Model No. TX-32A400B Operating Instructions LCD Television Thank you for purchasing this Panasonic product. Please read these instructions carefully before operating this product and retain them for future reference. The images shown in this manual are for illustrative purposes only.
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... 5 ... 6 . 10 . 13 . 14 . 15 . 17 . 23 .26 . 27 . 31 Safety Precautions Warning To help avoid risk of electrical shock, fire, damage or injury, please follow the warnings below: Mains plug and lead ●● ●● ●● ●● This TV is designed to operate on AC 220-240 V, 50/60 Hz. Insert the mains plug fully into the socket outlet. Ensure that the mains plug is easily accessible. Remove the mains plug when cleaning the TV. ●● Do not touch the mains plug with a wet hand.
Warning Take care Safety Precautions To help avoid risk of electrical shock, fire, damage or injury, please follow the warnings below: ●● Do not remove covers and never modify the TV yourself as live parts are accessible when they are removed. There are no user serviceable parts inside. ●● Do not expose the TV 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.
Moving the TV Before moving the TV, disconnect all cables. When not in use for a long time Maintenance This TV will still consume some power even in the Off mode, as long as the mains plug is still connected to a live socket outlet. ●● Remove the mains plug from the wall socket when the TV is not in use for a prolonged period of time. Excessive volume Do not expose your ears to excessive volume from the headphones. Irreversible damage can be caused.
Quick Start Guide Accessories / Options Standard accessories Remote Control ●● N2QAYB000816 MEDIA PLAYER INPUT TV AV MENU TEXT STTL GUIDE EXIT Batteries for the Remote Control (2) ●● (R6AA) (p. 6) Base (p. 8) Mains Lead (p. 10) OK BACK/ RETURN OPTION Quick Start Guide ASPECT MUTE abc def ghi jkl mno pqrs tuv wxyz STILL LAST VIEW TV Assembly screw for base (4) (p.
Optional accessories Please contact your local Panasonic dealer to purchase the recommended optional accessories. For additional details, please read the manual of the optional accessories. Wall-hanging bracket Please contact your local Panasonic dealer to purchase the recommended wall-hanging bracket.
Attaching / removing the base Warning Do not disassemble or modify the base. ●● Otherwise the TV may fall over and become damaged, and personal injury may result. Caution Quick Start Guide Accessories / Options Do not use any base other than the one provided with this TV. ●● Otherwise the TV may fall over and become damaged, and personal injury may result. Do not use the base if it becomes warped or physically damaged. ●● If you use the base while it is physically damaged, personal injury may result.
Indicator / Control panel Quick Start Guide 1 Remote control signal receiver ●● Do not place any objects between the TV remote control signal receiver and remote control. 2 Power indicator Red: Standby Green: On ●● The LED blinks when the TV receives a command from the remote control. 3 (POWER) ●● Switches TV on or off. ●● To completely turn off the TV, please remove the mains lead from the wall socket. 4 ●● Selects an input source. ●● Confirms and enters a selection on the On-Screen Display Menu.
Basic Connection External equipment and cables shown are not supplied with this TV. Please ensure that the unit is disconnected from the mains socket before attaching or disconnecting any leads. Terminals Quick Start Guide 1 HDMI 2 (p. 11) 2 ETHERNET 3 DIGITAL AUDIO 4 AV 1 (SCART) 5 AV 2 (COMPONENT / VIDEO) 6 HDMI 1 (ARC) 7 Terrestrial terminal (see below) 8 CI slot 9 Headphone jack 8 Basic Connection 9 10 (p. 11) (p.
Note ●● Do not put the Coaxial cable close to the mains lead to avoid noise. ●● Do not place the Coaxial cable under the TV. ●● To obtain optimum quality picture and sound, an Aerial, the correct cable (75 Ω 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 the TV.
Network connections Connect the TV and the Broadband network equipment (modem, hub, or router) by using a LAN cable. ●● If you do not have a Broadband network services, please consult your retailer for assistance. ●● Confirm the term and conditions of the contracts with your Internet Service Provider (ISP) or telecommunications company. ●● Set up and connect any equipment required for the network environment. ●● Read the manual of the network equipment, too.
