Panasonic TH-42PZ700A manual

TV INPUT EXIT RETURN OPTION SD CARD G STTL INFO MUTE VOL CH YB R ASPECT POWER Operating Instructions Plasma T elevision English Please read these instructions before operating your set and retain them for future reference. The images shown in this manual are for illustrative purposes only . TQBC2205 Model No. TH-42PZ700A TH-50PZ700A[...]

2 T urn your own living room into a movie theatre! Experience an amazing level of multi- Full HD Plasma Panel T rade Mark of the DVB Digital Video Broadcasting Project (1991 to 1996) TH-42PZ700A Declaration of Conformity No 4599, 28 February 2007 TH-50PZ700A Declaration of Conformity No 4598, 28 February 2007 Receive digital terrestrial services us[...]

3 V iewing Advanced F AQs, etc. Quick Start Guide media excitement Enjoy rich multi-media Camcorder Ampli fi er with Speaker system VCR DVD player DVD Recorder Personal computer Set top box Contents • Safety Precautions ······································ 4 (W arning / Caution) • Notes ········?[...]

4 Safety Precautions If you fi nd any abnormality, remove the mains plug immediately! AC 220-240 V 50 / 60 Hz Warning Keep liquids away from the TV To prevent damage which may result in fi re or shock hazard, do not expose this appliance to dripping or splashing. Do not place containers with water ( fl ower vase, cups, cosmetics, etc.) above the[...]

5 (Cleaning an energized TV may cause electrical shock.) When cleaning the TV, remove the mains plug Caution Blocked ventilation by curtains, etc. may cause overheating, fi re or electrical shock. Do not block the rear air vents Mains plug Wipe the mains plug with a dry cloth at regular intervals. (Moisture and dust may lead to fi re or electrica[...]

6 TV VOL CH Accessories / Options Remote Control T ransmitter • N2QA YB000122 Standard accessories Check that you have the accessories and items shown Batteries for the Remote Control T ransmitter (2) • R6 (AA) Operating Instructions Clamper (2) Read the manual of the pedestal for installation. Pedestal (ST -42D2-WK / ST -50D2-WK) • TBLX0026 [...]

7 Quick Start Guide OPTION ASPECT POWER SD CARD EXIT GUIDE RETURN INPUT SURROUND MUL TI PIP REC POWER INFO MUTE CH VOL STTL G RY B S VIDEO AV 4 I N VIDEO L/MONO-R A V IN AUDIO P UL L Identifying Controls • Identifying Controls • Accessories / Options Cursor buttons to make selections and adjustments Standby On / Off switch (Switches TV On or Of[...]

8 PC AUDIO IN L R A V1 IN MONITOR OUT COMPONENT S VIDEO AUDIO VIDEO COMPONENT MONO MONO MONO Y L R Y P R /C R P B /C B P R /C R P B /C B L R AUDIO VIDEO A V2 IN A V3 IN A V1 IN MONITOR OUT COMPONENT S VIDEO AUDIO VIDEO COMPONENT MONO MONO MONO Y L R Y P R /C R P B /C B P R /C R P B /C B L R AUDIO VIDEO A V2 IN A V3 IN RF IN RF OUT PC AUDIO IN L R A[...]

9 Quick Start Guide OPTION SD CARD INPUT EXIT RETURN POWER Select State / Territory Northern Territory Queensland Victoria New South Wales / Australian Capital Territory Tasmania South Australia Western Australia Auto Tuning - Digital (DVB) and Analogue EXIT This will take about 3 mins. Analogue Tuning 0 75 Digital (DVB) Tuning 6 69 2 RF Ch Service[...]

10 SD CARD RETURN MUTE SURROUND REC POWER SURROUND GUIDE OPTION POWER EXIT CH VOL G RY B ASPECT MUL TI PIP INFO INPUT STTL 1 TEN Digital 10:30 am Corontation Street 9:00 am - 11:00 am Now Select FA V List All DVB Services POWER CH • T o select the two or three-digit programme number , e.g. 39 W atching TV Select a service up 3 T urn power on Main[...]

11 V iewing • W atching TV ■ Other useful functions (Operate after ) Change aspect ratio Select Change EXIT RETURN Aspect Selection 16:9 Just 14:9 4:3 Full 4:3 Zoom1 Zoom2 Zoom3 A SPECT Change the aspect ratio (p. 36) Enjoy viewing the picture at its optimum size and aspect. Aspect Selection list • T o change the mode • T o change the mode [...]

