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Main Menu - Sound 

 

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1. 

Push the MAIN MENU button. 

2. 

Move to the SOUND Menu using the  Up  or 
Down  button.  

3. 

Choose the  SOUND Menu by using the Left or 
Right buttons. 

4. 

Choose the function to change using the Up  or 
Down button. 

5. 

Adjust the setting  of the function using the Left 
or Right  buttons. 

6. 

Push the  MAIN MENU  repeatedly until you 
return to normal viewing. 

 
 

Sound Menu  

Function 

 
DYNAMIC

.

 

Amplifies the Low Frequencies and outputs optimum sound. Used where music is 
more common than speech such as musicals, video clips etc. 

 

 

STANDARD

.

 

Used where speech is more common than  music such as talk shows, news etc. 

 
SOFT

.

 

Used where music and speech are fairly evenly spread. 

 
 

Note:

 

Sound menu levels can be set for TV, AV1, AV2, AV3, AV4 and RGB modes.  

 
 

Item 

Effect 

Indicator / Operation 

 
 

BASS 

>

 

BASS 

-------|------ 

 12 

Not adjustable in VIRTUAL Mode.

 

 

Less 

More 

 

TREBLE 

>

 

TREBLE 

----------|--- 

 18 

Not adjustable in VIRTUAL Mode.

 

 

Less 

More 

 

BALANCE 

>

 

BALANCE 

-------|------ 

 32

 

 

Left 

Right 

 

BASS BOOST

 

>

 

Used to increase the Bass level. 

 

Off 

On 

 

LOUDNESS

 

>

 

Used to increase the Bass level at low volume settings. 

 

Off 

On 

 

  

SURROUND

 

>

 

Please refer to page 16 

 

Change 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Normalisation

  

 

Pressing the Normal (N) button on the remote control, whilst the Sound Menu is displayed, will return all 
sound settings to the factory-preset levels. This is called “Normalisation”. 
Normalisation 

will not

 occur if the Sound Menu is not displayed when the Normal (N) button is pressed.

    

 

 

 
 

N

 

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Summary of Contents for TX-76PW150A

Page 1: ...150A TX 66PW150A Wide Screen Stereo Colour Television Operating Instructions Please read these operating instructions completely before operating this set and retain the booklet for future reference TQB4A0159 ...

Page 2: ...ecycling If you or someone else has no further use for the carton it can be flattened or cut up and placed into the recycle bin or service provided by your local council applicable for most parts of Australia By recycling the cardboard you are benefiting the environment by reducing waste to landfill and reducing the dependence on virgin forest timbers for paper fibre Plastics Panasonic is reducing...

Page 3: ...oloured patches that appear while the TV is switched ON A typical result may look like the picture shown Your Panasonic Television is designed to overcome this with the inclusion of a demagnetising degaussing function To activate this feature simply switch your Television OFF with the Power On Off Switch not with the remote control for 30 minutes and then switch it back ON If the television is to ...

Page 4: ...nitor 18 Setting and using the Favourite channel feature 19 Using the Wake Up Timer and Scan Mode features 20 Preset 21 24 Selecting the Country System and changing the Teletext language 21 Auto Tune 22 Manual Tune 23 Geomagnetic Correction 24 POS Setup 25 27 Using the Automatic Volume Level and Channel Colour Set features 25 Selecting the right Colour System 26 Using the Fine Tune and Skip functi...

Page 5: ...ernal aerial should be installed by a reputable qualified installer and should comply with Australian Standard AS1417 1 In New Zealand the installation should comply with International Standard IEC597 1 1 Connect the Power Plug This television is designed for the Australian Standard Mains Voltage of 240V 50Hz and the New Zealand Standard Mains Voltage of 230V 50Hz NOTE If the television is not goi...

Page 6: ... 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 both batteries at the same time Do Not attempt to recharge batteries Do Not short circuit batterie...

Page 7: ... Tune See page 23 POS Setup See page 27 Geomagnetic See page 24 TV AV Pressing the TV AV button will cycle between TV AV1 AV2 AV3 AV4 RGB and back to TV If the RGB Skip is turned on then RGB will not be selected Please refer to page 17 This button is used to decrease the volume It is also used with the PRE button to select change or adjust function settings This button is used to increase the volu...

