Philips TH-42PH10EK manual

T H - 4 2 P S 9 TH-42PS9 Please read these instructions before operating your set and retain them for future reference. Model No. Operating Instructions Progressive Wide Plasma Display English The illustration shown is an image. TH-42PS10EK TH-42PS10ES Model No. High De fi nition Plasma Display TH-42PH10EK TH-42PH10ES TH-50PH10EK TH-50PH10ES TH-58[...]

2 Dear Panasonic Customer W elcome to the Panasonic family of customers. W e hope that you will have many years of enjoyment fr om your new Plasma Display . T o obtain maximum benefit fr om your set, please r ead these Instructions befor e making any adjustments, and r etain them for futur e r efer ence. Retain your pur chase r eceipt also, and not[...]

3 Important Safety Notice T rademark Credits • 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 special notation has been made of company or product trademarks, these trad[...]

4 Safety Precautions W ARNING Setup This Plasma Display is for use only with the following optional accessories. Use with any other type of optional accessories may cause instability which could result in the possibility of injury . (All of the following accessories are manufactured by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.) • Speakers ........[...]

5 Safety Precautions V entilation should not be impeded by covering the ventilation openings with items such as newspapers, table cloths and curtains. For suf fi cient ventilation; If using the pedestal (optional accessory) for the Plasma Display , leave a space of at least 10 cm at the top, left and right, at least 6 cm at the bottom, and at leas[...]

6 Safety Precautions CAUTION When using the Plasma Display Do not bring your hands, face or objects close to the ventilation holes of the Plasma Display . • Heated air comes out from the ventilation holes at the top of Plasma Display will be hot. Do not bring your hands or face, or objects which cannot withstand heat, close to this port, otherwis[...]

+ + - - 7 Accessories Power supply cord Fixing bands × 2 Batteries for the Remote Control T ransmitter (2 × R6 (UM3) Size) Remote Control T ransmitter EUR7636090R Operating Instruction book Accessories Supply Check that you have the accessories and items shown Remote Control Batteries Requires two R6 batteries. 1. Pull and hold the hook, then ope[...]

SLOT1 1 2 1 2 1 2 SERIAL PC IN AUDIO SLOT2 SLOT3 VIDEO AUDIO R L AUDIO R L A V IN B A S VIDEO 8 Connections SPEAKERS T erminals (R) SPEAKERS T erminals (L) When connecting the speakers, be sure to use only the optional accessory speakers. Refer to the speaker ’s Installation Manual for details on speaker installation. (Example: TH-42PH10EK) AC co[...]

AUDIO PC IN TH-42PS9 1 6 7 8 3 9 4 5 10 15 14 13 12 1 1 2 9 Connections Notes: • Due to space limitations, occasionally you may have trouble connecting Mini D-sub 15P cable with ferrite core to PC input T erminal. • Computer signals which can be input are those with a horizontal scanning frequency of 15 to 1 10 kHz and vertical scanning frequen[...]

6789 13 4 5 2 SERIAL 10 SERIAL T erminals connection Notes: • Use the RS-232C cable to connect the computer to the Plasma Display . • The computer shown is for example purposes only . • Additional equipment and cables shown are not supplied with this set. The SERIAL terminal conforms to the RS-232C interface speci fi cation, so that the Plas[...]

SLOT3 SLOT2 PC IN SLOT1 VIDEO AUDIO RL AUDIO RL AV I N S VIDEO VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT RL AUDIO OUT RL BA This unit has a terminal board equivalent to BNC Dual Video T erminal Board (TY -FB9BD) as standard equipment. 11 Connections Note: Additional equipment, cables and adapter plugs shown are not supplied with this set. S VIDEO VCR CAMCORD[...]

INPUT MENU ENTER/ + / VOL - / TH-42PS9 Italiano Español ENGLISH (US) English (UK) Deutsch Français OSD Language Set Select PC 16:9 12 Power On / Off Power Indicator Remote Control Sensor Connecting the plug to the W all Outlet Notes: • Main plug types vary between countries. The power plug shown at right may , therefore, not be the type fi tte[...]

.......(Japanese) .......(Chinese) Italiano Français Deutsch English(UK) Español ENGLISH(US) 1/2 Signal PC Off Standby save Off Power management Off Auto power off Off OSD Language English ( UK ) Component/RGB-in select RGB Input label Power save Setup INPUT MENU ENTER/ + / VOL - / INPUT MENU ENTER/ + / VOL - / TH-42PS9 13 Initial selections Sele[...]

