Operating Instructions DVD Home Theater Sound System The illustration shows SC-PT170. SC-PT170 Model No. SC-PT175 The illustrations shown may differ from your unit. Region number The player plays DVD-Video marked with labels containing the region number “2” or “ALL”. Example: [Note[ “EB”...
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Indicates features applicable to: Dear customer [PT170] : SC-PT170 : SC-PT175 [PT175] Thank you for purchasing this product. For optimum performance and safety, please read these instructions System SC-PT170 SC-PT175 carefully. This unit SA-PT170 SA-PT170 Before connecting, operating or adjusting this...
≥Visit our website for product information Before use ≥E-mail: customer.care@panasonic.co.uk Remove the connector cover. Direct Sales at Panasonic UK How to replace the fuse ≥For customers: 0844 844 3856 ≥Order accessory and consumable items for your product with The location of the fuse differ according to the type of AC ease and confidence by phoning our Customer Care Centre mains plug (figures A and B).
Safety precautions Placement Foreign matter Set the unit up on an even surface away from direct Do not let metal objects fall inside the unit. This can sunlight, high temperatures, high humidity, and excessive cause electric shock or malfunction. vibration. These conditions can damage the cabinet and Do not let liquids get into the unit.
step 1 Assembling the front speakers [PT175] Preparation ≥To prevent damage or scratches, lay down a soft cloth to assemble speakers. ≥For assembly, use a Phillips-head screwdriver (not included). Make sure you have all the indicated components before starting assembly, setup, and connection. ≥Keep the screws out of reach of children to prevent swallowing.
step 2 Installation How you set up your speakers can affect the bass and the sound field. Note the following points: ≥Place speakers on flat secure bases. ≥Placing speakers too close to floors, walls, and corners can result in excessive bass. Cover walls and windows with thick curtains.
step 3 Connections Turn off all equipment before connection and read the appropriate operating instructions. Do not connect the AC mains lead until all other connections are complete. This unit SPEAKERS FM ANT (75 ) OPTICAL SUBWOOFER CENTER FRONT SURROUND Speaker connections Setup example Pay attention to the type of speaker and the connector colour when you place the speakers.
VIERA Link “HDAVI Control” than one HDMI ≥It is recommended that terminal, refer to If your Panasonic TV is VIERA Link you use Panasonic’s the operating compatible, you can operate your TV HDMI cable. instructions for the...
step 4 AC mains lead connection Conserving power To household mains socket This unit This unit consumes a small amount of power, even when it is in standby mode (approx. 0.2 W). To save power when the unit is not to be used for a long time, unplug it from the household mains socket.
step 6 EASY SETUP The Easy setup screen assists you in making necessary Easy setup settings settings. Preparation ≥Language Turn on your TV and select the Select the language used on menu screen. appropriate video input mode (e.g. ≥TV aspect VIDEO 1, AV 1, HDMI, etc.) to suit the Select the aspect to suit your TV.
Setting up the radio Confirming the preset channels Select “FM”. PLAY MODE PLAY MODE RADIO ≥This unit: EXT-IN Press [SELECTOR]. Numbered Select the channel. buttons ≥To select a 2-digit number e.g. 12: [S10] RADIO RADIO EXT-IN e.g. Display SEARCH SEARCH SEARCH SKIP SKIP...
This unit: Presetting stations manually 1 While listening to the radio broadcast Up to 30 stations can be set. Press [MEMORY] twice. 1 While listening to the radio broadcast 2 While a channel number is flashing on the display Press [OK]. Press [X TUNE W], and then press [MEMORY].
Selecting the playback source (continued) RADIO RADIO, EXT-IN [Note] EXT-IN Confirm the audio connection to the SCART (AV), AUX or OPTICAL IN terminal on this unit when you select the corresponding sources ( 9). Reduce the volume on the TV to its minimum, and then adjust the volume of this unit.
While “MANUAL” Select other surround modes. Whisper-mode Surround is displayed Each time you press [2, 1]: Except [DivX] PLII MOVIE § Suitable for movie software, or You can enhance the surround effect for low volume 5.1- softwares recorded in Dolby channel sound.
