Panasonic TX-66PW60A Bedienungsanleitung

W idescreen Stereo Colour T elevision W ith Picture-in-picture andT eletext Operating Instructions This instruction manual covers a range of televisions. Y our television may not have all the functions described herein. Please read these operating instructions completely before operating this set and retain the booklet for future reference. [ta u ][...]

2 Panasonic and the Environment Reduce, reuse, recycle Dear Panasonic Customer , Welcome to the Panasonic family . We hope that you will have many years of enjoyment from your new Colour T elevision. Thank you for choosing to buy this Panasonic Colour T elevision. It was assembled at our Panasonic T elevision factory in Penrith, Australia under an [...]

3 Important Information W arning This television is very heavy (please see p age 39). Most of the weight is at the front of the television. Although the television has been tilt tested and meets current Australian and International S tandards, we recommend that great care be taken when positioning the television. * Do not allow the front of the set[...]

4 CONTENTS Getting started ................................................................................................................ .............................. 6 Using the On Screen Displays .................................................................................................. .................. 8 Control Panel and Remote Con[...]

5 CONTENTS T eletext Operation ............................................................................................................. ................. 20 ~ 22 F .P . (Favourite Page) ................................................................................................................ 2 1 SET UP ...................................[...]

6 Getting S t arted Connect the Aerial The RF (Aerial) Input impedance of this television is 75 Ω . If your aerial lead is 300 Ω ribbon (two wires separated by a flat plastic strip) you will require a 300 Ω /75 Ω Balun (not supplied) in order to connect your aerial to the television. Note: For your safety any external aerial should be insta[...]

7 Battery Inst allation and Replacement Open Battery Cover Place your thumb on the battery cover triangle. Apply a slight downward pressure with the thumb and slide the cover back. This allows the cover to be removed. Insert Batteries Insert the batteries ensuring the correct polarity . The polarity is identified by the “ + “ symbol on the batt[...]

8 So und menu Ba s s Trebl e Ba l a n c e Head phone v olu m e Vo l u m e MP X S tereo Amb ience On Mode Mus i c Using The On Screen Displays Many features available on this TV can be accessed via the On Screen Display menu system. Use the remote control to access and adjust features as required. An on screen help box is displayed whenever a menu i[...]

9 Control Panel Buttons Open the control panel door to gain access to the television Controls Push the door at the point marked to open. Push again to close. * This button is not on the rmote control for the TX-76PW60A or the TX-66PW60A. For details of TELETEXT Operation remote control operation, please refer to page 20. For details of VCR and DVD [...]

10 T elevision Control Panel Buttons BUTTON WHA T IT DOES Please refer to drawing on Page 9 for location of Remote Control Buttons. STR This button is used to store tuning information and other function settings. It is also used to start the menu demonstration. F The F button is used to select the on screen display functions. Press the button to se[...]

11 Remote Control T elevision Operation BUTTON WHA T IT DOES ST ANDBY The remote control button is used to turn the television into S tandby mode. When the television is in S tand-By it is possible to turn it back on by pressing this remote control Power Button, the Programme Number UP or DOWN Button (front panel or remote control) or any of the di[...]

12 Remote Control T elevision Operation BUTTON WHA T IT DOES MUL TI WINDOW (TX-86PW155A & TX-76PW155A only) This option allows you to watch: * a television picture and an A V picture at the same time, or * two A V pictures at the same time. Pressing this button will access the Picture in Picture options. Y ou can choose between normal, PIP (Pic[...]

13 Remote Control T elevision Operation BUTTON WHA T IT DOES HELP Pressing this button displays on screen instructions on how to adjust various settings and how to connect external equipment. Press the HELP button and select one of the options. Please refer to page 13. SOUND MUTE Pressing this button reduces the sound from the television to nil. Pr[...]

14 Normalisation N Pressing the Normal ( ) Button on the remote control, will return all picture settings to the factory preset levels. This is called “Normalisation”. Normalisation will only occur if the Picture Menu is not displayed when the Normal ( ) Button is pressed. Picture Menu Notes: 1. Y ou can change the level for each function (Cont[...]

