Panasonic TX-26LX500F, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...tions before operating your set and retain them for future reference TQB0E0123U 1 TV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C 0 OK English TX 26LX500P TX 32LX500P Model No Operating Instructions Wide LCD TV The image shown is for illustration only ...

Page 2: ...nd remote control 7 Using the On Screen Displays 8 Picture menu 9 Sound menu 10 Setup menu 11 Tuning menu overview 12 Tuning menu Programme edit 13 Adding deleting a programme channel 13 Moving a programme channel 13 Tuning a programme channel 13 Renaming a programme channel 14 Locking a programme channel 14 Changing the sound system for a channel 14 Copying programme information to a recording de...

Page 3: ...ve the mains plug from the wall socket before connecting or disconnecting any leads or if the TV set is not used for a prolonged period of time Note If the set is not switched off when the TV station stops transmitting it will automatically go to Standby mode after 30 minutes This function will not operate when the TV is in AV mode Cabinet and LCD panel care Remove the mains plug from the wall soc...

Page 4: ... open the front cover Note To avoid interference appearing on the screen do not bundle the RF cable and mains lead together Removal Fitting 1 Push down hooks and pull the cover slightly towards yourself to disengage the claws at 3 points 2 Slowly pull out in the downward direction 1 Insert the claws at 3 points at the bottom end 2 Push until it clicks Raise the lower part of the door labeled PULL ...

Page 5: ...witch on the TV set to turn the set on To switch the TV set to Standby mode press the button on the remote control The TV set can be switched on by pressing the button again if it was in Standby mode Note This TV will still consume some power as long as the mains plug is still inserted into the wall socket TV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C 0 OK Remote control signal sensor Power Indicator Standby Red On No L...

Page 6: ...uction book If Q Link is not operating correctly check the following The Scart cable is connected to the TV s Scart terminal AV2 or AV4 and correctly setup in the menu The Scart cable is connected to the recording device s compatible Q Link NEXTVIEWLINK or similar technology Scart terminal The Scart cable is a fully wired type For further information on Q Link and connecting equipment see page 17 ...

Page 7: ...n viewing TV or AV input see page 35 Cursor buttons to make selections and adjustments Exit the mode Text Hold Picture Still button see page 30 32 Text Index button see page 34 Programme channel change buttons 0 9 and Teletext page buttons see page 32 34 When in Standby mode switches TV On Information button Press to display status information for the current Programme position Programme name Chan...

Page 8: ...ect menus The left and right cursor buttons are used to access menus adjust levels or to select from a range of options The OK button is used with a number of features to store settings after adjustments have been made or options have been set The EXIT 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 t...

Page 9: ...a maximum of four separate settings for each signal source RF AV1 AV2 AV3 AV4 Component PC HDMI and Card operations Changes will be stored automatically By analysing and processing the incoming picture all four modes feature automatic enhancement Contrast Brightness Colour Sharpness Increase or decrease the levels of these options according to your personal preference Tint With an NTSC signal sour...

Page 10: ...evel to enhance or minimise sharper higher sound output Balance The levels of sound between the left and right speakers can be adjusted to suit your listening position Headphone volume Can be adjusted independently of the TV speakers so that everyone can enjoy listening at a level comfortable for them MPX Usually set to Stereo to provide the best reproduction but if reception deteriorates or if th...

Page 11: ...other features including Programme edit and Auto setup See page 12 16 OSD language When you first install the TV the On Screen Display language is set according to your choice of country OSD language lets you change the language used for On Screen Displays Colour system During AV mode Colour system is displayed See page 12 Volume correction During AV PC and HDMI mode Volume correction is displayed...

Page 12: ...l tuning Fine tuning Colour system Volume correc Decoder AV2 Tuning menu Auto Access Off Programme edit Access in order to customize your programme settings e g adding or deleting a programme position See page 13 14 Auto setup Allows you to automatically retune the TV Useful if you move house and wish to retune your TV to the local stations See page 15 Manual tuning Allows individual programme pos...

Page 13: ...e channel to the programme position or the Red button to delete one Press the same button again to confirm your decision Adding deleting a programme channel Confirm Cancel Programme edit Prog Chan Name Lock Sys 1 2 3 4 5 CH44 CH51 CH41 CH47 CH37 ABC XYZ FTP 123 456 Off Off Off Off Off SC1 SC1 SC1 SC1 SC1 Move the cursor to the programme to be moved Press the Yellow button Choose the new position f...

Page 14: ...tion information Press the Blue button Programme data will now be sent to the recording device s This might take a few seconds depending on the number of stations stored If the message Feature not available appears on the screen the television is unable to send the programme information to the recording device s See the device s instruction book for further information You can change the sound sys...

Page 15: ...now stored on programme position 1 Press the EXIT button at any time to go back to watching TV please read the Notes in the above procedure Notes If you proceed with the next step all tuning data will be erased all stations and their programme positions stored in your TV s memory will be wiped out so the new settings can be stored If you exit the procedure after this point and before Auto setup is...

