Panasonic TX-28PB50F Operating Instructions Manual Download

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Press the

CH SEARCH

button to show

freeze---frames of the programmes being

broadcast on all of the stored channels. These

images are displayed in series clockwise around

the edge of the screen, starting from the top left.

The current programme is displayed in the centre

of the screen, still playing.

The feature cycles through the stored channels

until either the

STILL

key is pressed to pause the

search or the

CH SEARCH

button is pressed 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 (displayed centre screen), exiting the

feature.

Press the

TELETEXT

button to move between

watching the current programme, viewing teletext

and the

picture and text

feature.

picture and text

lets you see the current programme and a page of

teletext side by side.

Whilst using this feature, the remote control affects

the teletext page; if you wish to make changes to

the programme viewed press the

TELETEXT

button to return to watching the programme on its

own then make the desired changes.

Press to freeze the picture, press again to return

to watching the current programme.

(Access

Strobe

via the

Setup

menu, see page 10).

Takes a series of freeze---frame images (one

second delay between each image being taken)

from the current programme watched, these are

displayed in series clockwise around the edge of

the screen, starting from the top left. The current

programme is displayed in the centre of the

screen, still playing.

To pause (freeze)

Strobe

, press the

STILL

button

on the remote control, press again to continue

taking the freeze---frames. To exit the

Strobe

feature and return to watching the current

programme, press any button on the remote

control other than

STILL

INDEX

CH SEARCH

Strobe

mode

HOLD

STILL

TELETEXT

mode

Picture and text

mode

TV/TEXT

Channel search

HOLD

STILL

INDEX

CH SEARCH

HOLD

STILL

Channel search

INDEX

CH SEARCH

Picture and text

TV/TEXT

Still

HOLD

STILL

Strobe

Summary of Contents for TX-28PB50F

Page 1: ...TX 32PB50F TX 28PB50F TQB8E3342U 1 Operating Instructions Colour Television U 1 32PB50F ...

Page 2: ... and Precautions 3 Quick Start Guide 4 Basic controls front panel and remote control 6 Using the On Screen Displays 7 Picture Menu 8 Sound Menu 9 Setup Menu 10 Tuning Menu overview 11 Programme edit 12 Auto setup 14 Manual tuning 15 Aspect controls 16 Multi window 18 Channel search 19 Picture and text 19 Still 19 Strobe 19 Q Link 20 VCR DVD operation 21 Teletext operation 22 Surround sound systems...

Page 3: ...ns plug from the wall socket when the TV set is not used for a prolonged period of time Note D 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 D Cabinet and picture tube care Remove the mains plug from the wall socket The cabinet and picture tube can be cleaned w...

Page 4: ...nnect ancillary equipment First ensure that the VCR is in Standby mode Plug in TV and switch on Auto setup will begin your stations will be located and stored If a compatible VCR is connected to the AV2 socket programme data will be downloaded to the VCR via Q Link See page 20 OR 1 2 3 4 VCR SET TOP BOX Quick Start Guide ...

Page 5: ...es 29 and 30 Once Auto setup is complete if you are installing a new Q Link compatible VCR you can now switch it On Downloaded tuning data will match the television s Not all VCRs suport this download of programme information some may require to be started manually See the VCR instruction book for details D If the VCR has not accepted download data from the TV you may need to select the download o...

Page 6: ...elections and adjustments The HELP button provides a demonstration of On Screen Display menus Surround On Off see page 25 Direct TV Record button see page 20 Status button Press to display programme position programme name channel number time MPX mode Scan mode Receiving system ASPECT mode and programme table VCR DVD buttons see page 21 ASPECT control button see page 16 MULTI WINDOW button see pag...

Page 7: ...er of features to store settings after adjustments have been made or 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 keys on the remote control are used to navigate the menu shown see above for descriptions of button functions Note D...

