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    RQTV0105-2P P Basic operations .......................................... 10 Control guide ................................................ 11 Making a recording ...................................... 13 The RESET function ..................................... 13 MENU operation ........................................... 14 The radio ..............[...]

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    2 RQTV0105 FCC Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, [...]

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    3 RQTV0105 System SC-HT40 AV Control Receiver SA-HT40 Front speakers SB-PF40 Surround speakers SB-PS40 Center speaker SB-PC40 Subwoofer SB-W40 Supplied accessories (K2CB2CB00018) (N2QA YB000009) (RSA0007-L) (N1D AAAA00002) (RQCA V0006) Use the numbers indicated in parentheses when asking for replacement parts. (As of January 2006) In the U.S.A. : T[...]

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    4 RQTV0105 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 FRONT L FRONT L FRONT R FRONT R SURROUND L SURROUND L SURROUND R SURROUND R C (center) 1 FRONT L FRONT L 2 FRONT R FRONT R SURROUND L SURROUND L SURROUND R SURROUND R C (center) C (center) C (center) SUB (subwoofer) SUB (subwoofer) SUB (subwoofer) SUB (subwoofer) 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 1 23456 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 Speaker setup Suppl[...]

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    5 RQTV0105 1 FRONT L FRONT L FRONT R FRONT R SURROUND L SURROUND L SURROUND R SURROUND R C (center) 1 FRONT L FRONT L 2 FRONT R FRONT R SURROUND L SURROUND L SURROUND R SURROUND R C (center) C (center) C (center) SUB (subwoofer) SUB (subwoofer) SUB (subwoofer) SUB (subwoofer) 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 1 23456 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 Speaker setup Step 1 SUB SPEAKERS[...]

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    6 RQTV0105 DVR/DVD-P Step 2 Home theater connections 2 Home theater connections Step Other accessories Stereo connection cable (not included) Left Right Coaxial cable (not included) Turn off all components before making any connections. To connect equipment, refer to the appropriate operating instructions. Changing the digital input settings You ca[...]

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    7 RQTV0105 FM ANT AM ANT 75 Ω LOOP EXT TV AUDIO LOOP ANT GND DVR/D VD-P L R L R R L OPT 2 OPT 1 COAXIAL DVR/D VD-P TV DIGIT AL IN AC IN ~ DIGIT AL TRANSCEIVER IN OUT IN SUB SPEAKERS (HAUT -P ARLEURS) R C SURROUND FRONT R L L 6 Ω 4 Ω 6 5 4 3 2 1 AC IN ~ LOOP ANT GND 2 3 1 1 2 FM ANT AM ANT 75 Ω LOOP EXT AC IN ~ Antenna and AC power supply co[...]

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    8 RQTV0105 TEST L TUNE TUNE TUNE TUNE TUNE TUNE DIST ANCE EXIT DIG INPUT C +4dB L C R SR SL SUBW MENU RETURN SETUP MENU RETURN SETU P ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ft ft ft ft ft VOLUME -LEVEL TEST -LEVEL TEST -LEVEL TEST LR 10 C 10 S 5 LR 3 LR 30 TV OPT1 D VR OPT2 TV OPT1 TV OPT2 TV CO AX 4 Step 4 Settings Step Settings Change the sett[...]

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    9 RQTV0105 TEST L TUNE TUNE TUNE TUNE TUNE TUNE DIST ANCE EXIT DIG INPUT C +4dB L C R SR SL SUBW MENU RETURN SETUP MENU RETURN SETU P ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ft ft ft ft ft VOLUME -LEVEL TEST -LEVEL TEST -LEVEL TEST LR 10 C 10 S 5 LR 3 LR 30 TV OPT1 D VR OPT2 TV OPT1 TV OPT2 TV CO AX 4 POWER INPUT SELECTOR TUNE MENU RETURN SETU P [...]

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    10 RQTV0105 Basic operations 1 2 3 4 TUNER FM TV TUNER AM D VR/D VD-P FRONT MUSIC POR T REAR MUSIC POR T POWER INPUT SELECT OR VOLUME 1 POWER INPUT SELECTOR TUNE MENU RETUR N SETUP MUSIC PORT VOLUME ENTER SURROUND MUSIC MUSIC MOVIE SFC -EFFECT C.FOCUS -LEVEL TEST ENTER VOLUME TV/VIDEO MUTING VOLUME TOP MENU FUNCTIONS DIRECT NAVIGATOR SUB MENU/ PLAY[...]

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    11 RQTV0105 Control guide MUSIC MOVIE SFC -EFFECT C.FOCUS -LEVEL TEST ENTER VOLUME TV/VIDEO MUTING VOLUME TOP MENU FUNCTIONS DIRECT NAVIGATOR SUB MENU/ PLAY LIST RETURN SUBWOOFER 1 2 3 7 0 8 9 10 4 5 6 > = u q g h % PL SKIP SLOW/SEARCH STOP PAUSE PLAY ^ AV SYSTEM RECEIVER DVR/DVD-P TUNER BAND TV TV OFF t y ^ TUNER DIRECT TUNING i [ ^ , RECEIVER][...]

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    12 RQTV0105 Control guide POWER INPUT SELECTOR TUNE MENU RETURN SETUP MUSIC PORT VOLUME ENTER SURR OUND MUSIC TUNED MONO SLEEP PCM ST ft kHz MHz DIGITAL INPUT DIGITAL DTS PL 2CH MIX SFC M W C.FOCUS Control guide [ 8 , POWER] Press to switch the unit from on to standby mode or vice versa. In standby mode, the unit is still consuming a small amount o[...]

