Panasonic SAHT1500 - RECEIVER W/HD&DVD REC, Operating Manual

Page 1: ... and safety please read these instructions carefully Before connecting operating or adjusting this product please read these instructions completely Please keep this manual for future reference Region number supported by this unit Region numbers are allocated to DVD players and software according to where they are sold The region number of this unit is 1 The unit will play DVDs marked with labels ...

Page 2: ...System cable K1HA25HA0003 1 AM loop antenna N1DAAAA00002 1 FM indoor antenna RSA0007 L 1 IR Blaster K2ZZ04C00001 3 Speaker cables 1a4 m 13 foot cable REE1203A J 2a10 m 33 foot cables REE1203C J 1 Sheet of speaker cable stickers 6 Speaker screws 2 washer screws RHD50015 4 long screws XSN5i30FN U S A only Product Registration Card Please complete and return the included product registration card or ...

Page 3: ...on 9 HDD and discs you can use for recording and play 9 Play only discs 12 cm 8 cm 9 Discs that cannot be played 9 Disc handling 10 HDD Hard disk drive handling care 10 Maintenance 11 RECORDING Recording television programs 12 Recording modes and approximate recording times 13 Selecting audio to record 13 Playing while you are recording 13 Flexible Recording 14 Recording from a video cassette reco...

Page 4: ...f electric shock to persons CAUTION CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE SCREWS NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the ap pliance RISK OF ELE...

Page 5: ...am list page 15 Erase items page 22 Start recording page 12 Center focus SHIFT page 38 Select audio page 13 22 Seat position SHIFT page 38 Create chapters Green button for television program list page 22 15 Repeat items SHIFT page 21 Muting Volume is reduced to minimum To cancel press again or reduce the volume to minimum dB then raise it to the required level Muting is also canceled when you swit...

Page 6: ...tellite service the program guide in this unit will not receive program listings or channel information Without this information program based recordings cannot be made However recordings can still be set manually Downloading the television program list The unit downloads the television program list only when the unit is turned off When the unit is connected to a cable TV box the cable TV box must...

Page 7: ...ess ENTER 5 Press 2 1 to select the item you want to change and press 3 4 to change the setting 6 Press ENTER The clock starts To exit the screen Press RETURN several times DST Daylight Saving Time ON or OFF If you select ON the clock is advanced one hour starting at 2 a m on the first Sunday in April and ending at 2 a m on the last Sunday in October TIME ZONE shows the time difference from Greenw...

Page 8: ... seconds 7 Press ENTER When the following indicator appears on the unit s display Change the code on the remote control to match the main unit s step 6 To exit the screen Press RETURN several times To return to the previous screen Press RETURN Selecting television type 4 3 standard aspect television 16 9 widescreen television CH VOLUME SKIP STOP PAUSE PLAY x1 3 SLOW SEARCH CANCEL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9...

Page 9: ...page 13 Recording modes and approximate recording times You can perform chasing playback or Time Slip page 13 You can record digital broadcasts that allow One time only recording You can transfer dub a recorded title to a CPRM compatible DVD RAM however the title is erased from the HDD page 45 DVD RAM 4 7 GB 9 4 GB 12 cm 5z 2 8 GB 8 cm 3z RAM Re writable discs for backup use You can record up to 1...

Page 10: ...sing a play list will not increase the amount of time When HDD SLP SLEEP appears in the display The HDD has automatically gone into SLEEP mode in order to extend the life of the HDD Press HDD to activate While in SLEEP mode play or recording may not begin right away because the HDD takes time to be re activated If there is no disc in the unit the HDD will go into SLEEP mode after there has been no...

Page 11: ...n actually be loud and harmful to your hearing Guard against this by setting your equipment at a safe level BEFORE your hearing adapts To establish a safe level Start your volume control at a low setting Slowly increase the sound until you can hear it comfortably and clearly and without distortion Once you have established a comfortable sound level Set the dial and leave it there Taking a minute t...

Page 12: ... to complete recording management information after recording finishes To pause recording Press Press again to restart recording Title is not split into separate titles To specify a time to stop recording One Touch Recording During recording Press REC to select the recording time Each time you press the button This does not work during timer recordings page 15 or while using Flexible Recording pag...