INPUT MENU ENTER/ + / VOL - / On Surround 14 Basic Controls Main Power On / Off Switch Power Indicator The Power Indicator will light. • Power-OFF .... Indicator not illuminated (The unit will still consume some power as long as the power cord is still inserted into the wall outlet.) • Standby .......... Red • Power-ON ...... Green • DPMS .[...]

15 Basic Controls Standby (ON / OFF) button The Plasma Display must fi rst be plugged into the wall outlet and turned on at the power switch (see page 12). Press ON to turn the Plasma Display On, from Standby mode. Press OFF to turn the Plasma Display Off to Standby mode. SET UP button (see page 16, 17) DIRECT INPUT buttons Press the INPUT “1”[...]

1/2 Picture Normal Normalise Normal 25 0 0 0 5 Brightness Sharpness Picture Mode Colour Contrast Ti nt 2/2 Picture Advanced settings White balance Colour Management Normal Off On Advanced settings Normal Normalise 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 Off W/B Low B Black extension W/B High B W/B Low R AGC Gamma Input level W/B High R Normal Normalise Pos. /Size 0 0 0 0 [...]

Sync P-NR Signal Auto H-Freq. V -Freq. kHz Hz 33.8 60.0 [ RGB ] Cinema reality Off Off Cinema reality P-NR Signal Off Off [ Component ] 3D Y/C Filter (NTSC) Colour system Signal On Auto Cinema reality Panasonic Auto (4 : 3) Off 4 : 3 [ AV ] P-NR Off Set up TIMER POWER OFF Function POWER OFF T ime POWER ON T ime POWER ON Function Off 0:00 Off 0:00 P[...]

INPUT MENU ENTER/ + / VOL - / 18 ASPECT Controls The Plasma Display will allow you to enjoy viewing the picture at its maximum size, including wide screen cinema format picture. Press repeatedly to move through the aspect options: Mode Picture Explanation 4 : 3 4 : 3 3 4 4:3 will display a 4:3 picture at its standard 4:3 size. Zoom Zoom 4 3 16 9 Zo[...]

Normal Normalise Pos. /Size 0 0 0 0 V -Pos H-Pos V -Size H-Size Normal Normalise Pos. /Size 0 0 0 0 0 V -Pos H-Pos V -Size H-Size Clock Phase 19 Adjusting Pos. / Size 1 Press to display the Pos. /Size menu. Press to select H-Pos / H-Size / V -Pos / V -Size / Clock Phase. Press to adjust Pos. / Size. Press to exit from adjust mode. 3 2 Notes: • Ad[...]

AB A B A B BA B A B A PC1 VIDEO2 PC1 VIDEO2 VIDEO2 VIDEO1 PC1 VIDEO2 A A A C B B B D 20 MUL TI PIP Press repeatedly . Each time pressing this button main picture and sub picture will be displayed as follows below . Press to swap main picture and sub picture. [Picture out Picture] Press to select the input mode. Under main Picture and sub picture di[...]

Options On Weekly Command T imer Onscreen display Off Initial INPUT Initial VOL level 1/3 Off Off 0 0 Maximum VOL level Off INPUT lock Off Button lock Off Remocon User level Off Advanced PIP 1/3 Options Off-timer function INPUT lock Studio W/B Advanced PIP Display size Initial VOL level Maximum VOL level Initial INPUT Onscreen display Off Off Off O[...]

1/2 Picture Normal Normalise Normal 25 0 0 0 5 Brightness Sharpness Picture Mode Colour Contrast Ti nt 2/2 Picture Advanced settings White balance Colour Management Normal Off On 22 Picture Adjustments 1 2 Press to display the Picture menu. Press to select the menu to adjust. Select the desired level by looking at the picture behind the menu. Selec[...]

Advanced settings Normal Normalise 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 Off W/B Low B Black extension W/B High B W/B Low R AGC Gamma Input level W/B High R 23 Picture Adjustments Notes: • “Colour” and “T int” settings cannot be adjusted for “RGB/PC” and “Digital” input signal. • Y ou can change the level of each function (Contrast, Brightness, Colou[...]

Advanced settings Normal Normalise 0 0 2.2 Off 1/2 Black extension AGC Gamma Input level Advanced settings 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/2 W/B Low B W/B High R W/B Low R W/B Low G W/B High G W/B High B 24 Item Effect Details Black extension Less More Adjusts the dark shades of the image in gradation. Input level Less More Adjustment of parts which are extremely br[...]

