HT530_880_840En.book Page 1 Friday, March 11, 2005 11:49 AM The illustration shows SC-HT530. Operating Instructions DVD Home Theater Sound System Model No. SC-HT530/SC-HT840/ SC-HT880 Advanced progressive scan page 8 Provides a smoother and sharper image. Compatible with a variety page of media formats 11 DVD-RAM, DVD-Audio, DVD-Video and more. Region number The player plays DVD-Video marked with labels containing the region number or “ALL”.
HT530_880_840En.book Page 2 Monday, January 17, 2005 10:16 PM Dear customer Thank you for purchasing this product. For optimum performance and safety, please read these instructions carefully. Safety precautions [HT530]: indicates features applicable to SC-HT530 only. [HT840]: SC-HT840 only. [HT880]: SC-HT880 only. System SC-HT530 SC-HT840 [The\United\Kingdom,\ ]Australia[and\N.Z.\ SC-HT840 [Others] SC-HT880 [The\United\Kingdom,\ ]Australia[and\N.Z.
HT530_880_840En.book Page 3 Tuesday, January 11, 2005 8:56 PM Caution for AC Mains Lead (“EB” and “GS” area code models only) For your safety, please read the following text carefully. This appliance is supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug for your safety and convenience. A 5-ampere fuse is fitted in this plug. Should the fuse need to be replaced please ensure that the replacement fuse has a rating of 5-ampere and that it is approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362.
HT530_880_840En.book Page 4 Friday, March 11, 2005 7:26 PM Simple setup 1 STEP Speaker assembly Speaker assembly [HT840] Front speakers [HT880] Front and surround speakers The supplied stands are specially designed for attachment to Panasonic SB-FS840 front speakers, SB-FS842 front speakers, SB-FS930 front speakers, SB-FS880 surround speakers, or SBFS881 front or surround speakers. Use only as indicated in this setup.
HT530_880_840En.book Page 5 Wednesday, March 9, 2005 Attach the stands to the speakers. Ensure the stand is fastened on straight by gradually tightening the top and bottom screws alternately until fully tightened. ∫ Preventing the speakers from falling over ([HT840] [HT880]) Preparation Attach screw eyes (not included) to secure the speakers to the wall (➜ diagram below).
HT530_880_840En.book Page 6 Wednesday, December 22, 2004 2 STEP 9:58 PM Positioning How you set up your speakers can affect the bass and the sound field. Note the following points: ≥Place speakers on flat secure bases. ≥Placing speakers too close to floors, walls, and corners can result in excessive bass. Cover walls and windows with thick curtains. ≥Place the front, center, and surround speakers at approximately the same distance from the seating position. The angles in the diagram are approximate.
9:39 PM ≥Use only supplied speakers Notes on speaker use Using other speakers can damage the unit, and sound quality will be negatively affected. ≥Set the speakers up on an even surface to prevent them from falling. Take proper precautions to prevent the speakers from falling if you cannot set them up on an even surface. ≥You can damage your speakers and shorten their useful life if you play sound at high levels over extended periods.
HT530_880_840En.book Page 8 Tuesday, January 11, 2005 4 STEP 8:56 PM Video connections Video cable Video connections ≥Do not connect through the video cassette recorder. Due to copy guard protection, the picture may not be displayed properly. ≥Turn the television off before connecting, and refer to the television’s operating instructions.
HT530_880_840En.book Page 9 Wednesday, December 22, 2004 5 STEP Radio and system connections AM loop antenna AC mains lead [Australia\and\N.Z.] [The\United\Kingdom,[ [Saudi[Arabia]and[Kuwait] FM indoor antenna [Southeast]Asia,[Thailand,[ [the[Middle[East,[South[Africa,[ [Saudi[Arabia[and[Kuwait] ≥Connect the AC mains lead after all other connections are complete. ≥Optional antenna connections (➜ page 23). The illustration shows SC-HT530.
