Panasonic SCPT750 manual

RQTX0044-2P P PC Operating Instructions D VD Home Theater Sound System Model No . SC-PT750 SC-PT753 PX Region number The play er plays D VD-Video marked with labels co ntaining the region number “ 1 ” o r “ ALL ”. Example: § For Canada only: The word “P ar ticipant” is used in place of th e word “P artner”. Before connecting, opera[...]

RQTX0044 2 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Dear customer Thank you f or purchasing this product. For optim um perf ormance and safe ty , ple ase read these instructions carefully . THE FOLLO WING A PPLIES ONL Y IN THE U.S.A. AND CANADA (F or wireless system) The following mark and symbols are located on bottom of the unit. THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONL [...]

RQTX0044 3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . 2 Simple Setup step 1 Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Speaker in stallation option s . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 step 2 Cable connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Audio and video connections . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Speaker connection s . . . .[...]

RQTX0044 4 Simple Se tup How you set up your speak ers can aff ect the bass and the sound field. Note the foll owing points: ≥ Place speakers on fl at secure bases. ≥ Placing speake rs too close to floors, w alls, and co rners can result in excessive bass. Co ver w alls and windows with thic k cur ta ins . ≥ Fo r optional w all mount, refer t[...]

RQTX0044 5 Simple Se tup Notes on speaker use ≥ Use only supplied speakers Using other speak ers can damage the unit, and sound quality will be negativ ely aff ected. ≥ Y ou can damage y our speak ers and shor ten their u seful lif e if you pla y sound at high le vels o ver extende d periods. ≥ Reduce the volu me in the fol lowing cases to av[...]

RQTX0044 6 Simple Se tup T u rn off all equipment befo re connection and read th e appropriate opera ting instructions. Do not connect the AC power suppl y cord until all other connections are complete. Basic setup ex ample [Note] ≥ Do not make the video connections t hrough the video cass ette recor der . Due to cop y guard protection, the pictu[...]

RQTX0044 7 Simple Se tup ≥ K eep loose antenna cab les aw a y from other wires and cables . 2 Speaker conn ections 3 Radio antenna connection s Using an FM/AM outdoo r antenna (optional) LR SURROUND Rch 4 1 3 2 FRONT Lch 1 Speaker cable sti cker (inc luded) Attach the corresponding speak er cables with the speak er- cable stic kers to make connec[...]

RQTX0044 8 Simple Se tup Procee d to step 5 if y ou are not connecting a n iP od to the main unit. For SC-PT753, use an o ptional SH- PD10 P anasonic Universal Do ck f or iP od. ∫ Charging the iPod Charging time [Note] ≥ AC cord m ust be connected with the main unit. ≥ “OPTION ¢ ” will be sho wn on the main unit’ s display during iP od[...]

RQTX0044 9 Simple Se tup ∫ Batteries Do not: ≥ mix old and ne w batteries. ≥ use diff erent types at the same time. ≥ heat or e xpose to flame . ≥ take apart or short circuit. ≥ attempt to rech arge alkaline or manganese batteries . ≥ use batteries if the cov ering has been peeled off. Mishandling of batteries can ca use electrolyte l[...]

RQTX0044 10 Control reference guide See page ref erences in parentheses. Aim the remote contr ol at the Panas onic television and press the butt on . [ Í TV]: T urn the television on/o ff [TV/VID EO]: Change the television’ s video input mode [ r , s ]: Adjust the television v olume ≥ This may n ot work properly with some models. ≥ T o opera[...]

RQTX0044 11 Control reference guide Listening caution POWER 5 DISC SELECTOR SELECTOR TUNING TUNE MODE FM MODE MEMORY MUSIC PORT VOLU ME SKIP EXCHANGE DISC OPEN CLOSE 12345 VOLUME POWER AUT O OPERATION ON/OFF Standby/o n switch [P O WER Í /I] T ur n the main unit on/off . Press to s witch the unit from on to standby mo de or vice v ersa. In standb [...]

RQTX0044 12 Discs that can be played Commercial discs Recorded discs ( ± : Pla yab l e, k : Not pla yab l e) ≥ It may not be possible to pla y all the above- mentioned discs in some ca ses due to the type of disc, the condition of the record ing, the recor ding method, or how the files w ere created ( ➜ page 13, Tips f or making data di scs). [...]

RQTX0044 13 Discs that can be played / Maintenance ∫ Tips for making data discs ≥ When there are more than 8 groups, the eighth group on wards will b e displa yed on one v ertical line in the men u screen. ≥ There may be dif fere nces in the display order on the menu screen and computer screen. ≥ This unit cannot pla y files recorded using [...]

RQTX0044 14 Basic play Basic pla y T o display the picture fr om the main unit, turn on your tele visi o n and change its video input mode (e .g. VIDEO 1, A V 1, etc.). ≥ T o change you r television’ s video input mode , refe r to its operating instructions. [Note[ ≥ DISC CONTINUES TO RO TATE WHILE MENUS ARE DISPLA YED. T o preser ve the unit[...]

