Panasonic SC-HT855 manuel d'utilisation

RQT8606-B E Operating Instructions D VD Home Theater Soun d Syst em Model No . SC-HT855 Region number The pl ay e r plays D VD-Video mar ked with labe ls co ntaining the re gion number “ 2 ” or “ ALL ”. Exampl e: Before connecting, operating or adjusting this pr oduct, please read the instructions completely . Please keep this manual for fu[...]

RQT 860 6 2 Acces sories Dear c ustome r Thank you for pur chasing this p roduct. For op timum pe rforman ce and safety , p lease r ead thes e instru ctions ca refully . Please check and id entify th e supplie d accessor ies. Opera tions in these in struct ions ar e descr ibed ma inly with th e remote contr ol, but y ou can per form the oper ations[...]

RQT860 6 3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started Reference Pla ying Discs Other Operations Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Simpl e Setup STE P 1 Assembling the front speakers . . . . 4 Speaker installatio n options . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 STE P 2 Positioning the speakers . . . . . . . . . 7 STE P 3 Speaker c[...]

RQT8606 4 Simple Setup Prep aration ≥ T o prevent damage or sc ratches, 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 componen ts before star ting a ssembly , setup, and connec tion. ≥ There is no difference between the r ight a nd left s pea[...]

RQT 860 6 5 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 appro priate screw 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 th e approp riat e proce du[...]

RQT8606 6 Simple Setup ∫ Attaching to a wall Y ou can attach all of the spe akers (except subwoo fer) to a wall. ≥ The wall o r pilla r on wh ich the s peakers ar e to be attache d should be capable of sup por tin g over 10 k g per screw . Con sult a qualifi ed building contracto r when attachin g the s peakers to a wall. Impro per at tachment [...]

RQT 860 6 7 Simple Setup How you set up your speakers can affect the ba ss and the s ound fie ld. N ote 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 int[...]

RQT8606 8 Simple Setup ≥ Do not conn ect throug h the video 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 off be fore connect ing, and re fer to the tel e vis ion’ s oper ating in struction s. Use the HDMI conn ection to enjoy higher q uality aud io and vid eo wit[...]

RQT 860 6 9 Simple Setup ≥ This audio connect ion will enable you to play audio from your television through your home the ater system . Refer to “Operating othe r equ ipment” ( ➜ page 33). ≥ Y ou can a lso conn ect to t he A UX ter min als on t he main unit. T he TV AUDIO IN and A UX ter mi nals are for external audio inp ut. COMPONEN T [...]

RQT8606 10 Simple Setup [Note ] The i ncluded AC ma ins le ad is for us e with t his u nit only . Do not u se it w ith o ther equ ipment. Also, do not use co rds for other equipm ent wit h this unit. Do not: ≥ mix old and new ba tteri es. ≥ use di fferent types at t he same time. ≥ heat or expose to flame. ≥ take apar t or shor t circuit . [...]

RQT 860 6 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 video inpu t mod e (e.g . VIDEO 1, A V 1, etc.). ≥ T o chang e your television’s video input mode, re f er to its operat ing instr uctions. ≥ This re mote contr ol[...]

RQT 860 6 12 Contro l reference guid e Contr ol reference guide ONE TOUCH PLAY (30) (30, 31) (31, 30) (30) (15, 32) (31) (16) (32) SURROUND ENHANCER T ur n the unit on /off (11) Select disc’s title numbe rs etc./En ter number s (15) Bas ic oper ations f or pla y (14, 15) Show a disc top me nu (17) or program list (1 8) F rame-by-fra me/Select or [...]

RQT860 6 13 Discs th at can be pla yed / Disc caution / Mainte nance Discs that can be play ed Operation s in thes e instr uctions are de scribed mainly with format s. Icons such as [DVD-V] show the formats. § 1 Functio ns added wi th DivX Ultra ar e not su ppor ted . § 2 Includes si ngle-sid ed, double- lay e red disc s. § 3 A process that allo[...]

RQT 860 6 14 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 mode (e.g. V IDEO 1, A V 1, etc.). ≥ T o change your te levision’ s v ideo i nput mod e, refer to its operatin g instr uction s. [Note[ ≥ Discs co ntinue to rotate while menu s are displ ayed. T o preser ve the [...]

RQT860 6 15 Basic pla y If y ou are experiencing pr oblems, refer to tro u bleshooting ( ➜ pa ge 36 to 38). 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 p lay . Skip[...]

RQT 860 6 16 Con venient functions Con veni ent fu nction s Press [FUNCTIONS]. Each ti me you p ress the butto n: Main men u ( ➜ page 20) ---------- -------> Basics --------------------> De tails ^---- ------ ------------ off (No on- screen display) ,------ --------- ---b ≥ [MPEG4] [DivX] Video and a udio infor mation is no t displayed du[...]

