Panasonic TX-32M20D, Operating Instructions Manual

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Page 2: ...recautions 3 Accessories 4 Quick Start Guide 5 Basic Controls 8 Using the On Screen Displays 9 Aspect controls 10 Still Control 12 Picture and Text 12 Picture Menu 13 Sound Menu 14 Setup Menu 15 Tuning Menu 16 Tuning Menu Programme edit 17 Tuning Menu Auto Setup 21 Tuning Menu Manual tuning 22 Q Link 23 OSD Language 24 VCR DVD Operation 25 Teletext Operation 26 Audio Video AV Connections 28 AV Sel...

Page 3: ...loth moistened with mild detergent and water Do not use solutions containing benzol or petroleum TV sets can produce static electricity care must be taken whenever touching the TV screen D Adequate ventilation is essential to prevent failure of electrical components we recommend that a gap of at least 5cm is left all around this television receiver even when it is placed inside a cabinet or betwee...

Page 4: ...D Make sure that the batteries are fitted the correct way round D Do not mix old batteries with new batteries Remove old exhausted batteries immediately D Do not mix different battery types i e Alkaline and Manganese or use rechargeable Ni Cd Ni MH batteries Remote control batteries Remote Control Transmitter EUR511212A TV Guarantee ACCESSORIES ...

Page 5: ...5 1 OR VCR DVD AV2 AV1 AV2 AV1 Plug in aerial and connect ancillary equipment SATELLITE RECEIVER First ensure that the VCR is in Standby mode Plug in TV and switch on 2 QUICK START GUIDE ...

Page 6: ...ng a new Q Link compatible VCR you can now switch it ON Downloaded tuning data will match the television s If you are installing a new NEXTVIEWLINK compatible VCR you will need to initiate download manually See the VCR handbook for details Select your country Auto setup will begin your stations will be located and stored Use the Programme Edit menu to delete unwanted stations see page 17 Press the...

Page 7: ...pears to be level Press the F button again to return to normal viewing Close the flap to prevent damage Adjust Volume Change Programme You are now ready to begin viewing programmes The cursor controls provide the two basic functions 8 7 Using the remote control keys indicated access the Geomagnetic Correction menu option and follow the procedure below for a full explanation of the On Screen Displa...

Page 8: ...r function set tings F Function select Displays the On Screen Display functions use repeatedly to select from the available functions Volume Contrast Brightness Colour Sharpness Tint in NTSC mode Bass Treble Balance Tuning mode and Geomagnetic Correction Increases or decreases the programme position by one When a function is already displayed press to increase or decrease the selected function TV ...

Page 9: ...x indicates which keys on the remote control are used to navigate the menu shown see above for descriptions of button functions Note D If the HELP button is pressed while a menu is displayed the Instructions box will be hidden from view Press the HELP button again to show the Instructions box D The Help box is not shown in the menu pictures in this instruction book due to space limitations The HEL...

Page 10: ... left of the screen if a widescreeen identification signal WSS is found or a signal is found through a Scart socket Panasonic Auto switches into 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 dep...

Page 11: ...sides of thepicture 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 4 3 will display a 4 3 picture at its standard 4 3 size with no aspect distortions Zoom1 Zoom1 will display 16 9 letterbox or 4 3 pictures with no aspect distortions ASPECT CONTROLS 14 9 14...

Page 12: ...s you to freeze the picture at any time Press the TELETEXT button to move between watching the current programme viewing teletext and the picture and text feature Picture andtext lets you see the current programmeand 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...

Page 13: ...s and the viewing conditions The Tint adjustment will only appear as a menu item if you have an NTSC signal source connected to the TV and will allow adjustment of the hue The Colour balance setting allows you to set the overall colour tone of the picture P NR will automatically reduce unwanted picture interference The AI setting automatically analyses the incoming picture and processes it to give...

Page 14: ...nd between the left and right speakers Adjustment can be made so that the level from the speakers will suit your listening position Can be adjusted independantly of the TV speakers so that everyone can enjoy listening at a level comfortable for them MPX will usually be set to Stereo to provide the best reproduction however if reception deteriorates or if the service is not available then it is adv...

Page 15: ... to enable or disable data communication with a compatible VCR See page 23 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 English Estonian Lett Rumanian Russian Ukrainian Lithuanian East2 Czech Hungarian Lett Polish Rumanian Lithuanian The Tun...

Page 16: ...al tuning menu allows individual programme positions to be tuned manually See page 22 Stations can be finely tuned using the Fine tuning adjustment The Colour system menu allows you to decide the correct choice of transmission standard Volume correction allows you to adjust the volume level of individual stations This option is used when a decoder is connected via AV2 Set to On if a scrambled sign...

Page 17: ...hanges If you have finished in the Programme edit menu press the TV AV button to exit To delete an unwanted programme position Make sure the cursor is in the Prog column Press the Red button on remote control Press the Red button again to confirm TUNING MENU PROGRAMME EDIT Tuning menu Programme edit Access Auto setup Manual tuning Fine tuning Colour system Auto Volume correc Decoder AV2 Off 1 CH41...

