Panasonic SC-HT855 Operating Guide
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Caution for AC Mains Lead . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
About DivX VOD content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Caution for AC Mains Lead . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
About DivX VOD content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Simple Setup
STEP 1
Assembling the front speakers . . . 6
STEP 2
Positioning the speakers . . . . . . 8
STEP 3
Speaker connections . . . . . . . . . 9
STEP 4
Audio, video and radio connections . . . 10
Ex.1 Connecting with your television
and Set Top Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Ex.2 Connecting with your
HDMI-compatible television
and Set Top Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
and Set Top Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connecting to a television with
AUDIO/VIDEO terminals . . . . . . . 12
Connecting the FM and AM antennas . . . 14
STEP 5
AC mains lead connection . . . 14
STEP 6
Preparing the remote control . . . 15
STEP 7
Presetting the radio stations . . . 15
Confirming the preset channels
. . . .
15
STEP 8
Performing QUICK SETUP. . . 16
Control reference guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Discs that can be played . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Disc caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Speaker installation options . . . . . . . . . . 41
Troubleshooting guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Troubleshooting guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Basic play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Using this unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Using the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Convenient functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Displaying current playback condition . . . . . . . 22
All group, Program and Random play . . . . . . . 22
All group, Program and Random play . . . . . . . 22
Playing data discs using
navigation menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Playing data discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Selecting a track using CD text . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Playing HighMAT
Selecting a track using CD text . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Playing HighMAT
TM
discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Playing RAM and
DVD-R /-RW (DVD-VR) discs . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Using on-screen menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Other Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Other Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Changing the player settings . . . . . . . . . 30
Changing the delay time of the speakers. . . . . 33
Using the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Presetting the channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Selecting the preset channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
RDS broadcasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using an outdoor antenna (optional) . . . . . . . . 35
Presetting the channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Selecting the preset channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
RDS broadcasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using an outdoor antenna (optional) . . . . . . . . 35
Using sound effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Changing the sound quality: Sound Field Control . . . 36
Enhancing the sound from the center speaker:
Enhancing the sound from the center speaker:
Center Focus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Enhancing the stereo sound: Dolby Pro Logic II . . . 36
Adjusting the amount of bass: Subwoofer level. . . . 36
Enhancing the bass sound: H.BASS . . . . . . . . 37
Enhancing the surround sound effect:
Adjusting the amount of bass: Subwoofer level. . . . 36
Enhancing the bass sound: H.BASS . . . . . . . . 37
Enhancing the surround sound effect:
Surround Enhancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Adjusting the volume of each speaker:
Speaker level adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Using other useful functions. . . . . . . . . . 38
Setting the sleep timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Muting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Using headphones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Using the Music Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Muting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Using headphones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Using the Music Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Operating other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Operating the television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Operating the set top box,
Operating the set top box,
digital broadcasting or satellite receiver . . . . 39
Operating both the television and the home
theater system: Control with HDMI
(HDAVI Control). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
One Touch Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Automatic input switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Theatre speaker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Power off link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Automatic input switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Theatre speaker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Power off link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Getting
Started
Reference
Playing
Discs
Other
Operations
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