Panasonic SC-BTX70 manual

RQT9479- 1Y PP 2009/5/22 Operating Instruct ions Blu-ray Disc Home Theat er Sound Syst em Mode l No . SC-BTX70 Dear customer Thank you for purchasing this pr oduct. For optimum performance and safety, please read these instructions carefully. Before connecting, operating or adjusting t his product, please read the i nstructions co mp letely. Please[...]

2 RQT9479 Getting started Accessories Please check and identify the supplied accessories. Use numbers indicat ed in parentheses when ask ing for replacement parts. (Product numbers correc t as of April 2009. These may be subject to change.) Only for U. S.A. and P uerto Rico: T o order accesso ries, refer to “Accessory P urchases (United St ates a[...]

3 RQT9479 Getting started THE FO L L OW I N G AP PL I ES ONL Y IN THE U .S .A. (Back o f product) IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read these operating instructions carefully bef ore using the unit. Follow the safety instructions on the unit and the applicable safety instructions listed below . Keep these operating instructions hand y for future refe[...]

4 RQT9479 Getting started TV Radio Playback Other devices Advanced operations Reference Optional speaker settings T able of content s Accessories ................. ............. ............. ............. 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ............3 Control reference guide (r emote control) ........5 Preparing the rem ote control .. .............[...]

5 RQT9479 Control reference guide (remote control) 1 Turn t he unit on and of f ( > 12) 2 Display the Home scr een of VIERA CAST ( > 29) 3 Select title num bers, etc./Enter num bers or charac ters ( > 17, 31) (The charac ter but tons ma y be use d when operatin g VIER A CAS T conten ts. B 29) [CANCEL] : Cancel 4 Basic playback control butt[...]

6 RQT9479 Getting started Control reference guide (main unit) 1 S tandby/on switch (POWER Í /I) ( > 12) Press to switch the unit from on to st andby mode or vice versa. In standby mode, the unit is stil l consum ing a s mall amou nt of powe r . 2 S t atus indic ator This ind icator ligh ts up when t he unit is turned on a nd goes out in st an d[...]

7 RQT9479 Positioning Getting St arted This unit comes equipped with a Dolby Virtual S peaker circuit installed. Using just the supplied s peakers and the su bwoofer , an d by reproducing acoustic effects very similar to 5.1ch/7.1ch surround, you can enjoy a true “home theater” experience even wit hin a limited spa ce. Setup example Place the f[...]

8 RQT9479 S peaker connections Turn off all equipment before connection and r ead the a ppropriate operating instruc tions. Do not con nect the AC pow er supply co rd until all othe r connections are complete. Setup exampl e Main unit FM ANT 75 Ω Speaker cable for front speaker (L) (White) Speaker cable for front speaker (R) (Red) 1 2 Main unit Fr[...]

9 RQT9479 TV connections ≥ When connecting with the video cable, set “High Clarity Sound” in the on-screen menu to “Off” ( > 33). (Otherwise, the video will not be out put.) Optional connections ≥ For those who want to enjoy higher pict ure quality and have a TV equipped with an HDMI terminal. – Do not disconnec t the video cable e[...]

10 RQT9479 Connections to a Set T op Box, etc. Use the following c onnections when you want to output the original surround audio from your Set T op Box, cable TV , VCR, DVD rec order , etc. through this unit’s speakers. ≥ Do not connect through the video cassette rec order . Due to copy guard protection, the pi cture may not be displayed prope[...]

11 RQT9479 Broadband Network Connections AC power supply cord connection The following services can be us ed when this unit is connec ted to the Internet via a broadband connection. ≥ Firmware can be updated ( > 29) ≥ Y ou can enjoy the BD-Live ( > 19) ≥ Y ou can enjoy the VIERA CAST ( > 29 ) ≥ Use shielded LAN cables when c onnect[...]

