Panasonic SC-HT940 manual

RQT8582-3P P PC Operating Instructions D VD Home Theater Soun d Syst em Model No . SC-HT740/SC-HT940 / SC-HT743 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: § For Canada only: The word “Par ticipan t” is use d in plac e of th e word “Partn er”. Before [...]

RQT 85 82 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 . [HT 74 0] : in dicates feature s applica ble to SC-HT 740 onl y . [HT 74 3] : SC -HT7 43 only . [HT 94 0] : SC -HT9 40 only . THE FOLLO WING APPLIES ONL Y IN THE U.[...]

RQT8582 3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . 2 Simpl e Setup STE P 1 Assembling the front speakers . . . . 4 Speaker inst allation optio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 STE P 2 Positioning the speakers . . . . . . . . . 7 STE P 3 Speaker connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 STE P 4 Audi o and vide o co nnec tion s . . [...]

RQT8582 4 Simple Setup Prep aration ≥ T o prevent damage o r scratches, lay down a s oft cloth and pe rform asse mbly on it . ≥ For assembly , use a Phillips-head screwdriver . ≥ Make sure you h av e all the indicated com ponents b efore star ting a ssembly , setup, and connec tion. ≥ There is no difference between the ri ght and left spea [...]

RQT 85 82 5 Simple Setup [HT940] 1 Attach the speaker to the stan d. Place the polyfoam undern eath the speaker for stability while attaching the spe aker to the sta nd. 1 Feed th e spe aker cabl e (th e shor ter p art) into th e botto m of the s peak er and throug h the sl ot at the rea r . 2 While p ulling t he spea ker cable up t hrough the slot[...]

RQT8582 6 Simple Setup ∫ Attaching to a wall Y ou ca n attach all of th e speakers (except su bwoofer) to a wall. ≥ The wa ll or pillar on which the sp eakers are to be a t tached s hould be capa ble of suppo r ting over 10 k g (22 lbs ) [ [H T940] 15 k g (33 lbs) for the front speakers] p er screw . Consul t a qual ified building con trac tor [...]

RQT 85 82 7 Simple Setup How you set up your speakers can affect the ba ss and the s ound fie ld. Note the following po ints: ≥ Place spea kers on flat secure bases. ≥ Placing spe akers too close to flo ors, walls, and cor ners can r esult in excessive bass. Cov er walls and wind ows with thick cur ta ins. ≥ Left and r ight speakers ar e inte[...]

RQT8582 8 Simple Setup ≥ Ensure the AC co rd is di sconnected before y ou make the speaker connections. ≥ 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 [...]

RQT 85 82 9 Simple Setup ≥ This audio c onnection will e nable you to play audio from your television throu gh your ho me theate r system . Refer to “O perating oth er equipm ent” ( ➜ page 30) . COMPO NENT VIDEO OUT ≥ Using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminals The COMPO NENT VIDE O OUT term inals provides a purer p icture tha n the S-VIDEO O[...]

RQT8582 10 Simple Setup Cons erv ing powe r The ma in unit co nsumes a small a mount of power, e ven wh en it is tu r ned of f (For U .S.A. and Canada : approx. 0.4 W or for other a r eas: a pprox. 0.9 W) . T o save power whe n the uni t is no t to be use d for a long t ime, unplug it from the h ousehold AC outle t. Y ou will need to r eset some me[...]

RQT 85 82 11 Simple Setup The QUICK SETUP screen assists you to m ake necessary set tings. T o d isplay the pic ture from t he main unit, tu rn on your te levision an d chang e its vid eo inpu t mod e (e.g . VIDEO 1, A V 1, etc.). ≥ T o cha nge your tel evision’ s video inp ut mode, re fer to its operat ing instr uction s. ≥ This re mote cont[...]

RQT 85 82 12 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. § 1 Incl udes sing le-s ided , dual -la yer discs . § 2 A proc ess that allows play on co mpatible equ ipment . ≥ It may not be possible[...]

RQT858 2 13 Pro duct Service / Glossary Pr oduct Serv ice 1. Damage requir ing ser vice — The un it sh ould be se rviced b y quali fie d servi ce per sonnel i f: (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 85 82 14 Basic pla y Basic play [Note[ ≥ Discs continue to rotate while menus are displayed. T o preserve 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 MU[...]

