Panasonic SCDM3 - DVD HOME THEATER SYSTEM, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ... product please read these instructions completely Please keep this manual for future reference AUDIO VIDEO As an ENERGY STAR Partner Panasonic has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency The region number of this unit is 1 You can play DVD Video marked 1 ALL or with a re gion number including 1 Example See page 4 for details 1 ALL 2 4 1 ...

Page 2: ...anges or modifications to this equipment would void the user s authority to operate this device This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Opera tion is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN THE U ...

Page 3: ... contrast 25 Operating a television 25 The sleep timer 25 Using headphones 25 Changing settings 26 Common procedures 27 Entering a password Ratings Changing the delay time 28 Language code list 28 Optional audio video equipment connections 29 Optional antenna connections 29 Reference Troubleshooting guide 30 Maintenance 31 Glossary 32 Disc handling 32 Specifications 33 Limited Warranty U S A 34 Pr...

Page 4: ...for future reference 1 Read these instructions 2 Keep these instructions 3 Heed all warnings 4 Follow all instructions 5 Do not use this apparatus near water 6 Clean only with dry cloth 7 Do not block any ventilation openings Install in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions 8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifi...

Page 5: ...Leave 30 mm 13 16q clearance at the rear of the unit Surround speakers Left 3 Right 4 SB RDM3 Place either side of the seating position or slight ly to the rear about 1 meter 3 feet higher than ear level TUNER AUX POWER VOLUME PHONES DOWN UP OPEN CLOSE I DVD PL D Attach the stand to the unit 1 Slot the stand onto the base of the unit with the thinner end to the front 2 Fix the stand in place with ...

Page 6: ...age 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 receiving howling from a microphone or record player noise from FM broadcasts or continuous sig nals from an oscillator test disc or electronic instrument When adjusting the sound quality W...

Page 7: ...r television has an S VIDEO terminal page 29 Connect directly to your television Do not connect the unit through a video cassette recorder be cause the picture may not be played correctly due to the copy guard 2 Connecting Connect in numeric order top to bottom Video cable Television STEP4 Copper Red i terminals Silver Gray j terminals 1 Front L 3 Surround L 5 Center 2 Front R 4 Surround R 6 Subwo...

Page 8: ...t is turned off with Í To save power when the unit is not to be used for a long time unplug it from the household AC outlet Remember to reset the radio stations and any other memory items before using the unit again For your reference Information you enter into the unit s memory remains intact for up to a week after the AC power supply cord is disconnected Auto Power Off The unit switches itself o...

Page 9: ...16 9 television Use the television s screen modes to change the way the picture is shown 6 Press SHIFT r r r r r ACTION to end the settings To return to the previous screen Press RETURN Batteries Do not mix old and new batteries use different types at the same time heat or expose to flame take apart or short circuit attempt to recharge alkaline or manganese batteries use batteries if the covering ...

Page 10: ...ROUP 17 25 K Numbered buttons 1 9 0 S10 12 L Cancel button CANCEL 16 M Dialogue enhancer r Mix 2ch button D ENH MIX 2CH 13 23 N Cinema r FM mode button CINEMA FM MODE 13 20 O Volume buttons s r VOLUME 11 20 Main unit Buttons 4 5 and E function the same as the controls on the re mote control P Display Q Tuner Aux button TUNER AUX 20 R Standby on switch POWER Í I Press to switch the unit from on to ...

Page 11: ... play Press during play Press DVD CD 1 to restart play Auto standby The unit switches to standby mode after about 30 minutes in the stop mode Note that it may be switched to standby earlier by the sleep timer page 25 SLOW SEARCH P MEMORY STOP DVD CD MENU TOPMENU CH SELECT TEST ENTER PROGRAM RANDOM REPEAT A BREPEAT S SRND CINEMA D ENH EQ PL FMMODE MIX2CH SHIFT VOLUME MUTING CANCEL RETURN LIGHT ACTI...

Page 12: ...ning portions of each chapter up to the current one are played Full play resumes from the point where you pressed or P MEMORY This feature works only within a title If you do not press 1 DVD CD the message disappears and play starts from where you pressed or P MEMORY SLOW SEARCH P MEMORY STOP DVD CD MENU TOPMENU CH SELECT TEST ENTER PROGRAM RANDOM REPEAT A BREPEAT S SRND CINEMA D ENH EQ PL FMMODE ...

