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TX---29E40D

Colour Television

Operating Instructions

English

TQB0E0065eng---M

this is an unapproved issue --- for information only

WELCOME

Dear Panasonic Customer,
Welcome to the Panasonic family of customers. We hope that you have many years of
enjoyment from your new colour television. This is a very advanced television;
however, the Quick Start Guide will allow you to use the TV as quickly as possible. You
can then read the instructions completely and retain them for future reference.

CONTENTS

Warnings and Precautions 3...........

Accessories 4........................

Quick Start Guide 5...................

Basic Controls 8......................

Menu Structure 9.....................

Using the On Screen Displays 10......

Aspect Controls 11...................

Hold Control 12.......................

Main Menu 13........................

Picture Menu 14......................

Sound Menu 15.......................

Setup Menu 16.......................

Tuning Menu 17......................

Tuning Menu -- Programme edit 18.....

Tuning Menu -- Auto setup 22..........

Tuning Menu -- Manual tuning 23.......

OSD Language 25....................

Q-- Link 26............................

VCR/DVD/ROperation 28.............

Te l e te x t O per a t io n 29.................

Audio / Video (AV) Connections 31.....

AV Select and Setup 31...............

Front sockets 31.....................

Rear sockets 32......................

Scart and S-- Video socket

information 33.......................

Tro u blesho oting 34...................

For your guidance 35.................

Specifications 35.....................

2

WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS

D This TV set is designed to operate on 220 --

240V, 50Hz A.C.

D To prevent damage which might result in

electric shock or fire, do not expose this TV
set to rain or excessive moisture.
This TV must not be exposed to dripping or
splashing water and objects filled with liquid,
such as vases, must not be placed on top of
or above the TV.

H WARNING : HIGH VOLTAGE !!!

Do not remove the rear cover as live parts are
accessible when it is removed. There are no
user serviceable parts inside.

D Avoid exposing the TV set to direct sunlight

and other sources of heat. To prevent fire,
never placeany type of candle or naked flame
on top of, or near the TV set.

D Ensure that the mains plug is easily

accessible.

D The On/Off switch on this model does not fully

disconnect the TV from the mains supply.
Remove the mains plug from the wall socket
when the TV set is not used for a prolonged
period of time.

H CABINET AND PICTURE TUBE CARE

Remove the mains plug from the wall socket.
The cabinet and picture tube can be cleaned
with a soft cloth moistened with mild detergent
and water. Do not use solutions containing
benzol or petroleum. TV sets can produce
static electricity, care must be taken whenever
touching the TV screen.

D Adequate ventilation is essential to prevent

failure of electrical components, we
recommend that a gap of at least 5cm is left all
around this television receiver even when it is
placed inside a cabinet or between shelves.

D Ventilation should not be impleded by

covering the ventilation openings with items
such as newspapers, tabel cloths and
curtains.

H ENVIRONMENT

Batteries, packaging and old equipment should
not be disposed of as domestic waste, but in
accordance with the applicable regulations.

H TV GAMES / HOME COMPUTERS

Extended use of TV games or home computers
with any television set can cause a permanent
‘shadow’ on the screen. This type of irreversible
picture tube damage, can be limited by
observing the following points:

D Reduce the brightness and contrast levels

to a minimum viewing level.

D Do not operate the television set for a

continuous period of time while using TV
games or home computers.

D Thistypeofpicturetubedamage,isnotan

operating defect, and as such is not
covered by the Panasonic warranty.

H SLEEP FEATURE

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

3

ACCESSORIES

Check that you have the accessories and items shown

Operating Instruction book

Batteries for the Remote Control Transmitter.
(2 x R6 (UM3) size)

Remote Control Transmitter
(EUR 7628010)

n

TV Guarantee

Remote control batteries

4

D Make sure that the batteries are fitted the

correct way round.

D Do not mix old batteries with new batteries.

Remove old, exhausted batteries immediately.

D Do not mix different battery types, i.e. Alkaline

and Manganese or use rechargeable (Ni---Cd,
N i --- M H) b at t er i es .

QUICK S TART GUIDE

1

Plug in aerial and connect ancillary equipment.

AV1

AV2

OR

AV1

AV2

SATELLITE RECEIVER

VCR / DVD/R

2

First, ensure that the VCR (DVD/R) is in
Standby mode.

Plug in TV and switch on.

5

QUICK S TART GUIDE

3

4

Select your country.

Press the red button

Auto setup will begin, your stations will be
located and stored.
Use the Programme Edit menu to delete
unwanted stations (see page 18).
Press the TV/AV button to exit.

TV/AV

5

If you are installing a new Q ---Link compatible VCR (DVD/R), you can now switch it ON.
Downloaded tuning data will match the television’s.
If you are installing a new NEXTVIEWLINK compatible VCR (DVD/R), you will need to initiate
download manually.
See the VCR (DVD/R) handbook for details.

D If the VCR (DVD/R) has not accepted download data from the TV, you may need to select the

Download option from the VCR (DVD/R)’s menu.

D If Q ---Link is notoperating correctly, check it is connected to thetelevision’s AV1or AV2 socket,

the SCART lead is a “full function” type, and the VCR (DVD/R) is compatible with Q---Link,
NEXTVIEWLINK or similar technologies. Ask your dealer for further details.

D For further information on Q ---Link and connecting equipment, see pages 26, and 27.

