My new TV is a Panasonic TX-42MZ800B. It gets its input from a Humax
PVR. At the moment I route the sound output from the PVR directly to
my Hi-Fi unit because I find that the speakers on the TV lack bass and
depth. But sometimes I think there is a slight lip-sync problem, which
I take to be because I am separating the sound and vision signals
early in their passage through the various electronics. I would like
to increase the bass from the speakers on the TV so I don't need to
use the Hi-Fi unit and so possibly avoid the lip-sync problem.
I see that many Panasonic TV's have a 'bass boost' option in the sound
setup routines, but not the TX-42MZ800B AFACT. Am I missing something?
Do they call it something else? Surely they wouldn't omit it
completely, would they? So where is it?
My new TV is a Panasonic TX-42MZ800B. It gets its input from a Humax
PVR. At the moment I route the sound output from the PVR directly to
my Hi-Fi unit because I find that the speakers on the TV lack bass and
depth. But sometimes I think there is a slight lip-sync problem, which
I take to be because I am separating the sound and vision signals
early in their passage through the various electronics. I would like
to increase the bass from the speakers on the TV so I don't need to
use the Hi-Fi unit and so possibly avoid the lip-sync problem.
I see that many Panasonic TV's have a 'bass boost' option in the sound
setup routines, but not the TX-42MZ800B AFACT. Am I missing something?
Do they call it something else? Surely they wouldn't omit it
completely, would they? So where is it?
My new TV is a Panasonic TX-42MZ800B. It gets its input from a Humax
PVR. At the moment I route the sound output from the PVR directly to my
Hi-Fi unit because I find that the speakers on the TV lack bass and
depth. But sometimes I think there is a slight lip-sync problem, which I
take to be because I am separating the sound and vision signals early in their passage through the various electronics. I would like to increase
the bass from the speakers on the TV so I don't need to use the Hi-Fi
unit and so possibly avoid the lip-sync problem.
I see that many Panasonic TV's have a 'bass boost' option in the sound
setup routines, but not the TX-42MZ800B AFACT. Am I missing something?
Do they call it something else? Surely they wouldn't omit it completely, would they? So where is it?
My TV has an optical out and my speakers have an optical in so they seem
to work well together.
On 4/12/2024 7:16 PM, Chris Hogg wrote:
My new TV is a Panasonic TX-42MZ800B. It gets its input from a Humax
PVR. At the moment I route the sound output from the PVR directly to
my Hi-Fi unit because I find that the speakers on the TV lack bass and
depth. But sometimes I think there is a slight lip-sync problem, which
I take to be because I am separating the sound and vision signals
early in their passage through the various electronics. I would like
to increase the bass from the speakers on the TV so I don't need to
use the Hi-Fi unit and so possibly avoid the lip-sync problem.
I see that many Panasonic TV's have a 'bass boost' option in the sound
setup routines, but not the TX-42MZ800B AFACT. Am I missing something?
Do they call it something else? Surely they wouldn't omit it
completely, would they? So where is it?
https://www.panasonic.com/uk/consumer/televisions/4K-OLED-TV/tx-42mz800b.html
"immersive sound" ???
Dolby Atmos – For immersive sound, thanks to built-in subwoofer
Page 24 "Equalizer Detail" -- that's if "VIVID" doesn't cut it :-)
The Equalizer would give something other than the bland choices.
And since it pretends to have a Sub... well who knows how you
get a sub into a thin TV.
https://tda.panasonic-europe-service.com/docs/2z661aa1d1z1z42bd2z656ez706466z24z1fccde7b9a60f52aff4bc8680bf4d8203bd7851d/pgrp001/pcat033/tx42mz800b/1000177/TX-42MZ800B_OIF.pdf
Paul
On Sat, 13 Apr 2024 11:24:59 -0400, Paul <nospam@needed.invalid>
wrote:
https://www.panasonic.com/uk/consumer/televisions/4K-OLED-TV/tx-42mz800b.html
"immersive sound" ???
