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       Setup Menu

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VIERA Link

Software Licence

System Information

On

GUIDE

INPUT

ASPECT

DIRECT TV REC

VCR

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TEXT STTL INDEX HOLD

PROGRAMME

REC

VCR

DVD

RETURN

EXIT

MENU

OK

OPTION

MENU

Set to “On” 

(default is On)

Select “Setup”

Select “VIERA Link”

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Display the menu

Enjoy additional HDMI Inter-Operability with Panasonic products which have “HDAVI Control” function.

This TV supports “HDAVI Control 2” function.

Connections to some Panasonic equipment (DVD Recorder DIGA, HD Video Camera, Player theatre, 

Amplifier, etc.) with HDMI cables allow you to interface them automatically.

The equipment with “HDAVI Control” function enables the following operations:

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Easy playback (p. 43)

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Power on link (p. 43)

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Power off link (p. 43)

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Speaker control (p. 43)

In addition, the equipment with “HDAVI Control 2” function enables the following operation:

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Access and control the connected equipment by VIERA remote control (p. 43)

These features are limited to models incorporating Panasonic’s “HDAVI Control” and “VIERA Link”. 

VIERA Link “HDAVI Control”, based on the control functions provided by HDMI which is an industry 

standard known as HDMI CEC (Consumer Electronics Control), is a unique function that we have 

developed and added. As such, its operation with other manufacturers’ equipment that supports HDMI 

CEC cannot be guaranteed.

Refer to individual manuals for compatibility information. About applicable equipment, consult your local 

Panasonic dealer or refer to the URL: www.panasonic.co.uk

VIERA Link “

 Control

TM

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HDMI Functions

 

HDMI cable

This function needs an HDMI compliant (fully wired) cable. Non-HDMI-compliant cables cannot be utilized.

It is recommended that you use Panasonic’s HDMI cable. Recommended part number:

RP-CDHG15 (1.5 m)

RP-CDHG30 (3.0 m)

RP-CDHG50 (5.0 m)

set

 

Preparations

Setup the equipment to enable this function. Read the manuals of the equipment.

About connections, see “External Equipment” (p. 45). Read the manuals of the equipment too.

 

For the first time / When adding new equipment, reconnecting equipment or changing setup

After connection turn the equipment on and then switch the TV on.

Select the input mode to HDMI (p. 18), and make sure that an image is displayed correctly.

Main Menu

VIERA Link

Picture

Sound

Setup

HDMI Functions

 access

 select

select

Easy playback

Automatic Input switching-When the connected Panasonic equipment is operated, input 

mode is switched automatically. When it is stopped operating, input mode is returned.

Power on link

When the connected Panasonic equipment starts playback or direct navigator / function menu for 

the equipment are activated, the TV is automatically turned on. (Only when TV is in Standby mode.)

Power off 

link

When TV is set to Standby mode, the connected Panasonic equipment is also automatically set to Standby.

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This function will work even if the TV enters standby mode automatically by Off Timer 

function or auto power standby function.

Speaker 

control

select

You can control the theatre speaker with TV’s remote control.

This function is available when Panasonic Amplifier or Player theatre is connected.

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If you cannot access the menu, check the 

settings and the equipment (p. 42).

 Display “VIERA Link Menu”   

 

TV

TV speakers are active.

 

Home Cinema

Amplifier or Player theatre will be automatically 

turned on (if it is in Standby mode) and the sound is 

from theatre speakers connected to the equipment.

Volume up / down

   

Mute

   

 Select “Speaker Selection”

 Set to “Home Cinema” 

or “TV”

• 

The sound of TV speakers is mute.

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When the equipment is turned off, 

TV speakers will be active.

set

VIERA Link Control

Speaker Selection

VIERA Link Menu

Home Cinema

Recorder

Access 

and 

control the 

connected 

equipment 

by VIERA 

remote 

control

• 

About the operations for the equipment, read the manual of the equipment.

You can control some functions of the connected Panasonic equipment with this 

TV remote control (point the remote control at the TV’s signal receiver).

• 

If you cannot access the menu, check the settings and the equipment (p. 42).

 Display “VIERA Link Menu”   

 Operate the menu of the equipment

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Available VIERA remote control buttons (depending on the connected equipment):

VIERA Link Control

Speaker Selection

VIERA Link Menu

Home Cinema

Recorder

 Select “VIERA Link Control”

select

 Select the equipment you want to access

• 

“Home Cinema” means Player theatre, 

Recorder theatre and Amplifier.

EXIT

Exit the menu

OPTION

Display the operation guide for 

the equipment

The same functions with the 

OPTION button of the equipment

red

 

green

 

yellow

 

blue

Access when the key words are 

displayed on colour bar

Move the cursor / select the menu

Move the cursor / access / adjust

Store / Set / Access

  

RETURN

Return to the previous menu

 

access

 

select

Access and operate the menu of the equipment

 

When the equipment with “HDAVI 

Control 2” function is connected

Recorder / Player / Home Cinema 

/ Video Camera

VIERA Link Control

Speaker Selection

VIERA Link Menu

Home Cinema

Recorder

Displayed the type of the 

connected equipment.