6

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:

First, ensure the ATP and Q--- Link download procedures are complete. T he screen should not
be showing any On ---Screen Display menus.
Using the remote control keys indicated, access the Geomagnetic Correction menu option
and follow the procedure below (for a full explanation of the O n Screen Display menu system
see page 10) :

6

QUICK S TART GUIDE

Press the MAIN menu button

Move to the SETUP menu option

Access the SETUP menu

Move to the Geomagnetic menu option

Access the Geomagnetic menu

Adjust the picture tilt as necessary

Press the TV/AV button to exit

MENU

TV/AV

The function ’geomagnetic correction’ is also accessible from the front panel.

Pressandreleaseheretoopenflap

Press the F button repeatedly until the
Geomagnetic Correction feature is
displayed.

Press the + or --- buttons repeatedly until
the picture appears to be level.

Press the F button again to return to
normal viewing. Close the flap to prevent
damage.

7

Youarenowreadytobeginviewingprogrammes

The cursor controls provide the two basic functions:

--- / v

F

F

Adjust Volume

Change Programme

7

BASIC CONTROLS : FRONT PANEL AND REMOTE CONTROL

MAINS
Power On/Off
switch

Red light indicates Standby mode.

STR (Normalisation store) Used to store

tuning and other function settings

F (Function select)

Displays the On Screen Display functions, use

repeatedly to select from the available functions

-- Volume, Contrast, Brightness, Colour,

Sharpness, Tint (in NTSC mode), Bass, Treble,

Balance, Tuning mode and Geomagnetic

Correction.

Headphone socket (see page 31)

TV/AVswitch(seepage31)

Increases or decreases the programme
position by one. When a function is already
displayed, press to increase or decrease the
selected function.

RCA Audio/V ideo sockets
(page 31)

S---VHSsocket(seepage31)

Standby ON/OFF switch Switches

TV On or Off standby.

Status button

Press to display programme

position, programme name,

channel number, TV system, time

stereo mode

and programme table.

Aspect button (see page 11)

O K k ey --- U s ed t o s t or e a nd

confirm tuning, OSD functions

and other settings

Menu button

Press to access the Main,

Picture, Sound and Setup menus

(see page 10)

Teletext buttons (see page 29)

Direct Channel Access

During normal TV viewing or

when in the Tuning, Programme

edit or Manual tuning menus,
press and then enter channel

number using the numeric

buttons

VCR / DVD buttons (see page 28)

Ambience on/off

Sound mute On/Off

Direct TV Record button(see
page 26)

N(Normalise)button
Resets all settings to their
default levels

Cursor buttons to make
selections and adjustments

Switch between viewing TV or
AVinput(seepage31)

Coloured buttons used for
Programme Edit functions (see
page 18)
Teletext functions (see page

29) AV selection (see page 31)

Programme / channel change
buttons (0-- 9) and Teletext
pagebuttons(seepage29)

Programme position for
selection of two digit
programmes (10 -- 99) using
numeric buttons.
Press the “C” and “-- -/------”
buttons for Direct Channel
Access in hyperband.

8

MENU STRUCTURE

MENU

Main Menu

Viewing Mode
Picture Menu
Sound Menu
Setup Menu

ASPECT

Aspect Controls

Auto
4:3
16:9
S-Zoom

Picture Menu

Viewing Mode
Contrast
Brightness
Colour
Sharpness
Tint (NTSC only)
Colour balance
P-NR

Sound Menu

Volume
Bass
Treble
Balance
MPX
Mode
Ambience

Setup Menu

AV1 out
AV2 out
Teletext
Off timer
Flicker reduction
Q-LinkSelect
Text language
Tuning menu
OSD language
Geomagnetic

Tuning Menu

Programme edit
Auto setup
Manual tuning
Fine tuning
Colour system
Volume Correc.
Decoder (AV2)

OSD language

Deutsch
English
Français
Italiano
ELLHNIKA
Čeština
Română
Polski
Español
Norsk
Dansk
Svenska
Magyar
Russkij
Slovensky
Srpski
Nederlands
Suomi
Türkçe
Português
Hrvatski
Bulgarian
Slovensko

Geomagnetic correction

Programme edit

Delete
Add
Move
Download

Auto Setup

Warning

Country

Deutschland
Österreich
France
Italia
España
Portugal
Nederland
Danmark
Sverige
Norge
Suomi
Belgium
Schweiz
ELLADA
Polska
Česká republika
Magyarország
E.Eu

Manual tuning

9

USING THE ON SCREEN DISPLAYS

This TV has a comprehensive system of On Screen Display menus to access

adjustments and options

Menu Title

Sub-- menus

∧

OK

−

∨

Main Menu

Viewing Mode Dynamic

Picture Menu Access

Sound Menu
Setup Menu

+

Select

Access

Exit

Instructions

Picture Menu

Viewing Mode Dynamic

Contrast
Brightness
Colour
Sharpness
Colour Balance Normal
P-NR Off

Some selections, for example, Contrast, Brightness, Colour and Sharpness will allow you to
increase or decrease their level.
Some selections, for example, Off timer,allowachoicetobemade.
Some selections, for example Tuning menu, will lead to a further menu.

TheMENU buttonisusedtoopenthemainmenuandalsotoreturntotheprevious
menu.

Indicator for options

Selection bar

MENU

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.

The OK button used to store and confirm tuning, OSD functions and other settings

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

N (Normalise) button --- resets all settings to their default levels

TV/AV

N

Last Position Memory

Certain functions have a last position memory, i.e. the setting at the time of switch-- off will be the
setting used when the receiver is switched on again.

