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Operating Instructions

DVD Stereo System

Model No.

 

SC-PM91D

 

Region number

The player plays DVD-Video marked with labels containing the 
region number “

1

” or 

“ALL”

.

Example: 

As  an  ENERGY  STAR

®

  Partner

1

Panasonic  has  determined  that  this 
product  meets  the  ENERGY  STAR

®

 

guidelines for energy efficiency.

1

 For Canada only: 

The word “Participant” is used in 
place of the word “Partner”.

Operations in these instructions are described mainly 
for the remote control, but you can do the operations 
on the main unit if the controls are the same.

P PC

RQT7932-3P

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .................................. 2
Accessories ............................................................................. 3
Disc information ...................................................................... 4
Tray/disc handling procedure ................................................ 5

Control guide: main unit ....................................................... 10
Control guide: remote control .............................................. 11
Discs — Basic play ................................................................ 12
Discs — Convenient functions ............................................. 14
Discs — Using navigation menus ........................................ 16
Discs — Using On-screen menus ........................................ 18
Discs — Changing the player’s settings ............................. 21
The radio ................................................................................ 23
Cassette tapes — Play and Recording ................................ 24
Sound field and sound quality ............................................. 26
Convenient functions

Auto-off function/Dimming the display/Muting the volume/ 
The sleep timer ..................................................................... 27
The play/record timer ............................................................ 28

Using other equipment

Home Theater — Enjoying more powerful sound ................. 29
Using an external unit ........................................................... 29
Operating a television ........................................................... 29
Enjoying more powerful bass/Changing the remote control 
code/Other antenna connections .......................................... 30

Glossary ................................................................................. 31
Troubleshooting guide .......................................................... 32
Product Service ..................................................................... 34
Listening caution ................................................................... 34
Maintenance ........................................................................... 34
When moving the unit ........................................................... 34
Limited Warranty (ONLY FOR U.S.A.) .................................. 35
Specifications ......................................................... Back cover

Table of contents

Dear customer

Thank you for purchasing this product. For optimum performance 
and safety, please read these instructions carefully before 
connecting, operating or adjusting this product. Please keep this 
manual for future reference.

Simple setup

STEP 1

   Positioning and connecting the speakers ......... 6

STEP 2 

  Television .............................................................. 7

STEP 3 

  Connecting the antennas and AC power supply 

cord ........................................................................ 8

STEP 4 

  The remote control ............................................... 8

STEP 5

   QUICK SETUP ....................................................... 9

STEP 6

   Setting the time ..................................................... 9

DEMO function ...................................................................... 9

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Summary of Contents for SC-PM91D

Page 1: ...23 Cassette tapes Play and Recording 24 Sound field and sound quality 26 Convenient functions Auto off function Dimming the display Muting the volume The sleep timer 27 The play record timer 28 Using other equipment Home Theater Enjoying more powerful sound 29 Using an external unit 29 Operating a television 29 Enjoying more powerful bass Changing the remote control code Other antenna connections 3...

Page 2: ...LIZES A LASER USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE DO NOT OPEN COVERS AND DO NOT REPAIR YOURSELF REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN MOISTURE DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED W...

Page 3: ...d to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does c...

Page 4: ...range of high level signals HDCD encoded CDs sound better because they are encoded with 20 bits compared with 16 bits for all other CDs During HDCD play HDCD appears on the unit s display CD R CD RW This unit can play CD R RW audio recording disc recorded with the formats on the left Close the session or finalize1 the disc after recording HighMAT discs WMA MP3 or JPEG files only To play without usin...

Page 5: ...lems Place the disc label up in the center of the tray Insert only one disc into each tray Inserting discs correctly Opening closing a disc tray DISC OPEN CL OSE ADVANCED SURROUND TUNER AUX DO W N UP VO L UM E CHANGE 1 2 3 4 5 TAPE q DVD CD q STOP g BASS TREBLE DISC CHECK DEMO H BASS X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X...

