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Panasonic SC-VK960 manual

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    Operating Instructions DVD Stereo System Model No. SC-VK960 SC-VK860 SC-VK760 RQTV0239-1L The il lus tra tion s hows SC -VK 96 0 GCS GCT GN Region number The p layer p lays DVD-Vid eo ma rke d wi th la be ls co nt aini ng th e reg ion n umb er o r “A L L ” . Region Number Sou the as t Asia 3 Aus tra lia an d N. Z. 4 Example: For Southeast Asia [...]

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    2 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH System SC-VK960 SC-VK860 SC-VK760 Main unit SA-VK960 (1 unit) SA-VK 86 0 (1 unit) SA- VK760 (1 unit ) Front speakers SB-PF960 (2 units) SB-PF860 (2 units) SB-PF7 60 (2 units) Center speaker SB -PC9 60 (1 uni t) SB -PC8 60 (1 uni t) SB -PC760 (1 unit) Surround speakers SB-PS960 (2 units) SB-PS860 [...]

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    3 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH GETTING ST ARTED Safety precautions Placement Set the unit up on an even surface away from direct sunlight, high temperatures, high humidity, and excessive vibration. These conditions can damage the cabinet and other components, thereby shortening the unit’s service life. Place it at least 15 c[...]

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    4 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH T able of contents GETTING ST ARTED Safety precautions ..................................... 3 Simple setup ............................................... 5 Disc information ........................................ 1 1 QUICK SETUP ........................................... 12 Overview of contro[...]

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    5 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH GETTING ST ARTED Simple setup Placement of speakers Placement of speakers Use only the supplied speakers • Usi ng ot her s pea ker s ca n dama ge th e uni t and s oun d qua lit y w ill b e ne gati vel y af fec te d. • Set t he sp ea kers u p on an eve n sur fa ce t o preven t the m fro m fal [...]

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    6 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH Simple setup (continued) Speaker connections Speaker connections Connect all the speakers as illustrated. Co nne ct s o c ord co lor s ma tch t he te rm inal co lor s. Note: Neve r sho r t-c irc ui t po sit ive (+) and n ega ti ve ( –) sp ea ker w ire s. In co rre c t co nne c ti on c an da mag[...]

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    7 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH GETTING ST ARTED Other speaker setup options – attaching to a wall Other speaker setup options – attaching to a wall Y ou can a t tac h the s urr oun d and c ent er sp eake rs t o a wall. 1 Drive a screw (not included) into the wall. Ø7.5 to 9.4 mm 30 to 35 mm Ø3.0 to 4.0 mm 7 to 9 mm Screw[...]

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    8 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH T o household AC power socket Video connections Video connections • Do n ot con ne ct t he un it th roug h a vid eo c as set te r ec ord er Due t o co py gua rd pr ote ct io n, the p ic ture m ay not b e di spl ayed c or rec t ly . • T u rn th e tele vis ion of f b efo re c onne c tin g, an d[...]

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    9 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH GETTING ST ARTED Set the voltage Set the voltage For Southeast Asia Before connecting the AC power supply cord, set the voltage. Vo l t a g e S e l e c t o r Use a fl at-he ad sc re wdr ive r to se t th e vol ta ge se le ct or on t he ba ck o f the m ain u ni t to th e ap pr op ri ate p os iti o[...]

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    10 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH Simple setup (continued) Preparing the remote control Ins er t so t he po les (+ an d – ) matc h th ose i n the remote control. • Do no t use recha rgeabl e type batt e ri e s. 2,2 !! Do not: • mix o ld a nd new b at te rie s. • use d if fe rent t y pe s of th e bat te rie[...]

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    11 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH GETTING ST ARTED Discs that can be played Discs that can be played ■ Commercial discs Disc Logo In dic at ed in these instructions by Remarks DVD -V ide o Hi gh q ual it y mo vie a nd m usi c di sc s. Video CD Mu sic d is c s wi th vi de o. Includ ing S V CD (Conforming to IE C621 07). CD Musi[...]

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    12 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH 1 SINGLE CHANGE MULTI CHANGE OPEN/CLOSE 2 3 4 5 MIC VOL MIC 1 MIC 2 OPEN STOP FF REW TA PE DVD/CD RECORD DECK 1/2 DISPLAY TUNER EXT-IN DEMO SUBWOOFER SOUND EQ SUPER SOUND EQ SUPER SURROUND SURROUND ENHANCER MUSIC PORT OPEN USB AC IN Disc tra ys Re mot e co ntr ol si gn al sensor [ , OPE N / CL O[...]

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    13 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH GETTING ST ARTED T o mute the sound. • Pres s th e but to n to activate . • Pres s the b ut to n aga in or ad jus t the vo lume t o cancel . • Muting is also canceled whe n you sw itc h th e unit to standby . T o dim the display panel. Ever y tim e you pr es s the b ut ton. Setting E ffect[...]

