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...
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.
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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 ... 21 ~ 22 Tuning Menu ... 23 ~ 25 Tuning Menu ...23 Auto tuning ...24 Auto tuning (via front panel) ...24...
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 4 Saturday, July 16, 2005 12:23 PM Warnings and Cautions Warnings Unplug the power cord in the event of any malfunction (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.
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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 dusty location, or areas exposed to smoke or steam. DO NOT place in direct sunlight and other sources of direct heat. DO NOT stand, or place heavy objects on the unit.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 6 Saturday, July 16, 2005 12:23 PM Before Operating This Set I Battery Installation Two “R6 (AA)” size Do not use rechargeable (Ni-Cd) batteries. They are different in shape and performance and may fail to ensure correct operation. ! ! ! ! Battery cautions The incorrect use of batteries can cause electrolyte leakage which will corrode the Remote Control or cause the batteries to burst.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 7 Saturday, July 16, 2005 12:23 PM Before Operating This Set I Connecting the Aerial Cable to the RF In Terminal VHF Aerial UHF Aerial Mixer RF In Terminal 75 Ohm Coaxial Cable To obtain optimum quality picture and sound, an Aerial, the correct cable (75 Ohm coaxial) and the correct terminating plug are required.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 8 Monday, July 18, 2005 5:33 PM Before Operating This Set I Owner ID Yo u n o w h a ve th e o pp o rtu n ity to e n te r y o ur de t ai ls a n d he lp th e p ol ic e cra c k c rim e se e in s tru c tio n b o o k Change...
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 9 Saturday, July 16, 2005 12:23 PM Location of Controls I Remote Control Power (Stand-by) Picture Menu PICTURE Sound Menu SOUND Set Up Menu SET UP Stereo/*Bilingual Sound Selection TELETEXT TEXT Favourite Page TV/TEXT Selection TV/TEXT Selection PROGRE 100Hz/PROGRE SURROUND Surround...
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 10 Saturday, July 16, 2005 3:49 PM Location of Controls I Controls and Terminals on the TV L/MONO TV/AV VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO S-VIDEO VIDEO MONO MONO MONO MONO AUDIO MONITOR COMPONENT COMPONENT AV2 IN AV4 IN Item Function Headphone Jack AV3 Input Terminals Function...
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 11 Saturday, July 16, 2005 2:06 PM Connections I 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. V C R O UT RF Cable (Not supplied) Notes:...
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 12 Saturday, July 16, 2005 5:52 PM Connections I 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, P and P outputs from the DVD to the AV1 DVD Inputs on the television, as shown below.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 13 Saturday, July 16, 2005 12:23 PM General Operation L/MONO TV/AV VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO TV/AV (TV set) PICTURE SOUND SET UP TV/AV TV/TEXT F.P. INDEX HOLD CH SEARCH STILL 100Hz/ PROGRE SURROUND ASPECT MULTI STR HELP How to switch the power ON or OFF/STANDBY mode The TV set must first be switched on at the wall outlet and at the Power Switch (refer to page 7).
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 14 Saturday, July 16, 2005 3:39 PM General Operation TV/AV Mode Selection Press the TV/AV button to select TV, AV1, AV2, AV3, AV4, AV5 input signal modes sequentially. TV/AV 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.
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.
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. PICTURE SET UP SOUND...
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 17 Saturday, July 16, 2005 6:15 PM Picture Menu PICTURE SOUND SET UP TV/AV TV/TEXT F.P. INDEX HOLD CH SEARCH STILL 100Hz/ PROGRE MENU You can change the level of each Function (Colour, NTSC-Tint, Brightness, Contrast, Sharpness) for each Picture Menu. Picture menu mode will be memorized for each TV, AV1, AV2, AV3, AV4 and AV5 mode.
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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. Press P-NR Automatically reduces unwanted picture noise. (Picture Noise Reduction) Press Scan mode Lets you choose the screen refresh method: Press MODE 75/833i...
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 19 Monday, July 18, 2005 5:56 PM Sound Menu PICTURE SOUND SET UP TV/AV TV/TEXT F.P. INDEX HOLD CH SEARCH STILL 100Hz/ PROGRE SURROUND ASPECT MENU You can change the level of each Function (Bass, Treble) for each Sound Menu.
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 surround effect produced by a multi-channel system using only the left and right speakers. The general conceptual model of a Virtual Dolby Surround System divides the centre signal equally between the left and right speakers to achieve a Phantom Centre Image.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 21 Saturday, July 16, 2005 6:14 PM Setup Menu PICTURE SOUND SET UP TV/AV TV/TEXT F.P. INDEX HOLD CH SEARCH STILL 100Hz/ PROGRE Teletext Allows you to change between List and TOP or FASTEXT modes. ↔ FASTEXT List (FASTEXT mode is the current ↔...
