Panasonic SC-HT995W manual

RQT8766-2L GCS GC GS GCT GN Operating Instructions D VD Home Theater Sound System Model No. SC-HT995/SC-HT995W Region number The play er plays D VD-Video marked with labels co ntaining the region number or “ ALL ”. Example: [SoutheastAsiaand[Thailand[ Before connecting, operating or adjustin g this product, please read the instructions comple[...]

RQT87 66 2 Accessories Dear customer Thank you f or purchasing this product. For optim um perf or mance and safety , please read these instructions carefully . [HT995] : indicates f eatures applicable to SC-HT995 only . [HT995W] : SC-HT995W only Please check and identi fy the supplied accessories. ≥ These operating instructions are appli cable to[...]

RQT876 6 3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started Reference Pla ying Discs Other Operations Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Caution for AC Mains Lead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 About DivX VOD conte nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 [...]

RQT 87 66 4 Caution f or AC M ains Lead Caution for A C Main s Lead (For Saudi Arabia and K uwait) (“GS” area code model onl y) For your saf ety , please read the following text carefully . This appli ance is s upp lied wit h a mo ulde d thr ee p in mai ns pl ug f or y our safety and convenience. A 5-ampe re fuse is fitted in this plug. Should [...]

RQT876 6 5 Safety prec autions / About DivX V OD content Safety precautions Set th e unit up o n an even surface aw ay from direct s unlight, high tempera tures, high humidi ty , and excessive vibration . Thes e conditio ns can damage th e cabin et and other compon ents, ther eby shor tening the unit’ s servic e life . Do no t place heavy items o[...]

RQT8766 6 Simple Setup Prep aration ≥ T o prev ent damag e or sc ratches, lay down a soft c loth and perfor m asse mbly on it . ≥ For assembly , use a Phillips-head screwdriver . ≥ Make sure you h av e all the indicated componen ts before star tin g assembly , setup, and connec tion. ≥ There is no difference between the r ight a nd left s p[...]

RQT 87 66 7 Simple Setup [HT995W] [Note ] ≥ The fron t and su rroun d spea kers are different . – Check the la bel on t he rea r of sp eaker before attachi ng th e stand ( ➜ page 9). – The stan d with shor ter cable is for the front s peaker . 1 Attach the stand to the base. 1 Thread the speaker cable t hrough t he base . For quicker thread[...]

RQT8766 8 Simple Setup ∫ Attaching to a wall Y ou can attach a ll of the speakers (except s ubwoo fer) to a wall. ≥ The wall o r pilla r on wh ich the s peakers are to be attache d should be capable of suppor ting over 15 k g ( [H T995W] 10 k g) per screw . Co nsult a qualif ied building co ntractor wh en attach ing the speakers to a wall. Im p[...]

RQT 87 66 9 Simple Setup How you set up your speakers can affect the ba ss and th e soun d field. N ote the following points: ≥ Place spea kers on flat secure bases. ≥ Placing spe akers too close t o floors, walls, and cor ners can r esult in excessive bass. Cover walls and windows with thick cur ta ins. ≥ Left and r ight speakers ar e inter [...]

RQT8766 10 Simple Setup ≥ Use only supplied speakers Using other spea kers can damage the unit, and sound quality will be negati vely affected. ≥ Set the speakers up o n an even surface to prev ent them fro m falling. T ak e prope r pre cautions to prevent the spe akers from falling i f you cannot se t them up on an even surface. Main un it [No[...]

RQT 87 66 11 Simple Setup [HT995W] Connecting the surr ound speaker cables to the wireless system STE P 3 Speak er connect ions 4 4 2 2 6 6 5 3 5 3 1 1 SURROUND Rch Rch SURROUND Rch Rch FRONT WOOFER SUB Lch Lch Lch CENTER Lch SURROUND SURROUND FRONT SUB WOOFER FRONT FRONT CENTER FRONT Lch Rch SURROUND Rch FRONT 2 Rch FRONT FRONT Lch Rch SURROUND CE[...]

RQT8766 12 Simple Setup [HT995W] Connectin g the di gital transceive r STE P 4 Radio and digit al transceiv er connections Adhesi ve tape Main un it AM lo op antenna Stand th e antenna up on its base. Place the anten na wher e recepti on is b est. K eep loos e anten na cable away from other wire s and cables. Click! AM loop a nte nna FM in door ant[...]

RQT 87 66 13 Simple Setup ≥ Do no t conne ct th rough th e vid eo cas sette recorder. Due to c opy guard prote ction , the pi cture may not be displ ay ed prop erly . ≥ T ur n th e television o ff before con necting , and refer to th e television’s operatin g instr uctions. Use th e HDMI co nnectio n to en joy higher qua lity audi o and vi de[...]

