Panasonic SC-HT895 Home Theater System User Manual


 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Getting
Started
Reference
Playing
Discs
Other
Operations
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Caution for AC Mains Lead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
About DivX VOD content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Simple Setup
STEP 1
Assembling the speakers . . . . . . . . .6
Speaker installation options . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
STEP 2
Positioning the speakers . . . . . . . . .8
STEP 3
Speaker connections
. . . . . . . . . . . . .9
STEP 4
Audio and video connections. . . . .10
Television with an HDMI terminal . . . . . . . . 10
Basic audio connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Basic video connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
STEP 5
Radio and AC mains lead
connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
STEP 6
Preparing the remote control . . . . 13
STEP 7
Performing QUICK SETUP . . . . . . 13
Control reference guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Discs that can be played. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Disc caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Basic play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Using the main unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Using the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Convenient functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Displaying current playback condition. . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
All group, Program and Random play. . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Playing data discs using navigation menus
. . .19
Playing data discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Selecting a track using CD text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Playing HighMAT
TM
discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Playing RAM and DVD-R/-RW (DVD-VR) discs. . . . . 20
Using on-screen menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Main menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Other Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Changing the player settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Changing the delay time of the speakers. . . . . . . . . . 29
Using the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Presetting stations automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Selecting the preset channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Manual tuning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Using an outdoor antenna (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using sound effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Changing the sound quality: Sound Field Control . . . 32
Enhancing the sound from the center speaker:
Center Focus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Enhancing the stereo sound: Dolby Pro Logic II . . . . 32
Adjusting the amount of bass: Subwoofer level . . . . . 32
Enhancing the bass sound: H.BASS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Enhancing the surround sound effect:
Surround Enhancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Adjusting the volume of each speaker:
Speaker level adjustments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Using other useful functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Setting the sleep timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Muting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using headphones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using the Music Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Enjoying Karaoke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Operating other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Operating the television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
[Australia[and[N.Z.] Operating the cable TV box, digital
broadcasting or satellite receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Operating both the television and the home
theater system: Control with HDMI
(HDAVI Control
TM
) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
One Touch Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Automatic input switching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Theater speaker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Power off link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42