Acoustic Research AR4200 manuale d’uso

Operating Instructions 42 inch Plasma TV Model No.: AR4200 For assistance, please call: 1-800-619-3848 Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read these instructions completely . Please keep this manual for future reference 128-7120[...]

Table of Contents Important Information ...................................................................................................................1 Important Safety Precautions ......................................................................................................2 Preparations ...............................................[...]

Setting Sound ...............................................................................................................................28 Using the Preset Audio Mode .............................................................................................28 Customizing the Sound ............................................................[...]

Important Information WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS 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 magnitud[...]

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 RESULT IN POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARD. In order to prevent pote[...]

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 injuries a[...]

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. [...]

SOURCE MENU VOL CH Preparations 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 re[...]

Preparations (continued) Speaker connection (Optional) Note : 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. SVHS HEADPHONE RF R L PIC AUDIO PIC AUDIO SPEAKER DVI AV OUTPUT AV INPUT CONTRO[...]

Preparations (continued) CABLE TV (CATV) CONNECTION A 75-ohm coaxial cable connector is built into the set for easy hookup. When connecting the 75- ohm coaxial cable to the set, screw the 75-ohm cable to the ANT. Terminal. Some cable TV companies offer “premium pay channels”. Since the signals of these premium pay channels are scrambled, a cabl[...]

Identification of Controls SOURCE MENU VOL CH MENU VOL CH Main unit (front view) MENU VOL CH POWER INDICATOR REMOTE SENSOR A blue indicator lights when the power is on and a red indicator lights when in the standby mode. POWER ON/STANDBY MENU VOLUME DOWN/UP CHANNEL DOWN/UP 1. POWER 2. MENU 3. Volume / 4. Channel / Press this button to access the ME[...]

Identification of Controls (continued) Main unit (rear view) 1. RS232 terminals 2. DVI input /Audio in 3. VGA input /Audio in 4. Component inputs 1 5. 8. AV inputs Receives the digital video/audio signals from a set top box. Connect to the audio and component output jacks of a DVD player or Set-Top Box. Connect to the audio and component output jac[...]

Remote Control Flip the cover, open in the direction of the 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 2 11 1. POWER Turn the unit on or standby 2. CH / ,VOL+/- Use to switch channels; In MENU operation, use CH to select menu item and VOL+ to adjust selected item 3. MENU To access the MENU main page 4. STILL To freeze current picture 5. ZOOM To go into ZOOM or[...]

Remote Control 17 19 20 25 21 17. MODE To access screen layout select menu 18. PIP display To 19. POS To access PIP frame position select menu 20. SIZE To access PIP frame size adjusting menu 21. SPEAKER o output the sound of the selected picture frame from speaker activate picture in picture In multi-picture mode, press this button t 22. SWAP To e[...]

Connections Connect a VCR W Y R W Y R Yellow (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 S-video cable or Connect the / cables between the Audio (L/R)/Video jacks on the unit and VCR. Audio Video Note: For better video, you can use the S-video terminal if your source supports[...]

Connections (continued) Connect a Camcorder Yellow (VIDEO) White (AUDIO L) Red (AUDIO R ) W Y R Connect the / cables between the Audio (L/R)/Video jacks on the unit and camcorder. Audio Video How to connect: 1. Turn on your PDP TV , press button on the remote control. 2. Press to select . 3. Turn on your camcorder and set it to output mode. (For de[...]

AUDIO COMPONENT Connect a DVD player DVD player W R S - VIDEO AV O U T RL VIDEO AUDIO Rear of the DVD player Connect the Video cable between the Y, Cb, Cr input jacks on the unit and DVD player. Y, Cb, Cr output jacks on the 1. Turn on your PDP TV , press button on the remote SOURCE 4. Turn on your DVD player, insert a DVD disc and press the To pla[...]

Connect a DTV receiver S - VIDEO AV O U T RL VIDEO AUDIO Rear of the DTV receiver How to connect: 1. Turn on your PDP TV , press button on the remote control. SOURCE 2. Press to select (YPbPr1/YCbCr1) or (YPbPr2/YCbCr2). VOL+/- C1 C2 To Watch DTV DVI ANT Connect the cable or antenna to the antenna input jack on the DTV receiver. Connect the Video c[...]

