HT885W_En.book Page 1 Friday, May 20, 2005 10:55 AM AC IN Operating Instructions DVD Home Theater Sound System Model No. SC-HT885W 2 ALL page 7 Provides a smoother and sharper image. Region number The player plays DVD-Video marked with labels containing the region number “2” or “ALL”. Example: Advanced progressive scan 2 3 5 Digital Transmitter and Receiver page 9 Set your surround sound free.
HT885W_En.book Page 2 Friday, May 20, 2005 10:55 AM SUOMI CAUTION! THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES 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.
Page 3 Friday, May 20, 2005 10:55 AM Dear customer Thank you for purchasing this product. For optimum performance and safety, please read these instructions carefully. Operations in these instructions are described mainly with the remote control, but you can perform the operations on the main unit if the controls are the same.
HT885W_En.book Page 4 Friday, May 20, 2005 10:55 AM Simple setup 1 STEP The supplied stands are specially designed for attachment to Panasonic SB-FS930 front speakers or SB-FS880 surround speakers. Use only as indicated in this setup. Front and surround speaker assembly Front and surround speaker assembly Preparation ≥To prevent damage or scratches, lay down a soft cloth and perform assembly on it. ≥For assembly, use a Phillips-head screwdriver.
Page 5 Friday, May 20, 2005 10:55 AM 2 STEP 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. The left and right speakers are the same with respect to the front and surround speaker pairs.
HT885W_En.book Page 6 Friday, May 20, 2005 10:55 AM 3 STEP Connecting speakers with the subwoofer and the digital receiver ≥Attach the speaker-cable stickers to make connection easier. ≥The terminals of the subwoofer and the digital receiver have high output power. Carefully connect the speaker wires.
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HT885W_En.book Page 8 Friday, May 20, 2005 10:55 AM 5 STEP The digital transmitter, radio and system connections The digital transmitter, radio and system connections/The remote control FM indoor antenna AM loop antenna Digital transmitter System cable AC mains lead ≥Connect the AC mains lead after all other connections are complete. ≥Optional antenna connections (➜ page 23). FM indoor antenna Affix this end of the antenna where reception is best.
HT885W_En.book Page 9 Friday, May 20, 2005 10:55 AM 7 STEP 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. 1 TV TV/AV AUX 1 2 VCR TUNER/BAND DVD/CD DVD/CD 2 3 CH 4 5 7 8 6 9 SLOW/SEARCH TOP MENU Select “DVD/CD”. SETUP MUTING SHIFT Show the QUICK SETUP screen.
HT885W_En.book Page 10 Friday, May 20, 2005 10:55 AM Control reference guide See reference pages in brackets. Television and Video cassette recorder operations (27) AV SYSTEM TV Turn the unit on/off (9) Control reference guide Switch the television’s video input mode (27) TV/AV AUX 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VCR TUNER/BAND DVD/CD Select the source AUX (27),TUNER/BAND (22), DVD/CD (9) Channel select (22, 27) CH Select television channels and disc’s title numbers etc.
HT885W_En.book Page 11 Friday, May 20, 2005 10:55 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 with Panasonic SD multi cameras or DVD video recorders using the DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) Standard Version 1.0.
HT885W_En.book Page 12 Friday, May 20, 2005 10:55 AM 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.
HT885W_En.book Page 13 Friday, May 20, 2005 10:55 AM If you are experiencing problems, refer to troubleshooting (➜ page 33, 34, 35).
HT885W_En.book Page 14 Friday, May 20, 2005 10:55 AM Convenient functions Numbered buttons 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ZOOM MANUAL SKIP CH VOLUME 9 (Only when the elapsed play time can be displayed.) [RAM] [DVD-RW[‹VR›] [DVD-V] (Except iR/iRW) Play restarts from approximately 30 seconds later. Convenient when you want to skip commercials etc.
Page 15 SUBTITLE AUDIO SHIFT Friday, May 20, 2005 10:55 AM Changing subtitles PLAY MODE [DVD-V] [DivX] (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”.
HT885W_En.book Page 16 Friday, May 20, 2005 10:55 AM 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].
TOP MENU Page 17 MENU Friday, May 20, 2005 10:55 AM 2 Playing HighMATTM discs [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG] 1 2 Press [TOP MENU]. 3 Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select the item, then press [ENTER]. New Playlist Item Long Name Display Te Menu: Takes you to the next menu which shows play lists or another menu Play list: play starts Menu1 P l ay l i s t 2 2 Prev PAG E 1 / 3 P l ay l i s t 1 Menu2 Menu3 P l ay l i s t 3 3Return Next 1 ≥To change the menu background Press [FUNCTIONS].
HT885W_En.book Page 18 Friday, May 20, 2005 10:55 AM Using on-screen menus Items shown differ depending on the type of disc.
HT885W_En.book Page 19 Friday, May 20, 2005 10:55 AM ∫ Picture Menu Picture Mode Normal Cinema1: Mellows images and enhances detail in dark scenes. Cinema2: Sharpens images and enhances detail in dark scenes. Animation, Dynamic User (Press [ENTER] to select “Picture Adjustment”) (➜ below) Picture Adjustment Contrast, Brightness, Sharpness, Colour Gamma: Adjusts the brightness of dark parts. Depth Enhancer Reduces the rough noise in the background to give a greater feeling of depth.
