OWNER'S MANUAL
34CM CORDLESS REMOTE COLOUR TELEVISION
MODEL: 3499P
Type Tested
Electrical
Safety
AS/NZS 3250 Lic 4163
Standards Australia
APP No: N15957
PALSONIC CORPORATION PTY LTD
1 JOYNTON AVENUE
WATERLOO NSW 2017 AUSTRALIA
TEL: (02) 9313 7111
FAX: (02) 9313 7555
PALSONIC CUSTOMER SERVICE
TELEPHONE
AUSTRALIA: 1300 657 888
INTRODUCTION
Features
.
Hyperband
.
English/Chinese on-screen menu display
.
100 preset channels
.
.
Auto search, manual search
Intellectualized I2 C-bus control
.
Sleep timer, Auto Power -Off & Blue background display
.
Four picture modes' setting
.
AUDIO/VIDEO input & output terminals
.
Advanced picture improvement circuit
1. Built-in digital comb filter (NTSC)
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 level clearer.
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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.
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.
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.
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 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.
Do not cover the Ventilating
holes in the cabinet. Keep a
space of more than 5cm from
the walls to the TV set, to
There exists High Voltage in
this TV set. Do not remove
the cover to avoid danger.
guarantee the good ventilation.
When the power cord or the
plug is damaged, please
contact a qualified service
department to get service.
When the TV set is to be left
unattended, please turn off the
power switch and remove the
plug from the wall outlet.
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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.
Effective range of the remote
control operation
Battery installation
(1) Remove the back battery cover.
(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.
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Appearance
Front view
INDICATOR
REMOTE SENSOR
POWER SWITCH
STANDBY
CH
CH
VOL
MENU
TV/AV
VOL
Note:* Functions of MENU, TV/AV, VOL
remote controller.
, CH
, are also provided to the
* S-VHS is S-VIDEO.
Back View
AV1 IN (VIDEO
AUDIO L/MONO, R)
AV OUT (VIDEO
AUDIO L/MONO, R)
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Appearance
Remote Controller
TV/AV
POWER ON/STANDBY
CHANNEL DIRECT SELECT
PICTURE MEMORY SELECT
COLOUR SYSTEM SELECT
ON-SCREEN CALL
PICTURE MENU
SOUND MUTE
SLEEP TIMER
MENU CONTROL
VOLUME CONTROL
CHANNEL SELECTION
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OPERATION
Turning the Power On/Off
.
The following describes how to turn the TV on/off using the TV's main switch and the remote
controller.
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
the remote controller to turn the set on.
button or any one of 0~9 number buttons 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.
If you want to turn off the TV temporarily, press the
switch the set to standby mode.
button on the remote controller to
4.
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.
.
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.
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OPERATION
Tuning in
.
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.
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.
POS.MEMORY
POSITION
BAND
SKIP
SEARCH
MFT
01
VHFL
OFF
DOWN
DOWN
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
AUTO MEMORY
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.
AUTO SEARCH
POS.MEMORY
POSITION
BAND
1. Press the or button to select and highlight
01
VHFL
OFF
AUTO MEMORY.
SKIP
SEARCH
MFT
DOWN
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
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.
3.
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OPERATION
Tuning in (continued)
.
.
Use the MANUAL SEARCH function if desired channels can not be preset with the AUTO-
SEARCH 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
POS.MEMORY
POSITION
BAND
SKIP
SEARCH
MFT
01
VHFL
OFF
DOWN
DOWN
AUTO MEMORY
within 0.7 second. Press and hold the
0.7 second to select a decimal number.
or
button for over
! ! ! ! ! ! . . . . . .
2. Press the or
the button to search channels from current channel to higher
channel. Press the button to search channels from current
button to select and highlight SEARCH. Press
POS.MEMORY
POSITION
BAND
SKIP
SEARCH
MFT
01
VHFL
OFF
DOWN
DOWN
channel to lower channel. When a channel is located, the
searching stops, this channel is then memorised with the preset
channel number.
AUTO MEMORY
! ! ! ! ! ! . . . . . .
you can also make use of BAND selection to quicken the
searching process in your desired band. Pressing the
button moves the band to the next step in the sequence below.
