Panasonic TC-29P250H, TX-68P250Z, TX29P250X, TX-80P250Z, TC-34P250H User Manual

Colour Television

Operating Instructions

Model No.

TX-29P250X
TX-68P250Z
TX-80P250Z

TC-29P250H
TC-34P250H

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This is a combined Operating Instruction manual for all the above
series of models.

Please read these instructions before operating your set and

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retain them for future reference.

TQB4G0909

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.
Retain your purchase receipt also, and note down the Model Number and
Serial Number of your set in the space provided on the rear cover of
these Instructions.

Table of Contents

Warnings and Cautions 4~5
Before Operating This Set 6~7

How to Use This Manual...................................................................................................................................................... 6

Battery Installation ........................................................................................................... .................................................... 6

Connecting the Aerial cable to the RF In Terminal .............................................................................................................. 7

Connecting the Plug to the Wall outlet................................................................................................................................. 7

How to turn the Power On.................................................................................................................................................... 7

Location of Controls 8~9

Remote Control....................................................................................................................................................................8

Controls and Terminals on the TV........................................................................................................................................ 9

Connections 10~13

How to connect the “AV1, 2, 3 or 4” Input Terminals ......................................................................................................... 10

How to connect the DVD Input Terminals .......................................................................................................................... 11

How to connect the AV Monitor Output Terminals to other equipment .............................................................................. 11

How to connect the RGB Input Terminals.......................................................................................................................... 12

Connecting Headphones ................................................................................................................................................... 13

2

Table of Contents

General Operation 14~15

How to switch the power ON or OFF ................................................................................................................................. 14

Programme Number Selection .......................................................................................................................................... 14

Direct Programme Number Selection ................................................................................................................................ 14

Volume Adjustment............................................................................................................................................................ 15

Mute Button ....................................................................................................................................................................... 15

TV/AV Mode Selection....................................................................................................................................................... 15

Recall Button ..................................................................................................................................................................... 15

STR.................................................................................................................................................................................... 15

Function selection.............................................................................................................................................................. 15

Geomagnetic Correction 16
Using the On Screen Displays 17
Picture Menu 18~19
Sound Menu 20~21
Setup Menu 22~23
Tuning Menu 24~27

Channel Selection.............................................................................................................................................................. 24

Auto tune ........................................................................................................................................................................... 26

Manual tune ....................................................................................................................................................................... 27

Aspect Controls ................................................................................................................................................................. 28

Menu Operation 29

Multi PIP ............................................................................................................................................................................ 29

Channel search.................................................................................................................................................................. 30

Advanced Remote Control Operation 31

Stereo Reception ............................................................................................................................................................... 31

VCR / LD / DVD ................................................................................................................................................................. 32

TELE TEXT........................................................................................................................................................................ 33

Channel Allocation 36
T roubleshooting 37
Specifications 38~39

Battery cautions

The incorrect use of batteries can cause electrolyte leakage which will corrode the Remote Control or cause the
batteries to burst.

Old Batteries New Batteries

Replace both batteries at the same time. Don't mix battery types

(alkaline with carbon zinc, etc.)

Don't Recharge.

3

Warnings and Cautions

Warnings

Unplug the power cord in the
event of any malfunction
(screen goes blank, no sound,
odd sounds, smoke or unusual
odors 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.

DO NOT place any of the
following on the unit:
Flower vases, flower pots,
cups, small metal objects, or
cosmetics containers,
chemicals or water.

DO NOT insert foreign objects
(metal or easily flammable
objects).

DO NOT use this unit near
water. (Near a bath tub, etc.)

DO NOT use if the power cord
or power plug is damaged, or
if the plug does not fit tightly
into the socket.

DO NOT use at a voltage other
than indicated

Cautions

TAKE CARE NOT to damage
the power cord.

DO NOT touch the aerial cable
and this unit when there is
lightning.

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 remove the rear
cover as live parts and High
Voltage components are
accessible when the rear
cover is removed.

DO NOT place in an unstable
location

DO NOT touch the power plug
if your hands are wet.

4

Warnings and Cautions

Caution

DO NOT stand, or place heavy
objects on the unit.
Particular care should be taken
by families with small children.

Adequate ventilation is
essential to prevent failure of
electrical components, we
recommend that a gap of at
least 10 cm( ) is left all
around this unit even when it
is placed inside a cabinet or
between shelves.

Before cleaning, unplug the
power plug from the socket.

Unplug the power plug from the
socket if you are not going to
use the unit for an extended
period.

Place in a safe location.

Turn the power “Off” before
connecting other electrical
equipment.

DO NOT joint the unit.

Ask your sales outlet to install
the aerial.

Cleaning

The unit contains many plastic
parts. For this reason DO NOT
use benzine, thinner or other
chemicals to clean the unit.

DO NOT bring into contact with
insecticide or other volatile
substances.
DO NOT allow the unit to come
into contact for extended
periods with rubber or vinyl
products.

Dust will accumulate on the
picture screen. Please wipe
with a soft cloth from time to
time. If you use a chemically
treated cloth, please be careful
to follow the instructions that
come with the cloth.

Remove dirt and soiling by
wiping with a light cloth.
Even if the unit is heavily soiled,
do not apply cleaner directly to
the unit. Soak a cloth in a
solution of neutral cleanser
thinned with water. Then wring
out the cloth, wipe the unit
clean, and finish by wiping with
a dry cloth.

5

Before Operating This Set

How to Use This Manual

Check the Model Number of your TV set; the Model Number is shown on the rear cover name plate on the set.
Use the table on the opposite page to confirm which features your particular Model is equipped with. This will help you
to known which sections of the manual apply to your set.

TX-29P250X
TX-68P250Z
TX-80P250Z

TEXT Favourite
Page Selection

TV/TEXT
Selection

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

TV/TEXT

100Hz/
PROGRE

SURROUND

ASPECT

MULTI

PIP

F.P. INDEX

CH SEARCH

1

23

4

56

7

89
0

HOLD

STILL

TV/AV

TEXT Index
/Channel Search

TEXT hold
/Still

TC-29P250H
TC-34P250H

Picture AI

Picture Noise
Reduction

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

D.PNR

100Hz/
PROGRE

SURROUND

ASPECT

MULTI

PIP

P.AI STILL

CH SEARCH

1

23

4

56

7

89
0

TV/AV

Channel Search
Still

Note:

• Mainly the remote control for TX-29P250X, TX-68P250Z, TX-80P250Z is used as an example in the Operating
Instructions.

Battery Installation

1

Open the cover.

Apply slight downward pressure
while pulling towards the bottom.

2

Batteries: Use two “R6 (AA)” size
batteries.

Insert the batteries ensuring correct polarity.
This is identifiable by the “+” and “−” symbols
on both the batteries and inside the battery
compartment.

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.

3

Replace the cover, and
slide in reverse until the
lock snaps.

6

Before Operating This Set

E

Connecting the Aerial cable to the RF In Terminal

VHF Aerial

Mixer

UHF Aerial

RF In Terminal

MONITOR

OUT

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

L

AUDIO

R

75 Ohm
Coaxial Cable

Coaxial Aerial Plug

To obtain optimum quality picture and sound, an Aerial, the correct cable (75
Ohm coaxial) and the correct terminating plug are required.

If a communal Aerial system is used, you may require the correct connection
cable and plug between the wall Aerial socket and your television receiver.

Your local Television Service Centre or Dealer may be able to assist you in
obtaining the correct Aerial system for your particular area and accessories
required.

Any matters regarding Aerial installation, upgrading of existing systems or
accessories required, and the costs incurred, are the responsibility of you, the
Customer.

AV1INAV2INAV4

DVD

[Y-PB-PR]

YY

MONO MONO

IN

DVD

[Y-PB-PR]

VIDEO

MONO

L

AUDIO

R

RF in
Terminal

Coaxial aerial plug

75 Ohm Coaxial Cable

Connecting the Plug to the Wall outlet

Note:

• Mains plug types vary between countries. The mains plug shown at left
may therefore not be the type fitted to your set.

