Panasonic sa ht 1500 owners manual

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2 RQT7619 INTRO -��Batteries -��Insert so the poles (i and j) match those in the remote control. -��Do not use rechargeable type batteries. Do not: -��Mix old and new batteries. -��Use different types at the same time. -��Heat or expose to flame. -��Take apart or short circuit. -��Attempt to recharge alkaline or manganese batteries. -��Use batteries if the covering has been peeled off. Mishandling of batteries can cause electrolyte leakage which can damage items the fluid contacts and may cause a fire. Remove if the remote control is not going to be used for a long period of time. Store in a cool, dark place. [Note] If you cannot operate the unit or television using the remote control after changing the batteries, please re-enter the codes (-��page 8). -��Use Aim at the sensor (-��page 5), avoiding obstacles, at a maximum range of 7 m (23 feet) directly in front of the unit. Accessories Please check and identify the supplied accessories. Use numbers indicated in parentheses when asking for replacement parts. Only for U.S.A.: To order accessories, refer to Accessory Purchases on page 51. Only for Canada: To order accessories, call the dealer from whom you have made your purchase. -��1 Remote control (EUR7624KY0) -��2 Batteries for remote control -��2 AC power supply cords (RJA0065-A) -��For use with this unit only. Do not use it with other equipment. -��1 Video cable (RJL1P016B15A) -��1 75 -�� coaxial cable (K1TXAAA00001) -��1 System cable (K1HA25HA0003) -��1 AM loop antenna (N1DAAAA00002) -��1 FM indoor antenna (RSA0007-L) -��1 IR Blaster (K2ZZ04C00001) -��3 Speaker cables 1a4 m (13 foot) cable (REE1203A-J) 2 a10 m (33 foot) cables (REE1203C-J) -��1 Sheet of speaker-cable stickers -��6 Speaker screws 2 washer screws (RHD50015) 4 long screws (XSN5i30FN) (U.S.A. only) Product Registration Card Please complete and return the included product registration card, or register via the Internet at: http://www.prodreg.com/panasonic/ SystemSC-HT1500 Main unitSA-HT1500 Front speakersSB-FS1500 Center speakerSB-PC1500 Surround speakersSB-PS1500 Active subwooferSB-WA1500 Operations in these instructions are described mainly with the remote control, but you can do the operations on the main unit if the controls are the same. The remote control The manufacturer accepts no responsibility and offers no compensation for loss of recorded or edited material due to a problem with the unit or recordable media, and accepts no responsibility and offers no compensation for any subsequent damage caused by such loss. Examples of causes of such losses are -��A disc recorded and edited with this unit is played in a DVD recorder or computer disc drive manufactured by another company. -��A disc used as described above and then played again in this unit. -��A disc recorded and edited with a DVD recorder or computer disc drive manufactured by another company is played in this unit. PUSH 1 2 - + - + 2 3 P U S H P U S H R6/LR6, AA, UM-3 Opening the rear cover. Closing the rear cover. 1 Press with your finger. Slide into place. -��When the cover comes off 7619en.book 2 ページ ２００�-年５月６日�-木曜日�-午前９時３３分

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3 RQT7619 INTRO Table of contents This Recordable DVD Home Theater System records high quality images to rapid random access capable HDD (Hard disk drive) or DVD-RAM. This has resulted in many new features that out perform older tape formats. The following information summarizes a few of these features. Instant recordingYou no longer need to search for empty disc space. By pressing the recording button, the unit finds available recording space and begins recording right away. There is no need to worry about overwriting already recorded content. TV Guide On Screen TM system The TV Guide On Screen TM system provides a handy electronic program guide (EPG) for checking whats on. Setting up to record a broadcast is easy too. Simply select the desired program from the displayed list. You can also search for desired programs alphabetically or by displaying only the programs in a certain category. -��TV Guide On Screen TM is available in the continental United States. In Canada, however, this service may not be available in some areas. HDD recordingYou can keep on recording your favorite programs to an internal HDD that is able to record up to 142 hours when using EP (8 Hour) mode. You can also high speed transfer (dub) your favorite programs to DVD-RAM or DVD-R and create a backup disc. Instant playThere is no need to rewind or search forward. Direct Navigator guides you to the beginning of the recorded video immediately. Chasing playbackThere is no need to wait until recording is complete. Without stopping recording, you can play the video currently being recorded from its beginning. Simultaneous Recording and PlaybackWhile recording, you can play another video program that was recorded previously. Time SlipDuring play and also while recording, you can jump to the scene you wish to view by specifying the skip time. High-performance power supplies up to 800 WEnables you to experience optimal theater sound performance with 6 speakers. INTROAccessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 The remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Useful features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . 4 Control reference guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Main unit and display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 STEP 1 Setting up the TV Guide On Screen TM system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 STEP 2 Set up to match your television and remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Selecting television type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Television operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 When other Panasonic products respond to this remote control . . 8 HDD and disc information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 HDD and discs you can use for recording and play . . . . 9 Play-only discs (12 cm/8 cm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Discs that cannot be played . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Disc handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 HDD (Hard disk drive) handling care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 RECORDINGRecording television programs . . . . . . . . . 12 Recording modes and approximate recording times . . 13 Selecting audio to record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Playing while you are recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Flexible Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Recording from a video cassette recorder . . . . . . . . . 14 Timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Using the TV Guide On Screen TM system to make timer recordings . . 15 Manually programming timer recordings . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Using VCR Plusi system to make timer recordings . . 17 Check, change or delete a program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Utilizing TV Guide On Screen TM system . . 19 PLAYINGPlaying discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Operations during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Editing operations during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Changing audio during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Using headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Using menus to play MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Using on-screen menus and Status messages . . 24 On-screen menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Status messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 EDITING &TRANSFERRING Editing titles/chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Editing titles/chapters and playing chapters . . . . . . . . 26 Title operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Chapter operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Creating, editing and playing play lists . . 28 Creating play lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Editing and playing play lists/chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Play list operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Chapter operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Entering text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Transferring (dubbing) titles or play lists . . 31 One Touch Transfer (dubbing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Transferring (dubbing) using the transferring (dubbing) list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Transferring (dubbing) a finalized DVD-R. . . . . . . . . . . 33 CONVENIENT FUNCTIONSFUNCTIONS window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Disc setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Disc Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Disc Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Format disc/Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 TOP MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Select First play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Finalize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 RADIO & SOUNDThe radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Manual tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Preset tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Dolby Digital and DTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Dolby Pro Logic II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Adjusting the bass and treble with manual equalizer . . 37Using the built-in sound quality settings (SFC-Sound Field Control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Center Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Virtual Rear Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Multi Rear Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Adjusting the subwoofer level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Speaker level adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 SETTINGSChanging the units settings . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Common procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Summary of settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Channel/Clock settings when TV Guide On Screen TM system is not used . . . . . . . . . . 41 Auto channel/clock settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Channel captions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 INFOOptional connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Receiving digital audio using the optical connection . . 43 Connecting other audio equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Enjoying TV broadcast with surround sound . . . . . . . . 43 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Limited Warranty (ONLY FOR CANADA) . . 50 Limited Warranty (ONLY FOR U.S.A.) . . . . 51 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Backcover Product Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Backcover Useful features 7619en.book 3 ページ ２００�-年５月６日�-木曜日�-午前９時３３分