Panasonic PT-61HX41, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ... Color Video Projection System Operating Instructions PT 51 HX41 PT 56HX41 PT 61 HX41 For assistance please call 1 888 VIEW PTV or send TQB2AA0381 10316 e mail to consumerproducts panseonlc com PRINTED IN MEXICO ...

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Page 3: ...eration 12 Digital TV Set Top DTV STB or DVD Connection 13 Roller Guide MenuT_ Navigation 14 Remote Control Guide 14 Roller Guide Feature Chart 15 Special Features 19 Program Channels 19 Closed Captioning t 9 Closed Captioning Mode 19 Closed Caption on Mute 19 Convergence t 20 Convergence 2 21 Sleep Timer 22 Timer 1 and 2 22 Audio 23 Picture 23 Selectable 16 9 Mode Feature Chart 24 Channels Favori...

Page 4: ...defect and as such is not covered by Warranty The projection television is designed to display constantly moving images on the screen Continuous viewing of stationary images such as letterbox pictures on standard screen TVs with top bottom bars non expanded standard 4 3 pictures on wide screen TVs with side bars shown on each side of an image stock market report bars ticker running at the bottom o...

Page 5: ...otective screen is fully washable with the following precautions Use a mild soap solution or window cleaner and a clean cloth DO NOT USE ABRASIVE CLEANERS Do not use laundry detergent or automatic dishwasher soap Do not use alcohol ammonia or petroleum based products O Avoid excessive moisture and wipe dry Prevent solution from running into the receiver below O Avoid bumping or scraping the screen...

Page 6: ... FULLY Polarized plug INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADEEXPOSURE PROTECT POWER CORDS FROM BEING WALKED ON ROLLED OVER CRIMPED BENT OR PINCHED PARTICULARLYAT PLUGS CONVENIENCE RECEPTACLES AND THE POINT WHERE THEY EXIT FROM THE APPARATUS Cable Antenna Connection For proper reception either a cable or antenna connection is required Cable Connection IncomingCablefrom Cable Company Connect the cable supplied by...

Page 7: ...on B 1 Select ANT2 in the SET UP menu under Prog Chan Program Channels 2 Tune the televisionto Channel 3 or 4 depending on your VCR 3 Begin the video Recording a television program Procedure Option A Recording and viewing the same program 1 Select ANT2 in the SET UP menu under Prog Chan Program Channels 2 Tune the television to Channel 3 or 4 depending on your VCR 3 Using the VCR tune to the telev...

Page 8: ...1TS _M_ _l FY O _ i p s _ I tj I O OOv o o _ _ I L _o o c _ _1 _ o o o o o o h l J t_ Note The remote control must be programmed with supplied codes to operate the cable box See Programming the Remote Control in the Remote Control Quick Reference Guide Viewing a premium scrambled cable channel Procedure 1 Select ANT2 in the SET UP menu under Prog Chan Program Channels 2 Tune the television to Chan...

Page 9: ...hannel 3 3 Using the cable box tune to the premium cable channel you want to view Note To use special features such as Favorite Channels and Channel Captions see Speci_ Features section for more information ANT1 must be selected in the SET UP men under Prog Chart Recording a premium scrambled cable channel Procedure 1 Select ANT2 in the SET UP menu under Prog Chan 2 Press the W VIDEO button on the...

Page 10: ...he PTV or select FIXED AUDIO OUT to control speakers from the external amplifier 6 Volume mute bass treble and balance are now controlled from the PTV if you select VARIABLE AUDIO OUT mode Program Out Connection PROG OUT To use the PTV audio and video with optional video equipment use PROG OUT and TO AUDIO AMP terminals on the back of the PTV Procedure 1 Connect optional video equipment to PROG OU...

Page 11: ... CENTER MODE FIXED AUDIO OUT must be selected in the AUDIO Roller Guide TM menu under SPEAKERS CONNECTIONS ON BACK OF TV PRQG TO OUT AUDIO AMp CENTER CHANNEL INPUT 1 Push and hold down button 2 Insert bare wire into termina and release button VCR Surround AMPLIFIER Lett Front Speaker Left Rear Surround Speaker PTV Speakers Center Channel Right Front Speaker Right Rear Surround Speaker Dolby and Pr...

Page 12: ...ble Box Procedure _3 To view premium scrambled cable channels through your cable box in the Main Picture Note Use this procedure ff you want to watch premium cable channels in the Main Picture while viewing a television program or video in thePIP frame 1 Select ANT2 in the SET UP menu under Prog Chan Program Channels 2 Tune television to Channel 3 3 Press the PIP button on the remote control to di...

Page 13: ..._ button on the remote control to display the SPLITscreen Note The audio is from the Main Picture only f Choose channels for the SPLIT Picture by pressing the remote control PIP CHANNEL up down buttons 2 Choose channels for the Main Picture by pressing the remote control CH up down buttons or by using the numeric keypad 3 The SWAP button switches the SPLIT and MAIN Picture source Press RECALL butt...

Page 14: ...gressively scans the image This allows you to sit very close to the TV and not see the thin black horizontal lines venetian blind effect associated with interlaced TV pictures Use this diagram to connect the Panasonic DTV STB Digital TV Set Top Box or DVD to the back of your PTV TERMINALS ON BACK OF DTV STB OR DVD PLAYER R AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO NTSC OUTPUT CABLES NOT SUPPLIED Q ANT2 CONPONENT INPUT ...

Page 15: ...s and submenus Press the CH up down buttons to highlight desired main menu feature Press the VOL right button to enter submenus Press the CH up down buttons to highlight desired submenu feature Press the VOL right left button to select or adjust feature Press the ACTION button twice to return to the Roller Guide Menu To exit the Roller Guide Menu press the VOL left button Remote ACTION Navigation ...

