Panasonic TUHDT-104-A Service manual

High Definition Digital Receiver

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Trade Mark of the DVB Digital Video Broadcasting Project (1991 to 1996)

Declaration of Conformity No. 3090, 21st April 2004/5/6

Trademark Acknowledgment and license notice

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.

"Dolby", "Pro Logic", and the double-D symbol are

Trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

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Welcome

We hope you have many years of enjoyment from your new Panasonic HD Digital Receiver. The simple, easy to follow instructions will enable you to quickly set up and install the equipment and begin your enjoyment of the available services. The availability of Digital services in your area is dependent upon the transmissions received by your aerial and the configuration of your existing equipment.

Warnings and precautions

♦ This Digital Receiver is intended for the reception of Digital TV picture and sound signals. ♦ If the Digital Receiver is exposed to drastic temperature changes, e.g. taking it from a cold

room to a warm room, connect it to the mains supply and let it stand for at least two hours.

♦ Do not expose the Digital Receiver to any moisture. The Digital Receiver is designed for use

indoors and should be protected against moisture (splashes of water etc.).

♦ Do not expose the Digital Receiver to dripping or splashing water and objects filled with liquid,

such as vases, must not be placed on top of or above the unit.

♦ Adequate ventilation is essential to prevent failure of electrical components; we recommend

that a gap of at least 5cm is left all around this Digital Receiver even when it is placed inside a cabinet or between shelves.

♦ Ensure that the ventilation holes beneath the unit are not blocked. ♦ Do not place the Receiver in the immediate vicinity of a heat source or in direct sunlight as

this would prevent appropriate cooling.

♦ To prevent fire, never place any type of candle or naked flame on top of or near the Digital

Receiver.

♦ Caring for your Digital Receiver.

Remove the mains plug from the wall socket. The cabinet can be cleaned with a dry clean cloth. Do not use solutions containing benzol or petroleum.

♦ Make sure that all the electrical connections are properly made. Do not connect any of your

equipment (TV, video recorder, etc.) to the mains supply until you have properly connected all the other leads. Disconnect your Digital Receiver from the mains supply before you disconnect any other equipment from its rear panel.

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Contents

1 Introduction...................................................................................................................4

1.1 IMPORTANT: First time Installers .........................................................................4

2 The Digital Receiver .....................................................................................................4

2.1 Front Panel............................................................................................................4

2.2 Rear Panel.............................................................................................................5

2.3 Box Contents.........................................................................................................5

3 The Remote Controller .................................................................................................5

3.1 Preparing the Remote Controller...........................................................................5

3.2 Control Panel.........................................................................................................6

4 Installing Your Digital Receiver.....................................................................................7

4.1 Connecting Your Digital Receiver..........................................................................7

4.2 Output Mode Selection..........................................................................................9

4.3 Audio Display setting...........................................................................................11

4.4 Select Region......................................................................................................11

4.5 Select Aspect Ratio.............................................................................................12

4.6 Autotune..............................................................................................................12

5 Operating Instructions: Knowing your basic controls..................................................12

5.1 Switching On Your Digital Receiver.....................................................................12

5.2 Information Plate .................................................................................................13

5.3 Changing or Selecting Channels.........................................................................13

5.4 Audio Selection....................................................................................................14

6 Using the Main Menu..................................................................................................15

6.1 Program Guide....................................................................................................16

6.2 TV/Radio Channels .............................................................................................18

6.3 Preferences.........................................................................................................18

6.4 Advanced Settings...............................................................................................22

6.5 Box Information ...................................................................................................24

6.6 Software download..............................................................................................24

7 Glossary .....................................................................................................................25

8 Troubleshooting..........................................................................................................26

9 Technical Specifications.............................................................................................27

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1 Introduction

This Operating Instruction Book is the GUIDE to your digital receiver. In it you shall find comprehensive descriptions of the functions your of receiver. We strongly advise you follow the instructions in this manual. Once you become acquainted with the operations of your digital receiver, you will only need this manual for reference.

