Palsonic 6138 User's Manual
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1. BRIGHTNESS UP DOWN 2 17 BALANCE LEFT RIGHT E BATTERIES 1 Remove the battery cover of Remote Control Unit 2 Insert two AA 1 5V batteries making sure the polarity of the batteries matches the polarity marks inside the unit 3 When the Remote Control Unit is not used for a long time or the batteries are worn out take out the batteries to prevent electrolyte leakage 4 Operatable remote control range is limited as shown 4 BUTTON LIST The trick is to push the buttons slowly it takes a moment to register Be careful that the button does not lock down Some buttons behave differently in TV and Teletext The following list is grouped according to TV or Teletext If the description of a button is missing in one list it will be found in the other e TV FUNCTIONS 1 STANDBY This turns the set off The red STANDBY light comes on to show that the set is in Standby If the set is left unattended for long periods it should be switched off with the POWER SWITCH 2 BRIGHTNESS 3 3 CONTRAST 4 COLOUR 5 VOLUME 1 The button decreases the level and the button increases it 6 7 PR Press these buttons to change the Channel Numbers up and down one at a time 8 PP Press this button to select the Personal Preference preset values of Volume Brightness Colour and Contrast 9 MUTE Cuts the sound without affecting the picture To restore sound press it2. a reliable service organisation ensure that it is correctly used by all the family m ABOVE ALL e Never let children push anything into holes or slots in the cabinet this could result in an electric shock e Never guess or take chances with electrical equipment of any kind it is better to be safe than sorry E WARNING e To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture e No user serviceable parts inside Refer servicing to qualified service personnel Never remove covers unless qualified to do so this unit contains dangerous voltages m LOCATION e LOCATE appliance in the room where direct light does not strike the screen e ALLOW adequate space between the appliance and the wall to permit proper ventilation e AVOID excessive warm and dusty location to prevent possible damage to the cabinet and component failure e NEVER install the appliance in a strong magnetic field e CONNECT the appliance to AC 120 240 Volts 50 60Hz E MAINS AC OPERATION The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code PHASE NEUTRAL PHASE NEUTRAL LIVE LIVE EARTH OPTION SOUND II INDICATOR STEREO INDICATOR SOUND I INDICATOR SSS ee EXTERNAL SPEAKERS _ amp _EE F sly EX IN SPEAKER SWITCH Ris POWER SWITCH LU E l i T POWER INDICATOR C gt AUDIO OUTPUT STAND BY INDICATOR ANTENNA INPUT VIDEO OUTPUT VIDEO INPUT INFR
3. again 10 SLEEP This button is for those who fall asleep watching TV The set switches off after a preset time Press the button repeatedly to count up to 120 minutes and back to OFF The set will go into STANDBY automatically when the time is up 11 S MPX Stereo switching This TV set is fitted with full Stereo Dual channel Sound Depending on what the TV station is transmitting the S MPX button selects between Stereo Mono and Dual I and Dual II channels This also shows on the screen For more detailed explanation see Listing to Stereo Dual channel TV Sound in a following section of the Manual 12 DIGITAL SELECT Press this button to change from single digit to double digit mode 13 AV GB The set is has Audio Video sockets on the back for connecting VCRs directly Press this button to take input from the Audio Video sockets If there is no signal the screen will be blank grey with AV showing in the upper left corner To return to TV press Button 14 14 T 0D This button returns all other modes back to TV 15 RECALL If the TV set is in STANDBY red light press this button to turn the set on It also shows the Channel Number the TV Band and the Sleep timer settings 16 DIGITAL BUTTON In single digit mode press these buttons to select any of 0 9 channels In double digit mode press these buttons to select any of 00 39 channels 17 BALANCE LEFT RIGHT Press these two buttons to balance the Sound betw
