Panasonic TX-32PB50F, TX-28PB50F manual

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MADE FROM 100% RECYCLED P APER 244 039 Printing paper Low emis sions du ring produc tion 2 Dear Panas onic Customer , We hope that yo u have many years of enjoyment from your new TV . The Quick Start Guide sect ion at the beginning of this instruc tion book will allow you to use the TV as quickly as possible. We recomm end that you then read the co[...]

3 D This TV set i s desig ned to op erate o n A. C. 220 - - - 240V , 50Hz. D T o prevent damage which might result in elect ric shock or fire, do not expose this TV set to rain or excessive moisture. This TV must not be exposed to dripping or splashing water and objects filled with liquid, such as vases, m ust not be placed on top of or above the T[...]

4 Select your country For Switzerland and Belgium, select the desired language Press the red button Plug in aerial and connect ancillary equipment First, ensure that the V CR is in Standby mode Plug in TV and switc h on Auto setup will begin, your stations will be located and s tored. If a compatib le VCR is conn ected to the AV2 socket, programme [...]

5 Adjust V olume Chang e Prog ramme Y ou are now ready to begin viewing programmes The cursor contro ls provide th e two basi c functions: 7 Slight tilting of the picture may be notic eable, the Geomagnetic Correct ion feature can be used to eliminate this, if necessary: First, ensure the Auto setup and Q --- L i n k do wnload pro cedures are compl[...]

6 Switch between viewing TV or A V input (see page 27) Standby On / Off switch Switch es TV On or Off standby Programm e position for sel ection of two digit progr ammes (10 - - - 99) usin g numeric buttons Programme / c hannel change buttons (0 - - - 9) and T eletext page buttons (see page 22). When in Standby mode, sw itches T V On Menu buttons P[...]

7 Many features available on this TV can b e accessed via the On Screen Display menu system. Use the remote control as shown below to access and adjust features a s desired. The PICTURE , SOUND and SET UP buttons are u sed to open the main menus and also to return to the previous menu T h eu pa n dd o w nc u r s o rb u t t o n sa r eu s e dt om o v[...]

8 Press the PICTURE menu button Move to c hosen menu opt ion Adjust c hosen option or acc ess ch osen menu Press the TV/AV bu tton at an y time to go back to watching TV Pressing the STR button after having adjusted a feature will store the sett ing as the default (replacing the factory setting) . Increase or decrease the levels of these options ac[...]

9 Press the SOUND menu butto n Move to c hosen menu opt ion Adjust c hosen option or acc ess ch osen menu Press the TV/AV bu tton at an y time to go back to watching TV Pressing the STR button after having adjusted a feature will store the set ting as the default (replacing the factory set ting). Some features are only available with the Surround f[...]

10 Press the SETUP menu button Move to c hosen menu opt ion Adjust c hosen option or acc ess ch osen menu Press the TV/AV bu tton at an y time to go back to watching TV . Offers a c hoice of signals to send to the AV2 Scart socket. Y ou can cho ose fro m the current TV programme position, the signal entering AV1 / AV3 / AV4 or Monitor - - - th e pi[...]

11 Press the SETUP menu button Move to T uning menu option Access T uning menu Move to c hosen menu opt ion Adjust c hosen option or acc ess ch osen menu Press the TV/AV bu tton at an y time to go back to watching TV Pressing the STR but ton after having adjusted some features will store the setting as the default (replacing the factory setting ). [...]

12 Press the SETUP menu button Move to T uning menu option Access T uning menu Move to Progra mme edit option Access Programme e dit Move to chos en programme position (e g: Prog. 3) Make required change, eg: renaming a programme channel (see the relevant procedure below ) Press the TV/AV button at any time t o go back to watching TV Pressing the S[...]

13 Renaming a programme c hannel Move to the Name col umn Choose the new character . The box at the bottom of the screen shows the ch aracter currently selected . Move to the next cha racter positio n Continue until renaming is done Press STR to store the new name Locki ng a program me chann el Y ou may wish to lock a programme channel to prev ent [...]

14 Auto setup automatic ally retunes your TV . This feature is useful if, for example, you move house and wish to retune your TV to receive the local stations . Press the SETUP menu button Move to T uning menu option Access T uning menu Move to Auto setup Access Auto setup Press to confirm sta rt Select your country Note: D If you proceed with the [...]

15 It is possible t o retune individual programme positions : Press the SETUP menu button Move to T uning menu option Access T uning menu Move to Manual tuning Access Manual tuning Select the programme p ositio n to be tun ed Press repeatedly until required station is found When the desired st ation is found, press ST R to store. The programme posi[...]

16 Press the ASPECT button to move through the s ix aspect options : Panasonic Auto , 4:3 , Zoom , S --- Z o o m , 16:9 and Just . Notes: D If you leave Aspect set to Panasonic Auto, the TV software d etermines the best ratio for each programme viewed. In order not to disrupt your viewing, no mode information is displayed while this is happening (e[...]

