Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product TC 15LV1 Panasonic
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Combination 15.2˝ Diagonal LCD TV/DVD Player Operating Instructions TC-15L V1 Model No. TQBC0360 Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read these instructions completely .
2 ■ Important Safety Instructions for LCD TV 1) Read these instructions and apply them with your LCD TV . 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings.
3 1 7 ) If an outside antenna is connected to the television equipment, be sure the antenna system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built up static charges.
4 Dear Panasonic Customer W elcome to the Panasonic family of customers. W e hope that you will have many years of enjoyment fr om your new combination 15.2 ″ Diagonal LCD TV/DVD player . T o obtain maximum benefit fr om your set, please r ead these instructions befor e making any adjustments, and r etain them for futur e r efer ence.
5 T able of Contents Installation and TV Settings Important Safety Instructions ...................................... 2 Federal Communication Commission Information ....... 4 Installation ..............................................................
6 Installation Receiver Location Locate for comfortable viewing. Avoid placing where sunlight or other bright light (including reflections) will fall on the screen. Use of some types of fluorescent lighting can reduce remote control transmitter range.
7 Installation Check the accessories before installations. • Operating Instruction book (TQBC0360/0361/0362) • Remote Control T ransmitter (TNQE284) • Battery for the Remote Control T ransmitter.
8 OUTPUT INPUT 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 left side of the TV .
9 Use this configuration when connecting the TV to a cable TV system using a Cable Box and VCR. OUTPUT S-VIDEO VIDEO L-AUDIO-R OUTPUT INPUT ANT OUTPUT ANT INPUT Connect the cable from the Output terminal on the back of the VCR to the Antenna input terminal on the left side of the TV .
10 Connect headphones / earphones as follows. (Optional) (M3 plug) Audio system equipped with optical audio connector . Refer to OPTICAL output for details on DVD Operating Guide.
11 Press the POWER button on the remote control to turn the TV of f: Red (standby) Press the POWER button on the remote control to turn the TV on: Green Power ON / OFF Push the POWER switch on the TV to turn the set on.
12 Location of Controls REPEAT MODE A-B REPEAT PLAY MODE PLA Y MODE button (See page 44) A-B REPEA T button (See page 45) Repeating selections between two specific points.
13 DISPLAY TOP MENU ANGLE DVD MENU ENTER TV MENU RETURN SKIP SLOW/SEARCH STOP PAUSE PLAY ASPECT TV/VIDEO MUTE SLEEP CH VOL SURROUND CANCEL REPEAT MODE A-B REPEAT PLAY MODE R-TUNE POWER EJECT Location of Controls EJECT button Press to eject DVD or CD. R-TUNE button Switches to previous channel or video mode.
14 DISPLAY TOP MENU ANGLE DVD MENU RETURN SKIP STOP PAUSE PLAY ASPECT TV/VIDEO MUTE SLEEP CH VOL SURROUND CANCEL REPEAT MODE A-B REPEAT PLAY MODE R-TUNE TV MENU ENTER SLOW/SEARCH POWER EJECT Flow Chart of TV menu If the TV MENU button is pressed, the MENU screen will be displayed.
15 Flow Chart of TV menu POSITION/SIZE menu (See page 24) AUDIO ADJUST menu (See page 25) PICTURE ADJUST menu (See pages 22,23) PROGRAM CHANNELS adjust screen DVD SET UP (See page 52) VIDEO INPUT LABEL setting menu (See page 27) OTHER ADJUST setting menu Notes: • Items displayed in light blue cannot be adjusted.
16 Press to select PROGRAM CH. Press to display the PROGRAM CHANNELS screen. T uning channels (Automatic channel programming) Automatically scans all TV channels and stores them in memory . 2 3 Press to select MODE. Press to select TV or CABLE. 4 Press to select AUTO PROGRAM.
17 T uning channels (Manual channel programming) Use this setting when changing the settings of received channels or changing the channel display . T urn the TV on and select the broadcast channel. Follow the steps on the previous page to display the PROGRAM CHANNEL screen.
