Panasonic TX-28PL4 manual

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2 Dear Panasonic Cus tomer , Welcome to the Panasonic family of cus tomers. We hope that you have many years of enjo yment fro m your new colour t elevision. This is a very advanced televisio n; however , the Q uick Start Guide will allow you t o use the TV as qui ckly as possib le. Y ou can then read the i nstructi ons compl etely and re tain them[...]

Exampl e 2. Exampl e 1. 3 D This TV set is designed to operate on 220 -- 240V , 50Hz A .C. D T o prevent d amage w hich might result in electric shoc k or fire, do not expose this TV set to rain or ex cessive moisture. This TV m ust not be exposed to d rippi ng or sp lashing wa ter and ob jects f illed w ith liqu id, such as v ases, m ust n ot be p[...]

4 Rem ote Control T ran smitter EUR 511210 Batteries for the R em ote Control T ransmitter . (2 x R 6 (UM3) si ze) Chec k that you hav e the ac ce ssorie s and i tems shown Op erat ing I ns truction b ook TQB8E 3431 - - - 1 TV Guarantee CRT Guarantee Questionnaire Carto n pack (Video cabinet / Speaker pack), co mprising : n Vide o cabi net Centre s[...]

5 Press here and open flap to expo se TV contro ls, fro nt A V3 and headpho ne terminals MAINS P ower On/ Off switch ST R (No rmali sati on store) Used t o sto re t uning and ot her f unction set tings F (F unction select) Displays the O n Sc reen Display fu nction s, use repeatedly to select from the av ai labl e fu nc tion s - - - Volum e, Contra[...]

6 Connection and setting up options 1. If connect ing the TV using an RF cable only , pro ceed to optio n 1. 2. If connecting the TV using Scar t and RF cables, proceed t o optio n 2. 3. If connect ing the TV to a Q -- Link (o r Q -- L ink comp atible) V CR , proceed to option 3 on page 7. 4. If connect ing the TV to a Q -- Link (or Q -- Lin k comp[...]

7 What is Q -- Link ? Q -- Link allows direct communicatio n between the TV and a Q -- Link (o r Q -- Link compatible) VCR, this will enable features such as downlo ading of tuning information from the TV to the VCR. Mains Socket TV When us ing a “ NE XTV IEWLINK ” VCR the main f eatures pos sible are the f ollowin g : D Pr eset Downl oa d -- D[...]

8 4. Q -- Link connecti on of TV , V CR and Satellite Rec eiv er using Scart and R F cables For Q -- L ink to func tio n cor rec tly the TV , VCR and Satell ite Rec eiver mus t be con nec ted as sho wn in th e diagram be low . Scart Connections ’Ful ly wired’ Scart cable s should be used for all of the Scar t connect ions. D T h eA V 2S c a r t[...]

9 Connect the speakers T h eT V m u s tb es w i t c h e dO f f . Press lev er Insert wire With b oth speake rs connected in the sam e way then the soun d will b e ‘true’ to the origina l sound sign al. With the w iring to one speake r ‘crossed over’ then an additional, artificial amb ience effect will be crea ted. A B Re ar Surroun d Sp e a[...]

10 Cen tre spe ak er Po sition th e speak ers Grey / Blac k Grey Centre -- Rear of TV Rig ht Rea r Surro und Speaker Left Rear Surro und Speaker Centre (G rey cable) Conn ect G r ey / Bl ack t o Red ( +) Connec t Gr ey to Black ( -- ) Centre + Centre Speak er QUICK ST ART GUIDE[...]

11 2 Pr ogr ammes will a ppea r immed iat ely if your dea ler has programmed the TV for you. If the TV ha s not been p rogra mm ed f or you t hen Auto setup will b egin . TV stations w ill be located, sorted into order a nd stor ed rea dy f or use . *2 AUTO SETUP IN PROGRESS SEARCHING : PLEASE WAIT CH44 Stored CH44 BBC1 21 68 TV / AV : To exit 1 En[...]