12 RQT9479 Operating the sliding door Press [DISC < OPEN/CLOSE] to ope n the sliding door to insert a d isc. Pr es s [i Pod < OPEN/CLOSE] to o pen the slidi ng door to connect an iPod. Press [DISC < OPEN/CLOSE] agai n to close t he sl idi ng door . Pres s [iPod < OPEN/CLOSE] agai n to c lose t h e slidi ng do or . ≥ Be sure that t he [...]

13 RQT9479 Showing ST ART menu Some functions of this unit c an be operated from the ST ART menu. 1 Press [ Í ] to turn on the unit. 2 Press [ST ART]. ≥ Items displayed vary according to the chosen selector and media. 3 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the ite m and pr ess [OK] . Items Fu nctions Playback DISC Playback S tarts playing disc/SD card. T o[...]

14 RQT9479 Selecting the playback source Selecting the source from the ST ART menu Y ou can select sound modes , desired source , or access playback /menus by using the ST ART menu. 1 Press [ Í ] t o tur n o n th e u nit. 2 Press [ST ART] to show the ST ART menu. 3 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to se lect the it em an d the n press [OK]. ≥ T o exit press [ST [...]

15 RQT9479 Enjoying sound from all speakers and various sound effect s ≥ The following sound eff ects/modes may not be available or have no effect with som e sources, or when headphones are use d ( > 16). ≥ Y ou may exp erien ce a r educt ion in soun d qual it y whe n thes e sound effec ts/modes a re use d wit h so me sour ces. If this o ccu[...]

16 RQT9479 Basic operations Instructions for operations are genera lly described using the remote contro l in these operating instruc tions. Preparation T urn on the TV and select the appropriate video input on the TV . 1 Press [ Í ] to turn on the unit. 2 Insert t he media. ( B see a bove) Play starts. ≥ If a med i a w i th d a ta in di ffe re [...]

17 RQT9479 ∫ T o adjust the v olume. It is also possible t o adjust the volume with [ s r VOLUME ] on the main unit. ∫ T o mute the sound. Press to adjust the volume VOL Press to mute the s ound “MUTE” flashes on the unit’s display . ≥ T o cancel, press [MUTE] again or adjust the volume. ≥ Muting is canceled if the uni t is turned off[...]

18 RQT9479 Basic operation s 1 Press and hold [–CH SELECT] for 3 seconds to activate the sp eak er sett ing mode. 2 Press [–CH SELECT] several t imes to se lect the spea ker . Each time you press the button: LR —) RS _) RB _) LB _) LS _) SW ^"""""""""""""""""[...]

19 RQT9479 Enjoying BD-LIVE or BONUSVIEW in BD-V ideo [BD-V] What is BONUSVIEW? BONUSVIE W allows y ou to enj oy functions such as picture- in-pictur e or seconda ry audio etc., with B D-Video suppor ting BD -ROM Pro fi le 1 v ersion 1.1/ Fina l St andard P rofile. What is BD-Live? In additio n to the B ONUSVIEW function , BD-Video suppo rting BD-R[...]

20 RQT9479 Playing still pictures [JPEG] Playback of a BD-RE, DV D-RAM/R/R DL, CD- R/RW , or SD card with s till pictures recorded. (About structure of folders D 41, “S tructure of folders that can play back on this unit”) 1 Insert a d isc or an SD card . ( > 16) BD-RE, DVD-R AM “Album View” screen is displayed. ≥ When the “T itle Vi[...]

21 RQT9479 Useful functions during still picture play St art Slideshow Y ou can display still pictures one by one at a constant interval. BD-RE, DVD-RAM 1 While the “Album View” screen is display ed Press [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to select the album and press [SUB MENU]. 2 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to select “Start Slideshow” and pres s [OK]. ≥ Y ou can [...]

22 RQT9479 Playing music [CD] [MP3] Y ou can generally play any available music CD or MP3 file rec orded onto a DV D-R/R DL and CD-R/RW . (About structure of folders D 41, “S tructure of f olders that can p lay back o n this unit”) 1 Insert a d isc. ( > 16 ) ≥ If a media containing data in different file formats is inserted, the file selec[...]