Note:
POS.MEMORY
POSITION
BAND
01
VHFL
OFF
or
SKIP
SEARCH
MFT
DOWN
DOWN
AUTO MEMORY
VHFL
VHFH
UHF
! ! ! ! ! ! . . . . . .
3. When you want to store another channel with another position, repeat steps 1 & 2 above.
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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
BAND
SKIP
01
VHFL
OFF
1. Enter into the POS. MEMORY menu, select and highlight
SEARCH
MFT
AUTO MEMORY
DOWN
DOWN
POSITION, then select the unwanted program number with the
or
button.
! ! ! ! ! ! . . . . . .
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.
POS.MEMORY
POSITION
BAND
SKIP
SEARCH
MFT
01
VHFL
OFF
DOWN
DOWN
AUTO MEMORY
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 button to move the cursor to
"SKIP". Press the or button to select "SKIP OFF".
MFT (Manual Fine Tuning)
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).
POS.MEMORY
POSITION
BAND
SKIP
SEARCH
MFT
01
VHFL
OFF
DOWN
DOWN
1. Enter into POS.MEMORY menu, select the channel you want to
manually fine tune.
AUTO MEMORY
! ! ! ! ! ! . . . . . .
2. Press the or button to select and highlight MFT, then press
POS.MEMORY
POSITION
BAND
the
or
button, the channel begins fine tuning until the
01
VHFL
OFF
optimum picture and sound is achieved.
SKIP
SEARCH
MFT
AUTO MEMORY
DOWN
DOWN
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 repeatedly.
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OPERATION
Tuning in (continued)
The setting of colour system
1. Press the SYS button, the colour system will be
COLOR
AUTO
displayed on the screen.
2.
If the colour is abnormal, press the
or
button to select the proper colour system. Every
time you press the or button, the colour
system will change in the sequence below.
COLOR
PAL
3.58NTSC
4.43NTSC
AUTO
PAL
Now you can watch the broadcasting TV program at the preset channel.
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OPERATION
Channel selection
.
You can watch TV programmes being broadcast on preset channels
To watch a TV programme
You can select your desired TV program by one of the following methods.
Using the direct select buttons
.
To select a one-digit position number, press the -/- - button to display
1
"-" and 0~9 to select a number. (0~9)
.
30
To select a two-digit position number, press -/- - to display "-" and
press 0~9 to select number (10~99)
Using the CH
buttons
Press CH to select lower position numbers; CH to select higher ones.
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OPERATION
Convenient Picture Controls
Selectable picture
To select the picture mode
You can select the picture quality instantly among three preset
modes and one user-set mode.
Press the P.S button to select the desired picture quality.
MEMORY1, MEMORY2, MEMORY3 and MEMORY 4 (user-set)
MEMORY 1
MEMORY 2
MEMORY 3
MEMORY 4
can be selected cyclically.
To set the desired picture quality to the MEMORY position
1. Press the MENU button to enter into the PICTURE menu. Or
press the P.M button, the picture control menu appears.
PICTURE
COLOR
BRIGHT
CONT
50
50
100
50
SHARP
BB
ON
SELECT
ADJUST
PICTURE
COLOR
BRIGHT
CONT
2. Press the or button to select the desired adjusting item,
50
70
100
50
and press the
or
button to adjust the level.
SHARP
BB
ON
SELECT
ADJUST
Pressing (MEMORY 4)
MEMORY1
MEMORY2 MEMORY3
Item
COLOUR
BRIGHTNESS
CONTRAST
paler
deeper
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
30
50
darker
lighter
stronger
sharper
greenish
weaker
softer
100
50
SHARPNESS
*TINT
purplish
B.B
(blue back)
ON or OFF
* TINT is for NTSC system only.
The adjusted level is stored in the MEMORY position.
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OPERATION
Convenient Sound Controls
Adjusting the volume and muting the sound
To adjust the sound volume
Adjust the sound volume with the VOL
buttons.
Press the VOL button to decrease the sound.
Press the VOL button to increase the sound.
VOLUME
50
! ! ! ! ! ! ! . . . . .
