Planar PD42ED manuale d’uso

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Contents Impor tant Information.......................................................................................................... ................. 1 Safety Precautions ............................................................................................................. ...................... 2 Product F eatures ....................[...]

1 Imp ortant Inf ormati on "CAUTION: If the same image is displayed continuously , a permane nt image may remain on the screen. This is due to burning of the fluor escent mat erial an d is typical for all Plasma displays. T o mini mize this, use at least the display picture move f eature , selec table through the on-screen display adjustment m[...]

2 Safety Precauti ons 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation opening s. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sources suc[...]

3 Product F eatures The Pr oduc t featur es include: Built-in Screen Move: Screen move featur e to reduce the possibility of screen burn. 3-D Digital Comb F ilter: Enhances color pur ity of Composite Video and TV input sources, reducing cr oss-color ar tifac ts like dot crawl and moiré. Wide Viewing Angle: O ver 160 degrees (horizontal and vertica[...]

4 Content of Package When you are unpacking the product, make sure that you have the following items: Plasma T V M onitor Moni tor Sta nd Po wer cord S-Video cable Analog video signal cable (D-Sub 15 cable) RCA Video/Audio cable Remote Control and AAA Ba tter y User ’ s Manu al[...]

5 If you find that any of these items ar e missing or appear damaged, please contac t your dealer immediately . Do not thro w away the packing material or shipping carton in case you need to ship or store the plasma T V in the future. Optional Accessories External Speakers and Stands Wall mount bracket[...]

6 Quick Start F ront Panel Indicator Light Remote C ontrol Sensor Remote Control Sensor: Receives infrared signals from the remote contro l. Aim the remote control within 30 degrees left and right. Indicator Light: This LED light indicates the main power status. Indicator (Amber): Standby mode Indicator (Blue): Power ON mode[...]

7 F ront Panel Controls Button Function Menu Displays the OSD menu Volume Up ( X ) Down ( W ) (1) Adjust volume by pressing " W " to decrease the volume and " X " to increase the volume (2) Change the configurations under the OSD menu Select Switches between signal sources. The signal sour ce selection is in a loop: Composite-Vi[...]

8 Rear Panel Video/Audio Co nnection I nter face: Video c onnection includes Component Video , Composite Video, S- video , DVI, D-Sub 15, T V Tuner , and TV V ideo/Audio Out. Main Pow er Switch: Master power switch to switch the plasma T V between Po wer Off mode and Standby mode. Po wer I nput Jack: Pow e r source for the plasma T V . External Spe[...]

9 Set-up Instructi o ns Getting Started Power Input Jack: Auto switch power supply accepts input of 100 VAC~240 VAC. Use only UL approved power cord with proper grounding. Main Power Switch: Press the Power Switch on the back of your plasma TV. The Indicator Light on the front will turn to Amber color indicating the plasma TV is in Standby mode. If[...]

10 Video/A udio Connecti on Composite (AV) Input: Single RCA connector to connect with the composite video output of a DVD Player, VCR or any other device with a c omposite video connection. S-Video Input: Single S-video connector to connect with the S-video output of a DVD Player, VCR or any other device with a S-video connection. Component Video [...]

11 + + + External Speakers External Speaker Line Out: External speaker output. Please refer to the drawing for the connection details. It is strongly recommend to use only Planar Accessories for performance and safety purposes.[...]

12 Other Connections DVI: DVI-D connector for high quality digital PC connection. D-Sub 15: Regular analog VGA connection for PC usage. RF: RF input that c onnects to the antenna, cable box, or CA T V cable. Suppor ts NTSC T V system with 125 channels receivable. RS-232: D-Sub 9 S erial por t for communication between the display and the PC.[...]

13 Full Functi on Remote Control Remote Control Overvie w 1. Po wer Button T urns ON or OFF (Standby mode) the Plasma TV 2. Scaling Button Adjusts image aspect ratio 3. Display Button Displays status information 4. Audio Swap Button Switches audio between the main display and the PIP display 5. Swap Button Switches video between the main display an[...]

14 16. Up/Down/Left/R ight Buttons Navigation buttons f or the OSD menu ( The Right Arrow button also functions as the “ENTER” key ) 17. Channel Up/Down Buttons Changes T V channels 18. Recall Button Recalls to the previous channel 19. Mute Button Mutes the volume 20. Volume Up/Down Buttons Changes the volume 21. Numbers Buttons Number keys for[...]

