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Getting Started

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Accessories  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Quick Start Guide

step 1 Positioning  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5

step 2 Connections  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6

Speaker connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Radio antenna connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Audio and video connections  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

step 3 AC power supply cord connection . . . . . . . .  8

step 4 Preparing the remote control  . . . . . . . . . . . .  8

step 5 EASY SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9

Setting up the radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Presetting stations automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
Confirming the preset channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
Manual tuning  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10

Selecting the playback source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Selecting the source from the START menu . . . . . . . . . . .  11
Selecting the source by the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . .  12

Playing Discs

Basic play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Using the main unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using the remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Other modes of play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Repeat play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Program and Random play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Using navigation menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Playing data discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
Playing RAM and DVD-R/-RW (DVD-VR) discs . . . . . . . .  17

Using on-screen menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Other Operations

Using the VIERA Link “HDAVI Control

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One touch play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Auto input switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Power off link  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Speaker control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
VIERA Link Control only with TV’s remote control 

(for “HDAVI Control 2 or later”)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Using the iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Reference

Speaker installation option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Changing the player settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Discs that can be played . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Troubleshooting guide  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Product Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Control reference guide  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Enjoying sound from all 
speakers and various sound 
effects

Enjoying surround sound effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Selecting sound mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Whisper-mode Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Adjusting the speaker output level manually  . . . . 13

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SC-PT464_462P-RQTX0217-P_eng.book  Page 3  Friday, February 13, 2009  1:53 PM

Summary of Contents for SAPT464 - DVD HOME THEATER SOUND SYSTEM

Page 1: ...roduct please read the instructions completely Please keep this manual for future reference If you have any questions contact 1 800 211 PANA 7262 Region number The player plays DVD Video marked with labels containing the region number 1 or ALL Example 1 ALL 2 4 1 As an ENERGY STAR Partner Panasonic has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency ...

Page 2: ...SUCH AS VASES SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS USE ONLY THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER OR BACK THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL 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...

Page 3: ...e control 15 Other modes of play 16 Repeat play 16 Program and Random play 16 Using navigation menus 17 Playing data discs 17 Playing RAM and DVD R RW DVD VR discs 17 Using on screen menus 18 Other Operations Using the VIERA Link HDAVI ControlTM 20 One touch play 20 Auto input switching 20 Power off link 20 Speaker control 21 VIERA Link Control only with TV s remote control for HDAVI Control 2 or ...

Page 4: ...otected by certain intellectual property rights of Microsoft Corporation and third parties Use or distribution of such technology outside of this product is prohibited without a license from Microsoft or an authorized Microsoft subsidiary and third parties HDMI the HDMI logo and High Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC HDAVI ControlTM is a ...

Page 5: ...e unit on or off If irregular coloring occurs on your TV The center speaker is designed to be used close to a TV but the picture may be affected with some TVs and setup combinations If this occurs turn the TV off for about 30 minutes The demagnetizing function of the TV should correct the problem If it persists move the speakers further away from the TV Caution Do not touch the front netted area o...

Page 6: ...Be careful not to cross short circuit or reverse the polarity of the speaker wires as doing so may damage the speakers Insert the wire fully taking care not to insert beyond the wire insulation White Blue Push DO NOT e g Surround speaker L Speaker cable sticker included Using an indoor antenna FM ANT 75 Adhesive tape Main unit FM indoor antenna included Affix this end of the antenna where receptio...

Page 7: ...picture than the VIDEO OUT terminal After making this connection select DARKER from the BLACK LEVEL in the VIDEO menu B 24 To enjoy progressive video Connect to a progressive output compatible TV Set VIDEO OUT I P in VIDEO menu to PROGRESSIVE and then follow the instructions on the menu screen B 24 Y PB PR COMPONENT VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT AUX L R RF cable not included TV not included Set top box STB ...