1.1 IMPORTANT: First time Installers

IMPORTANT: For first time installers, please read Section 4, “Installing Your Digital

Receiver”, to learn how to connect your digital receiver to other A/V equipment. Once you have completed the setup, go to Section 6.3, “Preferences”, to select various system settings according to your personal preference, and 6.4, “Advanced Settings”, to set your region for correct current time and to conduct channel search.

2 The Digital Receiver

2.1 Front Panel

• (Power Button): Turns the Digital Receiver On / Off (Standby mode).

• EXIT Button: To return to the previous menu from the sub-menus.

• Display: Shows channel number when the box is activated or current time (in

the form hhmm) when the box is in standby mode.

• Front Panel Arrow Buttons: S/T buttons to select channels or settings within the menus.

• Stand-By Indicator (LED): Lights red in Stand-By mode. When the Digital Receiver is working the LED becomes green.

• Infrared (IR) Indicator (LED): The red LED flashes, indicating the box has received a command from the remote control.

• Signal Indicator (LED): When a signal of a channel is successfully acquired the yellow LED will light up.

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2.2 Rear Panel

• AC Power Mains: (100 - 250V~; 50/60 Hz), 1.0 A.

• RF In: For connection to cable from outdoor terrestrial antenna.

• RF Out: For connection to your TV antenna IN or VCR RF IN.

• S-Video: Y/C component video for connection to TV.

• CVBS: Two composite video outputs for connection to TV, VCR or other A/V

receiver.

• AUDIO: Two sets of stereo audio outputs for connection to TV, VCR or other A/V receiver.

• YPbPr: Y/Pb/Pr component video for connection to TV.

• RGB: R/G/B/HS/VS component video for connection to TV or monitor.

• Coaxial: Digital Audio output by coaxial.

• Optical: Digital Audio output by optical.

• Serial Port (RS232): For system maintenance.

• A/B/C Switch: Switches for video output mode selection. Selection options are

listed in the table.

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2.3 Box Contents

The box that carries your Digital Receiver should also contain the following items:

• Remote Controller

• Two batteries (AAA Size)

• RCA video cables (one white / red, the other red / green / blue)

• User’s Manual

3 The Remote Controller

3.1 Preparing the Remote Controller

• Remove the cover of the battery compartment (on the back of the handset)

• Insert 2 AAA (1.5V) batteries. While inserting, observe the + and – markings

indicated inside the battery compartment.

• Replace the cover

• Test the remote controller by pressing any key and check if the IR-LED (Red)

on the front panel of the receiver flashes.

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3.2 Control Panel

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• : To turn your STB on/off (standby mode)

• Number (0~9) keys: To select channels directly and other commands.

• : To toggle between present and previous channels

• : To enter the service navigating channel (Mosaic channel). Such a channel may not be available if not being sent by broadcaster

• GUIDE: To obtain a list of programs on available channels. This information is only shown if your Service Provider transmits program information

• (Red): Application defined function key

• (Green): Application defined function key

• (Yellow):: Application defined function key

• (Blue): Application defined function key

• : Aspect ratio, to change to 16:9, 4:3 letterbox or 4:3 centre-cut mode

• : To turn on channel list

• : To turn on/off sound (only for Analogue Audio Output)

• : To select the desired audio sound track

• VOL S/T : For Volume adjustment (only for analogue audio output)

• CH S/T : For

changing channels

…

• : To turn closed captions on/off (teletext)

• TV : To toggle between TV and Radio service

• EXIT : To go back one level in the menus.

• Buttons: To select menu items in the menus. To select TV and Radio channels

• Buttons: To cycle through options within the menus

• OK : To confirm choices and selection of highlighted item

• MENU : To display the “Main” Onscreen Display (OSD)

• : To call up the program information plates and extended channel information in program guide menu

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4 Installing Your Digital Receiver

4.1 Connecting Your Digital Receiver

The following illustrations show some examples for connecting this HD Digital Receiver. Select the connection that is best suited for your needs. Many other connections may be possible when optional devices such as RF cable splitters are included in your system. These devices may cause signal degradation and, if too many are used, poor quality picture and sound may result.

