Panasonic SC-DT300 User Manual

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Dear customer

Thank you for purchasing this product. For optimum performance and safety, please read these instructions carefully.

These operating instructions are appMcabie to models SC-DT300 and SC-DT100. Unless otherwise indicated, iilustrations in these operating instructions are of SC-DT300.

■>1*<[>1ч: indicates features applicable to SC-DT300 only. Ill ляни: SC-DT100 only.

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System

DVD/CD player

AV control receiver

Front speakers Center speaker

Surround speakers

Subwoofer

SC-DT300

SL-DT300 SA-DT300 SB-DT300 SB-DT100

SB-AFC301 SB-AFC301

SB-W300 SB-W300

SC-DT100

SL-DT100

SA-DT100

SB-AFC301 SB-AFC301

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CAUTION!

THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES A LASER. USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORM ANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECI FIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE. DO NOT OPEN COVERS AND DO NOT REPAIR YOURSELF. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

WARNING:

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN, MOIS TURE, DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES, SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS.

CAUTION!

DO NOT INSTALL, OR PLACE THIS UNIT, IN A BOOK CASE, BUILT-IN CABINET OR IN ANOTHER CONFINED SPACE. ENSURE THE UNIT IS WELL VENTILATED. TO

PREVENT RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK OR FIRE HAZ ARD DUE TO OVERHEATING, ENSURE THAT CURTAINS AND ANY OTHER MATERIALS DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE VENTILATION VENTS.

CAUTION:

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT,

FULLY INSERT.

THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN THE U.S.A.

CAUTION:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not instailed and used in accordance with the

instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that inter ference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equip ment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equip ment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and re

ceiver.

•Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different

from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician

for help.

Any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equip ment would void the user’s authority to operate this device.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Opera tion is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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Notice:

This product has parts that contains a small amount of mer cury.

It also contains lead in some components. Disposal of these materials may be regulated in your community due to envi ronmental considerations.

For disposal or recycling information please contact your lo cal authorities, or the Electronics Industries Alliance: <

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AV control receiver (SA-DT300/SA-DT100)

Marking sign is located on bottom of the unit.

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC

SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE SCREWS. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product's enclosure that may be of suffi cient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the ap pliance.

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Accessories

Please check and identify the supplied accesso ries. Use numbers indicated in parentheses when asking for replacement parts.

(Only for U.S.A.)

To order accessories contact 1-600-332-5368 or web site (http^J/www.panasonic.com). (Only for Canada)

To order accessories, call the dealer from

whom you have made your purchase.

□ 1 Remote control

□ 2 Batteries

□ 1 AC power supply cord

Q 1 AM loop antenna

Q 1 FM indoor antenna

□ 1 Video cable

¡3 2 Speaker cables

3 1 Sheet of speaker feet (small)

1 Sheet of speaker feet (large)

3 4 Spikes ■»itetmi

1 Sheet of speaker pads menni

□ 1 Cleaning cloth

1 Sheet of speaker-cord stickers

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Getting started

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Disc information Controi reference guide

Simple setup

STEP 1 Locating ...........................

STEP 2 Connecting the speakers

Connecting the speakers

STEP 3 Television and flat cable.

STEP 4 Antennas and AC power supply cord STEP 5 The remote control STEP 6 Selecting TV screen type

Disc Operations

Discs—Basic piay........................................

Playing MP3/Resume function ....................................

Skipping chapters or tracks..........................................

Fast forward and rewind—SEARCH............................

Slow-motion play/Frame-by-frame viewing..................

Starting play from a selected title or track....................

Selecting groups to play...............................................

Selecting still pictures—Page Skip

Discs—Convenient functions

A-B repeat play/Repeat play All group play/Program play/Random play

Features to increase your enjoyment

of movies and music

Soundtracks To enjoy even higher quality sound—AUDIO ONLY., Other features

Using On-Screen Menu icons

Common procedures....................................................

Disc information/Shuttle screen

Unit information............................................................

Radio operations

The radio: manuai tuning......................................22

The radio: preset tuning........................................23

Sound quality/sound field operation^

Sound fieid.............................................................24

DOLBY DIGITAL and DTS/DOLBY PRO LOGIC

SUPER SURROUND/CENTER FOCUS.................................. 26

Changing sound field and quality

Adjusting the bass with SUBWOOFER LEVEL........................ 26

Turning the subwoofer off......................................................... 26

Other functions

Convenient functions............................................27

Muting the volume/Turning off the display

Timer functions/Using headphones.......................................... 27

Changing settings

Common procedures/Entering a password (Ratings)

Changing the delay time........................................................... 29

Using the remote control with other equipment.. 30

Operating a television/Operating a video cassette recorder.. 30

Changing the remote control code

Language code list..................................................................... 31

Listening to an externai source/

Recording to other equipment...........................32

Optionai antenna connections.............................

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1 Antenna plug

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The included AC power supply cord is for use with this unit only.

Do not use it with other equipment.

Reference

Troubieshooting guide

Disc handiing.........................................................36

Giossary.................................................................36

Specifications

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Maintenance...........................................................37

Limited Warranty (U.S.A.).....................................38

Product Service.....................................................39

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read these operating instructions carefully before using the unit. Follow the safety instructions on the unit and the applicable safety instructions listed below. Keep these operating instructions handy for future reference.

1) Read these instructions.

2) Keep these instructions.

3) Heed all warnings.

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4) Follow all instructions.

5) Do not use this apparatus near water.

6) Clean only with dry cloth.

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7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance

with the manufacturer’s instructions.

8) Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus {including amplifiers) that produce heat.

9) Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or ground ing-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider

than the other. A grounding-type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are

provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into

your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obso lete outlet.

10) Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched par

ticularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

11) Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufac turer.

12) Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus com bination to avoid injury from tip-over.

13) Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused

for long periods of time.

14) Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is

required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the ap paratus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not oper ate normally, or has been dropped.

Disc information

Discs that can be played

Disc type

OVD-Audio

DVD-Video

DVD-R

Audio CD

Video CD

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DIGITAL AUDIO

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IDIGITAL video!

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with MP3)

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■ Discs that cannot be piayed

PAL discs (the audio on DVD-Audio can be played), DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, CD-ROM, CDV, CD-G, -l-RW, DVD-RW, CVD, SVCD, SACD, Divx Video Discs and Photo CD.

■ Piaying DVDs and Video CDs

The producer of these discs can control how they are played so you may not always be able to control play as described in these operat ing instructions. Read the disc’s instructions carefully.

■ CD-R and CD-RW discs

This unit can play CD-DA (digital audio) and video CD format audio CD-R and CD-RW that have been finalized (a process that enables CD-R/CD-RW players to play audio CD-R and CD-RW) upon com pletion of recording. It may not be able to play some CD-R or CD-RW due to the condition of the recording.

■ DVD-R discs

Panasonic DVD-R recorded and finalized on a Panasonic DVD video recorder are played as DVD-Video on this unit. It may not be possible to play these discs in all cases due to the type of disc or condition of the recording.

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Control reference guide

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Remote control

DVD/CD button (DVD/CD] ......................................................12

Power button [SYSTEMil)] ......................................................12

Power button for other equipment [(!)] ....................................30

TV+FM mode button [TV, FM MODE]

Numbered buttons [1-9, 0, ^10, ENTER].................................14

Top menu+Group button [TOP MENU, GROUP] .... 14,15

Cursor buttons [A, T, <, P>] and nittum Enter/Set+Progressive button

[ENTER/SET, PROGRESSIVE] .....................12,13,23

liiUftTili Enter/Set button [ENTER/SET] On-screen menu+Action menu button [OSD, ACTION] Repeat+A-B Repeat button [REPEAT, A-B REPEAT] ... 16

Muting button [MUTING]..........................................................27

Position memory+Speaker channel select button [POSITION MEMORY, CH SELECT] Play mode+Test button [PLAY MODE, TEST] Skip, Channel select buttons

[h«/v, A/k>H].................................................................15,22,30

Stop button [■] Shift button [SHIFT]

To use functions labeled in orange: While pressing [SHIFT], press the corresponding button {indicated with in the instructions).

Tuner/Band button [TUNER/BAND]

FL display button [DISPLAY] ..................................................27

TV/Video button [TV/VIDEO] VCR+Timer button [VCR, TIMER]

Cancel button [CANCEL] ........................................................15

Menu+Page button [MENU, PAGE]

Return-FAudio button [RETURN, AUDIO] .........................12,18

Super surround button [SUPER SRND]

Dolby Pro Logic button [DDPL] ...............................................25

Subwoofer level+Center focus button

[SUBWOOFER LEVEL, CENTER FOCUS]

Sound field control+Down mix button [SFC, D.MIX] . 25, 26

Slow/Search buttons [◄◄, ►►]

Pause button [II].......................................................................13

Play+Audio only button [►, AUDIO ONLY]

Volume-1-TV Volume buttons

[VOLUME, TV VOLUME,-F ]

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22, 30

12, 23

12,19

14,25 17,25

27,30 14,15

15 13,18

13,30

Main unit

Buttons (D and © function the same as the controls on the remote control.

@ Standby/on switch [PWRCi)/l]

Press to switch the unit from on to standby mode or vice versa. In standby mode, the unit is still consuming a small amount of power. Standby/on indicator When the unit is connected to the AC mains supply, this indicator lights red in standby mode and lights green when the unit is

turned on.

® Select button [SELECT] ............................................................13

@ Remote control signal sensor ® Volume control [VOLUME, DOWN, UP]

@ Headphone jack [Q] .................................................................27

@ Wake timer indicator [WAKE]

® Play button [►] .........................................................................13

® Disc tray ....................................................................................13

@ Open/close button [^] ...............................................................13

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STË^) Locating

Use only supplied speakers Using other speakers can damage the unit and sound quality will be negatively affected. Set the speakers up on an even surface to prevent them from falling. Take proper precautions to prevent the speakers from falling if you cannot set them up on an even surface. Place the front, center, and surround speakers at approximately the same distance from the seating position. The angles in the diagram are approximate.

DT300 I DT100

Front speakers (© Left @ Right)

SB-DT300 LUlild SB-DT100

• Place at least 15 cm (5*Vie") away from wall surfaces to avoid distortion and unwanted acoustical effects.

V*The left and right speakers are the same.

Center speaker (@) SB-AFC301

• You can also put this speaker directly under the television.

• Do not place the center speaker on the main unit as sound quality will be affected.

•Vibration caused by the center speaker can dis rupt the picture if it is placed directly on the tele vision. Put the center speaker on a rack or shelf.

Main unit

Keep your speakers at least 10 mm C%a") away from the system for proper ventilation.

