Polaroid PLA-4237 manual

PLA-4237 42” Plasma EDTV with A TSC T uner 20060306[...]

Important Information .......................................................................................................................................................1 Identification of Controls ...................................................................................................................................................8[...]

W ARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APP ARA TUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a r[...]

Important Safety Precautions Electrical energy can perform many useful functions, but it can also cause personal injuries and property damage if improperly handled. This product has been engineered and manufactured with the highest priority on safety . But IMPROPER USE CAN RESUL T IN POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARD. In order to prevent po[...]

Important Safety Precautions (continued) 12. Stand ---Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer , or sold with the apparatus. Do not place the product on an unstable trolley , stand, tripod or table. Placing the product on an unstable base can cause the product to fall, resulting inserious personal injur[...]

23.Panel protection ---The PDP panel used in this product is made of glass. Therefore, it can break when the product is dropped or impacted upon by other objects. Be careful not to be injured by broken glass pieces in case the PDP panel breaks. 24.Pixel defect ---The PDP panel is a very high technology product, giving you finely detailed pictures. [...]

Setup Using the Remote Control < Use the remote control by pointing it towards the remote sensor window of the set. Objects between the remote control and sensor window may prevent proper operation. Cautions regarding use of remote control < Do not expose the remote control to shock. In addition, do not expose the remote control to liquids, a[...]

Setup Speaker connection Note : 1 Unplug the plasma display and all connected components before connecting the speakers 2 The illustration may be different depending on model. . . . Connect the speaker audio cable to the external speaker output jack on the unit matching the "+" and "-" ends of the cable with color . R L SPEAKER [...]

R L SPEAKER AC - INPUT COMPONENTINPUT 1 L R AUDIO COMPONENTINPUT 2 L R AUDIO S/PDIF 7 Setup[...]

Identification of Controls SOURCE MENU VOL MENU VOL Main unit (front view) MENU VOL POWER INDICA TOR REMOTE SENSOR POWER ON/ST ANDBY MENU VOLUME DOWN/UP CHANNEL DOWN/UP Note: 1. POWER 2. MENU 3. V olume / 4. Channel / Press this button to access the MENU main page. Press the VOL or VOL button to directly increase or decrease the sound volume level.[...]

Identification of Controls (continued) Main unit (rear view) R L SPEAKER R L SPEAKER Speaker output jacks AC - INPUT AC - INPUT AC power input socket COMPONENT INPUT 1 L R AUDIO COMPONENT INPUT 2 L R AUDIO S/PDIF S/PDIF digital audio out terminal optical () Earphone jack COMPONENTINPUT 1 L R AUDIO COMPONENTINPUT 2 L R AUDIO S/PDIF 9[...]

1 POWER 2 T o select additional products to be controlled with remote control 3 Direct channel selector/number buttons 4. INPUT / DOT : 5. LAST 6. CH+/- 7. VOL+ 8 MUTE 9 MENU 10. INFO 1 1. Menu navigation button: OK button 12. EXIT 13. STILL 14. ASPECT 15. DISPLA Y 16. CAPTION 17. SLEEP 18. STEREO 19. PICTURE MODE 20. SOUND MODE . T urn the unit on[...]

Connections Cautions before connecting Carefully check the terminals for position and type before making any connections. The illustration of the external equipment may be different depending on your model. Loose connectors can result in image or color problems. Make sure that all connectors are securely inserted into their terminals. Refer to the [...]

Connections (continued) Connect a Camcorder Y ellow (VIDEO) White (AUDIO L) Red (AUDIO R ) W Y R Connect the Audio/Video cables between the Audio (L/R)/Video jacks on the unit and camcorder . How to connect: T o playback Camcorder R L VIDEO AUDIO Note: The operations of the camcorder may be different and is dependant on your model. Please read the [...]

Connect a DVD player DVD player with HDMI interface Connect the HDMI cable between the HDMI interface on the unit and HDMI output on the DVD player . T o play DVD Connections (continued) How to connect a DVD Player using HDMI Connection: HDMI cable 1. T urn on your PDP TV , press button on the remote control to select . INPUT HDMI 2. T urn on your [...]