Page 13: ... title and press ENTER Time Slip indicator on the main unit lights To exit the Direct Navigator screen Press DIRECT NAVIGATOR 1 Press TIME SLIP Time Slip indicator on the main unit lights You will hear the playback audio 2 Press 3 4 to select the time and press ENTER Press TIME SLIP to show the play images in full Press again to show the play and recording images To stop play Press To stop recordi...

Page 14: ...he L2 input terminals If the audio output of the other equipment is monaural connect to L MONO The S VIDEO terminal achieves a more vivid picture than the VIDEO terminal 1 While stopped Press HDD DVD INPUT to select the input channel for the equipment you have connected e g If you have connected to L2 input terminals select L2 2 Press REC MODE to select the recording mode XP SP LP or EP Using Flex...

Page 15: ...on To check change or delete the program page 18 To utilize TV Guide On ScreenTM system see also page 19 Notes on timer recording page 17 To cancel recording when recording has already begun Press then ENTER within 5 seconds You can also press and hold on the main unit for more than 3 seconds to stop recording There may be some channels that are not displayed in the television program list even if...

Page 16: ...ngs CH VOLUME SKIP STOP PAUSE PLAY x1 3 SLOW SEARCH CANCEL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 HOME THEATER TV Info MULTI REAR DUBBING S POSITION CHAPTER C FOCUS AUDIO CH SELECT RETURN ERASE REC MODE TIME SLIP L1 OPT TOP MENU ENTER DIRECTNAVIGATOR FUNCTIONS MIX 2CH REC TEST CM SKIP REPEAT MUTING SW LEVEL TV VIDEO AUX FM AM DVD HDD DISPLAY POWER POWER PRO LOGIC SHIFT SHIFT HDD DVD INPUT PAGE VCR Plus FM MODE SUB M...

Page 17: ...ORD REMOVE FREQUENCY INFO 87 NWBG SP HDD R R R W R W R 11 00 11 55 Notes on timer recording F lights on the unit s display to indicate that the unit is in timer recording standby F flashes when the unit cannot go to timer recording standby Timer recordings are activated regardless of whether the unit is turned on off Timer recordings begin when the set time is reached even when recording or when p...

Page 18: ...DD DISPLAY POWER POWER PRO LOGIC SHIFT SHIFT HDD DVD INPUT PAGE VCR Plus FM MODE SUB MENU STATUS EQ SFC PROG CHECK PROG CHECK TV GUIDE TV GUIDE CH VOLUME SKIP STOP PAUSE PLAY x1 3 SLOW SEARCH CANCEL 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 0 HOME THEATER TV Info MULTI REAR DUBBING S POSITION CHAPTER C FOCUS AUDIO CH SELECT RETURN ERASE REC MODE TIME SLIP L1 OPT TOP MENU ENTER DIRECTNAVIGATOR FUNCTIONS MIX 2CH REC TEST CM ...

Page 19: ...ppears at the end of the list Customizing the channel line up 1 Press 3 several times to select LISTINGS 2 Press 2 1 to select SETUP and press 4 3 Press 3 4 to select Change channel display and press ENTER 4 Press 3 4 to select the channel Press PAGE X CH W to skip one screen To hide the channel Press CHAPTER Green to select OFF To change the channel number Press the numbered buttons e g 1 0 0 1 1...

Page 20: ...B MENU VCD Press RETURN CH VOLUME SKIP STOP PAUSE PLAY x1 3 SLOW SEARCH CANCEL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 HOME THEATER TV Info MULTI REAR DUBBING S POSITION CHAPTER C FOCUS AUDIO CH SELECT RETURN ERASE REC MODE TIME SLIP L1 OPT TOP MENU ENTER DIRECTNAVIGATOR FUNCTIONS MIX 2CH REC TEST CM SKIP REPEAT MUTING SW LEVEL TV VIDEO AUX FM AM DVD HDD DISPLAY POWER POWER PRO LOGIC SHIFT SHIFT HDD DVD INPUT PAGE VC...

Page 21: ...le paused press 6 or 5 On the main unit press and hold D or E The speed increases up to 5 steps Press 1 PLAY to restart play Forward direction only VCD The unit will pause if slow motion play is continued for 5 minutes Frame by frame HDD RAM DVD R DVD A Motion picture parts only DVD V VCD While paused press 2 or 1 Each press shows the next frame Press 1 PLAY to restart play Forward direction only ...

