HOW TO ENTER SERVICE MODE TO PANASONIC - CT SERIES TELEVISIONS.

APPLICABLE TO:


PANASONIC: CT-20R6E_CT-20R6CE_CT-20D11CE_CT20D11DE_CT-2006SE_CT20G6E_CT-20G6DE_CT-2016SE.


                                      TO ENTER SERVICE MODE


     All times, if minor adjustments to be done to the electronic controls, the method of entering service mode without removal of the cabinet back is as follows using the remote control.

• Select the "Setup" icon and select "Cable" mode.
• Select "Timer" icon and set sleep time for 30 minutes.
• Press "Action" button twice to exit menus.
• Tune to channel [124].
• Adjust "Volume" to [0].
• Press "Volume <" button on the "Receiver.  Red "CHK" appears in the upper corner.

     While the 'CHK" is appeared on the left top corner of the screen, pressing the Action & Volume Up buttons on the receiver simultaneously will toggle between  modes.  Red 'CHK' for service, and Yellow for Aging.  

• Press the 'Power" button on the remote control to select one of service adjustment modes.

1. B => Service VCJ SUB-DATA adjustment.
2. C => Service VCJ CUT-OFf adjustment.
3. S => Service options [Picture adjustments]
4. M => Service MTS adjustments.
5. P => Service VCJ adjustments.
6. X => Service AFC adjustments.
7. "CHK" => Normal operation of Channel Up,Dn or Volume '<-  ->'

TO EXIT SERVICE MODE

     Press "Action" and "Power" on the receiver simultaneously for at least 2 seconds.  The receiver exits service mode.  It momentarily shuts OFF then come back on tuned channel '3' with a preset level of sound.  Any programmed channels, channels caption data and some other used defined setting will be erased. 

Registers marked as 'Fixed"in the following are Factory Preset.  Do not change these values.

• Press Power button on the remote control to select the service adjustments.
• Press Ch Up & Ch Dn button on the remote control to select one of the available service adjustments.
• Write down the original value set for each address before modifying anything.  It is easy to erroneously adjust the wrong item.
• Press Vol Up/Vol Dn button on the remote control to adjust the data value to selected item. 

     Some adjustment modes may not be available in some models depending on available options.