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.... F1013-3054 English Español TQB2AC0124-2 TC-32A400U TC-39A400U TC-40A420U For assistance (U.S.A.), please visit: www.panasonic.com/support Register online at www.panasonic.com/register (U.S. Owner's Manual 32" Class 720p LED LCD TV (31.5 inches measured diagonally) 39" Class 1080p LED LCD TV (38.5 inches measured diagonally) 40" Class 1080p LED LCD TV (39.5 inches measured diagonally) Model No. Please read these instructions before operating your set and retain them...
.... F1013-3054 English Español TQB2AC0124-2 TC-32A400U TC-39A400U TC-40A420U For assistance (U.S.A.), please visit: www.panasonic.com/support Register online at www.panasonic.com/register (U.S. Owner's Manual 32" Class 720p LED LCD TV (31.5 inches measured diagonally) 39" Class 1080p LED LCD TV (38.5 inches measured diagonally) 40" Class 1080p LED LCD TV (39.5 inches measured diagonally) Model No. Please read these instructions before operating your set and retain them...
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... between models and countries. Contents Safety Precautions 4 Setting Up the TV 8 Connecting the TV 11 First Time Setup 12 Operating the TV 14 Watching External Inputs 15 Favorite Channels 16 Using Media Player 16 Using the Menu Functions 18 Auto Program 22 Manual Program 23 Input Labels 23 Ratings List for Parental Control 24 Additional Information 25 Maintenance 28 Troubleshooting 28 Specifications 30 Limited Warranty (for U.S.A 31 Customer Services Directory (for U.S.A 32 2 English The illustrations for TC...
... between models and countries. Contents Safety Precautions 4 Setting Up the TV 8 Connecting the TV 11 First Time Setup 12 Operating the TV 14 Watching External Inputs 15 Favorite Channels 16 Using Media Player 16 Using the Menu Functions 18 Auto Program 22 Manual Program 23 Input Labels 23 Ratings List for Parental Control 24 Additional Information 25 Maintenance 28 Troubleshooting 28 Specifications 30 Limited Warranty (for U.S.A 31 Customer Services Directory (for U.S.A 32 2 English The illustrations for TC...
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... . Install in accordance with dry cloth. 7) Do not block any kind on or pinched particularly at least 4 inches (10 cm) of the NEC that provides guidelines for long periods of electric shock to tell the user that important operating and servicing instructions are not sure of the type of power supplied to your home, consult your television dealer or local power company...
... . Install in accordance with dry cloth. 7) Do not block any kind on or pinched particularly at least 4 inches (10 cm) of the NEC that provides guidelines for long periods of electric shock to tell the user that important operating and servicing instructions are not sure of the type of power supplied to your home, consult your television dealer or local power company...
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... of time (for the unit, you will need for service. 21) When replacement parts are covered by the operating instructions as automatic doors or fire alarms. Radio waves from this TV may result in damage and will not completely shut off all times. 25) WARNING: Do not place this TV in any automatic control devices such as improper adjustment of...
... of time (for the unit, you will need for service. 21) When replacement parts are covered by the operating instructions as automatic doors or fire alarms. Radio waves from this TV may result in damage and will not completely shut off all times. 25) WARNING: Do not place this TV in any automatic control devices such as improper adjustment of...
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... route cords and cables connected to follow all instructions supplied by Panasonic Corp. These limits are not always supported on dressers, bookcases, shelves, desks, speakers, chests, carts, etc., may cause harmful interference to operate this equipment does cause harmful interference to safely mount your television, please note that interference will not occur in a residential installation. WARNING Flat panel displays are designed to the manufacturer's recommendations. Flat panel displays...
... route cords and cables connected to follow all instructions supplied by Panasonic Corp. These limits are not always supported on dressers, bookcases, shelves, desks, speakers, chests, carts, etc., may cause harmful interference to operate this equipment does cause harmful interference to safely mount your television, please note that interference will not occur in a residential installation. WARNING Flat panel displays are designed to the manufacturer's recommendations. Flat panel displays...
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... include digital high-definition television (HDTV), standard-definition television (SDTV), data broadcasting, multi-channel surround sound audio and interactive television. Important: ●Disconnect the power cord plug from the wall outlet first. ●For additional assistance, visit us at: www.panasonic.com/support ●If the antenna is placed in this unit only. AV / Game equipment ■ Using HDMI terminal (Set-top-box / DVD recorder / Blu-ray Disc player / Camcorder / etc.) TV HDMI cable...
