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Widescreen
Stereo Colour Television
With Teletext
Operating Instructions
TX-86PW300A
TX-76PW300A
Operating Instructions
Please read these operating instructions
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completely before operating this set and
retain the booklet for future reference.
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Dolby and the symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
Manufactured under licence from Dolby Laboratories. TQB4A0167
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Panasonic and the Environment REDUCE ~ REUSE ~ RECYCLE Dear Panasonic Customer Thank you for choosing to buy a Panasonic colour television. This product was assembled at our Panasonic Television Factory in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia under an internationally accredited Quality and Environmental Management System. You can therefore be assured that you have purchased a quality product incorporating environmentally friendly features, such as lead free soldering, to reduced potential
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Important Information Warning This television is very heavy (please see page 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 Standards, we recommend that great care be taken when positioning the television. * Do not allow the front of the set to overhang the stand or cabinet. * Make sure that the stand or cabinet is flat and does not lean forward. * Do not allow anyone to climb or sit on the te
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CONTENTS Getting started .............................................................................................................................................. 6 Battery Installation and Replacement ......................................................................................................... 7 Control Panel and Remote Control ............................................................................................................. 8 Front Panel Buttons ....................
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CONTENTS Geomagnetic correction ............................................................................................................................ 19 Owner ID ................................................................................................................................................ 20 Aspect Control............................................................................................................................................ 21 Teletext Operation ......
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Getting Started 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. P ana son c i AV C Ne twork s Aus tra lia Pty. Ltd. Di strib u ted in Austral a i by Panason c i Au st r a lia Pt y. Lt d. Di strib u ted in New Zeal and b y Panasoni c NZ . Ltd. A uckand N l ew Zeal and MOD EL TX86 -
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Battery Installation 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 battery and the “ + “ and “ - “ symbols on the battery compartment. The springs inside the battery compartment connect to the negative terminal of the battery. Tw
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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. Remote Control Buttons Stand By Mute Picture Programme Number Up Volume Up Sound Volume Down Programme Number Down Set Up TV / AV Stereo / Mono / *Bilingual Coloured Buttons. Used for Aspect Functions, AV Selection Teletext Functions Still Channel Search 100Hz / Progressive Scan Surround Direct Programme Numbers Aspect Two Digit Programme M
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Television Control Panel Buttons BUTTON WHAT IT DOES 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 select the following functions sequentially. Volume Geomagnetic Contrast Tuning mode Brightness Balance Colour Treble Sharpness Bass NTSC-Tint Notes: NTSC-Tint: Only in AV Mode when receiving NTSC signals. Tuning mode: Not disp
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Remote Control Television Operation BUTTON WHAT IT DOES STANDBY The remote control button is used to turn the television into Standby mode. When the television is in Stand-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 direct Programme Number Buttons. PICTURE This button is used to select the picture menu. Please refer to page 15 for detailed operating instructions. SOUND
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Remote Control Television Operation BUTTON WHAT IT DOES PIP (Picture In Picture) Mode 28 AV1 Allows a small picture to be viewed inside the main picture. Pressing the Red button will switch to the PIP. The Yellow button will switch to the PAP mode. The Blue button swaps the position of the two POP PAP CHANGE pictures. POP (Picture Out Of Picture) Mode 28 AV1 Allows two pictures to be viewed at the same time. The pictures will be shown side by side. The ma
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Remote Control Television Operation BUTTON WHAT 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 14. SOUND MUTE Pressing this button reduces the sound from the television to nil. Pressing the button again returns the sound to the original setting. Pressing the Volume Up ( + ) or Down ( - ) will also restore the volume level settin
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Remote Control Television Operation BUTTON WHAT IT DOES CH SEARCH This option is used to show freeze frames of the programmes being broadcast on all the stored channels. The images are displayed clockwise around the edge of the screen starting from the top left corner. The current programme is displayed in the centre of the screen. When the display gets back to the top left corner it will overwrite the first picture with the next one in series. The display will continue to change until any b
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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. Picture menu Sound menu Setup menu Menu Teletext Menu Contrast Off timer Off Volume Brightness Wake up timer Off Bass Colour Ch colour set Balance Sharpness Child lock Off Treble Colour Temperature Standard Blue back
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Picture Menu Picture menu Push the PICTURE button. Menu Contrast Brightness RF Mode Colour Sharpness Select the option. Colour Temperature Standard P-NR Auto Scan mode 75 / 833i Picture menu Menu Adjust the chosen option. Contrast Brightness Colour AV Mode Sharpness NTSC-Tint Push the TV/AV at any time to return Colour Temperature Standard P-NR Auto to watching TV. Scan m
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Sound Menu Sound menu Push the SOUND button Menu Move to the option Volume Bass Balance Adjust the chosen option Treble Headphone Volume Subwoofer Push TV/AV at any time to return to Dolby Virtual On watching TV. MENU The MENU control allows you to change the Sound setting between Music, News and Cinema. Music Amplifies the low frequencies and outputs optimum sound. Used for music programmes. News Human voices (middle pitch sounds) will be more clear. Used fo
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Set Up Menu Setup menu Teletext Push the SETUP button Off timer Off Wake up timer Off Ch colour set RF Mode Child lock Off Move to the option Blue back On 3D-COMB On Tuning menu Geomagnetic Owner ID Adjust the chosen option Setup menu Teletext Off timer Off Push TV/AV at any time to return Wake up timer Off Ch colour set to watching T
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Set Up menu Child lock allows you to “lock out” a channel to prevent a child from watching or hearing a particular programme. Select the channel or AV to be locked before pressing the SET UP button. Blue back When no picture is received or when the signal is very weak, the screen reverts to a blue background and the sound is muted. This feature can be turned Off to continue watching weak signals. It may be necessary to turn the Blue back off when watching a videotape when CUE or REVIEW has been
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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. 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 some interference problems. Quite often simply switching your T
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Setup 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. This is the message you will Change Press the SETUP Button . character see if you have already set Select character Return TV /AV Exit your ID details. ‘STR’ Button - Enter PIN Number Move to Owner ID Option or buttons. This is the message you will Access the Owner ID or buttons see if you have not alr