Basic play If you are experiencing problems, refer to troubleshooting ( 32 to 34) Preparation To display the picture, turn on your TV and change its video input mode (e.g. VIDEO 1, AV 1, HDMI, etc.) to suit the connections to this unit. Using this unit SELECTOR Turn on the unit.
Using the remote control On-screen Select item select — Numbered buttons Confirm Enter number [DVD-VR] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD] e.g. To select 12: SLOW, SEARCH SEARCH SEARCH PLAY [S10] SKIP SLOW SKIP SKIP PAUSE [VCD] with playback control PAUSE Press [∫ STOP] to cancel STOP STOP the PBC function, and then...
Other modes of play Program play (up to 30 items) Select an item. PLAY MODE PLAY MODE e.g. [DVD-V] DVD-V PROGRAM SELECT TITLE TITLE CHAPTER TITLE 1 TITLE 2 TITLE 3 TITLE 4 REPEAT REPEAT PLAY PLAY START:PLAY CLEAR ALL ≥Repeat this step to program other items.
Using navigation menus ∫ Selecting the picture in Thumbnail menu PLAY [JPEG] PLAY While picture is e.g. SKIP SKIP SKIP displayed Group and STOP Group name content number JPEG images G 1/ TOP MENU, DIRECT NAVIGATOR MENU RETURN RETURN MENU, PLAY LIST PLAY LIST Playing data discs...
Using on-screen menus [DVD-V] [DivX] (with multiple soundtracks) To select audio soundtrack Numbered [DVD-VR] [VCD] buttons AUDIO To select “L”, “R”, “L+R” or “L R” [DVD-V] (Karaoke disc) To select “ON” or “OFF” for vocals To select “OFF”, “V1”, “V2” or PLAY PLAY “V1+V2”...
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To rotate a picture (during pause) Menu 3 (Audio) [JPEG]: To make the dialogue in movies 0,------. 90,------.180,------.270 ROTATION easier to hear ^--------------------------------------------J [DVD-V] (Dolby Digital, DTS, 3-channel DIALOGUE or higher, with the dialogue recorded in ENHANCER Menu 2 (Video) the center channel) NORMAL [DivX] (Dolby Digital, 3-channel or higher,...
VIERA Link “HDAVI Control” VIERA Link “HDAVI Control” is a convenient function that [Note] offers linked operations of this unit, and a Panasonic TV Playback may not be immediately displayed on the TV. If (VIERA) under “HDAVI Control”. You can use this function you miss the beginning portion of playback, press [:] or by connecting the equipment with the HDMI cable.
Speaker control VIERA Link Control only with TV’s remote control (for “HDAVI Control 2 or later”) You can select whether audio is output from this unit’s You can control the playback menus of this unit with the TV’s speakers or the TV speakers by using the TV menu settings. remote control.
§ DivX (Extension: “.divx”, “.DIVX”, “.avi”, “.AVI”) RETURN MENU MENU RETURN For Panasonic D-Snap/DIGA § You can play an external device through your home theater system. [Note] ≥Maximum: 255 folders (excluding Root folder), 4000 files, 28 characters for file/folder name.
Changing the player settings MENUS Choose the language for disc menus. ≥[ENGLISH] ≥FRENCH ≥SPANISH ≥GERMAN ≥ITALIAN ≥SWEDISH ≥DUTCH ≥POLISH RETURN RETURN ≥OTHER – – – – §2 SETUP SETUP The original language designated on the disc is selected. §1 Input the appropriate code from the language code list ( 39).
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Changing the player settings (continued) STILL MODE SPEAKER SETTINGS Specify the type of picture shown when paused. Select the delay time of the speakers. (Effective when playing 5.1-channel sound) ≥[AUTO] (Center and surround speakers only) : The picture is not blurred, but picture quality is ≥FIELD §...
