Panasonic TX-68P200A Operating Instructions Manual Download

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Getting Started

Connect the Aerial

The RF (Aerial) Input impedance of this television is 75

Ω

. If your aerial lead is 300

Ω

ribbon (two wires

separated by a flat plastic sheet) you will require a 300

Ω

/75

Ω

Balun (not supplied) in order to connect your

aerial to the television.

Note:

For your safety any external aerial should be installed by a reputable qualified installer and should comply
with Australian Standard AS1417.1.

Connect the Power Plug

This television is designed for the Australian Standard Mains Voltage of 240V 50Hz.

NOTE:

If the television is not going to be used for an extended period, remove the power plug from the wall outlet.

Turn on the Television

Push the Power Switch to turn the television ON.
Sit back and enjoy your new Panasonic television.

MONITOR

OUT

AV1

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

AV2

AV4

AUDIO

MONO

VIDEO

DVD

Y - P - P

DVD
Y - P - P

300 / 75
Balun

Ω

300
Cable

Ω

75Ω

Cable

Input

Summary of Contents for TX-68P200A

Page 1: ...our Television With TELETEXT Operating Instructions TX 68P200A Please read these operating instructions completely before operating this set and retain the booklet for future reference TQB4A0143 1 tau FLA DIGI AL ...

Page 2: ...y television station can be tuned into any Programme Location Number Picture Quality All televisions are affected by Magnetic Interference Magnetic interference may come from such things as unshielded motors moving the TV while it is switched ON turning off a vacuum cleaner too close to the TV lightning strikes nearby or many other things The interference shows up as coloured patches which appear ...

Page 3: ...ralian Standard AS1417 1 Connect the Power Plug This television is designed for the Australian Standard Mains Voltage of 240V 50Hz NOTE If the television is not going to be used for an extended period remove the power plug from the wall outlet Turn on the Television Push the Power Switch to turn the television ON Sit back and enjoy your new Panasonic television M O N I T O R O U T A V 1 I N S VIDE...

Page 4: ...R SELECTION 11 TWO DIGIT PROGRAMME NUMBER SELECTION 11 Using the On Screen Displays 11 Picture Menu Operation 12 13 MENU 12 CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS COLOUR SHARPNESS NTSC TINT 12 COLOUR TEMPERATURE 13 PICTURE NOISE REDUCTION 13 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 13 SCAN MODE 13 Sound Menu Operation 14 15 MENU 14 VOLUME BASS TREBLE BALANCE HEADPHONE VOL 14 SUBWOOFER 15 SURROUND MENU 15 Set Up Menu Operation 16 17 ...

Page 5: ... POWER BUTTON 29 RECORD 29 PAUSE 29 PLAY 29 FAST FORWARD CUE 29 VCR LD DVD 29 PROGRAMME NUMBER UP AND DOWN PROGRAMME SKIP 29 STILL ADVANCE DISC SIDE B SELECTION 29 DISC SIDE A SELECTION 29 Manufacturers Code Settings 30 Connecting Equipment to the TV 31 35 Front Panel Connections 31 Connecting to the RGB Input Terminals 31 Adjusting the RGB Picture 32 AV Equipment 32 Headphone 33 Rear Panel Connec...

Page 6: ...e springs inside the battery compartment connect to the negative terminal of the battery Two AA size batteries Fit the battery cover and slide it forward until it clicks into place Battery Precautions Do Not use rechargeable batteries Differences in size and performance may cause incorrect operation Do Not mix battery types Alkaline with zinc carbon etc Do Not mix old and new batteries Replace bot...

Page 7: ...9 For details of VCR LD and DVD remote control operation please refer to page 28 Bilingual broadcasting is not currently available in Australia Remote Control Television Buttons Stereo Mono Bilingual 100Hz Progressive Scan Recall Aspect Surround Set Up Sound Picture Stand By Normalisation Mute Programme Number Up Volume Up Volume Down Programme Number Down TV AV Two Digit Programme Numbers Help Di...

Page 8: ...OLOUR TREBLE SHARPNESS BASS NTSC TINT Notes NTSC TINT Only displayed when receiving NTSC signals TUNING MODE Not displayed when in AV mode BALANCE Not displayed when SURROUND is on This button is used to select the next lower programme number It is also used with the F button to adjust function settings This button is used to select the next higher programme number It is also used with the F butto...