HT885W_En.book Page 20 Friday, May 20, 2005 10:55 AM Changing the player settings TV/AV 1 TUNER/BAND DVD/CD AUX 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SETUP MUTING SHIFT CH Numbered buttons 2 VOLUME 9 -/-- S10 0 CANCEL Select Show the Setup menu. If you have not set QUICK SETUP (➜ page 9), the QUICK SETUP screen appears. Select the tab. SLOW/SEARCH SKIP ENTER Go right TOP MENU MENU 3, 4, 2, 1 ENTER Changing the player settings ENTER FUNCTIONS RETURN TV VOL TV VOL SUBWOOFER SUPER SRND C.
Page 21 Friday, May 20, 2005 10:55 AM Video Out (AV/Component) Choose the video signal format to be output from the SCART (AV) and Component terminal. ≥Video/YPbPr ≥RGB/No Output ≥S-Video/YPbPr ≥Automatic ≥Field: The picture is not blurred, but picture quality is lower. ≥Frame: Overall quality is high, but the picture may appear blurred. Still Mode Specify the type of picture shown when paused.
HT885W_En.book Page 22 Friday, May 20, 2005 10:55 AM The radio Selecting the preset channels AV SYSTEM TV TV/AV VCR 1 TUNER/BAND DVD/CD AUX TUNER/BAND 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 “AM”. CH CH Numbered buttons 2 VOLUME S10 0 Alternatively, press [W CH X]. To select a 2-digit number e.g. 12: [S10] ➜ [1] ➜ [2] SLOW/SEARCH SKIP Press the numbered buttons to select the channel.
HT885W_En.book Page 23 Friday, May 20, 2005 10:55 AM RDS broadcasting 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. Press [RDS] on the main unit or [FUNCTIONS] on the remote control to display the text data.
HT885W_En.book Page 24 Friday, May 20, 2005 10:55 AM Sound field and sound quality AUX TV/AV TUNER/BAND DVD/CD 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.FOCUS LEVEL H.
Page 25 SUPER SRND H.BASS Friday, May 20, 2005 10:55 AM 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]. H.BASS indicator lights on the main unit. LP MONO STCT SUBWOOFER LEVEL Enhancing the bass sound S You can adjust the amount of bass.
HT885W_En.book Page 26 Friday, May 20, 2005 10:55 AM 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.
HT885W_En.book Page 27 Friday, May 20, 2005 10:55 AM 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). Operating the tape deck 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.
HT885W_En.book Page 28 Friday, May 20, 2005 10:55 AM Other useful functions Using headphones AV SYSTEM TV TV/AV VCR TUNER/BAND DVD/CD AUX 1 2 3 4 5 6 Main unit only 1 CH 7 8 CANCEL 0 9 VOLUME -/-- S10 SLOW/SEARCH SKIP Reduce the volume and connect the headphones (not included). Headphone plug type: 3.5 mm stereo VOLUME VOLUME OPEN CLOSE TUNING TOP MENU MENU INPUT SELECTOR PROGRESSIVE RDS VOLUME H.
HT885W_En.book Page 29 Friday, May 20, 2005 10:55 AM 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.
HT885W_En.book Page 30 Friday, May 20, 2005 10:55 AM About DivX VOD content DivX Video-on-Demand (VOD) content is encrypted for copyright protection. In order to play DivX VOD content on this unit, you first need to register the unit. Follow the online instructions for purchasing DivX VOD content to enter the unit’s registration code and register the unit. For more information about DivX VOD, visit www.divx.com/vod.
HT885W_En.book Page 31 Friday, May 20, 2005 10:55 AM Safety precautions Placement Foreign matter Set the unit up on an even surface away from direct sunlight, high temperatures, high humidity, and excessive vibration. These conditions can damage the cabinet and other components, thereby shortening the unit’s service life. Do not place heavy items on the unit. Voltage Do not use high voltage power sources. This can overload the unit and cause a fire. Do not use a DC power source.
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HT885W_En.book Page 33 Friday, May 20, 2005 10:55 AM GENERAL GENERAL (for digital transmitter and receiver) Power supply Power consumption Dimensions (WtHtD) Mass Operating temperature range Operating humidity range AC 230 V, 50 Hz Main unit 25 W Subwoofer 390 W 430 mmk60 mmk348.3 mm Main unit 2.7 kg r5 oC to r35 oC 5 % to 90 % RH (no condensation) Power consumption in standby mode §8 Dimensions (WtHtD) Digital transmitter Digital receiver Mass approx. 0.
HT885W_En.book Page 34 Friday, May 20, 2005 10:55 AM Troubleshooting guide Specific operation undesirable or unexpected It takes time before play starts. Folders deeper than the eighth layer on a data disc are not displayed correctly. [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG] [MPEG4] [DivX] A menu screen appears during skip or search. [VCD] Playback control menu doesn’t appear. [VCD] with playback control The program and random play functions do not work. [DVD-V] Programmed items are not played.
HT885W_En.book Page 35 Friday, May 20, 2005 10:55 AM Progressive video There is ghosting when progressive output is on. Pictures not in progressive output. Page ≥This problem is caused by the editing method or material used on DVD-Video, but should be corrected if you use interlace output. Change “Video Output Mode” in Picture Menu to “625i” or “525i”. ≥Press [PROGRESSIVE] on the main unit so “PRG” is displayed. Or select “625p” or “525p” in “Video Output Mode” in Picture Menu.
HT885W_En.book Page 36 Friday, May 20, 2005 10:55 AM DIGITAL TRANSMITTER SH-FX50T DIGITAL RECEIVER SE-FX50 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Web Site: http://www.panasonic.co.
