Panasonic SC-HT855 User Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Getting

Started

Reference

Playing

Discs

Other

Operations

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Simple Setup

STEP 1

Assembling the front speakers . . . . 4

Speaker installation options . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

STEP 2

Positioning the speakers . . . . . . . . . 7

STEP 3

Speaker connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

STEP 4

Audio and video connections. . . . . . 8

Television with an HDMI terminal . . . . . . . . . 8
Basic audio connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Basic video connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

STEP 5

Radio and AC mains lead

connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

STEP 6

Preparing the remote control . . . . 10

STEP 7

Performing QUICK SETUP . . . . . . 11

Control reference guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Discs that can be played. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Disc caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Basic play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Using the main unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Convenient functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Displaying current playback condition. . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
All group, Program and Random play. . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Playing data discs using navigation menus . . . 17

Playing data discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Selecting a track using CD text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Playing HighMAT

discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Playing RAM and DVD-R/-RW (DVD-VR) discs . . . . . 18

Using on-screen menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Other Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Changing the player settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Changing the delay time of the speakers. . . . . . . . . . 27

Using the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Presetting stations automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Selecting the preset channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Manual tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
RDS broadcasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Using an outdoor antenna (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Using sound effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Changing the sound quality: Sound Field Control . . . 30
Enhancing the sound from the center speaker:

Center Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Enhancing the stereo sound: Dolby Pro Logic II . . . . 30
Adjusting the amount of bass: Subwoofer level . . . . . 30
Enhancing the bass sound: H.BASS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Enhancing the surround sound effect:

Surround Enhancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Adjusting the volume of each speaker:

Speaker level adjustments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Using other useful functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Setting the sleep timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Muting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using the Music Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Operating other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Operating the television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Operating the cable TV box, digital broadcasting or

satellite receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Operating both the television and the home

theater system: Control with HDMI

(HDAVI Control). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

One Touch Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Theater speaker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Power off link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

About DivX VOD content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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