How to turn the Power On

Press the Power switch on Television to turn the set on. (See page 14)

100Hz PROGR

7

Location of Controls

Remote Control

TX-29P250X, TX-68P250Z, TX-80P250Z

Power (Stand-by) (see page 14)

Picture Menu (see page 18)

Sound Menu (see page 20)
Set up Menu (see page 22)

Stereo/Bilingual Sound Selection

(see page 31)

TELE TEXT (see page 33)

TEXT Favourite Page Selection

(see page 34)

TV/TEXT Selection (see page 30)

100Hz/PROGRE (see page 19)

Surround (see page 21)

Aspect (see page 28)

Picture in Picture Selection

(see page 29)

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

TV/TEXT

100Hz/
PROGRE

SURROUND

ASPECT

MUL TI

PIP

F.P. INDEX

CH SEARCH

1

23

4

56

7

89
0

TV/AV

HOLD

STILL

Sound Mute (see page 15)

Programme Number Up and Down

(see page 14)

Volume Up and Down (see page 15)
TV/AV Mode Selection (see page 15)

Coloured buttons used for
Aspect functions (see page 28)
Teletext functions (see page 33)
AV selection (see page 15)

TEXT Index (see page 34)
/Channel Search (see page 30)

TEXT hold (see page 30)
/Still (see page 30)

Direct programme Number
Two Digit- programme Number

Selection (see page 14)
VCR/LD/DVD Play (see page 32)

Recall (see page 15)

VCR/LD/DVD Rewind/Review

(see page 32)

Normalization (see page 19)

Store (see page 15)

TC-29P250H, TC-34P250H

Picture AI (see page 19)

Picture Noise Reduction

(see page 19)

D.PNR

100Hz/
PROGRE

LD/DVD

REC VCR

N

STR HELP

P.AI STILL

DISC SIDE

A

?

CH SEARCH

VCR/LD/DVD Fast Forward/cue
(see page 32)

VCR/LD/DVD Stop (see page 32)

VCR/LD/DVD Control (see page 32)

B

Help (see page 17)

Channel Search (see page 30)
Still (see page 30)

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Location of Controls

Controls and Terminals on the TV

STR F –/ +/ TV/AV

MONITOR

OUT

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

L

AUDIO

R

AV1INAV2INAV4

DVD

[Y-PB-PR]

Y

B

P

MONO MONO

PRP

RL/MONO

RGB (31.5kHz)

AV3

IN

S-VIDEO

RL/MONO

RGB (31.5kHz)

AV3

IN

AUDIO

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

Main Sub.

VIDEO

AUDIO

STR F –/ +/ TV/AV

OUT

AV1INAV2

IN

MONO MONO

DVD

[Y-PB-PR]

Y

B

P

P

R

MONITOR

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

L

IN

DVD

[Y-PB-PR]

VIDEO

Y

B

P

MONO

L

R

AUDIO

R

AUDIO

R

VIDEO

L

AUDIO

R

MONO

AV4

IN

DVD

[Y-PB-PR]

Y

B

P

P

R

Item

No.

Function Refer to

Main Headphones Jack 13
Sub Headphones Jack 13
AV3 Input Terminals 10
RGB Input Terminal 12
STR 15
Function 15

Volume Down (−) /
Programme Number

Down ( )

Volume Up (+) /
Programme Number

Up ( )

Page

14,15
14,15

Item

No.

Function Refer to

Page

TV/AV Selection 15
Aerial Terminal (RF In Terminal) 7
Monitor Output Terminals 11
AV1 Input Terminals 10
AV2 Input Terminals 10
AV4 Input Terminals 10

B

DVD ( Y. P

. PR ) Input 11

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Connections

How to connect the “AV1, 2, 3 or 4” Input Terminals

Connect VCRs and other peripheral equipment

(Super-VHS VCR)

AV1

MONO

IN

S Video

( )

input

MONITOR

OUT

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

L

AUDIO

R

AV1INAV2

MONO MONO

IN

DVD

[Y-PB-PR]

VIDEO

Y

P

B

MONO

L

P

R

AUDIO

R

Audio

OUT

RL

Video

OUT

S-Video

OUT

VIDEO

AUDIO

AV4

IN

DVD

[Y-PB-PR]

Y

P

B

P

R

(VHS VCR)

Audio

OUT

RL

Video

OUT

VIDEO
AUDIO

MONO

AV1

IN

MONITOR

OUT

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

L

AUDIO

R

AV1INAV2

MONO MONO

IN

DVD

[Y-PB-PR]

Y

P

B

P

R

VIDEO

L

AUDIO

R

MONO

AV4

IN

DVD

[Y-PB-PR]

Y

P

B

P

R

Notes:

• When an S-Video cable is connected to the S-Video terminal, the Video input will be automatically switched off for that
AV mode.

• When a Monaural VCR is used, connect the Monaural Audio cable to the Audio “L” (Left) terminal.

• Select the desired AV input position by pressing the TV/AV button. (Refer to page 15)

• Input 3 is located on the front of the unit.

• The AV2 and A V4 audio input terminals serve as the audio input terminal for both the V ideo input and for the DVD input
AV2.

10

Connections

How to connect the DVD Input Terminals

DVD Player

Audio

OUT

LR

DVD(Y•PB•PR) OUT

R

P

PBY

MONO

L

AUDIO

R

OUT

AV1INAV2

MONO MONO

IN

[Y-PB-PR]

Y

B

P

PR PR

DVD

[Y-PB-PR]

Y

P

B

P

R

MONITOR

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

L

AUDIO

R

DVD

VIDEO

L

AUDIO

R

MONO

AV4

IN

DVD

[Y-PB-PR]

Y

B

P

Notes:

• The AV4 audio signal is common for both AV4 and DVD input signal terminals.

• The DVD signal input terminal takes priority over the AV4 video signal input terminal.

• Similar connection are available at the COMPONENT VIDEO input 2 terminal.

How to connect the AV Monitor Output Terminals to other equipment

The “Monitor Out” Terminals output the same signals as main picture on the TV screen and sound from the speaker at
that time, e.g. TV programmes or signals from AV1, AV2, AV3 or AV4 input.

Recording Equipment

(VHS VCR)

MONITOR

Audio Video

RLIN IN

OUT

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

L

AUDIO

R

MONITOR

OUT

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

L

AUDIO

R

AV1INAV2

MONO MONO

DVD

VIDEO

MONO

L

AUDIO

R

AV4

IN

DVD

[Y-PB-PR]

Y

B

P

P

R

IN

[Y-PB-PR]

Y

B

P

P

R

VIDEO
AUDIO

Notes:

• Never connect the same video recorder with both the VIDEO IN and MONITOR OUT terminals on this TV set, as this
could cause incorrect operation.

• The monitor output emits the main picture normal video and audio signals.

• Teletext display on screen will not be output at the MONITOR OUT terminals.

• Even if the television is in picture-in-picture condition, MONITOR OUT terminals output the same signals as main

picture on the screen and sound from speakers. Sub picture including strobe, still, channel search, etc. will not be output
at the MONITOR OUT terminals.

• The RGB mode signal, and DVD signal (Y, PB, PR) are not output at the MONITOR out terminals.

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Connections

Pin No.

Signal Name

Pin No.

Signal Name

Pin No.

Signal Name

1
2
3
4
5

R
G

B

GND (Ground

)

GND (Ground

)

GND (Ground

)

NC

HD/SYNC

VD

NC (not connected

)

GND (Ground

)

GND (Ground

)

GND (Ground

)

NC (not connected

)

GND (Ground

)

6
7
8
9

10

11
12
13
14
15

How to connect the RGB Input Terminals

Main Sub.

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

RL/MONO

AUDIO

AV3

IN

RGB (31.5kHz)

COMPUTER

Conversion adapter (if necessary)

D-SUB 15P

RGB

PC cable

Notes:

• This unit can be connected to PCs with 640 ✕ 480 (31.5 kHz / 60 Hz) or 640 ✕ 400 (31.5 kHz / 70 Hz) pixel.

• In some cases other PCs may not work with this TV set.

• There is no audio signal in RGB input.

• The sound of the RGB mode is combined with the Audio signal of AV3.

• Some PC models cannot be connected to the TV set.

• A commercially sold adapter is required to use the RGB cable (D-sub 15P) to connect a

PC-98 series computer (which has a D-sub 15P terminal) or a Macintosh computer to the TV set.

• There is no need to use an adapter for computers with DOS/V compatible D-sub 15P terminal.

Signal Names for D-sub 15P Connector

5

10

9

15 141312

1

8

6

7

11

2

4

3

Pin Layout for RGB Input
Terminal

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Connections

Connecting Headphones

Connect headphones as follows.

RL/MONO

AV3

IN

Main Sub.

You can listen to sound from each of the headphones plugs as shown below.