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HDMI menu OTHERS menu REGISTRATION [DivX] VIDEO PRIORITY Display the unit’s registration code. ≥[ON]: When using the HDMI AV OUT terminal for video ≥[SHOW\CODE] output. The resolution of the video output from the You need this registration code to purchase and play DivX HDMI AV OUT terminal is optimized according to the Video-on-Demand (VOD) content ( 28).
DivX information ABOUT DIVX VIDEO-ON-DEMAND: Displaying DivX subtitles text This DivX Certified device must be registered in order to ® play DivX Video-on-Demand (VOD) content. You can display subtitles text recorded onto the DivX video First generate the DivX VOD registration code for your disc on this unit.
[PT170] Front speaker 90 mm through the hole. HDAVI Control is a trademark of Panasonic Corporation. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, Pro Logic, and the double-D symbol are Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks or trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
Discs that can be played Reference Commercial discs Indicated in these Disc Logo Remarks instructions by High quality movie and music discs DVD-Video [DVD-V] Music discs with video Video CD [VCD] Including SVCD (Conforming to IEC62107) Music discs [CD] Recorded discs (±: Playable, —: Not playable) Recorded on a DVD Recorded on a personal computer, video recorder, etc.
≥You can play MPEG4 data [conforming to SD VIDEO specifications (ASF [MPEG4] “.asf” DVD-R/ standard)/MPEG4 (Simple Profile) video system/G.726 audio system] recorded with Panasonic SD multi cameras or DVD recorders with this unit. CD-R/RW ≥The recording date may differ from that of the actual date. DVD-RAM “.DIVX”...
Troubleshooting guide Before requesting service, make the following checks. If you “REMOTE 1” or “REMOTE 2” are in doubt about some of the check points, or if the Match the modes on this unit and remote control. Depending solutions indicated in the following guide do not solve the on the number being displayed (“1”...
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Disc operation Picture It takes time before play starts. The picture on the TV is not displayed correctly or ≥Play may take time to begin when an MP3 track has still disappears. picture data. Even after the track starts, the correct play ≥The unit and TV are using different video systems.
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Troubleshooting guide (continued) HDMI or progressive video TV displays There is ghosting when HDMI or progressive output is “/” The operation is prohibited by the unit or disc. This problem is caused by the editing method or material “THIS DISC CANNOT BE PLAYED IN YOUR REGION.” used on DVD-Video, but should be corrected if you use Only DVD-Video discs that include or have the same region interlaced output.
Glossary Decoder I/P/B A decoder restores the coded audio signals on DVDs to MPEG 2, the video compression standard adopted for use normal. This is called decoding. with DVD-Video, codes frames using these 3 picture types. I: Intra coded picture DivX This picture has the best quality and is the best to use DivX is a popular media technology created by DivX, Inc.
DivX media files. Certified ® JPEG (¢.jpg) (¢.jpeg) to the DivX Home Theater Profile. DivX (¢.divx, ¢.avi) MPEG4 data recorded with Panasonic SD multi MPEG4 (¢.asf) §7 cameras or DVD video recorders USB device file system FAT12, FAT16, FAT32...
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SPEAKER SECTION [PT175] [Center\speaker\SB-HC175] Type 1 way, 1 speaker system (Bass reflex) [PT170] [Front\speakers\SB-HF170] Impedance 5 ≠ Speaker unit(s) Type 1 way, 1 speaker system (Bass reflex) Full range 6.5 cm Cone type Impedance 5 ≠ Speaker unit(s) Input power (IEC) 55 W (Max) §8...
Show setup menu or select speaker channel ( 11, 15) PLAY MODE Turn Whisper-mode Surround on/off ( < TV operations Aim the remote control at the Panasonic TV and press the button. [Í]: Turn the TV on/off [AV]: Change the TV’s video input mode...
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TUNE MODE FM MODE MEMORY OPEN CLOSE VOLUME SURROUND OUTPUT MUSIC PORT SELECTOR TUNE Connect USB device ( Standby/on switch (Í/I) Press to switch the unit from on to standby mode or vice Remote control signal sensor versa. In standby mode, the unit is still consuming a Select the source small amount of power.
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