Page 22: ...e headphones not included Headphone plug type 3 5 mm 1 8z stereo 2 Adjust headphone volume with VOLUME DOWN UP Audio is automatically switched to stereo 2 channel Note Avoid listening for prolonged periods of time to prevent hearing damage Editing operations during play Erase HDD RAM DVD R 1 Press ERASE 2 Press 2 1 to select Erase and press ENTER A title cannot be restored once it is erased Make c...

Page 23: ... Numbered buttons 001 Both Ends Freezing 002 Lady Starfish 003 Life on Jupiter 004 Metal Glue 005 Paint It Yellow 006 Pyjamamama 007 Shrimps from Mars 008 Starperson 009 Velvet Cuppermine 010 Ziggy Starfish Next Prev 1 1 My favorite 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTAL TRACK TREE G 1 T 1 TOTAL 1 111 MENU 0 9 No GROUP No Selected group G Group no T Track no in the group TOTAL Track no Total tracks in all group...

Page 24: ... SW LEVEL TV VIDEO AUX FM AM DVD HDD DISPLAY POWER POWER PRO LOGIC SHIFT SHIFT HDD DVD INPUT PAGE FM MODE SUB MENU STATUS EQ SFC PROG CHECK PROG CHECK TV GUIDE TV GUIDE 4 VCR Plus DISPLAY 3 4 2 1 ENTER STATUS Disc Video Audio Play Sound track Subtitle 1 Audio channel OFF L R Î Digital 2 0 ch Menu Item Setting Disc menu Setting the disc content Sound track HDD RAM DVD R The disc s audio attributes ...

Page 25: ...ff Progressive page 45 Select ON to enable progressive output Select OFF if the picture is stretched horizontally When progressive output is on closed captions cannot be displayed Transfer When Progressive above is set to ON Select the method of conversion for progressive output to suit the type of material being played page 45 Film and video Auto1 normal Detects 24 frame per second film content a...

Page 26: ... CANCEL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 HOME THEATER TV Info MULTI REAR DUBBING S POSITION CHAPTER C FOCUS AUDIO CH SELECT RETURN ERASE REC MODE TIME SLIP L1 OPT TOP MENU ENTER DIRECTNAVIGATOR FUNCTIONS MIX 2CH REC TEST CM SKIP REPEAT MUTING SW LEVEL TV VIDEO AUX FM AM DVD HDD DISPLAY POWER POWER PRO LOGIC SHIFT SHIFT HDD DVD INPUT PAGE VCR Plus FM MODE SUB MENU STATUS EQ SFC PROG CHECK PROG CHECK TV GUIDE TV...

Page 27: ...to select Exit and press ENTER 3Press 2 1 to select Divide and press ENTER To confirm the division point Press 3 4 to select Preview and press ENTER The unit plays 10 seconds before and after the division point To change the division point Restart play and press 3 4 to select Divide then press ENTER at the point you want to change Note The divided titles retain the name and CPRM property page 45 o...

Page 28: ...x1 3 SLOW SEARCH CANCEL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 HOME THEATER TV Info MULTI REAR DUBBING S POSITION CHAPTER C FOCUS AUDIO CH SELECT RETURN ERASE REC MODE TIME SLIP L1 OPT TOP MENU ENTER DIRECTNAVIGATOR FUNCTIONS MIX 2CH REC TEST CM SKIP REPEAT MUTING SW LEVEL TV VIDEO AUX FM AM DVD HDD DISPLAY POWER POWER PRO LOGIC SHIFT SHIFT HDD DVD INPUT PAGE VCR Plus FM MODE SUB MENU STATUS EQ SFC PROG CHECK PROG C...

Page 29: ...ect Play Previous 01 01 Next SUB MENU 01 Create 10 27 Mon 0 30 HDD Copy Enter Name Change Thumbnail Create Properties Edit Chapter View Erase Refer to Play list operations PLAY LIST Chapter View Select Previous 01 01 Next SUB MENU 08 10 27 Mon 0 30 001 002 Play HDD Move Chapter Divide Chapter Combine Chapters Erase Chapter Play List View Add Chapter Refer to Chapter operations Play list operations...

Page 30: ...T RETURN ERASE REC MODE TIME SLIP L1 OPT TOP MENU ENTER DIRECTNAVIGATOR FUNCTIONS MIX 2CH REC TEST CM SKIP REPEAT MUTING SW LEVEL TV VIDEO AUX FM AM DVD HDD DISPLAY POWER POWER PRO LOGIC SHIFT SHIFT HDD DVD INPUT PAGE VCR Plus FM MODE SUB MENU STATUS EQ SFC PROG CHECK PROG CHECK TV GUIDE TV GUIDE CH VOLUME SKIP STOP PAUSE PLAY x1 3 SLOW SEARCH CANCEL 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 0 HOME THEATER TV Info MULTI RE...