Page 6: ...If this occurs turn the television off for about 30 minutes The television s demagnetizing function should correct the problem If it persists move the speakers further away from the television Positioning and connecting the speakers Simple setup STEP 1 a Positioning Place the speakers so that the tweeters are on the inside Caution Use the speakers only with the recommended system Failure to do so ...

Page 7: ...eves a more vivid picture than the VIDEO OUT terminal by separating the chrominance C and luminance Y signals Actual results depend on the television AM ANT FM ANT OPTICAL OUT S VIDEO HAUT PARLEURS OUT VIDEO OUT AC IN SUBWOOFER OUT R L AUX HIGH 6Ω LOW 6Ω SPEAKERS SB PM91 R L EXT LOOP 75Ω COMPONENTVIDEOOUT PR PB Y Y Video cable AM ANT FM ANT OPTICAL OUT HAUT PARLEURS VIDEO OUT AC IN SUBWOOFER OUT R...

Page 8: ...a cord away from other wires and cords FM indoor antenna Fix the other end of the antenna where reception is best Adhesive tape AC power supply cord To household AC outlet AC 120V 60 Hz The remote control STEP 4 Do not mix old and new batteries use different types at the same time heat or expose to flame take apart or short circuit attempt to recharge alkaline or manganese batteries use batteries i...

Page 9: ...r 2 3 1 When the unit is first plugged in a demonstration of its functions may be shown on the display If the demo setting is off you can see a demonstration by turning on the demo The display changes each time the button is held down Demonstration demo on NO DEMO off You can reduce the power consumed in standby mode by turning the demonstration off You cannot turn the demo function on and off when...

Page 10: ...UX 23 29 Remote control sensor REC 25 DISC CHECK 13 DISC OPEN CLOSE 5 12 AC IN AC supply indicator This indicator lights when the unit is connected to the AC power supply POWER 8 standby on switch Press to switch the unit from on to standby mode or vice versa In standby mode the unit is still consuming a small amount of power ADVANCED SURROUND 26 VOLUME UP DOWN Disc trays 5 12 CHANGE 13 1 5 disc d...

Page 11: ...RECT NAVIGATOR 13 17 FUNCTIONS QUICK OSD 18 20 u i 2 REW 1 FF SETUP CANCEL 9 12 23 24 MUTING TV VIDEO 27 29 z PLAY REC AUTO OFF 27 28 DISPLAY DIMMER 9 27 SURROUND M RE MASTER 26 27 SOUND A ONLY 26 27 Numbered buttons PGM 15 23 h PAUSE 12 CM SKIP 13 DVD CD q 12 MENU PLAY LIST 13 16 17 e r w q ENTER RETURN ANGLE PAGE 13 14 18 t y SLOW SEARCH TV CH 2 1 12 23 29 VOLUME TV VOL 12 29 SHIFT To use functi...

Page 12: ... Tray disc handling procedure page 5 Remove TYPE 2 and 4 discs from their cartridges before use Read the instructions for the disc carefully 3 Close the disc tray 4 Start play It may take some time for play to start but this is normal Volume adjustment Stop The stopped play position is memorized when RESUME is displayed Press DVD CD q to resume play Press g STOP to clear the position Pause Press D...

Page 13: ...ect 123 1 2 3 ENTER Press SHIFT CANCEL to cancel the number s Disc menu Shows a disc top menu Shows a disc menu Shows a disc menu On screen item select Return to previous screen Skip back a few seconds during play This may not work while playing some parts of a disc or at all with some discs only when the elapsed play time can be displayed Skip 60 seconds forward during play This may not work whil...

Page 14: ...C REPEAT REPEAT OFF During play list play SCENE REPEAT PL REPEAT 2 REPEAT OFF CHAPTER REPEAT TITLE REPEAT 3 REPEAT OFF TRACK REPEAT DISC REPEAT REPEAT OFF TRACK REPEAT GROUP REPEAT 3 REPEAT OFF CONTENT REPEAT GROUP REPEAT 3 REPEAT OFF GROUP REPEAT 3 REPEAT OFF You can also repeat play of content and group on HighMAT discs For All disc play page 13 TRACK or CONTENT REPEAT DISC or GROUP REPEAT ALL C...

