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TQB8E3511---1

Operating

Instructions

TX---36PB50

Colour Television

(U.K. Standard)

Summary of Contents for TX-36PB50

Page 1: ...TQB8E3511 1 Operating Instructions TX 36PB50 Colour Television U K Standard ...

Page 2: ...ries 4 Fitting remote control batteries 4 Basic controls front panel and remote control 5 Quick Start Guide 6 Using the On Screen Displays 13 Picture menu 14 Sound menu 15 Setup menu 16 Tuning menu overview 17 Programme edit 18 Auto setup 20 Manual tuning 21 Shipping condition 22 Owner ID 23 Aspect controls 24 Multi window 26 Channel search 27 Picture and text 27 Still 27 Strobe 27 Q Link 28 Tunin...

Page 3: ...SAFETYPLEASEREADTHEFOLLOWINGTEXTCAREFULLY This appliance is supplied with a fitted three pin mains plug for your safety and convenience A 5 amp fuse is fitted in this plug If the fuse is replaced then the replacement fuse must be 5 amp rated and should be approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362 Check for the ASTA mark ASA or the BSI mark on the body of the fuse If the fitted plug has a removable fuse co...

Page 4: ...ables x2 10 metres each Check that you have the accessories and items shown n Centre speaker cables x1 2 metres 1 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 Manganese or use rechargeable Ni Cad batteries Replace the cover Slide off the ...

Page 5: ...LP button provides a demonstration of On Screen Display menus Surround On Off see page 34 Direct TV Record button see page 28 Status button Press to display programme position programme name channel number time NICAM mode ASPECT mode Scan mode and programme table VCR DVD buttons see page 30 MAINS Power On Off switch STR Normalisation store Used to store tuning and other function settings F Functio...

Page 6: ...u See Is What You Record D TV VCR Auto Power On When the VCR plays a tape the TV will automatically switch On and select the AV2 input D VCR Auto Power Standby When the TV is switched into Standby the VCR will also switch into Standby D VCR Image view On If the TV is in Standby mode and the VCR sends a menu to be displayed on the TV screen e g Main menu the TV will automatically switch On and the ...

Page 7: ...d 37 Q Link connection of TV and VCR using Scart and RF cables Scart connection D The VCR must be connected to the AV2 Scart socket of this TV using a fully wired Scart cable Note D If using a Q Link VCR then the AV1 Scart of the VCR must be connected to the AV2 socket of the TV If your VCR is not a Q Link VCR please consult your VCR operating instruction book RF connection D Connect the RF cable ...

Page 8: ...CR 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 Aerial Out...

Page 9: ...peaker Rear left surround speaker Centre speaker Grey Grey Grey Black Grey Black Press lever Insert wire Twist the wire ends before inserting Insert into terminals Ensure that bare speaker wires are not touching 1 2 Position the speakers Right Rear Surround Speaker Left Rear Surround Speaker Centre speaker built into video cabinet 3 Mains Socket TV Mains Socket TV Video cabinet If you wish to conn...

Page 10: ... Link NEXTVIEWLINK 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 28 36 and 37 D The sorted programme order depends upon the TV signal the broadcasting system and reception conditions If the order is not to your preference it can be rearranged Refer to the Programme edit menu see page 18 for details D ...

Page 11: ...TR to store the details Press STR again when you are asked Are you sure For further information on Owner ID including how to view the details you have stored see page 23 A space is provided on page 23 to write down your PIN NUMBER for future reference Enter required 4 digit Owner ID PIN NUMBER using 0 to 9 on the remote control Press the TV AV button at any time to exit the Owner ID feature withou...

Page 12: ...play menu system see page 13 Press the SETUP menu button Move to the Geomagnetic menu option AccesstheGeomagneticmenu Horizontalguidebars and tilt adjustment indicator appear to help you eliminate any screen tilt Adjust the picture tilt as necessary Press the TV AV button to exit the SETUP menu TV AV SET UP If you do not wish to connect any external amplifiers and speakers at all we recommend that...

Page 13: ...er of features 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 An On Screen Help box is displayed whenever a menu is displayed on the TV This Help box indicates which keys on the remote control are used to navigate the menu shown see above for descriptions of button functions Note D...

Page 14: ...e of the picture Choose from Cool Normal and Warm Automatically reduces unwanted picture noise Automatically analyses the incoming picture and processes it to give improved contrast and optimum depth of field Lets you choose the screen refresh method in Auto mode the TV software will select the best mode for the signal being viewed 100Hzwill give a steady picture for most signal transmissions We r...