4. better result on both Stereo and Mono e TRANSMISSION MODE INDICATION Transmission Mode LED Yellow LED Red sound I sound II Mono Sound I Selection Dual Sound Sound IT Selection Stereo e SOUND MULTIPLEX SWITCHING The TV station has the option of transmitting Mono Stereo or Dual channel sound The set detects the transmission automatically and allows the S MPX button to make the correct choices e S MPX Button 11 The choice of sound is limited by what the TV station is sending The possible choices are shown below Press the button and the choices available will be displayed on the screen in turn DUAL II STEREO MONO DUAL I Stereo Sound Transmission Mode Dual Sound Transmission Mode AUDIO OUTPUT AND DISPLAY ON SCREEN Stereo MONO Mono Forced Sound I A DUALI Oo Sound O DUAL II Sound I CONNECTING A VCR TO THE TV SET This TV set has AUDIO VIDEO input and output sockets on the back panel which allow direct connection to a VCR using the AV Button 13 The direct Video Audio connection bypasses the antenna circuitry and allows for better quality recordings and easier operation but like all high technology it gets complicated The sockets are grouped in two sets of three OUT and IN The TV set has true Stereo sound and there are two Audio sockets in each group L Mono and R Stereo channels plus one Video socket Which of these sockets you connect depends on what you to do with the VCR and what
5. sort of VCR it is If the VCR is Mono connect just the L Mono Audio lead The R Stereo lead is optional for Stereo only 10 OUT Sockets These sockets take the signal OUT of the TV set and feed it TN to the VCR They are hardly ever used Most VCR s have their own Tuner built in and do not need the TV set to tune the TV channel for them The usual setup is to give the VCR the antenna and feed the TV set out of the VCR s RF output This loops the antenna signal through and shares it See your VCR manual The exception to this is if you are dubbing one VCR off another The connection for this is shown later IN Sockets These sockets take the signal OUT of the VCR and feed it IN to the TV set The main confusion in connecting a VCR to a TV is that both have a set of sockets and what is OUT for one is IN for the other The VCR OUT sockets go to the TV IN sockets Think about it for a moment For a full Stereo hookup you will need three leads which can be bought at Tandy or Dick Smith and some Video Stores If the VCR has a SCART socket which combines all six sockets in one then you will need a SCART to RCA set The TV set uses RCA sockets The various connections are shown in detail below Antenna The VCR can be connected to the TV set through its antenna For details of this see the section Tuning a VCR earlier in this manual 11 CONNECTION DIAGRAMS 1 VIDEO PLAYBACK RECORD This is the usual connection wh
6. 0 gt 01 gt 02 38 39 7 BE PR 00 lt 01 02 lt 38 39 Press PAGE UP Press PR POSITION NUMBER ese aoo o E TUNING CHANNELS 1 Open the door at the front of the set 2 Press the SEARCH BUTTON once The set will scan the television bands to find a TV station searching VHF 1 VHF 3 and UHF in order starting from the present channel If you want to stop the scan simply press one of the PR buttons Green bars will be shown on the screen and increase step by step as the set scans When the set finds a TV signal it will stop searching automatically and show the TV picture on the screen The tuning is optimised for strong signals Weak signals may need fine tuning for the best result If you want another channel press the SEARCH button again 3 The station may be fine tuned with the FT buttons for the best picture and sound if the auto search result is not satisfactory Another set of green bars appears in the upper right corner of the screen showing the set fine tuning 4 When the station has been tuned correctly store the results for each channel in the set s memory as shown below VHF 1 TUNE IIll E STORE e CHANNEL STORE Use this method is you want to store a TV station on a specific number ie Channel 10 on Number 10 After you have tuned the TV station press the STORE button once 1 A Red STORE will be displayed on the screen Select a Number to apply to the TV station using the P
7. ARED SENSOR AUDIO INPUT eee E0mTp EA gT TINT TREBLE BASS S MPX CLEAR SEARCH STORE g PICTURE PRESET FT OPERATING INSTRUCTION E POWER ON OFF SWITCH e Press the Power Switch the appliance will be in STANDBY mode A red light shows on the control panel Press PR buttons to turn on the set The red light goes out and a green light shows on the control panel e If there is no TV signal on the screen for five minutes the TV set switches to STANDBY automatically The red light is on e Pressing the Power Switch again disconnects the set s power The light goes out E STANDBY In STANDBY the set takes power to run the remote control circuitry but the main power is disconnected The Red light is on 1 Pressing any of these buttons will bring the set out of STANDBY and turn it on 1 Position Selector PR on the remote control or the front panel will recall the previous setting 2 RECALL will recall the previous setting before the set was turned off 3 Digital Numbers 0 9 will switch the set to whichever number is pressed 2 To put the set into STANDBY press the button on the Remote Control unit This only turns it OFF it will not turn it ON E CHANNEL SELECTION This set is pretuned to Australian channels 2 7 9 10 amp 28 on those numbers If you wish to change the settings or add more channels the method is quite straightforward There are two ways to choose the channel number you want th
