Panasonic SC-PT850W manual

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    RQTX0038-3B Operating Instructions DVD Home Theater Sound System Model No. SC-PT550 SC-PT850 SC-PT850W E GCS GCT GC GS GN Be for e co nn ec ti ng , op er at in g or ad ju st ing t his product, please read the ins tructions com pl et el y . Ple as e ke e p thi s ma nu al fo r fut ur e ref er e nc e. Y our uni t may not l oo k exac tly t he s ame a s[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED ENGLISH ENGLISH 2 RQT8043 RQTX0038 Caution for AC Mains Lead Figure A Figure B Fuse cover 2. Replace the fuse and close or attach the fuse cover . Figure A Fuse (5 ampere) Figure B Fuse (5 ampere) Dear customer Thank you for pur chasing this pr oduct. For optimum performance and safety , please r ead these instructions car efully .[...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH 3 RQT8043 RQTX0038 GETTING ST ARTED TÄMÄ LAITE ON TARKOITETTU KÄYTETTÄVÄKSI LEUDOSSA ILMASTOSSA. VÄHENNÄ TULIP ALON, SÄHKÖISKUN T AI LAITTEISTON V AHINGOITTUMISEN V AARAA • T Ä TÄ LA IT ET T A EI SA A A L TI ST A A SA TE ELL E , K OSTEU DELLE , ROISK EI LLE T AI TI PPUVILLE NESTE ILLE . LA IT TEE N P Ä ÄLLE EI SA A MY[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED ENGLISH ENGLISH 4 RQT8043 RQTX0038 -If you see this symbol- Information on Disposal for Users of W aste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (private households) This symbol on the products and/or accompanying documents means that used electrical and electronic products should not be mixed with general household waste. For proper [...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH 5 RQT8043 RQTX0038 GETTING ST ARTED Caution for AC Mains Lead ........................................................................................... 2 Safety precautions ..................................................................................................... 4 Accessories ...........................................[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED ENGLISH ENGLISH 6 RQT8043 RQTX0038 Accessories Plea se c he ck a nd i de nti f y the s up pli ed a cc e ss ori es. 1 R e mot e co nt ro l For Continental Europe (N2QA YB000093) For Southeast Asia, Thailand, the Middle East, South Africa, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait (N2QA YB000094) For Australia and N.Z. (N2QA YB000095) For Continental [...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH 7 RQT8043 RQTX0038 GETTING ST ARTED 1 FRO NT (L, R) 2 SURROUND (L, R) 3 CENTER 4 SUBWOOFER 5 WIRELESS * 3 SYST EM Do not use a front speaker as a surround speaker or vice versa. V erify the type of speaker with the label on the rear of the front speaker . Setup example Plac e th e fro nt, c en ter , an d sur rou nd s pe aker s at a [...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED ENGLISH ENGLISH 8 RQT8043 RQTX0038 Placement of speakers (continued) For Southeast Asia, Thailand, the Middle East, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Australia and N.Z. Set your surround free! Optional Panasonic wireless accessory (example: SH-FX65) Y o u ca n enj oy sur ro und s pe aker s oun d wi rel es sly w hen yo u use t he [...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH 9 RQT8043 RQTX0038 GETTING ST ARTED 7 Preventing the speakers from falling • Y ou will need to obtain the appropriate screw eyes to match the walls or pillars to which they are going to be fastened. • Consult a qualifi ed housing contractor concerning the appropriate procedure when attaching to a concrete wall or a surface that[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED ENGLISH ENGLISH 10 RQT8043 RQTX0038 Speaker installation options Speaker installation options 7 Attaching to a wall Y ou can attach all of the speakers (except subwoofer) to a wall. • The wall or pillar on which the speakers are to be attached should be capable of supporting 10 k per screw . Consult a qualifi ed building contrac[...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH 11 RQT8043 RQTX0038 GETTING ST ARTED AC IN Wireless system connection The il lus tra ti on sho ws th e wir ele ss sys tem f or SH -FX65. Connect the surround speaker cables to the wireless system Connect the surround speaker cables to the wireless system Connecting the wireless system to the power supply Connecting the wireless syst[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED ENGLISH ENGLISH 12 RQT8043 RQTX0038 AUX SUB WOOFER 6 Lch SURROUND Lch SURROUND 3 3 Simple setup Making the connections Making the connections Connect the AC mains lead only after all other connections have been made. • Ensure that yo u have the co mpl ete ac ce ss orie s bef ore mak ing t he co nnec ti ons. Conserving power The m[...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH 13 RQT8043 RQTX0038 GETTING ST ARTED Connect to the various television terminals. • Do no t co nne c t the u nit t hro ugh a v id eo c a ss et te re c ord er. • Due to c o py gua rd p rote c ti on, th e pic t ure may n ot b e dis pl ayed c or re c tly. • T ur n th e telev is ion o f f be fore c on ne ct in g, and r efer t o th[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED ENGLISH ENGLISH 14 RQT8043 RQTX0038 The QUICK SETUP screen assists you to make necessary settings. T o display the picture from this main unit, switch on the television and change the television’s input mode which is connected to this main unit (example : VIDEO 1, A V 1, etc.). T o change your television’s input mode, refer to [...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH 15 RQT8043 RQTX0038 GETTING ST ARTED • It may n ot be p os si bl e to pl ay all t he a bove -me nti one d d isc s in s om e ca se s due t o the t y pe o f dis c, th e co nd iti on of t he rec or di ng, th e rec or di ng me tho d, or h ow the fi le s were c rea ted ( page 30, Ti ps f or ma ki ng da ta d is cs ). * 1 For Continen[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED ENGLISH ENGLISH 16 RQT8043 RQTX0038 Overview of controls AC supply indicator [AC IN] Thi s ind ic ato r li ght s wh en th e unit is c onn ec te d to th e AC main s supply . 0 OPEN/CLOSE Op en o r cl ose t he disc tray (1 8 ) Display 7 /- TUNE MODE /– FM MODE Sto p pl ayb ac k, Se le c t the t unin g mo de (32) , Adj ust t he FM r[...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH 17 RQT8043 RQTX0038 GETTING ST ARTED (34, 3 8 ) (33) (33, 35) (33) (33) (34) (20, 34) (33) Remote control Remote control Adj ust t he tel evis ion vo lume (4 0) Sel ec t th e so urc e DVD : DV D / C D (14) FM (3 2) EXT -IN : USB (3 7) , A V 2 (40) , AUX (36) , D-IN (40) , MUSIC P . (37 ) St ar t u p and p lay a d isc a uto mat ic al[...]

