Panasonic 50" Class 1080p Led Lcd Tv Tc 50a400 Owners Manual

Connecting the TV
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Connecting the TV
Terminals
Rear of the TV
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1 HDMI 1 - 2
2 AV IN
3 ANTENNA/CABLE IN
4 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT
5 USB port
  Connections
 
Antenna or cable and power cord connection
Cable TV Power cord 
(supplied)VHF/UHF Antenna
or
Insert the power cord plug (included) firmly into 
place.
Important: 
  ●Disconnect the power cord plug from the wall outlet 
first.
  ●The included power cord is for use with this unit 
only.
VHF/UHF Antenna
  ●NTSC (National Television System...

Connecting the TV
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  ●If the antenna is placed in the wrong location, 
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  AV / Game equipment
  ■ 
Using HDMI terminal
(Set-top-box / DVD recorder / Blu-ray Disc player / 
Camcorder / etc.)
TV
HDMI cable
Equipment
  ●You can also make similar connection via HDMI 2.
  ●If you are using HDMI-DVI conversion cable, connect 
as shown below:
Equipment HDMI-DVI 
conversion 
cable
Audio cable TV
  ■Using COMPONENT...

First Time Setup
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  First Time Setup
When you first turn on the TV, a series of steps will pop-
up to guide you to setup your TV.
  ●These steps are not necessar y if the setup has been 
completed by your local dealer.
1 Plug the power cord into the socket 
outlet
2 Turn the TV on with the POWER 
button
(TV)  (Remote)
or
3 Select your language
Language/Idioma/LangueSelect your language
Seleccione su idioma
Sélectìon de la langue
EnglishEspañol Français
OK OK Select
4 Select [Home use]
Set...

First Time Setup  |  Operating the TV
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6 Select [Auto program] and start 
scanning
Auto program
Ye sNo Start scanning for available channels in your area?
Auto scan may take 20 minutes or more to complete.
OK OK Select
Scanning in progress...Auto program
Progress
This may take some time to complete.
Press RETURN to quit
Number of analog channels
Number of digital channels4%
3
0
Auto program completed.
Press OK to continue.
Number of analog channels
Number of digital channels10
0...

Operating the TV
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Using the remote control
MEDIA
PLAYER
SLEEP
CC SAP
INPUT
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MUTE
VOL
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MENUFAVORITE
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1 Switches TV On or Off (Standby)
2
MEDIA PLAYER 
 (p. 16)
3 Displays the menu screen 
 (p. 18)
4 Sets the sleep timer
  ●[Off / 15 / 30 / 60 / 90 minutes]
  ●After the set time elapsed, the T V will turn to 
standby automatically.
5 Displays/hides information and channel banner 
 (p. 25). 
6 Select /...

Operating the TV  |  Watching External Inputs  |  Favorite Channels
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About operation guide
When operating the TV with the remote control, follow 
the operation guide available at the bottom of the screen 
to perform the operation you want.
Example: [Input select]
Operation guide
Input selectANTENNA/Cable InHDMI 1HDMI 2
Comp./Video
Select
ChangeEXIT
RETURN
Referring to the operation guide:
  ●To select the input
OK
  ●To change to the selected mode
OK
  ●To return...

Using Media Player
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  Using Media Player
Media Player allows you to enjoy photo or music 
recorded on a USB Flash Memory.
  ●During the operation, audio signal is output from 
DIGITAL AUDIO OUT and HDMI 2 (ARC function) 
terminals. To use HDMI 2 with ARC function, connect 
an amplifier that has ARC function and set to use 
theatre speakers.
  ●The picture may not appear correctly on this T V 
depending on the digital cameras used.
  ●Display may take some time when there are many 
files and...

Using Media Player
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[View select]
Toggles between thumbnail view and folder view
1 Display the view selection in the thumbnail viewG
2 Select the sort type
[Folders]: Displays the thumbnail grouped by folder.
  [Slideshow settings]
OPTION Contains items to set up the slideshow.
  ■[Transition effect] 
Effect for photo switching during slideshow [None / 
Dissolve / Wipe = / Wipe + / Wipe ± / Wipe ≠ / 
Box in / Box out / Random]
  ■[Photo size]
Photo size for Single view and Slideshow...

Using the Menu Functions
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  Using the Menu 
Functions
1   Display the menu
MENU
Example:
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Main Menu
Picture
Sound
Lock
TV
Setup
Select
RETURN EXITReset to defaults
Contrast
Tint Picture mode Standard
Brightness
Sharpness Back light
Color
Color temp. Normal
Enter
Menu Item Setting
Select
RETURN
EXITEnter
Main Menu
PictureP
Sound
Lock
TV
Setup
Reset to defaults
Contrast
Tint
Picture mode
Brightness
Sharpness
Back light
Color
Color temp.
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Standard
Normal
Operation...

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  ■[MPEG NR]
Reduces picture noise in MPEG-compressed video. 
[Off / On]
  –
For Digital TV only and except for [Game] in [Picture 
mode].
  ■[3:2 pulldown]
Adjusts the picture recorded in 24 fps for optimum 
quality. [Off / Auto]
  ■[Aspect adjustments]
  –
[Screen format]: Changes the format (aspect ratio) 
depending on the format of received signal (p. 25). 
[FULL / 4:3 / JUST / ZOOM / H-FILL]
  –
[HD...