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TX32F500A-2912_E Page 22 Saturday, July 16, 2005 6:10 PM Setup Menu I Owner ID Owner ID allows you to enter a security code (Owner ID) and personal details into its memory, so that in the unfortunate event of theft, it will help the police to trace the owner. If you wish to check the personal details already entered into the TV, press the seconds.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 23 Wednesday, July 20, 2005 5:14 PM Tuning Menu PICTURE SOUND SET UP TV/AV TV/TEXT F.P. INDEX HOLD CH SEARCH STILL 100Hz/ PROGRE Sys select Select the system. (System Selection) Australia NZ/INDONES Auto tuning Allows you to automatically retune the TV. Useful if you move house and wish to retune your TV to the local stations.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 24 Saturday, July 16, 2005 6:13 PM Tuning Menu I Auto tuning PICTURE SOUND SET UP TV/AV TV/TEXT F.P. INDEX HOLD CH SEARCH STILL 100Hz/ PROGRE AUTO SETUP IN PROGRESS SEARCHING : SETUP : Ret u rn to tuning menu TV/AV : To ex i t I Auto Tuning (via front panel) It is also possible to use the control panel buttons on the front of the TV to tune individual programme positions.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 25 Wednesday, July 20, 2005 2:37 PM Tuning Menu I Manual tuning PICTURE SOUND SET UP TV/AV Programme down/up Search Return— down/up TV/AV Ex i t S T R B u t t o n Store Manual tuning I Manual tuning (via front panel) It is also possible to use the control panel buttons on the front of the TV to tune individual programme positions.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 26 Saturday, July 16, 2005 12:23 PM Aspect Controls TV/TEXT F.P. INDEX HOLD CH SEARCH STILL 100Hz/ PROGRE SURROUND ASPECT MULTI Mode Picture This option determines the best aspect ratio to use to fill your screen. Auto This option will display a true 16:9 picture with no aspect distortion. 16:9 This option will display a 14:9 letterbox or 4:3 picture with no aspect distortion.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 27 Monday, July 18, 2005 5:59 PM Menu Operation I Multi PIP MULTI Press (whilst the on screen selector keys are on screen) to move between watching the current programme, the Picture in picture feature, Picture out of picture and Picture and picture feature.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 28 Wednesday, July 20, 2005 9:31 AM Menu Operation I 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.
1. If the batteries are removed from the Remote Control, the Manufacturer’s codes are lost and must be reprogrammed. 2. The list of Manufacturer’s codes is given as a guideline only. Panasonic cannot guarantee that any other manufacturer’s product will work with this Remote Control.
Advanced Remote Control Operation I VCR / DVD 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.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 31 Saturday, July 16, 2005 3:47 PM Teletext Operation Teletext is only available on certain broadcast channels. The time taken to display the pages and sub-pages is set by the teletext transmitter and not by the television. Teletext is also used for Closed Captioning of television programmes. Captions PICTURE are used by people who are deaf, hearing impaired, learning English or viewing SOUND...
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TX32F500A-2912_E Page 32 Monday, July 18, 2005 10:08 AM Teletext Operation INDEX INDEX Pressing this button returns you to the main index page. CH SEARCH Red / Green / Yellow / Blue buttons In FASTEXT or TOP mode these correspond to the differently coloured subjects. In List mode they correspond to the differently coloured page numbers.
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TX32F500A-2912_E Page 33 Monday, July 18, 2005 9:40 AM Teletext Operation TIME TEXT * TIME TEXT * When a Page has more than one screen (sub-page) of information, you may have to wait for some time before the sub-page you require becomes available. With this function it is possible to enter the number of the desired sub-page.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 34 Saturday, July 16, 2005 3:50 PM Troubleshooting Before you call for service, determine the symptoms and make a few simple checks as shown below. Symptoms Picture Sound Noisy Sound Snowy Picture Normal Sound Multiple Image Noisy Sound Interference No Sound Normal Picture...
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 35 Saturday, July 16, 2005 2:36 PM Specifications Power Source AC SINGLE 230-240V, 50Hz Power Consumption 184 W Receiving System 1. PAL B/G 2. NTSC 4.43 3. NTSC 3.58 / 60Hz 4. PAL 60Hz Receiving Channels 0 to 12 UHF 21 to 69 S’1 to S’3 S1 to S41...
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TX32F500A-2912_E Page 36 Saturday, July 16, 2005 12:23 PM Customer’s Record The model number and serial number of this product can be found on its cabinet. You should note this serial number in the space provided below and retain this book plus your purchase receipt as a permanent record of your purchase to aid in identification in the event of theft or loss and for Warranty Service purposes.