Panasonic SC-HT895 manual

RQT8607-1B GCS GC GS GN GCT Operating Instructions D VD Home Theater Soun d Syst em Model No . SC-HT895 Region number The pl ay e r plays D VD- Video marked w ith labe ls co ntaining the re gion number or “ ALL ”. Examp le: [Southeast Asiaand[Thailan d] Before connecting, operating or adjusting this pr oduct, please read the instructions comp[...]

RQT 86 07 2 Acces sories Dear c ustome r Thank you for pur chasing this pro duct. For opti mum perfor mance and safety , please read the se instr ucti ons carefu lly . Please check and id entify th e supplied a ccessor ies. ≥ These opera ting ins truc tions ar e appli cable to mode l SC-HT 895 for a var iety of r egions . ≥ Unle ss other wise i[...]

RQT860 7 3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started Reference Pla ying Discs Other Operations Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Caution for AC Mains Lead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 About DivX VOD conte nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 [...]

RQT 86 07 4 Caution f or AC M ains Lead Caution for A C Mains Lead (For Saudi Arabia and K uwait) (“GS” area code model onl y) For your saf ety , please r ead the following text carefully . This appli ance is sup plied wi th a mo ulde d thre e pin main s plug f or y our safety and convenience. A 5-ampe re fuse is fitted in th is plug. Should th[...]

RQT860 7 5 Safety prec autions / About DivX V OD content Safety precautions Set th e unit up o n an ev en surface away from direct s unlight, high tempera tures, high humidity , a nd excessive vibration. T hese co nditions can damage th e cabin et and other com ponent s, thereby shor te ning th e unit’ s ser vice life. Do no t place heavy i tems [...]

RQT8607 6 Simple Setup SoutheastAsia,Thailand,[theMiddleEast, SouthAfrica,SaudiArabiaandKuw ait Front and surr ound speakers [Australia[and[N.Z.] Front speakers Prep aration ≥ T o prev ent dam age or sc ratches, lay down a s oft cloth and perfor m asse mbly on it. ≥ For assembly , use a Phillips-head screwdriver . ≥ Make sure you [...]

RQT 86 07 7 Simple Setup ∫ Pr e venti ng the speakers from fal ling ≥ Y ou will n eed to obtain t he appropriat e screw eyes to match the walls or pillars to which th ey are going to be fastened. ≥ Consu lt a qua lified ho using con tractor c oncer ning th e approp riat e proce dure when attach ing to a concre te wall or a surface tha t may n[...]

RQT8607 8 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 ners can result in excessive bass. Cover walls and windows with thick cur ta ins. ≥ Left and righ t speak ers are in ter[...]

RQT 86 07 9 Simple Setup [Aus tra lia[ and [N.Z .] Set y our surround sound fr ee! Optional P anasonic wirel ess access ory (e. g. SH-FX60) Y ou ca n enjoy surround speaker sound wirelessly when you use the op tional Panasonic wirel ess accessor y ( e.g. SH-FX60). For details, ple ase refer to the operatin g instru ctions for the optiona l Panasoni[...]

RQT8607 10 Simple Setup ≥ Do not connec t throug h the vi deo c asset te reco rder . Due t o copy guard pro tection, the pict ure may not b e displayed prope rly . ≥ T urn the television off be fore connect ing, and re f er to t he tel e vision’ s op er ating i nst ructi ons . Use the HDMI con nection to enjoy highe r quali ty audi o and vi d[...]

RQT 86 07 11 Simple Setup COMPONEN T VIDEO OUT ≥ Using t he COMPON ENT VIDEO OUT terminal s The COM PONEN T VIDE O OUT t ermi nals provi des a pure r pictur e than the S-VID EO OUT ter minal. These ter m inals can be use d for eithe r inter laced o r progressi ve output. Connecti on using t hese te r minals o utputs the color difference sign als [...]

RQT8607 12 Simple Setup Cons erv ing powe r The ma in unit co nsumes a small a mount of power , ev en wh en it is tu rned off (For Sou theast Asia, Tha iland, th e Middle East, S out h Afr ica, S audi Arabia an d Kuwait: approx. 0.6 5 W or for Australia and N .Z.: approx. 0.5 W ). T o sav e power when the uni t is not t o be us ed for a long time, [...]