12 OPTION ASPECT POWER SD CARD INPUT RETURN MUTE STTL CH VOL SURROUND MUTI PIP REC POWER TV EXIT GUIDE INFO G RY B All Service s Free TV Pay TV Profile Profile Profile Categor y All Service s All Service s FavList1 FavList2 All DVB Services All Analogue Services FavList3 FavList4 Favourites All Service s Current Affairs Education/Information Infota[...]

13 V iewing • Using TV Guide Note • When this TV is turned on for the fi rst time, or the TV is switched off for more than a week, it may take some time before the TV Guide is completely shown. W atch the programme select Select the programme now on the air (TV screen) watch ■ Other useful functions (Operate after viewing TV Guide) V iew det[...]

14 OPTION MUL TI PIP SD CARD EXIT ASPECT RETURN G RY B F. P. RECALL MUTE VOL SURROUND CH POWER MUTI PIP INPUT REC POWER W atching V ideos and DVDs 1 2 Connect the external equipment (VCRs, DVD equipment, etc.) and you can watch the input. T o connect the equipment (p. 8) The Remote Control is capable of operating some functions of selected Panasoni[...]

15 V iewing • W atching Videos and DVDs VCR / DVD switch ∗ Select VCR to operate Panasonic VCR or DVD equipment Select DVD to operate Panasonic DVD equipment or Player home theatre POWER Standby Set to Standby mode / T urn on Play Playback videocassette / DVD Stop Stop the operations Rewind / Skip / Search VCR: Rewind, view the picture rapidly [...]

16 INFO MUTE REC POWER CH VOL EXIT GUIDE RETURN SURROUND MUL TI PIP STTL G RY B << 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 >> TELETEXT INFORMA TION 17:51 28 Feb R G Y B V iewing T eletext Switch to T eletext 1 Select the page or Y ou can enjoy teletext broadcasting, including news, weather forecasts and subtitles, if this service is provided by the broadc[...]

17 V iewing Call up a favourite pages STTL • Call up the page stored in “blue”. • Factory setting is “P801” (subtitle page). • Viewing T eletext INDEX Return to the main index page If you wish to hold the current page without updating Stop or resume automatic updating ■ T o resume HOLD Store frequently viewed pages Store frequently [...]

Main Menu VIERA Link Picture Sound Setup Picture Menu 1/2 Viewing Mode Auto Contrast Brightness Colour Sharpness Tint Colour Balance Warm Colour Management Off P-NR Off POWER OPTION MUL TI PIP SD CARD INPUT ASPECT G RY B F. P. RECALL MUTE VOL REC POWER MUTI PIP EXIT RETURN SURROUND CH 1/2 Viewing Mode Auto Contrast Brightness Colour Sharpness Tint [...]

Advanced 19 • How to Use Menu Functions (picture, sound quality , etc.) ■ Overview VIERA Link Control Speaker Selection VIERA Link Menu Home Cinema Recorder (p. 33) Main Menu VIERA Link Picture Sound Setup The menu of the accessed equipment 1/2 Viewing Mode Auto Contrast Brightness Colour Sharpness Tint Colour Balance Warm Colour Management Off[...]

Menu Item Adjustments / Con fi gurations (alternatives) VIERA Link VIERA Link Control Controls the connected Panasonic equipment “Easy control only with VIERA remote control” (p. 33) “Speaker control” (p. 33) • Y ou can also access VIERA Link Menu directly using the VIERA Link button on the remote control. Speaker Selection Picture Viewi[...]

Advanced Menu Item Adjustments / Con fi gurations (alternatives) Setup DVB Favourites Edit Creates list of favourite programmes (p. 23) T uning Menu Auto T uning Automatically sets the channels received in the area (p. 24) Analogue Programme Edit Edits analogue channels (p. 25) DVB Manual T uning Sets the DVB channels manually (p. 25) Analogue Man[...]

Main Menu VIERA Link Picture Sound Setup 1/2 Tuning Menu Off Timer Off Shipping Condition Setup Menu Teletext TOP System Update Access Input Labels DVB Favourites Edit Access Power Save Side Panel Off Off INFO MUTE CH VOL MUTI PIP REC POWER SURROUND OPTION ASPECT POWER SD CARD RETURN STTL GUIDE TV EXIT INPUT G RY B 2/2 Setup Menu NSW / ACT Region S[...]

