Panasonic TX-26LX500A manual

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    Please read these instructions before operating your set and retain them for future reference. English TQBC2050 The illustration shown is an image. TX-26LX500A TX-32LX500A Operating Instructions Wide LCD TV Model No. TV 123 456 7 89 0 OK[...]

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    2 W arnings and Precautions ........................................ 3 Accessories ............................................................... 5 Fitting remote control batteries ................................. 5 Cable cover removal and fitting ................................ 5 How to open the front cover .....................................[...]

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    3 W arnings and Precautions • This TV set is designed to operate on AC 1 10-127 / 220-240 V , 50 / 60 Hz. • The On / Of f switch on this model does not fully disconnect the TV from the mains supply . Remove the mains plug from the wall socket before connecting or disconnecting any leads, or if the TV set is not used for a prolonged period of ti[...]

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    4 W arnings and Precautions • Cabinet and LCD panel care Remove the mains plug from the wall socket. The cabinet and LCD panel can be cleaned with a soft cloth moistened with mild detergent and water . Do not use solutions containing benzol or petroleum. • When ambient temperature is cool, the picture may take a short time to reach normal brigh[...]

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    5 Accessories Pull and hold the hook, then open the battery cover . Insert batteries - note correct polarity ( + and - ). “ R6 (AA) ” size Replace the cover . 1 2 3 Do not use rechargeable (Ni-Cad) batteries. They are different in shape and performance and may fail to ensure correct operation. Cable cover removal and fitting M o d e l N o . : T[...]

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    6 ANT INPUT ANT OUTPUT S-VIDEO COMPONENT MONITOR OUT AV1 IN AV2 IN AV4 IN VIDEO L AUDIO R P B /C B Y P R /C R MONO MONO MONO U. S. patent No.4, 907, 093. Model No. : TX-32LX500 ∗ LCD TV Power Rating : 100-127/200-240V -- 50/60Hz Max. Amps. : ∗∗∗ A Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Osaka Japan Made in Japan Serial No. : DO NOT REMOVE [...]

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    7 Audio / V ideo connections It is possible to connect a variety of additional equipment to this TV . The following pages detail how to connect external equipment to the front and rear of the TV . Once your equipment is connected, use the following procedure to view the input: Press the TV/A V button. Whilst the on screen selector keys are displaye[...]

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    8 S VIDEO COMPONENT MONITOR OUT AV1 IN AV2 IN AV4 IN VIDEO L AUDIO R P B /C B Y P R /C R MONO MONO MONO S VIDEO COMPONENT MONITOR OUT AV1 IN AV2 IN AV4 IN VIDEO L AUDIO R P B /C B Y P R /C R MONO MONO MONO MONO MONITOR OUT AV1 / 2 IN AUDIO IN VIDEO IN L R VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT R L MONITOR VCR Example of output signal source Amplifier to s[...]

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    9 Audio / V ideo connections How to connect the HDMI Input terminals HDMI (High Definition Multi media Interface) is the first all-digital consumer electronics A/V interface that supports uncompressed standard. The HDMI terminal supports both video and audio information. An HDMI-compliant device* 1 such as a Set T op Box or DVD player with HDMI or [...]

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    10 Audio / V ideo connections How to connect the PC Input terminals Notes: • Connect a cable which matches the audio output terminal on the computer . • Computer signals which can be input are those with a horizontal scanning frequency of 31 to 69 kHz and vertical scanning frequency of 59 to 86 Hz. (However , the image will not be displayed pro[...]

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    11 Basic controls: front panel and remote control AV3 IN AUDIO S VIDEO VIDEO L /MONO - R VD TEXT N EXIT TV/AV SD REC F.P. INDEX HOLD ASPECT SURROUND MENU MULTIPIP 123 456 78 9 OK REC VCR D Stereo / Bilingual Sound Selection (see page 35) Headphone jack (see page 7) A V3 terminals (see page 7) PC CARD slot (see page 24) TV/A V button (see page 7) PC[...]

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    12 Menu Bass T reble Balance Headphone volume Surround Sound menu Off Return Exit Change Select Music OK MENU TV 123 456 7 89 0 OK EXIT 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 as shown below to access and adjust features as desired. The MENU button[...]

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    13 Select the system. China HK/UK Asia/M.East NZ/INDONES Australia Japan CATV America SPECL Ver E.Europe China HK/UK Asia/M.East NZ/INDONES Australia E . Europe SPECL Ver America CATV Japan China Hong Kong, United Kingdom Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Asia countries, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Middle East countries, etc. New Zeala[...]

