Panasonic TX-26LX52L, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...ions before operating your set and retain them for future reference TQB0E0221 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 OK C TV N PULL The image shown is for illustration only English TX 26LX52L TX 32LX52L Model No Operating Instructions Wide LCD TV ...

Page 2: ...ure menu 11 Sound menu 12 Setup menu 13 Tuning menu overview 14 Tuning menu Programme edit 15 Adding deleting a programme channel 15 Moving a programme channel 15 Renaming a programme channel 16 Locking a programme channel 16 Copying programme information to a recording device 16 Tuning menu Auto setup 17 Tuning menu Manual tuning 18 Manual tuning via front panel 18 Owner ID 19 Shipping condition ...

Page 3: ...id exposing the TV set to direct sunlight and other sources of heat To prevent fire never place any type of candle or naked flame on top or near the TV set Ventilation should not be impleded by covering the ventilation openings with items such as newspapers tablecloths and curtains FOR YOUR SAFETY PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT CAREFULLY This appliance is supplied with a fitted three pin mains plu...

Page 4: ...d Manganese or use rechargeable Ni Cad batteries Pull and hold the hook then open the battery cover Insert batteries note correct polarity and R6 UM3 size Replace the cover 3 2 1 Check that you have the accessories and items shown Accessories Operating Instructions Remote Control Transmitter EUR7651090 Batteries for the Remote Control Transmitter 2 R6 UM3 size Pan European Guarantee Card 1 2 3 4 5...

Page 5: ... the front cover Note To avoid interference appearing on the screen do not bundle the RF cable and mains lead together Removal Fitting 1 Push down hooks and pull the cover slightly towards yourself to disengage the claws at 3 points 2 Slowly pull out in the downward direction 1 Insert the claws at 3 points at the bottom end 2 Push until it clicks PULL PULL Raise the lower part of the door marked P...

Page 6: ...s AV1 or AV4 Scart terminal for any DVD Recorder Always use a fully wired Scart cable Use the TV s AV1 or AV4 Scart terminal for Satellite Receiver Always use a fully wired Scart cable RF Connection Connect the RF cable to the Aerial In terminal of the VCR DVD Recorder and an RF cable from the VCR DVD Recorder Aerial Out terminal to the TV Aerial terminal Notes If using a Q Link VCR DVD Recorder t...

Page 7: ...rminal The Scart cable is a fully wired type For further information on Q Link and connecting equipment see page 21 29 32 2 Programmes will appear immediately if your dealer has programmed the TV for you If the TV has not been programmed for you then Auto setup will begin The TV will search for Analogue stations TV stations will be located sorted into order and stored ready for use Analogue statio...

Page 8: ...Owner I D see page 19 A space is provided on page 19 to write down the PIN NUMBER for future reference Your LCD TV is now ready for use To view a list of the stations that have been found press the GUIDE button Use the cursor buttons to move the cursor bar Use the programme change button to step through the guide page by page To view the selected programme move the cursor to the channel and then p...

Page 9: ... 13 Presstoselecta function or store a setting Press after selecting programme positions to quickly change programme Coloured buttons used for the selection navigation and operation of various functions Teletext button see page 25 27 Text F P button see page 26 Direct channel access During normal TV viewing or when in the Tuning Programme edit or Manual tuning menus press and then enter channel nu...

Page 10: ...ct menus The left and right cursor buttons are used to access menus adjust levels or to select from a range of options The OK button is used with a number of features to store settings after adjustments have been made or options have been set The EXIT button is used to exit the menu system and return to the normal viewing screen An On Screen Help box is displayed whenever a menu is displayed on th...

Page 11: ...ur taste Colour balance Allows you to set the overall colour tone of the picture Choose from Cool Normal and Warm Colour management Enables vivid colour adjustment automatically P NR Automatically reduces unwanted picture noise Not available during HDMI and HD signal input MPEG NR Reduces MPEG noise Allows you to choose from Off Min Mid and Max This function is effective in reducing the digital bl...

Page 12: ... II M2 The options depend upon the signal being transmitted If reception deteriorates it is advisable to switch to FM Mono Off Mode Sound quality can be improved when watching music scene or drama by selecting the appropriate Music or Speech mode Ambience Ambience provides a dynamic enhancer to simulate improved spatial effects HDMI input Displayed during HDMI input mode Allows you to choose from ...

Page 13: ... Allows you to enter a security code and address information See page 19 Shipping condition Allows you to clear all tuning information and reset all control levels back to factory settings See page 20 Volume correction During AV and HDMI mode Volume correction is displayed You can adjust volume level ofAV and HDMI mode Volume level is memorised TV N 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 OK C Setup menu Press the ME...

Page 14: ... in order to customize your programme settings e g adding or deleting a programme position See page 15 16 Auto setup Allows you to automatically retune the TV Useful if you move house and wish to retune your TV to the local stations See page 17 Manual tuning Allows individual programme positions to be tuned manually See page 18 MENU EXIT OK Q Link AV2 out Off timer Tuning menu Owner ID Shipping co...