•After you have completed setup and connection, wind the ex cess cord and keep together with string.

•The front speaker nets can be removed.

Notes on speaker use

•You can damage your speakers and shorten their useful life if you play sound at high levels over extended periods.

• Reduce the volume in the following cases to avoid damage.

-When playing distorted sound.

-When the speakers are receiving howling from a microphone or record player, noise from FM broadcasts, or continuous sig nals from an oscillator, test disc, or electronic instrument.

-When adjusting the sound quality.

-When turning the unit on or off.

Surround speakers Left 0 Right) SB-AFC301

Place either side of the seating position, or slightly to the rear, about 1 meter (3 feet) higher than ear level.

•The left and right speakers are the same.

Caution

• Use the speakers only with the recom mended system. Failure to do so may lead to damage to the amplifier and/or the speakers, and may result in the risk of fire. Consult a qualified service person if dam age has occurred or if you experience a sudden change in performance.

• Do not attempt to attach these speakers to walls using methods other than those de scribed in this manual.

If irregular coloring occurs on your television

These speakers are designed to be used close to a television, but the picture may be affected with some televisions and setup com binations. If this occurs, turn the television off for about 30 minutes. The television’s demagnetizing function should correct the problem. If it persists, move the speakers further away from the television.

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Connecting the speakers |

0 Attach the stickers to the speaker cords.

Attach the speaker-cord stickers to make connection easier.

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Press on the hook and pull.

0 Attach the speaker feet.

• Attach the speaker feet to the bases of the speakers to help stop them from moving due to vibration.

•You can set the speakers up at an angle by attaching two large speaker feet to the front of each speaker. To face up

jj Base

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Sheet of speaker feet (small )

Sheet of speaker feet (large)

Sheet of speaker feet (small )

To attach center and surround speakers to a wall or speaker stands page 9)

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These front speakers are bi-wired for high quality sound reproduction.

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Q Attach the stickers to the speaker cords.

Attach the speaker-cord stickers to make connection easier.

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SURROUND (L, R), CENTER e.g.) CENTER

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Speaker-cord stickers

Q Connecting

Match the labels on the speaker stickers with the labels on the terminals.

FRONT

Insert with the hook down, until it clicks Into place.

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To prevent damage to circuitry, never short-circuit positive (-H) and negative (—) speaker wires.

Push the lever in the direction indicated by the

Right

KF: High Frequency LF: Low Frequency

SURROUND, CENTER, SUBWOOFER

arrow, insert the wire, then release the lever.

Copper

Left

Copper: + Silver: -

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Hook

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To disconnect

Press on the hook and pull.

SUBWOOFER

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O Attach the spikes and speaker feet to the bases of the front speakers.

These help stop the speakers from moving due to vibration and also change their angle.

• Remove the seals from the adhesive surfaces of the spikes and speaker feet.

• Be sure to attach the spikes to the front of the speaker’s base.

To protect surfaces from scratching

1. Adhere two pads together. 2. Place the pads under the spikes.

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► If you put the speakers in a position where it is not appropriate to attach the spikes, attach speaker feet in their place. ► Use speaker feet for the remaining speakers. ► You can set the surround and center speakers up at an angle by attaching two large speaker feet to the front.

Adhesive

Sheet of speaker feet (small )

To face up

Sheet of speaker feet (large)

Pads

Sheet of speaker feet (small)

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Attaching to a wali

Center and surround speakers can be attached to a wall.

Set the speaker onto screw and slide through bracket to lock into position.

Speaker feet

Attaching to speaker stands

Ensure the following conditions are met when you purchase your speaker stands.

•Observe the diameter and length of the screws and the distance between screws as shown in the diagram.

•The stands must be able to support over 10 kg (22 lb.).

•The stands must be stable even if the speakers are in a high position.

5 mm ('%4"),

The wall or pillar on which the speakers are to be attached should be capable of supporting 10 kg (22 lb.) per screw.

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Television and fiat cable

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Connect directly to your television.

Do not connect the unit through a video cassette recorder, because the picture may not be played correctly due to the copy guard.

Video cable

(included)

For better images S-VIDEO OUT terminal

The S-VIDEO OUT terminal achieves a more vivid picture than the VIDEO OUT terminal by separating the chrominance (C) and lumi nance (Y) signals before transmitting them to the television. (Actual results depend on the television.)

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COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminal

•The description of the component video input terminals de pends on the television or monitor (e.g. Y/Ps/Pr, Y/B-Y/R-Y, Y/Cb/Cr). Connect to terminals of the same color.

• After making this connection, change the black level for a better picture (^ page 28, Video—Black Level Control).

To enjoy progressive video

1. Connect to the component video (480p) input terminals on a

television compatible with this unit’s copy guard system.

2. Press [SHIFT]-l-[PROGRESSIVE] on the remote control so

the “PROGRESSIVE” indicator lights (^ page 13).

For better images

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COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminal (see below)

These terminals can be used for either interlace or progressive output and provide a purer picture than the S-VIDEO OUT terminal. Connection using these terminals outputs the color difference signals (Pb/Pr) and luminance signal (Y) separately in order to achieve high fidelity in reproducing colors.

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

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•The screen may shift off center when using progressive output. Adjust the position of the screen if this occurs (*• page 21,

Video menu—Horizontal position).

•Video will not be displayed correctly if you connect to a televi

sion that is incompatible with this unit’s copy guard system.

For your reference

All televisions manufactured by Panasonic and that have 480p input terminals are compatible. Consult the manufacturer if you have another brand of television.

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NOTE

This unit does not output video signals from the

VIDEO OUT and S-VIDEO OUT terminals when the “PROGRESSIVE” indicator is on.

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Antennas and AC power supply cord

DT300

FM indoor antenna

Fix the other end of the antenna

where reception is best.

AC power supply cord (included)

• Leave the noise filter attached.

□ □

Adhesive tape

To household AC outlet (AC 120V, 60 Hz)

AM loop antenna

Stand the antenna up on its base. Keep loose antenna cord away from other wires and cords.

Conserving power

The unit consumes power (approx. 0.5 W) even when it is turned off with [SYSTEMC!)]. To save power when the unit is not to be used for a long time, unplug it from the household AC outlet. Remember to reset the radio stations and any other memory items before using the unit again.

For your reference

Information you enter into the unit’s memory remains intact for up to

a week after the AC power supply cord is disconnected.

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The remote control DT300

■ 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.

R6, AA, UM-3

• Insert so the poles (+ and -) match those in the remote control.

• Do not use rechargeable type batteries.

■ Use

Aim at the sensor (^ page 5), avoiding obstacles, at a maximum range of 7 m (23 feet) directly in front of the unit.

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Press [SHIFT]+[ACTION] to show

the menus.

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tab.

5 Press [A, T] to select “TV Aspect”

and press [ENTER/SET].

6 Press [A, T] to select the item and

press [ENTER/SET].

•4:3 Pan&Scan (Factory preset) Select if you have a regular television and to view 16:9 software in thé pan and scan style.

16:9 software prohibited from being shown in the pan and scan style will appear in the letterbox style de spite the setting here.

•4:3 Letterbox Select if you have a regular

television and to view 16:9 software in the letterbox style.

• 16:9

Select if you have a widescreen (16:9) television. Use the television’s screen modes to change the way the picture is shown.

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Change the setting to suit your television.

The menu language is set to English, but you can change it

page 28, Display—Menu Language). English is used in

the examples.

Preparation

Turn on the television and select the appropriate video input on

the television to suit the connections for the unit.

1 Press [SYSTEMcb] to turn on the

unit.

2 Press [DVD/CD] to select “DVD”.

7 Press [SHIFT]+[ACTION] to end the

settings.

To return to the previous screen

Press [RETURN].

■ When viewing video made for a standard 4:3 aspect teievision on a wide 16:9 aspect teievision using progressive output

This unit shows the correct aspect when playing wide 16:9 as pect software, but when showing standard 4:3 aspect software, the picture is stretched horizontally to fill the screen.

• If your television can change the aspect when input is progressive Use the television to change the aspect to the correct one.

• If your television cannot change the aspect when input is progressive Press [SHIFT]+(PR0GRESS1VE] so the “PROGRESSIVE" ihdicator goes out. Output will now be interlace.

NOTE

This unit does not output video signals from the VIDEO OUT and S-VIDEO OUT terminals when the “PROGRESSIVE” indicator is on.

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Discs—Basic play

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Preparation Turn on the television and select the appropriate video input on the television to suit the connections for the unit.

Press [SYSTEMc!)] to turn on the unit.

Press [DVD/CD] to select “DVD” as

the source.

• Main unit: Press [SELECT], Each time you press the button: DVD—TV<AUX>->VCR<EXT>^FM->AM

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For progressive output: Press [SHIFT]+[PROGRESSiVE] so the “PROGRESSIVE” indicator lights.

NOTE

This unit does not output video signals from the VIDEO OUT and S-VIDEO OUT terminals virhen the

"PROGRESSIVE” indicator is on.

Press [^] to open the disc tray.

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Place the disc on the disc tray.

Press again [^] to close and start play.

Label must face upward. (With double-sided discs, load so the label for the side you want to play is

facing up.)

If play doesn’t start after step 4

Press [►] (PLAY).

Adjust the volume.

■ When “D.MIX” is flashing (■» page 25)

■ To stop piay

Press [■] page 14, Resume function).

■ To pause piay

Press [II] during play. Press [►] (PLAY) to restart play.

• If appears on the television The operation is prohibited by the unit or disc.

•The disc continues to rotate while the menu is displayed even after you finish playing an item. Press [■] when you finish to preserve the unit's motor and your television screen.

•Volume may be lower when playing DVDs than when playing other discs or during television broadcasts. If you turn the volume up, be sure to reduce the volume again be fore playing other sources so that a sudden increase in output does not occur.

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Discs—Basic play

Playing MP3

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Discs recorded using MP3 differ to CDs in the following ways.

• Structure of the disc (example) Title

CANCEL

Numbered buttons

TOP MENU

GROUP

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ENTER/SET

MENU PAGE

•Starting play from a selected chapter

Press the numbered buttons and press [ENTER/SET]. Example: Chapter 23: [2] • [3] ^ [ENTER/SET]

• Repeat play

You can use chapter repeat or title repeat page 16).

• Program play, random play

You cannot use program play or random play.

• If you play an MP3 track that includes still picture data, it will take

some time before the music itself starts playing and the elapsed time will not be displayed during this time. Even after the track starts, the correct play time will not be displayed.

•This unit is not compatible with ID3 tags.

•This unit is not compatible with files with a sampling rate of 32 kHz.