15 Soun d men u Ba ss Tr eb le Ba l an ce He adph on e vol u me Vo l u m e MPX Ster eo A mb i ence O n M ode Mu si c Sound Menu Normalisation N Pressing the Normal ( ) Button on the remote control, will return all sound settings to the factory preset levels. This is called “Normalisation”. Normalisation will only occur if the Sound Menu is not [...]

16 Se t u p m e nu Geom a gnet ic Q -Link O n AV 1 se l e ct Y UV Fl icker reduc tion Off O f f ti m e r Of f V ol ume corre c tion Se t u p m e nu Ge o ma gne ti c Q -Link On Tuning m enu Fl ic ker redu ction O f f O f f ti m e r O f f Te l e te x t TO P Set Up Menu Allows you to select which audio / video source will be sent to the A V2 Scart out[...]

17 Setup Menu - Q-Link Q-Link allows the television to communicate with a compatible VCR. For Q-Link communication to work, the TV must be connected to a “Q-Link” compatible VCR using a “fully wired” Scart cable between the AV2 socket of the television and the appropriate socket on your VCR. For connection to the appropriate Scart socket on[...]

18 Setup menu - Geomagnetic Correction Magnetic interference may come from such things as unshielded motors, moving the TV while it is switched ON, turning off a vacuum cleaner too close to the TV , lightning strikes nearby or many other things. If geomagnetic changes cause colour patches on the screen switch your T elevision OFF for 30 minutes and[...]

19 Aspect control >> << >> << >> << >> << >> << >> << Press the Aspect button Press Aspect button again or Press red or green to change aspects. Panasonic Auto This option determines the best aspect ratio to use to fill your screen. If Auto detects a widescreen signal it switch[...]

20 T eletext Operation T eletext is only available on certain broadcast channels. The time taken to display the pages and sub-pages is set by the teletext transmitter and not by the television. T eletext is also used for Closed Captioning of television programmes. Captions are used by people who are deaf, hearing impaired, learning English or viewi[...]

21 T eletext Operation BUTTON WHA T IT DOES F . P . (F A VOURITE P AGE) This feature will store a favourite p age in the TV memory . 1. The TV must be in the LIST mode, receiving a teletext broadcast and the programme number must be between 1 and 25. 2. Push the Blue button. 3. Select the page number . 4. Push and hold the STR button. 5. The page n[...]

22 TELETEXT Operation P AGE NUMBER BUTT ONS These buttons allow you to directly enter the page number that you want to view . REVEAL Some T ext p ages cont ain concealed information, e.g. the solution to a puzzle. T o reveal this information Push the Set Up button followed by the Red button. T o hide the information, Push the Red button again. F/T/[...]

23 T uning Menu Programme edit Auto setup Manual tuning Decoder (A V2) Shipping condition Owner ID This option allows you to add, delete, tune, move and name your programmes. Please refer to page 24. This television has been factory tuned. Use the automatic tuning procedure only if you wish to reset ALL Programme Location Numbers. Please refer to p[...]

24 T uning Menu - Programme edit Press the SETUP menu button Move to Tuning menu option Access Tuning menu Move to Programme edit option Access Programme edit Move to chosen programme position. Make required change. Press the TV/A V button at any time to go back to watching TV Pressing the STR button after making an adjustment stores any changes ma[...]

25 T uning Menu - Programme edit Moving a programme channel Make sure the cursor is in the Prog. column Press the yellow button Choose the new position for the programme channel Press the yellow button again to confirm your decision T uning a programme channel Move to the Chan. column Increase or decrease the programme channel number (you will see [...]

26 T uning Menu - Auto setup This television has been factory tuned to all Australian major city channels. Use the automatic tuning procedure only if you wish to reset ALL Programme Location Numbers. Refer to “Manual tuning” on page 27 if you only want to retune one or two Programme Location Numbers. Push the Set Up button. Move to the Tuning M[...]

27 T uning the T elevision to a VCR T urn the VCR On and either st art a known t ape playing or set the VCR T est Signal, if fitted, to On (refer to the VCR operating instructions). Follow the Manual tuning procedure above. The television will treat the VCR as if it was a normal television broadcast station. NOTES: The antenna lead must be connecte[...]

