Panasonic PT-61SX30 User Manual [en, es]

Panasonic

Color Video Projection System

Operating Instructions

PT-51SX30 PT-61SX30 PT-56SX30

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WARNING

To move set, push from left side of set. Casters on right side

do not pivot in all directions. Set can tip over if moved from right side, with risk of personal injury.

ADVERTENCIA

Para mover el conjunto, empuje desde el lado Izquierdo del mismo. Los rolanas de la derecha no son pivotantes en todas

las direcciones. El conjunto se puede tumbar si se lo mueve

desde el lado derecho, corriendo así el riesgo de sufrir daños

personales.

Mise en garde

Lors du déplacement du téléviseur, le pouser sur son côté gauche. Les roulettes du côté droit ne pouvant tourner dans

toutes les directions, l’appareil pourrait tomber s’il est poussé de ce côté et causer ainsi des risques de blessure.

Certain audio features of this product manufacture under a license from Desper Products, Inc. Spatialir.er® and the circle-in-square device and trademarks owned by Desper Produces, Inc. Spatializer U.S. Patent.s are; 4.308,423; 4,355,203 and 5,412,731.

WARNING

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WARNING: To reduce the risk of electric shock do not remove cover or back.

No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer serweing to qualified service personnel.

The lightning flash with arrow head within a triangle is intended to tell the user that

WARNING; To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this appliance

parts Inside the product are a risk of electric shock to persons.

to rain or moisture.

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

The exclamation point within a triangle is intended to tell the user that important operating and servicing instructions are in the papers with the appliance.

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Table of Contents_______________________________________________________________

Congratulations.......................................................3

Customer Record

Care and Cleaning.............................................................................3

Specifications

Installation................................................................4

Television Location............................................................................4

Optional Cable Connections............................................................. 4

AC Po\A/er Supply Cord....................................................................4

Cable / Antenna.................................................................................4

Optional Equipment Connections

VCR Connection................................................................................5

Cable Box Connection.......................................................................6

VCR and Cable Box Connection Amplifier Connection (To Audio Amp)

Program Out Connection (Prog.Out).................................................8

Dolby Center Channel Input Connection

Picture In Picture (PIP) Operation

Basic PIP Operation.......................................................................10

PIP Operation with a Cable Box.....................................................10

Digital TV - Set-Top (DTV-STB) Connection.......11

Roller Guide Menu™Navigation

Basic Navigation..............................................................................12

Remote Control Guide.....................................................................12

Roller Guide Feature Chart...................................13

Special Features.................................................. 16

Menu Languages.............................................................................16

Program Channels...........................................................................16

Closed Captioning

Convergence...................................................................................17

Sleep Timer.....................................................................................19

Timer 1 and 2...................................................................................19

Picture.............................................................................................20

Audio................................................................................................20

Channels - Favorites.......................................................................21

Channels - Caption.........................................................................21

Lock.................................................................................................22

Troubleshooting Chart

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Read these instructions completely before operating PTV. Contents are subject to change without notice or obligation.

Cong га tula tío л s

Your new Projection Television (PTV) features state-of-the-art technology for high quality picture and sound with complete audio/video connections for your home theater system. Your PTV is designed to give you many years of enjoyment. It was thoroughly tested and tuned at the factory for best performance.

Customer Record

The model and serial number of this product are located on the back of the PTV. You should note the model and serial number in the space provided and retain as a permanent record of your purchase. This will aid in identification in the event of theft or loss. Product registraton for U.S. customers is available at:

Care and Cleaning

Projection Screen {Turn PTV Off)

The projection screen is a high precision lens system which has a protective screen. The protective screen is fully washable with the following precautions:

□ Use a mild soap solution or window cleaner and a clean cloth.

• DO NOT USE ABRASIVE CLEANERS.

• Do not use laundry detergent or automatic dishwasher soap.

• Do not use alcohol, ammonia, or petroleum based products.

□ Avoid excessive moisture and wipe dry.

• Prevent solution from running into the receiver below.

□ Avoid bumping or scraping the screen.

Cabinet and Remote Control

П For cabinets and remote control, use a soft cloth dampened with water or a mild

detergent solution. Avoid excessive moisture and wipe dry.

П Do not use benzene, thinner or other petroleum based products.

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Model Number -

Serial I Number - . .

Congratulations

Specifications

Power Source

PT-51SX30 (2.7A) PT-56SX30 2,7A) PT-61SX30 (2.7A)

Channel Capability -161

4 Video Input Jacks 8 Audio Input Jacks

Video Output Jack

2 Audio Output Jacks

Component Input (Y / Pq / Pr)

3 S-Video Input Jacks

IVp-p, 75 Ohm, Phono Jack Type

120V AC, 60Hz

VHF-12; UHF-56; Cabte-125

500mV RMS 47K Ohm

0-2.0V RMS 4.7K Ohm

75 Ohm, Phono Jack Type

S-Video (Y-C) Connector

Specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation.