Page 9: ... selected BILINGUAL This system allows two languages to be transmitted on one signal Switching between the Main I and Sub II positions selects the desired language Note Bilingual sound is not currently available in Australia 100Hz PROGRE This button allows you to change the Picture refresh setting between AUTO 100Hz MODE and PROGRESSIVE Please refer to SCAN MODE on page 13 SURROUND This button swi...

Page 10: ...n returns the sound to the original setting Pushing the Volume Up or Down will also restore the volume level setting PROGRAMME NUMBER UP AND DOWN Pushing this button selects the next higher or lower Programme Number in sequence Programme Numbers which have been Skipped See page 29 will be bypassed when this button is used VOLUME DOWN AND UP This button is used to increase or decrease the volume ou...

Page 11: ...TO SOUND MENU DYNAMIC VOLUME BASS TREBLE HEADPHONE VOL SUBWOOFER NORMAL SURROUND MENU ON SET UP MENU CHILD LOCK OFF TUNING MENU GEOMAGNETIC LANGUAGE ENGLISH SET UP MENU TELETEXT TOP OFF TIMER OFF FLICKER REDUC OFF STROBE CH COLOUR SET VCR GAME OFF TEXT SELECT ENGLISH Many features available on this TV can be accessed via the On Screen Display menu system Use the remote control to access and adjust...

Page 12: ...rd and Soft Use the or buttons to switch between settings DYNAMIC For viewing in brightly lit rooms This menu selects higher than normal levels of Brightness and Contrast STANDARD For viewing in normal evening lighting environments This menu selects the normal levels of Brightness and Contrast SOFT For viewing in a dark room This menu selects reduced levels of Brightness and Contrast Adjust for be...

Page 13: ... to switch between settings AUTO The TV software will select the best mode for the signal being viewed 100Hz MODE 100Hz will give a steady picture for most signals PROGRESSIVE Recommended when receiving NTSC signals Switching is also possible using the button on the remote control Normalisation N Pushing the Normal Button on the remote control when the Picture Menu is displayed will return all pic...

Page 14: ... use SOFT Human voices middle pitch sounds will be more clear Used for News broadcasts etc Notes 1 You can change the level for each function Bass and Treble for each sound menu option 2 Sound menu levels can be set for TV AV1 AV2 AV3 and AV4 modes 3 BALANCE is not displayed when SURROUND is on VOLUME BASS TREBLE BALANCE HEADPHONE VOL Adjusts the output volume VOLUME Quieter Louder Used to boost o...

Page 15: ... Use the or buttons to switch between settings Sound Menu Operation SOUND MENU DYNAMIC VOLUME BASS TREBLE HEADPHONE VOL SUBWOOFER NORMAL SURROUND MENU ON SOUND MENU DYNAMIC VOLUME BASS TREBLE HEADPHONE VOL SUBWOOFER NORMAL SURROUND MENU ON Normalisation N Pushing the Normal Button on the remote control when the Sound Menu is displayed will return all picture settings to the factory preset levels T...

Page 16: ... using DYNAMIC DYNAMIC Activates motion compensation to smooth the image and gets rid of picture movement STROBE Lets you take a series of freeze frame photos of a piece of action such as the finish or a race etc CH COLOUR SET Colour density varying between broadcast channels can be adjusted to three levels for each channel received Use the or buttons to switch between settings FLICKER REDUCTION S...

Page 17: ...ween settings Note PAL and NTSC3 58 are different colour signal broadcast transmission systems applicable to differing countries NTSC4 43 is a system used in special VCRs to playback NTSC recorded tapes on a PAL television TUNING MENU This provides access to many other features including system select and tuning options Use the or buttons to access the TUNING MENU GEOMAGNETIC If you notice a sligh...

Page 18: ... Signal 4 3 Signal 4 3 This option will display a standard 4 3 picture without any stretching or compression 16 9 The 16 9 option will display the picture at its maximum size but with slight stretching Black stripes will be visible along the top and bottom of the picture This is commonly referred to as letterbox S ZOOM This option allows you to magnify part of the picture The coloured buttons let ...