RQT 86 07 13 Simple Setup Do not: ≥ mix old a nd new batt erie s. ≥ use different types at the same t ime. ≥ heat or expose t o flame. ≥ take apar t or shor t circu it. ≥ attempt to rechar ge alka line or man ganese batter ies. ≥ use b atte ries if the co ve ring ha s been pee led of f . Misha ndling o f batter ies can cause el ectrol y[...]

RQT 86 07 14 Contro l reference guide Contr ol reference guide ONE TOUCH PLAY (32) (32, 33) (33, 32) (32) (17, 34) (33) (18) (34) SURROUND ENHANCER T urn the unit on/off (13) Select d isc’ s title num bers et c./Enter numbers (17 ) Basic op erations for play (16, 17 ) Show a di sc top menu (19) or pr ogram list (20) F rame- by -fra me/Selec t or [...]

RQT860 7 15 Discs th at can be pla yed / Di sc caution / Maintenance Discs that can be play ed Operation s in thes e instr uctions are descr ibed mainly w ith format s. Icons such as [D VD-V] show the for mats. § 1 Functio ns added wi th DivX Ultra ar e not su ppor ted . § 2 Includes si ngle-sid ed, double-l a yered disc s. § 3 A process that al[...]

RQT 86 07 16 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 change your tel e vision’s video inp ut mode, refer to it s operatin g instr uctions. [Note[ ≥ Discs co ntinue to rotate while menu s are displ ay ed. T o preser ve the [...]

RQT860 7 17 Basic pla y If y ou are experiencing pr oblems, refer to tro ubleshooting ( ➜ page 38 to 40). Using the remote contr ol Stop The position is memori zed while “RESUME ” is o n the di splay . ≥ 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 . Skip ?[...]

RQT 86 07 18 Con venient functions Con v eni ent fu ncti ons Press [FUNCTIONS]. Each ti me you p ress th e butto n: Main men u ( ➜ page 22) ---------- -------> Basics --------------------> Details ^---- ------ ------------ off ( No on- screen display) ,--- ------- ----- ---b ≥ [MPEG4] [DivX] Video and a udio infor mation is no t displayed[...]

Playin g data discs using na vigation men us RQT860 7 19 Playing data discs using n avigation menus Selectin g “Pl ay as Data Disc” in Other Menu ( ➜ page 25) will be e ffectiv e if the following functions a re not av ailable to play WMA, MP 3, JPEG, MPEG4 or D ivX video contents. ≥ Pla ying HighMA T TM discs ( ➜ page 20) T o enjo y liste[...]

RQT 86 07 20 Playin g data discs using na vigation men us Pla ying data discs us ing navigation menus Titles appear wi th CD T e xt disc playback. ≥ Titles a ppear only if th e titles ar e reco rded on t he disc. ≥ Y ou c annot edi t programs, pl aylists and disc t itles. This wor ks only wh en the disc cont ains a pl ay list. ∫ Pla ying scen[...]

RQT860 7 21 Playin g data discs using na vigation men us Tips for making data discs ≥ When there are m ore than 8 groups, the e ighth group onwards will be displayed on one ver tica l line in the m enu screen. ≥ There m ay be differences in th e displ ay order on th e menu scre en and computer scre en. ≥ This un it canno t play files recor de[...]

RQT 86 07 22 Usi ng o n-sc re en menu s Using on-screen menus 1 Show the Main menu. 2 Select th e menu. e. g. [D VD-V] 3 Make the s ettings . e. g. [D VD-V] 4 Press t o exit. Main menu Items sh own diff er depe nding on the type of disc. Program Group Titl e Chapter Tr a c k Playlist Content T o sta rt from a specifi c item e.g . [D VD-VR] T o sel [...]

RQT860 7 23 Usi ng o n-sc re en menu s ∫ Play Menu This w orks only w hen th e ela psed p lay t ime ca n be di spl ay ed. It al so works with all JPEG content. ∫ Picture Menu (Continued on next page) Other Settings Items s hown diff er depe nding on the typ e of disc. Play Speed [DVD-A] (Motion pi cture par t) [DVD-VR] [DVD-V] T o ch ange p lay[...]

