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WARNING: To reduce the risk of electric shock do not remove cover or back. No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. The lightning flash with arrow-head within a triangle is intended to tell the user that parts inside the product are a risk of electric shock to persons.
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Important Safety Instructions 1) Read these instructions. All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. 2) Keep these instructions. The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3) Heed all warnings. All warnings on the appliance and in the operating instructions should be adhered to.
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AVERTISSEMENT: Pour réduire les risques de secousse électrique, ne pas retirer le couvercle ni le panneau arrière. Cet appareil ne contient aucune pièce qui puisse être réparée par l'utilisateur; l'entretien doit être effectué par du personnel qualifié. Le symbole de l'éclair, inscrit dans un triangle équilatéral, a pour objet d'appeler l'attention de l'utilisateur sur la présence, à...
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Précautions de sécurité importantes 1) Lisez ces instructions. Lisez toutes les instructions de sécurité et de fonctionnement avant d’utiliser l’appareil. 2) Conservez ces instructions. Les instructions de sécurité et de fonctionnement doivent être conservées à titre d’information. 3) Prenez en compte tous les avertissements. Tous les avertissements marqués sur l’appareil ou dans le mode d’emploi doivent être pris en compte.
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Dear Panasonic Customer Welcome to the Panasonic family of customers. We hope that you will have many years of enjoyment from your new color television set. To obtain maximum benefit from your set, please read these Instructions before making any adjustments, and retain them for future reference.
Installation Receiver Location This unit is intended to be used with an optional stand or entertainment center. Consult your dealer for available options. Locate for comfortable viewing. Avoid placing where sunlight or other bright light (including reflections) will fall on the screen.
Remote Control Battery Installation Requires two AA batteries. 1. Turn the Transmitter face down. Remove top cover by pressing down on marking and sliding cover off in the direction indicated. Helpful Hint: For frequent remote control users, replace old batteries with Alkaline batteries for longer life. Note: In order to maximize the life of the batteries, the lighted buttons on the Remote Control can be turned OFF and ON by pressing R-TUNE and RECALL at the same...
Installation Connecting the Antenna Cable to the RF In Terminal Antenna Connection - For proper reception of VHF/UHF channels, an external antenna is required. For best reception an outdoor antenna is recommended. Antenna Mode must be set to TV. VHF Antenna UHF Antenna Mixer 75 Ohm...
Antenna / Cable Connection Incoming Cable From Home Antenna (75 Ohm) Incoming 75 Ohm Cable (From Cable Company) Cable Connection - For reception of cable channels (01 - 125) connect the cable supplied by your local cable company. Antenna Mode must be set to CABLE. (Refer to Antenna Mode section.) Note: Certain cable systems offset some channels to reduce interference or have Premium (scrambled) channels.
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Installation Antenna Connection (Cable Box, no VCR) Use this configuration when connecting the TV to a cable TV system using a Cable Box. Connect the cable from the Output terminal on the back of the Cable Box to the ANT terminal on the back of the TV.
How to connect the “1, 2, 3, 4” input terminals Connects VCRs and other peripheral equipment (Super-VHS VCR) Audio Video S-Video (VHS VCR) Audio Video VIDEO AUDIO Notes: (1) When a monaural VCR is used, connect the monaural audio cable to the AUDIO-L (Left) terminal. (2) Similar connections are available at the INPUT 1, 2, 3, 4 input terminals.
Installation How to connect the COMPONENT VIDEO Input Terminals DVD Player Audio DVD(Y•P •P ) OUT How to connect the AV Prog. Out Terminals The “Prog. Out” Terminals output the same signals as main picture on the TV screen and sound from the speaker at that time, e.g.
Connecting Headphones / Earphones Connect headphones / earphones as follows. LEFT P. RIGHT P. (M3 plug) You can listen to sound from each of the headphones Jacks as shown below. Front jack M3 plug jack H e a d p h o n e s ( s t e r e o ) o r earphones (monaural) LEFT P.
Location of Controls Illuminated Remote Control Power button Press to turn the TV ON or OFF (See page 19). Note: The TV’s power cord must first be plugged into the wall outlet and then turned on at the POWER switch (standby mode). MUTE button Push this button to mute the sound (See page 31).
