Panasonic Viera TH-L32XM5Z, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...sing this Panasonic product Please read these instructions before operating your set and retain them for future reference The images shown in this manual are for illustrative purposes only CFC TQB4GC0952 TH L32XM5Z indb 1 TH L32XM5Z indb 1 7 3 2012 6 35 03 PM 7 3 2012 6 35 03 PM ...

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Page 3: ...4 Input Labels 35 Shipping Condition Reset settings 36 Updating the TV Software 37 Using Media Player 38 VIERA Link Functions 44 External Equipment 49 Others Technical Information 52 FAQs 56 Maintenance 58 Specifications 59 Warranty 60 Transport only in upright position Panasonic does not guarantee operation and performance of peripheral devices made by other manufacturers and we disclaim any liab...

Page 4: ...ose to direct sunlight and other sources of heat Avoid exposing the TV to direct sunlight and other sources of heat To prevent the spread of fire keep candles or other open flames away from this product at all times Do not expose to rain or excessive moisture To prevent damage which might result in electric shock or fire do not expose this TV to rain or excessive moisture This TV must not be expos...

Page 5: ...n or its controls When cleaning the TV remove the mains plug Cleaning an energised TV may cause electric shock Remove the mains plug from the wall socket when the TV is not in use for a prolonged period of time This TV will still consume some power even in the Off mode as long as the mains plug is still connected Do not apply strong force or impact to the display panel This may cause damage result...

Page 6: ...nstallation Incorrect fitting may cause equipment to fall resulting in injury and product damage Any such damage will void your warranty TY WK3L2RW The angle of wall hanging bracket can be adjusted in zero tilting vertical and 5 or 10 degree tilting for this TV Holes for wall hanging bracket installation Rear of the TV Depth of screw minimum 11 mm maximum 17 mm Type of screw M4 Screw for fixing th...

Page 7: ...d to install and remove the TV If two or more people are not present the TV may be dropped and personal injury may result When removing the pedestal from the TV do not remove the pedestal by the methods other than the specified procedure below Otherwise the TV and or pedestal may fall over and become damaged and personal injury may result Assembly screw 4 Assembly screw 4 Bracket TBL5ZA33121 Base ...

Page 8: ...ook Caution Incorrect installation may cause battery leakage and corrosion resulting in damage to the remote control Do not mix old and new batteries Replace only with same or equivalent type Do not mix different battery types such as alkaline and manganese batteries Do not use rechargeable Ni Cd batteries Do not burn or break up batteries Do not expose batteries to excessive heat such as sunshine...

Page 9: ...change programme 9 Option Menu p 17 Easy optional setting for viewing sound etc 10 Teletext p 20 Switches to teletext mode 11 Subtitles p 15 Displays subtitles 12 Numeric buttons Changes channel and teletext pages When in Standby mode switches TV On 13 Sound Mute Switches sound mute On or Off 14 Volume Up Down 15 Input mode selection TV switches Digital TV Analogue TV mode p 15 AV switches to AV i...

Page 10: ... active in the Setup Menu p 15 No operation is performed for the period selected in Auto Standby p 29 1 Function select Volume Contrast Brightness Colour Sharpness Tint NTSC signal Bass Treble Balance Digital TV Auto Tuning Analogue TV Auto Tuning Music or Speech mode in the Sound Menu 2 Channel Up Down Value change when using the F button Switching the TV on 3 Changes the input mode 4 Mains power...

Page 11: ...ins socket before attaching or disconnecting any leads Terminals PC AUDIO via AV1 USB VIDEO AUDIO R L AV 2 IN SD CARD 4 5 3 1 2 8 7 6 1 PC p 51 5 USB port p 38 51 2 AV1 IN p 50 51 6 HDMI 1 2 p 13 50 3 AV2 IN p 51 7 Antenna terminal p 12 4 SD Card slot p 38 8 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT p 50 V TH L32XM5Z indb 11 TH L32XM5Z indb 11 7 3 2012 6 35 05 PM 7 3 2012 6 35 05 PM ...

Page 12: ...obtain optimum quality picture and sound an aerial the correct cable 75 coaxial and the correct terminating plug are required If a communal aerial system is used you may require the correct connection cable and plug between the wall aerial socket and the TV Your local Television Service Centre or dealer may be able to assist you in obtaining the correct aerial system for your particular area and t...

Page 13: ...equipment being connected Keep the TV away from electronic equipment video equipment etc or equipment with an infrared sensor Otherwise distortion of image sound may occur or operation of other equipment may be interfered When using a HDMI cable use the fully wired one Check the type of terminals and cable plugs are correct when connecting TH L32XM5Z indb 13 TH L32XM5Z indb 13 7 3 2012 6 35 06 PM ...

