Panasonic TU-HDS20 User Manual

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9CONGRATULATIONSCongratulationsYour Panasonic HDTV Digital Receiver features state-of-the-art technology for high-qualitypicture and sound with comple

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100NOTESPanasonic Consumer Electronics Company,Division of MatsushitaElectric Corporation of AmericaOne Panasonic WaySecaucus, New Jersey 07094

10IMPORTANT NOTESYagiImportant NotesHDTV Digital Receiver LocationThis unit can be used as part of an entertainment center. Consult your dealer forav

11IMPORTANT NOTESH Use good grade 75 Ohm coax (round) cable to connect the antenna to the HDTV DigitalReceiver. Do not use 300 Ohm flat twin-lead cab

12FRONT AND REAR VIEW OF THE HDTV DIGITAL RECEIVERFront and Rear View of the HDTV Digital ReceiverFront PanelPOWER Turns the HDTV Digital Receiver On.

13FRONT AND REAR VIEW OF THE HDTV DIGITAL RECEIVERRear PanelANT IN Use to connect an off-air antenna or cable TV signal to the HDTV Digital receiver.S

14HD DIGITAL TV DISPLAY FORMATSHD Digital TV Display FormatsThe HDTV Digital Receiver converts all ATSC signal formats and HD DIRECTV signalinto viewa

15HD DIGITAL TV DISPLAY FORMATS1080i FormatIf your TV is capable of displaying 1080i, then select 1080i by using the VIDEO OUTbutton on the front of t

16HD DIGITAL TV DISPLAY FORMATSAspect Ratio SelectionThe HDTV Digital Receiver allows you to select an aspect ratio (picture display shape)to match th

17HD DIGITAL TV DISPLAY FORMATSThe 16:9 and 4:3 picturesrepresent the incomingsource signals received bythe HDTV Digital Receiver. These pictures sho

18FEATURES OF THE HDTV DIGITAL RECEIVERFeatures of the HDTV Digital ReceiverChannel and Program Tuning - ATSC reception onlyChannel and program tuning

1TABLE OF CONTENTSTable of ContentsSafety Instructions... 2Important Information ...

19FEATURES OF THE HDTV DIGITAL RECEIVERChannel Banner: DIRECTV HD / ATSC / NTSCThe Channel Banner is available with all signal sources; DIRECTV SD, DI

20FEATURES OF THE HDTV DIGITAL RECEIVERChannel Banner: ATSC OR NTSC The HDTV Digital Receiver has the ability to operate even without DIRECTV® service

21FEATURES OF THE HDTV DIGITAL RECEIVERChannel Banner: ComponentsThe HDTV Digital Receiver is required to display to the user various attributes of ap

22FEATURES OF THE HDTV DIGITAL RECEIVERIcons: Channel BannerThe Channel Banner contains several icons that are displayed only when the featureis avail

23FEATURES OF THE HDTV DIGITAL RECEIVERClosed Captioning SuspensionWhen any OSD is required (i.e. Channel Banner, messages from DIRECTV, etc.), anycap

24FEATURES OF THE HDTV DIGITAL RECEIVERExample of Non-compound (Single) Channel Number InputFor example, to tune channel 345, you enter the channel nu

25FEATURES OF THE HDTV DIGITAL RECEIVERIf you tune to a channel that is blocked either by spending or advisory limits, acorresponding screen will appe

26FEATURES OF THE HDTV DIGITAL RECEIVERAspect Ratio Change ModeThe ASPECT key on the remote allows you to change the manner in which the videois prese

27GETTING STARTEDGetting StartedStep 1. Connect AC Power CordPlug the AC power cord into a grounded outlet. Do not turn on any devices until youhave

28GETTING STARTEDStep 2. HDTV Digital Receiver Connection to DTV-Compatible TVFollow this diagram when connecting the HDTV Digital Receiver to a DTV-c

2SAFETY INSTRUCTIONSNote To CATV System Installer: This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer's attention to article 820-40 ofth

29GETTING STARTEDStep 2a. HDTV Digital Receiver Connection to RGB MonitorFollow this diagram when connecting the HDTV Digital Receiver to a Monitor wi