Page 8: ...nted picture noise Automatically analyses the incoming picture and processes it to give improved contrast and optimum depth of field Lets you choose the screen refresh method in Auto mode the TV software will select the best mode for the signal being viewed 100Hz will give a steady picture for most signal transmission We recommend that you set Scan mode to Progressive when viewing a PAL 60 or NTSC...

Page 9: ...oduction but if reception deteriorates or if the service is not available then switch to Mono Mono M1 and M2 can also be selected if a mono signal is being transmitted With the Surround feature switched Off sound quality can be improved when watching music or speech by selecting the appropriate mode Music or Speech Digital Audio 1 If you do not have any digital audio input connected to AV1 set to ...

Page 10: ...ble or disable data communication between this TV and a compatible VCR See page 20 Lets you take a series of freeze frame photos of a piece of action for example the finish of a race See page 19 Select character set so that all characters needed are availabe for text on teletext pages eg cyrillic characters etc Mode Languages West English French German Greek Italian Spanish Swedish Turkish East1 C...

Page 11: ...ved Lets you adjust the volume level of individual stations Use this feature if the volume level varies significantly between stations Adjusting one station s volume to bring it into line with the other stations means you can avoid having to adjust the volume each time you change channels This option is used when a decoder is connected via AV2 Store the setting as On so that every time this progra...

Page 12: ...lumn Press the green button to add a programme channel to the programme position or the red button to delete one Press the same button again to confirm your decision Moving a programme channel Make sure the cursor is in the Prog column Press the yellow button Choose the new position for the programme channel Press the yellow on screen selector key again to confirm your decision Tuning a programme ...

Page 13: ...Changing the sound system for a channel You can change the sound system used for a programme channel Move to the Sys column Choose the required sound system SC1 PAL B G H SECAM B G SC2 PAL I SC3 PAL D K SECAM D K F SECAM L L Press STR to store the new setting Copying programme information to a VCR You can copy programme information to a compatible VCR connected to AV2 see page 28 for connection in...

Page 14: ...e new settings can be stored If you exit the procedure after this point and before Auto setup is complete no station information will be stored Restart and complete the Auto setup procedure so that the TV is retuned Press to start Auto setup The TV will search for locate store and then sort into order your local stations If a compatible VCR is connected via the AV2 socket programme data will be se...

Page 15: ...o use the control panel buttons on the front of your TV to tune individual programme positions Press the F button Front panel until Tuning mode is reached Press the or button 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 STR to store T...

Page 16: ...nto 16 9 widescreen ratio Panasonic Auto appears in the top left of the screen if black stripes above and below the picture are detected Panasonic Auto chooses the best ratio and expands the picture to fill the screen This process can take several minutes depending how dark the picture is Panasonic Auto appears in the top left of the screen and red and green keys at the bottom if no indication of ...

Page 17: ... green buttons to move the picture horizontally Press the yellow or blue buttons to move the picture vertically 16 9 16 9 will display the picture at its maximum size but with slight stretching Just Use this mode when 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 str...

Page 18: ...V channel press the green key until the currently selected TV channel is shown then use the remote control to change channel while the on screen selector keys are still displayed Press the red button to reposition the smaller picture on screen Press the yellow button to swap the contents of the two windows Use the remote control to select a TV channel or an AV source to appear in the main window P...

Page 19: ...ilst using this feature the remote control affects the teletext page if you wish to make changes to the programme viewed press the TELETEXT button to return to watching the programme on its own then make the desired changes Press to freeze the picture press again to return to watching the current programme Access Strobe via the Setup menu see page 10 Takes a series of freeze frame images one secon...

Page 20: ...ove procedure to get to the Q Link menu option then set the option to Off A message sent from the VCR will appear on screen showing what is being recorded or if it is not possible to record VCR is recording the programme signal from its own tuner If you wish you can switch off the TV and leave the VCR recording in the normal way VCR is recording the programme signal from the television You must no...