Connect a DTV receiver S - VIDEO AV O U T RL VIDEO AUDIO Rear of the DTV receiver How to connect: 1. T urn on your PDP TV , press button on the remote control to select . T urn on your DTV receiver . INPUT Component1 2. T o W atch DTV DVI ANT Connect the cable or antenna to the antenna input jack on the DTV receiver . Connect the Video cable betwee[...]

Connect a PC How to connect: 1. T urn on your PDP TV , press button on the remote control 2. T urn on your PC and check for PC system requirements. 3. Adjust the PC screen. INPUT to select . VGA T o W atch the PC screen Audio cable Connect a D-sub cable between the D-sub jack on the PC and the D-sub input jack on the unit. Connect an Audio cable be[...]

R L VIDEO AUDIO Connect a VCR (for recording) or external amplifier W Y R VCR for recording W Y R Y ellow (VIDEO) White (AUDIO L) Red (AUDIO R ) W Y R AV O U T R L VIDEO AUDIO S - VIDEO ANT IN ANT OUT AV I N Rear of the VCR Connect the Audio/Video cables between the Audio (L/R)/Video jacks on the unit and VCR. How to connect: 1. T urn on your PDP T[...]

Basic Operations T urning the Unit On and Off T urning On T urning Off With the power on, press the button on the remote control to turn off. Power Note: Power Y ou can also use the button on the control panel on the main unit. V iewing the Menus and Displays Menu navigation This unit has a simple, easy-to-use menu system that appears on the screen[...]

Memorizing the Channels 18 Selecting the T uning Band This unit can automatically find all channels available through antenna or cable inputs, and store them in memory . Be sure to select the source before operation Note TV :. Before your TV can memorize the available channels, you must specify the type of signal source that is connected to the uni[...]

Memorizing the Channels (continued) DTV Signal Strength Navigate to the sub-menu and highlight . Setup DTV Signal 1 2 Press or to view the on-screen signal strength monitor to see the quality of the signal being received. OK 4 Y ou can make use of DTV signal strength monitor to check how strong your DTV signal is and whether you need to adjust your[...]

20 Channel Selection Information about USA channel numbering Using the Channel up/down buttons (CH or CH ) +- Press the or to cycle among available channels found. CH+ CH- Using the direct select buttons (0-9 and dot buttons) Press the and the to go directly to a channel. For example, if you want to select channel 8-3, just key in ‘8’, ‘ ’,[...]

Setting Picture 21 Customizing the Picture Option Function Choice/remarks Picture Mode Brightness Contrast Selects a desired picture mode. User/Nature/Soft/Bright Adjusts screen brightness for easier viewing of dark picture such as night scenes and black hair . Adjusts image contrast. 4 : stronger 3 : weaker Press to display the menu main page. MEN[...]

Setting Sound Adjusting the V olume Using the Mute Using the volume buttons (VOL+ and VOL-) Pr es s the or to or the volume. VOL + VOL- increase decrease At any time, you can temporarily cut off the sound using the MUTE button. Press the button and the sound cuts off. MUTE 1 T o turn mute of f, press the button again MUTE . 2 Customizing the sound [...]

T ime Set and Sleep T imer Auto Clock Setup Press to display the menu main page. MENU 1 Press repeatedly to select menu ress or to access the submenu. OK 56 4 or p Feature , 2 3 4 5 - The time is set automatically from a digital channel signal. - The digital channel signal includes information for the current time provided by the broadcasting stati[...]

V iewing Closed Captions The unit decodes and displays the closed captions that are broadcast with certain TV shows. These captions are usually subtitles for the hearing impaired or foreign language translations. All VCRs record the closed caption signal from television programs, so home-recorded video tapes also provide closed captions. Most prere[...]

Setting Parental Control This function allows TV programs to be restricted and TV usage to be controlled based on FCC data. It prevents children from watching violent or sexual scenes that may be harmful. Restriction of TV programs includes two ratings that contain information about the program: the MP AA rating and the TV Parental Guidelines. The [...]

Setting Parental Control (continued) [2] TV Rating Rating age based Note: Age-based ratings can be modified by the content-based ratings but only in the combinations indicated by an in the table above. Choosing lower age-based rating blocks the higher age-based ratings regardless of content ratings settings. TV -Y (All children) TV -Y7 (Direct to O[...]

