Panasonic TC-50AS650 Assembly instructions

TC-50AS650UE
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Using my Home Screen
my Home Screen
•Features 9
•How to use 10
•Settings 11
Using Apps list
•Features 13
•How to use 14
•Settings 15
Watching TV
Cable / Satellite / Fiber Optic box
•Initial setting 16
Antenna / Cable service without a box
•Initial setting 17
•Select channels 18
•Favorite channels 19
•Closed Caption 20
•SAP 21
•Other 22
Blu-ray, DVD, Game Console, etc.
•Connecting and viewing 23
•Example of AV connections 24
•HDMI connection notice 26
•HDMI connection caution 27
•Input signal 28
For best picture
•Picture mode 29
•Auto brightness (ECO) 30
•Aspect setting 31
•Screen mode 32
•Zoom adjustments 34
•Copy adjustments 35
For best audio
•Sound mode 36

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•DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal 37
Viewing 3D images
•Notice 38
•Viewing 3D 39
•Change 3D↔2D 40
•Adjust 3D images 41
Network services
Connect to network
•Network connections 42
•Network connection types 43
Network settings
•Setting the menu 45
•Network connection/Network status 46
•my Home Cloud settings 47
•VIERA network name 48
•TV remote App settings 49
•Network link 50
•File sharing settings 51
•Software update 52
•New software notice 53
How to use
•Operate 54
Home network “DLNA”
Get started
•Information 55
Photos
•Viewing Photos 56
•Photo view 57
•Options menu 58
•Using slideshow 59
•Slideshow settings 60
Videos
•Viewing Videos 61

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•Video view 62
•Options menu 63
Music
•Playing Music 64
•Music view 65
•Options menu 66
Media player
Get started
•Information 67
•Media warning messages 68
•SD card handling cautions 69
•File sharing 70
•Notice 71
Photos
•Viewing Photos 72
•Photo View 73
•Sort the photos 74
•Options menu 75
•Multi shot 3D 76
•Thumbnails size 77
•Using slideshow 78
•Slideshow settings 79
•Soundtrack settings 81
Videos
•Viewing Videos 82
•Video view 83
•Options menu 84
Music
•Playing Music 85
•Music view 86
•Options menu 87
Convenience features
Eco navigation

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•Eco navigation 88
Timer
•Setting the menu 89
Parental control
•Setting the menu 90
•Password setting 91
•Parental control ratings 92
Closed Caption
•Setting the menu 94
•Closed Caption notice 95
VIERA Link ™ “HDAVI Control ™”
•Basic feature 96
•Connecting note 97
•VIERA Link connections 99
•VIERA Link settings 101
•VIERA Link settings feature 102
•VIERA Link 104
•VIERA Link menu 105
User profile
•Setting the menu 107
•my Stream 108
Using Voice guidance
•Voice guidance 109
Using Voice control
•Voice control 110
•How to use the voice control 111
Using Touch Pad Controller
•Features 112
•My button 113
•Setting the menu 114
Using Bluetooth devices
•Settings 115
Control by Smartphone, etc.
•Smartphone remote 116

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Using USB Keyboard
•Keyboard 117
All settings
How to use
•Setting the menu 118
Picture
•Basic settings 119
•Pro settings 121
•Advanced picture 124
•Screen settings 126
•3D settings 128
•Other settings 130
Sound
•Basic settings 131
•Advanced settings 133
•Voice guidance settings 135
Network
•Network settings 136
Timer
•Sleep (Off timer) 138
•Timer (On/Off timer) 139
•Clock settings 140
•Auto turn off settings 141
Setup
•Eco navigation 142
•Voice control settings 143
•User settings 144
•USB device setup 145
•VIERA Touch Pad settings 146
•Bluetooth settings 147
•Parental control 148
•ANTENNA/Cable setup 150
•Language settings 152
•Display customization 153

