Panasonic TX-48LZ1500B User manual

e HELP
English
Model No.

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Read first
Before use
• Licence 13
• Note 16
Features
• 4K resolution 17
• Home 18
• Freeview Play EPG 19
• Dual Tuner 20
• Easy Mirroring 21
Home
Home
• Information 22
• How to use 24
• Pin to HOME 26
• Option menu 27
Devices
• How to use 28
• Option menu 29
Apps
• How to use 31
• Option menu 32
Live TV
• How to use 33
• Option menu 34
my Scenery
• How to use 36
Watching
Basic
• Satellite connection 37
• Basic connection 39

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• Selecting channel 41
• Information banner 43
• Freeview Play banner (UK) 46
• Satellite banner 48
• AV Options 50
• Subtitle 52
• Last view 53
• Off Timer 54
• Energy saving functions 55
• Adjusting time 59
• Language 60
4K resolution
• 4K-compatible equipment 62
• HDMI Auto Setting 63
• Valid 4K format 64
External equipment
• External connection 65
• Watching external input 69
• Operating with TV’s remote control 71
• HDMI features 73
• HDMI HDR Setting 75
• HDMI Signal Power Link Setting 76
• Valid input signals 77
For best picture
• Viewing Mode 78
• Aspect 81
• Aspect Control Signal 82
• Basic settings 84
• Ambient Sensor Settings 88
• Noise reduction settings 89
• Advanced Settings 90
• Option Settings 97
• Screen Settings 102
• Lock Settings 104

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• Copy Adjustment 105
For best audio
• Sound mode 106
• Line Array Speaker Sound Focus settings 108
• Basic settings 109
• Volume settings 113
• Headphone terminal output setting 116
• Voice Guidance Settings 118
• Audio Description 119
• Advanced settings 120
TV Guide
• Freeview Play EPG (UK) 124
• TV Guide 126
• Timer Programming 128
• Guide link programming 129
Teletext
• Digital text service 130
• Viewing Teletext 131
• Teletext mode 133
• Teletext Character Set 134
Tuning and editing channels
• Setting menu 135
• Channel List Editor 136
• Favourites Editor 139
• Auto Setup 141
• Channel Sorting by Region 143
• Manual Tuning 144
• Update Channel List 146
• Signal Condition 147
• Add New Channels 148
• Other settings 149
• Selectable satellites 150

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Recording
USB HDD setup
• Preparations 151
• Setting for USB HDD 153
Recording current programme
• One Touch Recording 155
• Rewind LIVE TV 156
Timer Programming
• Setting Timer Programming 158
• Editing Timer Programming 160
• Note 161
Technical information
• USB HDD 162
Media Player
Using Media Player
• Information 163
• Selecting device / mode 165
Easy List View
• Selecting file 166
• Filtering files 168
Mix Folder View
• Selecting file 169
• Filtering files 171
• Sorting files 172
Playback
• Playback 173
• Slideshow Settings 175
• Video Setup 177
• Audio output settings 178
Recorded TV mode
• Selecting content 179

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• Watching recorded TV 180
• Grouping content 182
• Deleting content 183
• Chapter List 184
• Audio output settings 185
Connected device
• Device handling caution 186
• USB devices 187
Supported format
• Photo format 188
• Video format 189
• Music format 192
Network
Internet content
• Information 193
• Selecting internet content 194
• Note 195
Home network
• In-House streaming 196
• Preparations 199
Network connections
• Internet connection 200
• Home network connection 201
• Note 204
Network settings
• Network Connection 205
• Custom - Wireless 207
• Custom - Wired 209
• Custom - Wireless Access Point 211
• Network Status 212
• TV Name 213
• TV Remote App Settings 214

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• Network Link Settings 216
• Smart Speaker Settings 218
• Mirroring Settings 219
• Control4 Settings 220
• VOD Content Refresh 221
• Software Update 222
• New Software Message 223
• IPv6 224
• Terms of Service and Settings 225
• Samba Interactive TV Settings 226
Photos
• Selecting file 227
• Viewing photo 228
• Using Slideshow 229
Videos
• Selecting file 230
• Watching video 231
• Video Setup 233
• Audio output settings 235
Music
• Selecting file 237
• Playing music 238
• Music Setup 239
Supported format
• Photo format 240
• Video format 241
• Music format 244
Functions
Menu
• How to use 245
Voice Control
• Information 246