RQT 86 07 24 Usi ng o n-sc re en menu s Using on-screen menus ∫ Pictu re M enu (Continued) ∫ Audio Me nu Other Settings It ems sho wn dif fer dependin g on the type of di sc. T ransfer Mode If you have chosen “xxx § p” (progr essive) or “1 080i” (inter lace) ( ➜ page 23, “Video Outp ut Mod e” in Pictu re Menu), selec t the method[...]

RQT860 7 25 Usi ng o n-sc re en menu s ∫ Displa y Menu ∫ Other Menu Confirming HDMI information [Note ] ≥ All possible types of output are displayed. ≥ The current output for “Aud io Stream”, “Video Form at” and “Color Space (or Colour Space) ” will be underlined. (If you selec t a vi deo outpu t with out an “ ¢ ” mark in t[...]

RQT 86 07 26 Changing the play er settings Changing the play er settings ≥ The se ttings rema in intact even if you switch the unit to sta ndby . ≥ Unde rline d items are the factor y settings in the following table. ∫ “ Dis c ” tab § 1 Languag e optio ns [Sout heast Asia[a nd[Th ailand ] : Chinese [TheM iddle East, South]A frica,]Sa[...]

RQT860 7 27 Changing the play er settings ∫ “ Video ” tab ∫ “ A udio ” tab § 5 Refer to “F rame still and field still” ( ➜ page 41, Glos sary) . § 6 [South eastAsi a[and [Thai land § 7 [The Middle East, South ]Africa ,]Saudi [Arab ia,[K uwait,[ Austr alia[an d[N.Z .[ (Continued on next page) QUICK SE TUP en ables s uccessi[...]

RQT 86 07 28 Changing the play er settings Changing the pla yer settings ∫ “ HDM I ” tab ∫ “ Dis pla y ” tab ∫ “ Oth ers ” tab § 6 [Southe astA sia[a nd[ Thai land § 7 [ TheMiddl eEast ,Sout h]Afr ica,]Saud i[Arab ia,[ Kuwait ,[Aus trali a[and [N.Z.[ QUI CK SET UP ena bles su ccess ive set tings o f the ite ms in t he sh ad[...]

RQT860 7 29 Changing the play er settings (Effe ctive when pl ayi ng m ulti -cha nnel au dio) (Cen ter and su rroun d speakers only ) For optimum listen ing with 5. 1-channel sou nd, all the speakers, e xcept for 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 speakers clos[...]

RQT 86 07 30 Using the radi o Using the radio Up to 15 statio ns can be s et in ea ch band , FM and AM. When a stereo F M broadc ast is being rece ived, “ST” lights in t he displ ay . ∫ If no ise i s excess ive When “F M” is s elected Press and h old [—F M MOD E] on th e main un it to displa y “MONO”. Press a nd hold [—FM MOD E] a[...]

RQT860 7 31 Using the radi o ∫ AM frequency step [SoutheastAsi a,Thailand,[the]Middl e]East,So uth]Africa,] [Saudi[Arabi a[and[[Kuwait[ The step is factor y-set t o 9-kHz, but you can c hange it to re ceive broadca sts allocat ed in 10 -kHz step s. 1 Press [SEL ECTOR] to se lect “FM”. 2 Press and hol d [SELECT OR]. After a fe w seconds the[...]

RQT 86 07 32 Using so und effect s Using soun d effects [Note] ≥ The following so und effects may not be av ailable or hav e no effect depend ing on the type of source, or when h eadphone s are u sed. ≥ Y ou ma y ex perien ce a re duct ion i n sou nd qual ity when thes e soun d effects are used wit h some sour ces. If th is occur s, turn the s [...]

RQT860 7 33 Using so und effect s Y o u can enha nce low-fre quency soun d so th at heavy bass so und can be heard clear ly , ev en if the acoust ics of your ro om are n ot optim al. The un it automa tically selects th e most suitabl e setting according to the type of playback source. Press [-H.BASS]. ≥ [DVD-V] [DVD-VR] H.BASS ON (f actory preset[...]

RQT 86 07 34 Using other us eful funct ions Using oth er useful funct ions T o ca ncel the time r While the tim e is shown, pre ss [—SLEEP] to select “OFF”. T o confir m 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 begi nning. Press [MUTING]. “MUTING” flashes on the u[...]