Refer to the glossary on page 36 for more information about MP3.

p(Folder)-|j— Title

Chapter (File)

(Pressing [§10, ENTER] is unnecessary.)

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When a menu appears on the television

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Press the numbered buttons to select an item.

To select a 2-digit number

Example: To select item 23, press {^10, ENTER] ^ [2] ^ [3].

•When playing DVDs, you can also use [A, T, ►] to select items. Press [ENTER/SET] to confirm your selection.

Play of the selected item now begins.

Other buttons used to operate menus

Read the disc’s instructions for further details about operation. (a/^W): Shows the next menu. [K^/vj: Shows the previous menu. [RETURN]: Shows the menu screen. |vcd| [TOP MENU]: Shows the first menu screen, ¡¡QTQ

[MENU]: Shows the menu screen.

Resume function

rmgj rrngi ran [W] (When the elapsed play time is displayed) “RESUME” lights on the display when the unit has recorded the posi

tion at which you stopped play. Press [►] (PLAY) to start play from that position.

(When playing DVD-Video ^ Chapter Preview below)

•The position is cleared when you:

-Turn the unit off.

-Open the disc tray or select another source.

• Press [■] to clear the position.

Position Memory function

During play

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Press [POSITION MEMORY] to memorize a

position.

This position is saved if you turn the unit off or change the source. When you turn the unit on or reselect “DVD”, “RESUME" lights on the display. Press [►] (PLAY) to start play from the memorized position. The position is cleared. (When playing DVD-Video •• Chapter Preview below)

•The position Is cleared when you open the disc tray.

Chapter Preview |

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The following message appears immediately after you press [►] (PLAY).

Presa PLAY to Prelaw Chaptsre

Press [►] (PLAY) while the message is displayed and the beginning portions of each chapter up to the current one are played. Full play resumes from the point where you pressed [■] or [POSI TION MEMORY], (This feature works only within a title.) If you do not press [►] (PLAY), the message disappears and play starts from where you pressed [■] or [POSITION MEMORY],

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Skipping chapters or tracks Selecting groups to play

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During play or while paused

Press [K^/v] or [a/^W].

• Each press increases the number of skips.

Fast forward and rewind—SEARCH

¡■yjigj fïWïll igg rVCDl During play

Press [«] or [►►].

The tracks on DVD-Audio are divided into groups. How these groups are played differs with the disc so read the instructions that came with the disc for further details.

1 Press

Press the numbered buttons to select

SHIFT]+[GROUP].

the group and press [ENTER/SET].

•Audio will be heard during search for most discs. You can turn this audio off if you want to page 28, Audio—Audio during Search),

Slow-motion play

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Press the numbered buttons to select

the track number and press [ENTER/

SET].

The selected group and track begin to play.

Playing all the groups in succession {«» page 17, All group play)

Press [◄◄] or [►►].

Framerby-frame viewing

Playing bonus groups

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While paused

Press [◄! or [►].

The frame changes each time you press the button.

•The frames change in succession if you press and hold the button,

• Pressing [I I] also activates forward frame-by-frame.

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Some discs contain bonus groups. To enjoy these groups you may have to enter a password. Refer to the disc's jacket.

1. Press [SHIFT]-(-[GROUP] to select the bonus group and press [ENTER/SET].

2. Enter the 4-digit password with the numbered buttons and press [ENTER/SET],

• If you enter the wrong password, you can erase a digit by press

ing [CANCEL].

3. Press the numbered buttons to select a track and press [ENTER/ SET].

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•The speed of search and slow-motion increases up to 5 steps.

• Press [►] (PLAY) to restart play.

•You cannot move backwards with Video CD during slowmotion and frame-by-frame.

•Slow-motion and frame-by-frame only work on the moving picture parts of DVD-Audio.

When playing Video CDs with playback control

Pressing buttons to perform skip, search or slow-motion may take you to a menu screen.

Starting play from a selected title or

track

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Press the numbered buttons to select the item.

To select a 2-digit number

Example: To select track 23, press [^10, ENTER] ^ [2] • [3].

Play starts from the selected item.

This works only when stopped with some discs.

•The password is cleared when you:

-Turn the unit off.

-Open the disc tray.

-Select another source.

Selecting still pictures—Page Skip

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Press [SHIFTj+pAGE].

The page changes each time you press the buttons.

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Discs—Convenient functions

CANCEL

Numbered buttons

Repeat play

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(When the elapsed play time is displayed)

During play

Press [REPEAT].

Each time you press the button:

Track—>■ Whole group ^OFF

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►

A-B repeat play

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You can repeat a section between points A and B within a title or track.

1 During play

Press [SHIFT]+[A-B REPEAT] at the starting point (A).

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During All group, Program, or Random play mode, “A” is dis played instead of “G”.

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Chapter—»Title— -OFF

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Track —»Entire disc

CD.

If the Video CD has playback control

1. Press (■].

2. Press the numbered buttons to select a track to start play page 15).

3. Press [REPEAT] above).

You cannot use repeat play to repeat an entire DVD-Video or an entire MP3 disc.

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■ To repeat only your favorite tracks

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Start program play page 17) and press [REPEAT] to select the repeat mode.

2 Press [SHlF=T]+[A-B REPEAT] at the

finishing point (B).

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A'B repeat starts.

To cancel

Press [SHlFT]+[A-B REPEAT] until “

»Some subtitles recorded around point A or B may fail to appear. »The unit automatically determines the end of a title/track as point B

when the end of the title/track is reached.

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” is displayed.

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All group ptay/Program play/Random play

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While stopped

Press [PLAY MODE] to select the play mode.

The mode changes as follows each time you press the button. All group play (QQiQ only) Program play

ALL GROUP

Normal play

(Original display)

After selecting the mode, follow the steps for the mode.

PROGRAM

PGM

Rand^i^ play

RANDOM

[RND.

If you select bonus groups, you will have to enter a A-dlglt

password page 15).

All group play

To play all the groups in succession

All Group Playback

Press PLAY to start

Press [►](PLAY).

Random play

To play tracks randomly

Random Playback

Choose a group or groups

All 1 2 3

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e.g. (three groups)

Program play

To play a maximum of 24 tracks in a programmed order

PLAY MODE

SEUECT

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Track No.

Chooss a group and track, titan press EMTER.

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Program No.

Time

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e.g.

Press the numbered buttons to select a group.

2 Press the numbered buttons to select

a track.

• Repeat steps 1 and 2 to program other tracks.

•To select a track using the cursor buttons Press [ENTER/SET] and [A, T] to select a group or track,

then press [ENTER/SET] again to register the number. All the tracks In the group or on the disc are selected when you select “ALL”.

3 Press [►] (PLAY).

Play now begins in the programmed sequence.

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Press [<, to select a group and press [ENTER/SET].

•You can select more than one group.

2 Press [►] (PLAY).

Play now begins in random order.

To clear a group Press [◄, ►] to select the group you want to clear, then press [ENTER/ SET],

Normal play

Play modes are canceled and the program is cleared when you:

-Turn the unit off.

-Open the disc tray or select another source.

•Changing the program Press [A, ▼] to select an item.

-To change an item, repeat steps 1 and 2.

-To clear an item, press [CANCEL] (or select "Clear” and press [ENTER/SET]).

Press [◄'^] or [►►] to change pages.

•To clear the whole program Select “Clear all" and press [ENTER/SET].

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Features to increase your enjoyment of movies and music

To enjoy even higher quality sound

—AUDIO ONLY

PWigi rwiii 031 [v^ You can enjoy higher guality audio by stopping the video signal.

Press [SHIFT]+[AUDIO ONLY].

AUDIO ONLY

AUDIO ONLY is canceled if you press the buttons again or turn the unit off.

AUDIO

• Video signals are output while the disc is stopped and when operations such as searching are performed. The television screen can appear unusual while video signals are not being output.

•The television may be distorted when video signals are turned on and off when you turn AUDIO ONLY on and off, but this is not a malfunction.

SHIFT

AUDIO ONLY

Soundtracks

During play

Press [SHIFT]+[AUDIO].

The number changes each time you press the button.

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Soundtrack selected

Soundtrack playing

• or "—” is displayed instead of the language number in circumstances such as when no language is recorded on the disc.

• Play restarts from the beginning of the soundtrack when changing DVD-Audio soundtracks that are accompanied by still pictures.

• Even if a second soundtrack isn’t recorded on a DVD-Audio, two soundtrack numbers will normally be shown when you press [SHIFT]-I-[AUDIO], The soundtrack currently playing is number 1.

• You can also use this button to turn the vocals on and off on karaoke discs. Read the disc’s instructions for details.

• Refer to Q and Q on page 20 for language abbreviations and audio signal type details.

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Audio changes as follows each time you press [SHIFT]H-[AUDIO]: LR-»L->R

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Other features

You can access the following features with the on-screen menu icons (see pages 19 to 21 for details): Subtitles: change the language and turn subtitles on and off. Angle: change the camera angle if available on the disc. Dialogue Enhancer: makes the dialogue in movies easier to hear. Re-master: converts standard CD signals so sound quality

approaches that of DVD-Audio.

Digital picture mode: select the preset Cinema mode to mellow

images and enhance details in dark scenes, or make your own settings with the User mode.

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Using On-Screen Menu Icons

Numbered buttons

RETURN

[Unit Information only|

While the leftmost icon is highlighted

Press [A, T] to select the menu.

Each time you press the button:

Play menu

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Display menu

Audio menu

►Video menu

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3 Press to select the item. 4 Press [A, T] to select the setting.

• Items with “A” or “T" above and below can be changed by

[A, ▼].

• Press [ENTER/SET] if the setting does not change after pressing [▲, ▼].

• Some items require different operations. Read the explana

tions on the following pages.

On-Screen Menu Icons are menus that contain information about the

disc or unit. These menus allow you to perform operations by chang ing this information.

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Common procedures

Press [OSD].

Each time you press the button:

Disc information

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Unit information

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Shuttle screen

—Original display

•The screens depend on disc contents.

□□ Digital

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For your reference

• Depending on the condition of the unit (playing, stopped, etc.) and the type of software you are playing, there are some items that you cannot select or change.

•When numbers are displayed (e.g. title No.), the numbered buttons are also effective for setting. After entering the numbers, press [ENTER/SET] to register the setting.

To clear the menus Press [RETURN] until the menus disappear.

■ To change the position of the menus

1. Press ►] to select the rightmost menus.

2. Press [▲, ▼] to move the menus.

(There are 5 positions.)

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Using On-Screen Menu Icons

Disc information

e.g. DVD-Video

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Icon

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Content

■■I'jigii Group number

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BEQ Chapter number

nwTgirmBi Time Select a position to start piay by specifying a time with the numbered buttons.