30GETTING STARTEDStep 2b. HDTV Digital Receiver connection to Conventional TVFollow this diagram when connecting the HDTV Digital Receiver to a conve

31GETTING STARTEDStep 3. Digital TV Reception with DTV-Compatible TV / Monitor (no satellite or cable service)Follow this diagram if you have a DTV-co

32GETTING STARTEDStep 3a. Digital TV Reception with Conventional TV (no satellite or cable service)Follow this diagram if you have a conventional TV,

33GETTING STARTEDStep 3b. Digital TV Reception with DTV-Compatible TV (Cable service and terrestrial antenna)Follow this diagram if you have a DTV-com

34GETTING STARTEDStep 3c. Digital TV/Cable Reception with Conventional TVFollow this diagram if you have a conventional TV, cable service and terrestr

35GETTING STARTEDStep 3d. Digital 8VSB Cable/Analog Cable with DTV-Compatible TVFollow this diagram if you have a DTV-compatible TV, cable service pro

36GETTING STARTEDStep 3e. Digital 8VSB Cable/Analog Cable with Conventional TVFollow this diagram if you have a conventional TV, cable service providi

37GETTING STARTEDStep 4. Turning HDTV Digital Receiver OnProcedure• Press the Remote Control STB mode button .• Press the POWER button.Note: Monitor/

38GETTING STARTEDStep 6a. ACTION / Navigation ButtonPress ACTION to select the Roller Guide Menu item. Press the or arrows tohighlight sub menus.

3SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS13. Never push objects of any kind in to this HDTV Digital Receiver through cabinet slots as they may touch dangerous voltagepoint

39GETTING STARTEDStep 8. HDTV Digital Receiver Connection to VCR/S-VIDEO VCRFollow this diagram when connecting the HDTV Digital Receiver to a standar

40GETTING STARTEDStep 9. Programming Available NTSC/ATSC ChannelsYOU MUST PERFORM THE AUTOMATIC CHANNEL PROGRAMMING BEFOREMANUALLY ADDING AND DELETING

41OPTIONAL CONNECTIONSOptional ConnectionsHDTV Digital Receiver Connection to Dolby Digital AC-3 DecoderFollow this diagram to connect the HDTV Digita

42REMOTE CONTROL GUIDEPress to select STB Guide or DVDmenu*To conserve battery life, the LIGHT functioncan be disabled/enabled by pressing R-TUNEand

43REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONAL KEY CHART Remote Control Functional Key ChartKey Component FunctionALL COMPONENTS Turn components On and Off LIGHT REMOTE

44REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONAL KEY CHARTPAGESTB DVDRCVRPage up /downSkip up / downStation up / downCHANNELALL COMPONENTSChannel downChannel upGUIDE

45REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONAL KEY CHARTBattery InstallationIncorrect installation can cause battery leakage and corrosion that will damage theRemote Con

46SPECIAL REMOTE BUTTONSSpecial Remote ButtonsAspect Ratio Selections The ASPECT button changes the aspect ratio (picture display shape) in response

47SPECIAL REMOTE BUTTONSThe 16:9 and 4:3 picturesrepresent the incomingsource signals received bythe HDTV Digital Receiver. These pictures show the d

48SPECIAL REMOTE BUTTONSTV/Video The TV/VIDEO button allows you to select the mode of your TV. Each time the TV/VIDEO button is pressed, the TV will

4IMPORTANT INFORMATIONImportant InformationFCC INFORMATIONYour HDTV Digital Receiver is registered with the Federal Communication Commission and is in

49PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE CONTROLProgramming the Remote ControlThe Universal Remote Control can be programmed to operate many manufacturers’components

50COMPONENT CODESBrand CodeAkai 110Centurion 112Daewoo 120Emerson 141, 143, 144Fisher 150GE/Panasonic/Quasar101GE/RCA 162Hitachi 180JVC 190Magnavox 21

51COMPONENT CODESBrand CodeAdmiral 200Aiwa 137,160Akai 014, 015, 016,142Audio Dynamic 011, 240Bell & Howell 005, 013Broksonic 081, 136Canon 125, 1

52COMPONENT CODESCodes for CDCodes for Cassette DeckCodes for DBSBrand CodeEcho Star 110GE 170Hitachi 050Panasonic 100Philips 001, 002Primestar 391RCA