Screen condition

Single picture/
Teletext

S-VIDEO

(3.5mm Plug)

VIDEO

A

AUDIO

Speaker

Sound

A

(Stereo)

Main

Headphones

(Stereo)

RGB (31.5kHz)

(Optional)

(not supplied)

Sub

Headphones

A

A

(Mono)

Monitor

Output

A

(Stereo)

Picture in Picture

Picture in Picture/
CHANGE

Main Headphones plug:

Use Volume Up “+” or Down “−” Button to control volume level.

Sub Headphones plug:

For the sub Headphones volume control, refer to page 20.

A

B

B

A

(Stereo)

(Stereo)

A

B

A

(Stereo)

B

(Stereo)

B

(Mono)

A

(Mono)

A

(Stereo)

B

(Stereo)

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General Operation

STR F –/ +/ TV/AV

(TV set)

1
2

3

8

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

TV/TEXT

100Hz/
PROGRE

SURROUND

ASPECT

MULTI

PIP

9

F.P. INDEX

1
4
7

REC VCR

N

STR HELP

100Hz PROGRESSIVE PIP TEXT TX-34P250T

CH SEARCH

23
56
89
0

LD/DVD

A

?

2

HOLD

STILL

DISC SIDE

TV/AV

B

1

How to switch the power ON or OFF

The TV set must first be switched on at the
wall outlet and at the Power Switch (refer to
page 7).
Press this button to turn the TV set ON, from
ST ANDBY mode.
Press it again to turn the TV set OFF,

6

ST ANDBY mode.

Power-Indicater
STANDBY – RED
Power ON – No light up

Note:

• It is also possible to turn the TV set on
STANDBY by pressing the “Direct
Programme Number Selection” Buttons (0-

4

5

9) and the “Programme Number Up or
Down” Button, either on the set or on the
Remote Control.

2

6

–/ +/

Programme Number Selection

Press the Programme Number Up “∧” or
Down “∨” Button to select the next higher or
lower Programme number.

3

1

2

Direct Programme Number Selection
(CH SELECT = POSITION)

You can select the numbers directly by

7

pressing “Number 0-9” button and the two
digit Numbers by pressing “Two Digit” and
“Programme Number” buttons.

Programme Number 8 .......

Programme Number 12...... , 1 ,

8

1

2

Direct Programme Number Selection
(CH SELECT = DIRECT)

8

2

You can select the number directly by
pressing the corresponding programme
number button.

Notes:

• Mainly the remote control for TX-29P250X,
TX-68P250Z, TX-80P250Z is used as an
example in the Operating Instructions.

• The TEXT Operation buttons not present for
Models not equipped with certain features.
The diagram on page 6 identify such variations.

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Programme Number 8.......

Programme Number 36.....

Programme Number 124... 1 , 2 ,

8

,

3

6

4

Note:

• When the Skip setting for Programme
Number 100 through 125 is on, the channel
selection time will be shortened, and thus
you can not input three digits at a time.

General Operation

4

Volume Adjustment

Press the Volume Up “+” or Down “−”
Button to increase or decrease the
sound volume level.

7

VOLUME

5

Mute Button

Press this button to mute the sound
completely.
The “Mute” symbol will appear .

Press the button once again to restore
the previous sound level, and cancel
the mute.

8

STR

STR

Recall Button

Press the Recall button to display the
current system status, for example,
Programme number, Channel number ,
Stereo mode, Aspect mode, Picture
menu, Sound menu, Scan mode and
Sound system.

STR

Unit :
Used to store tuning and other
function settings. Also used to start
the menu demonstration.

Remote control :
Stores some settings in TUNING
menus.

6

TV/AV

TV/AV

Red Green Yellow Blue

TV/AV Mode Selection

Press the TV/AV button to select TV,
A V1, AV2, A V3, AV4, RGB input signal
modes sequentially .

Remote control :
Press the TV/A V button to display AV1 ­A V 4 at the bottom of the screen. Each
coloured button corresponds with
each input. For example, pressing the
Red button selects AV1.

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F

Notes:

• NTSC-TINT: Displayed when receiving NTSC

• TUNING MODE : Not displayed during AV mode.

• BALANCE: Not displayed during SURROUND on.

Function selection

Displays the on screen display
functions, use repeatedly to select
from the available functions.
The following adjustments can be
accessed directly.

VOLUME

CONTRAST

BRIGHTNESS

COLOUR

SHARPNESS

signals.

GEOMAGNETIC

TUNING MODE

BALANCE

TREBLE

BASS

NTSC-TINT

15

Geomagnetic Correction

STR F –/ +/ TV/AV

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.
At this time please verify what direction the TV
screen is to face (direction indicated by the arrow).
Press the main power switch.

Power ON

Geomagnetic corrections can be made from the remote control or the TV set.

SET UP

Operation from remote control

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

(Remote Control)

1.Press the SET UP button.

2.Select the Geomagnetic correction
menu by pressing .

GEOMAGNETIC CORRECTION

RETURN

3.Press or to

ADJUST TILT

TV/AV

EXIT

+

002

adjust the picture
tilt or coloured
patches as
necessary.

F

–/ +/

Operation from the TV

(TV set)

1.Press the F ( FUNCTION ) button
to access the Geomagnetic
correction menu.

GEOMAGNETIC CORRECTION

–, + : ADJUST TILT
F : TO EXIT

FSTR TV/AV–/

2.

Press

adjust the

or +/ to

–/

picture tilt

or coloured patches

+/

–/ + :
F :

+

002

as necessary.

TV/AV

Helpful Hint

1. If geomagnetic changes still cause colour patches on the screen even after the TV is installed, turn the power off and turn back on
again after about 30 minutes.

2. Adjustment for geomagnetic should be performed every time the location of the TV is changed.

3. In some cases colour patches will not be completely eliminated even after adjustment, particularly in ferro-concrete buildings and
other structures susceptible to geomagnetic. In these cases adjust by changing the installation location.

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4.Press the TV/AV
button to exit the
Geomagnetic
correction menu.

Normal
Viewing

3.Press the

F

F( FUNCTION )
button to exit the

Normal
Viewing

Geomagnetic
correction menu.

Using the On Screen Displays

PICTURE

PICTURE

SOUND

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

STR

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

TV/A

STR

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

TV/AV

STR

HELP

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.

SOUND

SET UP

The PICTURE, SOUND and SET UP buttons are
used to open the main menus and also to return to
the previous menu

SETUP MENU
TELETEXT
OFF TIMER

FLICKER REDUC.
STROBE
CH COLOUR SET

SETUP MENU

VCR/GAME

CHILD LOCK

TEXIT SELECT

TUNING MENU

GEOMAGNETIC

LANGUAGE

LANGUAGE

OFF

FASTEXT

OFF
OFF

OFF
ENGLISH

ex. AV mode : COLOUR SYS

is not displayed.

WEAK

ON
AUTO

SOFT

STANDARD

SOUND
MENU
VOLUME

BASS
TREBLE
HEADPHONE VOL.
SUB HEADPHONE

SOUND

SUBWOOFER

DIGITAL AUDIO
SURROUND MENU

STANDARD

NORMAL

OFF

ACCESS

The UP and DOWN cursor buttons are used to move the
cursor up and down the menus.

The LEFT and RIGHT cursor buttons are used to access
menus, adjust levels or to select from a range of options.

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

TV/TEXT

100Hz/
PROGRE

SURROUND

ASPECT

MULTI

PIP

F.P. INDEX

CH SEARCH

1

23

4

56

7

89
0

TV/AV

HOLD

STILL

PICTURE

PICTURE
MENU
CONTRAST
BRIGHTNESS
COLOUR

SHARPNESS

PICTURE

NTSC-TINT

P-NR

C. TEMP

AI
SCAN MODE

STR

The STR button is used with a number of features to store
settings after adjustments have been made or options have

LD/DVD

REC VCR

N

STR HELP

?

DISC SIDE

A

TV/A

V

B

HELP

?

been set.

The TV/AV button is used to exit the menu system and return
to the normal viewing screen.

The HELP button runs a demonstration of on screen display
menus available.
Press the HELP button and select one of the options

An On Screen Help box is displayed whenever a menu is
displayed on the TV. This Help box indicates which keys on
the remote control are used to navigate the menu shown,
see above for descriptions of button functions.

Note:

• The Help box is not shown in the menu pictures in this
instruction book due to space limitations.

