Panasonic SA-XR58 - Manual (Page 18)

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Enjoying Home Theater features
Enjoying Home Theater features
Basic play
Turn on the unit.
Press
The [SURROUND] indicator lights to show that the
surround mode is on (factory setting).
The standby indicator goes off when you turn on the unit. •
1
2
3
4
5
Turn on SPEAKERS A.
Press
Before using the unit for the first time or after changing your speaker
set up, make sure that you perform auto speaker setup
(
➡ pages 14 to 16) or automatic speaker detection ( ➡ page 17), or for
manual settings ( ➡ page 27).
Note
If you also want to use SPEAKERS B, press [SPEAKERS B] to
turn them on. (Remember that sound will only be stereo if you
use just SPEAKERS B.)
If you have bi-wired your front speakers (
➡
page 13),
make sure you have selected “YES” for the “LR BI-
WIRE setting” (
➡
page 27).
Turn to select the input source.
Input sources:
TUNER FM, TUNER AM, CD, TV/STB, DVD, DVR (DVD
recorder) , VCR (video recorder), AUX (front terminals)
“DVD RECORDER” scrolls once across the display if you
select “DVR”.
You can also select the input source with the buttons on the
remote control (
➡
pages 34 to 36).
•
•
If you have a combination DVD recorder/VCR
(
➡
page 9)
Select “DVR” to watch DVDs.
Select “VCR” to watch video tapes.
•
•
Start playing the source
If you would prefer to listen in stereo, press
[SURROUND] to turn the indicator off.
To return to surround sound, press [SURROUND] to turn
the indicator on.
Adjust the volume.
Volume range:
-- dB (minimum), -79 dB to 0 dB (maximum)
The unit stores whether you have selected SURROUND
or not for each input source, but the mode automatically
activates if you play a multi-channel source.
You can “down mix” multi-channel sources to 2 channels by
pressing [SURROUND] to turn the indicator off during play.
(Some DVD-Audio prohibit down-mixing.)
2-channel down-mix cancels when you turn the unit off or
change the input source.
•
•
When you finish listening
Be sure to reduce the volume and press [8] to switch the unit to standby.
AUTO SPEAKER SETUP ADVANCED DUAL AMP BI-AMP
SPEAKERS A B
AUTO DETECTOR
SURROUND
AUX SETUP MIC
MENU SETUP
RETURN
INPUT SELECTOR
ENTER
VOLUME
HDMI
TUNE
S VIDEO IN VIDEO IN L AUDIO IN R
SPEAKERS
A B
INPUT SELECTOR
VOLUME
[ ]
SURROUND
SURROUND
SPEAKERS
A
Press or
SPEAKERS
B
SPEAKERS
A
A
SPEAKERS
A B
SPEAKERS
BI-WIRE
INPUT SELECTOR
VOLUME
Turn
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