SC-PT90EB-RQTX1198-B_eng.book Page 1 Wednesday, May 5, 2010 11:58 AM Operating Instructions DVD Home Theater Sound System SC-PT90 QUICK START GUIDE P6–9 Model No. Dear customer 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. Please keep this manual for future reference. The illustrations shown may differ from your unit.
SC-PT90EB-RQTX1198-B_eng.book System This unit Speaker system Page 2 Wednesday, May 5, 2010 Front speakers Center speaker Surround speakers Subwoofer 11:58 AM SC-PT90 SA-PT90 SB-HF70 SB-HC70 SB-HS70 SB-HW22 ≥Please note that the actual controls and components, menu items, etc. of your DVD Home Theater Sound System may look somewhat different from those shown in the illustrations in these Operating Instructions.
SC-PT90EB-RQTX1198-B_eng.book Page 3 Wednesday, May 5, 2010 11:58 AM TABLE OF CONTENTS Playing Discs Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Caution for AC Mains Lead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Control reference guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Basic play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other modes of play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repeat play. . . . . . . . . . .
SC-PT90EB-RQTX1198-B_eng.book Page 4 Wednesday, May 5, 2010 11:58 AM Control reference guide PLAY MODE AV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 REPEAT 0 10 RADIO DVD TV SEARCH PLAY VOL VOL MUTE EXT-IN SEARCH SLOW START DIRECT N AVI OK RETURN PLAY LIST SETUP -CH SELECT F W.
Page 5 Wednesday, May 5, 2010 Remote control 1 Turn this unit on/off (B 8) 2 Select the play mode (B 13) 3 Select channels and title numbers etc.
SC-PT90EB-RQTX1198-B_eng.book step 1 Page 6 Wednesday, May 5, 2010 11:58 AM Installation 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. ≥For optional wall mount, refer to page 22. [Note] Keep your speakers at least 10 mm away from the system for proper ventilation.
Page 7 Wednesday, May 5, 2010 Connect the speaker cables. Insert the wire fully, taking care not to insert beyond the wire insulation. 11:58 AM 3 3 Audio and video connections Basic setup example SCART cable§ (not supplied) This unit (rear) This unit (rear) Subwoofer White § Blue line AV TV AV1 This connection will also enable you to play TV audio through your home theater system (B 10, Selecting the source by the remote control). Select the appropriate audio out (e.g.
SC-PT90EB-RQTX1198-B_eng.book Page 8 Wednesday, May 5, 2010 11:58 AM Do not: Other audio connection [\\\\\\\\\AUX\\\\\\\\] This connection enables you to play audio from your TV, STB or VCR through your home theater system (B 10, Selecting the source by the remote control). Connect the audio cable (not supplied) from the AUX terminal on this unit to the AUDIO OUT terminal on your TV. ≥Connect to the terminals of the same colour.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 EASY SETUP settings ≥Language Select the language used on menu screen. ≥TV aspect Select the aspect to suit your TV. ≥Speaker layout Select “Surround layout (Recommended)” mode or “Front layout (Alternative)” mode according to your speaker layout (B 6, Installation). ≥Speaker check Listen to speaker output to confirm speaker connections. ≥Speaker output Make surround sound setting for speaker output. ≥TV audio Select the audio input connection from your TV.
SC-PT90EB-RQTX1198-B_eng.book Page 10 Wednesday, May 5, 2010 11:58 AM Using the START menu Getting Started You can select sound effects, desired source, or access playback/menus by using the START menu. [START] to show the START menu. 1 Press ≥When using VIERA Link “HDAVI Control”, the TV also turns on when the START menu is displayed. e.g. DVD/CD Home Cinema Input Selection Sound 2 3 Press [3, 4] to select an item and press [OK]. ≥To exit, press [START].
Enjoying sound effects from all speakers ≥The following sound effects may not be available or may have no effect with some sources. ≥You may experience a reduction in sound quality when these sound effects are used with some sources. If this occurs, turn the sound effects off. [Note] When changing the surround sound effect, Whispermode Surround or the sound modes, the setting is displayed on the TV screen if “DVD/CD” is the selected source during video playback.