To mute the sound
The muting function is convenient when you need to pay attention to surrounding sounds, answer
a phone call, receive a visitor, etc.
1. Press the MUTE button to mute the sound.
MUTE
2. To restore the sound, press the MUTE button again or VOL
buttons.
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OPERATION
Other functions
Sleep timer and to select the language for the OSD
SLEEP timer
Making use of the Sleep timer function allows you to have the set
automatically turned off after a preset time.
Press the SLP button every time, the time displaying on the screen will
change in the sequence below:
SLEEP:30MIN.
120MIN
110MIN.......... 10MIN
OFF
To select the language for the OSD
Making use of this function can switch the language for the OSD to either English or Chinese.
LANGUAGE
1. Press the MENU button repeatedly until the LANGUAGE
ENGLISH
menu appears on the screen.
2.
Press the or button to move the cursor to language. The
selected language is displayed in red and the screen menu is
automatically displayed in that language.
ENGLISH
3. Press the MENU button repeatedly to exit the menu.
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CONNECTING OTHER EQUIPMENT
External Equipment Connections
.
The following describes how to use and connect the TV with other AV equipment. Refer to
the owner’s manual of the equipment to be connected as well.
To connect AV input terminals
You can connect video equipments such as a VTR and video camera to this TV and enjoy the
high quality picture and sound.
TV SET REAR
To audio output (R)
To audio output (L)
To video output
VIDEO EQUIPMENT
Press the TV/AV button on the TV set or the AV button on the remote controller to select VIDEO
mode, and "VIDEO" will be displayed on the screen. The picture shown on the screen is the
program from the video equipment. (To return to aerial input, press the AV button, or press
channel select button or the CH
button).
TV
VIDEO
If the colour of video input is abnormal, the colour system setting may be incorrect. Press the SYS
button until the COLOR AUTO is displayed on the screen. If the picture is still abnormal,
press the or button until normal colour appears.
To connect TV output terminals
You can connect an audio system to the TV output terminals on the set to enjoy a high-quality
TV sound. The TV output terminals only output TV programme signals.
white (audio L/MONO)
red (audio R)
To external input
AUDIO SYSTEM
Note: the TV set is incorporated with L/MONO and R AUDIO terminals which is convenient for
you to connect external audio equipment.
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OTHERS
Troubleshooting Guide
.
Before calling service personnel, please check the following chart for a possible cause to the
trouble you are experiencing.
Check the following items
Symptoms
No power, red indicator is not lit up
Poor colour, poor tint
.
.
Be sure the power cord is plugged in.
Contrast, colour, tint are not correctly
adjusted
.
.
Possible interferences of automobiles,
motorcycle, trolley bus, neon lamps, etc.
Spots appear on the screen
Stripes appear on the screen
Possible interference of electronic
interference from another TV set, a
computer, an electronics game machine, a
broadcast station, etc.
.
This may be caused by reflections from
nearby mountains or buildings.
Check the antenna direction.
Double images or "ghosts"
Snowy picture
.
.
It is possible that the aerial “lead-in” is
damaged or comes off.
Check the antenna direction
.
.
The batteries may be worn out.
The batteries may be installed with their
polarity reversed.
.
The remote controller does not work
.
Even if the picture or the sound is normal,
changes in the room temperature
sometimes make the TV cabinet expand or
contract, making a noise. This does not
indicate a malfunction.
TV cabinet creaks
Specifications
AC 240V, 50Hz
Power supply:
60W
Power consumption:
Dimensions (mm):
Weight (kg):
366 (W) x 333 (H) x 373 (D)
12
34cm
CRT
TV system & channel range
UHF
21-69
CATV
X~Z+2, S1~S41
System
PAL-B/G
VHF
2-12
PAL-BG, NTSC 3.58/4.43 (AV)
2W
one remote controller
Colour system:
Sound output:
Accessory:
* Note: Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.
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PALSONIC CORPORATION PTY LTD
1 JOYNTON AVENUE
WATERLOO NSW 2017 AUSTRALIA
TEL: (02) 9313 7111
FAX: (02) 9313 7555
PALSONIC CUSTOMER SERVICE
TELEPHONE
AUSTRALIA: 1300 657 888
604-14F53-05
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