Panasonic TX-32A400B manual

Model No. TX-32A400B Operating Instructions LCD T elevision Thank you for purchasing this Panasonic product. Please read these instructions carefully before operating this product and retain them for future reference. The images shown in this manual are for illustrative purposes only . English UK and Ireland model[...]

2 T ransport only in upright position Panasonic does not guarantee operation and performance of peripheral devices made by other manufacturers; and we disclaim any liability or damage arising from operation and/ or performance from usage of such other maker ’s peripheral devices. This product is licensed under the A VC patent portfolio license fo[...]

3 Safety Precautions Contents Be Sure to Read Safety Precautions ................................................. 3 Maintenance ........................................................... 5 Quick Start Guide Accessories / Options ........................................... 6 Basic Connection ................................................. 10 Ide[...]

4 Safety Precautions W arning  T ake care T o help avoid risk of electrical shock, re, damage or injury , please follow the warnings below: ● Do not remove covers and never modify the TV yourself as live parts are accessible when they are removed. There are no user serviceable parts inside. ● Do not expose the TV to rain or excessive mois[...]

5 Maintenance  Moving the TV Before moving the TV , disconnect all cables.  When not in use for a long time This TV will still consume some power even in the Off mode, as long as the mains plug is still connected to a live socket outlet. ● Remove the mains plug from the wall socket when the TV is not in use for a prolonged period of time. ?[...]

6 Accessories / Options Quick Start Guide Quick Start Guide Accessories / Options Standard accessories Remote Control ● N2QA YB000816 MEDIA PLAYER INPUT TV AV MENU TEXT STTL GUIDE EXIT OK OPTION BACK/ RETURN ASPECT MUTE STILL LAST VIEW TV jkl tuv abc mno wxyz def ghi pqrs Batteries for the Remote Control (2) ● (R6  AA) (p. 6) Base (p. 8) Mai[...]

7 Accessories / Options Quick Start Guide Optional accessories Please contact your local Panasonic dealer to purchase the recommended optional accessories. For additional details, please read the manual of the optional accessories. W all-hanging bracket Please contact your local Panasonic dealer to purchase the recommended wall-hanging bracket. ●[...]

8 Accessories / Options Quick Start Guide Attaching / removing the base W arning Do not disassemble or modify the base. ● Otherwise the TV may fall over and become damaged, and personal injury may result. Caution Do not use any base other than the one provided with this TV . ● Otherwise the TV may fall over and become damaged, and personal inju[...]

9 Accessories / Options Quick Start Guide Indicator / Control panel 1 Remote control signal receiver ● Do not place any objects between the TV remote control signal receiver and remote control. 4 2 1 5 7 6 3 Bottom side 2 Power indicator Red: Standby Green: On ● The LED blinks when the TV receives a command from the remote control. 3 (POWER) ?[...]

10 Basic Connection Quick Start Guide Basic Connection External equipment and cables shown are not supplied with this TV . Please ensure that the unit is disconnected from the mains socket before attaching or disconnecting any leads. T erminals 8 9 10 2 1 5 4 7 6 3 1 HDMI 2 (p. 11 ) 2 ETHERNET 3 DIGIT AL AUDIO 4 A V 1 (SCART) (p. 11 ) 5 A V 2 (COMP[...]

11 Basic Connection Quick Start Guide Note ● Do not put the Coaxial cable close to the mains lead to avoid noise. ● Do not place the Coaxial cable under the TV . ● T o obtain optimum quality picture and sound, an Aerial, the correct cable (75 Ω coaxial) and the correct terminating plug are required. ● If a communal Aerial system is used, y[...]

12 Basic Connection Quick Start Guide Network connections Connect the TV and the Broadband network equipment (modem, hub, or router) by using a LAN cable. ● If you do not have a Broadband network services, please consult your retailer for assistance. ● Conrm the term and conditions of the contracts with your Internet Service Provider (ISP) o[...]

13 Identifying Controls Quick Start Guide Identifying Controls Remote Control MEDIA PLA YER INPUT TV AV MENU TEXT STTL GUIDE EXIT OK OPTION BACK/ RETURN ASPECT MUTE STILL LAST VIEW TV jkl tuv abc mno wxyz def ghi pqrs 1 3 5 8 9 4 2 6 7 10 12 11 13 14 15 17 18 16 19 20 21 1 Standby On / Off switch ● Switches TV on or off standby . ● If you canno[...]

14 Auto Setup Quick Start Guide Auto Setup Search and store TV channels automatically . ● These steps are not necessary if the setup has been completed by your local dealer . ● Please complete connections (p. 10, 11 ) and settings (if necessary) of the connected equipment before starting Auto Setup. For details of settings for the connected equ[...]

15 W atching TV Basic Features W atching TV MEDIA PLAYER INPUT TV AV MENU TEXT STTL GUIDE EXIT OK OPTION BACK/ RETURN ASPECT MUTE STILL LAST VIEW TV jkl tuv abc mno wxyz def ghi pqrs STILL INPUT TV STTL OK ASPECT LAST VIEW TV jkl tuv abc mno wxyz def ghi pqrs AV V olume 1 T urn power on 2 Switch to TV mode TV 3 Select a channel jkl tuv abc mno wxyz[...]

16 W atching TV Aspect Change the aspect ratio (image size) ASPECT Enjoy viewing the image at its optimum size and aspect. Programmes usually contain an “Aspect Control Signal” (Widescreen signal, etc.), and the TV will choose the aspect ratio automatically according to the aspect control signal.  If you would like to change the aspect ratio[...]

