OWNER'S MANUAL 51CM CORDLESS REMOTE COLOUR TELEVISION MODEL: 5179 Type Tested Electrical Safety AS/NZS 3250 Lic 4164 Standards Australia APP No: N15959 PALSONIC CORPORATION PTY LTD 1 JOYNTON AVENUE WATERLOO NSW 2017 AUSTRALIA TEL:(02)9313 7111 FAX:(02)9313 7555 www.palsonic.com.au PALSONIC CUSTOMER SERVICE TELEPHONE AUSTRALIA:1300 657 888 Congratulations on your purchase of this Palsonic colour television receiver. We recommend that you thoroughly read this manual before use to fully enjoy the many functions and excellent effects of this receiver Retain this manual in an easily accessible location for future reference. * Screen displays and illustrations in this manual may differ from the actual ones for better visibility. Contents INTRODUCTION Features ...................................................1 NOTES FOR OPERATION Cautions for safety...................................2 INSTALLATION Antenna connection.................................3 Battery installation..................................3 APPEARANCE Front view................................................4 Back view.................................................4 Remote controller...................................5 OPERATION Turning the Power On/Off.................6 Tuning in..............................................7 To preset channels (Auto search)..........7 To preset channels (Manual search)......8 To skip unnecessary position numbers..9 MFT (Manual Fine Tuning)...................9 The setting of colour system................10 Channel selection......................................11 Convenient Picture Controls...................12 Convenient Sound Controls.....................13 Other functions.........................................14 Sleep timer and to select the language for OSD.................................14 CONNECTING OTHER EQUIPMENT External Equipment Connections........15 To connect AV input terminals...........15 To connect TV output terminals...........15 OTHERS Troubleshooting.......................................16 Specifications............................................16 INTRODUCTION Features . . . . . . . . . . Hyperband English/Chinese on-screen menu display 100 preset channels Auto-search, manual search Intellectualized I 2 C-bus control Sleep timer, Auto Power-Off & blue background display Four picture modes' setting AUDIO/VIDEO input & output terminals S-VHS Terminal Advanced digital picture improvement circuit 1. Built-in digital comb filter (NTSC system) To attain the complete separation of brightness and colour signals, to reduce colour interface, blurry and dotted interruptions, to make the picture clearer. 2. Black level stretching circuit To extend the dynamic scope of the picture, to make the picture's level clearer 1 NOTES FOR OPERATION * Do not let the TV set be in stand-by condition for a long period of time. When it is not in use, please turn off the power supply and remove the power plug. When it is to be left unattended for a prolonged period of time, it is recommended to disconnect the connection to the outdoor aerial, to avoid thunder strike. * Please follow cautions for safety in the TV set instructions, and all warnings and descriptions denoted on the TV set. Cautions for safety Note: This TV set can be operated on an AC power of 240V, 50Hz. You should not use power supply of the other type. When an unusual situation occurs, turn off the power switch at once and remove the plug from the wall outlet. Contact a qualified service department in your local area. In order to wipe dust off the picture tube or off the cabinet, you should remove the power plug from the wall outlet first. You can wipe lightly with a piece of dry, clean, soft cloth. Do not expose the TV set to rain or excessive moisture, to prevent tire disaster or electric shock. Avoid using the set in very warm or damp places. Never use it in a bathroom. There exists High Voltage in this TV set. Do not remove the cover to avoid danger. The TV set should be placed on an adequate place without exposing it to direct sunlight and other sources of heat to prevent the deformation of the cabinet or damage to components. Do not cover the Ventilating holes in the cabinet. Keep a space of more than 5cm from the walls to the TV set, to guarantee the good ventilation. When the TV set is to be left unattended, please turn off the power switch and remove the plug from the wall outlet. When the power cord or the plug is damaged, please contact a qualified service department to get service. 2 Installation Antenna Connection To ensure a bright-coloured and clear picture, you should use an outdoor aerial or CATV cable. If the signals are strong enough, you may use an indoor aerial. Note: In case of using the Twin-lead aerial feeder (300 ) for UHF/VHF aerial, use a 300-75 ohm adaptor (not supplied) When using the coaxial cable (not supplied) (75 ) for UHF/VHF aerial, connect the plug into the 75 ohm aerial socket directly. Note: When you connect the outdoor aerial cable to the aerial terminal on the TV set, please turn off the power switch on the TV while connecting the antenna lead. In thunder and lightning weather, please disconnect the outdoor aerial to avoid thunder/lightning strike. Battery installation (1) Remove the back battery cover. Effective range of the remote control operation (2) Insert two size AAA batteries according to the polarity indication inside the remote controller. Notes: 1. When the remote controller is not used for an extended period of time or the batteries are worn out, please remove the batteries in time to avoid battery leakage. 2. Avoid moisture and mechanical shock to the remote controller. 3. Do not drop, dampen or disassemble the remote controller. 