Panasonic TX-32F500A manual

Operating Instruction Colour T ele vision TX-32F500A Please read these operating instructions completely before operating this set and retain the booklet for future reference. TQB4G2912 TX32F500A-2912_E Page 1 Saturday, July 16, 2005 12:23 PM[...]

2 Dear P anasonic Customer W elcome to the P anasonic family of customers. W e hope that you will have many years of enjoyment fr om your ne w colour television set. T o obtain maximum benefit fr om your set, please r ead these Instructions befor e making any adjustments, and r etain them for futur e r efer ence. Retain your pur chase r eceipt als[...]

3 Table of Contents Using the On Screen Displays ........................................................................................16 Picture Menu ............................................................................................................ 17 ~ 18 Sound Menu .....................................................................[...]

4 Warnings and Cautions Warnings Unplug the power cord in the ev ent of any malfunction (screen goes blank, no sound, odd sounds, smok e or unusual odours coming from the unit). Unplug the power cord if f oreign matter or water f alls into the unit, or if the unit is dropped or the cabinet is damaged. DO NO T use this unit near water . (near a bath[...]

5 Warnings and Cautions Cautions DO NO T place in humid or dusty location, or areas exposed to smok e or steam. DO NO T place in direct sunlight and other sources of direct heat. DO NO T touch the power plug if your hands are wet. DO NO T stand, or place heavy objects on the unit. P ar ticular care should be taken by f amilies with small children. [...]

6 Before Operating This Set ■ Battery Installation The incorrect use of batteries can cause electrolyte leakage which will corrode the Remote Control or cause the batteries to burst. 1 Open the cover . Press bottom downw ard and pull out the cover . 2 Batteries: Use two “R6 (AA)” size batteries. Inser t the batteries ensuring correct polar it[...]

7 Before Operating This Set ■ Connecting the Aerial Cable to the RF In Terminal T o obtain optim um quality picture and sound, an Aerial, the correct cable (75 Ohm coaxial) and the correct terminating plug are required. If a communal Aerial system is used, you ma y require the correct connection cable and plug betw een the wall Aerial socket and [...]

8 Before Operating This Set ■ Owner ID As an added feature , this TV has the option of entering a security code (Owner ID) and personal details into its memory , so that in the unfortunate event of theft it will help the police to trace the owner . Enter required 4-digit Owner ID PIN NUMBER (using 0 to 9 on the Remote Control). Press the TV/A V b[...]

9 Location of Controls ■ Remote Control * Bilingual broadcasting is not currently av ailable in A ustralia or New Zealand. N REC VCR STR HELP DVD ? PICTURE SOUND SET UP TV/TEXT 100Hz/ PROGRE SURROUND ASPECT TV/AV F .P . HOLD INDEX STILL CH SEARCH i MUL TI PIP 12 3 45 6 78 9 0 P ower (Stand-b y) Picture Menu Sound Menu Set Up Menu Stereo/*Bilingua[...]

10 Location of Controls ■ Controls and Terminals on the TV Item No. Function Reference Pag e Item No. Function Reference Pag e Headphone Jac k 12 Aerial T erminal (RF In T er minal) 7 A V3 Input T er minals 11 Monitor Output T erminals 12 STR 14 A V1 Input T er minals 11 Function 14 A V2 Input T er minals 11 V olume Down (–)/ Program Number Do [...]

11 Connections ■ Connecting S-Video Equipment to the AV Input S-Video equipment uses a 4Pin Mini Din (Male) plug f or the video and RCA plugs for the audio . Notes: • When an S-Video cable is connected to an S-Video input terminal, the RCV video terminal for that A V position will be disconnected. • Input 3 is located on the front of the unit[...]

12 Connections ■ Connecting a DVD player or Set-top Box to the AV input The audio and video inputs on the tele vision are RCA type connectors. Connect the Y , P B and P R outputs from the D VD to the A V1 D VD Inputs on the television, as shown belo w . Note: • Some D VD players and set-top bo x es only have an RCA “VIDEO OUT” ter minal. Th[...]