SC-PT90EB-RQTX1198-B_eng.book Page 12 Wednesday, May 5, 2010 11:58 AM Press [OK] then [3, 4] to adjust the speaker level 2 for each speaker. (CENTER, SURROUND RIGHT, SURROUND LEFT) `6 dB to i6 dB (Factory preset: 0 dB) Getting Started Adjusting the speaker level during playback Other Operations Playing Discs (Effective only when “Surround layout (Recommended)” mode is selected in “Speaker layout” (B 9, EASY SETUP settings) and playing 5.1-channel sound.
Program and Random play [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD] [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG] [MPEG4] [DivX] Preparation While stopped, press [PLAY MODE] to select the play mode. Program and random playback screens appear sequentially. Program ------------------------------------------) Random ^--- Exit program and random screens (} ≥[DVD-VR] Select “DATA” in “DVD-VR/DATA” (B 20, OTHERS menu) to play MP3, JPEG, MPEG4 or DivX contents.
SC-PT90EB-RQTX1198-B_eng.book Page 14 Wednesday, May 5, 2010 11:58 AM Playing DVD-R/-RW (DVD-VR) discs [DVD-VR] AUDIO Getting Started ≥Titles appear only if the titles are recorded on the disc. ≥You cannot edit programs, play lists and disc titles. Playing the programs 1 While stopped, press [DIRECT NAVIGATOR]. e.g. PG DATE LENGTH TITLE 1 10/11 0 : 1 6 : 0 2 02:15 LIVE CONCERT 2 12/05 0 : 3 8 : 25 01:30 AUTO ACTION Press [3, 4] to select the program and press 2 [OK].
Menu 3 (Audio) [JPEG] To rotate a picture (during pause) 0,------. 90,------.180,------.270 ^--------------------------------------------J Menu 2 (Video) PICTURE MODE NORMAL CINEMA1: Mellows images and enhances detail in dark scenes. Sharpens images and enhances detail in CINEMA2: dark scenes. Enhances the contrast for powerful DYNAMIC: images. ANIMATION: Suitable for animation.
SC-PT90EB-RQTX1198-B_eng.book Page 16 Wednesday, May 5, 2010 11:58 AM Using the VIERA Link “HDAVI ControlTM” Getting Started What is VIERA Link “HDAVI Control” Reference Other Operations Playing Discs VIERA Link “HDAVI Control” VIERA Link “HDAVI Control” is a convenient function that offers linked operations of this unit, and a Panasonic TV (VIERA) under “HDAVI Control”. You can use this function by connecting the equipment with the HDMI cable.
Speaker Selection You can select whether audio is output from this unit’s speakers or the TV speakers by using the TV menu settings. For details, refer to the operating instructions for your TV. Home Cinema This unit’s speakers are active. ≥When you turn on this unit, this unit’s speakers will be automatically activated. ≥When this unit is in standby mode, changing the TV speakers to this unit’s speakers in the TV menu will automatically turn this unit on and select “AV”§1, “AUX”§1 or “ARC”§1 as the source.
SC-PT90EB-RQTX1198-B_eng.book Page 18 Wednesday, May 5, 2010 11:58 AM DISC menu Getting Started AUDIO Choose the audio language. ≥[ENGLISH] ≥FRENCH ≥SPANISH ≥ITALIAN ≥SWEDISH ≥DUTCH ≥ORIGINAL§1≥OTHER – – – –§2 VIDEO menu ≥GERMAN ≥POLISH SUBTITLE Choose the subtitle language. ≥ENGLISH ≥FRENCH ≥SPANISH ≥[AUTO]§3 ≥GERMAN ≥ITALIAN ≥SWEDISH ≥DUTCH ≥POLISH ≥OTHER – – – –§2 Other Operations Playing Discs MENUS Choose the language for disc menus.
DYNAMIC RANGE ≥ON: Adjusts for clarity even when the volume is low. Convenient for late night viewing. (Only works with Dolby Digital) ≥[OFF] SPEAKER SETTINGS Select the delay time of the speakers. (Effective only when “Surround layout (Recommended)” mode is selected in “Speaker layout” (B 9, EASY SETUP settings) and playing 5.1-channel sound.) (Center and surround speakers only) For optimum listening with 5.
SC-PT90EB-RQTX1198-B_eng.book Page 20 Wednesday, May 5, 2010 11:58 AM OTHERS menu Getting Started REGISTRATION [DivX] Display the unit’s registration code. ≥SHOW CODE You need this registration code to purchase and play DivX Video-on-Demand (VOD) content (B below). This setting is only displayed until a DivX VOD content is played or after this unit is deregistered. Playing Discs DEREGISTRATION [DivX] Display the unit’s deregistration code.
