Panasonic TC21S3RP User Manual [en, cs, pl]

Panasonic
TC-21S3RP
Contrast Auto Tracking System
TC-14S3RP
Please read these instructions completely before use and retain them for future
reference.
Przeczytaj ponizszq instrukcj^ w calosci przed zastosowaniem jej w przyszlosci.
Pred uvedenim zarizeni do provozu si peclive prectete tyto pokyny a uschovejte je pro
moznost ziskavani dalsich informaci.
Dear Panasonic Customer, Welcome to the Panasonic family of customers. We hope that you have many years of enjoyment from your new colour television. The best way to understand the features of this television is to read this book thoroughly, before operating the set.
This television has a low power consumption making it very cost effective to run.
tsSSBSsf To this end, the standby power consumption is merely 1 watt.

CONTENTS

Warnings and Precautions ...................................3
General Information
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3
Accessories...........................................................4
Fitting Remote Control Batteries Installation and Set-up
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4
5
Location of Controls..............................................&
Menu Operation
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8
Audio / Video Connections....................................10
Trouble-shooting
Scart Terminal Information
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Specifications .......................................................12

WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS

This TV. is designed to operate on A.C. 220 - 240V, 50Hz.
Do not expose this TV set to rain or excessive moisture.

WARNING: HIGH VOLTAGE !

Do not remove the rear cover, there are no user
serviceabie parts inside.
Avoid exposing the TV set to direct suniight or other sources of heat.
Remove the mains piug from the waii socket when the TV
set is notto be used for a proionged period of time. Do not
puii the power cabie to remove the mains piug from the
socket, aiways remove it by the piug.

CABINET AND PICTURE TUBE CARE

Remove the mains piug from the waii socket. The cabinet and picture tube can be cieaned with a soft cioth moistened with miid detergent and water. Do not use soiutions containing benzoi or petroieum. TV sets can produce static eiectricity, care must be taken whenever touching the TV screen.
Adequate ventiiation is essentiai to prevent faiiure of eiectricai components. We recommend that a gap of at ieast 5cm is ieft aii around this TV even when it is piaced inside a cabinet or between sheives.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Sleep Feature

If the set is not switched off when the TV station stops transmitting , it wiii automaticaiiy go to standby mode after 30 minutes. This
function wiii not operate when in AV mode.

Last Position Memory

Certain functions have a iast position memory, i.e. the setting at the time of switch off wiii be the setting used when the receiver is switched on again:
Programme position Contrast Sharpness
Coiour Brightness Status
Voiume Standby C-A-T-S (TC-21S3RP)

ACCESSORIES

Check that you have the accessories and items shown

Remote Controi Transmitter
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Operating Instruction
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FITTING REMOTE CONTROL BATTERIES

Batteries for the
Remote Controi Transmitter.
(2 X R6 (UM3) size)
Siide off the battery cover Insert batteries - note correct poiarity Repiace the cover
Make sure that the batteries are fitted the correct way round.
Do not mix oid batteries with new batteries. Remove oid, exhausted batteries immediateiy.
Do not mix different battery types, i.e. Aikaiine and Manganese. Do not use rechargeabie (Ni-Cad) batteries.

INSTALLATION AND SET-UP

TV only

Connect Aerial co-axial cable direct
to TV RF IN socket.
OR

USING A VCR

Connect aerial co-axial cable to RF Input socket of VCR and a RF co-axial cable from VCR RF Out socket to TV RF IN socket.
The VCR can also be connected to the TV using a SCARTto SCARTlead.
Further details of Audio/ Video connections can be found on page 10.
Ancillary equipment and leads are not supplied.
We recommend that you switch ON the VCR’s test signal - refer to your VCR instruction book.

INSTALLATION AND SET-UP

Choose the desired language from the OSD language selection. Press TV/AV button to start ATF.
OSD Laiguage
PL CZ RO H PY G B
TV stations will be located and stored ready for use.
The first available channel wil displayed. Switch the VCR test signal 'Off'.
The TV stations will be stored in the order that they have been found, if the order is not to your
preference it can be rearranged. Refer to the Tuning menu Swap feature - see page 9 for details.
be
Programme change
Volume adjust
IT IS IMPORTANT that you only use TV programme position ‘O' to view your VCR. If your VCR picture does not appear on programme position ‘O' (the VCR position), it will be necessary to either adjust the RF channel of the VCR or to adjust the tuning of
the TV's programme position 'O' until the RF output of the VCR is received.
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LOCATION OF CONTROLS

