Panasonic SC-PM08 User Manual

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Before use
RQT5377
Listening caution
Selecting fine audio equipment such as the unit you’ve just pur-
chased is only the start of your musical enjoyment. Now it’s time to
consider how you can maximize the fun and excitement your equip-
ment offers. This manufacturer and the Electronic Industries
Association’s Consumer Electronics Group want you to get the most
out of your equipment by playing it at a safe level. One that lets the
sound come through loud and clear without annoying blaring or dis-
tortion—and, most importantly, without affecting your sensitive
hearing.
We recommend you to avoid prolonged exposure to excessive
noise.
Sound can be deceiving. Over time your hearing “comfort level”
adapts to higher volumes of sound. 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.
Once you have established a comfortable sound level:
¡Set the dial and leave it there.
Taking a minute to do this now will help to prevent hearing damage
or loss in the future. After all, we want you listening for a lifetime.
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Table of contents
Before use
Listening caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
The remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Basic connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Optional antenna connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Front panel controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Setting the time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Auto power-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Television settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Disc symbols used in these
operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Region numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Disc selection and care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Disc operations
Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Normal play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Other methods of disc play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Frame-by-frame viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Slow-motion play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Repeat function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Marking a position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Changing soundtrack and subtitle languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Switching angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using menus to play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Changing the picture quality for movie viewing
(Cinema mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Raising dialog volume (Dialog Enhancer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Program play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Random play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Starting play from a specific track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Using on-screen menu icons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Radio operations
The radio: manual tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
The radio: preset tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Sound field operations
Enjoying surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Adjusting the tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Timer and others
Using the timers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Convenient functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using headphones (not included). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
External unit connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Using other equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Initial settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
References
Troubleshooting guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Servicenter List (US) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back cover
Product Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back cover
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within
an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user
to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage”
within the product’s enclosure that may be of suffi-
cient magnitude to constitute a risk of 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 ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
WARNING:
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC
SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE, DO NOT
EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN,
SPLASHING, DRIPPING OR MOISTURE.
CAUTION:
TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK MATCH
WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT,
FULLY INSERT.
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Panasonic SC-PM08 Specifications

General

Brand	Panasonic
Model	SC-PM08
Category	Stereo System
Language	English