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    DISC OPERA TIONS ENGLISH ENGLISH 18 RQT8043 RQTX0038 8 , PA US E 7 , STO P 3 , PL A Y FL DISPLA Y 5 , ∞ , 2 , 3 , ENTER 1 , ¡ , SLO W / SEARCH DVD CAN CE L 4 , ¢ , 4 , 3 , S KI P Numeric buttons y MENU, PLA Y LIS T -RE TUR N TOP MENU, DIRECT NA VIGA TOR Disc — Basic play Using the main unit Using the main unit Using the remote control Using t[...]

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    DISC OPERA TIONS ENGLISH ENGLISH 19 RQT8043 RQTX0038 Pause • Pres s [ 3 , PLA Y ] t o res ume p layb ac k. Search (during play) • Play sp ee d in cr eas es u p to 5 st ep s. • Pres s [ 3 , PLA Y ] t o res ume no rma l playback. Stop The p os iti on i s mem ori se d wh ile “ RESUME” is on th e dis pl ay . • Pres s [ 3 , PLA Y ] t o res u[...]

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    DISC OPERA TIONS ENGLISH ENGLISH 20 RQT8043 RQTX0038 Advanced play Displaying current playback condition  Basics  Details Fun c t i o n s M e nu ( pag e 23 ) Of f ( N o on- sc ree n di spl ay) 7 Basics Example: Current playback number Elapsed play time Current position Play mode Playback condition 7 Details Example: Audio information Subtit[...]

