Operating Instructions DVD Stereo System SC-VK62D Model No. Region number The player plays DVD-Video marked with labels containing the region number or "ALL". Region Number The Middle East, South Africa, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait Southeast Asia Example: Southeast Asia Before connecting, operating or adjusting the product, please read the instructions completely.
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SPECIFIED HEREIN RESULT HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE. DO NOT OPEN COVERS AND DO NOT REPAIR YOURSELF. System SC-VK62D REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. Main unit SA-VK62D WARNING: Speakers SB-VK62 TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS ¡...
Safety precautions Table of contents Getting started Placement Set the unit up on an even surface away from direct sunlight, high Safety precautions ................ 3 temperatures, high humidity, and excessive vibration. These conditions Accessories ................... 3 can damage the cabinet and other components, thereby shortening Simple setup the unit’s service life.
Simple setup 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 STEP Positioning falling. Take proper precautions to prevent the speakers from falling if you cannot set them up on an even surface.
STEP Speaker, radio and power supply connections AM loop antenna FM indoor antenna AC power supply cord For Saudi Arabia and Kuwait For Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the Middle East, South Africa and Southeast Asia • Connect the AC power supply cord only after all other connections have been made. •...
STEP QUICK SETUP The QUICK SETUP screen assists you to make necessary settings. CLOCK/ Turn on the television and select the appropriate video input on TIMER the television. Press [: : : : : , DVD/CD] to select “DVD/CD” as the source.
Recorded using the DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) standard. JPEG • To play JPEG files, select “Play as Data Disc” in Other Menu (A page 17). — DVD-Video Discs recorded and finalized on Panasonic DVD video recorders or DVD video DVD-R cameras. (DVD-Video) DVD-V DVD-RW...
Control reference guide Main unit Disc drawer Disc check button [DISC CHECK] ........10 Remote control signal sensor AC supply indicator [AC IN] This indicator lights when the unit is connected to the AC mains supply. Standby/on switch [f f f f f /I] Press to switch the unit from on to standby mode or vice versa.
Remote control â Buttons such as function in exactly the same way as the buttons ì on the main unit. î Standby/on, TV power on/off button [f f f f f , TVf f f f f ] ....24, 25 Numbered buttons [0 –...
Discs — Basic play Press [OPEN/CLOSE c] to open the tray. The unit comes on. • To load discs in other trays, press [1]–[5] to select the tray and press [OPEN/CLOSE c] to open the tray. • You can load up to 5 discs (one per tray). •...
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Main unit display Press [FL DISPLAY] to change display. Enjoy progressive video RAM DVD-V WMA MP3 Press [SHIFT] + [PROGRESSIVE]. Time display ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ Information display You can enjoy progressive video JPEG (A page 4). When Slideshow (A page 17) is on: SLIDE ↔...
Discs — Convenient functions Reviewing titles to play (ADVANCED DISC REVIEW) (Except +R/+RW) RAM DVD-V Allows you to browse the disc contents and start playing from the selected position. You can select either “Intro Mode” or “Interval Mode” DISC in “Advanced Disc Review” in the “Disc” tab (A page 18). CD MODE Numbered Press [A.DISC REVIEW].
Press [SHIFT] + [SUBTITLE] to select “On” or “Off”. RAM DVD-V • Subtitle on/off information cannot be recorded using Panasonic During play DVD Recorders. Press [SHIFT] + [PLAY SPEED] several times to select “Normal”, “Fast” or “Slow”.
Discs — Using navigation menus 7 7 7 7 7 Using the submenu While the menu is displayed Numbered Press [FUNCTIONS]. buttons Items shown differ depending on the type of disc. Multi Groups and contents are displayed. List Contents only Tree Groups only Thumbnail...
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Sound field and sound quality Playing HighMAT discs Playing RAM discs WMA MP3 JPEG • Titles appear only if the titles are recorded on the disc. While stopped • You cannot edit programs, playlists and disc titles. Press [TOP MENU] Playing the programs Press [8, 9, ;, :] to select the item, then press [ENTER].
Discs — Program/Random play When CD mode is on (A page 12) CD WMA MP3 You can program all the items on all the discs. Press the numbered buttons ([1]–[5]) to select a Numbered buttons disc. Press the numbered buttons to select the items PLAY MODE then press [ENTER]).
Discs — Using on-screen menus Press [FUNCTIONS] once. Press [,, 9, ;, :] to select the item, then press [ENTER] to make the settings. Press [,, 9, ;, :] to select the menu, then press Alternatively, press the numbered buttons. [ENTER] to begin selecting items.
Discs — Changing the player settings Press [SHIFT] + [SETUP] to show the setup menu. • If you have not set QUICK SETUP (A page 6), the QUICK SETUP screen appears. Press [8, 9] to select the tab, then press [:] to begin selecting the items.
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L L L L L “Video” tab • TV Aspect 4:3 Pan&Scan: Regular aspect television (4:3) Choose the setting suit your television The sides of the widescreen picture are cut off so it fills the screen and preference. (unless prohibited by the disc). •...