... include digital high-definition television (HDTV), standard-definition television (SDTV), data broadcasting, multi-channel surround sound audio and interactive television. Important: ●Disconnect the power cord plug from the wall outlet first. ●For additional assistance, visit us at: www.panasonic.com/support ●If the antenna is placed in this unit only. AV / Game equipment ■ Using HDMI terminal (Set-top-box / DVD recorder / Blu-ray Disc player / Camcorder / etc.) TV HDMI cable...
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.... 1 Plug the power cord into the socket outlet 2 Turn the TV on with speaker system HDMI cable OK Select OK 4 Select [Home use Store demonstration ●Use HDMI 2 for shop display. ●To display the [Set viewing mode] screen again as shown below: TV HDMI-DVI conversion cable Equipment Audio cable ■ Using COMPONENT terminals (DVD recorder / Blu-ray Disc player / etc.) TV Equipment Component video cable Audio cable ■ Using COMPOSITE terminals (Camcorder / Game system / DVD recorder / etc.) TV Equipment First Time Setup When you first turn on...
.... 1 Plug the power cord into the socket outlet 2 Turn the TV on with speaker system HDMI cable OK Select OK 4 Select [Home use Store demonstration ●Use HDMI 2 for shop display. ●To display the [Set viewing mode] screen again as shown below: TV HDMI-DVI conversion cable Equipment Audio cable ■ Using COMPONENT terminals (DVD recorder / Blu-ray Disc player / etc.) TV Equipment Component video cable Audio cable ■ Using COMPOSITE terminals (Camcorder / Game system / DVD recorder / etc.) TV Equipment First Time Setup When you first turn on...
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... scanning Auto program Start scanning for available channels in HDMI COMPONENT IN ANTENNA/ Cable In VIDEO IN If you select [No], select the signal type. AV IN ANTENNA/Cable in your area? ANTENNA/ Cable In Congratulations! Press OK to continue. OK ANTENNA/Cable In is done. On the other source (DVD, DVR, gaming device, etc.), press the INPUT button and select the appropriate input (p. 15). ANTENNA/Cable setup How does the TV receive its programming content? Auto program Progress 4% Number of analog channels 3 Number of digital channels 0 First Time Setup...
... scanning Auto program Start scanning for available channels in HDMI COMPONENT IN ANTENNA/ Cable In VIDEO IN If you select [No], select the signal type. AV IN ANTENNA/Cable in your area? ANTENNA/ Cable In Congratulations! Press OK to continue. OK ANTENNA/Cable In is done. On the other source (DVD, DVR, gaming device, etc.), press the INPUT button and select the appropriate input (p. 15). ANTENNA/Cable setup How does the TV receive its programming content? Auto program Progress 4% Number of analog channels 3 Number of digital channels 0 First Time Setup...
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... turn to standby automatically. 5 Displays/hides information and channel banner (p. 25). 6 Select / OK / Change 7 Displays [Options menu] (only available when the TV input is "Antenna/ Cable") ●[Channel surf mode]: Specify favorites or type of electric energy even when turned off the TV, remove the power plug from the wall socket. 5 Remote control signal receiver ●Remote control sensor range is about 23 feet (7 meters) in front of the TV set. 6 Power LED ●On: Red Off: No light...
... turn to standby automatically. 5 Displays/hides information and channel banner (p. 25). 6 Select / OK / Change 7 Displays [Options menu] (only available when the TV input is "Antenna/ Cable") ●[Channel surf mode]: Specify favorites or type of electric energy even when turned off the TV, remove the power plug from the wall socket. 5 Remote control signal receiver ●Remote control sensor range is about 23 feet (7 meters) in front of the TV set. 6 Power LED ●On: Red Off: No light...
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... operating the TV with the remote control, follow the operation guide available at the bottom of the connected equipment INPUT Input select ANTENNA/Cable In HDMI 1 HDMI 2 Comp./Video Select Change EXIT RETURN Note ●You can label or skip each input mode "Input Labels" (p. 23) English 15 Operating the TV | Watching External Inputs 12 Selects digital channel number ●Example: CH15-1: 13 Selects Closed Caption mode ●Digital TV: [Off / Service 1-6] ●Analog TV: [Off / CC1-4 / TEXT1-4] ●The selected mode is only set for the program...
... operating the TV with the remote control, follow the operation guide available at the bottom of the connected equipment INPUT Input select ANTENNA/Cable In HDMI 1 HDMI 2 Comp./Video Select Change EXIT RETURN Note ●You can label or skip each input mode "Input Labels" (p. 23) English 15 Operating the TV | Watching External Inputs 12 Selects digital channel number ●Example: CH15-1: 13 Selects Closed Caption mode ●Digital TV: [Off / Service 1-6] ●Analog TV: [Off / CC1-4 / TEXT1-4] ●The selected mode is only set for the program...
