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RQT8739
Table of contents
IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS ............ ................... . 2
Enjoying the Home Theater has become easy! ......... ......... 3
Supplied accessories ............................................................ 3
Contr ol guide ............. ............... ................ ................. ............ 5
Connections
Connecting cables to video and au dio terminals
(to use the TV , D VD recorder , DVD player , VCR) ............................ 14
Connecting cables to S video and au dio terminals
(to use the TV , D VD recorder , DVD player ) ..................................... 15
Connecting cables to c omponent and audio terminals (to use the TV and D VD recor der)
... 16
Other connections
T o enjoy TV wit h surround sound ............. ................... .......... 17
T o connect a D VD recorder with b uilt-in VCR .................... .... 17
T o enj o y analog sounds ......................................................... 18
T o enj o y high-quality analog sounds using D VD-Audio discs
(D VD analog 6-cha nnel connections) .......................... .......... 18
T o conn ect the unit to a cab le box or satellite receiv er etc. ... 19
T o connect the unit to a CD play er.............. .................... ....... 19
T o connect the unit to a video camera or game play er etc.
........ 19
Connecting speaker s
T o connect bi-wire speakers ....................... .................... ....... 20
Making bi-wire setting ........... ................. ................... ............. 20
T o connect a second pair of front speakers .......................... . 21
Making surround speakers wireless with SH-FX50/SH-FX60
.... 21
Sending audio to another room with SH-FX80 .................. .... 22
Making MUL TI ROOM setting ..................... .................... ....... 22
Connecting anten nas ....................... ................. ................. . 23
Connecting XM Connect & Play antenna or XM Mini-T uner and Home Dock
...... 23
A uto speaker setup using the set up microphone ...24
Enjoying the Home Theater ............ ....................... ....26
Using SPEAKERS B ............................................................. 27
MUL TI ROOM .............. ................. ................. ................. ....... 27
AD V ANCED DUAL AMP ..................... ................. .................. 27
BI-AMP ...................... ................. ................ ................. .......... 27
Playing D VD-Audio (Enjoying D VD-Audio sources throug h digital conn ections/
Playing D VD ANALOG 6CH/Enjoying high quali ty 2-channel a nalog sounds)
.... 27
Listening to surr ound sound
Dolby Pro Logic /NEO:6/SFC (Sound Field Control) .... 28
Remote controlling sound eff ects/con venient functions
Adjusting Dolby Pro Logic ’ s “MUSIC
” mode .... ............... 30
Adjusting NEO:6’ s “MUSIC
” mode ..................... ................. .. 30
Adjusting SFC (Sound Field Control) .....................................30
Adjusting speak er volumes ............. .................... ...................31
Adjusting the subw oofer lev el ................... ................. ............. 31
Silencing speakers tempor arily ..................... .................... ..... 31
Dimming the display light (Dimmer) .............. .................... ..... 31
Sound effects/Con venient functions
How to set up................... ................. .................... ................32
Adjusting the bass ................ ................. .................... ............. 33
Adjusting the treb le ... ................. ................. ................... ........ 33
Balancing front speak er v olumes ..................... ................. ..... 33
Changing the audio output ( Dual program) .................... ........ 33
Adjusting the brightness of the display................... ................ 33
Sleep timer ............. ................. ................. ................... ........... 33
Settings
How to set up................... ................. .................... ................34
Setting speak ers and their sizes ........... .................... ............. 35
Setting distances ........................ ................... ................. ........ 35
Setting the lowpass filter .............. .................... .................... .. 35
Changing auto speak er settings (T o retur n speakers to f actory settings/
Setting the unit against automatic polarity adjustment)
.............. ........ 36
Making BI-AMP settings (Canc eling BI-AMP (using the triple amp mode)/
Adjusting the balance/Correcting the HF and LF diff erence)
............. .. 36
Setting AD V ANCED DUA L AMP off .......................... ............. 36
Changing the d igital input settings .................................... ..... 37
Setting input signals ..................... .................... .................... .. 37
Reducing standb y pow er consumption (pow er saving standb y mode)
... 37
Setting the unit against Ez Sync HD A VI Control ............... ..... 37
Listening clearly at low v olume ....... .................... ................. .. 38
Switching the attenuator............... ................. .................... ..... 38
Adjusting audio timing to video timing ......................... ........... 38
RESET (f actor y settings)........................................................ 38
Using headphones ..................................................... 38
A udio signals and am p mechanism ............. ............ 39
The radio
Manual tu ning ..................... ................. ................. ................40
Preset tuning .............. ................... ................. ................. ..... 41
Presetting stations................ ................. .................... ............. 41
Listening to preset stations .. ................. .................... ............. 41
Reducing e xcessive noise ........................ ................... ........... 41
XM
®
Satellite Radio
Displa ying the XM Satellite Radio ID . .................... ................ 42
P ositioning the a ntenna for optimal reception ...................... .. 42
Selecting XM channels b y direct entry ........... ...................43
Selecting XM channels b y category ........................... ........ 43
Displa ying the XM channel inf ormation ............... ...................43
Preset tuning .............. ................... ................. ................. ..... 44
Presetting your f a vorite XM channels.......................... ........... 44
Selecting the channel presets ................................................ 44
XM advisory messages ...................... ................. ...................44
Remote contr olling a TV or D VD recor der etc.
Remote control ling a TV ............ ................. .................... ..... 45
Remote control ling a D VD record er ................ ................. .. 45
Remote control ling a VCR ............... .................... ................46
Remote control ling a D VD play er.......... ................... ........... 46
Remote control ling a CD play er .................... ................. ..... 47
Using two or more P anasonic equipment (a mini component system, a n A V amp etc.)
..... 47
Entering a code to operate other equi pment .......................... 47
T roub leshooting gui de ....... ................. ................. ................48
Help message ..................... ................. .................... ............. 49
Specification s ..................... ................. ................. ................49
Limited W arranty (Onl y f or the U. S.A.) ............... ................ 50
Limited W arranty (Onl y f or Canada) ................... ................51
Maintenance ....................... ................. ................. ................ 51
Prod uct Service ....................... ................... ................. ........ 52
Listening caution .................. .................... ................ ........... 52
Before use
Quic k guide
Connect a TV and a D VD recor der/D VD player
using HDMI cables ....... ...................... .................... 7
Connect spea kers...................... ................... .......... 8
Set speaker s and test speaker ou tput
Detecting speaker s automatically.............. ................. .. 10
T esting speaker output .................... ................... ........... 11
W atch D VDs or TV ........... ................... .................. 12
Control wi th HDMI (Ez Sync
™
HD A VI Control
)
Enjoying the Hom e Theater through one-touc h operations
...... 13
Preparations
Basic operations
Operations
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Reference