Page 8: ... can severely damage the remote control Remove the batteries if the remote control is not going to be used for a long period of time Store in a cool dark place Aim at the remote control signal sensor B 35 avoiding obstacles at a maximum range of 7 m 23 ft directly in front of the unit step 3 AC power supply cord connection AC IN Main unit To household AC outlet AC 120 V 60 Hz AC power supply cord ...

Page 9: ...it is connected to a HDAVI Control 2 compatible TV via HDMI cable the menu language information will be retrieved via VIERA Link Settings in the Easy setup can also be changed in the player settings e g language TV aspect speaker level and TV audio B 24 step 5 EASY SETUP Preparation Turn on your TV and select the appropriate video input mode e g VIDEO 1 AV 1 HDMI etc to suit the connections to thi...

Page 10: ...ons it can receive into the channels in ascending order 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 SEARCH SKIP SKIP SEARCH OK EXT IN RADIO F U N C T I O N S 10 MENU SEARCH Numbered buttons FUNCTIONS RADIO OK PLAY MODE MENU PLAYMODE SELECTOR TUNE MEMORY TUNE MODE FM MODE EXT IN RADIO MENU PLAY LIST OK Confirming the preset channels 1 Select FM Main unit Press SELECTOR 2 Select the channel To select a 2 digit number e g 1...

Page 11: ... AUX or DIGITAL IN indicating the TV audio setting for VIERA Link HDAVI Control B 20 When a disc is loaded you can also access playback or menus from the START menu e g DVD V When the on screen control panel appears e g DVD V when Playback Disc is selected from the START menu You can operate the playback with the indicated controls Continued on next page Presetting stations manually 1 While listen...

Page 12: ... SETUP RADIO EXT IN DVD EXT IN RADIO iPod Making settings for digital audio input 1 While in D IN mode Press SETUP to select MAIN SAP DRC or PCM FIX 2 While the selected mode is displayed Press 3 4 to make the setting MAIN SAP mode Only works with Dolby Dual Mono MAIN SAP MAIN SAP stereo audio SAP Secondary Audio Program Dynamic Range Compression DRC ON Adjust for clarity even when the volume is l...

Page 13: ... or when ÎPLII lights in the main unit display You can make the sound of the center speaker seem like it is coming from within the TV C FOCUS ON C FOCUS OFF Whisper mode Surround lights when there is effect Each time you press the button WHISPER MODE SRD ON WHISPER MODE SRD OFF SOUND W SRD Adjusting the speaker output level manually 1 Enter test tone mode Test tone will be output to each channel i...

Page 14: ... be displayed properly on iR iRW If you are experiencing problems refer to troubleshooting B 28 to 29 Using the main unit VOLUME VOLUME TUNE SELECTOR POWER 3 4 5 VOLUME OPEN CLOSE 2 1 SELECTOR TUNE MEMORY Stop Start play Turn s r VOLUME to adjust the volume Select DVD CD Turn on the unit Press to skip Press and hold to search during play start slow motion play during pause Press 1 Play to start no...

Page 15: ... O P M E N U 10 4 6 0 8 6 1 4 PLAY LIST MENU FL DISPLAY 1 2 5 SLOW SEARCH SKIP PAUSE STOP OK RETURN MENU PLAY LIST FL DISPLAY TOP MENU DIRECT NAVIGATOR Numbered buttons VOL PLAY STOP PAUSE SKIP SKIP SEARCH SLOW SEARCH OK On screen item select Enter number DVD VR DVD V VCD CD e g To select 12 S10 B 1 B 2 VCD with playback control Press STOP to cancel the PBC function and then press the numbered but...

Page 16: ...ned off or another source is selected Repeat play During play Select an item to be repeated e g DVD V TITLE CHAP OFF b To cancel select OFF Program and Random play DVD V VCD CD WMA MP3 JPEG While stopped Select the play mode Program and random playback screens appear sequentially Program Random Exit program and random screens RETURN PLAY OK CANCEL PLAYMODE REPEAT OK RETURN CANCEL PLAY REPEAT PLAY ...

