Panasonic SC-HT545 User Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Simple Setup

STEP 1

Positioning the speakers . . . . . . . . . 4

Speaker installation options . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

STEP 2

Speaker connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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Connecting the surround speaker

cables to the wireless system . . . . . . . . . . . 6

STEP 3

Radio and digital transceiver

connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

STEP 4

Audio and video connections. . . . . 8

Basic audio connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Basic video connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

STEP 5

AC mains lead connections . . . . . . 9

STEP 6

Preparing the remote control . . . . 10

STEP 7

Performing QUICK SETUP . . . . . . 10

Control reference guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Discs that can be played. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Disc caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Basic play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Using the main unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Convenient functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Displaying current playback condition. . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
All group, Program and Random play. . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Playing data discs using navigation menus . . . 17

Playing data discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Selecting a track using CD text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Playing HighMAT

discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Playing RAM and DVD-R/-RW (DVD-VR) discs . . . . . 18

Using on-screen menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Other Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Changing the player settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Changing the delay time of the speakers. . . . . . . . . . 25

Using the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Presetting stations automatically  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Selecting the preset channels  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Manual tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
RDS broadcasting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Using an outdoor antenna (optional)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Using sound effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Changing the sound quality: Sound Field Control . . . 28
Enhancing the sound from the center speaker:

Center Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Enhancing the stereo sound: Dolby Pro Logic II . . . . 28
Adjusting the amount of bass: Subwoofer level . . . . . 28
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Enhancing the bass sound: H.BASS . . . . . . . 29

Adjusting the volume of each speaker:

Speaker level adjustments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Using other useful functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Setting the sleep timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30
Muting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30
Using headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30
Using the Music Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30

Operating other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Operating the television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

About DivX VOD content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Getting

Started

Reference

Playing

Discs

Other

Operations

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