RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 1 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM Operating Instructions This illustration shows SC-PT570. DVD Home Theater Sound System SC-PT570 SC-PT870 QUICK START GUIDE P6–11 Model No. Dear customer The illustrations shown may differ from your unit. Thank you for purchasing this product. For optimum performance and safety, please read these instructions carefully. Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read the instructions completely.
RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 2 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM ≥These operating instructions are applicable to models SC-PT570 and SC-PT870. ≥Unless otherwise indicated, illustrations in these operating instructions are of SC-PT570. ≥Operations in these instructions are described mainly with the remote control, but you can perform the operations on this unit if the controls are the same. CAUTION! THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES A LASER.
RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 3 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM TABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started step 2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 step 3 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Speaker connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Radio antenna connections . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Audio and video connections . . . . . . . . . . .9 step 4 AC mains lead connection . . . . . . . . 10 step 5 Preparing the remote control . . . . . . 10 step 6 SMART SETUP . .
RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 4 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM Accessories Getting Started Please check and identify the supplied accessories. Use numbers indicated in parentheses when asking for replacement parts. (Product numbers correct as of December 2008. These may be subject to change.
RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 5 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM Safety precautions Voltage Do not use high voltage power sources. This can overload the unit and cause a fire. Do not use a DC power source. Check the source carefully when setting the unit up on a ship or other places where DC is used. AC mains lead protection Ensure the AC mains lead is connected correctly and not damaged. Poor connection and lead damage can cause fire or electric shock.
RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 6 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM step 1 Assembling the speakers Getting Started [PT570] Front speaker [PT870] Front and surround speakers Preparation ≥To prevent damage or scratches, lay down a soft cloth and perform assembly on it. ≥For assembly, use a Phillips-head screwdriver (not included). Make sure you have all the indicated components before starting assembly, setup, and connection. ≥Keep the screws out of reach of children to prevent swallowing.
RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 7 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM Getting Started Installation Front speakers 60° Place to the right or left of the TV, on the floor or a sturdy shelf so that it will not cause vibration. Leave about 30 cm from the TV. Put on a rack or shelf. Vibration caused by the speaker can disrupt the picture if it is placed directly on the TV.
RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 8 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM step 3 Connections Getting Started Turn off all equipment before connection and read the appropriate operating instructions. Do not connect the AC mains lead until all other connections are complete.
RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 9 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM 3 This unit Y Getting Started L PB R AV AV OUT OPTICAL IN PR COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 3 Audio and video connections Basic setup example AV2 AV OUT AV To improve picture quality, you can change the video signal output from the SCART (AV) terminal to suit the type of TV you are using. ≥Select “S-VIDEO/YPbPr”, “RGB 1/NO OUTPUT” or “RGB 2/NO OUTPUT” from “VIDEO OUT – SCART” in VIDEO menu (B 27).
RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 10 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM 3 This unit AUX Y L Getting Started PB R AV AV OUT OPTICAL IN PR COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 3 Audio and video connections (continued) Other audio connections QUICK START GUIDE step 4-5 TV or external equipment terminal OPTICAL OUT AUDIO OUT L Cable required (not included) ≥Do not bend sharply when connecting. This unit Features terminal [\OPTICAL\IN\\] This is the preferred connection for best sound and true surround sound.
RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 11 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM SMART SETUP DVD DVD OK OK RETURN SMART SETUP 1 2 3 Turn on the unit. ≥When the Smart setup screen appears automatically, skip step 2 and 3. Select “DVD/CD”. DVD SMART SETUP [Note] ≥If this unit is connected to a “HDAVI Control 3 or later” compatible TV via HDMI cable, the menu language and TV aspect information will be retrieved via VIERA Link.
RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 12 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM Setting up the radio Getting Started Confirming the preset channels PLAY MODE Numbered buttons 1 PLAY MODE 1 4 7 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 10 ≥This unit: Press [SELECTOR]. 2 RADIO EXT-IN Playing Discs Select “FM”. RADIO EXT-IN SEARCH SEARCH SKIP SKIP Select the channel. 1 4 7 RADIO , SEARCH , 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 10 Alternatively, press [X, W].
RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 13 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM Presetting stations manually RDS broadcasting Getting Started e.g. Display The unit can display the text data transmitted by the radio data system (RDS) available in some areas. If the station you are listening to is transmitting RDS signals, “RDS” will light up on the display. While listening to the radio broadcast Press [FUNCTIONS] to display the text data.
RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 14 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM Selecting the playback source (continued) USB iPod DVD Getting Started DVD USB, iPod RADIO EXT-IN RADIO, EXT-IN [Note] Confirm the audio connection to the SCART (AV), AUX or OPTICAL IN terminal on this unit when you select the corresponding sources (B 9, 10). Reduce the volume on the TV to its minimum, and then adjust the volume of this unit.
RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 15 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM Selecting sound mode 1 2 Adjusting the speaker output level manually Preparation ≥To display the picture, turn on the TV and select the appropriate video input mode. ≥Press [r, s VOL] to adjust the volume to normal listening level. ≥Select “TEST TONE” from “SPEAKER SETTINGS” in AUDIO menu (B 27). 1 Enter test tone mode. OK e.g.
RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 16 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM Basic play If you are experiencing problems, refer to troubleshooting (B 34 to 36) Getting Started Preparation To display the picture, turn on your TV and change its video input mode (e.g. VIDEO 1, AV 1, HDMI, etc.) to suit the connections to this unit. Using this unit 1 2 Select “DVD/CD”. Playing Discs Turn on the unit.
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RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 18 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM Other modes of play Getting Started Program play (up to 30 items) 1 PLAY MODE PLAY MODE OK DVD-V PROGRAM SELECT TITLE TITLE 1 TITLE 2 TITLE 3 TITLE 4 REPEAT PLAY REPEAT PLAY Playing Discs 2 RETURN CANCEL Other Operations CLEAR ALL S TA R T: P L AY OK OK RETURN CANCEL Repeat play This works only when the elapsed play time can be displayed. It also works with all JPEG content. During play Select an item to be repeated. e.g.
RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 19 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM Using navigation menus SKIP , SKIP U 0#8 + 1 While picture is e.g. displayed OK RETURN MENU PLAY LIST OK RETURN Playing data discs [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG] [MPEG4] [DivX] [DVD-VR] Select “DATA” in “DVD-VR/DATA” (B 28, OTHERS menu) to play WMA, MP3, JPEG, MPEG4 or DivX contents.
RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 20 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM Using on-screen menus 1 4 7 Getting Started Numbered buttons PLAY 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 10 AUDIO PLAY Signal type/data LPCM/PPCM/ÎD/DTS/MP3/ MPEG: Signal type kHz (Sampling frequency)/bit/ch (Number of channels) e.g. 3/2 .1ch .1: Low frequency effect (not displayed if there is no signal) .0: No surround .1: Mono surround .2: Stereo surround (left/right) .1: Center .2: Front leftiFront right .
RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 21 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM DIALOGUE ENHANCER NORMAL CINEMA1: TRANSFER MODE SOURCE SELECT [DivX] If you have chosen “480p”/“576p”/ “720p”/“1080p” (progressive), “1080i” (interlaced) [“VIDEO FORMAT” in Menu 4 (HDMI)] or “PROGRESSIVE” under “VIDEO OUT (I/P)” (B 27, VIDEO menu), select the method of conversion for progressive output to suit the type of material.
RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 22 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM Using the VIERA Link “HDAVI ControlTM” Other Operating Auto lip sync Getting Started (Available when using VIERA Link “HDAVI Control” with “HDAVI Control 3 or later” compatible TV) This function automatically provides synchronised audio and video output. (This works only when the source is “DVD/ CD”, “USB”, “AUX” or “D-IN”.) ≥When using “DVD/CD” or “USB” as the source, set “TIME DELAY” in VIDEO menu to “0 ms/AUTO” (B 26).
RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 23 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM When switching between this unit speakers and TV speakers, the TV screen may be blank for several seconds. Input Selection Sound Getting Started Home Cinema Playback/ menu access Playing Discs TV TV speakers are active. ≥The volume of this unit is set to “0”. –This function works only when “DVD/CD”, “USB”, “AUX”§ or “D-IN”§ is selected as the source on this unit. ≥Audio output is 2-channel audio.
RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 24 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM Getting Started Operating other devices Play starts from the selected content. ≥For other operating functions, they are similar to those described in “Playing Discs” (B 16 to 21). Supported Formats PLAY MODE PLAY MODE Still pictures JPEG (Extension: “.jpg”, “.JPG”, “.jpeg”, “.JPEG”) REPEAT USB, iPod PLAY , SKIP REPEAT USB iPod PAUSE SKIP Playing Discs SKIP PAUSE Video MPEG4§ (Extension: “.asf”, “.ASF”) DivX (Extension: “.
RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 25 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM Select music or video menu on the TV. UN CTI ONS 2 OK Select an item. ≥Press [2, 1] to skip page by page. ≥To return to the previous screen, press [RETURN]. Play starts from the selected song or video. e.g.
RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 26 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM Changing the player settings Getting Started MENUS Choose the language for disc menus. OK OK RETURN RETURN SETUP SETUP ≥FRENCH ≥SPANISH ≥GERMAN ≥ITALIAN ≥SWEDISH ≥DUTCH ≥POLISH ≥OTHER – – – – §2 The original language designated on the disc is selected. Input the appropriate code from the language code list (B 39).
RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 27 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM VIDEO OUT (I/P) Select “PROGRESSIVE” only if connecting to a progressive output compatible TV. ≥[INTERLACE] ≥PROGRESSIVE: A message screen will appear. Follow the on-screen instructions. AUDIO menu Select to suit the type of equipment you connected to the HDMI AV OUT terminal. Select “BITSTREAM” when the equipment can decode the bitstream (digital form of 5.1-channel data). Otherwise, select “PCM”.
RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 28 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM Changing the player settings (continued) HDMI menu Getting Started 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 connected equipment, but on this unit.
RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 29 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM DivX information 8 alphanumeric characters SET RETURN ≥We recommend that you make a note of this code for future reference. ≥After playing DivX VOD content for the first time, another registration code is then displayed in “REGISTRATION (DIVX)”. Do not use this registration code to purchase DivX VOD content.
RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 30 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM Speaker installation option Attaching to a wall Getting Started You can attach all of the speakers (except subwoofer) to a wall. ≥The wall or pillar on which the speakers are to be attached should be capable of supporting 10 kg per screw. Consult a qualified building contractor when attaching the speakers to a wall. Improper attachment may result in damage to the wall and speakers. 1 Drive a screw (not included) into the wall.
RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 31 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM Glossary MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer 3) An audio compression method that compresses audio to approximately one tenth of its size without any considerable loss of audio quality. DTS (Digital Theater Systems) This surround system is used in many movie theaters around the world. There is good separation between the channels, so realistic sound effects are possible.
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RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 33 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM Tips for making data discs Reference ≥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.
RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 34 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM Troubleshooting guide Getting Started Before requesting service, make the following checks. If you are in doubt about some of the check points, or if the solutions indicated in the following guide do not solve the problem, consult your dealer for instructions. Power No power. Insert the AC mains lead securely. (B 10) The unit is automatically switched to standby mode. The Sleep timer was working and had reached the set time limit.
RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 35 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM Program and Random play do not work. [DVD-V] These functions do not work with some DVD-Videos. Play does not start. ≥This unit may not play WMA and MPEG4 that contains still picture data. ≥If playing DivX VOD content, refer to the homepage where you purchased the DivX VOD content. (Example: www.divx.com/vod) [DivX] ≥If a disc contains CD-DA and other formats, proper playback may not be possible. No subtitles. ≥Display the subtitles.
RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 36 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM Troubleshooting guide (continued) Getting Started Cannot display iPod photos/videos on the TV. ≥Ensure the video connection to the SCART (AV) terminal on this unit and select “VIDEO/YPbPr” from “VIDEO OUT – SCART” in VIDEO menu. (B 27) ≥Operate the iPod menu to make the appropriate photo/ video output settings for your TV. (Refer to operating instructions for your iPod.
RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 37 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM [PT870] \Surround\speakers\SB-HS870] Pick up Wavelength (DVD/CD) Laser power (DVD/CD) 655/785 nm CLASS 1/CLASS 1M Full range 5.1 ch (FL, FR, C, SL, SR, SW) SPEAKER SECTION [Front\speakers\SB-HF770] Type Speaker unit(s) 1 way, 1 speaker system (Bass reflex) Impedance 3 ≠ Full range 6.5 cm Cone type 125 W§8 (Max) 79 dB/W (1.0 m) 80 Hz to 25 kHz (j16 dB) 90 Hz to 22 kHz (j10 dB) 100 mmk530 mmk78 mm 0.
RQTX0227-B_eng.book Page 38 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:28 AM Control reference guide Getting Started TV 1 PLAY MODE AV 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 10 8 9 : ; 13 VOL Playing Discs 2 3 1 4 7 4 REPEAT USB iPod DVD SEARCH 5 < = VOL MUTE RADIO EXT-IN PLAY SEARCH PAUSE SKIP 14 15 16 > ? 17 SLOW SKIP 6 STOP SURROUND DIRECT N AVI U OK ONS TOP M GATOR EN F @ 19 CTI Other Operations START UN 8 SOUND 18 7 20 9 RETURN MENU 10 11 PLAY LIST SETUP -CH SELECT 21 W.
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