Setting Parental Control (continued) Password Setup T o use the Parental Control function, you first need to set your password. Navigate to the sub-menu, highlight and then use Feature Parental Control 4 OK Parental Control Menu or to access . 1 2 Highlight and then use or to access. Password Change OK 4 3 Input old password (4-digit, the preset pa[...]

28 Screen Setup for VGA PC Mode Component Mode () / Customizing the picture - Be sure to select the correct source (VGA or Component) before operation. Navigate to the sub-menu V ideo . 1 2 Within the menu, use to navigate Press or button to confirm or toggle the settings of the selected menu item. ,, OK , enter sub-menu 563 4 4 or or adjust. Press[...]

T roubleshooting Before calling for repair service, check the following items for possible remedies to an encountered symptom. Symptoms Check item = = Check that the AC power cord is plugged into the mains socket. Unplug the power cord, wait for 60 seconds. Then re-insert plug into the mains socket and turn on the unit again. No power = = = = Check[...]

T roubleshooting / Care and Maintenance Plasma Display panel Symptoms Check item Some parts of the screen do not light up. The plasma display panel is manufactured using an extremely high level of precision technology , however , sometimes some parts of the screen may be missing picture elements or have luminous spots. This is not a malfunction. Af[...]

Unit Dimensions (WxHxD) (inch) 49 x 28.8 x 1 1.3 1050 645 733 110 287 79 1247 777 31 Specifications 86 lb () C CADTV DTV 1 125 ~ 1 135 ~ 26 9 ~ TV system : (: ) Unit mm[...]

Programming your Remote Control Introduction A Quick Look at Programming a Device Searching for your Code Checking the Codes Y our remote lets you control four devices with one easy-to-use, compact unit. After installing batteries, you can program the remote to control your Universal TV , VCR or DVD, Cable or Satellite Receivers, Amplifier or T une[...]

Changing V olume Lock T roubleshooting The remote comes preset to allow independent volume control of each selected device (Global V olume Unlock). However , you may change the V olume Lock setting to Global Volume Lock so that one device's volume will control volume in all other modes. After that, you can perform Individual V olume Unlock on [...]

MANUF ACTURER'S CODES Set Codes for Audio Amplifiers Set Codes for Audio Amp/T uners Bose 30674 GE 30078 JVC 30331 Marantz 30321 Nakamichi 30321 NEC 30264 Optimus 30395 Realistic 30395 Sansui 30321 Shure 30264 Sony 30689 Soundesign 30078 Victor 30331 W ards 30078 Y amaha 30354, 30133 ADC 30531 Aiwa 31405, 31243, 30121 Anam 31609, 31074 Audiotr[...]

Set Codes for Cable Converters Set Codes for CD Players ABC 00003, 00008, 00014 Americast 00899 Bell & Howell 00014 Bell South 00899 Clearmaster 00883 ClearMax 00883 Coolmax 00883 Daeryung 01877, 00877, 00477, 00008 Digi 00637 Director 00476 Dumont 00637 Gehua 00476 General Instrument 00476, 00810, 00276, 00003, 00014 GoldStar 00144 Hamlin 0000[...]

Set Codes for Cable Converters Set Codes for CD Players ABC 00003, 00008, 00014 Americast 00899 Bell & Howell 00014 Bell South 00899 Clearmaster 00883 ClearMax 00883 Coolmax 00883 Daeryung 01877, 00877, 00477, 00008 Digi 00637 Director 00476 Dumont 00637 Gehua 00476 General Instrument 00476, 00810, 00276, 00003, 00014 GoldStar 00144 Hamlin 0000[...]

Hitachi 30032 Integra 30101 JVC 30072 Kenwood 30826, 30626, 30028, 30037, 30036, 30190 Krell 30157 Linn 30157 Magnavox 30157 Marantz 30626, 30029, 30157 MCS 30029 Miro 30000 Mission 30157 MTC 30420 NSM 30157 Onkyo 30868, 30101 Optimus 31063, 30000, 30032, 30037, 30420, 30179, 31075, 30145 Panasonic 30029 Parasound 30420 Philips 30626, 30157 Pioneer[...]

