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SD Card

Cautions in handling SD Card

 

Do not remove the card while the TV is accessing data (this can damage card or TV).

 

Do not touch the pins on the back of the card.

 

Do not subject the card to a high pressure or impact.

 

Insert the card in the correct direction (otherwise, card may be damaged).

 

Electrical interference, static electricity, or erroneous operation may damage the data or card.

 

Back up the recorded data at regular intervals in case of deteriorated or damaged data or erratic operation of 

 

the TV. (Panasonic is not liable for any deterioration or damage of recorded data.)

Data format for Card browsing

 

Photo :   Still images recorded with digital still cameras compatible with JPEG files of DCF

 

 and EXIF standards

Data format - Baseline JPEG (Sub-sampling 4:4:4, 4:2:2 or 4:2:0)
Max. number of files - 9,999
Image resolution - 160 × 120 to 10,000,000

Movie :  SD-Video Standard Ver. 1.2 [MPEG-2 (PS format)] and AVCHD Standard compatible files with an audio 

 

format that is either MPEG-1/Layer-2 format or Dolby Digital format 
(A modified data with a PC may not be displayed correctly.)

Compliant card type (maximum capacity): SDHC Card (32 GB), SD Card (2 GB), miniSD Card (2 GB) 

 

(requiring miniSD adapter)
If miniSD Card is used, insert / remove it together with the adapter.

 

Check the latest information on the card type at the following website. (English only)

 

http://panasonic.co.jp/pavc/global/cs/

DCF (Design rule for camera file system): Unified standard established by Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA).

Note

Format the card with the recording equipment.

 

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.

 

This function cannot display Motion JPEG and still image not DCF formatted (i.e. TIFF, BMP).

 

A data modified with a PC may not be displayed.

 

Images imported from a PC must be compatible with EXIF (Exchangeable Image File) 2.0, 2.1, and 2.2.

 

Partly degraded files might be displayed at a reduced resolution.

 

All “.JPG” extension datas in the card will be read in Photo View Mode.

 

The folder and file names may be different depending on the digital camera used.

 

Do not use two-byte characters or other special codes.

 

The card may become unusable with this TV if the file or folder names are changed.

 

On screen messages

 

Message

Meaning / Action

Cannot read file

The file is broken or unreadable.

 

The TV does not support the format.

 

(For the applicable formats and data, see above.)

No SD card inserted

Confirm SD Card is inserted correctly.

 

No valid file to play

The card has no data.

 

Over 9999 pictures found
(max. is 9999)

Maximum valid number of photos is 9,999.

 

Summary of Contents for Viera TX-L42U10EA

Page 1: ...d these instructions before operating your set and retain them for future reference The images shown in this manual are for illustrative purposes only Please refer to Pan European Guarantee Card if yo...

Page 2: ...vices are supplied Consult your local dealer with coverage areas or your cable provider to access DVB functions may not be available in some countries Some functions may not be available in some count...

Page 3: ...ndition 39 Updating the TV Software 40 How to Use VIERA TOOLS 41 Viewing from SD Card 42 VIERA IMAGE VIEWER Link Functions 46 Q Link VIERA Link External Equipment 54 FAQs etc Technical Information 56...

Page 4: ...not remove the rear cover as live parts are accessible when it is removed There are no user serviceable parts inside Do not expose to rain or excessive moisture To prevent damage which might result in...

Page 5: ...ed rays this may affect operation of other equipment Transport only in upright position Maintenance First remove the mains plug from the socket outlet Display panel Regular care Gently wipe the surfac...

Page 6: ...D E TV AV Batteries for the Remote Control 2 R6 UM3 Clamper Cleaning cloth Operating Instructions Pan European Guarantee Card Pedestal Assembly screw for Pedestal 4 M4 Optional accessories Please con...

Page 7: ...f insufficient care is taken to ensure screws are properly tightened during assembly the pedestal will not be strong enough to support the TV and it might fall over and become damaged and personal inj...

