Panasonic SC-HT744 manuel d'utilisation

RQT8720-P F0306 NK0 PC p q Operating Instructions D VD Home Theater Soun d Syst em Model No . SC-HT744 Region number The pl ay er plays D VD-Video mar ked with labels co ntaini ng the region number “ 1 ” or “ ALL ”. Exampl e: Before connecting, operating or adjusting this pr oduct, please read the instructions completely . Please keep this [...]

RQT 872 0 2 Dear c ustome r Thank you for pur chasi ng this p roduct . For optimum performan ce and safety , p leas e read the se instr uction s caref ully . -If y ou see this symbol- Opera tions in these in struct ions are des cribed mainly with the remote contr ol, but y ou can per form the oper ations on th e main unit if the contr ols are t he [...]

RQT872 0 3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . 4 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Simpl e Setup STEP 1 Assembling the front and surround speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Speaker inst allation optio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 STEP 2 Positioning the speakers . . . . . . . . . 9[...]

RQT 872 0 4 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Read these o perating instr uctions ca refully b efore using th e unit. Follow the safety instr uction s on th e unit a nd the app licabl e safety instructio ns listed below . Keep these op erating in stru ctions ha ndy for futur e reference. 1) Read these in structions. 2)[...]

RQT872 0 5 Acces sories Accessories Please check and i dentify the suppl ied acc essori es. Use numb ers indi cated i n parent heses w hen aski ng for replacem ent pa r ts. (Prod uct numbers correc t as of M arch 2 006. The se may be sub ject to ch ange.) T o o rder acces sories, call t he de aler from whom you made your purchase . ∏ 1 Remote c o[...]

RQT8720 6 Simple Setup Prep aration ≥ T o prevent damage o r scratche s, lay down a soft cl oth and perform assembly 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 con nection. ≥ There is no di fference betwe en the r ight a nd left s pea[...]

RQT 872 0 7 Simple Setup 4 Secure the speaker to the stand. 5 Connect the speaker cable . ∫ Pr e venti ng the speaker s from falli ng ≥ Y ou will need to obtain the appropriate scr ew eyes to match the walls or pillars to which th ey are going to be fastened. ≥ Consu lt a qua lified ho using con tractor c oncer ning the approp riat e proce du[...]

RQT8720 8 Simple Setup ∫ Attaching to a wall Y ou ca n attach al l of th e speakers (except su bwoofer) to a wall . ≥ The wall or pillar on which the speakers are to be attached should be cap abl e of s uppo r ting ov er 10 k g (22 lbs) per scr ew . Consu lt a quali fied bu ilding c ontr actor wh en att achin g the spea ke rs to a wall. Imprope[...]

RQT 872 0 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. Cove r walls and windows with thick cur ta ins. ≥ Left and r ight speakers are in ter[...]

RQT8720 10 Simple Setup ≥ Ensure the AC co rd is disconnected bef ore you make the speaker connections. ≥ Do not conn ect throu gh the video cass ette re corder . Due t o copy guard pro tecti on, the pi cture may not be displ ayed properly . ≥ T ur n the television of f before conn ecting, and re fer t o the tele visi on’ s oper ating in st[...]

RQT 872 0 11 Simple Setup ≥ This audio c onnection will e nable you to play audio from your television throu gh your ho me the ater s ystem. Re fer to “Operat ing oth er equipm ent” ( ➜ page 3 2). COMPO NENT VIDEO OUT ≥ Using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminals The COMPO NENT VI DEO OUT ter minals p rovides a pur er pictur e than the S- VID[...]

RQT8720 12 Simple Setup Cons erv ing p ower The main uni t consum es a small amou nt of power , ev en when it is tur ned off (a pprox. 0.4 W ). T o save power when the unit is not t o b e use d for a lon g time, unplug it from the household AC outlet. Y ou will need to r eset some memor y items after plug ging in the un it. [Note] The incl uded AC [...]

