Panasonic SC-PT480 manual

Operating In structions DVD Home Theater Sound System Model N o. SC-PT480 [_P_] [PC] RQTX1 101-P until 2009/12/16 Dear cu stome r Thank you for pu rchasing th is product. F or optimu m perfor mance and safety , pleas e read the se instructio ns careful ly . Before c onnecting, operati ng or adj usting thi s produc t, please read the instructio ns c[...]

2 RQTX1 101 THE FOL LOWING APPLIES ONL Y IN THE U.S.A. ≥ Pleas e note t hat the ac tual con trols and compon ents, menu items , etc. of your D VD Hom e Theater Sound S ystem ma y look s omewha t differ ent fr om those show n in the illustr ations in these Op erating In structio ns. ≥ Opera tions in th ese ins tructions ar e descr ibed main ly w[...]

3 RQTX1 101 [Note] The circled n umbers ind icated in the operating instr uctions (e. g. Press [ Í ] 1 ) cor respond to the cir cled numbe rs in the above. RETURN VOL STOP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 SLEEP VOL TV INPUT SEARCH SKIP SLOW SKIP PLAY PAUSE SEARCH OK DVD iPod EXT-IN RADIO MUTE F U N C T I O N S S T A R T T O P M E N U 10 1 0 EXIT D I R E C T N [...]

4 RQTX1 101 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference Other Panas onic audio/vid eo equipment ma y st art func tioning when you ope rate the un it usin g the s uppl ied r emot e con tro l. Y ou can oper ate this uni t in anoth er mode by setting th e remote control operati ng mode t o “REMOT E 2”. The ma in unit an d remote c[...]

5 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference RQTX1 101 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Getting St a rted Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Control reference guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 IMPORTANT SA FETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . below Quick Start Guide [...]

6 RQTX1 101 How you set up you r speakers can affect the b ass and th e sound fiel d. Note the following p oints: ≥ Place sp eakers on flat secu re bases. ≥ Placi ng speaker s too close to floors, w alls, and cor ners can r esult in excessive b ass. Cover walls and windows with th ick curtains. ≥ For op tional wall mou nt, refer to page 19. [[...]

7 RQTX1 101 Getting S tarted Quick Start Guide Basic setup example [Note] After conne cting with the optical digital au dio cable or HDMI § 2 cable, make sett ings to suit the type of au dio from you r digital equi pment ( B 9). § 1 R efer to the o perating in structions of the respe ctive devices fo r the settings necessary to output th e audio.[...]

8 RQTX1 101 The Easy setup screen assists you in making n ecessary settings. ≥ Language Select t he lang uage used on menu screen. ≥ TV aspect Select t he aspect to suit your T V . ≥ Speaker layout Select “ Surrou nd layout (R ecomme nded)” m ode or “Fr ont layou t (Altern ative)” mo de accordi ng to yo ur speaker layout ( B 6, Positi[...]

9 RQTX1 101 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference FM frequency step Main u nit only The ste p is factory-set to 0.2 MHz, but you can change it t o receive broadc asts allocated in 0.1 MHz steps. Y ou ma y need to change this settin g if the tune r seems to sk ip over the co rrect freq uency for stati ons in your area. After a[...]

10 RQTX1 101 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference ≥ The foll owing soun d effects may not be availab le or may hav e no effect with some sources. ≥ Y ou may exper ience a r eduction in s ound quality when these s ound effect s are used with some source s. If this occurs, tur n the sound ef fects off. [Note] When changing[...]

11 RQTX1 101 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference Prep arati on T o disp lay the p ict ure, t urn on your TV an d change i ts vide o inpu t mo de (e.g. VIDE O 1, A V 1, HDMI, et c.) to suit th e connection to this unit. [Note] ≥ DISCS CONTINUE TO ROT A TE WHILE M ENUS ARE DISPLA YED. Press [ ∫ STOP ] 6 when yo u finish t[...]

12 RQTX1 101 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference [DVD-VR] Select “DA T A” in “DVD-VR/DA T A” ( B 17, OTHERS men u) to play WM A, MP3 or JPE G conte nts. Y ou can select to pla y from y our desire d item wh ile the “D A TA-DISC” screen is displayed. e.g. ≥ T o d isplay/exit t he screen, press [MEN U] 7 . Play s[...]

13 RQTX1 101 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Reference SUBTITLE [DVD-V] (with multiple subtitle s) [VCD] (SVCD only) T o s elect subti tle lang uage ≥ On i R/ i RW , a subtitle number may be sho wn for s ubtitles th at are not displayed . [DVD-VR] (with subtitle on/off information) T o sele ct “ON” or “OFF” ≥ This may not wor k dependi[...]

