OWNER'S MANUAL 61CM CORDLESS REMOTE COLOUR TELEVISION MODEL: 6158 Type Tested Electrical Safety AS/NZS 3250 Lic 4165 Standards Australia APP No: N16712 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 is manual in an easily accessible location for future reference. Contents Main features ............................................................................................................. Notes for operation .................................................................................................... 2 3 Cautions for safety..................................................................................................................................... 3 Installation and appearance ..................................................................................... 4 Antenna connection .................................................................................................................................. 4 Battery installation .................................................................................................................................... 4 Appearance ................................................................................................................................................. 5 The remote controller ............................................................................................................................... 6 Operation ................................................................................................................... 7 Turning the power on/off .......................................................................................................................... 7 Menu operation ......................................................................................................................................... 7 Picture menu .............................................................................................................................................. 8 Preset menu ............................................................................................................................................... 8 Function menu .......................................................................................................................................... 10 Channel selection ...................................................................................................................................... 11 Picture and volume adjustment ................................................................................................................. 12 Picture mode selection .............................................................................................................................. 13 Other functions ............................................................................................................................................ 13 External equipment connections .............................................................................. 16 Trouble shooting ........................................................................................................ 18 Specifications ............................................................................................................. 19 1 Main features . . . . . . . . . Hyperband. Auto/manual search. 100 preset channels. Multi-system: PAL-B/G, NTSC-4.43/3.58 (AV). No-signal blue background display and AUTO-POWER-OFF function. Four picture mode settings. Sound mute function. Sleep timer. AV IN/OUT, S-VHS operation function. 2 NOTES FOR OPERATION * Do not let the TV set be in standby 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 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. 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 5 cm from the walls to the TV set, to guarantee the good ventilation. 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. 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. 3 Installation and appearance 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 connection to 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. 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. 4 Appearance Front view INDICATOR INDICATOR REMOTE SENSOR MENU TV/AV POWER SWITCH CH (UP) VOL+ (UP) CH (DOWN) VOL- (DOWN) Back view ANTENNA INPUT AV1 IN (VIDEO, AUDIO L/MONO R) S-VHS IN AV OUT (VIDEO, AUDIO L/MONO R) AV2 IN (VIDEO, AUDIO L/MONO R) 5 The remote controller Standby Sound mute TV/AV select Previous channel On screen recall Channel direct select Colour system select Sleep timer Picture mode selection Picture control Volume control *Sound system select Channel select * NOTE: this TV model's RF sound system is BG only. Therefore the SYS1/2 button on the remote controller is ineffective in sound system selection. Similarly in the Preset and Function menus the SYS item (sound system selection item) is ineffective. 6 Operation Turning the power on/off 1. Connect the power, push the main power switch, the red indicator is on, the set is in standby mode. 2. Push the button on the remote controller to turn on the set when the set is in standby, this time, the green indicator is on, on the upper right corner of the screen will display channel number, colour and sound system. Or you can push the CH button to turn on the set when in standby. 3. You can push the button to switch the set to standby mode when in operation mode, this time the green indicator is off, the red indicator is on. 4. Push the main power switch to turn off the set completely and confirm that all indicators go out. Note: If there are no input signals for the TV when the set is in TV receiving mode, a blue background will appear on the screen. After 5 minutes if there are still no signals to the TV, it will enter into standby mode automatically and the green indicator goes out. (Unless you have set BLUE OFF in the function menu.) * In VIDEO mode, when no signals input, blue background will not appear and AUTO-POWEROFF function will be ineffective. Menu operation You can select adjustment items by making use of the menu. Press the MENU button to display the main menu: MENU PICTURE PRESET FUNCTION Press the CH button to select items upward or downward (the selected item is highlighted in red, while others in green). The item sequence is: PICTURE PRESET FUNCTION Press the VOL button to enter into the sub-menu. To exit the menu press the MENU button. Note: the menu displayed on the screen will disappear automatically in 10 seconds if not in operation. 7 1. PICTURE menu Making use of the PICTURE menu can adjust the picture effect according to your personal preference and it will be stored as picture memory mode automatically. Press the CH button to select the item (the selected item is highlighted in red). Press the VOL button to adjust it. The range is 0-63. Press the MENU button to exit to the main menu. Below are the characteristics of the picture adjustment item. OSD Green bar moving Pressing Item VOL (BRIGHTNESS) (COLOUR) (CONTRAST) (TINT) (SHARPNESS) Darker Lighter Weaker Purplish Weaker VOL Brighter Stronger Stronger Greenish Stronger Note: * TINT is effective only in NTSC system. * When the receiving TV signals are weaker, please adjust the sharpness to lower level to reduce the noise. * When the receiving TV signals are stronger, please adjust the sharpness to higher level to obtain clearer picture. 2. PRESET menu PROG SKIP AFT BAND 28 OFF ON U SYS 1 AUTO SEARCH MANUAL 8 Making use of the PRESET menu can fulfil the function of auto-search, search. manual search , channel and band selection. AFT and skip on/off. Press CH button to select the item. (the selected item is highlighted in red). Press the MENU button to exit to the main menu. 1) PROG (program) Select the current program number while "PROG" is highlighted. Press VOL increase or decrease the program number progressively. PROG 0 1 2 99 button to 2) SKIP-ON/OFF Press CH button to highlight SKIP ON/OFF. Press VOL button to toggle between SKIP ON and OFF. When "SKIP ON" is set, the current channel program will be skipped. Making use of this function can skip some unwanted channel, say 5, 11, next when you press CH button to select channel, 5, 11 channel will be skipped. 0 1 4 6 10 12 * Press the channel direct select button can select the skipped channel. 3) AFT ON/OFF Making use of the AFT function can automatically fine tune the channel. Select and highlight AFT, pressing VOL button it toggles between ON and OFF. When in AFT ON, it can automatically fine tune the channel. In normal circumstances, please set AFT ON. When in the process of manual search, AFT is set "OFF" automatically. 4) Band Selection Press the CH button to highlight BAND. Press the VOL change sequence is VL VH U button to select band. The 5) SYS ( sound system ) This item is used to select sound system. Since this TV model's RF sound system is B/G only, this item gets into ineffectiveness in sound system selection. 9 6) Auto - search (AUTO) Press CH button to highlight AUTO. Press VOL button the set will automatically search and store the active TV signals in your local area from lower band to higher band in the sequence of VL VH U with the green bar moving rightward. When a station is located, the set will store the signals with a channel number from 0. When all the signals are searched and stored, the TV returns to 0 channel automatically, auto-search is finished. * After auto-search, all programs colour system is set to AUTO and in AFT-ON mode. * During the process of auto-search, if , MENU or CH button is pressed, the searching is interrupted. Press VOL button the searching begins again. 7) SEARCH Making use of SEARCH function will store a TV program at a referred channel position. Select a channel number, when SEARCH is highlighted, press VOL button, the set begins to search for signals upward or downward from current channel. When a station is located, the searching stops and the program is stored into the referred channel position. Repeat the above step and store another program signals into another position. If two channels are same, the previous will be deleted. When the searching is finished, to store the program signals you s ...