Changing the time display Press [▲, T] to show the elapsed play time, remaining time for the track, or remaining time for the disc/group.

Soundtrack

0 Soundtrack language

(See Q below for language abbreviations.)

0 Audio signal type

(See Q below for details.)

Karaoke vocal on/off (Karaoke DVD only) Solo; OFF or ON Duet: OFF, V1+V2, V1 or V2

Icon

IjQjQ in'jta'i Subtitle language (See Q below for language abbreviations.)

Subtitles on/off ON-OFF

■»Migii Still picture number Selected picture is shown during play.

VCD] Audio mode

VCD I (with playback control only)

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Notes on subtitles

• In some cases, the subtitle language is not changed to the selected one immediately.

• If the subtitles overlap closed captions recorded on discs, turn the subtitles off.

Menu play Indicates whether playback control is on or off.

Content

Angle number

L^RLR

Shuttle screen

There are five speeds for both backward and forward slow-motion

and search. The numbers on either side of the shuttle screen indicate the maxi mum speeds of the search.

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Icon

Pause

Slow-motion play

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Play

Content

Backward Forward

Q Audio/Subtitle language

ENG: English SVE: Swedish FRA: French DEU: German ITA: Italian ESP; Spanish RUS: Russian THA: Thai NLD: Dutch JPN: Japanese +: Others

B Signal type/data LPCM/PPCM/DDDigital/DTS: Signal type

k (kHz): Sampling frequency b (bit): Number of bits ch (channel); Number of channels

Example:

3/2

.1: Subwoofer signal

0: No surround

1: Mono surround

2: Stereo surround (left/right)

1: Center 2: Front left-I-Front right 3: Front left-t-Front right-l-Center

NOR: Norwegian DAN: Danish POR: Portuguese

(not displayed if there is no subwoofer signal)

CHI: Chinese KOR: Korean MAL: Malay VIE: Vietnamese

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Unit information

Play menu

Icon

A-B repeat page 16) [ENTER/SET] (start point) ^ [ENTEFVSET] (finish point) To cancel: [ENTER/SET]

Repeat play (^ page 16)

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Play mode display {• page 17)

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: Normal play PGM : Program play RND: Random play ALL : All group play(|iQ3Q)

Marker You can mark up to 5 positions to play again, [ENTER/SET] (The unit is now ready to accept markers.)

Notes on marker

•Only when the elapsed play time is displayed.

• Some subtitles may fail to appear around the marker.

• All the markers are cleared when you:

-Turn the unit off.

-Open the disc tray or select another source.

Display menu

To mark a position: [ENTER/SET] (at the desired point) To mark another position: [◄, ►] ^ [ENTER/SET]

To recall a marker: [◄, ►] ^ [ENTER/SET] To erase a marker: [◄, ►] ^ [CANCEL]

Content

Icon Content

l/P/B display (■» page 36) ON-OFF Displays the picture type (l/P/B) in the still picture mode.

C^))) Audio menu

Video menu

Icon

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Digital picture mode I'vcb'l N: Normal mode C: Cinema mode U: User mode The following items are also displayed when you select “U”.

Contrast (-7 to +7) Increases the contrast between white and black parts of the picture.

Brightness (0 to +15) Brightens the picture.

Color (-7 to +7) Adjust the shade of the picture’s color.

Content

Icon Content

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Digital picture mode iiMigA |VCD| N: Normal mode C: Cinema mode

Transfer mode Select the method of conversion for progressive output to suit the type of material being played (^ page 36, "Film and video”). Auto (normal): for viewing film material Video: for video material

Horizontal position Press the numbered buttons to change the horizontal position of the picture. After highlighting the icon shown at left:

1. Press [1].

2. Press [1] to move the picture to the left or [3] to move the picture to the right.

• Pressing [2] returns the position to the factory preset.

This position is saved even if you turn the unit off.

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Icon

Content

(Dolby Digital/DTS, 3-channel or over only)

Dialogue Enhancer ON<—»OFF The volume of the dialogue from the center channel is raised when you select “ON”.

RE-MASTER The re-master circuit improves the sound quality of 44.1-kHz audio signals from CDs.

1 : for fast tracks (pop and rock)

2: for tracks with a variety of tempos (jazz)

3: for slow tracks (classical)

OFF: The re-master circuit is off.

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VOLUME, DOWN, UP

TUNER/ BAND

Radio stations can be tuned manually by selecting the station’s

frequency or they can be preset into channels to make it easy to tune

(-• page 23).

Press [SYSTEMC!)] to turn on the unit.

Press [TUNER/BAND] to select “FM”

or “AM”.

Each time you press the button: FM^AM

Press [ \<M / V ] or [ A / ] to select the

frequency of the required station.

Displayed when a radio station is tuned.

TUNED

r^ST

Disp ayed when a stereo FM broadcast is being received. Press and hold [K^/v] or [a/^W] until the frequency starts

scrolling to start automatic tuning. Tuning stops when a sta tion is found.

FM 87.9

4 Adjust the volume.

If noise is excessive in FM

Press [SHIFT]+[FM MODE] to display “MONO”.

TUNED

MONO

FM 87.9

VOLUME

This mode improves sound quality if reception is weak but broad

casts are heard in monaural. Press {SHIFT]+[FM MODE] again to cancel the mode.

The mode is also canceled when you changed the frequency. Turn “MONO" off for normal listening.

Stereo and monaural broadcasts are automatically played as they are received.

FM frequency step

Main unit only

The step is factory-set to 0.2 MHz, but you can change it to receive

broadcasts allocated 0.1-MHz steps.

® Press [SELECT] to select “FM". @ Press and hold [SELECT].

After a few seconds the display changes to show the current minimum frequency. Continue to hold the button down. The minimum frequency changes and the step is changed.

To return to the original step, repeat the above steps.

Any FM frequencies preset in channels will be changed by this

procedure. Preset them again.

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The radio; preset tuning

Automatic presetting

TUNER/BAND

Numbered buttons

VOLUME

Tune to “FM 87.9’

(or “FM 87.5”)

page 22).

FM 87.9

Press and hold [ENTER/SET].

The FM stations the unit can receive are preset. Release the button when “AUTO MEMORY” appears.

Tune to “AM 520”.

Press and hold [ENTER/SET].

The AM stations the unit can receive are preset.

Release the button when “AUTO MEMORY” appears.

The tuner presets all the stations it can receive into the channels in

ascending order. FM and AM stations are preset into channels 1 to

39. “SET OK” is shown when presetting is complete and the last station

to be preset is played.

“ERROR” is displayed if the tuner doesn't receive any stations. Do presetting manually if this happens (see below).

Manual presetting

Preset the stations one at a time.

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There are two methods of presetting stations. Automatic presetting: The stations the tuner can receive are

preset.

Manual presetting; You can select the stations to preset and

the order they are preset in.

Up to 39 stations can each be set in the FM and AM bands.

Tune to the station page 22). Press [ENTER/SET].

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Press [A,T] to select a channel.

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Press [ENTER/SET].

The station occupying a channel is erased if another station is preset

in that channel.

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Selecting channels

1 Press [TUNER/BAND] to select “FM’

or “AM”.

Each time you press the button: FM^AM

Press the numbered buttons to select

the channel.

To select a 2-digit number

Example: To select channel 12, press [^10, ENTER] ■* [1]

-12]

2 FM 87.9

Channel

Adjust the volume.

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Sound field

• Dolby Pro Logic, Super Surround and Center focus cannot be used if headphones are connected.

• You may experience a reduction in sound quality when these sound field systems are used with some sources. If this occurs, turn the sound field system off.

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• Dolby Digital and DTS are digital encod ing systems used on DVD to carry sur round sound. Both were originally developed for use in cinemas.

•This unit automatically recognizes and decodes these systems.

Dolby Pro Logic is a decoding system that was developed to get a better sense of presence from sources encoded with Dolby Surround. The feeling of position has been improved by the addition of a

separate center speaker channel.

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This mode adds surround effects to movie software that hasn’t been recorded with the above systems.

• You can adjust the volume of the sur round speakers to get the best surround effect.

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Software encoded with Dolby Digital can be identified with this mark.

Software encoded with DTS can be identified with this mark.

• DVD

Software encoded with Dolby Surround can be Identified with this mark.

• DVD

•CD, Video CD

• Laser Disc

•Video tape

Software

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•This mode adds surround effects to ste reo sources.

•You can adjust the volume of the sur round speakers to get the best surround effect.

Use sound field control effects to change the sound quality and add reverberation.

CENTER FOCUS (- page 26)

•This mode makes it seem like the sound from the center speaker is coming from within the television.

• Effective when using Dolby Digital, DTS, and Dolby Pro Logic.

Any source.

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DOLBY PRO LOGIC

1 Press [naPL].

□□plt- Lights up

2 Play a Dolby Surround source.

To cancel

Press [□□PL],

A, ▼

□□PL

CH SELECT

TEST

SHIFT

SUBWOOFER LEVEL

D.MIX

DOLBY DIGITAL and DTS

Play a DOLBY DIGITAL or DTS source.

The unit automatically determines the type of signal and processes it.

To add power to the bass from the subwoofer * page 26.

To down-mix Dolby Digital or DTS (5.1 ch) signals to 2 channels

Press [SHIFT]+[D.MIX] during play. To cancel, press [SHIFT]+[D.MIX] again.

When “D.MIX” is flashing

The DVD-Audio disc you are playing contains multiple-channel sig nals that cannot be down-mixed {“No Down-Mix" also appears).

Turn Dolby Pro Logic off when playing a DVD recorded with Dolby Digital or DTS. The surround effects will not be reproduced correctly if this is left on.

Speaker level adjustments

If the level of the speakers appears to be different white listening to a

source, adjust the level of the speakers to the same apparent level.

Preparation

DOLBY DIGITAL and DTS: Turn off the other surround systems. DOLBY PRO LOGIC: Press [□□PL].

® Press [SHIFT]+[TEST] to output a test signal.

TEST Lch

Lch: Front left Cch: Center Rch: Front right RSch: Right surround LSch: Left surround

•The surround channel for Dolby Pro Logic is monaural so the indicator appears as “Sch" instead.

® Press [A] (to increase) or [T] (to decrease).

To stop the test signal, press [SHIFT]-i-[TEST] again.

To adjust speaker level during play

Lch—Cch—»■ Rch-* RSch-» LSch-»SWch SWch: Subwoofer

Dolby Pro Logic

•The surround channel is monaural so the indicator appears as

“Sch” instead.

•“SWch" does not appear.