Page 8: ...EXT INDEX VCR LD DVD ASPECT SURROUND PICTURE MENU SOUND MENU R TUNE FAVORITE VCR LD DVD F P TIME TEXT HOLD F T B DISPLAY LIST LIST REVEAL CANCEL F TEXT STORE 1 21 2 22 3 23 4 24 5 25 6 26 7 27 8 28 9 29 10 30 11 31 12 32 13 33 14 34 15 35 16 36 40 17 37 41 18 38 19 39 42 43 44 20 ...

Page 9: ... 29 18 Favourite Page 29 19 Display Cancel 30 20 Reveal 30 21 Colour Coded buttons 30 22 Sound Mute 11 Item Function Refer to No Page 23 TV AV Mode Selection 11 24 Programme Number Up Down 11 25 Volume Up Down 11 26 Two Digit Programme Number Selection 11 27 Picture Menu 11 28 Sound Menu 12 29 LD DVD Select 31 30 VCR Select 31 31 VCR LD DVD Play 31 32 VCR LD DVD Fast Forward Cue 31 33 Still Advanc...

Page 10: ...Sound Option Picture Option and Off Timer setting After about 2 seconds it automatically switches to stage 2 Stage 2 Pressing the button again displays the Programme Number or the AV Number and the Off Timer setting Stage 3 Pressing for the third time cancels the recall function and removes the text being displayed on the screen SURROUND Surround sound is designed to recreate the spatial effect of...

Page 11: ...s the next higher or lower Programme Number in sequence Programme Numbers which have been Skipped See page 27 will be bypassed when this button is used Volume UP and DOWN This button is used to increase or decrease the volume output level from the television The volume level is shown on the screen as a green indicator and as a number 0 100 TWO DIGIT PROGRAMME NUMBER SELECTION To directly access Pr...

Page 12: ...n you are tuned to stops transmitting Setting the OFF TIMER to 0 cancels the timer operation Stereo Mono Pushing the button changes the mode from Stereo to Mono and back again Normally the television will detect whether the broadcast signal is Mono or Stereo and will set the mode accordingly If the Stereo signal is weak or if the receiving conditions are not the best it is recommended that the Mon...

Page 13: ...PRESET LANGUAGE ENGLISH SOUND SOUND BASS TREBLE BALANCE BASS BOOST LOUDNESS SURROUND MENU DYNAMIC ON STANDARD OFF PICTURE SOUND PRESET LANGUAGE ENGLISH FEATURES FEATURES CHILD LOCK VCR GAME FAVORITE CH RGB SKIP WAKE UP TIMER SCAN MODE DE BLUE BACK ON OFF OFF ACCESS OFF OFF AUTO DYNAMIC PICTURE SOUND FEATURES LANGUAGE ENGLISH PRESET PRESET AUTO TUNE MANUAL TUNE POS SETUP GEOMAGNETIC SYS SELECT AUST...

Page 14: ... OFF Normalisation Pressing the Normal N button on the remote control whilst the Picture Menu is displayed will return all picture settings to the factory preset levels This is called Normalisation Normalisation will not occur if the Picture Menu is not displayed when the Normal N button is pressed Notes 1 You can change the level of each function Colour NTSC Tint Bright Contrast and Sharpness for...

Page 15: ...ows news etc SOFT Used where music and speech are fairly evenly spread Note Sound menu levels can be set for TV AV1 AV2 AV3 AV4 and RGB modes Item Effect Indicator Operation BASS BASS 12 Not adjustable in VIRTUAL Mode Less More TREBLE TREBLE 18 Not adjustable in VIRTUAL Mode Less More BALANCE BALANCE 32 Left Right BASS BOOST Used to increase the Bass level Off On LOUDNESS Used to increase the Bass...

Page 16: ...a multi channel system using only the left and right speakers The general conceptual model of a Virtual Dolby Surround System divides the center signal equally between the left and right speakers to achieve a Phantom Center Image It also processes the Virtual surround signal before sending it to the left and right speakers creating a virtual image around the listener The virtual effect is stronger...

