Panasonic Guide to Setting Up Your Home Theater System

Setting up the system

Follow the “Owner’s Manual <Setup>” to set up the system first.

Precautions

∫Speakers

≥Keep your speakers at least 10 mm away from the system to avoid noise generated by resonance.

≥For optional wall mount, refer to page 17.

≥When you place all the speakers in a row at the front, set “5.1ch Front Layout” to “On”. (> 16)

Centre speaker

≥Put it on a rack or shelf not to interfere with the TV’s various sensors (ambient light, etc.). Vibration caused by the speaker can disrupt the picture if it is placed directly on the TV.

Surround speakers

≥Place the speakers at the same height or higher than ear level.

∫HDMI

≥If you use an optional HDMI cable, use the ARC* compatible High Speed HDMI cables. Non-HDMI-compliant cables cannot be utilized. It is recommended that you use Panasonic’s HDMI cable. When outputting 1080p signal, please use HDMI cables 5.0 meters or less.

*ARC is an abbreviation of Audio Return Channel, also known as HDMI ARC. This feature allows a home theatre system to receive and play audio from the TV through a single HDMI cable without additional wiring.

∫DIGITAL AUDIO IN

≥The dual audio cannot be changed. Change the setting on the connected device.

∫VIDEO OUT

≥Do not make the video connections through the VCR.

Due to copy guard protection, the picture may not display properly.

∫ AC mains lead

2 AC mains leads are supplied.
Use the AC mains lead that matches the socket
for the area you live in.	started
≥ Saudi Arabia: 3-pin AC mains lead
≥ This unit consumes a small amount of AC	Getting
power (> 22) even when turned off in standby
mode. For the purpose of energy conservation,
the unit should be disconnected if you will not
be using it for extended period of time.

Other device connection

Set Top Box, etc.

OPTICAL

OUT

Optical digital audio cable (not supplied)

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