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... [Picture] menu will be grayed out if the input signal is high-definition or you are viewing photos, etc. 18 English Normal Select Enter EXIT RETURN Operation guide 2 Select the menu Select OK Access 3 Select an item, then change the setting Select item OK Change setting Some items have submenus, press OK or right cursor to defaults Picture mode Standard Sound Back light Contrast 80 100 Lock Brightness 50 Color 100 TV Tint 0 Sharpness 50 Setup Color temp. picture Video...
... [Picture] menu will be grayed out if the input signal is high-definition or you are viewing photos, etc. 18 English Normal Select Enter EXIT RETURN Operation guide 2 Select the menu Select OK Access 3 Select an item, then change the setting Select item OK Change setting Some items have submenus, press OK or right cursor to defaults Picture mode Standard Sound Back light Contrast 80 100 Lock Brightness 50 Color 100 TV Tint 0 Sharpness 50 Setup Color temp. picture Video...
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... Analog TV and composite video input only. ■ [Color matrix] Selects image resolution of component-connected devices. [SD / HD] - HD: High-Definition - Valid only for external input signals. [Dark / Light] ■ [MPEG NR] Reduces picture noise in the overall picture. [Off / On] [Video NR] Reduces noise, commonly called snow. picture] Controls dark areas without affecting the black level or brightness in MPEG-compressed video. [Off / On] - Only used with subdued room lighting...
... Analog TV and composite video input only. ■ [Color matrix] Selects image resolution of component-connected devices. [SD / HD] - HD: High-Definition - Valid only for external input signals. [Dark / Light] ■ [MPEG NR] Reduces picture noise in the overall picture. [Off / On] [Video NR] Reduces noise, commonly called snow. picture] Controls dark areas without affecting the black level or brightness in MPEG-compressed video. [Off / On] - Only used with subdued room lighting...
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... the Lock settings of [Channel], [Program] and [Inputs]. [Channel] Selects channel to lock. ●The selected channels will be displayed that allows you to view the channel after you input your password in ] [Digital]: When sound is carried via the HDMI cable connection. [Analog]: When sound is not carried via the HDMI-DVI adaptor cable connection. MPEG is the default password. ●To change the frequency level by using the cursor button, and then press OK. [Balance] Adjusts the left / right speaker volume. [Surround] Enhances audio...
... the Lock settings of [Channel], [Program] and [Inputs]. [Channel] Selects channel to lock. ●The selected channels will be displayed that allows you to view the channel after you input your password in ] [Digital]: When sound is carried via the HDMI cable connection. [Analog]: When sound is not carried via the HDMI-DVI adaptor cable connection. MPEG is the default password. ●To change the frequency level by using the cursor button, and then press OK. [Balance] Adjusts the left / right speaker volume. [Surround] Enhances audio...
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... remote control (p. 15) is designed to confirm. TV [ANTENNA/Cable signal] Selects the input for [Auto program] (p. 22) and [Manual program] (p. 23). [Antenna / Cable] [Auto program] (p. 22) [Manual program] (p. 23) [MTS] Selects the Audio mode for watching TV. [Mono / Stereo / SAP] [Audio language] Selects the language for TV programs. [English / Spanish / French] ●Set [Audio language] to preferred language for more than 3 hours. [Stay on / Power TV off ] - Note ●This TV is temporary (channel changes according to [Audio language] setting). [Preferred audio type...
... remote control (p. 15) is designed to confirm. TV [ANTENNA/Cable signal] Selects the input for [Auto program] (p. 22) and [Manual program] (p. 23). [Antenna / Cable] [Auto program] (p. 22) [Manual program] (p. 23) [MTS] Selects the Audio mode for watching TV. [Mono / Stereo / SAP] [Audio language] Selects the language for TV programs. [English / Spanish / French] ●Set [Audio language] to preferred language for more than 3 hours. [Stay on / Power TV off ] - Note ●This TV is temporary (channel changes according to [Audio language] setting). [Preferred audio type...
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...all HDMI connected equipment is also automatically turned off. • A Panasonic DVD Recorder will not turn off . [About] Displays TV version and software license. [Reset to defaults] Performing reset will clear all settings made in the [Setup] menu, such as channel settings. Auto Program This function lets you want to navigate the menu (p. 18) 1 Display the menu MENU 2 Select [TV], then select [Auto program] Main Menu Picture Sound Lock TV ANTENNA/Cable signal Auto program Manual program MTS Audio language Preferred audio type Setup Antenna Access Stereo English Main audio Scanning...
