Table Of Contents - Panasonic SC-HT743 Operating Instructions Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . 2
Simple Setup
Getting
STEP 1
Started
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
Basic play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using the main unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Playing
Convenient functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Discs
Checking the disc type in each tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Displaying current playback condition. . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Playing CDs sequentially . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Changing the zoom ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Repeat play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Program and Random play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Using the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Presetting stations automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Selecting the preset channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Other
Manual tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Operations
Using an outdoor antenna (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Using sound effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Changing the sound quality: Sound Field Control . . . 28
Enhancing the sound from the center speaker:
Enhancing the stereo sound: Dolby Pro Logic II . . . . 28
[HT940] Enhancing the surround sound effect:
Enhancing the bass sound: H.BASS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Adjusting the amount of bass: Subwoofer level . . . . . 29
Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Reference
Limited Warranty (ONLY FOR U.S.A.) . . . . . . . 37
Assembling the front speakers . . . . 4
Speaker installation options . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Positioning the speakers . . . . . . . . . 7
Speaker connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Audio and video connections. . . . . . 8
Television with an HDMI terminal . . . . . . . . . 8
Basic audio connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Basic video connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Center Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Surround Enhancer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
STEP 5
Radio and AC cord connections . . . . 10
STEP 6
Preparing the remote control . . . . 10
STEP 7
Performing QUICK SETUP . . . . . . 11
Control reference guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Discs that can be played. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Disc caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Product Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Playing data discs using navigation menus . . . 18
Playing data discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Selecting a track using CD text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Playing HighMAT TM discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Playing RAM and DVD-R/-RW (DVD-VR) discs . . . . . 19
Using on-screen menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Other Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Changing the player settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Changing the delay time of the speakers. . . . . . . . . . 25
Adjusting the volume of each speaker:
Speaker level adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Operating other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Operating the television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Changing the remote control code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
[HT940] Operating both the television and
the home theater system: Control with HDMI
(HDAVI Control TM ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Using other useful functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Setting the sleep timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Muting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using the Music Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Limited Warranty (ONLY FOR CANADA). . . . . 38
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back cover
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