18 Playing a VCR or other peripheral equipment 2 3 The input mode changes each time this button is pressed. Operate the connected equipment. Confirming connections Confirm that the TV is in standby mode.
19 Setting condition to be displayed Press this button to display channel number , off-timer remaining time, screen modes, and other settings. Display fades away after about 3 seconds.
20 Child lock DISPLAY TOP MENU ANGLE DVD MENU RETURN SKIP STOP PAUSE PLAY ASPECT TV/VIDEO MUTE SLEEP CH VOL SURROUND CANCEL REPEAT MODE A-B REPEAT PLAY MODE R-TUNE TV MENU ENTER SLOW/SEARCH POWER EJECT Note: The settings are memorized even after power is turned OFF .
21 ASPECT Controls The TV will allow you to enjoy viewing the picture at its maximum size, including wide screen cinema format picture. ASPECT ASPECT button The aspect mode changes each time the ASPECT button is pressed.
22 PAGE PICTURE ADJUST RETURN ENTER SELECT 0 0 0 0 0 0 NORMALIZE PIC MODE BACK LIGHT PICTURE BRIGHTNESS COLOR TINT SHARPNESS AI PICTURE OFF ON STANDARD Picture Adjustments Press the TV MENU button to display the MENU screen and select ADJUST . 1 2 Press to select PICTURE ADJUST .
23 ENTER PAGE PICTURE ADJUST RETURN ENTER SELECT 0 0 0 0 0 0 NORMALIZE PIC MODE BACK LIGHT PICTURE BRIGHTNESS COLOR TINT SHARPNESS AI PICTURE OFF ON STANDARD BACKLIGHT Luminance of the back light is adjusted. PICTURE Selects proper brightness and density for the room.
24 Adjusting screen position and size Press to select the screen mode to adjust screen position and size. Notes: • This TV is equipped with various screen modes. If a screen mode with a different aspect from the broadcast program is selected, the image will appear distorted.
25 PAGE AUDIO ADJUST RETURN ENTER SELECT 0 0 0 OFF NORMAL MODE BASS TREBLE BALANCE SURROUND STEREO SAP MONO AUTO Audio Adjustments Press the TV MENU button to display the MENU screen and select ADJUST . 1 2 Press to select to AUDIO ADJUST . Press to display the AUDIO ADJUST screen.
26 Selecting STEREO/SAP/MONO Press to select STEREO/SAP/MONO. ENTER Press to select STEREO/SAP/MONO. ENTER Press to end. TV MENU Press the TV MENU button to display the MENU screen and select AUDIO ADJUST screen. Notes: • The surround settings are memorized separately for each SOUND mode (AUTO, ST ANDARD, DYNAMIC, MUSIC).
27 MENU ADJUST SET UP LANGUAGE PROGRAM CH DVD SET UP LOCK CLOSED CAPTION INPUT LABEL OTHER ADJUST RETURN ENTER SELECT PAGE Press the TV MENU button to display the MENU screen and select SET UP . Customizing the VIDEO INPUT labels Display for each VIDEO INPUT can be changed to match with the connected device (VCR, DVD Player).
28 Setting the other adjustments Note: Not available for DVD/CD and COMPONENT mode. Press the TV MENU button to display the MENU screen and select SET UP . 1 Press to end. ENTER Press to select OTHER ADJUST . Press to display the OTHER ADJUST screen. 2 Press to select NA TURL CLR.
29 Press to end. TV MENU 1 Press the TV MENU button to display the MENU screen and select SET UP . Press to select IMAGE ADJ. Press to select 2. Press to select 1.
30 Lock Feature In the United States, the V -CHIP consists of two rating systems, which are MP AA (MOTION PICTURE) and TV P ARENT AL GUIDELINES. Its function is to block programs by the rating data in the XDS data packets sent from broadcasting stations.
