TX32F500A-2912_E Page 1 Saturday, July 16, 2005 12:23 PM Operating Instruction Colour Television TX-32F500A Please read these operating instructions completely before operating this set and retain the booklet for future reference.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 2 Saturday, July 16, 2005 12:23 PM 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.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 3 Saturday, July 16, 2005 12:23 PM Table of Contents Using the On Screen Displays ........................................................................................16 Picture Menu ............................................................................................................ 17 ~ 18 Sound Menu .............................................................................................................. 19 ~ 20 Setup Menu .............................................
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 4 Saturday, July 16, 2005 12:23 PM Warnings and Cautions Warnings Unplug the power cord in the event of any malfunction (screen goes blank, no sound, odd sounds, smoke or unusual odours 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 use this unit near water. (near a bath tub, etc.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 5 Saturday, July 16, 2005 12:23 PM Warnings and Cautions Cautions 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 touch the power plug if your hands are wet. DO NOT stand, or place heavy objects on the unit. Particular care should be taken by families with small children. Place in a safe location.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 6 Saturday, July 16, 2005 12:23 PM Before Operating This Set ■ Battery Installation Open the cover. Press bottom downward and pull out the cover. 1 2 Two “R6 (AA)” size 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. Replace the cover, and slide in reverse until the lock snaps. 3 Do not use rechargeable (Ni-Cd) batteries.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 7 Saturday, July 16, 2005 12:23 PM Before Operating This Set ■ Connecting the Aerial Cable to the RF In Terminal VHF Aerial UHF Aerial S-VIDEO Mixer Y Y VIDEO MONO MONO PB MONO PB MONO L AUDIO RF In Terminal PR PR R MONITOR OUT AV1 IN COMPONENT AV2 IN COMPONENT AV4 IN AV5 IN 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.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 8 Monday, July 18, 2005 5:33 PM Before Operating This Set ■ Owner ID As an added feature, this TV has the option of entering a security code (Owner ID) and personal details into its memory, so that in the unfortunate event of theft it will help the police to trace the owner.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 9 Saturday, July 16, 2005 12:23 PM Location of Controls ■ Remote Control Sound Mute Power (Stand-by) Programme Number Up and Down Volume Up and Down Picture Menu Sound Menu Set Up Menu PICTURE TV/AV Mode Selection SOUND SET UP TV/AV Stereo/*Bilingual Sound Selection TELETEXT TEXT Favourite Page Selection TV/TEXT TV/TEXT Selection 100Hz/ PROGRE 100Hz/PROGRE Surround SURROUND TEXT Index/Channel Search F.P.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 10 Saturday, July 16, 2005 3:49 PM Location of Controls ■ Controls and Terminals on the TV 1 2 L/MONO S VIDEO VIDEO AV3 L/MONO STR F -/ +/ R AUDIO IN R TV/AV S VIDEO VIDEO AV3 AUDIO 34 5 6 7 IN STR F -/ +/ TV/AV 9 ! " $ #% S-VIDEO Y Y VIDEO MONO MONO PB MONO PB MONO L AUDIO PR PR R MONITOR OUT AV1 IN COMPONENT AV2 IN COMPONENT AV4 IN AV5 IN S-VIDEO Y Y VIDEO MONO MONO PB MONO PB MONO L AUDIO MONITOR OUT Item No.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 11 Saturday, July 16, 2005 2:06 PM Connections ■ Connecting S-Video Equipment to the AV Input S-Video equipment uses a 4Pin Mini Din (Male) plug for the video and RCA plugs for the audio.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 12 Saturday, July 16, 2005 5:52 PM Connections ■ Connecting a DVD player or Set-top Box to the AV input The audio and video inputs on the television are RCA type connectors. Connect the Y, PB and PR outputs from the DVD to the AV1 DVD Inputs on the television, as shown below. Connect the “AUDIO OUT” to the AV1 IN AUDIO terminals on the television. DVD Player DVD [Y•P B •P R ] You can also use the AV4 IN for DVD or Set-Top Box connections.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 13 Saturday, July 16, 2005 12:23 PM General Operation L/MONO STR F -/ +/ 10 STR F How to switch the power ON or OFF/STANDBY mode 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 STANDBY mode. Press it again to turn the TV set OFF, STANDBY mode.