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ASPECT button Change of screen size (See page 24). Panasonic AUTO FULL LIGHT POWER ASPECT MUTE TV/VIDEO ACTION MENU INFO/RECALL AV-ADJ NORMAL GAME RH-SPLIT EXIT VCR REC GUIDE SEARCH SPLIT PLAY STOP FREEZE SWAP TV/VCR VCR/DBS CHANNEL PAUSE OPEN/CLOSE SLOW...
Location of Controls Controls and Terminals on the TV MENU ACTION TV/VIDEO VOLUME CHANNEL Program number selection buttons (see page 21, 26) Volume up(+) / down(–) buttons (see page 20, 26) Input mode selection buttons (see page 29) Action button (see page 21) Menu button (see page 20) S - V I D E O VIDEO...
Power ON / OFF Connecting the Plug to the Wall Outlet How to Turn the Power On Remote Control Sensor LIGHT POWER ASPECT MUTE TV/VIDEO ACTION Note: Main plug types vary between countries. The power plug shown at left may, therefore, not be the type fitted to your set.
Flow Chart of Main menu If the MENU button is pressed, the MENU screen will be displayed. If the MENU button is pressed once more while the menu screen is displayed, the MENU screen will be cleared. The MENU button on the main body can also be pressed to display the MENU screen.
V I D E O ON ON SELECT DVC PLAYBACK MODE ID-1 EXIT GEOMAGNETIC CORRECT NORMAL V I D E O FRAME ON Panasonic AUTO 4:3 SCAN MODE JUST CHANGE SELECT GAME VIDEO INPUT LABEL EXIT 480p COLOR MATRIX CHANGE SELECT...
Tuning channels Automatically searches and adds receivable channels in the installed area and/or CATV signals to the program. Channel tuning cannot be performed when the MAIN picture is not receiving a TV broadcast (tuning is not possible). Press the MENU button to display the MENU screen and select SETUP. ACTION ACTION ACTION...
Tuning channels Use this setting when changing setting of receiving channels or changing the channel display. Turn the TV on and select the broadcast channel. Follow the steps on the previous page to display the PROGRAM CHANNEL screen. This PROGRAM CHANNEL screen can be displayed when the MAIN picture is a TV broadcast. Selecting the PROGRAM CHANNELS menu.
PROG ASPECT button ASPECT The aspect mode changes each time the ASPECT button is pressed. Panasonic AUTO FULL Notes: (1) For a 480p signal input during component input signal mode, the mode switches between ZOOM and FULL only. (2) When a 1080i signal is being received, the mode is set to FULL, and aspect switching is not possible.
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(depending on the picture source), allowing you to view Panasonic AUTO the picture at its maximum size. Note: (1) If Panasonic Auto mode is selected, the image may Image is expanded change size suddenly, according to program material. Changes in accordance...
VHF, UHF and CATV Power switch LIGHT POWER ASPECT MUTE TV/VIDEO ACTION MENU INFO/RECALL AV-ADJ NORMAL GAME RH-SPLIT EXIT VCR REC GUIDE SEARCH SPLIT PLAY STOP FREEZE SWAP PAUSE TV/VCR VCR/DBS CHANNEL OPEN/CLOSE SLOW STILL R-TUNE PROG MENU ACTION TV/VIDEO VOLUME CHANNEL Operation can be done from the TV set.
POWER the cable TV tuner. Note: The remote control code number is set for Panasonic products. When peripheral equipment does not operate, reset code (See page 61 and 62). Operate the cable TV tuner and select the desired volume level.
Searching for the desired channel SEARCH When a SEARCH / STOP button is pressed during single screen. STOP When a channel button is pressed during channel search. • Number keys: Example: When 8 is pressed, channel 8 is displayed in single screen. •...
Playing a VCR or other peripheral equipment Confirm that the TV is in standby mode. INPUT4 S-VIDEO VIDEO L-AUDIO-R LIGHT POWER ASPECT MUTE TV/VIDEO ACTION MENU INFO/RECALL AV-ADJ NORMAL GAME RH-SPLIT EXIT VCR REC GUIDE SEARCH SPLIT PLAY STOP FREEZE SWAP PAUSE TV/VCR...