10

ASPECT CONTROLS

Press the ASPECT button to move through the four aspect options: Auto, 4:3, 16:9 and
S --- Z o om .

Auto

Selecting AUTO mode of this TV will
automatically cause the TV to display any
incoming picture at its correct format, i.e. 16:9 or
4:3.

16:9

Auto

4:3

Auto

4:3

4:3

4:3 will display a 4:3 picture at its standard 4:3
size and can be selected if you wish to view in this
format.

ASPECT

16:9

16:9 will diplay a 16:9 picture at its standard 16:9

size and can be selected if you wish to view in this
format.

16:9

11

ASPECT CONTROLS

S --- Z o o m

S --- Z o o m allows increased magnification and

the ability to move the picture horizontally and
vertically.
The on screen selector keys that appear for
some aspect function will clear after a few
seconds. If you subsequently wish to select an
operationthenpresstheAspectkeyoncemore
for the keys to reappear.
If, in Auto mode, you experience problems with
the screen display size when playing back
widescreen format recordings from your VCR
then it is possible that the tracking control of your
VCR requires adjustment (your VCR instruction
book will contain adjustment details).

S-Zoom

Hpol.- Hpol.+ Vpol.- Vpol.+

Increased magnification with S---Zoom.

HOLD CONTROL

TheHOLDkeyallowsyoutofreezethepictureat
any time.

12

HOLD

MAIN MENU

This menu allows you to access to Viewing Mode, Picture, Sound and Setup

menu

Open the Main menu

Move to your choice

Increase or decrease levels or set
options

Press the TV/AV button to exit the
menu system

Viewing mode

Picture Menu

The Viewing mode menu allows you to select 3 different screen settings --­Dynamic, Normal and Cinema.

This menu allows you to make adjustments to the picture quality.

MENU

TV/AV

∧

OK

−

∨

Main Menu

Viewing Mode Dynamic

Picture Menu
Sound Menu
Setup Menu

+

Select

Change

Exit

Sound Menu

Setup Menu

The Sound menu will allow you to set your personal preferences for all aspects
of sound quality.

The Setup menu provides access to various advanced features and also to the
T uning menu.

13

PICTURE MENU

This menu allows you to make adjustments to the picture quality

Open the Main menu

Move to Picture menu

Access Picture menu

Move to your choice

Increase or decrease levels or set
options

Press the TV/AV button to exit the
menu system

Press the N button to return
the factory setting

Viewing mode

Contrast

The Viewing mode in the Picture
menu allows you to select,
adjust and store three different
screen settings --- Dynamic,
Normal and Cinema.
In each Viewing mode setting,
Contrast, Brightness, Tint ( in
NTSC only), Colour, and
Sharpness can be adjusted and
stored to suit your particular
viewing requirement (for
example you may require
different settings for viewing sport, films, news etc.).
Viewing mode offers you up to a maximum of three separate settings for each
signal source: RF, AV1, AV2, AV3 (including RGB).
By analysing and processing the incoming picture, all three modes feature
automatic enhancement.
You can restore the factory settings for the selected profile on the selected signal
source by pressing the “N” button on the remote control.

Brightness

Colour
Sharpness
Tint (NTSC only)

The Contrast, Brightness, Colour, Tint (in NTSC only) and Sharpness levels can
be adjusted to suit your own preferences and the viewing conditions.

MENU

TV/AV

N

∧

OK

−

Return

∨

Picture Menu

Viewing Mode Dynamic

Contrast
Brightness
Colour
Sharpness
Colour Balance Normal
P-NR Off

Picture Menu

Viewing Mode Normal

Contrast
Brightness
Colour
Sharpness
Colour Balance Normal
P-NR Off

Picture Menu

Viewing Mode Cinema

Contrast
Brightness
Colour
Sharpness
Colour Balance Normal
P-NR Off

+

Select

Change

Exit

Colour balance

P-- NR

14

The Colour balance setting allowsyou to set the overall colour tone of the picture.

P-- NR will automatically reduce unwanted picture interference.

SOUND MENU

The Sound menu will allow you to set your p ersonal preferences for all aspects

of sound quality

Open the Main menu

Move to Sound menu

MENU

Return

+

Select

Adjust

Exit

∧

OK

−

∨

Access Sound menu

Move to your choice

Increase or decrease levels or
set options

Press the TV/AV button to exit the
menu system

Volume

Bass

Treb le

Balance

The Volume adjustment sets the overall output volume.

Bass adjustment will emphasise the lower, deeper frequencies and can be
increased or decreased.

Treble adjustment will emphasise the sharper, higher frequencies and can be
increased or decreased.

Balance affects the levels of sound between the left and right speakers.
Adjustment can be made so that the level from the speakers will suit your
listening position.

TV/AV

Sound menu

Volume

Bass
Treble
Balance
MPX Stereo
Mode Music
Ambience Off

−

+

MPX

Mode

Ambience

MPX will usually be set to Stereo to provide the best reproduction, however if
reception deteriorates or if the service is not available then it is advisable to
switch to Mono. Mono M1 and M2 can also be selected if signals are being
transmitted.

The sound can be improved during Music or Speech mode by selecting the
appropriate function.

Ambience provides a dynamic enhancer to simulate improved spatial effects.