HELP MENU

HOW TO USE THE MENUS

:

OPEN OR CLOSE THE MENUS

:

GO BACK TO WATCHING

EXT. CONNECTION
MENU DEMO

ON SCREEN HELP
‘Instruction’ box

PICTURE
MENU
CONTRAST

:

MOVE BETWEEN

MENU OPTIONS
:

ADJUST OR ACCESS

CHOSEN OPTION / MENU

ACCESS

SELECT
CHANGE

TV/AV

EXIT

SOFT

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Picture Menu

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

TV/TEXT

F.P. INDEX

STILL

HOLD

100Hz/

CH SEARCH

PICTURE

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

TV/A

STR

TV/AV

MENU

You can change the level of each Function (COLOUR,
NTSC-TINT, BRIGHT, CONTRAST, SHARPNESS) for
each Picture Menu.
Picture menu mode will be memorized for each TV,
A V1, A V2, A V3 and AV4 mode.

Picture Menu Function

DYNAMIC

For viewing in brighter environments.
This menu selects a higher than normal
levels of Brightness and Contrast.

1 Press
2 Move to chosen menu option by using

PICTURE

.

or

.

3 Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu by using

TV/A

Press

V

at any time to go back to watching TV.

PICTURE

MENU

CONTRAST
BRIGHTNESS
COLOUR
SHARPNESS
NTSC-TINT
C. TEMP

SOFT

STANDARD

or

.

STANDARD

For viewing in normal (evening lighting)
environments.
This menu selects the normal levels of
Brightness and Contrast.

SOFT

For viewing in a dark room.
This menu selects reduced levels of
Brightness and Contrast.

CONTRAST, BRIGHTNESS, COLOUR, SHARPNESS, NTSC-TINT

Increase or decrease the levels of CONTRAST, BRIGHTNESS, COLOUR
and SHARPNESS options according to your personal preference.
With an NTSC-TINT signal source connected to the TV, the picture hu e
can be adjusted to suit your taste.

Item FunctionEffect

CONTRAST

BRIGHTNESS

COLOUR

Less More

Darker Brighter

Less More

Adjust for contrast.

Adjusts for easier viewing of dark pictures
such as night scenes and hair.

Adjusts slightly to a lighter colour.

Notes:

• When set to Multi PIP mode, the main and sub

• When the TV is receiving NTSC signals, NTSC-

pictures are both adjusted simultaneously.
TINT is displayed and level adjustment would

SHARPNESS

NTSC-TINT

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Less More

Reddish Greenish

Displays a sharp image.

Adjust for proper skin colour.

be possible.

• Only CONTRAST and BRIGHTNESS will be
displayed during RGB connection.

• Only CONTRAST will be displayed during TEXT mode.

MENU

MENU

MENU

PICTURE
MENU
CONTRAST

BRIGHTNESS
COLOUR
SHARPNESS
NTSC-TINT
C. TEMP

DYNAMIC

STANDARD

SOFT

SOFT

STANDARD

Picture Menu

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

TV/TEXT

F.P. INDEX

STILL

HOLD

100Hz/
PROGRE

SURROUND

1

23

4

56

CH SEARCH

P-NR

WEAK

.PNR

AI

ON

100Hz/

OGRE

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

MODE Function

AUTO
100 Hz MODE
PROGRESSIVE

The TV software will select the best mode for the signal being viewed.
100Hz will give a steady picture for most signal transmission.
Recommended when receiving NTSC signals.



C. TEMP

(Colour Temperature)

P-NR

(Picture Noise
Reduction)

AI

AIlows you to set the overall colour tone
of the picture.

Press

or

to switch between modes

COOLWARMSTANDARD

Automatically reduces unwanted picture noise.
Press

TC-29P250H, TC-34P250H switching is also
possible using

OFF

AUTO

or

to switch between modes

STRONG

WEAK

D.PNR

on the remote control.

Automatically analyses the incoming
picture and processes it to give improved
contrast and optimum depth of field.

PICTURE
MENU
CONTRAST

BRIGHTNESS
COLOUR
SHARPNESS
NTSC-TINT
C. TEMP

PICTURE
P-NR
AI

SCAN MODE

PICTURE
P-NR
AI

SCAN MODE

SOFT

STANDARD

WEAK

ON
AUTO

WEAK

ON

AUTO

SCAN MODE

TC-29P250H, TC-34P250H switching is also

possible using

Lets you choose the screen refresh method:
Press

P.AI

on the remote control.

or

to switch between modes

Swtiching is also possible using

Note:

• We recommend that you set Scan mode to Progressive when viewing a PAL 60
or NTSC transmission. When viewing a PAL transmission (other than PAL 60)
with Scan mode set to Progressive, the screen will flicker, this is not a fault.

Helpful Hint ( Normalization)

PICTURE
P-NR WEAK
AI

PROGRESSIVE100 Hz MODE AUTO

100Hz/
PRPROGRE

on the remote control.

SCAN MODE

ON

AUTO

By pressing the Normal “N” Button on the Remote Control while the Picture menu is displayed, the selected menu will be changed to
the Normal Mode.
Normalization will not occur if the menu is not displayed when the “N” Button is pressed.
The Normal mode is the factory preset condition. Returning to this original condition is called “Normalization”.

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Sound Menu

SOUND

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

SOUND

SET UP

SOUND

SET UP

TV/A

STR

SURR

OUND

VOLUME
BASS
TREBLE
HEADPHONE VOL.
SUB HEADPHONE

MENU

STANDARD

SOUND

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

TV/TEXT

F.P. INDEX

STILL

HOLD

100Hz/
PROGRE

SURROUND

ASPECT

1

23

4

56

CH SEARCH

1 Press

SOUND

.

2 Move to chosen menu option by using
3 Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu by using

TV/AV

MENU You can change the level of each Function (BASS,

TREBLE) for each Sound Menu.
Sound menu mode will be memorized for each TV, AV1,
AV2, AV3 and AV4 mode.

Sound Menu Function

DYNAMIC

STANDARD
SOFT

Amplifies the Low frequencies and outputs
optimum sound.
For music programmes for example.

For Normal use.
Human voices (middle pitch sounds) will

sound more clear.

The Sound menu screen consists of 2 pages.
Use

TV/A

Press

and

V

to change pages.

at any time to go back to watching TV.

Some features are only available with the Surround feature switched off.

SURR

Press

OUND

to switch between On and Off.

MENU
MENU
MENU

or

.

DYNAMIC
STANDARD
SOFT

or

.

VOLUME, BASS, TREBLE, BALANCE, HEADPHONE VOL., SUB HEADPHONE

VOLUME

TREBLE

BALANCE

HEADPHONE VOL.

SUB HEADPHONE

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Item FunctionEffect

Less More

BASS

Less More

Less More

Left SP. Right SP.

Less More

Less More

Adjusts output volume.

Adjusts low sounds.

Adjusts high sounds.

Adjust left and right volumes.

Adjust Headphone volume.

Adjust Sub Headphone volume.

BALANCE

The BALANCE for Sound Operation is
displayed when Surround is turned OFF .

Notes:

• When set to Multi PIP mode, the main and sub sound
are both adjusted simultaneously.

• When using one of the double window features, note
that the headphones will relay the soundtrack for the
programme in the main window, not the smaller
window.

Sound Menu

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

SUBWOOFER

SURROUND MENU

Press

or

OFF NORMAL FULL

to switch between modes

Off turns off subwoofer output, Normal
provides a mid-level bass output and Full
provides an enhanced bass effect.

Press

or

to select SURROUND

MENU.

SOUND
SUBWOOFER
SURROUND MENU

SOUND
SUBWOOFER
SURROUND MENU

NORMAL

ACCESS

NORMAL

ON

Helpful Hint ( Normalization)

By pressing the Normal “N” Button on the Remote Control while the Sound menu is displayed, the selected menu will be changed to
the Normal Mode.
Normalization will not occur if the menu is not displayed when the “N” Button is pressed.
The Normal mode is the factory preset condition. Returning to this original condition is called “Normalization”.

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Setup Menu

SOUND

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

TV/A

STR

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

TV/TEXT

F.P. INDEX

STILL

HOLD

100Hz/

CH SEARCH

TELETEXT

(No display for
TC-29P250H and
TC-34P250H)

OFF TIMER

FLICKER
REDUCTION

1 Press
2 Move to chosen menu option by using

3 Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu by using

TV/AV

Allows you to choose 2 modes. (See page 33)

LIST FASTEXT

The SET UP menu screen consists of 2 pages.
Use

Press

SET UP

.

TV/A

and

V

to change pages.

at any time to go back to watching TV.

TELETEXT
OFF TIMER

FLICKER REDUC.

or

SETUP MENU

.

or

FASTEXT

OFF
OFF

STROBE

Switches the TV off within a preset time which you can
choose from between 0 to 90 minutes in 15 minute intervals.

