Panasonic TX-P42GT20B Operating Guide

How to Use Menu Functions

 

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Selects the basic sound mode (Music / Speech / User)

The selected mode affects all input signals.

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Music: Improves sound quality for watching music videos, etc.

Speech: Improves sound quality for watching news, drama, etc.

Music and Speech modes use CONEQ™ brand equalization technology to improve 

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sound quality. CONEQ equalizes acoustic power frequency response and corrects 

time and phase alignment errors of a speaker system. Speakers with CONEQ perform 

as near-perfect electro-acoustic transducers providing true to the original sound with 

the highest musically and intelligibility.

In Music and Speech modes, you can adjust “Bass” and “Treble” settings, and those 

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settings will be stored for each mode.

User:  Adjusts the sounds manually by using the equalizer to suit your favourite sound quality.

For the User mode, “Equalizer” will appear on the Sound Menu instead of “Bass” and 

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“Treble”. Select the “Equalizer” and adjust the frequency.   “Equalizer” (below)

Increases or decreases level to enhance or minimise lower, deeper sound output 

Increases or decreases level to enhance or minimise sharper, higher sound output 

Adjusts the frequency level to suit your favourite sound quality

This function is available when “Mode” is set to “User”.

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Select the frequency and change the frequency level by using the cursor button.

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If you want to enhance the bass sound, raise the level of the lower frequency. If you 

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want to enhance the treble sound, raise the level of the higher frequency.

To reset the levels of each frequency to the default settings, select the “Reset to 

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Defaults” by using cursor button, and then press the OK button.

Adjusts volume level of right and left speakers

Adjusts the volume of the headphones 

Surround sound settings (Off / V-Audio / V-Audio Surround)

V-Audio:  Provides a dynamic enhancer of width to simulate improved spatial effects

V-Audio Surround:  Provides a dynamic enhancer of width and depth to simulate 

improved spatial effects

Adjusts the volume of individual channel or input mode

Adjusts the low frequency sound (Over 30cm / Up to 30cm)

If the gap between the TV and wall is over 30 cm, “Over 30cm” is recommended.

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If the gap between the TV and wall is within 30 cm, “Up to 30cm” is recommended.

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Selects the preferred language for digital channel multi audio (depending on the 

broadcaster) (English / Welsh / Gaelic)

Near Instantaneous Companded Audio Multiplex

Reproduces NICAM stereo sound (Off / On)

Off if reception is poor (FM monaural sound)

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Analogue mode only

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SPDIF : A standard audio transfer file format

Selects the initial setting for digital audio output signal from DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal 

Auto   :   Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Digital are output as Dolby Digital Bitstream.

MPEG is output as PCM.

PCM : Digital output signal is fixed to PCM.

For freesat, DVB, Other Sat., Network video contents (p. 87) or Video mode (p. 76)

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Adjusts the audio level of MPEG output from DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal as the initial 

setting (0 / -2 / -4 / -6 / -8 / -10 / -12dB)

Normally, MPEG sound is larger comparing with the other types of audio track.

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For freesat, DVB or Other Sat. mode

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Select to fit the input signal (Digital / Analogue) (p. 102)

Digital      : When sound is carried via the HDMI cable connection

Analogue : When sound is not carried via the HDMI cable connection

HDMI input mode only

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Useful for visually-impaired viewers (Off / Auto)

Set to “Auto” to activate the description sound track if available

The availability of audio description sound track is indicated by “AD” in the information 

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banner (p. 17).

For freesat or DVB mode

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Adjusts the volume for Audio Description

DVB mode only

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Set to “On” to activate the description sound track from TV speakers (Off / On)

DVB mode only

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Set to “On” to activate the description sound track from headphones (Off / On)

DVB mode only

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Press the OK button to reset the present Sound Mode, Balance, Headphone Volume 

and Surround to the default settings

A different menu will be displayed when “Advance(isfccc)” in the Setup Menu is set to “On” or in the mode of PC 

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input, Media Player or Network service operations. (p. 64 - 67, 73 - 79 and p. 88)

Only available items can be selected.

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