8. ION To audio input L To audio input R To video input ES Press the TV 14 to select TV mode and choose a TV channel e Check you VCR manual for how to record Audio Video The VCR has to be switched to AV Some VCR s do this automatically Check your VCR manual Start the recorder The VCR will now record what is on the screen If you change channels while recording then that will be recorded too 12 3 DUBBING The figure below shows how to connect TWO VCRs to the TV for dubbing one from the other poe ce EAE OUT R MONO L MONO VIDEO R AUDIO L MONO TV SET VIDEO EQUIPMENT 1 VIDEO EQUIPMENT 2 To audio input L To video output To audio input R To audio output R To video input To audio output L Press AV Button 13 to switch to Video mode The TV set will act as a monitor to help edit while dubbing The set MUST remain in Video mode and MUST NOT be switched off during the session 13 E CONNECTING EXTERNAL SPEAKERS You can connect speakers to the EXTERNAL SPEAKER terminals on the TV set to enhance sound from the TV Note Before connecting the external speakers turn off your TV set BACK OF TV 1 Connect speaker leads While pressing the button insert the wire into the hole as shown below and then release the button Pull firmly on the sire make sure it is secure EXT SPEAKER 8N Note Be Sure to connect the Right speaker to the R a
9. OWNER S MANUAL Palsonic 61CM CORDLESS REMOTE COLOUR TELEVISION MODEL 6138 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 This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet the highest international standards but like any electrical apparatus which is operated at mains voltage care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured This is particularly important with audio and TV equipment DO read this handbook carefully and keep it handy for ready reference DO ensure that all electrical connections including the mains plug extension leads and interconnections between pieces of equipment are properly made and in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions Check that the mains fuse rating is correct DO always call in your dealer if you are ever in doubt about the installation operation or safety of your equipment he is the best person to advise you DO unplug the power cord if the appliance is left unused DON T obstruct the necessary all round ventilation especially DON T stand the set close to curtains or on soft furnishing such as carpet Overheating can cause unnecessary damage and shorten the life of the set Remember that to obtain the best performance and lasting satisfaction from your equipment have it regularly maintained by
10. Press CLEAR choose the number press CLEAR again The number attached to CLEAR on the screen is then removed from the program Another number may be cleared in the same way To get the number back use the STORE procedure E THE CONTROL OF PICTURE AND SOUND 1 Function select e On the Front Panel the PICTURE button is used to select the following functions BRIGHTNESS COLOUR CONTRAST BALANCE and VOLUME in that order Each of the functions is adjusted by means of the adjacent level control buttons The control buttons only work while the function is displayed On the Remote Control Unit each function has a separate set of buttons 2 Adjustments war DISPLAY Decrease Green Bar Moves Increase FUNCTION DISPLAY VOLUME ON SCREEN DISPLAY Green Cyan Bar Moves FUNCTION DISPLAY press PIC VOLUME DOWN button press PIC VOLUME UP button BALANCE Low Right Speaker Low Left Speaker 3 Tint control Turn the TINT knob on the TV set to obtain correct hue reproduction 4 Treble control Turn the knob on the TV set to adjust proper treble effect 5 Bass control Turn the knob on the TV set to adjust proper bass effect REMOTE CONTROL UNIT The remote control unit allows almost everything to be adjusted from the armchair DIGITAL BUTTON 16 14 TV 13 AV 12 DIGITAL SELECT RECALL 15 11 SOUND MPX SWITCHING VOLUME UP DOWN 5 10 SLEEP PR 6 7 3 CONTRAST UP DOWN PP 8 1 STANDBY MUTE 9 4 COLOUR UP DOWN