Page 16: ...sed 3 CC MODE Select T1 T4 or Cl C4 for Closed Captioning program guides and other information 3 AUTO POWER ON Select SET to power up the TV at the same time as the Cable Box or other components or select OFF 3 CONVERGENCE 1 Adjustment may be required when the PTV is moved because of the effects of the Earth s magnetic field on the projection tubes J CONVERGENCE 2 Adjustment may be required after ...

Page 17: ...f audio adjustable by PTV 3 OFF FIXED AUDIO OUT PTV speakers off audio adjustable only I by the external amplifier O DOLBY CENTER MODE FIXED AUDIO OUT PTV speakers provide center speakers for Dolby sound transmission available on video or laser disc See l Installation section in manuaL 3 TIMER Set the time and the day of the week Time will display onscreen after turning on the television pressing ...

Page 18: ...d or NORMAL _1 NATURAL COLOR Expands the color reproduction range resulting in vivid pictures with natural color gradation and highly delicate hues VIDEO NR Reduces noise in the channel commonly called snow Remains off when receiving strong signal 3D Y C FILTER Minimize noise and cross color in the picture C3 ASPECT Select 16 9 or 4 3 with 1080i input signal from STB O SCAN MODE Select IV mode fra...

Page 19: ...mbers and captions manually 13 iNPUT LABEL Label video connections for onscreen display of optional equipment Note This receiver has a videoinput skipfeature which wilt allow the user to skip Input modes whenpressing TV VlDEObutton LOCK LOCK O Lock All Channels or Game with a secret code MODE Note For more information about Btock Programs see the V CHIP Parental Lock manualprovidedwiththeTV packag...

Page 20: ...sed Caption is not desired C1 Forvideo related informationto be displayed up to 4 lines onscreen at a time It does not block relevant parts of the picture Text may be in any language C2 to C4 For other modes of video related information T1 For program guide and other information to be displayed when available Blocksa large portionof the picture on the televisionscreen T2 to T4 Forother modes of in...

Page 21: ...ction tubes AUTO POWER ON CONVERGENCE CONVERGENCE Note Convergence seldom needs adjusting except after moving the PTV Use the navigation buttons to align the horizontal and vertical green lines on screen with the outside reference marks as shown below Press the ACTION button to move the RED CONVERGENCE screen Re_rference Marks Use the navigation buttons to align the red cross with the white cross ...

Page 22: ...rge this after CONVERGENCE 1is adjusted properly Procedure 0 AUTO POWER ON OFF J 1 2 Press the 1 through 9 keyboard buttons on the remote control to select the desired convergence point _3 Use the nawgation buttons to ahgn the RED cross with the white cross pattern O Press the ACTION button to contmue to the BLUE convergence adjustment screen and repeat Note Remote Control must be m TV mode 1 2 3 ...

Page 23: ...ected days Note TIME must be entered in CLOCK SET to operate TIMER features DAY SAT ON TIME OFF TIME ENTER CHANNEL___ Turn Off After 90 Minutes _ _ The PTV automatically turns OFF after 90 minutes when turned on by the TIMER If the OFF time is selected or if a key is pressed the automatic OFF after 90 minutes will be cancelled I _ TIMER Activation _L The TIMER is active when the pTV is OFF or ON T...

Page 24: ...s to factory default settings COLOR I _ TINT I BRIGHTNESS I PICTURE I SHARPNESS I NORMAL NO VIDEO ADJ2 In Picture menu under VIDEO ADJ2 select 3 COLOR TEMP temperature To increase or decrease WARM red and COOL blue colors to suit personal preferences 3 NATURAL COLOR To increase the color reproduction range with natural color gradation and highly delicate hues VIDEO NR Reduces noise in the channel ...

Page 25: ... feature is used to select the desired viewing format only when 1080i input signal is coming from the STB Refer to the chart below for possible viewing formats PANASONIC STB MONITOR ASPECT SE rrlNG 4 3 Note 16 9 16 9 4 3 PTV ASPECT SETTING 4 3 16 9 4 3 16 9 RESULT 1080i SCAN PULL SCREEN LE F ERBOX WITH GRAY BARS RECOMMENDED 1080i SCAN IN IMAGE ONLY LETTERBOX WITH BLACK BARS FULL SCREEN SCAN IMAGES...

Page 26: ...ons manually _ INPUT LABEL to label video input connections for onscreen display PRESET CAPTION MANUAL CAPTION INPUT LABEL Video Input Skip This receiver has a video input skip feature which will allow the user to skip desired Input modes when pressing TVNIDEO button O Select desired Video Input mode DI Press the volume left button while the first character is highlighted to skip selected Video mo...

Page 27: ...y the new code becomes the controlling code Press the ACTION button to return to submenu then select HOW LONG to choose the period of time you want your option to be locked 12 24 48 hours or ALWAYS Note Be cautious when selecting ALWAYS If ALWAYS is selected and you forget your secret code the television must be serviced by a qualified technician in order to clear the LOCK setup Press the ACTION b...

Page 28: ...t Antenna Location and Connection Adjust Antenna Location and Connection Check Antenna Lead in Wire Move P rv from Electdcal Appliances Lights Vehicles and Medical Equipment Increase Volume Check Mute Check PTV SPEAKERS on off Change Channel Set pTV or Cable Mode Properly Check Antenna Cables Check Power Cord is Plugged into Active Outlet Adjust Brightness and Audio Controls Change Channel Check C...

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