12 5 TV > VCR DOWNLOAD IN PROGRESS PLEASE WAIT PROGRAMME : 48 REMOTE CONTROL UNAVAILABLE TV t o VC R D ownloa d If a “Q -- Link” , “ NEXT VIEWLINK” or com pati ble V CR has been connected to the AV 2 socket bef ore starting Step 1, programm e inform ation will be downloa ded to the V CR . Downloaded tuning inform ation will match the tel[...]

13 Adjus t V ol ume Cha nge P rog ramme Y o u are now re ady to begin viewi ng programmes The cursor con trols prov ide the tw o basic f unction s: Press and relea se here to open flap Slight til ting of the picture may be noti ceable or c olour ed patches may sometimes appear at the c orners of the screen (colour p urity ). Th e Geoma gn etic Corr[...]

14 Thi s TV h as a co mpreh ensi ve sys tem of On Screen Di spla y menus t o access adjus tment s a nd op ti o ns Picture menu Contrast Brightness Colour Sharpness Colour balance Normal P -- NR Off AI On Select Change Exit TV/AV Some selections, for exam ple, Contra st, Brig htness, C olour and Shar pnes s will allow y ou to increa se or decrease t[...]

15 The w ide sc reen TV will allow you to enj oy viewin g the pictu re at its maxim um s ize, in clu ding widescr een ‘ci nema fo rma t’ pictur es. No te: J ust mo de is no t available w hen vie wing an RGB s our ce. Pres s the A SPECT butto n to m ove th ro ugh the six a sp ect opt ions : Panas onic Au to, 4:3, Zoom, 16:9 (F ull), 14:9 and Jus[...]

16 4:3 4:3 will displa y a 4:3 pictu re at its standard 4:3 siz e without any elong ation . Zoom Zoom mode ma gnifi es the ce ntr al section of th e pictur e. T h ep i c t u r ec a nb em o v e da n de n l a r g e d vertically using the coloured keys. The former adjustment is useful f or viewing any sub - - - titles which may appear outside t he pic[...]

17 16:9 (Full) 16:9 (F ull) will di splay the pictu re at its maximu m size but wit h sli ght elong ation . 14:9 14:9 will disp lay the picture at its maximu m size w ithout any elongat ion. Just Just mode will display a 4:3 picture at maximu m size but wit h aspe ct correction app lied to the centre of th e screen so th at elon gati on is only app[...]

18 Open th e Pictur e men u Move to your choice Increase or decrea se lev els or set options Pres s the TV/A V button to exit the Pic ture m enu The Cont rast, Bright ness, Co lour and Sharpness lev els can be ad justed to suit your own p references. The Tint adjustment will onl y appear as a menu it em if you have an NTSC s ignal sourc e connected[...]

19 Open the S ound menu Move to your choice Increase or decrea se lev els or set options Pres s the TV/A V button to exit the Sound menu The V olume adjustment sets the overall outpu t volum e. Bass adjustm ent w ill emphasise the lower , deeper frequencies and can be increased or decreased. T reble adjustm ent w ill em ph asise the sharper , highe[...]

20 The S et up menu pro vi des acce ss t o var i ous a dvanced f eat ur es and a ls o t o th e T uning menu Open the S etup menu Move to your choice Increase or decrease levels, set o p t i o n so ra c c e s sf u r t h e rm e n u s Pres s the TV/A V button to exit the Setup menu The T eletext option allows you to choose between F AS TEXT or List mo[...]

21 Open the S etup menu Move to T uning menu Access T uning menu Move to your choice Increase or decrease levels, set o p t i o n so ra c c e s sf u r t h e rm e n u s Pres s the TV/A V button to exit Acc es sin g th e Pro gra mme ed it menu will a llow station s to be moved , add ed, delet ed, named or locke d. S e ep a g e2 2 . The Auto set up me[...]

TV/ A V 22 The P ro gra mme edit menu al lows y ou t o edi t t he pr ogr amme po sit i on set ti ngs Open the S etup menu Move to T uning menu Access T uning menu Move t o Pr ogr amme e di t men u Access P rog ra mme ed it me nu Make required change s (see s ecti on s belo w) Pres s STR button to sto re chang es If you have finished in t he Prog ra[...]

