Panasonic SC-HT640W manual

RQT8611-1P P PC Operating Instructions D VD Home Theater Soun d Syst em Model No . SC-HT640W Region number The pl ay e r plays D VD- Video marked w ith labe ls co ntaining the re gion number “ 1 ” or “ ALL ”. Examp le: Befo re connecting , operat ing or adjusti ng this pro duct, please read the instructions completely . Please keep this man[...]

RQT 86 11 2 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Dear c ustome r Thank you for pur chasing this p roduct. For op timum pe rformanc e and safety , please r ead these instru ctions ca refully . THE FOLL O WING APPLIES ON L Y IN THE U.S.A. Read these opera ting i nstructio ns care fully before usin g the u nit. Follow the safety instr uction s on th e unit [...]

RQT 86 11 3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . 2 Simpl e Setup STE P 1 Positioning the speakers . . . . . . . . . 4 Speaker installatio n options . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 STE P 2 Speaker connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 STE P 3 Audi o and vide o co nnec tion s . . . . . . 6 Basic audi o connection . . . . . . .[...]

RQT8611 4 Simple Setup How you set up your speakers can a ffect the bass and the so und field . Note th e following poin ts: ≥ Place sp eakers on flat se cure b ases. ≥ Placi ng speakers too clos e to floors, walls, and cor ner s can result in excessive bass. Cover walls and windows with thick cur ta ins. ≥ Left and rig ht front sp eakers are[...]

RQT 86 11 5 Simple Setup ∫ Atta ching to a wall Y ou can attach the front and cent er speakers t o a wall. ≥ The wall or pillar on which the speakers are to be attached shou ld be capable o f suppo rti ng 10 k g (2 2 lbs) p er sc rew . Consu lt a qua lified buildi ng cont ractor when a ttaching the spea kers to a wall. Improp er att achmen t ma[...]

RQT8611 6 Simple Setup ≥ Do not connec t throug h the vi deo c asset te reco rder . Due t o copy guard pro tection, the pict ure may not b e displayed prope rly . ≥ T ur n the television of f before conn ecting, and re fer to th e tele visi on’ s oper ating in struction s. ≥ This audio conne ction will enable you to pla y audio f rom your t[...]

RQT 86 11 7 Simple Setup Conser vin g power The mai n un it an d the w irele ss surro und speak er cons ume a small amoun t of power whe n they are in standby mod e [main unit: ap prox. 0.4 W , surroun d spea ker: 0 .5 W (in transmit m ode), 1.2 W ( in receive mode) ]. T o sav e power when the unit is not to be use d for a long time, unpl ug it fro[...]

RQT8611 8 Simple Setup Do not: ≥ mix old and new ba tteries. ≥ use di fferent types at t he same time. ≥ heat or expose to flame. ≥ take apar t or shor t circuit . ≥ attempt to rech arge alkal ine or m angane se batter ies. ≥ use batte ries if the coveri ng has be en pe eled off. Mishan dling of batter ies ca n cause el ectroly te leaka[...]

RQT 86 11 9 Simple Setup OPEN/CLOSE EXCHANGE SKIP POWER MUSIC SURROUND MUSIC PORT 5 DISC SELECTOR SELECTOR TUNING TUNING 12345 MEMORY MEMORY TUNE MODE TUNE MODE FM MODE FM MODE VOLUME DISC DISC (26) (26) (13, 26) (26) (14, 29) (27) (15, 14) (29) ON MUSIC PORT OFF AC IN WIRELESS T ur n the u nit on/o ff (8) Select disc’s title numbers etc. / Enter[...]

RQT 86 11 10 Discs that can be p layed / Disc c aution / Maintenance Discs tha t can be play ed Operati ons in these instr uctions are descri bed main ly with form ats. Icons such a s [DVD-V] show the formats. § A pro cess that al lows play on comp atible eq uipment. ≥ It may not be possible to play all the above-mentioned discs in some cases du[...]

RQT861 1 11 Pro duct Service / Glossary Pr oduct Serv ice 1. Damage requir ing ser vice — The un it sh ould be servi ced b y quali fie d servi ce per sonne l if: (a) The AC power supply co rd or AC adaptor has bee n damage d; or (b) Objects or l iquids h ave gotten into t he unit; or (c) T he uni t has been exposed to rai n; or (d) The unit do es[...]

RQT 86 11 12 Basic pla y Basic play [Note[ ≥ Discs continue to rotate while menus are display ed. T o preser ve the unit’s motor and your tel evision screen, pr ess [ ∫ ] (Stop) when you ar e finished wi th the menus. ≥ T otal title num ber m a y no t be disp lay ed p roperly on i R/ i RW. Using the main unit OPEN/CLOSE EXCHANGE SKIP POWER [...]