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    DISC OPERA TIONS ENGLISH ENGLISH 21 RQT8043 RQTX0038 Playing data discs using navigation menus Playing data discs Sel ec ti ng “ Play as Da ta Di sc ” in O ther M enu ( pag e 26 ) wil l be ef f ec ti ve if th e fol low ing f unc t ion s are n ot avai lab le to p lay WM A, M P3, JPEG, MPEG4 or DivX vid eo c on ten ts. • Playi ng Hi ghM A T ?[...]

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    DISC OPERA TIONS ENGLISH ENGLISH 22 RQT8043 RQTX0038 Playing data discs using navigation menus (continued) Playing HighMA T™ discs 1 2 T o select the item. • Rep eat th is s tep i f ne ce ss ar y . Example : Menu: T akes you to the next menu which shows play lists or another menu Playlist: Play starts T o change the menu background Press [FUNC [...]

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    DISC OPERA TIONS ENGLISH ENGLISH 23 RQT8043 RQTX0038 3 Make the settings. Example: Functions Titl e Chapter Time Audio Subtitle Angle 1/2 3/10 0:24:31 1 English 3 Spanish 1/2 1 English 2 French 3 Spanish Select Confi rm Using on-screen menus Functions Menu Progr am Group Title Chapter Tr a c k Playlis t Content T o st ar t f ro m a sp ec i fi c i[...]

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    DISC OPERA TIONS ENGLISH ENGLISH 24 RQT8043 RQTX0038 Using on-screen menus (continued) Other Settings Play Sp e ed (M ot io n pi c tur e pa r t) T o ch ang e p lay s pe e d – fr om “ x0.6” t o “x1.4” • Pres s [ 3 , PLA Y] t o res ume n or mal p lay ba ck . • A f ter yo u ch ang e th e sp ee d – Do lby Pr o Lo gi c II has no e f fec [...]

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    DISC OPERA TIONS ENGLISH ENGLISH 25 RQT8043 RQTX0038 Other Settings (continued) 7 Picture Menu (continued) Tr a n s f e r Mode If you h ave ch os en “ xx x p” ( pr og res si ve) o r “1080i ” (i nte rl ac e) ( page 24, “ Vi de o Ou tp ut Mo de” ), s ele c t th e met ho d of c on ver si on fo r pr og res si ve ou tp ut t o sui t th e t yp[...]

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    DISC OPERA TIONS ENGLISH ENGLISH 26 RQT8043 RQTX0038 Using on-screen menus (continued) Other Settings (continued) 7 Display Menu (continued) Manual Zoom T o zo om in a nd o ut m a nua ll y – in 0.01 - un it s tep s fr om “ x1 .00 ” to “ x1 .60 ” – in 0.02-un it st ep s fr om “ x1 .60 ” to “ x2.0 0” – in 0.05 - uni t ste p s fr[...]

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    DISC OPERA TIONS ENGLISH ENGLISH 27 RQT8043 RQTX0038 Changing the player settings Player settings 7 “Disc” tab Audi o Cho os e th e aud io l an gua ge. • Eng lis h • ( La ng uag e op ti on s) * 1 • Or ig ina l * 2 • Ot he r ✱ ✱ ✱ ✱ * 3 Subtitle Cho os e th e sub ti tl e lan gu age. • Aut oma ti c 4 • Eng lis h • (La ng ua [...]

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    DISC OPERA TIONS ENGLISH ENGLISH 28 RQT8043 RQTX0038 QUICK SETUP enables successive settings of the items in the shaded area. Changing the player settings (continued) Player settings (continued) 7 “Video” tab TV As pe ct Choose the setting to suit y our television an d pre fer en ce. • 4 : 3 Pan & S ca n: R eg ula r as p ec t te lev is io[...]

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    DISC OPERA TIONS ENGLISH ENGLISH 29 RQT8043 RQTX0038 Player settings (continued) 7 “Display” tab Menu Langu age * 6 • En gli sh • Fra nç a is • Es pa ño l • Deu t sc h • Pol sk i • Pусский • Česky • Ma gya r * 7 • En gl ish • 中文 * 8 • En gl ish • Fra nç a is • Es pa ño l • Deu t sc h • It ali an o ?[...]