Playin g data discs using na vigation men us RQT860 6 17 Playing data discs using n avigation menus Selectin g “Pl ay as Data Disc” in Other Menu ( ➜ page 23) will be eff ective if the following functions a re not av ailable to play WMA, MP 3, JPEG, MPEG4 or D ivX video contents. ≥ Pla ying HighMA T TM discs ( ➜ page 18) T o enjoy listeni[...]

RQT 860 6 18 Playin g data discs using na vigation men us Pla ying data discs us ing navigation menus Titles appear wi th CD T ext disc playback. ≥ Titles a ppear only if th e titles are reco rded on t he disc. ≥ Y o u cannot e dit pro grams, playlists and disc ti tles. This wor ks only wh en the disc cont ains a p lay list. ∫ Pla ying scenes[...]

RQT860 6 19 Playin g data discs using na vigation men us Tips for making data discs ≥ When there are mor e than 8 groups, the eight h group onwards will be displayed on one vertical line in the menu screen. ≥ There m ay be differences in th e displ ay order on th e menu scre en and compu ter screen . ≥ This un it canno t play files re corded [...]

RQT 860 6 20 Usi ng o n-sc re en me nus Using on-screen menus 1 Show the Main menu. 2 Select th e menu. e. g. [D VD-V] 3 Make the s ettings . e. g. [D VD-V] 4 Press t o exit. Main menu Items sh own diff er depe nding on the typ e of disc. Program Group Titl e Chapter Tr a c k Playlist Content T o sta rt from a specifi c item e.g . [D VD-VR] T o sel[...]

RQT860 6 21 Usi ng o n-sc re en me nus ∫ 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) [DVD-VR] [DVD-V] T o ch ange p lay[...]

RQT 860 6 22 Usi ng o n-sc re en me nus Using on-screen menus ∫ Pictu re M enu (Continued) ∫ Audio Me nu Other Settings It ems sho wn dif fer de pending o n the type o f disc . T ran sfer Mode If you have chosen “xxx § p” (progr essive) or “1 080i” (inter lace) ( ➜ page 21, “Video Output Mod e” in Pictu re Menu), selec t the meth[...]

RQT860 6 23 Usi ng o n-sc re en me nus ∫ Displa y Menu ∫ Other Menu Confirming HDMI information [Note ] ≥ All possible types of output are displayed. ≥ The current output for “Audio Stream”, “Video Format” and “Colour Space” will be underlined. (If you selec t a vi deo outpu t with out an “ ¢ ” mark in th e “Video Output [...]

RQT 860 6 24 Changing the play er settings 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 in th e following diagram . ∫ “ Dis c ” tab § 1 The or iginal l anguag e design ated on th e disc is selected. § 2 Input the appro pria te code[...]

RQT860 6 25 Changing the play er settings ∫ “ Video ” tab § 4 Refer to “F rame still and field still” ( ➜ page 39, Glos sary ). ∫ “ A udio ” tab (Continued on next page) QUICK SE TUP en ables s uccessi ve set tings o f the ite ms in the sha ded ar ea. TV Aspect Choose the setting to suit your television and p reference. ≥ 4:3 P[...]

RQT 860 6 26 Changing the play er settings Changing the pla yer settings ∫ “ 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. RGB Range Set “HDMI Colou r Space” to “RGB” ( ➜ page 22 , Pictur e Menu). ≥ Standar d ≥ Enhance d: When the b[...]

RQT860 6 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 onl y) For optimum listen ing with 5. 1-channel sound, all the speakers, except f or 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 spea kers close[...]

RQT 860 6 28 Using the radi o Using the radio Up to 15 statio ns can be s et in each band , FM and AM. When a stereo F M broadc ast is being rece ived, “ST” lights in t he di splay . ∫ If no ise i s excess ive When “F M” is s elected Press and h old [—F M MOD E] on the main un it to displa y “MONO”. Press a nd hold [—FM MOD E] ag [...]

RQT860 6 29 Using the radi o The un it can dis play the text data transmitted by the radio data system (RDS) av ailable in some areas. If the station you are liste ning to is transmitting RDS sign als, “RDS” will light u p on t he display . When “F M” is selected Press [FUNCTION S] to display the te xt data. Each t ime you pre ss the button[...]

RQT 860 6 30 Using so und effect s Using soun d effects [Note] ≥ The following so und effects may not be av ailable or have no effect depend ing on the type of sou rce, or when h eadph ones are u sed. ≥ Y ou ma y e xperi ence a reduc tio n in sou nd quali ty when these so und effects are used wit h some sour ces. If th is occur s, tur n the s o[...]

