Panasonic SC-HT545 manual

RQT8654-B E GN Operating Instructions D VD Home Theater Soun d Syst em Model No . SC-HT545/ SC-HT545W Region number The pl ay e r plays D VD-Video mar ked with labe ls co ntaining the re gion number or “ ALL ”. Exampl e: [C ontine ntal[E urope ] Before connecting, operating or adjusting this pr oduct, please read the instructions completely . P[...]

RQT 865 4 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 these instru ctions ca refully . [HT 54 5] : in dicates feature s appli cable to SC-H T545 o nly . [HT 54 5W] : SC- HT545 W only . Please check and id entify th e supplie d accessor ies. ≥ These operating in stru[...]

RQT 865 4 3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Simpl e Setup STE P 1 Positioning the speakers . . . . . . . . . 4 Speaker installatio n options . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 STE P 2 Speaker connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 [HT545W] Connec ting th e surroun d speaker cables to the wir eles[...]

RQT8654 Simple Setup 4 How you set up your speakers can a ffect the bass and the so und field . Note th e following poin ts: ≥ Place sp eakers on fl at secure b ases. ≥ Placi ng speakers too clos e to floors, walls, and cor ner s can result in excessive bass. Cover walls and windows with thick cur ta in s. ≥ Left and righ t spe ake rs are in [...]

RQT 865 4 5 Simple Setup ∫ [HT545W] A voiding i nterference To avoid p ossible interference, do not place the wireless system near any of the following devices. The wire less system u ses the s ame radio frequencie s as oth er devices th at may be presen t in your ho me. The wireless system will automatically se ek a clear channel if any of these[...]

RQT8654 Simple Setup 6 [HT545W] Connecting the surro und speaker cables to the wireless system STE P 2 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 CENTER 5 Lch SURROUND 1 4 3 Be caref u[...]

RQT 865 4 7 Simple Setup STE P 3 Radio and digital transceiv er connections Digital Transceiver FM ANT 75 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT VIDEO S-VIDEO OUT Y P B R P OUT Digital Transceiver Adhesive tape Main uni t AM loop an tenna Stand t he ante nna up o n its base. Place the anten na wher e receptio n is best. Keep loose ante nna cable away from o ther wire[...]

RQT8654 Simple Setup 8 ≥ Do not conn ect throu gh the video c asset te re corder . Due t o copy guard pro tecti on, the pi cture may not b e displayed prope rly . ≥ T ur n the television off be fore connect ing, and re fer to the tel e vision’ s operat ing i nst ruction s. ≥ This audio connection will enable you to play audio from your tele[...]

RQT 865 4 9 Simple Setup S-VID EO OUT ≥ Using t he S-VIDE O OUT terminal The S -VIDEO OUT ter minal achieves a more vi vid pictur e than th e VIDEO OUT te rmi nal by sepa rating th e chro minance (C) an d lumina nce (Y) signa ls. (Actual resu lts depend on the television.) [Cont inental ]Europe] SCART ≥ Using the SCA RT (A V) termin al T o im p[...]

RQT8654 Simple Setup 10 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 . ≥ attempt to rech arge alkal ine or m angane se batt eries. ≥ use batte ries if th e covering has be en pe eled off. Mishan dling of batter ies ca n cause el ectroly te lea[...]

RQT865 4 11 Contro l reference guid e Control reference guide AC IN WIRELESS LINK (28) (29, 28) (28) (30, 23) (29) (16) (30) (28) (28) T ur n the u nit on/off (10) Select disc’s title numb ers etc. /Enter numbe rs ( 15) Basic operations for pla y (14, 15) Show a disc to p menu (17) or pr ogram li st (18) F rame-by-fram e/Sele ct or regi ster menu[...]

RQT 865 4 12 Discs that can be p layed / Disc c aution / Maintenance Discs tha t can be play ed Operati ons in these instr uctions a re descr ibed main ly with form ats. Icons su ch as [DVD-V] show the formats. § 1 Funct ions adde d with D ivX U ltr a are n ot su pported. § 2 Incl udes singl e-si ded, dual- la yer dis cs . § 3 A proc ess that al[...]

RQT865 4 13 Glossa r y Glossary 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 cont ain high ly compr essed video with h igh visual quality th at main tains a relatively small file size. Dol b y Di gita l This i[...]

RQT 865 4 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 cha nge 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[...]

RQT865 4 15 Basic pla y If y ou are experiencing pr oblems, refer to tro u bleshooting ( ➜ pa ge 33 to 35). 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 865 4 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 --------------------> Details ^---- ------ ------------ off (No on- screen display) ,------ --------- ---b ≥ [MPEG4] [DivX] Video and a udio infor mation is no t displayed [...]

Playin g data discs using na vigation men us RQT865 4 17 Playing data discs using n avigation menus Selectin g “Pl ay as Data Disc” in Other Menu ( ➜ page 22) 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 865 4 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 ou c annot e dit pro grams, playlists and disc titl es. This wor ks only wh en the disc cont ains a p laylist. ∫ Pla ying scenes [...]

RQT865 4 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 865 4 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[...]

