Operating Instructions Wide Projection Television TX-47P800H Model No. Manufactured under license from BBE Sound,Inc. L i c e n s e d b y B B E S o u n d , I n c . u n d e r USP4638258, 5510752 and 5736897.
Dear Panasonic Customer Welcome to the Panasonic family of customers. We hope that you will have many years of enjoyment from your new Wide Projection television set. To obtain maximum benefit from your set, please read these Instructions before making any adjustments, and retain them for future reference.
Warnings and Cautions Warnings Unplug the power cord in the event of any malfunction (screen goes blank, no sound, odd sounds, smoke or unusual odors 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.
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Warnings and Cautions Cautions Do not allow a still picture to be displayed for an extended period, as this can cause a permanent after-image to remain on the Wide Projection TV screen. Examples of still pictures include logos, video games, computer images, teletext and images displayed in 4:3 mode.
Before Operating This Set Safety Precaution Please take safety precautions to prevent the unit form falling over. The unit may fall over during earthquakes, or if someone stands on or shakes the TV. Fixing to a wall Use a strong rope or a chain to fasten the TV firmly to a strong support such as a wall or a pillar.
Before Operating This Set Connecting the Plug to the Wall Outlet How to Turn the Power On Power Indicator Power Switch Notes: • When in the Stand-by condition (Refer to page 11), it is also possible to turn the TV set on by pressing any of the “Direct Programme Number Selection buttons”...
Location of Controls Controls and Terminals on the TV Item Function Headphones Jack AV3 Input Terminals Power Switch Function Selection Volume Down (−) / Programme Number Down ( ) Volume Up (+) / Programme Number Up ( ) TV/AV S-VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO MONITOR...
Connections How to connect the “AV1, 2, 3 or 4” Input Terminals Connect VCRs and other peripheral equipment (VHS VCR) Audio Video VIDEO AUDIO (Super-VHS VCR) Audio Video S Video VIDEO AUDIO Notes: • When an S-Video cable is connected to the S-Video terminal, the corresponding Video input will be switched off and the signal from the S-Video input will be used.
How to connect the DVD Input Terminals DVD Player Audio DVD( ) OUT Notes: • The AV4 audio signal is common for both AV4 and DVD input signal terminals. • The DVD signal input terminal takes priority over the AV4 video signal input terminal. •...
General Operation Power switch Used to store tuning and other function settings. Also used to start the menu demonstration. Function selection Displays the on screen display functions, use repeatedly to select from the available functions. The following adjustments can be accessed directly. Notes: VOLUME TUNING MODE...
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Power (Stand-by) (see page 6) The TV set must first be plugged into the wall outlet and turned on at the power switch. Press this button to turn the TV set On from Standby mode, press it again to turn the TV set OFF to Standby mode.
On-Screen menu Display from Remote Control To PICTURE adjust menu (see page 24) PICTURE MENU STANDARD CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS COLOUR SHARPNESS NTSC-TINT C. TEMP STANDARD PICTURE P-NR AUTO SCAN MODE PROGRESSIVE To SOUND adjust menu (see page 26) SOUND MENU MUSIC VOLUME BASS TREBLE...
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On-Screen menu Display from Remote Control To SETUP MENU (see page 23) SETUP MENU TELETEXT FASTEXT OFF TIMER CH COLOUR SET CHILD LOCK BLUE BACK ILLUMINATION FLICKER REDUC. (TV mode) SETUP MENU 3D-COMB TEXT SELECT ENGLISH PICTURE SHIFT TUNING MENU ACCESS OWNER ID CONVERGENCE...
Convergence Adjustment Convergence Adjustment mode Vertical centre marker Horizontal centre marker SET UP Press to display the Setup Menu. Press to select the “CONVERGENCE”. Press to access to the “CONVERGENCE” menu. Press to select the “CONVERGENCE 1” or the “CONVERGENCE 2”. Press to access to the function.
Convergence 2 Adjustment for RED and BLUE This function adjust the convergence of the side part of the screen. Press to select the CONVERGENCE 2. Press to access to the function. Press the Number button on the Remote Control to select TV/TEXT INDEX HOLD F.P.
Tuning Channels Select the “POSITION” or the “DIRECT” (Other than Australia) CH SELECT Press to select the “CH SELECT (Channel Select) ” Mode. Press to select the “POSITION” or the “DIRECT”. Setting range when the “POS.” (Position) has been selected: Position 0-99 Setting range when the “DIRECT”...
Channel Allocation • CATV (USA CATV) channel numbers as recommended by the joint EIA/NCTA Engineering committee and published as EIA INTERIM STANDARD No.6-CABLE TELEVISION CHANNEL IDENTIFICATION PLAN-MAY 1983. • The receiving channels are as follows; SYS SELECT CHINA HK/UK ASIA/M.EAST NZ/INDONES AUSTRALIA E.EUROPE SPECL VER AMERICA CH DISPLAY –...
