Panasonic Sa-xr57 manual

P PC RQT854 9-P Dear custome r Thank you for purchasing this product. Before connecting, operating or adjusting this pr oduct, please read the instructions completely . Please keep this manual f or future reference.[...]

2 RQT8549 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read these operating i nstructions carefully before using the unit. F o llow the saf ety instru ctions on the unit and the applicab l e safety instructions listed below . Keep these operating instructions handy for future ref erence. 1) Read these instructions. 2) K eep these instr uctions. 3) Heed all warnin[...]

3 RQT8549 Connections Basic operations Before use Operations Reference Table of contents / Listening caution Selecting fine audio equipment such as t he unit you’v e just purchased is only the star t of y our musical enjo y ment. Now i t’ s time to consider ho w you can maximize the fun and e xcitement y our equipment offers . This manufacturer[...]

4 RQT8549 Control guide Remote control Batteries • Insert so the poles (+ and –) match those in the remote control. • Do not use rech argeabl e type batteries. Use Caution • Do not pl ace an object betwee n the sig nal se nsor and t he remo te con tro l. • Do not pl ace the si gnal s ensor unde r dir ect s unl ight or th e stro ng li ght [...]

5 RQT8549 Home Theater connections HDMI stands f or High-Definition Mu ltimedia Inte rface. • HDMI enables you t o trans mit digi tal audio and vide o sig nal s usi ng a s ingl e cable. Y ou c an a lso tr ans mit cont rol sig nals using HDMI conn ection s ([...]

6 RQT8549 Connection cabl e (All cables are sol d separatel y) • Chec k te rminals on y our TV , D VD record er or D VD pla y er an d obtain c orresp onding connec tion cab les. • Select one and us e it f or connecti on when y our TV , D VD recorder or D VD pla yer has t wo or more vid eo terminals . The componen t video terminal can p roduce m[...]

7 RQT8549 Connection cabl e (All cables are sol d separatel y) See page 1 3 for c onnectin g the un it to a cable box o r satelli te rece iver. T o enjoy standar d-quality pict ures Video cable Video conn ection ca ble A udio cab le Opti cal fi ber cable Coax ial c able Insert the cab le after making sure shap es match. How to c onnect t he optica [...]

8 RQT8549 Connection cabl e (All cables are sol d separatel y) Mak e ana log conne ction s accord ing to y our equ ipment an d pref erence . See pa ges 6 and 7 f or video c onnectio ns. Connecting the unit to a TV , D VD recorder and D VD p la yer Video ca ble Video conn ection ca ble Au dio cable Stereo conne ction ca ble Optical fibe r cable Whit[...]

9 RQT8549 Make the fol low ing conn ections in a dditio n to those instructe d on pa ges 5 to 7. • Speak ers pr oduce sound s when y ou mak e connect ions f or either dig ital a udio (OPTICAL) output or ana log audio outpu t. Mak e connecti ons a ccording to y our e quipment and pr ef er ence. • Use the optic al f iber cable f or co nnecti on w[...]

10 RQT8549 Home Theater connections The ideal plac ement is to set each speak er (exc luding the s ubwoo f er) the same dista nce a wa y from the li stening-v ie wing po sitio n . Measure the act ual dist ance from each of the co nnect ed spe akers to the l isten ing-vi e wing pos ition a nd perf or m st eps instru cted in “Setting di stanc es”[...]

11 RQT8549 Do not forget to ta ke ste ps in str ucte d in “Det ectin g sp eakers au toma tica lly” ( á pa ge 14) after conn ecti ng a new s peaker or maki ng a simil ar cha nge. Speaker s design ed f or b i-wiring ha ve se parate co nnection terminals f or high frequ ency and lo w fre quency s ignals. • Bi-wiring pre v ents high fr equenc y [...]

12 RQT8549 Home Theater connections Mak e the f ollo wing conne ctions w hen y ou w ish to i nstal l a se cond p air of spe ak ers i n anoth er room an d enjo y music there . • Select “SPEAKERS B” when y ou wish to enjo y sounds from s peak ers conn ected to the FR ONT B terminals ( á page 18). • If you select SPEAKERS B on ly , playba ck [...]

13 RQT8549 Before use Connectin g other equipmen t The unit m akes aud io outp ut when you ma ke ei ther dig ital audio (OPTICAL) output c onnectio ns or a nalog audio outp ut con nections . Make co nnect ions a ccord ing to your e quipment and pre ferenc e. Mak e con nections instructe d in “T o en jo y standard-qual ity pi ctures” ( á pa ge [...]

14 RQT8549 Before playback P oint s re garding speak er si zes ( á page 31) The f actory -set speake r size is “ SMALL ”. You can se t the lo wpass f ilter freque ncy acc ordin g to the pl ayback f requenc y when th e speaker size i s “ SMALL ”. ( The fact ory- set low pass fi lter freq uency is 10 0 Hz.) See “Setting spea kers a nd thei[...]

