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Dear Panasonic Customer,

Welcome to the Panasonic family of customers. We hope that you have many years of enjoyment from your

new colour television. This is a very advanced television; however, the Quick Start Guide will allow you to use

the TV as quickly as possible. You can then read the instructions completely and retain them for future

reference.

Warnings and Precautions

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Accessories

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Inserting the Remote Control Batteries

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Basic Controls

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Quick Start Guide

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Using the On Screen Displays

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Aspect Control

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Picture Menu

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Sound Menu

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Setup Menu

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Tuning Menu

overview

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Tuning Menu

Programme edit

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Tuning Menu

Auto setup

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Tuning Menu

Manual tuning

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Tuning Menu

Shipping condition

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Tuning Menu

Owner I.D.

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AV Select and Setup

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Link

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Dolby Pro Logic Surround Menu

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Pro Logic mode

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Simulated mode

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Speaker level setup

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VCR and Satellite Receiver Installation

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VCR/DVD Operation

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Teletext Operation

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Audio / Video (AV) Connections

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Via the front AV3 4 pin S---Video, RCA Audio / Video

and Headphone sockets

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Scart and S

Video socket information

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Via the rear AV1 / AV2(S) 21 Pin Scart terminals

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Rear Dolby Surround Out RCA terminals ---

Audio out using external amplifiers and speakers

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Troubleshooting

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For your guidance

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Specifications

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WELCOME

CONTENTS

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Page 2: ...Setup Menu 20 Tuning Menu overview 21 Tuning Menu Programme edit 22 Tuning Menu Auto setup 26 Tuning Menu Manual tuning 27 Tuning Menu Shipping condition 28 Tuning Menu Owner I D 29 AV Select and Setup 30 Q Link 31 Dolby Pro Logic Surround Menu 33 Pro Logic mode 34 Simulated mode 35 Speaker level setup 35 VCR and Satellite Receiver Installation 36 VCR DVD Operation 37 Teletext Operation 38 Audio V...

Page 3: ... must ensure that it is refitted when the fuse is replaced If you lose the fuse cover the plug must not be used until a replacement cover is obtained Replacement fuse covers can be purchased through your local Panasonic dealer The plug fitted to this appliance incorporates a mains filter circuit If this is removed or replaced with a non filtered plug this television will no longer meet the Europea...

Page 4: ...entre speaker and 3D Subwoofer Rear surround speakers x2 Speaker cables 12 metres each Replace the cover 1 2 3 Slide off the battery cover Insert batteries note correct polarity and Notes D Make sure that the batteries are fitted the correct way round D Do not mix old batteries with new batteries Remove old exhausted batteries immediately D Do not mix different battery types i e Alkaline and Manga...

Page 5: ...hes TV On or Off standby Programme position for selection of two digit programmes 10 99 using numeric buttons Programme channel change buttons 0 9 and Teletext page buttons see page 38 When in Standby mode switches TV on Menu buttons Press to access the Picture Sound and Setup menus see page 14 Sound mute On Off Direct channel access During normal TV viewing or when in the Tuning Programme edit or...

Page 6: ...nput socket Mains Socket TV Scart Connections D The VCR can also be connected to the TV using a Scart cable if you are using a Scart equipped VCR D Use the TV s AV1 Scart socket for a VCR D Use the TV s AV2S Scart socket for an S Video VCR RF Connection D Connect the RF cable to the Aerial In socket of the VCR and an RF cable from the VCR Aerial Out socket to the TV Aerial socket 2 Connection of T...

Page 7: ...mark of Metz Corporation D Easy Link a trademark of Philips Corporation D Megalogic a trademark of Grundig Corporation D SMARTLINK a trademark of Sony Corporation These VCR s may support some or all of the above functions Refer to the VCR operating instruction book Further information on Q Link can be found on page 31 In order for Q Link to function correctly the Scart cables must be connected in ...

Page 8: ...t your VCR operating instruction book RF Connections D Connect an RF cable to the Aerial In socket of the Satellite Receiver D Connect an RF cable from the RF Out socket of the Satellite Receiver to the RF In socket of the VCR D Connect an RF cable from the RF Out socket of the VCR to the TV Aerial In socket Mains Socket TV SATELLITE RECEIVER VCR Scart socket TV Scart socket Aerial Input socket Ae...

Page 9: ...peakers can be connected in one of two ways A or B 1 Twist the wire ends before inserting 2 Insert into terminals Ensure that bare speaker wires are not touching Rear Left Rear Left Rear Right Rear Right Rear of TV Wall mounting point Speaker stand mounting bracket slide off to expose the speaker terminals Speaker stands are not supplied Black Rear of TV Speaker Rear of TV Grey Black Grey Rear of ...