RQT861 1 13 Basic pla y If y ou are experiencing pr oblems, refer to tro ubleshooting ( ➜ page 30 to 31). Using the remote contr ol Stop The position is memori zed while “RESUME ” is o n the di splay . ≥ Press [ 1 PLA Y] to re sume. ≥ Press [ ∫ STOP] again to clea r the position . Pa u s e ≥ Press [ 1 PLA Y] to restar t p lay . Skip ?[...]

RQT 86 11 14 Con venient functions Con venien t func tion s Y ou can select the d isc after che cking the discs loaded with t he Disc informati on scree n. ≥ Y ou ca n also select the disc d irectly with the 5 DISC SE LECTO R buttons on the main unit. Press [QUICK OSD]. ≥ T o exit the scr een, pres s [QUICK OSD]. This feature is very co nvenien[...]

RQT861 1 15 Con venient functions ≥ Selecting “Play as Data Disc” in Other Menu ( ➜ page 20) w ill be effective if the following fu nctions a re not available to play WMA, M P3 or JPEG files. ≥ [DVD-V] Some ite ms cann ot be pl a yed even if you have programmed them. ≥ [DVD-A] Some discs cont ain bonus groups. If a pa ssword screen appe[...]

RQT 86 11 16 Playin g data discs using na vigation men us Pla y ing data discs using navigation m enus Selecting “Play as Data Disc” in Other Menu ( ➜ p age 20) will be effe ctive if the following function s are not av ailable to play WMA, MP 3 or JPE G files. ≥ Playing HighMA T TM discs ( ➜ pag e 17) (Except JPEG files on D VD-RAM) T o e[...]

RQT861 1 17 Playin g data discs using na vigation men us ≥ Titles appe ar only if the title s are reco rded on th e disc. ≥ Y ou cann ot edit p rograms, play lists and disc titles. This wor ks only when th e disc con tains a p lay list. Tips f or making data di scs ≥ When t here are more than 8 grou ps, the eigh th group on wards w ill be dis[...]

RQT 86 11 18 Usi ng o n-sc re en menu s Using on-screen menus FUNCTIONS CANCEL PLAY ENTER Numb ered but t on s 1 Press o nce . 2 Select the menu. e.g. [DVD-V] 3 Make the settin gs. e.g. [DVD-V] 4 Press t o exit. Go to th e ne xt menu Select Register Retur n to the previous menu Functions Title Chapter Time Audio Subtitle An g le 1/2 3/10 0:24:31 1 [...]

RQT861 1 19 Usi ng o n-sc re en menu s ∫ Play Menu This works only when the elapsed play time can b e displayed. It also works with all JPEG content. ∫ Picture Menu (Continued on next page) Other Settings Items s hown diff er depe nding on the typ e of disc. Play Speed [DVD-A] (Motion pi cture par t) [DVD-VR] [DVD-V] T o ch ange p lay spee d ?[...]

RQT 86 11 20 Usi ng o n-sc re en menu s Using on-screen menus ∫ Audi o Menu ∫ Displa y Menu ∫ Other Menu Other Settings It ems sho wn dif fer dependin g on the type of di sc. Dolb y Pro Logic II ( ➜ page 26, Enh ancing the ster eo sound: Dolby Pro Logic II ) Dialogue Enhancer T o make the d ialogue in movies e asier to hear [DVD-V] (Dol by [...]

RQT861 1 21 Changing the play er settings Changing the player settings ≥ The setti ngs rema in intact ev en if you switch t he unit to stand by . ≥ Unde rlin ed ite ms a re the fa ctory sett ings in th e f ollowi ng d iag ram. ∫ “ Disc ” tab § 1 The or iginal lang uage designat ed on the disc is selec ted. § 2 Input th e appr opri ate c[...]

RQT 86 11 22 Changing the play er settings Changing the pla yer settings ∫ “ Video ” tab § Refer to “F rame still and field still” ( ➜ page 11, Glossa r y). ∫ “ Audio ” tab ∫ “ Dis pla y ” tab ∫ “ Oth ers ” tab QUI CK SET UP ena bles su ccess ive set tings o f the ite ms in t he sh aded area . TV Aspect Choose the set[...]

RQT861 1 23 Changing the play er settings (Effe ctive when pl ayi ng m ulti -cha nnel au dio) (Cen ter and su rroun d speakers only ) For optimum listen ing with 5. 1-channel sou nd, all the speakers, e xcept for the sub woofer , s hould b e the sa me dist ance from the sea ting pos ition. If you have to place the cente r or su rround sp eaker clos[...]

RQT 86 11 24 Using the radi o Using the radio Up to 15 statio ns can be s et in ea ch band , FM and AM. When a stereo F M broadc ast is being rece ived, “ST” lights in t he displ ay . ∫ If no ise i s excess ive When “F M” is s elected Press and h old [—FM MODE] on the main unit to displ ay “MO NO”. Press a nd hold [—FM MOD E] agai[...]