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    14 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH 1 OPEN/CLOSE 2 OPEN/CLOSE 3 DVD/CD 1 2 3 4 5 Open the tray . The u nit t urn s on. Load a disc in the current tray . Rem ove the d is c fro m its c ar t ri dg e bef ore u se. Close the tray . Start play . Y ou can a ls o pres s [1 ] ~ [ 5 ] to s ele c t an d play th e oth er lo ad ed di sc s. 1 [...]

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    15 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH DISC OPERA TIONS Main unit display Tim e dis play ↔ Infor mation display When Slideshow ( page 20) is on: SLIDE ↔ Information display When Slideshow ( page 20) is off: PL A Y ↔ Information display Search (during play) Play sp ee d in cre as es up t o 5 ste ps. Slow-motion play (during paus[...]

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    16 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH Discs — Advanced play CD sequential play (CD MODE) CD sequential play (CD MODE) Thi s feat ure is ve r y co nvenie nt if yo u want t o play seve ral mu sic CD s se que nti all y . Make su re tha t the ap pl ic abl e di sc is i n the p lay po si tio n bef ore p layin g. DV D, JPE G, MPEG4 an d [...]

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    17 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH DISC OPERA TIONS (While stopped or in RESUME mode) Start program/random Play an d se lec t th e desired mode. Pro gra m and r and om p layb ac k sc re ens a pp ear s eq uen tia lly. Ever y tim e you p res s the b ut ton : Pro gra m → Random → Of f ( N orm al pl ay) T o exit program or random[...]

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    18 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH Discs — Using navigation menus Playing data discs Playing data discs Y ou can p lay JPEG, MPEG4 and D ivX vid eo c ont ent s on DVD-VR or play H igh MA T d is cs w it hou t usin g th e Hig hMA T func ti on ( p age 2 2, “Play a s Dat a Dis c” in Othe r Men u). Playing items in order Playing[...]

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    19 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH DISC OPERA TIONS Playing from the selected Playing from the selected track in the CD track in the CD Tit le s ap pea r wi th CD T ex t d isc p lay bac k. 1 Press [TOP MENU] or [MENU]. Example : C D te xt CD T ext 1/14 0:53 Disc Title : Celine Dion One Heart Disc Artist : Celine Dion Track T itle[...]

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    20 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH Items shown differ depending on the type of disc as well as the recording format. Functions Menu Functions Menu Progr am Group Title Chapter Tr a c k Playlist Content T o sta r t fro m a sp ec ifi c ite m Example: T o s el ec t pr og ram 12 Press the numeric buttons: [1 ] [ 2 ] [ ENTER] Time 0:[...]

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    21 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH DISC OPERA TIONS Other Settings (continued) Other Settings (continued) Play Menu (continued) Marker Ex cept T o mar k up to 5 p osi tio ns to p lay ag ai n Pres s [ ENTER ] . (T he un it is n ow re ad y to ac c ept markers.) T o mark a p os it ion : Pres s [ ENTER ] at t he d esi red p oi nt. T [...]

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    22 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH Discs — Using on-screen menus (continued) Other Settings (continued) Other Settings (continued) Display Menu (continued) Jus t Fi t Zoom T o sel ec t th e ap pr op ria te sc re en s iz e to fi t your telev ision screen Auto Ame ric an Vist a 4: 3 Standard Cinemascope 1 Eur op ea n Vis ta Cin [...]

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    23 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH DISC OPERA TIONS Discs — Changing the player settings (continued) QUICK SETUP enables successive settings of the items in the shaded area. Player settings (continued) Player settings (continued) “ Disc ” tab (continued) Adva nce d Di sc Re view ( p ag e 21) • Int ro M od e: R evi ews e[...]

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    24 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH Discs — Changing the player settings (continued) About DivX VOD content About DivX VOD content DivX Vid eo -o n- Dema nd ( VOD) c onte nt is e nc r ypt ed fo r co pyr igh t pro tec ti on. In o rde r to pl ay DivX V OD c onte nt on thi s uni t, you fi rst ne ed t o reg ist er th e unit . Foll [...]

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    25 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH DISC OPERA TIONS Tips for making data discs Tips for making data discs • Whe n the re are m ore t han e igh t gro ups , the e igh th gr oup onwa rds w ill b e di sp layed o n one ve r tic al l ine in t he menu screen. • The re may b e dif fe ren ce s in the d is play o rde r on th e men u sc[...]

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    26 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH Using the radio Playing and recording using the cassette tapes Manual tuning Manual tuning 1 Press [BAND , TUNER] to select “FM” or “AM”. 2 Press [ ] or [ ¡ ] (main unit: [ , / RE W ] or [ ¢ , / F F ]) to select the frequency of the required station. • “ ” is d isp laye d whe n a[...]

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    27 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH OTHER OPERA TIONS Playing and recording using the cassette tapes (continued) Stop recording Stop recording If the tape fi nishes before the disc The d is c co nti nue s play ing. Pr ess [ ] (m ain u nit : [ , STOP]) t o sto p it . T o erase a recorded sound T o erase a recorded sound 1 Pre ss [[...]

