Operating both the television and the home theater system: Control with HDMI (HDAVI ControlTM)

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What is HDAVI Control?

HDAVI Control is a convenient function that offers linked operation of this unit and Panasonic TV (VIERA) with HDAVI Control. You can use this function by connecting the equipment with the HDMI cable. For operational details, see the operating instructions of the connected equipment.

Preparation

Confirm that the HDMI connection (page 10) has been made.

Set “Control with HDMI” (HDAVI Control) to “On” (page 28, “HDMI” tab).

To complete and activate the connection correctly, turn on all HDAVI Control compatible equipment and select the input channel corresponding to the home theater on the television.

Whenever the connection or settings are changed, reconfirm the points above.

One Touch Play

You can turn on the main unit and television, and start playing the disc in the play position with a single press of a button.

Press [ONE TOUCH PLAY].

[Note]

Playback may not be immediately displayed on the television. If you miss the beginning portion of playback, press [:] or [6] to go back to where playback started.

Automatic input switching

When the following operation is performed the television will automatically switch the input channel and display the corresponding action.

– When play starts on the unit

Theater speaker

You can select whether audio is output from the home theater system or the television by using the television settings. For details, refer to the operating instructions of your television.

When audio is output from the home theater speakers

The television speakers are automatically muted.

You can control the volume setting using the volume or mute button on the television remote control. (The volume level is displayed on the main unit’s FL display.)

If you turn off the home theater system, speakers automatically switch to the television.

When audio is output from the television speakers

The volume of the home theater system is set to “0”.

Audio output is 2-channel audio.

To cancel muting, you can also use the home theater remote control (page 34, Muting the sound).

When switching between the home theater system and television speakers, the TV screen may be blank for several seconds.

]Australia]and]N.Z.] When you switch the audio output from the television speakers to the home theater speakers, the main unit automatically switches its input source to either “TV” or “D-IN”.

To toggle which input source the main unit will automatically switch to, press and hold [RETURN] while the main unit is in “TV” or “D-IN” mode.

The default setting is “TV”.

Changing this setting also affects the power off link function (below).

Depending on the television input source, the main unit may not automatically switch its input source. For more details, refer to the operating instructions of your television.

Power off link

When the television is turned off, the home theater system goes into standby mode automatically.

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This function works only when “DVD/CD” or “TV” is selected as the source on the home theater system.

When the television is turned on, the home theater system does not turn on automatically. (Power on link is not available.)

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This function works only when “DVD/CD”, “TV”§ or “D-IN”§is selected as the source on the home theater system.

When the television is turned on, the home theater system does not turn on automatically. (Power on link is not available.)

§For “TV” or “D-IN” mode, power off link can be set to work with one or the other.

To toggle the mode that this function works with, press and hold [RETURN] while the main unit is in “TV” or “D-IN” mode.

The default setting is “TV”.

Changing this setting also affects the theater speaker function (above).

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Panasonic SC-HT895 manual One Touch Play, Automatic input switching, Theater speaker, Power off link, ONE Touch Play Return

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