On Screen Displays
Menu Title
Cursor Bar Sub Menu
Commands
Front Panel Controls
Mains Power On/Off switch
STR Stores tuning and other function settings
Headphone socket
RCA Audio/Video sockets
TV/AV Switches between TV and AV modes
Selects a function from :
Volume, Contrast, Brightness, Colour, Sharpness,
C-A-T-S (TC-21S3RP) and Manual Tuning.
Remote Control keys|
Function Select Press to display the On Screen Menus (Page 8)
Numeric keys for: Programme change Direct channel access
Direct channel access Press and enter channel number using numeric keys
Off timer
Restores the levels previously set with STR (TV front panel)
V/-, A/+
Programme up / down.
When a function is already displayed,
allows adjustment of the function.
Standby On/Off
Sound mute On/Off
Switches between TV and AV modes (Page 10)
Status : Displays programme position and channel number.
Channel up/down and
Menu option select
Adjusts currently selected function. Adjusts the volume if no function is selected
Selection of programmes 10-60 using numeric keys

MENU OPERATION

Main Menu

Contrast
Brightness
Exit Menu Display Menu /
Previous Menu
Adjust / Access Select
ATP start
Manual Tuning store Programme Swap
Colour
Sharpness
The Contrast, Brightness, Colour and Sharpness may be altered to suit the viewing conditions and personal preferences.
C-A-T-S : Contrast Auto Tracking System
(TC-21S3RP)
Automatically adjusts the contrast setting to compensate for any changes in the ambient lighting of the surroundings.
To obtain best results first set the Contrast to maximum, to allow a greater operating range for C-A-T-S, then select one of the 3 settings as desired.
Off
Medium Sensitivity
High Sensitivity
OSD language
The OSD language menu will allow you to change the language
used for all on screen menus.
PL - Polish
CZ - Czech
RO ­H - Hungarian PY - Russian
GB - English
Romanian
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MENU OPERATION

Tuning Menu

TheTuning menu provides access to both manual and automatic tuning menus.
ATP
The ATP menu allows you to automatically retune the TV,
particularly useful if you move to an area that is served by a
different transmitter.
Manual Tuning
The Manual tuning menu allows individual programme positions to be tuned manually.
TV-sys
Press to select the correct sound system.
SCI - PAL / SECAM D, K. SC2 - PAL / SECAM B, G.
Fine Tuning
Stations can be finely tuned using the Fine tuning adjustment.
Swap
If the programme order after Auto Setup is not to your preference
you can swap programmes between positions.

Manual Tuning (front panel of the television)

The stations may also be manually tuned using the controls on the front of the television.
Press the F key (Front panel) until “Manual Tuning” is reached. Press - or + to access “Manual Tuning”.
Store
Function select / Exit
Change programme position
Search

TV/AV

(TC-14S3RP)
Programme Position
Search Store Previous Menu Exit
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AUDIO / VIDEO CONNECTIONS

AV (Audio / Video) is a dedicated input for VCR’s, Sateiiite Receivers and other Audio / Video equipment. This TV is capabie of switching to AV operation automaticaiiy if the equipment connected provides a switching signai to the SCART socket.
In this condition the dispiay wiii show EC and it is possibie to change the programme position of the TV without changing the dispiayed picture.
Video input
to V socket
RCA Video
Cabie
Audio input to A socket
RCA
Audio Cabie
Output from
Headphone
socket
Headphones
with 3.5mm piug
CAMCORDER
Anciiiary equipment and cabies shown are not suppiied with this TV set.
Do not connect a computer with TTL output (5V) to this TV set.
The TV’s speaker wiii be automaticaiiy disconnected whiist the headphones are connected.
Do not connect front and rear AV inputs simuitaneousiy, as the sound and pictures wiii be mixed.
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TROUBLE-SHOOTING

Before calling for service, determine the symptoms and make a few simple checks as shown below. For service please contact your local Panasonic dealer quoting the model number and serial number (both are located at the rear of the TV).
Symptoms
Picture Sound
Snowy Picture
or
Multiple Images
Interference Noisy Sound Electrical appliances, vehicles, fluorescent lights
Normal Picture Noisy or No Sound Volume level or sound muted
No Picture No Sound
No Colour Normal Sound Colour controls set at minimum levels
Scrambled Normal or Weak Sound Retune channel(s)
Noisy Sound
or
Normal Sound

SCART TERMINAL INFORMATION

Checks
Aerial location, direction or connection
Not plugged into A.C. outlet, not switched on picture / sound controls set at minimum levels
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1. Audio out (R) 12.
2. Audio in (R) Audio out (L) 14. Ground
3.
4. Audio earth
Blue earth 16. Status RGB
5.
6. Audio in (L) 17.
&. Blue in 18. RGB Status earth
8. Status CVBS 19. CVBS out (video)
9. Green earth
10.
11. Green in
Red earth
13.
Red in
15.
CVBS earth
CVBS in (video)
20.
21. Socket earth
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