Panasonic SC-HT892, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...s product please read the instructions completely Please keep this manual for future reference Region Number The Middle East South Africa Saudi Arabia and Kuwait 2 Southeast Asia 3 3 ALL 3 5 2 High quality picture HDMI capability Advanced progressive scan and more page 10 Compatible with a variety of media formats DVD RAM DVD Audio DVD Video DivX and more page 15 High performance sound effects Sou...

Page 2: ...ANY OTHER MATERIALS DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE VENTILATION VENTS DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE UNIT S VENTILATION OPENINGS WITH NEWSPAPERS TABLECLOTHS CURTAINS AND SIMILAR ITEMS DO NOT PLACE SOURCES OF NAKED FLAMES SUCH AS LIGHTED CANDLES ON THE UNIT DISPOSE OF BATTERIES IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY MANNER This product may receive radio interference caused by mobile telephones during use If such interference is ...

Page 3: ...scs using navigation menus 19 Playing data discs 19 Selecting a track using CD text 20 Playing HighMATTM discs 20 Playing RAM and DVD R RW DVD VR discs 20 Using on screen menus 22 Main menu 22 Other Settings 23 Changing the player settings 26 Using the radio 29 Presetting stations automatically 29 Selecting the preset channels 29 Manual tuning 29 Using an outdoor antenna optional 30 Using sound ef...

Page 4: ...ours may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured Blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured Black or Blue The wire which is coloured Brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured Brown or Red WARNING DO NOT CONNECT EITHER WIRE TO T...

Page 5: ...ime DivX Video on Demand VOD content is encrypted for copyright protection In order to play DivX VOD content on this unit you first need to register the unit Follow the online instructions for purchasing DivX VOD content to enter the unit s registration code and register the unit For more information about DivX VOD visit www divx com vod Display the unit s registration code page 28 DivX Registrati...

Page 6: ...ely fold the cable in half do not crease pass the folded portion through the hole and then pull the rest of the cable through the base 2 Insert the stand into the base while gently pulling on the end of the cable 3 Secure the stand to the base 4 Adjust the speaker height 1 Loosen the screws until the speaker can slide up and down the stand 2 Raise the speaker to the desired height and then re tigh...

Page 7: ...t the speaker securely onto the screw s with the hole s Reattaching the speaker cable to the stand 1 Remove the two screws from the stand and remove the metal cover 2 Pull the cable out about 40 cm from the hole in the metal cover and insert the plastic cover 3 Insert the metal cover so it does not disturb the cable and close tightly with the two screws String not included Thread from the wall to ...

Page 8: ...n damage your speakers and shorten their useful life if you play sound at high levels over extended periods Reduce the volume in the following cases to avoid damage When playing distorted sound When the speakers are reverberating due to a record player a microphone noise from FM broadcasts or continuous signals from an oscillator test disc or electronic instrument When adjusting the sound quality ...

Page 9: ...r connections 2 FRONT R 1 FRONT L Main unit Insert the wire fully i White j Blue Push 3 SUBWOOFER Be careful not to cross short circuit or reverse the polarity of the speaker wires as doing so may damage the speakers Speaker connections ...

Page 10: ...evision is an HDMI control compatible television you can operate your television synchronizing with home theater operations or vice versa page 34 Operating both the television and the home theater system Control with HDMI HDAVI ControlTM Make the extra audio connection below when you use HDAVI Control function This audio connection will enable you to play audio from your television through your ho...

Page 11: ...re quality VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT COMPONENTVIDEOOUT PB PR Y COMPONENT VIDEO IN PR PB Y Television not included Back of the main unit Video cables not included To enjoy progressive video Connect to a progressive output compatible television 1 Set Video Output to Off page 27 HDMI tab 2 Set Video Output Mode to 480p or 576p and then follow the instructions on the menu screen page 23 Picture Menu VIDEO...

Page 12: ...a cable away from other wires and cables Click AM loop antenna FM indoor antenna FM indoor antenna Affix this end of the antenna where reception is best Connect the AC mains lead after all other connections are complete Using an outdoor antenna optional page 30 Re tighten the terminal screw Loosen the terminal screw with a Phillips head screwdriver White Red Black While pushing insert the wire ful...

Page 13: ... To display the picture from the main unit turn on your television and change its video input mode e g VIDEO 1 AV 1 etc To change your television s video input mode refer to its operating instructions This remote control can perform some basic television operations page 33 To change these settings later Select QUICK SETUP in the Others tab page 28 STEP6 Preparing the remote control R6 LR6 AA 1 3 2...

Page 14: ... AM TV AUX MUSIC P Return to DVD CD OPEN CLOSE Open Close the disc tray 16 TUNE MODE FM MODE Stop playing 16 Select the tuning mode 29 Adjust the FM reception condition 29 1 MEMORY Play discs 16 Memorize the receiving radio stations 29 4 5 X TUNING W Skip or slow search play 16 Select the radio stations 29 Standby on switch Í I Press to switch the unit from on to standby mode or vice versa In stan...