@ Press [A](to increase) or [V] (to decrease).

L, R:-16dB toOdB C, RS, LS, S:-10dB to-)-6dB SW:-10dBto+10dB

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You can also adjust subwoofer level by pressing [SUBWOOFER

LEVEL] (^ page 26).

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Sound field

CENTER FOCUS

You can make the sound of the center speaker seem like it is coming from within the television. Place the center speaker above the television.

Press [SHIFT]+[CENTER FOCUS].

@h— Lights up

Each time you press the button:

CENTER FOCUS ^ Off

Changing sound field and quality

Press [SFC] to select a setting.

HEAVY

Each time you press the button: HEAVY: Adds punch to rock. CLEAR: Clarifies higher sounds. SOFT: For background music. HALL: Expands sound to make you feel like you were in a hall. MANUAL: ^ below FLAT: Canceled (no effect is added) (factory preset).

In MANUAL You can select LOW, MID, or HIGH, and then adjust them in a range between -3 and +3.

1. Press and hold [SFC].

2. Press [◄, ►] to select LOW, MID, or HIGH.

3. Press [A, ▼] to choose a level between -3 and +3. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust the sound quality to your taste.

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Each time you press the button:

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MOVIE ^ MUSIC ^ OFF

To cancel

Press [SUPER SRND] to select "OFF”.

Turn super surround off when playing a DVD recorded with Dolby Digital or DTS. The surround effects will not be reproduced correctly if this is left on.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Adjusting the bass with

SUBWOOFER LEVEL

Press [SUBWOOFER LEVEL].

SUB W1

Each time you press the button:

SUB W 1 ^SUB W 2^SUB W 3-^SUB W 4^SUB W 0

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1 : +3dB 2:+6dB 3:+8dB

4 : +10dB

•You cannot adjust the bass while you are using headphones.

•You can only adjust the bass with [SUBWOOFER LEVEL] when a DVD is loaded. These adjustments are only effective when the DVD contains a separate subwoofer signal, although the display

will change to reflect the adjustments even if this is not the case.

Turning the subwoofer off

You can improve the sound quality of stereo sources by turning the subwoofer off.

Press and hold [SUBWOOFER LEVEL].

SUB W OFF

Each time you do this:

SUB W OFF^ SUB W ON

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Convenient functions

DISPLAY

TUNER/BAND

Timer functions

The SLEEP timer can turn the unit off after a set time and the WAKE

timer can turn it on. You can use only one timer at a time.

Preparation

Select the desired source.

• Disc Press [DVD/CD] to display "DVD”, and insert an Audio CD, etc.

•The radio Press [TUNER/BAND] to select “FM” or “AM" and tune in the de sired station.

1 Press [SHIFT]-f-[TIMER] to select the

timer.

Each time you press the buttons;

SLEEP

------

>WAKE

----

-^OFF The WAKE indicator lights when the wake timer is on.

Within 5 seconds,

Press and hold [SHIFT]+[TIMER] and release when the timer you require is

displayed.

The display changes as follows:

• SLEEP (in minutes) 30

------

^60

------

\_____________I

•WAKE (in hours) 5H----->7H—>9H

>90

VOLUME

- +

Muting the yplume

Press [MUTING].

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- MUTING-

□

✓

_______________

Volume is reduced to minimum.

To cancel

Press [MUTING] again or reduce the volume to minimum (— dB),

then raise it to the required level.

Muting is also canceled when the unit is turned off.

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Turning oft thejdisplay

Turn the display off for better viewing in a darkened room.

Press [DISPLAY].

To cancel, press [DISPLAY] again.

• SLEEP starts working immediately.

•The unit turns off shortly after you turn the WAKE timer on.

To check the SLEEP setting

Press [SHIFT]-i-[TIMER] once.

•The time remaining appears.

To change the setting

Repeat the procedure from the beginning.

Using headphones

1 Reduce the volume and connect the

headphones (not included).

Headphone plug type: 3.5 mm ('/a") stereo

2 Adjust headphone volume with

[VOLUME].

Audio is automatically switched to stereo {2-channel}. If sound is distorted, turn on dynamic range compression {^ page 28, Audio— D. Range Compression),

Avoid listening for prolonged periods of time to prevent hearing damage.

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Changing settings

This chart shows the settings for this unit. Change the settings to suit your preferences and to suit the unit to the environment in which it is being used. These settings are retained in memory until they are changed, even if the unit is turned off. See page 29 for details on menu operation.

• Underiined items are the factory preset.

Menus Items Options

Enolish French Soanish Orioinal Other^^** Original: The original language of each disc will be selected. Other****: Input a code number with the numbered buttons

(^ page 31).

Automatic English French Spanish Other**** Automatic: If the language selected for “Audio” is not available,

subtitles of that language will automatically appear if available on that disc.

English French Spanish Other****

Setting ratings (When level 8 is selected) 8 No Limit: All DVD-Video can be played.

1 to 7: Prohibits play of DVD-Video with corresponding ratings

recorded on them.

0 Lock All: Prohibits play of all DVD-Video. Changing ratings (When level 0-7 is selected)

Unlock Player Change Level Change Password Temporary Unlock

4:3 Pan&Scan 4:3 Letterbox 16:9

Automatic Field Frame

Lighter Darker

Select “Darker" if you connected using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminals.

Center: Q/1.3/2.6/3.9/5.3 ms Surround (L/R): Û/5.3/10.6/15.9 ms

QÜ On Turn dynamic range compression on in the following cases.

• For clear dialogue when listening at low volume.

•When sound is distorted while playing multi-channel DVD audio through two channels (when headphones are connected or when

using the D.MIX mode.)

On Off: Audio will still be heard during search with some DVD-Audio.

Enolish Français Esoafiol

On Off

Off: DVD-Audio are played as DVD-Audio. On: DVD-Video contents found on DVD-Audio can be played.

Disc Audio

Video

Audio

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Dispiay Menu Language

Others

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Choose the preferred audio language.

Subtitie Choose the preferred subtitle language.

Menus Choose the preferred ianguage for disc menus.

Ratings (» page 29) Set a ratings ievei to limit DVD-Video play.

•The password screen is shown if you choose levels 0 to 7 or if you choose “Ratings" when levels 0 to 7 have been selected.

• Select level “0” to prevent play of discs that do not have ratings levels recorded on them.

TV Aspect page 12) Choose the setting to suit your television and preference.

Still Mode (• page 36) Specify the type of picture shown when paused.

Black Level Control Change the black level of the picture.

Speaker Setting |2Q3Q P^ge 29) (Dolby Digital only)

Set the delay time for your center and surround speakers. D. Range Compression EQlQ (Dolby Digital only)

Change the dynamic range for late night viewing.

Audio during Search |vcp| Choose whether to have sound during search.

Choose the preferred language for these menus and the on-screen messages.

On-Screen Messages Choose whether to show on-screen messages or not.

DVD-Video Mode nw«gji Select how to play pictures contained on some DVD-Audio. The setting returns to “Off when you remove the disc, turn the unit off or change the source.

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CANCEL

Numbered buttons

RETURN

Entering a password (Ratings)

The password screen is shown when you seiect levels 0 to 7.

1. Input a 4-digit password with the numbered buttons and press [ENTER/SET].

• If you enter a wrong number, press [CANCEL] to erase it before

you press [ENTER/SET|.

•The lock symbol appears closed to show the rating is locked.

• Do not forget your password.

2. Press [ENTER/SET] to confirm the 4 digits. Now, when you insert a DVD-Video that exceeds the ratings

limit you set, a message appears on the television. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Changing the delay time

(Dolby Digital, center and surround speakers only)

For optimum listening with 5.1-channel sound, all the speakers, ex cept for the subwoofer, should be the same distance from the seat ing position. If you have to place the center or surround speakers closer to the seating position, adjust the delay time to make up for

the difference. Center delay time

Cpmmon procedures

See page 28 for menu and option details. Preparation

Press [DVD/CD] to select “DVD".

1 Press [SHIFT]+[ACTION] to show the

menus.

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1 Audio 1 Subtitle 1 Menus

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1 Retinas

1 Enaiish 1

1 Automatic 1 1 Enqilsh 1

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Press [◄, ►] to select the menu’s tab.

The screen changes to display the menu.

Disc Video Audio

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Others

3 Press [A,T] to select the item you

want to change and press [ENTER/ SET].

4 Press [A,T] to select the option and

press [ENTER/SET].

The screen now shows the menu again.

To return to the previous screen

Press [RETURN]. When you are finished

Press [SHIFT]+[ACTION].

ACTION

Exit

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CKttR nrrURN

Changing the delay time

1. Press [A, ▼, <, ►] to select the delay time box and press [ENTER/SET].

2. Press [A,T] to adjust the delay time and press [ENTER/ SET].

Values If distance ® or (g) is greater than or equal to distance ©, set to “0". If distance ® or © is less than distance @, set as follows.

0 Center speaker

Difference Setting Approx. 50 cm (1 Vs feet) Approx. 100 cm (3 feet) Approx. 150 cm (5 feet) Approx. 200 cm (6 feet)

® Surround speakers

Difference Setting Approx. 200 cm (6 feet) Approx. 400 cm (12 feet) Approx. 600 cm (10 feet)

When you are finished

Press [A, T, ◄, ►] to select “Exit” and press [ENTER/SET].

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Surround delay time

1.3 ms

2.6 ms

3.9 ms

5.3 ms

10.6 ms

15.9 ms

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Using the remote control with other equipment

Operating a television

Switching to teievision operation mode

TUNER/BAND

TV/VIDEO VCR

Numbered buttons

►►

■

►

TV VOLUME

-) +

Press [TV].

The main unit also switches to television input.

Turning the teievision on/off

Press [(!)].

Changing channeis

Press [HM/v] or [a/>>I].

You can also select the channel with the numbered buttons.

[^10, ENTER] is used to confirm channel selection on some televi

sions manufactured by other companies.

Adjusting the voiume

Press [SHIFT]-f-[TV VOLUME, +].

Switching the teievision’s video input mode

Press [TV/VIDEO].

Operating a video cassette recorder

Switching to video cassette recorder operation mode Press [VCR].

The main unit also switches to VCR input.

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Turning the video cassette recorder on/off

Press [0].

Changing channeis

Press [i«/v] or [a/P>I]. You can also select the channel with the numbered buttons. [£10, ENTER] is used to confirm channel selection on some VCRs manufactured by other companies.

Starting piay

Press [►](PLAY).

Fast-forwarding and rewinding

Press and hold ['^'4] or [P-P'].

To stop play

Press [■].

• Some models cannot be operated by this remote control.