Page 19: ... The yellow and blue buttons correspond to different subjects These subjects can be accessed by Pushing the coloured button This is the current preferred method of operation in Australia LIST MODE In LIST mode four different coloured page numbers are shown at the bottom of the screen Each of these numbers can be altered and stored in the TV s memory These coloured page numbers correspond to the co...

Page 20: ...sound from the broadcast channel is still audible To adjust the volume press the Sound button or the button to display the volume indicator The volume can then be adjusted normally STR This button is used to store page numbers into the coloured buttons or the Favourite Page button The STR button is located behind the remote control door PAGE NUMBERS UP AND DOWN These buttons are used to move to hi...

Page 21: ...regular updates has been selected Push the Set Up button followed by the Yellow button to view the TV picture When a news flash is received the page number will be displayed on the screen Push the Yellow button to display the news flash TIME TEXT When a Page has more than one screen sub page of information you may have to wait for some time before the sub page you require becomes available With th...

Page 22: ... on the remote control at any time to return to watching TV 1 Push the button repeatedly until the Tuning Menu is reached 2 Push the or Button to select the Tuning Menu 3 Push the button to access the Tuning Menu 4 Adjust the chosen option or menu using or Pushing after making an adjustment will store the setting as the default and will replace the factory setting Push the button to return to the ...

Page 23: ...button repeatedly until the Tuning Menu is reached See page 22 2 Push the or Button to access the Tuning Menu 3 Push the button to select SYS SELECT 4 Push the or Button to switch between AUSTRALIA and NZ INDONES 5 To return the television to normal operation push the button on the remote control or repeatedly push the button until the volume display appears Using the Remote Control 1 Push the Set...

Page 24: ...22 2 Push the or Button to access the Tuning Menu 3 Push the button to access Auto Tune 4 Push the or Button to start the search 1 Push the Set Up button 2 Push the or button to select the Tuning Menu See page 22 3 Push the or button to access the Tuning Menu 4 Push the or button to select the Auto Tune 5 Push the or button to start the Auto Tune Push the Set Up button to return the television to ...

Page 25: ...r button to select the Tuning Menu See page 22 3 Push the or button to access the Tuning Menu 4 Push the or button to select the Manual Tune 5 Push the or button to select the Manual Tune 6 Push the or button to access the programme location number to tune 7 Push the or button to start the search 8 The television will automatically search for the next broadcast signal As each station is found the ...

Page 26: ...ne tune 2 Push the button repeatedly until the Tuning Mode is reached See page 22 3 Push the or Button to access the Tuning Menu 4 Push the button to access Fine Tune 5 Push the or Button to fine tune the station 6 The television will fine tune in the direction chosen by you 7 Push the to store the selected station 8 Push the button to return the television to the Tuning Menu 9 To return the telev...

Page 27: ... back ON 2 Adjustment for geomagnetic should be performed every time the location of the TV is changed 3 In some cases colour patches will not be completely eliminated even after adjustment particularly in ferro concrete buildings and other structures susceptible to geomagnetic effects In these cases the TV location will have to be changed GEOMAGNETIC CORRECTION STR F TV AV ADJUST TILT F TO EXIT U...

Page 28: ...players Please refer to page 34 for details of manufacturers codes WARNING Unauthorised recording of material from Television Broadcasts or from other video and or audio sources may contravene copyright laws PAUSE RECORD POWER STOP REWIND REVIEW PLAY FAST FORWARD CUE PROGRAMME NUMBER DOWN AND UP STILL ADVANCE SIDE B VCR LD DVD SWITCH ...

Page 29: ...ay Pauses the disc during play PLAY PLAY Used to start the VCR Used to start the LD DVD playing playing FAST FORWARD CUE FAST FORWARD CUE Used to wind the tape Used to watch the disc at forward quickly or to watch fast speed the tape at fast speed VCR Switch Setting LD DVD Switch Setting Selects VCR Selects LD DVD PROGRAMME NUMBER PROGRAMME SKIP DOWN AND UP Used to select the next Used to skip tra...

Page 30: ...VD Power Button 6 Check the operation of the VCR LD or DVD If it does not operate correctly repeat steps 1 to 5 and use an alternate code if there is one VCR CODES Manufacturer Code Manufacturer Code Panasonic 10 11 12 13 NEC 40 41 42 43 National ORION 45 46 AIWA 15 16 Philips 50 FUJITSU 20 SANYO 55 56 57 58 HITACHI 25 26 27 SHARP 60 61 JVC 30 31 32 SONY 65 66 67 MITSUBISHI 35 36 TOSHIBA 70 71 LD ...