15 RQT8549 Confirming audio ou tput fr om speakers and adjusting volumes Thr ough the se steps, yo u make sure eac h of th e connected speake rs m akes a udio outp ut. Adj ust t he ou tput l evel from each sp eake r and the o utpu t level from the front speak ers to achieve b alan ce in the li sten ing - view ing posit ion. 1 Select [SPEAKERS A]. P[...]

16 RQT8549 Enjoying Home Theater features Basic playbac k 1 Turn th e un it on . Press The [MUL TI CH SURROUND] indi cator comes on (F actory setting). • The st andb y i ndicator [ ^ ] goes off when you turn the unit o n. Do not forget t o perform spea ker detec tion when you play a source on the un it for the first time or when y ou chang e the [...]

17 RQT8549 This uni t does not play the Dolb y Di gital R F signal and MPEG audi o signal . • The unit mak e s output t hrough speak ers accord ing to the n umber of sign als rec orded in so urces w hen y ou s witch Dolb y Pro Logic , NEO:6, or SFC off . Example: The unit mak es outpu t throu gh fron t spe akers, the cen ter sp eaker, surrou nd s[...]

18 RQT8549 Playback options RECEIVER AV SYSTEM TV RECORDER DV D DV D PLA YER ANALOG 6CH VCR CD TUNER BAND AUTO SPEAKER DETECTOR ADV ANCED DUAL AMP BI-AMP WIRELESS READY POWER SPEAKERS AB AUTO SPEAKER DETECTOR MULTI CH SURROUND AUX S VIDEO IN VIDEO IN L A U DIO IN R MENU SETUP RETURN INPUT SELECTOR ENTER VOLU ME HDMI TUNE [BI-AMP] AD V ANCED DU AL A[...]

19 RQT8549 Using HDAVI Control 1. Con n ect th e un it to a P ana so nic T V (V IERA) a nd D VD rec or der (DIG A) un der HD A VI Con tr o l usin g the H DM I cable ( á page 5) . (It is rec ommend ed that y ou us e P anasonic’ s HDMI c ab le. Depend ing on the cab le used, this functio n ma y not be poss ib le .) 2. Mak e settings on the TV (VIE[...]

20 RQT8549 Remote controlli ng a TV o r DVD recorder etc. Besides t his un it, you ca n operat e a Panas onic TV, D VD record er, DVD pl ayer, VCR or CD play er (exclu ding c ertain mod els) usin g the sup plied remot e cont rol . See re spect ive equip ment’ s oper atin g ins tructi ons for de tail ed ope rati ons. You may need to enter a code t[...]

21 RQT8549 When usi ng a P anaso nic D VD recor der Change the unit’ s remote co ntrol co de to match t he rem ote con trol c ode o f the DVD recorder. Confirm th e DVD reco rder’s rem ote control code numb er acco rding to it s operati ng instru ction s. 1 Press [D VD RECORDER]. 2 Press an d hold [ENT ER] tog ether with [1], [2], or [3] f or 2[...]

22 RQT8549 Remote controlling a TV or DVD recorder etc. O N E T O U C H P L A Y D I R E C T N A V I G A T O R T O P M E N U F U N C T I O N S 0 RECEIVER AV SYSTEM TV RECORDER DV D DV D PLA YER ANALOG 6CH VCR CD TUNER BAND CH VOLUME DIRECT TUNING ENTER SKIP SLOW/SEARCH ST OP P A USE PLA Y DRIVE SELECT D VD RECORDER CM SKIP ENTER SUB MENU RETURN OFF [...]

23 RQT8549 Before use T wo or more Panasonic a udio equ ipment may star t funct io ning wh en you use t he uni t’ s r emote co ntro l for operati ng t he equipmen t. Switch t he unit’ s remote contro l code to “ REMOTE 2 ” in su ch cases. Use th e same co de for set ting t he unit and i ts remo te contr ol thro ugh the following steps. Chan[...]

24 RQT8549 Listening to sounds with surround effects Y ou c an add surround eff ects or pla y s tereo s ources on mu lti ch annels . Dolby Pr o Logic • Dolby Pro Logic offer s y ou m ulti-channel pla yback of stereo sour ces. • The technolo gy enab les y ou to pla y 5.1 -chan nel Dolb y Digital and DTS so urce s on 7.1 cha nnels (when tw o surr[...]

25 RQT8549 Before use SFC (Sound Field Control) Enjoy an enh anced soun d experienc e with greater presenc e and spread by using these SFC modes with Dolb y Digital, DTS, PCM or ana log ster eo sour ces. Use this mo de when playing mu sic. (Music) Press and select one of the following modes. Y ou can al so se lect each of the foll owing mo des by p[...]

26 RQT8549 Sound effect under remote control See pages 24 an d 25 f or inf ormation a bout ea ch mode . Adjusting Dol b y Pr o Logic “ MUSIC ” mode further You can u se the follo wing mo des whe n the i nput sourc e is 2-chan nel stereo . (Dimension Contr ol) You c an ma ke up for diff eren ces i n th e out put level of t he f ront and surro un[...]

