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RQT8654-1B E GN Operating Instructions D VD Home Theater Sound System Model No. SC-HT545/ SC-HT545W Region number The play er plays D VD-Video marked with labels co ntaining the region number or “ ALL ”. Example: [Continental[Europe] Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read the instructions co mpletely . Please keep t[...]
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RQT86 54 2 Accessories Dear customer Thank you f or purchasing this product. For optim um perf ormance and safe ty , please read these instructions carefully . [HT545] : indicates featu res applicable t o SC-HT545 only . [HT545W] : SC-HT545W only . Please check and identi fy the supplied accessories. ≥ These operating instructions a re applicable[...]
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RQT 86 54 3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Simpl e Setu p STE P 1 Positioning the speakers . . . . . . . . . 4 Speaker installatio n options . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 STE P 2 Speaker connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 [HT545W] Connec ting th e surr ound spe aker cables to the wir el[...]
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RQT8654 Simple Setup 4 How you set up your speakers ca n affect the bass and the sound field. Not e the following points: ≥ Place sp eakers on f lat secure b ases. ≥ Placi ng speakers too clos e to floo rs, walls, and co rn ers can re sult i n excessive bass. Cov er walls a nd wi ndows with thi ck cur ta ins. ≥ Left and righ t speak er s ar e[...]
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RQT 86 54 5 Simple Setup ∫ [HT545 W] A voiding interference To avoid p ossible interference, do not place the wireless system n ear any of t he following d evices. The wire less system u ses the s ame ra dio freque ncies as other devic es that may be pre sent in your home . The wireless system will automatically se ek a clear chan nel if any of t[...]
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RQT8654 Simple Setup 6 [HT545W] Connecting the surro und speaker cables to the wireless syst em 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 [...]
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RQT 86 54 7 Simple Setup [HT545] Set y our surround soun d free! Optional P anasonic wir eless ac cessory ( e.g. SH-FX60) Y ou ca n enjoy surround speaker sound wirelessly when you use the op tional Panasonic wire less access or y (e.g. SH-FX 60). For details, ple ase refer to the operat ing instr uction s for the optio nal Panasonic w ireless acc [...]
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RQT8654 Simple Setup 8 ≥ Do not conn ect t hrough the video cass ette recorder. Due t o copy guard protec tion, the picture may not be d isplayed proper ly . ≥ T urn the television off be fore connect ing, and re fer to the tel e vision ’ s oper ating in struc tion s. ≥ This audio connection will enable you to play audio from your televisio[...]
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RQT86 54 9 Simple Se tup S-VIDEO OUT ≥ Using the S-VIDEO OUT terminal The S-VIDEO OUT terminal achiev es a more vivid picture than the VIDEO OUT terminal by separati ng the chrominance (C) and luminance (Y) signals. (Actual results depen d on the tele vision.) [Continental]Europe] SCART ≥ Using the SCAR T (A V) terminal T o improve picture qual[...]
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RQT8654 Simple Setup 10 Do not: ≥ mix old and n ew batteri 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 al kaline or mang anese batt erie s. ≥ use batte ries if th e covering ha s been pe eled off. Mishan dling of batter ies ca n cause electroly te le a[...]
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RQT865 4 11 Contro l reference guide Control ref ere nce guide AC IN WIRELESS LINK (28) (29, 28) (28) (30, 23) (29) (16) (30) (28) (28) T ur n th e unit on/o ff ( 10) Select disc’s title numb ers etc. /Enter num bers ( 15) Basic operations for pla y (14, 15) Show a disc to p menu (17) or program l ist ( 18) F rame-by-fram e/Select o r registe r m[...]
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RQT 86 54 12 Discs that can be pla yed / Disc cautio n / Maintenanc e Discs tha t can be play ed Operati ons in th ese instr uctions a re descr ibed m ainly wi th formats. Ico ns such a s [DVD-V] show the form ats. § 1 Funct ions add ed wi th Di vX Ul tr a ar e not s upported. § 2 Incl ude s si ngle -sided, dual- lay er discs . § 3 A proc ess th[...]
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RQT865 4 13 Glossa r y Glossary Decoder A deco der resto res the coded audio sig nals on D V Ds to nor mal . This is called decodin g. Div X DivX is a po pular media technolo gy created by DivX, Inc. DivX medi a files cont ain high ly compr essed vid eo with h igh vi sual qua lity that m aintains a relatively small file size. Dol b y Dig it al This[...]
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RQT 86 54 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 m ode (e. g. VIDEO 1, A V 1, etc.). ≥ T o change your tel evision’ s v ideo inp ut mod e, refer to its operati ng instr uction s. [Note[ ≥ Discs co ntinue to rotate while menu s are d isplayed. T o pr eser ve th[...]
