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FAQs

Problem

Actions

Screen

Sound

HDMI

The remote control 

does not work

• 

Are the batteries installed correctly? (p. 6)

• 

Has the TV been switched On?

TV goes into

“Standby mode”

• 

Off Timer function is activated.

• 

The TV enters “Standby mode” about 30 min. after broadcasting 

ends.

Unusual image is displayed

• 

Turn off the TV with Mains power On / Off switch, then turn it on 

again.

Pictures from external

equipment are unusual

when the equipment is

connected via HDMI

• 

Is the HDMI cable connected properly? (p. 36)

• 

Turn Off the TV and equipment, then turn them On again.

• 

Check an input signal from the equipment. (p. 42)

• 

Use an equipment compliant with EIA/CEA-861/861B.

Sound is unusual

• 

Set the sound setting of the connected equipment to 

“2ch L.PCM”.

• 

Check the “HDMI1 / 3 Input” setting in the Sound Menu. (p. 20)

• 

If digital sound connection has a problem, select analogue sound 

connection. (p. 41)

Sound level is low

or sound is distorted

• 

Sound signal reception may be deteriorated.

• 

Check Sound system. (p. 25)

No sound is produced

• 

Is “Sound mute” active? (p. 7)

• 

Is the volume set to the minimum?

Blurry or distorted image

(no sound or low volume)

• 

Reset programme. (p. 25)

No image can be

displayed

• 

Is “Colour” or “Contrast” in the Picture Menu set to the minimum? 

(p. 20)

• 

Check Colour System. (p. 25)

• 

Check AV Colour System. (p. 21)

Chaotic image, noisy

• 

Set “P-NR” in the Picture Menu (to remove noise). (p. 20)

• 

Check nearby electrical products

(car, motorcycle, 

fl

 uorescent lamp).

Other

Summary of Contents for Viera TX-37LZ800A

Page 1: ...ase read these instructions before operating your set and retain them for future reference The images shown in this manual are for illustrative purposes only English Model No TX 37LZ800A Operating Instructions LCD TV ...

Page 2: ...2 Turn your own living room into a movie theatre Experience an amazing level of multi ...

Page 3: ...ity etc Editing Programmes 22 Tuning Programmes 24 Control Programme Audience 26 Restore Settings 27 Input Labels 28 Displaying PC Screen on TV 29 Viewing from SD Card Photos 30 VIERA Link HDAVI ControlTM 32 External Equipment 36 Basic Features Watching TV 12 Watching Videos and DVDs 14 Viewing Teletext 16 Enjoy your TV Technical Information 38 FAQs 43 Licence 45 WARRANTY 45 Specifications 46 FAQs...

Page 4: ... shock Do not damage the mains lead A damaged lead may cause fire or electrical shock Do not move the TV with the lead plugged in the socket outlet Do not place a heavy object on the lead or place the lead near a high temperature object Do not twist the lead bend it excessively or stretch it Do not pull on the lead Hold onto the mains plug body when disconnecting lead Do not use a damaged mains pl...

Page 5: ...ate the surface by peeling the paint Do not allow the cabinet to make contact with a rubber or PVC substance for a long time Blocked ventilation by curtains etc may cause overheating fire or electrical shock Do not block the rear air vents When TV will not be used for a long time remove the mains plug This TV will still consume some power even in the Off mode as long as the mains plug is still con...

Page 6: ...ories Wall hanging bracket TY WK32LR2W WARNING Failure to use a Panasonic bracket or choosing to mount the unit yourself will be done at the risk of the consumer Any damage resulting from not having a professional installer mount your unit will void your warranty Always be sure to ask a qualified technician to carry out set up Incorrect fitting may cause equipment to fall resulting in injury and p...

Page 7: ... ratio p 13 Option menu Sets the preferred settings of viewing and sound options easily p 12 Main Menu p 18 Press to access VIERA Link Picture Sound and Setup menus Viewing a favourite teletext channel p 17 Stereo Bilingual Sound Selection p 40 Changes the input mode TV changes TV mode p 14 AV changes AV input mode p 14 Viewing SD Card p 30 Returns to the previous menu Still picture p 12 Teletext ...

Page 8: ...close to the mains lead to avoid noise Do not place the Coaxial cable under the TV To obtain optimum quality picture and sound an Aerial the correct cable 75 Ω coaxial and the correct terminating plug are required If a communal Aerial system is used you may require the correct connection cable and plug between the wall Aerial socket and the TV Your local Television Service Centre or dealer may be ...

Page 9: ...ete and your TV is ready for viewing You can now use the remote control to turn On the TV or turn the TV to standby mode Power LED On To edit programmes Editing Programmes p 22 Note If tuning have failed Auto Tuning p 25 To initialize all settings Shipping Condition p 27 If you turned the TV Off during Standby mode last time the TV will be in Standby mode when you turn the TV On with Mains power O...

