Panasonic TX-26LX1A, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...e LCD TV Model No Please read these instructions before operating your set and retain them for future reference English TQBC0815 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 TV VCR DVD MENU REC TV AV N R TUNE OK ASPECT SURROUND MULTI PIP F P INDEX TV TEXT HOLD CH SEARCH STILL The illustration shown is an image ...

Page 2: ...el 15 MANUAL TUNE 16 MANUAL TUNE via front panel 16 Channel Allocation 17 PICTURE 18 SOUND 19 SETUP 20 Aspect Controls 21 Still 22 Channel search 22 Multi window 23 Photo View mode 24 Teletext operation 28 Picture and text 30 VCR DVD operation 31 Stereo Bilingual Sound Selection 31 Remote control setting 32 Troubleshooting 33 Maintenance 33 Specifications 34 Contents Dear Panasonic Customer Welcom...

Page 3: ...ly into 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 Hom...

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: ... batteries They are different in shape and performance and may fail to ensure correct operation Battery cautions The incorrect use of batteries can cause electrolyte leakage which will corrode the Remote Control or cause the batteries to burst Observe the following precaution 1 Batteries shall always be replaced as a pair Always use new batteries when replacing the old set 2 Do not combine a used ...

Page 6: ... between 40 right and left direction How to use the LCD stand Note To avoid interference appearing on the screen do not bundle the RF cable and mains lead together 1 Push down hooks and pull the cover slightly towards yourself to disengage the claws at 4 points 2 Slowly pull out in the downward direction Note The stand angle cannot be adjusted forward and backward Lift up the cover where the mark ...

Page 7: ...Your local Television Service Centre or Dealer may be able to assist you in obtaining the correct Aerial system for your particular area and the accessories required Any matters regarding 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...

Page 8: ... on screen selector keys that appear clear 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 AV3 terminals Connect the S VIDEO or VIDEO terminal Headphones Optional TV AV 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 ...

Page 9: ...NT S VIDEO MONO VIDEO Y PB CB PR CR MONO MONO L R AUDIO AV1 2 IN MONITOR OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN L R VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT R L 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 2 Input Terminals Example of input signal sou...

Page 10: ... pressing the button again if it was in Standby mode Notes This TV will still consume some power as long as the mains plug is still inserted into the wall socket The mains plug shown is an example Power Indicator Remote control signal sensor LED Indicator Standby Red On No Light 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 0 TV OK 5 Audio video connections DVD PLAYER Example of input signal source Digital TV SET TOP BOX DTV S...

Page 11: ...V3 terminals see page 8 Headphones jack see page 8 PC Card slot see page 25 SD Card slot see page 25 Photo View mode button see page 24 27 Multi Window see page 23 Press to store settings in Sound menu and Tuning menu or to change between Multi and Single mode during Photo View mode Stereo Bilingual Sound Selection see page 31 Surround On Off see page 19 Recall Press to display the current system ...

Page 12: ...r options have been set The TV AV button is used to exit the menu system and return 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 ...

Page 13: ...ather 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 lik...

Page 14: ...N and 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 ...

Page 15: ...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 OK 5 MENU RETURN TV AV TO EXIT AUTO SETUP IN PROGRESS SEARCHING PLEASE WAIT STORED CH 12 CH 12 12 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 ...

Page 16: ...ogramme Search and Change sound system Press or to change programme position or start search When the desired station is found press STR to store The programme position 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 front panel Notes If a clear picture cannot be obtained even when a Broadcast or AV signal i...

Page 17: ...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 18: ...V1 AV2 AV3 and AV4 mode You can change the level of each Item BACKLIGHT CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS COLOUR SHARPNESS NTSC TINT C TEMP AI D PNR and MPEG NR for each MENU DYNAMIC STANDARD and CINEMA according to your personal preference Increase or decrease the levels of these options according to your personal preference The picture hue can be adjusted to suit your taste Notes When the TV is receiving NTSC...

Page 19: ...tput The levels of sound between the left and right speakers can be adjusted to suit your listening position Can be adjusted independently 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 complete...