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•Closed Caption 154
•VIERA Link settings 156
•System settings 157
•Other settings 158
Support / FAQ
Help menu
•Using Help menu 159
FAQ
•Picture - Viewing 160
•Picture - Snowy / none 161
•Picture - Distortion 162
•Picture - Continue 163
•Sound - None 164
•Sound - Unusual 165
•Networking 166
•Software update 167
•3D - Viewing 168
•3D - Format 169
•Voice guidance 170
•Voice control 171
•Touch Pad Controller 172
•Eco navigation 173
•Other 174
•Menu - Gray-out or missing items 175
•Reset to factory default 176
Information
•Data information 177
Care and Cleaning
•Display panel 179
•Cabinet 180
•Pedestal / Power cord 181
•3D Eyewear 182

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Press the Remote control button
INFO Letters in box : Remote control button
Menu Letters in Cyan : Menus on screen display
References in this eHELP

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Using my Home Screen
my Home Screen
Features
my Home Screen is a gateway to the TV, applications, and more. It provides
easy access to special features such as the Media Player, videos, games,
communication tools, etc.
■Home Screen
(Example)
HOME
OK
OK HOME
Home Screen (Full Screen TV, Various Home Screen, etc.)
Selected content screen (TV, application, etc.)
Home Screen Selection
– Choose your preferred Home Screen layout.

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How to use
The Home Screen provides access to special features such as the Media
Player, TV, Internet content, data services, communication tools, etc.
1. Display Home Screen
HOME
●The last viewed Home Screen is displayed each time the TV is turned
on.
●Press HOME again to return to Home Screen Selection.
●You can change the default Home Screen when the TV is turned on.
Using my Home Screen > my Home Screen > Settings
2. Select a Home Screen icon using / / / and press to
access the feature.
●To watch full-screen TV
1) Select the TV window with / / /
2) Press to watch
●Also refer to Tutorial from the tool guide.

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Settings
Select the setup menu from the tool guide on the top of the screen.
(Example)
■Home Screen Selection
1. Display Home Screen Selection with HOME
(Example)
2. Select the type of Home Screen with / and press to set.
●Full Screen TV
Exits the Home Screen and displays the TV picture in full-screen.
– To Keep Full Screen TV
While watching the TV on this full-screen, select Settings from tool
guide. Then, set the Power ON Option.
●Various Home Screens
You can change the layout of the Home Screen according to your
lifestyle and personal preferences.
■Face recognition/Voice Print Recognition
By using the communication camera and voice control function, this TV
recognizes your face/voice and displays the registered Home Screen.
●Say “my Home Screen” into the microphone of the Touch Pad Controller to
use this function.
●To use this function, you need to set up a user profile and register face/
voice data, preferred Home Screen, etc.
All settings > Setup > User settings

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●For details of voice control function
Convenience features > Using Voice control
●Communication camera is not included. Please purchase as necessary.
■Settings
You can customize Home Screen. For example, you can change the
wallpaper, rename the screen, add / delete or set your preferred Home
screen, edit applications, etc.
1. Select Settings from the tool guide
2. Follow the on-screen instructions
■Search function
You can search the content of various Home screen features.
1. Select Search from the tool guide
2. Follow the on-screen instructions
●To use this function fully, you need a broadband network environment.
Ensure the network connections and network settings are completed.
●Be sure to update the software when a software update notice is
displayed on the TV screen. If the software is not updated, you will not
be able to use my Home Screen. You can update the software later
manually.
●To change the color type of on-screen displays.
All settings > Setup > Display customization

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Using Apps list
Features
Special features (Internet contents, network contents, Media Player, etc.) can
be accessed easily from Apps (applications) list.
■APPS list
●Apps list is subject to change without notice.

