Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SC-HT743 Panasonic
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RQT8582-4P P PC PX Operating Instructions D VD Home Theater Soun d Syst em Model No . SC-HT740/SC-HT940 / SC-HT743 Region number The pl ay e r plays D VD- Video marked w ith labe ls co ntaining the re gion number “ 1 ” or “ ALL ”. Examp le: § For Canada only: The word “Par ticipan t” is use d in plac e of th e word “Partn er”.
RQT 85 82 2 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Dear c ustome r Thank you for pur chasing this p roduct. For op timum pe rformanc e and safety , please r ead these instru ctions ca refully . [HT 74 0] : in dicates feature s applica ble to SC-HT 740 onl y .
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RQT 85 82 5 Simple Setup [HT940] 1 Attach the speaker to the stan d. Place the polyfoam undern eath the speaker for stability while attaching the spe aker to the sta nd. 1 Feed th e spe aker cabl e (th e shor ter p art) into th e botto m of the s peak er and throug h the sl ot at the rea r .
RQT8582 6 Simple Setup ∫ Attaching to a wall Y ou ca n attach all of th e speakers (except su bwoofer) to a wall. ≥ The wa ll or pillar on which the sp eakers are to be a t tached s hould be capa ble of suppo r ting over 10 k g (22 lbs ) [ [H T940] 15 k g (33 lbs) for the front speakers] p er screw .
RQT 85 82 7 Simple Setup How you set up your speakers can affect the ba ss and the s ound fie ld. Note the following po ints: ≥ Place spea kers on flat secure bases. ≥ Placing spe akers too close to flo ors, walls, and cor ners can r esult in excessive bass.
RQT8582 8 Simple Setup ≥ Ensure the AC co rd is di sconnected before y ou make the speaker connections. ≥ Do not connec t throug h the vi deo c asset te reco rder .
RQT 85 82 9 Simple Setup ≥ This audio c onnection will e nable you to play audio from your television throu gh your ho me theate r system . Refer to “O perating oth er equipm ent” ( ➜ page 30) .
RQT8582 10 Simple Setup Cons erv ing powe r The ma in unit co nsumes a small a mount of power, e ven wh en it is tu r ned of f (For U .S.A. and Canada : approx. 0.4 W or for other a r eas: a pprox. 0.9 W) . T o save power whe n the uni t is no t to be use d for a long t ime, unplug it from the h ousehold AC outle t.
RQT 85 82 11 Simple Setup The QUICK SETUP screen assists you to m ake necessary set tings. T o d isplay the pic ture from t he main unit, tu rn on your te levision an d chang e its vid eo inpu t mod e (e.g . VIDEO 1, A V 1, etc.). ≥ T o cha nge your tel evision’ s video inp ut mode, re fer to its operat ing instr uction s.
RQT 85 82 12 Discs that can be p layed / Disc c aution / Mainte nance Discs tha t can be play ed Operati ons in these instr uctions are descri bed main ly with form ats. Icons such a s [DVD-V] show the formats. § 1 Incl udes sing le-s ided , dual -la yer discs .
RQT858 2 13 Pro duct Service / Glossary Pr oduct Serv ice 1. Damage requir ing ser vice — The un it sh ould be servi ced b y quali fie d servi ce per sonne l if: (a) The AC power supply co rd or AC .
RQT 85 82 14 Basic pla y Basic play [Note[ ≥ Discs continue to rotate while menus are displayed. T o preserve the unit’s motor and your tel evision screen, pr ess [ ∫ ] (Stop) when you are finished wi th the menus. ≥ T otal title num ber m a y no t be disp lay ed p roperly on i R/ i RW.
RQT858 2 15 Basic pla y If y ou are experiencing pr oblems, refer to tro ubleshooting ( ➜ pa g e 32 to 34). Using the remote contr ol Stop The position is memor ized while “RESUME ” is o n the di splay . ≥ Press [ 1 PLA Y] to re sume. ≥ Press [ ∫ STOP] again to clear the position .