13 General Operation 1 How to s witch the power ON or OFF/ST ANDBY mode The TV set must fi rst be s witched on at the wall outlet and at the P ower Switch (ref er to page 7). Press this button to turn the TV set ON, from ST ANDBY mode. Press it again to turn the TV set OFF , ST ANDBY mode. P ower-Indicator ST ANDBY – RED P ower ON – No light u[...]

14 General Operation 6 TV/A V Mode Selection Press the TV/A V button to select TV , A V1, A V2, A V3, A V4, A V5 input signal modes sequentially . Remote control : Press the TV/A V button to display A V1-A V5 at the bottom of the screen. Each coloured button corresponds with each input. For e xample, pressing the Red b utton selects A V1. 7 Mute Bu[...]

15 Geomagnetic Correction Slight tilting of the picture ma y be noticeable or coloured patches ma y sometimes appear at the cor ners of the screen (colour purity). The Geomagnetic Correction feature can be used to eliminate them, if necessary . Geomagnetic corrections can be made from the Remote Control or the TV set. 1. If geomagnetic changes stil[...]

16 Using the On Screen Displays Many f eatures av ailable on this TV can be accessed via the On Screen Displa y menu system. Use the Remote Control as shown belo w to access and adjust features as desired. The PICTURE , SOUND and SET UP buttons are used to open the main menus and also to return to the previous men u. The UP and DOWN cursor b uttons[...]

17 Picture Menu 1 Press . 2 Mov e to chosen menu option by using or . 3 Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu b y using or . Press at any time to go bac k to watching TV . MENU Y ou can change the level of each Function (Colour , NTSC-Tint, Brightness, Contrast, Sharpness) for each Picture Menu. Picture menu mode will be memorized f or each TV[...]

18 Picture Menu By pressing the Normal “N” button on the Remote Control while the Picture menu is displa yed, the selected menu will be changed to the Normal Mode. Normalization will not occur if the menu is not display ed when the “N” button is pressed. The Normal mode is the factory preset condition. Retur ning to this original condition [...]

19 Sound Menu 1 Press . 2 Mov e to chosen menu option by using or . 3 Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu b y using or . Press at any time to go bac k to watching TV . Some features are only a vailab le with the Surround feature s witched off. Press to switch betw een On and Off. MENU Y ou can change the level of each Function (Bass , T rebl[...]

20 Sound Menu By pressing the Normal “N” Button on the Remote Control while the Sound menu is displa yed, the selected menu will be changed to the Normal Mode. Normalization will not occur if the menu is not display ed when the “N” Button is pressed. The Normal mode is the factory preset condition. Retur ning to this original condition is c[...]

21 Setup Menu 1 Press . 2 Mov e to chosen menu option by using or . 3 Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu b y using or . Press at an y time to go back to watching TV . T eletext Allows y ou to change between List and TOP or F ASTEXT modes. F ASTEXT ↔ List (F ASTEXT mode is the current preferred method in Ne w Zealand). TO P ↔ List (TOP m[...]

22 Setup Menu ■ Owner ID Owner ID allows y ou to enter a security code (Owner ID) and personal details into its memor y , so that in the unfortunate ev ent of theft, it will help the police to trace the owner . If you wish to chec k the personal details already entered into the TV , press the (Side panel) and hold f or 5 seconds. The details alre[...]

23 Tuning Menu 1 Press . 2 Mov e to chosen T uning menu option b y using or . 3 Access T uning menu by using or . 4 Mov e to chosen menu option by using or . 5 Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu b y using or . Press at an y time to go back to watching TV . Pressing after having adjusted a feature will store the setting as the default (repla[...]

24 Tuning Menu ■ Auto tuning ■ Auto Tuning (via front panel) It is also possible to use the control panel b uttons on the front of the TV to tune individual programme positions . 1 Press . 2 Mov e to chosen T uning menu option b y using or . 3 Access T uning menu by using or . 4 Mov e to chosen menu option by using or . 5 Access Auto tuning b y[...]

