Page 2 - Dear Panasonic Customer; Table of Contents
2 Dear Panasonic Customer Welcome to the Panasonic family of customers. We hope that you will have many years of enjoyment from your new colour television set. To obtain maximum benefit from your set, please read these Instructions before making any adjustments, and retain them for future reference....
Page 4 - Warnings and Cautions; Warnings
4 Warnings and Cautions Warnings Unplug the power cord in the event of any malfunction (screen goes blank, no sound, odd sounds, smoke or unusual odours coming from the unit).Unplug the power cord if foreign matter or water falls into the unit, or if the unit is dropped or the cabinet is damaged. DO...
Page 5 - Cautions; Place in a safe location.; Cleaning
5 Warnings and Cautions Cautions DO NOT place in humid or dusty location, or areas exposed to smoke or steam.DO NOT place in direct sunlight and other sources of direct heat. DO NOT touch the power plug if your hands are wet. DO NOT stand, or place heavy objects on the unit.Particular care should be...
Page 6 - Before Operating This Set; Battery Installation; Press bottom downward and pull out the cover.; Replace the cover, and slide in reverse until the lock snaps.; Battery cautions; Old Batteries
6 Before Operating This Set ■ Battery Installation The incorrect use of batteries can cause electrolyte leakage which will corrode the Remote Control or cause the batteries to burst. 1 Open the cover. Press bottom downward and pull out the cover. 2 Batteries: Use two “R6 (AA)” size batteries. Insert...
Page 7 - Connecting the Aerial Cable to the RF In Terminal; Press the Power switch on Television to turn the set on.; MONO
7 Before Operating This Set ■ Connecting the Aerial Cable to the RF In Terminal To obtain optimum quality picture and sound, an Aerial, the correct cable (75 Ohm coaxial) and the correct terminating plug are required.If a communal Aerial system is used, you may require the correct connection cable a...
Page 8 - Owner ID; Owne r
8 Before Operating This Set ■ Owner ID As an added feature, this TV has the option of entering a security code (Owner ID) and personal details into its memory, so that in the unfortunate event of theft it will help the police to trace the owner. Enter required 4-digit Owner ID PIN NUMBER (using 0 to...
Page 9 - Location of Controls; Remote Control
9 Location of Controls ■ Remote Control * Bilingual broadcasting is not currently available in Australia or New Zealand. N REC VCR STR HELP DVD ? PICTURE SOUND SET UP TV/TEXT 100Hz/ PROGRE SURROUND ASPECT TV/AV F.P. HOLD INDEX STILL CH SEARCH i MULTI PIP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Power (Stand-by) Picture ...
Page 10 - Controls and Terminals on the TV; VIDEO VIDEO
10 Location of Controls ■ Controls and Terminals on the TV Item No. Function Reference Page Item No. Function Reference Page 1 Headphone Jack 12 8 Aerial Terminal (RF In Terminal) 7 2 AV3 Input Terminals 11 9 Monitor Output Terminals 12 3 STR 14 Ä AV1 Input Terminals 11 4 Function 14 Å AV2 Input Ter...
Page 11 - Connections; Connecting S-Video Equipment to the AV Input; Input 3 is located on the front of the unit.; Connecting a Standard VCR to the AV Input; RF Cable; RF Cable
11 Connections ■ Connecting S-Video Equipment to the AV Input S-Video equipment uses a 4Pin Mini Din (Male) plug for the video and RCA plugs for the audio. Notes: • When an S-Video cable is connected to an S-Video input terminal, the RCV video terminal for that AV position will be disconnected. • In...
Page 12 - Connecting a DVD player or Set-top Box to the AV input; and P; How to connect the AV Monitor Output Terminal to other Equipment; Connect the headphone as follows.
12 Connections ■ Connecting a DVD player or Set-top Box to the AV input The audio and video inputs on the television are RCA type connectors.Connect the Y, P B and P R outputs from the DVD to the AV1 DVD Inputs on the television, as shown below. Note: • Some DVD players and set-top boxes only have a...
Page 13 - General Operation; Programme Number Selection; Press the Programme Number Up “; Two Digit Programme Number Selection; Press; Volume Adjustment; Setting range; Volume
13 General Operation 1 How to switch the power ON or OFF/STANDBY mode The TV set must first be switched on at the wall outlet and at the Power Switch (refer to page 7).Press this button to turn the TV set ON, from STANDBY mode.Press it again to turn the TV set OFF, STANDBY mode.Power-IndicatorSTANDB...
Page 14 - Mute Button; The following adjustments can be accessed directly.
14 General Operation 6 TV/AV Mode Selection Press the TV/AV button to select TV, AV1, AV2, AV3, AV4, AV5 input signal modes sequentially. Remote control :Press the TV/AV button to display AV1-AV5 at the bottom of the screen. Each coloured button corresponds with each input. For example, pressing the...
Page 15 - Geomagnetic Correction; Operation from Remote Control; Helpful Hint; Power ON; Geomagnetic correction; Normal Viewing
15 Geomagnetic Correction Slight tilting of the picture may be noticeable or coloured patches may sometimes appear at the corners of the screen (colour purity). The Geomagnetic Correction feature can be used to eliminate them, if necessary. Geomagnetic corrections can be made from the Remote Control...
