Panasonic SC-HTB680 manual

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    2014/03/04 EB GN RQT9916-B Ope ratin g In structi ons Home T heater Audio S ystem Model No. SC-HTB 6 80 Tha nk yo u for pur ch asin g t his pr o duct . Pl ease re ad th ese in str ucti ons ca reful ly befo re usin g thi s produ ct , an d s ave this manu al for futu re use. Model num ber suf fix “ EB” denotes UK model . Included I nst allation I[...]

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    2 RQT9916 Safet y precautions Unit ≥ T o redu ce the risk of fire , elec tric shoc k or prod uc t dama ge , j D o not e xpo se th is uni t to ra in, m ois ture, dr ippin g or sp lash ing. j Do not place ob je cts fi lled wit h l iqui ds , su ch as vase s, o n thi s uni t. j U se only the r ec omm ende d ac ce sso ries . j D o not r emov e cov ers[...]

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    Precautions RQT9916 3 Cauti on f or A C Mains Lead (F or t he AC m ains pl ug of th r e e pi ns ) For your saf ety , pl ease re ad th e fol lo win g t ext care fully. Thi s ap pl ianc e is sup pli ed wit h a mo ulde d thre e pin m ains plug for you r saf et y an d con ven ienc e. A 5-amp ere fuse is fitte d in thi s p lug . Sho ul d the fu se n eed[...]

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    4 RQT9916 T able of contents Safety p recautions ................ ................... ..................... ........................ ............ 2 Cau tion fo r AC Mains Lead ..... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ....... .. 3 Bef or e u se Sup plie d it ems ... ... .... ... .. ... .... ... .. ..... ....... [...]

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    Getting started Operations Reference Before use Precautions RQT9916 5 Befo re us e Suppli ed items Ch ec k the su pp lie d ac ces so rie s befo re us ing thi s sy st em.  ≥ Product numbers are correct as of December 2013. T hes e may be subject t o change. ≥ The supplied AC mains lead is for use w ith this s ystem only . Do not us e it with [...]

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    6 RQT9916 Control reference g uide 1 Sta n dby/o n switc h ( Í /I ) T ouch to s witch the unit from on to sta ndby mod e or v ice ve rs a. In stan db y mod e, the u nit is stil l con sum ing a s mall a mount of po wer . 2 Ad just th e vo lume of th is sy stem ( > 21) 3 S elec t t he inpu t so urc e ( > 21) “TV” -- # “BD/DVD” --# “B[...]

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    Before use RQT9916 7 1 HDMI A V IN (BD/DVD) te rminal ( > 10 ) 2 HDMI A V OUT (T V (ARC)) term i nal (ARC com patib le ) ( > 9, 10 ) 3 OPTICA L DI GIT AL AUDIO IN ( TV) te rmin al ( > 10) 4 Ir SYS TEM t erminal ( > 11 , 1 2 ) 5 U SB por t (f or se r vic e use o nl y) 6 A C IN termina l ( > 12) 7 Ac tive subwoo fer on /of f butt o n ([...]

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    8 RQT9916 1 Turn t he mai n unit on or off ( > 21) 2 S elec t t he inpu t so urc e ( > 21 ) “TV” -- # “BD/DVD” --# “BLUETOOTH” ^---- ------- --- ------ ------ ------ --- ------ ------ ------ --- } 3 S elec t t he set u p me nu ( > 24) 4 Se lect th e so und m enu ( > 22 ) 5 S elec t the Bl ue too th ® d evic e as the so urce[...]

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    Getting started Before use RQT9916 9 Ge tti ng s ta r te d Step 1 Connections ≥ Tu r n of f a ll equ i pme nt be for e co nnec t i on an d rea d the app rop ria t e ope rat ing ins tru ct ion s. Do not c onn ec t the A C mai n s lea d unt il al l ot her conn e cti ons a r e comp let e d. ∫ HDMI (High- Definiti on Multimedi a Interf ace) ≥ The[...]

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    10 RQT9916 A HDMI cable B Opt i ca l di gi t al au d i o ca ble ≥ W hen you use t he optical digital audio cable, insert the tip correctly int o the t erminal. Y ou ca n di re ct t he audi o si gnal f rom t h e conn ec t ed Bl u-r a y Di sc play er , D VD playe r , Se t T op B ox , et c. to thi s sy stem. Prep a rati on ≥ C onnect the m ain uni[...]

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    Getting started RQT9916 11 Thi s sys t em cann ot pass -throu gh t h e 4K co nten t o f a 4K com p atib le equi pme nt to a 4K Ul tra HD TV . Ho wever, you c an con nect th e sy stem t o a 4 K Ultra HD T V to e njoy th e 4K cont ent. A HDM I ca ble  ≥ Refer to t he operating instructions of the 4K U lt ra H D T V (VIERA) and the 4K/60p compati[...]