15

SETUP MENU

The Setup menu provides access to various advanced features and also to the

Open the Main menu

Move to Setup menu

Access Setup menu

Move to your choice

Increase or decrease levels, set
options or access further menus

Press the TV/AV button to exit
the menu system

Tuning menu

MENU

TV/AV

OK

−

Return

Setup menu

AV1 out TV

AV2 out TV

Teletext FLOF
Off timer Off
Flicker reduction Off
Q-Link Select AV2
Text Language West
Tuning menu
OSD Language
Geomagnetic

∧

∨

+

Select

Change

Exit

AV1 out

AV2 out

Te l e t ex t

Off timer

Flicker
reduction

Q-- Link Select

Text Language

Tuning menu

OSD Language

Geomagnetic

Offers a choice of signals to send to the AV1 Scart socket. You can choose from
the current TV programme position, the signal entering AV2 / AV3 or Monitor --­the picture displayed on screen.

Offers a choice of signals to send to the AV2 Scart socket. You can choose from
the current TV programme position, the signal entering AV1 / AV3 or Monitor --­the picture displayed on screen.

The Teletext option allows you to choose between TOP / Flof or List mode. See
page 29.

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

You will normally find that Flicker reduction is best set to On to reduce any slight
picturemovement.However,itispossiblethatsomeoccasionalbroadcastsmay
benefit by selecting the Off position.

Q-- Linkallowsyoutoenable(AV1orAV2)ordisabledatacommunicationwitha
compatible VCR (DVD/R). See page 26.

Select character set, so that all characters needed are availabe for text on teletext
pages (eg: cyrillic characters, etc).

Mode Languages

West: English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
East1: English, Estonian, Lett, Rumanian, Russian, Ukrainian, Lithuanian
East2: Czech, Hungarian, Lett, Polish, Rumanian, Lithuanian

The Tuning menu provides an entry to many other features including Programme
edit, ATP, Fine tuning, Manual tuning, Colour system and Volume correction. See
page 17.

OSD language allows you to select the language used for On Screen Displays.
See page 25.

If you notice a slight tilt to the picture or if there are coloured patches at the corners
of the screen, use this feature to eliminate them. See page 6 (Quick Start Guide).

16

TUNING MENU

The Tuning menu provides access to manual, automatic and fine tuning menus

Open the Main menu

MENU

Move to Setup menu

Access Setup menu

Move to Tuning menu

Access Tuning menu

Move to your choice

Increase or decrease levels, set
options or access further menus

Press the TV/AV button to exit the
menu system

Programme
edit

Accessing the Programme edit menu will allow stations to be moved, added,
deleted, named or locked and provides access to the TV -- system.
See page 18.

TV/AV

Store

Return

∧

OK

−

∨

Tuning menu

Programme edit Access

Auto setup
Manual tuning
Fine tuning
Colour system Auto
Volume correc.
Decoder (AV2) Off

+

Select

Access

Exit

Auto setup

Manual tuning

Fine tuning

Colour system

Volume correc.

Decoder (AV2)

The Auto setup menu allows you to automatically retune the TV. See page 22.

The Manual tuning menu allows individual programme positions to be tuned
manually . See page 23.

Stations can be finely tuned using the Fine tuning adjustment.

The Colour system menu allows you to decide the correct choice of
transmission standard.

Volume correction allows you to adjust the volume level of individual stations.

This option is used when a decoder is connected via AV2. Set to On if a
scrambled signal is to be processed by the decoder. Set to Off after use.
ThisoptionsisavaiableonlywhenQ---Linkisswitchedon.

17

TUNING MENU -- PROGRAMME EDIT

The Programme edit menu allows you to edit the programme position settings

Open the Main menu

Move to Setup menu

Access Setup menu

Move to Tuning menu

Access Tuning menu

Move to Programme edit menu

Access Programme edit menu

Make required changes (see sections
below)

Press OK button to store changes

If you have finished in the Programme
edit menu, press the TV/AV button to
exit

MENU

TV/AV

Store

Return

∧

OK

−

∨

+

Select

Access

Exit

Tuning menu

Programme edit Access

Auto setup
Manual tuning
Fine tuning
Colour system Auto
Volume correc.
Decoder (AV2) Off

+

Change
programme

Select
option

Exit

Store

Return

∧

OK

−

∨

Programme edit

Prog. Chan. Name Lock Sys

1: CH41 XYZ Off SC3

2: - Off SC3
3: - Off SC3
4: - Off SC3
5: - Off SC3

Delete Add Move Download

To delete an unwanted programme
position

Choose the programme position

PresstheRedbuttononremote
control

Press the Red button again to
confirm

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Programme edit

Prog. Chan. Name Lock Sys

1: CH41 XYZ Off SC3

2: - Off SC3
3: - Off SC3
4: - Off SC3
5: - Off SC3

Delete Cancel

TUNING MENU -- PROGRAMME EDIT

To add a programme position

Choose the programme position where
the new program is to be inserted

Press the Green button

Press the Green button again to
confirm

Thisblankprogrammecanthenbe
tuned, named, locked and be allocated
your choice of TV-- system