Page 16 - Using the On Screen Displays; E x t e r n a l connection; Pi c t u r e menu
16 Using the On Screen Displays Many features available on this TV can be accessed via the On Screen Display menu system. Use the Remote Control as shown below to access and adjust features as desired. The PICTURE , SOUND and SET UP buttons are used to open the main menus and also to return to the p...
Page 17 - Picture Menu
17 Picture Menu 1 Press . 2 Move to chosen menu option by using or . 3 Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu by using or . Press at any time to go back to watching TV. MENU You can change the level of each Function (Colour, NTSC-Tint, Brightness, Contrast, Sharpness) for each Picture Menu.Pictu...
Page 19 - Sound Menu
19 Sound Menu 1 Press . 2 Move to chosen menu option by using or . 3 Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu by using or . Press at any time to go back to watching TV. Some features are only available with the Surround feature switched off. Press to switch between On and Off. MENU You can change ...
Page 20 - Dolby Virtual; symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.; Left Front
20 Sound Menu 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. Retu...
Page 21 - Setup Menu
21 Setup Menu 1 Press . 2 Move to chosen menu option by using or . 3 Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu by using or . Press at any time to go back to watching TV. Teletext Allows you to change between List and TOP or FASTEXT modes. FASTEXT ↔ List (FASTEXT mode is the current preferred method...
Page 22 - For future reference,; PIN NUMBER
22 Setup Menu ■ Owner ID Owner ID allows you to enter a security code (Owner ID) and personal details into its memory, so that in the unfortunate event of theft, it will help the police to trace the owner. If you wish to check the personal details already entered into the TV, press the (Side panel) ...
Page 23 - Tuning Menu; Sys select; Australia
23 Tuning Menu 1 Press . 2 Move to chosen Tuning menu option by using or . 3 Access Tuning menu by using or . 4 Move to chosen menu option by using or . 5 Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu by using or . Press at any time to go back to watching TV. Pressing after having adjusted a feature wi...
Page 24 - Auto tuning
24 Tuning Menu ■ Auto tuning ■ Auto Tuning (via front panel) It is also possible to use the control panel buttons on the front of the TV to tune individual programme positions. 1 Press . 2 Move to chosen Tuning menu option by using or . 3 Access Tuning menu by using or . 4 Move to chosen menu option...
Page 25 - Select the programme position to be tuned by using
25 Tuning Menu ■ Manual tuning ■ Manual tuning (via front panel) It is also possible to use the control panel buttons on the front of the TV to tune individual programme positions. 1. If a clear picture cannot be obtained even when an AV signal is received, refer to the “Colour System Selection” ope...
Page 26 - Aspect Controls; Mode; Auto
26 Aspect Controls Press to move through the Aspect options: Press or to backward or forward to select the Aspect options while Aspect mode is displayed. Notes: • Simply press to display mode information on the center left of the screen. • 16:9 picture has been used to illustrate all of the Aspect m...
Page 27 - Menu Operation; Multi PIP
27 Menu Operation ■ Multi PIP Press (whilst the on screen selector keys are on screen) to move between watching the current programme, the Picture in picture feature, Picture out of picture and Picture and picture feature. The on screen selector keys (corresponding to the four coloured buttons on th...
Page 28 - CH Search; TV mode
28 Menu Operation ■ CH Search This option is used to show freeze frames of the programmes being broadcast on all the stored channels. The images are displayed clockwise around the edge of the screen starting from the top left corner. The current programme is displayed in the centre of the screen. Wh...
Page 29 - Manufacturer’s Code Settings; II
29 Surround Sound Advanced Remote Control Operation ■ Manufacturer’s Code Settings This Remote Control has been designed to work with a variety of VCRs and DVD players. In order for this to occur, the setting for the VCR or DVD must be programmed into the Remote Control. 1. To set a VCR, slide the R...
Page 30 - Advanced Remote Control Operation; Button
30 Advanced Remote Control Operation ■ VCR / DVD The Remote Control is capable of operating some functions of selected Panasonic VCRs and DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) equipment. Some VCR and DVD equipment have different functions. So to ensure compatibility please refer to the equipment’s instructio...
Page 31 - Teletext Operation
31 Teletext Operation Teletext is only available on certain broadcast channels. The time taken to display the pages and sub-pages is set by the teletext transmitter and not by the television.Teletext is also used for Closed Captioning of television programmes. Captions are used by people who are dea...
Page 34 - Troubleshooting; Symptoms
34 Troubleshooting Before you call for service, determine the symptoms and make a few simple checks as shown below. Symptoms Check Picture Sound Snowy Picture Noisy Sound Aerial location, direction or connections Multiple Image Normal Sound Aerial location, direction or connections Interference Nois...
Page 35 - Specifications; Reception of Off air broadcasts
35 Specifications Note: Design and Specifications are subject to change without notice. Weight and Dimensions shown are approximate. Power Source AC SINGLE 230-240V, 50Hz Power Consumption 184 W Receiving System Receiving Channels VHF 0 to 12 PAL B UHF 21 to 69 PAL G S’1 to S’3 HYPER TUNER S1 to S41...
Page 36 - Customer’s Record; Model Number
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd Central P.O. Box 288, Osaka 530-8692, Japan Customer’s Record The model number and serial number of this product can be found on its cabinet. You should note this serial number in the space provided below and retain this book plus your purchase receipt as a pe...