Page 14: ...ug the TV into mains socket and switch On You can now use the remote control to turn On the TV or switch the TV to Standby mode Power LED On 2 Start Auto Tuning D A TV Signal Selection Digital TV Analogue TV Start Auto Tuning tune skip start select 1 Select the TV Signal tune skip Analogue Scan 21 68 Analogue Scan 68 Auto Tuning Digital TV Scan Searching RF Ch 62 62 62 Channel Name CBBC Channel BB...

Page 15: ...short time If one or two digit channel number e g 39 def wxyz quickly changes the channel To select from the Channel List All Digital Channels Cartoon Nwk BBC Radio Wales BBC Radio Cymru BBC ONE Wales BBC THREE BBCi CBBC Channel 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 watch select channel Hold Display subtitles Freeze unfreeze picture Display hide subtitles if available HOLD STTL Off Timer Turn the TV off automatically aft...

Page 16: ... Bad signal Poor TV signal quality Digital TV mode Teletext service available Encrypted Scrambled programme Digital TV mode II Audio mode p 52 Analogue TV mode AD Audio Description service available This function can aid visually impaired viewers by adding an additional audio track to describe events on screen For settings p 27 1 90 Off Timer remaining time For settings p 15 To confirm another tun...

Page 17: ...Digital TV mode Allows you to select the language in which subtitles should appear if available MPX Analogue TV mode Selects multiplex sound if available Sound Menu p 27 Volume Correction Adjusts the volume of an individual channel or input mode Sound Menu p 27 Last view Switch to previously viewed channel or input mode easily LAST VIEW Press again to return to the present view Note Switching chan...

Page 18: ...e at the left and right edges 4 3 4 3 Full Zoom1 Displays the image at the standard 4 3 without distortion Displays a 4 3 image enlarged horizontally to fit the screen HD signal only Displays a 16 9 letterbox or 4 3 image without distortion Zoom2 Zoom3 Displays a 16 9 letterbox anamorphic image full screen without distortion Displays a 2 35 1 letterbox anamorphic image full screen without distorti...

Page 19: ...rrent channel s programme listing Current day date Programme currently viewed Parental rating captioning information Description Example Freeview Guide Listing To the previous day Y To the next day B To scroll through programme or channel programme channel Watch TV Chnl OK 2 TV2 Now Lost 20 30 20 00 Wed 2 Apr What s on now next Next Dirty Sexy Money 21 30 Now Criminal Intent 20 30 Next Law Order 2...

Page 20: ... def jk l ghi mno tuv pqrs wxyz R G Y B CH 1 Switch to Teletext 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 TELETEXT INFORMATION 17 51 28 Feb Time date Sub page number Colour bar Current page number Displays the index page content varies depending on the broadcasters 2 Select the page abc def jkl ghi mno tuv pqrs wxyz or up down or CH or R G Y B Corresponds to the colour bar To adjust contrast MENU press three times As ...

Page 21: ... hold View sub page View sub page Only when teletext is more than one page Appears at top of the screen To view specific sub page MENU B Enter the 4 digit number example P6 mno Sub pages The number of sub pages varies depending on the broadcasters It may take some time for searching during which time you can watch TV Watch TV while waiting for update View the TV picture while searching for a telet...

Page 22: ...the remote control or the TV p 10 Press the button repeatedly until the desired input is selected You can label or skip each input mode Input Labels p 35 Skipped inputs will not be displayed when the AV button is pressed 3 View Example AV2 AV2 16 9 Displays the selected mode If the external equipment has an aspect adjustment function set to 16 9 Example PC PC 640X480 60Hz 16 9 Displays the selecte...

Page 23: ...ected a selection screen will be displayed Please select the correct description and access Photo Photo mode p 40 Music Music mode p 43 When two or more available devices are connected a selection screen will be displayed Please select the correct description and access How to Use VIERA TOOLS Note If the selected feature is not available the demonstration to explain how to use it can be displayed ...

Page 24: ...ged Colour Balance Normal Adjust using the slide bar Moved Sharpness 56 Go to the next screen Displays the next screen Child Lock Access Enter characters by free input menu You can enter names or numbers freely for some items A B C D E F G H I J K L M N U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n u v w x y z _ O P Q R S T 7 8 9 o p q r s t User input Name Set characters one by one select...

