Panasonic PT-51G46C, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...perating Contents subject to change without notice or obligation NO I E The Cabinet Glass Doors Installation Instructions are located in the back of this Manual Copyright 1997 by Matsushita Electric Corporation of America All rights reserved Unauthorized copying and distribution is a violation of law Printed in U S A I QB2AA0109 1 ...

Page 2: ... appliance and cart combination to overturn 7 Slots and openings in the cabinet and the back or bottom are provided for ventilation and to insure reliable operation of the television receiver and to protect it from overheating These openings must not be blocked or covered The openings should never be blocked by placing the television receiver on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This televis...

Page 3: ...ing to qualified service personnel 19 When replacement parts are required be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer that have the same characteristics as the original part Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire electric shock or other hazards 20 Upon completion of any service or repairs to this television receiver ask the service technician to p...

Page 4: ...m based cleaners Do not place objects made of plastic or rubber directly on topof the cabinet A chemical reaction coulcl result causing permanent marring of the finish Remote Control Transmitter Do not use benzene thinners or other petroleum based cleaners to clean the Remote Control Transmitter To clean wipe with a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent and then wipe dry with a soft ...

Page 5: ... 16 Color Tint Brightness Picture and Sharpness Adjustments 16 Color Temp 17 Auto Color 17 Video NR 17 Audio Adjustment 18 Audio Norm 18 Bass Trehle and Balance 18 Mode Stereo SAP Mono 18 Speaker 19 Surround 19 AI Sound 19 Input Select 20 Main Picture Input Selection 20 PIP Picture in Picture Input Selection 20 Timer Features 20 Sleep Timer 20 Dual Program Timer 21 Lockout Features 22 Lockout Mode...

Page 6: ...lear when the set reaches the same temperature of the surrounding area AC Power Supply Cord CAUTION To prevent electric shock match wide blade of plug to wide slot of AC outlet and fully nsert DO NOT USE this polarized plug with a receptacle or other outlet unless the lblade can be fully inserted to prevent blade exposure Remote Control Battery Installation Batteries Use two AA batteries 1 Install...

Page 7: ...former Not Included Cable Connection For reception of cable channels connect the cable supplied by your local cable company Antenna Mode must be set to CABLE Refer to Antenna Mode section Incoming Cable from Cable Company 75 Ohm VHF UHF on Back of Set Note Certain cable system _offset some channels to reduce interference or have Premium scrambled channels A cable converter box is required for prop...

Page 8: ...R OFF VAO Variable Audio Output Mode Refer to the Audio Menu Speaker section 6 Audio bass treble balance volume and mute can now be controlled by the TV Remote Control When OFF FAD Fix Audio Output mode is selected in the Audio Menu the external amplifier speakers are controlled by the Audio Amplifier Video Audio Connection Operation IIF S v DEO VIDEO OUT I AUDIO OUT I I lrERMINALS ON BACK OF VCR ...

Page 9: ...Connection of optional S VIDEO jack automatically I disconnects the normal Video Input 1 iack J Picture in Picture External Video and Antenna Connection This Receiver has the PICTURE IN PICTURE feature For the proper operation of this featurE a second video source is required such as a VCR We recommend that you make your antenna and External Video connection as shown below when a second video sour...

Page 10: ...Level Press to adjust Audio Menus Video Menus and select operating features when menus are displayed 3_ Channel Buttons Press to select programmed channels Press to highlight desired features when menus are displayed 4_ Action Button Press to display Main Menu and access or exit On S reen feature arid Adjustmenl Menus 5_ TV Video Button Press to select TV or one of three Video Inputs for the Main ...

Page 11: ...Main Picture or the PIP frame when the PIP flame is displayed Note PT 51G46 models have two 2 Video Inputs Mute Button Press to mute sound A second press resumes sound Channel Butto ns Press to select channels Use with Volume buttons to navigate in menus Recall Button Press to displa y Time status of Sleep I imer Channel Video Mode Channel Caption Station Identifier and Audio Mode PIP Picture In P...