14 RQTX1 101 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference VIERA Link “HDA VI Cont rol” VIERA Link TM is a new name for EZ Sync TM . VIERA L ink “HDA VI Contr ol” is a convenie nt function that offers linked operati ons of th is unit, a nd a Panaso nic TV (VIE RA) und er “HDA VI Control ”. Y o u can us e this functio n by[...]

15 RQTX1 101 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference Y ou can control th e playba ck menus of this unit with the TV’s remote cont rol. When operating the TV’s rem ote contr ol, refer to the bel ow illustration for operation buttons. Y ou can operate the playbac k with the indicated control s. ≥ The on-scr een cont rol pan[...]

16 RQTX1 101 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference While an iPod is co nnecte d Do not push or pu ll you r iPod ba ck an d fort h with great fo rce. Abou t rechar ging th e batter y ≥ iPod will start recharging r egardless of whether t his unit is on or off. ≥ “IPOD ¢ ” will be shown on t he main unit’s display dur[...]

17 RQTX1 101 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference Select to suit the ty pe of e quipment y ou connecte d to the H DMI A V OUT ter minal . Selec t “BI TSTREAM ” when the eq uipm ent can de code the b its trea m (digi tal form of 5.1 -channel d ata). Otherwi se, select “ PCM”. (If the bitstream i s output to the equ ip[...]

18 RQTX1 101 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference DEF AUL TS This return s all values in th e MAIN m enu to the de fault setting s. ≥ RESET The password scre en is shown if “RA TINGS ” ( B 16) is set. Pl ease enter the sam e password , then turn the unit o ff and on aga in. Comme rcial di scs Reco rded disc s ≥ Befor[...]

19 RQTX1 101 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference Y ou can at tach all of the sp eakers (excep t subwoofer ) to a wall. ≥ The wall or pillar on which the speakers are to be attached should be capable of supporting 10 k g ( 22 Ibs) per screw. Consult a qualified bu ildin g co ntra cto r when att ach ing t he sp eakers to a [...]

20 RQTX1 101 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference Before requestin g service , make the following c hecks. If you are in doubt about so me of the check poi nts, or if the so lutions in dicated in th e followi ng guide do not solve the pr oblem, refer to “ Custome r Service s Directo ry (United St ates an d Puerto Rico)” [...]

21 RQTX1 101 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference Play do es not start. ≥ This unit may not p lay WMA that contains still picture da ta. ≥ If a disc con tains CD-DA and ot her formats, pr oper pl ayback may no t be possible. No subtitles. Display the sub titles. (“SUBTITLE” in Menu 1) ( B 13) Point B is automatically[...]

22 RQTX1 101 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference [Not e] 1 S pecific ations are s ubject to change with out no tice. Mass an d dimen sions ar e approxim ate. 2 T otal harmonic d istortion is measure d by a digital spectr um analyzer. Specifications AMPLIFIER SE CTION RMS Outp ut Power: Do lby Digital Mode Front Ch Surrou nd[...]

23 RQTX1 101 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference 1. Damag e requiring service — The unit should be serviced by qualified service personnel if: (a) The A C power su pply cor d or AC a daptor ha s been dam aged; or (b) Obje cts or liquid s have gotte n into t he unit; or (c) The uni t has been ex pose d to ra in; or (d) The[...]

24 RQTX1 101 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference Panasonic Consum er Electronics Company , Division of Panasoni c Corporation of North America One Panasonic Way , Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 Panasonic Home Audio Product s Limited W a rranty Limited Warranty Coverage (For USA and Puerto Rico Only) If your product d oes n ot w[...]

25 RQTX1 101 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference Panasonic Canada Inc. P ANAS ONIC PRODUCT – LIMITED W ARRANTY Panasonic Canada Inc. warrants this product to be free from defect s in material and workmanship and agrees to remedy any such defect for a period as stated below f rom the date of original purchase. LIMIT A TION[...]

[For[U.S.A.] and]Puerto]Ri co] Panaso nic Consum er Electroni cs Company, Division of P anasonic Corporation of North America One Panaso nic Way , Secaucus, New Jersey 0709 4 http:// www.panasonic.co m [For[Canada] Panason ic Canada Inc . 5770 Am bler Drive Mississauga, O ntario L4W 2T3 www.panasonic.ca p C Panaso nic Corp oration 2009 RQTX1 101-P [...]