Sound Normal Normalise Normal 0 0 0 Off T reble 0 Mid Sound Mode Balance Bass Surround Main Audio Out (PIP) A B INPUT1 PC A B INPUT1 PC 25 Sound Adjustment 1 Press to display the Sound menu. Press to select the menu to adjust. Select the desired level by listening to the sound. Mute Useful when answering the phone or receiving unexpected visitors. [...]

1 Exit INPUT MENU ENTER/ + / VOL - / 2 Exit 2 × 1 × 2 × 3 × 4 26 Digital Zoom 1 3 2 4 This displays an enlargement of the designated part of the displayed image. Display the operation guide. Press to access Digital Zoom. The operation guide will be displayed. Select the area of the image to be enlarged. Press on the enlargement location to sele[...]

1/2 PC Off Standby save Off Power management Off Auto power off Off OSD Language English ( UK ) Component/RGB-in select RGB Input label Signal Power save Setup 2/2 Setup Screensaver MUL TI DISPLA Y Setup Set up TIMER PRESENT TIME Setup PRESENT TIME Setup PRESENT TIME 99:99 Set PRESENT TIME 99:99 PRESENT TIME Setup PRESENT TIME 99:99 Set PRESENT TIM[...]

Set up TIMER POWER OFF Function POWER OFF T ime POWER ON T ime POWER ON Function On 12:00 On 18:00 PRESENT TIME 10:00 Set up TIMER POWER OFF Function POWER OFF T ime POWER ON T ime POWER ON Function Of f 12:00 Off 18:00 PRESENT TIME 10:00 PRESENT TIME Setup PRESENT TIME MON 99:99 Set PRESENT TIME 99:99 DA Y MON PRESENT TIME Setup PRESENT TIME MON 9[...]

2/2 Setup Screensaver MUL TI DISPLA Y Setup Set up TIMER PRESENT TIME Setup Screensaver Start Function Mode Side panel Wobbling Peak limit Finish T ime Start T ime White bar scroll Off 6:15 12:30 High Off Off PRESENT TIME 99:99 Screensaver Start Function Mode Side panel Wobbling Peak limit Finish T ime Start T ime White bar scroll Off 6:15 12:30 Hi[...]

Screensaver Start Function Mode Side panel Wobbling Peak limit Finish Time Start Time White bar scroll Off 6:15 12:30 High Off Off PRESENT TIME 99:99 Screensaver Start Function Mode Side panel Wobbling Peak limit Operating Time Periodic Time White bar scroll Interval 12:00 3:00 High Off Off PRESENT TIME 15:00 Screensaver Start Function Mode Side pa[...]

Screensaver Start Function Mode Side panel Wobbling Peak limit Finish T ime Start T ime White bar scroll Off 6:15 12:30 High Off Off PRESENT TIME 99:99 31 Screensaver (For preventing image retention) Side Panel Adjustment 1 Press to select Side panel. Press to select Off, Low , Mid, High. Press to exit from Screensaver . 2 Do not display a picture [...]

1/2 PC Off Standby save Off Power management Off Auto power off Off OSD Language English ( UK ) Component/RGB-in select RGB Input label Signal Power save Setup 1/2 PC Off Standby save On Power management Off Auto power off Off OSD Language English ( UK ) Component/RGB-in select RGB Input label Signal Power save Setup 32 Reduces power consumption Pr[...]

2/2 Setup Screensaver MUL TI DISPLA Y Setup Set up TIMER PRESENT TIME Setup MUL TI DISPLA Y Setup Location MUL TI DISPLA Y Setup Ratio Off 2 × 2 A1 33 Setup for MUL TI DISPLA Y By lining up Plasma Displays in groups of 4, 9 or 16 as illustrated below , an enlarged picture may be displayed across all screens. For this mode of operation, each plasma[...]

MUL TI DISPLA Y Setup Location MUL TI DISPLA Y Setup Ratio Off 2 × 2 A1 MUL TI DISPLA Y Setup Location MUL TI DISPLA Y Setup Ratio Off 2 × 2 A1 34 Setup for MUL TI DISPLA Y Press to select Ratio (2nd step). Press to select “2 × 2”, “2 × 2 F”, “3 × 3”, “3 × 3F”, “4 × 4”, “4 × 4F”. How to set the display location numbe[...]