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    DISC OPERA TIONS ENGLISH ENGLISH 30 RQT8043 RQTX0038 Changing the player settings (continued) Tips for making data discs Tips for making data discs • Whe n the re are m ore t han e igh t gr oup s, th e eig hth g ro up onwa rd s wi ll be d is playe d on o ne ver tic al l ine i n the me nu screen . • The re may b e dif f ere nc es in t he di sp l[...]

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    DISC OPERA TIONS ENGLISH ENGLISH 31 RQT8043 RQTX0038 About DivX VOD content DivX Vid eo -on -De man d (VOD) c o nten t is e nc r yp ted f or co pyr igh t pr ote ct io n. In ord er t o play D ivX V OD co nte nt on thi s uni t, you fi rs t nee d to r egi ste r the u nit . Foll ow th e onl ine in st ru ct io ns fo r pur cha si ng Di vX V OD co nte nt[...]

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    OTHER OPERA TIONS ENGLISH 32 RQT8043 RQTX0038 Using the radio Automatic presetting 1 T o select “FM”. OR (ma in un it) (re mote c on tr ol) 2 Press and hold. OR (ma in uni t) (remote control) Rel eas e the button when “FM AUTO” is display ed. The tuner tunes to the lowest frequency and starts to preset all the stations it can receive into t[...]

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    OTHER OPERA TIONS ENGLISH 33 RQT8043 RQTX0038 Using sound effects Note • The f ol low in g so und e f fe c ts ma y not b e ava ila b le or h ave no ef fe c t de pe nd in g on t he t yp e of s ou rc e, dis c a s wel l as r ec or di ng for ma t or, when h ead ph on es a re us ed . • Y ou may ex pe ri en ce a r ed uc t io n in so un d qua li t y w[...]

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    OTHER OPERA TIONS ENGLISH 34 RQT8043 RQTX0038 Enjoying karaoke For Southeast Asia, Thailand, the Middle East, South Africa, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait Prep ar ati on 1 Lower the microphone volume to “MIN”. 2 Connect the microphone to the jack. Use a dyn ami c mic ro ph one. Micr op hon e plu g t yp e: Ø 6.3 mm monaural (not included). Note • If[...]

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    OTHER OPERA TIONS ENGLISH 35 RQT8043 RQTX0038 Enjoying karaoke with other sources Thi s wor ks o nly in U SB mo de. 1 Start play . Refe r to ( page 37) fo r Op ti onal U SB c onne c ti on and operation. 2 T o display the karaoke menu on the television. (Pre ss a nd h ol d) 3 Make the selection Example: WMA/MP3 Karaoke Settings Karaoke Mode Karaok[...]

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    OTHER OPERA TIONS ENGLISH 36 RQT8043 RQTX0038 Operating other equipment Optional connection for set top box, cable TV box or video cassette recorder Optional connection for set top box, cable TV box or video cassette recorder For Continental Europe For Southeast Asia, Thailand, the Middle East, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Australia and N.Z.[...]

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    OTHER OPERA TIONS ENGLISH 37 RQT8043 RQTX0038 The US B co nne c ti vit y e na ble s you to c o nne c t and p lay tra ck s or fi les f rom U SB ma ss s tor age c la ss d evi c es. T y pic a lly , USB me mor y d evi c es. ( Bul k onl y tra nsf er) Preparation Bef ore c onn ec t ing a ny USB ma s s sto rag e dev ic e to th e uni t, ens ure t hat th e[...]

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    OTHER OPERA TIONS ENGLISH 38 RQT8043 RQTX0038 Operating other equipment (continued) Optional USB connection and operation (continued) Optional USB connection and operation (continued) Compatible Devices • D evic es w hic h ar e d efi ne d a s US B mas s st or ag e class: – USB d evi ce s tha t sup p or t b ulk o nly t ran sfe r . – USB d evi[...]