Page 8: ...decrease the selected function When in Standby mode switches TV On Function select Volume Contrast Brightness Colour Sharpness Tint NTSC mode Bass Treble Balance Auto Setup p 30 and p 31 SD Card slot...

Page 9: ...text index page teletext mode Coloured buttons Used for the selection navigation and operation of various functions Exit Returns to the normal viewing screen Numeric buttons Changes channel and telete...

Page 10: ...Example 2 Connecting DVD Recorder VCR TV only TV DVD Recorder or VCR Note Connect to the TV s AV1 AV2 for a DVD Recorder VCR supporting Q Link p 48 For HDMI compatible equipment possible to connect to...

Page 11: ...L R 2 1 11 Cable Example 3 Connecting DVD Recorder VCR and Set top box TV DVD Recorder VCR and Set top box DVD Recorder or VCR Terrestrial aerial Mains lead Rear of the TV Satellite receiver AC 220 24...

Page 12: ...try Country Italy France Austria Germany Hungary Czech Slovakia Poland Finland Norway Sweden Denmark Malta Switzerland Portugal Spain Slovenia Lithuania Estonia E Eu Turkey Andorra Greece Netherlands...

Page 13: ...alogue Auto Setup DVB T Auto Setup if you select a country except Portugal Poland Hungary and E Eu DVB C Auto Setup if you select Sweden or Finland Auto Setup CH 29 CH Channel Name CH 33 Analogue 2 Se...

Page 14: ...ains power On Off switch should be On p 8 2 Select the mode TV Selection DVB C DVB T Analogue TV watch select The selectable modes vary depending on the country you select p 12 If TV Selection menu is...

Page 15: ...itles AD Radio For info press 3 ITV 19 35 itv1 All Analogue Channels CH23 Stereo 45 Example Analogue Channel number Sound mute On Bad signal Poor TV signal quality Encrypted Scrambled programme Dolby...

Page 16: ...using the ASPECT button only ASPECT Press repeatedly until you reach the desired mode Auto The best ratio is chosen and the image expanded to fill the screen For details p 56 16 9 4 3 Full Directly di...

Page 17: ...uage Setup Menu p 29 Teletext Language DVB mode Allows you to select between alternative language for teletext if available MPX Analogue mode Sound Menu p 27 Volume Correction Adjusts volume of indivi...

Page 18: ...Char Good bye BBC 2W Panorama Spring watch Coast BBCi I m A Celebrity Pop Idol News BBC Radi 1 7 14 70 72 105 719 D D D D D D D Rugby 15 To 1 The Bill Info Change display mode Select Advert GUIDE OPT...

Page 19: ...s are entered advertisement may not be displayed correctly Display advertisement information OPTION To change advertisements To return to TV Guide OPTION or RETURN To display the latest advertisement...

Page 20: ...select among subject blocks blue To select next subject within the subject block After the last subject it moves to the next subject block yellow What is List mode In List mode four differently colou...

Page 21: ...ed button you want to change Enter new page number press and 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 blue...

Page 22: ...s not switched automatically Perform and Check the setup of the equipment 2 Display the Input select menu AV 3 Select the input mode connected to the equipment Input Selection AV1 AV2 S COMPONENT AV3...

Page 23: ...at slow speed PROGRAMME Channel Up Down Select channel REC Record Start recording How to change the code for the type of the equipment Each type of the Panasonic equipment has its own remote control c...

Page 24: ...ns To return to TV at any time EXIT To return to the previous screen RETURN To change menu pages up down Choose from among alternatives To reset the settings To reset the picture settings only Reset t...

Page 25: ...splay Settings Access System Menu Access Common Interface Access Other Settings Access p 28 and p 29 Only available items can be selected Other Settings Time Zone Auto Picture Overscan Power Save Guid...

Page 26: ...e options according to your personal preference Tint With an NTSC signal source connected to the TV the picture hue can be adjusted to suit your taste For NTSC signal reception only Colour Balance All...