Page 10: ...çais Access 1 2 Service List Edit Child Lock Tuning Menu Off Timer Off OSD Language Teletext TOP Access Teletext Character Set Shipping Condition Input Labels Setup Menu English Access Language Setting You can change language for on screen displays 1 Display the menu 2 Select Setup 4 Select the language access select store change 3 Select OSD Language access select ...

Page 11: ... main menu Return to the previous menu Move the cursor select the menu Move the cursor adjust levels select from a range of options Access the menu store settings after adjustments have been made or options have been set Many features available on this TV can be accessed via the On Screen Display menu How to use remote control Language Setting Using the On Screen Displays Exit the menu system and ...

Page 12: ...er Display Timeout p 21 select programme watch Freeze unfreeze picture Hold Other useful functions Display the selectable settings for the current programme OPTION Check or change the current programme status instantly To change CH Colour Set Adjusts the colour density Picture Menu p 20 Teletext Character Set Sets the teletext language Setup Menu p 21 Volume Correction Adjusts volume of individual...

Page 13: ...ange aspect ratio ASPECT Change the aspect ratio p 39 Enjoy viewing the picture at its optimum size and aspect To change the mode To change the mode using the ASPECT button only ASPECT Press repeatedly until you reach the desired mode Display Aspect Selection list ASPECT During the list is displayed select the mode Select Change EXIT RETURN Aspect Selection 16 9 Just 4 3 Full 4 3 Zoom1 Zoom2 Zoom3...

Page 14: ...the input mode connected to the equipment Note If the external equipment has an aspect adjustment function set to 16 9 For details see the manual of the equipment or ask your local dealer To return to TV Display the Input select menu Displays the selected mode You can also select the input using the AV button on the remote control or the top panel of the TV Press the button repeatedly until the de...

Page 15: ...o play at slow speed Programme Up Down Select programme Record Start recording Panasonic equipment connected to the TV can be directly operated with the remote control Note Confirm if the remote control works correctly after changing the code The codes will be reset to default values if batteries are replaced DVD means DVD player DVD recorders and Recorder home theatre Some operations may not be p...

Page 16: ...asy to use step by step selection of the topical subject Page status information at the bottom of the screen Available page up down R G To select among subject blocks B To select next subject within the subject block After the last subject it moves to the next subject block Y What is List mode In List mode four differently coloured page numbers are situated at the bottom of the screen Each of thes...

Page 17: ...up to 79 pages It may take some time for searching during which time you can watch TV Enter the 4 digit number example P6 Appears at upper left corner of the screen To view specific sub page B View sub page Only when teletext is more than one page Watch TV while waiting for update P108 Y Y Appears when updating is completed You cannot change the programme Teletext automatically updates itself when...

Page 18: ...nd and other functions Displays the functions that can be set varies according to the input signal Select the menu Select the item example Picture Menu access select Adjust or select change example Picture Menu example Picture Menu store or access Required by some functions 1 select To return to TV at any time EXIT To return to the previous screen RETURN To change menu pages CH up down Colour Temp...

Page 19: ... Tuning Menu Auto Tuning Access Channel Selection Manual Tuning Access Position p 24 Depending on the received signals available items are varied Direct TV Rec VIERA Link Menu Start Pause Live TV Access VIERA Link Control Speaker Selection Home Cinema Recorder p 33 1 2 Standard Picture Menu 60 50 50 50 Menu Contrast Brightness Colour Sharpness Tint Colour Temperature Standard CH Colour Set Colour ...

Page 20: ...onally whilst viewing still or slow moving pictures colour patterning may be seen Set to On to display sharper and more accurate colours Off On For PAL or NTSC signal reception only Not valid on S Video Component PC HDMI and SD Card Reset to Default Press the OK button to reset Picture Menu on all inputs to default settings Sound Menu Basic sound mode Music News Cinema Set for each input signal Ba...

Page 21: ...anges language for on screen displays Teletext Teletext display mode TOP FASTEXT List p 16 Teletext Character Set Select teletext language English CIS E Europe Persian Shipping Condition Resets all settings for example when moving house p 27 Picture Overscan Selects the screen area displaying the image Off On On Enlarged the image to hide the edge of the image Off Displayed the image in the origin...

Page 22: ...letext Character Set Off Labels Service List Edit Access English OPTION MULTI PIP POWER SDCARD ASPECT INPUT F P VOL RECALL MUTE TV CH G R Y B EXIT RETURN You can skip unwanted programmes or edit programmes 22 Editing Programmes Select Setup Select Service List Edit 3 2 Display the menu To return to TV EXIT 1 access select access select 4 Set ...