Dolby Atmos – For immersive sound, thanks to built-in subwoofer
Page 24 "Equalizer Detail" -- that's if "VIVID" doesn't cut it :-)
The Equalizer would give something other than the bland choices.
And since it pretends to have a Sub... well who knows how you
get a sub into a thin TV.
https://tda.panasonic-europe-service.com/docs/2z661aa1d1z1z42bd2z656ez706466z24z1fccde7b9a60f52aff4bc8680bf4d8203bd7851d/pgrp001/pcat033/tx42mz800b/1000177/TX-42MZ800B_OIF.pdf
Hmm - I've long been of the opinion that manuals are written by super-experts, who know all there is to know about a piece of kit,
probably because they designed it and have followed it through from
prototype to production. What they don't know is how to write manuals
in such a way that the average guy can understand it and that are free
from jargon, and explain in simple terms how to use the kit, why some features are greyed out and how to switch them back on, etc. My car
manual is much the same. Sigh!
At least with a manual written by experts you get all the information
about the product rather than just what the author understands or cares >about.
Mostly you just get a quick start guide that barely tells you how to
switch it on.
I would like
to increase the bass from the speakers on the TV so I don't need to
use the Hi-Fi unit and so possibly avoid the lip-sync problem.
On Sat, 13 Apr 2024 00:16:10 +0100, Chris Hogg wrote:
My new TV is a Panasonic TX-42MZ800B. It gets its input from a Humax
PVR. At the moment I route the sound output from the PVR directly to my
Hi-Fi unit because I find that the speakers on the TV lack bass and
depth. But sometimes I think there is a slight lip-sync problem, which I
take to be because I am separating the sound and vision signals early in
their passage through the various electronics. I would like to increase
the bass from the speakers on the TV so I don't need to use the Hi-Fi
unit and so possibly avoid the lip-sync problem.
I see that many Panasonic TV's have a 'bass boost' option in the sound
setup routines, but not the TX-42MZ800B AFACT. Am I missing something?
Do they call it something else? Surely they wouldn't omit it completely,
would they? So where is it?
Try feeding the sound from the TV and not the PVR?
My TV has an optical out and my speakers have an optical in so they seem
to work well together.
Scarily, when I first configured the digital out the TV played a test tone
to synchronise with the speakers.
LG43UQ91006LA TV.
Cheers
Dave R
Max Demian wrote:
At least with a manual written by experts you get all the information
about the product rather than just what the author understands or cares
about.
Mostly you just get a quick start guide that barely tells you how to
switch it on.
Quite! My soundbar is approaching 4 years old. I recently tried
to access the page on their website which the Quick Start Manual
claims is the Full User Manual, but had no luck.
On 15/04/2024 14:54, Chris J Dixon wrote:
Max Demian wrote:
At least with a manual written by experts you get all the information
about the product rather than just what the author understands or cares
about.
Mostly you just get a quick start guide that barely tells you how to
switch it on.
Quite! My soundbar is approaching 4 years old. I recently tried
to access the page on their website which the Quick Start Manual
claims is the Full User Manual, but had no luck.
I always download PDF versions of user manuals, often before buying the product.
Max Demian wrote:
At least with a manual written by experts you get all the information
about the product rather than just what the author understands or cares
about.
Mostly you just get a quick start guide that barely tells you how to
switch it on.
Quite! My soundbar is approaching 4 years old. I recently tried
to access the page on their website which the Quick Start Manual
claims is the Full User Manual, but had no luck.
Searching for my model, I found an "Archive" page, with no
content (besides a photo of the unit) and no links.
Seeking advice from the maker, they originally just emailed a
copy of the Quick Start Manual. When I persevered, their final
response was:
"Sorry, we do not have anything else on file for this product
anymore."
How hard would it be to maintain availability of archive
material?
I did try Wayback, but the detail pages were unavailable.
Chris
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