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TX32F500A-2912_E Page 1 Saturday, July 16, 2005 12:23 PM
Operating Instruction
Colour Television
TX-32F500A
Please read these operating instructions completely before operating this set and retain the booklet for future reference.
TQB4G2912
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TX32F500A-2912_E Page 2 Saturday, July 16, 2005 12:23 PM Dear Panasonic Customer Welcome to the Panasonic family of customers. We hope that you will have many years of enjoyment from your new colour television set. To obtain maximum benefit from your set, please read these Instructions before making any adjustments, and retain them for future reference. Retain your purchase receipt also, and note down the Model Number and Serial Number of your set in the space pro
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TX32F500A-2912_E Page 3 Saturday, July 16, 2005 12:23 PM Table of Contents Using the On Screen Displays ........................................................................................16 Picture Menu ............................................................................................................ 17 ~ 18 Sound Menu .............................................................................................................. 19 ~ 20 Setup Menu ......
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TX32F500A-2912_E Page 4 Saturday, July 16, 2005 12:23 PM Warnings and Cautions Warnings Unplug the power cord in the DO NOT use this unit near event of any malfunction water. (near a bath tub, etc.) (screen goes blank, no sound, odd sounds, smoke or unusual odours coming from the unit). Unplug the power cord if foreign matter or water falls into the unit, or if the unit is dropped or the cabinet is damaged. DO NOT place any of the DO NOT use if the power cord following on the uni
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TX32F500A-2912_E Page 5 Saturday, July 16, 2005 12:23 PM Warnings and Cautions Cautions DO NOT place in humid or DO NOT touch the power plug if dusty location, or areas your hands are wet. exposed to smoke or steam. DO NOT place in direct sunlight and other sources of direct heat. DO NOT stand, or place heavy Place in a safe location. objects on the unit. Particular care should be taken by families with small children. Adequate ventilation is Turn the power “Off” before essentia
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TX32F500A-2912_E Page 6 Saturday, July 16, 2005 12:23 PM Before Operating This Set Battery Installation Open the cover. 1 Press bottom downward and pull out the cover. Batteries: Use two “R6 (AA)” size batteries. 2 Two “R6 (AA)” size Insert the batteries ensuring correct polarity. This is identifiable by the “+” and “–” symbols on both the batteries and inside the battery compartment. Replace the cover, and slide in reverse until the lock snaps. 3 Do not use rechargeable
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TX32F500A-2912_E Page 7 Saturday, July 16, 2005 12:23 PM Before Operating This Set Connecting the Aerial Cable to the RF In Terminal VHF Aerial UHF Aerial S-VIDEO Y Y VIDEO MONO MONO PB MONO PB MONO Mixer L AUDIO PR PR R MONITOR AV1 COMPONENT COMPONENT AV5 RF In Terminal OUT IN AV2 IN AV4 IN IN 75 Ohm Coaxial Cable Coaxial Aerial Plug To obtain optimum quality picture and sound, an Aerial, the correct cable (75 Ohm coaxial) and the correct terminating plug are required. If a c
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TX32F500A-2912_E Page 8 Monday, July 18, 2005 5:33 PM Before Operating This Set Owner ID As an added feature, this TV has the option of entering a You now have the opportunity to enter your details and security code (Owner ID) and personal details into its help the police crack crime see instruction book memory, so that in the unfortunate event of theft it will Change character help the police to trace the owner. Select character Return TV/AV Exit STR
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TX32F500A-2912_E Page 9 Saturday, July 16, 2005 12:23 PM Location of Controls Remote Control Sound Mute Power (Stand-by) Programme Number Up and Down Volume Up and Down Picture Menu PICTURE Sound Menu TV/AV Mode Selection SOUND Set Up Menu Coloured buttons used for SET UP Aspect functions, TV/AV Teletext functions, AV Stereo/*Bilingual Sound selection Selection TELETEXT TEXT Index/Channel Search TEXT Favourite Page TV/TEXT F.P. INDEX HOLD Selection i TEXT Hold/Still CH SEARCH STIL
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TX32F500A-2912_E Page 10 Saturday, July 16, 2005 3:49 PM Location of Controls Controls and Terminals on the TV 1 2 L/MONO R S VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO AV3 IN L/MONO R STR F -/ +/ TV/AV S VIDEO VIDEO AV3 IN AUDIO 3 4 5 6 7 -/ STR F +/ TV/AV 9!% "$ # S-VIDEO Y Y VIDEO MONO MONO PB MONO PB MONO L AUDIO PR PR R MONITOR AV1 COMPONENT COMPONENT AV5 OUT IN AV2 IN AV4 IN IN S-VIDEO Y Y VIDEO MONO MONO PB MONO PB MONO L AUDIO PR PR R 8 MONITOR AV1 COMPONENT COMPONENT AV5