RQT 872 0 13 Simple Setup The QUICK SETUP screen assists you to m ake necessary set tings. T o d isplay the p icture from the m ain unit, tu rn on your television and chan ge its video input mode ( e.g. V IDEO 1, AV 1, etc.). ≥ T o cha nge your television’s video inp ut mode, re fer to its operat ing instr uction s. ≥ This re mote contr ol ca[...]

RQT 872 0 14 Discs that can be p layed / Dis c caution / Mainte nance Discs tha t can be play ed Operati ons in th ese instr uctions a re descr ibed m ainly with for mats. Ico ns such as [D VD-V] show the form ats. § 1 Incl udes singl e-si ded, dual- la yer dis cs . § 2 A proc ess that allows play on co mpatible equ ipment . ≥ It may not be pos[...]

RQT872 0 15 Pro duct Service / Glossa ry Pr oduct Serv ice 1. Damage req uiring service — The unit s hould be serviced b y qualif ied service personne l if: (a) The AC power sup ply co rd or AC adaptor has been d amage d; or (b) Objec ts or liqu ids have gotten in to the u nit; or (c) The un it has b een exposed t o rain ; or (d) The un it does n[...]

RQT 872 0 16 Basic pla y Basic play [Note[ ≥ Discs continue to rotate while menus are displayed. T o preser ve the unit’s motor and your tel evision screen , press [ ∫ ] (Stop) when you are finished wi th the menus. ≥ T otal t itle num ber m ay not be disp lay ed p roperl y on i R/ i RW . Using the main unit OPEN/CLOSE EXCHANGE SKIP POWER M[...]

RQT872 0 17 Basic pla y If y ou are experiencing pr oblems, refer to tro u bleshooting ( ➜ pa ge 34 to 36). 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 ≥ Pre ss [ 1 PLA Y] to restar t p lay . Ski[...]

RQT 872 0 18 Con venient functions Con venien t func tion s Y ou can sele ct the d isc after che cking the discs loaded with the Disc Inf ormation screen. ≥ Y ou can a lso select the disc d irectly with the 5 DISC S ELECTOR buttons on the main unit. Press [QUICK OSD] . Basics ----------------------- -----------------------------------------------[...]

RQT872 0 19 Con venient functions ≥ Selecting “Play as Data Disc” in Other Menu ( ➜ page 24) 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 ha ve p rogram med them. ≥ [DVD-A] Some discs cont ain bonus groups. If a password screen[...]

RQT 872 0 20 Playin g data discs using na vigation men us Pla y ing data discs using navigation menus Selecting “Play as Data Disc” in O ther M enu ( ➜ page 24 ) will be effe ctive if the fo llowing functions are not av ailable to pla y WMA, MP3 or JPEG files . ≥ Playing HighMA T TM discs ( ➜ page 2 1) T o en joy listening to W MA/MP3 co [...]

RQT872 0 21 Playin g data discs using na vigation men us ≥ Titles appe ar only if the title s are reco rded o n the di sc. ≥ Y ou cann ot edit p rograms, playlists a nd disc t itles. This wor ks only when th e disc contain s a playlist. ∫ Pla ying scenes one b y one 1 While the playlist menu is disp lay ed Press [ 1 ]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to se[...]

RQT 872 0 22 Usi ng o n-sc re en m enus 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 [...]

RQT872 0 23 Usi ng o n-sc re en m enus ∫ Play Menu This w orks only w hen th e ela psed p la y time can be dis pla yed. I t also works with all JPEG content. ∫ Picture Menu (Continued on next page) Other Settings Items s hown diffe r depend ing on t he typ e of dis c. Play Speed [DVD-A] (Motion pi cture par t) [D VD-VR] [DVD-V] T o ch ange p la[...]

RQT 872 0 24 Usi ng o n-sc re en m enus Using on-screen menus ∫ Pictu re M enu (Continued) ∫ Audi o Menu ∫ Displa y Menu ∫ Other Menu Confirming HDMI information [Note] ≥ All po ssi bl e types of output are di spl ay ed. ≥ The current outp ut for “A u dio Stream”, “Video Format” a nd “Color Space” will be unde rlined. (If yo[...]