Installation

Television Location

This unit can be used as an entertainment center. Consult your dealer for available options. □ Avoid excessive sunlight or bright lights, including reflections. □ Keep away from excessive heat or moisture. Inadequate ventilation may cause internal

component failure. □ Fluorescent lighting may reduce remote control transmitting range. O Keep away from magnetic equipment, including motors, fans and external speakers.

Optional Cable Connections

Shielded audio and video cables should be used between components. For best results: O Use 75-ohm coaxial shielded cables. □ Use appropriate input and output connectors, that match your component connectors. □ Avoid long cables to minimize interference.

AC Power Supply Cord

CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT OF AC OUTLET AND FULLY INSERT. DO NOT USE A PLUG WITH A RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADE CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE. FOR SOME MODELS THAT ARE NON-POLARIZED, THE USE OF AN AC ADAPTOR CONNECTOR MAY BE NECESSARY

Polarized plug

Non-Polarized plug

Cable / Antenna

For proper reception, either a cable or antenna connection is required.

Cable Connection

Connect the cable supplied by your local cable company. Woie: A cable converter box may be required for proper reception.

Check with your local cable company for compatibility

requirements.

Antenna Connections

For proper reception of VHF/UHF channels, an external antenna is required. For

best reception an outdoor antenna is recommended. Connect home antenna to ANTI connection on back of television. Select TV mode and ANT1 in the SET UP menu under Prog Chan.

Cable Mode is preset at the factory. Antenna users must change to TV Mode and ANT 1 in the Set Up menu.

Incoming Cable from

Cable Company

75 Ohm VHF/UHF

on back of PTV

Incoming Cablo from

Home Antenna

Optional Equipment Connections

VCR Connection

Follow this diagram when connecting your television to a VCR only.

CABLES NOT SUPPLIED

Incoming Cable

Note: The remote control must be programmed with supplied codes to operate the VCR. See

Programming the Remote Control in the Remote Control Quick Reference Guide.

Viewing a television program Procedure

1. Select ANT1 in the SET UP menu under Prog Chan (Program Channels).

2. Tune the television to the television program you want to view.

Viewing a video Procedure

O Option A

1. Select ANTI in the SET UP menu under Prog Chan (Program Channels).

2. Press the TVA/IDEO button on the remote control to select the video input (VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, etc.) connected to your VCR.

3. Begin the video.

□ Option B

1. Select ANT2 in the SET UP menu under Prog Chan (Program Channels),

2. Tune the television to Channel 3 or 4, depending on your VCR.

3. Begin the video

Recording a television program Procedure

□ Option A (Recording and viewing the same program)

1. Select ANT2 in the SET UP menu under Prog Chan (Program Channels).

2. Tune the television to Channel 3 or 4, depending on your VCR.

3. Using the VCR, tune to the television program you want to record.

4. Begin recording.

□ Option B (Recording one program while viewing another program)

1. Select ANT1 in the SET UP menu under Prog Chan (Program Channels).

2. Press the TVA/IDEO button on the remote control to select the video input (VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, etc.) connected to your VCR.

3. Using the VCR, tune to the television program you want to record.

4. Begin recording.

5. Press the TVA/IDEO button on the remote control to switch back to TV mode.

6. Tune the television to the television program you want to view.

Installation

ERMINALS ON BACK OF PTV

Installation

Optional Equipment Connections (Cont.)

Open the door on the PTV front panel to use the connections for your optional

equipment {Palmcorder, VCR, or other video components). Select input 4 mode by

pressing TV/VIDEO button.

CONNECTIONS OF FRONT OF PTV

Cable Box Connection Follow this diagram when connecting your television to a cable box only.

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S-VIDEO VIDEO L-AUDIO-R

TERMINALS ON BACK OF PTV

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Not&: The remote control must be programmed with supplied codes to operate the cable

box. See Programming the Remote Control in the Remote Control Quick Reference Guide.

Viewing a premium (scrambled) cable channel

Procedure

1. Select ANT2 in the SET UP menu under Prog Chan (Program Channels).

2. Tune the television to Channel 3.

3. Using the cable box, tune to the premium cable channel you want to view.

Note: To use special features such as Favorite Channels and Channel Captions (see Special

Features section for more information), ANT1 must be selected in the SET UP menu under Prog Chan.

Optional Equipment Connections (Cont.)

VCR and Cable Box Connection

Follow this diagram when connecting your television to both a VCR and a cable box.