Advanced 23 • DVB Settings (DVB) System Update Update TV’ s software system ■ T o update immediately System Update Auto Update Search in Standby System Update Search Now On Select “Auto Update Search in Standby” and then set “On” or “Off” • On: Automatically performs a search in standby and downloads an update, if any software u[...]

OPTION MUL TI PIP POWER SD CARD ASPECT F. P. VOL RECALL MUTE CH G RY B EXIT RETURN INPUT Main Menu VIERA Link Picture Sound Setup 1/2 Tuning Menu Off Timer Off Shipping Condition Access Setup Menu Teletext TOP System Update Power Save Side Panel Input Labels DVB Favourites Edit Off Off Tuning Menu Auto Tuning Access Analogue Programme Edit Access D[...]

Advanced 25 • Editing and Setting Channels Edit Analogue channels RA TING: PG Bad Signal Dolby D 45 TEXT STTL Now 9:00 am - 11:00 am 1 TEN 10:30 am Corontation Street Select FA V List All Analogue Services Analogue Programme Edit 1 CH33 2 CH21 3 CH21 4 CH60 5 CH21 Prog. Chan. Name 1 2 3 X Y Z F T P 4 5 6 Off Off Off Off Off Skip Analogue Programm[...]

Main Menu VIERA Link Picture Sound Setup 1/2 Tuning Menu Off Timer Off Shipping Condition Access Setup Menu Teletext TOP System Update Power Save Side Panel Input Labels DVB Favourites Edit Off Off RETURN OPTION SD CARD INPUT EXIT 26 Check the message and initialise Follow the on-screen instructions • “Auto T uning” will automatically start. [...]

Advanced Main Menu VIERA Link Picture Sound Setup 1/2 Tuning Menu Off Timer Off Shipping Condition Setup Menu Teletext TOP System Update Power Save Side Panel Input Labels Access DVB Favourites Edit Off Off OPTION SD CARD INPUT EXIT TV RETURN Input Labels AV1 DVD AV2 AV2 AV3 AV3 AV4 AV4 PC PC HDMI1 HDMI1 HDMI2 HDMI2 HDMI3 HDMI3 27 • Input Labels [...]

Menu Item Adjustments / Con fi gurations (options) Picture Advanced PC Settings W/B High R White balance of bright red area and repeatedly adjusted W/B High B White balance of bright blue area W/B Low R White balance of dark red area W/B Low B White balance of dark blue area Gamma (2.0 / 2.2 / 2.5 / S Curve) Reset PC Settings Press the OK button t[...]

Advanced Menu Item Adjustments Setup DVI Position Settings H-pos Adjusts horizontal position V -pos Adjusts vertical position Reset DVI Position Settings Press the OK button to reset to the default settings 29 • HDMI Functions • Displaying PC Screen on TV ( ∗ 1): The HDMI logo is displayed on HDMI-compliant equipment. ( ∗ 2): Enquire at you[...]

INPUT OPTION SD CARD EXIT TV RETURN INFO R Filename Date Pixel 100-0001 1/17 23/10/2006 1600 x 1200 100-0004 100-0003 100-0002 100-0001 100-0008 100-0007 100-0006 100-0005 100-0012 100-0011 100-0010 100-0009 Photo View Mode Reading Slide show Select View EXIT Select RETURN 30 Prev Rotate Rotate Select Slide show View EXIT List ■ Slide show R • [...]

Advanced 31 • Viewing from SD Card (Photos) (Photos) On screen messages Is SD Card in? • Insert a SD card. Cannot read fi le • The fi le is broken or unreadable. • The TV does not support the format. (For the applicable formats and data, see p. 38.) No valid fi le to play • The card has no data. Message Meaning / Action Main Menu Pictu[...]

2/2 Setup Menu NSW / ACT Region Select On SD Card LED 100Hz Refresh Rate Auto Daylight Saving Time System Information Software Licence 3 seconds VIERA Link Settings Access Banner Display Timeout POWER INPUT MUL TI PIP SD CARD ASPECT F. P. RECALL CH OPTION EXIT RETURN MUTE VOL G RY B VIERA Link On Power off Link Set VIERA Link Settings Power on Link[...]

