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TX-47P950A

Operating Instructions

Wide Projection Television

Model No.

Please read these instructions before operating your
set and retain them for future reference.

TQB0A0132

Summary of Contents for TX-47P950A

Page 1: ...TX 47P950A Operating Instructions Wide Projection Television Model No Please read these instructions before operating your set and retain them for future reference TQB0A0132 ...

Page 2: ...Picture Adjustment 24 Sound Adjustment 26 Aspect Controls 28 Multi Screen 29 Multi PIP 29 Channel Search 30 TELETEXT 31 Advanced Remote Control Operation 33 Stereo Bilingual Sound Selection 34 VCR DVD Control 34 Manufacfurer setting 35 Troubleshooting 36 Cleaning 37 Specifications 38 Dear Panasonic Customer Welcome to the Panasonic family of customers We hope that you will have many years of enjoy...

Page 3: ...rear cover is removed DO NOT touch the aerial cable and this unit when there is lightning DO NOT touch the power plug if your hands are wet Cautions Do not allow a still picture to be displayed for an extended period as this can cause a permanent after image to remain on the Wide Projection TV screen Examples of still pictures include logos video games computer images teletext and images displayed...

Page 4: ...n shelves Turn the power Off before connecting other electrical equipment Before cleaning unplug the power plug from the socket DO NOT joint the unit Unplug the power plug from the socket if you are not going to use the unit for an extended period Ask your sales outlet to install the aerial To ensure continued excellent performance by this product periodic cleaning is recommended See page 37 for m...

Page 5: ...y be able to assist you in obtaining the correct Aerial system for your particular area and accessories required Any matters regarding Aerial installation upgrading of existing systems or accessories required and the costs incurred are the responsibility of you the Customer Connecting Headphones Connect headphones as follows You can listen to sound from the headphones plugs as shown below Screen c...

Page 6: ...rned to the original state Power Indicator No light Normal viewing condition Red Stand by 1 Open the cover Pull and hold the hook then open the battery cover Battery Installation 2 Batteries Use two R6 AA size batteries Insert the batteries ensuring the correct polarities This is identifiable by the and symbols on the batteries and inside the battery compartment 3 Replace the cover Two R6 AA size ...

Page 7: ...n 10 3 Volume Down Programme Number Down 10 4 Volume Up Programme Number Up 10 5 TV AV Selection 10 6 Headphones Jack 5 S VIDEO VIDEO MONO MONO R L AUDIO MONO PB PR Y PB PR Y AV1 IN AV2 IN AV4 IN MONITOR OUT I COMPONENT I COMPONENT S VIDEO VIDEO MONO MONO R L AUDIO MONO PB PR Y PB PR Y AV1 IN AV2 IN AV4 IN MONITOR OUT I COMPONENT I COMPONENT Controls and Terminals on the TV Function Refer to Page ...

Page 8: ...Input 3 is located on the front of the unit The AV2 and AV4 audio input terminals serve as the audio input terminal for both the Video input and the DVD input Connect VCRs and other peripheral equipment VHS VCR VIDEO AUDIO Audio OUT Video OUT R L MONO AV1 IN S VIDEO VIDEO MONO MONO R L AUDIO MONO PB PR Y PB PR Y AV1 IN AV2 IN AV4 IN MONITOR OUT I COMPONENT I COMPONENT S VIDEO VIDEO R L AUDIO Super...

Page 9: ...t 2 terminal How to connect the AV Monitor Output Terminals to other equipment The Monitor Out Terminals output the same signals as main picture on the TV screen and sound from the speaker at that time e g TV programmes or signals from AV1 AV2 AV3 or AV4 input Notes Never connect the same video recorder with both the VIDEO IN and MONITOR OUT terminals on this TV set as this could cause incorrect o...

Page 10: ...ess to display the current system status for example Programme number Channel number Stereo mode Picture menu Sound menu Scan mode Sound system and colour system STR F V TV A VOLUME CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS COLOUR SHARPNESS TUNING MODE BALANCE TREBLE BASS TINT General Operation Power switch STR Used to store tuning and other function settings Also used to start the menu demonstration Function selection...

Page 11: ...tion Press to select TV AV1 AV2 AV3 and AV4 input signal modes sequentially Remote control Press to display AV1 AV4 at the bot tom of the screen Each coloured but ton corresponds to each input signals For example pressing the Red button selects AV1 TEXT hold see page 32 Still see page 29 TEXT Index see page 33 Channel Search see page 30 Direct programme Number Direct Programme Number Selection You...

Page 12: ...uttons are used to access menus adjust levels or to select from a range of options The OK button is used with a number 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 ...