Page 15: ...lfunction Cleaning of the lens is generally not necessary although this depends on the operating environment DVD Video DVD V DVD Audio DVD A DVD V DVD V Some DVD Audio discs contain DVD Video content To play DVD Video content select Play as DVD Video in Other Menu page 25 Video CD VCD Including SVCD Conforming to IEC62107 DVD RAM DVD VR MP3 JPEG MPEG4 DivX 1 DVD VR Recorded with devices using Vers...

Page 16: ...n mixed to 2 channel stereo Using the main unit ADVANCED SURROUND VOLUME Press to skip Press and hold to search during play start slow motion play during pause Motion picture part Press 1 Play to start normal play 6 Adjust the volume 5 Start play The tray is automatically closed To change the sound quality page 31 3 Open the disc tray Stop 2 Select DVD CD Select TV or AUX to enjoy video cassette r...

Page 17: ...LAY A SRND 1 2 5 6 SLOW SEARCH RETURN SKIP STOP PAUSE TOP MENU DIRECT NAVIGATOR MENU PLAY LIST ENTER CANCEL FL DISPLAY Numbered buttons On screen item select Enter number DVD VR DVD A DVD V VCD CD e g To select 12 S10 1 2 VCD with playback control Press STOP to cancel the PBC function and then press the numbered buttons WMA MP3 JPEG MPEG4 DivX e g To select 123 1 2 3 ENTER Press CANCEL to cancel t...

Page 18: ...condition All group Program and Random play Press PLAY MODE while stopped All group program and random playback screens appear sequentially All group DVD A __ Program Random off Normal play __ __ To exit the all group program and random mode Press PLAY MODE several times while stopped ONETOUCH PLAY A SRND CANCEL FUNCTIONS PLAY MODE ENTER PLAY Numbered buttons FUNCTIONS e g DVD V Basics Details DVD...

Page 19: ...iscs WMA MP3 JPEG MPEG4 DivX Playing items in order Playback Menu 1 Press TOP MENU To exit the screen press TOP MENU 2 Press 3 4 to select All Audio Picture or Video and press ENTER Playing from the selected item Navigation Menu 1 Press MENU To exit the screen press MENU 2 Press 2 followed by 3 4 to select the group and press ENTER 3 To play content in the group in order Press ENTER To start play ...

Page 20: ...ty Penguin Formura one Soccer Baseball Neanderthal Cartoons Trilobites e g CD text 2 Prev 3Return Next 1 New Playlist Item Long Name Display Te PAGE 1 3 Menu1 Menu2 Menu3 Play list1 Play list2 Play list3 Menu Takes you to the next menu which shows play lists or another menu Playlist play starts e g Playlist Group Content All By Artist ENTER RETURN to play to select to exit 0 9 Content title No 1 F...

Page 21: ...0 NTSC 720k576 PAL You can select up to 8 types of audio and subtitles on this unit 002 group 001 001 group 001 track mp3 002 track mp3 003 track mp3 003 group 001 track mp3 002 track mp3 003 track mp3 001 track mp3 002 track mp3 003 track mp3 004 track mp3 e g MP3 root Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories DTS and DTS...

Page 22: ...To display pixel number DivX fps frame per second is also displayed Audio DVD A DVD V DivX with multiple soundtracks To select audio soundtrack DVD VR VCD DivX To select L R or LR DVD V Karaoke disc To select On or Off for vocals Read the disc s instructions for details Signal type data LPCM PPCM ÎDigital DTS MP3 MPEG Signal type kHz Sampling frequency bit ch Number of channels e g 3 2 1ch 1 Low f...

Page 23: ...Disc Review in the Disc tab page 26 When you find a title program to play Press 1 PLAY This may not work depending on the disc and the play position DVD VR This does not work when playing a playlist page 20 Picture Mode Normal Cinema1 Mellows images and enhances detail in dark scenes Cinema2 Sharpens images and enhances detail in dark scenes Animation Suitable for animation Dynamic Enhances the co...

Page 24: ...nts is automatically distinguished and output If the picture is distorted select I Interlace or P Progressive depending on which constructing method was used when the contents were recorded to disc Auto I Interlace P Progressive HD Picture Enhancer This works when the HDMI connection is being used and Video Output page 27 HDMI tab is set to On To sharpen the 720p and 1080i picture quality Off 1 2 ...

Page 25: ...l full screen This may not work depending on the discs recording 16 9 Standard 16 9 4 3 Standard 4 3 European Vista 1 66 1 American Vista 1 85 1 Cinemascope1 2 35 1 Cinemascope2 2 55 1 e g Manual Zoom To zoom in and out manually in 0 01 unit steps from k1 00 to k1 60 in 0 02 unit steps from k1 60 to k2 00 in 0 05 unit steps from k2 00 to k4 00 MPEG4 DivX only To change the steps more quickly press...

Page 26: ... screen appears 2 Select the tab 3 Select the item 4 Make the settings 5 Press repeatedly to exit Select Go right Select Register Select Register QUICK SETUP enables successive settings of the items in the shaded area Audio Choose the audio language English Language options 1 Original 2 Other 3 Subtitle Choose the subtitle language Automatic 4 English Language options 1 Other 3 Menus Choose the la...

