Panasonic SAHT441 - HOME THEATER, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...ating or adjusting this product please read the instructions completely Please keep this manual for future reference If you have any questions contact 1 800 211 PANA 7262 1 ALL 2 4 1 R A E D R Y Wireless system and digital transceiver Wireless surround speaker connection page 6 Advanced progressive scan Provides a smoother and sharper image page 8 XM Satellite Radio Enjoy music news sports talk an...

Page 2: ...been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped Operations in these instructions are described mainly with the remote control but you can perform the operations on the main unit if the controls are the same System SC HT441W Main unit SA HT441 Front speakers SB FS440 Center speaker SB PC640 Surround speakers SB FS441 Subwoofer SB W440 Wireless system SE FX60 Digital t...

Page 3: ...g on screen menus 20 Main menu 20 Other Settings 21 Changing the player settings 23 Changing the delay time of the speakers 25 Using the AM FM Radio 26 Presetting stations automatically 26 Selecting the preset channels 26 Manual tuning 26 Using an outdoor antenna optional 27 Using the XM Satellite Radio 28 Displaying the XM Satellite Radio ID 28 Positioning the XM Connect Play or XMPassport system...

Page 4: ...on Leave about 30 cm 1113 16q from the television Caution Do not touch the netted area of the speakers Notes on speaker use You can 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 noise from FM bro...

Page 5: ...ntractor when attaching the speakers to a wall Improper attachment may result in damage to the wall and speakers 1 Drive a screw not included into the wall 2 Fit the speaker securely onto the screw s with the hole s Fitting speaker stands not included Ensure the stands meet these conditions before purchasing them Note the diameter and length of the screws and the distance between screws as shown i...

Page 6: ...ke connection easier Speaker cable sticker 2 FRONT R 1 FRONT L 5 CENTER Main unit Insert the wire fully i White j Blue Push 6 SUBWOOFER Be careful not to cross short circuit or reverse the polarity of the speaker wires as doing so may damage the speakers Connect the surround speaker cables here only if you do not intend to use the wireless system below Do not attempt to connect more than one pair ...

Page 7: ...a Phillips head screwdriver White Red Black While pushing insert the wire fully XM Connect Play or XMPassport system not included To prevent interference with wireless equipment place the antenna away from this unit Panasonic wireless sound system SH FX80 Panasonic wireless system SH FX50 SH FX60 and other equipment that emits radio waves such as radio equipment and microwave ovens Refer to page 2...

Page 8: ... depends on the television or monitor e g Y PB PR Y B Y R Y Y CB CR Connect to terminals of the same color After making this connection select Darker from the Black Level Control in the Video tab page 24 STEP4 Audio and video connections Video cable Basic audio connection VIDEO OUT R RF IN AUDIO OUT L R VIDEO IN AUDIO IN VIDEO OUT L AUX AUX S VIDEO OUT COMPONENTVIDEOOUT PB PR Y Television not incl...

Page 9: ...ireless system only Do not use them with other equipment Also do not use cords for other equipment with the main unit or wireless system RF IN RF OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN R RF IN AUDIO OUT L R AUDIO IN VIDEO OUT L AUX AUX S VIDEO OUT COMPONENTVIDEOOUT PB PR Y Television not included Video cable included Back of the main unit Audio cable not included RF cable not included Cable TV box or video casset...

Page 10: ...ings 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 31 To change these settings later Select QUICK SETUP in the Others tab page 24 STEP6 Preparing the remote control R6 LR6 AA 1...

Page 11: ...y 14 OPEN CLOSE Open Close the disc drawer 14 5 DISC SELECTOR Select the disc tray 14 TUNE MODE FM MODE Stop playing 14 Select the tuning mode 26 28 Adjust the FM reception condition 26 1 MEMORY Play discs 14 Memorize the receiving radio stations channels 26 29 4 5 X TUNING W Skip or slow search play 14 Select radio stations channels 26 29 Standby on switch POWER Í I Press to switch the unit from ...

Page 12: ... 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 22 Video CD VCD Including SVCD Conforming to IEC62107 DVD RAM DVD VR JPEG DVD VR Recorded with devices using Version 1 1 of the Video Recording Format a unified video recording standard such as DVD video recorders DVD video cameras person...

Page 13: ...evision shows these fields one after the other to create frames A still is shown when you pause a moving picture A frame still is made up of two alternating fields so the picture may appear blurred but overall quality is high A field still is not blurred but it has only half the information of a frame still so picture quality is lower I P B MPEG 2 the video compression standard adopted for use wit...

Page 14: ...3 Open the drawer and place the disc s Load double sided discs so the label for the side you want to play is facing up To load discs on the other trays press DISC SKIP on the main unit Play will start from the disc in the front left position of the tray For DVD RAM remove the disc from its cartridge before use Do not load more than one disc per tray touch the drawer or the carousel while they are ...