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    14 T uning Auto tuning automatically retunes your TV . This feature is useful if, e.g., you move house and wish to retune your TV to receive the local stations. Press the MENU button. Move to choose Setup menu . Access Setup menu . Move to choose T uning menu . Access T uning menu . Move to choose Auto tuning . Access Auto tuning . The TV will sear[...]

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    15 5. 5MHz 1 Manual tuning - , + : Search TV / A V : Move cursor STR : T o store F : T o exit STR F - / + / TV / A V T uning Press the MENU button. Move to choose Setup menu . Access Setup menu . Move to choose T uning menu . Access T uning menu . Move to choose Manual tuning . Access Manual tuning . Select the programme position to be tuned. Press[...]

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    16 Channel Allocation Sys select Channel China HK/UK Asia/M.East NZ/INDONES Australia E.Europe SPECL Ver America CATV Japan Receive Channel 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 11 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 – 1 2 12 13 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 11 12 – – – – – – – – 1 2 11 – – – – – – – ?[...]

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    17 Menu mode will be memorized for each TV , A V1, A V2, A V3, A V4, PC, HDMI and Card operations mode. Dynamic / Standard / Cinema / Auto Y ou can change the level of each Item (Contrast, Brightness, Colour , Sharpness, NTSC-Tint, Colour temperature, C.Management, D.PNR, MPEG NR and 3D- COMB) for each Menu (Dynamic, Standard, Cinema and Auto) acco[...]

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    18 MENU OK Main menu Picture menu Sound menu Setup menu Sound menu Press the MENU button. Move to choose Sound menu . Access Sound menu . Move to choose menu option. Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu. Press the EXIT button at any time to go back to watching TV . Menu Bass T reble Balance Headphone volume Surround HDMI input Menu mode will [...]

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    19 Setup menu Press the MENU button. Move to choose Setup menu . Access Setup menu . Move to choose menu option. Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu. Press the EXIT button at any time to go back to watching TV . T eletext ∗ Off timer Ch colour set Child lock Blue back Colour system ∗ Colour matrix T uning menu Allows you to choose 2 mode[...]

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    20 ASPECT 123 456 7 89 0 OK Aspect Controls The TV will allow you to enjoy viewing the picture at its optimum size and aspect. The aspect mode changes each time the ASPECT button is pressed. 16:9 Just 4:3 Zoom1 Zoom2 Zoom3 16 : 9 16 : 9 Just Just 4 : 3 4 : 3 Zoom1 Zoom1 Zoom2 Zoom2 Zoom3 Zoom3 Press the ASPECT button. Whilst the on screen selector [...]

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    21 Press the MUL TI PIP button. Whilst the on screen selector keys are displayed, use the Red or Green buttons to move between the PIP (picture in picture) feature, POP (picture out of picture) and PA P (picture and picture) feature. Press the Blue button to swap the contents of the two windows. The on screen selector keys that appear for the featu[...]

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    22 PC mode When you switch to PC input, the menu will be changed. About the PC connection, see page 10. Picture menu Main menu Picture menu Sound menu Setup menu Menu Contrast Brightness Picture menu Sharpness Dynamic Standard Access Colour temperature Advanced setting TV/A V TV 123 456 7 89 0 OK Press the TV/A V button. Whilst the on screen select[...]

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    23 PC mode Setup During PC mode Press the MENU button. Move to choose Setup menu. Access Setup menu. Move to choose menu option. Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu. Press the EXIT button at any time to exit Setup menu. PC setup Access to adjust chosen option. Input resolution : Displayed during VGA, WVGA, XGA, WXGA input signals. Select WVG[...]

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    24 Card operations SD CARD slot Removal Label-side upward Insert, until it has “ clicked ” in. Push the center of the card. PC CARD slot T urn the TV of f before inserting or removing a PC card. Holding both edges, securely insert it to the depth. Align the direction of mark. Label-side upward T erminal face to the depth. 1. Push, the EJECT but[...]

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    25 Card operations ROOT DCIM P1000001.JPG P1000002.JPG P1000003.JPG P1000004.JPG 100_P ANA SD_VIDEO MOL001.ASF MOL002.ASF MOL003.ASF MOL004.ASF PRL001 Example folder structure When the Card fi le hierarchy is displayed on the PC as shown below . Notes: • Folder and fi le names may vary according to the digital camera. • Do not use two-byte ch[...]

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    26 Card operations SD Record The TV channels can be recorded on the SD card. The recording is not available for A V input signal. During recording, it is possible to watch other terminals input signal. Setup Rec mode and Rec time in Setup menu before recording. See page 30. Select the channel you want to record. Insert the SD card into the card slo[...]

