Panasonic TX-26LE60FM, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...Please read these instructions before operating your set and retain them for future reference English TX 26LE60PM TX 32LE60PM Model No Operating Instructions Wide LCD TV ...

Page 2: ...ic controls control panel and remote control 7 Using the On Screen Displays 8 Programme guide 8 Picture menu 9 Sound menu 10 Setup menu 11 Tuning menu overview 12 Tuning menu Programme edit 13 Adding deleting a programme channel 13 Moving a programme channel 13 Tuning a programme channel 13 Renaming a programme channel 14 Locking a programme channel 14 Changing the sound system for a channel 14 Co...

Page 3: ... This type of LCD panel damage is not an operating defect and as such is not covered by the Panasonic warranty Remove the mains plug from the wall when TV is not in use Remove the mains plug from the wall socket before connecting or disconnecting any leads Sleep feature If the set is not switched off when the TV station stops transmitting it will automatically go to Standby mode after 30 minutes T...

Page 4: ...efore you purchase any cables be sure you know what type of output and input connectors your various components require Also determine the lenght of cable you ll need For optimum quality picture When the LCD is exposed to light from outdoors or lighting fixtures high contrast pictures may not be displayed clearly Turn off fluorescent lamps near the LCD and place in location not exposed to outdoor li...

Page 5: ...set can be switched on by pressing the button again if it was in Standby mode Note This TV will still consume some power as long as the mains plug is still inserted into the wall socket TV N 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C 0 OK Remote control signal sensor Power Indicator Standby Red On No Light Red light indicates Standby mode When using remote control this indicates the TV has received a command Scart cable...

Page 6: ... Link is not operating correctly check the following The Scart cable is connected to the TV s Scart terminal AV1 or AV2 and correctly setup in the menu The Scart cable is connected to the recording device s compatible Q Link NEXTVIEWLINK or similar technology Scart terminal The Scart cable is a fully wired type For further information on Q Link and connecting equipment see page 17 25 27 AUTO SETUP...

Page 7: ...and choices Coloured buttons used for the selection navigation and operation of various functions Teletext button see page 21 23 Text F P button see page 22 Direct channel access During normal TV viewing or when in the Tuning Programme edit or Manual tuning menus press and then enter channel number using the numeric buttons Channel up down button ASPECT control button see page 18 19 N Normalize bu...

Page 8: ...e normal viewing screen An On Screen Help box is displayed whenever a menu is displayed on the TV This Help box indicates which buttons on the remote control are used to navigate the menu shown see above for descriptions of button functions Note The Help box is not shown in the menu pictures in this instruction book due to space limitations ON SCREEN HELP Instructions box OK MENU EXIT Programme gu...

Page 9: ...e setting Backlight Contrast Brightness Colour Sharpness Tint in NTSC only Colour balance P NR can be adjusted and stored to suit your particular viewing requirement e g you may require different settings for viewing sports films news etc Viewing mode offers you up to a maximum of three separate settings for each signal source RF AV1 AV2 AV3 Component and HDMI Changes will be stored automatically B...

Page 10: ... minimise lower deeper sound output Treble Increase or decrease level to enhance or minimise sharper higher sound output Balance The levels of sound between the left and right speakers can be adjusted to suit your listening position Headphone volume Can be adjusted independently of the TV speakers so that everyone can enjoy listening at a level comfortable for them MPX Usually set to Stereo to pro...

Page 11: ...huanian Ukrainian East2 Czech Hungarian Latvian Polish Rumanian Lithuanian Tuning menu Provides access to many other features including Programme edit and Auto setup See page 12 16 OSD language When you first install the TV the On Screen Display language is set according to your choice of country OSD language lets you change the language used for On Screen Displays Colour system During AV mode Colo...

Page 12: ...me Lock Sys 1 2 3 4 5 CH44 CH51 CH41 CH47 CH37 ABC XYZ FTP 123 456 Off Off Off Off Off SC3 SC3 SC3 SC3 SC3 Programme edit Auto setup Manual tuning Fine tuning Colour system Volume correc Tuning menu Auto Access Programme edit Access in order to customize your programme settings e g adding or deleting a programme position See page 13 14 Auto setup Allows you to automatically retune the TV Useful if...

Page 13: ...mme channel to the programme position or the Red button to delete one Press the same button again to confirm your decision Adding deleting a programme channel Confirm Cancel Programme edit Prog Chan Name Lock Sys 1 2 3 4 5 CH44 CH51 CH41 CH47 CH37 ABC XYZ FTP 123 456 Off Off Off Off Off SC3 SC3 SC3 SC3 SC3 Move the cursor to the programme to be moved Press the Yellow button Choose the new position ...

Page 14: ...ction information Press the Blue button Programme data will now be sent to the recording device s This might take a few seconds depending on the number of stations stored If the message Feature not available appears on the screen the television is unable to send the programme information to the recording device s See the device s instruction book for further information You can change the sound sy...

Page 15: ...e now stored on programme position 1 Press the EXIT button at any time to go back to watching TV please read the Notes in the above procedure Notes If you proceed with the next step all tuning data will be erased all stations and their programme positions stored in your TV s memory will be wiped out so the new settings can be stored If you exit the procedure after this point and before Auto setup ...

