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Panasonic TX-26LX500P Operating Instructions Manual

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Operating Instructions

Wide LCD TV
TX-26LX500P
Model No.
TX-32LX500P
TQB0E0123U-1

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  • Page 1: Operating Instructions

    Operating Instructions Wide LCD TV TX-26LX500P Model No. TX-32LX500P The image shown is for illustration only. Please read these instructions before operating your set and retain them for future reference. English TQB0E0123U-1...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Welcome Dear Panasonic Customer, We hope that you have many years of enjoyment from your new TV. The Quick Start Guide section at the be gin ning of this instruction book will allow you to use the TV as quickly as possible. We recommend that you then read the complete instruction book, and keep it to refer to as you explore the range of advanced features that this LCD TV offers.

  • Page 3: Warnings And Precautions

    • This type of LCD panel damage, is not an operating defect, table cloths and curtains. and as such is not covered by the Panasonic warranty. Fitting remote control batteries “R6 (UM3)” size Replace the cover.

  • Page 4: Cable Cover Removal And Fi Tting

    Cable cover removal and fi tting Removal 1. Push down hooks and pull the cover slightly towards yourself to disengage the claws (at 3 points). 2. Slowly pull out in the downward direction. Fitting 1. Insert the claws (at 3 points) at the bottom end. 2.

  • Page 5: Quick Start Guide

    Quick Start Guide Connection and setting up options Please ensure that the unit is disconnected from the mains RF cable before attaching or disconnecting any leads. (Not supplied) SET TOP BOX COMPONENT Scart cables (Not supplied) AUDIO VIDEO VIDEO S-VIDEO VIDEO S-VIDEO VIDEO...
  • Page 6 Quick Start Guide Select your country. Land Deutschland Österreich For Belgium, Switzerland and E.Eu, select France Italia España the desired language. Portugal Nederland Danmark If you wish to perform manual tuning, press Sverige Norge Suomi Belgien the Green button. Schweiz ELLADA Polska See page 16.

  • Page 7: Basic Controls: Front Panel And Remote Control

    Basic controls: front panel and remote control Headphones jack AV3 terminals PC CARD slot (see page 35) (see page 35) (see page 23) TV/AV button PC CARD EJECT button (see page 35) (see page 23) On / Off switch SD CARD slot Increases or decreases the programme position by one.

  • Page 8: Using The On Screen Displays

    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. MENU The MENU button is used to open the main menus and also to return to the previous menu.

  • Page 9: Picture Menu

    Picture menu MENU Press the MENU button. Move to choose Picture menu. Access Picture menu. Move to choose menu option. Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu. EXIT Press the EXIT button at any time to go back to watching TV. Viewing mode The Viewing mode menu allows you to select four different Main menu...

  • Page 10: Sound Menu

    Sound menu 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. EXIT Press the EXIT button at any time to go back to watching TV. Press the OK button after having adjusted some features to store the new settings as the default (replacing the factory setting).

  • Page 11: Setup Menu

    Setup menu 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. EXIT Press the EXIT button at any time to go back to watching TV. Q-Link Allows you to select which AV terminal is to be used for data Main menu...

  • Page 12: Tuning Menu - Overview

    Tuning menu – overview MENU Press the MENU button. Move to choose Setup menu. Access Setup menu. Move to choose Tuning menu. Access Tuning menu. Move to choose menu option. Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu. EXIT Press the EXIT button at any time to go back to watching TV. Press the OK button after having adjusted some features to store the new settings as the default (replacing the factory setting).

  • Page 13: Tuning Menu - Programme Edit

    Tuning menu – Programme edit MENU Press the MENU button. Move to choose Setup menu. Access Setup menu. Move to choose Tuning menu. Access Tuning menu. Move to choose Programme edit. Access Programme edit. Move to choose programme position (e.g., Prog. 3). Make required change, e.g., moving a programme channel (see the relevant procedure below).

  • Page 14: Renaming A Programme Channel

    Tuning menu – Programme edit Renaming a programme channel Move to the Name column. Programme edit Prog. Chan. Name Lock CH44 Choose the new character. The box at the bottom of the screen shows CH51 CH41 the character currently selected. CH47 CH37 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST...