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How to use
You can access special features such as Internet contents, network contents,
Media Player, etc. from Apps list (applications list).
1. Display Apps list
APPS
(Example)
●To exit Apps list
EXIT
2. Select an icon of the features with / / / and press to
access

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Settings
You can set up Apps list manually. (For example, Screen Settings, Account
Information, restriction, etc.)
1. Display Apps list
APPS
2. Select the setup menu on Apps list with / / / and press
to access
3. Follow the on-screen instructions
●Setup items may be changed without notice

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Watching TV
Cable / Satellite / Fiber Optic box
Initial setting
1. Connecting
Select the wiring method connecting your box to the TV, AV IN or
Antenna/Cable in.
Note:
●HDMI will provide the best HD picture
2. Change INPUT
INPUT
Press the INPUT button to select the proper connection. Wait for 2
seconds.
●The menu choices vary depending on which input is selected.
3. Power on your Cable, Satellite or Fiber Optic box
Use the box’s remote control to change channels.
●If the box is connected to the TV using a COAX cable (Antenna/Cable
in), then set the TV channel to CH3 or CH4. Note that the picture will not
be in HD.
●CC/SAP is not available when watching TV with a Cable or Satellite box
connected via HDMI.
●If you have a High Definition box, ensure that it is outputting 720p or
1080i signal.
Tip: press the TV’s INFO button to verify.
●Check your box’s “aspect” or “format” settings. It should be set to 16:9,
Widescreen or Full.
●If the audio volume is too low, check the box’s audio settings.
●Contact your Cable or Satellite provider for instructions on any box
settings.

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Antenna / Cable service without a box
Initial setting
1. Connect coax
Connect a COAX wire from either an antenna or Basic Cable service to
the TV’s “ANTENNA/CABLE IN” screw terminal.
TV (ANTENNA/CABLE IN)
Antenna
2. Scan the channel
MENU Menu > Setup > ANTENNA/Cable setup > ANTENNA/
Cable signal, Auto program
1) Select either Cable or Antenna programming source in ANTENNA/
Cable signal.
2) Select Auto program and then the appropriate scan mode:
(All channels / Analog only / Digital only)
3) Start scanning.
●The tuner setup menu (auto scan, etc.) is only available when INPUT is
set to TV.
●If no channels are found by the end of the scan, then check the
following:
– Antenna’s position - or availability of Cable service.
– Cable, Satellite or Fiber Optic services with a box are typically
connected to the TV’s A/V inputs, preferably HDMI, for best HD
picture. In such a case, the channel scanning is not needed.

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Select channels
■Select desired channel
or
●CH buttons are also available on the TV.
■Select desired digital channel
To directly enter a digital channel number use button to enter the dash.
(e.g.CH15-1→ )

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Favorite channels
Channel numbers registered in Favorite are displayed on the favorite tune
screen. Select the desired broadcast station with the cursor or use the
number buttons.
●Favorite channels cannot be set when using Cable or Satellite box
■Set the Favorite channel
OPTION Options menu > Set favorite
Select the list number using / and or - / directly to
save the displayed channel.
■Delete a Favorite channel
OPTION Options menu > Set favorite
Select the list number using / and to delete.
●To change the page in Set favorite
FAVORITE or / repeatedly
■Display a Favorite channel
FAVORITE Favorite channels
Select the list number using / and or - / directly to
save the displayed channel.
●To change the page in Favorite channels
FAVORITE or / repeatedly

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Closed Caption
■Viewing with Closed Caption
CC
Switches the Closed Caption mode.
(Off / On / On mute)
●CC is not available when watching TV with a Cable or Satellite box
connected via HDMI.
●Contact your Cable or Satellite operator for instructions on enabling CC
with their box.
●The TV’s CC button does not operate the Satellite or Cable box’s CC
function.
●For viewing the CC of digital broadcasting, set the aspect to Full (If
viewing with H-FILL, JUST, ZOOM or 4:3; characters might be cut off).
●If the CC is set to On on both the receiver and TV when the signal is
480i (except for the HDMI connection), the CC may overlap on the TV.
●If a digital program is being output in analog format, the CC data will
also be output in analog format.
●If the recorder or output monitor is connected to the TV, the CC needs to
be set up on the recorder or output monitor.