Auto/manual search. OFF timer and ON timer, Auto-Power-Off & blue background display. Advanced 5D (applied for model 8218), 6D (applied for model 9218) picture improvement circuit. Digital Colour Transient Improver (CTI) Enhance the tint and make the original picture brighter and fresher 3H digital comb filter To attain the complete separation of brightness and colour signals.
Congratulations on your purchase of this colour Hi - Vision Palsonic television receiver. We recommend that you thoroughly read this manual before use to fully enjoy the many functions and excellent effects of this receiver. Retain is manual in an easily accessible location for future reference.
NOTES FOR OPERATION * Do not let the TV set be in standby condition for a long period of time. When it is not in use, please turn off the power supply and remove the power plug. When it is to be left for a prolonged period of time, it is recommended to disconnect the connection to the outdoor aerial, to avoid thunder strike.
Installation and appearance Antenna connection To ensure a bright-coloured and clear picture, you should use an outdoor aerial or CATV cable. If the signals are strong enough, you may use an indoor aerial. Note: In case of using the Twin-lead aerial feeder (300 ) for UHF/VHF aerial, use a 300-75 ohm adaptor (not supplied) When using the coaxial cable (not...
Speaker Connection As the figure below shows, attach the left and the 2. Connect the speaker wires to the EXT SP (8 right speaker to the sides of the set tightly, push ) terminals at the rear of the TV. the speaker from their top to secure them.
Front view SYSTEM VIDEO VOLUME - CHANNEL VOLUME + CHANNEL MENU Back view MODEL 9218 MODEL 8218 (3) VIDEO 3 input terminals L/MONO R (right sound terminal) VIDEO L/MONO S-VIDEO (3) VIDEO 3 input terminals VIDEO S-VIDEO connecting to external speakers...
Operation Switching on/off Push the main power switch on, if the set is in Standby mode, the power indicator is red; If there are pictures appearing on the screen, the indicator is yellow. If no picture appears on the screen, push the power button on the remote controller to turn the set on, the indicator turns to yellow.
Presetting the channels Press the MENU button to display the main menu There are two ways to preset channels: to preset channels automatically and to preset channels MENU manually. Below we will describe how to preset the channels by making use of the menu. 1.
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Press the or button 3. MANUAL SEARCH to select MANUAL If AUTO - SEARCH cannot preset the desired SEARCH channels, or you want to preset the desired channels one by one with the preferred channel numbers - please SEARCH make use of MANUAL SEARCH. MANUAL SEARCH Press the menu item select button to select...
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When you want to store and memorise another channel MANUAL SEARCH with another position, repeat steps 3.3, 3,4. POSITION 14 Skip unwanted program numbers After presetting the channels, you can skip unwanted Press the button to program numbers to select your desired channels. select SKIP Repeat steps 3.1 to 3.3 to select the unwanted program position of the unwanted channels .
Press the SYS button 6. The setting of colour and sound system Press the SYS button, the screen will display colour and SYSTEM sound system. COLOR AUTO If the displaying colour is abnormal, press the button to select COLOUR, then press the button to select the right colour system.
Sound Selection Mode If the broadcasting TV station is transmitting stereo sound in NICAM mode or IGR (stereo) mode, on the upper right comer of the screen will display an indication which is listed in the following table. You can press the " "...
Picture and sound adjustment Press the button, you can quickly select two modes of picture and sound quality standard: STANDARD One is standard mode ( on the screen displays (STANDARD) ; The other is personal select mode (on the screen Press the button displays "MEMORY").
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Press the MENU button 2. Sound adjustment button Complete the following steps and you will adjust the sound quality. MENU PICTURE Press the MENU button to display the main SOUND menu. Press the button to select SOUND , then press the button to enter into the sub - menu of SOUND.
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3. SURROUND SOUND SURROUND OFF Making useof surround sound, you can en- joy the dynamic sound effect that is like be- ing in a music hall. To make use of sur- round sound, complete steps 2.1, 2.2 to Press the button to to select SURROUND ON select SURROUND ON, and press the...
Other functions 1. ON Timer/OFF Timer With the timer, you can set the TV to turn on/off automatically menu of TIMER at a preset time. In the menu of TIMER you can set : CLOCK, ON TIME, OFF TIME. TIMER OFF TIME OFF 1.1 OFF TIME 0:00...
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1.2.3. Pressing the button set the TV into standby mode. At the preset time the TV will automati- cally turn on to preset channel. To cancel ON TIME, set ON TIME OFF. 1.3 CLOCK The built - in clock employs the 24 - hour system. 1.3.1 Do step 1.1.1 to enter into the sub-menu of TIMER.
External Equipment Connections The following describes how to use and connect the TV with other equipment. Refer to the owner's manual of the other equipment to be connected as well. 1. To Connect to AV input You can video equipments such as a VTR and video camera to this TV and enjoy the high quality picture and sound.
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To select the input press the VIDEO button on the TV set or the AV button on the remote controller repeatedly until you see the corresponding input indication on the screen. To return to aerial input, press the AV button until it displays programme number, or press direct channel select button or the CH button.
Troubleshooting Symptoms Check the following items No power, red indicator Be sure the power cord is plugged in is not lit up Contrast, colour, tint are not correctly adjusted Poor colour, poor tint Possible interferences of automobiles, motorcycle, Spots appear on the trolley bus, neon lamps, etc.
Weight: (for model 8218) 67Kg (including speaker boxes) (for model 9218) 74Kg 81Kg( including speaker boxes) CRT: 82cm (for model 8218), 92cm (for model 9218), 110 deflection angle, blackstripe picture tube TV system & channel range System CATV 13-57 Z1 ~ Z37...