RQT858 2 15 Basic pla y If y ou are experiencing pr oblems, refer to tro ubleshooting ( ➜ pa g e 32 to 34). Using the remote contr ol Stop The position is memor ized while “RESUME ” is o n the di splay . ≥ Press [ 1 PLA Y] to re sume. ≥ Press [ ∫ STOP] again to clear the position . Pa u s e ≥ Press [ 1 PLA Y] to restar t p lay . Skip [...]

RQT 85 82 16 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 Inf ormation screen. ≥ Y ou ca n also select the disc d irectly with the 5 DISC SE LECT OR buttons on the ma in unit. [HT740] [HT7 43] Press [QUICK OSD] . Basics ----------------------- ----------------------------[...]

RQT858 2 17 Con venient functions ≥ Selecting “Play as Data Disc” in Other Menu ( ➜ page 22) will be effe ctive if the follo wing functions are not av ailable to pla y WMA, MP3 or JPEG fi les . ≥ [DVD-V] Some it ems can not be p lay ed ev en if you hav e p rogram med them . ≥ [DVD-A] Some discs cont ain bonus groups. If a pa ssword scre[...]

RQT 85 82 18 Playin g data discs using na vigation men us Pla y ing data discs using navigation m enus Selecting “Play as Data Disc” in O ther M enu ( ➜ page 22 ) will be eff ective if the fo llowing functions are not av aila b le to play WMA, MP3 or JPEG files . ≥ Playing HighMA T TM discs ( ➜ pag e 19) T o en joy listening to W MA/MP3 c[...]

RQT858 2 19 Playin g data discs using na vigation men us ≥ Titles appe ar only if the titles ar e reco rded on th e disc. ≥ Y ou cann ot edit p rograms, playlists a nd disc t itles. This wor ks only when th e disc con tains a p laylist. ∫ Pla ying scenes one b y one 1 While the playlist menu is displ a yed Press [ 1 ]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to se[...]

RQT 85 82 20 Usi ng o n-sc reen menu s Using on-screen menus CANCEL WOOFER SLEEP SETUP MODE SFC ZOOM TEST REPEAT PL DISPLAY CH MODE H.BASS C.FOCUS MUTING SELECT FL SUB PLAY CD PLAY LIST MENU RETURN ENTER GROUP QUICK OSD SKIP SLOW SEARCH VOLUME VOLUME STOP 1 PAUSE PLAY 2 3 5 6 89 0 10 4 7 DISC AUX P. AM DVD MUSIC FM TV VIDEO TV T O P M E N U F U N C[...]

RQT858 2 21 Usi ng o n-sc reen menu s ∫ Play Menu This w orks only w hen the ela psed pla y time ca n be disp la ye d. It also works with all JPEG content. ∫ Picture Menu (Continued on next page) Other Settings Items s hown diff er depe nding on the type of disc. Play Speed [DVD-A] (Motion pi cture par t) [DVD-VR] [DVD-V] T o ch ange p lay spee[...]

RQT 85 82 22 Usi ng o n-sc reen menu s Using on-screen menus ∫ Pictu re M enu (Continued) ∫ A udio Menu ∫ Displa y Menu ∫ Other Menu Confirming HDMI information [Note] ≥ All po ssi bl e type s of ou tput are displ a ye d. ≥ The current outp ut for “A u dio Stream”, “Video Format” and “Color Space” will be under lined. (If yo[...]

RQT858 2 23 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 85 82 24 Changing the play er settings Changing the pla yer settings ∫ “ Video ” tab § Refer to “F ra me still and field still” ( ➜ page 13, Glos sary). ∫ “ Audio ” tab ∫ “ HDM I ” tab ∫ “ Dis pla y ” tab ∫ “ Oth er s ” tab QUI CK SET UP en abl es su ccess ive set tings o f the ite ms in the sh aded area . T[...]

RQT858 2 25 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 cen ter or surro und speakers clos[...]

RQT 85 82 26 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 [—F M MOD E] on th e main un it to displa y “MONO”. Press a nd hold [—FM MOD E] a[...]

RQT858 2 27 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 [SELECT OR] to select “FM”. 2 Press and ho ld [SELECT O R]. After a few seconds t he display chan ges to s how the curren t minimum f reque ncy . Continue t o hold t he[...]