15 Using the Remote Control Inserting Batteries Remov e the batter y cover from the back of the remote con trol. Insert t wo AAA batteries by matching + and – sign on both batteries to the diagram inside the re mote control batt ery compar tment. Replace the battery back cover . Precaution Always make sur e to have the batteries in stalled co rre[...]

16 PIP Size Button: Press the PIP Size button to select through 3 different PIP window sizes. PIP Input Butt on: Press the PIP Input button to activate the PIP window. Pressing the PIP Input button will cycle the PIP window thro ugh all available input sources. The PIP window will deacti vate once it cycles through all inputs. Note: The PIP input s[...]

17 Number Buttons: Use Number buttons to choose specific channel. F or examp le, to select channel 27, first press 2 and th en press 7. F or channel 101, first press +100 and then press 0 and 1. Sleep Button: Press the sleep button repeatedly to set the sleep timer to 30, 60, 90, and 120 minutes. TV Button: Press to switch directly to the TV mode. [...]

18 On-Screen Display (OSD) Settings OSD Menu Overvie w PC Mode Display Image Audio Language and Color Temperatu re OSD Info Video Format Reset Image Scaling Mute Language OSD Positi on For m a t Brightness V olume Color T empera ture OSD Timeout PIP Set Contrast T reble Red OSD Backg round Advance H. Position Bass Green Move Sc reen Mode Powe r Man[...]

19 OSD Menu Operation How t o Operate? Press Menu button to enter OSD Menu. Re fer to the picture above; there are six icons on the top and seven options to choose from. For the top icons, icon highlighted in yellow is the one being select ed. To change to different icon simply press Menu button repeatedly unti l correct icon is being selected. To [...]

20 Display Settings PC Video The Reset function works the same un der both PC mode and Video mode. Use Reset function to recall factory setting. When under PC mode, user may adjust Br ightness, Contrast, H/V Position, Phase, Clock, and Reset. When under Video mode, user may adjust Brightness, Contrast , Saturation, Hue, Sharpness and Reset. Image S[...]

21 Language and Color T emp. PC / Video Image color and language functions and sele ctions are identical for both PC mode and Video mode. For OSD language item, user may select from 10 different languages including English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Netherlands, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese. For the imag[...]

22 OSD Window Settings PC/Video This menu is for adjusting the OSD menu window. User may change OSD Position, OSD Timeout, OSD Background, an d System Reset for back to default. The screen move feature decreases chance of image burn. When a static image is being displayed on the screen for an extend ed period of time, enable the “move screen mode[...]

23 Ad vanced Settings PC Video This menu will also allow user to enter advance mode and change DPMS setting. When under Video mode, user can set up V- Chip and Closed Caption. PC Video When unde r PC mode, S ignal Form at will display Reso lution, Horizontal/Vertical Frequency, PIP Video Source, and PIP Video Format. When under Video mode, Signal F[...]

24 Ad vanced Settings PC/Video Th i s m en u is f or ch a ng i n g se t ti n g o f PI P m od e fo r b o th P C a nd V id e o. U s e r m a y change setting for PIP Size, Source, Position, Brightness, Contrast, and Saturation. “Swap” feature is not avai lable when under main sou rce of PC or Compon ent. To begin, choosing a TV source from either [...]

25 Parental Control V -Chip Setup V-Chip technology allows parents to block un suitable programming for under age viewers. First user must set up a password. Press Menu button on th e remote contr ol to select Video I nformation page and then select V-Chip. Press Right button and then key in 111111 to enter the “password change” screen. Enter n[...]

26 To se t u p p ar e nt al co nt ro l, se le ct TV Gu id e l i n es B l o ck in g a nd th e n p r es s Right button to the set the TV Guidelines Blocking Pr ess Up/Down buttons to select any rating, then press Right button, it will display the different contents of age-defined ratings. For TV-PG, it will di splay these cycling contents: SHOW, BL O[...]

27 The contents of T V Guidelines rating FV : F antasy violence D: Sexual suggesti ve dialog L: Adult language S: Sex ual situation V: Violence MP AA Ratings: The MP AA stands for The Motion Picture Association of America system. It i s mainly restrictions for the movies. When using V-Chip, TV will autom atically block any critical encoding prog ra[...]