2/2 Setup Screensaver MUL TI DISPLA Y Setup Set up TIMER PRESENT TIME Setup × 2 MUL TI DISPLA Y Setup Horizontal Scale Off Off A1 Location On Power On Screen Delay V ertical Scale Seam hides video × 2 MUL TI DISPLA Y Setup MUL TI DISPLA Y Setup Off Off A1 Location MUL TI DISPLA Y Setup Horizontal Scale V ertical Scale SEAM HIDES VIDEO × 2 × 2 O[...]

MUL TI DISPLA Y Setup ON Off MUL TI DISPLA Y Setup Horizontal Scale V ertical Scale Seam hides video A1 Location × 2 × 2 Power On Screen Delay On MUL TI DISPLA Y Setup Off Off A1 Location MUL TI DISPLA Y Setup Horizontal Scale V ertical Scale Seam hides video × 2 × 2 On Power On Screen Delay MUL TI DISPLA Y Setup Off Off A1 Location MUL TI DISP[...]

37 Setup for MUL TI DISPLA Y ID Remote Control Function Y ou can set the remote control ID when you want to use this remote control on one of several different displays. 1 2 3 Switch to on the right side. Press the button on the remote control. Press one of - , for the tens digit setting. Press one of - , for the units digit setting. 4 Notes: • T[...]

1/2 PC Off Standby save Off Power management Off Auto power off Off OSD Language English ( UK ) Component/RGB-in select RGB Input label Signal Power save Setup 1/2 PC Off Standby save Off Power management Off Auto power off Off OSD Language English ( UK ) Component/RGB-in select RGB Input label Signal Power save Setup 3D Y/C Filter (NTSC) Colour sy[...]

1/2 PC Off Standby save Off Power management Off Auto power off Off OSD Language English ( UK ) Component/RGB-in select RGB Input label Signal Power save Setup 3D Y/C Filter (NTSC) Colour system Signal On Auto Cinema reality Panasonic Auto (4 : 3) Off 4 : 3 [ AV ] P-NR Off 1/2 PC Off Standby save Off Power management Off Auto power off Off OSD Lang[...]

Sync Auto Sync on G Sync VBS 1/2 PC Off Standby save Off Power management Of f Auto power off Off OSD Language English ( UK ) Component/RGB-in select RGB Input label Signal Power save Setup Sync P-NR Signal Auto H-Freq. V -Freq. kHz Hz 33.8 60.0 [ RGB ] Cinema reality Off Off H-Freq. V -Freq. kHz Hz 33.8 60.0 3D Y/C Filter (NTSC) Colour system Sign[...]

1/3 Options Off-timer function INPUT lock Studio W/B Advanced PIP Display size Initial VOL level Maximum VOL level Initial INPUT Onscreen display Off Off Off Off Enable On Off 0 Off Off 0 41 Options Adjustments 1 2 3 5 Press to display the Setup menu. Press to select “OSD Language”. Press and hold until the Options menu is displayed. Press to s[...]

1/3 Options Off-timer function INPUT lock Studio W/B Advanced PIP Display size Initial VOL level Maximum VOL level Initial INPUT Onscreen display Off Off Off Off Enable On Off 0 Off Off 0 42 Options Adjustments Item Effect Adjustments Initial VOL level Off On Press button to adjust the volume when the unit is turned on. Off On Off: Sets normal volu[...]

2/3 Options Off Off Off Off 0 Remote ID Serial ID ID select Button lock Remocon User level 3/3 Options Off Off Off V . lnstallation Rotate Slot1 Serial Slot Select Slot power Normalization When both main unit buttons and remote control are disabled due to the “Button lock”, “Remocon User level” or “Remote ID” adjustments, set all the va[...]

Options Weekly Command Timer Initial VOL level 1/3 Off Off 0 0 Maximum VOL level Off INPUT lock Off Button lock Off Remocon User level Off Advanced PIP Initial INPUT Onscreen display On O f f 44 Item Effect Adjustments Weekly Command Timer Sets Weekly Command Timer . (see page 48) Onscreen display On Off On: Displays all the following on screen. ?[...]

Options On Weekly Command Timer Onscreen display Off Initial INPUT 1/3 Maximum VOL level Initial VOL level Button lock INPUT lock Advanced PIP Remocon User level Off Off 0 0 Off Off Off Off 45 Item Effect Adjustments Initial VOL level Off On Press button to adjust the volume when the unit is turned on. Off On Off: Sets normal volume. On: Sets your [...]

