User manual PANASONIC SC-HT500E

[. . . ] DVD Home Theater Sound System Operating Instructions Model No. R SC-HT500 AV SYSTEM TV VCR/AUX SLEEP FL DISPLAY DIMMER TV/AV TUNER/BAND DVD/CD 1 PLAY MODE MIX 2CH 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 S10/-/-- 4 REPEAT 7 P. MEMORY CANCEL SKIP CH SLOW/SEARCH TOP MENU MENU DIRECT NAVIGATOR PLAY LIST ENTER DISPLAY RETURN TV VOL s VOLUME TV VOL r MUTING CSM SFC SUBWOOFER LEVEL CH SELECT TEST AUDIO SSS FM MODE SETUP PL ZOOM C. FOCUS GROUP AC IN VOLUME Í/I RDS SFC SELECTOR SUBWOOFER OPEN/CLOSE DVD HOME THEATER SOUND SYSTEM SA-HT500 DOWN PHONES UP Region number supported by this unit Region numbers are allocated to this unit and software according to where they are sold. The illustration shows the model for the United Kingdom and Continental Europe. For the United Kingdom and Continental Europe The region number of this unit is "2". The unit will play DVD-Video marked with labels containing "2" or "ALL". Example: AUDIO/ VIDEO 2 ALL 2 3 5 For Australia and N. Z. The region number of this unit is "4". The unit will play DVD-Video marked with labels containing "4" or "ALL". [. . . ] Press [ENTER] if the setting does not change after pressing [3, 4]. Some items require different operations. Read the explanations on the following pages. 1 PLAY MODE MIX 2CH 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 S10/ -/-- 4 REPEAT 7 POSITION MEMORY CANCEL Numbered buttons SKIP CH SLOW/SEARCH TOP MENU MENU DIRECT NAVIGATOR PLAY LIST To change the position of the icons 1 Press [2, 1] to select the rightmost icon. (There are 5 positions. ) 342 1 ENTER DISPLAY ENTER DISPLAY RETURN TV VOL s VOLUME TV VOL r RETURN Progress indicator Indicates how far you have played through an item. Example [DVD-V] MUTING C. S. M. SFC SUBWOOFER LEVEL CH SELECT TEST AUDIO S. SRND FM MODE SETUP PL ZOOM C. FOCUS GROUP 1 2 2 1 : 46 : 50 [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD] [WMA] [MP3] GUI screens are menus that contain information about the disc or unit. These menus allow you to perform operations by changing this information. 2 3 4 5 Common procedures 1 Press [DISPLAY]. Each time you press the button: [>Disc information ( page 24) l ; l>Progress indicator ( right) l ; l>Unit information ( page 24) l ; {=Original display 1 Current position [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD] [WMA] [MP3] 2 PG: Program number [RAM] PL: Play list number [RAM] T: Title number [DVD-V] Track number [VCD] [CD] G: Group number [DVD-A] [WMA] [MP3] 3 T: Track number in group [DVD-A] [WMA] [MP3] C: Chapter number [DVD-V] 4 Condition ­ play, pause, or slow/search [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD] [WMA] [MP3] Play speed ( below) 5 Changing the time display [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD] Press [3, 4] to show the elapsed play time or remaining time for the program, play list, track or title (or chapter during program and random play). Elapsed play time [WMA] [MP3] (display only, cannot be changed) Changing play speed [DVD-V] (Dolby Digital only) You can slow down or speed up play. During play 2 [Unit\information\only] While the leftmost icon is highlighted Press [3, 4] to select the menu. Each time you press the button: [>Play menu l ;: l>Display menu l ;: l>Audio menu l ;: {>Picture menu Press [2] (slower) or [1] (faster). There are five speeds: k0. 8()k0. 9()k1. 0 (normal speed)()k1. 2()k1. 4 After you change the speed, output is in stereo. Sound is stereo as long as "k1. 0" is orange. To return to normal play (surround sound), press [1] (play) or [ENTER]. Normal play is also restored when you return the speed to x1. 0 and clear the progress indicator. 