Panasonic SC-HT855 manual Table of Contents

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
	Accessories		2
Getting	Simple Setup
Started
	STEP 1 Assembling the front speakers . . . .		4
		Speaker installation options	6
	STEP 2	Positioning the speakers	7
	STEP 3	Speaker connections	8
	STEP 4	Audio and video connections	8
		Television with an HDMI terminal	8
		Basic audio connection	9
		Basic video connection	9

STEP 5 Radio and AC mains lead connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

STEP 6 Preparing the remote control . . . . 10

STEP 7 Performing QUICK SETUP . . . . . . 11

Control reference guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Discs that can be played. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Disc caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Playing Discs

Basic play	14	Using on-screen menus	20
Using the main unit	14	Main menu	20
Using the remote control	15	Other Settings	21
Convenient functions	16	Changing the player settings	24
Displaying current playback condition	16	Changing the delay time of the speakers	27
All group, Program and Random play	16

Playing data discs using navigation menus . . . 17

Playing data discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Selecting a track using CD text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Playing HighMATTM discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Playing RAM and DVD-R/-RW (DVD-VR) discs . . . . . 18

Other

Operations

Using the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Presetting stations automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Selecting the preset channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Manual tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 RDS broadcasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Using an outdoor antenna (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Using sound effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Changing the sound quality: Sound Field Control . . . 30 Enhancing the sound from the center speaker:

Center Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Enhancing the stereo sound: Dolby Pro Logic II . . . . 30 Adjusting the amount of bass: Subwoofer level . . . . . 30 Enhancing the bass sound: H.BASS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Enhancing the surround sound effect:

Surround Enhancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Adjusting the volume of each speaker:

Speaker level adjustments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Using other useful functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Setting the sleep timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Muting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Using headphones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Using the Music Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Operating other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Operating the television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Operating the cable TV box, digital broadcasting or

satellite receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Operating both the television and the home theater system: Control with HDMI

(HDAVI Control). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

One Touch Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Theater speaker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Power off link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Safety precautions	35	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Troubleshooting guide	36
	About DivX VOD content	35	Glossary	39
Reference			Specifications	40

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