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Panasonic SC-PT770 manual

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    [_P_] [_PC_] RQTX0221 -1P Operating In structi ons DVD Home Theater Sound System Model No . SC-PT770 until 2009/01/05 The illu strat ions sh own ma y diff er fro m your unit. § For Canada on ly: The word “Par ticipant” is used in plac e of the word “Partn er”. Befor e conn ectin g, op erating or adj ustin g th is prod uct, p lease read th [...]

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    2 RQTX0221 Dear c ustome r Thank yo u for p urchasing this pro duct. F or optim um perfo rmance an d safety , please rea d these instr uctions carefully . THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONL Y IN THE U.S.A. AND CANADA. (For wireless system) The fol lowi ng mark an d symbol s are l ocate d on bott om of th e unit . ≥ These o peratin g instr uction s are ap [...]

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    3 RQTX0221 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference THE FOL LOWING APPLIE S ONL Y IN THE U.S. A. IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read these opera ting instr uctions carefully before usi ng the u nit. Fo llow the safety instructions o n the unit a n d the applicable sa fety instructions listed be low . Keep th ese ope rating in st[...]

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    4 RQTX0221 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference Glossary Decoder A deco der restor es the coded aud io signals o n DVDs to norma l. This is called deco ding. Dolby Digit al This is a method of codin g digital signals d eveloped by Dolby Labora tories. Apart fro m stereo (2-ch annel) a udio, t hese s ignals ca n also be 5.1- [...]

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    5 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference RQTX0221 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Getting St a rted IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Quick[...]

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    6 RQTX0221 Quick Start Guide Getting S tarted Preparatio n ≥ T o prevent dam age or scr atches, lay down a so ft cloth to a ssemble spe akers. ≥ For assembly , use a Phillips-head screwdriver (not includ ed). ≥ Y ou will need to o btain the appropriate screw eyes to match the wa lls or pil lars to wh ich they are goi ng to be f astened. ≥ C[...]

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    7 RQTX0221 Getting S tarted Quick Start Guide How yo u set up yo ur spea kers can affect the bass an d the s ound f ield. Note the following poin ts: ≥ Place spea kers on flat sec ure bases. ≥ Placing spe akers t oo close to f loors, wa lls, an d corners can re sult in excessive bass. Cover wa lls and windows with thick curta ins. [Note] Keep y[...]

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    8 RQTX0221 Quick Start Guide Getting S tarted Turn off all equip ment b efore con nection a nd re ad the app ropria te operat ing in structions . Do not connect the AC power supply cord until all other connections are complete. Setup example Pay atte ntion to th e type o f speaker and the connector color wh en you place th e speakers . Connect to t[...]

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    9 RQTX0221 Getting S tarted Quick Start Guide Basic setup example [Note] ≥ Do no t make t he vi deo c onne ctions thro ugh th e VCR. Due to c opy guard prote ction, the picture may not b e display ed proper ly . ≥ Only one video c onnection i s require d. Choo se one of t he video connec tions above depen ding on you r TV . ≥ If you have vari[...]

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    10 RQTX0221 Quick Start Guide Getting S tarted ≥ Keep loose an tenna cable s away fr om oth er wire s and cables . step 3 Connections (contin ued) AM ANT EXT LOOP FM ANT (75 ) LOOP ANT GND Main unit 4 4 Radio antenna connec tions Using a n FM/AM out door ant enna (o ptiona l) AM ANT EXT LOOP FM ANT (75 ) LOOP ANT GND Main unit Push! Click! Red Wh[...]

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    11 RQTX0221 Getting S tarted Quick Start Guide Con serving power The m ain unit and the wire less system consume a small a mount of powe r when they are tu rned off ( U.S.A. [ andCan ada] main uni t: approx. 0.1 W , wireless system: a pprox. 0.2 W, Others] main unit: app rox. 0.2 W, wirele ss system: appro x. 0.3 W). T o save power wh en they ar[...]

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    12 RQTX0221 Quick Start Guide Getting S tarted The Smart s etup screen assists you in m aking necessary settings. ≥ Language Select th e langu age u sed on me nu scree n. ≥ TV aspect Select the a spect to suit your TV . ≥ Speaker check Listen to speaker output to confirm spe aker connectio ns. ≥ Auto speaker setup Adjust th e speaker output[...]

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    13 RQTX0221 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference Setting up the radio Up to 30 stations can be set in each ba nd, FM and AM . ≥ “SET OK” is displayed when the statio ns are set , and the radio tunes to the last preset stati on. ≥ “ERROR” is display ed when automati c presett ing is uns uccessful. Preset th e chan[...]

