Panasonic SC-HT441W manual

RQT8779-P P Operating Instructions D VD Home Theater Soun d Syst em Model No . SC-HT441W Region number The pl ay e r plays D VD-Video mar ked with labe ls co ntaining the re gion number “ 1 ” or “ ALL ”. Exampl e: Before connecting, operating or adjusting this pr oduct, please read the instructions completely . Please keep this manual for f[...]

RQT 877 9 2 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Dear c ustome r Thank you for pur chasing this p roduct. For op timum pe rforman ce and safety , please read these instru ctions ca refully . Read these opera ting i nstructi ons care fully b ef ore using th e unit. F ollow t he safety instru ctions on the un it and the app licabl e safety instructions lis[...]

RQT 877 9 3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . 2 Simpl e Setup STE P 1 Positioning the speakers . . . . . . . . . 4 Speaker installatio n options . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 STE P 2 Speaker connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Connec ting the surround speaker ca bles to the wirele ss system . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

RQT8779 4 Simple Setup How you set up your speakers can a ffect the bass and the so und field . Note th e following poin ts: ≥ Place sp eakers on fl at secure b ases. ≥ Placi ng speakers too clos e to floors, walls, and cor ner s can result in excessive bass. Cover walls and windows with thick cur ta in s. ≥ Left and righ t spe ake rs are in [...]

RQT 877 9 5 Simple Setup ∫ A voi ding int erference To avoid p ossible interference, do not place the wireless system near any of the following devices. The wire less system u ses the s ame radio frequencie s as oth er devices th at may be presen t in your ho me. The wireless system will automatically se ek a clear channel if any of these othe r [...]

RQT8779 6 Simple Setup Connectin g the s urround speake r cables t o the w ireless system STE P 2 Speak er connect ions 4 4 2 2 6 6 5 3 5 3 1 1 SURROUND Rch Rch SURROUND Rch Rch FRONT WOOFER SUB Lch Lch Lch CENTER Lch SURROUND SURROUND FRONT SUB WOOFER FRONT FRONT CENTER FRONT Lch Rch FRONT 2 CENTER 5 1 FRONT Lch Rch FRONT 2 CENTER 5 1 SUB WOOFER 6[...]

RQT 877 9 7 Simple Setup STE P 3 Radio and digital transceiv er connections FM ANT 75 75 AM ANT EXT LOOP LOOP ANT GND DIGITAL TRANSCEIVER XM Adhesiv e tape Main u nit AM loop an tenna Stand t he ante nna up o n its base. Place the anten na wher e receptio n is best. Keep loose ante nna cable away from o ther wires an d cables. Click! AM loop antenn[...]

RQT8779 8 Simple Setup ≥ Do not conn ect throu gh the video c asset te re corder . Due t o copy guard pro tecti on, the pi cture may not b e displayed prope rly . ≥ T ur n the television of f before conn ecting, and re fer to th e tele visi on’ s oper ating in struc tions . ≥ This audio connection will enable you to play audio from your tel[...]

RQT 877 9 9 Simple Setup ∫ C able TV bo x or video cassette recorder connection Conser vin g power The m ain unit a nd the wire less system consum e a small amount of power when th ey are in sta ndby mode [m ain uni t: approx. 0.5 W , wireless syste m: 0.5 W (in transmit mod e), 1.2 W (in receive mode)]. T o save power when they ar e not t o be u[...]

RQT8779 10 Simple Setup Do not: ≥ mix old and new ba tteri es. ≥ use di fferent types at t he same time. ≥ heat or expose to flame. ≥ take apar t or shor t circuit . ≥ attempt to rech arge alkal ine or m angane se batt eries. ≥ use batte ries if th e covering has be en pe eled off. Mishan dling of batter ies ca n cause el ectroly te lea[...]

11 Contro l reference guid e RQT 877 9 Control reference guide OPEN/CLOSE EXCHANGE SKIP POWER MUSIC SURROUND MUSIC PORT 5 DISC SELECTOR SELECTOR TUNING TUNING 12345 MEMORY MEMORY TUNE MODE TUNE MODE FM MODE FM MODE VOLUME DISC DISC (30) (30) (15, 2 8 , 30) (30) (16, 32) (31) (16, 17, 2 8 ) (32) T ur n the unit on/ off (10) Select dis c’ s title n[...]

