Faqs - Panasonic Viera TH-50PX60B Operating Instructions Manual

FAQs

Before requesting service or assistance, please follow these simple guides to resolve the problem.
If problem still persists, please contact your local Panasonic dealer or Panasonic Customer Care Centre
for assistance. For details (p. 48)
White spots or shadow
images (noise)
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Check the position, direction, and
connection of the aerial.
Neither image nor
sound is produced
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Is the unit in "AV mode"?
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Is the mains lead plugged into the socket outlet?
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Is the TV unit turned On?
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Check Picture menu (p. 20) and volume.
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Check all required SCART cables and
connections are fi rmly in place.
Auto aspect
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Auto aspect is designed to provide you
with the best aspect ratio to use to fi ll your
screen. For user control please see p. 42.
S-Video / black and
white picture
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Using TV/AV button please confi rm your
selection is S-Video I.e. AV2/S-Video or
AV3/S-Video (p. 17).
Problem
logo appears at the
four corners of the screen
Contrast is reduced
Permanently lit spots on
screen
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• Check the DVB transmitter.
• Adjust the direction of the aerial to another transmitter installed nearby.
Check the analogue broadcast.
If the image quality is poor, check the aerial and consult your nearest dealer.
On Screen messages - I.e. AV1/EC1
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You can simply clear these by pressing .
Press again to redisplay.
Direct TV record / Q-Link functions
not recording
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Please confi rm SCART cable and connection. Also please
set "AV2/AV3 out" in the Setup menu (p. 22).
Actions
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The function to prevent after-image (p. 5) is activated.
(Not a faulty symptom)
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The screen saver is activated when the following
conditions without any user operation for a few minutes:
● no signal in DVB or AV mode
● selected locked channel
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Contrast is lowered when the following conditions
without any user operation for a few minutes:
● selected radio channel
● displayed menu (except Tuning menu, Owner ID and
Shipping condition)
● selected invalid or bad signal channel
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Due to production process involved in this technology
this may result in some pixels which are permanently lit
or unlit. This is not a malfunction.
Problem
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Set "P-NR" in the Picture menu (to remove noise). (p. 21)
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Chaotic image, noisy
Check nearby electrical products
(car, motorcycle, fl uorescent lamp).
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No image can be
Is "Colour" or "Contrast" in the Picture menu set to the
displayed minimum? (p. 21)
Blurry or distorted image •
Reset channels. (p. 28 and p. 30)
(no sound or low volume)
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Is "Sound Mute" active? (p. 7)
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No sound is produced
Is the volume set to the minimum?
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Sound signal reception may be deteriorated.
Sound level is low •
Set "NICAM" (p. 20) in the Sound menu to "Off".
or sound is distorted
(Analogue only)
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The sound is from built-in cooling fan (not a sign of
Whirling sound is heard
faulty operation).
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Due to the digital reception technologies involved, quality of the DTV signals may be relatively low in
some cases, despite good reception of analogue programmes.
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Check "Signal Condition". (p. 28)
Interference or
If "Signal Quality" or "Signal Strength" are displayed in
red, check aerial.
frozen / disappearing
If problem persists, consult your local Panasonic dealer.
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image in DVB
Use the remote control to turn Off the TV unit, then turn
it On again.
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Set the sound setting of the connected equipment to
"2ch L.PCM".
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Sound is unusual
Check the "HDMI1 input" setting in the Sound menu. (p. 21)
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If digital sound connection has a problem, select
analogue sound connection. (p. 21)
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Pictures from external
Is the HDMI cable connected properly? (p. 40)
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Turn Off the TV unit and equipment, then turn them On
equipment are unusual
again.
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when the equipment is
Check an input signal from the equipment. (p. 43)
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connected via HDMI
Use an equipment compliant with EIA/CEA-861/861B.
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Switch the TV unit on again with the equipment on.
"Control with HDMI" •
Set "Control with HDMI" to "Off", then set to "On"
function does not work
again. (p. 38)
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The sleep function is activated.
TV unit goes into •
The TV unit enters "Standby mode" about 30 min.
"Standby mode"
after broadcasting ends.
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The remote control
Are the batteries installed correctly? (p. 6)
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does not work Has the TV unit been switched On?
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