Panasonic TX-20LB30A, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ... TV Model No Please read these instructions before operating your set and retain them for future reference English TQBC0909 The illustration shown is an image 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 TV VCR DVD MENU REC TV AV N R TUNE OK ASPECT SURROUND F P INDEX TV TEXT HOLD STILL ...

Page 2: ... DVD operation 28 Stereo Bilingual Sound Selection 28 Remote control setting 29 Troubleshooting 30 Maintenance 30 Specifications 31 Contents Dear Panasonic Customer Welcome to the Panasonic family of customers We hope that you will have many years of enjoyment from your new LCD TV To obtain maximum benefit from your set please read these Instructions before making any adjustments and retain them f...

Page 3: ...to the socket DO NOT use at a voltage other than indicated Warnings and Precautions DO NOT touch the power plug if your hands are wet Turn the power Off before connecting other electrical equipment Ask your sales outlet to install the aerial WARNING HIGH VOLTAGE Do not remove the rear cover as live parts are accessible when it is removed There are no user serviceable parts inside TV Games Home Com...

Page 4: ...r near the TV set DO NOT insert foreign objects metal or easily flammable objects DO NOT stand or place heavy objects on the unit Particular care should be taken by families with small children DO NOT place in an unstable location Place in a safe location DO NOT jolt the unit Preparation Receiver Location Locate for comfortable viewing Avoid placing where sunlight or other bright light including r...

Page 5: ...ew one 3 Do not mix battery types example Zinc Carbon with Alkaline 4 Do not attempt to charge short circuit disassemble heat or burn used batteries 5 Battery replacement is necessary when remote control acts sporadically or stops operating the TV set How to use the LCD stand Adjust the LCD panel to your desired angle The LCD panel can be adjusted the following direction 5 Forward 10 Backward 20 R...

Page 6: ...Aerial installation upgrading of existing systems or accessories required and the costs incurred are the responsibility of you the Customer For proper reception of VHF UHF channels an external antenna is required For best reception an outdoor antenna is recommended Antenna connection VHF Aerial UHF Aerial Mixer 75 Ω Coaxial cable VCR OR Power On Off Connect the mains plug to the wall socket Press ...

Page 7: ...ar after a few seconds If you want to select an input when the keys are not shown press any coloured button and the keys will reappear Note The volume level of the headphones can be adjusted by selecting HEADPHONE VOL from the SOUND menu How to connect the Headphones terminal Headphones Optional TV AV 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 0 OK 5 AV1 AV2 AV1 Notes You can also select an AV source using the TV AV button ...

Page 8: ... AV1 IN AUDIO IN VIDEO IN L R AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT L R MONITOR VCR Example of output signal source Amplifier to speaker system Connect the S VIDEO or VIDEO terminal Audio Video connections How to connect the Monitor Output terminals to other Equipment How to connect the AV1 Input terminals Example of input signal source S VIDEO VCR CAMCORDER VCR DVD PLAYER S VIDEO 4 pin terminal Luminan...

Page 9: ...B CB PR CR MONO L R AUDIO MONITOR OUT AV1 IN MONO L R AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO DVD PLAYER Example of input signal source Digital TV SET TOP BOX DTV STB How to connect the DVD Input terminals Connect the VIDEO or COMPONENT VIDEO terminal Note Component input terminals are used for 525i or 625i signal Audio Video connections ...

Page 10: ...ectly by pressing Programme Number button and the two digit Numbers by pressing Two Digit and Programme Number buttons Not available for TX 20LB30A Programme Number 8 8 Programme Number 12 1 2 Ch select Direct You can select the number directly by pressing the corresponding Programme Number button Channel Number 8 8 Channel Number 36 3 6 Channel Number 124 1 2 4 R TUNE button Press to switch to pr...

Page 11: ...turn 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 buttons on the remote control are used to navigate the menu shown see above for descriptions of button functions ON SCREEN HELP Instructions box Note The Help box is not shown in the menu pictures in this instruction book due to space limitations LANGUAGE Not av...

Page 12: ...ther conditions are affecting reception quality of a program To cancel the FINE TUNE tune again by MANUAL TUNE It is possible to skip Program Number on which no TV stations are tuned appearing on the screen The function is only effective when pressing the Program Number up or down button either on the TV set or on the remote control Under the normal viewing select the Program Number you would like...

Page 13: ...d AUTO TUNE is performed the unit memorises the channels tuned in order from Programme No 1 Press the 1 button to view channel 2 Press the 2 button to view channel 4 Press the 3 button to view channel 6 During POSITION mode various reception channels can be viewed DIRECT When the CH SELECT is on DIRECT and AUTO TUNE is performed the unit memorises the Programme Number which is the same as the chan...

Page 14: ...programme now stored on programme position 1 Press the TV AV button at any time to go back to watching TV please read the Notes in the above procedure MENU 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 0 TV OK 5 Press F until TUNING MODE is reached Press or to access TUNING MODE Press F until AUTO TUNE is reached Press or to start search Press TV AV at any time to exit the TUNING MENU It is also possible to use the control pan...

Page 15: ...n will flash Repeat above procedure to tune additional programme positions Press F at any time to exit the TUNING MENU TV AV MANUAL TUNE via top panel Notes If a clear picture cannot be obtained even when a Broadcast or AV signal is received refer to the COLOUR SYS selection on page 12 After the MANUAL TUNE is finished press the Programme Number up button to confirm the tuning condition for each P...

Page 16: ...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 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 S19 S20 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 S19 S20 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 S19 S20 S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 S19 S20 ...

