Panasonic SC-HT995 Speaker 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 front and surround speakers
. . .6
Speaker installation options . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
STEP 2
Positioning the speakers . . . . . . . . .9
STEP 3
Speaker connections
. . . . . . . . . . . .11
[HT995W] Connecting the surround speaker
cables to the wireless system . . . . . . . . 11
STEP 4
Radio and digital transceiver
connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
[HT995W] Connecting the
digital transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
STEP 5
Audio and video connections. . . . 13
Television with an HDMI terminal. . . . . . . .13
Basic audio connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Basic video connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
STEP 6
AC mains lead connections . . . . . 14
STEP 7
Preparing the remote control . . . . 15
STEP 8
Performing QUICK SETUP . . . . . . 15
Control reference guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Discs that can be played. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Disc caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Basic play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Using the main unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Using the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Convenient functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Displaying current playback condition. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
All group, Program and Random play. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Playing data discs using navigation menus
. . .21
Playing data discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Selecting a track using CD text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Playing HighMAT
TM
discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Playing RAM and DVD-R/-RW (DVD-VR) discs. . . . . 22
Using on-screen menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Main menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Other Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Changing the player settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Changing the delay time of the speakers. . . . . . . . . . 31
Using the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Presetting stations automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Selecting the preset channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Manual tuning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using an outdoor antenna (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Using sound effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Changing the sound quality: Sound Field Control . . . 34
Enhancing the sound from the center speaker:
Center Focus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Enhancing the stereo sound: Dolby Pro Logic II . . . . 34
Adjusting the amount of bass: Subwoofer level . . . . . 34
Enhancing the bass sound: H.BASS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Enhancing the surround sound effect:
Surround Enhancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Adjusting the volume of each speaker:
Speaker level adjustments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using other useful functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Setting the sleep timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Muting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Using headphones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Using the Music Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
[HT995] Enjoying Karaoke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Operating other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Operating the television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
[HT995W] Operating the cable TV box, digital
broadcasting or satellite receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Operating both the television and the home
theater system: Control with HDMI
(HDAVI Control
TM
) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
One Touch Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Automatic input switching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Theater speaker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Power off link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
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