Page 21: ...he tape or DVD Stop VCR Press to fast forward the tape In Play mode press to view the picture rapidly forward Cue DVD Press once to skip to the next track Skip Fast Forward Cue VCR Press to rewind the tape In Play mode press to view the picture rapidly in reverse Review DVD Press once to skip to the previous track Skip Rewind Review Press in playback mode the picture will pause Press again to rest...

Page 22: ... programme teletext and the picture and text feature lets you see the current programme and teletext side by side see page 19 TV Teletext mode 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 Page Selection Press the SET UP button to display special functions followed by the Gr...

Page 23: ...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 picture and text mode use the left and right cursor buttons t...

Page 24: ...the high quality 5 1 channel surround output choosing not to develop backward compatibility with existing sound systems Note D External equipment is usually connected to the TV via one of the Scart sockets to provide pictures and sound eg a VCR player connected to AV2 To receive a DTS or Dolby Digital encoded soundtrack from compatible equipment eg a DVD player a set top box you will also need to ...

Page 25: ... Speaker setting allowing selection of Normal Phantom or 3 Stereo modes as described on page 26 If Simulated is selected in Surround mode this menu option is Simulated setting allowing selection of Disco Movie or Stadium modes as described on page 26 Allows adjustment of the volume for each speaker as described on page 26 Allows setting of the distance from the listening position to the front spea...

Page 26: ...fier otherwise it will not output any sound See page 30 for connection details Simulated surround modes allow various types of surround effects to be produced by mimicking both the direct sound as heard by the audience and the sound reflected back from the surrounding walls e g ceiling and floor space in a space such as a disco There are three different effects to choose from each reflecting a dif...

Page 27: ...D You can also select an AV source using the TV AV button on the control panel on the front of your TV Press the TV AV button repeatedly until you reach the AV source you wish to view D When in AV mode a reduced number of options are available in the SOUND and SETUP menus eg in the Setup menu there is no Tuning menu option Front sockets Additional equipment can be connected at the front of the TV ...

Page 28: ...hared optical coaxial socket AV2 AV3 AV4 Digital audio cable optical Input to optical socket AV1 Notes D Additional equipment and cables shown are not supplied with this TV set D Do not connect a computer with TTL output 5V to this set D The AV2 21 pin socket can also be used as an output to Audio Video equipment see page 10 for details D For Scart socket wiring information see page 32 D When conn...

Page 29: ...ers The TV must be switched Off before connecting external equipment Press lever Insert wire Twist the wire ends before inserting Insert into terminals Ensure that bare speaker wires are not touching 1 2 Rear right surround speaker not supplied Rear left surround speaker not supplied Front right speaker not supplied Front left speaker not supplied TV Black Red TV Audio video connections Rear right...

Page 30: ...Rear left surround output Rear right surround output Subwoofer LFE output to front left speaker to front right speaker to centre speaker to rear left surround speaker to rear right surround speaker Output from the AUDIO OUT sockets Notes D See the DTS Dolby Digital amplifier instruction book for speaker connection details D Connect each output to the corresponding input on the DTS Dolby Digital am...

Page 31: ...e menu to reduce picture noise Normal Picture No Sound Volume level Sound mute switched on No Picture No Sound TV set to AV mode Not plugged into A C outlet Not switched on Picture Sound controls set at minimum levels Check if in standby mode No Colour Normal Sound Colour controls set at minimum le vels Poor or Distorted Picture Weak or No Sound Retune Channel s Coloured Patches Normal Sound Magne...

Page 32: ...ceiving Systems PAL B G H I SECAM B G SECAM L L VHF E2 E12 VHF H1 H2 ITALY VHF A H ITALY UHF E21 E69 CATV S01 S05 CATV S1 S10 M1 M10 CATV S11 S20 U1 U10 CATV S21 S41 Hyperband PAL D K SECAM D K Systems Band name PAL D K SECAM D K VHF R1 R2 VHF R3 R5 VHF R6 R12 UHF E21 E69 PAL 525 60 Playback of NTSC tape from some PAL video recorders VCR M NTSC Playback from NTSC 4 43 MHz Videorecorders VCR NTSC A...

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