VCR

S-VIDEO OUT

Installation

cable box. See Programming the Remote Control in the Remote Control Quick Reference Guide.

Viewing a premium (scrambled) cable channel

Procedure

1. Select ANT2 in the SET UP menu under Prog Chan (Program Channels).

Tune the television to Channel 3.

Using the cable box, tune to the premium cable channel you want to view.

Wofe;

To use special features such as Favorite Channels and Channel Captions (see Special

Features section for more infonnation), ANT1 must be selected in the SET UP menu under Prog Chan.

Recording a premium (scrambled) cable channel Procedure

1. Select ANT2 in the SET UP menu under Prog Chan. Press the TV/VIDEO button on the remote control to select the video input { VIDEO 1,

VIDEO 2, etc.) connected to your VCR. Turn the VCR ON.

3. Tune the VCR to Channel 3 or 4, depending on your VCR.

Using your cable box, tune to the premium cable channel you want to record.

5. Begin recording.

Note:

To view a different channel while recording:

• Select ANT 1 in the SET UP menu under Prog Chan.

• Press the TVA/IDEO button on the remote control to select TV mode.

• Tune the television to a television program (except another premium cable channel).

Installation

Optional Equipment Connections (Cont.)

Amplifier Connection (TO AUDIO AMP)

To listen through a separate stereo systenn, connect an external audio amplifier TO AUDIO AMP inputs on back of television.

Note: TO AUDIO AMP tenriinals cannot be connected directly to external speakers.

Audio Adjustments

1. Select SPEAKERS ON located in the on screen AUDIO menu .

2. Set amplifier volume to minimum.

3. Adjust PTV volume to desired level.

4. Adjust amplifier volume to match the PTV.

5. Select SPEAKERS OFF & VARIABLE AUDIO OUT from AUDIO menu to control speakers from the PTV or select FIXED AUDIO OUT to control speakers from the external amplifier.

6. Volume, mute, bass, treble and balance are now controlled from the PTV, if you select VARIABLE AUDIO OUT mode.

Program Out Connection (PROG. OUT)

To use the PTV audio and video with optional video equipment, use PROG. OUT and TO

AUDIO AMP terminals on the back of the PTV.

Procedure

1. Connect optional video equipment to PROG. OUT video and TO AUDIO AMP R/L Audio terminals.

2. PROG OUT terminal display is the same as the on screen display.

3. See optional equipment manual for further instructions for recording or monitoring.

TERMINALS ON BACK OF PTV

MONITOR

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VCR

Dolby Center Channel Input Connection

Your PTV can be configured to use the PTV speakers as center channel speakers in

Dolby* surround sound transmission. Connect a Dolby surround amplifier to CENTER CHANNEL INPUT on the back of the PTV as shown. DOLBY CENTER MODE & FIXED

AUDIO OUT must be selected in the AUDIO Roller Guide™** menu under SPEAKERS.

CE NTER CH ANNE L I NPUT 120 saw {DIN } MAX

CENTER CHANNEL INPUT

{1} Push and hold down button.

(2) Insert bare wire into terminal

and release button.

TERMINALS ON BACK OF PTV

CO MPON ENT VIDE O INP UT

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Installation

Left Front

speaker

Left Rear

Surround Speaker

"Dolby" and “Pro-logic" are the trademarlis of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. *U.S. Patent Pending

PTV Speakers Speaker

Center Channel

Right Rear

Surround Speaker

Right Front

Picture In Picture (PIP) Operation

This television includes a two tuner Picture In Picture (PIP) feature. This allows watching two (2) live broadcasts at the same time without or with an external video source (VCR).

Basic PIP Operation

Procedure

Press the PIP button on the remote control to display the PIP frame onscreen.

Note: The audio is for the Main Picture only.

1. Choose channels for the PIP frame by pressing the remote control PIP CHANNEL up/down buttons.

2. Choose channels for the Main Picture by pressing the remote control CH up/down buttons or by using the numeric keypad.

The SWAP button switches the PIP and Main Picture source. Press the RECALL button for onscreen PIP and Main Picture source status.

PIP Operation with a Cable Box

Procedure

n To view premium (scrambled) cable channels through your cable box in the Main Picture:

Note: Use this procedure if you want to watch premium cable channels in the Main

Picture white viewing a teievision program or video in the PIP frame.

Select ANT2 in the SET UP menu under Prog Chan (Program Channels).

Tune television to Channel 3.

Press the PIP button on the remote control to display the P/P frame onscreen.

Note: The audio is for the Main Picture only.

Verify the cable box is ON. Choose channels for the Main Picture by tuning the cable box.

Choose channels for the PIP frame by pressing the TV button on the remote control and using the PIP CHANNEL up/down buttons.

