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Question

No surround terminals on SC-PT660 Home Theater

by Apr 21, 2015 2:31AM PDT

Hello All,

The SC-PT660 Home Theater comes with six speakers, but there are only four terminals at the back of the DVD player. I have no idea how to connect the two surround speakers.

I have owned and used this home theatre for several years, and I have no idea if this is how it has always been. About a year ago, it stopped playing DVD's, and I took it to a technician to have it repaired. When I got it back, I tried connecting the speakers and noticed the missing terminals and left the two surround speakers disconnected. I continued to use the home theatre and forgot all about the missing terminals.

I only happened to notice them again recently, and I pulled out the SC-PT660 manual, which shows six terminals in the drawings, but notes, "No surround terminals in model bundled with wireless option." I don't know if there was some wireless accessory packaged with my home theatre that I subsequently lost, but all the speakers have wires connected to them.

Obviously, the theatre is out of warranty. Panasonic referred me to their local support center, but the technician appeared to be stumped on the phone. I will have to pay if they send a technician to my home.

I don't know if the technician I took the DVD player to gave me back the right one. I doubt that he would entertain the idea more than a year later, but is there some way to check if I never wrote down any serials? I also don't know if these speakers were ever connected prior to the repair. I feel like the missing terminals would be a big thing for me to overlook when I first set it up, but it is not impossible.

Can anybody help me figure this out? I appreciate your help.

Thanks,

Jess

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by Forum moderator Apr 21, 2015 2:44AM PDT
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Will check out your link
by bonafide14 Apr 21, 2015 2:49AM PDT

Thank you, Bob. I don't remember seeing anything on the manual about pairing the speakers, but I will check it again. I will check out your link as well and report back. - Sisilla

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It may or may not need pairing.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Apr 21, 2015 2:51AM PDT

Some do, some don't. That's why I have to get out the manual.

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Thanks for your help.
by bonafide14 Apr 21, 2015 3:02AM PDT

Ok. I understand now. Thank you for your help.

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Do I need to purchase SH-FX67?
by bonafide14 Apr 21, 2015 3:00AM PDT

Hello Bob,

I checked out the link. Will I need to purchase the SH-FX67to convert the rear speakers of the PT660 to wireless?

If I prefer not to purchase an optional accessory, is there some way to connect the speakers using the cables attached to them?

I appreciate your help.

Thanks,

Jess

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Have to write no.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Apr 21, 2015 3:06AM PDT
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No power cables on the speakers
by bonafide14 Apr 21, 2015 3:16AM PDT

Thanks, Bob.

There are no power cables on the speakers. The cables have the blue and gray connectors at the ends.

-Jess

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Sorry I mixed up a model here.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Apr 21, 2015 3:20AM PDT

I was reading another manual so I messed up. Back to the Panasonic manual and I see SIX speaker connections.

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No problem. Thanks for your help!
by bonafide14 Apr 21, 2015 3:25AM PDT

My manual is different from the one you linked, but it also shows six connections. It does have an additional note, however, "No surround terminals in model bundled with wireless option."

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How about a link?
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Apr 21, 2015 3:28AM PDT

If yours came with the wireless option two speakers should be different from the rest.
Bob

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No soft copy of the manual
by bonafide14 Apr 21, 2015 3:37AM PDT

I don't have a soft copy of the manual. Only the hard copy that came in the box. The two surround speakers look very similar to the other speakers, in terms of the cables and the connectors.

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So it's not a model online?
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Apr 21, 2015 3:41AM PDT

Sounds like something got lost or changed from when it came out of the box?

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I didn't purchase it online.
by bonafide14 Apr 21, 2015 3:51AM PDT

I purchased from a store, but it looks exactly like in the video in your link --> http://www.cnet.com/products/panasonic-sc-pt660/

So, either I lost the bundled wireless accessory (less likely since the speakers appear to be wired), or I was given the wrong model when I picked it up from the technician (more likely since I should have noticed the missing terminals on first set-up).

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Ouch.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Apr 21, 2015 3:55AM PDT

Sounds like a mess. That is, missing a part or such. Thanks for sharing it was second hand. Such can be traumatic. Time to talk to the seller.
Bob

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PS. When I wrote online.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Apr 21, 2015 3:56AM PDT

I was referring to online manuals. I supplied one up top.

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I purchased the home theater brand new.
by bonafide14 Apr 21, 2015 4:01AM PDT

I don't remember any wireless accessory in the box. I checked out your online manual. It is different from my hard copy that came in the box.

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Then something's off.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Apr 21, 2015 4:50AM PDT

If a new product is incomplete out of the box I take it back for a new box or for the store support to make it right.

As to the manual I fetched, I used your model number to locate it on Panny's site. You can try that too so I can read the right manual.
Bob

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I can't take it back to the store.
by bonafide14 Apr 21, 2015 10:17PM PDT

I bought this over six years ago.

Maybe it did come with the optional wireless accessory and only four speaker terminals. It is unlikely that they would sell me six speakers with only four terminals and no way to connect the other two speakers. I just feel like I would have noticed something like that on first setup, but I can be absent-minded at times.

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What did you buy or paid for?
by Oldartq Apr 21, 2015 6:40AM PDT

If it's the 660, that't not the wireless model. Take a look at the back of the main unit, what model is it? If the surround speakers are wireless then maybe you got a good deal if we can figure out how to hook it up on the cheap, hehe.

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Will check the back of the main unit
by bonafide14 Apr 21, 2015 10:11PM PDT

Thank you for responding!

I will look for the model number at the back of the unit this evening when I get home. As far as I know, I paid for the SC-PT660 (that is the model number on the manual), and the speakers look wired to me (but the manual says the surround speakers can be made wireless with the optional wireless accessory). The wireless accessory, SH-FX85, has been discontinued, and, unfortunately, it was not cheap. Sad

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Back of unit says SA-PT760
by bonafide14 Apr 30, 2015 2:30AM PDT

Just thought I would let you guys know. Although my manual says SC-PT660, the back of the main unit says SA-PT760. I guess I got the wrong unit back from the repair shop. Sad

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Thanks for that.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Apr 30, 2015 2:33AM PDT
http://tinyurl.com/as8yaug shows what you could end up with. I can't guess how to fix this other than to get them to swap out for a complete system.
Bob
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