Enjoying Home Theater Features; Basic Play - Panasonic SA-XR58 Operating Instructions Manual

Enjoying Home Theater features

Basic play

1 Turn on the unit.
Press
• The standby indicator goes off when you turn on the unit.
The [SURROUND] indicator lights to show that the
surround mode is on (factory setting).
SURROUND
2 Turn on SPEAKERS A.
SPEAKERS
A
Press
If you have bi-wired your front speakers (
make sure you have selected "YES" for the "LR BI-
WIRE setting" (
SPEAKERS
A
Press
INPUT SELECTOR
3
Turn
If you have a combination DVD recorder/VCR
( page 9)
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Select "DVR" to watch DVDs.
•
• Select "VCR" to watch video tapes.
4
Start playing the source
If you would prefer to listen in stereo, press
[SURROUND] to turn the indicator off.
To return to surround sound, press [SURROUND] to turn
the indicator on.
5
Adjust the volume.
Turn
When you finish listening
Be sure to reduce the volume and press [8] to switch the unit to standby.
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SURROUND
SPEAKERS
A B
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AUTO ADVANCED
SPEAKER SETUP DUAL AMP BI-AMP
SPEAKERS TUNE
A B SURROUND
AUTO DETECTOR
AUX SETUP MIC
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page 27).
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or
to select the input source.
VOLUME
HDMI
VOLUME
INPUT SELECTOR
MENU
SETUP ENTER
RETURN
Note
Before using the unit for the first time or after changing your speaker
set up, make sure that you perform auto speaker setup
( pages 14 to 16) or automatic speaker detection (
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manual settings (
If you also want to use SPEAKERS B, press [SPEAKERS B] to
turn them on. (Remember that sound will only be stereo if you
use just SPEAKERS B.)
SPEAKERS
A
page 13),
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SPEAKERS
BI-WIRE
A B
Input sources:
TUNER FM, TUNER AM, CD, TV/STB, DVD, DVR (DVD
recorder), VCR (video recorder), AUX (front terminals)
• "DVD RECORDER" scrolls once across the display if you
select "DVR".
• You can also select the input source with the buttons on the
remote control (
• The unit stores whether you have selected SURROUND
or not for each input source, but the mode automatically
activates if you play a multi-channel source.
• You can "down mix" multi-channel sources to 2 channels by
pressing [SURROUND] to turn the indicator off during play.
(Some DVD-Audio prohibit down-mixing.)
2-channel down-mix cancels when you turn the unit off or
change the input source.
Volume range:
-- dB (minimum), -79 dB to 0 dB (maximum)
INPUT SELECTOR
VOLUME
page 27).
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pages 34 to 36).
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page 17), or for
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