RQT860 7 35 Using other us eful funct ions [SoutheastAsia, Thailand,[t heMiddle]East ,SouthAfrica, SaudiArabiaa ndKuwait [DVD-V] [VCD] Enjoy ing Karaoke 1 T urn [MIC LEVEL] to “MIN” an d connect the micro phone (not in cluded). Micro phone plug type: ‰ 6.3 mm m onaural standard p lug 2 Insert the disc and star t play ( ➜ page 16) [...]

RQT 86 07 36 Operating o ther equip ment Operating other equ ipment Y ou can use th e remote control to opera te a Panasonic television. Conne ct your equi pment referr ing to “Cable TV box or video casse tte recorder co nnection” ( ➜ pa ge 11). [Note] The re mote co ntrol may not wo rk prop erly with so me mode ls. Aim t he remot e control a[...]

RQT860 7 37 Opera ting both th e telev ision and th e home thea ter system: Control with HDMI (HD A VI Contr ol TM ) What is HDA VI Control? HDA VI Contr ol is a convenient fu nction t hat offers li nked operation o f this unit and Panasonic TV ( VIERA) with H DA VI Control. Y ou ca n use t his func tion by conne cting the e quipmen t with th e HDM[...]

RQT 86 07 38 T roublesh ooting guide T r oubleshoot ing gu ide Before request ing ser vice, m ake the following ch ecks. If you are in doubt about som e of th e check poin ts, or if th e solutio ns i ndicated in the table do n ot solve the pr oblem, consul t your deal er for instruct ions. Pow e r Pa g e Unresponsive or inoperable function Specific[...]

RQT 86 07 39 T roublesh ooting gui de Marker Pa g e A-B repeat Sound a bnormal o r improp er Menu s Picture abnormal or unviewabl e (Continued on next page) T roubleshooting guide Cannot add markers. ≥ Y ou cannot add mar kers with DVD-RAM or DV D-R/- RW (D VD-V R) disc s. ≥ If the di sc’ s elapsed play time do es not app ear o n the unit ’[...]

RQT 86 07 40 T roublesh ooting guide T roubleshooting guide Progressive video Pag e Listening to the radio Unit displa ys T elevision displays There i s ghost ing wh en progressive or HDM I output i s on. ≥ This pr oblem is cause d by the ed iting me thod or m ater ial used on D VD-Vide o, b ut shoul d be corrected if you u se inter laced outpu t[...]

RQT 86 07 41 Glossa r y Glossary CPPM (Co ntent Protection f or Prerecorded Media) A copy protec tion system used for D VD-Audio files. This u nit suppor ts CPP M. Decoder A deco der resto res the coded aud io signa ls on DVDs to norm al. This is called decodin g. Div X DivX is a po pular media technolo g y cre ated by DivX , Inc. DivX m edia fi le[...]

RQT 86 07 42 Specifica tions Specification s [SoutheastAsi a,Thailand,[theMiddl eEast,So uth]Africa,] Saudi[Arab ia[and[Kuwait [ RMS Outp ut P ower: Dolby Digita l Mode F ront C h 100 W pe r chann el (3 ≠ ), 1 kHz, 10 % THD Surrou nd Ch 100 W pe r chann el (3 ≠ ), 1 kHz , 10 % THD Center Ch 225 W per chann el (6 ≠ ), 1 kH z, 10 % THD Sub[...]

RQT 86 07 43 Specifica tions [SoutheastAsia, Thailand,[t heMiddleEast ,South]Africa,] Saudi[Arabia[a nd[Kuwait[ [Fronts peakersSB- FS540] Ty p e 1 way , 1 speaker system (Bass r eflex) Spea ker uni t(s) Impeda nce 3 ≠ Full ra nge 6.5 cm Cone t ype Input po wer (IEC) 125 W § (M ax) Output sound pressure 80 dB/W (1 .0 m) Freq uency ra nge 8[...]

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. We b S i t e : http://pan asoni c.net RQT8607-1B F0406U M1056 p -If y ou see this symbol- CA UTION! THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES A LASER. USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERF ORMANCE OF PROCEDURES O THER TH AN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MA Y RESUL T IN HAZARDOUS RADIA TION EXPOSURE. DO NOT OPEN COVERS AND DO NO T REP[...]