Page 13: ... only Press the numbered buttons to select the item To select a 2 digit number Example To select track 23 press S10 2 3 Play starts from the selected item Note This works only when stopped with some discs Cinema DVD A DVD V VCD Remote control only You can change the picture quality for movie viewing Press CINEMA Each time you press the button C Mellows images and enhances detail in dark scenes N N...

Page 14: ...e is recorded on the disc Soundtracks During play Press AUDIO The number changes each time you press the button Play restarts from the beginning of the soundtrack when changing DVD Audio soundtracks that are accompanied by still pictures Even if a second soundtrack isn t recorded on a DVD Audio two soundtrack numbers will normally be shown when you press AUDIO The soundtrack currently playing is n...

Page 15: ...apsed play time is displayed Remote control only A B repeat play DVD A DVD V CD VCD You can repeat a section between points A and B within a title or track 1 During play Press A B REPEAT at the starting point A 2 Press A B REPEAT at the finishing point B A B repeat starts To cancel Press A B REPEAT until is displayed Note Some subtitles recorded around point A or B may fail to appear The unit auto...

Page 16: ...CANCEL To clear the whole program Press To check the contents of the program After stopping play press 9 The track numbers and pro gram positions are displayed in order To exit the program mode Press PROGRAM while stopped Note When playing DVD Audio the program is cleared when you switch the unit to standby open the disc tray select another source or exit the program mode Discs Convenient function...

Page 17: ...uttons to select the track number and press ENTER The selected group and track begin to play Playing all the groups in succession page 16 All group play Playing bonus groups Some discs contain bonus groups To enjoy these groups you may have to enter a password Refer to the disc s jacket 1 Repeat steps 1 and 2 above to select the bonus group 2 Enter the 4 digit password with the numbered buttons an...

Page 18: ... menus There are 5 positions Shuttle screen There are five speeds for both backward and forward slow motion and search The numbers on either side of the shuttle screen indicate the maxi mum speeds of the search Numbered buttons DVD A DVD V CD VCD Remote control only On Screen Menu Icons are menus that contain information about the disc or unit These menus allow you to perform operations by chang i...

Page 19: ...e number Selected picture is shown during play VCD Audio mode LR L R J VCD with playback control only Menu play Indicates whether menu play playback control is on or off Unit information Play menu A B repeat page 15 ENTER start point ENTER finish point To cancel ENTER Repeat play page 15 DVD A CD VCD Play mode display pages 16 and 17 Normal play PGM Program play RND Random play ALL All group play ...

Page 20: ...changes to show the current minimum frequency Continue to hold the button down The minimum frequency changes and the step is changed To return to the original step repeat the above steps Note Any FM frequencies preset in channels will be changed by this procedure Preset them again The radio manual tuning Remote control only Radio stations can be tuned manually by selecting the station s frequency ...

Page 21: ...nd the order they are preset in Up to 15 stations can each be set in the FM and AM bands Automatic presetting Remote control only 1 Tune to FM 87 9 MHz or FM 87 5 MHz page 20 2 Press and hold PROGRAM Release the button when the frequency starts changing PGM flashes while the stations are set The last station to be set is then played 3 Tune to AM 520 kHz 4 Press and hold PROGRAM Release the button ...

Page 22: ... with this mark Software encoded with DTS can be identified with this mark DVD DOLBY PRO LOGIC page 23 Dolby Pro Logic is a decoding system that was developed to get a better sense of presence from sources encoded with Dolby Surround The feeling of position has been improved by the addition of a separate center speaker channel Software encoded with Dolby Surround can be identified with this mark D...

Page 23: ... Lch Cch Rch RSch LSch SWch SWch Subwoofer Dolby Pro Logic The surround channel is monaural so the indicator appears as Sch instead SWch does not appear 2 Press 3 to increase or 4 to decrease L R j16 dB to 0 dB C RS LS S j10 dB to i6 dB SW j10 dB to i10 dB Note You can also adjust subwoofer level by pressing SHIFT i SUBWOOFER LEVEL Remote control only DOLBY DIGITAL and DTS Play a DOLBY DIGITAL or ...

Page 24: ... You cannot adjust the bass while you are using headphones ERROR appears on the display Remote control only SUPER SURROUND Press S SRND to select MUSIC or MOVIE Each time you press the button MUSIC MOVIE STEREO SOUND off To cancel Press S SRND to select STEREO SOUND Note Turn super surround off when playing a DVD recorded with Dolby Digital or DTS The surround effects will not be reproduced correc...