Options Enable Off-timer function Normal Initial Power Mode 0 ID select Off Remote ID Off Serial ID Off Display size Off Studio W/B Off Studio Gain 2/3 46 Item Effect Adjustments Off-timer function Enable Disable Enable: Enables the “Off-timer function”. Disable: Disables the “Off-timer function”. Note: When “Disable” is set, the Off-ti[...]

3/3 Options Off Off Off V . lnstallation Rotate Slot1 Serial Slot Select Slot power Normalization When both main unit buttons and remote control are disabled due to the “Button lock”, “Remocon User level” or “Remote ID” adjustments, set all the values “Off” so that all the buttons are enabled again. Press the button on main unit tog[...]

Options On Weekly Command Timer Onscreen display 1/3 Weekly Command Timer On Program1 Function Monday Program3 T uesday --- Wednesday Program3 Thursday --- Friday Program6 Saturday Program4 Sunday Program Edit Weekly Command Timer Program1 On Monday Function Program3 T uesday --- Wednesday Program3 Thursday --- Friday Program6 Saturday Program4 Sun[...]

Weekly Command Timer 20:00 20:30 57 58 8/8 22:00 59 --:-- 60 --:-- --:-- 61 --:-- 62 --:-- A VL:00 DAM:NORM POF --- --- --- --- --- 63 64 1 Program Weekly Command Timer 8:00 10:30 02 01 1/8 --:-- 03 --:-- 04 --:-- --:-- 05 12:00 06 9:12 PON IMS:SL1 --- --- --- --- DAM:ZOOM A VL:10 07 08 1 Program Weekly Command Timer 02 10:30 Command No T ime IMS:S[...]

1/2 Signal PC Off Standby save Off Power management Off Auto power off Off OSD Language English ( UK ) Component/RGB-in select RGB Input label Power save Setup SHIPPING YES 50 Shipping condition This function allows you to reset the unit to the factory setting. 1 2 3 4 Press to display the Setup menu. Press to select “OSD Language”. Press and h[...]

51 T roubleshooting Before you call for service, determine the symptoms and make a few simple checks as shown below . Symptoms Checks Picture Sound Interference Noisy Sound Electrical Appliances Cars / Motorcycles Fluorescent light Normal Picture No Sound V olume (Check whether the mute function has been activated on the remote control.) No Picture[...]

52 VIDEO/PC input signals VIDEO input (for TH-42PH10EK/S, TH-50PH10EK/S, TH-58PH10EK) Signal name Horizontal V ertical frequency(kHz) frequency(Hz) 1 NTSC 15.73 59.94 2 P AL 15.63 50.00 3 P AL60 15.73 59.94 4 SECAM 15.63 50.00 5 Modi fi ed NTSC 15.73 59.94 Applicable input signals for Mini D-sub 15P (Component) / Mini D-sub 15P (RGB) ( * Mark) Sig[...]

53 Command list of W eekly Command T imer No. Command Control details 1 AAC:MENCLR Audio Menu (Clear) 2 AAC:MENDYN Audio Menu (Dynamic) 3 AAC:MENSTD Audio Menu (Standard) 4 AAC:SURMON Surround (ON) 5 AAC:SUROFF Surround (OFF) 6 AMT :0 Audio Mute (OFF) 7 AMT :1 Audio Mute (ON) 8 ASO:M Audio out when PIP mode (Main Picture) 9 ASO:S Audio out when PIP[...]

54 Speci fi cations TH-42PS10EK/S Power Source 220 - 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Power Consumption Power on 280 W Stand-by condition Save of f 0.8 W , Save on 0.6 W Power off condition 0.2 W Plasma Display panel Drive method : AC type 42-inch, 16:9 aspect ratio Screen size 920 mm (W) × 518 mm (H) × 1,056 mm (diagonal) (No.of pixels) 408,960 (852 (W) × 4[...]

55 TH-42PH10EK/S TH-50PH10EK/S TH-58PH10EK Power Source 220 - 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Power Consumption Power on 365 W 485 W 630 W Stand-by condition Save off 1.0 W , Save on 0.8 W Save off 0.8 W , Save on 0.6 W Save of f 0.8 W , Save on 0.6 W Power off condition 0.5 W 0.3 W 0.3 W Plasma Display panel Drive method : AC type 42-inch, 16:9 aspect ratio Dr[...]

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