Panasonic sc-pt450 Operating Guide

RQT8043

RQTX0067

Using the VIERA Link “HDAVI Control™”

VIERA Link “HDAVI Control” is a convenient 
function that offers linked operations of this unit, 
and a Panasonic television (VIERA) under “HDAVI 
Control”. You can use this function by connecting the 
equipment with the HDMI cable. See the operating 
instructions for connected equipment for operational 
details.

This unit supports “HDAVI Control 2” function.
The TV with “HDAVI Control 2” function enables the 
following operation: 

VIERA Link Control only with TV’s remote control (for 
“HDAVI Control 2”) (

\ page 37)

Preparation
• Confi rm that the HDMI connection (

\ page 9) has 

been made.

• Set “VIERA Link” to “On” (

\ page 27, “HDMI” tab).

• To complete and activate the connection 

correctly, turn on all VIERA Link “HDAVI Control” 
compatible equipment and set the television to 
the corresponding HDMI input mode for the home 
theater system.

• Whenever the connection or settings are changed, 

reconfi rm the points above.

You can turn on the home theater system and 
television, and start playing the disc in the play 
position with a single press of a button.

Theater speakers will be automatically activated 
(

\ see right).

•  This function also works if you press [

3, PLAY] on 

the home theater remote control during home theater 
standby mode.

•  Playback may not be immediately displayed on 

the television. If you miss the beginning portion of 
playback, press [

 ] or [

1] to go back to where 

playback started.

• When you switch the television input to:

– TV tuner mode, the home theater system will 

automatically switch to “AUX”.

– HDMI input mode for the home theater system, 

the home theater system will automatically 
switch to “DVD/CD” if it is in “AUX” mode.

• When you start disc play, the television will 

automatically switch to the HDMI input mode for the 
home theater system.

You can select whether audio is output from the 
home theater system or the television speakers by 
using the television menu settings. For details, refer 
to the operating instructions of your television.

Theater speakers are active.
• When the home theater system is in standby 

mode, changing the television speakers to theater 
speakers in the television menu will automatically 
turn the home theater system on and select “AUX”   
as the source.

• The television speakers are automatically muted.
• You can control the volume setting using the 

volume or mute button on the TV’s remote control. 
(The volume level is displayed on the main unit’s FL 
display.)

• To cancel muting, you can also use the home 

theater remote control (

\ page 15).

• If you turn off the home theater system, television 

speakers will be automatically activated.

TV
Television speakers are active.
• The volume of the home theater system is set to “0”.

– This function works only when “DVD/CD” or 

“AUX” is selected as the source on the home 
theater system.

• Audio output is 2-channel audio.

• When switching between the theater and television 

speakers, the TV screen may be blank for several 
seconds.

When the television is turned off, the home theater 
system goes into standby mode automatically.
• This function works only when “DVD/CD” or 

“AUX” is selected as the source on the home 
theater system.

• When the television is turned on, the home theater 

system does not turn on automatically. (Power on 
link is not available.)

Only the home theater system turns off when you 
press [

y] for shutting it down. Other connected 

equipment compatible with VIERA Link “HDAVI 
Control” stay on.

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