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    28 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH Adjusting the echo effect Adjusting the echo effect 1 Lower the volume with [- MIC VOL+] then connect the microphone(s) to the microphone jack(s). 2 Adjust the microphone volume with [- MIC VOL+]. 3 Press [ECHO] on the remote control. Ever y tim e you pr es s the b ut ton : ECHO 1 ECHO 2 ECHO 3 [...]

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    29 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH OTHER OPERA TIONS Y ou can not u se Su rro und Enhan ce r , Cent er Foc us, S up er Sur rou nd an d Sub woo fer le vel if yo u have c onne c ted hea dp hon es ( “ ERROR ” ap pea rs o n the d is play) . Y ou may expe ri enc e a re duc t ion in s oun d qua lit y w hen the se so und fi eld sy [...]

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    30 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH Speaker level adjustments Speaker level adjustments Thi s is on e of the way s to get a p pro pr iate su rro und effe ct s. Preparation Pres s [ 3 , D VD/ CD ] a nd th en [ 7 ]. 1 While stopped and no on-screen display is shown Press and hold [–TEST] to output a test signal. TEST L : Fron t Le[...]

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    31 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH OTHER OPERA TIONS Using the timers Setting the time Setting the time Thi s is a 24- hou r cl oc k. 1 Press [CLOCK / TIMER] to select “CLOCK”. Ever y tim e you pr es s the b ut ton : CLOCK ˚ PLA Y Original display ˚ REC 2 ( Within 7 seconds or so ) Press [ 4 , / R EW ] or [ ¢ , / F F ] to [...]

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    32 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH Connecting to a portable audio equipment Connecting to a portable audio equipment Thi s feat ure en ab les yo u to enj oy mus ic fr om a p or t abl e audio equi pment. Portable audio equipment (not included) Audio cord (not included) MUSIC PORT jack Playing or recording from a portable Playing o[...]

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    33 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH OTHER OPERA TIONS Operating a television Operating a television Poin t the re mote c on tro l at th e tel evis ion f or th e fol low ing o pe rat ion s. T o switch the television on or off T o switch the television’s video input mode Adjust the volume Changing channels Note: Som e mo de ls c a[...]

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    34 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH Decoder A de co de r res tore s the c od ed a ud io si gnal s on DVDs to nor mal. T his i s ca lle d de co di ng. DivX DivX is a po pu lar me di a tec hno lo gy c reate d by Di v X, In c. DivX med ia fi les c ont ain h igh ly c omp res se d vi deo w it h hig h vi sual q ual it y tha t main ta i[...]

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    35 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH REFERENCE T roubleshooting guide Bef ore re qu est ing s er v ic e, make th e fol low ing c he ck s. If yo u are in d ou bt ab ou t som e of th e che c k poi nt s, or if t he rem ed ies in di ca ted i n the c har t d o not s ol ve the p ro ble m, co nsul t your d eal er fo r ins tr uc tio ns. Po[...]

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    36 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH A-B repeat Page Point B is automatically set. • T he en d of an i tem b ec ome s po int B wh en it i s rea che d. 20 Marker Cannot add markers. • Y ou can not a dd m ar kers w it h D VD-VR. • If th e dis c’s ela pse d pl ay tim e doe sn’t a pp ea r on the u nit ’s dis play , you c an[...]

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    37 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH REFERENCE Unit displays Page Although the unit is on standby mode, the display lights up and changes continuously . • T u rn of f th e dem o fun c tio n. • If you s et th e cl oc k, d emo f unc ti on wi ll b e tur ned o f f auto mat ic ally. 10 — The display is dark. • Pres s [ DIM MER ][...]

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    38 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH AMPLIFIER SECTION VK960 RMS Output Power : Dolby Digital Mode Front Ch (High Ch) 1 10 W per channel (3 Ω ), 1 kHz, 10% THD Front Ch (Low Ch) 55 W per channel (6 Ω ), 100 Hz, 10% THD Surround Ch 1 10 W per channel (3 Ω ), 1 kHz, 10% THD Center Ch 1 10 W per channel (3 Ω ), 1 kHz, 10% THD Subw[...]

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    39 RQTV0239 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH REFERENCE Pick up W avelength CD 785 nm DVD 662 nm Laser power CD CLASS 1M DVD CLASS 1 Audio output (Disc) Number of channels (FL, FR, C, SL, SR, SW) 5.1 ch Audio performance (measurement at: Rec Out terminal) Frequency response (CD-Audio) 4 Hz to 20 kHz SPEAKER SECTION Rating with low-cut fi l[...]

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    Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Web Site: http://panasonic.net RQTV0239-1L L0507KE1067 En VK760 Center speaker SB-PC760 T ype 1 way , 1 speaker system (Bass refl ex) Speaker unit(s) Impedance 3 Ω 1. Full range 6.5 cm Cone type 2. Full range 6.5 cm Cone type Input power (IEC) 1 10 W (Max) Output sound pressure 85 dB/W (1.0 m) Frequency ra[...]