Select the type of the equipment 

and access.

The menu of the accessed 

equipment

(Input mode will be changed 

automatically)

 

access

 

select

 

When the equipment with 

“HDAVI Control” function is connected

Recorder / Player / Home Cinema / Video Camera

VIERA Link Control

Speaker Selection

VIERA Link Menu

Home Cinema

Recorder

Displayed the type of the connected equipment.

But you cannot access it. Use its own remote 

control to operate the equipment.

 

When other type or other manufacturer 

of the equipment is connected

Others

VIERA Link Control

Speaker Selection

VIERA Link Menu

Home Cinema

Others

“Others” is displayed.

You cannot access it. Use its own remote 

control to operate the equipment.

Summary of Contents for Viera TH-37PX7B

Page 1: ...herwise arise from inappropriate waste handling Please contact your local authority for further details of your nearest designated collection point Penalties may be applicable for incorrect disposal of this waste in accordance with national legislation For business users in the European Union If you wish to discard electrical and electronic equipment please contact your dealer or supplier for furt...

Page 2: ...uick Start Guide Receive digital terrestrial broadcastings using an integrated Digital Video Broadcasting tuner Display DVB programmes with TV Guide p 16 Timer recording p 38 Register and instantly call up favourite programmes with Profile Edit p 31 Sharp pictures with HDMI terminal Control DVD recorder VCR via TV with Q Link connection p 40 Create home theatre and Panasonic equipment link ups wit...

Page 3: ...shock or fire do not expose this TV to rain or excessive moisture This TV must not be exposed to dripping or splashing water and objects filled with liquid such as vases must not be placed on top of or above the TV Do not block the rear ventilation openings Ventilation should not be impeded by covering the ventilation openings with items such as newspapers tablecloths and curtains Transport only i...

Page 4: ... hanging bracket vertical TY WK42PV3W angle TY WK42PR2W TY WK42PR3W Pedestal ST 42H2 WK ST 50H2 WK TBLX0024 TH 37PX7B TH 42PX7B TBLX0025 TH 50PX7B For installation p 7 and p 8 Do not disassemble or modify the pedestal Otherwise the TV may fall over and become damaged and personal injury may result Securing the TV Label View from the bottom Arrow mark Hole for pedestal installation Assembling the p...

Page 5: ...8 Returns to the previous menu Still picture p 15 Teletext Hold p 22 Main Menu Press to access VIERA Link Picture Sound and Setup menus p 23 Identifying Controls Increases or decreases the programme position by one When a function is already displayed press to increase or decrease the selected function When in Standby mode switches TV On Remote control signal receiver Changes the input mode Functi...

Page 6: ... Disc Basic Connection DVD Recorder or VCR SCART cable fully wired RF cable Aerial Mains lead supplied Mains lead supplied Mains lead supplied SCART cable fully wired DVD Recorder or VCR RF cable Aerial Aerial Rear of the TV Rear of the TV Rear of the TV Satellite receiver External equipment and cables shown are not supplied with this TV Please ensure that the unit is disconnected from the mains s...

Page 7: ...ete and your TV is ready for viewing When inputting owner ID later EXIT You can now use the remote control to turn On the TV or turn the TV to standby mode Power LED On 2 If you input the ID later Owner ID p 35 If a compatible recording equipment with Q Link or similar technologies p 40 is connected analogue channel information is automatically downloaded to the equipment Auto Setup will start to ...

Page 8: ... additional audio track to describe events on screen Select On if the programme has this signal then you will hear the description sound select change Note Also possible to change the settings in Menu list p 24 and p 25 Other useful functions Operate after Display information banner Display programme information To set display timeout Banner Display Timeout p 25 To hide EXIT Appears also when chan...

Page 9: ...logue broadcasts will be listed after DVB broadcasts D means DVB channel and A means Analogue channel TV Guide date Programme TV Guide start page View TV Guide landscape or portrait select type Current date and time Category list Type list To list favourite channels p 31 To return to TV EXIT view view Landscape Displays by broadcaster View Portrait to see one channel at a time View Landscape to se...

Page 10: ...Press the button repeatedly until the desired input is selected You can label or skip each input modes Input Labels p 36 Dependant on the setup of the equipment Screen display Watching VCR DVD and Satellites VCR DVD VCR DVD VCR DVD switch Select VCR to operate Panasonic VCR or DVD equipment Select DVD to operate Panasonic DVD equipment or Player home theatre Standby Set to Standby mode Turn on Pla...

Page 11: ...teletext services DVB teletext services differ greatly from analogue teletext When you switch to a DVB teletext service the images you see can contain graphics and text laid out and controlled in a manner decided by the broadcaster You can check if the programme has teletext information To change the channel When select or go is displayed When symbol is displayed When the key words are displayed o...

Page 12: ... blue Sub pages The number of sub pages varies depending on the broadcasters up to 79 pages It may take some time for searching during which time you can watch TV View sub page Only when teletext is more than one page 0 0 6 0 How to Use Menu Functions picture sound quality etc Viewing Teletext How to Use Menu Functions Display the menu 3 2 4 Various menus allow you to make settings for the picture...