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    14 RQTX0221 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference Setting up the ra dio (continued) Up to 30 stat ions can be set in e ach band, FM an d AM. A station pr eviously stored is overw ritte n when an other station is s tored in the same ch annel p reset. FM fre quency step Main un it only The step is factory-set to 0.2-MHz, but yo[...]

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    15 RQTX0221 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference Selecting the playback so urce Y ou can se lect desired s ource o r access pla yback/me nus by using the ST ART menu . When “Input s elect” is selecte d Y ou can se lect a de sired source fr om the me nu. ≥ DVD/CD ( B 12), FM ( B 13), AM ( B 13), AUX § ( B right), DIGIT[...]

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    16 RQTX0221 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference ≥ The foll owing so und effects may not be avail able or ma y have no effect with some s ourc es, o r when headph ones are us ed ( B 39 ). ≥ Y ou ma y experi ence a re duction i n sound quality wh en the se soun d effects are u sed with some sources. If this occurs , turn [...]

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    17 RQTX0221 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference Prep arati on ≥ T o display the pi cture, tu rn on the TV a nd select th e appr opriate vi deo input m ode. ≥ Press [ i , ` VOL] to adjust the volume to normal listening level. ≥ Select “TEST T ONE” from “SPEAKER SET TINGS” in AUDIO menu ( B 29). (Effecti ve when[...]

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    18 RQTX0221 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference Playing D iscs Basic play Preparatio n T o display the p icture, turn on yo ur TV a nd chan ge its video input mod e (e.g. V IDEO 1, AV 1, HDM I, etc.) to suit the connect ion s to t his unit. [Note] ≥ DISC CONTINUES TO ROT A T E WHILE MENUS ARE DISPLA YED. T o preserve the [...]

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    19 RQTX0221 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference Using the remote control One touc h play (duri ng st andby mode) (Rem ote contro l only ) The main unit a utomatically turns on and s t art s pla ying the di sc i n the tra y . Stop The position is memorized while “RES UME STOP” i s on t he scre en. ≥ Pres s [ 1 PLA Y ] [...]

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    20 RQTX0221 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference Othe r modes of pl ay This feature allows you to play all loaded CDs sequentially . Select a n applica ble disc before playin g ( B 19, Select ing a dis c). ≥ If all load ed discs are DVDs, CD Mode d oes not wor k. ≥ Video CD playbac k control is disable d. ≥ Y ou can no[...]

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    21 RQTX0221 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference Using navi gation me nus [DVD-VR] Select “DA T A” in “DVD-VR/DA T A” ( B 29 , OTHERS me nu) to play WM A, MP3, JPE G contents. Y ou can select to pl ay from your desire d item while t he “DA T A-DISC ” scre en is disp layed. e.g. ≥ T o display/exit the scre en, p[...]

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    22 RQTX0221 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference Using on-scre en menus 1 Show the on-scre en menu. Each time you press t he butt on: Menu 1 ( Disc/Pl ay) Menu 2 ( Video) Menu 3 ( Audio) Menu 4 (HDMI) Exit 2 Select th e item. 3 Make the se ttings. 4 Exit. RETURN PLA Y OK F U N C T I O N S CANCEL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 10 OK RET[...]

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    23 RQTX0221 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference Confirming HDMI information 1 Connect ion status 2 Shows the outpu t signal ty pe. 3 Shows the numbe r of audio channe ls. 4 ( B above, V IDEO FORM A T) 5 ( B above, C OLOR SPACE) [Note] When “OFF” is selecte d in “AUDIO OUT” ( B 29, HDMI m enu), “– – – ” wil[...]

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    24 RQTX0221 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference Other Oper ating Using the VIERA Link TM “HDA VI Control TM ” VIERA Link “HDA VI Contro l ” VIERA Link TM is a new name for EZ Sync TM . VIERA L ink “HD A VI Contr ol” is a conv enient f unction that offers linked operati ons of th is unit, a nd a Pan asonic T V (V[...]

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    25 RQTX0221 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference Y ou can se lect whethe r audio is ou tput fro m this unit’s speake rs or the T V speaker s by using the TV menu sett ings. Fo r details, refer to the operat ing instru ctions fo r your TV . Home th eater This uni t’s speakers a re active . ≥ When you turn on this unit, [...]

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    26 RQTX0221 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference Using the iPod Y ou can enjoy iPod mu sic through this unit’s speaker s or view iPod videos /photos on the TV . Preparatio n ≥ T o view photo s/videos f rom the iP od – Ensure the video con nection to the VI DEO OUT termi nal on this unit ( B 9). – Operate the i Pod m [...]

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    27 RQTX0221 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference While an iPod is connect ed ≥ Do not push the Dock fo r iPod. ≥ Do not push or pu ll your iPod back a nd forth w ith great force. About rechar ging the bat tery ≥ iPod will start recharging re gardless of whether this unit is on or off. ≥ “IPOD ¢ ” will be sho wn [...]