OFF

3015 45

CH COLOUR SET
VCR/GAME

TEXIT SELECT

OFF
ENGLISH

607590

Lets you control any picture movement. Set to Dynamic to activate motion compensation, to
smooth the image and get rid of picture movement. Set to Normal to correct minor picture
movement, or if slight ghosting of figures occurs when using the Dynamic setting. Set to Off
to have no flicker reduction at aIl, occasional broadcasts may benefit from using this setting.

DYNAMICNORMALOFF

.

STROBE

CH COLOUR
SET

VCR/GAME

TEXT SELECT

(No display for
TC-29P250H and
TC-34P250H)

CHILD LOCK

COLOUR
SYSTEM

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Lets you take a series of freeze-frame photos of a piece
of action (for example: the finish of a race). (See page 30)

Colour density varying between broadcast channels can
be adjusted to three levels for each reception channel.

Reproduction of irregular signals, such as certain TV
games and rental video tapes, may be improved.

SETUP MENU
TELETEXT
OFF TIMER

FLICKER REDUC.
STROBE

STROBE
CH COLOUR SET
VCR/GAME

TEXIT SELECT

FASTEXT
OFF
OFF

ACCESS

OFF

ENGLISH

Select character set, so that all characters needed
are available for text on teletext pages (eg: cyrillic
characters, etc).
Mode Languages: ENGLISH/CIS/E.EUROPE

If the Child-Lock function is set ON, picture and sound of the TV/AV mode being viewed
will disappear and a Black screen will appear.

During AV mode, COLOUR SYSTEM is displayed.
If a clear picture with current colours cannot be obtained when a Broadcast or AV signal
is received. The colour system will change as shown.

AUTO PAL
NTSC3.58 NTSC4.43

SECAM

PAL, SECAM and NTSC 3.58 are different colour signal broadcast transmission systems
applicable to differing countries NTSC 4.43 is a trick playback mode used in special
VCR’s to playback NTSC recorded video tapes through PAL television equipment.

Setup Menu

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

TUNING
MENU

Provides access to many other features including
system select and Auto TUNE. (See page 26)
Not displayed during AV mode.

GEOMAGNETIC

If you notice a slight tilt to the picture or if there are
coloured patches at the corners of the screen, use this

LANGUAGE

feature to eliminate them.
When you first install the TV, the On Screen Display language is set according to your choice

(See page 16)

of region. LANGUAGE lets you change the language used for On Screen Displays.

During “RGB” input signal modes.

The right SET UP is displayed during RGB connection. Details on each
functions are as follows:

When the Position

is pressed

When the Position

H-SIZE

SETUP MENU

CHILD LOCK

TUNING MENU
GEOMAGNETIC
LANGUAGE

SETUP MENU

OFF TIMER
LANGUAGE
H-SIZE
V-SIZE
H-POS.
V-POS.
PARABOLA

OFF

ACCESS

OFF

is pressed

V-SIZE

H-POS

V-POS

P ARABOLA

When the Position

When the Position

When the Position

When the Position

is pressed

is pressed

is pressed

is pressed

When the Position

When the Position

When the Position

When the Position

is pressed

is pressed

is pressed

is pressed

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Tuning Menu

Channel Selection

Select the most easily viewed channel selection method.

2ch
4ch
6ch

8ch
10ch
12ch

14ch
16ch
18ch
20ch

Example

Programme

Number

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

10

Example

Programme

Number

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

10

Channel

Display

2
4
6

8
10
12
14
16
18
20

Channel

Display

–

2

–

4

–

6

–

8

–

10

Received

Channel

2
4
6

8
10
12
14
16
18
20

Received

Channel

–

2

–

4

–

6

–

8

–

10

POSITION SELECT

When the Channel Selection is on POSITION, and Auto
Tune is performed, the unit memories the channels
Tuned in order from Programme No.1.

Press the button 1 to view channel 2.
Press the button 2 to view channel 4.
Press the button 3 to view channel 6.

During Position mode various reception channels can
be viewed.

DIRECT SELECT

When the Channel Selection is on DIRECT, and Auto
Tune is performed, the unit memories the programme
number which is the same as the channel Tuned.
This method allows you to select the desired channel
by pressing the channel display number directly on the
remote control to select the station. The channel display
numbers for the broadcast stations in each region are
listed on Page 25.

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20

20

20

SOUND

SET UP

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

TV/A

STR

SOUND

SET UP

Tuning Menu

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

TV/TEXT

F.P. INDEX

STILL

HOLD

100Hz/
PROGRE

SURROUND

1

23

CH SEARCH

CH SELECT

(Channel Selection)

SYS SELECT

(System Selection)

1 Press

SET UP

.

2 Move to chosen Tuning menu option by using
3 Access Tuning menu by using

TV/AV

4 Move to chosen menu option by using

5 Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu by using

TV/A

Press
Pressing

the default (replacing the factory setting).

Select the most easily viewed channel
selection method. (See page 24)

Select the system.

CHINA

JAPAN CATV AMERICA

HK/UK

System Select by Region

SYSTEM SELECT

CHINA
HK/UK
ASIA/M.EAST
NZ/INDONES
AUSTRALIA
E.EUROPE
SPECL VER
AMERICA
CATV
JAPAN

China
Hong Kong, United Kingdom
Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Asia countries, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Middle East countries, etc.
New Zealand, Indonesia, etc.
Australia
CIS, Poland, etc.
South Africa
U.S.A., Chile, Mexico, Panama, Pelu, Philippines, Taiwan, Venezuela, etc.
USA CATV
Japan

V

at any time to go back to watching TV.

STR

after having adjusted a feature will store the setting as

ASIA/M.EAST NZ/INDONES AUSTRALIA

SPECL VER

E.EUROPE

or

TUNING MENU

CH SELECT

SYS SELECT
AUTO TUNE
MANUAL TUNE
SOUND SYS
COLOUR SYS
FINE TUNE
SKIP

REGION

or

.

.

or

.

or

.

DIRECT

ASIA/M. EAST

5.5MHZ
AUTO

OFF

AUTO TUNE

MANUAL TUNE
SOUND SYS

(Sound System)

COLOUR SYS

(Colour System)

FINE TUNE

SKIP

Allows you to automatically retune the TV. Useful if you move house and wish to
retune your TV to the local stations. (See page 26)

Allows individual program positions to be tuned, manually. (See page 27)
You can change the sound system used for a programme channel.

Choose the required sound system:

4.5 MHz 5.5 MHz

6.5 MHz 6.0 MHz

Lets you select the correct transmission standard for the transmission signal being
received.

Use to make small adjustments to the tuning of an individual station (useful for
example when weather conditions are affecting reception quality of a program).

It is possible to skip Program Number on which no TV stations are tuned appearing on
the screen. The function is only effective when selecting Program Numbers by pressing
the Program Number UP or DOWN button either on the TV set or the remote control.

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PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

TV/TEXT

F.P. INDEX

STILL

HOLD

100Hz/

CH SEARCH

SOUND

SET UP

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

TV/A

STR

S

STR F –/ +/ TV/AV

Tuning Menu

Auto tune

Before Auto tune, set the “SYSTEM SELECTION” and “CHANNEL SELECT” mode.

1 Press

SET UP

.

TV/AV

29

CH 29

AUTO SETUP IN PROGRESS
SEARCHING :
STORED CH29

SETUP : RETURN TO TUNING MENU
TV/ AV : TO EXIT

2 Move to chosen menu option by using
3 Access Tuning menu by using

or

4 Move to chosen menu option by using
5 Access AUTO TUNE by using

or

or

.

.

or

.

.

Notes:

• If you proceed with the next step all tuning data will be erased (all stations
and their programme positions stored in your TV's memory will be wiped out
so the new settings can be stored).

• If you exit the procedure after this point and before AUTO TUNE is
complete, no station information will be stored. Restart and complete
the AUTO TUNE procedure so that the TV is re-tuned.

6 Start AUTO TUNE by using

or

.

Once this operation is completed the TV will display the program now stored
on programme position 1.

TV/A

Press

V

at any time to go back to watching TV (please read the Note

in the above procedure).

Auto tune (via front panel)

It is also possible to use the control panel buttons on the front of the TV to tune individual programme positions

Helpful Hint

1. If a clear picture with correct colours cannot be obtained when a Broadcast or AV signal is received, refer to the “Colour System
Selection” operation on page 25.