Page 13: ... Analogue HDMI DVI adapter cable connection HDMI input mode only Audio Description Menu Audio Description Useful for visually impaired viewers Off On Select On to sound the description sound if the programme has the signal Volume Adjusts the volume for audio description Reset to Default Press the OK button to reset the present Sound Mode to the default settings Effective to Bass Treble and Balance...

Page 14: ...me Edit 1 CH33 2 CH21 3 CH21 4 CH60 5 CH21 1 2 3 X Y Z F T P 4 5 6 Prog Chan Name p 33 Child Lock Service List Change PIN Access p 31 Input Labels AV1 DVD AV2 AV2S AV2 AV2S COMPONENT COMPONENT HDMI HDMI p 36 System Update Auto Update Search in Standby System Update Search Now On p 29 1 of 2 Owner ID Please enter new PIN PIN p 35 Off 2 of 2 Common Interface Slot 1 Module inserted p 29 All tuning da...

Page 15: ...o set Auto Update Search in Standby to Off The Common Interface Module menu provides access to software contained on Common Interface CI Modules This TV receiver works only Pay TV modules complying with CI standard Off 2 of 2 Common Interface Slot 1 Module inserted Access Common Interface select go Coloured characters red green yellow blue Follow the on screen instructions example On screen operat...

Page 16: ...as logical channel numbers cannot be changed due to broadcast restrictions To edit Profile Select the field of Profile to edit and To name the Profile red Select the character RETURN To move the channel green Select the new position Confirm green To delete the channel yellow To delete all channels blue access select access select Control channel audience 1 of 2 Child Lock PIN Entry Please enter ne...

Page 17: ...give a notification message when a new DVB service is found Off On Selecting OK Auto Setup will delete current Profile and Childlock settings access select access select access select Add DVB channel automatically Any new services found will be added to the DVB Service List p 31 automatically Add New DVB Services Please wait This will take about 3 mins 21 68 Prog Channel Service Name Net ID TS ID ...

Page 18: ... information your name address and post code In the unfortunate event of theft it will help the Police to determine the owner If you have skipped the Owner ID input in Auto Setup p 12 and input it later start from If you input the Owner ID in Auto Setup p 12 perform Select Setup Display the menu 1 2 1 Check the message and initialise Follow the on screen instructions Auto Setup will automatically ...

Page 19: ...ect Setup Select Input Labels Display the menu Select a input terminal and set To return to TV EXIT For easier identification and selection of the input mode you can label each input terminals or skip terminal that is not connected to any equipment To select the input mode p 18 set select 1 access select access select User input Name A B C D E F G H I J K L M N U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 a b c d e ...

Page 20: ...ncrypted programme which is copy protected Note Confirm the DVB LED lights Orange If not a timer programming is not available A message will appear if you try to programme a timer event which overlaps an already programmed event 2 min before the starting time a reminder message appears To remove the message To cancel the programming EXIT 10 sec before the starting time in DVB mode the TV automatic...

Page 21: ... other DVB channel can be selected However you can watch analogue channels DATA LOGIC a trademark of Metz Corporation Megalogic a trademark of Grundig Corporation Easy Link a trademark of Philips Corporation SMARTLINK a trademark of Sony Corporation Read the manuals of the equipment too Download analogue channel settings Perform Auto Setup p 32 When first using this TV see Auto Setup p 12 Perform ...

Page 22: ...connected Panasonic equipment is also automatically set to Standby This function will work even if the TV enters standby mode automatically by Off Timer function or auto power standby function Speaker control select You can control the theatre speaker with TV s remote control This function is available when Panasonic Amplifier or Player theatre is connected If you cannot access the menu check the ...

Page 23: ... equipment to each connector External Equipment External Equipment Amplifier with speaker system To listen with speakers DVD Recorder VCR SCART cable RF cable To record playback To watch DVDs DVD player Viewing Listening Easy playback Easy control only with VIERA remote control Home Cinema Panasonic DVD Recorder HD Video Camera etc Panasonic Amplifier Panasonic DVD Recorder Speaker system Panasoni...

Page 24: ...he DVB software Note During software download and update DO NOT switch off the TV From time to time a new version of software for DVB mode may become available for download to enhance performance or operations of the TV A notification banner will appear when you tune to one of the BBC channels or you can search for a new version software by using the System Update Search Now function p 29 To start...

Page 25: ...DVB Due to the digital reception technologies involved quality of the DTV signals may be relatively low in some cases despite good reception of analogue programmes Chaotic image noisy Set P NR in the Picture Menu to remove noise p 24 Check nearby electrical products car motorcycle fluorescent lamp The remote control does not work Are the batteries installed correctly p 6 Has the TV been switched O...

Page 26: ...ased all present DVB and Analogue tuning datas p 32 Message Meaning Action Specifications Index On screen messages No stations found Please insert the aerial No analogue signal can be found in Auto Setup Tuner Locked Please stop recording to operate If you want to unlock cancel Direct TV Recording p 40 or Timer Programming p 38 Timer overlap The timer programme events are overlapped Cannot record ...

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