31 RETURN Press to return to LOCK screen. ENTER Press to select rating to lock. 2 Press to select YES or NO. Rating (turns red when on) G : General audience PG : Parental guidance suggested PG-13 : Parental guidance needed under 13 years old R : Restricted NC17 : No one under 17 is admitted X : Adults only TV MENU Press to set.
32 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.
33 Press the TV MENU button to display the MENU screen and select SET UP . Closed Captions This unit 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).
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35 DVD/CD Operation Guide.
36 High picture quality • 10 bit video D/A converter Reproduces fine images faithfully . • An array of picture quality modes yielded by digital processing Signal deterioration is kept to minimum by processing the data digitally . This feature can be used to tailor picture quality for DVD playback.
37 Enjoying digital audio output from the digital audio output connector Optical digital audio output connector Disc DVD Video CD CD * 1 The type of audio output from the connector can be selected by “ Digital Audio Output ” of the initial settings.
38 DISPLAY TOP MENU ANGLE DVD MENU ENTER TV MENU RETURN SKIP STOP PAUSE PLAY ASPECT TV/VIDEO MUTE SLEEP CH VOL SURROUND CANCEL REPEAT MODE A-B REPEAT PLAY MODE R-TUNE SLOW/SEARCH POWER EJECT Switches angles when scenes taken from several angles are being played.
39 Disc slot (Slot in loading). (See page 40.) Functions of front operation panel LCD display (15.2 inch wide-screen) TV/VIDEO button ASPECT button (See page 21.) VOLUME up (+)/ down (-) button (See page 12.) Channel up ( )/down ( ) button (See page 12.
40 Before enjoying DVD/Video CD/CD The On-Screen menu language of your player has been factory preset to English. Y ou can change the menu language to French or Spanish. Refer to “ Selecting On-Screen Display menu language ” on page 56. In the explanations given below it is assumed that English has been selected as the menu language.
41 What is playback control? If a Video CD has “ playback control ” written on its disc or jacket, it means that particular scenes or information can be selected for viewing interactively with the TV monitor using the menu screen. When the menu continues onto another screen After step 3 on page 40, press SKIP ( ) .
42 Still picture (Pause) Press P AUSE ( ) during play . • DVD/V ideo CD : The player will be placed in the still picture mode. • CD : The player will be placed in the pause mode. • Normal play is resumed when PLA Y is pressed. Skipping chapters or tracks • The speed of advance (reverse) is relatively slow at first.
43 Frame advance (Frame reverse) [ DVD/Video CD ] Press P AUSE button. Press SELECT ( , ) in the still picture mode. : Reverse : Forward Note: • For Video CDs, frame reverse is not possible. For your reference: • Pressing P AUSE also activates frame advance.
44 Press PLA Y MODE button in the stop mode. The program Random play screen appears on the screen. Press PLA Y MODE button again, the Random play screen changes “ OFF ” to “ ON ” . T wo way setting method for Random Play . (1.From play mode, 2.
45 • DVD Normal play Repeat of chapter being played Repeat of title being played Cancel repeat mode (Normal play) C T OFF Press REPEA T MODE during play .
46 Changing audio soundtrack language [ DVD ] It is possible to change the audio soundtrack language to a different language from the one selected at the initial settings if available. (See page 53.) This operation works only with discs on which multiple audio soundtrack languages are recorded.
47 4 Press SELECT ( , ) to select “ ON OFF ” item. 5 Press SELECT ( , ) to select subtitle “ ON ” or “ OFF ” . Changing subtitle language [ DVD ] 1 Press DISPLA Y button to display the player information. • When no subtitles are recorded, “– –” will be displayed instead of the language number .
48 This player features GUI (Graphical User Interface) screens providing various functions. A “ banner ” will be displayed on the TV when DISPLA Y button on the remote control is pressed.
49 01 12 01 05 00 00 00 1 2 0 OFF NORMAL 12 Screen for disc information (For DVD) Audio soundtrack language No. (See page 46.) Audio soundtrack language Audio attribute LPCM Digital DTS Change the No. with the SELECT ( , ) button or the numeric buttons.
