User manual PANASONIC SC-HT855

[. . . ] Operating Instructions DVD Home Theater Sound System Model No. SC-HT855 High-quality picture HDMI capability, Advanced progressive scan and more. page 8 13 30 Compatible with a variety of media formats page Region number The player plays DVD-Video marked with labels containing the region number "2 " or "ALL". Example: DVD-RAM, DVD-Audio, DVD-Video, DivX and more. 2 ALL 2 3 5 High-performance sound effects page Sound quality enhancement, Bass enhancement and more. Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read the instructions completely. Please keep this manual for future reference. E RQT8606-B Dear customer Thank you for purchasing this product. For optimum performance and safety, please read these instructions carefully. [. . . ] Enter your password and then follow the on-screen instructions. Ratings Set a rating level to limit DVD-Video play. §1 §2 24 RQT8606 §3 The original language designated on the disc is selected. If the language selected for "Audio" is not available, subtitles appear in that language (if available on the disc). QUICK SETUP enables successive settings of the items in the shaded area. "Video" tab TV Aspect Choose the setting to suit your television and preference. 4:3 Pan&Scan: Regular aspect television (4:3) The sides of the widescreen picture are cut off so it fills the screen (unless prohibited by the disc). 4:3 Letterbox: Regular aspect television (4:3) Widescreen picture is shown in the letterbox style. 16:9: Widescreen television (16:9) TV Type Select to suit the type of television. Standard (Direct View TV) Projection TV 0ms 20ms CRT Projector Plasma TV 40ms 60ms LCD TV/Projector 80ms 100ms Time Delay When connected with a Plasma display, adjust if you notice the audio is out of sync with the video. Video Out (AV/Component) Choose the video signal format to be output from the SCART (AV) and Component terminal. Video/YPbPr RGB/No Output S-Video/YPbPr Still Mode Specify the type of picture shown when paused. Automatic Field§4 : The picture is not blurred, but picture quality is lower. Frame§4 : Overall quality is high, but the picture may appear blurred. NTSC: When connected to an NTSC television. NTSC Disc Output Choose PAL 60 or NTSC output when playing NTSC discs ( page 13, Video systems). Picture/Video Output Change the video signal format to be output for JPEG, MPEG4 and DivX video if picture output is not smooth during playback. §4 Automatic NTSC/PAL60: PAL Output will depend on "NTSC Disc Output" setting ( above). Refer to "Frame still and field still" ( page 39, Glossary). "Audio" tab Dynamic Range Compression Off On: Adjusts for clarity even when the volume is low by compressing the range of the lowest sound level and the highest sound level. (Only works with Dolby Digital) Center: Surround (L/R): 0. 0/1. 0/2. 0/3. 0/4. 0/5. 0 ms 0. 0/5. 0/10. 0/15. 0 ms Speaker Settings ( page 27) Set the delay time for your center and surround speakers. (Continued on next page) RQT8606 Changing the player settings 25 Changing the player settings QUICK SETUP enables successive settings of the items in the shaded area. "HDMI" tab RGB Range Set "HDMI Colour Space" to "RGB" ( page 22, Picture Menu). Standard Enhanced: When the black and white images are not distinct. Video is also output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminal, but only in 480p or 576p (progressive). When connected through the SCART (AV) terminal, RGB signal is not output. Off: When connected through the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT or SCART (AV) terminal. Video is not output from the HDMI AV OUT terminal, but from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminal according to the setting of the "Video Output Mode" ( page 21, Picture Menu) or SCART (AV) terminal according to the setting of the "Video Out (AV/Component)" in the "Video" tab ( page 25). (Depending on the capabilities of the connected equipment, audio output may differ from the audio settings of the main unit. ) Off: When audio output is not from the HDMI AV OUT terminal. (The audio is output using the settings of the main unit. ) On: The HDAVI Control function is available ( page 34). Off Video Output (This setting is irrelevant when connected through the VIDEO OUT or S-VIDEO OUT terminal. ) Audio Output Control with HDMI (HDAVI Control) "Display" tab Menu Language On-Screen Messages Background during Play Select background during JPEG, MPEG4 and DivX video playback. English Polski On Black Français Svenska Off Grey Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español "Others" tab Changing the player settings FL Dimmer Change the brightness of the unit's display. Dim Bright Auto: The display is dimmed, but brightens when you perform some operations. You need this registration code to purchase and play DivX Video-on-Demand (VOD) content ( page 35, About DivX VOD content). Yes No DivX Registration Display the unit's registration code. QUICK SETUP Re-initialise Setting Return all values in the Setup menus to the default settings. Yes: The password screen is shown if "Ratings" ( page 24) is set. After "INIT" on the display disappears, turn the unit off and on again. No 26 RQT8606 Changing the delay time of the speakers (Effective when playing multi-channel audio) (Center and surround speakers only) For optimum listening with 5. 1-channel sound, all the speakers, except for the subwoofer, should be the same distance from the seating position. If you have to place the center or surround speakers closer to the seating position, adjust the delay time to make up for the difference. C L C R 1 2 Press [3, 4] to select the delay time box and press [ENTER]. [. . . ] DivX, DivX Certified, and associated logos are trademarks of DivX, Inc. HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC. HighMATTM and the HighMAT logo are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. 42 RQT8606 MEMO RQT8606 43 This product may receive radio interference caused by mobile telephones during use. If such interference is apparent, please increase separation between the product and the mobile telephone. Information on Disposal for Users of Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (private households) This symbol on the products and/or accompanying documents means that used electrical and electronic products should not be mixed with general household waste. For proper treatment, recovery and recycling, please take these products to designated collection points, where they will be accepted on a free of charge basis. [. . . ]