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    12 RQT9916 Place the infrared emitter in sight of t he TV’s remote control signal sen sor . ≥ For the location of the TV’ s remote control signal s ensor , refer to the operating instructions f or the TV . A i m the TV’ s remo t e contro l at th is system’s remote con trol sensor and oper ate the TV . ≥ For the location of this system?[...]

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    Getting started Precautions RQT9916 13 Step 2 Placement  ≥ Do not hold the m ain unit in one hand to av oid injury , y ou may drop the m ain unit when c arrying it. ≥ T o prevent damage or s cratches , lay down a soft c loth and perform t he assembly on it . When carr ying the ac tive subwoo fer T o avoid int erferen ce, m aintain th e foll [...]

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    14 RQT9916 Ch oose a plac eme nt m eth od th at sui t s y ou b es t. ∫ When placing the main unit in front of the TV The main unit m ay b lock o r inte rfere with th e TV’s vari ous se nsors (C.A.T .S . (Co ntrast A utom atic T r acki ng Sys tem) senso r , re mot e con tro l se ns or , et c.) and th e 3D E ye wear t r ansmi t ter s on a 3D com [...]

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    Getting started Precautions RQT9916 15 Additi onally requi red accessor ies (comme rcial ly avai l able) ≥ Fa ll preve ntio n cor d ...... ........ ... ........ ........ ....... .... ........ ....... ........ .... ........ ....... ........ .... ....... . ... ........ . k 2 ≥ Sc rew ey es (to attach the f all p reventi on cord ) ....... ........[...]

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    16 RQT9916 The main uni t can b e wa ll mou nted usin g th e supp lied wall m oun t brac kets, e tc. M ake sure th at the scr ew u sed an d the wa ll are st rong eno ug h to s upp ort the w eig ht of a t leas t 26 k g . Th e sc rew s an d ot her ite ms a re no t s upp lied as th e type and si ze wi ll vary wit h ea ch ins t all ati on. ≥ R efer t[...]

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    Getting started Precautions RQT9916 17 Att ach the wall mount brackets to the main unit. A W al l moun t brack et (sup pl ied ) B Sc rew (sup plie d) Drive a screw into the wall. ≥ Use the m eas urements indic at ed below t o ident ify t he screwing positions on the wall. ≥ Leave at leas t 100 mm of space above of the m ain unit to allow enough[...]

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    18 RQT9916 Fit the main unit securely onto the screw(s). Sec ur e the cord to the wall . ≥ Mak e sure that t he slack of the cord is minimal. A Scre w eye B Cord DO DO NOT ≥ Mo ve the sp ea ker so t hat the scre w is i n th i s po si ti on . ≥ In t his p ositio n, the spe ake r will like ly fa ll if m oved to the l eft or right.   SC-HT[...]

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    Getting started Precautions RQT9916 19 Step 3 W i reless connect ions Prep a rati on ≥ T u rn on th e ma in un it . Press [ BÍ C I] . Active s ubwoofer on/off button [ B Í C I] Use thi s button to turn the acti ve sub woofe r on and o ff. C I: Th e ac tive sub woo fe r is o n. B Í : Th e ac tive sub woo fe r is o f f. The a ctive sub w oofer w[...]

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    20 RQT9916 For NFC-compatible Android TM devi ce s onl y Sim pl y by touch in g a n NFC ( Nea r Fi el d Co mmu nica tio n)- comp atibl e Bl ueto oth ® de vic e on the mai n uni t, yo u ca n co mplet e all pr ep a r ati on s, fr om re gi ster i ng a Bl uet oo th ® devi ce to estab li shin g a co nnec ti on. ≥ A ndroi d de vice ver sio n low er t[...]

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    Getting started Operations RQT9916 21 Opera t i ons Us ing thi s sy stem Prep a rati on ≥ T u rn on th e ac tiv e su bwoo f er . ≥ Turn o n t he TV an d/or co nnec te d de vice . Press [ Í ] to tur n on the ma in uni t. Select the source. ≥ This remote c ontrol cannot be us ed to control the operations of t he connected devices. ∫ When “[...]

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    22 RQT9916 3D s ound Thi s sys te m pro vi des a fe elin g t hat th e so und an d th e imag e are as one . ≥ T o change t h e ap pli ed ef fec t, ref er t o “S ound menu” . ( > right)  ≥ Dolby Virtual S peaker effect is ON except ST EREO mode. ≥ T o turn off D olby Virt ual Speak er and the 3D surround effects, select “ST ER EO”[...]

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    Operations RQT9916 23  ≥ The default s et ting is underlined. Changed settings will be kept until it is changed aga in, unless otherwise indic at ed. Y ou ca n v iew the cu rre nt audi o f orma t . Press a nd hold [SOUND] fo r more than 4 s e c. H.BASS Enha nc e t he har mo ni c bass ef fect . ON OFF 3D CL R DIALOG T he 3D C lear Mo de Dial og[...]