HT530_880_840En.book Page 10 Monday, January 24, 2005 7 STEP 4:10 PM QUICK SETUP The QUICK SETUP screen assists you to make necessary settings. Turn on the television and select the appropriate video input on the television. QUICK SETUP/Control reference guide 1 2 3 4 5 6 Select DVD/CD SHIFT SETUP MUTING RETURN SHIFT ENTER ENTER SETUP MUTING Register Turn on the Select unit. “DVD/CD”. Show the QUICK SETUP screen. Follow the messages and make the settings.
HT530_880_840En.book Page 11 Wednesday, January 19, 2005 9:56 AM Discs that can be played Logo Indication in these operating instructions [RAM] Recorded with devices using Version 1.1 of the Video Recording Format (a unified video recording standard), such as DVD video recorders, DVD video cameras, personal computers, etc. [JPEG] Recorded using the DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) standard Version 1.0. ≥To play JPEG files, select “Play as Data Disc” in Other Menu (➜ page 19).
HT530_880_840En.book Page 12 Wednesday, December 22, 2004 9:58 PM Basic play Using the main unit Basic play 1 2 Turn the unit on. 3 Open the disc tray. 4 Load the disc. Select “DVD/CD”. INPUT SELECTOR OPEN/CLOSE ≥Load double-sided discs so the label for the side you want to play is facing up. ≥[RAM] Remove the disc from its cartridge before use. ; (Pause) ∫ (Stop) OPEN CLOSE TUNING INPUT SELECTOR PROGRESSIVE VOLUME H.
HT530_880_840En.book Page 13 Wednesday, December 22, 2004 9:58 PM If you are experiencing problems, refer to troubleshooting (➜ page 34, 35).
HT530_880_840En.book Page 14 Monday, January 17, 2005 10:16 PM Convenient functions ZOOM MANUAL SKIP AV SYSTEM TV Numbered buttons (Only when the elapsed play time can be displayed.) [RAM] [DVD-V] (Except iR/iRW) Play restarts from approximately 30 seconds later. Convenient when you want to skip commercials etc. TV/AV TUNER/BAND DVD/CD SLEEP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CANCEL 0 CH During play VOLUME Press [MANUAL SKIP].
SUBTITLE AUDIO SHIFT 10:16 PM Changing subtitles PLAY MODE [DVD-V] (with multiple subtitles) [VCD] (SVCD only) Press [SHIFT]i[SUBTITLE] several times to select the subtitle language. ≥On iR/iRW, a subtitle number may be shown for subtitles that are not displayed. To display/clear the subtitles Press [2, 1] to select “On” or “Off”. Subtitle Off Press [SHIFT]i[SUBTITLE] to select “On” or “Off”. ≥Subtitle on/off information cannot be recorded using Panasonic DVD Recorders.
HT530_880_840En.book Page 16 Wednesday, March 9, 2005 9:39 PM Using navigation menus 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ≥Press [SHIFT]i[ANGLE/PAGE] to skip page by page in the group or content field. ≥To enjoy listening to WMA/MP3 contents while showing a JPEG image on the screen Select a JPEG file first, and then select audio contents. (The opposite order is not effective.) ≥To exit the screen Press [MENU].
HT530_880_840En.book Page 17 Wednesday, December 22, 2004 MENU Playing HighMATTM discs DIRECT NAVIGATOR [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG] 1 2 Playing the programs Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select the item, 1 then press [ENTER]. ≥Repeat this step if necessary.
HT530_880_840En.book Page 18 Wednesday, December 22, 2004 9:58 PM Using on-screen menus Items shown differ depending on the type of disc. AV SYSTEM TV TV/AV TUNER/BAND DVD/CD SLEEP 1 2 Main menu 3 CH Numbered buttons 4 5 7 8 6 9 VOLUME Program Group Title Chapter Track Playlist Content -/-- CANCEL S10 0 CANCEL SLOW/SEARCH SKIP TOP MENU MENU PLAY LIST DIRECT NAVIGATOR Using on-screen menus VCR ENTER FUNCTIONS FUNCTIONS RETURN TV VOL TV VOL SUBWOOFER SUPER SRND C.