Page 17: ...efore pressing the Main Menu button Use the Left or Right button to switch CHILD LOCK ON and OFF VCR GAME Reproduction of irregular signals such as certain video games or some rental videotapes may be improved by turning the VCR GAME feature On Use the Left or Right button to switch VCR GAME ON and OFF FAVORITE CH This feature allows you to store up to nine programmes in preferred channel position...

Page 18: ...n 2 Move to the LANGUAGE Menu using the Up or Down button 3 Change the LANGUAGE by using the Left or Right buttons 4 Push the MAIN MENU button to return to normal viewing Main Menu Screen This option is only available in RGB mode It allows you to adjust the screen settings when the television is used as a computer monitor Function H SIZE V SIZE H POS V POS PARABOLA EXIT ACCESS SELECT ...

Page 19: ...o return to normal viewing How to use FAVORITE CH 1 Press the FAVORITE button on the remote control 2 Use the Programme Number Up or Down buttons or press the direct Programme Number 0 9 to select any of the preferred channels that have been stored How to Cancel Favorite CH 1 Push the MAIN MENU button 2 Move to the FEATURES Menu using the Up or Down button 3 Choose the FEATURES Menu by using the L...

Page 20: ...imer will automatically switch it off again after 90 minutes unless it is cancelled Press any button to cancel the Off Timer 3 The Wake Up Timer can be cancelled by switching the main power off or setting the timer to OFF using the Left and Right buttons or pressing the Normalise button while the wake up timer On Screen display is showing Features Menu SCAN MODE This feature lets you change the sc...

Page 21: ...ision has two system modes Australian and New Zealand Indonesian Use the Left or Right buttons to switch between AUSTRALIA and NZ INDONES AUTO TUNE Used to automatically retune all programme location numbers Please refer to page 22 MANUAL TUNE Used to manually retune individual programme location numbers Please refer to page 23 POS SETUP This option opens a new menu giving access to COLOUR SYS FIN...

Page 22: ...operation will cease when all available channels have been tuned Programme Number Channel Number Tuning Indicator Only shown while tuning 4 Push the PRE button repeatedly until you return to normal viewing Auto Tuning Using the Remote Control 1 Push the MAIN MENU button 2 Move to the PRESET Menu using the Up or Down button 3 Choose the PRESET Menu by using the Left or Right buttons 4 Push the Up o...

Page 23: ... Number you want to tune 2 Push the MAIN MENU button 3 Move to the PRESET Menu using the Up or Down button 4 Choose the PRESET Menu by using the Left or Right buttons 5 Push the Up or Down button to access the MANUAL TUNE option 6 Push the Left or Right button to start the Manual Tune 7 If you do not want to save this broadcast station in this programme location number repeat step 6 8 Push the MAI...

Page 24: ...u return to normal viewing Geomagnetic Correction Using the Remote Control 1 Push the MAIN MENU button 2 Move to the PRESET Menu using the Up or Down button 3 Choose the PRESET Menu by using the Left or Right buttons 4 Push the Up or Down button to access the GEOMAGNETIC option 5 Use the Remote Control Programme Left or Right button to adjust the picture for best colour Pay special attention to th...

Page 25: ...O and generally does not need to be changed Please refer to page 26 FINE TUNE In areas of poor reception or constant interference a slight adjustment to the tuning may improve the picture quality Please refer to page 27 SKIP This option allows you to SKIP bypass the unused or undesired Programme Numbers The Function is only applicable when the Programme Number Up or down buttons are pressed The us...

Page 26: ...R SYS option 6 Use the Left or Right buttons to change the COLOUR SYS option 7 Push the MAIN MENU button repeatedly until you return to normal viewing Using the Front Panel Controls 1 Open the front door 2 Press the PRE button repeatedly until POS SETUP is highlighted 3 Choose the POS SETUP Menu by using the Volume Up or Down buttons 4 The COLOR SYS option will be highlighted 5 Use the Volume Up o...

Page 27: ...ndicator 7 Push the PRE button repeatedly until you return to normal viewing Canceling the FINE TUNE Follow the Manual Tune procedure on page 23 to cancel the Fine Tuning SKIP This option allows you to SKIP bypass the unused or undesired Programme Numbers The Function is only applicable when the Programme Number Up or down buttons are pressed The use of the remote control Direct Programme Number B...