To move a programme to another
position

Choose the programme position to be
moved

Press the Yellow button on remote
control

Choose new position

Programme edit

Prog. Chan. Name Lock Sys

1: CH41 XYZ Off SC3

2: - Off SC3
3: - Off SC3
4: - Off SC3
5: - Off SC3

Add Cancel

Programme edit

Prog. Chan. Name Lock Sys

1: CH41 XYZ Off SC3

2: - Off SC3
3: - Off SC3
4: - Off SC3
5: - Off SC3

Confirm Cancel

Press the Yellow button again to
confirm

To tune a programme position

Choose the programme position

Move to the channel column

Increase or decrease channel number
or use the ’C’ key for Direct Channel
A c ce s s o r u s e th e ’ C ’ a nd ’ --- / --- --- ’
buttons for Direct Channel Access in
hyperband (see page 8)

+

Change
channel

Select
option

Exit

Store

Return

∧

OK

−

∨

Programme edit

Prog. Chan. Name Lock Sys

1: CH41 XYZ Off SC3

2: - Off SC3
3: - Off SC3
4: - Off SC3
5: - Off SC3

19

TUNING MENU -- PROGRAMME EDIT

To rename a programme position

Choose the programme position

Move to the Name column

Choose the new character

Move to the next character position

Continue until renaming is done

To lock a programme position to
prevent access

Choose the programme position

Move to the lock column

Choose between lock on or lock off

Note :

When a programme position is locked,
Direct Channel Access using the ’C’ and
numeric keys on the remote control is
not available for.

+

Change
character

Select
option

Exit

Store

Return

∧

OK

−

∨

Programme edit

Prog. Chan. Name Lock Sys

1: CH41 XYZ Off SC3

2: - Off SC3
3: - Off SC3
4: - Off SC3
5: - Off SC3

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST
UVWXYZ+-. 0123456789

+

Lock
off/on

Select
option

Exit

Store

Return

∧

OK

−

∨

Programme edit

Prog. Chan. Name Lock Sys

1: CH41 XYZ Off SC3

2: - Off SC3
3: - Off SC3
4: - Off SC3
5: - Off SC3

To c h an ge t he T V -- system for a
programme position

Choose the programme position

Move to the Sys column

Choose the required sound system:
SC1 : PAL B/G, SECAM B/G
SC2 : PAL I
SC3 : PAL D/K / SECAM D/K
F:SECAML/L’

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Store

−

Return

∧

OK

∨

Change
TV system

+

Select
option

Exit

Programme edit

Prog. Chan. Name Lock Sys

1: CH41 XYZ Off SC3

2: - Off SC3
3: - Off SC3
4: - Off SC3
5: - Off SC3

TUNING MENU -- PROGRAMME EDIT

To copy programme information to
acompatibleVCR(DVD/R)
connected to AV1 or AV2

Move to the Prog. column

Press the Blue button on the remote
control
Programme data will now be sent to
the VCR (DVD/R). This might take a
few seconds, depending on the
number of stations stored.

Note:

If the message “Q---Link? Unable to
download”

D check Q---Link (AV1 or AV2)
D check your VCR (DVD/R)”

appears on the screen, the television is
unable to send the programme
information to the VCR (DVD/R). See
the VCR (DVD/R) handbook for further
information.

TV>VCR DOWNLOAD IN PROGRESS

PLEASE WAIT

Programme : 48

Remote control unavailable

21

TUNING MENU -- AUTO SETUP (ATP)

The Auto setup menu will allow you to automatically retune the TV to your local

stations. It is useful if you move to a different region

Open the Main menu

Move to Setup menu

Access Setup menu

MENU

Return

WARNING

All current tuning

data will be erased

∧

+

OK

−

∨

Start Auto Setup

Exit

Move to Tuning menu

Access Tuning menu

Move to Auto setup

Access Auto setup

Press to confirm start

Select your country

Press to start Auto setup

The TV will search for, locate and sort
intoorderyourlocalstations.
If a compatible VCR (DVD/R) is
connected via the AV1 or AV2 socket,
programmedatawillbesenttothe
VCR (DVD/R) via Q-- Link (see page 26)

Country

Deutschland
Österreich
France
Italia
España
Portugal
Nederland
Danmark
Sverige
Norge
Suomi
Belgium
Schweiz
ELLADA
Polska
Česká republika
Magyarország

E.Eu

−

Return

CH41

AUTO SETUP IN PROGRESS

SEARCHING : PLEASE WAIT

Stored Ch44 BBC1

∧

OK

Select
country

+

Start Auto Setup

∨

Exit

Once this operation is completed the
TV will display programme position 1

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MENU : Return to tuning menu

TV/AV:Toexit

TUNING MENU -- MANUAL TUNING

Manual tuning of the Programme positions is available either from the On

Screen Display menu or from the front panel controls

Manual tuning menu

Open the Main menu

Move to Setup menu

Access Setup menu

Move to Tuning menu

Access Tuning menu

Move to Manual tuning

Access Manual tuning

Select the programme position
to be tuned

Start tuning

MENU

Store

Return

∧

+

OK

−

∨

Tuning menu

Programme edit
Auto setup

Manual tuning Access

Fine tuning
Colour system Auto
Volume correc.
Decoder (AV2) Off

Store

Return

CH41

Manual tuning

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∧

+

OK

−

∨

Select

Access

Exit

Programme
down/up

Search
down/up

Exit

When the desired programme is
found, press OK button to store

Press the TV/AV button to exit

TV/AV

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TUNING MENU -- MANUAL TUNING

Manual tuning (Front panel)

Press the F button (Front panel) until
“Tuning mode” is reached

Press the -- or + button to access
Tuni ng mode

F

--- / v

Press the TV/AV button to move
between “Change progr amme”,
“Search” or “Change TV system”