Page 15: ...CH RETURN SKIP STOP PAUSE TOP MENU DIRECT NAVIGATOR FL DISPLAY MENU PLAY LIST CANCEL ENTER 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 e g To select 123 1 2 3 ENTER Press CANCEL to cancel the number s DVD A DVD V Shows a disc to...

Page 16: ... play If you want to play a DVD press and hold CD MODE again to cancel CD Mode CD Mode is also canceled when you switch the unit to standby select another source or change the disc in the play position DVD and JPEG are skipped without being played Checking the disc type in each tray 1 Press DISC to show the Disc information screen To exit the screen press DISC 2 Press the numbered buttons 1 5 to s...

Page 17: ... 2 1 to select Clear and press ENTER To clear the whole program Select Clear all with 3 4 2 1 and press ENTER The whole program is also cleared when the disc is moved out of the play position the unit is turned off or another source is selected When CD Mode is off VCD CD You can play all the items on a disc in the play position in random order DVD A DVD V WMA MP3 JPEG You can play selected item s ...

Page 18: ...ect All Audio or Picture and press ENTER Playing from the selected item Navigation Menu 1 Press MENU To exit the screen press MENU 2 Press 3 4 2 1 to select the group and press ENTER 3 To play content in the group in order Press ENTER To start play from the selected content Press 3 4 to select and ENTER SLOW SEARCH STOP TOP MENU DIRECT NAVIGATOR FUNCTIONS MENU PLAY LIST ENTER Numbered buttons Play...

Page 19: ... JPEG 1 Press TOP MENU To exit the screen press STOP To change the menu background to the one recorded on the disc press FUNCTIONS 2 Press 3 4 2 1 to select the item and then press ENTER Repeat this step if necessary Selecting from the list 1 During play Press MENU To exit the screen press MENU 2 Press 2 followed by 3 4 to switch among Playlist Group and Content lists 3 Press 1 followed by 3 4 to ...

Page 20: ... DVD V with multiple soundtracks To select audio soundtrack DVD VR VCD 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 MPEG Signal type kHz Sampling frequency bit ch Number of channels e g 3 2 1ch 1 Low frequency effect 1 not displayed if there is no signal 0 No surround 1 Mono surround 2 Stereo ...

Page 21: ...play Markers you add are cleared when you change the disc in the play position or switch the unit to standby Advanced Disc Review DVD VR Except still picture part DVD V Except iR iRW Allows you to browse the disc contents and start playing from the selected position You can select either Intro Mode or Interval Mode in Advanced Disc Review in the Disc tab page 23 When you find a title program to pl...

Page 22: ... the screen Zoom Expands all images to fill the screen If your television has a similar feature use it instead for a better effect Just Fit Zoom To select the appropriate screen size to fit your television screen DVD A Motion picture part DVD VR DVD V VCD Auto 4 3 Standard European Vista 16 9 Standard American Vista Cinemascope1 Cinemascope2 Manual Zoom To zoom in and out manually in 0 01 unit ste...

Page 23: ...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 French Spanish Original 1 Other 2 Subtitle Choose the subtitle language Automatic 3 English French Spanish Other 2 Menus Choose the language for disc menus Changing the menu language in QUICK SETUP also changes this...

Page 24: ...y is lower Frame Overall quality is high but the picture may appear blurred Black Level Control Change the black level of the picture if you connected a television through the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminals Lighter When connected through VIDEO OUT or S VIDEO OUT Darker When connected through COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y PB PR Dynamic Range Compression Off On Adjusts for clarity even when the volume is low...

Page 25: ... time Exit Surround delay time Language code list Abkhazian 6566 Afar 6565 Afrikaans 6570 Albanian 8381 Ameharic 6577 Arabic 6582 Armenian 7289 Assamese 6583 Aymara 6589 Azerbaijani 6590 Bashkir 6665 Basque 6985 Bengali Bangla 6678 Bhutani 6890 Bihari 6672 Breton 6682 Bulgarian 6671 Burmese 7789 Byelorussian 6669 Cambodian 7577 Catalan 6765 Chinese 9072 Corsican 6779 Croatian 7282 Czech 6783 Danis...

Page 26: ... 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 is displayed when automatic presetting is unsuccessful Preset the channels manually right MEMORY SELECTOR TUNING TUNE MODE FM MODE ENTER FUNCTIONS TUNER BAND Numbered buttons Radio operations are described mainly with the remote control You can alternativ...

Page 27: ...an electrical storm Main unit only Using an outdoor antenna optional FM ANT 75 AM ANT EXT LOOP LOOP ANT GND 2 1 1 Leave the AM loop antenna connected AM outdoor antenna Using a vinyl wire not included Run a piece of vinyl wire horizontally across a window or other convenient location 5 to 12 m 16 to 39 feet FM outdoor antenna Using a television antenna not included Disconnect the FM indoor antenna...