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 14 Saturday, July 16, 2005 3:39 PM General Operation TV/AV Mode Selection Press the TV/AV button to select TV, AV1, AV2, AV3, AV4, AV5 input signal modes sequentially. 6 TV/AV TV/AV Red Green Yellow Blue AV1 AV2 Remote control : Press the TV/AV button to display AV1-AV5 at the bottom of the screen. Each coloured button corresponds with each input. For example, pressing the Red button selects AV1. AV3 AV4/AV5 Mute Button Press this button to mute the sound completely.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 15 Monday, July 18, 2005 5:50 PM Geomagnetic Correction 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.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 16 Saturday, July 16, 2005 6:15 PM Using the On Screen Displays 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. PICTURE 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. PICTURE SOUND SET UP TV/AV TV/TEXT 100Hz/ PROGRE F.P.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 17 Saturday, July 16, 2005 6:15 PM Picture Menu 1 Press 2 Move to chosen menu option by using 3 Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu by using PICTURE . or . PICTURE SOUND or . SET UP TV/AV Press TV/TEXT F.P. 100Hz/ PROGRE TV/AV at any time to go back to watching TV. INDEX HOLD i CH SEARCH STILL MENU You can change the level of each Function (Colour, NTSC-Tint, Brightness, Contrast, Sharpness) for each Picture Menu.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 18 Monday, July 18, 2005 6:05 PM Picture Menu Colour temperature AIlows you to set the overall colour tone of the picture. Press or to switch between modes Standard P-NR (Picture Noise Reduction) Cool Automatically reduces unwanted picture noise.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 19 Monday, July 18, 2005 5:56 PM Sound Menu PICTURE SOUND SOUND 1 Press 2 Move to chosen menu option by using 3 Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu by using or SET UP . or . . TV/AV Press TV/AV at any time to go back to watching TV. TV/TEXT 100Hz/ PROGRE F.P. INDEX HOLD i CH SEARCH STILL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Some features are only available with the Surround feature switched off. Press SURROUND to switch between On and Off.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 20 Monday, July 18, 2005 6:06 PM Sound Menu Dolby Virtual A Virtual Dolby Surround System attempts to create the same Phantom Centre Speaker surround effect produced by a multi-channel system using only the left and right speakers. Right The general conceptual model of a Virtual Dolby Surround System Left Front Front divides the centre signal equally between the left and right speakers Speaker Speaker to achieve a Phantom Centre Image.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 21 Saturday, July 16, 2005 6:14 PM Setup Menu PICTURE SET UP 1 Press 2 3 Move to chosen menu option by using . or . Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu by using SOUND or . SET UP TV/AV TV/TEXT 100Hz/ PROGRE Teletext Off timer F.P. Press Allows you to change between List and TOP or FASTEXT modes. FASTEXT ↔ List (FASTEXT mode is the current preferred method in New Zealand). TOP ↔ List (TOP mode is the current preferred method in Australia).
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 22 Saturday, July 16, 2005 6:10 PM Setup Menu ■ Owner ID Owner ID allows you to enter a security code (Owner ID) and personal details into its memory, so that in the unfortunate event of theft, it will help the police to trace the owner. If you wish to check the personal details already entered into the TV, press the (Side panel) and hold for 5 F seconds. The details already entered are displayed on screen.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 23 Wednesday, July 20, 2005 5:14 PM Tuning Menu SET UP 1 Press 2 Move to chosen Tuning menu option by using 3 Access Tuning menu by using 4 5 Move to chosen menu option by using . or . PICTURE SOUND SET UP TV/AV F.P. 100Hz/ PROGRE INDEX HOLD i CH SEARCH STILL . or . Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu by using or TV/TEXT or . Press TV/AV at any time to go back to watching TV.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 24 Saturday, July 16, 2005 6:13 PM Tuning Menu ■ Auto tuning SET UP 1 Press 2 Move to chosen Tuning menu option by using 3 Access Tuning menu by using 4 Move to chosen menu option by using 5 Access Auto tuning by using . or . PICTURE SOUND SET UP TV/AV TV/TEXT F.P. 100Hz/ PROGRE or . or or . .