RQT8766 14 Simple Se tup ≥ Using the S-VI DEO OUT termi nal The S-VIDEO OUT terminal achiev es a more vivid picture than the VIDEO OUT terminal by separating the chrominance (C) and lumina nce (Y) signals. (A ctual results depend on t he tele vision.) ∫ C able TV bo x or video cassette recorder connection Conserving power The main unit and the [...]

RQT 87 66 15 Simple Setup Do not: ≥ mix old a nd new batt erie s. ≥ use different types at the same t ime. ≥ heat or expose t o flame. ≥ take apar t or shor t circu it. ≥ attempt to rechar ge alka line or m angan ese batter i es. ≥ use b atteries if th e co vering has been pe eled off . Misha ndling o f batte ries c an caus e electr oly[...]

RQT 87 66 16 Contro l reference guide Contr ol reference guide ONE TOUCH PLAY (34) (34, 35) (35, 34) (34) (19, 36) (35) (20) (36) SURROUND ENHANCER T urn the unit on/of f (15) Select disc’s title numbe rs etc./En ter num bers (19) Bas ic op er atio ns for play (18, 19) Show a disc top me nu (21) or pr ogram lis t (22) F rame-by-frame/ Select or r[...]

RQT876 6 17 Discs th at can be play ed / Disc caut ion / Maintenance Discs that can be play ed Operation s in thes e ins tructions are de scrib ed main ly with formats. Icons such as [DVD-V] s how the for mats. § 1 Functio ns added w ith Div X Ultra are not su ppor ted. § 2 Includes si ngle-sid ed, dou ble-lay ered disc s. § 3 A process that all[...]

RQT 87 66 18 Basic pla y Basic play T o display the picture from the mai n unit, turn o n your television and change its video input m ode (e. g. VIDEO 1, A V 1, etc.). ≥ T o change your tel evision’ s v ideo inp ut mod e, refer to its operati ng instr uction s. [Note[ ≥ Discs co ntinue to rotate while menu s are d isplayed. T o pr eser ve th[...]

RQT876 6 19 Basic pla y If y ou are experienci ng prob lems, refer to tr oubleshooting ( ➜ page 40 to 42). Using the remote contr ol Stop The position is memori zed while “RESUME ” is o n the d isplay . ≥ 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 play . Skip ?[...]

RQT 87 66 20 Con venient functions Con venient function s Press [FUNCTIONS]. Each ti me you p ress the but ton: Main men u ( ➜ page 24) -----------------> B asics --------------------> Details ^---- ---- ----- ---- ----- off (No on-screen display) ,------ ---- ------- -b ≥ [MPEG4] [DivX] Video and a udio i nformati on is no t displ ayed d[...]

Playin g data discs using na vigation men us RQT876 6 21 Playing data discs using n avigation menus Selectin g “P lay as Data Disc” in Ot her Menu ( ➜ page 27) will be eff ectiv e if the following functions a re not availabl e to play WMA, MP 3, JPEG, MPEG4 or D ivX video contents. ≥ Pla ying HighMA T TM discs ( ➜ page 22) T o e njoy list[...]

RQT 87 66 22 Playin g data discs using na vigation men us Pla ying data discs us ing navigation menus Titles appear w ith CD T ext disc playback. ≥ Titles a ppear only if th e title s are r ecorded o n the d isc. ≥ Y ou cann ot edit programs, pl aylists and di sc titles. This wor ks only wh en the disc cont ains a p lay list. ∫ Pla ying scene[...]

RQT876 6 23 Playin g data discs using na vigation men us Tips for making data discs ≥ When there are mor e than 8 groups, the ei ghth group onwards will be displayed on one vertical line in the menu scr een. ≥ There m ay be differences i n the di splay order on th e menu screen and com puter scre en. ≥ This un it canno t play files re corded [...]

RQT 87 66 24 Usi ng o n-sc re en m enus Using on-screen menus 1 Show the Main menu. 2 Select th e menu. e. g. [DVD-V] 3 Make the s ettin gs. e. g. [DVD-V] 4 Press t o exit. Main menu Items sh own diff er d epending on the type of dis c. Program Group Titl e Chapter Tr a c k Playlist Content T o sta rt from a spec ific item e.g . [DVD-VR] T o se lec[...]

RQT876 6 25 Usi ng o n-sc re en m enus ∫ Play Menu This w orks only w hen the e laps ed p la y time ca n be di sp la yed. I t als o works with all JPEG content. ∫ Picture Menu (Continued on next page) Other Settings Items s hown differ d epending on the type of dis c. Play Speed [DVD-A] (Motion pi cture par t) [D VD-VR] [DVD-V] T o ch ange pla [...]