Page 28: ...on JUST This option gives you a best fit option when showing 4 3 on wide screen The centre of the picture is not affected but there is some stretching at the edges 4 3 This option will display a standard 4 3picture with no aspect distortion Zoom 1 This option will display a 14 9 letterbox or 4 3 letterbox picture with no aspect distortion Zoom 2 This option will display a 16 9 letterbox picture as...

Page 29: ... the current preferred method of operation in Australia FASTEXT MODE In FASTEXT mode four differently coloured subjects are displayed at the bottom of the screen To access more information about one of these subjects push the corresponding colour coded button on the remote control This is the current preferred method of operation in New Zealand LIST MODE In LIST mode four different coloured page n...

Page 30: ...L function COLOURED BUTTONS These buttons refer to different page numbers in LIST mode and different subjects in TOP mode PAGE NUMBERS UP AND DOWN These buttons are used to move to higher or lower page numbers INDEX Pressing this button returns you to the main index page F T B FULL TOP BOTTOM This button is used when difficulty is experienced in reading text on the screen Operating the F T B expan...

Page 31: ...ame at a time Used with the Pause button Record Used to start the VCR recording Pause Press once to pause the tape during play Press again to restart Rewind Review Used to play the disc in reverse while watching the picture Standby Used to switch the LD DVD ON or OFF Standby Stop Used to stop the LD DVD Skip Forward Press once to skip to the next track Skip Back Press once to skip to the previous ...

Page 32: ...ot 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 CODES Manufacturer Code Manufacturer Code Panasonic 10 11 12 13 SAMSUNG...

Page 33: ...als Some computers such as PC 98 and Macintosh require a commercially sold adapter between the RGB cable D Sub 15P and the computer There is no need for an adapter when using computers with a DOS V compatible D Sub 15P terminal With some computers it may be necessary to press Function F4 twice to give a display on the television There are no computer connection cables included with this television...

Page 34: ...n book for details NOTE A mono VCR can be connected to this television Connect the VCR Audio out to the Left Audio input on the television The sound will automatically be directed to both speakers NOTE The RF Cable not supplied must still be connected Connecting an S Video VCR to the Television S Video equipment uses a 4Pin Mini Din Male plug for the video and RCA plugs for the audio When an S Vid...

Page 35: ...low one video source videotape videodisc etc to be connected to more than one television Connect the Monitor out from this television to the AV Input of the second television Monitor Out If a video recorder is connected to the Monitor Out and video sources are connected to one or more of the AV inputs the television becomes a visual display for tape editing or copying NOTE Never connect the same v...

Page 36: ...cket 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 Danger Always pull the plug out of the wall outlet by holding the plug itself Do not ...

Page 37: ...t s still in Standby and I can t find my remote control How can I turn the TV back on Answer Press the front panel Up or Down button See page 7 Question I have done an auto tune because the book told me to If I am only to do manual search why is automatic search first in the book Answer The automatic search and the manual search each have specific uses The reason for each is clearly described in t...

Page 38: ...and contrast levels Various internal safety devices may have been triggered Switch the TV off for a few minutes and try again Colour Control Check the Colour System Mode Refer to page 26 If the picture is from a tape playback try adjusting the tracking Retune the Television Refer to pages 22 and 23 Magnetic Interference from unshielded equipment or the television may have been moved while it was s...

Page 39: ... 8W 8W TX 66PW150A 2 Full Range Speakers 8W 8W Headphone Socket 3 5mm Stereo 8Ω Aerial Impedance 75Ω Unbalanced coaxial Video Audio S Video Y 1 0Vp p 75Ω C 0 3Vp p 75Ω Video in 1 0Vp p 75Ω Audio in Approx 400mV 47kΩ Monitor Out Video Out 1 0Vp p 75Ω Audio Out Approx 400mV 1kΩ RGB Terminals High DENSITY D Sub 15pin RGB Input 31 5kHz 60Hz 640 x 480 dot and 31 5kHz 70Hz 640 x 400 dot High Colour 16 B...

Page 40: ...orks Australia Pty Ltd P O Box 326 Penrith NSW 2751 ABN 25 000 611 389 Certified to International Quality Standard AS NZS ISO9001 Certified to International Environmental Standard ISO14001 Printed in Australia TQB4A0159 ...

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