Page 12: ...tion for Remote Contr CASSEFrE PLAYER VCR AUX Mode Selection for Remote Con 2 DVD Enables User to Operate a Tape Cas Player Digital Video Disc or Second VCR LASER DISC PLAYER LD Mode Selection for Remote Contn TV CABLE DSS LDP CD RECEIVER AMPLIFIER DVD TV CABLE DSS RECEIVEWAMPLIFIER VCR VCR2 LDP Selects Track Number Programmable Button That Can Oper_ te Up To Six 6 Remote Functions At Once Selects...

Page 13: ...ween Two 2 Channels Switches between AM and FM Selects Next Disc Selects Tape Cassette Player A or B Activates TV Menus Acts as Menu Button for DSS Displays Channel Sleep Time Chanqel Caption Time and Audio ModE Displays Current DSS Settings Displays Current VCR Settings Displays Current LDP Settings PIP Move DSS Guide Rewind Rewind Rewind Selects Previous Track Rewind PIP Size Enter Select Play P...

Page 14: ...ote POWER button then press and hold the ACTION button down at the same time for three seconds All previous are rased PRESS AT THE SAME TIME FO THREE SECONDS 4 After three seconds elease the POWER and ACTION buttons 5 Press the MULTI button Waiting more than 30 seconds without pressing another button will exit the programming mode 6 Press a maximum of six 6 function buttons on the Remote Control E...

Page 15: ...e PIP For PIP Video source connection refer to the PiP Fxternal Video and Antenna Connections section Swap Button Press the SWAP button when the PIP frame is clisplayed to interchange what is being viewed on the lvlain Picture with that of the PIP frame SWAP CH2t_ PIP VIDEO 1 VIDEO 1 I PIP CH 2 Size Button Press the SIZE button when the PIP frame is displayed to choose either the large or small PI...

Page 16: ...m Use to reset Color Tint Brightness Picture and Sharpness adjustments back to a factory preset level 1 Press _ 2 Press Z_ or_ and _ or _ _to highlight the Picture Icon 3 Press _ to display the Picture Adjustrnent Menu ilii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii_iiiii_ii iiiiii 4 Press Z_ or_ to highlight PICTURE NORM 5 Press _ or _ to select SET to normalize Color Tint Brightness Pi...

Page 17: ...Video NR Noise Reduction To reduce video noise snow in picture due to weak signal 1 Press 2 Press Z_ or_ _ and _ or _ to highlight the Picture Icon 3 Press _ to display the Picture Adjuslment Menu ii_iiiiii_iiiii_ii_ i_iiii _ii_i_ii_iii_iiii_ii_ii_ _iiiii_iiiiiii_iii iiiii_iiii_ 4 Press _ or_7 to highlight VIDEO Reduction 5 Press _ or _ to select ON or OFR 6 Press_ ___ twice to exit menus NR Noise...

Page 18: ...ss _ or _ to adjust for desired audio response 6 Press ___ twice to exit menus Helpful Hints BASS To increase or decrease the Bass response TREBLE fb increase or decrease the Treble response BALANCE To emphasize the LEFT RIGHT speaker volume Mode Stereo SAP Mono When Audio is broadcast in Stereo or SAP an On Screen display will appear on initial Turn On and Channel Change The available choices wil...

Page 19: ...ume control 6 Press ___ twice to exit menus Surround Use the Sur_round Feature to enhance audio response when listening to Stereo broadcasts 1 Press _ Press _ or_ and _ or _ to highlight the Audio Icon 3 Press _ to display the Audio Adjustment Menu 4 Press _ or_ _ to highlight SURROUND 5 Press _ or _ to select DN or OFF 6 Press _ twice to exit menus AI Sound This feature is used to enhance sound q...

Page 20: ... the Input Select Icon 4 Press _ to display the Input Select Menu I Timer Features Sleep Timer To automatically turn TV OFF in 30 60 or 90 minutes as desired Note Display will flash 3 2 and 1 to indicate the last three remaining minutes prior to turn OFF 1 Press I_ 2 Press Z_ or_ and _ or _ to highlight the Timer Icon 3 Press _ to display the Timer Control Menu iiiiii iiiii iiiiii iiill iiiiiii ii...