The radio L L L L L AM allocation setting (main unit only) BAND, TUNER , TAPE The step is factory-set to 9 kHz, but you can change it to receive broadcasts allocated to 10 kHz steps. 1. Select “FM”. DECK 1/2 2.
Cassette tapes Playback Recording You can use either deck 1 or deck 2 for tape playback. Selection of tapes for recording Use normal position tapes. Use normal position tapes. High position and metal position tapes can be used, but this unit will High position and metal position tapes can be played, but the unit will not be able to record or erase them correctly.
Enjoying karaoke Insert the disc and start play (A page 10). MULTI , STOP RE-MASTER DVD-V ADVANCED Press [SHIFT] + [AUDIO] during play. SURROUND SUPER SOUND EQ Press [8] or [9] then [ENTER], or [;, :] to select SOUND EQ MIC VOL the mode.
Sound field and sound quality You may experience a reduction in sound quality when these sound Sound field control field systems are used with some sources. If this occurs, turn the Press [SOUND EQ] to select a setting. sound field system off. Every time you press the button: Advanced Surround HEAVY:...
Headphones Using the timers (not included) The play/record timer Press [r r r r r PLAY/REC] to display the timer indicator. Every time you press the button: PLAY (off) VOLUME rPLAY: to turn the play timer on DOWN, UP rREC: to turn the record timer on (The indicator doesn’t appear if the start and finish times or the clock hasn’t been set.) , STOP...
Other functions Using other equipment Muting the volume Using headphones Press [MUTING]. 1 Reduce the volume and connect the headphones (not included). Headphone plug type: 3.5 mm stereo 2 Adjust headphone volume with [VOLUME DOWN, UP] on the main unit. Note Volume is reduced to minimum.
Using other equipment Home Theater—Enjoying more powerful Optional antenna connections sound Use outdoor antenna if radio reception is poor. Enjoy the powerful movie theater and hall-like sound available with FM outdoor antenna multiple channel audio found on DVD-Video by connecting an amplifier and speakers.
Glossary Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Labo- ratories. Decoder A decoder restores the coded audio signals on DVDs to normal. “DTS” and “DTS 2.0 + Digital Out” are trademarks of Digital This is called decoding.
Troubleshooting guide Before requesting service, make the following 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, consult your dealer for instructions. Power Page •...
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Picture abnormal or un-viewable Page • Some distortion is normal during SEARCH. — Picture distorted. • Ensure that the unit is connected directly to the television, and is not connected through a video cassette recorder. • Picture size doesn’t fit the Change “TV Aspect”...
Specifications AMPLIFIER SECTION VIDEO SECTION Video system PAL625/50, PAL525/60, NTSC RMS Output Power Stereo mode both channels driven: 10 % Composite video output Total Harmonic Distortion 1 Vp-p (75 Ω) 110 W per channel (4 Ω) Output level 1 kHz Front Ch Terminal Pin jack (1 system) Total RMS Stereo mode power...
Before using chemically treated cloth, read the instructions that Clean the heads regularly to assure good quality playback and came with the cloth carefully. recording. Use a cleaning tape (not included). RQT8092 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Web Site: http://www.panasonic.co.jp/global/ RQT8092-G L0205KW0...
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RQT8092 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Web Site: http://www.panasonic.co.jp/global/ RQT8092-G L0205KW0...
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[rPLAY/REC] PLAY VOLUME rPLAY DOWN, UP rREC [f f f f f ] , STOP PHONES DISP MODE • Î Æ UI³ Ä t²D³{ Ícë • DIMMER PLAY/ [rPLAY/REC] CLOCK/ REC, TIMER, AUTO OFF SLEEP 1, 2 rPLAY/REC TUNER/AUX “rPLAY” CLOCK /TIMER “rREC”...
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HighMAT WMA MP3 JPEG • • .[TOP MENU] [ENTER] [8, 9, ;, :] .[DIRECT NAVIGATOR] • [8, 9] Direct Navigator W? ? ? ? L ? ? ? ? z U? ? ? ? I ? ? ? ? Ã « v? ? ? ? Ã ≈ p? ? ? ? K ? ? ? ? I ? ? ? ? M ? ? ? ? ð ∫W? ? ? ? L ? ? ? z U? ? ? I ? ? ? Ã « New Pla New Playlist Item Long Name Display Te PAG E 1 / 3...
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7 7 7 7 7 .[FUNCTIONS] Numbered buttons Multi List Tree Thumbnail JPEG Next group MENU, TOP MENU, Previous group PLAYLIST, DIRECT JPEG WMA/MP3 ANGLE/PAGE NAVIGATOR Audio WMA/MP3 , , , ENTER Picture JPEG FUNCTIONS Help display Find SHIFT .[ENTER] [8, 9] 7 7 7 7 7 Find...
