APPLICABLE TO PANASONIC - CT-32HX40B_CT-32HX40CB_CT-36HX40B_CT-36HX40CB
TO ENTER SERVICE MODE [FACTORY MODE]
- Quick Entry to Service Mode. [When minor adjustments need to be done to the electronic controls, the method of entering the serviceman mode without removal of the cabinet back is:
- Select 'Setup" icon and select 'Cable' mode.
- Select 'Timer' icon, and set 'Sleep Time' to 30 minutes.
- Press 'Action' twice to exit menus.
- Tune to channel [124].
- Adjust 'Volume' to minimum [0].
- Press 'Volume Left' on the receiver. Red 'CHK' appears in upper corner.
- To Exit Service Mode:
- Press 'Action' and 'Power' on the Receiver simultaneously for more than 2 seconds. The receiver momentarily shuts OFF, the come back On, tuned to channel '3' with a preset level of sound. Any programmed channels, channels caption data and some other user defined settings will be erased.
- Press 'Power' on the remote control to display the serviceman adjustment modes menu, select adjustment by pressing Vol Right/Volume Left buttons and Channel Up/Channel Dn buttons on the remote control, and 'Action' to enter the mew adjustment data into memory.
TO CHECK PURITY
- Press recall on the remote control when the 'Serviceman Mode' red check is displayed. For each press the screen will show [NORMAL SCREEN => WHITE SCREEN => RED SCREEN => GREEN SCREEN => BLUE SCREEN = BACK TO NORMAL SCREEN]
TOGGLE BETWEEN AGING AND SERVICEMAN MODES.
- While 'CHK' is displayed on the top left corner of the CRT, pressing 'Action' & 'Vol-Up' on the TV simultaneously will toggle between the modes. Red 'CHK' for serviceman and Yellow.
ENTERING SERVICEMAN MODE, BY OPENING THE SET
- While receiver is connected and operating in Normal Mode, momentarily short test point [FA1] to Ground [A] board.
- The receiver enters 'Aging' mode. Yellow letters 'CHK' appear in the upper left corner of the screen. [The volume Up/Dn will adjust rapidly]
FOR ADJUSTMENTS
- Press "Ch Up/Ch Dn" & "Vol >/Vol<" on the remote control to select one of the available Service Adjustments. Press 'Action" to enter the adjustment. Press 'Action" AGAIN to go back to the adjustment menu. [Note: Write down the original value set for each address before modifying anything. It is easy to erroneously adjust the wrong item.]
- Press "Right/Left" on the remote control to adjust the level of selected service adjustment.