  • Page 15: Tuning Menu - Auto Setup

    Tuning menu – Auto setup Auto setup 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. MENU Press the MENU button. Move to choose Setup menu. Access Setup menu.

  • Page 16: Tuning Menu - Manual Tuning

    Tuning menu – Manual tuning It is possible to retune individual programme positions: MENU Press the MENU button. Move to choose Setup menu. Access Setup menu. Move to choose Tuning menu. Access Tuning menu. Move to choose Manual tuning. Access Manual tuning. Select the programme position to be tuned.

  • Page 17: Q-Link

    Q-Link Q-Link allows the television to communicate with a compatible VCR or DVD Recorder. For Q-Link communication to work, the TV must be connected to a recording device with the “Q-Link”, “NEXTVIEWLINK”, “DATA LOGIC”, “Easy Link”, “Megalogic” or “SMARTLINK” logo using a “fully wired” Scart cable between the AV2 / AV4 terminal of the television and the appropriate terminal on your VCR or DVD Recorder.

  • Page 18: Aspect Controls

    This is not available for 720p and 1080i signals input. Aspect is fi xed to 16:9. Panasonic Auto Panasonic Auto determines the best aspect ra tio to use to fi ll your screen. It does this using a four step process to determine if the picture being viewed is WIDE a widescreen picture.
  • Page 19 Aspect Controls 16 : 9 16 : 9 16:9 will display a true 16:9 (anamorphic) picture with no aspect distortions. 16 : 9 14 : 9 14 : 9 14:9 will display a 14:9 picture at its standard 14:9 size without any stretching.

  • Page 20: Multi Window

    Multi window Press the MULTI WINDOW button. Whilst the on screen selector keys are MULTI WINDOW displayed, use the Red or Green buttons to move between the Picture in picture, Picture out of picture and Picture and picture features. The on screen selector keys that appear for the features clear after a few seconds.

  • Page 21: Pc Mode

    PC mode When you switch to PC input, the menu will be changed. About the PC connection, see page 38. TV/AV Press the TV/AV button. Whilst the on screen selector keys are displayed, press the Blue button to move to the next page, and then press the Yellow button to access PC mode.
  • Page 22 PC mode Setup menu During PC mode Main menu MENU Press the MENU button. P i c t u r e menu Move to choose Setup menu. Sound menu Setup menu Access Setup menu. Setup menu Move to choose menu option. Access PC setup Volume correction...

  • Page 23: Card Operations

    Suitable SD Memory Cards Push the center Please confi rm the latest information on the following of the card. website. http://panasonic.co.jp/pavc/global/cs PC CARD slot (This site is in English only) Turn the TV off before inserting or removing a PC card.

  • Page 24: Folders And Files

    If the image is imported from a PC, it must follow the EXIF (Exchangeable image fi le format) 2.0, 2.1, 2.2 or JFIF (JPEG fi le interchange format) in addition to the DCF (design rule for Camera File system) format. • MPEG4 view can only show moving pictures recorded by this unit, Panasonic DVD recorder DIGA or mobile camera D-snap.
  • Page 25 Card operations SD Record The TV channels and AV1 input signals (PAL / SECAM) can be recorded on the SD card. During recording, it is possible to watch other terminals input signal. Setup Rec mode and Rec time in Setup menu before recording. See page 29. Select the channel you want to record.

  • Page 26: Basic Operation

    Card operations Basic operation To enter Card operations mode Press the SD button. To return to the SD card menu EXIT Press the EXIT button. To exit Card operation SD card During the SD card menu is displayed, press the SD button to return to normal picture.

  • Page 27: Viewing Setup

    Card operations 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 to playback. ) Press to skip the picture. Press and hold to Rew/FF. ) Press to stop.

  • Page 28: Photo View

    Card operations 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. SD card MPEG4 view Move to choose Photo view. Photo view Access Photo view. The thumbnail screen is displayed.
  • Page 29 Card operations Setup Press the SD button. SD card MPEG4 view Move to choose Setup. Photo view Access Setup. Setup Move to choose menu option. Memory left Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu. Setup Rec mode Economy Rec time No setting Card format Access...