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    OTHER OPERA TIONS ENGLISH 39 RQT8043 RQTX0038 Using the VIERA Link “HDA VI Control Using the VIERA Link “HDA VI Control TM TM ” ” What is VIERA Link “HDA VI Control”? VIERA Li nk “ HDA VI Con tro l” i s a co nven ie nt fu nc ti on t hat o f fer s lin ked o pe ra tio ns of t his un it, a nd a Pa nas on ic te lev isi on (VIER A) und e[...]

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    OTHER OPERA TIONS ENGLISH 40 RQT8043 RQTX0038 Operating other equipment (continued) Operating the television Operating the television Y o u ca n us e the re mot e co ntr ol to o p era te a Pana son ic televis ion. Aim t he rem ote c on tro l at th e tel evi sio n. T o switch the television on or off T o switch the television’s video input mode Ad[...]

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    41 RQT8043 RQTX0038 REFERENCE ENGLISH ENGLISH T roubleshooting guide Bef ore re qu es tin g ser vi ce, ma ke the f oll owi ng c he ck s. If yo u are in d ou bt a bo ut s ome of t he c he ck p oi nt s, or if t he so lut ion s ind ic ate d in t he ch ar t d o no t sol ve the p ro bl em, c ons ult yo ur de ale r for i nst ru c tio ns. 7 Power Page No [...]

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    REFERENCE 42 RQT8043 RQTX0038 ENGLISH ENGLISH 7 A-B repeat Page Point B is automatically set. • The end of an item becomes point B when it is reached. — 7 Menus The Setup menu cannot be accessed. • Select “DVD/CD” as the source. • Cancel program and random play . — 20 7 Sound abnormal or improper Sound is distorted. • Noise may occu[...]

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    43 RQT8043 RQTX0038 REFERENCE ENGLISH ENGLISH 7 Progressive video Page There is ghosting when progressive or HDMI output is on. • This problem is caused by the editing method or material used on DVD-Video, but should be corrected if you use interlaced output. Set “Video Output Mode” in Picture Menu to “480i” or “576i”. (Alternatively [...]

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    REFERENCE 44 RQT8043 RQTX0038 ENGLISH ENGLISH Language code list T roubleshooting guide (continued) 7 T elevision displays Page “” • The operation is prohibited by the unit or disc. — “Cannot play group xx, content xx” “Cannot display group xx, content xx” • Y ou are trying to display an incompatible group or content. — “Group[...]

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    45 RQT8043 RQTX0038 REFERENCE ENGLISH ENGLISH CPPM (Content Protection for Prerecorded Media) A co py pr ote ct ion sy stem u se d for DVD-Aud io fi les. Th is uni t sup p or t s CPPM. Decoder A de co de r res to res t he c od ed a udi o si gna ls on DVDs to nor mal. T his i s ca lle d d ec od in g. DivX DivX is a po pul ar me di a tec hno lo gy c[...]

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    REFERENCE 46 RQT8043 RQTX0038 ENGLISH ENGLISH Specifi cations AMPLIFIER SECTION For Continental Europe, Australia and N.Z. RMS Output Power: Dolby Digital Mode Front Ch 125 W per channel (3  ), 1 kHz, 10 % THD Surround Ch 125 W per channel (3  ), 1 kHz, 10 % THD Center Ch 250 W per channel (6  ), 1 kHz, 10 % THD Subwoofer Ch 250 W per cha[...]

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    47 RQT8043 RQTX0038 REFERENCE ENGLISH ENGLISH VIDEO SECTION Video system P AL625/50, P AL525/60, NTSC Composite video output Output level 1 Vp-p (75  ) T erminal For Southeast Asia, Thailand, the Middle East, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Australia aand N.Z. Pin jack (1 system) For Continental Europe Scart jack (1 system) For Continental E[...]

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    Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Web Site: http://panasonic.net RQTX0038-3B L0107LE3047 En Maintenance Clean this unit with a soft, dry cloth. – Neve r us e alc oh ol, p ain t thi nne r or b enzin e to c lea n thi s unit. – Be for e usin g c hem ic all y tre ate d cl oth, c a refu lly r ead t he instructions that came with the cloth. ?[...]