RQT 877 9 12 Discs that can be p layed / Disc c aution / Maintenance Discs tha t can be play ed Operati ons in these instr uctions a re descr ibed main ly with form ats. Icons su ch as [DVD-V] show the formats. § A pro cess tha t allows play on co mpatible eq uipmen t. ≥ It may not be possible to play all the above-mentioned discs in some cases [...]

RQT 877 9 13 Pro duct Service / Glossary Pr oduct Serv ice 1. Damage requir ing ser vice — The un it shou ld be servi ced b y quali fied s ervice per sonne l if: (a) The AC power supply co rd or AC adaptor has bee n damage d; or (b) Objects or l iquids h ave gotten into t he unit; or (c) T he uni t has been exposed to rai n; or (d) The unit do es[...]

RQT 877 9 14 Basic pla y Basic play T o display the picture from the mai n unit, turn o n your television and change its video input mode (e.g. V IDEO 1, A V 1, etc.). ≥ T o ch ange your television’s video input mo de, refer to its o perating inst ructio ns. [Note[ ≥ DISCS CONTINUE TO R OT A TE WHILE MENUS ARE DISPLA YED . T o pre ser ve the [...]

RQT 877 9 15 Basic pla y If y ou are experiencing pr oblems, refer to tro u bleshooting ( ➜ pa ge 33 to 35). Using the remote contr ol Stop The position is memori zed while “RESUME ” is o n the d isplay . ≥ Press [ 1 PLA Y] to re sume. ≥ Press [ ∫ STOP] again to clea r the position . Pa u s e ≥ Press [ 1 PLA Y] to restar t p lay . Ski[...]

RQT 877 9 16 Con venient functions Con venien t func tion s Y ou can select the d isc after che cking the discs loaded with t he Disc informati on scree n. ≥ Y ou ca n also select the disc d irectly with the 5 DISC SE LECTOR buttons on the main unit. Press [QUICK OSD]. ≥ T o exit the scr een, pres s [QUICK OSD]. This feature is very co nvenient[...]

RQT 877 9 17 Con venient functions ≥ Selecting “Play as Data Disc” in Other Menu ( ➜ page 22) wi ll be effective if the following fu nctions a re not available to play WMA, M P3 or JPEG files. ≥ [DVD-V] Some ite ms cann ot be pl a yed even if you have programmed them. ≥ [DVD-A] Some discs cont ain bonus groups. If a pa ssword screen app[...]

RQT 877 9 18 Playin g data discs using na vigation men us Pla y ing data discs using navigation menus Selecting “Play as Data Disc” in Other Menu ( ➜ page 22) will be effe ctive if the following function s are n ot available to play WMA, MP3 or J PEG files. ≥ Playing HighMA T TM discs ( ➜ pag e 19) (Except JPEG files on DVD-RAM) T o en jo[...]

RQT 877 9 19 Playin g data discs using na vigation men us ≥ Titles appe ar only if the title s are reco rded on th e disc. ≥ Y o u cann ot edit p rograms, play lists and disc titles. This wor ks only when th e disc con tains a p lay list. Tips f or making data d iscs ≥ When t here are more than 8 grou ps, the ei ghth grou p onwards w ill be d[...]

RQT 877 9 20 Usi ng o n-sc re en me nus Using on-screen menus FUNCTIONS CANCEL PLAY ENTER Numb ered but t on s 1 Press o nce . 2 Select the menu. e.g. [DVD-V] 3 Make the settin gs. e.g. [DVD-V] 4 Press t o exit. Go to th e ne xt menu Select Register Retur n to the previous menu Functions Title Chapter Time Audio Subtitle An g le 1/2 3/10 0:24:31 1 [...]

