Panasonic SC-HT855 User Manual
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Getting
Started
Reference
Playing
Discs
Other
Operations
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Simple Setup
STEP 1
Assembling the front speakers . . . . 4
Speaker installation options . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
STEP 2
Positioning the speakers . . . . . . . . . 7
STEP 3
Speaker connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
STEP 4
Audio and video connections. . . . . . 8
Television with an HDMI terminal . . . . . . . . . 8
Basic audio connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Basic video connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Basic audio connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Basic video connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
STEP 5
Radio and AC mains lead
connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
STEP 6
Preparing the remote control . . . . 10
STEP 7
Performing QUICK SETUP . . . . . . 11
Control reference guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Discs that can be played. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Disc caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Basic play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using the main unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Using the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Convenient functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Displaying current playback condition. . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
All group, Program and Random play. . . . . . . . . . . . . 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
Selecting a track using CD text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Playing HighMAT
TM
discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Playing RAM and DVD-R/-RW (DVD-VR) discs . . . . . 18
Using on-screen menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Other Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Other Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Changing the player settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Changing the delay time of the speakers. . . . . . . . . . 27
Using the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Presetting stations automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Selecting the preset channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Manual tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
RDS broadcasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Using an outdoor antenna (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Selecting the preset channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Manual tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
RDS broadcasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Using an outdoor antenna (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Using sound effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Changing the sound quality: Sound Field Control . . . 30
Enhancing the sound from the center speaker:
Enhancing the sound from the center speaker:
Center Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Enhancing the stereo sound: Dolby Pro Logic II . . . . 30
Adjusting the amount of bass: Subwoofer level . . . . . 30
Enhancing the bass sound: H.BASS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Enhancing the surround sound effect:
Adjusting the amount of bass: Subwoofer level . . . . . 30
Enhancing the bass sound: H.BASS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Enhancing the surround sound effect:
Surround Enhancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Adjusting the volume of each speaker:
Speaker level adjustments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using other useful functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Setting the sleep timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Muting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using the Music Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Muting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using the Music Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Operating other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Operating the television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Operating the cable TV box, digital broadcasting or
Operating the cable TV box, digital broadcasting or
satellite receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Operating both the television and the home
theater system: Control with HDMI
(HDAVI Control). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
One Touch Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Theater speaker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Power off link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Theater speaker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Power off link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
About DivX VOD content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
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