Page 16: ...to access Tuning mode Press the TV AV button to move between Change programme Search and Change TV system Press the or button to change programme position or start search When the desired station is found press the STR button to store The programme position will flash Repeat above procedure to tune additional programme positions Press the F button at any time to go back to watching TV Note If your...

Page 17: ...V is in Standby mode the TV will automatically switch on and select the correct AV input so that you can view the content Recording device Auto Power Standby When the TV is switched into Standby mode the recording device will also switch into Standby mode if there is no media inserted or if there is media inserted and the device is in Rewind or Stop mode If a VCR is rewinding a tape it will not sw...

Page 18: ...f different films and programmes can vary If these are wider than a standard 16 9 aspect picture then a black band may be visible at the top and bottom of the screen WIDE will appear in the top left corner of the screen and picture aspect changes accordingly in any aspect modes if a widescreen identification signal WSS is detected or a control signal is found through a Scart terminal Automatic asp...

Page 19: ... 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 Just Zoom1 will display 16 9 letterbox or 4 3 pictures with no aspect distortions Zoom1 Zoom1 Zoom1 Zoom2 Zoom2 Zoom2 Zoom2 will display 16 9 anamorphic letterbox pictures ...

Page 20: ... the same time as picture in picture does The difference is how the two pictures are displayed in Picture in picture the smaller window appears within the main picture in Picture out of picture the smaller window appears to the right of the main picture Press the Yellow button to select the contents of the smaller window switching between displaying a TV channel and AV sources in turn To change th...

Page 21: ...ine picture at a professional level R Gain G Gain B Gain Gamma Adjusts the white balance for red areas Adjusts the white balance for green areas Adjusts the white balance for blue areas 2 0 2 2 2 5 Sound menu During PC mode Press the MENU button Move to choose Sound menu Access Sound menu Move to choose menu option Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu Press the EXIT button at any time to exi...

Page 22: ...occurs carry out adjustments to reduce the noise to the lowest level H pos Adjust the horizontal position V pos Adjust the vertical position Clock phase Eliminate the flickering and distortion Carry out this adjustment after adjusting Clock Adjust to reduce noise to the most inconspicuous level Sync H V To synchronize by the horizontal and vertical signals from your PC On G To synchronize by the g...

Page 23: ... disk Micro Drive Mobile type hard disk etc Memory cards are not supplied with this television When both SD card and PC card are inserted in the slot SD card has the priority You can change the priority See page 28 Note Suitable SD Memory Cards Please confirm the latest information on the following website http panasonic co jp pavc global cs This site is in English only Card Data Protection Do not...

Page 24: ...geable image file format 2 0 2 1 2 2 or JFIF JPEG file interchange format in addition to the DCF design rule for Camera File system format MPEG4 view can only show moving pictures recorded by this unit Panasonic DVD recorder DIGA or mobile camera D snap When recording in MPEG4 format the SD card with this unit The card may not operate properly if formatted with different equipment Memory cards mus...

Page 25: ...cord The TV channels and AV1 input signals PAL SECAM can be recorded on the SD card During recording it is possible to watch other terminals input signal Setup Rec mode and Rec time in Setup menu before recording See page 29 Remaining time is not enough Rec time is set to No setting Select the channel you want to record Insert the SD card into the card slot See page 23 Press the SD REC button to s...

Page 26: ...G4 view The thumbnail screen is displayed Select the file Press the OK button The moving picture starts Notes Picture menu Sound menu in playback only or Viewing setup in thumbnail only adjustment is possible by pressing the MENU button during MPEG4 view Date shows the date on which the recording was made by this unit DIGA or D snap Its format is 01 01 2000 when recordings are made without date si...

Page 27: ...io can be changed by pressing the ASPECT button Lock Unlock the file Select the file you want to lock in the thumbnail Press the Blue button to lock the file Press again to unlock MENU Red Blue Frame size Repeat Viewing setup Normal Off Delete the file Select the file you want to delete in the thumbnail Press the Red button to delete the file Press again to confirm your decision Note If the file i...

Page 28: ...eration guide is displayed MENU Red Slide show Interval Viewing setup Access 5sec Repeat Off Card SD Inserted card displayed this does not appear for a card which is not selected Press to skip the previous view Press to display the thumbnail Press to rotate the view Each press rotates the view ninety degrees Press to skip the next view Press the Red button to zoom the view During zoom mode you can...

Page 29: ...or 180min Set the recording time before recording Note If you set Rec time to No setting the recording does not stop until the card is fully recorded Card format You can format the card Notes If the card is formated all data is erased Only cards that are supported by the SD card slot can be formatted Do not remove the SD card while formatting That may cause the card to not be able to record proper...

