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Color Television Operating Instructions CT-36HX40 CT-32HX40 TQB2AA0337-1 00619 For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA (7262) or PRINTED IN USA send e-mail to: consumerproducts@panasonic.com (USA only)
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CT*36HX40: CAUTION: This television receiver for use only with PANASONIC TY-36HX40P stand. Use with other carts (or stands) is capable of resulting in instability causing possible injury. CT-32HX40: CAUTION: This television receiver for use only with PANASONIC TY-32HX40P stand.
INSTALLA TION Cable / Antenna Connection For proper reception, either a cable or antenna connection is required. Cable Connection Incoming Cable from Cable Company Connect the cable supplied by your local cable company to ANT or ANT1 connection on back of television. Select cable mode and ANT1 in SET UP menu under Prog Chan (Program Channels).
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INSTALLATION VCR Connection Follow this diagram when connecting your television to a VCR only. VIDEO OUT1 CONNECTIONS ON SACK OF "IV Use either the S-Vidsoor Video AUO_O OUT connection. IOUTPWT Note: The remote control must be programmed with supplied codes to operate the VCR. See Programming the Remote Control in the Remote Control Quick Reference Guide.
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INSTALLA TION VCR and Cable Box Connection Follow this diagram when connecting your televisionto both a VCR and a cable box. VIOEO CONNECTIONS ON BACK OF "iV either S-Video or Video connection, AUDIO IANT OUTPUT Note: Theremotecontrol mustbe programmedwithsuppliedcodes to operate the VCR and cablebox. See Programmingthe RemoteControlin the Remote Control Quick Reference Guide.
INSTALLA TION Additional Equipment Connections Push to open the front panel of the television to use the Audio/Video input jacks for optional equipment. Press the TVNIDEO button to select VIDEO 4 input mode. CONNECTIONS ON FRONT OF TV iNPt,rr 4 A second VCR, a video disc player, video game equipment and DSS equipment can also be connected to the video inputs.
INSTALLATION Program Out Connection (PROG OUT) To use the television audio and video with optional equipment, connect the PROG OUT and TO AUDIO AMP connections on the back of the television. Procedure Connect optionalequipment to PROG OUT and TO AUDIO AMP terminals. PROG OUT terminaldisplayisthe same as onscreendisplay.
HOME THEATER CONNECTION Home Theater Connection Yourtelevision's intemal speakerscan be connected as the centerchannelfor a surround sound home theater system. Connecta surround sound amplifier(canterchannelspeaker output)to CENTER CHANNEL INPUT on the backof the television, a s shown.DOLBY*CENTER MODE & FIXED AUDIO OUT mustbe selected in theAUDIO RollerGuideMenuTM** underSPEAKERS. CONNECTIONS ON BACK OF "IV 'oOOO@...
(PIP) PICTURE IN PICTURE OPERATION Picture in Picture (PIP) Operation This television includes a two-tuner Picture In Picture (PIP) feature. This allows you to watch two (2) live broadcasts at the same time with or without an external video source such as a VCR, cable box, etc.
SPLIT SCREEN OPERA TION Split Screen Operation This feature lets you watch two different channels side by side with or without an external video source. The audio is from the Main picture only (left side). MAIN SPLIT Basic SPLIT Operation Procedure SPLpK_/_y Press the I-';-I...
ROLLER GUIDE MENII Roller Guide Menu ROLLER GUIDE MENU SELECTIONS Basic Navigation Procedure Press the ACTION button in the middle of the large blue button on the remote control to display the Roller Guide Menu. Note: Be careful to press the ACTION button in the middle of the button. If you do not press in the middle of the button, the channel or volume keys may be activated.
ROLLER GUIDE FEATURE CHART Roller Guide Feature Chart SET UP LANGUAGES Select English, Spanish or French menu. MODE - Select "iV sr Cable mode. Installation section in Manual. ANTENNA Select ANTI ANT2. PROG CHAN Installation section in manual. AUTO PROGRAM - Automatically program (PmgramCharmsls)
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ROLLER GUIDE FEATURE CHART Roller Guide Feature Chart (Cont.) ON - TV speakers operate normally. OFF & Variable Audio Out- TV speakers off - audio adjustable by television. £3 OFF & Fixed Audio Out- TV speakers off - audio adjustable by the SPEAKERS external amplifier only.
