Panasonic TH-42PHD6 manuale d’uso

High Definition Plasma Display T H - 42P HD6 T H - 50P HD6 Operating Instructions Progressive Wide Plasma Display T H - 37P WD6 T H - 42P WD6 Model No. PLASMA DISPLAY R - S T A N D B Y G P O W E R O N I N P U T M E N U + E N T E R – V O L P O W E R / Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read these instructions completely[...]

2 W ARNING: T o reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover or back. No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. The lightning flash with arrow-head within a triangle is intended to tell the user that parts inside the product are a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within a tri[...]

3 Important Safety Instructions 1) Read these instructions. All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. 2) Keep these instructions. The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3) Heed all warnings. All warnings on the appliance and in the operating instructions should[...]

4 T able of Contents 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 refer ence. Retain your pur chase r ec[...]

5 FCC ST A TEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate r[...]

6 Safety Precautions W ARNING Set up Do not place the Plasma Display on sloped or unstable surfaces. • The Plasma Display may fall off or tip over . Do not place any objects on top of the Plasma Display . • If water spills onto the Plasma Display or foreign objects get inside it, a short-circuit may occur which could result in fire or electric [...]

7 CAUTION 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 ..................................[...]

8 Requires two AA batteries. 1. T urn the transmitter face down. Press and slide off the battery cover . 2. Install the batteries as shown in the battery compartment. (Polarity + or – must match the markings in the compartment.) T wo "AA" size Helpful Hint: For frequent remote control users, replace old batteries with Alkaline batteries[...]

9 1 2 SERIAL PC IN AUDIO SLOT1 S VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VD HD P R /C R /R P B /C B /B Y/G COMPONENT/RGB IN AV SLOT2 SLOT3 R AUDIO L IN R AUDIO L VIDEO OUT 1 2 1 2 Connections SPEAKERS T erminals (R) SPEAKERS T erminals (L) – Cable fixing bands Secure any excess cables with bands as required. When connecting the speakers, be sure to use only the option[...]

10 PC Input T erminals connection Notes: (1) Computer signals which can be input are those with a horizontal scanning frequency of 15 to 1 10 kHz and vertical scanning frequency of 48 to 120 Hz. ( H owever , the image will not be displayed properly if the signals exceed 1,200 lines.) (2) The display resolution is a maximum of 640 × 480 dots (TH-37[...]

11 Connections SERIAL T erminals connection Notes: (1) Use the RS-232C cable to connect the computer to the Plasma Display . (2) The computer shown is for example purposes only . (3) Additional equipment and cables shown are not supplied with this set. SERIAL RS-232C Straight cable D-sub 9p COMPUTER Less than 3" 15 / 16 (10 cm) Ferrite core (l[...]

12 Connections PC IN AUD IO SLOT1 S VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VD HD P R /C R /R P B /C B /B Y/G COMPONENT/RGB IN AV SLOT2 SLO T3 R AUDIO L IN R AUDIO L VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN S VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT R L AUDIO OUT Y, P B , P R , OUT R R P B Y L R COMPONENT VIDEO OUT[...]

13 INPUT SURROUND VOL NR SELECT OSD LANGU AGE SET En g lish ( UK ) Deutsch F ran ais Italiano Es p a ol ENGLISH ( US ) R - STANDBY G POWER ON R - ST ANDBY G POWER ON TH-42PWD6 INPUT MENU ENTER – + VOL PC NORMAL Power ON/OFF Press the button on the remote control to turn the Plasma Display off. Power Indicator: Red (ST AND-BY) Press the button on [...]

14 Basic Controls N button (see page 20, 21, 22, 23) PICTURE button (see page 22) Press the “ Status ” button to display the current system status. OFF TIMER 90 1 2 3 PC NORMAL 1 Input label 2 Aspect mode (see page 19) 3 Of f timer The off timer indicator is displayed only when the of f timer has been set. Each time pressing this button main pi[...]

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16 PLASMA DISPLA Y INPUT SURROUND VOL NR PICTURE SOUND SET UP ASPECT PICTURE POS. /SIZE OFF TIMER PC MUL TI PIP SW AP SELECT ZOOM MO VE SET UP 1/2 SIGNAL SCREENSA VER INPUT LABEL COMPONENT/RGB-IN SELECT RGB RGB1 OSD LANGU AGE ENGLISH ( US ) POWER SA VE OFF ST ANDBY SA VE ON POWER MANA GEMENT OFF On-Screen Menu Displays T o PICTURE adjust menu (see [...]