Page 23: ...it VCR Select the programme to edit You can hide unwanted services The deleted services cannot be displayed except in this function Use this function to skip unwanted programmes Select a service and add delete add delete select To retune each programme Manual Tuning R p 25 select Programme position Name Edit To change the name displayed when selecting programmes Select Rename G Set characters set ...

Page 24: ...nglish Shipping Condition Access Setup Menu Input Labels Access Access Tuning Menu Auto Tuning Access Channel Selection Manual Tuning Access Position 24 Tuning Programmes 3 4 5 You can retune all the TV programmes when moving house or search for new services which may have recently started broadcasting To return to TV EXIT 2 1 Select Setup Select Tuning Menu Display the menu Select a function acce...

Page 25: ...uto Tuning Access Auto Tuning Settings are made automatically All the previous tuning settings are erased When the operation is completed the programme at programme position 1 will be displayed If tuning has not been done completely Manual Tuning Automatically retune all programmes received in the area If a Child Lock PIN number p 26 has been set it must be entered Select the Channel Selection met...

Page 26: ...access select Control programme audience 1 of 2 Child Lock PIN Entry Please enter new PIN PIN Child Lock Child Lock List Change PIN Access To change the PIN number Select Change PIN in and enter a new PIN number twice select Appears when the programme input is locked Enter the PIN number 4 digits Select Child Lock List To cancel Select the locked programme input To lock all Y To cancel all locks B...

Page 27: ...cally start when Mains power On Off switch is next turned On p 9 To re tune TV programmes only e g after moving house Auto Tuning p 25 3 2 4 Select Setup Select Shipping Condition Display the menu Set To return to TV EXIT Restore Settings Shipping Condition Restore Settings Resets the TV to its original condition i e no programmes tuned in All settings programmes picture sound quality etc are rese...

Page 28: ... 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 14 set select 1 The labels you set will be displayed in Input Selection menu p 14 or banner If Skip is selected you cannot select the mode access select access select User Input You can name eac...

Page 29: ...ter Clock adjustment Set to the minimum level if noise occurs Sync PC sync signal type H V On G H V Horizontal and Vertical sync from your PC Most common sync format On G Sync on Green sync from your PC Reset to Default Press the OK button to reset to the default settings OPTION SDCARD EXIT RETURN INPUT Input Selection AV1 AV2 AV3 AV4 PC HDMI1 HDMI3 HDMI2 TV 29 Displaying PC Screen on TV Input Lab...

Page 30: ...signals are output from the monitor output terminals To return to thumbnail screen RETURN To return to TV EXIT or SDCARD Error display images that could not be loaded etc Selected photo To display the operation guide RECALL or OPTION Selected photo information is displayed The maximum number of characters for Filename is 8 The photo without record of the date is shown To previous photo Rotate 90 a...

Page 31: ...nu R Start Slide show operate in step or Slide show settings operate in step or Slide show Select the photo for the first view Display the menu Select Card Setup Menu Select the functions and set Picture Menu p 20 Menu Item Adjustments Configurations alternatives Card Setup Menu Interval Select slide show interval 5 10 15 30 60 90 120 seconds Repeat Slide show repeat Off On set select To pause To ...

Page 32: ...t are activated the TV is automatically turned on Only when TV is in Standby mode Power off link Set Power off Link Set in Setup Menu to use this function Power off Link p 18 19 21 When TV is set to Standby mode the connected 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 P...

Page 33: ...use Live TV and pause Live TV programme is recorded on HDD from where it was paused To resume stop pause Select Pause Live TV and access About the operations after resuming read the manual of the equipment To return to Live TV cancel pause or resumed playback or CH change the input mode change the programme If you cancel pause or resumed playback the recorded programme will be deleted from HDD Dis...

Page 34: ... equipment you want to access Home Cinema means Player theatre Recorder theatre and Amplifier Display VIERA Link Menu select If you access the invalid equipment When the equipment with HDAVI Control function is connected Recorder Player Home Cinema Video Camera The type of the connected equipment is displayed But you cannot access it Use its own remote control to operate the equipment When the equ...

Page 35: ...VI Control function If you cannot operate check the settings and the equipment Preparations p 32 Access and control the speaker volume Set to Home Cinema or TV Display VIERA Link Menu select Speaker control Speaker Selection set Features available Using VIERA Link Menu Home Cinema Amplifier or Player theatre will be automatically turned on if it is in Standby mode and the sound is from theatre spe...

Page 36: ...ne Volume in the Sound Menu p 20 M3 stereo mini plug Fully wired HDMI compliant cable Terminal Recording Playback equipment AV1 IN AV2 IN AV3 IN AV4 IN Side of TV AV4 IN S VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO L R To record playback videocassettes DVDs VCR DVD recorder To watch DVDs DVD player To watch camcorder images Video camera To watch satellite broadcasts Set top box To play games Game equipment To use amplifie...