Page 25: ...picture hue can be adjusted to suit your taste For NTSC signal Component or HDMI input Colour Balance Cool Normal Warm Allows you to set the overall colour tone of the picture Not valid when Viewing Mode is set to True Cinema Vivid Colour Off On Automatically adjusts colours to vivid ones Not valid on PC signal Eco Mode Off On Automatically adjusts the screen brightness appropriately as the surrou...

Page 26: ...ound Mode Music Speech User Selects basic sound mode The selected mode affects all input signals Music Improves sound quality for watching music videos etc Speech Improves sound quality for watching news drama etc In Music and Speech modes you can adjust Bass and Treble settings and those settings will be stored for each mode User Adjusts the sounds manually by using the equaliser to suit your fav...

Page 27: ...ratories Apart from stereo 2ch audio these signals can be multi channel audio HE AAC is a perceptual coding method used to compress digital audio for efficient storage and transmission MPEG1 Layer 2 is an audio compression method that compresses audio to the smaller size without any considerable loss of audio quality Digital TV mode only SPDIF Selection Auto PCM SPDIF A standard audio transfer fil...

Page 28: ...ff 15 30 45 60 75 90 minutes Sets the time until the TV automatically goes to Standby mode Eco Navigation Automatically sets the TV to the most suitable energy saving mode If you press the OK button the following items are set as below Eco Mode VIERA Link Power off Link Standby Power Save Power Save On Intelligent Auto Standby On No reminder Auto Standby 2 hours Child Lock Locks a channel AV input...

Page 29: ...de of the connected equipment to reduce the power consumption p 45 This function is available when VIERA Link is set to On and Power off Link is set to On Intelligent Auto Standby Off On With reminder On No reminder Makes non watched or non used connected equipment go into Standby mode to reduce the power consumption p 45 This function is available when VIERA Link is set to On System Menu Shipping...

Page 30: ... function Analogue TV Tuning Menu Channel List Auto Tuning Manual Tuning Access Access Access access select For details p 32 33 Digital TV Tuning Menu Favourites Edit List favourite channels Create your favourite channel lists Favourites from various broadcasters up to 4 Favourites 1 to 4 The Favourites lists are available from the Information banner p 16 1 Select a channel to list 2 Add it to the...

Page 31: ... all channels Y To retune each channel Manual Tuning R p 32 To swap the channel position You can also edit each channel in the Channel List 1 Select a channel to edit or CH Channel position 1 BBC ONE WALES 23 35 Coronation Street 23 00 23 55 Now All Digital Channels Select favourites 2 Swap the channel position G Enter the new position number abc def jkl ghi mno tuv pqrs wxyz Store G Auto Tuning S...

Page 32: ...l List Child Lock etc Depending on the signal condition the update may not work properly Signal Condition Check Digital TV signal Selects a channel and checks the Digital TV signal condition These bars show the maximum signal value of the selected channel Channel Name Signal Quality Signal Strength Network Name RF Parameter 101 DZFinfokanal RiksTV 0 2 4 6 8 10 CH32 562 00 MHz Digital TV Signal Con...

Page 33: ...ing RF Ch Channel Name This will take about 3 minutes Analogue TV 0 Scan CH1 120 Automatically retune all Analogue TV channels received in the area All the previous tuning settings are erased When the operation is completed the channel at channel position 1 will be displayed Search begins in the order from the lower channels to the higher channels If tuning has not been done completely Manual Tuni...

Page 34: ...t Digital TV Digital TV Digital TV Digital TV Digital TV Digital TV Digital TV Digital TV Digital TV Digital TV External AV External AV Type 1 2 7 101 E4 14 Appears when the channel input is locked lock select To cancel Select the locked channel input To lock all G To cancel all locks Y To jump to the top of the next input B To set Parental Rating Child Lock Change PIN Child Lock List Parental Rat...

Page 35: ...lay Settings Input Labels AV1 AV2 PC HDMI1 HDMI2 Digital TV Analogue TV DVD AV2 PC HDMI1 HDMI2 Digital TV Analogue TV set select The labels you set will be displayed in Input Selection menu p 22 or banner If Skip is selected you cannot select the mode User input You can name each input mode freely 1 Select User input 2 Set characters one by one 3 Store access select A B C D E F G H I J K L M N U V...

Page 36: ...ess access select Shipping Condition Restore Settings 1 Check the message and reset 2 Follow the on screen instructions Shipping Condition All tuning data will be erased Are you sure Are you sure Confirm EXIT RETURN confirm confirm start Shipping Condition Reset to Factory Shipping Condition Completed Please switch off TV Auto Tuning will automatically start when Mains power On Off switch is next ...