Tuning Channels Automatic Tune This TV uses automatic tuning to determine whether or not the TV can receive a broadcast signal which is being sent, and automatically prepares so that the channel selection can respond to both the position select and direct select modes. Before Automatic Tune, Channel Select and Regional System must already be set (Refer to pages 16).
Manual Tune Before Manual Tune, Channel Select and Regional System must already be set (Refer to page 16). MANUAL TUNE Press to select the MANUAL TUNE. Press to access to the MANUAL TUNE. Press to select the desired Programme Number. Press to select the higher or lower channel.
Tuning Channels Fine Tuning Under normal reception conditions this function is not required or necessary. However, in areas of poor reception or constant interference, a slight adjustment of the tuning may improve the picture and sound quality. Press to select the FINE TUNE. Press until the clear picture is received.
How to Cancel the Skip Function Press to select the SKIP. Press to change the mode to “OFF”. Press to store the Skip function. Sound System Selection This function is used only in the TV mode when the sound is not clear or no sound is produced on a Programme Number, and is not applicable in AV mode .
Owner ID Owner ID allows you to enter a security code (Owner ID) and your personal details into the memory, so that in the unfortunate event of theft it will help the police to trace the owner. SET UP Press to display the Setup Menu. Press to select the “Owner ID”.
Setup Adjustment SET UP Press to display the SETUP MENU. Press to select the desired function. Press to adjust or change the function. SETUP MENU TELETEXT FASTEXT OFF TIMER CH COLOUR SET CHILD LOCK BLUE BACK ILLUMINATION FLICKER REDUC. TV/AV Press to go back to watching TV.
Picture Adjustment PICTURE Press to display the Picture Menu. Press to select the desired function. Press to adjust or change the function. TV/AV Press to go back to watching TV. MENU Picture menu mode will be memorized for each TV, AV1, AV2, AV3 and AV4 mode. •...
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C. TEMP (Colour Temperature) Set the overall colour tone of the picture. Press to switch between modes STANDARD P-NR (Picture Noise Reduction) Automatically reduces undesired picture noise. Press to switch between modes AUTO AI (Artificial intelligence) Automatically analyses the incoming picture and processes it to give improved contrast and optimum depth of field.
Sound Adjustment SOUND Press to display the Sound Menu. Press to select the desired function. Press to adjust or change the function. TV/AV Press to go back to watching TV. Note: Some features are only available with the Surround feature switched off. Press MENU Sound menu mode will be memorized for each TV, AV1, AV2, AV3 and AV4 mode.
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Use special signal processing to accurately reproduce the "attack" of each sound, in order to make it immediate and superbly faithful to the original, while retaining its natural feel. Press to select the BBE. Press to select ON or OFF. SURROUND MENU SURROUND Press to switch between ON and OFF.
Aspect Controls ASPECT TV/TEXT F.P. INDEX HOLD 100Hz/ CH SEARCH STILL PROGRE SURROUND Notes: ASPECT • Simply press MULTI • 16:9 picture has been used to illustrate all of the aspect modes described in this section. The on screen selector keys (corresponding to the four coloured buttons on the remote control) appear for some Aspect functions and disappear after a few seconds.
Multi Screen Multi PIP MULTI Press and picture feature. TV/TEXT F.P. INDEX HOLD The on screen selector keys for the features (corresponding to the four coloured buttons on the remote control) appear and disappear after a few seconds. If you would like to select an operation when the 100Hz/ CH SEARCH STILL...
TELETEXT Teletext features may vary depending on the Broadcasting Companies and are only available when the channel selected is transmitting Teletext. TEXT SELECT Select character set, so that all characters needed are available for text on teletext pages (eg: cyrillic characters, etc). ENGLISH TV / Teletext mode TV/TEXT...
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Page Selection (Two ways) Press to increase or decrease the page number by one. FulI / Top / Bottom SET UP Press to display special functions. Press the Green button to expand the Top half. Green Press again to expand the Bottom half. Press again to return to normal (FULL) size.
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TELETEXT Teletext page Press to display special functions to view the TV picture whilst searching for a Teletext page . SET UP P100 Yellow When found a page. Press to view the page. Yellow TV/AV Return to normal TV operation. Index INDEX Press to return to the main index page.
VCR / DVD Control 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.
(4) It will not operate with other than the above manufactures. Press to select VCR / DVD. While pressing the VCR / DVD Power button, press the manufacturer code (enter the two digit code), and press the VCR / DVD Stop button. Manufacturer Panasonic/ National AIWA FUJITSU HITACHI MITSUBISHI...
Troubleshooting Before you call for service, determine the symptoms and make a few simple checks as shown below. Symptoms Picture Snowy Picture Multiple Image Interference Normal Picture No Picture No Colour Scrambled Coloured Patches No Colour Projection TV screen Symptoms Do not allow a still picture to be displayed for an extended period, as this can cause a permanent after-image to remain on the Wide Projection TV screen.