RQTX0044 15 Basic play If y ou are e xperiencing pr oblems, re fer to tr oubleshooting ( ➜ page 33 to 35 ). Using the remote contr ol One touch pla y The main unit automatical ly turns on and starts playing the disc in the pla y position ( ➜ page 26). Stop The pos ition is memor ized whil e “RESUME ” is on the dis play . ≥ Press [ 1 PLA Y[...]

RQTX0044 16 Con venient functions Con venient functions Press [QUICK OSD]. Basics ---------------------- ------------------- ------------------- > Details ^------ off (No on-screen displa y) ,-------b This fe ature is v e ry convenient if you w ant to play se veral music CDs sequentially . Select an applicable disc bef ore pla y ing ( ➜ Chec k[...]

RQTX0044 17 Con venient functions ≥ Select “Play as Data Disc” in Other Men u ( ➜ page 22) when using – HighMA T discs without using the HighMA T function, or – D VD-RAM or D VD-R/R W discs containing MP3 or JPEG fi les. ≥ [DVD-V ] Some items can not be played ev en i f you hav e programmed them. ∫ When CD Mode is off [DVD-V] [VCD] [...]

RQTX0044 18 Playing data discs using navigation menus Pla ying data discs using na vigation menus ≥ Select “Play as Data Disc” in Other Menu ( ➜ page 22) when using – HighMA T discs without using the HighMA T function, or – D VD-RAM or D VD-R/RW discs cont aining MP3 or JPEG files. T o enjoy listening to WMA/MP3 co ntents while showing [...]

RQTX0044 19 Playing data discs using navigation menus ≥ Titles appear only if the titles are recorded on the disc. ≥ Y ou cannot edit progr ams, playlist s and disc titles . This works only when the disc contains a pla ylist. Playin g HighMA T TM discs [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG] 1 Press [T OP MENU]. ≥ T o exit the screen, press [ ∫ ST OP]. ≥ T o [...]

RQTX0044 20 Using on-screen menus Using on-screen menus FUNCTIONS CANCEL PLA Y , , , ENTER Numbered buttons 1 Show t he Main me nu. 2 Select the menu. e.g. [DVD- V] 3 Make the s ettings. e.g. [DVD- V] 4 Press to exit. F U N C T I O N S Go to the next menu Select Register Return to the previ ous menu Functions Title Chapter Time Audio Subtitle Angle[...]

RQTX0044 21 Using on-screen menus ∫ Pla y Menu This works only when the el apsed pla y time can be displa yed. It also works with all JPEG content. ∫ Picture Me nu (Continued on next page) Other Settin gs Items shown differ depending on the type of disc. Play Speed [DVD -VR] [DV D-V] T o change play speed – from “ k 0.6” to “ k 1.4” ?[...]

RQTX0044 22 Using on-screen menus Using on-screen menus ∫ Picture Menu (Continued) ∫ Audio Menu ∫ Displa y Menu ∫ Other Menu Confirming HDMI inf ormation [Note] ≥ All possible t ypes of output are displa yed. ≥ The current output f or “Audio Stream”, “Color Space” and “Video Fo rmat” will be underlined. (If yo u select a vid[...]

RQTX0044 23 Changing the player settings Changing the pla y er settings ≥ The settings remain intact e v en if y ou s witch the unit to standb y . ≥ Underlined items are the fa ctory settings in the follo wing tab le. ∫ “ Disc ” menu § 1 The original language designated on th e disc is selected. § 2 Input the appropriate code from th e [...]

RQTX0044 24 Changing the player settings Changing the pla yer settings ∫ “ Video ” menu § 4 Refe r to “F rame still and field still” ( ➜ page 32, Glossary). ∫ “ Audio ” menu § 5 When audio is output from HDMI A V OUT terminal, and the connected equipment does not support the item selected, the actual outp ut will depend on the p[...]

RQTX0044 25 Changing the player settings ∫ “ Others ” menu (Effective when playing 5 .1-channel sound) (Center and surroun d speakers only) For optimum listening with 5. 1-channel sound, all the spea kers , except f or the subwoof er, should be the same distance from t he seating positio n. If y ou hav e to place the center or surrou nd speak[...]

RQTX0044 26 Using the EZ Sync TM “HD A VI Contr ol TM ” Using the EZ Sync TM “HD A VI Contr ol TM ” EZ Sync “HDA VI Control” EZ Sync “HD A VI Control” is a convenient function that off er s linked operations of this unit, and a P anas onic tele vision (VIERA) under “HD A VI Control”. Y ou can use this function by connecting the [...]

RQTX0044 27 Using the FM/AM radio Using the FM/AM radio Radio operation s are described mainly wit h the remote control. Y ou can alternatively use the corresponding b utton on the main unit. § 1 [SELECT OR] § 2 [ X TUNING W ] § 3 [MEMO R Y] Up to 30 stations can be set in each band, FM and AM. ∫ If noise is ex cessive When “FM” is selecte[...]