Page 16: ...on 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 the STR button to store The programme position will flash Repeat above procedure to tune additional programme positions Press the F button at any time to go back to watching TV Note If yo...

Page 17: ...ndby mode the recording device will also switch into Standby mode if there is no media inserted or if there is media inserted and the device is in Rewind or Stop mode If a VCR is rewinding a tape it will not switch into Standby mode until rewinding has finished Recording device Image View On If the TV is in Standby mode and the recording device sends a menu to be displayed on the TV screen e g Main...

Page 18: ...in adjustment details The widescreen aspect ratios of different films and programmes can vary If these are wider than a standard 16 9 aspect picture then a black band may be visible at the top and bottom of the screen WIDE will appear in the top left corner of the screen and picture aspect changes accordingly in any aspect modes if a widescreen identification signal WSS is detected or a control sign...

Page 19: ... 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 Just Zoom1 will display 16 9 letterbox or 4 3 pictures with no aspect distortions Zoom1 Zoom1 Zoom1 Zoom2 Zoom2 Zoom2 Zoom2 will display 16 9 anamorphic letterbox pictures as a full screen display with no aspect distortio...

Page 20: ...s to playback the tape or DVD Stop Press to stop the tape or DVD Skip Fast Forward Cue VCR Press to fast forward the tape In Play mode press to view the picture rapidly forward Cue DVD R Press to skip to the next track or title Press and hold to search forward Skip Rewind Review VCR Press to rewind the tape In Play mode press to view the picture rapidly in reverse Review DVD R Press to skip to the...

Page 21: ...OK button the page numbers will change to white indicating that the page is stored HOLD HOLD To hold the Teletext page when viewing multi page information Press again to return to automatic page update Teletext features may vary depending on the Broadcasting Companies and is only available if the channel selected is transmitting Teletext Pressing the MENU button thrice whilst in Teletext operation...

Page 22: ...xceeds one page it may take some time 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 Teletext operation use ...

Page 23: ...the Yellow button to view the page Regardless of how many pages are found pressing the Yellow button will take you to the sub page which you requested Press the TEXT button to return to normal TV operation INDEX INDEX When in FLOF operation Press the INDEX button to return to the main index page Depending on the way information is transmitted this may have to be pressed more than once to return to...

Page 24: ...ditional equipment and cables shown are not supplied with this TV set Notes You can also select an AV source using the TV AV button on the top panel of the TV Press the TV AV button repeatedly until you reach the AV source you wish to view When in AV or HDMI mode a reduced number of options are available in the Picture Sound and Setup menus e g in the Setup menu there is no Tuning menu option This...

Page 25: ...k COMPATIBLE VCR SET TOP BOX DVD PLAYER DVD RECORDER Q Link COMPATIBLE DVD RECORDER CAMCORDER GAME CONSOLE COMPUTER RGB AV2 VCR S VIDEO VCR Q Link COMPATIBLE VCR SET TOP BOX DVD PLAYER DVD RECORDER Q Link COMPATIBLE DVD RECORDER CAMCORDER S VIDEO CAMCORDER GAME CONSOLE COMPUTER RGB This terminal accepts progressive or non progressive signals format as well as high defi nition 750 720 50p 750 720 60...

Page 26: ...se a DVI to HDMI adapter cable 2 to connect to the HDMI terminal Connect the audio cables to the AUDIO IN terminals when using a DVI to HDMI adapter cable Audio settings can be made on the HDMI input menu screen See page 10 This HDMI connector is Type A An equipment having no digital output terminal may be connected to the input terminal of either Component S Video or Scart to receive analogue sig...

Page 27: ...Q Link Suitable inputs for AV1 include RGB Red Green Blue AV2 Scart terminal RGB VIDEO S VIDEO Q Link Suitable inputs for AV2 include RGB Red Green Blue AV2 Pins 15 and 20 are dependent on AV2 S VHS VIDEO switching Chrominance in Luminance in Chrominance earth Luminance earth AV3 S VIDEO 4 pin terminal Socket Earth CVBS out video CVBS earth Red in S C in Red earth Green in Green earth Blue in Blue...

Page 28: ...annel s Normal Picture Weak or Distorted Sound Sound reception may have deteriorated Switch MPX setting Sound menu to Off until reception improves There may be red spots blue spots and green spots on the screen Normal Sound This is a characteristic of liquid crystal panels and is not a problem The liquid crystal panel is built with very high precision technology giving you fine picture details Occa...

Page 29: ...k from M NTSC Video recorders VCR NTSC AV input only Playback from NTSC Video recorders VCR Aerial Rear UHF VHF Operating Conditions Temperature 5 C 35 C Humidity 5 90 RH non condensing Teletext Pages 200 Connection Terminals AV1 Scart connecter 21 Pin terminal Audio Video in Audio Video out RGB in Q Link AV2 Scart connecter 21 Pin terminal Audio Video in Audio Video out RGB in S Video in Q Link A...

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Page 32: ...Alternatively in some countries you may be able to return your products to your local retailer upon the purchase of an equivalent new product Disposing of this product correctly will help to save valuable resources and prevent any potential negative effects on human health and the environment which could otherwise arise from inappropriate waste handling Please contact your local authority for furt...