RQT 87 66 26 Usi ng o n-sc re en m enus Using on-screen menus ∫ Pictu re M enu (Continued) ∫ Audio Menu Other Settings It ems sho wn differ depen ding on the t ype o f dis c. T ransfer Mode If you have chosen “xxx § p” (progr essive) or “1 080i” (inter lace) ( ➜ page 25, “Video Output M ode” in Pi cture Menu), selec t the method [...]

RQT876 6 27 Usi ng o n-sc re en m enus ∫ Displa y Menu ∫ Other Menu Confirming HDMI information [Note ] ≥ All possible types of output are displayed. ≥ The current output for “Aud io Stream”, “Video Format” and “Color Space (or Colour Space)” will b e underlined. (If you selec t a vi deo ou tput with out an “ ¢ ” mark in th[...]

RQT 87 66 28 Changing the pla yer settin gs Changing the play er settings ≥ The se ttings rema in intact even if you switch the unit to sta ndby . ≥ Unde rline d items a re the factor y set tings i n the following table. ∫ “ Dis c ” tab § 1 Languag e optio ns [Sout heast Asiaand[ Thaila nd[ : Chinese [TheM iddle East, South]Af rica,[...]

RQT876 6 29 Changing the pla yer settin gs ∫ “ Video ” tab ∫ “ A udio ” tab § 5 Refer to “F rame still and field still” ( ➜ pa ge 43, Glossar y) . § 6 [South east Asia ]and]Th ail and] § 7 [The Middl eEas t,Sou th]Af rica ,]Saudi [Arabia,[K uwait,[Austr alia[and[N .Z.[ (Continued on next page) QUICK SE TUP en ables s ucce s[...]

RQT 87 66 30 Changing the pla yer settin gs Changing the pla yer settings ∫ “ HDM I ” tab ∫ “ Dis pl a y ” tab ∫ “ Oth er s ” ta b § 6 [Southe astA sia and ]Thai land [ § 7 [ TheMiddl eEas t,S outh ]Afr ica,]S aud i[Ar abia, [Kuwait,[A u stra lia[and[N.Z .[ QUI CK SE TUP e nables succ ess ive set ting s of t he it ems in th[...]

RQT876 6 31 Changing the pla yer settin gs (Effe ctive when pla yin g mu lti-c hannel au dio) (Cen ter and su rroun d speakers o nly) For optimum listen ing with 5. 1-chan nel sound, all the speakers, except f or the sub woofer , s houl d be the sa me dist ance fr om the seating positi on. If you have to place the cen ter or surro und spea kers clo[...]

RQT 87 66 32 Using the radi o Using the radio Up to 15 statio ns can be set in each b and, FM and AM. When a stereo F M bro adcast is being r eceived, “ST” lights i n the di splay . ∫ If no ise is excess ive When “F M” is s elected Press and h old [—F M M ODE] on the main u nit to displa y “MONO”. Press a nd hold [—FM MOD E] ag ai[...]

RQT876 6 33 Using the radi o ∫ AM frequency step [SoutheastA sia,]Thai land,[the]Mi ddle]Eas t, S out h]Af ric a,]S aud i[ Arabi a[a nd[ [Kuw ai t[ The step is factor y-set t o 9-kHz, but you can chan ge it to receive broadca sts all ocated in 10-kHz steps. 1 Press [SEL ECT OR] to select “FM”. 2 Press and hol d [SELECT OR]. After a fe w sec[...]

RQT 87 66 34 Using so und eff ects Using soun d effects [Note] ≥ The following so und ef fects ma y not be av ailable or have no effect depend ing on the type of sou rce, or whe n headph ones a re used . ≥ Y ou ma y ex perience a red ucti on in sound quality w hen thes e so und effects are used wi th s ome s ources. If this o ccurs, tur n th e [...]

RQT876 6 35 Using so und eff ects Y ou ca n enha nce low-fre quency sound s o that heavy ba ss sound can be heard clear ly , even if the acoust ics of your ro om ar e not optim al. The unit automa tically selects th e most s uitable setting accord ing to t he type of playback source. Press [-H.BASS]. ≥ [DVD-V] [DVD-VR] H.BASS ON (f actory preset)[...]

RQT 87 66 36 Using other us eful funct ions Using oth er useful funct ions T o ca ncel t he time r While the tim e is shown, p ress [—SLE EP] to select “OFF”. T o confi rm the re maini ng time Pres s and hold [ —SLEEP] again . T o cha nge th e set ting Repea t the p rocedu re from t he beg innin g. Press [MUTING]. “MUTING” flas hes on t[...]

RQT876 6 37 Using other us eful funct ions [DVD-V] [VCD] [HT995] Enjoying Karaok e 1 T urn [MIC LEVEL] to “MIN” an d connect the micro phone (not in cluded). Micro phone plug type: ‰ 6.3 mm mona ural standard p lug 2 Insert the disc and star t play ( ➜ page 18) 3 Adjust the main v olume with [ V OLUME]. 4 Adjust the microphone v olume. T o [...]

