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RQT9223
Enjoying the Home Theater has become easy! / Table of contents
Table of contents
Before use
Listening caution ............................................................................2
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ..........................................3
Enjo
ying the Home Theater has become easy! .............................4
Supplied
accessories .....................................................................6
Contr
ol guide ...................................................................................6
Quick guide
Step 1
Placing speakers ................................................................9
Step 2
Connecting speakers .......................................................10
Step 3
Connecting a TV and a
Blu-ray Disc/DVD player ...................................................12
Step 4
Watching TV or DVD ..........................................................14
Preparations
Connections ......................................................................... 16
Basic connections ........................................................................16
Connecting equipment with HDMI terminal ..................................16
Connecting
cables to video and audio terminals
(Connecting
equipment without HDMI terminal) ...........................17
Connecting cables to S video and audio terminals ....................18
Connecting
cables to component and
audio
terminals .............................................................................19
Other connections ........................................................................20
T
o enjoy analog sounds ................................................................20
T
o enjoy high-quality analog sounds
(Analog
8-channel connections) ...................................................20
To connect the unit to a CD player. ................................................20
T
o connect the unit for audio or picture recording ..........................21
T
o connect the unit to a video camera etc. ....................................21
Connecting
other speakers ..........................................................22
T
o connect bi-wire speakers .........................................................22
To connect a second pair of front speakers (SPEAKERS B)
..............22
To enjoy wireless audio with SH-FX67 ..........................................23
Connecting
antennas ...................................................................23
Auto speaker setup using the setup microphone
..................... 24
Basic operations
Enjoying the Home Theater ................................................. 26
Basic playback ..............................................................................26
Using surround speakers wirelessly with SH-FX67 ...................27
T
o enjoy 7.1 channel playback using 2 sets of SH-FX67 ...............27
When you use wireless speakers in another room (MULTI ROOM)
....27
Using SPEAKERS B ......................................................................27
Pla
yback when making analog 8-channel connections .............27
Enjo
ying only with TV speaker .....................................................27
Enjo
ying 7.1-channel virtual surround playback ........................27
Operations
Listening to surround sound .............................................. 28
Dolby Pro Logic .......................................................................28
NEO:6 .............................................................................................28
SFC
(Sound Field Control) ...........................................................28
Sound
field ...................................................................................29
Remote controlling sound effects ...................................... 30
Adjusting Dolby Pro Logic ’s “MUSIC ” mode .........................30
Adjusting NEO:6’s “MUSIC ” mode ..............................................30
Convenient functions .......................................................... 31
Adjusting speaker volumes .........................................................31
Silencing speakers temporarily ...................................................31
Displa
ying the current status .......................................................31
Using the VIERA Link “HDAVI Control
TM
” ........................... 32
Enjoying the Home Theater through one-touch operations ......33
Using the sound menu ........................................................ 34
Adjusting the speaker level ..........................................................34
Adjusting the bass ........................................................................34
Adjusting
the treble ......................................................................34
Balancing
front speaker volume ..................................................35
Changing
the audio output (Dual program) ................................35
Listening
clearly at low volume ....................................................35
Using
whisper mode surround ....................................................35
Using the setup menu .......................................................... 36
Basic operation .............................................................................36
Adjusting the brightness of the display ......................................37
Using
sleep timer ..........................................................................37
Setting
speakers and their sizes ..................................................37
Setting
distances ..........................................................................37
Setting
the lowpass filter ..............................................................38
Changing
auto speaker settings .................................................38
T
o return speakers to factory settings ...........................................38
Setting
the unit against automatic polarity adjustment ..................38
Adjusting
the high-frequency sound quality of the set frequency
response ......................................................................................38
Making
bi-wire setting ..................................................................38
Setting
the speaker impedance ...................................................38
Changing
the input settings .........................................................39
Setting
the placement positions for surround speakers ............39
Setting
wireless speakers ............................................................39
Setting
input signals .....................................................................39
Adjusting
input levels for external terminals ..............................39
Reducing
standby power consumption
(po
wer save mode) ........................................................................40
Setting VIERA Link to “OFF ”
........................................................40
Switching the attenuator ..............................................................40
Adjusting
the time lag by delaying audio
output
when pictures on TV arrives after sounds .......................40
Changing the volume display ......................................................40
Reset
(factory settings) ................................................................40
Using headphones ............................................................... 41
Recording ............................................................................. 41
Remote controlling a TV or DVD recorder etc
. ...................... 42
Remote controlling a TV, cable box and satellite receiver
...............42
Using two or more Panasonic equipment
(a
mini component system, an AV amp etc.) ...............................42
Remote controlling a DVD recorder .............................................43
Remote
controlling a Blu-ray Disc/DVD player ...........................44
Entering
a code to operate other equipment ..............................45
Playing an iPod on this unit ................................................. 47
Playing music recorded on iPod ..................................................47
Listening to the Radio ......................................................... 48
Preset tuning .................................................................................48
Auto presetting .............................................................................48
Man
ual presetting .........................................................................48
Listening
to preset stations (using the remote control) ..................48
Man
ual tuning ................................................................................49
T
uning directly using the numbered buttons ..................................49
Using
the unit ................................................................................49
Using
the remote control ...............................................................49
Reducing
excessive noise ...........................................................49
FM
frequency step ........................................................................49
Reference
Other information ................................................................ 50
Glossary ............................................................................... 52
Err
or messages .................................................................... 53
T
roubleshooting guide ........................................................ 54
Maintenance ......................................................................... 55
Specifications
...................................................................... 56
Limited
Warranty (Only for the U.S.A.) ................................ 57
Limited
Warranty (Only for Canada) ................................... 58
Pr
oduct Service ................................................................... 59
Before use
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