Panasonic SC-XH60 manual

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    [GA] [GS] [GW] RQT9801- B Operating Instruction s DVD Home Theater Sound System Model No. SC-XH160 SC-XH 100 SC-XH 60 until 2013/04/01 Thank you for pu rchasing this pr oduct. Ple ase r ead t hes e ins tr ucti ons c are full y b efore usi ng this product, a nd save this manua l for fut ure use . The illu strat ions sh own m ay di ffer fr om yo ur u[...]

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    2 RQT 98 01 Indica tes feature s appli cable t o: (When usin g the moulde d three pin m ains plug) How to replace the fuse The loca tion of t he fuse differ accordin g to the type of A C mains plug (fig ures A a nd B). Confir m the AC m ains plu g fitted and fo llow the in struction s below. Illustration s may differ fro m actua l AC mains plug. 1.[...]

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    3 RQT 98 01  The circled numbers indicated in the operating instructions (e.g. Press [ Í ] 1 ) correspond to the circled numbers in the above. RETURN VOL STOP VOL TV INPUT AV SKIP SLOW PAUSE SEARCH SEARCH PLAY DVD USB EXIT – REPEAT PLAY MODE SOUND SURROUND FL DISPLAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 10 1 0 CANCEL FUNCTIONS MUTE M E N U S T A R T T O P M E[...]

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    4 RQT 98 01 Other Panas onic audio/vid eo equipm ent may start functionin g when you ope rate the uni t usi ng t he su pplied r emote co ntro l. Y ou can oper ate this unit i n another mode by se tting th e rem ote contro l operati ng mod e to “R EMOTE 2” . The ma in unit and remot e cont rol must be set t o the sam e mode. 1 Pr ess [EXT- IN] 4[...]

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    5 Getting S tarted Pl ayin g Di scs Other Opera tions Reference RQT 98 01 Getting St a rted Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Control reference guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 step 1 Pr eparing the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 step 2 Positi o ning . . .[...]

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    6 RQT 98 01 [XH160 ] Front speakers Preparatio n ≥ T o preve nt damag e or scratch es, lay d own a soft cloth to assemble speakers. ≥ For assembly , us e a Phillips-head screwdriver (not supplied). ≥ Y ou wil l need to obtai n the ap prop ria te screw eyes to matc h the wal ls or pillars to w hich they are going to be fastene d. ≥ Consu lt [...]

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    7 RQT 98 01 Getting S tarted How yo u set up yo ur spea kers ca n affect the ba ss and t he soun d field. Note the following poin ts: ≥ Place spea kers on flat sec ure bases. ≥ Keep you r speaker s at least 10 mm awa y from the system for pro per vent ilation . ≥ Placing spe akers t oo close to floor s, walls, an d corn ers can re sult in exc[...]

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    8 RQT 98 01  Use an FM outdoor antenna if radio reception is poor. ≥ T o lis ten to th e TV au dio on t he soun d system, co nnect t he HDMI § 1 cable or au dio cable . Refer to the op erating instruct ions of t he respect ive devices for th e settin gs necessar y to out put the au dio. § 1 Only w hen con necting t o an AR C compat ible TV .[...]

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    9 RQT 98 01 Getting S tarted Con serving pow er The m ain unit c onsume s a sma ll amoun t of po wer , even wh en it is in standb y mode ( B 2 3). T o save p ower wh en th e unit is not t o be used for a long time, unpl ug it f rom the h ouseho ld mains socket. Y ou will need to rese t some memory ite ms when plugging b ack the main unit .  ≥ [...]

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    10 RQT 98 01 Y ou can pr eset up to 30 c hannels . The radio settin gs will be shown on the unit’s display . ( Some settings are also in dicated o n the TV scree n.) Preparatio n Make sur e that the FM anten na is conne cted. ( B 8) Select a radio b roadc ast. 1 P ress [RADIO ] 4 to select “ FM”. 2 Pre ss [SEARCH 6 , SEARCH 5 ] ? to sele ct t[...]

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    11 RQT 98 01 Getting S tarted Pl ayin g Di scs Other Opera tions Reference Prep arati on ≥ Make sure that th ere is a n audio connec tion bet ween th is unit an d the TV or other dev ice. ( B 8) ≥ T urn on the TV or/a nd other device . Press [EXT-I N] 4 to choose the source that is used to connect th is unit to th e TV or other device. ≥ T o [...]

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    12 RQT 98 01 Y ou can en hance t he aud io effect for low vol ume 5.1- channe l sound. (Conv enient for late nigh t viewing.) Press and ho ld [–W .SRD] : to show the cu rrent setting. While the cu rrent settin g is displayed , press [–W.SRD] : to change the setting. ON ,------. OFF Only wh en “Surr ound layo ut (Reco mmended )” mod e is sel[...]

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    13 RQT 98 01 Getting S tarted Pl ayin g Di scs Other Opera tions Reference Y ou can se lect to pla y from your desire d item while t he navig ation m enu scre en is disp layed. e.g. Data d isc Play starts fro m the sele cted conten t. [MP3] [JPEG] [Xvid] ≥ T o return to the previous folder, press [RETURN] D . Y ou c an also do this by selecting ?[...]