•To prevent accidental operation, press [DVD/CD] or [TUNER/BAND] after operation so the unit is ready to oper

ate this unit.

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VCR

Changing the remote control code

This remote control can operate Panasonic and Technics audiovisu al equipment that have remote control sensors. You may need to change the remote control code.

It can also operate some other brands of televisions and video cas sette recorders. Check the table for the brand and enter the code as follows.

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Television code list

Panasonic: Sony: Fisher: G-E: Gold Star: 07, 15 Hitachi:

JVC:

LXI:

Magnavox;

Mitsubishi: 07, 15, 16,21 NEC:

01,02, 26 Philco: 06, 07 Panasonic: 01,02, 09, 33 04 Philips: 06 14 Pioneer: 02, 10, 19 02, 03, 07, 09

05,07 23, 24, 25 Funai: 08, 30

12 Sanyo; 14

03, 06. 07, 10, Sharp: 08,21

14, 15 Sylvania: 06, 07, 11, 15, 22 Toshiba: 10,21 39,40

07, 15

Numbered buttons

Aim the remote control at the television or video cassette re corder, carefully and slowly

While pressing and holding [TV] or [VCR], press the numbered buttons to enter the code number.

The remote control outputs the on/off signal. If the code is correct, the equipment turns on or off. If It doesn't, try entering another code.

• Note that this remote control cannot operate some equipment and that It may not be able to perform some operations.

• Reenter the codes after you change the batteries.

Video cassette recorder code iist

Sony:

Quasar: 02 Fisher: 13, 14, 15, 18, RCA:

Symphonic: 17 JVC: 19, 25,31,38,

Zenith:

03, 07, 09, 13.

06, 07, 15

18, 20

G-E: Gold Star: 27 24, 26 Hitachi:

LXI: 10, 13, 14, 15, Syivania; 02, 09, 12, 30

Magnavox; 02, 09, 12 Toshiba: Mitsubishi:

05, 06, 07, 35, 36, 37

34 Quasar; 01,02, 09, 33

02, 03, 11

09, 10, 11

18, 27, 30

21, 22, 28, 29

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NEC: Phiico: 02, 09, 12, 30 Phiiips: Pioneer:

RCA:

Sanyo: 14, 18, 34 Sharp; Shintom: 32

Symphonic: 30

Zenith: 20

19, 25,31,38

02, 09, 12 09

02, 03, 04, 09, 10, 11, 12, 23,

16, 17

23, 24

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Language code list

Abkhazian: 6566 Afar: 6565

Afrikaans:

Albanian: 8381 Czech: Ameharic: Arabic: Armenian: 7289 English; Assamese; 6583 Aymara: Azerbaijani: 6590 Bashkir: 6665 Basque: 6985

Bengali; Bangla: 6678 Bhutani; 6890 Frisian: Bihari: Breton: 6682 Georgian: Bulgarian: 6671 Burmese: Byelorussian: 6669 Cambodian: 7577 Guarani: Catalan;

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________________

6570

6577 6582

6588

6672

7789

6765 Gujarati: 7105

Chinese: Corsican: 6779 Croatian: 7282

Danish: Dutch;

Esperanto: 6979 Estonian: Faroese: 7079 Fiji: Finnish; 7073 French: 7082

Galician;

German: 6869 Greek: 6976 Greenlandic: 7576

9072

6783 6865 7876 6976

6984

7074

7089 7176 7565

7178

Hausa: 7265 Lithuanian: Hebrew: 7387 Macedonian; 7775 Russian; 8285 Thai; 8472 Hindi: 7273 Hungarian; 7285 Malay: 7783 Icelandic; 7383 Indonesian: Interlingua: 7365 Irish: 7165 Italian: 7384 Moldavian: 7779 Sindhi: 8368 Japanese: 7465 Mongolian; 7778 Singhalese; 8373 Urdu: 8582 Javanese: 7487 Nauru: 7865 Kannada: 7578 Kashmiri: 7583 Norwegian: 7879 Somali: 8379 Volapük: 8679 Kazakh: Kirghiz: 7589 Pashto, Pushto; 8083 Sundanese: 8385 Wolof: 8779 Korean: 7579 Kurdish: 7585 Polish: 8076 Laotian: 7679 Portuguese; Latin: 7665 Punjabi: 8065 Tajik: Latvian, Lettish: Lingala; 7678 Rhaeto-Romance:

Malagasy: 7771 Samoan: 8377 Tibetan; 6679

Malayalam: Maltese: 7764 Serbian; 8382 Turkish: 8482

7378

Maori: Marathi; 7782 Shona: 8378 Twi: 8487

Nepali:

Oriya: 7982 Spanish:

7575

Persian:

7686 Quechua: 8185

7684 Romanian:

Sanskrit: 8365 Tigrinya: Scots Gaelic: 7168 Tonga:

7776

Serbo-Croatian: 8372 Turkmen:

7773

Slovak: Slovenian: 8376 Vietnamese;

7869

Swahili; 8387

7065

Swedish;

8084

Tagalog: 8476 Yoruba: 8979

Tamil:

8277 Tatar; 8484

Telugu:

8279

Ukrainian;

Uzbek;

8375

Welsh:

6983

Xhosa: 8872 Yiddish:

8386

8471

Zulu:

8465

8469

8473 8479

8475

8575

8590 8673

6789

7473

9085

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Listening to an external source/Recording to other equipment

•Turn the unit off before making connections.

• Refer to the manuai of the other unit for detaiis. (Cables and equipment not included.)

Audio cable White (L) Red (R)

DVD/CD

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TUNER/BAND

VCR

When connecting a record player

We recommend using a record player with a built-in phono equalizer.

If your player doesn't have a built-in equalizer, connect it first to a

separate equalizer and then connect that to this unit.

Q You can playback the sound from a video cassette recorder,

tape deck, laser disc player, etc,, through this unit’s speaker.

1 Press [VCR].

• Main unit: Press [SELECT]. Each time you press the button: DVD->TV<AUX>^VCR<EXT>^FM^AM

2 start play.

Q You can record sound from the radio or discs to a tape deck or

video cassette recorder.

1 Press [DVD/CD] to select “DVD”.

Press [TUNER/BAND] to select “FM” or “AM”.

• Main unit ^ see above.

2 start recording and play.

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Optional antenna connections

Use outdoor antennas if radio reception is poor.

Disconnect the outdoor antenna when the unit is not in use. Do not use the outdoor antenna during an electrical storm.

AM outdoor antenna (Using a vinyl wire)

Run a piece of vinyl wire horizontally across a window or other convenient location. Leave the loop antenna connected.

FM outdoor antenna (Using a teievision antenna)

• Disconnect the FM indoor antenna.

•The antenna should be installed by a competent technician.

Rework your outdoor antenna's 75 O coaxial cable as follows.

0 Remove a piece of the 0 Carefully pull the tabs

outer vinyl insulator. apart to remove the

cover.

4^ 10 mm ('%2")

10 mm Peg, back

FM outdoor antenna

75 n coaxial cable

Antenna plug (included)

0 Install the coaxial cable.

Clamp the cable conductor, and wind it on so that it does not contact anything else.

0 Attach the cover.

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7 mm i%2")

Clamp with pliers

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Troubleshooting guide

Before requesting service, make the below checks. If you are in doubt about some of the check points, or if the remedies indicated in the chart do not solve the problem:

In the U,S.A., contact the Panasonic Customer Call Center at 1-800-211-7262, or e-mail consumerproducts@panasonic.com, or web site (http://wyfw.panasonic.com). In Canada, contact Panasonic Canada Inc. Customer Care Centre at 1-800-561-5505, web site (www. panasonic.ca), or an authorized Servicentre closest to you.

Reference pages are shown as black circled numbers 0. Power

• Insert the AC power supply cord securely into the household AC outlet. (P

•The unit was switched to standby by the sleep timer. ®

•Some operations may be prohibited by the disc.

•The unit may not be operating property due to lightning, static electricity or some other external factor.

Reset procedure; Press (SYSTEMt!)] to switch the unit to the standby mode and then back to ON. Alternatively, press [SYSTEMc!» to switch the unit to the standby mode, disconnect the AC power supply cord, and then reconnect it.

•Check the batteries are installed correctly, (p

•The batteries are depleted: Replace them with new ones, (p

• It may be in the television or video cassette recorder operation mode. Press [DVD/CD] or [TLINER/

BAND] to operate this unit.

• If the remote control doesn’t operate the television or video cassette recorder, try changing the

•Condensation has formed: Wait 1 to 2 hours for it to evaporate.

•This unit cannot play discs other than DVD-Audio, DVD-Video, CD and Video CD. O

•This unit cannot play DVD-Video with a region number other than “1”, “ALL” or multiple region

numbers including “1". O

•This function is dependent on software availability. Try selecting it from the disc's menu if one is

available. ©

•This function is dependent on software availability.

• Subtitles are cleared from the television. Display the subtitles. ®

•This function is dependent on software availability.

•This function is dependent on software availability. Even if a disc has a number of angles

recorded, these angles may be recorded for specific scenes only.

• Select “DVD" as the source.

•While stopped, press and hold [■] on the unit and [^10, ENTER] on the remote control for about 3

seconds until “Initialized" disappears from the television. Turn the unit off and on again. All settings will return to the default values.

No power.

The unit is automatically switched to the standby mode.

Operation

No response when buttons pressed.

No operations can be performed

with the remote control.

Play fails to start even when [►] (PLAY) is pressed. Play starts but then stops immediately.

Alternative languages fail to be

selected. No menu play. No subtitles.

Soundtrack and/or subtitle

language is not the one selected

with the ACTION menus.

Angle cannot be changed.

The ACTION menu cannot be accessed.

You have forgotten your ratings password. Reset all the settings to Factory Preset.

Sound

No sound. Distorted sound.

Humming heard during play.

No sound from the subwoofer.

•Turn the volume up.

•Switch off the unit, determine and correct the cause, then switch the unit on.

Causes include:

-Straining of the speakers through excessive volume or power.

-Using the unit in a hot environment without proper ventilation.

•An AC power supply cord or fluorescent light is near the cables. Keep other appliances and cords

away from this unit’s cables.

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Picture

Picture distorted.

No picture.

The picture shown on the television is not normal. (The sides of the picture are cut off or black bands appear at the top and bottom of the screen.)

lArftTtTtI There is ghosting when progressive output is on.

Picture quality is poor.

The picture is off center when using progressive output.

The picture on the television disappears or stripes appear on the screen.

• Some distortion is normal during SEARCH.

• Make sure the television is on.

• Ensure the television’s video input setting (e.g., VIDEO 1) is correct.