Page 15: ...ER To clear an item Press SHIFT CANCEL or select Clear and press ENTER To skip a page Press SHIFT ANGLE PAGE Clear the existing program before creating a new program Times are not displayed while programming Items the unit cannot find can be programmed but are canceled during play This is also the case if you program discs other than Video CD and CD The program is cleared when you switch the unit t...

Page 16: ...the menu above the current one Press RETURN To change the menu background Press FUNCTIONS The background changes to the one recorded on the disc To exit the screen Press g STOP Selecting from the lists 1 During play Press MENU Playing 2 Press w then e r to switch between the play list group and content lists 3 Press q then e r to select an item and press ENTER To skip a page Press SHIFT ANGLE PAGE...

Page 17: ...der shown on your computer Naming folders and files At the time of recording prefix folder and file names with 3 digit numbers in the order you want to play them this may not work at times Files must have the extension WMA or wma MP3 or mp3 JPG jpg JPEG or jpeg 001 root track track track track track track track track track track group group group Example Playing the programs on DVD RAM 1 Press DIRECT...

Page 18: ...VR To recall a marker recorded on DVD Video recorders Still Picture To view the still pictures Next Picture Previous Picture Angle Discs with multiple angles To select the angle Angles and pages page 14 Thumbnail To show thumbnail images Rotate Picture Angles and pages page 14 Slideshow To turn the slideshow on or off To change the timing 0 30 seconds of the slideshow Other Settings Play Speed Mot...

Page 19: ...nces audio output to produce a warm hall like sound Display Menu Subtitle Position 0 to 60 in 2 unit steps Subtitle Brightness Auto to automatically adjust the brightness against the background or 0 to 7 Information Off Date Details HighMAT only Off On 4 3 Aspect To select how to show images made for 4 3 aspect screens on a 16 9 aspect television Go to Video tab in the Setup menus and select 16 9 ...

Page 20: ...SD Press SHIFT QUICK OSD to show information about the disc playing Group 11 00 01 02 Track Time 11 Condition play pause or slow search Current playback item Elapsed play time Current position Page 11 for the position of the remote control buttons RAM DVD V VCD CD DVD A WMA MP3 To exit the screen Press SHIFT QUICK OSD ...

Page 21: ...6 9 Widescreen television 16 9 TV Type Select to suit the type of television Standard Direct View TV CRT Projector LCD TV Projector Projection TV Plasma TV Time Delay When connected with an AV amplifier and Plasma display adjust if you notice the audio is out of sync with the video 0ms 20ms 40ms 60ms 80ms 100ms Still Mode Specify the type of picture shown when paused Automatic Field Frame Black Lev...

Page 22: ...all values in the SETUP menus to the default settings Yes The password screen is shown if Ratings Disc tab page 21 are set Please enter the same password Turn the unit off and on again No Abkhazian 6566 Afar 6565 Afrikaans 6570 Albanian 8381 Ameharic 6577 Arabic 6582 Armenian 7289 Assamese 6583 Aymara 6589 Azerbaijani 6590 Bashkir 6665 Basque 6985 Bengali Bangla 6678 Bhutani 6890 Bihari 6672 Breto...

Page 23: ...rrent minimum frequency Continue to hold the button down The minimum frequency changes and the step is changed To return to the original step repeat the above steps Any preset stations are cleared by this procedure Preset them again Preset tuning Preset channels to make selection simpler You can set up to 15 stations each in the FM and AM bands Tune to the desired station see above 1 Press to sele...

Page 24: ... exceeding 100 minutes are thin and can break or get caught in the mechanism Tape slack can get caught up in the mechanism and should be wound up before the tape is played Endless tapes can get caught up in the deck s moving parts if used incorrectly Fast forward and rewind while stopped Finding the beginning of a track TPS Tape Program Sensor during play TPS finds the beginning of a track and resu...

