Panasonic TX-68PS13A - Manual

6 Television Control Panel Connecting Headphones The television has a headphone socket behind the frontpanel door. Headphones (Not Supplied) 3.5mm Plug When headphones are plugged into the headphone socketthe speakers are turned off. The headphone volume isadjusted by the volume control. Control Pan...

7 Television Control Panel Buttons BUTTON WHAT IT DOES PRE. PRE. stands for Preset. This button is used for tuning and setting the ColourSystem. The on-screen display will be as shown below. Please refer to page 18and pages 25 to 31 for a complete description of this button. Programme Number 1 PRESE...

8 DISC SIDE R - TUNE S U R R O U N D FAVORITE TV/AV VCR MAIN MENU WAKE UP PICTURE MENU SOUND MENU VCR/LD/DVD TV/TEXT F/T/B INDEX HOLD TIMEF.P. TEXT REVEAL DISPLAY LIST LIST CANCEL STORE F TEXT Remote Control Television Operation Remote Control Television Buttons For details of VCR, LD and DVD remote...

9 Remote Control Television Operation BUTTON WHAT IT DOES R - TUNE (Rapid Tune) This button is used to swap between the channel you are now watching and thelast channel you were watching. This function does not work with AV. STANDBY The remote control button is used to turn the television into Stand...

10 Remote Control Television Operation BUTTON WHAT IT DOES PICTURE MENU FAVORITE RECALL This button operates in three stages.Stage 1 - Pressing this button will display all current active functions. The functions that can be displayed include AV Number, ProgrammeNumber, Sound Option, Picture Option,...

11 Remote Control Television Operation BUTTON WHAT IT DOES N TV/AV SOUND MENU SOUND MUTE Pressing this button reduces the sound from the television to nil. The mute symbol will appear on the screen. Pressing the button again returns the sound to the original setting. Pressing the Volume Up ( + ) or ...

13 Main Menu Press the MAIN MENU button. Use the Left ( ) or Right ( ) Button to move between menu items The onscreen icon display will appear as shown below. Press again to turn Main Menu Off. SPEECH 40 BASS50 TREBLE32 BALANCE OFF BASS BOOST OFF LOUDNESS ON AVL ENGLISH ENGLISH LANGUAGE ENGLISH BLUE...

14 Main Menu Picture Menu Operation 1. Push the MAIN MENU Button.2. Select the PICTURE Menu using the Left ( ) or Right ( ) Button. When the Picture symbol is highlighted, the PICTUREMenu has been selected. Push the Down ( ) Button toaccess the Menu options. 3. Choose the option by using the Up ( ) ...

15 Main Menu Sound Menu Operation 1. Push the MAIN MENU Button.2. Select the SOUND Menu using the Left ( ) or Right ( ) Button. When the Sound symbol is highlighted, the SOUNDMenu has been selected. Push the Down ( ) Button toaccess the Menu options. 3. Choose the option by using the Up ( ) or Down ...

16 Main Menu Features Menu Operation 1. Push the MAIN MENU Button.2. Select the FEATURES Menu using the Left ( ) or Right ( ) Button. When the Features symbol is highlighted, theFEATURES Menu has been selected. Push the Down ( )Button to access the Menu options. 3. Choose the option by using the Up ...

21 Remote Control VCR/LD/DVD Operation Manufacturers’ Code Settings This remote control has been designed to work with a variety of VCRs, Laser Discs and DVDs. In order forthis to occur, the setting for the VCR, LD or DVD must be programmed into the Remote Control. 1. To set a VCR, push the remote c...

22 DISC SIDE R - TUNE SURROUND FAVORITE TV/AV VCR MAIN MENU WAKE UP PICTURE MENU SOUND MENU VCR/LD/DVD TV/TEXT F/T/B INDEX HOLD TIMEF.P. TEXT REVEAL DISPLAY LIST LIST CANCEL STORE F TEXT TELETEXT Operation Teletext is only available on certain broadcast channels. The time taken to display the pages ...

23 0 ~ 9 F / T / B TV / TEXT F.P. IMPORTANT NOTICE Whenever you have selected the Teletext mode, whether for Teletext Information orClosed Captions, you cannot change channels without exiting the Teletext mode. Youmust press the TV / TEXT before you can change channels. Teletext Operation BUTTON WHA...

25 Preset Operation Automatic Tune This television has been factory tuned to all major city channels. Use the automatic tuning procedure only if youwish to reset ALL Programme Location Numbers. Refer to “Manual Tune” on page 26 if you only want to retune oneor two Programme Location Numbers. The tel...

26 Preset Operation Manual Tune This Television has been factory tuned to all the major city channels. Use this tuning procedure only if you wish toreset individual Programme Numbers. The television should be switched ON and the TV/AV Switch set to TV. Manual Tuning Using the Front Panel Controls 1....

27 Preset Operation Colour SYS If a clear picture with correct colours cannot be obtained, a change to the Colour System may improve the picture. Thetelevision should be switched ON and the TV/AV Switch set to AV1, AV2 or AV3.The Colour SYS is normally set to AUTO and generally does not need to be c...

28 Preset Operation Fine Tuning In areas of poor reception or constant interference a slight adjustment to the tuning may improve the picturequality. The television should be turned ON and the TV/AV switch set to TV. Fine Tuning Using the Front Panel Controls 1. Open the front panel door. 2. Push th...

29 Preset Operation Skip Operation This option allows you to “SKIP” (bypass) the unused or undesired Programme Numbers. The Function is onlyapplicable when the Programme Number Up or down buttons are pressed. The use of the remote control DirectProgramme Number Buttons overrides the Skip function. T...

30 Preset Operation POS. CHANGE This option allows you to save the broadcast channel you are currently watching into any Programme LocationNumber. The television should be switched ON and the TV/AV Switch set to TV. POS. CHANGE Using the Front Panel Controls 1. Open the front panel door. 2. Push the...

31 All televisions, particularly large screen televisions, are affected by the earth’s Magnetic Field. The symptom mayshow up as blurring of colours or strange discoloured patches. The location and direction of the television can add tothe interference problem.The Geomagnetic Correction option can b...

33 Connecting Equipment to the TV Front Panel Connections Behind the front panel door is the headphone socket and the AV2 input. The front input terminals allow quick and easy access for computer games, video cameras and otherequipment which is not usually permanently connected. Rear Panel Connectio...

34 AV3 IN VIDEO AUDIO VCROUT VIDEO DISK PLAYER DVD PLAYER VIDEO CAMERA VIDEO L AUDIO R Television AV Connections DVD IN AUDIO L AUDIO R R P P R Out B P Y Y Out S - VIDEO VCR Monitor Out Connecting Equipment to the TV Connecting S-Video & DVD Equipment to the AV Input S-Video equipment uses a 4Pi...

35 Customer Information To keep your Panasonic Television in good working order please observe the following warnings and cautions.Please be careful with this television. Like all electrical equipment it can cause serious injury or damage if it ismistreated. Warnings DangerDo not insert foreign obje...

39 Specifications RF Channels VHF 0 to 12 PAL B UHF 21 to 69 PAL G S’1 to S’3 HYPER TUNER S1 to S41 Receiving Systems 1. PAL B/G Reception of Off air broadcastsPlayback from Video Tape Recorders 2. NTSC 4.43 Playback from Special Video Tape 3. NTSC 3.58 Recorders and Special Video Disc Players 4. PA...

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