17 4:3 4:3 will dis play a 4 :3 picture at its standard 4: 3 size without any stretching. Black stripes will be visible down the left and right sides of the picture. Zoom Zoom mode magnifies the ce ntral section of the picture. Press the red or green buttons to enlarge the picture vertically . Press the yellow or b lue buttons to move the picture v[...]

18 Press the MUL TI WINDOW button (whilst the on screen selector keys are on screen) to move between watching the current programme, the picture in picture feature, p icture out of picture and picture and picture feature. The on screen sele ctor keys (c orresponding to the four coloured buttons on the r emote control) that appear for the features c[...]

19 Press the CH SEA RCH button to show freeze - - - frames o f the p rogrammes being broadcast on all of the stored channels. These images are displayed in series clockwise around the edge of the screen , starting from the top left. The current programme is dis played in the centre of the screen, still p laying. The feature cycles through the st or[...]

20 This is a Q --- L i n k T V . Q --- L i n k , NEXTVIEWLINK and similar technology provide a way for a TV and VCR to com municate, making it easier to record programmes . In order to be able to exchange information both the TV and the VCR must be fitted with this technology , and must be connected with a SCART lead (full function type) between th[...]

21 The Remote Contr ol is capable of operating some functions of selec ted Panas onic VCRs and DVD (D igital V ersatile Disc) equipment. Some V CR and DVD equipment have different func tions, so to ensure compatibility please refer t o the equipment’s instruct ion book or consult your dealer for det ails. VCR / DVD operation Press t o switch the [...]

22 D T eletext features may vary depending on the Broadcasting Companies and is only available if the c hannel selected is transmitting T eletext. D Pressing the Picture button whilst in T eletext operation will dis play the contrast func tion with a cyan bar , press A" to alter the setting as required. D Pressing the S etup button whilst in T[...]

23 It is not possible t o change the programme position when in News flas h, Update or Sub Coded P age Access operat ion. Stores a favourite page in me mory for instant recall. T o store such a page, the TV must be in LIST mod e, an d the pro gramme p ositi on must b e from 1 - - - 25. Press the Blue button, select the page number , then press and [...]

24 Stereo reproduction normally uses left and right speakers, but Digital Theater S ystems (DTS) , Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic Surround go further , adding a centre and other channels so you are imm ersed in sound and special e ffects. Digit al Theate r Systems (DTS) / Dolby Di gital Both DTS and Dolby Digital split soundtrack information int[...]

25 Press the SOUND menu butto n Move to Surround menu option Access Surround menu Move to c hosen menu opt ion Adjust c hosen option or acc ess ch osen menu Press the TV/AV button at any time t o go back to watching TV If a DTS / Dolby Digital input is detected the Surround menu options instantly change - - - Surround mod e is not available. Ensure[...]

26 With a DTS / Dolby Digital input or if Pro Logic is selected in Surround mode , the following three modes of operation are available as the Speaker setting : Norm al , Phantom , 3S t e r e o . If front and rear speakers are connected, use Normal m ode. Centre speaker information will be produced by the TV’s internal left and right speakers. Wi[...]

27 It is possible to connect a variety of additional equipment to this TV . The following pages detail how to connect external equipment to both the front an d rear of the TV . Once your equipment is c onnected, use the following procedure to view the input: Press the TV/AV menu b utton Press the relevant on screen selector key to select the AV sou[...]

28 Rear sockets Additional equipment can be connected at the rear of the TV via three 21 pin Scart sockets, AV1 / AV2(S) / AV4(S), and via two d igital audio sockets (one optic al input for AV1 only and one shared optical/coaxial input for A V2, AV3 and AV4). DVD PLAYER Input/Ou tput from AV 2 Scart So cket Q --- L i n k d a t a Input/Ou tput from [...]

29 The external speaker connections ( EXT ) on the rear of the TV allo w you to create your own system using external speakers. Connections are provided for front and rear speakers. Y ou may decide, for example, to connect external front left and right speakers and rear left and right surround speakers ; as shown here: Connecting external speakers [...]

30 The AUDIO OU T sockets on the rear of the TV allow you to create a custom s ound system us ing an external amplifier and ext ernal speakers. Y ou may decide, for e xample, to use an exter nal DTS / Dolby Digital amplifier to connect ext ernal front left and right speakers, rear left and right surround speakers, a centre speaker and a subwoofer ([...]

31 If there is a prob lem with yo ur TV please refer to the table below to determine the symptoms, then carry o ut the suggested check. If this does not solve the problem, p lease contact your local Panasonic dealer , quoting the model number and serial number (both found on the rear of the TV). Symptoms C h e c k s Picture Sound C h e c k s Snow y[...]

32 R e d i n , S . C . --- I n * Socket Earth CVBS out (vid eo) CVBS earth Red earth Green in Green earth Blue in Blue earth Audio out (L) Audio out (R) CVB S in (video) RGB status earth Status RGB --- --- --- --- Status CVB S Audio in (L) Audio earth Audio in (R) 21 19 17 15 13 11 9 7 5 3 1 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 AV1 / AV 4 S ca rt s o ck e t ([...]