3 Press [2, 1] to select the item. RQT6835 23 Disc operations 1 For your reference Depending on the condition of the unit (playing, stopped, etc. ) and the type of software you are playing, there are some items that you cannot select or change. title No. ), the numbered buttons are also effective for setting. After entering the numbers, press [ENTER] to register the setting. To clear the menus Press [RETURN] until the menus disappear. Using GUI (Graphical User Interface) screens Unless otherwise indicated, select items with [2, 1] and change with [3, 4]. Disc information 2 2 1 : 46 : 50 Digital 1 ENG 3/2. 1 ch ON 1 ENG 1 12 12 18 3 Vocal 1 OFF 4 128kbps 44. 1kHz 5 6 LR ON Page 1 Return Slideshow 1 > Track number in disc [WMA] [MP3] 7 [3, 4] ; [ENTER] Display only 78 9 : ; < = 1 Disc operations PG: Program number [RAM] PL: Play list number [RAM] G: Group number [DVD-A] [WMA] [MP3] T: Title number [DVD-V] T: Track number [VCD] [CD] T: Track number in group T: [DVD-A] [WMA] [MP3] C: Chapter number [DVD-V] Time [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] Select a position to start play by specifying a time. [3, 4] ; [ENTER] 8 Total number of tracks on disc [WMA] [MP3] 2 9 Numbered buttons ; [ENTER] Karaoke vocal on/off [DVD-V] (Karaoke DVD only) If a DVD title is a duet, select V1 or V2 to duet with the unit. Current bitrate (kbps) Current sampling frequency (kHz) [WMA] [MP3] Audio mode [RAM] [VCD] LR()L()R ^-------------------J Menu play [VCD] (with playback control only) Still picture number [DVD-A] To return to page 1 [2, 1]>Select "Return">[ENTER] Slideshow [DVD-A] Picture number Display only Display only Display only : 3 Changing the time display [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD] ([WMA] [MP3] Display only) [>Elapsed play time for the program, play list, title or l>track l ;: l>Remaining time for the group ([DVD-A]) or disc l>([VCD] [CD]) l ;: {>Remaining time for the program, play list, title or track Soundtrack [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] ( page 19) Subtitle language [DVD-A] [DVD-V] ( page 19) Subtitles on/off [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] Track information on/off [WMA] [MP3] [CD] (CD text only) Angle number [DVD-A] [DVD-V] ; < = 4 > Audio/Subtitle language ENG: FRA: DEU: ITA: ESP: NLD: English French German Italian Spanish Dutch SVE: NOR: DAN: POR: RUS: JPN: Swedish Norwegian Danish Portuguese Russian Japanese CHI: KOR: MAL: VIE: THA: ¢: Chinese Korean Malay Vietnamese Thai Others 5 6 Unit information [Play\menu] A B OFF 123 1 1 2 3 4 [ENTER] A-B repeat ( page 16) [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD] [WMA] [MP3] Repeat mode ( page 16) [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD] [WMA] [MP3] Play mode ( page 17) [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD] [WMA] [MP3] ---: Normal play PGM: Program play RND: Random play ALL: All group play ([DVD-A]) Marker [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD] [WMA] [MP3] 2 3 Display only RQT6835 4 Page 18 24 [Audio\menu] OFF/48kHz [Picture\menu] [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] OFF N 1 1 2 1 Picture mode 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) Re-master ( page 29) [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [CD] [WMA] [MP3] Dialogue Enhancer on/off [DVD-V] (Discs where the dialogue is recorded in the center channel) This makes the dialogue in movies easier to hear. 1 2 [Display\menu] Normal To change the user mode x1. 00 0 0 OFF 0 U1 1 2 3 4 5 U1: MPEG D. N. R. (Digital Noise Reduction) U1 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 1 2 3 4:3 Aspect [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] Select how to show images made for 4:3 aspect screens on a 16:9 aspect television. 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 this occurs, immediately disconnect the unit from the power supply and contact your dealer. Do not spray insecticides onto or into the unit. They contain flammable gases which can ignite if sprayed into the unit. I/P/B MPEG 2, the video compression standard adopted for use with DVD-Video, codes frames using these 3 picture types. I: Intra coded picture This picture has the best quality and is the best to use when adjusting the picture. [. . . ]