  • Page 30: Still

    Card operations Error messages Is SD Card in? Insert a card. SD Card is locked Unlock the SD card. Please unlock to operate This fi le is locked Unlock the fi le in the card. Please unlock to operate The card must be formatted with FAT 12 or FAT 16. This type of format is not supported Still image must be with DCF and EXIF standard JPEG fi...

  • Page 31: Vcr / Dvd Operation

    VCR / DVD operation The Remote Control is capable of operating some functions of selected Panasonic VCRs and DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) equipment. Some VCR and DVD equipment have different functions, so to ensure compatibility please refer to the equipment’s instruction book or consult your dealer for details.

  • Page 32: Teletext Operation

    Teletext operation • Teletext features may vary depending on the Broadcasting Companies and is only available if the channel selected is transmitting Teletext. • Pressing the MENU button whilst in Teletext operation will display the contrast function with a cyan bar, press the left and right cursor buttons to alter the setting as required.
  • Page 33 Teletext operation It is not possible to change the programme position when in News fl ash, Update or Sub Coded Page Access operation. Favourite Page (F.P.) Stores a favourite page in memory for instant recall. To store such a page, the TV must be in List mode, and the programme position must be from 1 - 25.
  • Page 34 Teletext operation 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.

  • Page 35: Connections

    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: TV/AV Press the TV/AV button.

  • Page 36: How To Connect The Audio Output Terminals

    Connections To bundle the cables with the clamper To tighten: To loosen: Pull Keep the Pull knob pressed. Note: Do not put the RF cable and the mains lead together to avoid noise. How to connect the Audio Output terminals COMPONENT AUDIO Amplifi...

  • Page 37: How To Connect The Hdmi Input Terminal

    Connections How to connect the HDMI Input terminal HDMI (High Defi nition Multi media Interface) is the fi rst all-digital consumer electronics A/V interface that supports uncompressed standard. The HDMI terminal supports both video and audio information. ∗ An HDMI-compliant device , such as a Set Top Box or DVD player with HDMI or DVI output terminal can be connected to the HDMI input terminal.

  • Page 38: How To Connect The Pc Input Terminal

    Connections How to connect the PC Input terminal COMPUTER Conversion adapter (if necessary) AUDIO IN (D-sub 15p) COMPONENT AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO VIDEO S-VIDEO VIDEO S-VIDEO VIDEO (Stereo plug) PC IN AUDIO IN Notes: • Connect a cable which matches the audio output terminal on the computer. •...

  • Page 39: Troubleshooting

    If there is a problem with your TV please refer to the table below to determine the symptoms, then carry out the suggested check. If this does not solve the problem, please contact your local Panasonic dealer, quoting the model number and serial number (both found on the rear of the TV).

  • Page 40: Maintenance

    Maintenance To clean this set, wipe with a soft, dry cloth. Neutral If the surfaces are extremely dirty, use a soft cloth dipped in soap-and-water solution or a detergent weak detergent solution. • Use eyeglass cleaner to remove stubborn dirt from the LCD. •...

  • Page 41: Input Signal That Can Be Displayed

    Input signal that can be displayed Applicable input signal for Component (Y, P ), HDMI and PC (D-sub 15P) ( ∗ Mark) Horizontal Vertical Signal name Component HDMI frequency (kHz) frequency (Hz) 525 (480) / 60i 15.73 59.94 ∗ ∗ 525 (480) / 60p 31.47 59.94...

  • Page 42: Specifi Cations

    Specifi cations TX-26LX500P TX-32LX500P Power Source AC 220-240 V, 50 / 60 Hz Power Consumption Average use : 131 W Average use : 165 W Standby condition : 0.4 W Standby condition : 0.4 W Wide XGA (1,366 × 768 pixels)
  • Page 44 Warranty Service purposes. Model Number Serial Number Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Web Site : http://www.panasonic.co.jp/global/  2005 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Printed in Czech Republic...

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