Identifying Controls Remote Control 7 8 INPUT TV AV MENU TEXT STTL GUIDE EXIT 15 16 17 BACK/ RETURN 18 ●● Easy optional setting for viewing, sound, etc. 9 Coloured buttons (red-green-yellow-blue) ●● Used for the selection, navigation and operation of various functions. 10 (Volume up / Volume down) ●● Changes volume. 11 (p. 16) ●● Changes aspect ratio. 10 19 MUTE 20 11 abc def ghi jkl mno pqrs tuv wxyz 12 Numeric buttons ●● Changes channel and teletext pages. ●● Sets characters.
Auto Setup Search and store TV channels automatically. ●● These steps are not necessary if the setup has been completed by your local dealer. ●● Please complete connections (p. 10, 11) and settings (if necessary) of the connected equipment before starting Auto Setup. For details of settings for the connected equipment, read the manual of the equipment. Quick Start Guide 1 Plug the TV into mains socket and switch On 2 Select your country ●● Takes a few seconds to be displayed.
Basic Features Watching TV MEDIA PLAYER INPUT TV AV 1 Turn power on 2 Switch to TV mode 3 Select a channel MENU TEXT STTL GUIDE EXIT OK TV BACK/ RETURN OPTION ASPECT up MUTE or down abc abc def ghi jkl mno pqrs tuv wxyz ●● To select a more than two-digit channel position number, e.g.
Aspect Change the aspect ratio (image size) ASPECT Enjoy viewing the image at its optimum size and aspect. Programmes usually contain an “Aspect Control Signal” (Widescreen signal, etc.), and the TV will choose the aspect ratio automatically according to the aspect control signal.
How to Use Menu Functions Various menus allow you to make settings for the picture, sound, and other functions.
Menu list Menu Item Viewing Mode Adjustments / Configurations (alternatives) Selects your favourite picture mode for each input. [Dynamic] / [Normal] / [Cinema] / [True Cinema] / [Game] [Dynamic]: Improves contrast and sharpness for viewing in a bright room. [Normal]: Normal use for viewing in a normal lighting condition. [Cinema]: Improves the performance of contrast, black and colour reproduction for watching movies in a darkened room.
Menu Item Adjustments / Configurations (alternatives) Picture Press button to reset the current Picture [Viewing Mode] of the selected input to the default settings. Mode Selects your favourite sound mode. [Music] / [Speech] / [User] ●● The selected mode affects all input signals. [Music]: Improves sound quality for watching music videos, etc. [Speech]: Improves sound quality for watching news, drama, etc.
Menu Item Adjustments / Configurations (alternatives) SPDIF: A standard audio transfer file format Selects the initial setting for digital audio output signal from DIGITAL AUDIO and HDMI 1 (ARC) (ARC function) terminals. [Auto] / [PCM] SPDIF Selection [Auto]: Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Digital and HE-AAC multi-channel are output as Dolby Digital Bitstream. MPEG is output as [PCM]. DTS is output as DTS for video contents of [Media Player]. [PCM]: Digital output signal is fixed to [PCM].
Menu Item Adjustments / Configurations (alternatives) Network Timer Information Displays information of network connection. IP Setting Detects IP automatically or sets IP manually. Connection Test Check if the TV connects to the network successfully or not. Off Timer Sets the time until the TV automatically goes to Standby mode. [Off] / [15] / [30] / [45] / [60] / [75] / [90] (minutes) (p.
Menu Item Preferred Teletext Teletext Character Set Adjustments / Configurations (alternatives) Selects the preferred language for DVB teletext service (depending on the broadcaster). Selects teletext language. [West] / [East1] / [East2] [West]: English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, etc. [East1]: Czech, English, Estonian, Lettish, Rumanian, Russian, Ukrainian, etc. [East2]: Czech, Hungarian, Lettish, Polish, Rumanian, etc.
Using Media Player [Media Player] allows you to enjoy photo, video or music recorded on a USB Flash Memory. Photo mode: Still pictures recorded by digital cameras will be displayed. Movie mode: Moving pictures recorded by digital video cameras will be played back. Music mode: Digital music data will be played back. ●● During the operation, audio signal is output from DIGITAL AUDIO and HDMI 1 (ARC) (ARC function) terminals. But no video signals are output.
