Panasonic TX-76DT30A manuale d’uso

TX - 76DT30A Wide Screen Stereo Colour Television with Integrated Decoder [ tau ] FLA DIGI AL Operating Instructions Please read these operating instructions completely before operating this set and reta in the booklet for future reference. TQB4A0158 P Trade Mark of the DVB Digital Video Broadcasting Project (1991 to 1996) Registration number 2716 [...]

2 Panasonic and the Environment Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Dear Panasonic Customer, Welcome to the Panasonic family. We hope that you will have many years of enjoyment from your new Colour Television. Thank you for choosing to buy this Panasonic Colour Television. It was assembled at our Panasonic Television factory in Penrith, Australia under an inter[...]

Important Information 3 Warning This television weighs 57kg. Most of the weight is at the front of the television. Although the television has been tilt tested and meets current Australian and International Standards, we recommend that great care be taken when positioning the te levision. * Do not allow the front of the set to overhang the stand or[...]

Contents 4 Getting Started ......................................................................................................................... 5 ~ 9 Television Control Panel .............................................................................................................. 10 POWER, STR, F, - / /, + / / , TV/AV ................[...]

Getting Started Connecting the Aerial 5 For your safety any external aerial should be installed by a reputable qualified installer and should comply with Australian Standard AS1417.1. The RF (Aerial) Input impedance of this television is 75 ? . If your aerial lead is 300 ? ribbon (two wires separated by a flat plastic sheet) you will require a 300 [...]

Getting Started Battery Replacement and Installation 6 Place your thumb on triangle on the battery cover. Apply a slight downward pressure with the thumb and slide the cover back. This allows the cover to be removed. Insert the batteries ensuring the correct polarity. The polarity is ident ified by the “ + “ and “ – “ symbols on the batte[...]

Getting Started Auto Setup 7 Unless your dea ler has already programmed your television then Auto Setup will begin. Select the state or territory in which you live. Press the Red button to start the Auto Setup. The television will search for the digital and analogue stations simultaneously. TV stations will be located, sorted into order and stored [...]

Getting Started Using the On - Screen Displays 8 This TV has a comprehensive system of On - Screen Display (OSD) menus to access adjustments and options. Instru ctions Main Title Selection bar Indicator for options Sub - menus Some selections, for example, Contrast, Brightness, Colour and Sharpness will allow you to increase or decrease their level[...]

Getting Started Information Banner 9 The Information banner provides access to information on current and upcoming programmes and easy switching between all channels or just those in your Favourites list. Note: This feature only appl ies to digital channels. Press the Information button. An information banner will appear with details of the current[...]

Television Control Panel Buttons 10 Open the front panel door to gain access to the Television Controls push the door at the point marked with a triangle Push again to close STR F - / / + / / TV/AV BUTTON WHAT IT DOES POWER This button is used to turn the television on and off. . STR (Store) This button is used t o store tuning information and o[...]

Television Remote Control Buttons 11 SET UP SOUND MUTE STANDBY PICTURE SOUND GUIDE TV / AV HELP INFORMATION VOLUME UP PROGRAMME NUMBER UP OK POSITION BUTTONS VOLUME DOWN PROGRAMME NUMBER DOWN TEXT SUBTITLES EXIT COLOUR CODED BUTTONS N AMBIENCE PROGRAMME NUMBERS DIRECT TV RECORD ASPECT DIRECT CHANNEL NUMBER PLAY REWIND / REVIEW . FAST FORWARD / CUE [...]

Television Remote Control Buttons 12 SET UP This button is used to access advanced features such as Timer Programming, Off Timer, DVB Tuner Lock, DVB Setup, Teletext, Flicker Reduction, Geomagnetic, AV2 Out, Tuning Menu and Volume Correction (AV only). Please refer to page 18. MUTE Pressing this button reduces the sound from the television to nil. [...]

Remote Control Televisi on Operation BUTTON WHAT IT DOES 13 STAND - BY The remote control button is used to turn the television into Stand - by mode. When the television is in Stand - By it is possible to turn it back on by pressing this remote control Power Button, the Programme Number UP Button, the Programme Number DOWN Button or any of the dire[...]

Picture Menu Operation 14 Press the PICTURE Button. Move to your choice. Select the option to change. Change settings or choose another menu. Press EXIT to leave the Picture menu. Contrast Brightness Colour Sharpness Tint Colour balance P - NR AI The Contrast, Brightne ss, Colour and Sharpness levels can be adjusted to suit your own preferences. Th[...]

Sound Menu Operation 15 Press the SOUND Button. Move to your choice. Select the option to change. Change settings or choose another menu. Press EXIT to leave the Picture menu. Bass Treble Balance Headphone volume MPX Multi audio Mode Ambience Bass adjustment will emphasise the lower, deeper frequencies and can be increased or decreased. Treble adju[...]

Aspect control 16 This button is used to move through the different aspect ratios. The aspect options are Panasonic Auto, 16:9, 14:9, 4:3, Zoom1, Zoom2 and Zoom3. Panasonic Auto determines the best aspect ratio to use to fill your sc reen. It does this using a four - step process to determine if the picture being viewed is a widescreen picture. If [...]