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TX32F500A-2912_E Page 11 Saturday, July 16, 2005 2:06 PM Connections Connecting S-Video Equipment to the AV Input S-Video equipment uses a 4Pin Mini Din (Male) plug for the video and RCA plugs for the audio. VCR OUT S-VIDEO Y Y VIDEO MONO MONO PB MONO PB MONO MONO L AUDIO PR PR R MONITOR AV1 COMPONENT COMPONENT AV5 OUT IN IN AV2 IN AV4 IN RF AV1 IN OUT RF Cable (Not supplied) Notes: • When an S-Video cable is connected to an S-Video input terminal, the RCV video terminal for t
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TX32F500A-2912_E Page 12 Saturday, July 16, 2005 5:52 PM Connections Connecting a DVD player or Set-top Box to the AV input The audio and video inputs on the television are RCA type connectors. Connect the Y, PB and PR outputs from the DVD to the AV1 DVD Inputs on the television, as shown below. Connect the “AUDIO DVD Player OUT” to the AV1 IN AUDIO terminals on the television. DVD [Y•P B•P R] Y Y S-VIDEO You can also use the PB PB Y Y DVD OUT AV4 IN for DVD or VID
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TX32F500A-2912_E Page 13 Saturday, July 16, 2005 12:23 PM General Operation How to switch the power ON or OFF/STANDBY 1 mode The TV set must first be switched on at the wall outlet and at the Power Switch (refer to page 7). Press this button to turn the TV set ON, from STANDBY mode. Press it again to turn the TV set OFF, STANDBY mode. L/MONO R Power-Indicator STR F -/ +/ TV/AV S VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO AV3 IN STANDBY – RED Power ON – No light up 910 2 6 Note: It is also possible to turn the TV
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TX32F500A-2912_E Page 14 Saturday, July 16, 2005 3:39 PM General Operation TV/AV Mode Selection 6 Press the TV/AV button to select TV, AV1, AV2, AV3, AV4, AV5 input signal modes TV/AV sequentially. Remote control : TV/AV Press the TV/AV button to display AV1-AV5 at the bottom of the screen. Each coloured button corresponds with each input. For example, pressing the Red button Red Green Yellow Blue selects AV1. AV1 AV2 AV3 AV4/AV5 Mute Button 7 Press this button to mute
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TX32F500A-2912_E Page 15 Monday, July 18, 2005 5:50 PM Geomagnetic Correction Slight tilting of the picture may be noticeable or coloured patches may sometimes appear at the corners of the screen (colour purity). The Geomagnetic Correction feature can be used to eliminate them, if necessary. The power should be off when determining the installation location and direction. At this time please verify what direction the TV screen is to face (direction indicated by the arrow). Press
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TX32F500A-2912_E Page 16 Saturday, July 16, 2005 6:15 PM 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 PICTURE, SOUND and SET UP buttons are used to open PICTURE SOUND SET UP the main menus and also to return to the previous menu. PICTURE P i c t u r e m e n u S o u n d m e n u S e t u p m e n u SOUND M e n u D
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TX32F500A-2912_E Page 17 Saturday, July 16, 2005 6:15 PM Picture Menu PICTURE 1 Press . Move to chosen menu option by using or . 2 PICTURE Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu by using 3 SOUND or . SET UP TV/AV TV/AV Press at any time to go back to watching TV. TV/TEXT F.P. INDEX HOLD i 100Hz/ CH SEARCH STILL PROGRE MENU You can change the level of each Function (Colour, NTSC-Tint, Pi cture menu Brightness, Contrast, Sharpness) for each Picture Menu. Menu Cinema Cin
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TX32F500A-2912_E Page 18 Monday, July 18, 2005 6:05 PM Picture Menu Colour temperature AIlows you to set the overall colour tone of the picture. Pi cture menu Menu Cinema Con t ras t Press or to switch between modes Br i ghtness Co l our Standard Warm Cool Sha r pness Co l our temperature Standard Auto PNR Sc an mode 75/833i P-NR Automatically reduces unwanted picture noise. P i c t u r e m e nu (Picture Noise Reduction) M e n u Dynamic C o n t r a s t Press or to swit
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TX32F500A-2912_E Page 19 Monday, July 18, 2005 5:56 PM Sound Menu SOUND Press . 1 Move to chosen menu option by using or . 2 PICTURE Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu by using 3 SOUND or . SET UP TV/AV TV/AV Press at any time to go back to watching TV. Some features are only available with the Surround feature switched TV/TEXT F.P. INDEX HOLD off. i 100Hz/ CH SEARCH STILL SURROUND PROGRE Press to switch between On and Off. 12 3 SURROUND 45 6 ASPECT 78 9 MENU You ca
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TX32F500A-2912_E Page 20 Monday, July 18, 2005 6:06 PM Sound Menu Dolby Virtual A Virtual Dolby Surround System attempts to create the same Phantom Centre Speaker surround effect produced by a multi-channel system using only the left and right speakers. Right The general conceptual model of a Virtual Dolby Surround System Left Front Front Speaker divides the centre signal equally between the left and right speakers Speaker to achieve a Phantom Centre Image. It also processes the