Page 15: ...f reception deteriorates or if the service is not available then switch to Mono Mono M1 and M2 canalsobeselected ifa monosignal isbeing transmitted With the Surround feature switched Off sound quality can be improved when watching music or speech by selecting the appropriate mode Music or Speech Digital Audio 1 If you do not have any digital audio input connected to AV1 set to Off If you do have a...

Page 16: ...ement or if slight ghosting of figures occurs when using the DDM setting SettoOfftohavenoflickerreductionatall occasionalbroadcastsmaybenefitfromusingthis setting Lets you take a series of freeze frame photos of a piece of action for example the finish of a race See page 27 Provides access to many other features including Programme edit and Auto setup See page 17 Available in AV mode only Lets you...

Page 17: ...ove house and wish to retune your TV to the local stations See page 20 Allows individual programme positions to be tuned manually See page 21 This option is used when a decoder is connected via AV2 Store the setting as Onso that every time this programme position is selected the TV software is set to handle the decoded information this is important if your decoder unit is connected to AV2 via a Q ...

Page 18: ...ving adjusted some features stores the change made Adding deleting a programme channel Make sure the cursor is in the Prog column Press the green button to add a programme channel to the programme position or the red button to delete one Press the same button again to confirm your decision Moving a programme channel Make sure the cursor is in the Prog column Press the yellow button Choose the new ...

Page 19: ...ng the Cand numeric buttons on the remote control is not available Copying programme information to a VCR You can copy programme information to a compatible VCR connected to AV2 see page 37 for connection information Press the blue button Programme data will now be sent to the VCR This might take a few seconds depending on the number of stations stored If the message Unable to download check your ...

Page 20: ...can be stored If you exit the procedure after this point and before Auto setup is complete no station information will be stored Restart and complete the Auto setup procedure so that the TV is retuned Press STR to start Auto setup The TV will search for locate store and then sortinto order your local stations If a compatibleVCR isconnected viathe AV2socket programme data will be sent to the VCR vi...

Page 21: ...ossible to use the control panel buttons on the front of your TV to tune individual programme positions Press the F button Front panel until Tuning mode is reached Press the 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 progr...

Page 22: ...ning informationand resettingall controllevels backto factorysettings You may need to adjust your VCR or programme position 0 VCR after operating the Shipping condition menu refer to page 29 Press the SETUP menu button Move to Tuning menu option 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 sur...

Page 23: ...ia the Tuning menu Press the SETUP menu button Move to Tuning menu option Access Tuning menu Move to Owner ID Access Owner ID If the Owner ID has previously been set enter the PIN NUMBER using 0 to 9 on the remote control followed by STR to proceed this will take you to the NAME option If no Owner ID has previously been set enter the required 4 digit OwnerIDPINNUMBER using 0 to 9 on the remote con...

Page 24: ... appropriate 16 9 or 14 9 widescreen ratio Panasonic Auto appears in the top left of the screen if black stripes above and below the picture are detected Panasonic Autochooses the best ratio and expands the picture to fill the screen This process can take several minutes depending how dark the picture is Panasonic Auto appears in the top left of the screen and red and green keys at the bottom if n...

Page 25: ...y 16 9 16 9will display the pictureat itsmaximum sizebut with slight stretching 14 9 14 9 will display a 14 9 picture at its standard 14 9 size without any stretching Black stripes will be visible down the left and right sides of the picture Press the yellow or blue buttons to move the picture vertically Just Use this mode when you wish to expand a 4 3 picture to fill the whole screen rather than ...

Page 26: ...rence is how the two programmes are displayed inpicture in picture the smaller window appears within the main image in picture out of picture the smaller window appears to the right of the main image Press the green button to select the contents of the smaller window switching between displaying a TV channel and all AV sources in turn To change the TV channel press the green key until the currentl...

Page 27: ...lst using this feature the remote control affects the teletext page if you wish to make changes to the programme viewed press the TELETEXT button to return to watching the programme on its own then make the desired changes Press to freeze the picture press again to return to watching the current programme Access Strobevia the Setupmenu see page 16 Takes a series of freeze frame images one second d...

Page 28: ...e order from the TV to be downloaded to the VCR this helps to ensure that correct recordings are made there are several ways to perform this operation D During installation as explained in the Quick Start Guide beginning on page 6 D When Auto setup is started from within the Tuning menu see page 20 D When TV to VCR manual download is started from within Programme edit see page 19 D Preset download...

Page 29: ...al equipment Tuning your TV to the VCR SwitchontheVCR insertandplayapre recordedtapewith known content Press the SETUP menu button Move to Tuning menu option 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 Note...