Page 21: ...re MON FRI SATe SUN DAILY SUN NON TUE WED THR FRO SAT EVR SUN EVR MON EVR TUE EVR WED FVR THR EVR FRI EVR SAT 7 Press o_ to highlight OH Hours Minutes 8 Press _ or _ to set the desired time for the TV to turn ON Note Press _ to change selection from hours to minutes 9 Press _ 7 to highlight OFF Hours Minutes 10 Press _ or _ _ to set tPe desired time for the TV to turn OFE Note Press _ to change se...

Page 22: ...light the Channel Caption Icon 3 Press _ to display the Channel Caption Menu 5 _ii i i i_iiiiiiiiiiii iiiii iiiiiili_ Press z_ or_ to highlight PRESET CAPTION Press _ or _ to display the Preset Caption Menu 7 Press Z_ or_ 2to highligl t the desired Preset Channel Caption Use the RE moteControl keyboard to assign the channel number to the Channel Caption in the user s area Refer to the local TV gui...

Page 23: ...____ _____i _ii __i__ ___ i _i i__ iiii_ii __i___i___ii_iiii_iiii__i___ i __i__ __ __i _ L 8 Press the or Z to select the first character in channel caption STATION IDENTIFIER 9 Press _ z button to move to the second character position Repeat steps 8 and 9 until the complete caption is entered up to four 4 characters 10 Press _ _ or k_ i repeatedly to highlight ENTER CHANNEL NUMBER Then repeat ste...

Page 24: ...r_7 to highlight CLOCK 5 Press _ or _ _ to select AUTO if necessary 6 Press _2 to highlight AUTO TIME SET 7 Press _ or_ b to display the AUTO TIME SET Menu 8 Press Z_ to highlight PBS CHANNEL 9 Tune TV or Cable Box to PBS channel using the Remote Control Keyboard or _ or _ _ to enter PBS channel number 10 Press _ to highlight TllvlE ZONE ADJUST Note There is a plus or minus one hour offset that ca...

Page 25: ... times to exit menus lock Manual Clock when set will display On Screen at initialturn on after a channel change and when pressing Recall button It must be set to operate the dual Timer feature _ Press _ 2 Press _ or_ 7 and _ or _ to highlight the Set Up Icon 3 Press _ to display the Set Up Menu 4 i iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiii_ii i_iliiiii iiiiiiii_iiiiliiiiiiii iiiii ii_iiiiifili iiiii i ii_ _i i...

Page 26: ... _ on Remote Control for movirg the vertical line and and _ or_ _for moving the horizontal line Red Adjustment 8 Press _ on the Remote Control to display the red adjustment menu Note A properly converged cross pattern will appear white witha minimum of red color frhging 5 Press _ or _ to display the Convergence Adjustment screen 6 Green horizontal and vertical lines appear on the screen go Align t...

Page 27: ...iginal channels that were programmed into FAV CHANNEL will remain Refer to Favorite Channel Scan for deleting unwanted channels Auto Program Used to Place all channels carrying a video signal into zA Channel Scan Memory When or _ _ is pressed only channels with a video signal will be accessed Note TV or Cable Tuning rrlode must be set properly 1 Press _ 2 Press _ or_ and_ or_to highlight the Set U...

Page 28: ...television program in the form of written words across the screen white or colored letters on a black background I1 allows the viewer to read the dialogue of a television program or other information 1 Press _ 2 Press z_ or_ and _ c r I_ to highlight the Set Up Icon 3 Press button to display the Set Up Menu zA 4 Press or t7 to highligh _ MODE 5 Press _ or _ _ to select OF F C1 C2 T1 T2 C3 C4 T3 or...

Page 29: ...m Index Sheet I 1 101 TNQ2AE007 1 Use the following procedure for setting up the remote control when the component s remote access code is not known This procedure uses the sequence method Confirm hatthe component is plugged in and operating properly then turn it OFF I _ Press and hold the 1_ button then the _ button so that both are pressed at the same time for at least 5 se_6_dsi Then let go of ...

Page 30: ...ar 037 038 Gradiente 000 Harley Davidson 000 Harman kardon 038 Harwood 072 Headquarter 046 HI Q 047 Hitachi 041 042 Jensen 041 JVC 041 067 Kenwood 038 041 067 KLH O72 Kodak 035 037 Lloyd 000 Logik 072 LXl 037 Magnavox 035 039 081 Magnin 240 Marantz 035 081 Mart a 037 Matsushita 035 MEI 035 Memorex 000 035 037 039 046 047 048 104 240 MGA 043 061 MGN Technology 240 Minolta 042 Mitsubishi 043 061 067...