Page 13: ...nu On Screen Indication Picture menu MAIN MENU PICTURE SOUND SETUP PICTURE CINEMA STANDARD AUTO 100Hz CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS COLOUR SHARPNESS C TEMP D PNR SCAN MODE MENU see page 24 Sound menu MAIN MENU PICTURE SOUND SETUP SOUND MUSIC OFF VOLUME BASS TREBLE BALANCE SURROUND MENU see page 26 Setup menu MAIN MENU PICTURE SOUND SETUP SETUP SETUP 3D COMB PICTURE SHIFT TUNING MENU OWNER ID CONVERGENCE CH ...

Page 14: ...EEN RED BLUE GREEN Press to align the horizontal red line with the horizontal blue line Becomes a white line Press to align the vertical red line with the vertical blue line Becomes a white line Press N button to adjust the blue mode Stores RED Press to align the horizontal blue line with the horizontal yellow line Becomes a white line Press to align the vertical blue line with the vertical yellow...

Page 15: ... align the horizontal blue line with the horizontal yellow line Becomes a white line Press to align the vertical blue line with the vertical yellow line Becomes a white line Press to return to the normal viewing Stores BLUE Note If you wish to view a video with a different colour system PAL SECAM NTSC repeat the steps above while displaying a picture 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 1 RED EXIT N BLUE...

Page 16: ...E EUROPE SPECL VER AMERICA CATV JAPAN CIS Poland etc South Africa U S A Chile Mexico Panama Peru Philippines Taiwan Venezuela etc USA CATV Japan Channel Selection DIRECT SELECT When the Auto Tune is performed the unit memories the programme number which is the same as the channel tuned This method allows you to select the desired channel by pushing the channel display number directly on the remote...

Page 17: ... 1 2 11 12 1 2 11 12 13 2 13 14 1 2 1 2 12 13 57 21 62 63 69 21 62 63 69 21 62 63 69 21 62 63 69 21 62 63 69 62 63 69 62 63 62 C13 S 1 S 2 S 3 S 1 S 2 S 3 S 1 S 2 S 3 S 1 S 1 S 2 S 3 21 22 23 24 28 57 58 59 62 63 69 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 70 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 89 100 107 117 118 120 125 100 125 Z10 Z11 Z12 Z13 Z14 Z15 Z16 Z17 Z18 Z19 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 S19 S20 S11 S12 S...

Page 18: ...improve the Sound quality if the Sound is not clear or no sound is produced on a programme Number Position 4 5MHz 6 5MHz 5 5MHz 6 0MHz Press to store the Sound System Press to exit from the Tuning Menu This returns the set to the normal viewing condition Note When the sound volume is too small to confirm turn it up by using the sound volume button on the remote control 3 Under the normal viewing c...

Page 19: ...s received refer to the Colour System Selection operation on page 21 2 3 When using a VCR without video and audio input output terminals it is convenient to connect the aerial cable as indicated in the instruction manual of VCR and to set the designated channel to programme No 0 In that case perform manual tune after setting the colour system and sound system in advance Further in multi system VCR...

Page 20: ...e best position 4 5 Press to store the AFT This stores the re activated AFT Press to exit from the MANUAL TUNE This returns the set to the normal viewing condition Programme Number Skip It is possible to skip Programme Number on which no TV stations are tuned appearing on the screen The function is only effective when selecting Programme Numbers by pressing the Programme Number Up or Down button e...

Page 21: ...tems If a clear picture with correct colours cannot be obtained when a Broadcast or AV signal is received this function is used 1 Press to select the COLOUR SYS Press to produce the optimum image The colour system will change as shown AUTO PAL NTSC3 58 NTSC4 43 SECAM Note PAL SECAM and NTSC 3 58 are different colour signal broadcast transmission systems applicable to differing countries NTSC 4 43 ...

Page 22: ...ME option If no Owner ID has previously been set enter the required 4 digit Owner ID PIN NUMBER using 0 to 9 on the remote control If a 4 digit PIN NUMBER was entered above you will be taken automatically to the NAME line If not move to the NAME line by using or Change character by using or Select character position by using or Repeat above until NAME HOUSE NUMBER and POSTCODE are entered Press OK...

Page 23: ...g AV mode the appearance of the SETUP MENU will differ from that of the TV mode with the following function adjustments becoming available AUTO PAL SECAM NTSC3 58 NTSC4 43 COLOUR MATRIX Displays 480p 575p input signals in a natural colour from digital equipment adapters connected to COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT Y PB PR terminals Select HD or SD to automatically adjust colour parameters for HD high defini...

Page 24: ...ing lighting environments This menu selects the normal levels of Brightness and Contrast CINEMA Ideal for movies Can be selected for VIDEO COMPONENT Item Effect Function Adjust for contrast CONTRAST Less More Adjusts for easier viewing of dark BRIGHTNESS pictures such as night scenes and hair Darker Brighter Adjusts slightly to a lighter colour COLOUR Less More Displays a sharp image SHARPNESS Les...

Page 25: ...ers Note When viewing a PAL transmission other than PAL 60 with Scan mode set to Progressive the screen will flicker this is not a fault Helpful Hint N Normalization By pressing the Normal N Button on the Remote Control while the Picture menu is displayed the selected menu will be changed to the Normal Mode Normalization will not occur if the menu is not displayed when the N Button is pressed The ...