Page 25: ...to the station The radio page 23 2 Press SHIFT REC main unit REC to start recording When recording an AM broadcast sound is momentarily interrupted when you start and stop the recording For connections and operation Using an external unit page 29 Insert the cassette page 24 1 Press TUNER AUX to select AUX 2 Press SHIFT REC main unit REC to start recording 3 Start play on the external source For de...

Page 26: ...UND to select a setting Every time you press the button HEAVY Adds punch to rock CLEAR Clarifies higher sounds SOFT For background music VOCAL Adds gloss to vocal 1 Press and hold SOUND to select MANUAL EQ Every time you press and hold the button MANUAL EQ PRESET EQ 2 Press SOUND to select a setting Every time you press the button Bass Treble 3 Press VOLUME while either B bass or T treble is flashin...

Page 27: ...an use the sleep timer in combination with the play record timer Make sure the unit is off before the play record timer s start time The sleep timer will be turned off when you start recording from a disc AUDIO ONLY To enjoy even higher quality sound You can enjoy higher quality audio by stopping the video output During play Press SHIFT A ONLY AUDIO ONLY cancels if you press SHIFT A ONLY again or ...

Page 28: ...to operate Play timer Play will start in the set condition at the set time with volume increasing gradually to the set level Record timer The unit comes on 30 seconds before the set time with the volume muted To cancel the timer Press zPLAY REC to clear the timer indicator from the display The timer comes on at the set time everyday if the timer is on To change the settings when the unit is on To ...

Page 29: ...ifier Speakers example Connect three or more speakers for surround sound Optical digital audio cable Do not bend sharply when connecting You can playback the sound from a video cassette recorder tape deck laser disc player etc through this unit s speakers When connecting a record player We recommend using a record player with a built in phono equalizer If your player doesn t have a built in equaliz...

Page 30: ...piece of the outer vinyl insulator 2 Carefully pull the tabs apart to remove the cover 7 mm 9 32 10 mm 13 32 Peel back 3 Install the coaxial cable Clamp the cable conductor and wind it on so that it does not contact anything else 4 Attach the cover Clamp with pliers 10 mm 13 32 AM outdoor antenna 5 12m Using other equipment Change the code if you find the remote control unintentionally also control...

Page 31: ...oded 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 past and future I and P pictures so it has the lowest volume of information Linear PCM pulse code modulation These are uncompressed digi...

Page 32: ... No subtitles This function is dependent on software availability Subtitles are cleared from the television Turn on the subtitles 14 The position of the subtitles is incorrect Change the position of the subtitles with Subtitle Position in the Display Menu 19 Soundtrack and or subtitle language is not the one selected with the Setup menus This function is dependent on software availability Cannot c...

Page 33: ...hod or material used on DVD Video but should be corrected if you use interlace output 19 Picture quality is poor Check the settings in Picture Menu 19 The picture on the television disappears or stripes appear on the screen Mobile telephone chargers can cause some disturbance The location and orientation of the antenna are incorrect If you are using an indoor antenna change to an outdoor antenna T...

Page 34: ...tem For product information or assistance with product operation In the U S A refer to Customer Services Directory on page 35 In Canada contact the Panasonic Canada Inc Customer Care Centre at 1 800 561 5505 or visit the website www panasonic ca or an authorized Servicentre closest to you Listening caution Selecting fine audio equipment such as the unit you ve just purchased is only the start of y...

Page 35: ...G 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 WARRANT...

Page 36: ...head Erasure Double gap ferrite head Motor DC servo motor Recording system AC bias 100 kHz Erase system AC erase 100 kHz Tape speed 4 8 cm sec 1 7 8 ips Overall frequency response 3 6 dB at DECK OUT Normal 35 Hz 14 kHz S N ratio 50 dB A weighted Wow and flutter 0 18 WRMS Fast forward and rewind time Approx 120 seconds with C 60 cassette tape FM TUNER SECTION Frequency range 87 9 107 9 MHz 200 kHz s...

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