Page 31: ...e same transferring dubbing list You can transfer dub your favorite titles and play lists to an archive disc Transferring dubbing a play list will create a title When you want to re edit finalized content on a DVD R etc When you want to play a transferred dubbed disc on other equipment you must finalize the disc after transferring dubbing page 35 45 Before recording to HDD set DVD R High Speed Rec...

Page 32: ...ated with can be registered Repeat steps 2 4 as necessary To erase add or move items from the list page 33 To show other pages Multiple editing page 33 6 Press 3 4 to select SET and press ENTER The transferring dubbing list is registered One Touch Transfer dubbing DVD R High Speed Recording setting On Off High speed mode Same recording mode used as when recording the source title XP EP FR Play lis...

Page 33: ... lists that can be transferred dubbed in high speed mode to DVD R page 40 Title with One time only recording restriction Titles erased from the HDD by recording restrictions after transferring dubbing Title or play list contains still picture s Still picture s cannot be transferred dubbed Dubbing list Data size recorded to the transfer dubbing destination For normal speed transfer dubbing the data...

Page 34: ...ing Edit Set up Play back DISC SPACE LEFT 52 00 SP PLAY LIST HDD TV GUIDE EPG DVD Disc setting HDD RAM DVD R Preparation Press HDD or DVD to select the drive Release protection RAM cartridge page 9 disc right 1 While stopped Press FUNCTIONS 2 Press 3 4 2 1 to select DISC SETTING and press ENTER 3 Press 3 4 to select the operation and press ENTER To exit the screen Press RETURN several times To ret...

Page 35: ...enu or Title 1 and press ENTER Top Menu The top menu appears first Title 1 The disc content is played without displaying the top menu page 45 Finalize DVD R You can play DVD R on compatible DVD players by finalizing them on this unit effectively making them into DVD Video that complies with DVD Video standards Set TOP MENU and Select First play above before finalizing the disc 1 Press 2 1 to selec...

Page 36: ... the display Press the numbered buttons to select a channel and press ENTER Alternatively press CH W or CH X then press ENTER The station occupying a channel is erased if another station is preset in that channel 1 Press FM AM to select FM or AM 2 Press the numbered buttons or W X CH to select the channel e g 2 0 2 12 1 2 Note If there is nearby electrical interference during auto tuning the frequ...

Page 37: ...ress EQ SFC several times to select SFC AV MOVIE or SFC MUSIC SFC AV MOVIE 2 1 DRAMA ACTION SPORTS MONO GAME MUSICAL For monaural sound SFC MUSIC 2 1 LIVE POP ROCK VOCAL PARTY DANCE JAZZ Sound is in stereo regardless of the direction you are facing To check the current setting Press EQ SFC To cancel Press EQ SFC several times to select FLAT Each mode remains intact Even after the unit is turned of...

Page 38: ...tton SUB W 1 SUB W 2 SUB W 3 SUB W 4 factory preset This doesn t work when SFC is lit on the display Adjust the level of the speakers so they are the same apparent level as the front speakers where you would normally be sitting and listening L R below Balance Preparation Dolby Digital and DTS Turn off the other sound field systems Dolby Pro Logic II Press SHIFT i ÎPRO LOGIC II 1 Press SHIFT r TEST...

Page 39: ...ons Underlined items are the factory presets Channel TV GUIDE Setting Set the TV Guide On ScreenTM system Antenna System 2 Select to suit the type of antenna you are using TV CATV Auto Channel Setting 1 page 41 j Preset Channel Captions 2 page 42 j Manual Channel Captions 2 page 42 j Set Up Off Timer Select how long the unit remains on when it is not being used 2 hr 6 hr Off Remote Control Code pa...

Page 40: ...Seamless Play Select the play mode for play list chapter segments On The chapters in play lists are played seamlessly This does not work when there are several audio types included on the play list and when using Quick View Additionally the positioning of chapter segments may change slightly Off The points where chapters in play lists change are played accurately but the picture may freeze for a m...

Page 41: ... status messages automatically Automatic Off On screen Language Choose the language for these menus and on screen messages English Español Français Only English is displayed in the TV Guide On ScreenTM system regardless of the settings Other languages cannot be displayed Blue Background Select Off if you do not want to have the unit show the blue background when reception is weak On Off Front Disp...