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 25 Wednesday, July 20, 2005 2:37 PM Tuning Menu ■ Manual tuning 1 Press 2 Move to chosen menu option by using 3 Access Tuning menu by using 4 Move to chosen menu option by using 5 Access Manual tuning by using 6 Select the programme position to be tuned by using 7 Press repeatedly until required station is found by using SET UP . or . or . PICTURE SOUND SET UP or . TV/AV or . or .
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 26 Saturday, July 16, 2005 12:23 PM Aspect Controls Press TV/TEXT 100Hz/ PROGRE F.P. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SURROUND ASPECT MULTI PIP 0 Mode to move through the Aspect options: Auto INDEX HOLD i CH SEARCH STILL 1 ASPECT 16:9 Zoom 3 Red Press 14:9 Just 4.3 Zoom 1 Zoom 2 Green or to backward or forward to select the Aspect options while Aspect mode is displayed. Notes: ASPECT • Simply press to display mode information on the center left of the screen.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 27 Monday, July 18, 2005 5:59 PM Menu Operation ■ Multi PIP Press MULTI PIP MULTI PIP (whilst the on screen selector keys are on screen) to move between watching the current 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.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 28 Wednesday, July 20, 2005 9:31 AM Menu Operation ■ CH Search This option is used to show freeze frames of the programmes being broadcast on all the stored channels. The images are displayed clockwise around the edge of the screen starting from the top left corner. The current programme is displayed in the centre of the screen. When the display gets back to the top left corner it will overwrite the first picture with the next one in series.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 29 Monday, July 18, 2005 5:59 PM Surround Sound SURROUND PICTURE SOUND SET UP TV/AV TV/TEXT 100Hz/ PROGRE F.P. INDEX HOLD i CH SEARCH STILL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Surround This button switches the Dolby Virtual surround on and off. Please refer to page 20. Stereo / Mono Pressing the button changes the mode from Stereo ( ) to Mono ( ) and back again. Normally the television will detect whether the broadcast signal is Mono or Stereo and will set the mode accordingly.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 30 Monday, July 18, 2005 9:28 AM Advanced Remote Control Operation ■ VCR / DVD 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.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 31 Saturday, July 16, 2005 3:47 PM Teletext Operation PICTURE SOUND SET UP TV/AV TV/TEXT 100Hz/ PROGRE F.P. INDEX HOLD i CH SEARCH STILL Teletext is only available on certain broadcast channels. The time taken to display the pages and sub-pages is set by the teletext transmitter and not by the television. Teletext is also used for Closed Captioning of television programmes.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 32 Monday, July 18, 2005 10:08 AM Teletext Operation INDEX i CH SEARCH Red Green Yellow Blue INDEX Pressing this button returns you to the main index page. Red / Green / Yellow / Blue buttons In FASTEXT or TOP mode these correspond to the differently coloured subjects. In List mode they correspond to the differently coloured page numbers. STR This button is used to store page numbers into the coloured buttons or the STR Favourite Page button.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 33 Monday, July 18, 2005 9:40 AM Teletext Operation TIME TEXT * TIME TEXT * When a Page has more than one screen (sub-page) of information, you may have to wait for some time before the sub-page you require becomes available. With this function it is possible to enter the number of the desired sub-page. 1. Select Text Mode and choose a page. 2. Press the SET UP followed by the Blue button. T**** will be displayed at the top left of the screen. 3.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 34 Saturday, July 16, 2005 3:50 PM Troubleshooting Before you call for service, determine the symptoms and make a few simple checks as shown below.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 35 Saturday, July 16, 2005 2:36 PM Specifications Power Source AC SINGLE 230-240V, 50Hz Power Consumption 184 W Receiving System Receiving Channels 1. PAL B/G Reception of Off air broadcasts 2. NTSC 4.43 3. NTSC 3.58 / 60Hz 4. PAL 60Hz Playback from Video Tape Recorders Playback from Special Video Tape Recorders and Special Video Disc Players (Via the AV Sockets) only.
TX32F500A-2912_E Page 36 Saturday, July 16, 2005 12:23 PM 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.