Page 15: ...gramme to be deleted or added Press the Green button to add a programme 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 Move the cursor to the programme to be moved Press the Yellow button Choose the new position for the programme channel Press the Yellow button again to confirm your decision...

Page 16: ...to store the new setting You can copy programme information to a compatible recording device connected to AV2 AV4 See page 29 for connection information Press the Download 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 t...

Page 17: ... to the device via Q Link See page 21 Once this operation is completed the TV will display the programme now stored on programme position 1 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 is...

Page 18: ...o access Tuning mode Press the TV AV button to move between Change programme and Search 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 your VCR is connected ...

Page 19: ...Are you sure If you wish to check the personal details already entered into the TV except your PIN number press the F button Front panel and hold for 6 seconds initially the volume level function will appear as you continue to hold down the F button it will disappear again and the Owner ID information will appear The details already entered are displayed on screen and will disappear after a few se...

Page 20: ...ou will probably want the TV to tune itself to your new local stations Note Owner ID information will not be affected by this function This can be done either through the Shipping condition menu or through the Auto setup menu The Shipping condition menu will reset all data except Owner ID information clearing allAnalogue tuning information and resetting all control levels back to factory settings ...

Page 21: ...the recording device and press the Play button whilst the TV is in Standby mode the TV will automatically switch on and select the correct AV input so that you can view the content Recording device Auto Power Standby When the TV is switched into Standby 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 Rewi...

Page 22: ...re 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 signal is found through a Scart terminal Automatic aspect ratio adjustment by WSS signal is not available for progressive and high definition compon...

Page 23: ...4 3 size with no aspect distortions 4 3 4 3 4 3 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 distortions Zoom3 Zoom3 Zoom3 will display 21 9 letterbox pictures as a full screen display with no aspect distortions 16 9 will display the pict...

Page 24: ...corder to Standby mode Press again to switch back on Play Press 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 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 ...

Page 25: ...rs 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 whilst in Teletext operation will display the contrast func...

Page 26: ...u 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 the following procedure to access sub pages If the sub page you want to look at is not yet available press...

Page 27: ... is available press 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 FASTEXT 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...

Page 28: ...ector keys will disappear after a few seconds If you want to select an input when the keys are not shown press any one of the coloured buttons and the keys will reappear Notes The volume level of the headphones can be adjusted by selecting Headphone volume from the Sound menu Additional equipment and cables shown are not supplied with this TV set Notes You can also select an AV source using the TV...

Page 29: ... the Component Input terminals How to connect the Audio Output terminals How to connect the AV1 2 4 Scart terminals AV4 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 AV1 VCR SET TOP BOX DVD PLAYER DVD RECORDER CAMCORDER GAME CONSOLE COMPUTER RGB AV2 VCR S VIDEO VCR Q Link COMPATIBLE VCR...

Page 30: ...ternal devices have the aspect adjustment set to 16 9 For applicable HDMI signals information see page 33 How to connect the HDMI Input terminal Compatible sampling frequency of AUDIO signal through HDMI L PCM 48 kHz 44 1 kHz 32 kHz Notes This HDMI connecter is Type A If you connect equipment without a digital output terminal connect to the COMPONENT S VIDEO or VIDEO input terminal on the TV so yo...

Page 31: ...nel s Normal Picture Weak or Distorted Sound Sound reception may have deteriorated Switch NICAM 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 Occ...

Page 32: ...hrominance in Luminance in Chrominance earth Luminance earth AV3 S VIDEO 4 pin terminal Socket Earth CVBS out video CVBS earth S C in Earth Earth Earth Audio out L Audio out R CVBS in video Earth Earth Q Link data Status CVBS Audio in L Audio earth Audio in R 21 19 17 15 13 11 9 7 5 3 1 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 AV4 Scart terminal RGB VIDEO S VIDEO Q Link AV4 Pins 15 and 20 are dependent on AV4 S ...

Page 33: ... soiled wipe with a well wrung soft cloth dipped in neutral cleanser diluted with water CAUTION If water or similar substances get inside the monitor via the liquid crystal panel surface a malfunction may result Maintenance Neutral detergent Input signal that can be displayed Applicable input signal for Component Y PB PR and HDMI Mark Signal name Horizontal frequency kHz Vertical frequency Hz Comp...

Page 34: ...M NTSC Playback 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 Connection Terminals AV1 Scart connecter 21 Pin terminal Audio Video in Audio Video out RGB in AV2 Scart connecter 21 Pin terminal Audio Video in Audio Video out S Video in Q Link AV3 VIDEO RCA PIN Ty...

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Page 36: ...d waste For proper treatment recovery and recycling please take these products to designated collection points where they will be accepted on a free of charge basis 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 pote...