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RQT865 4 15 Basic pla y If y ou are experienci ng prob lems, refer to tr oubleshooting ( ➜ page 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 play . Skip ?[...]
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RQT 86 54 16 Con venient functions Con venient function s Press [FUNCTIONS]. Each ti me you p ress the but ton: Main men u ( ➜ page 20) --------------------> Basics ------------ --------> Details ^---- ---- ----- ---- ----- off (No on-screen display) ,------ ---- ------- -b ≥ [MPEG4] [DivX] Video and a udio i nformati on is no t displ aye[...]
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Playin g data discs using na vigation men us RQT865 4 17 Playing data discs using n avigation menus Selectin g “P lay as Data Disc” in Ot her Menu ( ➜ page 22) will be eff ectiv e if the following functions a re not availabl e to play WMA, MP 3, JPEG, MPEG4 or D ivX video contents. ≥ Pla ying HighMA T TM discs ( ➜ page 18) T o e njoy list[...]
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RQT 86 54 18 Playin g data discs using na vigation men us Pla ying data discs us ing navigation menus Titles appear w ith CD T ext disc playback. ≥ Titles a ppear only if th e title s are r ecorded o n the d isc. ≥ Y ou cann ot edit programs, pl aylists and di sc titles. This wor ks only wh en the disc cont ains a p laylist. ∫ Pla ying scenes[...]
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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 ei ghth group onwards will be displayed on one vertical line in the menu scr een. ≥ There m ay be differences i n the di splay order on th e menu screen and com puter scre en. ≥ This un it canno t play files re corded [...]
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RQT 86 54 20 Usi ng o n-sc re en m enus Using on-screen menus 1 Show the Main menu. 2 Select th e menu. e. g. [DVD-V] 3 Make the s ettin gs. e. g. [DVD-V] 4 Press t o exit. Main menu Items sh own diff er d epending on the type of dis c. Program Group Titl e Chapter Tr a c k Playlist Content T o sta rt from a spec ific item e.g . [DVD-VR] T o se lec[...]
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RQT865 4 21 Usi ng o n-sc re en m enus ∫ Play Menu This w orks only when the e laps ed p la y time ca n be disp la yed. I t also works with all JPEG content. ∫ Picture Menu (Continued on next page) Other Settings Items s hown differ d epending on the typ e of disc. Play Speed [DVD-A] (Motion pi cture par t) [D VD-VR] [DVD-V] T o ch ange pla y s[...]
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RQT 86 54 22 Usi ng o n-sc re en m enus Using on-screen menus ∫ Audi o Menu ∫ Displa y Menu ∫ Other Menu Other Settings It ems sho wn differ depen ding on the t ype o f dis c. Dolb y Pro Log ic II ( ➜ page 28, E nhan cing the stereo sound: Dolby Pro Logic II ) Dialogue Enhancer T o make the d ialog ue in movies eas ier t o hear [DVD-V] (Dol[...]
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Changing the pla yer settin gs RQT865 4 23 Changing the player settings ≥ The setti ngs rema in in tact even if you switch the unit to stand by . ≥ Underlined items are the factory se ttings in the following table. ∫ “ Disc ” tab § 1 Langua ge optio ns [Cont inent al]E uro pe] : F rench, Ge rm an, Italian , Spanish, P olish, Swedish and [...]
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RQT 86 54 24 Changing the pla yer settin gs Changing the pla y er settings ∫ “ Video ” tab ∫ “ Audio ” tab ∫ “ Dis pl a y ” tab ∫ “ Oth er s ” ta b § 5 Refer to “F rame st ill and field still” ( ➜ p age 13 , Glossar y ). § 6 [Continental]Europe] § 7 [ Australia[an d[N.Z. QUI CK SE TUP e nables succ ess ive set ting[...]
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RQT865 4 25 Changing the pla yer settin gs (Effe ctive when pla yin g mu lti-c hannel au dio) (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 positi on. If you have to place the cen ter or surro und spea kers clo[...]
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RQT 86 54 26 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” li ghts in t he display . ∫ If no ise is excess ive When “F M” is s elected Press and h old [—F M M ODE] on the main u nit to displa y “MONO”. Press a nd hold [—FM MOD E] ag ai[...]
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RQT865 4 27 Using the radi o [Continent al]E urope The un it can dis play the text data transmitted by the radio d ata system (RDS) av ailable in some areas. If the station you are listening to is transmitting RDS sign als, “RDS” will light u p on t he display . When “F M” is select ed Press [FUNCTIONS] to display the te xt data. Each t im[...]
