OWNER'S MANUAL
61CM CORDLESS REMOTE COLOUR TELEVISION
MODEL: 6158
Type Tested
Electrical
Safety
AS/NZS 3250 Lic 4165
Standards Australia
APP No: N16712
PALSONIC CORPORATION PTY LTD
1 JOYNTON AVENUE
WATERLOO NSW 2017 AUSTRALIA
TEL:(02)9313 7111
FAX:(02)9313 7555
PALSONIC CUSTOMER SERVICE
TELEPHONE
AUSTRALIA:1300 657 888
Main features
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Hyperband.
.
Auto/manual search.
.
100 preset channels.
.
Multi-system: PAL-B/G, NTSC-4.43/3.58 (AV).
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No-signal blue background display and AUTO-POWER-OFF function.
.
Four picture mode settings.
.
Sound mute function.
.
Sleep timer.
.
AV IN/OUT, S-VHS operation function.
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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.
* Please follow cautions for safety in the TV set instructions, and all warnings and descriptions denoted
on the TV set.
Cautions For Safety
Note: This TV set can be operated on an AC power of 240V, 50Hz. You should not use power
supply of the other type.
When an unusual situation
In order to wipe dust off the
occurs, turn off the power
switch at once and remove the
plug from the wall outlet.
Contact a qualified service
department in your local area.
picture tube or off the cabinet,
you should remove the power
plug from the wall outlet first.
You can wipe lightly with a
piece of dry, clean, soft cloth.
The TV set should be placed
on an adequate place without
exposing it to direct sunlight
and other sources of heat to
prevent the deformation of the
cabinet or damage to
Do not expose the TV set to
rain or excessive moisture, to
prevent tire disaster or
electric shock. Avoid using
the set in very warm or damp
places. Never use it in a
bathroom.
components.
Do not cover the ventilating
holes in the cabinet. Keep a
space of more than 5 cm from
the walls to the TV set, to
There exists High Voltage in
this TV set. Do not remove
the cover to avoid danger.
guarantee the good ventilation.
When the power cord or the
plug is damaged, please
contact a qualified service
department to get service.
When the TV set is to be left
unattended, please turn off the
power switch and remove the
plug from the wall outlet.
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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
supplied) (75 ) for UHF/VHF
aerial, connect the plug into the
75 ohm aerial socket directly.
Note:
When you connect the outdoor aerial cable to the aerial terminal on the TV set, please turn off
the power switch on the TV while connecting the antenna lead.
In thunder and lightning, weather, please disconnect the connection to the outdoor aerial to avoid
thunder/lightning strike.
Effective range of the remote control
operation
Battery Installation:
1) Remove the back battery cover.
2) Insert two size AAA batteries according to
the polarity indication inside the remote
controller.
1. When the remote controller is not used for
an extended period of time or the batteries
are worn out, please remove the batteries in
time to avoid battery leakage.
2. Avoid moisture and mechanical shock to the
remote controller.
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Appearance
Front view
POWER SWITCH
CH (UP)
INDICATOR
INDICATOR
VOL+ (UP)
REMOTE SENSOR
MENU
CH (DOWN)
VOL- (DOWN)
TV/AV
Back view
ANTENNA INPUT
AV1 IN
(VIDEO, AUDIO L/MONO R)
AV OUT
(VIDEO, AUDIO L/MONO R)
S-VHS IN
AV2 IN
(VIDEO, AUDIO L/MONO R)
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The remote controller
Standby
Sound mute
TV/AV select
Previous channel
On screen recall
Channel direct select
Colour system select
Picture control
Sleep timer
Picture mode selection
*Sound system select
Volume control
Channel select
* NOTE: this TV model's RF sound system is BG only. Therefore the SYS1/2 button on the remote
controller is ineffective in sound system selection. Similarly in the Preset and Function
menus the SYS item (sound system selection item) is ineffective.
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Operation
Turning the power on/off
1. Connect the power, push the main power switch, the red indicator is on, the set is in standby
mode.
2. Push the
button on the remote controller to turn on the set when the set is in standby, this
time, the green indicator is on, on the upper right corner of the screen will display channel
number, colour and sound system. Or you can push the CH
button to turn on the set
when in standby.
3. You can push the
button to switch the set to standby mode when in operation mode, this
time the green indicator is off, the red indicator is on.
4. Push the main power switch to turn off the set completely and confirm that all indicators go
out.
Note: If there are no input signals for the TV when the set is in TV receiving mode, a blue
background will appear on the screen. After 5 minutes if there are still no signals to the TV, it
will enter into standby mode automatically and the green indicator goes out. (Unless you have
set BLUE OFF in the function menu.)
* In VIDEO mode, when no signals input, blue background will not appear and AUTO-POWER-
OFF function will be ineffective.