Press the -- or + button to change
programme position, start search, or
alter TV system

When the desired station is found,
press STR to store the changes

Repeat above procedure to tune
additional programmes or press the F
button to exit

TV/AV

--- / v

STR

F

Tuning mode
F:No -,+:Yes

STR F -/V +/∧ TV/AV

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SC3

Manual tuning (Front panel)

-,+ : Search
TV/AV : Move cursor
STR : To store
F : To exit

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STR F -/V +/∧ TV/AV

OSD LANGUAGE

When you first installed the TV the On Screen Display language was set

according to your choice of country. If you wish to use a different language

then it can be chosen from the OSD language menu

Open the Main menu

Move to Setup menu

MENU

Return

∧

+

OK

−

∨

Select

Access

Exit

Access Setup menu

Move to the O SD language menu

Access the OSD language menu

Move to your choice

Press the TV/AV button to exit

TV/AV

Setup menu

AV1 out Monitor
AV2 out TV
Teletext Flof
Off timer Off
Flicker reduction Normal
Q-Link Select AV2
Text Language West
Tuning Menu

OSD Language Access

Geomagnetic

+

Select
language

Select
language

Exit

Return

∧

OK

−

∨

OSD language

Deutsch Español Nederlands

English Norsk Suomi

Français Dansk Türkçe
Italiano Svenska Português
ELLHNIKA Magyar Hrvatski
Čeština Russkij Bulgarian
Română Slovensky Slovensko
Polski Srpski

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Q-- LINK

Q-- Link allows the television to communicate with your VCR (DVD/R)

Open the Main menu

Move to Setup menu

MENU

Return

+

Select

Change

Exit

∧

OK

−

∨

Access Setup menu

Move to Q-- Link

Confirm the setiing is correct
for connected Q -- Link device
(AV1 or AV2)

Press the TV/AV button to exit

The VCR (DVD/R) must b e connected with a SCA RT lead (full function type) attached between the
AV1 or AV2 socket of the television and the appropr iate socket on your VCR (DVD/R). See theVCR
(DVD/R) handbook fo r further information. Q -- Link, NEXTVIEWLINK or similar technology allows
the television to instruct a compatible VCR (DVD/R) to record the programme that is currently
being displayed on screen, regardless of which programme position is VCR (DVD/R) currently set
to, thus simplifying the process of recording programmes.

TV/AV

Setup menu

AV1 Out Monitor
AV2 out TV
Teletext Flof
Off timer Off
Flicker reduction Normal

Q-Link Select AV2

Text Language West
Tuning Menu
OSD Language Access
Geomagnetic

To record the programme you are currently watching

DIRECT TVREC

Press the DIRECT TV REC button on the remote control

If the VCR (DVD/R) is off, it will automatically switch on when you press the DIRECT TV REC button.
A message, sent from the VC R (DVD/R), will appear on screen showing what is being recorded, or if it
is not possible to record:

Recording stopped - TV source changed

Recording in progress

VCR (DVD/R) is recording the programme

signal from its own tuner. If you wish you

canswitchofftheTVandleavetheVCR

(DVD/R) recording in the normal way.

Examples of other messages that might be displayed are:

VCR (DVD/R) is recording the programme signal

switchofftheTV:ifyoudo,theVCR(DVD/R)will

Recording TV source

from the television.

You must not change programme position or

automatically stop recording and switch off.

No recording - Check tape or disc

The write protection tab on the back of the

cassette has been removed.

DOWNLOAD IN PROGRESS

Unable to download, - Check Equipment

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Download

DOWNLOAD. Programme :

Q-- LINK

To share tuning information

To ensure correct recordings are made, the television and VCR (DVD/R) should share tuning
information -- seepage21.
D Whenever the Auto setup (ATP) function is used, tuning data will be downloaded to the VCR

(DVD/R).

Auto Power functions

With Panasonic Q-- Link VCRs (DVD/R) these additional features are available:
D If you insert a tape in your VCR (DVD/R) and press the Play button, the television will automatically

switch on and select the AV1 or AV2 input so you can view the tape.

D If you switch off the television whilst the VCR (DVD/R) is in Stop, Fast Forward or Rewind modes,

the VCR (DVD/R) will switch off automatically

To turn off Q-- Link communication

If you do not wish to use the Q-- Link feature, go to the Setup menu and set the Q-- Link option to “Off”.
See page 16.

Important Note:

Not all VCRs (DVD/R) support this type of data communication system. Some may support certain
features, but not others. See the VCR (DVD/R) handbook for further information.
If Q-- Link is inoperative, first confirm that your SCART lead is a full function type. Ask your dealer for
further details.

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VCR/DVD/ROPERATION

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

Standby

Press to switch the VCR or DVD to standby mode.
Press again to switch back on.

VCR DVD

VCR / DVD switch

Use this switch to select whether controls operate DVD equipment or
your VCR.

Play

Press to playback the tape or DVD.

Stop

Press to stop the tape or DVD.

Skip/FastForward/Cue

VCR: Press to fast forward the tape. In Play mode, press to view the
picture rapidly forward.
DVD: Press once to skip to the next track. In play mode press and hold
to view the picture rapidly forward.

Skip / Rewind / Review

VCR: Press to rewind the tape. In Play mode, press to view the picture
rapidly in reverse.
DVD: Press once to skip to the previous track. In play mode press and
hold to view the picture rapidly in reverse.

Pause / Still

Press in playback mode, the picture will pause.
Press again to restart play.