Page 27: ...nded MPX Select stereo monaural Mono Stereo Normally Stereo Stereo signal cannot be received Mono M1 M2 Available while mono signal is transmitted Analogue mode only SPDIF Selection Selects the initia...

Page 28: ...nput to prevent access to it p 36 DVB C Tuning Menu Favourites Edit Creates list of favourite DVB C channels p 33 Channel List Skips the unwanted DVB C channels or edits DVB C channels p 33 Auto Setup...

Page 29: ...erminal p 37 Banner Display Timeout Sets how long the Information banner p 15 stays on screen 0 No display 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 seconds Playing Time Display Set to On to display a continuous record of...

Page 30: ...Frequency Auto Network ID set select store Full scans the whole frequency range Quick scans the suitable frequency in your country Normally set Frequency Symbol Rate and Network ID Auto 7 Start Auto S...

Page 31: ...o Setup All DVB T tuning data will be erased DVB T Auto Setup DVB T DVB T Auto Setup This will take about 3 minutes Progress CH 5 69 62 CH Channel Name Type Quality CBBC Channel Free TV 10 62 BBC Radi...

Page 32: ...ing and Editing Channels DVB Update DVB channel automatically Update Channel List You can add new channels delete removed channels update channel name and position automatically to Channel List DVB T...

Page 33: ...d DVB channels Edit DVB Channels Channel List You can hide unwanted DVB channels The hidden channels cannot be displayed except in this function Use this function to skip unwanted channels Select a ch...

Page 34: ...ogue Tuning Menu Access Child Lock Setup Menu Off Timer Off System Menu Display Settings Other Settings access select 5 Select one of the following functions Manual Tuning Auto Setup Analogue Tuning M...

Page 35: ...one by one Store Edit channel name Name 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 set select RETURN maximum five ch...

Page 36: ...t access Select the channel input to be locked To cancel Select the locked channel input To jump to the top of the next input red To lock all green To cancel all locks yellow To sort channel names in...

Page 37: ...S Input Labels AV1 DVD COMPONENT COMPONENT AV3 S AV3 S HDMI1 HDMI1 HDMI2 HDMI2 DVB C DVB C Analogue Analogue DVB T DVB T set select The labels you set will be displayed in Input Selection menu p 22 T...

Page 38: ...ome countries or regions Although CI module may enable you to view some services this TV does not guarantee all services e g pay TV Please use only the approved CI module by the broadcaster Consult yo...

Page 39: ...icence System Update Shipping Condition Access access select 5 Set Resets the TV to its original condition i e no channels tuned in All settings are reset channels picture sound settings etc To return...

Page 40: ...atically Select Auto Update Search in Standby System Update Auto Update Search in Standby System Update Search Now Off set select Every time you set the TV automatically performs a search in standby a...

Page 41: ...OLS 2 Select a feature VIERA Link Control access select 3 Follow the operations of each feature VIERA Link Control VIERA Link Control p 52 When more than two pieces of compatible equipment are connect...

Page 42: ...1010012 p1010011 p1010010 p1010009 Photo View Mode Folder view 100_PANA Slideshow Sort by Month Sort by Date Select EXIT Select RETURN View Thumbnail Error display images that could not be loaded etc...

Page 43: ...Select EXIT Select RETURN All pictures View Sort by Month select thumbnail of the selected group blue green Date Number of pictures 23 10 2008 1 10 5 pictures 08 11 2008 3 pictures 26 10 2008 5 pictu...

Page 44: ...28 Nature1 09 02 2008 11 10 Nature2 09 02 2008 11 15 Nature3 09 02 2008 11 50 09 02 2008 15 14 09 02 2008 18 16 2007 03 12 2007 10 00 2007 1 03 12 2007 12 00 File format Only AVCHD or MPEG2 are suppo...

Page 45: ...step Display the menu MENU Select Sound Select SPDIF Selection and set Main Menu Picture Sound Setup select access Mode Music Bass Treble Balance Headphone Volume Surround Off Volume Correction Speak...