Connect a PC How to connect: 1. Turn on your PDP TV , press button on the remote control. SOURCE 2. Press to select . 3. Press to confirm. VOL+/- A ENTER (VGA) To Watch the PC screen Audio cable Connect a VGA cable between the VGA jack on the PC and the VGA input jack on the unit. Connect an Audio cable between the AUDIO output on the PC and AUDIO [...]

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

Turning the Unit On and Off Turning the Unit On and Off picture down for picture settings for current window brightness contrast sharpness color tint 50 50 50 12 Turning On Press the button on the remote control. Power Turning Off Note: Viewing the Menus Viewing the Menus and Displays Your PDP TV has a simple, easy-to-use menu system that appears o[...]

Memorizing TV Channels Selecting the Signal Source search source antenna cable autoset <select> to enable auto fine tune off on fine tune channel skip of f on 50 Your PDP TV can memorize and store all of the available channels for both antenna and cable channels. After the available channels are memorized, use CH / to scan through the availab[...]

Memorizing TV Channels (continued) Setting Auto Fine Tune (AFT) search source autoset <select> to enable auto fine tune fine tune channel skip 50 1 Press to select or VOL+/- on off. 3 Press repeatedly to select item. CH auto fine tune 6 2 When the AFT is set to On, the unit will automatically tune the program frequency to provide the best pos[...]

Basic Operations Changing Channels Using the Channel Buttons (CH or CH ) 56 Press the or to change channels. When you press the CH CH 56 CH CH 56 or , the unit changes channels in sequence. You will see all the channels that the unit has memorized. You will not see channels that were erased, not memorized or unavailable. Direct Accessing Channels U[...]

Basic Operations (continued) Selecting a MENU language Press to display the menu main MENU 1 Press repeatedly to display menu page VOL+/- settings 2 Press twice to select item. CH language 6 3 Press to select the appropriate language: , and . VOL+/- English French Spanish 4 Press to exit. MENU 5 Select input source signal Press the button to access[...]

Setting Channel Options channel edit labels Press again to display menu page. VOL+ channel 5 Press to display the menu main MENU 1 Press repeatedly to display menu page VOL+/- options 2 Press to select item. CH tv tuner 6 3 Press to enter. VOL+ 4 select to edit channel labels Editing Channel Label channel up/down to change channels up/down/left/rig[...]

Setting Picture Customizing the Picture Press to display the menu main MENU 1 If the menu does not display, press repeatedly to display menu page. picture VOL+/- picture Press / to select the item you wish to change. CH 56 2 Press to adjust the value of the item. VOL+/- 3 Press to exit. MENU 4 Using the Preset Picture Mode Press on the remote to di[...]

Setting System Setting the Menu Background Press to select item. CH menu background 6 3 Press to select or . VOL+/- opaque translucent 4 Press to display menu page. VOL+/- settings 2 Press to display the menu main MENU 1 Setting Sleep Timer Press the button to display menu. SLP sleep time 1 Press to adjust. VOL+/- 2 3 Press to exit. MENU Sleep time[...]

Fill All Normal Wide Zoom The Fill All mode stretches the input vertically and horizontally to fill the display from edge to edge. This mode is the default mode. The Normal mode fills the display vertically with a 4:3 aspect picture, preserving the geometry of the input format. The Wide mode only affects displays that are greater than 4:3 aspect. I[...]

Changing Screen Options (continued) Changing the Position of the Image Press to display the menu main page. MENU 1 2 Press to adjust until the picture is well-aligned. VOL+/- 4 Using Digital Pan and Zoom Press to display menu page. VOL+/- window Press repeatedly to select or CH h position v position 6 3 Press +to enter. VOL 4 Press to display the m[...]

Setting Sound Customizing the Sound Press to display the menu main MENU 1 Press / to select or item. CH treble, bass balance 56 3 Press to adjust the value of the item. VOL+/- 4 Press to display select menu. S.M Audio mode 1 2 Press to select a desired Audio mode. VOL+/- 3 Press to exit. MENU There are three preset Audio modes ( , and ) and one use[...]

Setting Sound (continued) Choosing a Multi-Channel Sound ( ) Soundtrack MTS Press to display the menu main page. MENU 1 Press repeatedly to select item. CH MTS 6 3 Press to select , or . VOL+/- STEREO SAP MONO 4 Using the Auto Volume Press to display menu page. VOL+/- audio 2 Choose for channels that are broadcasting in stereo. Choose for channels [...]