PROGRAMME

REC

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Programme Up / Down

Press to increase or decrease the VCR programme position by one.

Record

Press this button to start recording.

TELETEXT OPERATION

D Teletext features may vary depending on the Broadcasting Companies and is only available if the

channel selected is transmitting Teletext.

D Pressing the MENU button twice whilst in Teletext operation will display the contrast functionwith a

cyan bar, press A"to alter the setting as required.
Pressing the MENU button once whilst in Teletext operation will display special function options at
the bottom of the screen.

D 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 FLOF (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 of the subjects shown.

What is TOP Teletext?

TOP Teletext makes the task of selecting the desired Teletext pages easier and shorter. In fact page
access time is almost instantaneous, just press the button and the page appears.

How does it work?

TOP Teletext uses the four coloured buttons, Red, Green, Yellow and Blue to select the following
information.

D To move between subject blocks (SPORT for example) use the Blue button. Within this SPORT

topic it is possible to select different groups such as Tennis, Football, Baseball etc, by using the
Yellow button. When the last group within the block is reached, the yellow button moves to the next
block.

D TheGreenbuttonwillselectthenextavailablepageUP.
D TheRedbuttonwillselectthenextavailablepageDOWN.

What are the advantages?

D Page selection at the touch of a single button.
D Easy to use step---by ---step selection of the topical subject.
D Reduction of waiting time.
D If a non existent page number is entered, a question mark will appear at the bottom of the

screen.

D Page status line at the bottom of the screen so you always know which button will take you to the

information required

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TV/TEXT

MENU

TV / Teletext mode

Press the TV/TEXT button.
The screen will display the Te letext page.
PressagainwhenyouwishtoreturntoTV.mode.

Page Selection

Pages can be selected in two ways :
a. Press the ∧ / ∨ buttons to increase or decrease the page
number by one.
b. By entering the page number, using 0 -- 9ontheremote
control.

Full/Top/Bottom

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

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TELETEXT OPERATION

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

MENU

MENU

HOLD

F. P.

Reveal

Press the MENU button 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 TOP/FASTEXT mode these correspond to the differently
coloured subjects.
In LIST mode they correspond to the differently coloured page
numbers.

List Store

InLISTmodethefourpagenumberscanbealteredforchannel
positions 1 -- 25 only.
To do this, press one of the coloured buttons and enter the new
page number.
Press and hold OK, the page numbers will change colour.

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
suchapage,theTVmustbeinLISTmode,andtheprogramme
position must be from 1 -- 25. Press the Blue button, select the
pagenumber,thenpressandholdtheOK button. The page
number is now stored.
Press F. P. to recall this page.

Update Display

Press the MENU button to display special functions, followed by
the Ye ll ow button to view the TV picture whilst searching for a
Tel e t ex t p ag e.
Whenfound,thescreenwilldisplaythepagenumberatthetop
left.
Press the Ye ll ow button to view the page.
Press TV/TEXT again to return to normal TV operation.

News Flash
When a news flash page has been selected, press MENU,
Yel l o w, to view the TV picture. When an update is received, the

page number will be displayed on screen.
Press the Ye ll ow button to display the News Flash
Press TV/TEXT to return to normal TV. operation.

Update

Press MENU, Ye ll ow to see the update of information on certain
pages.
When an update is received, the page number will be displayed
atthetopleftofthescreen.
Press the Ye ll ow button to view the page.
Press TV/TEXT to return to normal TV. operation.

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AUDIO / VIDEO CONNECTIONS

V/A

V

AV Select and Setup

It is possible to connect a variety of additional equipment to this TV. The following pages detail how to
connect external equipment to both the front and rear of the TV.
Once your equipment is connected, use the following procedure to view the input:
Press the TV/AV menu button
Press the relevant on screen selector key to select the AV source you wish to view (for
example, press the green button to select AV2 if you have connected a video recorder
to the AV2 SCART socket).
The on screen selector keys that appear clear after a few seconds. If you want to select
an input when the keys are not shown, press the TV/AV key once more and the keys
will reappear.

Notes:

D This television may automatically switch over to the AV mode if the connected device sends a

switchsignaltotheSCARTcableconnector.Inthiscase,the“EC”willbedisplayedinthelefttop
corner of the screen and the signal from the AV equipment (for the RGB signal the “EC/RGB” will be
displayed).The picture received will remain the same when the TV programme is changed.

D You may switch back to the television by pressing button “TV/AV” or by disconnecting the AV

device.

D You can also select an AV source using the TV/AV button on the control panel on the front of your

TV. Press the TV/AV button repeatedly until you reach the AV source you wish to view.

D When in AV mode a reduced number of options are available in the SOUND and SETUP menus

(eg: in the Setup menu there is no Tuning menu option).

Front sockets

T

TV/AV

Press and

release to open

S --- V

Video input to
S --- V i de o
socket

Output from
Headphones socket

3.5mm Stereo
Plug

STEREO HEADPHONES
with 3.5mm Plug

Notes:

D Additional equipment and cables shown are not supplied with this TV set.
D For S---Video socket wiring information see page 33.