23 RQT9479 Listening to the Radio Up to 30 stations can be set. 1 Press [RAD IO] to selec t “FM”. Main uni t: Pres s [RADIO /EXT -IN] . 2 Press [ST A TUS] t o select th e positio n to start the auto preset search. Each time you press the button: LOWEST (f actory preset): T o begin auto preset with the lowest frequency . (FM: 87.9 or 87.5) CURRE[...]

24 RQT9479 Enjoying TV , etc. with this unit’ s speakers Y ou c an enjoy TV broadcasts with this unit’s speakers. Preparation Confirm the audio connection to the OPTICAL IN or AUX terminal on the main unit. ( > 9 to 10) Turn on the TV . 1 Press [EX T -IN] several time s to select “ D-IN 1” (DIGIT AL IN 1 )* 1 , “ D-IN 2” (DIGIT AL IN[...]

25 RQT9479 Linked operations with the TV (VIERA Link TM “HDA VI Control TM ”) When switching bet ween this unit’s speakers and TV speaker s, the TV screen may be blank fo r several seconds . What is VIERA Link “HDA VI Control”? VIERA Link TM is a new name f or EZ S ync TM . VIERA Li nk “HDA VI Control” is a conv enient function t hat [...]

26 RQT9479 Link ed o peratio ns w ith the T V If you conne ct this unit t o a TV that has “HDA VI Con trol 2” or l ater wi t h an HDMI cab le, you c an operat e thi s unit using but tons on the TV remot e con trol . The buttons that you can use for this unit vary , depending on the TV . For details, refer to t he operating instructions of the T[...]

27 RQT9479 Using the iPod Y ou can enjoy iPod music through this unit’s s peakers or view iPod videos/photos on the TV . Preparation ≥ T o view photos/vi de os fr om the iPod. – E nsure the video connection to the VIDEO OUT terminal on this unit ( > 9). – Opera te the iPod menu to make the appropriate video/photo output se ttings for you[...]

28 RQT9479 Using the iPo d This system features two different iPod playback modes. The first of these is EXTENDED mode, for playback of music and vi deo content s. With this mode, you can operate the iPod fr om th e ma i n u n it . The second mode is SIMP LE mode, w hich can be used for playbac k of three types of contents – music, photos, and vi[...]

29 RQT9479 Enjoying VIERA CAST TM Y ou can acc ess a sele ction of Interne t services from the Home s cre en with VI ER A CAS T, for exam ple Y o uTube, Picasa Web Albums. (Current as of April 2009) ≥ VIERA CAST requires a broadband Intern et conne ction. Dia l-up In tern et conne ctions cannot be used . Firmware up dating Prep aration ≥ Networ[...]

30 RQT9479 Network settings These settings are used if you will connect t his unit to the Internet. ( > 37 ) ≥ The connection to the Internet may t ake time or the Inter net may n ot be connected depend ing on the connection environmen t. It is required that y ou use a broadband connection. Preparation ≥ Connect to a broadband network. ( >[...]

31 RQT9479 Setting the connection speed When the connect ion test results in “Fail” after the IP and DNS -IP addresses are assigned, perform t he following settings. Af ter per forming step s 1 to 4 ( > 30) 5 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “Auto Detect Connection S peed” and press [ 2 , 1 ] to sel ect “Off”. 6 Press [ 3 , 4 ] t o select ?[...]

32 RQT9479 Changing settings with the on-screen menu On-screen menu ope rations 1 Press [ BD/S D] to se lec t “BD/DVD”. 2 Press [DISPLA Y]. 3 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to sele ct the menu and press [ 1 ]. 4 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to sele ct the item and pr ess [ 1 ]. 5 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to sele ct the setting. ≥ Depending on the co ndition of the unit (playing,[...]

33 RQT9479 T o select these settings, perform steps 1 to 5 ( > 32) Menus Ite ms Settings a nd de t ails Play Repeat Play (Only when the elapsed time is being displayed on the unit ’s display .) Selec ts the it em w hich y ou w ant to repeat . Th e ite ms dis playe d differ depe ndin g on th e typ e of disc . ≥ All tracks All tracks ≥ Chapt[...]