Page 31: ...ng 144 Scientific Atlanta 008 017 477 Signal 015 Signature 011 Sprucer 021 Starcom 003 015 Stargate 015 Starquest 015 Tocom 012 01 Toshiba 000 Tusa 015 Unika 153 United Artists 007 United Cable 003 Universal 153 Zenith 000 525 Goldstar 144 Hamlin 009 020 259 Hitachi 011 Hytex 007 Jasco 153 Jerrold 003 011 012 014 015 476 Memorex 000 Oak 007 019 Panasonic 000 021 107 Paragon 000 Philips 153 Note Af...

Page 32: ...i 147 Optimus 027 220 337 338 Brand of Cassette Players Code s Panasonic 272 Philips 029 Pioneer 027 220 Sansui 029 Sherwood 337 338 Sony 170 243 Technics 229 Wards 027 Yamaha 094 097 Note After entering the proper infrared code press the Remote RCVR Selection Mode butto _ _ Then refer to the Remote Control Key Functions section for Remote Receivers Amplifiers function key listing Receivers Amplif...

Page 33: ...er entering the proper infrared code press the Remote LD Selection Mode button O Then refer to the Remote Control Key Functions section for Remote Laser Disc function key listing Laser Disc Player Brand of Laser Disc Code s Mitsubishi 059 NAD 059 Panasonic 204 Pioneer 059 Quasar 204 Sony 201 Note After entering the proper infrared code press the Remote DSS Selection Mode button OC Then refer to th...

Page 34: ...d J 2 9 16 65mm Left Glass Door Hinge Plate _ Step 1 Cabinet Side Left Upper Door Hinge Step 3 I Insert Phillips Head Screws Step 4 Slide Doors into Hinges Step 5 Strike Plate Must be Located on Inside ufface ot Glass 2 9 16 65ram from Top Edge and Flush with Verti_ al Edge of Glass Step 2 4 5 Remove paper backing from strike plate and locate _ 9 16 65ram from top edge and flush with vertical edge...

Page 35: ... 8 metal shelf hangers 4 per cabinet shelf and for shipping 4 shipping blocks 2 per cabinet shelf Remove these 4 shipping blocks for free movement of the shelves in Shelf 2 Metal Shelf Hanger Hole in Cabinet Side 3 If the top or bottom position is desired for mounting the shelf lift and hold or rest the shelf diagonally while removing the 4 metal shelf hangers and reposition them accordingly Note ...

Page 36: ... Affix two 2 hinge plates 1 o the inside surface of each glass door by removing paper backing _nd place as shown _ Right Glass Door with _ Hinge Plates Strike _ PI _te Attached Strike Plate Must be Located on Inside Surface of Glass Door Flush with Top Edge and Vertical Edge of Glass Step 2 Remove paper backing from strike plate and position it flush with top edge and flush with vertical edge of b...

Page 37: ...move these four 4 shipping blocks for free movement of the shelves Notch in Shelf Metal Shelf Hanger Hole in Cabinet Side 2 If the top or bottom position is desired for mounting the shelf lift and hold or rest the shelf diagonally while removing the four 4 metal shelf hangers and reposition them accordingly Note Do not use glue so you can change shelf position at a later time if you wish 3 Next li...

Page 38: ...OFF OR EXT POSITION TRY ANOTHER CHANNEL TVlANT CABLE TUNING SYSTE M SET TO PRO ANTENNA INPUT MODE INCORRECT CHECKTHATAC POWER LINE IS PLUGGED 11 4 POWER BUTTON IS ON BRIGHTNESS AND AUDIO CONTROLS SET PFIOPERLY TRY ANOTHER CHANNEL COLOR CONTROL SETTINGS TRY ANOTHER CHANNEL RECEIVER IN VIDEO MODE WITH NO SIGNAL CHANNEL LOCKOUT FEATURi ACTIVATED CC CLOSED CAPTION IN TEXT MODE I SETTING AC OUTLET AND ...