2Dear Panasonic Customer,Welcome to the Panasonic family. We hope that you will have many years of enjoyment from yournew Colour Television.Please retain your proof of purchase along with these operating instructions. Space has been madeavailable on the back page of this instruction book for recording the Serial Number. The Serial Number canbe found on the back cover of the set and on the packing carton.Important InformationProgramme Location NumbersThis television comes to you “factory tuned” to all the major capital city broadcast stations. Adjustments tothe tuning should not be necessary. However, if you have to make adjustments, please read theseinstructions carefully first. Throughout this booklet “Programme Location Numbers” are referred to. Theseare memory locations into which you can tune television broadcast stations. Any television station can betuned into any Programme Location Number.Picture QualityAll televisions are affected by Magnetic Interference.Magnetic interference may come from such things asunshielded motors, moving the TV while it is switched ON,turning off a vacuum cleaner too close to the TV, lightningstrikes nearby or many other things.The interference shows up as coloured patches whichappear while the TV is switched ON.A typical result may look like the picture shown.? Your Panasonic Television is designed to overcome this with the inclusion of a demagnetising (de-gaussing) function.? To activate this feature, simply switch your Television OFF with the Power On/Off Switch (not with theremote control) for 30 minutes and then switch it back ON.? If the television is to be left unattended for extended periods (several days or more), turn the power offto the unit. DO NOT leave in Standby mode.? This will ensure that you enjoy the picture clarity as it was meant to be.Refer to page 31 for operating instructions for the GEOMAGNETIC feature.