23 T o add a pr ogramme positi on Ch oose t he pr og ra mme pos it ion where the n ew pr ogra mme is t o be inserted Press the Green b utt on Press the Green b utton ag ain to confi rm T h i sb l a n kp r o g r a m m ec a nt h e nb e tuned (se e page 27), nam ed (see page 24) or lo cked (see page 25) Pres s STR to stor e If you have finished in t h[...]

24 T o re name a pr og ra mme posi ti on Ch oose t he pr og ra mme pos it ion Mo ve to the N ame c ol umn Choose the new chara cter Mo ve to the n ext ch arac ter po sitio n Continue until rena ming is done Pres s STR to stor e If you have finished in t he Prog ra mme ed it menu, p ress t he TV/A V button to exit TUNING MENU -- PROG RAMME EDIT STR [...]

25 T o lock a p rogram me p osition to prev en t access Ch oose t he pr og ra mme pos it ion Mo ve to the L ock c ol umn Choose between Lock On or Lock Off Pres s STR to stor e If you have finished in t he Prog ra mme ed it menu, p ress t he TV/A V button to exit Note : When a p rogramme position is lock ed, Direct C hannel Access using the ’C ?[...]

26 The A ut o set up menu wi l l al lo w y ou to aut oma t ica l ly re tune t h e TV t o y our l oca l st a ti o ns. It i s useful i f yo u move to a dif fer ent r eg io n Open the S etup menu Move to T uning menu Access T uning menu Mo ve to Auto se tup Access Auto set up Press STR t o start Auto setup The T V will s ea rch for , locat e a nd sort[...]

STR TV/ A V SET UP STR F F TV/ A V -- /v -- /v 27 Manual t uning of t he p rogr amme posi t io ns is a vai labl e ei th er f rom t he On Scr een Displ ay menu or from t he front pane l controls Manua l t uni ng menu Open the S etup menu Move to T uning menu Access T uning menu Move to Ma nual t uning Access Manual tuning Sele ct the pro g ram me po[...]

28 Sh i ppi ng co ndit i on a ll o ws yo u to r es et t h e TV t o i t s or i gi nal condi t i on, i .e. no cha nnel s t uned in This is useful, for ex ample, if you move to a different area when you will probably want the TV to tune itself to your new local stat ions. T h i sc a nb ed o n ee i t h e rt h r o u g ht h e S hipping condition menu o r[...]

29 Owner I.D . al l ow s y ou t o ent er a s ecur i ty code and a ddres s i nfo r mat i on so th a t i n t h e unfo r tuna t e event of t he ft i t wil l h elp t he Pol ice t o det ermi ne th e owner . If the O wner I.D. information was not entered after Auto setup or it is necessa ry to alter s ome of t he I.D. informatio n it can be re -- access [...]

Setu p me nu So und menu 30 The AV S el ect menu wi ll al lo w yo u to ch oo se wh ich AV sour ce t o vi ew Pres s the TV/A V button Pr ess t he a pp r opr ia te col oure d rem ote c ontr ol butto n (whi lst the options remain on sc reen) The o ptio ns wil l disappear Y o u may wish to m ake adjustm ents in the Set up or Sound menus Open the S etup[...]

31 Q -- Link allows the tel evis ion to c omm un i cate w ith a comp atible V CR For Q -- L ink communicatio n to wo rk, the TV must be connected to a VCR with the “Q -- Li nk”, “NE XTV IE WLI N K”, “DAT A LOGI C ”, “Easy Link”, “M egalogic” or “SM AR TL IN K” log o using a ’f ully w ired’ Scart cable between the AV 2 so[...]

32 Wha t Y ou See Is What Y ou R e cord (DIR E CT T V RE CORDIN G) This will a llow the im me diate record ing of the p rogram cu rrently sh own on th e T elev ision. Press the DIRECT TV R EC button on the remote c ontro l DIRE CT TV REC If the VCR is in Standb y m ode with a useable ta pe inserted, it will automatically switch on when y ou press t[...]

33 Normally stereo reproduction uses left and right speakers, but Dolby Pro Logic Surround also uses a centre channel and a rear channel. The cent re channel sharpens so und perspective and dial ogue c larity whilst the rear c hannel is used to immerse the viewer in ambience and special effects. To u s e D olby P ro Logic S urround when receiving t[...]

