Table Of Contents - Panasonic SC-PT953 Operating Instructions Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . 2
Simple Setup
Getting
Started
step 1
step 2
step 3
step 4
Basic play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Using the main unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Using the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Playing
Convenient functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Discs
Checking and selecting the disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Displaying current playback condition. . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Playing CDs sequentially . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Repeat play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
[PT950] [PT953] Quick replay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Program and Random play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Using the EZ Sync
One touch play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Auto input switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Other
Speaker control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Power off link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Operations
EZ Sync Control only with TV's remote control
Using the FM/AM radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Presetting stations automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Selecting the preset channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Manual tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Using the XM
Selecting XM channels by direct entry . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Selecting XM channels by category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Presetting the XM channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using sound effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using the equalizer function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Enjoying sound from all speakers: Surround Music . . . 32
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Product Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Reference
Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Assembling the front speakers . . . . 4
Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Speaker installation options . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Cable connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Audio and video connections . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Speaker connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Radio antenna connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Digital transmitter connection . . . . . 9
TM "HDAVI Control
(for "HDAVI Control 2"). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
® Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
step 5
iPod connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
step 6
AC cord connections. . . . . . . . . . . 10
step 7
Preparing the remote control . . . . 11
step 8
Performing QUICK SETUP . . . . . . 11
Control reference guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Discs that can be played. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Playing data discs using navigation menus . . 20
Playing data discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Selecting a track using CD text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Playing HighMAT
Playing RAM and DVD-R/-RW (DVD-VR) discs . . . . 21
Using on-screen menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Other Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Changing the player settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Changing the delay time of the speakers. . . . . . . . . . 27
TM " . . . . . 28 Enhancing the sound from the center speaker:
Center Focus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Enhancing the stereo sound:
Dolby Pro Logic II/Super Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Adjusting the amount of bass: Subwoofer level . . . . . 32
Adjusting the volume of each speaker: Speaker level
adjustments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
[PT1050]
Enhancing the bass sound: H.BASS . . . . . . 33
[PT1050]
Enhancing the surround sound effect:
Surround Enhancer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Adjusting the speaker output level automatically:
Auto Speaker Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Enjoying audio from an external source . . . . . 34
Enjoying audio from the television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using the Music Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using the iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
[PT1050]
Operating the cable TV box,
digital broadcasting or satellite receiver . . . . . . . . . 34
Limited Warranty (ONLY FOR U.S.A.) . . . . . . . 42
Limited Warranty (ONLY FOR CANADA). . . . . 43
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back cover
TM discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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