Panasonic Av Control Receiver Sa-xr57 Operating Instructions

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Do not forget to take steps instructed in “Detecting speakers automatically”  (á page 14)  after connecting a new speaker or making a similar change. 
Speakers designed for bi-wiring have separate connection terminals for high frequency and low frequency signals.
• Bi-wiring prevents high frequency and low frequency signals from interfering with each other. It offers playback in high audio quality.
• Different amplifiers for high frequency and low frequency signals produce bi-amp stereo sounds...

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Home Theater connections
Make the following connections when you wish to install a second pair of speakers in another room and enjoy music there.
• Select “SPEAKERS B” when you wish to enjoy sounds from speakers connected to the FRONT B terminals (á page 18).
• If you select SPEAKERS B only, playback is 2-channel. When a multi-channel source is played, the sounds intended for all the
speakers are played through the front left and front right speakers (2CH MIX).
You can connect left and right...

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Before use
Connecting other equipment
The unit makes audio output when you make either digital audio (OPTICAL) output connections or analog audio output connections.
Make connections according to your equipment and preference.
Make connections instructed in “To enjoy standard-quality pictures” (á page 7) when you connect the unit to a TV or DVD recorder.
The VCR makes no video output when you choose connections instructed in “To enjoy high-quality pictures” (á page 6).
The unit makes audio...

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Before playback
Points regarding speaker sizes (á page 31)
The factory-set speaker size is “SMALL”.
You can set the lowpass filter frequency according to the playback frequency when the speaker size is “SMALL”. (The factory-set lowpass filter frequency is 100 Hz.)
See “Setting speakers and their sizes” for changing the speaker size to “LARGE ”.
AUTO SPEAKERDETECTORADVANCED
DUAL AMPBI-AMPWIRELESSREADY
POWERSPEAKERSABAUTO SPEAKER
DETECTORMULTI CHSURROUND
AU XS VIDEO  INVIDEO INLAUDI
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MENU...

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Confirming audio output from speakers and adjusting volumes
Through these steps, you make sure each of the connected speakers makes audio output.
Adjust the output level from each speaker and the output level from the front speakers to achieve balance in the listening-
viewing position.
1
Select [SPEAKERS A].
Press
or 
• If you select SPEAKERS B only, the test signal will not be output.
When using a BI-WIRE connection (á page 11)
Select “YES ” in “Setting bi-wiring connections” (á page 31)....

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Enjoying Home Theater features
Basic playback
1
Turn the unit on.
Press
The [MULTI CH SURROUND] indicator 
comes on (Factory setting).• The standby indicator [^] goes off when you turn the unit on.
Do not forget to perform speaker detection when you play a source on the unit for 
the first time or when you change the number of connected speakers (á page 14).
2
Select [SPEAKERS A].
Press
Press [SPEAKERS B] when you use SPEAKERS B.
(Playback becomes 2-channel only when you
use the SPEAKERS B...

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This unit does not play the Dolby Digital RF signal and MPEG audio signal.
• The unit makes output through speakers according to the number of signals recorded in sources when you switch Dolby Pro Logic ,
NEO:6, or SFC off.
Example: The unit makes output through front speakers, the center speaker, surround speakers, and the subwoofer when you play
5.1-channel sources. Surround back speakers go silent.
• The MULTI CH SURROUND effect goes off when the input source contains the 192 kHz PCM...

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Playback options
RECEIVERAVSYSTEMTVRECORDERDV D
DV D
PLAYER
ANALOG 6CHVCR CDTUNER
BAND
AUTO SPEAKERDETECTORADVANCED
DUAL AMPBI-AMPWIRELESSREADY
POWERSPEAKERSABAUTO SPEAKER
DETECTORMULTI CHSURROUND
AU XS VIDEO INVIDEO INLA
UDIO
 INR
MENU
SETUP
RETURNINPUT SELECTOR
ENTERVOLUMEHDMI
TUNE
[BI-AMP]ADVANCEDDUAL AMP
SPEAKERSAB
Using 
SPEAKERS 
B
Sound is output from the
speakers connected to the
FRONT B terminals on this unit.
Press
• Playback is in stereo (2-channel).
• When only the SPEAKERS B...

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Using HDAVI Control
1.Connect the unit to a Panasonic TV (VIERA) and DVD recorder (DIGA) under HDAVI Control using the HDMI cable (á page 5).
(It is recommended that you use Panasonic’s HDMI cable. Depending on the cable used, this function may not be possible.)
2. Make settings on the TV (VIERA) to activate HDAVI Control. 
3. Turn all equipment on, switch the TV off, put it back on, and check if it shows pictures correctly. (Take these steps after 
changing connections or settings.)
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Remote controlling a TV or DVD recorder etc.
Besides this unit, you can operate a Panasonic TV, DVD recorder, DVD player, VCR or CD player (excluding certain models) using the
supplied remote control. See respective equipment’s operating instructions for detailed operations.
You may need to enter a code to operate some equipment (
á page 23).
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TOPMENUFUNCTIONS
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RECEIVERAV
SYSTEM
TVRECORDERDV D
DV D
PLAYER
ANALOG 6CHVCR CDTUNER
BAND
CH
VOLUME
DIRECT TUNINGENTER...