Note: Swap is not avaiiable when using the cable box to tune channels. If your cable box has

a video output, it can be connected to the television to aliow you to use all PIP functions. See the equipment manual for more information. (Tune the PiP to the video input connected to the cable box).

Digital TV - Set-Top Box (DTV-STB) Connection

Use this diagram to connect the Panasonic DTV-STB {Digital TV-Set-Top Box) to the back of your PTV.

DTV TERMINALS ON BACK OF DTV-STB

Note: There are three video inputs, Y, Pa, and Pr. Separate component color inputs provide

luminance and color separation. Use the L (left) and R (right) audio Inputs.

Roller Guide Menu Navigation

Procedure

1. Press the ACTION button in the middle of the large blue button on the Remote Control

to display the Roller Guide Menu.

2. Press the CH up/down to rotate the Roller Guide to the desired feature.

3. Press the ACTION button to display main menus and submenus.

4. Press the CH up/down buttons to highlight desired main menu feature.

5. Press the VOL right button to enter submenus.

6. Press the CH up/down buttons to highlight desired submenu feature.

7. Press the VOL right/left button to select or adjust feature.

8. Press the ACTION button twice to return to the Roller Guide Menu.

9. To exit the Roller Guide Menu, press the VOL left button.

Note: Be careful to press ACTION in the middle of the button. If you do not press in the

middle of the button, the (CH) channel or (VOL) volume keys maybe activated.

Panasonic

ROLLER GUIDE MENU SELECTIONS

Remote Control Guide

The Remote Control Quick Reference Guide is located within the package provided with this PTV.

LOCK TIMER

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SET UP

FOR MORE FEATURES

PRESS Mia TO SELECT

Remote ACTION / Navigation Button

PICTURE

CHANNELS

AUDIO

Roller Guide Feature Chart

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LANGUAGES

PROG. CHAN

(Program Channels)

(Closed Captioning)

OTHER ADJ.

DESGRIfiTlON.

SETUP

□ Select English, Spanish, or French menu. □ MODE - Select Cable or TV. See

Installation section in manual. □ ANTENNA - Select ANT 1 or ANT 2. □ AUTO PROGRAM - Automatically program

channels having a signal into memory. □ MANUAL PROGRAM - Manually add or

delete channels from memory.

CC ON MUTE - Activate C1-C4 for Closed

Captioning display when the remote MUTE

button is pressed.

CC MODE - Select T1-T4 or C1-C4 for

Closed Captioning, program guides and

other information.

AUTO POWER ON - Select SET to power up the PTV at the same time as the Cable

Box or other components or select OFF.

CONVERGENCE - Adjustment may be required when the PTV is moved because of the effects of the Earth’s magnetic field on the projection tubes.

AUDIO ADJ.

(Adjustments)

OTHER ADJ.

(Adjustments)

AUDIO

MODE - Select STEREO, SAP (Second Audio Program) or MONO. (Use MONO when stereo signal is weak.)

BASS - Increase or decrease the bass response. TREBLE - Increase or decrease the treble response. BALANCE - Emphasize the teft/right speaker volume. NORMAL - Reset BASS, TREBLE and BALANCE to factory default.

□ Al SOUND - Automatically adjust volume

to maintain a comfortable listening level. (Al sound is not available in VIDEO mode).

Roller Guide Feature Chart

Roller Guide Feature Chart (Cont)

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SURROUND

SPEAKERS

CLOCK SET

SLEEP

□ SPATIALIZER® - Three dimensional

surround sound with two speakers.

□ ON - PTV speakers operate normally. □ OFF & VAO (Variable Audio Output) -

PTV speakers off - audio adjustable by PTV.

□ OFF & FAO (Fixed Audio Output)-

PTV speakers off — audio adjustable only by the external amplifier.

□ DOLBY CENTER MODE & FIXED AUDIO

OUT - PTV speakers provide center speakers for Dolby sound transmission avaiiabie on video or laser disc. (See Installation section in manual.)

TIMER

Set the time and the day of the week. (Time will display onscreen after turning on the television, pressing the RECALL button or changing channels).

Set timer to turn off PTV in 30, 60 or 90 minutes. Select NO to turn timer off.

TIMER 1 TIMER 2

VIDEO ADJ.

(Adjustments)

Set one or both timers to automatically turn television on and off at selected times, on selected channels, and on selected days. (Clock must be set to use Timer features).

PICTURE

□ COLOR - Adjust desired color intensity. □ TINT - Adjust natural flesh tones. □ BRIGHTNESS - Adjust dark areas for crisp

detail. □ PICTURE - Adjust white areas of picture, n SHARPNESS - Adjust clarity of outline

detail. □ NORMAL- Reset all picture adjustments to

factory default settings

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