HT530_880_840En.book Page 19 Monday, January 24, 2005 4:10 PM Other Settings ∫ Play Menu (Only when the elapsed play time can be displayed. [JPEG]: Works with all JPEG content.) Repeat (➜ page 15, Repeat play) A-B Repeat Except [JPEG] [RAM] (Still picture part) To repeat a specified section Press [ENTER] at the starting and ending points. Press [ENTER] again to cancel.
HT530_880_840En.book Page 20 Monday, January 17, 2005 11:14 PM Changing the player settings 1 TV/AV TUNER/BAND DVD/CD SLEEP 1 2 SETUP MUTING SHIFT 3 CH Numbered buttons 4 5 7 8 6 VOLUME 9 2 -/-- S10 0 CANCEL Select Show the Setup menu. If you have not set QUICK SETUP (➜ page 10), the QUICK SETUP screen appears. Select the tab. SLOW/SEARCH SKIP ENTER TOP MENU Go right MENU PLAY LIST DIRECT NAVIGATOR ENTER FUNCTIONS RETURN 3 3, 4, 2, 1 ENTER Select the item.
7978en-p03-27.fm Page 21 Tuesday, January 25, 2005 12:23 PM Select to suit the type of television. ≥Standard (Direct View TV) ≥Projection TV Time Delay ≥0ms TV Type ≥20ms ≥CRT Projector ≥Plasma TV ≥LCD TV/Projector ≥40ms ≥60ms ≥80ms ≥100ms When connected with a Plasma display, adjust if you notice the audio is out of sync with the video. Video Out (AV/Component)§5 Choose the video signal format to be output from the SCART (AV) and Component terminal.
HT530_880_840En.book Page 22 Wednesday, December 22, 2004 9:58 PM The radio Selecting the preset channels AV SYSTEM TV VCR 1 TV/AV TUNER/BAND DVD/CD SLEEP TUNER/BAND 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 “AM”. CH CH Numbered buttons 2 VOLUME 9 -/-- 0 CANCEL Press [TUNER/BAND] to select “FM” or Press the numbered buttons to select the S10 channel. SLOW/SEARCH Alternatively, press [W CH X]. To select a 2-digit number e.g.
HT530_880_840En.book Page 23 Wednesday, December 22, 2004 9:58 PM ∫ AM frequency step RDS broadcasting Main unit only [The\United\Kingdom\ [Southeast\Asia,[Thailand,\the\Middle\East,\South\Africa,\Saudi\Arabia\ [and\Kuwait[ The step is factory-set to 9 kHz, but you can change it to receive broadcasts allocated in 10-kHz steps. The unit can display the text data transmitted by the radio data system (RDS) available in some areas.
HT530_880_840En.book Page 24 Wednesday, December 22, 2004 9:58 PM Sound field and sound quality TV/AV TUNER/BAND DVD/CD SLEEP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DVD/CD Center Focus (Discs where the dialogue is recorded in the center channel) You can make the sound of the center speaker seem like it is coming from within the television. CH 9 C.FOCUS SFC SHIFT VOLUME -/-- S10 0 CANCEL TOP MENU MENU SUBWOOFER LEVEL SUPER SRND, H.BASS FUNCTIONS RETURN TV VOL TV VOL SUBWOOFER SUPER SRND C.
HT530_880_840En.book Page 25 Wednesday, December 22, 2004 You can enhance low-frequency sound so that heavy bass sound can be heard clearly, even if the acoustics of your room are not optimal. The unit automatically selects the most suitable setting according to the type of playing source. Press [H.BASS]. [HT840] [HT880] H.BASS indicator lights on the main unit. LP SUBWOOFER LEVEL Enhancing the bass sound MONO STCT S You can adjust the amount of bass.
HT530_880_840En.book Page 26 Wednesday, December 22, 2004 9:58 PM Operating other equipment ∫ Connection example Television (not included) AUDIO OUT VIDEO IN L R 1 Video cassette recorder (not included) To show video from the video cassette recorder Select “VIDEO 2” input on your television in this example.