Terrestrial antenna/cable connection

Connect the TV antenna cable to the HD Digital Receiver RF IN connector. Also connect the cable between your TV Antenna IN and RF Out connector on the rear of the Digital Receiver. This connection allows your TV set to receive normal analogue programs. (Refer to A)

Video Connections

(A) Aerial Connection

Adjust switch on the rear panel according to the format supported by your display device, and it contains three modes: A, B and C

Mode A (SD/HD, YPbPr)

Connect the YPbPr component video output socket on your digital receiver to your display device’s YPbPr component video input. Be sure to match the colours on the RCA sockets with the coloured plugs. (Refer to B)

Note: When unit is in Mode A, there is

(B) YPbPr Connection

no video output from the CVBS TV socket.

Mode B (HD, RGB)

Connect the D-sub socket to your display device. (Refer to C)

Note: Cable is not supplied.

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Mode C (SD, TV/CVBS)

Connect the CVBS composite video output socket on your digital receiver to your TV’s CVBS video input socket.

Connect the S-Video (Y/C) component video output socket on your receiver to your TV’s S-Video input socket. (Refer to D)

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Note: Cable is not supplied.

Note: When unit is in Mode C, there is no output from the YPbPr sockets.

Audio Connections

If your display device is equipped with Dolby Digital and/or MPEG audio decoding capability, you may connect the Digital Audio output of your digital receiver to the display device’s Digital Audio input using either the Optical or Coaxial RCA socket. (Refer to E) You may also connect the digital audio output to your A/V receiver if it is capable of decoding a Dolby Digital / MPEG digital audio stream.

(D) CVBS / S-Video Connection

(E) Digital Audio Connection

Note: Cable is not supplied.

If your display device and/or A/V receiver does not support Dolby Digital / MPEG decoding, you will need to connect the L/R Audio output RCA sockets on your digital receiver to the stereo L/R Audio inputs of your display device and/or A/V receiver. (Refer to F). If your A/V receiver supports Dolby Pro Logic decoder, you can switch ON the “Downmix-Surround” function (Page 21).

(F) Analogue Audio Connection

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4.2 Output Mode Selection

After you have connected the AV cables for video and audio between your digital receiver and the display device, check that the position of the output selection switch is correct for your chosen connection method as in the table below.

Switch Position Video Output Format Receiver Mode

A YPbPr (Component Video) SD / HD B RGB HD C CVBS / S-Video SD

Switch on the digital receiver and the display device, and select the correct AV input on the display device. The digital receiver will take about 10 seconds to switch on. You may now start the installation procedure.

The installation procedure is used to set up the video formats that may be output from the digital receiver to the display device. During this procedure the digital receiver may test if the display device is capable of correctly displaying 576i, 576p, 1152i, 1080i and 720p video formats. You will be asked to test these video formats on the display device and confirm if the picture is displayed correctly. If the display device is not capable of displaying a particular video format, the digital receiver will return to the last correctly displayed format after about 8 seconds.

Note: In some cases, a display device will fail to return to a previously tested mode after failing to display the next mode (i.e. the display does not support this format). If you experience this, turn the display device off, wait 10 seconds and then turn the display device on.

Installation Format Selection

Use the Remote Control keypad to perform the digital receiver format testing and installation. Follow the digital receiver’s on-screen instructions to do the installation.

Mode A (SD/HD, YPbPr)

The switch on the rear of the digital receiver must be in position A, and the AV connections must be taken from the YPbPr RCA sockets. The digital receiver display will show “HdcI”. Press OK to confirm the selection, or switch to another mode. Proceed to INSTALLATION.

Note: If the display device is not capable of displaying 576i, you can press the Mosaic button to change to 576p.

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