Page 30: ...t display image The file is broken Memory full The card memory is full Not enough memory The card does not have enough memory to operate Cannot read file The file is not readable Unrecordable source SD recording is stopped It is not possible on restricted channels Error Check card Re insert the card If the error persists format the card Card recording in progress Please stop recording to operate T...

Page 31: ...DVD recorder to Standby mode Press again to switch back on Play Press to playback the tape or DVD Stop Press to stop the tape or DVD Skip Fast Forward Cue VCR Press to fast forward the tape In Play mode press to view the picture rapidly forward Cue DVD Press to skip to the next track or title Press and hold to search forward Skip Rewind Review VCR Press to rewind the tape In Play mode press to vie...

Page 32: ...d the OK button the page numbers will change to white indicating that the page is stored HOLD HOLD To hold the Teletext page when viewing multi page information Press again to return to automatic page update Teletext features may vary depending on the Broadcasting Companies and is only available if the channel selected is transmitting Teletext Pressing the MENU button whilst in Teletext operation ...

Page 33: ...ire 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 procedure to access sub pages If the sub page you want to look at is not yet available press the M...

Page 34: ...ow button will take you to the sub page which you requested Press the TEXT button to return to normal TV operation INDEX INDEX When in FASTEXT 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 TEXT MULTI WINDOW Picture and text Press the TEXT button followed b...

Page 35: ...eys will disappear after a few seconds If you want to select an input when the keys are not shown press any one of the coloured buttons and the keys will reappear Notes The volume level of the headphones can be adjusted by selecting Headphone volume from the Sound menu Additional equipment and cables shown are not supplied with this TV set Notes You can also select an AV source using the TV AV but...

Page 36: ...ow to connect the Component Input terminals How to connect the Audio Output terminals How to connect the AV1 2 4 Scart terminals AV4 VCR S VIDEO VCR Q Link COMPATIBLE VCR SET TOP BOX DVD PLAYER DVD RECORDER Q Link COMPATIBLE DVD RECORDER CAMCORDER S VIDEO CAMCORDER GAME CONSOLE COMPUTER RGB AV1 VCR SET TOP BOX DVD PLAYER DVD RECORDER CAMCORDER GAME CONSOLE COMPUTER RGB AV2 VCR S VIDEO VCR Q Link C...

Page 37: ...he external devices have the aspect adjustment set to 16 9 For applicable HDMI signals information see page 41 How to connect the HDMI Input terminal Compatible sampling frequency of AUDIO signal through HDMI L PCM 48 kHz 44 1 kHz 32 kHz Notes This HDMI connector is Type A If you connect equipment without a digital output terminal connect to the COMPONENT S VIDEO or VIDEO input terminal on the TV ...

Page 38: ...splay Some PC models cannot be connected to the set There is no need to use an adapter for computers with DOS V compatible D sub 15P terminal The computer shown in the illustration is for example purposes only Additional equipment and cables shown are not supplied with this set Do not set the horizontal and vertical scanning frequencies for PC signals which are above or below the specified frequen...

Page 39: ...und reception may have deteriorated Switch MPX setting Sound menu to Off until reception improves There may be red spots blue spots and green spots on the screen Normal Sound 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 t...

Page 40: ...in Red earth Green in Green earth Blue in Blue earth Audio out L Audio out R CVBS in video RGB status earth Status RGB Earth Status CVBS Audio in L Audio earth Audio in R AV1 Scart terminal RGB VIDEO Suitable inputs for AV1 include RGB Red Green Blue AV2 Scart terminal VIDEO S VIDEO Q Link AV2 Pins 15 and 20 are dependent on AV2 S VHS VIDEO switching Chrominance in Luminance in Chrominance earth L...

Page 41: ... Hz 37 50 75 00 852 480 60 Hz 31 47 59 94 800 600 60 Hz 37 88 60 32 800 600 75 Hz 46 88 75 00 800 600 85 Hz 53 67 85 06 1 024 768 60 Hz 48 36 60 00 1 024 768 70 Hz 56 48 70 07 1 024 768 75 Hz 60 02 75 03 1 024 768 85 Hz 68 68 85 00 1 280 1 024 60 Hz 63 98 60 02 1 366 768 60 Hz 48 36 60 00 Macintosh13 640 480 35 00 66 67 Macintosh16 832 624 49 72 74 54 Macintosh21 1 152 870 68 68 75 06 Notes Signal...

Page 42: ...mperature 5 C 35 C Humidity 5 90 RH non condensing Connection Terminals AV1 Scart connecter 21 Pin terminal Audio Video in Audio Video out RGB in AV2 Scart connecter 21 Pin terminal Audio Video in Audio Video out S Video in Q Link AV3 VIDEO RCA PIN Type 1 S VIDEO Mini DIN 4 pin AUDIO L R RCA PIN Type 2 AV4 Scart connecter 21 Pin terminal Audio Video in Audio Video out RGB in S Video in Q Link Othe...

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