Panasonic SA-XR50 User Manual

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• When you turn the dimmer to “ON”, the following indicators change to dim.

Standby indicator [^] 

When the unit is connected to the
AC mains supply, this indicator
lights up in standby mode and
goes out when the unit is turned
on. 

Standby/on switch [8] 

Press to switch the unit from on to
standby mode or vice versa. 
In standby mode, the unit is still
consuming a small amount of
power.

For selecting speakers A
or B. 
Turning the speakers off
automatically engages the
STEREO/2CH MIX mode
(when listening through
headphones, for example).

[% DIGITAL EX, % DIGITAL, % PL Ⅱ, 

Lights to indicate the source’s input signal and
decoding format used.
% DIGITAL EX: Dolby Digital Surround EX sources 
% DIGITAL: Dolby Digital sources 
% PL Ⅱ : Dolby Pro Logic Ⅱ decoder is being used 

DTS 96/24: DTS 96/24 sources 
DTS-ES: DTS-ES discrete or matrix sources 
DTS: DTS sources 
DTS NEO:6: DTS NEO:6 matrix decoder is being

used

Press to enter Multi control
mode, and use [INPUT
SELECTOR] to select/enter.

For selecting input. 
Selects/Enters each setting in
Multi control mode.

Volume control.

For a video camera, etc.

For turning on the 6.1 channel decoding mode. When using this mode the
indicator lights.

For turning on the bass synthesizer mode. When using this mode the indicator
lights.

For selecting a re-master mode. When using this mode the indicator lights.

[TUNE 2, 1] 

For tuning the radio and selecting preset stations. 
Press and hold until the frequency starts scrolling to start automatic tuning. Tuning 
stops when a station is found.

Headphone jack 
Plug type: 6.3 mm stereo 
• Avoid listening for

prolonged periods of
time to prevent hearing
damage.

• Turn the speakers off

when using the
headphones. 

[– SPEAKERS–  ,  ]

Speaker indicators 



:Sound is output from

speakers connected to
the front A, surround, and
center terminals.



: Sound is output only from

speakers connected to
the front B terminals. 

  

:Sound is output from

speakers connected
to the front A and B
terminals.

[TUNED, ST,  , MONO] 

Radio indicators 

TUNED: A station is tuned. 

ST: A stereo FM broadcast is tuned.



: Flashes during automatic

presetting. 

MONO: Lights when using the

monaural mode.

Sleep timer indicator.

(For continental Europe and

the United Kingdom)

: Lights while RDS signals 

are being received.

PS, PTY: Indicates the current 

RDS display mode.

SFC: Lights when using an SFC mode.
CENTER FOCUS: Lights when using the

center focus mode.

2CH MIX: Lights when playing a multi-

channel source in 2CH MIX
mode.

MULTI REAR: Lights when using the multi

rear surround mode.

When you press the [MULTI CONTROL]
button and enter the settings the indicator
lights.

[–DIGITAL INPUT–, L, C, R, S, 
LS, SB, RS, LFE]

Program format indicators 
Show the channels contained in the
digital input signal. They do not light
when input is analogue.
L: Front left channel 
C: Center channel 
R: Front right channel 
S: If the surround channel is

monaural. 

LS: Surround left channel 
SB: Surround back channel 
RS: Surround right channel 
LFE (Low Frequency Effects):

Deep-bass effect.

Lights when the tape monitor
is on.

Displays the frequency the unit is
processing.

Shows the input mode, radio
frequency, and other general
information.

Frequency unit indicators 
kHz: AM, or PCM sampling frequency 
MHz: FM 

SPEAKERS

A

B

6.1CH DECODING

VIDEO IN

AUDIO IN

L

R

VCR 2

PHONES

MULTI CONTROL

INPUT SELECTOR

VOLUME

DOWN

UP

PUSH ENTER