• If 'This disc is PAL system. The output is sound only.” is on the television, then you have loaded a PAL system DVD-Audio and only the audio portion of the disc can be played.

•The unit does not output video signals from the VIDEO OUT and S-VIDEO OUT terminals when the "PROGRESSIVE” indicator is on. Press [SHIFT]-i-[PROGRESSIVE] to turn progressive out off.

• Ensure that the unit is connected directly to the television, and is not connected through a video cassette recorder.

• Go to the Video menu in the ACTION screen, and change “TV Aspect" to suit your television. You may also need to change the screen mode on the television itself. ©

If your television cannot change the aspect when input is progressive Press [SHIFTl-l-[PROGRESSIVE] so the "PROGRESSIVE” indicator goes out. Output will now be interlace.

•Turn progressive output off. This problem is caused by the editing method or material used on the DVD, but should be corrected if you use interlace output.

•The location and orientation of the antenna are incorrect. If you are using an indoor antenna, change to an outdoor antenna. © The television antenna wire is too close to the unit. Separate the antenna wire of the television from the unit.

Listening to the radio

Noise is heard. The stereo indicator flickers or doesn’t light. Sound is distorted.

A beat sound is heard. A low hum is heard during AM

broadcasts.

Unit dispiays

This unit’s display is off.

“NO PLAY” “NO DISC”

“F61 ”

“DVD U11’’ “ERROR” “DVD HOn”

□□ stands for a number.

•Turn the television off or separate it from the unit.

•Separate the antenna from other cables and cords.

• Press [DISPLAY] to turn the display on.

•You inserted a disc the unit cannot play; insert one it can. O

•You haven’t inserted a disc; insert one.

•Check and correct the speaker cord connections.

If this does not fix the problem, there is a power supply problem. Consult the dealer.

• Incorrect operation performed. Read the instructions and try again.

•Trouble is likely to have occurred. The number foliowring “H” depends on the status of the unit. Reset procedure: Press [SYSTEMÔ] to switch the unit to the standby mode and then back to ON. Alternatively,

press [SYSTEMcIj] to switch the unit to the standby mode, disconnect the AC power supply cord, and then reconnect it.

• If the sen/ice numbers fail to clear, note the service number and contact a qualified service person.

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Television dispiays

No on-screen display.

On-Screen Menu Icons not displayed or only partially displayed on the television.

The disc’s menu is displayed in a

different language.

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Disc handling

Do not use irregularly shaped discs, such as heart-shaped. (These can damage the unit.)

■ How to hold a disc

Do not touch the recorded surface.

■ If the surface is dirty

Wipe it with a damp cloth and then wipe dry.

Glossary

■ If the disc is brought from a cold to a warm envi ronment, moisture may form on the disc

Wipe with a soft, dry, lint-free cloth before using the disc.

■ Handling precautions

• Do not write on the iabet side with a bail-point pen or other writing

instrument.

• Do not use record cleaning sprays, benzine, thinner, static electric

ity prevention liquids or any other solvent,

• Do not attach labels or stickers to discs. (Do not use discs with

exposed adhesive from tape or left over peeled-off stickers.)

• Do not use scratch-proof protectors or covers.

• Do not use discs printed with label printers available on the market.

■ Do not place or store discs in the following places

• Locations exposed to direct sunlight

• Humid or dusty locations

• Locations directly exposed to a heat vent or heating appliance

Bitstream

This is the digital form of multiple channel audio data (e.g., 5.1 chan nel) before it is decoded into its various channels.

Decoder

A decoder restores the coded audio signals on DVDs to normal. This is called decoding.

Dolby Digital

This is a method of coding digital signals developed by Dolby Labo ratories. Apart from stereo (2-channel) audio, these signals can also be 5.1-channel audio. A large amount of audio information can be recorded on one disc using this method.

Dolby Pro Logic

A surround system where a 4-channel audio track is recorded as 2 channels and then is restored to 4 channels for play. The surround

channel is monaural and can reproduce up to 7 kHz.

DTS (Digital Theater Systems)

This surround system is used in many movie theaters around the

world. There is good separation between the channels, so realistic sound effects are possible.

Dynamic range

Dynamic range is the difference between the lowest level of sound that can be heard above the noise of the equipment and the highest level of sound before distortion occurs.

Film and video

DVDs are recorded using either film or video. Usually, film is record ed at 24 frames per second, the rate movies are filmed at, while video is recorded at 30 frames per second.

Frame stilt and field still

Frames are the still pictures that go together to make a moving pic ture. There are about 30 frames shown each second. One frame is made up of two fields. A regular television shows these fields one after the other to create frames. A Still is shown when you pause a moving picture. A frame still is made up of two alternating fields, so the picture may appear blurred, but overall quality is high. A field still is not blurred, but it has only half the information of a frame still so picture quality is lower.

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Interlace and progressive output

NTSC, the video signal standard, has 480 interlaced (i) scan lines, whereas progressive scanning uses twice the number of scan lines. This is called 480p. The 480i video signals output from this unit's COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminals (Y, Pb, Pr) allow you to enjoy higher quality pictures than if the signals were output from the video output terminal or SVIDEO OUT terminal. The COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminals are also able to handle 480p (progressive) video signals which are of even greater resolution.

t/P/B

MPEG 2, the video compression standard adopted for use with DVD-Video, codes frames using these 3 picture types. I: Intra coded picture (l-picture)

This is the standard picture and is a complete picture in itself. This means it has the best picture quality and is the best to use

when adjusting the picture.

P: Predictive coded picture (P-picture)

This picture is calculated based on past 1 or P-pictures.

B: Bidirectionally-predictive coded picture (B-picture)

This picture is calculated by comparing past and future I and

P-pictures so it has the lowest volume of information.

Linear PCM (pulse code modulation)

These are uncompressed digital signals, similar to those found on CDs.

MP3

A method of compressing audio, MPEG Audio Layer 3 (MP3) allows audio to be reduced to up to one tenth its original size without overtly hurting audio quality. When creating MP3 files to play on this unit

• Disc formats: ISO9660level1 and level 2 (except for extended for mats) Files: MP3 files with the suffix “.mp3" or “.MP3"

•To have this unit play files in a certain order, prefix folder and file names with numbers in the order you want to play them. This may not work in alt cases.

Not compatible with multi-session recordings If you record MP3 onto CD-R/CD-RW over a number of sessions,

this unit can play only the recordings made in the first session.

Playback control (PBC)

If a Video CD has playback control, you can select scenes and infor mation with menus.

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Specifications

AV CONTROL RECEIVER

■ Amplifier section

Power output

RMS power output (THD 10 %, 6 O)

FRONT (1 kHz both channel driven) SURROUND (1 kHz both channel driven) CENTER (1 kHz)

SUBWOOFER (100 Hz)

FTC power output (THD 1.0 %, 6 Q)

FRONT (100 Hz-39 kHz both channel driven)

SURROUND (100 Hz-22 kHz both channel driven)

CENTER (100 Hz-22 kHz)

SUBWOOFER (45 Hz-120 Hz)

Load impedance

■ Pre amplifier section

Input terminal Output terminal

VCR (EXT), TV (AUX)

■ FM tuner section

Frequency range Antenna terminals

87.9-107.9 MHz (0.2 MHz Steps)

87.5-108.0 MHz (0,1 MHz Steps)

■AM tuner section

Frequency range

520-1710 kHz (10 kHz steps)

■Timer section

Sleep timer Wakeup timer

■Headphone

Jack type

Load impedance

■GENERAL

Power supply Power consumption

Standby condition

Dimensions (WxHxD) Mass

DVD/CD PLAYER

■Discs played

DVD-Audio DVD-Video, DVD-R (DVD-Video format discs) CD (CO-DA), Video-CD CO-R/RW (CD-DA, Video-CD, MP3 format discs)

■Audio

Number of channels

5.1 (FL, FR, SL, SR, C, SW)

■Video

Signal system Output terminal

Progressive scan mitmii

RCA terminal (composite video)

RCA terminal (component video)

■Pickup

Beam source

Wavelength

2x35 W 2x35 W

40 W 40 W

2X28 W 2X27 W

35 W 35 W

VCR (EXT)

75 Q (unbalanced)

30/60/90 minutes

5/7/9 hours

3.5 mm {%") stereo 16-32Q

AC 120 V, 60 Hz

92 W

0.5 W

190x73x360 mm

(7'/è"x2%"x14%2")

4.0 kg (8.82 lb.)

NTSC

S terminal (Y, C)

Semiconductor laser

658/790 nm

FRONT SPEAKER

Type 2 way, 2 speaker, Bass reflex Speaker(s)

Woofer

Tweeter Impedance 60 Input power 60 W (Music) Sound pressure level 79 dB/W(1.0m)

Crossover frequency

Frequency range 58 Hz-40 kHz (-16 dB) Dimensions (WxHxD) Mass

8 cm (314") cone type

2.5 cm (1") dome type

2.5 kHz

65 Hz-36 kHz(-IOdB)

103x227x220 mm

(4'/t6"x8iyi6''x8='i/fe")

2.6 kg (5.7 lb.)

FRONT SPEAKER

Type Speaker(s)

Woofer

Tweeter 2.5 cm (1") semi-dome type Impedance 60 Input power Sound pressure level Crossover frequency 3 kHz Frequency range 70 Hz-25 kHz (-16dB)

Dimensions (WxHxD) Mass

2 way, 2 speaker. Closed

8 cm (3’^") cone type

60 W (Music)

79 dB/W (1.0 m)

90 Hz-22 kHz (-10 dB)

103x170x162 mm (4'/i6"x6i'/i6"x6%")

1.4 kg (3.1 lb.)

CENTER, SURROUND SPEAKER

Type 1 way, 1 speaker. Closed Speaker(s)

Woofer Impedance 6Q input power Sound pressure level Frequency range 150 Hz-25 kHz (-16dB)

Dimensions (WxHxD) Mass

6.5 cm (2'/:") cone type 60 W (Music)

79 dB/W (1.0 m)

200 Hz-22 kHz (-10 dB)

84x105x93 mm

(35/i6''x4ya"x32V^")

0.75 kg (1.7 lb.)

SUBWOOFER

Type Speaker

Woofer Impedance 6C1 Input power Sound pressure level Frequency range

Dimensions (WxHxD) Mass

Power consumption in standby mode

1 way, 1 speaker, Bass reflex

17 cm (6H") cone type

60 W (Music)

80 dB/W (1.0 m) 43 Hz-5 kHz(-16dB) 48 Hz-3 kHz(-IOdB)

200X260X294 mm

(7%"x10y4"x 119/16")

4.0 kg (8.8 lb.)