11. R buttons to pick the 2 number The number will be shown on the screen next to STORE Press the STORE button again The STORE on the screen will change from Red to 3 Green This shows that the number has been attached to the channel STORE STORE 12 STORE 12 Press STORE button Select a position Press STORE number button again e PERSONAL PREFERENCE STORE After you have set the volume brightness contrast and colour you may use the following procedure to store the results If the adjustments are changed the PP button on the remote control will instantly restore them This is very useful if children play with the set 1 Press the STORE button STORE Red will be displayed on the screen 2 Press the Personal Preference PP button once PP will be displayed on the screen 3 Press the STORE button again and the caption on the screen will change from Red to Green The current adjustment are now stored in memory gt STORE STORE PP STORE PP Press STORE button Press PP button Press STORE button again The settings of picture and sound will be stored in memory until you reset them E TUNING amp STORING A VCR The set is provided with Audio Video sockets that allow direct connection to the VCR but the set may also be used with the antenna connection In this case the VCR acts as a TV station e Connect the VCR and play a tape The antenna should be connected to the VCR and the RF OUT from the VCR shoul
12. be station trouble Check antenna connections Check antenna for broken wires May be local interference from another appliance Be sure power cord is plugged in Check battery in Remote Control Hand Unit 15 e Press POWER BUTTON e Try another channel e Press AV button once e Try another channel e Re orient antenna e Adjust VOLUME control e Try another channel e Re orient antenna e Adjust BRIGHTNESS control e Adjust CONTRAST control e Try another channel e Re orient antenna e Try another channel e Re orient antenna e Adjust COLOUR control e Change batteries Specifications Colour System CCIR PAL B G NTSC PLAYBACK Receivers Channel VHFL 0 3 VHFH 4 11 UHF 21 69 Cable Channel S1 S41 OPTION Stereo FULL REAL STEREO Power supply AC 120 240V 60 50Hz CRT 61cm Flat Square Picture Tube Audio Output 2 x 7W Max 2x5W 10 THD Antenna Impedance VHF CATV UHF 75 ohm Dimension mm 640 W x 563 H x 460 D Weight 32kg Remote Control Unit Power Supply DC 3V 2 x UM 3 Design and specifications are subject to change without notice 16 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 657 888 604 64063 01
13. d be connected to the TV set Read your VCR manual if you are unsure The VCR takes the signal off air from the antenna and then acts as a TV station which is fed to the TV set e Open the door at the front of the TV and press the SEARCH button once The TV set will scan the TV bands searching for the VCR signal This is usually at the bottom end of VHF 1 or in UHF Play a tape that you can recognise and ignore normal TV stations and any weak signals Press SEARCH again if the set finds a signal until it finds the one you want It should be strong and clear e Press STORE and attach a convenient number to the VCR channel using the PR tons The screen should show STORE in Red with the number attached Press STORE again to change the display to Green and make it permanent Choose a Channel Number that is easy to remember You will switch to that number when you want to watch the VCR e Hints and Tips Some VCR s have a test signal and the tape is not needed Some VCR S have a switch for two channels CH1 amp CH2 Try them both and pick the clearest signal It only takes a few minutes Check that the VCR channel does not interfere with the other TV channels The Audio Video sockets on the back of the set may be used also E CLEAR The CLEAR button allows you to SKIP unwanted numbers so that you can tune 2 7 9 10 without intermediate steps The procedure is the same as STORE just substitute CLEAR for STORE in the procedure
14. e single number method and the double number method 1 Single digit Method highest Program Number is 9 This allows numbers 0 9 ONLY and is useful for limiting the number of channels if you do not mind some channels on the wrong number 10 and 28 could be put on 1 and 0 for instance Press the DIGITAL SELECT button 12 on the remote control until the symbol appears on the screen This is single digit mode The Keypad Numbers 0 9 on the remote control may be used For numbers over 9 use the two digit method or press PR below Press PR on the control panel or the remote control The Program Number will increase or decrease from 0 to 39 one at a time and will be shown in the upper left corner of the screen POSITION NUMBER ee C_ 0 gt 17 gt 2 gt 38 gt 39 PR 0 1 2 38 39 Press PAGE UP Press PR Lo POSITION NUMBER oes oo o 2 Two digit Method Press the DIGITAL SELECT button 12 so that the symbol appears on the screen Use the Number Keypad If you want to select channel 28 press button 2 and then button 8 If you want channel 6 press button 0 and then button 6 The numbers will be shown in the upper left corner of the screen as shown e Press PR on the control panel or the remote control The Program Number will in crease or decrease from 00 to 39 one at a time and will be shown in the upper left corner of the screen a POSITION NUMBER ee C 0