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• How to use 247
• Settings 248
• Note 250
Mirroring
• How to use 251
• Mirroring Settings 252
Multi Window
• Information 253
• Multi Window 254
• Note 256
VIERA Link “HDAVI Control™”
• Summary of VIERA Link 257
• Preparations 262
• Easy playback 263
• Power on Link 264
• Power off Link 265
• Standby Power Save 266
• Intelligent Auto Standby 267
• VIERA Link Control 268
• Speaker Selection 270
• Note 271
Child Lock
• Using Child Lock 272
• PIN number 273
• Parental Rating 274
Power LED Indicator
• Using Power LED Indicator 275
Data Service Application
• Using Data Service Application 276
• Privacy Setting 277
• Note 278

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Common Interface
• Caution 279
• Using Common Interface 280
Shipping Condition
• Shipping Condition 281
Updating the TV Software
• Information 282
• Auto update 283
• Manual update 284
Setting characters
• Using Numeric buttons 285
Bluetooth devices
• Bluetooth Setup 286
Keyboard
• Keyboard 289
Settings
Setting main menu
• How to use 290
Picture
• Viewing Mode 292
• Basic settings 293
• Ambient Sensor Settings 295
• Noise reduction settings 296
• Advanced Settings 297
• Option Settings 298
• Screen Settings 300
• PICTURE Button Setting 301
• Lock Settings 302
• Copy Adjustment 303
• Reset to Defaults 304

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Sound
• Mode 305
• Basic settings 306
• Volume settings 308
• Headphone terminal output setting 309
• Voice Guidance Settings 310
• Audio Description 311
• Advanced settings 312
• Reset to Defaults 314
Network
• Network Connection 315
• Network Status 316
• TV Name 317
• TV Remote App Settings 318
• Network Link Settings 319
• Smart Speaker Settings 320
• Mirroring Settings 321
• Control4 Settings 322
• Other settings 323
Timer
• On Timer 324
• Off Timer 325
• Timer Programming 326
• Time Zone 327
• Auto Standby 328
• No signal Power off 329
Setup
• Voice Control 330
• Eco Navigation 331
• USB Device Setup 332
• Recording Setup 333
• Bluetooth Setup 334
• Child Lock 335
• Tuning Menu 336

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• Language 338
• Display Settings 339
• HDMI Auto Setting 341
• HDMI HDR Setting 342
• VIERA Link Settings 343
• Data Service Application 344
• Home Settings 345
• System Menu 346
• Other Settings 347
Support
Help menu
• Using Help menu 348
FAQs
• Picture 349
• Digital TV 351
• Analogue TV 353
• Sound 354
• HDMI 355
• Network 356
• Other 358
• Detailed information 361
Maintenance
• Care and Cleaning 362

How to use
■Meaning of signs
OK :
Letters enclosed in brackets indicate remote control buttons.
Main 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 =
●The 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.
Wi-Fi®is a registered trademark of Wi-Fi Alliance®.
WPA3™, WPA2™, WPA™ are trademarks of Wi-Fi Alliance®.
The Bluetooth®word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned
by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Panasonic Holdings
Corporation is under license.
The terms HDMI, HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface, and the
HDMI Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing
Administrator, Inc.
x.v.Colour™ is a trademark.
© 2020 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
All rights reserved. AMD and FreeSync and combinations thereof are
trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Dolby, Dolby Vision, Dolby Vision IQ, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Audio, and
the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing
Corporation.
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
Confidential unpublished works.
Copyright © 1992–2021 Dolby Laboratories.
All rights reserved.
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Text-to-Speech Powered by Nuance
2002-2022 Nuance Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.
Google is a trademark of Google LLC.
“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.
This product incorporates the following software:
(1) the software developed independently by or for Panasonic Entertainment
& Communication Co., Ltd.,
(2) the software owned by third party and licensed to Panasonic
Entertainment & Communication Co., Ltd.,
(3) the software licensed under the GNU General Public License, Version 2.0
(GPL V2.0),
(4) the software licensed under the GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC
LICENSE Version 2.1 (LGPL V2.1), and/or,
(5) open sourced software other than the software licensed under the GPL
V2.0 and/or LGPL V2.1.
The software categorized as (3) - (5) 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.
https://panasonic.net/cns/oss/tv/EUIDTV22.html
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Note
●When using your own contents (music, video, picture, etc.) with this unit,
pay attention not to harm the copyright, intellectual property, privacy, etc.
of the subject. Pay attention to the privacy, image rights, etc. of display
images, and use this unit at your own risk.
●Keep your personal information (password of broadband router, etc.) safe
to prevent such information from being stolen by a third party while you
input or display the information on the TV screen.
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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
“Home” is a gateway to the TV programmes, applications and connected
devices.
It provides you an easy way to access all the features.
Home > Home > Information
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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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Dual Tuner
You can watch or record 2 programmes simultaneously, watch a programme
while recording another programme, etc.
Functions > Multi Window > Multi Window
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