Changing Screen Layout layout down for current screen layout options full screen pip split screen pop3 grid Selecting Screen Layout Press to display the menu main page. MENU 1 Press / to select item. CH 56 3 Press or to confirm. VOL+ ENTER 4 Press to display menu page. VOL+/- layout 2 Using the Layout Menu Press the button to display the select MOD[...]

Changing Screen Layout (continued) PIP Split Screen POP3 Main Frame PIP Frame When this item is selected, one main frame and three scanning frames display on the screen. Main Frame Split Frame Main Frame 2 3 4 Scanning Frame Grid When this item is selected, the screen displays 9 scanning frames. 3 6 9 1 4 7 2 5 8 Scanning Frame 31 When this item is[...]

Main Frame PIP Frame Note: 4 4 4 4 You can quickly open or close PIP frame by directly using the button. Many but not all adjustments and settings can be applied to the PIP picture when the PIP frame is selected. To cancel PIP frame, press the button or select the full screen item and confirm. The audio of the selected picture can be output from th[...]

PIP Operations (continued) Changing the Position of the PIP Frame With the PIP frame displaying, press to display the menu main page. MENU 1 Press repeatedly to select item. CH pip position 6 3 Press to display menu page. VOL+/- window 2 Press to select a desired position for the PIP frame. VOL+/- 4 Main frame PIP frame Adjusting the Size of PIP Fr[...]

Adjustment in PC (VGA) Mode Adjusting Picture Press to display the menu main page. MENU 1 Press / to select item. CH brightness contrast 56 or 2 Press to adjust the value of the item. VOL+/- 3 Adjusting the Phase and Frequency Press to display the menu main page. MENU 1 Press / to select or item. CH phase frequency 56 2 Press to adjust the value of[...]

Adjustment in PC (VGA) Mode (continued) Changing the Scaling mode of Image Press to display the menu main MENU 1 Press to select item. CH image size 6 3 Press to select or . VOL+/- fill all Normal 4 Press to exit. MENU 5 Press to display menu page. VOL+/- window 2 Changing the Position of Image Press to display the menu main MENU 1 Press / to selec[...]

Adjustment in YPbPr Mode 50 window 50 image size h position v position freeze window off on digital pan and zoom fill all right/left to change image size h wide v high 50 50 50 window 50 image size h position v position freeze window off on digital pan and zoom fill all right/left to adjust h position h wide v high 50 50 Adjusting Image width and h[...]

Viewing 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 can also provide closed captions. Most pr[...]

Adjusting V-CHIP Settings 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 MPAA rating and the TV Parental Guidelines. The [...]

Adjusting V-CHIP Settings (continued) [2] TV Parental Guidelines 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-Y[...]

Adjusting V-CHIP Settings (continued) Accessing the V-CHIP Menu Press to display the menu main page. MENU 1 Press to select item. CH content blocking 6 3 Press or to display password menu page. VOL+ ENTER 4 Press to display menu page. VOL+/- options 2 options password enter 000 000 OK Press to select item. CH enter 6 5 Input the password and highli[...]

Adjusting V-CHIP Settings (continued) Adjusting the Movie Rating Repeat steps 1~7 in [ ]. Accessing the V-CHIP Menu 1 Press / to select a rating to be blocked. CH 56 4 Press to confirm and to return. ENTER MENU 5 Press to display menu page. VOL+/- movie blocking 3 Movie blocking Adjusting the TV Rating Repeat steps 1~7 in [ ]. Accessing the V-CHIP [...]

Troubleshooting Symptoms Check item ! This may be caused by obstruction to the antenna due to high rise buildings or hills. Using a highly directional antenna may improve the picture. “Ghost” or double images ! ! 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 t[...]

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Specification (continued) Display Format Supported by This Unit For VGA: 640X480 @ 60Hz,72 ,75 ,85 Hz Hz Hz; 800X600 @ 60Hz,72Hz,75Hz,85Hz; 1024X768 @ 60Hz,75Hz,85Hz; For YPbPr: 480P @ 50Hz, 59Hz, 60Hz; 720P @ 50Hz, 59Hz, 60Hz; 1080i @ 50Hz, 59Hz, 60Hz. 44[...]

Dimensional Drawings 1050 645 733 110 287 79 1247 777 Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. 45 (Unit: mm)[...]