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    28 RQTX0221 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference Changin g the player settin gs ≥ The se ttings re main intact even if y ou switch t he unit to standby . ≥ Unde rlined items are the factory se ttings in t he followin g menus. § 1 The orig inal la nguage d esignate d on the disc is selected. § 2 Input the appro priate c[...]

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    29 RQTX0221 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference Select to suit th e type of e quipme nt you c onnected t o the HDM I A V OU T ter minal . Selec t “BI TSTR EAM” w hen t he eq uipm ent ca n dec ode t he bi tst ream (digi tal form of 5.1 -chann el data). Othe rwise, se lect “PC M”. (If the bitstrea m is out put to the [...]

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    30 RQTX0221 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference Reference Discs that ca n be played Commercial discs Recorded discs ( ± : Playable, —: Not playable) ≥ It may n ot be possib le to play all t he abo ve-mentioned discs in so me case s due to th e type of d isc, the cond ition of th e record i ng, the record ing method , o[...]

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    31 RQTX0221 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference ≥ There m ay be d ifferences in the disp lay order o n the menu scree n and computer screen. ≥ This un it canno t play files record ed usin g packet writ e. DVD-RAM ≥ Discs must con form to UDF 2.0 . DVD-R/RW ≥ Discs must con form to UDF br idge (UDF 1 .02/ISO96 60). ?[...]

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    32 RQTX0221 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference T roubl eshootin g guide Before requesti ng service , make the follow ing check s. If you are in doubt about so me of t he check po ints, or if th e solutio ns indicat ed in the followi ng gui de do not solve the prob lem, re fer to “C ustomer S ervice s Directo ry (United S[...]

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    33 RQTX0221 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference It takes time before pl ay start s. [MP3] Play may take time to begin when an MP3 track has still pi cture data. Even after the t rack starts, the corre ct play time will not be d isplayed. This is normal. A menu screen appears during skip or search. [VCD] This is norm al for [...]

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    34 RQTX0221 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference S pecifications AMPLIFIER SE CTION RMS Outp ut Power : Dolby Digital Mode Front Ch Surrou nd Ch Center Ch Subwoofer Ch 125 W per chann el (3 ≠ ), 1 kHz, 1 0 % THD 125 W per chann el (3 ≠ ), 1 kHz, 1 0 % THD 250 W per chann el (6 ≠ ), 1 kHz, 1 0 % THD 250 W pe r channel ([...]

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    35 RQTX0221 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference § 6 Rating with Low-cut filte r equipped Amplifier [Note] 1 S pec ificatio ns are sub ject to ch ange wit hout noti ce. Mass and d imension s are a pproximate . 2 T otal ha rmonic distortio n is mea sured by a digital sp ectrum an alyzer. GENERAL Power s upply [U.S .A.] and[ [...]

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    36 RQTX0221 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference Limited W arrant y (ONL Y FOR U.S.A. AN D PUERT O RICO) Panaso nic Co nsumer El ectro nics Com pan y , Divis ion of Pa nasoni c Corpor ation of North Ame rica One Pa nasonic W ay , S ecaucus, Ne w Jersey 0 7094 Panasoni c Audio Pr oducts Limited W arrant y Limited W arranty Co[...]

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    37 RQTX0221 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR CANADA) Panasonic Canada Inc. P ANASONIC PRODUCT – LIM ITED 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 dat[...]

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    38 RQTX0221 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference Control refere nce guide Other P anasonic a udio/vide o equip ment may start functioning when y ou operate the un it using the sup plied re mote contr ol. Y ou can operate t his uni t in an other mod e by setti ng the re mote c ontrol operati ng mode to “REM OTE 2”. The m [...]

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    39 RQTX0221 Getting S tarted Pl aying Disc s Other Opera tions Reference VOLUME SURROUND OUTPUT MEMORY SMART SETUP Dock for iPod POWER OPEN CLOSE TUNE MODE FM MODE TUNE SELECTOR SETUP MIC EXCHANGE 1 2 3 4 5 5 DISC SELECTOR Dock for iPod 1 6 13 2 3 4 5 15 16 7 8 9 10 11 14 12 Pull open 1 St andby/on swit ch (POWER Í /I ) Press to switch the unit fr[...]

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    [For[U.S.A.] and]Puerto]R ico] Panaso nic Consum er Electr onics Company, Division of P anasonic Corporation of North America One Panaso nic Way , Secaucus, New Jersey 0709 4 http:// www.panasonic .com [For[Canada] Panason ic Canada I nc. 5770 Am bler Driv e Mississauga, O ntario L4W 2T3 www.panasonic.ca [For[others[ Pana soni c Corpo rati on Corpo[...]