Advanced • VIERA Link “HDA VI Control TM ” 33 Easy playback Automatic Input switching-When the connected Panasonic equipment is operated, input mode is switched automatically . When it is stopped operating, input mode is not returned. Speaker control Y ou can control the theatre speaker with TV’ s remote control. This function is available [...]

Connector Recording / Playback (equipment) A V1 IN A V2 IN A V3 IN A V4 IN (Front of TV) MONIT OR OUT DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT 123 To record / playback videocassettes / DVDs (VCR / DVD recorder) To watch DVDs (DVD player) To watch camcorder images (Video camera) To watch satellite broadcasts (Set top box) To play games (Game equipment) To use ampli fi e[...]

Advanced • External Equipment 35 S VIDEO 4 pin terminal Chrominance in Chrominance earth Luminance in Luminance earth Hot Plug Detect DDC/CEC Ground SCL CEC TMDS Clock Shield TMDS Data0 − TMDS Data0+ TMDS Data1 Shield TMDS Data2 − TMDS Data2+ +5V Power SDA Reserved (in cable but N.C. on device) TMDS Clock − TMDS Clock+ TMDS Data0 Shield TMD[...]

Signal name Aspect modes 16:9 14:9 Just 4:3 4:3 Full Zoom1 Zoom2 Zoom3 TV/A V1/A V2/ A V3/A V4 PA L OOOO - OOO P AL 525/60 OOOO - OOO DVB-T O ------- M.NTSC OOOO - OOO NTSC OOOO - OOO Component/HDMI 480i (60 Hz) OOOO - OOO 480p (60 Hz) OOOO - OOO 576i (50 Hz) OOOO - OOO 576p (50 Hz) OOOO - OOO 720p (50 Hz) OOOOOOOO 720p (60 Hz) OOOOOOOO 1,080i (50 [...]

F AQs, etc. • T echnical Information Audio Signal STEREO MAIN I SUB II MONO Mode Indicator I II T ype of broadcast Regular broadcast (Standard Audio) Regular + NICAM MONO I (MAIN I ) NICAM STEREO NICAM DUAL MONO (MAIN I / SUB II ) Mode Indicator No Indicator I I II T ype of broadcast Regular broadcast (Standard Audio) BILINGUAL or DUAL MONO: MAIN[...]

38 Multi Window Y ou can watch two images at once. (p. 1 1) • The same input mode cannot be displayed at once. • The sound is active for main screen only in multi window . • Y ou cannot change the aspect ratio in multi window . • Multi window cannot be used with PC, SD card or HDMI (available for main screen only). • Some signals are refo[...]

F AQs, etc. • T echnical Information 39 Input signal that can be displayed Note • Signals other than above may not be displayed properly . • The above signals are reformatted for optimal viewing on your display . • Applicable input signal for PC is basically compatible to VESA standard timing. • PC signal is magni fi ed or compressed for[...]

40 F AQs Before requesting service or assistance, please follow these simple guides to resolve the problem. If problem still persists, please contact your local Panasonic dealer for assistance. White spots or shadow images (noise) • Check the position, direction, and connection of the aerial. Neither image nor sound is produced • Is the TV in ?[...]

F AQs, etc. • Frequently Asked Questions 41 Problem Actions Aerial connection when using DTV and VCR / DVD Recorder • T o maintain optimum signal quality from TV aerial, use a TV aerial splitter (as illustrated) when connecting two or more equipments to the same aerial. TV VCR (Individual aerial) (Individual aerial) Aerial Input terminal Splitt[...]

42 Licence T rademark Credits • DVB is a trademark of the DVB Digital Video Broadcasting Project (1991 to 1996). • VGA is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. • Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer , USA. • S-VGA is a registered trademark of the Video Electronics Standard Association. Even if no speci[...]

F AQs, etc. • Speci fi cations • Licence TH-42PZ700A TH-50PZ700A Power Source AC 220-240 V , 50 / 60 Hz Power Consumption A verage use 535 W 640 W Standby condition 0.5 W Display panel Aspect Ratio 16:9 Visible screen size 106 cm (diagonal) 127 cm (diagonal) 922 mm (W) × 518 mm (H) 1,106 mm (W) × 622 mm (H) Number of pixels 2,073,600 (1,920 [...]

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