RQT 877 9 21 Usi ng o n-sc re en me nus ∫ Play Menu This w orks only w hen th e ela psed p la y time can be dis pla yed. I t also works with all JPEG content. ∫ Picture Menu (Continued on next page) Other Settings Items s hown diffe r depend ing on t he typ e of dis c. Play Speed [DVD-A] (Motion pi cture par t) [DVD-VR] [DVD-V] T o ch ange p la[...]

RQT 877 9 22 Usi ng o n-sc re en me nus Using on-screen menus ∫ Audi o Menu ∫ Displa y Menu ∫ Other Menu Other Settings It ems sho wn dif fer de pending o n the type o f disc . Dolb y Pro Log ic II ( ➜ page 30 , Enhan cing the stereo sound: Dolby Pro Logic II ) Dialogue Enhancer T o ma ke the d ialog ue in m ovies eas ier to hear [DVD-V] (D[...]

RQT 877 9 23 Changing the play er settings Changing the player settings ≥ The setti ngs rema in intact ev en if you switch t he unit to stand by . ≥ Underlined items are the factory se ttings in the following table. ∫ “ Disc ” tab § 1 The or iginal lang uage desig nated on the disc is selec ted. § 2 Input th e appr opri ate code f rom t[...]

RQT 877 9 24 Changing the play er settings Changing the pla yer settings ∫ “ Video ” tab § Refer to “F rame still and field still” ( ➜ page 13, Glossa r y). ∫ “ Audio ” tab ∫ “ Dis pla y ” tab ∫ “ Oth ers ” tab QUI CK SET UP ena bles su ccess ive se ttings o f the item s in the shaded ar ea. TV Aspect Choose the setti[...]

RQT 877 9 25 Changing the play er settings (Effe ctive when pl ayi ng mu lti-c hannel audi o) (Cen ter and su rroun d speakers onl y) For optimum listen ing with 5. 1-channel sound, all the speakers, except f or the sub woofer , s hould b e the sa me dist ance from the sea ting pos ition. If you have to place the cen ter or surro und spea kers clos[...]

RQT 877 9 26 Using the AM/FM Radio Using the A M/FM Radio Up to 15 statio ns can be s et in each band , FM and AM. When a stereo F M bro adcast is being r eceived, “ST” lights i n the disp la y . ∫ If no ise i s excess ive When “F M” is s elected Press and h old [—F M MOD E] on the main un it to displa y “MONO”. Press a nd hold [—[...]

RQT 877 9 27 Using the AM/FM Radio ∫ FM frequency ste p The step is factor y-set t o 0.2-MH z, but you can c hange it to re ceive broadca sts allocat ed in 0. 1-MHz st eps. 1 Press [SEL ECTOR] to selec t “FM”. 2 Press and hol d [SELECT OR]. After a fe w seconds the disp lay changes to show the cur rent minimum freque ncy . Continue to hold th[...]

RQT 877 9 28 Using the XM ® Satellite Radio Using the XM ® Satellite R adio Introducin g XM Satellite Radi o XM Satellite Radio is the provider of satellite radio with more tha n 6 million subscr ibers. XM offers more than 170 dig ital radio channels with music, talk, news, spor ts, com edy , traffic and weath er repor ts. For more information , [...]

RQT 877 9 29 Using the XM ® Satellite Radio XM ch annels can b e selecte d manual ly by directly enter ing the XM chan nel number. XM channels are organized into categories such as Rock, Classical, Country and Dance to make bro wsing and selecting broadcast content easi er . [Note ] ≥ Categor y tune mode will be ca nceled automatically after app[...]

RQT 877 9 30 Using so und effect s Using soun d effects [Note] ≥ When connected with h eadph ones or the Rea r Mu sic P or t ( ➜ pag e 32), Surro und Mu sic and the following sou nd effects may not be available or have no effect. (Exclud ing Sound Field Co ntrol: H EA VY , CLEAR or SOFT) ≥ Y ou ma y e xperien ce a reduc tio n in sou nd quali [...]

RQT 877 9 31 Using sound effects / Operating other eq uipment This is one o f the ways to get appr opr iate surro und ef fects. Prepar ation Press [D VD]. ∫ T o adjust speaker lev el during pla y [Effective when p laying multi-cha nnel au dio or when Dolby P ro Logic II or Sound Fi eld Cont rol (MOVIE, SPORT or M USIC) i s on, and Surr ound Music[...]