Page 27: ...uring playback 6 NTSC PAL60 Output will depend on NTSC Disc Output setting above PAL 7 Automatic PAL NTSC PAL60 Output will depend on NTSC Disc Output setting above Dolby Digital 8 Bitstream PCM Select to suit the type of equipment you connected to the HDMI AV OUT terminal page 10 Select Bitstream when the equipment can decode the bitstream digital form of multi channel data Otherwise select PCM I...

Page 28: ... Bhutani 6890 Bihari 6672 Breton 6682 Bulgarian 6671 Burmese 7789 Byelorussian 6669 Cambodian 7577 Catalan 6765 Chinese 9072 Corsican 6779 Croatian 7282 Czech 6783 Danish 6865 Dutch 7876 English 6978 Esperanto 6979 Estonian 6984 Faroese 7079 Fiji 7074 Finnish 7073 French 7082 Frisian 7089 Galician 7176 Georgian 7565 German 6869 Greek 6976 Greenlandic 7576 Guarani 7178 Gujarati 7185 Hausa 7265 Hebr...

Page 29: ...o select MANUAL Each time you press the button MANUAL PRESET 3 Press X TUNING W to tune to the lowest frequency FM 87 50 AM 522 or 520 4 Press and hold MEMORY Release the button when FM AUTO or AM AUTO is displayed The tuner presets all the stations it can receive into the channels in ascending order SET OK is displayed when the stations are set and the radio tunes to the last preset station ERROR...

Page 30: ...After changing the setting previously preset frequencies will be cleared Preset them again Use outdoor antennas if radio reception is poor Disconnect the antenna when the unit is not in use Do not use the outdoor antenna during an electrical storm Main unit only Using an outdoor antenna optional Leave the AM loop antenna connected AM outdoor antenna Using a vinyl wire not included Run a piece of v...

Page 31: ...e heard clearly even if the acoustics of your room are not optimal The unit automatically selects the most suitable setting according to the type of playback source Press H BASS DVD V DVD VR H BASS ON factory preset H BASS OFF When another source is selected H BASS OFF factory preset H BASS ON The setting you make is retained and recalled every time you play from the same type of source DVD VR DVD...

Page 32: ...stem Preparation To avoid distorted sound make sure that any equalizer function of your external device is turned off Setting the sleep timer Muting the sound ONETOUCH PLAY A SRND VOLUME EXT IN ENTER MUTING SLEEP FUNCTIONS MONO SLP ST H BASS SRD PGM HDCD E 1 W MONO SLP ST MODE AC PRG RDS DTS PL A PS PTY CD DVD D Using headphones 1 Reduce the volume and connect the headphones not included Headphone...

Page 33: ...ay be reversed on some discs VOLUME MIN MIC LEVEL MAX Solo discs Off Vocals off On Vocals on Duet discs Off Vocals off V1iV2 Both parts V1 Part 1 only V2 Part 2 only Operating other equipment You can use the remote control to operate a Panasonic television Connect your equipment referring to Cable TV box or video cassette recorder connection page 11 Note The remote control may not work properly wi...

Page 34: ...hen play starts on the home theater system You can select whether audio is output from the home theater system or the television by using the television settings For details refer to the operating instructions of your television When audio is output from the home theater speakers The television speakers are automatically muted You can control the volume setting using the volume or mute button on t...

Page 35: ...d S10 on the remote control until Initialized or Initialised disappears from the television Turn the unit off and on again All settings will return to the default values The HDAVI Control function does not respond Depending on the condition of the home theater system or the connected equipment it may be necessary to repeat the same operation so that the function can work correctly 34 It takes time...

Page 36: ...levision Others Use a multi system or PAL television The system used on the disc does not match your television PAL discs cannot be correctly viewed on an NTSC television This unit can convert NTSC signals to PAL 60 for viewing on a PAL television NTSC Disc Output in Video tab Ensure that the unit is connected directly to the television and is not connected through a video cassette recorder Mobile...

Page 37: ... unit off and then back on Alternatively turn the unit off disconnect the AC mains lead and then reconnect it If the service numbers fail to clear note the service number and contact a qualified service person D MIX is flashing DVD A Down mixing is the process of remixing the multiple channel audio found on some discs into two channels The disc contains single channel or multiple channel signals w...

Page 38: ...ventional connections it transmits uncompressed digital video and audio signals on a single cable This unit supports high definition video output 720p 1080i from the HDMI AV OUT terminal To enjoy high definition video a high definition compatible television is required I P B MPEG 2 the video compression standard adopted for use with DVD Video codes frames using these 3 picture types I Intra coded ...

Page 39: ...tandard MPEG4 Simple Profile video system G 726 audio system 5 Conforming to IEC62107 6 MPEG 1 Layer 3 MPEG 2 Layer 3 7 Windows Media Audio Ver 9 0 L3 Not compatible with Multiple Bit Rate MBR Pick up Wavelength DVD CD 662 785 nm Laser power DVD CD CLASS 1 CLASS 1M Audio output Disc Number of channels 2 1ch FL FR SW Video system PAL625 50 PAL525 60 NTSC Composite video output Output level 1 Vp p 7...

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