Page 28: ... for the best satellite signal reception Refer also to the operating instructions of your XM Connect Play or XMPassport system XM display examples ENTER FL DISPLAY PLAY MODE TUNER BAND MEMORY SELECTOR TUNING TUNE MODE Numbered buttons Radio operations are described mainly with the remote control You can alternatively use the corresponding button on the main unit 1 SELECTOR 2 X TUNING W 3 MEMORY 4 ...

Page 29: ...LAY to scroll the text again Press FL DISPLAY while the text is scrolling to change the display mode Whenever the main unit is turned off or another source is selected the display mode is reset to the factory preset XM channel name Selecting XM channels by direct entry 1 Press TUNER BAND 1 to select XM 2 Press PLAY MODE 4 to select MANUAL Each time you press the button MANUAL PRESET 3 Press the nu...

Page 30: ...d C FOCUS Each time you press and hold the button C FOCUS ON C FOCUS OFF This does not work when Surround Music page 14 or Sound Field Control MOVIE SPORT or MUSIC is turned on This also works when Dolby Pro Logic II is turned on Dolby Pro Logic II is an advanced decoder that derives 5 channel surround Left and Right Front Center Left and Right Surround from stereo sound sources whether or not it ...

Page 31: ...r level adjustments 1 While stopped and no on screen display is shown Press and hold TEST to output a test signal To stop the test signal press and hold TEST again L Front left C Center R Front right RS Right surround LS Left surround There is no output from SW subwoofer channel 2 Press VOLUME r or s to set the volume level normally used for listening 3 Press 3 increase or 4 decrease to adjust the...

Page 32: ... P AUX MUTING SLEEP MONO SLP ST MODE AC PRG RDS DTS PL A PS Y H BASS SRD PGM HDCD E 1 D D W D 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 plug type 3 5 mm 1 8z stereo mini plug 2 Adjust headphone volume with VOLUME Audio is automatically switched to 2 channel stereo Using the Music Port 1 Reduce the vol...

Page 33: ...eturn to the default values It takes time before play starts MP3 Play may take time to begin when an MP3 track has still picture data Even after the track starts the correct play time will not be displayed This is normal Folders on a data CD are not displayed correctly WMA MP3 JPEG Folders deeper than the eighth layer are displayed as the eighth layer A menu screen appears during skip or search VC...

Page 34: ...into the slot of the main unit Ensure that the wireless system is plugged into the AC outlet and W is displayed on the main unit s display 7 9 Sound is mixed When the selected source on the main unit is not REAR MUSIC P audio from an external device connected to the rear MUSIC PORT is mixed with audio from the main unit e g listening to music from an MP3 player while playing a DVD Select REAR MUSI...

Page 35: ... receiving the channel call XM s Listener Care at 1 800 XMRADIO 1 800 967 2346 NO SIGNL is flashing The XM signal is too weak Reorient the XM Connect Play or XMPassport system for better reception 28 LOADING is flashing The XM Connect Play or XMPassport system is receiving and decoding the broadcast information Wait a few seconds for loading to complete OFF AIR is flashing The selected XM channel ...

Page 36: ... cm 3z or 12 cm 5z 1 DVD DVD Video DVD Audio 2 DVD RAM DVD VR JPEG 4 5 3 DVD R DVD Video 4 DVD RW DVD Video 5 iR iRW Video 6 CD CD R RW CD DA Video CD SVCD 1 MP3 2 5 WMA 3 5 JPEG 4 5 HighMAT Level 2 Audio and Image 1 Conforming to IEC62107 2 MPEG 1 Layer 3 MPEG 2 Layer 3 3 Windows Media Audio Ver 9 0 Class 2A Not compatible with Multiple Bit Rate MBR 4 Exif Ver 2 1 JPEG Baseline files Picture reso...

Page 37: ...er supply AC 120 V 60 Hz Power consumption Main unit 125 W Dimensions WtHtD 430 mmk70 mmk439 2 mm 1615 16zk23 4zk1719 64z Mass Main unit 4 7 kg 10 36 Ibs Operating temperature range r5 oC to r35 oC r41 oF to r95 oF Operating humidity range 5 to 90 RH no condensation AMPLIFIER SECTION RMS output power stereo mode Surround Ch both ch driven 65 W per channel 4 1 kHz 10 THD Total RMS stereo mode power...

Page 38: ...NTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS 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 LIMITE...

Page 39: ...Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories DTS and DTS Digital Surround are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc Apparatus Claims of U S Patent Nos 4 631 603 4 577 216 and 4 819 098 licensed for limited viewing uses only This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual ...

Page 40: ...following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC caution To maintain compliance with FCC regulations shielded interface cables must be used with this equ...