Panasonic SC-PT953 User Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . 2

Simple Setup

step 1

Assembling the front speakers . . . . 4

step 2

Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Speaker installation options . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

step 3

Cable connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Audio and video connections . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Speaker connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Radio antenna connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

step 4

Digital transmitter connection . . . . . 9

step 5

iPod connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

step 6

AC cord connections. . . . . . . . . . . 10

step 7

Preparing the remote control . . . . 11

step 8

Performing QUICK SETUP . . . . . . 11

Control reference guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Discs that can be played. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Basic play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Using the main unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Using the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Convenient functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Checking and selecting the disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Displaying current playback condition. . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Playing CDs sequentially . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Repeat play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
[PT950] [PT953] Quick replay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Program and Random play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Playing data discs using navigation menus . . 20

Playing data discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Selecting a track using CD text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Playing HighMAT

discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Playing RAM and DVD-R/-RW (DVD-VR) discs . . . . 21

Using on-screen menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Other Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Changing the player settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Changing the delay time of the speakers. . . . . . . . . . 27

Using the EZ Sync

“HDAVI Control

” . . . . . 28

One touch play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Auto input switching  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Speaker control  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Power off link  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
EZ Sync Control only with TV’s remote control

(for “HDAVI Control 2”). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Using the FM/AM radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Presetting stations automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Selecting the preset channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Manual tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Using the XM

Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Selecting XM channels by direct entry . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Selecting XM channels by category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Presetting the XM channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Using sound effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Using the equalizer function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Enjoying sound from all speakers: Surround Music . . . 32

Enhancing the sound from the center speaker:

Center Focus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Enhancing the stereo sound:

Dolby Pro Logic II/Super Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Adjusting the amount of bass: Subwoofer level . . . . . 32
Adjusting the volume of each speaker: Speaker level

adjustments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

[PT1050]

Enhancing the bass sound: H.BASS . . . . . . 33

[PT1050]

Enhancing the surround sound effect:

Surround Enhancer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Adjusting the speaker output level automatically:

Auto Speaker Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Enjoying audio from an external source . . . . . 34

Enjoying audio from the television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  34
Using the Music Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  34
Using the iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  34

[PT1050]

Operating the cable TV box,

digital broadcasting or satellite receiver . . . . . . . . . 34

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Product Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Limited Warranty (ONLY FOR U.S.A.) . . . . . . . 42

Limited Warranty (ONLY FOR CANADA). . . . . 43

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back cover

Getting

Started

Reference

Playing

Discs

Other

Operations

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