34 RQT9479 Changing the unit’ s settings Change the unit’s settings if nec essary . The settings remain intact even if you switch the unit to standby . Underlined items are the factory presets. Setup menu operations 1 While stopped Press [B D/S D] to sel ect “BD / DVD”. 2 Press [SETUP]. 3 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to sele ct the menu and press [OK]. [...]

35 RQT9479 T o select these settings, perform steps 1 to 5 ( > 34) “Audio” Dynamic Range Compression [BD-V] [ AVCHD] [DVD-V] (Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby T rueHD only) Change the dy namic range ( > 51) for lat e night viewing. ≥ On ≥ Off ≥ Auto: Effective only when D olby T rueHD is played. Digit al Audio Output ≥ [...]

36 RQT9479 Chan ging the u nit’ s setting s *1 This function has no effect when S.SURROUN D is selected d uring AUX (TV) playback. *2 In th is u nit , a P4 HD ( > 52) video p rocessor is used to pro vide video of optimal resolution to the connected TV . “TV / De vice Conn ection” TV As pec t Set to match t he type of TV connected. When con[...]

37 RQT9479 T o select these settings, perform steps 1 to 5 ( > 34) “Network ” IP Address/DNS Settings ( > 30) ≥ Press [OK] t o show the following set tings. Connection T est — — — — IP Address Auto Co nfiguration ( DHCP ) ≥ On ≥ Off IP Addre ss — — —. — — —. — — —. — — — Subnet Mask — — —. — ?[...]

38 RQT9479 Chan ging the u nit’ s setting s The surround and surround back speakers w ill only be displayed when the speakers are c onnected with the optional Panas onic wire less syst em SH-FX70 and the main unit’s settings have been reconfigured in the EASY SET UP. ( > 12) Delay time ( ) For optimum listening with 4.1/6.1-channel sound, al[...]

39 RQT9479 Disc and card information This chart shows the different type of retail/commercial discs y ou can use, and also includes the indust ry-standard logos that should appear on the discs and/or packaging. This chart shows the different type of discs recorded with other devices that y ou can use. This mark means you must finalize t he disc wit[...]

40 RQT9479 Disc an d ca rd inform ation This chart shows the different type of cards rec orded with other devic es that you can use. In these operat ing instructions, the ca rds shown in t he table ( D below) are compre hensively called SD cards. * Including miniSD Card and microSD Card ≥ A miniSD Card and a microSD Card must be used with the att[...]

41 RQT9479 About MP 3/JPEG fil es ∫ Struct ure of folde rs that can pl ay back on this unit Y o u can play f iles on thi s unit by stru cture of fo lders as show n below. However depending on the m ethod of w riting data (writin g sof tware) , play may not be in t he or de r you numbered t he folders. : Folder which can be display ed with this un[...]

42 RQT9479 Wireless connections (option al) By connecting 1 or 2 units of the optional Panasonic wireless system SH -FX70 with 2 or 4 additional speakers , it is possi ble to change this unit into a 4.1 ch or 6.1 ch home t heater sys tem. This sys tem's surround sound effect settings will change ( > 15) and it is possible to listen to t he [...]

43 RQT9479 S peaker inst allation options Y ou can attach all of the speakers (except subw oofer) to a wall. ≥ The wall or pillar on which the speaker s are to be attached should be capable of supporting 10 k g (22 lbs) per screw . Consult a qualified building contractor when attaching the speakers to a wall. Improper attachment may result in dam[...]

44 RQT9479 T roubleshooting guide Before requesting service, make the following checks. If you are in doubt about some of the check points, or if the soluti ons i ndicated in the chart do not solve the problem, refer to “Customer Services Directory (United States and P uerto Rico)” on page 54 if you reside in th e U.S.A. and Puerto Rico, or ref[...]

45 RQT9479 Displays Pa ge TV screen and video The display is dim. ≥ Change “FL Display” in the Setup menu. 35 The elap sed time displayed is actually less than the play time. ≥ The displayed play time is converted from t he number of frames at 29.97 frames (equal to 0.999 seconds) t o one second. There will be a slight difference between th[...]

