Page 2 - Dear Panasonic Customer; Table of Contents
2 Dear Panasonic Customer Welcome to the Panasonic family of customers. We hope that you will havemany years of enjoyment from your new LCD TV.To obtain maximum benefit from your set, please read these Instructionsbefore making any adjustments, and retain them for future reference.Retain your purcha...
Page 3 - Warnings and Precautions
3 Warnings and Precautions • This TV set is designed to operate on DC 15V. • To prevent damage which m i g h t r e s u l t i n e l e c t r i cs h o c k o r f i r e , d o n o texpose this TV set to raino r e x c e s s i v e m o i s t u r e .T h i s T V m u s t n o t b ee x p o s e d t o d r i p p i n...
Page 4 - Preparation
4 Warnings and Precautions Preparation • Receiver Location Locate for comfortable viewing. Avoid placing wheresunlight or other bright light (including reflections) willfall on the screen.Use of some types of fluorescent lighting can reduceremote control transmitter range.Adequate ventilation is ess...
Page 5 - Before Operating This Set; Supplied Accessories; Check the accessories before installations.
5 F. P. INDEX HOLD PICTURE SOUND SET UP TV/TEXT ASPECT TV/AV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 VCR SURROUND Before Operating This Set • Operating Instruction book • Remote Control Transmitter • AC Adaptor • Batteries for the Remote Control Transmitter (2 × R6 (AA) size) Supplied Accessories • Mains Lead TX-17LA1M...
Page 6 - Antenna cover removal and fitting
6 Before Operating This Set Antenna cover removal and fitting TX-17LA1, TC-17LA1 TX-20LA1, TC-20LA1 Removal Removal Fitting Fitting 1. Grasp the cover at the bottom end and initiallyremove by pulling slightlytoward yourself. 2. Slowly pull out in the downward direction. 1. Grasp the opening and init...
Page 7 - Quick Start Guide
7 S - VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT VIDEO AUDIO MONO L R VIDEO AUDIO L R P B P R Y VIDEO AUDIO MONO L R AV2 IN AV1 IN MONITOR OUT S - VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT VIDEO AUDIO MONO L R VIDEO AUDIO L R P B P R Y VIDEO AUDIO MONO L R AV2 IN AV1 IN MONITOR OUT DC IN 15V OR OR Quick Start Guide Plug in aeri...
Page 8 - Connections; How to connect the input terminals; • S-Video socket information
8 Connections S - VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT VIDEO AUDIO MONO L R VIDEO AUDIO L R P B P R Y VIDEO AUDIO MONO L R AV2 IN VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT S VIDEO VCR DVD VCR MONITOR Digital TV-SET-TOP-BOX (DTV-STB) CAMCORDER VCR Example of input signal source Connect the S-VIDEO or VIDEO terminal. AUDIO OUT L ...
Page 9 - Connecting Headphones / Earphones; Connect headphones / earphones as follows.
9 Connections Connecting Headphones / Earphones Connect headphones / earphones as follows. Notes:• The volume level of the headphones can be adjusted by selecting “HEADPHONE VOL.” from the SOUND.• Additional equipment and cables shown are not supplied with this TV set. (Not supplied) (M3 plug) tx̲1...
Page 10 - Basic controls; Top panel controls and Remote control
10 Basic controls Top panel controls and Remote control STR F TV/AV MAINS PowerOn / Off switch STR (Normalisation store)Used to store tuning andother function settings Function selection(see on this page below) TV/AV switch Increases or decreases the programmeposition by one. When a function is alre...
Page 12 - Using the On Screen Displays; Press to display “PICTURE” screen.; Please refer to the On Screen Help
12 Using the On Screen Displays Press to move the cursor up and down on the menu. Press to access menus, adjust levels or to select from a range of options. Press to store settings after adjustments have been made or options have been set. TV/AV Press to exit the menu system and return to the normal...
Page 14 - TUNING MENU; Channel Selection; POSITION SELECT
14 TUNING MENU Channel Selection Select the most easily viewed channel selection method. Example Programme Number Channel Display Received Channel 123456789 10 2468 101214161820 2468 101214161820 Example Programme Number Channel Display Received Channel 123456789 10 20 –2–4–6–8– 10 20 –2–4–6–8– 10 2...
Page 15 - Press at any time to go back to watching TV.; AUTO TUNE
15 SET UP TUNING MENU 1 Press to display the SETUP MENU. 2 Press to select the TUNING MENU. Press to access the TUNING MENUscreen. 3 Press to select the menu to adjust. Press to adjust option or access chosen menu. Press at any time to go back to watching TV. Pressing this button after having adjust...