RQT 85 82 16 Con venient functions Con venien t func tion s Y ou can select the d isc after che cking the discs loaded with t he Disc Inf ormation screen. ≥ Y ou ca n also select the disc d irectly with the 5 DISC SE LECT OR buttons on the ma in unit.
RQT858 2 17 Con venient functions ≥ Selecting “Play as Data Disc” in Other Menu ( ➜ page 22) will be effe ctive if the follo wing functions are not av ailable to pla y WMA, MP3 or JPEG fi les . ≥ [DVD-V] Some it ems can not be p lay ed ev en if you hav e p rogram med them .
RQT 85 82 18 Playin g data discs using na vigation men us Pla y ing data discs using navigation m enus Selecting “Play as Data Disc” in O ther M enu ( ➜ page 22 ) will be eff ective if the fo llowing functions are not av aila b le to play WMA, MP3 or JPEG files .
RQT858 2 19 Playin g data discs using na vigation men us ≥ Titles appe ar only if the titles ar e reco rded on th e disc. ≥ Y ou cann ot edit p rograms, playlists a nd disc t itles. This wor ks only when th e disc con tains a p laylist. ∫ Pla ying scenes one b y one 1 While the playlist menu is displ a yed Press [ 1 ].
RQT 85 82 20 Usi ng o n-sc reen menu s Using on-screen menus CANCEL WOOFER SLEEP SETUP MODE SFC ZOOM TEST REPEAT PL DISPLAY CH MODE H.BASS C.FOCUS MUTING SELECT FL SUB PLAY CD PLAY LIST MENU RETURN EN.
RQT858 2 21 Usi ng o n-sc reen menu s ∫ Play Menu This w orks only w hen the ela psed pla y time ca n be disp la ye d. It also works with all JPEG content. ∫ Picture Menu (Continued on next page) Other Settings Items s hown diff er depe nding on the type of disc.
RQT 85 82 22 Usi ng o n-sc reen menu s Using on-screen menus ∫ Pictu re M enu (Continued) ∫ A udio Menu ∫ Displa y Menu ∫ Other Menu Confirming HDMI information [Note] ≥ All po ssi bl e type s of ou tput are displ a ye d. ≥ The current outp ut for “A u dio Stream”, “Video Format” and “Color Space” will be under lined.
RQT858 2 23 Changing the play er settings Changing the player settings ≥ The setti ngs rema in intact ev en if you switch t he unit to stand by . ≥ Unde rlin ed ite ms a re the fa ctory sett ings in th e f ollowi ng d iag ram. ∫ “ Disc ” tab § 1 The or iginal lang uage designat ed on the disc is selec ted.
RQT 85 82 24 Changing the play er settings Changing the pla yer settings ∫ “ Video ” tab § Refer to “F ra me still and field still” ( ➜ page 13, Glos sary). ∫ “ Audio ” tab ∫ “ HDM I ” tab ∫ “ Dis pla y ” tab ∫ “ Oth er s ” tab QUI CK SET UP en abl es su ccess ive set tings o f the ite ms in the sh aded area .
RQT858 2 25 Changing the play er settings (Effe ctive when pl ayi ng m ulti -cha nnel au dio) (Cen ter and su rroun d speakers only ) For optimum listen ing with 5. 1-channel sou nd, all the speakers, e xcept for the sub woofer , s hould b e the sa me dist ance from the sea ting pos ition.
RQT 85 82 26 Using the radi o Using the radio Up to 15 statio ns can be s et in ea ch band , FM and AM. When a stereo F M broadc ast is being rece ived, “ST” lights in t he displ ay . ∫ If no ise i s excess ive When “F M” is s elected Press and h old [—F M MOD E] on th e main un it to displa y “MONO”.
RQT858 2 27 Using the radi o ∫ FM frequency ste p The step is factor y-set t o 0.2-MH z, but you can c hange i t to recei ve broadca sts allocat ed in 0. 1-MHz st eps. 1 Press [SELECT OR] to select “FM”. 2 Press and ho ld [SELECT O R]. After a few seconds t he display chan ges to s how the curren t minimum f reque ncy .