Setup Menu 17 Press the SETUP Button. Move to your choice. Select the option to change, change settings or choose another menu. Press EXIT to leave the Setup menu. DVB Timer Programming Off Timer DVB tuner lock DVB Setup Teletext Flicker reduction Geomagnetic AV2 out Tuning Menu Volume correc. The Timer programming menu allows you to enter programm[...]

GUIDE 18 Favourite list Select Category Confirm Exit Page up Page down EXIT The TV Guide displays the current programmes being transmitted - and what he next programme will be on each DVB station Press the Guide button. Pressing the Guide button repeatedly can access f our separate guides. Choose from: ? All Services ? Favourites list ? Movies ? An[...]

DVB Timer Programming 19 For an external VCR to record DVB programmes, the integrated DVB system must be active to provide the signal. The Timer programming me nu allows you to choose programmes that you wish to record. At the correct time, the DVB system will switch on and tune to the correct station (even if the TV is in standby mode). If the VCR[...]

DVB Timer Programming 20 Note : Two minutes before the recording is due to start, a reminder will appear on screen: P ress the OK button to remove the reminder from the screen. If you wish to cancel the recording, press the EXIT button. Notes : Thirty seconds before the recording is due to start the DVB system will tune to the correct station. If y[...]

DVB Setup Menu 21 The DVB setup menu provides access to DVB specific options. Note: If DVB transmissions cannot be received clearly, the DVB setup menu may not be available. Open the Setup menu Move to DVB setup Access DVB Setup menu Move to your choice Increase or decrease levels, set options or access further menus Press the EXIT button to exit S[...]

Favourites Setup 22 The Favourites setup menu allows you to select your favourite programme pos itions and display them as a list In the TV Guide, to allow quick and easy access to the programs you watch most often. Open the Setup menu. Move to DVB setup. Access DVB Setup menu. Move to Favourites Setup menu. Access Favourites Setu p menu. Move to t[...]

System Update 23 The System Update menu allows the DVB system to check that it has the latest software. If newer software Is available, it can be downloaded. Open the Setup menu. Move to DVB setup. Access DVB setup menu. Move to System Update. Access System Update. The System Update Menu will appear. The DVB system will now begin to search for new [...]

Tuning Menu - Overview 24 Open the Setup menu, Move to Tuning menu, Access Tuning menu. Move to your choice. Increase or decrease levels, set options o r access further menus. Press the EXIT button to exit Auto Setup Analogue manual tuning New services message Q - Link Download TV - > VCR Shipping Condition Child Lock Owner ID The Auto setup men[...]

Tuning Menu – Auto Setup 25 The Auto setup menu will allow you to automatically retune the TV to your lo cal stations. It is useful if you move to a different region. Open the Setup menu Move to tuning menu Access Tuning menu Move to Auto setup Access Auto setup You will receive a warning message Press OK to continue Choose you r state or territo[...]

Tuning Menu – Analogue manual tuni ng 26 To add an analogue station: Open the Setup menu Move to Tuning menu Access tuning menu Move to Analogue manual tuning Access Analogue manual tuning Press one of the buttons to start tuning. You can tune in either direction. If the station found is not the one you want press again. Press OK to store the pro[...]

Analogue manual tuning – Front panel controls 27 Manual tuning of the analogue programme positions is available from the front panel controls. The Front panel controls are located under the flap on the front of the TV. Select an existing analogue programme position. Press the F button repeatedly until '"Tuning mode" is reached. P r[...]

Tuning menu - Q - Link Download 28 Q - Link allows the television to communicate with a compatible VCR. For Q - Link communication to work, the TV must be connected to a VCR with the "Q - Link", “NEXTVIEWLI NK", "DATALOGIC", "EasyLink", "Megalogic" or "SMARTLINK" logo using a "fully wire[...]

DVB Ti mer Programming 29 What You See Is What You Record (DIRECT TV RECORDING) This will allow the immediate recording of the program currently shown on the Television. Press the DIRECT TV REC button on the remote control. If the VCR is in Standby m ode with a useable tape inserted, it will automatically switch on when you press the DIRECT TV REC [...]

Tuning Menu – Shipping condition 30 Select Access Exit Flicker reduction On Geomagnetic AV2 out Analogue Off timer Off DVB timer lock Off DVB setup Teletext Top Setup menu DVB Timer programming Tuning menu Access Select Access Exit Child lock Off Owner ID Analogue manual tuning New services message Off Q-Link Download TV - > VCR Tuning menu Au[...]

Tuning Menu – Owner I.D. 31 Owner I.D. allows you to enter a security code and address information so that in the unfortunate event of theft it will help the Police to determine the owner. Press the SETUP Button Move to Tuning Menu Access the Tuning Menu Move to Owner ID Option Access Owner ID If the Owner I.D. has previously been set, enter the [...]