Page 21 Wednesday, May 5, 2010 Discs that cannot be played CD Music discs with video Including SVCD (Conforming to IEC62107) [VCD] Music discs [CD] Recorded discs Type of media/Logo DVD-R/RW DVD-R DL Formats ≥DVD-Video Format ≥Version 1.1 of the DVD Video Recording Format ≥MP3 format ≥JPEG format ≥DivX® format ≥MPEG4 format Indicated as [DVD-V] [DVD-VR] [MP3] [JPEG] [DivX] [MPEG4] ≥DVD-Video Format ≥Version 1.
SC-PT90EB-RQTX1198-B_eng.book Page 22 Wednesday, May 5, 2010 11:58 AM Getting Started [DivX] (Extension: “.DIVX”, “.divx”, “.AVI”, “.avi”) Disc: DVD-R/R DL/RW, CD-R/RW ≥DivX files greater than 2 GB or have no index may not be played properly on this unit. ≥This unit supports all resolutions up to maximum of 720k480 (NTSC)/720k576 (PAL). ≥You can select up to 8 types of audio and subtitles on this unit. Playing Discs ≥There may be differences in the display order on the menu screen and computer screen.
No response when remote control buttons are pressed. ≥Check that the batteries are installed correctly. (B 8) ≥The batteries are depleted. Replace them with new ones. (B 8) ≥Aim the remote control at the remote control signal sensor and operate. (B 5) Other products respond to the remote control. Change the remote control operating mode. (B 5) Cannot display the START menu. Remove the disc and then press [START] again. No picture or sound. ≥Check the video or speaker connection.
SC-PT90EB-RQTX1198-B_eng.book 11:58 AM Getting Started No sound from the surround speakers. ≥When using the “Surround layout (Recommended)” mode, press [SURROUND] to select “MULTI-CH”. (B 11) ≥When using the “Front layout (Alternative)” mode, press [SURROUND] to select “A.SRD”. (B 11) Reference Other Operations Playing Discs Picture Menu is not displayed correctly. Restore the zoom ratio to “NORMAL”. (“ZOOM” in Menu 2) (B 15) Auto zoom function does not work well. ≥Turn off TV’s zoom function.
SC-PT90EB-RQTX1198-B_eng.book Page 25 Wednesday, May 5, 2010 11:58 AM Specifications Getting Started Playing Discs SPEAKER SECTION [Front\speakers\SB-HF70] Type 1 way, 1 speaker system (Bass reflex) Speaker unit(s) Impedance 5 ≠ Full range 6.5 cm Cone type Output sound pressure 80 dB/W (1 m) Frequency range 100 Hz to 25 kHz (j16 dB) 150 Hz to 22 kHz (j10 dB) Dimensions (WtHtD) 80 mmk119 mmk68 mm Mass 0.
SC-PT90EB-RQTX1198-B_eng.book Page 26 Wednesday, May 5, 2010 11:58 AM Getting Started [Subwoofer\SB-HW22] Type 1 way, 1 speaker system (Bass reflex) Speaker unit(s) Impedance 5 ≠ Woofer 12 cm Cone type 79 dB/W (1 m) Output sound pressure Frequency range 35 Hz to 350 Hz (j16 dB) 40 Hz to 200 Hz (j10 dB) Dimensions (WtHtD) 153 mmk230 mmk233 mm Mass 2.1 kg Playing Discs GENERAL Power supply AC 220 V to 240 V, 50 Hz Power consumption This unit 47 W Dimensions (WtHtD) 360 mmk58 mmk239 mm Mass This unit 2.
SC-PT90EB-RQTX1198-B_eng.book Page 27 Wednesday, May 5, 2010 11:58 AM Safety precautions Foreign matter 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. Do not pull, bend, or place heavy items on the lead. Grasp the plug firmly when unplugging the lead. Pulling the AC mains lead can cause electric shock. Do not handle the plug with wet hands. This can cause electric shock.
SC-PT90EB-RQTX1198-B_eng.book Page 28 Wednesday, May 5, 2010 11:58 AM (Inside of product) (Back of product) EU Pb Panasonic Corporation Web Site: http://panasonic.