Enterprise 20591 Fisher 21919 Funai 20675 Gateway 21 158, 21073 GE 20522, 20717 Go Video 20744, 20833, 21099, 20783, 21075, 20869, 21730 Greenhill 20717 Harman/Kardon 20582, 20702 Hitachi 20573, 20664, 21919 Hiteker 20672 Initial 20717 Integra 20627, 21924 JBL 20702 JVC 20558, 20623, 20867 Kenwood 20490, 20534 KLH 20717, 21020, 21 149 Koss 20651, 2[...]

Set Codes for Satellite Receivers Set Codes for TVs AlphaStar 00772 Chaparral 00216 Crossdigital 01 109 DirecTV 00392, 00566, 00639, 01 142, 00247, 00749, 01749, 00724, 00819, 01856, 01076, 01 109, 00099, 01392, 01640, 01442, 01414, 01 108 Dish Network System 01005, 00775, 01505 Dishpro 01005, 00775, 01505 Echostar 01005, 00775, 01505 Expressvu 007[...]

Baile 10661 Beijing 10812, 10661 Bell & Howell 10154 BenQ 1 1032 Bradford 10180 Broksonic 10236, 10463, 1 191 1, 1 1938, 1 1905, 1 1935, 1 1929 Cailing 10748 Candle 10030 Carnivale 10030 Carver 10054 Celebrity 10000 Celera 10765 Changcheng 10051, 10661 Changhong 10156, 10765, 1 1 156, 10767 Ching T ai 10092 Chun Y un 10000, 10180, 10700, 10092,[...]

Infinity 10054 Inteq 10017 JBL 10054 JCB 10000 Jean 10156, 10051, 10236, 10092 Jensen 10761 Jiahua 10051 Jinfeng 10051 Jinxing 10054, 10156, 10145 JVC 10053, 1 1923, 1 1253 Kangli 10661 KEC 10180 Kenwood 10030 KLH 10765, 10767 Kolin 10180, 10150, 10053 KTV 10180, 10030 Kunlun 10051, 10661 LG 10060, 10030, 10178, 10856, 10700, 10025 Lloyd's 1 1[...]

RCA 1 1447, 10047, 1 1454, 10000, 10030, 10178, 1 1547, 1 1922,1 1917, 10092, 1 1907, 1 1948, 10090, 10679 Realistic 10154, 10180, 10030, 10178 Rowa 10748 Runco 10017, 10030 Sampo 10154, 10093, 10030, 10178, 10171, 10700, 10650, 1 1755, 10092 Samsung 10154, 10156, 10060, 10812, 10702, 10030, 10178, 1 1060, 10814, 10092, 1 1903, 10090, 10766 Sansui [...]

Set Codes for VCRs ABS 21972 Admiral 20048, 20209 Aiko 20278 Aiwa 20037, 20479 Alienware 21972 America Action 20278 American High 20035 Amoisonic 20479 Anam 20162, 20037, 20240, 20278 Anam National 20162 Asha 20240 Audiovox 20037, 20278 Beaumark 20240 Bell & Howell 20104 Broksonic 20184, 20121, 20209, 20002, 20479 Calix 20037 Canon 20035 Carver[...]

Matsushita 20035, 20162 Media Center PC 21972 MEI 20035 Memorex 20035, 20162, 20037, 20048, 20039, 20047, 20240, 20104, 20209, 20479 MGA 20240, 20043 MGN T echnology 20240 Microsoft 21972 Mind 21972 Minolta 20042 Mitsubishi 20067, 20043 Motorola 20035, 20048 MTC 20240 Multitech 20072 NEC 20035, 20037, 20048, 20104, 20067, 20038 Newave 20037 Nikko 2[...]

T otevision 20037, 20240 T ouch 21972 Unitech 20240 V ector 20045 V ector Research 20038 Victor 20067 Video Concepts 20045 Videomagic 20037 Videosonic 20240 Viewsonic 21972 W ards 20060, 20035, 20048, 20047, 20081, 20240, 20042, 20072 White Westinghouse 20209, 20072 XR-1000 20035, 20072 Y amaha 20038 Zenith 20039, 20033, 20209, 20479 ZT Group 21972[...]

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