Page 30: ...he tape or DVD Stop VCR Press to fast forward the tape In Play mode press to view the picture rapidly forward Cue DVD Press once to skip to the next track 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 Skip Rewind Review Press in playback mode the picture will pause Press again to rest...

Page 31: ...s the TELETEXT button to switch between the current programme teletext and the picture and text feature lets you see the current programme and teletext side by side see page 27 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 but...

Page 32: ...ayed at the top of the page so that you may select it as more sub pages are picked up the display at the top of the page changes so that you are always offered the most recently transmitted selection of sub pages In picture and text mode use the left and right cursor buttons to select a sub page from the range displayed at the top of the Teletext window In Teletext operation use the following proc...

Page 33: ...the high quality 5 1 channel surround output choosing not to develop backward compatibility with existing sound systems Note D External equipment is usually connected to the TV via one of the Scart sockets to provide pictures and sound eg a VCR player connected to AV2 To receive a DTS or Dolby Digital encoded soundtrack from compatible equipment eg a DVD player a set top box you will also need to ...

Page 34: ...ntom or 3 Stereo modes as described on page 35 If Simulated is selected in Surround mode this menu option is Simulated setting allowing selection of Disco Movie or Stadium modes as described on page 35 Allows adjustment of the volume for each speaker as described on page 35 Allows setting of the distance from the listening position to the front speakers Allows setting of the distance from the list...

Page 35: ...cables via an external amplifier otherwise they will not output any sound See pages 39 and 40 for connection details Simulatedsurround modes allow various types of surround effects to be produced by mimicking both the direct sound as heard by the audience and the sound reflected back from the surrounding walls e g ceiling and floor space in a space such as a disco There are three different effects...

Page 36: ...fter a few seconds If you want to select an input when the keys are not shown press the TV AV key once more and the keys will reappear Notes D You can also select an AV source using the TV AV button on the control panel on the front of your TV Press the TV AV button repeatedly until you reach the AV source you wish to view D When in AV mode a reduced number of options are available in the SOUND an...

Page 37: ...ical coaxial socket AV2 AV3 AV4 Digital audio cable optical Input to optical socket AV1 Notes D Additional equipment and cables shown are not supplied with this TV set D Do not connect a computer with TTL output 5V to this set D The AV2 21 pin socket can also be used as an output to Audio Video equipment see page 16 for details D For Scart socket wiring information see page 42 D When connecting an...

Page 38: ...nnecting external speakers The TV must be switchedOffbeforeconnecting externalequipment Wall mounting point Grey Black Grey Black Red Rear right surround speaker Rear left surround speaker Centre speaker Grey Grey Grey Black Grey Black Mains Socket TV Video cabinet Press lever Insert wire Twist the wire ends before inserting Insert into terminals Ensure that bare speaker wires are not touching 1 2...

Page 39: ...put Rear view of external Amplifier to front left speaker Output from the AUDIO OUT sockets Mains Socket TV to front right speaker Notes D See the external amplifier instruction book for speaker connection details D Connect each output to the corresponding input on the amplifier using Phono RCA connectors not supplied Audio video connections 1 Rear right surround speaker Rear left surround speaker...

Page 40: ...ght speaker to centre speaker to rear left surround speaker to rear right surround speaker to subwoofer LFE speaker Output from the AUDIO OUT sockets Mains Socket TV Notes D See the DTS Dolby Digital amplifier instruction book for speaker connection details D Connect each output to the corresponding input on the DTS Dolby Digital amplifier using Phono RCA connectors not supplied Audio video connec...

Page 41: ...reduce picture noise Normal Picture No Sound Volume level Sound mute switched on No Picture No Sound TV set to AV mode Not plugged 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 Interfe...

Page 42: ... x 2 8Ω impedance Dimensions H W D 623 mm 950 mm 582 mm Weight kg 79 5 Receiving Systems PAL I UHF E21 68 PAL 525 60 Playback of NTSC tape from some PAL video recorders VCR Systems Band name PAL 525 60 Playback of NTSC tape from some PAL video recorders VCR M NTSC Playback from M NTSC Videorecorders VCR NTSC AV input only Playback from NTSC Videorecorders VCR Aerial Rear UHF Headphones Front 3 5mm...

Page 43: ...43 Notes ...

Page 44: ...44 Panasonic U K Ltd Willoughby Road Bracknell Berks RG12 8FP E Matsushita Electric U K Ltd MADE FROM 100 RECYCLED PAPER 244 039 Printing paper Low emissions during production ...

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