Panasonic TX-40EX700B Guide

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Read first
Before use
•Licence 13
Features
•4K resolution 16
•Home Screen 17
•Info Frame 18
•TV Anywhere 19
•Freeview Play EPG 20
•Easy Mirroring 21
Home Screen
Home Screen
•Information 22
•How to use 24
•Pin to HOME 25
•Option menu 26
Live TV
•How to use 27
•Option menu 28
Apps
•How to use 29
•My App 30
•Option menu 31
Devices
•How to use 32
•Option menu 33
Watching
Basic
•Basic connection 34
•Selecting channel 36
•Freeview Play banner (UK) 38

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•Information banner 40
•AV Options 43
•Subtitle 45
•Last view 46
•Off Timer 47
•Energy saving functions 48
•Adjusting time 50
•Language 51
4K resolution
•4K compatible equipment 53
•HDMI Auto Setting 54
•Valid 4K format 55
External equipment
•External connection 56
•Watching external input 59
•Operating with TV’s remote control 61
•HDMI features 63
•HDMI HDR Setting 65
•Valid input signals 66
For best picture
•Viewing Mode 67
•Ambient Sensor 68
•Aspect 69
•Aspect Control Signal 70
•Basic settings 72
•Noise reduction settings 74
•Advanced Settings 75
•Option Settings 79
•Screen Settings 82
•Copy Adjustment 84
For best audio
•Sound mode 85
•Basic settings 86

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•Volume settings 88
•Voice Guidance Settings 90
•Audio Description 91
•Advanced settings 92
TV Guide
•Freeview Play EPG (UK) 95
•TV Guide 97
•Timer Programming 100
•Guide link programming 101
Teletext
•Digital text service 102
•Viewing Teletext 103
•Teletext mode 105
•Teletext Character Set 106
Tuning and editing channels
•Setting menu 107
•Channel List Editor 108
•Favourites Editor 109
•Auto Setup 111
•Channel Sorting by Region 112
•Manual Tuning 113
•Update Channel List 114
•Signal Condition 115
•Other settings 116
Recording
USB HDD setup
•Preparations 117
•Setting for USB HDD 119
Recording current programme
•One Touch Recording 121
•Rewind LIVE TV 122

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Timer Programming
•Setting Timer Programming 124
•Editing Timer Programming 126
•Remote recording 127
•Note 128
Technical information
•USB HDD 129
Media Player
Using Media Player
•Information 130
•Selecting device / mode 132
•Network device 134
•Sharing file 135
Easy List View
•Selecting file 136
•Filtering files 138
Mix Folder View
•Selecting file 139
•Filtering files 141
•Sorting files 142
Playback
•Playback 143
•Slideshow Settings 145
•Video Setup 147
•Audio output settings 148
Recorded TV mode
•Selecting content 149
•Watching recorded TV 150
•Grouping content 152
•Deleting content 153
•Chapter List 154
•Audio output settings 155

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Connected device
•Device handling caution 156
•USB devices 157
Supported format
•Photo format 158
•Video format 159
•Music format 162
Network
Internet content
•Information 163
•Selecting internet content 164
•Note 165
DLNA
•In-House streaming 166
•Using DLNA 168
Network connections
•Internet connection 169
•DLNA connection 170
•Note 172
Network settings
•Network Connection 173
•Custom - Wireless 175
•Custom - Wired 178
•Custom - Wireless Access Point 180
•Network Status 181
•my Home Cloud Settings 182
•VIERA Name 183
•TV Remote App Settings 184
•Network Link Settings 186
•TV Anywhere Settings 188
•File Sharing Settings 189
•Mirroring Settings 190

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•Control4 Settings 191
•Software Update 192
•New Software Message 193
Photos
•Selecting file 194
•Viewing photo 195
•Using Slideshow 196
Videos
•Selecting file 197
•Watching video 198
•Video Setup 200
•Audio output settings 202
Music
•Selecting file 203
•Playing music 204
•Music Setup 205
Supported format
•Photo format 206
•Video format 207
•Music format 210
Functions
Info Frame
•Information 211
•How to use 212
•Settings 213
Voice Control
•Information 214
•How to use 215
•Settings 216
•Note 217
TV Anywhere
•How to use 218

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•TV Anywhere Settings 219
Mirroring
•How to use 220
•Mirroring Settings 221
VIERA Link “HDAVI Control™”
•Summary of VIERA Link 222
•Preparations 227
•Easy playback 228
•Power on Link 229
•Power off Link 230
•Standby Power Save 231
•Intelligent Auto Standby 232
•VIERA Link Control 233
•Speaker Selection 235
•Note 236
Child Lock
•Using Child Lock 237
•PIN number 239
•Parental Rating 240
Data Service Application
•Using Data Service Application 241
•Privacy Setting 242
•Note 243
Common Interface
•Caution 244
•Using Common Interface 245
Shipping Condition
•Shipping Condition 246
Updating the TV Software
•Information 247
•Auto update 248
•Manual update 249

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Setting characters
•Using Numeric buttons 250
Keyboard
•Keyboard 251
Settings
Setting menu
•How to use 252
Picture
•Viewing Mode 254
•Basic settings 255
•Ambient Sensor 256
•Noise reduction settings 257
•Advanced Settings 258
•Option Settings 259
•Screen Settings 261
•Copy Adjustment 262
•Reset to Defaults 263
Sound
•Mode 264
•Basic settings 265
•Volume settings 266
•Voice Guidance Settings 267
•Audio Description 268
•Advanced settings 269
•Reset to Defaults 270
Network
•Network Connection 271
•Network Status 272
•my Home Cloud Settings 273
•VIERA Name 274
•TV Remote App Settings 275
•Network Link Settings 276