34 Choosing S urrou nd Pro L ogic m ode a llows thre e possib le mod es of op era tion : Nor mal , Phanto m or 3S t e r e o . Dol by Pro Logic Normal Ce nt re mode Dol by Pro Logic Phantom Ce nt re mode Pressi ng the Surround switch will switch the surround mode into 2 channel ster eo only (an d vice - - - vers a). When the Surround function is swi[...]

35 Simulated surround modes all ow various types of surround effects to be produced b y mim icking both the direct sound, as heard by the audience, and the sound reflec ted back from the surro unding walls e.g. ceiling and f loor s pace in a space such as a Disco. There are three diffe rent e ffec ts to c ho ose fr om, ea ch refl ec tin g a di ffer[...]

STR TV/ A V SET UP 36 Y our new TV is supplied with pr ogramme positio n ‘0’ set to rec eive an RF signal fro m your VCR, al though a Scar t connec tion is preferabl e if the VCR is so equipped. However , if for some reason your VCR is tuned to a diff erent RF channel then you will not receive any picture or sound from your V CR on prog ram me [...]

37 The R em ote Control is ca pab le of op erati ng som e fu nction s of selecte d Panason ic VCR s an d DV D (Di gita l V ersati le Disc) eq uip me nt. Some VCR and DVD equipment have dif ferent functions, s o to ensure c ompatibility please refer to t he equipment’s instruc tion book or consult y our d ealer f or d etails. VCR / DVD OP ERATION [...]

38 D T eletext features may v ary depending on the Broadcasting Co mpanies and is only av ailable if the channel select ed is transmitting Te l e t e x t . D Pressing the Picture bu tton whilst in T eletext operation wi ll display the contra st function w ith a cya n bar , press A" to alter th e setting as req uired. Pressing the Setup button [...]

39 It is not poss ible to change t he programme posit ion when in News flash, Update or Sub Coded P age A ccess o peration. Stores a favourite page in memory for instant r ecall. T o st ore such a page, the TV must be in LIST mode, and the pro gramme posit ion must be fro m 1 -- 25. Press the Blue button, se lect the page number , then press and ho[...]

40 Front A V 34P i nS - - - V ideo, RC A A udio / V ideo an d Head phon e sockets Note : Additional equi pment and cables sho wn are not supplied wit h this TV set Press and release to open CAMCORDER STEREO HEADPHONES with 3.5m m Plug Out put fro m Hea dp hon e socket Audio input to L/R sockets Video input to V socket 2xR C A Audi o Cables RCA Vide[...]

41 In pu t/O utpu t from AV 2 Scart So cke t Q -- Link dat a In pu t/O utpu t from AV 1 Scart So cke t VCR S -- VIDEO VC R Q -- LINK COM PA TIBLE VC R S -- VIDEO C AMC ORD ER Rear A V1/A V2(S) 21 Pin Scart ter minals Note s: Additional equi pment and cables sho wn are not supplied wit h this TV set Do not conne ct a comp uter w ith T TL outp ut (5V[...]

42 Rear Dol by S u rroun d O ut RCA termi na ls - - - Audio out using ext ernal amplifiers and speakers The Audio Out so ckets on the rear of the TV all ow yo u to create your o wn custom sound o utput system using additio nal external amplif iers and speakers. Y ou may deci de, for exampl e, to use an external amplifi er and speakers for the F ron[...]

43 Sympto ms C h e c k s Pic ture Sound C h e c k s Snowy Pi cture Noisy Sound Ae rial loca tion, d irecti on or conn ection Multip le Im ages Normal Sound Ae rial loca tion, d irecti on or conn ection Interf erence Noisy Sound Electrical appliances Cars / M otorcy cles Fluoresc ent lights Switch on P - - - N R in Picture menu to reduce pictur e no[...]

44 H Serv i ce Before requesting service, please ref er to th e troubleshooting guid e on pr evi ous pa ge to determ ine the sy mp tom s. T o obtain service please c ontact your local P anasonic dealer quoting the model number and serial number (both are lo cated at t he rear o f the TV ). H TV Games / Home Computers Extended use of TV games or ho [...]

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