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ROLLER GUIDE FEATURE CHART COLOR TEMP NORMAL - Adjust white balance to COOL (blue), WARM (red) or NORMAL, NATURAL COLOR Expands color reproduction range resulting in vivid pictures with natural color gradation and highly delicate hues. VIDEO ADJ2 VIDEO NR - Reduces noise in the channel, commonly called snow.
SPECIAL FEATURES Special Features SET UP Menu Languages In SET UP Menu, selectIDIOMA/LANGUE to change menu language to ENGLISH, ESPANOL (Spanish) or FRAN(_AIS (French). MODE ENGLISH • [o[q [*llIl_i'.fJJ]t! Prog Chan (Program Channels) In SET UP menu under PROG CHAN select: MODE to select TV (antenna) or CABLE mode depending on the signal source.
SPECIAL FEATURES (Closed Captioning) This televisioncontainsa built-in decoderthat displays _ (Closed Captioned)text acrossthe screen (white or coloredletters on blackbackground). It allowsthe viewerto read the dialogue of a television program or other information.The program viewed must include Closed Captioningfor the feature to work, On Mute Activatesthe onscreen Closed Captionfeature when the MUTE buttonon the remote controlis pressed.
SPECIAL FEATURES Other Adjustments In SETUP Menu under OTHER ADJ. select: £3 AUTO POWER ON - Select SET to power up the TV at the same time as the Cable box or other components or select OFF, GEOMAGNETIC CORR (CORRECTION) - Adjusts to erase the discoloration of the picture due to earth's magnetic field in the area, AUTO POWER ON...
SPECIAL FEATURES TIMER Sleep Timer In TIMER menu, select SLEEP to turn television off in 30, 60 or 90 minutes. Select NO to turn off timer. HOW LONG? NO • Timer I and Timer 2 In TIMER menu, selectone or bothtimersto turn the televisionon and off at selected times, on selected channels,and on selecteddays.
SPECIAL FEATURF,q PICTURE Video Adjustments In Picturemenu underVIDEO ADJt. select: COLOR - Adjusts desired color intensity. TINT - Adjusts natural flesh tones. BRIGHTNESS - Adjusts dark areas of picture. PICTURE - Adjusts white areas of picture. SHARPNESS- Adjusts clarity of outline detail. NORMAL - Reset all picture adjustments to factory default settings.
SPECIAL FEATURES Other Adjustments In Picture menu under OTHER ADJ. select: SCAN MODE - Select TV mode (frame doubling) for optimum detail and clarity. Select Game mode (line doubling) to optimize picture when playing complex, fast action video games. COLOR MATRIX - Select HD or SD to automatically adjust color parameters for HD (high definition) and SD (standard definition).
SPECIAL FEATURER CHANNELS Favorites In CHANNELS menu under FAVORITESselect: £3 CHANNEL SCAN FAV to enter up to 16 favorite channels. [D CHANNEL SCAN ALLto scan all channelswhen usingthe CH up/downbuttons. CHANNELSCAN ALLF ENTER CHANNEL FAVORITE CHANNELS Caption In CHANNELS menu under CAPTION select: £3 PRESET CAPTION to enter channelnumbersfor popularTV stations.
SPECIAL FEATURES LOCK MODE To use LOCK options: ENTER CODE FIRST - Use the numeric keypad to enter a four-digit secret code. After entering your secret code for the first time, the onscreen display will change to CHANGE CODE. Note: Use a code that is easy to remember or record it in a safe place.
TROUBLESHOO_NG CHART Troubleshooting Chart Before calling for service, determine the symptoms and follow suggested solutions. Adjust Antenna Location and Connection Snowy Video Noisy Audio Adjust Antenna Location and Connection Check Antenna Lead-in Wire Noisy Audio Multiple Image Move television from Electrical Appliances, Lights, Vehicles and Medical Equipment Interference Noisy Audio...
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