Page 20: ...ental video tapes may be improved Displayed during AV mode If a clear picture with current colours cannot be obtained when a Broadcast or AV signal is received this function is used AUTO PAL SECAM NTSC 4 43 NTSC 3 58 TV AV OFF TIMER CH COLOUR SET CHILD LOCK BLUE BACK VCR GAME 3D COMB SETUP ON OFF ON OFF OFF TELETEXT FASTEXT TUNIG MENU SETUP TEXT SELECT ENGLISH ACCESS Example TX 26LX1M TX 32LX1M PA...

Page 21: ...hen you wish to expand a 4 3 picture to fill the whole screen rather than watching a programme with black stripes down the left and right sides of the picture The 4 3 picture will be stretched horizontally so that the image fills the screen this is done in such a way that the stretching is only obvious at the left and right edges of the screen 4 3 will display a 4 3 picture at its standard 4 3 siz...

Page 22: ...essed to exit the feature Press the Red button to select each channel s freeze frame in turn Press the Green button to watch the selected channel exiting the feature Press the Blue button to watch the current programme exiting the feature Channel search 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 0 TV OK 5 1 2 5 8 3 6 9 4 7 Exit OK Select INDEX CH SEARCH Red Green Blue Press the STILL button to freeze the picture Press again...

Page 23: ... the main and sub windows are both TV mode these are the same TV channel This operation cannot be made during progressive signal or 1080i signal input Y PB PR Changing the channels Main window Press the Programme Number button on the remote control Sub window Press the MULTI PIP button Whilst the on screen selector keys are displayed press the Programme Number button on the remote control Changing...

Page 24: ...rd make sure that the TV is turned off Otherwise it may damage the unit Do not insert anything other than the PC Card Cautions Always insert card in the correct direction Failure to do so may result in damage to the card and this set The SD Card and PC Card are precision devices Do not subject them to excessive pressure or strong impacts Warning As with any small object SD Cards can be swallowed b...

Page 25: ...m that a card is correctly inserted Press the SD button again to exit Photo View mode Compatible Card miniSD Card requires miniSDTM adapter The media listed in the right column above can be read via the PC Card in the PC Card adapter Hard disk PC Cards and other recorded media cannot be used Place the selected media onto the PC Card and then insert into the PC Card Slot When both SD Card and PC Ca...

Page 26: ... levels of these options according to your personal preference The picture hue can be adjusted 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 27 When the Slide Show allows you to select the display intervals be...

Page 27: ...s 12 images are displayed Press to select desired image Press the OK button to display 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...

Page 28: ...t is in use the aspect ratio is set to 16 9 TV Teletext mode Press the TV TEXT button to switch between the current programme 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...

Page 29: ... take some time for the automatic changing of the sub pages to reach the sub page you require As each sub page is found its number is displayed at the top 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 procedur...

Page 30: ...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 main index page Depending on the way information is transmitted this may have to be pressed more than once to return to the main index page Teletext operation INDEX CH SEARCH Blue ...

Page 31: ...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 32: ...s or DVD s of the manufacturers listed above may not be possible In some cases new products may not be operative It will not operate with other than the above manufacturers 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 ...

Page 33: ...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 34: ...ms VIDEO RCA Pin Type 1 0 Vp p 75 Ω S VIDEO MINI DIN 4 pin Y 1 0 Vp p 75 Ω C 0 286 Vp p 75 Ω AUDIO L R RCA Pin Type 2 0 5 Vrms VIDEO RCA Pin Type 1 0 Vp p 75 Ω AUDIO L R RCA Pin Type 2 0 5 Vrms Y 1 0 Vp p including synchronization PB PR 0 35 Vp p VIDEO RCA Pin Type 1 0 Vp p 75 Ω AUDIO L R RCA Pin Type 2 0 5 Vrms SD Card slot 1 PC Card slot 1 844 mm 571 8 mm 321 mm 1 000 mm 651 7 mm 321 mm 844 mm 4...

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Page 36: ...tain 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 MBS0504S1054 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd Web Site http www panasonic co jp global 2004 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd All Rights Reserved ...