27 RQT8549 Before use Convenient functions under remote control Using headphones Adjusting the subw oofer le vel You ca n adj ust t he ou tput leve l whi le pla ying s our ces. You c an adju st t he lev el accor ding t o you r pr eferen ce by th ickening or th inning the ultra bass , for exam ple. Press and make a selection. Adjustme nt range: --- [...]

28 RQT8549 Sound effect/Convenient functions T o return to the p revi ous disp lay/T o cancel Press AUTO SPEAKER DETECTOR ADV ANCED DUAL AMP BI-AMP WIRELESS READY POWER SPEAKERS AB AUTO SPEAKER DETECTOR MULTI CH SURROUND AUX S VIDEO IN VIDEO IN L A U DIO IN R MENU SETUP RETURN INPUT SELECTOR ENTER VOLUME HDMI TUNE MENU SETUP RETURN INPUT SELECTOR E[...]

29 RQT8549 Before use Adjusting t he bass • Y ou can adjust the b ass thro ugh this o peration. 1 Select and confirm the choice. 2 Make adjustment and conf irm the choice. Adjustm ent ran ge: - 10 dB to +10 dB Fact ory settin g: 0 dB Adjusting t he trebl e • Y ou can ad just the tr eble thro ugh this o peration. 1 Se lect and confir m the c hoi[...]

30 RQT8549 Setting the receiver T o return to the pre vious d ispla y/ T o cancel Press AUTO SPEAKER DETECTOR ADV ANCED DUAL AMP BI-AMP WIRELESS READY POWER SPEAKERS AB AUTO SPEAKER DETECTOR MULTI CH SURROUND AUX S VIDEO IN VIDEO IN L AUDIO IN R MENU SETUP RETURN INPUT SELECTOR ENTER VOLU ME HDMI TUNE MENU SETUP RETURN INPUT SELECTOR ENTER Basic op[...]

31 RQT8549 Before use Setting speak ers and their sizes • Y ou can set connec ted speaker s and the ir si zes ma nually . • Frequencies a v ailab le for pl ay b ack var y ac co rd in g t o speaker s. Size se tting is necessary f or repro ducing sour ces, particularl y their bass sectio n, comp letel y . 1 Se lect and confir m the c hoice. 2 Se [...]

32 RQT8549 Setting the receiver See page 3 0 f or receiver ope rations.[...]

33 RQT8549 Before use See page 3 0 f or receiver operation s. Selecting the equipment connected to the HDMI input ter minal • Y ou set the connecte d equipment as a D VD recor der or D VD playe r thro ugh these steps. 1 Se lect and confir m the c hoice. 2 Se lect and confir m the c hoice. 3 Se lect the equipment connected to th e HDMI input t erm[...]

34 RQT8549 The radio Impr o ving receptio n DVD recorders and D VD players can interfere with radio reception. Turn the D VD recorder and the DV D player off or move it further away from the AM loop antenna if this occurs. Manual tuning On the remot e control (Direct tuning) On the main unit 1 Select “ TUNER ”. Press 1 Select “ TUNER FM ” o[...]

35 RQT8549 Before use • Ev en if th e A C po wer s upply cord is di scon nected from the hou sehol d A C outl et, the stati ons rem ain in the memo r y f or approx ima tely two w eeks . Preset tuning Presetting stations n Auto pr esett ing 1 Set the c hannel reception t o FM 87. 9 MHz or AM 530 kHz. ( á page 34) Prese t chann els t hat ar e auto[...]

36 RQT8549 Troubleshooting guide Before requesting ser vi ce, make the followi ng checks. If you are in doubt about some of t he check points, or if the remedies in di cated in the chart do not solve the problem, ref er to the “Custom er Services D irector y” on page 38 if y ou reside in the U.S.A ., or refer to the “Product in f ormatio n”[...]

37 RQT8549 Before use Help message Specifications (IHF’78) n AMPL IFIER SEC TIO N Rated minimum si ne wave R MS power o utput 20 Hz-2 0 kHz bot h channe ls drive n 0.09 % tota l har moni c dis torti on 100 W per chan nel (6 Ω ) 1 kHz c onti nuous powe r outp ut b oth chan nels dr iven 0.09 % tota l har moni c dis torti on 105 W per chan nel (6 [...]

38 RQT8549 Warranty (U.S.A.) Accesso ry Purchases Limited Wa rrant y Co verage If y our produ ct does n ot work pr operly becaus e of a def ect in m aterials or w orkmans hip , P anasonic Consu mer Electronics C ompany o r P anasonic Puerto Rico, Inc. (collectiv ely refe rred to as “t he warrantor”) will, f or the length of the period indicated[...]

39 RQT8549 Before use Warranty (Canada) P anasonic Canada Inc . P ANASONIC/TECHNICS PRODUCT – LIMITED W ARRANTY Panasonic Ca nada Inc. warrants this p roduct to be free f rom defects in mater ial and wor kman ship an d agrees to r emedy any s uch d efec t f or a period as st ated bel o w f rom t he dat e of orig in al pu rc hase . T echn ics Audi[...]

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