28 T uning menu - Shipping condition Shipping condition allows you to reset the TV to its original condition, i.e. no channels tuned in. This is useful, for example, if you move to a different area when you will probably want the TV to tune itself to your new local stations. The Shipping condition menu will reset all data, clearing all tuning infor[...]

29 T uning menu - Owner ID Owner ID allows you to enter a security code and address information so that in the unfortunate event of theft it will help the Police to determine the owner. Open the Setup menu Move to Tuning menu Access Tuning menu Move to Owner ID Access Owner ID If the Owner ID has previously been set, enter your PIN followed by ‘S[...]

30 * W ARNING: Unauthorised recording of material from T elevision Broadcast s or from other video and/or audio sources may contravene copyright laws. Remote Control VCR/DVD Operation This remote control has been designed to work with a variety of Panasonic VCRs and DVD players. REWIND / REVIEW Used to rewind the tape quickly or watch the tape / di[...]

31 Connecting Equipment to the TV Front Panel Connections Head phones Use stereo headphones with 3.5mm Plug (Not included). When a headphone plug is inserted into the headphone socket the internal speakers will still operate. If someone has trouble hearing the television they can use the headphones and set the volume to a level they are comfortable[...]

32 Connectors A V1 / A V4 Scart Socket A V2 Scart Socket (S – Video, Q-Link) Use AV1 or AV4 for YP R P B (YUV) inputs. AV2 – Pins 15 and 20 are dependent on AV2 – VHS / VIDEO switching S-Video 4 Pin socket RF Socket RCA Socket Connecting Equipment to the TV - Rear Panel Most DVD players and Set Top Boxes have both a composite video and YP B P[...]

33 Connecting Equipment to the TV - Rear Panel Connecting a VCR When using a VCR with the television always connect the Aerial to the VCR and connect an RF Cable (not supplied) between the VCR RF-Out and the television RF-In. Y ou can watch videos by either tuning the television to the VCR (see page 30) or by connecting the VCR to the rear A V term[...]

34 AV1 A V2 A V4 AV4 C omponent Video AU DIO OUT A V4 S tereo Ampli fier Connecting Equipment to the TV - Rear Panel Connecting a DVD player or Set-top Box Connecting component video to AV1. Use the supplied Scart to RCA cable. Connecting component video to AV4. Use the supplied Scart adaptor. Use RCA cables (not supplied) to connect the VCR YUV ou[...]

35 Customer Information - W arnings and cautions T o keep your Panasonic T elevision in good working or der please observe the following warnings and cautions. Please be careful with this television. Like all electrical equipment it can cause serious injury or damage if it is mistreated. Danger Do not insert foreign objects. (Keep metal or easily i[...]

36 Customer Information Cleaning the T elevision Cabinet and Picture T ube Care The cabinet and picture tube can be kept in good condition by wiping with a clean, lint free cloth moistened with mild detergent and water . For safety , remove the plug from the power outlet when cleaning. Do not spray insecticide or volatile solvent on the TV . Do not[...]

37 Customer Information Frequently Asked Questions Some minor problems can be corrected very quickly and easily without the cost of a service call. Panasonic has a Customer Care Centre which can answer most questions over the phone. Before you contact the Customer Care Centre with your question we have included the most commonly asked questions. Qu[...]

38 T roubleshooting Before calling for service, determine the symptoms and make a few simple checks as shown below. Picture Sound Check Aerial Location, Direction or Connections. If you are watching a tape playback check the state of the Video heads – they may need to be cleaned or replaced. The tape may be old. Check the tracking. Aerial Locatio[...]

39 Specifications T uning System Frequency synthesized 100 Position ( 0 to 99 ). RF Channels VHF 0 to 12 P A L B UHF 21 to 69 P AL G S’1 to S’3 HYPER TUNER S1 to S41 Receiving Systems P AL B/G Reception of Off air broadcast s / Playback from V ideo T ape Recorders NTSC 4.43, NTSC 3.58 P A L 60Hz Playback from S pecial Video T ape Recorders and [...]

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