Page 46: ...Link function Preset download 2 Easy playback Power on link Power off link Reduce unnecessary power consumption in standby 3 3 Auto standby for unnecessary equipment 3 3 Pause Live TV programme 2 4 Di...

Page 47: ...or RCA cable or SCART cable SCART cable HDMI cable HDMI cable Amplifier with VIERA Link function DIGA Recorder with VIERA Link function HD Video Camera LUMIX Camera with VIERA Link function Speaker s...

Page 48: ...n Direct TV Recording is performed the recorder is automatically turned on if it is in Standby mode Changing channel or turning off the TV is available while the recorder is recording from its own tun...

Page 49: ...ed equipment Read the manual of the equipment For optimal recording the settings of the recorder may need to be changed For details read the manual of the recorder Download preset channel language cou...

Page 50: ...k Continue Tuner Locked Please stop recording to operate EXIT Features available Using VIERA Link Menu Features available Reduce unnecessary power consumption in standby Standby Power Save Set Standby...

Page 51: ...2 Select Pause Live TV and pause Direct TV Rec Speaker Selection VIERA Link Menu Home Cinema Start VIERA Link Control Speaker Selection Home Cinema Recorder Pause Live TV Access select pause The TV p...

Page 52: ...uipment is displayed You can access the menu of the equipment But you cannot operate it Use its own remote control to operate the equipment 1 Display VIERA Link Menu 2 Select VIERA Link Control Direct...

Page 53: ...d p 47 Preparations p 49 Access and control the speaker volume EXIT DIRECT TV REC ASPECT OPTION RETURN TEXT PROGRAMME STTL INDEX HOLD MENU N INPUT TV AV TV 1 Display VIERA Link Menu 2 Select Speaker S...

Page 54: ...diagrams show our recommendations for connection of your TV to various pieces of equipment For other connections consult the instructions for each piece of equipment the table below and the specificat...

Page 55: ...GITAL AUDIO OUT COMPONENT AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT Y PB PR L R L R 2 1 Computer PC Set top box DVD Recorder VCR SCART cable RF cable SCART cable To watch satellite broadcasts To record playback DVD Recorder...

Page 56: ...p 750 720 50p 1 125 1 080 60i 1 125 1 080 50i HDMI1 HDMI2 525 480 60i 525 480 60p 625 576 50i 625 576 50p 750 720 60p 750 720 50p 1 125 1 080 60i 1 125 1 080 50i 1 125 1 080 60p 1 125 1 080 50p 1 125...

Page 57: ...move it together with the adapter Check the latest information on the card type at the following website English only http panasonic co jp pavc global cs DCF Design rule for camera file system Unified...

Page 58: ...CART terminal RGB VIDEO S VIDEO Q Link AV2 Pins 15 and 20 are dependent on AV2 S VHS VIDEO switching Socket Earth 21 CVBS out video 19 CVBS earth 17 Red in 15 Red earth 13 Green in 11 Green earth 9 Bl...

Page 59: ...signal Input signal that can be displayed p 60 Match the output setting of the PC VIERA Link HDAVI Control 4 VIERA Link p 49 DVI connection If the external equipment has only a DVI output connect to t...

Page 60: ...PC from HDMI terminal Applicable input signal for PC is basically compatible to HDMI standard timing Signal name Horizontal frequency kHz Vertical frequency Hz 640 480 60 Hz 31 47 60 00 750 720 60p 45...

Page 61: ...ast If the image quality is poor check the aerial and consult your nearest dealer Remains channel number input mode etc on the TV screen I e EC AV1 Press the button to clear these Press again to redis...

Page 62: ...be tuned Check the aerial or cable Consult your local dealer HDMI Sound is unusual Set the sound setting of the connected equipment to 2ch L PCM Check the HDMI1 Input setting in the Sound Menu p 27 If...

Page 63: ...input VHF UHF Operating Conditions Temperature 0 C 35 C Humidity 20 80 RH non condensing Connection Terminals AV1 SCART terminal 21 Pin terminal Audio Video in Audio Video out RGB in Q Link AV2 SCART...

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