2. After the Automatic tune is finished, press the Programme Number “Up” Button to confirm the tuning condition for each Programme
Number. If some Programme Numbers are unused, it is possible to skip such Programme Numbers. Please refer to the Programme.

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100Hz PROGRESSIVE PIP TEXT TX-34P250T

1 Press
2 Press

3 Press
4 Press

When the desired station is found, press

(Front panel) until Tuning mode is reached.

F

or +/ to access Tuning mode.

–/

(Front panel) to access Auto tune.

F

or +/ to start search.

–/

to store.

TR

The programme position will flash.
Repeat above procedure to tune additional programme positions.

Press F at any time to exit the Tuning menu.

Tuning Menu

S

STR F –/ +/ TV/AV

SOUND

SET UP

SOUND

SET UP

SOUND

SET UP

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

SOUND

SET UP

SOUND

SET UP

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

SOUND

SET UP

SOUND

SET UP

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

SOUND

SET UP

TV/A

STR

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

Manual tune

Before Auto tune, set the “SYSTEM SELECTION” and “CHANNEL SELECT” mode.

1 Press

SET UP

.

2

CH 2

RETURN

MANUAL TUNE

PROGRAMME –/+
SEARCH –/+

TV/AV

’STR’

BUTTON

EXIT

TV/AV

STORE

2 Move to chosen menu option by using
3 Access Tuning menu by using

or

4 Move to chosen menu option by using
5 Access Manual Tune by using

or

6 Select the programme position to be tuned by using
7 Press repeatedly until required station is found by using

When the desired station is found, press
The program position will flash.

TV/A

Press

V

at any time to go back to watching TV.

.

.

STR

to store.

or

or

.

.

or

or

Manual tune (via front panel)

It is also possible to use the control panel buttons on the front of the TV to tune individual programme positions

100Hz PROGRESSIVE PIP TEXT TX-34P250T

1 Press
2 Press
3 Press

system.

(Front panel) until Tuning mode is reached.

F

or +/ to access Tuning mode.

–/

to move between Change programme, Search and Change TV

TV/AV

.

.

2

CH 2

5.5 MHz

MANUAL TUNE (FRONT PANEL)

–/+ : SEARCH
TV/AV : MOVE CURSOR
STR : TO STORE
F : TO EXIT

1. If a clear picture cannot be obtained even when a Broadcast or AV signal is received, refer to the “Colour System Selection”
operation on page 25.

2. After the Manual tune is finished, press the Programme Number “Up” Button to confirm the tuning condition for each Programme
Numbers. If some Programme Numbers are unused, it is possible to skip such Programme Numbers.

3. When using a VCR without video and audio input/output terminals, it is convenient to connect the aerial cable as indicated in the
instruction manual of VCR and to set the designated channel to programme No.“0”. In that case, perform manual tune after
setting the colour system and sound system in advance. Further, in multi-system VCR, it is more convenient to set the designated
channel to several programme Numbers.

STR F TV/AV+/

–/

Helpful Hint

4 Press

When the desired station is found, press

or +/ to change programme position or start search.

–/

to store.

TR

The programme position will flash.
Repeat above procedure to tune additional programme positions.

Press F at any time to exit the Tuning menu.

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Aspect Controls

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

TV/TEXT

F.P. INDEX

STILL

HOLD

100Hz/
PROGRE

SURROUND

ASPECT

1

23

4

56

7

89
0

MULTI

PIP

CH SEARCH

TV/AV/

RGB

ASPECT

ASPECT

ASPECT

Press

to move through the aspect options:

4:3

16:9

S-ZOOMAUTO

Notes:

• Simply press

ASPECT

to display mode information in the top left of the screen.

• 16:9 picture has been used to illustrate all of the aspect modes described in this section.

• During AV mode, AUT O is added to the options displayed above.

The on screen selector keys (corresponding to the four coloured buttons on the remote control) that appear for some
Aspect functions clear after a few seconds. If you want to select an operation when the keys are not shown, press

ASPECT

once more and the keys will reappear.

Mode

AUTO

16

Picture

4

When a wide screen signal from the special video is

Explanation

detected by S1-Video Terminal of the unit, the Aspect

9

3

ratio auto-matically set to 16:9 screen.
There is a wide variety of software available with aspect

ratios from 1.78:1 (16:9) to 2.35:1 (cinema vision).

16:9 Signal

4:3 Signal

4 : 3

4:3

4

4:3 will display a 4:3 picture at its standard 4:3 size
without any stretching.

3

S-ZOOM S-Zoom displays the picture at a greater magnification

4

S-ZOOM

3

+

Blue button has been
pressed to move
picture upwards

9

16 : 9

28

H-POS– H-POS+V-POS– V-POS

Zoom

16

16:9

4

S-ZOOM

H-POS– H-POS+V-POS– V-POS

than Zoom mode does.

3

+

Press the red or green buttons to move the picture
horizontally . Press the yellow or blue buttons to move
the picture vertically.

16:9 will display the picture at its maximum size but
with slight stretching. Black stripes will be visible down
the top and bottom of the picture.

Menu Operation

MULTITI

PIP

MULTITI

PIP

TI

PIP

Multi PIP

MUL

PIP

Press
programme, the picture in picture feature, picture out of picture and picture and picture feature.

The on screen selector keys (corresponding to the four coloured buttons on the remote control)
that appear for the features clear after a few seconds. If you want to select an operation when the

keys are not shown, press

Picture in picture

Allows two pictures to be viewed at the same time.
Press the yellow button to swap the contents of the two
windows.
Use the remote control to select a TV channel or an
AV source to appear in the main window.

(whilst the on screen selector keys are on screen) to move between watching the current

MUL

PIP

once more and the keys will reappear.

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MUL

TI

PIP

Red

Green Yellow

Blue

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Picture out of picture

This feature allows two programmes to be viewed at the
same time, as picture in picture does. The difference is
how the two programmes are displayed: in picture in picture
the smaller window appears within the main image; in picture
out of picture the smaller window appears to the right of
the main image.
Use the remote control to change channel (while the on
screen selector keys are still displayed).
Press the yellow button to swap the contents of the two
windows.
Use the remote control to select a TV channel or an AV
source to appear in the main window.

LOCATE

CHANGE

EXIT

Picture in picture mode

2

CHANGE

4

EXIT

Picture out of picture mode

LOCATE

CHANGE

EXIT

The two programmes
have been swapped, the
programme in the smaller
window has become the
main window program.

Picture and picture

Allows two pictures to be viewed at the same time.

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Press the yellow button to swap the contents of the two
windows.
Use the remote control to select a TV channel or an AV
source to appear in the left window.

CHANGE

EXIT

Picture and picture mode

Note:

• MULTIPIP operations cannot be made during RGB mode, or progressive signal input (Y, PB, PR).

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INDEX

CH SEARCH
CH SEARCH

STILL

INDEX

CH SEARCH

CH SEARCH

STILL

HOLD

STILL

INDEX

CH SEARCH

CH SEARCH

TV/TEXT

Menu Operation

TV/TEXT

TV/TEXT

HOLD

HOLD

STILL

INDEX

CH SEARCH
CH SEARCH

STILL

HOLD

HOLD

Channel search

INDEX

Press

CH SEARCH

programmes being
These images are displayed in series clockwise around the
edge of the screen, starting from the top left.
The current programme is displayed in the centre of the
screen, still playing.
The feature cycles through the stored channels until either

HOLD

STILL

(

STILL

) is pressed to pause the search or

is pressed to exit the feature.
Press the red button to select each channel's freeze-frame in turn.
Press the green button to watch the selected channel, exiting
the feature.
Press the blue button to watch the current programme
(displayed centre screen), exiting the feature.

CH SEARCH

(

) to show freeze-frames of the

broadcast on all of the stored channels.

CH SEARCH

INDEX

CH SEARCH

(

)

INDEX

CH SEARCH
CH SEARCH

INDEX

CH SEARCH
CH SEARCH

Red

Green Yellow

HOLD

STILL

STILL

Blue

1 2 3 4

4

OK

SELECT

Channel search

5

6

EXIT

Picture and text (No indication for TC-29P250H and TC-34P250H)

TV/TEXT

Press

to move between watching the current

programme, viewing teletext and the picture and text
feature. Picture and text lets you see the current programme
and a page of teletext side by side.
Whilst using this feature, the remote control affects the
teletext page; if you wish to make changes to the programme

viewed press

TV/TEXT

to return to watching the programme on

its own then make the desired changes.