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RQT 86 54 28 Using so und eff ects Using soun d effects [Note] ≥ The following so und ef fects ma y not be av ailable or have no effect depend ing on the type of sou rce, or whe n headph ones a re used . ≥ Y ou ma y ex perience a red ucti on in sound quality w hen thes e so und effects are used wi th s ome s ources. If this o ccurs, tur n th e [...]
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RQT865 4 29 Using so und eff ects Y ou ca n enha nce low-fre quency sound s o that heavy ba ss sound 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 playing sour ce. Press [-H.BASS]. ≥ [DVD-V] [DVD-VR] H.BASS ON (f actor y preset[...]
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RQT 86 54 30 Using other us eful funct ions Using oth er useful funct ions Press [SL EEP] to select the time (in m inutes). SLEEP 30 _--- -) SLEEP 6 0 _--- -) SLEEP 90 ^"""" OFF (_ SLEEP1 20 (__} T o ca ncel t he time r Press [SL EEP] to se lect “OFF ”. T o confi rm the re maini ng time Press [SL EEP] aga in. T o cha nge th [...]
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RQT865 4 31 Operating o ther equip ment Operating other equipm ent Y ou ca n use th e remote control to operate a Panasonic television. Conn ect your equi pment re ferring to “Cable TV box or video casse tte record er connectio n” ( ➜ page 9) . [Note ] The re mote c ontrol m ay not work proper ly with som e mode ls. Aim the rem ote co ntrol a[...]
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RQT 86 54 32 Safety precaution s / About DivX V OD con tent Safety precautions Set th e unit up o n an even surface aw ay from direct s unlight, hi gh temperatu res, high humidi ty , and excessive vibrati on. Th ese condi tions can dam age the cabine t and o ther comp onents, th ereby shor ten ing the unit’ s service life . Do no t place heavy it[...]
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RQT 86 54 33 T roubl eshooting gui de T rou b les hoot ing guid e Before req uesting ser vice, make th e following check s. If you are in doubt about som e of the che ck points, or if t he sol utions i ndic ated in the table do n ot solve the p roblem, con sult your dealer for instru ctions. Pow e r Pa g e Unrespon sive o r inop erabl e fun ction S[...]
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RQT 86 54 34 T roubl eshooting gui de T roub leshooting guide Marker Pa g e A-B repeat Sound abno rmal or im pro per Menu s Picture abnormal o r unvie wable Progressive video Cann ot ad d mar ker s. ≥ Y o u cannot a dd mar kers with D VD-RAM or D VD- R/-RW (D VD- VR) discs. ≥ If the di sc’ s e lapse d play time do es not app ear on the un it?[...]
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RQT 86 54 35 T roubl eshooting gui de Listeni ng to the radi o Pa g e [HT5 45W] Wireless system Unit displays T elevision displays Dis torted sou nd or noise is hear d. “ST” flickers or does n ot ligh t. ≥ Adjust the posi tion of the FM o r AM ant enna. ≥ Use an outdoo r antenna . — 27 A bea t sound i s hear d. ≥ T ur n the television o[...]
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RQT 86 54 36 Specifica tions Specification s [HT545] RMS Outp ut Po wer: Dolby Digita l Mode F ront Ch 1 10 W pe r chann el (3 ≠ ), 1 kHz , 10 % THD Surrou nd Ch 90 W pe r chann el (4 ≠ ), 1 kH z, 10 % THD Center Ch 225 W per chann el (6 ≠ ), 1 k Hz, 10 % THD Subwoofer Ch 225 W per channe l (6 ≠ ), 100 Hz, 10 % THD T ota l RMS Dolby Digital[...]
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RQT 86 54 37 Specifica tions [HT545] [Fro ntspe akersSB-FS 440] Ty p e 1 way , 1 speaker 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 so und pressu re 80 dB/W (1 .0 m) Freq uency ra nge 102 H z – 25 kH z ( j 16 dB) 113 H z – 22 kH z ( j 10 dB) Dim ensi ons (W[...]
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RQT 86 54 38 Manufactured u nder li cense fro m Dol by Laborator ies. “Dolby”, “Pro Lo gic” and the double-D sym bol are trade marks of D olby Laborato ri es. “DTS” and “ DTS Dig ital S urround ” are registe red trad emar ks of Digital The ater Systems, Inc . This prod uct i nc orpor ates cop yright pr ote cti on tec hnolog y that i[...]
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RQT 86 54 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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Matsushita Electric In dustrial Co., Ltd. We b S i t e : http://panasonic.n et RQT8654-1B F0406KN1056 p -If you see this symbol- SUOMI NORSK This product ma y receive r adio interf erence caused by mobile telephones during use. If such interf erence is apparent, please increase separ ation between the product and the mobile telepho ne. The sock et [...]