Playing games in game mode Confirm that the TV is in standby mode. INPUT4 S-VIDEO L-AUDIO-R VIDEO LIGHT POWER ASPECT MUTE TV/VIDEO ACTION MENU INFO/RECALL AV-ADJ NORMAL GAME RH-SPLIT EXIT VCR REC GUIDE SEARCH SPLIT PLAY STOP FREEZE SWAP PAUSE TV/VCR VCR/DBS CHANNEL...
Recall / Mute LIGHT POWER ASPECT MUTE TV/VIDEO ACTION MENU INFO/RECALL AV-ADJ NORMAL GAME RH-SPLIT EXIT VCR REC GUIDE SEARCH SPLIT PLAY STOP SWAP FREEZE TV/VCR VCR/DBS CHANNEL PAUSE OPEN/CLOSE SLOW STILL R-TUNE PROG Recall (On-screen display) INFO/RECALL Press this button to display channel number, off-timer remaining time, screen modes, and other settings.
Split screen Split screen enables you to search other channels on the right screen or check video recording status. Splitting the screen SPLIT Press to split (The previously selected screen appears.) Example: Two screen mode set to NORMAL aspect. • Returning to one screen.
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Changing the channel of the right screen during SPLIT SCREEN FULL, SPLIT SCREEN NORMAL, and PoutP. RH-SPLIT Press to operate right screen. CH10 While is displayed on the screen, press to switch modes. Example: Change to channel 5. ACTIVE Viewing videos TV/VIDEO While is displayed on the...
Adjusting screen position and size Adjusting screen ASPECT Press to select the screen mode to adjust. MENU Press to display the MENU screen. Press to select ADJUST menu. ACTION Press to select POSITION/SIZE and ACTION press ACTION. Notes: • This TV is equipped with various screen modes. If a screen mode with a different aspect from the broadcast program is selected, image will appear differently.
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Switching screen width During NORMAL mode, if noise appears on the ends of the image in SIZE 1, switch to SIZE 2. Press to narrow (SIZE 2). ACTION Press to widen (SIZE 1). During JUST mode, if noise appears on the ends of the image in SIZE 1, switch to SIZE 2. Press to enlarge image horizontally (SIZE 2).
Audio Adjustments Press the MENU button to display the MENU screen and select ADJUST. Select AUDIO ADJUST of ADJUST from the MENU screen. ACTION ACTION BASS Adjusts low sounds TREBLE Adjusts high sounds BALANCE Adjust left and right volumes SURROUND To enjoy a concert hall effect, turn SURROUND to ON.
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Turning the center speaker ON and OFF to enhance the mood During AUDIO ADJUST menu: Press to select CENTER SP. Press to select switch. ACTION • ON : Sound given off from the center is enhanced and stability is increased. •...
Picture Adjustments Press the MENU button to display the MENU screen and select ADJUST. ACTION NORMAL is displayed at default. ACTION PICTURE ADJ. PICTURE MENU PICTURE BRIGHTNESS COLOR TINT SHARPNESS COLOR TEMP ADVANCED ADJ. ACTION EXIT Adjusts picture in more detail. (see page 40) P r e s s t o s e l e c t t o PICTURE ADJUST.
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PICTURE Selects proper brightness and density for the room. BRIGHTNESS Adjusts for easier viewing of dark pictures such as night scenes and hair. COLOR Adjusts slightly to a lighter color. TINT Adjust for nice skin color. SHARPNESS Displays a sharp image. •...
Picture Adjustments Press left or right to turn ON, and a Press down to display the ADVANCED ADJUST screen. ADVANCED PICTURE ADJUST During STANDARD or CINEMA mode, ADVANCED ADJUST setting is possible. ACTION • To return to normal viewing • To return to PICTURE ADJUST menu •...
Playing special video software When playing special images such as three dimensional video disks on video disk players or game software on video game players, use GAME mode. Use TV mode for normal viewing. Selecting VIDEO menu Press the MENU button to display the MENU screen and select SETUP. ACTION Switching to SCAN MODE.
Closed Captions This receiver has a built in decoder that provides a visual depiction of the audio portion of a television program in the form of written words across the screen (white or colored letters on a black background). It allows the viewer to read the dialogue of a television program or other information.