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[OPEN/CLOSE c c c c c ] • [1]–[5] [OPEN/CLOSE c] • • • [OPEN/CLOSE c c c c c ] [DISC CHANGE c c c c c ] [DISC CHECK] .[1]–[5] [DISC CHANGE c] • • • • • •...
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â ì î 25, 24 [f f f f f , TVf f f f f ] [0 – 9, X X X X X 10] ..... [PROGRESSIVE] :[1] ............[ECHO] :[7] ......... [SUBTITLE] :[0] ï ............[AUDIO] :[X10] ñ [QUICK OSD] ó...
........[DISC CHECK] [AC IN] f f f f f ..... [MULTI RE-MASTER] ..... [ADVANCED SURROUND] ..........[DECK 1/2] ............[[ REC] ..[MIC VOL MIN, MAX] ........... [MIC 1, 2] Ä Å ............. Ç ....[OPEN/CLOSE c] É ....... [DISC CHANGE c] Ñ...
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DVD video DVD video DVD-RAM (Design rule for Camera File system) DCF JPEG Other Menu “Play as Data Disc” JPEG • — DVD-Video DVD-R DVD video DVD-V (DVD-Video) DVD video DVD-RW (DVD-Video) DVD video +R (Video)/ — DVD video +RW (Video) —...
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• • AM ANT LOOP 220-240V FM ANT (75Ω) 110-127V VOLT ADJ [f/I] • • • • • • • RQT8092 R6/LR6, AA, UM-3...
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• • • • d²¹uð dÐuÝ • • • Æ UŽUL Kà WOÄUÄô« WJ³Aë Ÿe½ pMJ1ô • • • • COMPONENT VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO IN VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO S VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO IN .S VIDEO OUT...
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–D “Dolby” “DTS 2.0 + Digital Out” “DTS” Digital Theater Systems Inc. Macrovision Corporation Macrovision Corporation Macrovision Corporation High Definition Compatible Digital ® HDCD ® Pacific Microsonics ™ .Pacific Microsonics, Inc. HDCD NTSC 669114 625p 576p 480i NTSC 525p 480p 525i I/P/B MPEG 2...
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DVD-Video • • • • VOLUME FM ANT (75 ) • • (DVD) IN 5 -12 m AM ANT LOOP • • OPTICAL “PCM Digital Output” “Audio” RAM DVD-V VCD CD WMA MP3 OPTICAL OUT • • MP3/WMA • 44.1 –...
rPLAY/REC] PLAY VOLUME rPLAY DOWN, UP rREC f f f f f ] , STOP PHONES DISP MODE • • DIMMER PLAY/ [rPLAY/REC] CLOCK/ REC, TIMER, AUTO OFF SLEEP 1, 2 rPLAY/REC TUNER/AUX CLOCK /TIMER “rREC” “rPLAY” TV CH TV CH ENTER CLOCK /TIMER REW/...
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HighMAT WMA MP3 JPEG • • [TOP MENU] [8, 9, ;, :] [ENTER] [DIRECT NAVIGATOR] • [8, 9] Direct Navigator New Pla New Playlist Item Long Name Display Te PAG E 1 / 3 Date Title Contents [ANGLE/PAGE]+[SHIFT] • 1 11/ 1(WED) 12:05 Friends of a feather 1/ 1(MON) 1:05 Sunny day 2/ 2(TUE)
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7 7 7 7 7 [FUNCTIONS] Multi List Tree Thumbnail JPEG Next group MENU, TOP MENU, Previous group PLAYLIST, DIRECT WMA/MP3 JPEG ANGLE/PAGE NAVIGATOR WMA/MP3 Audio , , , JPEG ENTER Picture FUNCTIONS Help display Find SHIFT [8, 9] [ENTER] 7 7 7 7 7 [8 8 8 8 8 , 9 9 9 9 9 ] “Find”...
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ì [f f f f f , TVf f f f f ] î 24, 25 ..........[0 – 9, h h h h h 10] ....... [PROGRESSIVE] :[1] ..............[ECHO] :[7] ..........[SUBTITLE] :[0] :[h h h h h 10] ï...
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........[DISC CHECK] [AC IN] f f f f f ......[MULTI RE-MASTER] ..[ADVANCED SURROUND] ........[DECK 1/2] .............. [[ REC] ......[MIC VOL MIN, MAX] Ä ..........[MIC 1, 2] Å ............ Ç ... [OPEN/CLOSE c] É [DISC CHANGE c] Ñ...
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DVD-RAM DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) JPEG Other Menu “Play as Data Disc” JPEG • — DVD-Video DVD-R (DVD-Video) DVD-V DVD-RW (DVD-Video) +R (Video)/ — +RW (Video) — Video CD .IEC62107 SVCD HDCD HDCD CD-R/RW • HighMAT • JPEG JPEG “Play as Data Disc”...
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AM loop antenna FM indoor antenna AC power supply cord For Saudi Arabia and Kuwait For Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the Middle East, South Africa and Southeast Asia • • AM ANT LOOP 220-240V FM ANT (75 ) 110-127V VOLT ADJ f/ I •...
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