Page 10: ...woofer Centre speaker and 3D Subwoofer Position the speakers Grey Black Grey Centre Rear of TV Right Rear Surround Speaker Left Rear Surround Speaker Centre Grey cable Connect Grey Black to Red Connect Grey to Black Black White Black 3D Subwoofer Centre Speaker Centre 3D Subwoofer 3D Subwoofer QUICK START GUIDE ...

Page 11: ... asked Are you sure STR You now have the opportunity to enter your details and help the police crack crime see instruction book Change character Select character Exit TV AV Owner ID PIN NUMBER 1 2 3 4 NAME K K K K K K K K K K K K K K HOUSE NO K K K K K K K K K K K POSTCODE K K K K K K K K K K K ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST UVWXYZ 0123456789 STR Button Store Owner ID You now have the opportunity to enter y...

Page 12: ...IEWLINK or similar technology Scart socket D The Scart cable is a fully wired type For further information on Q Link and connecting equipment see pages 31 40 and 41 1 If after Auto Setup is complete the programme position of the digital satellite receiver is not to your preference you can re arrange the programme position Refer to the Programme edit menu see page 22 for details 2 The sorting order...

Page 13: ...netic Correction feature can be used to eliminate them if necessary First ensure the Auto setup and Q Link download procedures are complete The screen should not be showing any On Screen Display menus Open the flap on the television s front panel Press the F button repeatedly until the Geomagnetic Correction feature is displayed F Press the or buttons repeatedly until the picture appears to be lev...

Page 14: ...e up and down cursor buttons are used to move the cursor up and down the menus The left and right cursor buttons are used to access menus adjust levels or to select from a range of options The STR button is used to store settings after adjustments have been made or options have been set The TV AV button is used to exit the menu system and return to the normal viewing screen The HELP button will ru...

Page 15: ...how dark the picture is Panasonic Auto appears in the top left of the screen and red and green keys at the bottom if noindicationof a widescreen signal is found the picture is displayed in Just or 4 3 mode If the picture has a standard 4 3 aspect ratio then you may prefer toview it at its original size the red and green keys that appear allow you to choose between viewing at standard 4 3 size or e...

Page 16: ...mer adjustment is useful for viewing any sub titles which may appear outside the picture The on screen selector keys that appear for some aspect functions will clear after a few seconds If you subsequently wish to select an operation then press the Aspect key once more for the keys to reappear ASPECT CONTROLS 4 3 4 3 Zoom VSize VSize VPos VPos Zoom Blue key has been pressed to move picture upwards...

Page 17: ...imum size without any elongation Just Just mode will display a 4 3 picture at maximum size but with aspect correction applied to the centre of the screen so that elongation is only apparent at the left and right edges of the screen The size of the picture will depend on the original signal ASPECT CONTROLS Just Just 14 9 16 9 Full 16 9 14 9 ...

Page 18: ...e The Colour balance setting allows you to set the overall colour tone of the picture P NR will automatically reduce unwanted picture noise AI automatically analyses the incoming picture and processes it to give improved contrast and optimum depth of field PICTURE MENU TV AV Picture menu Contrast Brightness Colour Sharpness Colour balance Normal P NR Off AI On Select Adjust Exit TV AV Picture menu...

Page 19: ...ns Off Switched Off Normal Medium bass response Full Super deep bass response Select On to provide stereo sound reproduction Select Off for FM Mono sound output If Nicam Mono is being transmitted select either FM Mono Off Nicam Mono I M1 or Nicam Mono II M2 The options depend upon the signal being transmitted If reception deteriorates it is advisable to switch to FM Mono Off When Nicam transmissio...

Page 20: ...hich you can choose from between 0 to 90 minutes in 15 minute intervals The Tuning menu provides an entry to many other features including Programme edit and Auto setup See page 21 Volume correction in AV mode only allows you to adjust the volume level of individual stations SETUP MENU TV AV SET UP Setup menu Teletext FASTEXT Off timer Off Tuning menu TV AV Select Change Exit Setup menu Teletext L...

Page 21: ...V2 Set to On if a scrambled signal is to be processed by the decoder Set to Off after use Allows you to clear all tuning information and reset all control levels back to factory settings See page 28 Allows you to enter a security code and address information See page 29 TUNING MENU overview TV AV SET UP Setup menu Teletext FASTEXT Off timer Off Tuning menu TV AV Select Change Exit Setup menu Telet...