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CC Mode Activates the On-Screen Closed Caption feature. When activated this feature will remain on until OFF is selected in this menu. ACTION • Recommended mode when Closed Caption is not being used. CAPTION OFF - • For video related information that can be displayed (up to 4 lines of script strategically placed on CAPTION C1 - the television screen so that it does not obstruct relevant parts of the picture).
Lock Feature In the United States and Canada, the V-CHIP consists of two rating systems, which are MPAA (MOTION PICTURE) and TV PARENTAL GUIDELINES. Its function is to block programs by the rating data in the XDS data packets sent from broadcasting stations. The user can select which rating programs should be blocked by using the LOCK MENU options.
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ACTION ACTION EXIT Setting MOTION PICT. STATUS. Locking and unlocking the ratings selected above. ACTION ON: The broadcasts selected in the MOTION PICTURE RATING menu cannot be viewed. OFF: LOCK is deactivated and any broadcast, regardless of the setting for MOTION PICTURE RATING, can be viewed. MENU Press to select rating to lock.
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Lock Feature TV PARENTAL STATUS ACTION ACTION Setting the TV PARENTAL PROGRAMS screen VIEW NR PROGRAMS? NO : The broadcasts selected in the MOTION PICTURE RATING menu cannot be viewed. YES: LOCK is deactivated and any broadcast, regardless of the setting for MOTION PICTURE RATING, can be viewed.
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Locking and unlocking • When a title field is selected, all ratings below this rating are selected. • When options within an option field are selected, ratings below this rating within the same field are selected. • Ratings displayed in green are unlocked and those displayed in red are blocked programs. 1.
PAGE 1 / 4 NATURAL COLOR ON VIDEO NR ON DVC PLAYBACK MODE NORMAL FRAME CHANGE SELECT EXIT V I D E O PAGE 3 / 4 GEOMAGNETIC CORRECT Panasonic AUTO 4:3 NORMAL JUST VIDEO INPUT LABEL SELECT ACTION EXIT...
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ACTION ACTION CTION VIDEO 3 BLANK HD VCR ACTIO MENU Note: When DVD or DTV is selected for the change, images are adjusted to match each input signal. Customizing the VIDEO INPUT labels Press to select VIDEO INPUT to change. Press to change.
Selecting STEREO/SAP/MONO Press the MENU button to display the MENU screen and select CUSTOM . ACTION ACTION MENU Press to select AUDIO MODE. Press to display the AUDIO MODE screen. P r e s s t o s e l e c t STEREO/SAP/MONO.
Using the off-timer MENU ACTION ACTION ACTION Notes: • When the power to the TV set is disrupted due to a power outage or similar problem, after power is restored, the off-timer will be deactivated and the TV will be in standby mode. •...
Viewing with reduced brightness Selecting the POWER SAVE menu Press the MENU button to display the MENU screen and select CUSTOM. ACTION ACTION MENU POWER SAVE SAVING By reducing the brightness of the brightest scenes, a natural image is achieved and reduces power consumption at the same time.
Video game player to VIDEO INPUT Press the MENU button to display the MENU screen and select SETUP. ACTION ACTION ACTION MENU Note: Default is set for VIDEO INPUT 4 which is located on the front of the TV set. Press to select VIDEO.
Optimizing display for DVC recording mode When digital video camera recording is in FRAME, images will have high resolution. Press the MENU button to display the MENU screen and select SETUP. ACTION ACTION ACTION MENU Note: • Switches only during VIDEO INPUT 1-4 or GAME modes. •...
Adjusting unnatural video images Selecting the VIDEO menu Press the MENU button to display the MENU screen and select SETUP. ACTION Switching to 3D Y/C FILTER ACTION ACTION MENU Press to exit menu. Notes: • The VIDEO menu is made up of 4 pages. Use the up and down buttons to change pages.
Automatically changing screen size for VIDEO INPUT modes If the received signal contains screen size specifications in VIDEO INPUT (1-4) or COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT (1-2), the screen size is automatically changed. Press the MENU button to display the MENU screen and select SETUP. ACTION ACTION ACTION...
Cancelling automatic enlarging of screen Used for viewing 4:3 images in Panasonic auto mode. (See page 24) Press the MENU button to display the MENU screen and select SETUP. ACTION ACTION Panasonic AUTO 4:3 NORMAL Displays NORMAL screen for 4:3 images.