Still

HOLD

STILL

Press

watching the current programme.

to

STILL

(

) to freeze the picture, press again to return

Strobe

(Access Strobe via the Setup menu, see page 22). Takes a
series of up to twelve freeze-frame images (one second delay
between each image being taken) from the current
programme watched, these are displayed in series clockwise
around the edge of the screen, starting from the top left.
The current programme is displayed in the centre of the
screen, still playing.
T o pause (freeze) Strobe, press

HOLD

on the remote control, press

STILL

again to continue taking the freeze-frames. To exit the Strobe
feature and return to watching the current programme, press
any button on the remote control other than STILL.

TV/TEXT

TELETEXT

TELETEXT mode

HOLD

STILL

HOLD

STILL

TELETEXT

Picture and text mode

EXIT

Strobe mode

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Advanced Remote Control Operation

Stereo Reception

1

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

TV/AV

1

TV/TEXT

100Hz/
PROGRE

SURROUND

ASPECT

MULTI

PIP

F.P. INDEX

CH SEARCH

1
4
7

HOLD

STILL

23
56
89
0

When you receive the stereo/bilingual sound system,
sound output modes can be selected by pressing the
stereo/bilingual sound selection button.

Audio Signal

STEREO
MAIN I
SUB II
MONO

Type of broadcast Mode Indicator

Regular broadcast

(Standard Audio)

Regular

+

NICAM MONO I

(MAIN I )

NICAM

NICAM STEREO

NICAM DUAL MONO

(MAIN I / SUB II )

Mode Indicator

I

II

No Indicator

I

I

II

Regular broadcast

(Standard Audio)

BILINGUAL or DUAL

MONO : MAIN I /

SUB II

A2 (German)

STEREO

Notes:

• The “A2 (German)” stereo/bilingual TV sound transmission system is used in the following region; Australia, Malaysia,
Thailand, Indonesia, etc.
The “NICAM” stereo TV sound transmission system is used in the following region; New Zealand, Singapore, China.

• If the stereo signal is poor or the receiving conditions are not optimum or if STEREO:MONO automatic switching
occurs, it is recommended you switch from STEREO to MONO.

• Even when the contents of the receiving signal undergo changes, selection mode is kept intact.

• When the receiving conditions dereriorate, listening will be easier if the mode is set to the “MONO” position, using the

stereo/bilingual sound selection button.

• “DUAL”, also known as “DUAL MONO” or as “BILINGUAL” is not currently transmitted in some countries.

No Indicator

III

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Advanced Remote Control Operation

VCR / LD / DVD

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

1

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

TV/TEXT

100Hz/
PROGRE

SURROUND

ASPECT

MULTI

PIP

F.P. INDEX

CH SEARCH

1

23

4

56

7

89
0

TV/AV

HOLD

STILL

1

2

3

4

5

6

Button

LD/DVD

VCR

REC

Function

VCR LD/DVD

Play butt o n

Rew (Rewind)/Review button

Stop button

VCR Power
button

REC (Record)
button

Pause/Still button

LD/DVD Power
button

2
3

4
5

6
7

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LD/DVD

REC VCR

N

STR HELP

?

DISC SIDE

A

DISC

8

9

10

B

11

7

8

9

10

11

A

SIDE

FF (Fast Forward)/Cue button

VCR/LD, DVD Select button

Programme
Number Up and
Down buttons
for VCR

B

Still Advance
button

DISC SIDE A
Selection button

Programme Skip
button

DISC SIDE B
Selection button

Advanced Remote Control Operation

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

TV/TEXT

F.P. INDEX

STILL

HOLD

100Hz/
PROGRE

SURROUND

ASPECT

1

23

4

56

CH SEARCH

TV/AV

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

SET UP

SET UP

SET UP

SET UP

TV/TEXT

TV/TEXT

TELE TEXT (No indication for TC-29P250H and TC-34P250H)

· Teletext features may vary depending on the Broadcasting Companies
and is only available if the channel selected is transmitting Teletext.

· Pressing the Picture button whilst in Teletext operation will display the
contrast function with a cyan bar, press

or

to alter the setting as

required.

Pressing the Setup button whilst in Teletext operation will display special

function options at the bottom of the screen.

· When in Teletext mode, the volume may still be altered to the desired
listening level.

What is LIST mode?

In LIST mode, four differently coloured page numbers are situated at the
bottom of the screen. Each of these numbers can be altered and stored in
the TV's memory.

What is FASTEXT?

In FASTEXT mode, four differently coloured subjects are situated at the
bottom of the display. To access more information about one of these
subjects, press the appropriately coloured button. This facility enables
fast access to information on the subjects shown.

Note:

• Characters will be illegible unless you select the Text Language which matches the text being received.
Select the correct LANGUAGE (Refer to page 23).

TV/TEXT

TV / Teletext mode

Press

TV/TEXT

to switch between the current programme, teletext and the picture
and text feature (lets you see the current programme and teletext side by side,
see page 30).

Red

SET UP

SET UP

Green Yellow

1
4
7

Green

Red

Blue

23
56
89
0

Page Selection

Pages can be selected in two ways:
a. Press or to increase or decrease the page number by one.

b. By entering the page number, using 0 -9 on the remote control.

FulI / Top / Bottom

Press

SET UP

to display special functions, followed by the Green button.
Press the Green button again to expand the BOTTOM half.
Press again to return to normal (FULL) size.

Reveal

Press

SET UP

to display special functions, followed by the Red button to reveal
hidden words e.g. quiz page answers. Press again to hide.

Red / Green / Yellow / Blue buttons

In FLOF mode these correspond to the differently coloured subjects.
In LIST mode they correspond to the differently coloured page numbers.

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Advanced Remote Control Operation

STR

STR

STR

STR

SET UP

TV/TEXT

SET UP

INDEX

INDEX

It is not possible to change the programme position when in News flash, Update or Sub Coded Page Access operation.

List Store

In LIST mode the four page numbers can be altered (programme positions 1 - 25 only).

Red

1
4
7

23
56
89
0

Green Yellow

Blue

STR

To do this, press one of the four coloured buttons and enter the new page number .
Press and hold

STR

, the page numbers will change to white indicating that

the page is stored.

Blue

HOLD

1
4
7

SET UP

23
56
89
0

Yellow

STR

F.P.

Hold

To hold the Teletext page when viewing multi-page information
Press again to return to automatic page update.

Favourite Page (F.P.)

Stores a favourite page in memory for instant recall. To store such a page, the
TV must be
Press the Blue button, select the page number, then press and hold

in LIST mode, and the programme position must be from 1 - 25.

STR

.

The page number is now stored.
Press

Update Display

Press
the TV

F.P.P.

to recall this page.

SET UP

to display special functions, followed by the Yellow button to view

picture whilst searching for a Teletext page (this is not necessary in

picture and text mode, as the picture is displayed on the left of the screen).
When found, the screen will display the page number at the top left.
Press the Yellow button to view the page.

Press

News Flash

When a news flash page has been selected, press
TV picture.

TV/TEXT

again to return to normal TV operation.

SET UP

, Yellow, to view the

When an update is received, the page number will be displayed

on screen.
Press the Yellow button to display the News Flash.

Press

TV/TEXT

to return to normal TV operation.

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INDEX

Update

Press

SET UP

, Yellow to see the update of information on certain pages.
When an update is received, the page number will be displayed at the top left of
the screen.
Press the Yellow button to view the page.

Press

TV/TEXT

to return to normal TV operation.

Index
When in FLOP operation

INDEX

Press

to return to the main index page.

Depending on the way information is transmitted, this may have to be pressed more
than once to return to the main index page.

Advanced Remote Control Operation

SET UP

SET UP

SET UP

Sub Coded Page Access

When Teletext information exceeds more than one page, it may take some time

the automatic changing of the sub pages to reach the sub page you require.

for

SET UP

1
4
7

Blue

23
56
89
0

Yellow

It is possible to enter your required sub page and continue watching the normal
programme until the correct sub page is found.
Select the required page number using buttons 0 - 9.
If the top of the page indicates that sub pages are being transmitted yet the
page does not change, then the number at the top of the page is there to indicate
that the broadcaster has updated the page's contents, there are no sub pages.

Press

SET UP

followed by the Blue button; T**** will be displayed at the top right

of the screen.
Enter desired sub page number before the T'''' disappears. To select page 6 enter

0, 0, 0 and 6. (If in LIST mode, a 'T' will appear in the current box at the bottom).
Press the Yellow button to view a normal TV programme - this is not necessary

in picture and text mode, as the picture is displayed on the left of the screen.
(Press

SET UP

, Yellow in LIST mode).