46 RQT9479 T roubl esh ooti ng guid e Sound Page Card iPod operations Radio Optiona l wi re les s sy ste m (SH- FX70) No sound. Low volu me. Disto rted so und. Cannot hear the desired audio type. ≥ T urn the vo lume up. ≥ T urn the muting off. ≥ Check connectio ns to speaker s and other equ ipment. ≥ Select the corresponding source. ≥ Pre[...]

47 RQT9479 Network Page Other dif ficulties with pl ayback When other Panas onic products r espond to this remote control Change the remote control code on this unit and the remote control (the two must match) if you pl ace other Panasonic products c lose together . I can’t con nect to the netwo rk. ≥ Have you subscr ibed to high speed Internet[...]

48 RQT9479 Messages The following messages or service numbers appear on the TV or unit’s display when somet hing unusual is detected during startup and use. On the T V Page Cannot play . ≥ Y ou insert ed an incompatible disc (Discs recorded in P AL video, etc.). 39, 40 Cannot displa y on thi s unit. ≥ Y ou tried to play a non-compatible image[...]

49 RQT9479 Frequently asked questions On the unit’ s display (continue d) Page “ [W1] ” is flashing. (when using the optional wireless accessory: SH-FX70) ≥ There is no link between this u nit and the wireless system. Check that the wireless syst em is plugged into the household AC outlet and is turned on. ≥ Ensure that the digital t rans[...]

50 RQT9479 Language code list Enter the code wit h the numbered buttons. Licenses Abkhazian: 6566 Afar: 6565 Afrikaans: 6570 Albanian: 8381 Amharic: 6577 Arabic: 6582 Arme nian: 7289 Assamese: 6583 A ymara: 6589 Azerbaijani: 6590 Bashkir : 6665 Basque: 6985 Bengali; Bangla: 6678 Bhutani: 6890 Bihari: 6672 Breton: 6682 Bulgarian: 6671 Burm ese: 7789[...]

51 RQT9479 Glossary AV C H D A V CHD is a new format (standard) for high definition video cameras that can be used to record and play high-res olution HD imag es. BD-J Some BD-Video discs contain Java applications, and these applications are called BD-J. Y ou can enjoy various interactive features in addition to play ing normal video. BD-Live This [...]

52 RQT9479 Glossary JPEG (Joi nt Pho tographic Expert s G roup) This is a system used for compressing/decoding color st ill pictures. If you select JPEG as t he storage syst em on digital cameras, etc., the data will be compressed to 1/10–1/100 of its original size. The benefit of JPEG is less deterioration in picture quality considering the degr[...]

53 RQT9479 S pecifications ∫ Front speakers SB-HFX70 T ype 2 way , 3 speaker system (Bass reflex) S peaker unit(s) Woofer Front 6. 5 cm (2 1 / 2 z ) Cone type (Bamboo) Woofer T op 6.5 cm (2 1 / 2 z ) Cone type T we e te r 5.0 cm (2 z ) Cone type (Bamboo) Impedance/Input power (IEC) 6 ≠ /125 W (Max) * 1 Output sound pressur e 80 dB/W (1. 0 m) Fr[...]

54 RQT9479 Limited W arranty (Only for U.S.A. and Puerto Rico) Panasonic Consum er Electronics Company , Divisi on of Panasoni c C or po ration of No r th America One Panasonic Way , Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 Panasonic Home Theater Limited W arranty Limited Warranty Coverage (For U.S.A. and Puerto Rico Only) If your product does not work properly [...]

55 RQT9479 Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR CANADA) Panaso nic Canad a Inc. P ANASONIC PRODUCT —LIMITED W ARRANTY Panasonic Canada I nc. warrants this p roduct to be free from defects in mat erial and workmansh ip and agrees to remedy any such d e fe c t for a period as stated b elow from the dat e of original purchas e. T e chnics Audio Product One [...]

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