Panasonic Dvd Vcr Home Theater Sound System Sc Ht790v Operatinf Instructions

31
RQT6951
Changing settings
This chart shows the settings for this unit. Change the settings to suit your preferences and to suit the unit to the environment in which 
it is being used. These settings are retained in memory until they are changed, even if the unit is turned off. See page 32 for details on 
menu operation.
≥Underlined items are the factory preset.
Menus Items Options
Disc
Audio
Choose the preferred audio language.EnglishFrench Spanish Original Other ¢¢¢¢
Original: The original language...

32
RQT6951
Changing settings
See page 31 for menu and option details.
Preparation
≥Press [DVD] to put the remote control in DVD mode.
≥Press [DVD/VCR] to select “DVD” as the source.
1Press [SETUP] to show the menus.
2Press [2,1] to select the menu’s tab.
The screen changes to display the menu.
3Press [3,4] to select the item you 
want to change and press [ENTER].
4Press [3,4,2,1] to select the 
option and press [ENTER].
The screen now shows the menu again.
To return to the previous screen
Press...

33
RQT6951
[DVD-V]
The password screen is shown when you select levels 0 to 7.
1 Input a 4-digit password with the numbered buttons and press 
[ENTER]. 
≥If you enter a wrong number, press [CANCEL] to erase it before 
you press [ENTER].
≥The lock symbol appears closed to show the rating is locked.
≥Do not forget your password.
2 Press [ENTER] to confirm the 4 digits.(Effective when playing multi-channel discs)
For optimum listening with 5.1-channel sound, all the speakers, 
except for the subwoofer,...

34
RQT6951
Playback
Preparation
Turn on the television and select the video input for the VCR.
1Press [VCR] to put the remote control 
in VCR mode.
2Press [Í] to turn on the unit.
3Press [DVD/VCR] to select “VCR” as 
the source.
The following indicator appears when you select VCR.
4Insert a tape.
Play starts automatically 
if you insert a 
prerecorded tape or one 
that has had its tab removed.
5Press [1] (play).
6Adjust the volume.
DVD/VCR
DV D
RESET
TV/VIDEO
PA G E
GROUP
PICTURE MODE/SETUP
REPEAT
PLAY...

35
RQT6951
You can change the quality of the picture to suit the material you are 
playing.
Press [PICTURE MODE].
Each time you press the button:
A.STANDARD:for recordings of television program
ll(Factory preset)
lu
lDYNAMIC: Clear, vivid pictures for scenery and sports
ll
lu
a-SOFT: for prerecorded tapes
Press and hold [1] (play) for about five 
seconds.
“R1” appears on the television.
At the end of the program, the tape rewinds to the beginning of the 
program and plays it again. (It only works if...

36
RQT6951
Manual recording
∫Tape speeds
There are three tape speeds.
SP: You can record the length shown on the tape.
EP: Three times the length of SP mode.
VP: Five times the length of SP mode.
≥You cannot play tapes recorded with VP mode on other equipment.
≥It takes more time for automatic tracking to work when playing 
tapes recorded with VP mode, and it may not work at all with some 
tapes. Do tracking manually if this is the case (➡page 35).
≥This unit can play tapes recorded with LP mode on other...

37
RQT6951
You can watch and listen to other content when the unit is in timer 
recording standby or during VCR recording.
∫Television (➡page 16)
1 During recording
Press [TV] to put the remote control in TV mode.
2 Press [TV/VIDEO] then select the channel with the numbered 
buttons or [3CHW], [4CHX].
∫DVD (➡page 18)
1 During recording
Press [DVD] to put the remote control in DVD mode.
2 Press [DVD/VCR] to select “DVD”.
3 Insert a disc and start play.
∫Radio (➡page 46)
1 During recording
Press [TUNER] to...

38
RQT6951
Timer recording
You can create up to 16 timer recording programs. You can set the 
timer to record an individual program up to a month in advance, 
record at the same time on the same day every week, or at the same 
time daily.
Preparation
≥Press [VCR] to put the remote control in VCR mode.
≥Press [DVD/VCR] to select “VCR” as the source.
≥Make sure the unit’s clock is correct (➡page 42 to adjust it if 
necessary).
≥Insert a tape, ensuring its tab is in place (➡page 5).
1While stopped
Press...

39
RQT6951
∫To check a program
1 Press [PROG].
The timer-programming screen appears.
∫To correct a program
While the timer programming screen is on the television,
1 Press [PROG] to highlight the program you want to correct and 
press [ENTER].
2 Select the item with [2,1] and correct it with [3,4].
∫To cancel a program
While the timer programming screen is on the television,
1 Press [PROG] to highlight the program you want to cancel.
2 Press [CANCEL].
To clear the timer programming screen
Press [MENU]....

40
RQT6951
Finding programs with the Jet Navigator and VHS Index Search System (VISS)
The unit saves the date, channel, time, and category of the 
recordings you make and shows them on the Jet Navigator list, 
making it easier to find and play them. It can save the data for up to 
14 recordings on a tape, for 20 different tapes, and for a total of 50 
recordings.
1Press [MENU] to display the “VCR 
MENU” screen.
2Press [3,4] to select “OPTION” 
menu and press [ENTER].
3Press [3,4] to select “JET...