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    13 RQTV0105 POWER INPUT SELECTOR TUNE MENU RETURN SETUP MUSIC PORT VOLUME ENTER SURR OUND MUSIC TUNED MONO SLEEP PCM ST ft kHz MHz DIGITAL INPUT DIGITAL DTS PL 2CH MIX SFC M W C.FOCUS Main unit [ % DIGITAL, DTS, % PL ΙΙ ] Lights to indicate the source's input signal and decoding format used. % DIGITAL: Dolby Digital sources DTS: DTS sources [...]

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    14 RQTV0105 MENU operation This is an outline of the operations you can perform with the MENU. TUNE TUNE TUNE TUNER FM MODE MEMOR Y A UT O MEMO TUNE MODE A U T O EXIT EXIT MONO MEMO CH 1 MEMO CH30 S TA R T MANU AL PRESET BEA T PROOF MODE 1 MODE 2 BASS 0 TREBLE 0 BALANCE DIMMER OFF DIMMER OFF DIMMER 1 DIMMER 2 DIMMER 3 SLEEP OFF BASS -10 BASS +10 TR[...]

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    15 RQTV0105 1. Press [-MENU] to select "TUNER" ➡ "TUNE MODE". 2. Press [TUN E - or + ] to sel ect "PRE SET" ➡ [EN TER] . Select "MANUAL" to cancel. 3. After exiting the menu: Press [TUNE - or +]. The radio MUSIC MOVIE SFC -EFFECT C.FOCUS -LEVEL TEST ENTER VOLUME TV/VIDEO MUTIN G VOLUME TOP MENU FUNCTIONS [...]

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    16 RQTV0105 Sound field Adjusting the tone You can adjust the level of the bass and treble. 1. Use the menus to select "BASS" or "TREBLE". ➡ MENU operation on page 14. 2. Press [-] or [+] to adjust the tone. Input signals must be either analog or PCM, and Dolby Pro Logic ΙΙ and SFC must be off ( ➡ page 10) . Balance You c[...]

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    17 RQTV0105 Sound field/Other functions Adjusting SFC effects You can adjust the sound field by adjusting the level of the speakers and the delay time of the surround speakers. These adjustments can be made for each SFC mode. To adjust the speaker level 1. Press [-LEVEL, ― TEST] to select the speaker channel. Each time you press the button: C ?[...]

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    18 RQTV0105 Other settings Other settings POWER INPUT SELECTOR TUNE MENU RETURN SETUP MUSIC PORT VOLUME ENTER SURROUND MUSI C TUNE MENU RETURN SETUP ENTER Setting descriptions INPUT MODE (Input mode) This unit automatically detects whether input is digital or analog, but you can fix the input mode. AUTO: The unit automatically detects whether inpu[...]

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    19 RQTV0105 MENU MENU MENU MUSIC MOVIE SFC -EFFECT C.FOCUS -LEVEL TEST ENTER VOLUME TV/VIDEO MUTING VOLUME TOP MENU FUNCTIONS DIRECT NAVIGATOR SUB MENU/ PLAY LIST RETURN SUBWOOFER 1 2 3 7 0 8 9 10 4 5 6 > = u q g h % PL SKIP SLOW/SEARCH STOP PAUSE PLAY ^ AV SYSTEM RECEIVER DVR/DVD-P TUNER BAND TV TV OFF t y ^ TUNER DIRECT TUNING i TV TV AV SYSTE[...]

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    20 RQTV0105 MUSIC MOVIE SFC -EFFECT C.FOCUS -LEVEL TEST ENTER VOLUME TV/VIDEO MUTING VOLUME TOP MENU FUNCTIONS DIRECT NAVIGATOR SUB MENU / PLAY LIST RETURN SUBWOOFER 1 2 3 7 0 8 9 10 4 5 6 > = u q g h % PL SKIP SLOW/SEARCH STOP PAUSE PLAY ^ AV SYSTEM RECEIVER DVR/DVD-P TUNER BAND TV TV OFF t y ^ TUNER DIRECT TUNING i TV TV AV SYSTEM ^ AV SYSTEM [...]

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    21 RQTV0105 Specifications Specifications (IHF'78) g AMPLIFIER SECTION RMS output power of each channel driven 10 % total harmonic distortion 1 kHz front CH 90 W per channel (4 Ω ) 1 kHz surround CH 90 W per channel (4 Ω ) 1 kHz center CH 220 W per channel (6 Ω ) 100 Hz subwoofer CH 220 W per channel (6 Ω ) Total RMS output power 800[...]

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    22 RQTV0105 Warranty (U.S.A.) 26 RQTV0105 Reference Warranty (U.S.A.) Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America One Panasonic Way Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc. Ave. 65 de Infanter í a, Km. 9.5 San Gabriel Industrial Park, Carolina, Puerto Rico 00985 Panasonic Audio Products [...]

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    23 RQTV0105 Warranty (Canada) Warranty (Canada) Pa na son ic C a na da I nc. PANA SONIC/TECHNICS PRODUCT – LIMITED WARRA NTY Panasonic Canada Inc. w arrants this product to be free from defects in mat erial and workman ship and agrees to remedy any such defect for a period as stated below from the date of original pu rchase. Technics A udio Produ[...]

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    Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America One Panasonic Way Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 http://www.panasonic.com Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc. Ave. 65 de Infantería, Km. 9.5 San Gabriel Industrial Park, Carolina, Puerto Rico 00985 Panasonic Canada Inc. 5770 Ambler Drive Mississauga, Ontario L4W 2T3 www[...]