17 On-Screen Menu Display from Remote Control Note: “ SIGNAL ” setup menu displays a different setting condition for each input signal. (see page 18) T o SIGNAL screen for RGB and DVI (see page 35) T o SIGNAL screen for VIDEO (S VIDEO) (see page 33, 34) T o SIGNAL screen for COMPONENT (see page 34) 2 Press to access each adjust screen. R Press [...]

18 Selecting the On-Screen Menu Language Select the Input Signal R - STANDBY G POWER ON INPUT MENU ENTER –+ VOL MENU ENTER –+ VOL INPUT SURROUND VOL NR INPUT INPUT Input signals will change as follows: SET UP 1/2 SIGNAL SCREENSA VER INPUT LABEL COMPONENT/RGB-IN SELECT RGB RGB1 OSD LANGU AGE ENGLISH ( US ) PO WER SA VE OFF ST ANDBY SA VE ON PO W[...]

19 Mode NORMAL ZOOM FULL JUST Panasonic AUTO Explanation NORMAL will display a 4:3 picture at its standard 4:3 size. ZOOM mode magnifies the central section of the picture. 16:9 will display the picture at its maximum size but with slight elongation. JUST mode will display a 4:3 picture at its maximum size but with aspect correction applied to the [...]

20 H-POS H-SIZE V -POS V -SIZE CLOCK PHASE (RGB/PC in Mode) When the Position Right “ ” button is pressed When the Position Right “ ” button is pressed When the Position Right “ ” button is pressed When the Position Right “ ” button is pressed When the Position Left “ ” button is pressed When the Position Left “ ” button is [...]

21 MUTE SOUND NORMALIZE A UDIO MENU BASS TREBLE ST AND ARD OFF 0 0 0 BALANCE SURROUND NORMAL SOUND Adjustment 1 2 Select to adjust each item. Press to select the desired adjustment menu. Select the desired level by listening to the sound. Automatically controls proper volume level. Emits the original sound. BASS Adjusts low sounds TREBLE Adjusts hi[...]

22 PICTURE NORMALIZE PICTURE MENU BRIGHTNESS COLOR ST AND ARD 0 0 TINT COLOR TEMP NORMAL AD V ANCED SETTINGS ON PICTURE 25 0 0 SHARPNESS NORMAL Helpful Hint ( / NORMALIZE Normalization) ADV ANCED SETTINGS ON Enables fine picture adjustment at a professional level (see next page). ADV ANCED SETTINGS OFF Displays images with settings of the PICTURE m[...]

23 ADV ANCED SETTINGS Helpful Hint ( / NORMALIZE Normalization) Note: In PICTURE, there is nor a noticeable change even when contrast is increased with a bright picture or reduced with a dark picture. PICTURE Adjustments Item PICTURE BRIGHTNESS COLOR TINT SHARPNESS Effect Adjustments Less More Darker Brighter Reddish Greenish Adjusts the proper pic[...]

24 PRESENT TIME SETUP PRESENT TIME SETUP/SET UP TIMER The timer can switch the Plasma Display ON or OFF . Before attempting T imer Set, confirm the PRESENT TIME OF DA Y and adjust if necessary . Then set POWER ON TIME/POWER OFF TIME. SET UP INPUT SURROUND VOL N PICTURE SOUND R MUL TI SET UP ZOOM Press to display the SETUP menu screen. Press to sele[...]

25 SET UP TIMER Press to set up POWER ON TIME/ POWER OFF TIME. Press to select POWER ON TIME/POWER OFF TIME. 1 Press to select POWER ON FUNCTION/ POWER OFF FUNCTION. Press to select ON. 3 2 Press twice to exit from SETUP . R PRESENT TIME SETUP/SET UP TIMER Note: T imer function will not work unless “ PRESENT TIME OF DA Y ” is set. SET UP TIMER [...]

26 SCREENSA VER (For preventing after-images) 2 3 1 4 Press to display the SETUP menu screen. SET UP Press to select the SCREENSA VER. Press to select the SCREENSA VER screen. Press to select the FUNCTION. Press to select the desired function. Press to select the MODE. Press to select each mode items. Do not display a still picture, especially in 4[...]

27 Setup of SCREENSA VER T ime Press to select ST AR T TIME/ FINISH TIME (When TIME OF DA Y is selected). Press to select SHOW DURA TION/ SA VER DURA TION (When INTERV AL is selected). Press to set up. button: Forward button: Back Note: T imer function will not work unless “ PRESENT TIME OF DA Y ” is set. SCREENSA VER FUNCTION MODE WHITE BAR SC[...]