Page 37: ... Update is performed the software will be updated it may change TV functions If you do not wish to do so set Auto Update Search in Standby to Off To search for new software version 1 Select System Update Search Now 2 Searches for an update for several minutes and displays a corresponding message if any Auto Update Search in Standby System Update System Update Search Now 1 hour after Access start s...

Page 38: ...t record of the date is shown The picture may not appear correctly on this TV depending on the recording equipment used Display may take some time when there are many files and folders Partly degraded files might be displayed at a reduced resolution The folder and file names may be different depending on the digital camera used To insert or remove the SD Card USB Flash Memory USB Flash Memory Inse...

Page 39: ...ch mode directly by using VIERA TOOLS How to Use VIERA TOOLS p 23 5 Enjoy Media Player Example Thumbnail All photos OPTION SD Card EXIT Select RETURN Media Player Photo All photos Slideshow View Select Drive Select Contents Select Info View Option Menu Selected Device Name To display the information of the highlighted content INFO 1 48 p1010001 JPG File name Date Pixel 23 10 2010 1600X1200 File nu...

Page 40: ...ort by Month access select Folder view Displays the thumbnail grouped by folder The files which are not into a folder will be collected to the folder named Sort by Date Displays the thumbnail grouped by the same date The group of the photos without a recorded date is shown as Unknown Sort by Month Displays the thumbnail grouped by the same month The group of the photos without a recorded date is s...

Page 41: ...os for the first view 2 Start Slideshow R select To display hide the operation guide To pause return to Single view To return to thumbnail INFO RETURN Photo Setup Setup the settings for Photo mode 1 Display the option menu 2 Select Slideshow Settings 3 Select the items and set OPTION Option Menu Slideshow Settings Change Size Slideshow Settings Frame Colour Effect Transition Effect Screen Mode Int...

Page 42: ...ction is not available when Frame is set to Collage Drift Gallery or Cinema This function is not available when Transition Effect is set to Motion Depending on the photo size the photo may not be enlarged Burst Playback Selects whether the continuous shots are displayed in rapid interval during the slideshow Off On This function is not available when Frame is set to Drift Gallery or Cinema This fu...

Page 43: ...ct Drive Select Media Player Music Folder view My Music_1 Play My Song_1 My Song_8 My Song_2 My Song_9 My Song_3 My Song_10 My Song_4 My Song_11 My Song_5 My Song_6 My Song_7 select R To display the information of the highlighted title INFO 1 11 My Song_1 My Favorite Title Artist Album Track No Duration My Music_1 1 00h03m29s File number Total file number How to operate playback EXIT RETURN My Son...

Page 44: ...ssary power consumption in standby 5 5 5 Auto standby for unnecessary equipment 3 3 3 8 3 8 3 Pause Live TV programme 4 6 Direct TV Recording 4 Control the menu of the connected equipment by VIERA remote control 3 3 3 3 3 Speaker control 1 HDMI Connection only 2 HDMI and Audio out connections 3 available with equipment which has HDAVI Control 2 or later function 4 available with equipment which ha...

Page 45: ...nk Set Power off Link On in the Setup Menu to use this function Power off Link p 29 When the TV is set to Standby mode the connected equipment is also automatically set to Standby This function will work even if the TV enters Standby mode automatically by auto power standby function Standby Power Save Reduce unnecessary power consumption in standby Set Standby Power Save On in the Setup Menu to us...

Page 46: ...d playback stop Operations may be different depending on the recorder In this case follow the operation guide or read the manual of the recorder To return to Live TV stop playback of Pause Live TV cancel pause TV Stop Pause Live TV Yes No Pause Live TV stop select Yes If you stop playback or cancel pause the recorded programme will be deleted from HDD Direct TV Rec What you see is What you record ...

Page 47: ...order theatre Other means Tuner set top box The menu of the accessed equipment Input mode will be changed automatically 4 Operate the connected equipment To display the operation guide OPTION Store set access Move the cursor select the menu Return to the previous menu RETURN Move the cursor access adjust Exit the menu EXIT When the key words are displayed on colour bar R G Y B Note Some operations...

Page 48: ...he multi channel sound e g Dolby Digital 5 1ch via an Amplifier connect with HDMI cable and Optical digital audio cable p 44 and then select Home Cinema If your Amplifier has HDAVI Control 5 function you can connect only with HDMI cable In this case connect your Amplifier to the TV s HDMI2 terminal To enjoy the sound from the DIGA Recorder in multi channel sound connect an HDMI cable from the DIGA...