RQT861 1 25 Using the radi o ∫ FM frequency ste p The step is factor y-set t o 0.2-MH z, but you can c hange i t to recei ve broadca sts allocat ed in 0. 1-MHz st eps. 1 Press [SEL ECTOR] to se lect “FM”. 2 Press and hol d [SELECT OR]. After a fe w seconds the disp lay changes to show the curre nt minimum freque ncy . Continue to hold the but[...]

RQT 86 11 26 Using so und effect s Using soun d effects [Note] ≥ When connected with h eadph ones or the Rea r Musi c P or t ( ➜ pag e 29), Surro und Mu sic and the following sou nd effects may not be available or have no effect. (Exclud ing Sound Field Co ntrol: H EA VY , CLEAR or SOFT) ≥ Y ou ma y ex perience a reduc tio n in so und qu ali [...]

RQT861 1 27 Using so und effect s This is one of the ways to get appr opri ate surro und ef f ects. Prepar ation Press [D VD]. ∫ T o adjust speaker lev el during pla y [Effective when p laying multi-cha nnel au dio or when Dolby Pro Logic II or So und Fi eld Cont rol (MOVIE, SPORT or M USIC) is on, and Surr ound Music is off.] 1 Press [CH SEL ECT[...]

RQT 86 11 28 Operating o ther equip ment Operating other equ ipment Y ou can use the r emote control to operat e a Panasonic television . Conne ct your equi pment referr ing to “Cable TV box or video casse tte recorder co nnection” ( ➜ pa ge 6). [Note] The re mote co ntrol may not wo rk prop erly with so me mode ls. Aim the r emote cont rol a[...]

RQT861 1 29 Using other us eful funct ions Usin g othe r usefu l function s T o c ancel th e tim er While th e time is shown, press [— SLEEP] to select “O FF”. T o confi rm the remai ning tim e Press and hol d [—SLEEP] again. T o ch ange t he se tting Repe at the pro cedure from the be ginning. [Note ] T o prevent heari ng dama ge, avoid li[...]

RQT 86 11 30 T r oubleshooting guide T roubleshooting guide Before requ esting ser vice, ma ke the following checks. If you are in doubt ab out som e of the check points, or if t he soluti ons i ndicat ed in the char t do n ot solve the pr oblem, refer to “Custom er Ser vic es Dire ctor y” on page 33 if you reside in the U.S.A., or refer to “[...]

RQT 86 11 31 T r oubleshooting guide Picture abnormal or u n viewable Pa g e Progressive video Listeni ng to the radi o Unit displays T elevision displays The pictur e on th e tele vision is not displ ayed correc tly or disapp ears. ≥ Ensure that the un it is connecte d direct ly to th e tel evision, and is not con nected thr ough a video cassett[...]

RQT 86 11 32 Specificati ons Specification s RMS Outp ut P ower: Dolby Digita l Mode F ront C h 110 W pe r chann el (3 ≠ ), 1 kHz, 10 % THD Surrou nd Ch § 7 90 W per ch annel (4 ≠ ), 1 kHz, 10 % THD Center Ch 225 W per ch annel ( 6 ≠ ), 1 kHz, 10 % THD Subwoofer Ch 225 W p er chan nel (6 ≠ ), 100 Hz, 10 % THD T ota l RMS Dolby Digital mode[...]

RQT 86 11 33 Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR U.S.A.) Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR U .S.A.) Panasoni c Cons umer E lect ronics Com pany , Divis ion of Panaso nic C orpo ratio n of Nor th Am eric a One Panasonic Way Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 Panasonic Puer t o Rico, In c. A ve. 65 de Infanter ía, Km . 9.5 San Gabriel I ndustrial Park, Carolina, Puer t[...]

RQT 86 11 34 Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR CANADA) Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR C ANAD A) P anaso nic Ca nada I nc. P ANASONIC/TECHNICS PRODUCT – LIMITED W ARRANTY Panasonic Cana da Inc. warrants t his pro duct t o be fre e fro m defects in mater ial and workm anship and a grees t o remed y any such d ef ect f or a period as stated be low from th [...]

RQT 86 11 35 Use r me mo : DA TE OF PURCHASE DEALER NAME DEALER ADDRESS TELEPHONE NUMBER The m odel numb er and se rial number o f this pr oduct c an be found on ei ther the b ack or the bottom of the unit . Please note th em in t he spac e provided below and keep for future reference. MODEL NUMBER SC-HT640W SERIAL NUMBER Listening caution EST. 192[...]

[ForU.S.A.] P anasonic Consumer Electronics Company , Di vision of P an asonic Corporat ion of North Americ a One Panasonic Way Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 http://w ww.panasonic. com P anasonic Pue rto Rico, Inc. A ve. 65 de Infanter ía, Km. 9.5 San Gabriel Indus trial Park, Carolina, Puer to Rico 0098 5 [ForCanada] Pan a sonic Canada Inc. 5770 A[...]