Setting when 480p signals (sequential scan) are input through COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT Displays input signals (480p signals) in a natural color from digital equipment adaptors connected to COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT (Y, P Press the MENU button to display the MENU screen and select SETUP. ACTION ACTION ACTION...
PROGRAM CHANNELS LOCK CLOSED CAPTION VIDEO PAGE ACTION EXIT V I D E O PAGE 1 / 4 GEOMAGNETIC CORRECT ON Panasonic AUTO 4:3 NORMAL ON VIDEO INPUT LABEL FRAME ACTION EXIT SELECT • The “DEGAUSSING” message is displayed after a clicking sound is heard.
Switching languages for display Press the MENU button to display the MENU screen and select SETUP. ACTION ACTION MENU Press to select LANGUAGE. Press to display the LANGUAGE screen. Press to select preferred language. Press to exit menu. MENU ADJUST CUSTOM SET UP LANGUAGE...
If an incorrect number is entered (or there is an incomplete entry after 30 seconds), the key illumination goes out (no blink) and the settings are unchanged. Device Operate TV ( Only Panasonic ) VCR ( Preset ) Cable Boxes ( Preset ) DBS Boxes ( Preset )
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Operating peripheral equipment using the remote control LIGHT POWER ASPECT MUTE TV/VIDEO ACTION MENU INFO/RECALL AV-ADJ NORMAL GAME RH-SPLIT EXIT VCR REC GUIDE SEARCH SPLIT PLAY STOP FREEZE SWAP TV/VCR VCR/DBS CHANNEL PAUSE OPEN/CLOSE SLOW STILL R-TUNE PROG Notes: • The step and set mode will start from the current device (not the beginning of the list, except for the first time).
Operating peripheral equipment using the remote control Quick Reference Functional Key Control TV, DTV, VCR AUX (VCR2) CABLE, DBS RCVR (Receiver/Amplifier) DVD (DVD, CD, LD) TV/VIDEO ALL COMPONENTS POWER TV, VCR, DBS, DTV CABLE MUTE RCVR (Receiver/Amplifier) AUX (Cassette) CABLE Receiver / Amplifier Digital Video Disc Cassette Tape Player,...
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Operating peripheral equipment using the remote control Quick Reference Functional Key Control MODE CABLE R-TUNE DVD (DVD) DVD (CD) DVD (LD) AUX (Tape Cassette Player) CABLE ACTION TV, CBL INFO/RECALL DVD (DVD) DVD (CD) DVD (LD) DVD (DVD, LD) DVD (CD) RCVR AUX (Tape Cassette Player) SPLIT...
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Operating peripheral equipment using the remote control Quick Reference Functional Key Control ASPECT DTV (STB) CABLE CHANNEL DVD (DVD) DVD (CD) DVD (LD) RCVR CABLE VCR/DBS DVD (DVD) DVD (CD) DVD (LD) RCVR AV-ADJ NORMAL GAME RCVR RH-SPLIT RCVR EXIT DTV (STB) PROG DTV (STB)
Troubleshooting During normal broadcast (VHF/UHF) Symptoms • Power does not turn ON • • Remote control does not • function • Image shakes • Image is not clear • Color patches or no color • Image appears doubled or • tripled.
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If there are no problems with image or sound, it is the sound of the cabinet shrinking due to room temperature changes. This is not a malfunction. V I D E O PAGE 3 / 4 GEOMAGNETIC CORRECT Panasonic AUTO 4:3 NORMAL JUST VIDEO INPUT LABEL CHANGE SELECT...
Specifications Power Source AC 120 V, 60 Hz Power Consumption Screen Size 29.36 ” (745.9 mm) (W) Channel Capability-181 VHF-12 : UHF-56 : Cable-125 Speaker Sound Audio Output 21 W [7 W + 7 W + 7 W ] (10 % THD) Headphones M3 (3.5 mm) Jack Two screen display fuctions...
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Warranty Service purposes. Model Number CT-34WX50 Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company, Division of Matsushita Electric Corporation of America One Panasonic Way Secaucus New Jersey 07094 Serial Number Panasonic Sales Company, Division of Matsushita Electric of Puerto Rico Inc. (“PSC”) Ave.