Page 49: ...VD Player To watch camcorder images Video camera To play games Game equipment To use amplifier with speaker system 2 VIERA Link Recommended Connection 1 Only for DVD Recorder 2 Use HDMI2 for connecting an amplifier This connection is applicable when using an amplifier that has ARC Audio Return Channel function Hot Plug Detect 19 DDC CEC Ground 17 SCL 15 CEC 13 TMDS Clock Shield 11 TMDS Data0 9 TMD...

Page 50: ... Amplifier with speaker system or 2 If the connected equipment has HDAVI Control 5 function you do not have to use this audio cable Optical digital audio cable In this case connect the equipment to the TV s HDMI2 terminal via an HDMI cable HDMI equipment Fully wired HDMI compliant cable Recorder Player HDMI connection p 53 To watch DVDs DVD Player Listening Viewing Rear of the TV TH L32XM5Z indb 5...

Page 51: ...ARD Rear of the TV PC AUDIO via AV1 USB devices Camcorder Game equipment Viewing Listening Camcorder Game equipment PC Listening Viewing Computer Conversion adaptor if necessary TH L32XM5Z indb 51 TH L32XM5Z indb 51 7 3 2012 6 35 23 PM 7 3 2012 6 35 23 PM ...

Page 52: ...ular broadcast Standard Audio BILINGUAL or DUAL MONO MAIN I SUB II STEREO Mode Indicator No Indicator If the stereo signal is poor or the receiving conditions 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 deterior...

Page 53: ...als Note Audio settings can be made on the HDMI1 2 Input in the Sound Menu p 27 If the connected equipment has an aspect adjustment function set the aspect ratio to 16 9 These HDMI connectors are type A These HDMI connectors are compatible with HDCP High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection copyright protection Equipment having no digital output terminal may be connected to the input terminal of C...

Page 54: ...8 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 1 280 768 60 Hz 47 70 60 00 1 366 768 60 Hz 48 39 60 04 Macintosh13 640 480 35 00 66 67 Macintosh16 832 624 49 73 74 55 Macintosh21 1 152 870 68 68 75 06 PC from HDMI terminal Applicable input signal for PC is basically compatible to HDMI standard timing Signal name...

Page 55: ...r any deterioration or damage of recorded data 24 mm 32 mm 2 1 mm USB Flash Memory Format FAT16 FAT32 or exFAT On screen messages Message Meaning Action Cannot read file The file is broken or unreadable The TV does not support the format No Device Inserted Confirm SD Card or USB device is inserted correctly No valid file to play The card has no data This operation is not possible Your operation is...

Page 56: ...construction of these panels there are a number of allowable pixel subpixel failures that still allow the panel to be defined as a good panel It is not possible to guarantee absolutely no pixel loss Problem Causes Actions Screen Chaotic image noisy Set P NR in the Picture Menu to remove noise p 25 Check nearby electrical products car motorcycle fluorescent lamp No image can be displayed Is Contras...

Page 57: ...ith a noisy ignition system Older style antenna cabling loose fitting corroded wall socket connections terminals etc Picture regularly pixelates on some channels or No Signal message Check Signal Condition via TV Setup menu If Signal Quality or Signal Strength is red orange or constantly changing check aerial cable connections If problem persists consult your local TV antenna installer Too much si...

Page 58: ...n Check foreign objects are not inside the USB port An error message appears Follow the message s instructions If the problem persists contact your local Panasonic dealer or the authorised service centre Maintenance First remove the mains plug from the socket outlet Display panel Cabinet Pedestal Regular care Gently wipe the surface of the display panel cabinet or pedestal by using a soft cloth to...

Page 59: ...rs VCR Aerial Rear Standard Belling Lee connector Operating Conditions Temperature 0 C 35 C Humidity 20 80 RH non condensing Connection terminals AV1 IN AUDIO L R RCA PIN Type 2 0 5 V rms COMPONENT Y 1 0 V p p including synchronisation PB CB PR CR 0 35 V p p VIDEO RCA PIN Type 1 1 0 V p p 75 AV2 IN AUDIO L R RCA PIN Type 2 0 5 V rms VIDEO RCA PIN Type 1 1 0 V p p 75 HDMI 1 2 input TYPE A Connector...

Page 60: ...oses Model Number Serial Number Information on Disposal in other Countries outside the European Union This symbol is only valid in the European Union If you wish to discard this product please contact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal WARRANTY New Zealand only Distributed in New Zealand by Panasonic New Zealand Limited 350 Te Irirangi Drive East Tamaki Pri...