Page 25: ...matically switched to stereo 2 channel If sound is distorted turn on dynamic range compression page 26 Audio D Range Compression Note Avoid listening for prolonged periods of time to prevent hearing damage VOLUME PHONES DOWN UP SLOW SEARCH P MEMORY STOP DVD CD MENU TOPMENU CH SELECT TEST ENTER PROGRAM RANDOM REPEAT A BREPEAT S SRND CINEMA D ENH EQ PL FMMODE MIX2CH SHIFT VOLUME MUTING CANCEL RETURN...

Page 26: ...ugh two channels when headphones are connected or when using the MIX 2CH mode On Off Audio will still be heard during search with some DVD Audio English Français Español On Off Off DVD Audio are played as DVD Audio On DVD Video contents found on DVD Audio can be played Items Audio DVD A DVD V Choose the preferred audio language Subtitle DVD A DVD V Choose the preferred subtitle language Menus DVD ...

Page 27: ...ion and press ENTER The screen now shows the menu again To return to the previous screen Press RETURN When you are finished Press SHIFT i ACTION Disc Audio Subtitle Menus Ratings English English Automatic Level 8 ACTION SELECT ENTER RETURN SLOW SEARCH P MEMORY STOP DVD CD MENU TOPMENU CH SELECT TEST ENTER PROGRAM RANDOM REPEAT A BREPEAT S SRND CINEMA D ENH EQ PL FMMODE MIX2CH SHIFT VOLUME MUTING C...

Page 28: ...sian 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 Hebrew 7387 Hindi 7273 Hungarian 7285 Icelandic 7383 Indonesian 7378 Interling...

Page 29: ...be repro duced with the same powerful stereophonic effects found in mov ie theaters When connecting a record player We recommend using a record player with a built in phono equal izer If your player doesn t have a built in equalizer connect it first to a separate equalizer and then connect that to this unit To playback 1 Press TUNER AUX to select AUX Each time you press the button FM AM AUX 2 Star...

Page 30: ...nnot play DVD Video with a region number other than 1 ALL or multiple region numbers including 1 4 The disc may be dirty and may require cleaning P Ensure that the disc is inserted correctly label facing right if the unit is standing or up if lying down An alternative language is not selected with discs which do not contain more than one language In the case of some discs the alternative language ...

Page 31: ...Wipe it with a soft cloth P Incorrect operation performed Read the instructions and try again Trouble is likely to have occurred The number following H depends on the status of the unit Reset procedure Press Í to switch the unit to the standby mode and then back to ON Alternatively press Í to switch the unit to the standby mode disconnect the AC power supply cord and then reconnect it If the servi...

Page 32: ...s method Dolby Pro Logic A surround system where a 4 channel audio track is recorded as 2 channels and then is restored to 4 channels for play The surround channel is monaural and can reproduce up to 7 kHz DTS Digital Theater Systems This surround system is used in many movie theaters around the world There is good separation between the channels so realistic sound effects are possible Dynamic ran...

Page 33: ...ype Impedance 8 Input power 60 W Music Output sound pressure level 80 dB W 1 0 m Frequency range 150 Hz 25 kHz j16 dB 200 Hz 22 kHz j10 dB Dimensions Wk k k k kHk k k k kD 83k108k99 mm 39 32 k41 4 k329 32 Mass 0 7 kg 1 5 Ib Surround speakers SB RDM3 Type 1 way 1 speaker Closed Speakers Full range 6 5 cm 21 2 cone type Impedance 8 Input power 60 W Music Output sound pressure level 80 dB W 1 0 m Fre...

Page 34: ...uthorized Servicer or damage that is attributable to acts of God THERE ARE NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES EXCEPT AS LISTED UNDER LIMITED WARRANTY COVERAGE THE WARRANTOR IS NOT LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY As examples this ex cludes damages for lost time travel to and from the servicer loss of media or ima...

Page 35: ...ses parts specified by the manufacturer or parts that have the same characteristics as the original parts Unauthorized substitutes may result in fire electric shock or other hazards 4 Safety check After repairs or service ask the servicer to perform safety checks to confirm that the unit is in proper working condition The servicer will require all components to service your system Therefore should...

Page 36: ...2 5 956 674 5 974 380 5 978 762 and other world wide patents issued and pending DTS and DTS Digital Surround are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc C 1996 2000 Digital Theater Sys tems Inc All rights reserved Listening caution Selecting fine audio equipment such as the unit you ve just purchased is only the start of your musical enjoyment Now it s time to consider how you can max...