Page 16 - Press; Helpful Hint
16 Press at any time to go back to watching TV(please read the Note in the above procedure). TUNING MENU AUTO TUNE Before AUTO TUNE, set the “CH SELECT” and “SYS SELECT”.Follow the step on the previous page to display the TUNING MENU screen. 1 Press to select AUTO TUNE. Press to access AUTO TUNE. No...
Page 17 - Press
17 MANUAL TUNE Before MANUAL TUNE, set the “CH SELECT” and “SYS SELECT”.Follow the step on page 15 to display the TUNING MENU screen. 1 Press to select MANUAL TUNE. Press to access MANUAL TUNE. 2 Press to select the desired Programme Number. Press to search the higher or lower channel. 3 When the de...
Page 18 - PICTURE
18 PICTURE MENU Function DYNAMIC Displays a bright screen with maximum contrast. STANDARD Displays standard image. CINEMA Ideal for movies in the dark room. PICTURE 1 Press to display the PICTURE screen. 2 Press to select the menu to adjust. Adjust the desired level by looking at thepicture behind t...
Page 19 - MUSIC; MPEG NR; SOUND; MENU
19 SOUND MENU Function MUSIC Amplifies the Low frequencies and outputsoptimum sound.For music programmes for example. NEWS Human voices (middle pitch sounds) willsound more clear. CINEMA For movie and drama programmes. MPEG NR P-NR AI PICTURE ON AUTOOFF MPEG NR P-NR AI PICTURE ONAUTO OFF AI(Artifici...
Page 20 - Stereo Bilingual Sound Selection
20 Helpful Hint ( Normalization) By pressing the Normal “N” Button on the Remote Control while the SOUND menu is displayed, the selectedmenu 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 pres...
Page 21 - Mode; ASPECT Controls
21 The TV will allow you to enjoy viewing the picture at its optimum size and aspect. ASPECT buttonThe aspect mode changes each time the ASPECT button ispressed. TV mode : 4:3 16:9 AV mode : AUTO 16 : 9 4 : 3 Note:TX-17LA1Q, TX-20LA1Q do not have the AUTO mode. ASPECT Mode Picture Explanation 4 : 3 ...
Page 22 - Advanced Remote Control Operation; TELETEXT; Reveal
22 Advanced Remote Control Operation TELETEXT • Teletext features may vary depending on the Broadcasting Companies and is only available if the channel selected is transmitting Teletext. • Pressing the Picture button whilst in Teletext operation will display the contrast function with a cyan bar, pr...
Page 23 - Update Display; Update
23 It is not possible to change the programme position when in News flash, Update or Sub Coded Page Accessoperation. List StoreIn List mode the four page numbers can be altered (programme positions 1 -25 only).To do this, press one of the four coloured buttons and enter the new page number.Press and...
Page 24 - B u t t o n
24 Advanced Remote Control Operation Sub Coded Page AccessWhen Teletext information exceeds more than one page, it may take some time for theautomatic changing of the sub pages to reach the sub page you require.It is possible to enter your required sub page and continue watching the normalprogramme ...
Page 25 - Manufacturer setting; VCR
25 1 Press to select VCR or DVD. 2 While pressing the VCR / DVD Power button,press the manufacturer code (enter the twodigit code), and press the VCR / DVD Stopbutton. Manufacturer setting Remote Control Operation is possible for the VCR’s and DVD’s of the various manufacturers.After completion of s...
Page 26 - Channel Allocation
26 SYS SELECT CH DISPLAY CHINA HK/UK ASIA/M.EAST NZ/INDONES AUSTRALIA E.EUROPE SPECL VER AMERICA CATV JAPAN RECEIVE CHANNEL 01234567 111213141516 1920 –12 1213 –––––––––––––––––– ––2 1112 ––––––– –12 11 –––––––– –012345 S2 S10 6 9 9A –12 1112 ––––––– –12 111213 ––––– ––2 1314 –12 –12 1213 57 –––––––...
Page 27 - Troubleshooting; S y m p t o m s; P i c t u r e; Maintenance
27 27 Troubleshooting If there is a problem with your LCD TV please refer to the table below to determine the symptoms, then carry outthe suggested check. If this does not solve the problem, please contact your local Panasonic dealer, quoting themodel number and serial number (both found on the rear...
Page 28 - Specifications
Customer’ RecordThe model number and serial number of this product can be found on its rear panel. You should note thisserial number in the space provided below and retain this book, plus your purchase receipt, as a permanentrecord of your purchase to aid in identification in the event of theft or l...