Table Of Contents; Accessories - Panasonic SC-HT850 Operating Instructions Manual

Accessories

Please check and identify the supplied accessories.
∏ 1 Remote control
(EUR7623XA0)
∏ 2 Batteries
for remote control
∏ 1 AC mains lead
∏ 1 AM loop antenna
∏ 1 FM indoor antenna
∏ 1 Video cable
∏ 1 System cable
∏ 5 Speaker cables
3k4-m cables
2k10-m cables
∏ 1 Sheet of speaker-cable stickers
∏ 8 Silver screws
∏ 4 Black screws
∏ 4 Clips
[Note]
The included AC mains lead is for use with this unit only. Do not use
it with other equipment.

Table of contents

Getting started
Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Disc information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Simple setup
STEP1 Assembly and connection of front and
surround speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
STEP2 Locating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
STEP3 Connections for front, surround,
and center speakers to the subwoofer . . . .7
STEP4 Television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
STEP5 Connecting the subwoofer, antennas, and
AC mains lead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
STEP6 The remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Other speaker setup options
(Center speaker only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
STEP7 QUICK SETUP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Control reference guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Disc operations
Discs-Basic play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Starting play from a selected item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Position Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Skipping items/Fast forward and rewind-SEARCH. . . . . . . . . 15
Slow-motion play/Frame-by-frame viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Selecting groups to play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Discs-Convenient functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Repeat play/A-B repeat play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
All group play/Program play/Random play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Marking places to play again/Variable Zoom function. . . . . . . . 18
Soundtracks/Subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
WMA/MP3 and CD text navigation menus . . . . . . . . . . 20
Playing the programs or play lists on DVD-RAM . . . . . 22
Selecting a program to play-DIRECT NAVIGATOR . . . . . . . . 22
Using the play list menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Using GUI (Graphical User Interface) screens . . . . . . . 23
Common procedures/Progress indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Disc information/Unit information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Radio operations
The radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Manual tuning/Preset tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
RDS broadcasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Sound field/sound quality operations
Sound field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Dolby Digital and DTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Dolby Pro Logic/Speaker level adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Super Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Sound Field Control/Center Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Custom Sound Memory-Store the sound settings . . . . . . . . . 29
Sound quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Adjusting the bass/Re-master-Enjoying more natural sound. . . 29
Other functions
Convenient functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Muting the volume/Dimming the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
The sleep timer/Using headphones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Changing settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Operating a television or video cassette recorder . . . 34
Optional antenna connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Reference
Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
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