50 OFF 01 14 00 00 00 OFF OFF NORMAL 01 14 00 00 00 NORMAL OFF L R Screen for disc information (For V ideo CD/CD) General information about GUI screens Notes: • T rack No. and the elapsed playing time are not displayed during menu play of Video CDs with playback control.
51 GUI screen reference chart Title no. (DVD) Track no. (CD, video CD) Chapter no. (DVD) Elapsed time (DVD) Time display (CD, video CD) Audio information (DVD) Audio mode switching (Video CD) Subtitle no. (DVD) Playback control (Video CD) Angle no. When you select a no.
52 DISPLAY ANGLE PAUSE ASPECT TV/VIDEO MUTE SLEEP CH VOL SURROUND CANCEL REPEAT MODE A-B REPEAT PLAY MODE R-TUNE ENTER RETURN PLAY DVD MENU TOP M ENU STOP SKIP TV MENU SLOW/SEARCH OPEN CLOSE POWER Once the intial settings have been completed, the player can always be operated under the same conditions (especially DVDs).
53 Selecting AUDIO language [DVD] Press the SELECT ( , ) button to select AUDIO and press ENTER button. Press the SELECT ( , ) button to select item and press ENTER button. Initial settings RETURN ENTER SETUP AUDIO ENGLISH FRENCH SPANISH ORIGINAL OTHER 0 The language is selected.
54 Initial settings ■ Selecting MENUS [DVD] Press the SELECT ( , ) button to select MENUS and press ENTER button. Press the SELECT ( , ) button to select item and press ENTER.
55 Initial settings ■ Setting TV screen aspect Select the aspect, conventional size screen (4:3) or wide screen (16:9), when connecting to your TV set. Press the SELECT ( , ) button to select VIDEO menu and press ENTER button. Press the SELECT ( , ) button to select aspect item and press ENTER button.
56 Initial settings ■ Setting on screen DISPLA Y Press the SELECT ( , ) button to select DISPLA Y menu . Press the SELECT ( , ) button to select each item and press ENTER button.
57 ENGLISH • FRENCH • SP ANISH • ORIGINAL • OTHER 0 AUTOMA TIC • ENGLISH • FRENCH • SP ANISH • OTHER 0 ENGLISH • FRENCH • SP ANISH • OTHER 0 LEVEL 8 (NO LIMIT) • LEVEL 1 to 7 4.
58 Language code list Enter the appropriate code number for the initial settings “ AUDIO ” , “ SUBTITLE ” and/or “ MENUS ” . (See pages 53, 54) Code 6565 6566 6570 6577 6582 6583 6588 6590.
59 The Images on the TV screen depend on the type of software and the TV set. How images appear on your TV (aspect ratios of the screen) • The images which appear on the TV screen, and what each screen mode is called, depend on the manufacturer of the TV set and type of TV set.
60 T roubleshooting Before requesting service for this LCD/DVD combo, check the chart below for a possible cause of the problem you are experiencing. Some simple checks or a minor adjustment on your part may eliminate the problem and restore proper operation.
61 T roubleshooting For DVD operation For TV broadcasts (VHF , UHF) Symptoms A black band appears momentarily when selecting channels with video In some parts color tint is poor , and some parts are c.
62 CAUTION : If water or similar substances get inside the monitor via the liquid crystal panel surface, a malfunction may result. T roubleshooting For DVD operation Frequently asked questions (Q&.
63 Specifications Note: • Design and Specifications are subject to change without notice. Weight and Dimensions shown are approximate. Power Source Power Consumption LCD Screen Size Channel Capabili.
Customer ’ Record The model number and serial number of this product can be found on its rear panel. Y ou should note this serial number in the space provided below and retain this book, plus your purchase receipt, as a permanent record of your purchase to aid in identification in the event of theft or loss, and for W arranty Service purposes.
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