Panasonic Av Control Receiver Sa-bx500 Operating Instructions

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Other information
Reference
Notes on Speaker size
LARGE
Speakers that can sufficiently reproduce enough bass range.
SMALL
Speak
ers that do not satisfy the requirements for LARGE 
speakers. Enough bass range can be produced, if you install 
the subwoofer.
You can perform steps instructed in “Setting speakers and their 
sizes” ( ➔ page 37) to change speak
 er sizes set automatically.
Notes on Lowpass filter
• When the speaker size is “SMALL ”, the unit cannot 
sufficiently reproduce the bass r...

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Glossary
Analog
Audio signals produced from L/R audio output terminals of 
general equipment is called analog audio.
CPPM (Content Protection for Prerecorded 
Media)
This is the copyright protection technology which prevents file 
copy of DVD audio.
Decoder, Decode
Decoder is the device to enable us to hear audio data that is 
encoded on DVD, etc., as a normal audio signal. This process 
is called Decode.
Deep Color
This unit incorporates HDMI™ (V.1.3 with Deep Color) 
technology that can...

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Error messages
MessageCause/countermeasure
1
U701 The equipment connected by the HDMI cable is not compatible with the unit’s copyright 
protection technology.
2U703Should anything unusual happen using an HDMI connection:
Consult your dealer if the sign remains on the display after these steps.
•  Turn the connected equipment off and on again.
•  Pull out the HDMI cable then reinsert it.
•  Reduce the number of equipment connected in series to the HDMI terminal if exceeding 2 
units
 .
3U704...

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Troubleshooting guide
Before requesting service, make the following checks. If you are in doubt about some of the check points, or if the remedies 
indicated in the chart do not solve the problem, refer to “Customer Services Directory” on page 57 if you reside in the U.S.A., or 
refer to “Product information” on page 59 if you reside in Canada.
Pages
No power. • Ensure the AC power supply cord is connected. 12
No sound.
Sound is distor
 ted. • Check that the volume is adequate.
• 
Select either...

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Troubleshooting guide / Maintenance
Reference
Pages
There is a lot of noise when 
listening to AM. • 
 Try changing the BEAT PROOF mode.
49
The correct FM frequenc
y 
cannot be tuned in. • 
 Change the frequency step to suit your area when FM is selected.
49
When using an HDMI 
connection,
  the first few 
seconds of sound is cut off. • Should you be playing a chapter on a DVD etc.:
  –  Change the audio output setting on the Blu-ray Disc/DVD player or  DVD recorder from “Bitstream” to “PCM”....

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g AMPLIFIER SECTION
Rated minimum sine wave RMS power output
  20 Hz - 20 kHz both channels driven (with AES17 filter)
  0.7 % total harmonic distortion 
130 W per channel (6 Ω)
T

otal harmonic distortion
  rated 
power at 20 Hz - 20 kHz  0.7 % (6 Ω)
P
ower output each channel driven at 20 Hz - 20 kHz  
(with AES17 filter)
  0.7 
% total harmonic distortion  
  Front (L/R)  130 W (6 Ω)
  Center  130  W (6 Ω)
 
Surround (L/R)  130 W (6 Ω)
  Surr
ound Back (L/R)  130 W (6 Ω)
Load 
impedance...

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Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company,
Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
One Panasonic Way Secaucus, New Jersey 07094
Panasonic Audio Products Limited Warranty
Limited Warranty Coverage
If your product does not work properly because of a defect in materials or 
workmanship, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company or Panasonic Puerto 
Rico, Inc. (collectively referred to as “the warrantor”) will, for the length of 
the period indicated on the chart below, which starts with the...

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Panasonic Canada Inc. warrants this product to be free from defects in material and workmanship and agrees to remedy any such defect for a 
period as stated below from the date of original purchase.Technics Audio Product          One (1) year, parts and labour
Panasonic Portable / Clock Radio (without Tape, CD, MD) 
 One (1) year, parts and labour
Panasonic Audio / SD Audio Product      One (1) year, parts and labour
Panasonic DVD Product          One (1) year, parts and labour
Panasonic...

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1.  Damage requiring service — The unit should be serviced by 
qualified service personnel if: (a) The AC power supply cord or the plug has been damaged; or
(b) Objects or liquids have gotten into the unit; or
(c) The unit has been exposed to rain; or
(d)  
 The unit does not operate normally or exhibits a marked change 
in performance; or
(e) The unit has been dropped or the cabinet damaged.
2.  Servicing  — 
 Do not attempt to service the unit beyond that described 
in these operating...

Panasonic Consumer Electronics
Company, Division of Panasonic
Corporation of North America
One Panasonic Way Secaucus,
New Jersey 07094
http://www.panasonic.com
Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc.Ave. 65 de Infantería, Km. 9.5
San Gabriel Industrial Park, Carolina,
Puerto Rico 00985
© 2008 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
Printed in MalaysiaPanasonic Canada Inc.5770 Ambler Drive
Mississauga, Ontario
L4W 2T3
www.panasonic.ca
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