53COMPONENT CODESBrand CodeAdmiral 710Aiwa 760, 761Denon 800, 801, 802Fisher 604Garrard 655Harman 657, 750Jensen 764JVC 790,791Kenwood 600, 650Magnavo

54SPECIAL FEATURES OF HDTV DIGITAL RECEIVERSpecial Features of HDTV Digital ReceiverImpulse Pay Per View (IPPV)You must connect your phone line to the

55SPECIAL FEATURES OF HDTV DIGITAL RECEIVERIf you press the INFO key, the PPV window will be displayed. Once a PPV eventstarts, video and audio could

56SPECIAL FEATURES OF HDTV DIGITAL RECEIVERYou will be given a choice of whether they wish to Purchase (OK) or Cancel this PPVevent, as shown below.Yo

57SPECIAL FEATURES OF HDTV DIGITAL RECEIVERSoftware Upgrade MessagesThe HDTV Digital Receiver has the ability to receive download replacement software

58ROLLER GUIDE MENU™Roller Guide Menu™Press the MENU button on the Remote Control to display the Roller Guide Menu™*.Press the F or G arrow to rotate

5IMPORTANT INFORMATIONNotification to the Local Telephone Company.On the bottom of this equipment is a label indicating among other information, the F

59ROLLER GUIDE MENU™ACTION / Navigation ButtonPress the ACTION button to select main menu items. Press the or arrows to highlight sub menus. Pre

60ROLLER GUIDE FEATURE CHARTRoller Guide Feature ChartRoller Guide Feature ChartMENU DESCRIPTIONSET UPSatellite SetupH Dish Type - Lets you choose Ova

61ROLLER GUIDE FEATURE CHARTGUIDEGuide SetupH Guide: Provides Channels and Programinformation to the user.Note: The Guide is active in the DIRECTV/ATS

62ROLLER GUIDE FEATURE CHARTACCOUNTFuture PurchasesH Future purchases - Displays PPV eventspurchased, but not aired. Also lets you tocancel a PPV even

63ROLLER GUIDE MENU OPERATIONSRoller Guide Menu OperationsSetupTo help you with the initial set up of the digital receiver, the Setup menu is displaye

64ROLLER GUIDE MENU OPERATIONSSetup : Satellite Setup – Sat. PortsYou will be able to select 4 satellite port configurations - No Satellite, AutoConfi

65ROLLER GUIDE MENU OPERATIONSSetup : Satellite Setup – Dish positionThis screen allows you to correctly position your Satellite antenna by receivinge

66ROLLER GUIDE MENU OPERATIONSSetup : Satellite Setup – Signal MeterSince the HDTV Digital Receiver is capable of receiving satellite programming from

67ROLLER GUIDE MENU OPERATIONSSetup : Guide SetupThe guide setup allows you to select your local channel area for display in the Advanced Program Guid

68ROLLER GUIDE MENU OPERATIONSSetup : Ant Setup – Ant InputThis screen allows you to select the type of local input sources. The following are thelist

6INFORMATION ON DIGITAL TELEVISIONInformation on Digital Television Digital TelevisionHDTV (High Definition Television)HDTV signal formats are 1080i (

69ROLLER GUIDE MENU OPERATIONSSetup : Ant Setup – Auto ScanThe Auto scan allows you to retrieve all of the antenna or unscrambled cable channel.When y

70ROLLER GUIDE MENU OPERATIONSSetup : Ant Setup – Add/Del ChThis screen lets you to add or delete the channels that were detected by the autoscan. Onc

71ROLLER GUIDE MENU OPERATIONSSetup : MonitorThe monitor menu allows you to match your monitor/receiver type. You can choosebetween two monitor types:

72ROLLER GUIDE MENU OPERATIONSSetup : System TestThe System Test menu allows you to invoke a system test which perform a check ofthe following subsyst

73ROLLER GUIDE MENU OPERATIONSSetup : Access CardThe Setup screen allows you to setup a new access card. You can transfer existingaccess card informat

74ROLLER GUIDE MENU OPERATIONSGuideThe Advanced Program Guide (APG) is a key feature of the HDTV Digital Receiver.The Guide enables you to browse thro

75ROLLER GUIDE MENU OPERATIONSGuide : Channel ListThe guide will display channel(s) that are either in the “ALL CH” or “FAV CH” mode.The HDTV Digital

76ROLLER GUIDE MENU OPERATIONSGuide : Banner Description IconsThe Guide Banner will contain several icons that are displayed only when the featureis a

77ROLLER GUIDE MENU OPERATIONSGuide : Banner CategoriesThe APG is capable of displaying information according to the categories that youhave selected.