Page 17: ...6 0 8 6 1 4 PLAY LIST MENU SKIP OK RETURN MENU PLAY LIST TOP MENU DIRECT NAVIGATOR DATA DISC ROOT OK Perfume My favorite1 My favorite2 My favorite3 Underwater Fantasy planet Starpersons1 Starpersons2 Group Folder Content File WMA MP3 JPEG OK 1 While picture is displayed e g 2 Select a picture Press 9 SKIP to skip page by page Playing RAM and DVD R RW DVD VR discs DVD VR Playing the programs 1 Whil...

Page 18: ...elect OFF V1 V2 or V1 V2 for vocal selections Actual operations depend on the disc Read the disc s instructions for details Signal type data LPCM PPCM D DTS MP3 MPEG Signal type kHz Sampling frequency bit ch Number of channels PLAY SPEED DVD VR DVD V To change play speed from k0 6 to k1 4 in 0 1 unit steps Press 1 PLAY to return to normal play After you change the speed Dolby Pro Logic II has no e...

Page 19: ...V Dolby Digital DTS 3 channel or higher with the dialogue recorded in the center channel OFF ON JPG DATE Menu 4 HDMI HDMI STATUS To show HDMI information B below Confirming HDMI information HD ENHANCER This works when the HDMI connection is being used with VIDEO PRIORITY B 25 HDMI menu set to ON To sharpen the 720p 1080i and 1080p picture quality OFF 1 weakest to 3 strongest VIDEO FORMAT This work...

Page 20: ...X or D IN When using DVD CD as the source set TIME DELAY in VIDEO menu to 0 ms AUTO B 24 You can turn on this unit and the TV and start playing the disc with a single press of a button Note Playback may not be immediately displayed on the TV If you miss the beginning portion of playback press or 6 to go back to where playback started When you switch the TV input to TV tuner mode this unit will aut...

Page 21: ... TV s remote control When operating the TV s remote control refer to the below illustration for operation buttons You can operate the playback with the indicated controls The on screen control panel can also be shown by using a button on the TV s remote control e g SUB MENU This works only during DVD CD playback and resume modes or while the iPod music playback screen is displayed on the TV Note D...

Page 22: ...mode Other methods of playback Shuffle mode For music playback only Press PLAY MODE several times SONGS ALBUMS OFF Repeat mode Press REPEAT several times During the music video playback ONE ALL OFF RETURN STOP PLAYMODE SKIP SKIP PLAY PAUSE OK iPod F U N C T I O N S FUNCTIONS REPEAT REPEAT STOP OK RETURN PLAY MODE iPod PLAY SKIP PAUSE iPod Dock for iPod Main unit e g Pull out Dock adapter not inclu...

Page 23: ...40GB 60GB iPod 4th generation color display 20GB 30GB iPod 4th generation 40GB iPod 4th generation 20GB iPod mini 4GB 6GB Compatibility depends on the software version of your iPod To use the iPod touch features 1 Press the Home button on the iPod touch 2 Select the iPod touch features on the touch screen to operate Speaker installation option You can attach all of the speakers except subwoofer to...

Page 24: ...nu To return to the previous screen press RETURN 3 Select the item 4 Make the settings 5 Exit DISC menu AUDIO Choose the audio language ENGLISH FRENCH SPANISH ORIGINAL 1 OTHER 2 SUBTITLE Choose the subtitle language AUTO 3 ENGLISH FRENCH SPANISH OTHER 2 MENUS Choose the language for disc menus ENGLISH FRENCH SPANISH OTHER 2 RETURN OK SETUP RETURN SETUP OK CHSELECT SETUP SET MAIN DISC VIDEO AUDIO D...