RQT860 6 31 Using so und effect s Y ou can e nhance low-freque ncy sound s o that h eavy bass sound can be heard clear ly , ev en if the acoust ics of your ro om are n ot optim al. The unit automa tically selects th e most sui table setting accordi ng to the type of playback source. Press [-H.BASS]. ≥ [DVD-V] [DVD-VR] H.BASS ON (f actory preset) [...]

RQT 860 6 32 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, pre ss [—SLEEP] to select “OFF”. T o co nfirm the rem aining time Pres s and hold [ —SLE EP] ag ain. T o cha nge th e set ting Repea t the proc edure from t he beg inning. Press [MUTING]. “MUTING” flashes on the u[...]

RQT860 6 33 Operating o ther equipmen t Operating other equipm ent Y ou can u se the r emote con trol to ope rate a Panasonic te levision. Conn ect your equi pment re ferring to “Cable TV box or vid eo casse tte record er connectio n” ( ➜ page 9). [Note ] The re mote c ontrol m ay not work p roper ly with some m odels. Aim the rem ote co ntro[...]

RQT 860 6 34 Operati ng both t he televisi on and the home t heater system: Control with HDMI (HD A VI C ontrol) What is HD A VI Co ntrol? HDA VI Control is a convenient function that offers linked ope ration of this unit and Panasonic TV (VIERA) with HDA VI Control. Y ou ca n use this functio n by connecti ng the eq uipmen t with the HDMI cabl e. [...]

RQT 860 6 35 Safety precautions / About DivX V OD content Safety precautions Set th e unit up o n an ev en s urface aw ay from direct s unlight, high tempera tures, high humidity , a nd excessive vibration. T hese co nditions can damage th e cabin et and other com ponent s, thereby shor te ning th e unit’ s ser vice life. Do no t place heavy i te[...]

RQT 860 6 36 T roubl eshooting guide T r ou bleshooting guide Before requ esting ser vic e, make the following checks. If you are in doub t about some of the check points, o r if the s olutions i ndi cated in the char t do not solve the pr oblem, consul t your dea ler for instruct ions. Pow er Pa g e Unresponsive or inoperable function Specific ope[...]

RQT 860 6 37 T roubl eshooting 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 (Continued on next page) Cannot add markers. ≥ Y ou cannot add ma rkers wit h D V D-RAM or D VD-R/- RW (D VD- VR) disc s. ≥ If the di sc’ s elap sed play time do es not appear o n the u nit’ s[...]

RQT 860 6 38 T roubl eshooting guide T roubleshooting guide Listening to the radio Pa g e Unit displa ys T elevision displays Distor ted soun d or no ise is heard. “ST” flickers or doe s not light. ≥ Adjust the position of the FM or AM ante nna. ≥ Use an o utdoor an tenna. — 29 A beat sound is hea rd. ≥ T urn the te le vision off o r mo[...]

RQT 860 6 39 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 aud io signa ls on DVDs to norm al. This is called decodin g. Div X DivX is a po pular media technolo gy created by DivX , Inc. DivX m edia f iles [...]

RQT 860 6 40 Specifica tions Specification s RMS Outp ut Po wer: Dolby Dig ital Mode F ront Ch 110 W pe r chann el (3 ≠ ), 1 kHz , 10 % THD Surrou nd Ch 90 W pe r channel (4 ≠ ), 1 k Hz, 10 % THD Center Ch 225 W per chann el (6 ≠ ), 1 kH z, 10 % THD Subwoofer Ch 225 W p er chan nel (6 ≠ ), 100 Hz, 10 % THD T otal RMS Dolby Digital mode powe[...]

RQT 860 6 41 Specifica tions [Fronts peakersSB- FS540] Ty p e 1 way , 1 spea ker system (B ass reflex) Spea ker uni t(s) Impeda nce 3 ≠ Full ra nge 6.5 cm Cone t ype Input po wer (IEC) 125 W § (M ax) Output sound pressure 80 dB/W (1 .0 m) Freq uency ra nge 87 Hz – 25 kHz ( j 16 dB) 98 Hz – 22 kHz ( j 10 dB) Dim ensio ns (W t H t D) 252 mm [...]

RQT 860 6 42 Manufactured u nder li cense fro m Dolby Labo rator ies. “Dolby”, “Pro Lo gic” and the double-D symbol are tradema rks of Dol by Laborato ries. “DTS” and “ DTS Dig ital Sur round ” are re gistered tradem arks of Digital The ater Systems, Inc . This produ ct incorpor ates cop yright prote ction technol og y tha t is prot[...]

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