Page 17: ...NR TV AV Note By pressing the 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 Normal mode is the factory preset condition Returning to this original condition is called Normalization Allows you to set the overall colour tone of the pictu...

Page 18: ...dependently of the TV speakers so that everyone can enjoy listening at a level comfortable for them To enjoy a concert hall effect turn SURROUND to ON Switching is also possible by pressing the SURROUND button The benefits of Surround sound are enormous You can be completely enveloped in sound just as if you were at a concert hall or cinema The Surround effect can be obtained without the use of ex...

Page 19: ...V signal is received this function is used AUTO PAL SECAM NTSC 4 43 NTSC 3 58 Example TX 20LB30M PAL SECAM and NTSC 3 58 are different colour signal broadcast transmission systems applicable to differing countries NTSC 4 43 is a trick playback mode used in special VCR s to playback NTSC recorded video tapes through PAL television equipment Occasionally whilst viewing still or slow moving pictures ...

Page 20: ...spect Controls Still The TV will allow you to enjoy viewing the picture at its optimum size and aspect The aspect mode changes each time the ASPECT button is pressed 4 3 16 9 Mode Picture Explanation 4 3 16 9 4 3 will display a 4 3 picture at its standard 4 3 size and can be selected if you wish to view in this format 16 9 will display a 16 9 picture at its standard 16 9 size and can be selected i...

Page 21: ...rd make sure that the TV is turned off Otherwise it may damage the unit Do not insert anything other than the PC Card Warning As with any small object SD Cards can be swallowed by young children Do not allow children to handle the SD Card Please remove the SD Card immediately after use Digital cameras that are compliant with DCF specifications use folders with a specific structure The following di...

Page 22: ...n screen Remove the Card only when Access indication is not displayed If the file is not formatted with FAT12 or FAT16 THIS TYPE OF FORMAT IS NOT SUPPORTED is displayed If the JPEG file is corrupted and cannot be decoded THIS TYPE OF IMAGE IS NOT SUPPORTED is displayed Notes Insert remove the SD Card while Card Menu Screen or CARD IS NOT INSERTED CORRECTLY is displayed Be sure Access indication is...

Page 23: ...djusted to suit your taste Allows you to set the overall colour tone of the picture Choose from COOL STANDARD and WARM PICTURE CARD SETUP MENU NTSC TINT C TEMP SLIDE SHOW INTERVAL SEQUENCE REPEAT CARD Provides access to Slide Show mode See page 24 When the Slide Show allows you to select the display intervals between 5 to 90 seconds When the Slide Show allows you to select the ORDER or RANDOM When...

Page 24: ...lay Single mode Single mode A single image selected from the index area fills the screen You can also rotate or magnify the image Press to select the next or previous image Press the OK button to display Multi mode Press the Red or Green button to rotate the image Each press rotates images 90 Press the Yellow button to magnify the image To restore press the Blue button Slide Show Example TX 20LB30...

Page 25: ...ects shown TV Teletext mode Press the TV TEXT button to switch between the current programme and teletext Page Selection Pages can be selected in two ways a Press the Up Down buttons to increase or decrease the page number by one b By entering the page number using 0 9 on the remote control Full Top Bottom Press the MENU button to display special functions followed by the Green button Press the Gr...

Page 26: ...of the page so that you may select it as more sub pages are picked up the display at the top of the page changes so that you are always offered the most recently transmitted selection of sub pages In Teletext operation use the following procedure to access sub pages If the sub page you want to look at is not yet available press the MENU button to display special functions followed by the Yellow bu...

Page 27: ... be found The sub pages found will be displayed across the top of the screen When the page is available press the Yellow button to view the page Regardless of how many pages are found pressing the Yellow button will take you to the sub page which you requested Press the TV TEXT button to return to normal TV operation INDEX When in FASTEXT or TOP operation Press the INDEX button to return to the ma...

Page 28: ...onditions 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 mode is kept intact When the receiving conditions deteriorate listening will be easier if the mode is set to the MONO position using the stereo bilingual sound selection button DUAL also known as DUAL MONO o...

Page 29: ...ucts may not be operative Remote Control Operation is possible for the Panasonic VCR s and DVD s equipment After completion of setting execute the various operations after pressing the VCR DVD selection switch Switch to select VCR or DVD While pressing the VCR DVD Power button press the manufacturer code enter the two digit code and press the VCR DVD Stop button 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9...

Page 30: ...eption may have deteriorated Sound system Picture Sound Colour Controls set at minimum levels Colour system This is a characteristic of liquid crystal panels and is not a problem The liquid crystal panel is built with very high precision technology giving you fine picture details Occasionally a few non active pixels may appear on the screen as a fixed point of blue green or red Please note this do...

Page 31: ... L R RCA Pin Type 2 0 5 Vrms SD Card slot 1 PC Card slot 1 629 mm 503 mm 260 mm 629 mm 418 mm 91 mm 10 1 kg Net Regular TV VHF BAND 2 12 PAL SECAM B K1 0 12 PAL B AUST 1 9 PAL B N Z 1 12 PAL SECAM D 1 12 NTSC M Japan 2 13 NTSC M USA UHF BAND 21 69 PAL G H I SECAM G K K1 28 69 PAL B AUST 13 57 PAL D K 13 62 NTSC M Japan 14 69 NTSC M USA CATV S1 S20 OSCAR 1 125 USA CATV C13 C49 JAPAN S21 S41 HYPER Z...

Page 32: ... 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 Serial Number Printed in Japan MBS0904S0 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd Web Site http www panasonic co jp global 2004 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd All Rights Reserved ...