Panasonic TH-P50X14A, TH-P42X14A manual Digital TV Other

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	●Set the sound setting of the connected equipment to “2ch L.PCM”.
Sound is unusual	●Check the “HDMI1 Input” setting in the Sound Menu. (p. 25)
	●If digital sound connection has a problem, select analogue sound
	connection. (p. 34)
Pictures from external equipment	●Is the HDMI cable connected properly? (p. 44)
	●Turn Off the TV and equipment, then turn them On again.
are unusual when the equipment
	●Check an input signal from the equipment. (p. 48)
is connected via HDMI	●Use an equipment compliant with EIA/CEA-861/861B.

●Digital TV reception technology requires high quality, robust DTV signals which in some domestic aerial installations, may be relatively poor despite good analogue reception.

	●To maintain optimum signal quality from TV aerial, use a TV aerial
	splitter (as illustrated) when connecting two or more equipments
	to the same aerial.
	TV			(Individual aerial)
Aerial connection when using				Splitter
DTV and VCR / DVD Recorder		Aerial	Aerial Output
		Input	Aerial Output		Aerial Input
	VCR	terminal
				(Individual aerial)
	●Check to ensure your area is covered by DVB transmissions.
	●Check that the aerial and antenna cable are designed for DVB. For your
	safety, the aerial and cable should be inspected / installed by a licenced
After Digital TV Auto Tuning	installer that should comply with Australian Standard AS1417.1.
only some or no services are	Note: If you live within 5-10 Km of DVB transmission towers, a
	combined VHF / UHF aerial should be adequate. Outside this area,
found	separate VHF and UHF aerials provide superior reception performance.
	●If you live in a unit or apartment, check to ensure the Master Antenna
	TV (MATV) system is designed for analogue and DVB-T reception.
	Please consult your body corporate.
	●Check “Signal Condition”. (p. 31) If “Signal Quality” or “Signal
	Strength” are displayed in red or constantly changing, check aerial.
	If problem persists consult your local TV aerial installer.
	●Check that the aerial and antenna cable are designed for DVB. For your
	safety, the aerial and cable should be inspected / installed by a licenced
	installer that should comply with Australian Standard AS1417.1.
Picture regularly breaks up	●Interference (known as impulse noise) from household appliances
on some programmes, or “No	such as light switches, fridges etc may cause picture break up and /
	or audio distortion. Use high quality quad shielded coaxial cable fl y
Signal” message	lead between TV and antenna wall socket to minimise impulse noise
	pickup. If problem persists consult your local TV aerial installer.
	●When “No Signal” message is displayed check TV aerial connection.
	●The received signal may be too weak to allow the TV to reliably
	lock to the desired “No Signal” programme to generate a stable
	picture. Repeat the tuning procedure (p. 31). If problem persists
	consult your local TV aerial installer.
	●Electrical atmospheric interference caused by local or distant
Picture very infrequently breaks	lighting storms or heavy rain with wind in “leafy” locations may cause
up on some or all programmes	pictures to break up and audio to mute or distort momentarily.
	●Impulse noise interference from an infrequently used electrical appliance,
	or a passing vehicle or lawn mower with a “noisy” ignition system.
TV takes so long to turn on	●Like your computer, the TV has to run a number of diagnostic and
	software checks before it can display any programmes.
The programme cannot be	●Is the TV in Teletext mode? (p. 18)
changed
The programme cannot be	●Is the programme skipped? (p. 29)
selected
TV goes into “Standby mode”	●Off Timer function is activated.
	●The TV enters “Standby mode” about 30 mins. after analogue
	broadcasting ends.
The remote control does not	●Are the batteries installed correctly? (p. 7)
work	●Has the TV been switched On?