15. een left and right The left button reduces the volume of the right speaker the right button reduces the volume of the left speaker E LISTENING TO STEREO DUAL CHANNEL TV SOUND The Model 6138 is fitted with full performance Stereo Theatre Sound where the internal speakers are ducted to the front of the set for maximum stereo effect The Model 6138 is fitted with separate bass and treble controls available on the front panel and these should be used to give the most enjoyable results tailored to your own taste in sound The audio response has been adjusted by the factory to give best results across a range of movies and studio programs but there will be some programs where the stereo effect is too pronounced and may detract from the overall performance This is particularly noticeable no some outside broadcasts and movies where sibilance in speech is heard as lisping or spitting on S and T sounds In this case the set should be switched back to MONO using the handset when the lisping sound will be more acceptable It is a characteristic of stereo sound that such flaws in the broadcast system are much more audible Stereo on a good program adds a new dimension to sound but it can also be annoying on a bad movie or on an uncontrolled outside broadcast In this case switch back to MONO using the handset and the Stereo effect is removed You have full control over the sound with the bass and treble controls Reducing bass and treble will give a
16. ere Audio Video is taken out of the VCR and is connected IN to the TV set TAUDO LMoNG ILVEO oR OUT VIDEO R AUDIO L MONO VIDEO R AUDIO L MONO AEN JAN AA EN e m TV SET n OPTION VIDEO EQUIPMENT To audio output L To audio output R rr To video output The material being played on the VCR can be viewed on the TV screen by pressing the AV Button 13 Pressing the TV Button 14 shows the TV station being tuned by the TV set If the VCR is recording using its own tuner you can watch what the VCR is recording by pressing the AV button 13 or what the TV set is getting off air by pressing the TV Button 14 In one case it monitors the Audio Video from the VCR and in the other its own tuner It is easy to record one channel and watch another or switch between without disturbing the VCR recording You can even turn off the TV set NOTE You can use either RF or Audio Video input from the VCR but the quality of picture and sound is better using the Audio Video sockets Tf the VCR has Mono sound connect it to the L Mono input socket The R Stereo cable is optional for Stereo and need not be used 2 RECORDING FROM THE TV This is useful if the VCR does not have a tuner or if the quality of the VCR tuner is not as good as the one in the TV set IN MONGI VIDEO Ra OUT VIDEO R AUDIO L MONO VIDEO R AUDIO L MONO VIDEO EQUIPMENT OPT
17. nd and the eof Left speaker to the L and t t f f 2 Set the SPEAKER SELECT switch Push the switch to EXIT side left The built in speakers are disconnected Note Do not connect two sound sources to the same speaker system You may damage the TV e Use only external speakers with an impedance rating of 8 ohms and input power 7 watts or greater oo 0 0 oT Amplifier 14 TROUBLE SHOOTING Many apparent malfunctions may be caused by slight misadjustment of regular controls or some other similar causes If any difficulty arises in the operation of your set first check through this list of symptoms and correction Should the difficulty cause concern unplug the set and contact your dealer Check these things Try these adjustment No picture no sound Poor sound picture OK Poor picture sound OK Snowy picture Lines in picture Distorted picture Weak picture Multiple images Ghost Poor colour or no colour Remote control does not work Be sure power cord is plugged in May be station trouble Check antenna connections Maybe in AV mode May be station trouble May be local interference from another appliance Check antenna connections May be station trouble Check antenna connections Check antenna for broken wires May be local interference from another appliance May be station trouble Check antenna connections May be local interference May
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