17 How to Use Menu Functions How to Use Menu Functions V arious menus allow you to make settings for the picture, sound, and other functions. MENU EXIT OK TV BACK/ RETURN  T o return to TV at any time EXIT  T o return to the previous screen BACK/ RETURN  T o change menu pages up down 1 Display the menu MENU ● Displays the functions that [...]

18 How to Use Menu Functions Menu list Menu Item Adjustments / Congurations (alternatives) Picture Viewing Mode Selects your favourite picture mode for each input. [Dynamic] / [Normal] / [Cinema] / [T rue Cinema] / [Game] [Dynamic]: Improves contrast and sharpness for viewing in a bright room. [Normal]: Normal use for viewing in a normal lightin[...]

19 How to Use Menu Functions Menu Item Adjustments / Congurations (alternatives) Picture Reset to Defaults Press button to reset the current Picture [Viewing Mode] of the selected input to the default settings. Sound Mode Selects your favourite sound mode. [Music] / [Speech] / [User] ● The selected mode affects all input signals. [Music]: Impr[...]

20 How to Use Menu Functions Menu Item Adjustments / Congurations (alternatives) Sound SPDIF Selection SPDIF: A standard audio transfer le format Selects the initial setting for digital audio output signal from DIGIT AL AUDIO and HDMI 1 (ARC) (ARC function) terminals. [Auto] / [PCM] [Auto]: Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Digital and HE-AAC multi-c[...]

21 How to Use Menu Functions Menu Item Adjustments / Congurations (alternatives) Network Information Displays information of network connection. IP Setting Detects IP automatically or sets IP manually . Connection T est Check if the TV connects to the network successfully or not. Timer Off Timer Sets the time until the TV automatically goes to S[...]

22 How to Use Menu Functions Menu Item Adjustments / Congurations (alternatives) Setup Display Settings Preferred T eletext Selects the preferred language for DVB teletext service (depending on the broadcaster). T eletext Character Set Selects teletext language. [West] / [East1] / [East2] [West]: English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Spanish,[...]

23 Using Media Player Using Media Player [Media Player] allows you to enjoy photo, video or music recorded on a USB Flash Memory . Photo mode: Still pictures recorded by digital cameras will be displayed. Movie mode: Moving pictures recorded by digital video cameras will be played back. Music mode: Digital music data will be played back. ● During[...]

24 Using Media Player Starting Media Player 1 Insert the USB Flash Memory to the TV (p. 23) 2 Start [Media Player] ● Y ou can also start by pressing following button. MEDIA PLA YER 3 Select the content Photo Contents Select USB 2.0 Select RETURN EXIT Access Music Movie OK select access 4 Enjoy [Media Player] Example: Thumbnail - [All photos] EXIT[...]

25 Using Media Player [Movie] Buttons Description Red ● Play folder Y ellow ● Selects drive type Blue ● Selects [Photo], [Music], or [Movie] / / / ● Selects movies Option menu of [Photo] Menu Item Adjustments / Congurations (alternatives) Slideshow Settings T ransition Effect Selects the transition effect for switching the photo during t[...]

26 F AQs Others F AQs Before requesting service or assistance, please follow these simple guides to resolve the problem. If the problem still persists, please contact your local Panasonic dealer for assistance. Problem Causes / Actions Screen Chaotic image, noisy ● Set [P-NR] in the [Picture] to remove noise. (p. 18) ● Check nearby electrical p[...]

27 Specications Specications  Product che Supplier Panasonic C orp oration Model ID TX-32A400B Energy efciency class A+ Visible screen size(diagonal) 80 cm / 31.5 inches (diagonal) On mode average power consumption 30 W Annual energy consumption*1 44 kWh Off mode power consumption 0.3 W Standby power consumption*2 0.3 W Screen resolu[...]

28 Specications Input signal that can be displayed COMPONENT (Y , Pb, Pr), HDMI Mode H. Freq. (kHz) V . Freq. (Hz) COMPONENT HDMI 525 (480) / 60i 16:9 15.73 59.94 525 (480) / 60i 4:3 15.73 59.94 525 (480) / 60p 16:9 31.47 59.94 525 (480) / 60p 4:3 31.47 59.94 625 (576) / 50i 16:9 15.625 50 625 (576) / 50i 4:3 15.625 50 625 (576) / 50p 16:9 31.25[...]

29 Specications Supported le format in Media Player  Photo Format File extension Image resolution (pixel) Details / Restrictions JPEG .jpg .jpeg Baseline jpeg: 4 × 4 to 17,000 × 10,000 Progressive jpeg: 4 × 4 to 4,000 × 4,000 DCF and EXIF standards Sub-sampling: 4:4:4, 4:2:2, 4:2:0  Movie Container File extension Video codec Audio c[...]

30 Specications  Music Codec File extension Restrictions MP3 .mp3 – AAC .m4a ● Copy-protected les cannot be played back. WMA .wma ● Copy-protected les cannot be played back. ● WMA Lossless is not supported. LPCM .wav – FLAC .ac – Note ● Some les may not be played back even if they fulll these conditions. ● Do no[...]

31 Licence Licence Even if no special notation has been made of company or product trademarks, these trademarks have been fully respected. This product incorporates the following software: (1) the software licensed under the GNU General Public License, V ersion 2.0 (GPL V2.0) and/or , (2) open sourced software other than the software licensed under[...]

Declaration of Conformity (DoC) Authorized Representative : Panasonic T esting Centre Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH Winsbergring 15, 22525 Hamburg, Germany Customer ’ s Record The model number and serial number of this product may be found on its rear panel. Y ou should note this serial number in the space provided below and retain this book, p[...]