Menu operation
You can select adjustment items by making use of the menu. Press the MENU button to display
the main menu:
MENU
PICTURE
PRESET
FUNCTION
Press the CH
button to select items upward or downward (the selected item is highlighted in
red, while others in green). The item sequence is:
PICTURE
PRESET
FUNCTION
Press the VOL
button to enter into the sub-menu. To exit the menu press the MENU
button.
Note: the menu displayed on the screen will disappear automatically in 10 seconds if not in
operation.
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1. PICTURE menu
Making use of the PICTURE menu can adjust the picture effect according to your personal
preference and it will be stored as picture memory mode automatically.
Press the CH
button to select the item (the selected item is highlighted in red). Press the
VOL button to adjust it. The range is 0-63.
Press the MENU button to exit to the main menu.
Below are the characteristics of the picture adjustment item.
OSD
Green bar moving
Pressing
VOL
VOL
Item
Brighter
Stronger
(BRIGHTNESS)
Darker
Lighter
(COLOUR)
(CONTRAST)
(TINT)
Weaker
Purplish
Weaker
Stronger
Greenish
Stronger
(SHARPNESS)
Note:
* TINT is effective only in NTSC system.
* When the receiving TV signals are weaker, please adjust the sharpness to lower level to reduce
the noise.
* When the receiving TV signals are stronger, please adjust the sharpness to higher level to obtain
clearer picture.
2. PRESET menu
PROG
SKIP
AFT
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SYS 1
AUTO
OFF
ON SEARCH
BAND
U
MANUAL
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Making use of the PRESET menu can fulfil the function of auto-search, search. manual
search , channel and band selection. AFT and skip on/off.
Press CH
button to select the item. (the selected item is highlighted in red). Press the
MENU button to exit to the main menu.
1) PROG (program)
Select the current program number while "PROG" is highlighted. Press VOL
button to
increase or decrease the program number progressively.
1
0
2
PROG
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2) SKIP-ON/OFF
Press CH
button to highlight SKIP ON/OFF. Press VOL
button to toggle between
SKIP ON and OFF. When "SKIP ON" is set, the current channel program will be skipped.
Making use of this function can skip some unwanted channel, say 5, 11, next when you press
CH
button to select channel, 5, 11 channel will be skipped.
4
6
0
10
12
1
* Press the channel direct select button can select the skipped channel.
3) AFT ON/OFF
Making use of the AFT function can automatically fine tune the channel.
Select and highlight AFT, pressing VOL
button it toggles between ON and OFF. When in
AFT ON, it can automatically fine tune the channel. In normal circumstances, please set
AFT ON.
When in the process of manual search, AFT is set "OFF" automatically.
4) Band Selection
Press the CH
button to highlight BAND. Press the VOL
button to select band. The
change sequence is
VL
VH
U
5) SYS ( sound system )
This item is used to select sound system. Since this TV model’s RF sound system is B/G only, this
item gets into ineffectiveness in sound system selection.
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6) Auto - search (AUTO)
Press CH
button to highlight AUTO. Press VOL
button the set will automatically
search and store the active TV signals in your local area from lower band to higher band in the
sequence of VL VH U with the green bar moving rightward. When a station is located, the set
will store the signals with a channel number from 0. When all the signals are searched and stored,
the TV returns to 0 channel automatically, auto-search is finished.
* After auto-search, all programs colour system is set to AUTO and in AFT-ON mode.
* During the process of auto-search, if , MENU or CH
button is pressed, the searching is
interrupted. Press VOL
button the searching begins again.
7) SEARCH
Making use of SEARCH function will store a TV program at a referred channel position.
Select a channel number, when SEARCH is highlighted, press VOL
button, the set begins to
search for signals upward or downward from current channel. When a station is located, the
searching stops and the program is stored into the referred channel position.
Repeat the above step and store another program signals into another position. If two channels are
same, the previous will be deleted.
When the searching is finished, to store the program signals you should press the MENU button
to exit the menu and the program signals are stored automatically.
* When the tuning changing reaches the highest (lowest), the searching turns to next band’s lowest
(highest) and continues searching. If the signals are not the signals you desire, you can press the
VOL
button again until the desired signals are searched.
8) Manual search (MANUAL)
When some program’s picture or sound is not good, you can make use of this function to fine tune
the tuning voltage.
Press VOL
button to highlight MANUAL. Press VOL
successively, the set begins
searching upward or downward. When the picture has obtained the optimum effect, release the
button.
To store the effect you should press the MENU button to exit the menu and the effect is stored
automatically.
3. FUNCTION menu
STD
SYS
AUTO
1
BLUE
ON
Making use of the FUNCTION menu can select BLUE ON/OFF and current channel’s colour and
sound system.