Page 42: ...nd down the screen 6 Press 3 4 to select the channel corresponding to the caption and press 2 Channels are only displayed if they contain a station and if captions have not been added manually To delete the channel number press CANCEL Repeat steps 5 and 6 to enter other channels 7 Press ENTER 4 Press 3 4 to select Manual Channel Captions and press ENTER 5 Press 3 4 to select the channel and press ...

Page 43: ...ss HDD or DVD to select HDD or DVD as the source Television broadcasts Press W X CH to select the channel 2 Start recording and play Refer to the manual of the other unit for details To playback audio from a tape deck etc through this unit s speakers 1 Press HDD or DVD to select HDD or DVD as the source 2 Press HDD DVD INPUT to select L1 or L3 3 Start play 1 Press AUX to select AUX as the source 2...

Page 44: ...connector Y C k2 Component video output 480P 480i Audio system Recording system Dolby Digital XP SP LP EP Linear PCM XP only Number of channels Recording 2 channels Playback 5 1 channels FL FR Center SL SR Subwoofer SPEAKER SECTION Front speakers SB FS1500 Type 2 way 3 speaker system Bass ref Woofer 6 5 cm 21 2q CONE typek2 Tweeter 6 cm 23 8q RING SHAPED DOME type Impedance Input power IEC 4 70 W ...

Page 45: ...ecording in XP mode MP3 MPEG Audio Layer 3 An audio compression method that compresses audio to approximately one tenth of its size without any considerable loss of audio quality You can play MP3 you have recorded onto CD R and CD RW Pan Scan Letterbox In general DVD Video are produced with the intention that they be viewed on a widescreen television 16 9 aspect ratio so images often don t fit reg...

Page 46: ... was purchased HDD SLP In order to extend HDD life the HDD is in SLEEP mode Press HDD to activate 10 NO READ The disc is dirty or badly scratched The unit cannot record play or edit You have used a DVD RAM PD lens cleaner and it has finished Press OPEN CLOSE on the main unit to eject the disc 10 PLEASE WAIT Displayed when the unit is started This is not a malfunction SELF CHECK There was a power f...

Page 47: ... the on screen menus The effect is less perceivable with some types of video The images from this unit do not appear on the television Picture is distorted Make sure that the television is connected to the VIDEO OUT terminal S VIDEO OUT terminal or COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminals on this unit Make sure that the television s input setting e g VIDEO 1 is correct The television isn t compatible with pr...

Page 48: ... forcibly switched to standby Alternatively disconnect the AC power supply cord wait one minute then reconnect it 12 20 HDD activation is slow The HDD is in SLEEP mode HDD SLP appears in the unit s display 10 Cannot eject disc The unit may have a problem While the unit is off press and hold and CH W on the main unit at the same time for about 5 seconds Remove the disc and consult the dealer During...

Page 49: ...y recording title that was recorded to DVD RAM using a different Panasonic DVD Recorder to this unit s HDD but play is not possible due to copyright protection When recording to DVD RAM using EP 8H mode play may not be possible on DVD players that are compatible with DVD RAM In this case use EP 6H mode 20 9 40 Audio and video momentarily pause This occurs between play list chapters This occurs bet...

Page 50: ...elevision progressive output compatible All Panasonic televisions that have 480P input terminals are compatible Consult the manufacturer if you have another brand of television Can I play DVD Video DVD Audio and Video CDs bought in another country You can play them if the video standard is NTSC However you cannot play DVD Video if their region number does not include 1 or ALL Can a DVD Video that ...

Page 51: ...IS PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY As examples this excludes damages for lost time travel to and from the servicer loss of media or images data or other memory content The items listed are not exclusive but are for illustration only ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY ARE LIMITED TO THE PERIOD OF THE LIMITED WARRANTY Some states do not...

Page 52: ...M frequency step 36 Optional FM antenna connection 36 Ratings level 39 Recording Flexible Recording 14 mode 13 Relief 17 timer 15 18 Re initialize settings 39 Relief Recording 17 Remote control code 8 Repeat play 21 Resume play function 21 Seat position 38 SETUP menu 39 Shorten titles 27 Simultaneous rec and play 13 Sound Field Control 37 Sound track 24 Speaker delay time 41 Speaker level adjustme...