RQT872 0 25 Changing the play er settings Changing the player settings ≥ The setti ngs rema in intact even if you switch the unit to stand by . ≥ Unde rlin ed ite ms ar e the fa ctory sett ings in the f oll owi ng di agr am. ∫ “ Disc ” tab § 1 The or iginal lang uage desig nated on the disc is selec ted. § 2 Input th e appr opr iate cod[...]

RQT 872 0 26 Changing the play er settings Changing the pla yer settings ∫ “ Video ” tab § Refer to “F rame still and field still” ( ➜ page 15, Glos sary). ∫ “ Audio ” tab ∫ “ HDM I ” tab ∫ “ Dis pla y ” tab ∫ “ Oth ers ” tab QUI CK SET UP ena bles su ccess ive se ttings o f the item s in the shaded ar ea. TV As[...]

RQT872 0 27 Changing the play er settings (Effe ctive when pl ayi ng mu lti-c hannel audi o) (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 position. If you have to place the cen ter or surro und spea kers close[...]

RQT 872 0 28 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 MOD E] on the main u nit to displa y “MONO”. Press a nd hold [—FM MOD E] ag ai[...]

RQT872 0 29 Using the radi o ∫ FM frequency ste p The step is factor y-set t o 0.2-M Hz, but you can c hange it to re ceive 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 cur rent minimum f reque ncy . Conti nue to h old the [...]

RQT 872 0 30 Using so und effect s Using soun d effects [Note] ≥ The fo llowing sou nd eff ects may not be a vailab le or ha ve no eff ect when the Rear Musi c P or t or headphone s are used ( ➜ page 33), or dependi ng on the type of source. ≥ Y ou ma y experience a reduction i n sound quality when these sound effects are used with some sourc[...]

RQT872 0 31 Using so und effect s Y ou ca n enhance low-freque ncy soun d so th at heavy bass so und 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 872 0 32 Operating o ther equipmen t Operating other equ ipment Y ou can use the r emote control to opera te a Panasonic tel evision. Conne ct your equ ipment referring to “Cable T V box or video c assette recorder co nnection” ( ➜ pa ge 11). [Note] The re mote co ntrol m ay not work p roperl y wit h some mo dels. Aim t he rem ote con tro[...]

RQT872 0 33 Using other us eful functions Usin g othe r usefu l func tion 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 remain i ng tim e Press [SLE EP] again. T o ch ange t[...]

RQT 872 0 34 T rouble shooting guid e T roub leshoot ing guide Before requ esting ser vi ce, make the following che cks. If you are in doub t about some of the che ck points, or if t he solutio ns i ndicat ed in the char t do n ot solve the pr oblem, refer to “Product informa tion” o n page 15 . Pow er Pa g e Unresponsive or inoperable function[...]

RQT 872 0 35 T rouble shooting guid e Sound a bnormal o r improp er Pa g e Menu s Picture abnormal or u n viewable Progressive video Listeni ng to the radio T elevision operation (Continued on next page) Sound i s distorted . ≥ Noise may occur when pla ying WMA. ≥ When u sing the HDMI out put, au dio may not b e outp ut from ot her ter m inals.[...]

RQT 872 0 36 T rouble shooting guid e T roub leshoot ing guide 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. 26 “NOPLA Y ” ≥ Y ou inser ted a di sc the unit cannot p lay; inser t one it c an. ≥ Y ou inser ted a blank disc. ≥ Y ou inser ted a disc th a[...]

RQT 872 0 37 Specificati ons Specification s RMS Ou tput Power: Dolby Digital Mode F ront Ch 90 W per chann el (4 ≠ ), 1 kHz, 1 0 % THD Surro und Ch 90 W per ch annel ( 4 ≠ ), 1 kHz, 10 % THD Cente r Ch 320 W per chann el (4 ≠ ) , 1 kHz, 10 % T HD Subwoofer Ch 320 W per channel (4 ≠ ), 100 Hz, 1 0 % THD T otal RM S Dolby Digital mode power [...]

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