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Press CH
button to select item (the selected item is highlighted). Press MENU button to exit
to the main menu.
1) STD (colour system) selection.
In this TV model the colour system is automatically identified. In normal circumstances, please
set colour system to AUTO.
2) SYS (sound system) selection.
In this TV model this item is ineffective. (Refer to the NOTE on page 6)
3) BLUE ON/OFF selection.
Select and highlight BLUE ON/OFF. Press VOL
button to select ON or OFF. When
"BLUE ON" is selected, blue background will appear on the screen automatically when no input
signals, and the sound is mute. After 5 minutes the set will cut off automatically.
Channel selection
1. Using direct select buttons
1) Single digital method ( 0~9 ).
You can select any one of 0~9 channel position directly by pressing the number button
accordingly.
AUTO
SYS 1
AUTO
SYS 1
Press " 5 "
Press "0"
2) Two digital method (10~99).
Press "-/--" button until the symbol "--" is displayed on the screen. In this mode you can choose
any one of two digit channel by pressing the number buttons accordingly. For example, if you
wish to receive channel 25, press "2" button, then press "5" button.
- -
25
AUTO
SYS 1
2 -
Press " 2 "
Press " 5 "
Press "-/--"
Two digit mode
2. Using CH
button
Press CH
button, the channel number will be increased or decreased progressively.
3. Making use of
button
Press
button to swap the currently viewed channel with the previous channel.
1
AUTO
SYS 1
20
AUTO
SYS 1
Press
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Picture and volume adjustment
1. Picture adjustment
Press PIC button repeatedly, on-screen display will change in the sequence below
BRIGHTNESS
BRIGHTNESS
CONTRAST
CONTRAST
COLOUR
SHARPNESS
PAL
COLOUR
TINT
SHARPNESS
NTSC
Press VOL
button to adjust the level. For example, to adjust brightness:
Press "
"
Press "PIC"
After 4 seconds
BRIGHTNESS
30
BRIGHTNESS
63
llll.......
lllllllllll
Press "
"
BRIGHTNESS
0
l..........
(Note: this button’s function is as same as the function of the PICTURE menu of the main menu,
refer to PICTURE MENU on page 8.)
2. Volume adjustment
You can press the VOL
button to adjust the volume, and the green bar will move rightward
or leftward, the volume output range is 0-63.
Press VOL
VOLUME
15
VOLUME
30
llllll......
llllll......
Press VOL
You can press the button to mute the sound. Press the button again or VOL
button.
The sound is restored to normal.
SOUND MUTE MODE
NORMAL SOUND MODE
Press
Press
Press VOL
VOLUME
15
llllll......
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Picture mode selection
You can select the picture quality instantly among three presets modes and one user-set mode.
Press the
button to select the desired picture quality. DYNAMIC, STANDARD, MILD and
MEMORY (user-set) can be selected cyclically.
MILD
MEMORY
DYNAMIC
STANDARD
Item
Output
Mode
Brightness
Colour
Contrast
Tint
Sharpness
DYNAMIC
STANDARD
MILD
31
31
31
31
31
31
47
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
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MEMORY
The picture quality you set
Other functions
1. Retain on-screen display
+
Press the
button and the upper right corner will display the current channel number and TV
system. After 4 seconds the display on the screen will disappear.
2
AUTO
SYS 1
After 4
seconds
+
Press
In VIDEO mode, it will only display VIDEO l (or VIDEO 2) and the colour system.
2. TV colour system selection
Press the STD button and each time the colour system displayed on the screen will change in the
sequence of
AUTO
PAL
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If the system is not set correctly, the picture will have no colour or the colour is abnormal.
Press STD button to select the right colour system to obtain normal colour. (Refer to the
following table).
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VERTICAL
FREQUENCY
COLOR
SUB-CARRIER
COLOR SYSTEM
4.43MHz
3.58MHz
50Hz
60Hz
50Hz
PAL(RF/VIDEO)
NTSC 3.58 (VIDEO)
PAL(RF/VIDEO)
AUTO
PAL
4.43MHz
60 Hz
60 Hz
60 Hz
PAL-60(RF/VIDEO)
NTSC3.58 (VIDEO)
NTSC4.43(VIDEO)
3.58MHz
4.43MHz
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3. SLEEP timer
Using the SLEEP button allows you to have the appliance automatically turned off after a preset
time (the time range will be as long as 120 minutes) , and set the appliance to standby mode. At
every press of the button the setting time will be decreased by 30 minutes.
