User manual PANASONIC SA-HT690

[. . . ] AV SYSTEM TV VCR TV/VIDEO DIGITAL AUX TUNER/BAND DVD/CD DISC 1 PAGE GROUP DISC 1 2 DISC 2 3 DISC 3 4 SEQUENTIAL DISC 4 5 DISC 5 6 9 S10/ENTER 7 REPEAT FL DISPLAY PLAY MODE CANCEL 8 0 R SKIP CH SLOW/SEARCH TOP MENU MENU DIRECT NAVIGATOR PLAY LIST ENTER DISPLAY RETURN TV VOL s VOLUME TV VOL r SUBWOOFER S. POSITION LEVEL SFC SLEEP C. S. M SHIFT AV AFFECT P. MEMORY C. FOCUS S. SRND ZOOM AUDIO MIX 2CH PL SETUP MUTING TEST DR COMP DELAY TIME CH SELECT QUICK REPLAY SUBTITLE DVD Home Theater Sound System Operating Instructions VOLUME OPEN/CLOSE DOWN UP TUNING POWER Í/I DIGITAL IN C. S. M PROGRESSIVE V. R. S SELECTOR M. R. S DISC TUNE MODE FM MODE MEMORY DISC EXCHANGE DISC SKIP SC-HT900 SC-HT700/SC-HT690 Model No. PHONES 1 2 3 4 5 The illustration shows SC-HT900. Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read these instructions completely. Please keep this manual for future reference. AUDIO/ VIDEO Region number supported by this player Region numbers are allocated to DVD players and software according to where they are sold. [For\U. S. A. , \Canada, \and\units\with\PX\printed\on\the\outer\packaging] The region number of this player is "1". Example: The player will play DVD-Video 1 marked with labels containing 2 "1" or "ALL". [. . . ] Normal: laterally stretches images made for a 4:3 screen. Auto: expands suitable 4:3 letterbox images to fill more of the screen. Other images appear in full in the center of the screen. Shrink: images appear in the center of the screen. Zoom: expands all images to fill the screen. If your television has a similar feature, use it instead for a better effect. Zoom ( page 20) [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [ENTER] ; [2, 1] ; [ENTER] 1 Picture mode [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [JPEG] N: Normal mode S: Soft mode (Soft picture with fewer video artifacts) F: Fine mode (Details are sharper) C1: Mellows images and enhances detail in dark scenes C2: Sharpens images and enhances detail in dark scenes U1/U2: User mode ( below) Video output mode [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [JPEG] 480I: Interlace video 480P: Progressive video ("PROG. " is on) Transfer mode [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] Select the method of conversion for progressive output to suit the type of material being played. Auto 1 (normal): for viewing film material Auto 2: for viewing film material (the same as Auto 1, but able to convert 30-frame-per-second progressive video) Video: for video material 2 2 3 Making fine adjustments to the zoom ratio Subtitle position/Subtitle brightness [DVD-A] [DVD-V] Position (0 to j60): in 2 unit steps Brightness (Auto§/0 to j9) § The brightness adjusts automatically against the background. Bitrate display on/off [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] During play: shows the bitrate (approximate values) of the video being played While paused: shows the data volume of the frame and type of picture ( page 37, Glossary--I/P/ B) 9. 438 Mbps 3 To change the user mode 1 Select User mode and press [1] to highlight the number. 2 Press [3, 4] to select "1" or "2". U1 U1 0 0 0 0 0 U1 1 4 4 5 6 7 8 4 [2, 1] Bitrate Cur. 6. 730 Mbps 5. 0 Mbps Contrast (j7 to i7) Increases the contrast between light and dark parts of the picture. Brightness (0 to i15) Brightens the picture. Sharpness (j7 to i7) Adjusts the sharpness of the edges of the horizontal lines. Color (j7 to i7) Adjust the shade of the picture's color. Gamma (0 to i5) Emphasis of outlines. 5 6 7 8 Current bitrate A record of bitrates for a sampling period. Average bitrate 5 OSD brightness (j3 to i3) Adjust the brightness of the on-screen displays. U2 U2 1 480P Auto1 2 3 Only when "PROG. " is on 1­3 ( above) RQT6750 26 The radio [For\Latin\America] You can change the AM step. The step is factory-set to 9 kHz, but you can change it to receive broadcasts allocated 10-kHz steps. 1 Press [TUNER/BAND] to select "FM" (for either band). 2 Press and hold [SELECTOR] on the main unit. After a few seconds the display changes to show the current minimum frequency. The minimum frequency changes and the step is changed. [. . . ] So what sounds "normal" can 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. [. . . ]