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    14 RQT 98 01 This wo rks only when the e lapsed pl ay time can be disp layed. It also works with a ll JPEG con tent. Items sho wn differ de pendin g on th e type o f disc and p layback m ode.  Random mode will be cleared when you change the repeat mode.  This does not work during HD JPEG playback ( B 17, HD JPEG Mode [JPEG] ) Repe at play Dur[...]

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    15 RQT 98 01 Getting S tarted Pl ayin g Di scs Other Opera tions Reference Prep arati on ≥ Confirm that the HD MI conn ection ha s been ma de ( B 8). 1 S et “VIERA Link” to “ On” ( B 17). (The defa ult setting is “ On”.) 2 S et th e “HDA V I Contr ol” opera tions on the con nected equipm ent (e.g., T V). 3 Turn on al l “HDA V I [...]

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    16 RQT 98 01 (For “HDA VI Control 2 or later”) Y ou can con trol the play back menu s of this unit w ith the T V’s remote control. Wh en ope rating the TV’s remote contro l, refer to the below illustration for operation buttons.  ≥ Depending on the menu, some button operations cannot be p erformed from the TV’s remote control. ≥ Y [...]

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    17 RQT 98 01 Getting S tarted Pl ayin g Di scs Other Opera tions Reference Select to suit th e type of equip ment you c onnecte d to th e HDMI A V OUT ter minal . Select “Bitstrea m” when the equi pment ca n deco de the bi tstream (di gital form o f 5.1-chan nel data). Otherwise, se lect “PCM” . (If the bitstrea m is out put to the equ ipme[...]

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    18 RQT 98 01 Ratings Set a rating level to limit DVD-Video play . Setting ratings (When level 8 is se lected) ≥ 1 to 7 ≥ 8 No Li mit When you select you r ratings le vel, a password screen is sho wn. The de fault passwor d is “00 00”. Enter the 4- digit passw ord with the numb ered b uttons, and press [OK] 8 . Y ou can cha nge th e defaul t[...]

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    19 RQT 98 01 Getting S tarted Pl ayin g Di scs Other Opera tions Reference This unit ca n play P AL an d NTSC, b ut the “TV Syst em” ( B 17) of thi s unit must ma tch the syste m of yo ur TV .  Depending on the P AL video o n the disc, the image may not be displayed correctly on an NTSC TV . ≥ Do not attach labels or sticke rs to discs. T [...]

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    20 RQT 98 01 Before requ esting s ervice, make the follo wing checks. I f you ar e in doubt about some of the check p oints, or if t he solut ions indica ted in t he following g uide do not so lve the p roblem, co nsult you r deale r for instructions. No power . Insert the AC mains lea d securely . ( B 9) The unit is automatically switched to st an[...]

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    21 RQT 98 01 Getting S tarted Pl ayin g Di scs Other Opera tions Reference It takes time before pl ay start s. ≥ Play may take time to be gin when an MP3 track has st ill picture d ata. Even after the track starts, the c orrect play time will not be displaye d. This is normal. [M P3] ≥ This is normal on Xvid video. [Xvid] A menu screen appears [...]

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    22 RQT 98 01 The foll owing message s or se rvice num bers may appea r on the T V or unit's display . “ / ” The op eration is proh ibited by the un it or disc. “ / Incorrect Disc Region” Only DVD-Video discs that include or h ave the sa me region numbe r as the one on the rear panel of thi s unit ca n be pla yed. ( B Co ver page) “NO[...]

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    23 RQT 98 01 Getting S tarted Pl ayin g Di scs Other Opera tions Reference  1 S pecifications are subject to change without n otice. Mass and dimensions are approximate. 2 T otal harmonic distortion is measured by a digital spectrum analyzer . Specifications GENERAL Power s upply AC 220 V t o 240 V , 50 Hz AC 220 V t o 240 V , 50/6 0 Hz Power co[...]

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    24 RQT 98 01 Safety precautions WA R N I N G Unit ≥ T o r educe the risk of fir e, electr ic shock o r product damag e, – Do not expose this unit t o rain, moisture, d ripping or splashing. – Do not place ob jects filled with liq uids, such as vase s, on this un it. – Use only the recomm ended accessori es. – Do not remove cove rs. – Do[...]

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    25 RQT 98 01 Getting S tarted Pl ayin g Di scs Other Opera tions Reference SC-XH160-100-60_GAGSGW_ RQT9801-B_eng.boo k 25 ページ 2012年1 2月26日 水曜日  午後4時5 7分[...]

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    Panasonic Corporation Web S it e : h ttp://panasoni c.net C Panaso nic Corp oration 2012 RQT9801 -B F1 212S N0 p SC-XH160-100-60_GAGSGW_ RQT9801-B_eng.boo k 22 ページ 2012年1 2月26日 水曜日  午後4時5 7分[...]