TX-42AR400 - Panasonic TV Service Manual (repair manual). Page 9

TX-42AR400

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SOS History (Number of LED blinking) indication.
From left side; Last SOS, before Last, three occurrence before, 2nd occurrence after shipment, 1st occurrence after shipment.
This indication except 2nd and 1st occurrence after shipment will be cleared by [Self-check indication and forced to factory
shipment setting].

1. Disconnect the AC cord from wall outlet.

1. Purpose

Restrict a function for hotels.

2. Access command to the Hotel mode setup menu.

In order to display the Hotel mode setup menu: 
While pressing [VOLUME (-)] button of the main unit,
press [AV] button of the remote control three times within
2 seconds.

Then, the Hotel mode setup menu is displayed.

3. To exit the Hotel mode setup menu

Disconnect AC power cord from wall outlet.

4. Explain the Hotel mode setup menu

Item

Function

Hotel Mode

Select hotel mode On/Off

Initial INPUT

Select input signal modes.
Set the input, when each time power is switched on.
Selection :
Off,Analogue,DVB-C,DVB-T,AV1,AV2,HDMI1,
HDMI2

• Off: give priority to a last memory. However, Euro 

model is compulsorily set to TV.

Initial POS

Select programme number.
Selection :
Off/0 to 99

• Off: give priority to a last memory.

Initial VOL LEVEL

Adjust the volume when each time power is switched 
on.
Selection Range :
Off/0 to 100

• Off: give priority to a last memory.

Maximum Vol Level Adjust maximum volume.

Range :
0 to 100

Button Lock

Select local key conditions.
Selection :
Off/SETUP/MENU/ALL

• OFF: altogether valid
• SETUP: only F-key is invalid

      (Tuning guide (menu) can not be selected.) 

• MENU: only F-key is invalid

(only Volume/Mute can be selected.)

• ALL: altogether invalid.

Remote Lock

Select remote control key conditions.
Selection :
Off/SETUP/MENU

• OFF: altogether valid.
• SETUP: only Setup menu is invalid.
• MENU: Picture/Sound/Setup menu are invalid.

Hotel Mode USB

Basically after user already setup the hotel mode
according to their criteria, what they need to do is

• insert USB (while in hotel mode)
• choose ‘Copy TV to USB’ to copy the setting into 

the USB (a file will be created to store the hotel 
mode setting in the USB)

• switch ‘OFF’ the unit
• pull out USB from unit

To copy the hotel mode setting from USB.

• enter hotel mode
• insert  USB
• choose ‘Copy USB to TV’
• follow instruction as shown on the units
• once finish, switch ‘OFF; the unit
• pull out USB from unit

Private Information Select private information for VIERA Cast is Keep or 

Reset if Hotel mode is set to [On] when TV power on
Selection :
Keep/Reset

• Keep: private information for VIERA Cast is keep
• Reset: private information for VIERA Cast is 

reset