RQT 87 66 38 Operating o ther equip ment Operating other equ ipment Y ou can use th e remote control to opera te a Panason ic television. Conne ct your equ ipment referring to “Cable T V box or video c assette recorder co nnection” ( ➜ pa ge 14). [Note] The re mote co ntrol m ay not work p roper ly wi th some mo del s. Aim t he rem ote con tr[...]

RQT876 6 39 Opera ting bo th the tele vision and the h ome theater s y stem : Control with HDMI (HD A VI Contr ol TM ) What is HDA VI Control? HDA VI Contr ol is a convenient functio n that offers linked operatio n of th is unit and Panasonic TV (VIER A) with HDA VI Cont rol. Y o u can us e this func tion by conne cting th e equip ment with the HDM[...]

RQT 87 66 40 T roubl eshootin g guide T r oubleshoot ing guide Before request ing ser vi ce, make the following checks. If you are in dou bt about some o f the c heck points, or if th e solutio ns i ndicated in the table do not solve the pr oblem, cons ult your dea ler for instr uctions. Pow er Pa g e Unresponsive or inoperable function Specific op[...]

RQT 87 66 41 T roubl eshooting gui de Marker Pa g e A-B repeat Sound a bnormal or i m prop er Menu s Picture abnormal or unviewabl e (Continued on next page) Cannot add markers. ≥ Y ou cannot add mar kers with D VD -RAM or D VD -R/-RW (D V D- VR) discs. ≥ If the di sc’ s elapsed play time do es not app ear o n the u nit’ s display , you can[...]

RQT 87 66 42 T roubl eshootin g guide T roub leshooting guide Progressive video Pag e Listening to the radio Unit displa ys T elevision displays There i s ghost ing wh en progressive or HDM I output i s on. ≥ This pr oblem is cause d by the ed iting method o r mate rial u sed on D V D-Video, but should be corrected if you u se inter lac ed outpu [...]

RQT 87 66 43 Glossa r y Glossary CPPM (Co ntent Protection f or Prerecorded Media) A copy protec tion system used for D VD-Audio files. This u nit suppor ts CPP M. Decoder A deco der resto res the coded audio sig nals on D V Ds to nor mal . This is called decodin g. Div X DivX is a po pular media technolo gy created by DivX, Inc. DivX medi a files [...]

RQT 87 66 44 Specifica tions Specification s [HT995] RMS Outp ut Po wer: Dolby Digita l Mode F ront Ch 1 25 W pe r chann el (3 ≠ ), 1 kHz , 10 % THD Surrou nd Ch 125 W per chann el (3 ≠ ), 1 k Hz, 10 % THD Center Ch 250 W per chann el (6 ≠ ), 1 k Hz, 10 % THD Subwoofer Ch 250 W p er chan nel (6 ≠ ), 100 Hz, 10 % THD T ota l RMS Dolby Digita[...]

RQT 87 66 45 Specifica tions Video syst em P AL625/50, P AL525/60 , NTSC Compos ite v ideo out put Output level 1 Vp-p (75 ≠ ) T er m inal Pin jack (1 syste m) S-vide o outp ut Y output le vel 1 Vp-p (75 ≠ ) C out put level P AL ; 0.3 Vp- p (75 ≠ ) NTSC; 0 .286 V p-p ( 75 ≠ ) T er m inal S term inal (1 syste m) Compo nent v ideo outp ut (NT[...]

RQT87 66 46 Specifications Specifications P ower supply [HT995] AC 110– 127 V , 220– 240 V , 50/60 Hz [HT995W] AC 230–2 4 0 V , 50 Hz P ower consumption [HT995] Main unit 120 W [HT995W] Main unit 115 W Dimensions (W t H t D) 430 mm k 60 mm k 354 mm Mass Main unit 3.35 k g Operatin g temper ature ra nge r 5 o C to r 35 o C Operating humidity r[...]

RQT 87 66 47 Manufactured und er license from Dolby Laborator ies. “Dolby”, “Pro L ogic” a nd th e dou ble-D symbo l are tradem arks of Do lby Labor atories . “DT S” and “ DTS Digital Surroun d” are registe red tra demar ks of Digital T heater Syst ems, Inc. This p rod uct i nco rpora tes cop yright pr otecti on te chn olog y tha t [...]

Matsushita Electric In dustrial Co., Ltd. We b S i t e : http://pan asonic.net RQT8766-2L F0406UM2066 p -If you see this symbol- CA UTION! THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES A LASER. USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES O THER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MA Y RESUL T IN HAZARDOUS RADIA TION EXPOSURE. DO NOT OPE N CO VERS AND DO NO T REP A[...]