Page 25: ...AGE Choose the language for the on screen messages ENGLISH FRANÇAIS ESPAÑOL HDMI menu VIDEO PRIORITY ON When using the HDMI AV OUT terminal for video output The resolution of the video output from the HDMI AV OUT terminal is optimized according to the capability of the connected equipment e g TV OFF When not using the HDMI AV OUT terminal for video output Video output will not depend on the connec...

Page 26: ...d Photo CD DVD RAM that cannot be removed from their cartridge 2 6 GB and 5 2 GB DVD RAM and Chaoji VCD available on the market including CVD DVCD and SVCD that do not conform to IEC62107 Do not attach labels or stickers to discs This may cause disc warping rendering it unusable Do not write on the label side with a ball point pen or other writing instrument Do not use record cleaning sprays benzi...

Page 27: ... Format Disc Extension Reference WMA CD R RW WMA wma Compatible compression rate between 48 kbps and 320 kbps You cannot play WMA files that are copy protected This unit does not support Multiple Bit Rate MBR an encoding process for audio content that produces an audio file encoded at several different bit rates MP3 DVD RAM DVD R RW CD R RW MP3 mp3 This unit does not support ID3 tags Sampling freq...

Page 28: ... electricity or some other external factor Turn the unit off and then back on Alternatively turn the unit off disconnect the AC power supply cord and then reconnect it Condensation has formed Wait 1 to 2 hours for it to evaporate No response when remote control buttons are pressed Check that the batteries are installed correctly B 8 The batteries are depleted Replace them with new ones B 8 Aim the...

Page 29: ...rent from the true native 1080p full HD sources This is not a malfunction of the main unit Picture size does not fit the screen Change TV ASPECT in the VIDEO menu B 24 Use the TV to change the aspect Change the zoom setting ZOOM in Menu 2 B 19 Menu is not displayed correctly Restore the zoom ratio to NORMAL ZOOM in Menu 2 B 19 Auto zoom function does not work well Turn off TV s zoom function Zoom ...

Page 30: ...ts and 255 groups Excluding Root folder Pick up Wavelength DVD CD 655 785 nm Laser power DVD CD CLASS II CLASS I Audio output Disc Number of channels 5 1 ch FL FR C SL SR SW VIDEO SECTION Video system NTSC Composite video output Output level Terminal 1 Vp p 75 Pin jack 1 system Component video output Y output level PB output level PR output level Terminal 1 Vp p 75 0 7 Vp p 75 0 7 Vp p 75 Pin jack...

Page 31: ...rsonnel 3 Replacement parts When parts need replacing ensure the servicer uses parts specified by the manufacturer or parts that have the same characteristics as the original parts Unauthorized substitutes may result in fire electric shock or other hazards 4 Safety check After repairs or service ask the servicer to perform safety checks to confirm that the unit is in proper working condition The s...

Page 32: ... required 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 P Predictive coded picture This picture is calculated based on past I or P pictures B Bidirectionally predictive coded picture This picture is calculated by comparing p...

Page 33: ...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 LIMITED TO THE PERIOD OF THE LIMITED WARRANTY ...

Page 34: ...ffects B 12 8 Show a disc top menu or program list B 15 17 9 Select or confirm menu items Frame by frame B 15 Show a disc menu or play list B 15 17 Show setup menu or select speaker channel B 13 24 Turn Whisper mode Surround on off B 13 TV operations Aim the remote control at the Panasonic TV and press the button Í Turn the TV on off INPUT Change the TV s video input mode r s Adjust the TV volume ...

Page 35: ...nian 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 Danish 6865 Dutch 7876 English 6978 Esperanto 6979 Estonian 6984 Faroese 7079 Fiji 7074 Finnish 7073 French 7082 Frisian 7089 Galician 7176...

Page 36: ...ipment and easily accessible The mains plug of the power supply cord shall remain readily operable To completely disconnect this apparatus from the AC Mains disconnect the power supply cord plug from AC receptacle If you see this symbol Information on Disposal in other Countries outside the European Union This symbol is only valid in the European Union If you wish to discard this product please co...

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