Page 22: ...on on remote control Press the Red button again to confirm If you have finished in the Programme edit menu press the TV AV button to exit TUNING MENU PROGRAMME EDIT TV AV STR SET UP Setup menu Teletext FASTEXT Off timer Off Tuning menu TV AV Select Change Exit Setup menu Teletext FASTEXT Off timer Off Tuning menu Access TV AV Select Access Exit Prog Chan Name Lock 1 CH44 BBC1 Off 2 CH51 BBC2 Off 3...

Page 23: ... the Yellow button again to confirm If you have finished in the Programme edit menu press the TV AV button to exit TUNING MENU PROGRAMME EDIT STR TV AV Prog Chan Name Lock 1 CH44 BBC1 Off 2 CH51 BBC2 Off 3 CH41 ITV Off 4 Off 5 Off Delete Add Move TV VCR Return Change programme Select option Exit TV AV Programme edit Prog Chan Name Lock 1 CH44 BBC1 Off 2 CH51 BBC2 Off 3 CH41 ITV Off 4 Off 5 Off Del...

Page 24: ...ne Press STR to store If you have finished in the Programme edit menu press the TV AV button to exit TUNING MENU PROGRAMME EDIT STR TV AV Return Change character Select option Exit TV AV Programme edit STR Button Store A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Prog Chan Name Lock 1 CH44 BBC1 Off 2 CH51 BBC2 Off 3 Off 4 CH54 C H 4 Off 5 CH41 ITV Off ...

Page 25: ...utton on the remote control Programme data will now be sent to the VCR This might take a while depending on the number of stations stored If the message Unable to download check your VCR appears on the screen the television is unable to send programme information to the VCR See the VCR handbook for further information If you have finished in the Programme edit menu press the TV AV button to exit T...

Page 26: ...nt to the VCR via Q Link see page 31 Once this operation is completed the TV will display programme position 1 TUNING MENU AUTO SETUP Setup menu Teletext FASTEXT Off timer Off Tuning menu Access TV AV Select Access Exit WARNING All current tuning data will be erased AUTO SETUP IN PROGRESS SEARCHING PLEASE WAIT SETUP Return to tuning menu TV AV To exit Stored CH47 BBC1 CH47 21 68 Programme edit Aut...

Page 27: ...or button to access Tuning mode Press the TV AV button to move between Change programme and Search Press the or button to change programme position or start search When the desired station is found press STR to store The programme position will flash Repeat above procedure to tune additional programmes or press the F button to exit TUNING MENU MANUAL TUNING Manual tuning 21 68 1 CH44 Return Progra...

Page 28: ...menu refer to page 36 Open the Setup menu Move to Tuning menu Access Tuning menu Move to Shipping condition Access Shipping condition Press STR to start Press again to confirm each time that you are asked Are you sure Switch TV off and wait for a few seconds Switch TV on again Auto setup will begin stations will be located sorted and stored ready for use See page 26 TUNING MENU SHIPPING CONDITION ...

Page 29: ...ly to the NAME line If not move to the NAME line Change character Select character position Repeat above until NAME HOUSE NUMBER and POSTCODE are entered Press STR to store the details Press again to confirm when asked Are you sure The Tuning menu will be displayed Press the TV AV button to exit TUNING MENU OWNER I D Setup menu Teletext FASTEXT Off timer Off Tuning menu Access TV AV Select Access ...

Page 30: ...r Sound menus Open the Setup menu Move to your choice Access adjustments or options Press the TV AV button to exit Open the Sound menu Move to your choice Access adjustments or options Press the TV AV button to exit AV SELECT AND SETUP TV AV TV AV TV AV SET UP SOUND AV1 AV2 S AV3 S Setup menu Teletext FASTEXT Off timer Off Volume correc TV AV Select Change Exit AV1 Sound menu Volume Bass Treble Ba...

Page 31: ...ill also switch into Standby D VCR Image view When the VCR plays a tape the TV will automatically switch On and select the AV2 input This TV will also communicate with other VCR s that bear the following logos D DATA LOGIC a trademark of Metz Corporation D Easy Link a trademark of Philips Corporation D Megalogic a trademark of Grundig Corporation D SMARTLINK a trademark of Sony Corporation These V...

Page 32: ...READY RECORDING No recording TAPE MAY BE DAMAGED VCR Recording VCR external No recording NO SOURCE AVAILABLE Examples of other messages that might be displayed are Recording this programme now TV VCR Auto Power On With a Panasonic Q Link VCR connected this additional feature is available D If you insert a tape in the VCR and press the Play button whilst the TV is in Standby mode the TV will automa...