25 Tuning Menu ■ Manual tuning ■ Manual tuning (via front panel) It is also possible to use the control panel b uttons on the front of the TV to tune individual programme positions . 1. If a clear picture cannot be obtained e ven when an A V signal is received, ref er to the “Colour System Selection” operation on page 21. 2. After the Manua[...]

26 Aspect Controls Press to mov e through the Aspect options: Press or to backw ard or forward to select the Aspect options while Aspect mode is displa yed. Notes: • Simply press to display mode inf or mation on the center left of the screen. • 16:9 picture has been used to illustrate all of the Aspect modes described in this section. Mode Pict[...]

27 Menu Operation ■ Multi PIP Press (whilst the on screen selector ke ys are on screen) to mov e between watching the current progr amme, the Picture in picture feature , Picture out of picture and Picture and picture feature . The on screen selector ke ys (corresponding to the four coloured b uttons on the Remote Control) that appear f or the fe[...]

28 Menu Operation ■ CH Search This option is used to show freez e frames of the programmes being broadcast on all the stored channels. The images are displa yed clockwise around the edge of the screen star ting from the top left corner. The current programme is displa yed in the centre of the screen. When the displa y gets back to the top left co[...]

29 Surround Sound Advanced Remote Control Operation ■ Manufacturer’s Code Settings This Remote Control has been designed to work with a variety of VCRs and D VD play ers. In order f or this to occur, the setting for the VCR or D VD must be progr ammed into the Remote Control. 1. T o set a VCR, slide the Remote Control VCR-D VD switch to VCR. T [...]

30 Advanced Remote Control Operation ■ VCR / DVD The Remote Control is capable of oper ating some functions of selected Panasonic VCRs and D VD (Digital V ersatile Disc) equipment. Some VCR and D VD equipment hav e different functions . So to ensure compatibility please refer to the equipment’ s instruction book or consult your dealer for detai[...]

31 Teletext Operation T eletext is only a vailable on certain broadcast channels. The time tak en to display the pages and sub-pages is set by the telete xt transmitter and not b y the television. T eletext is also used f or Closed Captioning of television prog rammes. Captions are used by people who are deaf , hearing impaired, lear ning English o[...]

32 Teletext Operation INDEX Pressing this button returns you to the main inde x page. Red / Green / Y ellow / Blue buttons In F ASTEXT or TOP mode these correspond to the diff erently coloured subjects. In List mode they correspond to the diff erently coloured page numbers. STR This button is used to store page n umbers into the coloured buttons or[...]

33 Teletext Operation TIME TEXT * TIME TEXT * When a P age has more than one screen (sub-page) of information, you ma y hav e to wait f or some time before the sub-page y ou require becomes av ailable. With this function it is possible to enter the n umber of the desired sub-page. 1. Select T ext Mode and choose a page. 2. Press the follo wed by th[...]

34 Troubleshooting Before y ou call for service, determine the symptoms and make a f ew simple chec ks as shown below . Symptoms Check Picture Sound Snowy Picture Noisy Sound Aerial location, direction or connections Multiple Image Normal Sound Aerial location, direction or connections Interference Noisy Sound Electrical appliances Cars/Motorcycles[...]

35 Specifications Note: Design and Specifications are subject to change without notice. W eight and Dimensions shown are appro ximate. P ower Source AC SINGLE 230-240V , 50Hz P ower Consumption 184 W Receiving System Receiving Channels VHF 0 to 12 P AL B UHF 21 to 69 P AL G S’1 to S’3 HYPER TUNER S1 to S41 Receiving Stereo System NICAM I, NICA[...]

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd Central P.O. Box 288, Osaka 530-8692, Japan Customer ’ s Record The model number and serial number of this product can be f ound on its cabinet. Y ou should note this serial number in the space provided below and retain this book plus y our purchase receipt as a permanent record of your purchase to aid in i[...]