RQT 85 82 28 Using so und effect s Using soun d effects [Note] ≥ The fo llowing sou nd eff ects may not be av ailab le or ha ve no eff ect when the Rear Musi c P ort or headphones are used ( ➜ page 31), or dependi ng on the type of source. ≥ Y ou may e xperi ence a reduction i n sound quality when these sound effects are used with some source[...]

RQT858 2 29 Using so und effect s Y ou ca n enha nce low-freque ncy soun d so that h eavy bass so und can be heard clear ly , ev en if the acoustic s of your ro om are n ot optim al. The un it automa tically selects th e most suitabl e setting according to the type of playback source. Press [H.BASS]. ≥ [DVD-V] [DVD-VR] H.BASS ON (f actory preset)[...]

RQT 85 82 30 Operating o ther equip ment Operating other equipm ent Y ou can use th e remote control to operate a Panasonic television . Conne ct your equi pment referr ing to “Cable TV box or vid eo casse tte recorder co nnection” ( ➜ pa ge 9). [Note] The re mote co ntrol may not wor k prop erly with some mode ls. Aim t he remot e control at[...]

RQT858 2 31 Using other us eful funct ions Usin g othe r usefu l function s Press [SLEEP] to select the time (in minutes). SLEEP 30 _--- -) SLEEP 60 _---- ) SLEEP 90 ^""""" OFF (_ SLEEP120 (_ _} T o c ancel th e tim er Press [SLEEP ] to sele ct “OFF”. T o confi rm the remai ning tim e Press [SLE EP] again. T o ch ange t[...]

RQT 85 82 32 T r oubleshooting guide T roub leshoot ing 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 37 if you reside in the U.S.A., or refer to ?[...]

RQT 85 82 33 T r oubleshooting guide Marker Pa g e A-B repeat Sound a bnormal o r improp er Menu s Picture abnormal or u n viewable Progressive video Listeni ng to the radi o T elevision operation (Continued on next page) Cannot add markers. ≥ Y ou cann ot add markers w ith D VD-RAM or DV D-R/- RW (D VD- VR) dis cs. ≥ If the di sc’ s elap sed[...]

RQT 85 82 34 T r oubleshooting guide T roub leshooting gu ide Unit displa ys Pa g e T elevision displays The display is dark. ≥ Select “Br ight” in “FL Dimm er” in the “Other s” tab. 24 “NOPLA Y” ≥ Y o u inser ted a disc th e unit c annot p lay; inser t one i t can. ≥ Y ou inser ted a blank disc. ≥ Y ou inser ted a disc th a[...]

RQT 85 82 35 Specificati ons Specification s [HT740] RMS Outp ut Po wer: Do lby Digital Mode F ront Ch 90 W per channel (4 ≠ ), 1 kHz, 1 0 % THD Surro und Ch 90 W per chann el (4 ≠ ) , 1 kHz, 10 % T HD Cente r Ch 320 W per chann el (4 ≠ ) , 1 kHz, 10 % T HD Subwoofer Ch 320 W per chan nel (4 ≠ ), 100 Hz, 1 0 % TH D T ot al RMS Dolby Digital[...]

RQT 85 82 36 Specificati ons Specifications [HT740] [HT7 43] [Frontspea kersSB-FS740] Ty p e 2 way , 2 spe aker system (B ass reflex) Speak er unit (s) Impedance 4 ≠ 1. W oof er 6.5 c m (2 1 / 2 z ) Cone type 2. T weeter 6 cm (2 3 / 8 z ) Cone type Input p ower (IEC) 90 W § (Max) Output soun d pressu re 81 dB/W ( 1.0 m) Cross over freque ncy 6[...]

RQT 85 82 37 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 [...]

RQT 85 82 38 Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR CANADA) Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR CANAD 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 e[...]

RQT 85 82 39 Listening caution EST. 1924 Selecting f ine aud io equip ment su ch as the un it you’ve just purchas ed is on ly the sta r t of your musical enjoyment. Now it’ s time t o consider how you can ma ximize the fu n and excitem ent your equip ment of fers. This manufacturer and the Electr onic Industr ies Asso ciation’s Cons ume r E l[...]

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