Page 37: ...Chrominance in Chrominance earth Luminance in Luminance earth Hot Plug Detect 19 DDC CEC Ground 17 SCL 15 CEC 13 TMDS Clock Shield 11 TMDS Data0 9 TMDS Data0 7 TMDS Data1 Shield 5 TMDS Data2 3 TMDS Data2 1 18 5V Power 16 SDA 14 Reserved in cable but N C on device 12 TMDS Clock 10 TMDS Clock 8 TMDS Data0 Shield 6 TMDS Data1 4 TMDS Data1 2 TMDS Data2 Shield HDMI terminal Connect the S VIDEO or VIDEO...

Page 38: ...1 21 62 63 69 21 62 63 69 62 63 69 62 63 62 C13 70 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 S 1 S 2 S 3 S 1 S 2 S 3 S 1 S 2 S 3 32 41 S 1 S 1 S 2 S 3 80 81 89 Z1 Z9 S1 S2 S10 S1 S2 S10 S1 S2 S10 42 51 S1 S2 S10 S1 S2 S10 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 Z10 Z11 Z12 Z13 Z14 Z15 Z16 Z17 Z18 Z19 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 S19 S20 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 S19 S20 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 S19 S20 52 61 S11...

Page 39: ...een If the screen size looks unusual when a widescreen recorded programme is played back on a VCR adjust the tracking of the VCR See the VCR manual To select the ratio manually Only 16 9 or 4 3 in PC mode The optimum size and aspect can be chosen and you can enjoy finer images p 13 16 9 Directly displays the image at 16 9 without distortion anamorphic Zoom3 Displays a 2 35 1 letterbox anamorphic i...

Page 40: ...iving conditions deteriorate listening will be easier if the mode is set to the MONO position using the stereo bilingual sound selection button DUAL also known as DUAL MONO or as BILINGUAL is not currently transmitted in some countries When you receive the stereo bilingual sound system sound output modes can be selected by pressing the Stereo Bilingual Sound Selection button NICAM Used in New Zeal...

Page 41: ...nition multimedia interface allows you to enjoy high definition digital images and high quality sound by connecting the TV and the equipment HDMI compatible equipment 1 with an HDMI or DVI output terminal such as a set top box or a DVD player can be connected to the HDMI terminal using an HDMI compliant fully wired cable About connections see External Equipment p 36 Note HDMI is the world s first ...

Page 42: ...02 1 366 768 60 Hz 48 39 60 04 Macintosh13 640 480 35 00 66 67 Macintosh16 832 624 49 73 74 55 Macintosh21 1 152 870 68 68 75 06 Mark Applicable input signal COMPONENT Y PB CB PR CR HDMI PC D sub 15P Pin No Signal Name Pin No Signal Name Pin No Signal Name R GND Ground NC not connected G GND Ground NC not connected B GND Ground HD NC not connected NC not connected VD GND Ground GND Ground NC not c...

Page 43: ...he problem persists contact the authorized Service Centre There may be red spots blue spots green spots and black spots on the screen This is a characteristic of liquid crystal panels and is not a problem The liquid crystal panel is built with very high precision technology giving you fine picture details Occasionally a few non active pixels may appear on the screen as a fixed point of red green b...

Page 44: ... equipment compliant with EIA CEA 861 861B Sound is unusual Set the sound setting of the connected equipment to 2ch L PCM Check the HDMI1 3 Input setting in the Sound Menu p 20 If digital sound connection has a problem select analogue sound connection p 41 Sound level is low or sound is distorted Sound signal reception may be deteriorated Check Sound system p 25 No sound is produced Is Sound mute ...

Page 45: ...o and High Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC HDAVI ControlTM is a trademark of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd TruSurround XT SRS and symbol are trademarks of SRS Labs Inc TruSurround XT technology is incorporated under license from SRS Labs Inc WARRANTY New Zealand only Distributed in New Zealand by Panasonic New Zealand Limited 35...

Page 46: ... p 75 Ω Others HDMI1 2 3 Input TYPE A Connectors This TV supports HDAVI Control 3 function PC Input HIGH DENSITY D SUB 15PIN R G B 0 7 V p p 75 Ω HD VD TTL Level 2 0 5 0 V p p high impedance DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM Fiber optic Card slot SD CARD slot 1 Monitor Output AUDIO L R RCA PIN Type 2 0 5 V rms high impedance VIDEO RCA PIN Type 1 1 0 V p p 75 Ω Dimensions W H D 933 mm 650 mm 295 mm With TV Sta...

Page 47: ...FAQs etc Specifi cations 47 MEMO ...

Page 48: ...r s Record The model number and serial number of this product may be found on its rear panel You should note this serial number in the space provided below and retain this book plus your purchase receipt as a permanent record of your purchase to aid in identification in the event of theft or loss and for Warranty Service purposes Model Number Serial Number ...

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