When the page is available, press the Yellow button to view the page.
To clear the page perform one of the following:

• Press

• Select a new page number.

• Press

SET UP

.

TV/TEXT

to return to normal TV operation.

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Channel Allocation

• CATV (USA CATV) channel numbers as recommended by the joint EIA/NCTA Engineering committee and
published as EIA INTERIM STANDARD No.6-CABLE TELEVISION CHANNEL IDENTIFICATION PLAN-MAY

1983.

• The receiving channels are as follows;

SYS SELECT
CH DISPLAY

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

11
12
13
14
15
16

19
20

21
22
23
24

28
57

58
59

62
63

69
70

73
74
75
76
77
78
79

80
81

89
90

91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99

100
117

118
120
125

CHINA HK/UK

–

1
2

12
13

57

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–

Z1
Z9

Z10
Z11
Z12
Z13
Z14
Z15
Z16
Z17
Z18
Z19

Z20
Z37

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

21

62
63

69

–
–
–

S'1
S'2
S'3

–
–
–

S1
S2

S10
S11

S12
S13
S14
S15
S16
S17
S18
S19
S20

S21

S41

–
–

ASIA/M.E

–
–

2

11
12

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

21

62
63

69

–
–
–

S'1
S'2
S'3

–
–
–

S1
S2

S10
S11

S12
S13
S14
S15
S16
S17
S18
S19
S20

S21

S41

–
–

NZ/INDONES

AUSTRALIA

RECEIVE CHANNEL

–

1
2

11

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

21

62
63

69

–
–
–

S'1
S'2
S'3

–
–
–

S1
S2

S10
S11

S12
S13
S14
S15
S16
S17
S18
S19
S20

S21

S41

–
–

–

0
1
2
3
4
5

S2

S10

6
9

9A

10
11
12

S11

S44

20
21

80

–
–
–
–

E.EUROPE

–

1
2

11
12

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

21

62
63

69

–
–
–

S'1

–
–
–
–
–

S1
S2

S10
S11

S12
S13
S14
S15
S16
S17
S18
S19
S20

S21

S41

–
–

SPECL VER

11
12
13

S'1
S'2
S'3

S1
S2

S10

S14
S15
S16
S17
S18
S19
S20

S21

S41

AMERICA

–

1
2

–
–
–
–
–
–

21

62
63

69

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–

13
14

62
63

69

CATV JAPAN

–
–

2

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–

1
2

12
13

62
63

99 C49

100

125

62

C13

–

1
2

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

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Troubleshooting

Before you call for service, determine the symptoms and make a few simple checks as shown below.

Picture

Snowy Picture

Multiple Image

Interference

Normal Picture

No Picture

Symptoms

Sound

Noisy Sound

Normal Sound

Noisy Sound

No Sound

No Sound

Checks

Aerial Location, direction or Connections

Aerial Location, direction or Connections

Electrical Appliances
Cars/Motorcycles
Fluorescent Lamps

Volume
(Check whether the mute function has been
activated on the Remote Control.)

Not plugged into AC outlet
Not switched on
Contrast and Brightness/Volume setting
(Check by pressing the Power Switch or
Stand-by Button on the Remote Control.)

No Colour

Scrambled

Coloured Patches

No Colour

Normal Sound

Normal or

Weak Sound

Normal Sound

Noisy Sound

Colour Control

Retune Channels

Magnetic interference from unshielded
equipment;
TV set moved while “ON”.
Turn the TV set of f for 30 minutes, using the
“Power” Switch on the TV set.

Sound Menu (Refer to page 20)
Picture Menu (Refer to page 18)

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Specifications

Power Source

Power Consumption

Receiving System

TX-29P250X

AC Auto 110-240 V, 50/60 Hz

TX-68P250Z, TX-80P250Z

AC 230-240 V, 50 Hz

TX-29P250X, TX-68P250Z
TC-29P250H

209 W
Stand-by conditio

21 Systems Function

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

8

9
10
11
12
13
14

15
16
17
18
19
20
21

PAL B, G, H
PAL I
PAL D, K
SECAM B, G
SECAM D, K
SECAM K1
NTSC M (NTSC 3.58/4.5 MHz)

NTSC 4.43/5.5 MHz
NTSC 4.43/6.0 MHz
NTSC 4.43/6.5 MHz
NTSC 3.58/5.5 MHz
NTSC 3.58/6.0 MHz
NTSC 3.58/6.5 MHz
SECAM I

PAL 60 Hz/5.5 MHz
PAL 60 Hz/6.0 MHz
PAL 60 Hz/6.5 MHz
SECAM 60 Hz/5.5 MHz
SECAM 60 Hz/6.0 MHz
SECAM 60 Hz/6.5 MHz
NTSC 50 Hz/4.5 MHz

n 3.0 W

TC-29P250H, TC-34P250H

AC 220 V, 50 Hz

TX-80P250Z, TC-34P250H

218 W
Stand-by condition 3.0 W

Reception of broadcast transmis­sions and Playback from Video
Cassette Tape Recorders

Playback from Special VCR's

Playback from Special Disc
Players and Special VCR's

Receiving Channels

Receiving Stereo
System

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Regular TV

VHF BAND

2-12 (PAL/SECAM B, K1)
0-12 (P AL B AUST.)
1-9 (PAL B N.Z)
1-12 (PAL/SECAM D)
1-12 (NTSC M Japan)
2-13 (NTSC M U.S.A)

CATV

S1-S20 (OSCAR)
1-125 (U.S.A CATV)
C13-C49 (JAP AN)
S21-S41 (HYPER)
Z1-Z37 (CHINA)
5A, 9A (AUST.)

NICAM I , NICAM B/G, NICAM D, A2 (German)

UHF BAND

21-69 (P AL G, H, I/SECAM G, K, K1)
28-69 (PAL B AUST.)
13-57 (PAL D, K)
13-62 (NTSC M Japan)
14-69 (NTSC M U.S.A)

Specifications

Tuning System

Frequency synthesizer
Auto Search Tuning POSITION : 100 Position

DIRECT : 125 Position

Picture T ube

Audio Output
Headphones
Aerial Impedance

Video/Audio/Component
Terminals

RGB input
Remote control

T ransmitter

Dimensions

( W × D × H )

Weight (Mass)

TX-29P250X, TX-68P250Z
TC-29P250H

Overall Picture tube measured diagonally 72 cm 86 cm
Viewable Picture tube measured diagonally
CRT Deflection 104° 104°

36 W [ 2-way, 4-speakers ; 12 W + 12 W, AFB woofer ; 12 W ] ( 10 % THD )

3.5 mm Plug
75 Ω Unbalanced coaxial
AV 1, 2, 3, 4 S-Video In Y:1 Vp-p, 75 Ω

DVD (Y/P
Video In 1 Vp-p, 75 Ω
Audio In Approx. 0.4 V 47 KΩ

Monitor Out Video Out 1 Vp-p, 75 Ω

Audio Out Approx. 0.4 V 1 KΩ

AV1 IN (Rear) : S-Video, Video, Audio L/R terminals
AV2 IN (Rear) : Video or Y/PB/PR, Audio L/R terminals
AV3 IN (Front) : S-Video, Video, Audio L/R RGB terminals
AV4 IN (Rear) : Video or Y/PB/PR, Audio L/R terminals

High-DENSITY D-sub 15pin

31.5 kHz / 60 Hz ( 640 × 480 dot ) and 31.5 kHz / 70 Hz ( 640 × 400 dot )
EUR511226

EUR511227
R6 (AA) Battery × 2

75 Ω coaxial aerial plug

TX-29P250X, TX-68P250Z, TC-29P250H TX-80P250Z, TC-34P250H

652 mm × 517 mm × 612 mm 762 mm × 558 mm × 706 mm

TX-29P250X, TX-68P250Z, TC-29P250H TX-80P250Z, TC-34P250H

53 kg (Net) 74 kg (Net)

.....

TX-29P250X, TX-68P250Z, TX-80P250Z

.....

TX-29P250H, TX-34P250H

68 cm 80 cm

C:0.3 Vp-p, 75 Ω

B/PR)

TX-80P250Z
TC-34P250H

Note:

• Design and Specifications are subject to change without notice. Weight and Dimensions shown are approximate.

39

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.

Model Number Serial Number

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Central P.O. Box 288, Osaka 530-8692, Japan

Printed in JAPAN

MBS100F2030(MS)