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    24 RQT9916 Setup menu Press [SE TUP] repe atedly to selec t the set up item. Press [ 3 , 4 ] rep eate dly t o s elect the desi red setting and then press [OK ].  ≥ T he default setting is underlined. Changed settings will be kept until it is changed again, unless otherwise indicated. DIMMER Dim s the d isp lay a ft er 5 s econ ds o f i nac tiv[...]

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    Operations RQT9916 25 Link ed operati ons wi th t he TV (VIERA Link “H D A VI Control TM ”) Prep a rati on 1 Co nfi rm th at the H DMI co nne cti on h as b een made . ( > 9, 10 ) 2 Set the “ HD A VI C ont r ol” op erat i ons on th e conn ect e d equi pm en t (e. g., T V). 3 For the o ptimal “HD A VI C on tro l” op er at io ns chan ge[...]

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    26 RQT9916 Reference T roubleshooting Befor e req uesting serv ice, m ake th e fol lowin g chec ks. If yo u are in d ou bt ab ou t some of the che ck poi nts, o r if the so lutio ns i ndicat ed in the fo llowi ng guid e do not so lve t he p rob lem, con sult your de aler for i nstr uct io ns . No powe r . ≥ Unpl ug th e A C mai ns le ad for 1 0 s[...]

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    Reference RQT9916 27 Th e first few se cond s of au dio can not be heard whe n usi ng the HDM I conn ectio n. Thi s may occ ur du r ing D VD- Vi deo ch apte r pla yba ck. Cha nge t he digi t al audi o ou tpu t se tti ng on th e co nnec t e d d evice fro m “ Bitst r eam” to “PCM”. Whe n ope rat i ng an HDM I comp atib l e devi ce of a d iff [...]

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    28 RQT9916 Ther e is no au dio. The p owe r of the main un it tur ns off au tomat ica lly . (Wh en th e ma in unit de tect s a pro bl em, a sa fet y meas ure is ac ti vat ed and th e ma in u ni t au tom ati cal ly sw itc he s to sta ndby mod e.) ≥ T here is a pro blem w ith th e ampl ifier. ≥ Is th e vo lume e xtreme ly h i gh? If s o , l owe r[...]

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    Reference RQT9916 29 About Bluetoot h ® ∫ Frequency ban d us ed Thi s sys t em us es the 2. 4 GH z fr eq uenc y ba nd . ∫ Certi ficat ion of this de vice ≥ Th is s ystem con fo rms t o fr eque nc y rest ri ct ions and h as rec eive d ce rtif ic atio n bas ed o n fr e quenc y laws. Thus , a wir el ess per mit is no t ne cess ar y . ≥ Th e a[...]

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    30 RQT9916 Specifi cati ons  § 1 When the other connected devices are turned of f. AMPLIFIER SEC TION RMS outpu t p ower: Dolby Digita l Mode Fron t ch (L , R ch) 70 W pe r c ha nn el ( 6 ≠ ) , 1 kHz , 10 % THD Centre ch ( C ch) 70 W pe r c ha nn el ( 6 ≠ ) ,1k H z ,1 0%T H D Su bwo of er ch 140 W pe r c hann el ( 8 ≠ ) , 100 Hz , 10 % TH[...]

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    Reference RQT9916 31  ≥ S pecifications are s ubject to change w ithout notice. ≥ Mass and dim ens ions are approximate. ≥ T otal harmonic distortion is measured by a digital spectrum analyzer . SPEAKER SEC TION Front spe akers (Built-i n) Ful l rang e 6.5 c m c one t ype k 1/ ch Ce ntre sp eake r (B uilt -i n) Ful l rang e 6.5 c m con e t[...]

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    32 RQT9916 [Fo r]th e]Uni ted ]King dom] and] Irel and] Dec lar atio n of Co nfo rmi ty (DoC ) Hereby , “ Panasonic Corporation ” dec lares that this product is in compliance w ith the essenti al requir ements and ot her relevan t provisions of Directive 1999 /5/E C. Customer s can download a c opy of the or iginal DoC to our R&TTE pr oduct[...]

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    Reference RQT9916 33 Limited W ar r a nty (ONL Y FOR A U STRALIA) Panasonic Warranty 1. The product is warranted for 12 months from the date of purchase. Subject to the conditions of this warranty Panasonic or its Authorised Service Centre will perform necessary service on the product without charge for parts or labour, if in the opinion of Panason[...]

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    34 RQT9916 SC-HTB680EB_RQT9916-B .book 34 ページ 2014年 1月16日 木曜日 午後 5時18分[...]

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    RQT9916 35 SC-HTB680EB_RQT9916-B .book 35 ページ 2014年 1月16日 木曜日 午後 5時18分[...]

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    EU Web Site: http://panasonic.net Panasonic Corporation 2014 Panasonic Corporation Panasonic Testing Centre Winsbergring 15, 22525 Hamburg, Germany Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH Manufactured by: Importer for Europe: Panasonic Corporation Kadoma, Osaka, Japan RQT9916-B F01 1 4SB0 For the United Kingdom and Ir eland custo mers Sale s and S uppor t [...]