RQT865 4 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 865 4 22 Usi ng o n-sc re en me nus Using on-screen menus ∫ Audi o Menu ∫ Displa y Menu ∫ Other Menu Other Settings It ems sho wn dif fer de pending o n the type o f disc . Dolb y Pro Log ic II ( ➜ page 28 , Enhan cing the stereo sound: Dolby Pro Logic II ) Dialogue Enhancer T o ma ke the d ialog ue in m ovies eas ier to hear [DVD-V] (D[...]

Changing the play er settings RQT865 4 23 Changing the player settings ≥ The setti ngs rema in intact ev en if you switch t he unit to stand by . ≥ Underlined items are the factory se ttings in the following table. ∫ “ Disc ” tab § 1 Langua ge options [Cont inenta l]Europe] : F rench, Ge rman , Italian, S panish, Polish, Swedish and Dutc[...]

RQT 865 4 24 Changing the play er settings ∫ “ Video ” tab ∫ “ Audio ” tab ∫ “ Dis pla y ” tab ∫ “ Oth ers ” tab § 5 Refer to “F rame st ill and field still” ( ➜ p age 13, Gl ossar y). § 6 [Continental]E urope] § 7 [Australia[a nd[N.Z. QUI CK SET UP ena bles su ccess ive se ttings o f the item s in the shaded ar ea[...]

RQT865 4 25 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 865 4 26 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” li ghts in t he display . ∫ 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 [...]

RQT865 4 27 Using the radi o [Continent al]Euro pe 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 im[...]

RQT 865 4 28 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 xperienc e a red uctio n in sound qual ity wh en the se so und effects are used wit h some sour ces. If th is occur s, tur n the s [...]

RQT865 4 29 Using so und effect s Y o u can e nhance l ow-frequency 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 playing sour ce. Press [-H.BASS]. ≥ [DVD-V] [DVD-VR] H.BASS ON (f actory preset)[...]

RQT 865 4 30 Using other us eful functions Using oth er useful funct ions Press [SL EEP] to select the time (in m inutes). SLEEP 30 _--- -) SLEEP 60 _----) SLEEP 90 ^"""" OFF (_ SLEEP12 0 (__} T o ca ncel t he time r Press [SL EEP] to select “OFF”. T o confirm the rema ining ti me Press [SL EEP] aga in. T o cha nge th e set [...]

RQT865 4 31 Operating o ther equipmen t Operating other equipm ent Y o u can u se the rem ote contro l to ope rate a Panasonic te le vision. 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 nt[...]

RQT 865 4 32 Safety p recautions / About Div X V OD content Safety precautions Set th e unit up o n an ev en s urface aw ay from direct s unlight, h igh temperatu res, high humidit y , and excessive vibrat ion. Th ese condit ions can dam age the cabine t and othe r comp onents, there by shor teni ng the unit’ s ser vice life. Do no t place heavy [...]

RQT 865 4 33 T roub leshooting guide T rou bl esho oting guid e Before req uesting se rvi ce, make the following checks. If you ar e in doubt ab out som e of the che ck points, or if the solut ions indicated in the ch ar t do not solve the p roblem, con sult your de aler for in struction s. Pow er Pa g e Unrespon sive or inoper able fun ction Speci[...]

RQT 865 4 34 T roub leshooting guide T roubleshooting guide Marker Pa g e A-B repeat Sound abno rmal or impr oper Menu s Picture abnormal o r unvie wable Progressive video Cann ot add markers. ≥ Y ou cann ot add markers with DV D-RAM or D VD-R/-RW (D VD- VR) discs. ≥ If the di sc’ s e lapsed p lay time does n ot app ear on the unit’s displa[...]

RQT 865 4 35 T roub leshooting guide Listeni ng to the radio Pa g e [HT5 45W] Wireless syste m Unit displays T elevision displays Disto r ted sou nd or noi se is he ard. “ST” flickers or does n ot ligh t. ≥ Adjust the positi on of the FM o r AM ant enna. ≥ Use an outdoo r antenna . — 27 A beat s ound is heard . ≥ T ur n the t elevision [...]

RQT 865 4 36 Specificati ons Specification s [HT545] RMS Outp ut Po wer: Do lby Digital Mod e 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 per channe l (6 ≠ ), 100 Hz, 10 % THD T otal RMS Dolby Digital m[...]

RQT 865 4 37 Specificati ons [HT545] [Fro ntspeaker sSB-FS440 ] Ty p e 1 way , 1 spea ker system (Bass r eflex) Spea ker uni t(s) Impeda nce 3 ≠ Full ra nge 6.5 cm Cone t ype Input po wer (IEC) 110 W § 9 (Max) Output sound pressure 80 dB/W (1 .0 m) Freq uency ra nge 102 H z – 25 kH z ( j 16 dB) 113 H z – 22 kHz ( j 10 dB) Dim ensio ns (W t[...]

RQT 865 4 38 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[...]

RQT 865 4 39 DIGIT AL TRANSCEIVER SH-FX80T WIRELESS SYSTEM SE-FX60 OPERA TING A T 2403MHz T O 2425MHz 1177 [Con tinen tal[ Europ e][...]

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