3 Appearance Front view PUSH TO OPEN POWER SWITCH POWER INDICATOR POWER INDICATOR REMOTE SENSOR (2) AV2 IN {S-VIDEO, VIDEO AUDIO L/MONO, R} MENU TV/AV VOLUME DOWN CHANNEL UP CHANNEL DOWN VOLUME UP Note: Functions of MENU, TV/AV, VOL remote controller. * S-VHS is S-VIDEO. , CH are also provided to the Back View (1) AV1 IN {VIDEO, AUDIO L/MONO, R} TV OUT {VIDEO, AUDIO L/MONO, R} 4 Appearance Remote Controller The Remote Controller 5 OPERATION . The following describes how to turn the TV on/off using the TV's main switch and the remote controller. Turning the Power On/Off To turn the power on/off 1. Press the POWER switch, the red power indicator lights up. 2. If no picture appears on the screen, press the button or any one of 0~9 number buttons on the remote controller to turn the set on. Without using the remote controller, you can directly press VOL or CH or TV/AV button on the set to turn on the TV. *Note: If there are no input signals to the TV when the TV set is on, a blue background will appear on the screen (when B.B (blue back) is set ON.) After 15 minutes if there are still no signals to the TV, it will enter into standby mode automatically 3. Press the POWER switch to turn off the set completely. 4. If you want to turn off the TV temporarily, press the switch the set to standby mode. Special indication: Last-Mode-Memory: after turning off the power, the last TV mode, picture and sound setting mode and preset channels all are memorised. Therefore, next time you turn on the TV, the TV will work in the previous setting mode. If you directly pressed the main power switch on the TV to turn it off, you must press the main power switch to turn on the TV. button on the remote controller to . . If you pressed the main power switch to turn off the TV when in standby mode, press the main power switch and then operate from the remote controller to turn the TV on. Auto-Power-Off function: there are two kinds of Auto-Power-Off function: 1. If a vacant channel is tuned or TV broadcast for a day is finished, the TV will automatically turn off after about 15 minutes. 2. Sleep-timer function. However, if the Sleep-timer is operating, it takes precedence, that is, the function of Auto-Power-Off, if no signals received will be ineffective. 6 OPERATION . 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. Tuning in To preset channels (Auto search) Use the AUTO SEARCH function to preset all the active channels in your local area automatically. To enter into menu Press the MENU button repeatedly to call up the POS. MEMORY menu on the screen. Note: The MENU button refers to the MENU button on the remote controller or on the TV set, the or button refers to the or button on the remote controller or CH button on the TV set, the or button refers to the or button on the remote controller or the VOL button on the TV set. POS.MEMORY POSITION 01 BAND VHFL SKIP OFF SEARCH DOWN MFT DOWN AUTO MEMORY !!!!!!...... AUTO SEARCH 1. Press the or button to select and highlight AUTO MEMORY. POS.MEMORY POSITION 01 BAND VHFL SKIP OFF SEARCH DOWN MFT DOWN AUTO MEMORY !!!!!!...... 2. Press the button to start the AUTO SEARCH. All active channels will be preset and stored into the memory automatically. After presetting, the TV will return to the first channel program. AUTO MEMORY 5 VHFH !!!!!!...... STOP 3. During the process of AUTO SEARCH, pressing the button on the remote controller will stop the process and the TV will return to the first channel program. 0 7 OPERATION Tuning in (continued) . Use the MANUAL SEARCH function if desired channels can not be preset with the AUTOSEARCH or if you would like to preset channels to specific position numbers one by one. . It is convenient to set the channel numbers to the same position numbers using MANUAL SEARCH and SKIP functions. To preset channels (Manual search) Manual search 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 Manual search. 1. Enter into POS.MEMORY menu, press the or button to select and highlight POSITION. Press the or button to select a desired position number (from 00~99). Note: press the or button to select a channel number within 0.7 second. Press and hold the or button for over 0.7 second to select a decimal number. POS.MEMORY POSITION 01 BAND VHFL SKIP OFF SEARCH DOWN MFT DOWN AUTO MEMORY !!!!!!...... 2. Press the or button to select and highlight SEARCH. Press the button to search channels from current channel to higher channel. Press the button to search channels from current channel to lower channel. When a channel is located, the searching stops, this channel is then memorised with the preset channel number. POS.MEMORY POSITION 01 BAND VHFL SKIP OFF SEARCH DOWN MFT DOWN AUTO MEMORY !!!!!!...... Note: you can also make use of BAND selection to quicken the searching process in your desired band. Pressing the or button moves the band to the next step in the sequence below. POS.MEMORY POSITION 01 BAND VHFL SKIP OFF SEARCH DOWN MFT DOWN AUTO MEMORY VHFL VHFH UHF !!!!!!...... 3. When you want to store another channel with another position, repeat steps 1 & 2 above. 8 OPERATION Tuning in (continued) To skip unnecessary position numbers and MFT (Manual Fine Tuning) To skip a position number After presetting the channels, you can skip unnecessary position numbers so that only the channels you want to watch are selected. POS.MEMORY POSITION 01 1. Enter into the POS. MEMORY menu, select and highlight BAND VHFL SKIP OFF POSITION, then select the unwanted program number with the SEARCH DOWN MFT DOWN or button. AUTO MEMORY !!!!!!...... 2. Press the or button to move the cursor to "SKIP". Press the or button to select "SKIP ON" After completion of channel preset, the position number will then be skipped when you select channels with the CH button. If you want to skip other unwanted channels, repeat step 1 above to change the channel number. To restore a skipped position number Select the position number you want to restore. Press the or "SKIP". Press the or button to select "SKIP OFF". MFT (Manual Fine Tuning) POS.MEMORY POSITION 01 BAND VHFL SKIP OFF SEARCH DOWN MFT DOWN AUTO MEMORY !!!!!!...... button to move the cursor to When sound and picture's effect of a channel is poor (for example: one or two CATV channel's sound and picture are not standard), you can correct them by making use of Manual Fine Tuning). 1. Enter into POS.MEMORY menu, select the channel you want to manually fine tune. POS.MEMORY POSITION 01 BAND VHFL SKIP OFF SEARCH DOWN MFT DOWN AUTO MEMORY !!!!!!...... 2. Press the or button to select and highlight MFT, then press the or button, the channel begins fine tuning until the optimum picture and sound is achieved. Note: if some channel's colour is abnormal, it may be that the setting of the colour system is wrong, please do adjustment according to The setting of colour (on page 10) to set the colour system. 3. To exit the menu, press the MENU button repe ...