When the remaining time is 5 minutes left, it will be displayed once every 2 minutes for
4 seconds
SLEEP 30
SLEEP OFF
SLEEP 120
Press SLEEP
Press SLEEP
Press SLEEP
When the SLEEP timer is functioning, if you press SLEEP button again, the TV will display the
remaining time. If the power is switched off, the SLEEP timer will be cancelled. You must set it
again if wanted.
4. TV/AV selection
Press the TV/AV button on the set or AV button on the remote controller to select TV or AV
mode.
When the TV is working at RF receiving mode, press AV button the set will be switched to
AV1, the screen displays AV1 and colour system; Press the button again and the set will be
switched to AV2, the screen displays AV2 and colour system. Press the button once more, the set
will be switched to TV mode and the screen displays current TV channel.
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AV1
AUTO
12
AUTO
AV2
AUTO
After 4
seconds
Press AV
Press AV
Press AV
Note: S-VHS IN and AV2 use the same interface. If you want to receive signals input
through S-VHS terminal, switch the set to AV2, the S-VHS (S-VIDEO) input terminal has
priority over the AV2 VIDEO terminal; To use equipment connected to the AV2 VIDEO IN
terminal, disconnect any plug from the S-VHS terminal. S-VHS and AV2 use the same group
of AUDIO IN terminals.
1) When receiving broadcasting TV program (the TV signals are input through aerial terminal),
press the AV button to switch the set to TV mode.
2) When receiving programs played back by Video DISC, VCR, Satellite receiver, VCD (the
signals are input through AV terminals), please set the receiver to corresponding Video mode
(AV1 or AV2).
* In video mode, the sound system button and the PRESET menu in the main menu have no
function.
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External equipment connection
This set is incorporated with Audio & Video input and output terminals which allows direct
connection to external equipments (such as VCR, Video DISC, VCD, Satellite Receiver etc.) for
playing back and recording the programs.
1. Video playback
If your video equipment has a S-VHS output terminal, connect it to the S-VHS input terminal
(special S-VIDEO type) of the set and connect audio line to AV2 AUDIO IN terminal. If not,
connect it to the VIDEO terminal (photo type).
1.1 According to the following figure connect the TV set to the VIDEO equipment.
Note: The VIDEO equipment may be VCR, VCD or Satellite Receiver.
1.2 Press the "AV/TV" on the set or "AV" button on the remote controller, let the TV set work
at the corresponding video mode, the screen displays "AV1" or "AV2" and corresponding colour
system. The picture displayed on the screen is the program played back by the video equipment.
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2. Recording
2.1 According to the following figure connect the TV set to the VCR.
(Y) YELLOW (VIDEO)
(W) WHITE (AUDIO, L/MONO)
(R) (AUDIO, R)
2.2 When recording, set the TV on the desired channel, the program recorded is the program
displayed on the screen.
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Troubleshooting
Symptoms
Check the following items
.
The set cannot be turned
on, red indicator is off
Be sure the power cord is plugged in or the AC
socket is damaged.
.
.
Contrast, colour, tint are not correctly adjusted.
Poor colour, poor tint
Possible interferences of automobiles, motorcycle,
trolley bus, neon lamps, etc.
Spots appear on the
screen
.
Possible interferences of electronic interference from
another TV set, a computer, electronics game machine,
a broadcast station, etc.
Stripes appear on the
screen
.
.
.
This may be caused by reflections from nearby
mountains or buildings.
Double images or
"ghosts"
Check the antenna direction.
It is possible that the aerial "lead - in" is damaged
or has come off.
Snowy picture
.
.
Check the antenna direction.
Colour or sound is abnormal
The TV system's setting may be wrong, change the
colour or sound system.
.
.
The remote controller
does not work
The batteries may be worn out.
The batteries may be installed with their polarity
reversed.
.
.
TV cabinet creaks
Even if the picture or sound is normal, changes in the
room temperature sometimes makes the TV
cabinet expand or contract, making a noise. This
does not indicate a malfunction.
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Specifications
AC 240V, 50Hz
Power supply:
Receiving channel:
TV system:
Dimension(mm):
Weight:
VHFL 0~5, 5A; VHFH 6~11; UHF E21-E69
PAL-B/G, PAL-60, NTSC 3.58 /4.43 (AV)
720 (W) x 510.5 (H) x 452 (D)
35kg
61cm Diagonal, blackstripe picture tube
CRT:
120W
Power consumption:
Antenna impedance:
Sound output:
75 ohm
4W x 2
one remote controller
Accessories:
Note : Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.
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PALSONIC CORPORATION PTY LTD
1 JOYNTON AVENUE
WATERLOO NSW 2017 AUSTRALIA
TEL:(02)9313 7111
FAX:(02)9313 7555
PALSONIC CUSTOMER SERVICE
TELEPHONE
AUSTRALIA: 1300 657 888
604-25703-0
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