28 SCREENSA VER (For preventing after-images ) SIDE BAR ADJUST 2 Press to select the SIDE BAR ADJUST . Press to select OFF , DARK, MID, BRIGHT . OFF DARK MID BRIGHT 1 Do not display a picture in 4:3 mode for an extended period, as this can cause an after-image to remain on the side bars on either side of the display field. T o prevent the appearanc[...]

29 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. Select the area of the image to be enlarged. The "Operation Guide" will be displayed. Press on the enlargement location to select. ZOOM MO VE The cursor will move. Retur[...]

30 Press to select “ ON ” or “ OFF ” . Press to select “ POWER SA VE ” “ ST ANDBY SA VE ” “ POWER MANAGEMENT ” “ AUTO POWER OFF ” . Reduces power consumption • POWER SA VE: When this function is turned ON, luminous level of the plasma display is suppressed, so power consumption is reduced. • ST ANDBY SA VE: When this fun[...]

31 Setup for MUL TI DISPLA Y By lining up Plasma Displays in groups of 4 or 9 as illustrated below , an enlarged picture may be displayed across all screens. For this mode of operation, each plasma display has to be set up with a DISPLA Y number to determine its location. Press to display the SETUP menu screen. Press to display the “ MUL TI DISPL[...]

32 Setup for MUL TI DISPLA Y Press to select ARRANGEMENT (2nd step). Press to select “ 2 × 2 ” , “ 3 × 3 ” . How to set the Display location number for each Plasma Display Press to select LOCA TION. Press to select the required arrangement number . (A1-C3 : Refer to the following) 4 5 DISPLA Y NUMBER locations for each arrangement. (2 × [...]

33 3D Y/C FIL TER – For NTSC Video images SET UP for Input Signals COMPONENT/RGB IN SELECT Select to match the signals from the source connected to the COMPONENT/RGB input terminals. Y, P B , P R signals “ COMPONENT ” R, G, B, HD, VD signals “ RGB ” INPUT SURROUND VOL NR PICTURE SOUND SET UP MUL TI PIP SWAP SELECT MOVE ZOOM SET UP 1 2 Pre[...]

34 SET UP for Input Signals COLOR SYSTEM / Panasonic AUT O Select SIGNAL from the “ SET UP ” menu during VIDEO (S VIDEO) input signal mode.( “ SIGNAL [VIDEO] ” menu is displayed.) Press to select the “ COLOR SYSTEM ” or “ Panasonic AUTO ” . Press to select each function. 3D Y/C FIL TER ( NTSC ) COLOR SYSTEM Panasonic AUTO ( 4:3 ) ON[...]

35 Select SIGNAL from the “ SET UP ” menu during RGB input signal. Press to select each item. SIGNAL [ RGB ] SYNC H - FREQ. kHz V - FREQ. Hz H & V 31.5 60.0 SYNC SYNC H & V SYNC CS SYNC ON G Setting RGB sync signal Confirm that the input is set to RGB INPUT (this setting is valid only for RGB INPUT signal). H & V : The H and V sync [...]

36 T roubleshooting Before you call for service, determine the symptoms and make a few simple checks as shown below . Symptoms Some parts of the screen do not light up. After-images appear [for TH-42PHD6, TH-50PHD6] Whirring sounds can be heard from the display unit. Plasma Display panel Check The plasma display panel is manufactured using an extre[...]

37 VIDEO/COMPONENT/RGB/PC input signals COMPONENT/RGB input PC RGB/COMPONENT input Applicable input signals for PC Input (D-sub 15P) ( ∗ Mark) VIDEO input [Applicable when Multi Screen and Digital Zoom] VIDEO input SERIAL PC IN A UDIO SLO T1 S VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VD HD P R /C R /R P B /C B /B Y/G COMPONENT/RGB IN AV SLO T2 SLOT3 R A UDIO L IN R A U[...]

38 (HIGH-DENSITY D-SUB 15PIN) R,G,B/0.7 Vp-p (75-ohm) Component Y : 1.0 Vp-p (75-ohm : include sync) P B /C B : ± 0.35 Vp-p (75-ohm) P R /C R : ± 0.35 Vp-p (75-ohm) HD, VD/1.0 - 5.0 Vp-p (high impedance) AUDIO IN (M3 JACK) 0.5 Vrms (high impedance) EXTERNAL CONTROL TERMINAL (D-SUB 9PIN) RS-232C COMP A TIBLE 16W [8 W + 8 W] (10 % THD) EUR646529 2 [...]

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