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•TV Anywhere Settings 277
•File Sharing Settings 278
•Mirroring Settings 279
•Control4 Settings 280
•Other settings 281
Timer
•Off Timer 282
•Timer Programming 283
•Time Zone 284
•Auto Standby 285
•No signal Power off 286
Setup
•Eco Navigation 287
•Voice Control Settings 288
•TV Guide Settings 289
•USB Device Setup 290
•Recording Setup 291
•Child Lock 292
•Tuning Menu 293
•Language 295
•Display Settings 296
•HDMI Auto Setting 298
•HDMI HDR Setting 299
•VIERA Link Settings 300
•Data Service Application 301
•System Menu 302
•Other Settings 303
Support
Help menu
•Using Help menu 304
FAQs
•Picture 305

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•Digital TV 307
•Analogue TV 309
•Sound 310
•HDMI 311
•Network 312
•Other 314
•Detailed information 316
Maintenance
•Care and Cleaning 317

How to use
■Meaning of signs
OK :
Letters enclosed in brackets indicate remote control buttons.
Menu :
Letters in cyan indicate on-screen display items.
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References in this eHELP
You can jump to the page by pressing OK while the cursor is on the
references.
■Operation guide
= Note =
●Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.
●The images shown in this eHELP are for illustrative purposes only.
●This eHELP covers all models, however, some features may not be
available on certain models.
●Refer to the paper manual and the actual menu in the TV etc. to confirm
your model’s features.
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Read first
Before use
Licence
Even if no special notation has been made of company or product
trademarks, these trademarks have been fully respected.
DVB and the DVB logos are trademarks of the DVB Project.
DLNA®, the DLNA Logo and DLNA CERTIFIED™ are trademarks, service
marks, or certification marks of the Digital Living Network Alliance.
The terms HDMI and HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface, and the
HDMI Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing, LLC
in the United States and other countries.
x.v.Colour™ is a trademark.
HDAVI Control™ is a trademark of Panasonic Corporation.
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
Dolby, Dolby Audio, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories.
Speech Powered by Dragon
2002-2016 Nuance Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.
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“PlayReady” is a trademark registered by Microsoft. Please be aware of the
following.
(a) This product contains technology subject to certain intellectual property
rights of Microsoft. Use or distribution of this technology outside of this
product is prohibited without the appropriate license(s) from Microsoft.
(b) Content owners use Microsoft PlayReady™ content access technology to
protect their intellectual property, including copyrighted content. This device
uses PlayReady technology to access PlayReady-protected content and/or
WMDRM-protected content. If the device fails to properly enforce restrictions
on content usage, content owners may require Microsoft to revoke the
device’s ability to consume PlayReady-protected content. Revocation should
not affect unprotected content or content protected by other content access
technologies.
Content owners may require you to upgrade PlayReady to access their
content.
If you decline an upgrade, you will not be able to access content that requires
the upgrade.
Firefox®OS is a registered trademark of the Mozilla Foundation.
This product incorporates the following software:
(1) the software developed independently by or for Panasonic Corporation,
(2) the software owned by third party and licensed to Panasonic Corporation,
(3) Firefox OS is powered by Mozilla,
(4) the software licensed under the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
Version 2.0 (GPL V2.0),
(5) the software licensed under the GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC
LICENSE Version 2.1 (LGPL V2.1), and/or,
(6) open source software other than the software licensed under the GPL
V2.0 and/or LGPL V2.1.
About the software categorized as (3), please refer to the “About Firefox OS”
menu on this product.
The software categorized as (4) - (6) are distributed in the hope that it will be
useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY, without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Please
refer to the detailed terms and conditions thereof shown in the “Software
Licence” menu on this product.
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At least three (3) years from delivery of this product, Panasonic will give to
any third party who contacts us at the contact information provided below,
for a charge no more than our cost of physically performing source code
distribution, a complete machine-readable copy of the corresponding source
code covered under GPL V2.0, LGPL V2.1 or the other licenses with the
obligation to do so, as well as the respective copyright notice thereof.
Contact Information: [email protected]
The source code and the copyright notice are also available for free in our
website below.
http://www.unipf.jp/dl/EUIDTV17/
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Features
4K resolution
You can watch content in 4K format that has twice the horizontal and vertical
resolution of the 1080p signal.
Watching > 4K resolution > 4K compatible equipment
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Home Screen
“Home Screen” is a gateway to the TV programmes, applications and
connected devices.
It provides you an easy way to access all the features.
Home Screen > Home Screen > Information
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Info Frame
Info Frame is a convenient feature to provide you relevant information of the
programme being watched, recommendations, etc. It is displayed on the edge
of screen when you need it.
Functions > Info Frame > Information
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TV Anywhere
You can watch TV and set timer event with the network equipment
(smartphone, etc.) from outside the home network.
●Due to network conditions or certain broadcaster restrictions, this function
may not be available.
Functions > TV Anywhere > How to use
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Freeview Play EPG
Using the Freeview Play EPG enables you to select a programme easily, view
programme information, etc.
Watching > TV Guide > Freeview Play EPG (UK)
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