developed by DTS (Digital Theater Systems, Inc.). DTS-ES adds a surround back channel to the traditional 5.1-channel format of DTS. This creates a sound with greater presence. DTS 96/24 provides 96 kHz sound at up to 24 bits. The 96 kHz/24 bit high frequency sounds are played through multiple channels. PCM This unit's DIGITAL IN COAXIAL1 terminal can play up to 192 kHz and the other DIGITAL IN terminals can play up to 96 kHz. Frequencies appear on the display when the unit receives input signals transmitted at the frequencies of 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, and 192 kHz. Note This unit does not play the Dolby Digital RF signal and MPEG audio signal. How the unit displays audio signals DVD etc. DVD etc. CD, DVD-Audio etc. DIGITAL: DIGITAL EX: EX: PL x : 2CH MIX TUNED SPEAKERS BI-WIRE AB MONO ST Dolby Digital decoder is being used. Dolby Digital Surround EX decoder (Dolby Pro Logic x decoder) is being used when the input signal is Dolby Digital 5.1-channel or Dolby Digital Surround EX. (Displayed only when you connect one surround back speaker.) Dolby Digital Surround EX decoder (Dolby Pro Logic x decoder) is being used when the input signal is DTS 5.1-channel. (Displayed only when you connect one surround back speaker.) Dolby Pro Logic x decoder is being used. M SLEEP PL : DIGITAL INPUT inft PCM DTS 96/24DTS-ES kHz DIGITAL EX EX MHz The display informs Dolby Pro Logic x (the Dolby Pro Logic decoder) is used on 2-channel stereo sources when surround back speakers are absent. DTS: DTS decoder is being used. DTS 96/24: DTS 96/24 decoder is being used. DTS-ES: DTS-ES discrete or matrix decoder is being used. (Displayed only when you connect one surround back speaker.) NEO:6: DTS NEO:6 matrix decoder is being used. SFC: SFC matrix function is being used. Note • The unit makes output through speakers according to the number of signals recorded in sources when you switch Dolby Pro Logic x , NEO:6, or SFC off. Example: The unit makes output through front speakers, the center speaker, surround speakers, and the subwoofer when you play 5.1-channel sources. Surround back speakers go silent. • The MULTI CH SURROUND effect goes off when the input source contains the 192 kHz PCM signal. • The number of source channels appears on the display when you switch input sources. (Their number may not appear depending on the selected source.) Subwoofer Number of surround and surround back channels Number of front and center channels 17 RQT8549