Page 33: ...urther menus Press the TV AV button to exit The volume adjustment sets the overall Surround output volume Choosing Pro Logic allows selection of Normal Phantom or 3 Stereo modes as described on page 34 Choosing Simulated allows selection of Disco Movie or Stadium modes as described on page 35 Allows adjustment of the output levels for each channel as described on page 35 Allows setting of the dist...

Page 34: ...llow a Balance control as an extra option in the sound menu Right Rear Surround Speaker Left Rear Surround Speaker Right Rear Surround Speaker Left Rear Surround Speaker Phantom mode uses only the TV s speakers to reproduce the left right and centre information Use Phantom mode if the TV is to be used without the centre speaker connected Dolby Pro Logic 3 Stereo mode This is the best mode to use i...

Page 35: ...out Dolby surround Stadium A large sports stadium packed for a live game Any live sports occasion The speaker output levels from the different options e g Left Centre Right and Rear should be adjusted from your usual listening position toobtain the bestresults Thelevel can be set using either the TV sound or the provided test signal When using external stereo equipment it is advisable to set the s...

Page 36: ...ible VCR To tune your TV to the VCR Switch on the VCR insert and play a pre recorded tape with known content Open the Setup menu Move to Tuning menu Access Tuning menu Move to Manual tuning Access Manual tuning Select programme position 0 VCR Start searching for the VCR playback of the known content tape When the VCR playback is found press STR to store Press the TV AV button to exit See below for...

Page 37: ...de press to view the picture rapidly forward Cue DVD Press once to skip to the next track In play mode press and hold to view the picture rapidly forward Skip Fast Forward Cue VCR Press to rewind the tape In Play mode press to view the picture rapidly in reverse Review DVD Press once to skip to the previous track In play mode press and hold to view the picture rapidly in reverse Skip Rewind Review...

Page 38: ... Teletext page Press again when you wish to return to TV mode TV Teletext mode Pages can be selected in two ways a Press the Up Down buttons to increase or decrease the page number by one b By entering the page number using 0 9 on the remote control Page Selection Press the SET UP button to display special functions followed by the Green button Press the Green button again to expand the BOTTOM hal...

Page 39: ...umber will be displayed at the top left of the screen Press the Yellow button to view the page Press TV TEXT to return to normal TV operation Update Display When Teletext information exceeds more than one page it may take some time for the automatic changing of the sub pages to reach the sub page you require It is possible to enter your required sub page and continue watching the normal programme ...

Page 40: ...udio out R CVBS in video RGB status earth Status RGB Status CVBS 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 Scart socket AV2 Pins 15 and 20 are dependent on AV2 S VHS VIDEO switching H Scart and S Video socket information Socket Earth CVBS out video CVBS earth Earth Earth Earth Audio out L Audio out R CVBS in video Q Link data Status CVBS Audio in L...

Page 41: ...MPATIBLE VCR S VIDEO CAMCORDER Rear AV1 AV2 S 21 Pin Scart terminals Notes Additional equipment and cables shown are not supplied with this TV set Do not connect a computer with TTL output 5V to this set Scart cable Scart cable VCR CAMCORDER GAMES CONSOLE COMPUTER RGB SATELLITE RECEIVER AUDIO VIDEO CONNECTIONS ...

Page 42: ...front left and right channels The internal speaker can be switched off in the Surround menu Use Phono RCA connectors not supplied Black terminal Red terminal Red terminal Black terminal Existing hi fi speaker used as front right surround speaker Rear view of Hi Fi Amplifier R L PH CD TAPE TUNER SPEAKERS R L PLAY REC Existing hi fi speaker used as front left surround speaker Right Rear Surround Spe...

Page 43: ...lugged into A C outlet Not switched on Picture Sound controls set at minimum levels Check if in standby mode No Colour Normal Sound Colour controls set at minimum levels Poor or Distorted Picture Weak or No Sound Retune Channel s Coloured Patches Normal Sound Magnetic Interference from unshielded equipment Receiver moved while switched ON switch TV off for 30 minutes If picture is also tilted use ...

Page 44: ...V2 Surround mode Speaker level setting Speaker distance Geomagnetic correction H Sleep Feature If the set is not switched off when the TV station stops transmitting it will automatically go to standby mode after 30 minutes This function will not operate when the TV is in AV mode TX 32DK2 Power Source 220 240V 50Hz A C Power Consumption 130W Standby Consumption 1 4W Picture Tube Visible Diagonal 76...

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