0.5 W

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■GENERAL

Dimensions (WxHxD) Mass

190x73x335 mm

(7'/^"x2i^"Xl3yifl'')

1.8 kg (3.97 lb.)

Maintenance

The surface of the cabinet is polished. Use the included cloth to clean it.

• Never use alcohol, paint thinner or benzine to clean this unit.

1. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Mass and dimensions are approximate.

2. Total harmonic distortion is measured by the digital spectrum analyzer.

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Limited Warranty (U.S.A.)

Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company, Division of Matsushita Electric Corporation of America

One Panasonic Way Secaucus, New Jersey 07094

Panasonic/Technics Audio Products

Limited Warranty

Limited Warranty Coverage

If your product does not work properly because o( a defect in materials or workmanship, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company or Panasonic Sales Company (collectively referred to as “the warrantor') will, for the length of the period indicated on the chart below, which starts with the date of original purchase (“warranty period"), at its option either (a) repair your product with new or refurbished parts, or (b) replace It with a new or a refur bished product. The decision to repair or replace will be made by the warrantor.

Product or Part Name Parts Labor Audio Products (except items listed below) All Audio Racks (cabinets) Thirty (30) days Technics Stand Alone Speakers, Subwoofer

Speakers USB Reader-Writer, Personal Computer

Card Adapters (in exchange for defective Item)

Accessories: Headphones, Cartridges, Microphones, Adapters

Rechargeable Batteries (in exchange for defective Item)

SD Memory Cards, Rechargeable Battery Packs (in exchange for defective item)

During the “Labor' warranty period there will be no charge lor labor. During the “Parts" warranty period, there will be no charge for parts. You must carry-in or mail-in your prod uct during the warranty period. If non-rechargeable batteries are irtcluded, they are not warranted. This warranty only applies to products purchased and serviced in the United States or Puerto Rico. This warranty is extended only to the original purchaser of a new product which was not sold ‘as is". A purchase receipt or other proof of the original pur chase date is required for warranty service.

One (1)year One (1) year

Throe (3) years

One (1) year Not Applicable

Ninety (90) days Ninety (90) days

Ten (10) days Not Applicable

Ninety (90) days Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Three (3) years

Panasonic Sales Company, Division of Matsushita Electric

of Puerto Rico, Inc.

Ave, 65 de Infantería, Km. 9.5

San Gabriel Industrial Park, Carolina, Puerto Rico 00985

Carry-In or Mall-ln Service

For Carry-In or Mail-In Service in the United States call 1-800-211-PANA (1-800-211-

7262) or visit Panasonic web site: http://www.panasonic.com For assistance in Puerto Rico call Panasonic Sales Company (707)-75O-43OO or fax

(787)-768-2910.

Limited Vltarranty Limits And Exclusions

This warranty ONLY COVERS failures due to defects in materials or workmanship, and DOES NOT COVER normal wear and tear or cosmetic damage. The warranty ALSO DOES NOT COVER damages which occurred in shipment, or failures which are caused by products rwl suf^lied by the warrantor, or failures which result from accidents, misuse, abuse, neglect, mishandling, misapplication, alteration, faulty installation, set-up adjust ments, misadjustment of consumer controls, improper maintenance, power line surge, lightning damage, modification, or commercial use (such as in a hotel, office, restaurant, or other business), rental use of the product, service by anyone other than a Factory ServIcenter or other Authorized Servicer, or damage that is attributable to acts of God.

THERE ARE NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES EXCEPT AS LISTED UNDER LtUfTED WARRANTY COVERAGE". THE WARRANTOR IS NOT LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESUL^NG FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT, OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY. (As examples, this ex cludes damages for lost time, travel to and from the servicer, loss of media or images, data or other memory content. The items listed are not exclusive, but are for illustration only.) ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, ARE LIMITED TO THE PERIOD OF THE LIMITED WARRANTY.

Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages,

or limitations on how long an Implied warranty tasts, so the exclusions may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have others rights which vary from state to state, it a problem with this product develops during or after the warranty period, you may contact your dealer or Servicenter. If the problem is not handled to your satisfaction, then write to the warrantor’s Consumer Affairs Department at the addresses listed for the warrantor.

PARTS AND SERVICE WHICH ARE NOT COVERED BY THIS LIMITED WARRANTY

ARE YOUR RESPONSIBILTTY.

Q> U c

For Product Information^ Operating Assistance^ Literature Request^ Dealer Locations^ and

alt Customer Service inquiries please contact:

1-800-211-PANA (7262)^ Monday-Friday 9 am-9 pm; Saturday-Sunday 9 am-7 pm^ EST, Web Site: http://www.panasonic.com

You can purchase parts^ accessories or locate your nearest servicenter by visiting our Web Site.

Accessory Purchases:

1-800-332-5368 (Customer Orders Only) Panasonic Services Company 20421 84th Avenue South, Kent, WA 98032 (6 am to 5 pm Monday-Friday; 6 am to 10:30 am Saturday; PST) (Visa, MasterCard, Discover Card, American Express, Check)

Service in Puerto Rico Matsushita Electric of Puerto Rico^ Inc. Panasonic Sales Company/Factory Servicenter: Ave. 65 de Infanteria, Km. 9.5, San Gabriel Industrial Park, Carolina, Puerto Rico 00985

Phone (787) 750-4300 Fax (787) 768-2910

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Product Service

Damage requiring service—The unit should be serviced by qualified service personnel if: (a) The AC power supply cord or AC adaptor has been damaged; or (b) Objects or liquids have gotten into the unit; or (c) The unit has been exposed to rain; or (d) The unit does not operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance; or (e) The unit has been dropped or the cabinet damaged.

Servicing—Do not attempt to service the unit beyond that described in these operating instructions. Refer all other servicing to authorized servicing personnel.

Replacement parts—When parts need replacing ensure the servicer uses parts specified by the manufacturer or parts that have the same characteristics as the original parts. Unauthorized substitutes may result in fire, electric shock, or other hazards.

Safety check—After repairs or service, ask the servicer to perform safety checks to confirm that the unit is in proper working condition.

The servicer will require all components to service your system. Therefore, should service ever be necessary, be sure to bring the entire system.

Product information

For product information or assistance with product operation: In the U.S.A., contact the Panasonic Customer Call Center at 1-800-211-7262, or e-mail consumerproducts@panasonic.com, or web site

{http://www.panasonic.com).

In Canada, contact Panasonic Canada Inc. Customer Care Centre at 1 -800-561 -5505, web site (www.panasonic.ca), or an authorized Servicentre

closest to you.

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Listening caution

Selecting fine audio equipment such as the unit you’ve just purchased is only the start of your musical enjoyment. Now it’s time to consider

how you can maximize the fun and excitement your equipment offers. This manufacturer and the Electronic Industries Association's Con sumer Electronics Group want you to get the most out of your equipment by playing it at a safe level. One that lets the sound come through loud and clear without annoying blaring or distortion—and, most importantly, without affecting your sensitive hearing.

We recommend you to avoid prolonged exposure to excessive noise. Sound can be deceiving. Over time your hearing “comfort level” adapts to higher volumes of sound. So what sounds “normal” can actually be

loud and harmful to your hearing. Guard against this by setting your equipment at a safe level BEFORE your hearing adapts. To establish a safe level:

•Start your volume control at a low setting.

•Slowly increase the sound until you can hear it comfortably and clearly, and without distortion.

Once you have established a comfortable sound level:

•Set the dial and leave it there.

Taking a minute to do this now will help to prevent hearing damage or loss in the future. After all, we want you listening for a lifetime.

User memo:

DATE OF PURCHASE DEALER NAME DEALER ADDRESS _

______

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic" and the double-0 symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems,

Inc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942, 5,956,674, 5,974,380, 5,978,762 and other world-wide patents issued and pending. “DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround" are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. © 1996, 2000 Digital Theater Sys tems, Inc. All rights reserved.

Apparatus Claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 4,631,603, 4,577,216, and 4,819,098, licensed for limited viewing uses only.

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company, Division of Matsushita Electric Corporation of America

One Panasonic Way Secaucus, New Jersey 07094

http://www.panasonic. com

Panasonic Sates Company, Division of Matsushita Electric

of Puerto Rico, Inc. (“PSC”)

Ave. 65 de Infantería, Km. 9.5 San Gabriel Industrial Park, Carolina,

Puerto Rico 00985

TELEPHONE NUMBER

The model number and serial number of this product can be found on either the back or the bottom of the unit.

Please note them in the space provided below and keep for

future reference. MODEL NUMBER.

SERIAL NUMBER.

Panasonic Canada Inc.

5770 Ambler Drive Mississauga, Ontario L4W 2T3

www.panasonic.ca

Printed in Japan

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Panasonic SC-DT300 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

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CAUTION!

WARNING:

CAUTION!

CAUTION:

CAUTION:

Accessories

Table of contents

Disc information

Discs that can be played

■ Discs that cannot be piayed

■ Piaying DVDs and Video CDs

■ CD-R and CD-RW discs

■ DVD-R discs

Control reference guide

Front speakers (© Left @ Right)

Center speaker (@) SB-AFC301

Main unit

Notes on speaker use

If irregular coloring occurs on your television

To attach center and surround speakers to a wall or speaker stands page 9)

Simple setup

To disconnect

DT300 DTI 00!

DT300I DT100

For better images

For your reference

DT300

FM indoor antenna

AM loop antenna

Conserving power

For your reference

The remote control DT300

R6, AA, UM-3

■ Use

Simple setup

■ When viewing video made for a standard 4:3 aspect teievision on a wide 16:9 aspect teievision using progressive output

Discs—Basic play

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Press [SYSTEMc!)] to turn on the unit.

NOTE

■ When “D.MIX” is flashing (■» page 25)

■ To stop piay

■ To pause piay

Discs—Basic play

Playing MP3

When a menu appears on the television

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Press the numbered buttons to select an item.

Resume function

Position Memory function

Chapter Preview |

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Discs—Convenient functions

Repeat play

Press [REPEAT].

A-B repeat play

Press [SHIFT]+[A-B REPEAT] at the starting point (A).

All group ptay/Program play/Random play

Press [PLAY MODE] to select the play mode.

ALL GROUP

Normal play

PROGRAM

RANDOM

All group play

Press [►](PLAY).

Random play

Program play

Press the numbered buttons to select a group.

3 Press [►] (PLAY).

Press [<, to select a group and press [ENTER/SET].

2 Press [►] (PLAY).

Features to increase your enjoyment of movies and music

Press [SHIFT]+[AUDIO ONLY].

AUDIO ONLY