RQT 85 82 28 Using so und effect s Using soun d effects [Note] ≥ The fo llowing sou nd eff ects may not be av ailab le or ha ve no eff ect when the Rear Musi c P ort or headphones are used ( ➜ page 31), or dependi ng on the type of source.
RQT858 2 29 Using so und effect s Y ou ca n enha nce low-freque ncy soun d so that h eavy bass so und can be heard clear ly , ev en if the acoustic s of your ro om are n ot optim al. The un it automa tically selects th e most suitabl e setting according to the type of playback source.
RQT 85 82 30 Operating o ther equip ment Operating other equipm ent Y ou can use th e remote control to operate a Panasonic television . Conne ct your equi pment referr ing to “Cable TV box or vid eo casse tte recorder co nnection” ( ➜ pa ge 9).
RQT858 2 31 Using other us eful funct ions Usin g othe r usefu l function s Press [SLEEP] to select the time (in minutes). SLEEP 30 _--- -) SLEEP 60 _---- ) SLEEP 90 ^""""" OFF (_ SLEEP120 (_ _} T o c ancel th e tim er Press [SLEEP ] to sele ct “OFF”.
RQT 85 82 32 T r oubleshooting guide T r oubleshoot ing guide Before requ esting ser vice, ma ke the following checks. If you are in doubt ab out som e of the check points, or if t he soluti ons i ndicat ed in the char t do n ot solve the pr oblem, refer to “Custom er Ser vic es Dire ctor y” on page 37 if you reside in the U.
RQT 85 82 33 T r oubleshooting guide Marker Pa g e A-B repeat Sound a bnormal o r improp er Menu s Picture abnormal or u n viewable Progressive video Listeni ng to the radi o T elevision operation (Continued on next page) Cannot add markers. ≥ Y ou cann ot add markers w ith D VD-RAM or DV D-R/- RW (D VD- VR) dis cs.
RQT 85 82 34 T r oubleshooting guide T roub leshooting gu ide Unit displa ys Pa g e T elevision displays The display is dark. ≥ Select “Br ight” in “FL Dimm er” in the “Other s” tab. 24 “NOPLA Y” ≥ Y ou inser ted a disc th e unit c annot pl ay; inser t one it can.
RQT 85 82 35 Specificati ons Specification s [HT740] U.S.A .and Cana da] RMS Outp ut Po wer: Do lby Digital Mode F ront Ch 90 W per channel (4 ≠ ), 1 kHz, 1 0 % THD Surro und Ch 90 W per chann el (4.
RQT 85 82 36 Specificati ons Specifications [HT740] [HT7 43] [Frontspea kersSB-FS740] Ty p e 2 way , 2 speaker system (Bass re flex) Speak er unit (s) Impedance 4 ≠ 1. W oof er 6.5 c m (2 1 / 2 z ) Cone type 2. T weeter 6 cm (2 3 / 8 z ) Cone type Input p ower (IEC) 90 W § (Max) Output soun d pressu re 81 dB/W ( 1.
RQT 85 82 37 Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR U .S.A.) Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR U .S.A.) Panasoni c Cons umer E lect ronics Com pany , Divis ion of Panaso nic C orpo ratio n of Nor th Am eric a One Panasonic Way Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 Panasonic Puer t o Rico, In c.
RQT 85 82 38 Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR CANADA) Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR CANAD A) P anaso nic Ca nada I nc. P ANASONIC/TECHNICS PRODUCT – LIMITED W ARRANTY Panasonic Cana da Inc.
RQT 85 82 39 Listening caution EST. 1924 Selecting f ine aud io equip ment su ch as the un it you’ve just purchas ed is on ly the sta r t of your musical enjoyment. Now it’ s time t o consider how you can ma ximize the fu n and excitem ent your equip ment of fers.
[ForU.S.A.] P anasonic Consumer Electronics Company , Di vision of P an asonic Corporat ion of North Americ a One Panasonic Way Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 http://w ww.panasonic. com P anasonic Puer to Rico, Inc. A ve. 65 de Infanterí a, Km. 9. 5 San Gabr iel Industr ial Park, Carolina, Puer to R ico 009 85 [ForCanada] P anasonic Canada Inc.
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