Geomagnetic Correction Usin g the Remote Control 32 Open the Setup menu. Move to Geomagnetic. Access Geomag netic. Adjust Geomagnetic setting until the lines appear to be parallel with the top of the tv. Using the Front Panel Controls Geomagnetic correction adjustment is available from the front panel controls. The Front panel controls are located [...]

TELETEXT Operation 33 Teletext is only available on certain broadcast channels. The time taken to display the pages and sub - pages is set by the teletext transmitter and not by the television. Teletext is also u sed for Closed Captioning of television programmes for the hearing impaired. Closed captions can be found on Teletext Page 801. Not all b[...]

TELETEXT Operation 34 TV / Teletext mode Press the TEXT button. The screen will display the Teletext page. Press again when you wish to return to TV mode. Note: If you press the TEXT button while viewing a DVB station that is not transmitting teletext, pres s the EXIT button to return to normal viewing. Page Selection Pages can be selected in two w[...]

TELETEXT Operation 35 News Flash When a news flash page has been selected, press SET UP , Yellow, to view the TV picture. Wh en an update is received, the page number will be displayed on screen. Press the Yellow button to display the News Flash Press TEXT to return to normal TV operation. Update Press SET UP, Yellow to see the update of informatio[...]

VCR Installation 36 Your new TV is supplied with programme position '0' set to receive an RF signal from your VCR, although an AV connection is preferable. Please refer to page 40 for AV connections. However, if for some reason your VCR is tuned to a different RF channel then you will not receive any picture or sound from your VCR on prog[...]

Remote Control VCR / DVD Operation 37 Function Button VCR DVD Play Starts the VCR playing. Rewind / Review Used to rewind the tape. Press during playback to watch the picture in reverse at high speed. Stop Used to stop the VCR. Pause / Still Press once to pause the tape during play. Press again to restart. Programme Down Used to select the next low[...]

Front Panel Connections Headphones 38 Use stereo headphones with 3.5mm Plug (Not included). When a headphone plug is inserted into the headphone socket the internal speakers will still operate. If someone has trouble hearing the television they can use the head phones and set the volume to a level they are comfortable with. Headphones can also be u[...]

Connectors 39 AV1 / AV4 Scart socket A V2 Scart socket (S – Video, Q - Link) Use AV1 or AV4 for YP R P B inputs. AV2 – Pins 15 and 20 are dependent on Use AV2 for S - VHS or Q - Link inputs. AV2 – VHS / VIDEO switching S - Video 4 Pin socket Modem socket Note: Do not connect a co mputer with TTL output (5V) to this television Connecting a DVD[...]

Rear Panel Connections Connecting a Standard VCR to the Television 40 Most standard Videocassette Recorders use RCA type video and audio connectors. If your VCR has different type connector s please refer to the VCR instruction book for details. Use the supplied Scart adaptor and RCA cables (not supplied). NOTE: A mono VCR can be connected to this [...]

Rear Panel Connections Monitor Out 41 The Monitor Out terminals reproduce the signals currently on the television screen. The on - screen signals could be a television programme or signals connected to one of the AV inputs. The Monitor Out facility can be used to allow one video source (videotape, videodisc etc.) to be connected to more than one te[...]

Rear Panel Connections Common Int erface Module (This feature is not currently in use in Australia). 42 TV Insert flap side to the left. Viewing card Card reader The Common Interface Module menu provides access to software contained on Common Interface Modules. These can be ins erted in the "CI1" and "CI2" slots located at the r[...]

PC Connection and Modem (This feature is not currently in use in Australia). 43 The PC Connection and Modem menus allow y ou to make adjustments to the communication settings for the SERIAL and MODEM ports. You may wish to refer to the operating instruction books for any external equipment before changing these settings. Open the Setup menu Move to[...]

Customer Information Frequently Asked Questions 44 Some minor problems can be corrected very quickly and easily without the cost of a service call. Panasonic has a Customer Care Cen tre that can answer most questions over the phone. Before you contact the Customer Care Centre with your question we have included the most commonly asked questions. If[...]

Customer Information Warnings And Cautions 45 To keep your Panasonic Television in good working order please observe the following warnings and cautions. Please be careful with this television. Like all electrical equipment it can cause serious injury or damage if it is mistreated. Warning s Danger Do not insert foreign objects. (Keep metal or easi[...]

Customer Information Troubleshooting 46 Picture Sound Check Check aerial location, direction or connections. If you are watching a tape playback check the state of the Video heads – they may need to be c leaned or replaced. The tape may be old. Check the tracking. Check aerial location, direction or connections. Can be caused by electrical applia[...]

47 Receiving Systems PAL B Ch1 to Ch69 PAL 525/60 Playback from Video Tape Recorders. DVB Digital terrestrial services via aerial input M.NTSC Playback from M.NTSC Video recorders NTSC (AV Input only) Playback from NTSC Video recorde rs Power Requirements 240Volts + 10% 50Hz Power Consumption 119W Max Standby Consumption 3.7W (TV only) 17.7W (TV + [...]

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