Video input
to V socket

RCA Video
cable

Audio input
to L/R
sockets

2xRCA
Audio
cables

CAMCORDER

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AUDIO / VIDEO CONNECTIONS

Rear sockets

HI-- FI

SYSTEM

2xRCAAudioCables

Output from L-- RAUDIO

OUT Sockets

SCART Cable

VCR

Q-- LINK COMPATIBLE

VCR

SATELLITE RECEIVER

DVD PLAYER

CAMCORDER

GAMES C ONSOLE /

COMPUTER (RGB)

Notes:

D Additional equipment and cables shown are not supplied with this TV set.
D Do not connect a computer with TTL output (5V) to this set.

Input/Output from AV1

SCART Socket

Q-- Link data

SCART Cable

VCR

S-- VIDEO VCR

Q-- LINK COMPATIBLE VCR

SATELLITE RECEIVER

DVD PLAYER

S-- VIDEO CAMCORDER

Input/Output from

AV2 SCART Socket

Q-- Link data

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AUDIO / VIDEO CONNECTIONS

Scart and S--- Video socket information

AV1 21 pin SCART terminal

Socket Earth
CVBS out (video)
CVBS earth

Red in

Red earth
Green in

Green earth
Blue in

Blue earth
Audio out (L)
Audio out (R)

21
19
17
15
13

11
9
7
5
3
1

20
18
16
14
12

10
8
6
4
2

Suitable inputs for AV1 include RGB
(Red/Green/Blue).

AV221pinSCARTterminal

Socket Earth
CVBS out (video)
CVBS earth
S.C. --- In

Earth

--- ---

Earth

--- ---

--- ---

Audio out (L)

Audio out (R)

21
19
17
15
13

11
9
7
5
3
1

20
18
16
14
12

10
8
6
4
2

CVBS in (video)
RGB status earth

Status RGB

Earth

--- ---

Q --- Li n k d a t a

Status CVBS

Audio in (L)
Audio earth

Audio in (R)

CVBS in (video)

Earth

--- ---

--- ---

--- ---

Q --- Li n k d a t a
Status CVBS
Audio in (L)

Audio earth

Audio in (R)

AV2 --- Pins 15 and 20 are dependent on AV2
S--- VHS / VIDEO switching.

S --- V i d e o 4 p i n s o c k e t

Chrominance earth

Luminance inChrominance in

Luminance earth

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Check

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TROUBLESHOOTING

Symptoms

Picture

Sound

Aerial location, direction or connection

Snowy Picture

Multiple Images

Interference

Normal Picture

No Picture

No Colour

Noisy Sound

Normal Sound

Noisy Sound

No Sound

No Sound

Normal Sound

Aerial location, direction or connection

Electrical appliances
Cars / Motorcycles
Fluorescent lights
Switch on P ---NR in Picture menu to
reduce picture noise

Volume level

Sound mute switched on

TV set to AV mode
Not plugged into A.C. outlet
Not switched on
Picture / Sound controls set at
minimum levels
Check if in standby mode

Colour controls set at minimum levels

Poor or Distorted Picture

Coloured Patches

Normal Picture

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Weak or No Sound

Normal Sound

Weak or distorted sound

Retune Channel(s)

Magnetic Interference from unshielded
equipment
Receiver moved while switched ON,
switch TV off for 30 minutes.
If picture is also tilted, use
Geomagnetic Correction feature (see
Quick Start Guide, page 6)

Sound reception may have
deteriorated.
Switch MPX setting (Sound menu) to
Mono until reception improves.

ReceivingSystems/

VHFR1R2VHFR3R

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FORYOURGUIDANCE

Service :

Before requesting service, please refer to the troubleshooting guide on p revious page to determine
the symptoms. To obtain service please contact your local Panasonic dealer quoting the model
number and serial number (both are located at the rear of the TV).

SPECIFICATIONS

TX-- 29E40D

Power Source 220 -- 240 V AC 50 Hz

Power Consumption 101 W

Standby Consumption

Picture Tube

Visible Diagonal

Audio Output

Music Power

H

Dimensions

Weight 49,5 kg

ReceivingSystems /
Band name

Number of
programme positions

Te l e te x t P a ge s 250

Aerial -- Rear UHF / VHF

Headphones -- Front 3,5 mm, 8 Ω impedance

Rear Audio monitor
out

AV -- Rear

AV -- Front AV3 -- S ---Video in, 2 x RCA Audio in, 1 x RCA Video in.

Specifications are subject to change without notice. Weight and dimensions shown are approximate.

W
D

PAL B/G, PAL I, SECAM B/G, SECAM L/L’

VHF E2 -- E12 VHF H1 -- H2 (ITALY)
VHF A -- H(ITALY) UHFE21-- E69
CATV (S01 -- S05) CATV S1 -- S10 (M1 -- M10)
CATV S11 -- S20 (U1 -- U10) CATV S21 -- S41 (Hyperband)

PAL D/K, S ECA M D/K

VHF R1 -- R2 VHF R3 -- R5
VHF R6 -- R12 UHF E21 -- E69
PAL 525/60 Playback of NTSC tape from some PAL video recorders
(VCR)
M.NTSC (AV input only) Playback from NTSC 4,43 MHz
Videorecorders (VCR)
NTSC (AV input only) Playback from NTSC Videorecorders
(VCR)

AV1 -- 21 pin terminal -- Audio / Video in / out, RGB in, Q--- Link.

AV2 -- 21 pin terminal -- Audio/Videoin/out,S-- Video in, Q-- Link

2x10WRMS(2x20WMPO),8Ω

2 x RCA Audio Monitor Out , 500 mV RMS

0,9 W

68 cm

585 mm
776 mm
533 mm

99 + VCR

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2003CS

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