Contents Congratulations on your purchase of this Palsonic colour television. We recommend that you thoroughly read this manual before use to fully enjoy the many functions and excellent effects of this equipment. Retain this manual in an easily accessible location for future reference.
Main features Hyperband Automatic channel preset Full function remote control 200 preset channels Intellectualized I C-bus control AV input/output (RCA) jacks DVD input jacks Selectable picture ON timer/OFF timer/Sleep timer Channel scan Channel edit Child lock Hotel lock Game Calendar...
Safety precautions Note: This TV set can operate on an AC power of 240V, 50Hz. You must not use a power supply of any other type. When any unusual situation occurs, turn off the power supply at once and remove the plug from the wall outlet.
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Safety precautions Do not cover the ventilating hole in the cabinet Keep a space of more than 10cm from the walls to the TV set to ensure adequate ventilation. If the power cord or the plug is damaged contact a qualified service department for service.
Identification of Controls Remote control TV/AV TV/VIDEO input select Power on/Standby GAME Game playing ZOOM Picture zoom Direct channel select CALL Recall on-screen display Digit select MUTE Sound mute Return to previous channel Sleep timer SCAN Program scan Picture mode select MUSIC Lock setting Enter into music mode...
Antenna connection Optimum reception of colour requires a good signal and will generally mean that an outdoor aerial must be used. The exact type and position of the aerial will depend upon your particular area. TV REAR Notes: It is recommended that the 75-ohm coaxial cable be used to eliminate interference and noise which may occur due to radio wave conditions.
Preparing the remote control Effective range of the Remote Installing batteries Open the battery cover. Install two "AA" batteries matching the +/- polarities of the battery to the +/- marks inside the battery TV/AV GAME compartment. ZOOM CALL MUTE SCAN MUSIC Notes: Replace the battery cover.
External equipment connections The following describes how to use and connect the TV with other AV equipment (for example, VTR, Video Camera, DVD, Video game, etc.) Please refer to the owner's manual of the equipment to be connected as well. To connect AV input terminals Connect side AV inputs TV SET SIDE...
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External equipment connections To connect DVD input terminals The figure below shows how to connect the DVD input terminals of the TV set to the DVD Player, Laser Disk Player, etc. The TV set rear DVD Player, Laser Disk Player etc. :Direction of the signal :White (audio L/MONO) :Red (audio R, C...
Power on/off Turning on Press the Power Switch on the TV set. TV/AV If no picture appears on the screen and the standby indicator lights up, the TV set is in STANDBY mode. GAME Now please follow step 2. ZOOM In STANDBY mode, press standby ( ) button on the remote controller and the TV set is turned...
Selecting input signal Watching AV program This TV set provides AV input terminals for your convenient connection to VCR, DVD or other video TV/AV equipment. TV/AV GAME To watch video program from AV inputs, press TV/AV button repeatedly until you see the ZOOM appropriate input indicator on the screen.
Tuning in There are two ways to preset channels: to preset channels automatically and to preset channels manually. Below we will describe how to preset the channels by making use of the menu. Auto Search Use the Auto Search function to preset all the active channels in TV/AV your local area automatically.
Tuning in If Auto Search can not preset the desired channels, or you want to preset the desired channels one by one with the preferred channel numbers, please make use of SEARCH. Manual Search Preset TV/AV Press MENU repeatedly to display PROGRAM Preset menu.
Tuning in To skip unnecessary channel After presetting the channels, you can skip unnecessary channels so that only the channels you want to watch are selected with Program up/down buttons. TV/AV Select the unwanted channel with digit buttons. GAME Direct channel Preset Or enter into Preset menu, press select buttons...
Channel selection You can select your desired TV program by one of the following methods. Use Direct Channel Select buttons TV/AV To select one-digit channel: Press 0-9 button directly. GAME Direct channel select buttons Press 0-9 ZOOM button CALL CALL MUTE To select two-digit channel: Press -/-- button to display "--"...
Channel edit You can edit the channel programs in your favourite order. Channel edit Preset Press MENU repeatedly to PROGRAM TV/AV display Preset menu. AUTO STORE SEARCH GAME FINE TUNING Press P+ or P- to select PROG PROG EDIT SKIP EDIT.
Picture adjustment To select the picture mode You can select the picture quality instantly among three preset MILD TV/AV modes and one user-set mode. DYNAMIC GAME Press button to select the ZOOM STANDARD desired picture quality. MILD, DYNAMIC, STANDARD and CALL USER (user-set) can be selected USER...
Sound controls Adjusting volume Use Volume up/down button Press V- button, the volume TV/AV decreases; Press V+ button, the volume GAME VOLUME increases. ZOOM Use MUTE button MUTE CALL If you want to mute the sound, press MUTE button on the MUTE remote.
Timer setting Setting clock time Making use of this function can set the current time for the TV. Time TV/AV Press MENU repeatedly to CLOCK 12:00 display the Time menu. OFF TIME - -:- - GAME ON TIME - -:- - PROGRAM Press P- or P+ to select CLOCK.
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Timer setting Setting ON timer/ON program With the ON timer, the TV will automatically turn on to a preset channel at a preset time. Time In Time menu, press P- or P+ to CLOCK 12:09 TV/AV select ON TIME. OFF TIME 13:50 ON TIME 18:10...
System setup Setting Blue Screen Press MENU repeatedly to Setup display Setup menu. BLUE SCREEN TV/AV PICTURE ENHANCE CALENDAR GAME Press P- or P+ to select BLUE SCREEN. ZOOM Press V+ or V- to turn on/off BLUE SCREEN. CALL CALL If the BLUE SCREEN is turned on, the TV will appear a MUTE blue screen when there is no input signal.
Lock setting The Child Lock function blocks the viewing of any channel for which the child lock has been set. To use the Child Lock function, you first need to set your TV/AV password. GAME To set a password ZOOM To enter into LOCK menu, press Digit buttons LOCK...
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Lock setting This unit provides Hotel Lock function, you can limit sound volume which is especially useful in hotel. Hotel lock setup Use password to enter into TV/AV LOCK LOCK menu. LOCK GAME PROGRAM CHILD LOCK Select LOCK item and press V+ HOTEL MODE ZOOM or V- button to set ON.
Other functions ZOOM function Making use of zoom function can change the screen's vertical size. Press ZOOM button repeatedly, ZOOM, 16: 9 and 4:3 can be TV/AV selected cyclically. You can select one of them according to GAME actual need, for example, to view wide screen movie VCD. GAME ZOOM Zoom...
Troubleshooting Guide Before calling service personnel, please check the following chart for a possible cause to the trouble you are experiencing. Symptoms Check the following items Be sure the power cord is plugged in. Power is not turned on. Poor colour poor tint. Contrast, colour tint are not correctly adjusted Possible interferences of automobiles, motorcycle, Spots appear on the screen.
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Troubleshooting Guide Reception disturbances Most types of television interference can be remedied by adjusting the height and position of the VHF/UHF antenna. Outdoor antennas are recommended for best results if not using cable. The most common types of television interference are shown below. If one of these symptoms appear when the TV is connected to a Cable TV system, the disturbance may be caused by the local cable company broadcast.
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