Panasonic SC-ST1 warranty Reference, Sound, Picture, Listening to the radio

Sound

No sound.	¡Check the connections.	7-11
Distorted sound.	¡Turn the volume up.	13
	¡Turn muting off.	28
	¡Switch off the unit, determine and correct the cause, then switch the unit on.	–
	Causes include:
	–Shorting (bare wires touching) of positive and negative speaker wires.
	–Straining of the speakers through excessive volume or power.
	–Using the unit in a hot environment without proper ventilation.
Humming heard during play.	¡An AC power supply cord or fluorescent light is near the subwoofer. Keep other	–
	appliances and cords away from the subwoofer.

Picture

Picture distorted.	¡Some distortion is normal during SEARCH.	14
No picture.	¡Check the connection.	11
	¡Make sure the television is on.	–
	¡Ensure the television’s video input setting (e.g., VIDEO 1) is correct.	–
The picture shown on the	¡Go to Video in the SETUP menus, and change “TV Aspect” to suit your television.	29
television is not normal.	¡Use the television to change the aspect to the correct one.	–
(The sides of the picture are cut	If your television cannot change the aspect when input is progressive, try changing	23
off, the picture is stretched	4:3 Aspect with the on-screen menu icons.
horizontally, or black bands	¡Ensure that the unit is connected directly to the television, and is not connected through a	–
appear at the top and bottom of	video cassette recorder.
the screen.)	¡Connect to the component video (480P) input terminals on a television compatible with	11
	this unit’s copy guard system. You cannot view progressive video if your television is not
	compatible.
	¡Change the size with the variable zoom function.	18
	¡The images on PAL system DVD-Audio are compressed for display. They may also	–
	appear vertically stretched.
There is ghosting when	¡Press [PROGRESSIVE OUT] so the indicator goes out. This problem is caused by the	13
progressive output is on.	editing method or material used on DVD-Video, but should be corrected if you use
	interlace output.
Picture quality is poor.	¡Check the settings in the On-Screen Menu Icons’ Picture Menu.	23
	¡The “U1” settings do not work on the images from PAL system DVD-Audio.	23
The picture on the television	¡Mobile telephone chargers can cause some disturbance.	–
disappears or stripes appear on	¡The location and orientation of the antenna are incorrect. If you are using an indoor	31
the screen.	antenna, change to an outdoor antenna.
	¡The television antenna wire is too close to the unit. Separate the antenna wire of the	–
	television from the unit.
Menus not displayed correctly.	¡Change the zoom ratio to “⋅ 1.00”.	18
	¡With the on-screen menu icons, change “Subtitle Position” to “0” or change “4:3 Aspect”	23
	to “Normal”.

Listening to the radio

Noise is heard.	¡Adjust the position of the FM or AM antenna.	–
“ST” flickers or doesn’t light.	¡Turn the television off or separate it from the unit.	–
Sound is distorted.	¡Use an outdoor antenna.	31
A beat sound is heard.	¡Turn the television off or separate it from the unit.	–
A low hum is heard during AM	¡Separate the antenna from other cables and cords.	–
broadcasts.	¡Turn the television off or separate it from the unit.	–

Reference

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