Page 18: ...m To tune a programme position Move to the Chan column Increase or decrease channel number or use the C key for Direct Channel Access or use the C and buttons for Direct Channel Access in hyperband see page 8 Press STR to store TUNING MENU PROGRAMME EDIT 1 CH41 XYZ Off SC2 2 Off SC2 3 CH44 ZXY Off SC2 4 Off SC2 5 Off SC2 Prog Chan Name Lock Sys Programme edit Delete Add Move TV VCR 1 CH41 XYZ Off ...

Page 19: ...not available for To change the TV system for a programme position Move to the Sys column Choose the required sound system SC1 PAL B G SECAM B G SC2 PAL I SC3 PAL D K SECAM D K F SECAM L L Press STR to store TUNING MENU PROGRAMME EDIT A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 CH41 XYZ Off SC2 2 Off SC2 3 CH44 ZXY Off SC2 4 Off SC2 5 Off SC2 Prog Chan Name Lock Sys Pro...

Page 20: ... VCR This might take a few seconds depending on the number of stations stored If the message Q Link Unable to download check your VCR appears on the screen the television is unable to send the programme information to the VCR See the VCR handbook for further information TUNING MENU PROGRAMME EDIT TV VCR DOWNLOAD IN PROGRESS PLEASE WAIT Programme 48 Remote control unavailable ...

Page 21: ...ompatible VCR is connected via the AV2 socket programme data will be sent to the VCR via Q Link see page 23 Once this operation is completed the TV will display programme position 1 TUNING MENU AUTO SETUP ATP WARNING All current tuning data will be erased Start Auto Setup Exit TV AV Return Country Deutschland Österreich France Italia Espaňa Portugal Nederland Danmark Sverige Norge Suomi Belgium Sw...

Page 22: ...on to exit Manual tuning Front panel 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 or Change TV system Press the or button to change programme position start search or alter TV system When the desired station is found press STR to store the changes Repeat above procedure to tune a...

Page 23: ...the DIRECT TV REC button A message sent from the VCR will appear on screen showing what is being recorded or if it is not possible to record VCR recording preset prog VCR recording TV source No recording NO TAPE No recording TAPE IS PROTECTED 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...

Page 24: ...p menu and set the Q Link option to Off See page 15 Important Note Not all VCRs support this type of data communication system Some may support certain features but not others See the VCR handbook for further information If Q Link is inoperative first confirm that your SCART lead is a full function type Ask your dealer for further details OSD LANGUAGE When you first installed the TV the On Screen ...

Page 25: ...ay mode press to view the picture rapidly forward DVD Press once to skip to the next track In play mode press and hold to view the picture rapidly forward Skip Fast Forward Cue VCR Press to rewind the tape In Play mode press to view the picture rapidly in reverse DVD Press once to skip to the previous track In play mode press and hold to view the picture rapidly in reverse Skip Rewind Review Press...

Page 26: ...ttons Red Green Yellow and Blue to select the following information D To move between subject blocks SPORT for example use the Blue button Within this SPORT topic it is possible to select different groups such as Tennis Football Baseball etc by using the Yellow button When the last group within the block is reached the yellow button moves to the next block D The Green button will select the next a...

Page 27: ...ed the page number will be displayed on screen Press the Yellow button to display the News Flash Press TV TEXT to return to normal TV operation Update Press SET UP Yellow to see the update of information on certain pages When an update is received the page number will be displayed at the top left of the screen Press the Yellow button to view the page Press TV TEXT to return to normal TV operation ...

Page 28: ...V equipment for the RGB signal the EC RGB willbe displayed The picture received will remain the same when the TV programme is changed D You may switch back to the television by pressing button TV AV or by disconnecting the AV device 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 ...

Page 29: ...itable inputs for AV1 AV4 include RGB Red Green Blue S C In on Pin 15 S C In only applies to AV4 AV4 Pins 15 and 20 are dependent on AV4 S VHS VIDEO switching AV2 Scart socket S Video Q Link Socket Earth CVBS out video CVBS earth Earth Earth Earth Audio out L Audio out R S C In CVBS in video Q Link data Status CVBS Audio in L Audio earth Audio in R Earth Earth AV2 Pins 15 and 20 are dependent on A...

Page 30: ...VIDEO CAMCORDER VCR SET TOP BOX DVD PLAYER CAMCORDER GAMES CONSOLE COMPUTER RGB Input Output from AV1 Scart Socket Scart cable Input Output from AV2 Scart Socket Q Link data Input Output from AV4 Scart Socket 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 outpu...

Page 31: ... 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 levels Poor or Distorted Picture Weak or No Sound Retune Channel s Coloured Patches Normal Sound Magnetic Interference from unshielded equipment Receiver moved while switched ON switch TV off for 30 minutes If picture is also tilted us...

Page 32: ...0 M1 M10 CATV S11 S20 U1 U10 CATV S21 S41 Hyperband PAL D K SECAM D K VHF R1 R2 VHF R3 R5 Systems Band name 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 AV input only Playback from NTSC 4 43 MHz Videore corders VCR NTSC AV input only Playback from NTSC Videorecorders VCR Number of programme positions 99 VCR Aerial Rear UHF VHF...