78ROLLER GUIDE MENU OPERATIONSOnce the user has selected a particular sub-category, the guide will reformat itselfreflecting the new category filter a

7INFORMATION ON THE HDTV DIGITAL RECEIVERInformation on the HDTV Digital ReceiverReception capability of HDTV Digital ReceiverThe Panasonic HDTV Digit

79ROLLER GUIDE MENU OPERATIONSLockThis HDTV Digital Receiver incorporates V-Chip technology to block the viewing ofmovies and television programs acco

80ROLLER GUIDE MENU OPERATIONSLock : Movie LimitsThe MPAA uses the standard movie ratings. The TV Parental Guidelines providesrating schemes of its ow

81ROLLER GUIDE MENU OPERATIONSLock : TV LimitsThe TV Parental Guidelines has 7 levels of age-based ratings that the user can select.These 7 levels are

82ROLLER GUIDE MENU OPERATIONSLock : Ch LocksThe user can lock satellite and non-satellite channels from being displayed. To accessthese channels when

83ROLLER GUIDE MENU OPERATIONSFollowing figures show the 3 different color code schemes.Channel 300’s0908070605040302010019181716151413121110292827262

84ROLLER GUIDE MENU OPERATIONSLock : SpendingThe feature allows the user to control the amount per event. If the amount is below theevent cost, you wo

85ROLLER GUIDE MENU OPERATIONSACCOUNTThe Account category conveys information to the user. This information was either theresult of the action by the

86ROLLER GUIDE MENU OPERATIONSAccount : Past This screen allows you to review PPV purchased events. The PPV events that thesubscriber purchased but ca

87ROLLER GUIDE MENU OPERATIONSOptionsThe Options menu gives you the ability to configure the HDTV DIGITAL RECEIVER.These options can affect the overal

88ROLLER GUIDE MENU OPERATIONSOptions : CaptionThe HDTV Digital Receiver contains a built-in decoder that is capable of providing avisual display of t

8INFORMATION ON THE HDTV DIGITAL RECEIVERPanasonic HDTV Digital Receiver Model TU-HDS20Panasonic HD ATSC/NTSC HDTV Digital Receiver with a built-in DI

89ROLLER GUIDE MENU OPERATIONSOptions : ClockThe clock option allows you to configure the system clock. When connected toDIRECTV service, you can set

90ROLLER GUIDE MENU OPERATIONSOptions : Sat/Loc ModeThe Sat/Loc mode allows you to change the tuning mode between Satellite Tuningmode and Local Tunin

91ROLLER GUIDE MENU OPERATIONSProcedureH In Options Menu, press For G button to highlight Favorites.H Press K to change Favorite channel settings.H P

92ROLLER GUIDE MENU OPERATIONSTIMERThis HDTV Digital Receiver contains eight timers that are capable of tuning the HDTVDigital Receiver on and off at

93ROLLER GUIDE MENU OPERATIONSNote: All Data fields must be entered prior to setting the view mode. Timers cannot overlapbetween the timers. The first

94GLOSSARY AND ACRONYMSGlossary and AcronymsAPGAdvanced Program Guide. DIRECTV new generation of the electronic program guide.ATSCAdvanced Television

95GLOSSARY AND ACRONYMSOPPVOrder Ahead pay per view. Movie purchases placed by calling a customer servicerepresentative rather than using the on-scree

96TROUBLESHOOTINGTroubleshootingBefore requesting service for this unit, check the table below for a possible cause of the problem you areexperiencing

97TROUBLESHOOTINGSymptom RemedyThe ACTION button is not responding•Make sure to press ACTION in the middle of the button.•Make sure the remote control

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