RQT 877 9 32 Using other us eful functions Using oth er useful funct ions T o ca ncel t he time r While the tim e is shown, p ress [—SLE EP] to select “OFF”. T o confirm the rema ining ti me Pres s and hold [ —SLE EP] ag ain. T o cha nge th e set ting Repea t the proc edure from t he beg inning. Press [MUTING]. “MUTING” flashes on the u[...]

RQT 877 9 33 T rouble shooting guid e T rou bl esho oting guid e Before req uesting serv ice, make th e following checks. If you are in doubt ab out som e of the check poi nts, or if t he solut ions i ndic ated in the table do n ot solve the p roblem, re fer to “Custom er Ser vi ces Dire ctor y” o n page 38 . Pow er Pa g e Unrespon sive or inop[...]

RQT 877 9 34 T rouble shooting guid e T roub leshooting gu ide Picture abnormal o r unvie wable Pag e Progressive video Listening to the radio Wireless system Unit displa ys The pictur e on the tel evision is not disp layed cor rectly or disa ppears . ≥ Ensure th at the un it is co nnected dir ectly to t he television , and is n ot connect ed thr[...]

RQT 877 9 35 T rouble shooting guid e T elevision displays Pa g e XM Satellite Radio advisory messages “ / ” ≥ The ope ration i s proh ibited by the unit or disc. — “Canno t displa y gr oup xx, con tent xx” ≥ Y ou are tr ying to di splay incompatible contents. — “This di sc may not be played in your re gion ” ≥ Only D VD-Vide [...]

RQT 877 9 36 Specificati ons Specification s RMS Outp ut Po wer: Do lby Digital Mod e F ront Ch 110 W per ch annel (3 ≠ ), 1 k Hz, 10 % THD Surrou nd Ch 90 W per ch annel (4 ≠ ), 1 kHz, 10 % THD Center Ch 225 W per chann el (6 ≠ ), 1 kH z, 10 % THD Subwoofer Ch 225 W p er chan nel (6 ≠ ), 100 Hz, 10 % THD T otal RMS Do lby Digital mode powe[...]

RQT 877 9 37 Specificati ons [Fronts peakersSB- FS440] Ty p e 1 way , 1 speaker system ( Bass reflex) Spea ker uni t(s) Impeda nce 3 ≠ Full ra nge 6.5 c m (2 1 / 2 z ) Cone type Input po wer (IEC) 110 W § 6 (Max) Output sound pressure 80 dB/W (1 .0 m) Freq uency ra nge 102 H z – 25 kHz ( j 16 dB) 113 H z – 22 kHz ( j 10 dB) Dim ensio ns (W[...]

RQT 877 9 38 Limited W arranty Limite d W arranty Panasoni c Co nsum er Ele ctronic s Com pany , Divi sion o f Panaso nic C orpor atio n of Nor th Am eric a One Panasonic Way Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 Panasonic Pu erto Rico, Inc. A ve. 65 de Inf anter ía, Km. 9.5 San Gabr iel In dustr ial Park, Ca rolin a, Puer to R ico 00 985 Panasoni c Audio Pr[...]

RQT 877 9 39 Use r me mo: DA TE OF PURCHASE DEALER NAME DEALER ADDRESS TELEPHONE NUMBER The m odel numb er and se rial number o f this pr oduct c an be found on ei ther the b ack or the bottom of the uni t. Please note th em in t he spac e provided below and keep for future reference. MODEL NUMBER SC-HT 441W SERIAL NUMBER Listening caution EST. 192[...]

P anasonic Consumer Electronics Company , Di vision of P anasonic Corporat ion of North America One Panasonic Way Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 http://w ww.panasonic. com P anasonic Pue rto Rico , Inc. A ve. 65 de Infanter ía, Km. 9.5 San Gabriel Indus trial Park, Carolina, Puer to Ric o 00985 C 2006 Ma tsushita Electric Industr ial Co., Ltd. RQT8779[...]