Page 31: ...io signal in RGB mode Connect the sound cables to the AV3 Audio Input terminals Some computers such as PC 98 and Macintosh require a commercially sold adaptor between the RGB cable D Sub 15P and the computer There is no need for an adaptor when using computers with a DOS V compatible D Sub 15P terminal L MONO R D SUB 15P RGB PC Cable Conversion adaptor If necessary AUDIO RGB 31 5kHz S VIDEO VIDEO ...

Page 32: ...ow button to select RGB mode 3 Push the SET UP button 4 Move to the option using or 5 Adjust the chosen option using or Push at any time to return to watching TV OPTION Push Push H SIZE V SIZE H POS V POS PARABOLA EFFECT SET UP MENU OFF TIMER OFF LANGUAGE ENGLISH H SIZE OFF V SIZE H POS VPOS PARABOLA ...

Page 33: ...eras and other equipment which is not usually permanently connected AV Equipment Headphones Headphones Not Supplied 3 5mm Stereo Plug L MONO R AUDIO S VIDEO VIDEO AV3 IN OR NOTE Headphones and connecting cables for Antennas VCRs LDs DVDs and Amplifiers etc are not supplied with this television L MONO R AUDIO RGB 31 5kHz S VIDEO VIDEO AV3 IN ...

Page 34: ...or out from this television to the AV Input of the second television If a video recorder is connected to the Monitor Out and video sources VCR video disc camera etc are connected to one or more of the AV inputs the television becomes a visual display for tape editing or copying Unauthorised recording of material from Television Broadcasts or from other video and or audio sources may contravene cop...

Page 35: ...nd RCA plugs for the audio When an S Video cable is connected to an S Video input terminal the RCA video terminal for that AV position will be disconnected Connecting DVD Equipment to the AV Input The audio and video inputs on the television are RCA type connectors Connect the Y PB and PR outputs from the DVD to the AV4 IN DVD Inputs on the television as shown below Connect the AUDIO OUT to the AV...

Page 36: ...Remove the Power Plug from the wall socket when the Television is not going to be used for an extended period of time In the advent of unusual operation e g odd sounds smoke or aromas turn the television Off and remove the power cord from the wall socket Then call the Television Service Centre this may reduce the possibility of expensive repair costs Cautions Safety First Danger Always pull the pl...

Page 37: ...levision Caring for the Remote Control The lens of the Remote Control should be kept clean and free of dirt and grease Use a soft cloth moistened with water and a mild detergent to keep the lens clean Lens Remote Control This television contains many plastic parts For this reason Do Not use benzene thinners or any solutions containing petroleum or other chemicals Remove dirt and soiling by wiping ...

Page 38: ...ume brightness and contrast levels Various internal safety devices may have been triggered Switch the TV off for a few minutes and try again No Picture No Sound Colour Control If the picture is from a tape playback try adjusting the tracking Check the COLOUR SYS Refer to page 17 No Colour Normal Sound Retune the Television Refer to page 25 Check the COLOUR SYS Refer to page 17 Scrambled Normal or ...

Page 39: ...eadphone Socket 3 5mm Stereo Aerial Impedance 75Ω Unbalanced coaxial Video Audio Terminals AV1 IN Rear S Video Video Audio L R Terminals AV2 IN Rear Video or Y PB PR Audio L R Terminals AV3 IN Front S Video Video Audio L R Terminals AV4 IN Rear Video or Y PB PR Audio L R Terminals Video Audio Input S Video Y 1 0Vp p 75Ω C 0 3Vp p 75Ω Video in 1 0Vp p 75Ω Audio in Approx 400mVrms 47kΩ Monitor Out V...

Page 40: ...ernational Quality Standard AS NZS ISO9001 Customer s Record The serial number of this product can be found on its rear cover and on the carton It is recommended that you note the serial number and other details in the space provided and retain this booklet in a safe place as a permanent record of your purchase to aid in identification in the event of theft or loss Model No TX 68P200A Serial No PA...

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