Starting Media Player the USB Flash Memory to the TV 1 Insert (p. 23) [Media Player] 2 Start ●● You can also start by pressing following button. MEDIA PLAYER 3 Select the content Contents Select EXIT Select RETURN select OK Photo Access USB 2.0 Music Movie access 4 Enjoy [Media Player] Example: Thumbnail - [All photos] Using Media Player Media Player Photo All photos ●● To display the information of the highlighted content 1/48 File name p1010001.
[Movie] Buttons Red Yellow Blue / / ●● Play folder ●● Selects drive type ●● Selects [Photo], [Music], or [Movie] ●● Selects movies / Description Option menu of [Photo] Menu Item Adjustments / Configurations (alternatives) Screen Mode Selects enlarged or normal viewing on [Single view] and [Slideshow]. [Normal] / [Zoom] ●● Depending on the photo size, it may not be fully enlarged to fill the screen, e.g. portrait style picture. Interval Selects slideshow interval.
Others FAQs Before requesting service or assistance, please follow these simple guides to resolve the problem. If the problem still persists, please contact your local Panasonic dealer for assistance. Problem Screen Sound FAQs HDMI Other 26 Causes / Actions Chaotic image, noisy ●● Set [P-NR] in the [Picture] to remove noise. (p. 18) ●● Check nearby electrical products (car, motorcycle, fluorescent lamp).
Specifications Product fiche Supplier Panasonic Corporation Model ID TX-32A400B A+ Visible screen size(diagonal) 80 cm / 31.5 inches (diagonal) On mode average power consumption 30 W Annual energy consumption*1 44 kWh Off mode power consumption 0.3 W Standby power consumption*2 0.3 W Screen resolution 1,366 (W) × 768 (H) *1: Energy consumption XYZ kWh per year, based on the power consumption of the television operating 4 hours per day for 365 days.
Input signal that can be displayed COMPONENT (Y, Pb, Pr), HDMI Mode H. Freq. (kHz) V. Freq. (Hz) 16:9 15.73 59.94 525 (480) / 60i 4:3 15.73 59.94 525 (480) / 60p 16:9 31.47 59.94 525 (480) / 60p 4:3 31.47 59.94 625 (576) / 50i 16:9 15.625 50 625 (576) / 50i 4:3 15.625 50 625 (576) / 50p 16:9 31.25 50 625 (576) / 50p 4:3 31.25 50 750 (720) / 60p 45 59.94 750 (720) / 50p 37.5 50 1,125 (1,080) / 60i 33.75 59.94 1,125 (1,080) / 50i 28.125 50 1,125 (1,080) / 60p 67.
Supported file format in Media Player Photo Format JPEG File extension .jpg .jpeg Image resolution (pixel) Baseline jpeg: 4 × 4 to 17,000 × 10,000 Progressive jpeg: 4 × 4 to 4,000 × 4,000 Details / Restrictions DCF and EXIF standards Sub-sampling: 4:4:4, 4:2:2, 4:2:0 Movie Container AVI File extension .avi Video codec Audio codec Details / Restrictions – – MKV .mkv H.264 BP/MP/HP MP3 Dolby Digital MPEG1 Layer1/2 AAC HE-AAC DTS Core ASF .asf .wmv VC-1 Windows Media Video Ver.
Music Codec File extension Restrictions MP3 .mp3 – AAC .m4a ●● Copy-protected files cannot be played back. WMA .wma ●● Copy-protected files cannot be played back. ●● WMA Lossless is not supported. LPCM .wav – FLAC .flac – Note ●● Some files may not be played back even if they fulfill these conditions. ●● Do not use two-byte characters or other special codes for data. ●● The device may become unusable with this TV if the file or folder names are changed.
Licence Even if no special notation has been made of company or product trademarks, these trademarks have been fully respected. This product incorporates the following software: (1) the software licensed under the GNU General Public License, Version 2.0 (GPL V2.0) and/or, (2) open sourced software other than the software licensed under the GPL.
Information for Users on Collection and Disposal of Old Equipment and used Batteries These symbols on the products, packaging, and/or accompanying documents mean that used electrical and electronic products and batteries should not be mixed with general household waste. For proper treatment, recovery and recycling of old products and used batteries, please take them to applicable collection points, in accordance with your national legislation and the Directives 2002/96/EC and 2006/66/EC.