Page 26: ...puts optimum sound For music programmes for example CINEMA For movie and drama programmes NEWS Human voices middle pitch sounds will sound more clear Item Effect Function VOLUME Less More Adjusts output volume BASS Less More Adjusts low sounds TREBLE Less More Adjusts high sounds BALANCE Left SP Right SP Adjust left and right volumes Notes When set to Multi PIP mode the main and sub sound are both...

Page 27: ...he surround effect can be obtained without the use of external surround speakers Helpful Hint N Normalization By pressing the Normal N Button on the Remote Control while the Sound menu is displayed the selected menu will be changed to the Normal Mode Normalization will not occur if the menu is not displayed when the N Button is pressed The Normal mode is the factory preset condition Returning to t...

Page 28: ...l in simulated wide screen The picture is slightly stretched It is also slightly cropped top and bottom Helpful Hint N Normalization Press to select the different Aspect options Notes Simply press ASPECT ASPECT to display mode information in the top left of the screen Whilst the on screen selector keys are displayed use the Red or Green buttons to move in either direction through the eight aspect ...

Page 29: ...e two windows Use the remote control to select a TV channel or an AV source to appear in the main window Press to exit from the PIP mode Picture and picture mode Each time the main picture and the sub picture are swapped The screen mode is changed to Picture and Picture PAP mode MULT LT L I PIP Picture and Picture PAP Allows two pictures to be viewed at the same time Press the blue button to swap ...

Page 30: ...to return to watching the current programme TV TEXT HOLD STILL Multi Screen Channel Search Press to show freeze frames of the programmes being broadcast on all of the stored channels These images are displayed in series starting from the top left Press to pause the search Press again to cancel the pause Re starts the search Press to exit from the feature Press to watch the current programme exitin...

Page 31: ...in Teletext operation will display the volume function with a green bar press to alter the setting as required Note If Teletext is in use the aspect ratio is set to 16 9 TV TEXT MULT LT L I PIP LIST TOP mode Choose 2 modes LIST TOP LIST mode Four differently coloured page numbers are situated at the bottom of the screen Each of these numbers can be altered and stored in the TV s memory TOP mode Fo...

Page 32: ...pdate It is not possible to change the programme position when in News flash Update or Sub Coded Page Access operation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 OK Blue F P Favourite Page F P Stores a favourite page in memory for instant recall To store such a page the TV must be in List mode and the programme position must be from 1 25 Press the Blue button select the page number then press and hold the OK button The ...

Page 33: ...ve cleared the special function keys from the screen and then used the left and right cursor buttons to select a sub page whilst still viewing the TV picture you must press the MENU button then the Yellow button to display the Teletext page again If the top of the page indicates that sub pages are being transmitted but the page displayed never changes then the sub page number is there to show the ...

Page 34: ... SUB II BILINGUAL or DUAL MONO MAIN I SUB II A2 German Used in Australia Malaysia etc Audio Signal STEREO MAIN I SUB II MONO Regular NICAM MONO I MAIN I Notes If the stereo signal is poor or the receiving conditions are not optimum or if STEREO MONO automatic switching occurs it is recommended you switch from STEREO to MONO Even when the contents of the receiving signal undergo changes selection m...

Page 35: ...Panasonic 70 71 Manufacturer Code Notes After setting execute operation confirmation If there is no operation set a different code The respective VCR DVD code is cancelled when battery has been exchanged Please set it again Depending on the model operation of VCR s or DVD s of the manufacturers listed above may not be possible In some cases new products may not be operative It will not operate wit...

Page 36: ... System Refer to page 21 Retune Channels Refer to page 15 Magnetic interference from unshielded equipment TV set moved while ON Turn the TV set off for 30 minutes using the Power Switch on the TV set Sound System Refer to page 21 Colour System Refer to page 21 Do not allow a still picture to be displayed for an extended period as this can cause a permanent after image to remain on the Projection T...

Page 37: ...e unit is heavily soiled do not apply cleaner directly to the unit Soak a cloth in a solution of neutral cleanser thinned with water Then wring out the cloth wipe the unit clean and finish by wiping with a dry cloth Do not use any type of cleansers on the picture screen Dust will accumulate on the picture screen Please wipe with a soft cloth from time to time If you use a chemically treated cloth ...

Page 38: ...Video In DVD Y PB PR Video In Audio In Video Out Audio Out Y 1 Vp p 75 Ω C 0 3 Vp p 75 Ω 1 Vp p 75 Ω Approx 0 5 V 47 KΩ 1 Vp p 75 Ω Approx 0 5 V 1 KΩ 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 Applicable signal to AV2 AV4 Y PB PR input terminals 480i 5...

Page 39: ...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 TX 47P950A Serial Number Panasonic AVC Networks Shandong Co LTD Shandong China Made in China ...

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