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    27 Select Select SD : Return Delete Lock Exit Play MPEG4 VIEW MODE 00001/00028 Filename : MOL001 Date : 01/01/2000 Card operations Basic operation T o enter Card operations mode Press the SD button. T o return to the SD card menu Press the EXIT button. T o exit Card operation During the SD card menu is displayed, press the SD button to return to no[...]

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    28 Card operations OK During the playback When the operation guide is not displayed, press the button to display it. During the operation guide is displayed ( ) Press to pause. Press again to cancel the pause. ( ) Press to playback. ( , ) Press to skip the picture. Press and hold to Rew/FF . ( ) Press to stop. Automatically returns to the thumbnail[...]

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    29 Card operations OK Press to skip the previous view . Press to display the thumbnail. Press to rotate the view . Each press rotates the view ninety degrees. Press to skip the next view . Photo view The still images recorded by the digital camera will be displayed. This function supports both SD cards and PC cards. Press the SD button. Move to cho[...]

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    30 Card operations Setup Press the SD button. Move to choose Setup . Access Setup . Move to choose menu option. Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu. OK SD card MPEG4 view Photo view Setup Memory left Rec mode Setup Economy Rec time No setting Card format Access Rec mode (Extra fine , Super fine , Fine , Normal or Economy) The quality of pict[...]

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    31 Error messages Card operation Still Press the HOLD button to freeze the picture. Press again to return to watching the current programme. Note: This function is not available in MPEG4 view , Photo view and PC mode. TV 123 456 7 89 0 OK HOLD Is SD card in? Insert a card. SD card is locked Please unlock to operate Unlock the SD card. This file is [...]

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    32 T eletext operation • T eletext features may vary depending on the Broadcasting Companies and is only available if the channel selected is transmitting T eletext. • Pressing the MENU button whilst in T eletext operation will display the backlight function with a white bar and the contrast function with a cyan bar , press to alter the setting[...]

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    33 Favourite Page (F .P .) Stores a favourite page in memory for instant recall. T o store such a page, the TV must be in List mode, and the programme position must be from 1 - 25. Press the Blue button, select the page number , then press and hold the OK button. The page number is now stored. Press F. P. to recall this page. Update Display Press t[...]

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    34 Alternatively , if you know which sub page you require, press the MENU button (to display special functions) followed by the Blue button; T**** will be displayed where the page number is normally found. Enter desired sub page number before the T**** disappears. e.g., to select page 6 enter 0, 0, 0 and 6. Press the Y ellow button to view the TV p[...]

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    35 VCR DV D Notes: • After setting, execute operation confirmation. If there is no operation, set a different code. • The respective VCR / DVD code is cancelled when battery has been exchanged. Please set it again. • Depending on the model, operation of VCR ’ s or DVD ’ s of the manufacturers listed above may not be possible. • In some [...]

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    36 Snowy Picture Multiple Image Interference Normal Picture No Picture No Colour Poor or Distorted Picture Normal Picture Noisy Sound Normal Sound Normal Sound Normal Sound Noisy Sound No Sound No Sound Weak or No Sound Weak or distorted sound T roubleshooting If there is a problem with your LCD TV please refer to the table below to determine the s[...]

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    37 480i (60Hz) 480p (60Hz) 576i (50Hz) 576p (50Hz) 720p (60Hz) 720p (50Hz) 1,080i (60Hz) 1,080i (50Hz) 1,080i (50Hz)* 640 × 400 @70 Hz 640 × 480 @60 Hz 640 × 480 @75 Hz 852 × 480 @60 Hz 800 × 600 @60 Hz 800 × 600 @75 Hz 800 × 600 @85 Hz 1,024 × 768 @60 Hz 1,024 × 768 @70 Hz 1,024 × 768 @75 Hz 1,024 × 768 @85 Hz 1,280 × 1,024 @60 Hz 1,36[...]

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    38 Specifications Power Source Power Consumption LCD Visible screen size Sound Speaker Audio Output Headphones Scanning format PC signals Receiving Systems / Band name Receiving Channels Aerial - Rear Operating Conditions Connection T erminals A V1/2-Rear A V3-Front A V4-Rear Others HDMI PC AUDIO L - R Card slot MONITOR OUT Dimensions ( W × H × D[...]

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    Printed in Japan MBS0605S0 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Web Site : http://www .panasonic.co.jp/global/  2005 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Customer ’ s Record The model number and serial number of this product can be found on its rear panel. Y ou should note this serial number in the space provided b[...]