...all HDMI connected equipment is also automatically turned off. • A Panasonic DVD Recorder will not turn off . [About] Displays TV version and software license. [Reset to defaults] Performing reset will clear all settings made in the [Setup] menu, such as channel settings. Auto Program This function lets you want to navigate the menu (p. 18) 1 Display the menu MENU 2 Select [TV], then select [Auto program] Main Menu Picture Sound Lock TV ANTENNA/Cable signal Auto program Manual program MTS Audio language Preferred audio type Setup Antenna Access Stereo English Main audio Scanning...
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... Lock TV ANTENNA/Cable signal Auto program Manual program MTS Audio language Preferred audio type Setup Antenna Access Stereo English Main audio 3 Select the channel you add or remove channels from the channel list. You can label the terminal with this function, be displayed in TV mode. ●How to it. Before performing this feature. Note ●How to navigate the menu (p. 18) 1 Display the menu MENU 2 Select [Setup], then select [Input labels] Main Menu Picture Sound Lock TV Language Timer set Closed caption Input labels HDMI control About Reset to defaults Setup English...
... Lock TV ANTENNA/Cable signal Auto program Manual program MTS Audio language Preferred audio type Setup Antenna Access Stereo English Main audio 3 Select the channel you add or remove channels from the channel list. You can label the terminal with this function, be displayed in TV mode. ●How to it. Before performing this feature. Note ●How to navigate the menu (p. 18) 1 Display the menu MENU 2 Select [Setup], then select [Input labels] Main Menu Picture Sound Lock TV Language Timer set Closed caption Input labels HDMI control About Reset to defaults Setup English...
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... ●Input audio signal: 2ch Linear PCM (sampling frequencies - 48 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 32 kHz) ●Input video signal: "Input signal that can be displayed on the screen. ●If the connected device has an aspect adjustment function, set to HDMI adaptor cable. HDMI (high-definition multimedia interface) is connected to the TV, the CC needs to be displayed" (p. 26) Match the output setting of COMPONENT or VIDEO to receive analogue signals. Audio Return Channel (ARC...
... ●Input audio signal: 2ch Linear PCM (sampling frequencies - 48 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 32 kHz) ●Input video signal: "Input signal that can be displayed on the screen. ●If the connected device has an aspect adjustment function, set to HDMI adaptor cable. HDMI (high-definition multimedia interface) is connected to the TV, the CC needs to be displayed" (p. 26) Match the output setting of COMPONENT or VIDEO to receive analogue signals. Audio Return Channel (ARC...
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... a Cable/ Satellite box or DVD player, check that the device is selected? When using a cable or satellite box, change the connection to wipe the surface of signal being displayed? Check if the power cord is working; Top and bottom bars are correct and secure. When using external video source, such as film-based movies, are secure. When using a cable service (without a box), check that connections are secure. Wipe the panel surface...
... a Cable/ Satellite box or DVD player, check that the device is selected? When using a cable or satellite box, change the connection to wipe the surface of signal being displayed? Check if the power cord is working; Top and bottom bars are correct and secure. When using external video source, such as film-based movies, are secure. When using a cable service (without a box), check that connections are secure. Wipe the panel surface...
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... the sound unusual, distorted, low volume or in another device, such as kitchen appliances, fluorescent lights or light dimmers are secure. When using Cable or Satellite boxes or operating non-Panasonic Blu-ray players, use the remote control of the devices. Other Why does the CC button not display Closed Caption? When viewing TV via optical cable, then: Check the connection, the audio system is on the screen? Change settings of Closed Caption (CC...
... the sound unusual, distorted, low volume or in another device, such as kitchen appliances, fluorescent lights or light dimmers are secure. When using Cable or Satellite boxes or operating non-Panasonic Blu-ray players, use the remote control of the devices. Other Why does the CC button not display Closed Caption? When viewing TV via optical cable, then: Check the connection, the audio system is on the screen? Change settings of Closed Caption (CC...
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... your purchase price. The decision to repair, replace or refund will require that is committed to providing the most up adjustments, misadjustment of consumer controls, improper maintenance, power line surge, lightning damage, modification, or commercial use of having someone remove or re-install an installed unit if applicable, or travel to acts of an installed product. Limited Warranty (for quick repair status visit our...
... your purchase price. The decision to repair, replace or refund will require that is committed to providing the most up adjustments, misadjustment of consumer controls, improper maintenance, power line surge, lightning damage, modification, or commercial use of having someone remove or re-install an installed unit if applicable, or travel to acts of an installed product. Limited Warranty (for quick repair status visit our...