RQTX0044 28 Using the XM ® Satellite Radio TheXMSatelliteRadioisavailableonlyin the48con tiguousUnitedStatesandCanada XM Satellit e Radio XM Satellite Radio is the provid er of satellite radio . XM Satellite Radio off ers an e xtraordinary variety of commercial-f ree musi c, pl us the best in spor ts, news , talk and enter tainment[...]

RQTX0044 29 XM channels can be selected manually b y directly enter ing the XM channel number . XM channels are organized into categories such as Rock, Classical, Country and Dance to make browsing and selecting channels easier . [Note] Some XM channels belong to two categories; a primary and secondar y category , either of which can be used f or X[...]

RQTX0044 30 Using sound eff ects Using sound effects [Note] ≥ The following sound eff ects may not be a vailab le or hav e no effect with some sources, or when headphon es are used ( ➜ page 11). ≥ Y ou may experience a redu ction in soun d quality wh en these soun d effects are used wi th some sources. If th is occurs, tur n the soun d effect[...]

RQTX0044 31 Enjo ying audio fr om an external sou r ce Enjo ying audio from an e xternal sour ce Y ou can enjo y audio fr om an e xter nal source through you r home theat er system. Preparation Confirm the audio connection to the A UX terminal on the main unit ( ➜ page 6). Press [ N , O SELECT] repeatedly to select “A UX”. ≥ Reduce the v ol[...]

RQTX0044 32 Glossary / Product Service Glossary Decoder A decoder restores the co ded audio signals on D VDs to normal. This is called decoding. Dolby Digital This is a method o f coding digital signals de veloped by Dolby Laboratories . Apart from stereo (2-channel) audio , these signals can also be 5.1-channe l sound. DTS (Digital Theater Systems[...]

RQTX0044 33 T r oubleshootin g guide T r oubleshooting guide Befo re requesting service, mak e the f ollowing checks. If y ou are in doubt about some of the chec k points, o r if the solutions i ndicated in the chart do not solve the prob lem, refer to “Customer Services Directory” on page 38 if you reside in the U .S.A., or ref er to “Produc[...]

RQTX0044 34 T r oubleshootin g guide T roub leshooting guide Disc operation It takes time bef ore play sta rts. [MP3] ≥ Play may tak e time to begin when an MP3 tr ack has still picture data. Ev en after the trac k starts, the correct play time will not be display ed. This is nor mal. — Folders on a data CD are not displayed c orrectly . [WMA] [...]

RQTX0044 35 T r oubleshootin g guide HDMI or progressive video There is ghosting when HDMI or progressive output is on. ≥ This problem is caused b y the editing method or mat erial used on D VD-Video , but should be corrected if y ou use interlaced output. – When using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminal, set “Video Outpu t Mode” in Picture Me[...]

RQTX0044 36 Specifications Specifications SC-PT750] RMS Output P ower: Dolby Digital Mode F ront Ch 125 W per channel (3 ≠ ), 1 kHz, 10 % THD Surround Ch 125 W per channel (3 ≠ ), 1 kHz, 10 % THD Center Ch 250 W per channel (6 ≠ ), 1 kHz, 10 % THD Subwoof er Ch 250 W per channel (6 ≠ ), 100 Hz, 10 % THD T o tal RMS Dolb y Digital mode powe[...]

RQTX0044 37 Specifications P ower supply U.S.A.andCanada] AC 1 20 V , 60 Hz [Others] AC 11 0-127 V/220-240 V , 50/60 Hz P ower consumption U.S.A.andCanada] Main unit 131 W [Others] Main unit 140 W Dimensions (W t H t D) 430 mm k 75 mm k 424 mm (1 6 15 / 16 zk 2 15 / 16 zk 16 11 / 16 z ) Mass Main unit 5 k g (11.02 Ibs) Operating temperature r[...]

RQTX0044 38 Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR U.S.A.) Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR U .S.A.) Panasonic Con sumer Elec tronics Comp any , Division of Pa nasonic Corporation of North America One P anasonic Wa y Secaucus, New Jerse y 07094 Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc. A ve . 65 de Inf antería, Km. 9.5 San Gabriel Industrial P ark, Carolina, Puerto Rico 0098[...]

RQTX0044 39 Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR CANAD A) Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR CANAD A) P anasonic Canada Inc. P ANASONIC PRODUCT – LIMITED W ARRANTY P anasonic Canada Inc. warrants this product to be free from defects in material and work manship and agrees to remedy any such defect f or a per iod as stated below from the date of original purcha[...]

[ForU .S.A.] Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company , Division of P anasonic Corporation of Nor th America One P anasonic Wa y Secaucus , New Jerse y 07094 http://www.panaso nic.com Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc. Av e. 65 de Infanter ía, Km. 9.5 San Gabriel Industrial Pa rk, Carolina, Puerto Rico 00985 [ForCanad a] Panasonic Canada Inc. 5770 Amble [...]