HT530_880_840En.book Page 27 Wednesday, December 22, 2004 9:58 PM Operating the tape deck ([HT840] [HT880]) Operating the television and the video cassette recorder You can use the remote control to operate a Panasonic television or a video cassette recorder. Connect your equipment referring to “Connection example” (➜ page 26). Recording to the tape deck 1 or [Note] Press [TUNER/BAND] to select “FM” or “AM”. The remote control may not work properly with some models.
HT530_880_840En.book Page 28 Wednesday, December 22, 2004 9:58 PM Other useful functions Using headphones AV SYSTEM TV SLEEP VCR TV/AV TUNER/BAND DVD/CD SLEEP Main unit only 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CANCEL 0 1 CH VOLUME Reduce the volume and connect the headphones (not included). -/-- S10 SLOW/SEARCH SKIP Headphone plug type: 3.5 mm stereo VOLUME VOLUME OPEN CLOSE TUNING TOP MENU MENU INPUT SELECTOR PROGRESSIVE VOLUME H.
HT530_880_840En.book Page 29 Wednesday, December 22, 2004 9:58 PM Other speaker setup options ∫ Attaching to a wall You can attach all of the speakers to a wall. 1 Drive a screw (not included) into the wall. 2 Fit the speaker securely onto the screw(s) with the hole(s). 30–35 mm ‰7.5–9.4 mm ‰3.0–4.0 mm 4.0–7.0 mm Wall or pillar ≥The wall or pillar on which the speakers are to be attached should be capable of supporting 10 kg per screw.
HT530_880_840En.book Page 30 Tuesday, January 11, 2005 8:56 PM Glossary Decoder I/P/B A decoder restores the coded audio signals on DVD’s to normal. This is called decoding. 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.
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HT530_880_840En.book Page 32 Thursday, March 17, 2005 1:50 PM Specifications VIDEO SECTION Video system Signal system Composite video output Output level Terminal [The\United\Kingdom[ S-video output Y output level C output level PAL625/50, PAL525/60, NTSC 1 Vp-p (75 ≠) Pin jack (1 system) Scart jack (1 system) 1 Vp-p (75 ≠) PAL; 0.3 Vp-p (75 ≠) NTSC; 0.
9:39 PM [HT880] [The\United\Kingdom,\Australia[and[N.Z.[ [Front\speakers\SB-FS930] Type 2 way, 3 speaker system (Bass reflex) Speaker unit(s) Impedance 6 ≠ 1. Woofer 8 cm Cone type 2. Woofer 8 cm Cone type 3. Tweeter 6 cm Ring shaped dome type Input power (IEC) 170 W§2 (Max) Output sound pressure 84 dB/W (1.0 m) Cross over frequency 7 kHz Frequency range 75 Hz–50 kHz (j16 dB) 90 Hz–45 kHz (j10 dB) Dimensions (WtHtD) 260 mmk1234 mmk270 mm Mass 4.
HT530_880_840En.book Page 34 Wednesday, March 9, 2005 9:39 PM Troubleshooting guide 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 chart do not solve the problem, consult your dealer for instructions. Power Page No power. ≥Insert the AC mains lead and system cable securely. 9 The unit is automatically switched to the standby mode. ≥The Sleep timer was working and had reached the set time limit.
HT530_880_840En.book Page 35 Wednesday, March 9, 2005 9:39 PM Menus The Setup menu cannot be accessed. Page ≥Select “DVD/CD” as the source. ≥Cancel all group, program and random play. — 15 Picture abnormal or unviewable Picture distorted. ≥Ensure that the unit is connected directly to the television, and is not connected through a video cassette recorder. 8 Picture size doesn’t fit the screen. ≥Change “TV Aspect” in the “Video” tab. ≥Change the Zoom setting.
HT530_880_840En.book Page 36 Friday, March 11, 2005 10:56 AM \The\United\Kingdom\and\Republic\of\Ireland] ∫ Sales and Support Information Customer Care Centre ≥For customers within the UK: 08705 357357 ≥For customers within the Republic of Ireland: 01 289 8333 ≥Visit our website for product information ≥E-mail: customer.care@panasonic.co.