28 Change Password T o change passwor d, ent er the Change P assword Number optio n in the V-Chip function, press Right button to change pa ssword. Enter six digital password in enter new password number. And then co nfirm the password by enter sam e password again. V -chip (V olatile) Af ter finishing setting the restricted channel an d Pressing U[...]

29 Closed Capti on For some T V programs, the PDP has the de - coding and “Closed Caption ” functions. This caption is usually served for the deaf or the foreign language translation. All of the VCRs can record the Closed Caption signals from T V program, so the family video types also ser ve for “Closed Caption ” function. And similarly fo[...]

30 T echnical Inf ormati on Specif ications Mode l PDP42HD General Specifications and Features Plasma TV Panel Size 42 inch Pixel Resolution 1024 X 768 pixels D i s p l a y C o l o r 16.7 millions of colors(R/G/B each 256 scales) Brightness 1000 Cd/m 2 (typical w/o filter) Contrast Ratio 3000:1 (typical w/o filter) Comb Filter 3D Digital Comb Filte[...]

31 Environment Operating environment Temperature 5°C to 4 0°C Relative humidity 20% to 85% (non- condensing) Storage environment Temperature -2 0°C to 60°C(-4o to 140°F) Relative humidity 5% to 95% (non-condensing) Dimension and Weight Dimension 1030 mm (W) x 700 mm (H) x 300 mm (D) (with Stand) Weight 34 kg (without Stan d) Display Size 922 m[...]

32 Video Modes There are total of 15 default timing modes in factory setting listed in the table below: Factory Setting Modes (ANALOG VGA) No Resolution Horizontal Horizontal Frequency (kHz) Vertical Frequency (Hz) Dot Frequency Clock (MHz) Remark 1 640×480 31.50 60.00 25.18 VESA 2 640×480 35.00 67.00 30.24 MAC 3 640×480 37.50 75.00 31.50 VESA 4[...]

33 T roub leshooting Before calling the technical suppor t or ser vice technician, please read through this lists of problems and possible solutions. Accor ding to th e industrial standards, there ar e a cert ain number of defective pixels both bright and dark that are acceptable . Although we produce panel with more than 99.99 percent active c ell[...]

34 There is no picture or sound, just noise . • The reception may be weak. • The state of the broadcast may also be bad. • Make sure the antenna is not disconnected. Picture is not clear . • The reception may be w eak. • The state of the broadcast may also bad . • Make sure the antenna is not disconnected. Picture is light or impr operl[...]

35 The picture is not sharp . • The reception may be w eak. • The state of the broadcast may also be bad. • Make sure the antenna is not disconnected. The picture mov es. • The reception may be w ea k. • The state of the broadcast may also be bad . • Make sure the antenna is not disconnected. The picture is doubled or tripled . • Make[...]

36 Planar Customer F irst TM 1—Y ear W arranty Plasma display Systems – Standard W arranty F eatures • Standard 1 year w arranty • Replacement Plasma T V 1 ships immediately upon determination that customer ’ s displ ay is non-functional 2 • Plasma T V immediately replaced upon confirmation of def ec t – no returns to depot for repair[...]

37 Standard Warranty Limitations and Ex clusions 1. Plasma T V warranty is valid only for the first customer purchaser (non- transferable). 2. The customer must provide original proof of purchase of the Plasma T V system. 3. Onsite servi ce is only available within the contiguous 48 United States. Planar offers web , mail and phone suppor t for dis[...]

38 2 In the continental U.S., calls must be r eceived by 12:00 p.m., Eastern Time. Sa turday , Sundays and major U.S. holida ys excluded . Subject to availability of replacement stock. Deliver y in cer tain areas may be delayed due t o the shipper’ s practices. 3 Customer agrees to be present f or the entire scheduled appointment. F ailure to com[...]

39 Exclusion of damages PLANAR’S LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE COST OF REP AIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE PRODUCT . PLANAR SHALL NO T BE LIABLE FOR: 1) DAM AGE T O OTHER PEOPERT Y CA USED BY ANY DEFECTS IN THE PRODUC T , DAM AGESBASED UPON INC ONVENIENCE, L OSS OF USE OF THE PRODUCT , L OSS OF TIME, L OSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY , LOSS [...]

40 Maintenance Guidelines It is required to provide pr oper care to th e PDP . Please follow the instruc tions on the maintaining your PDP . Attent io n Befor e cleaning, be sure t o unplug the power c ore. Do not use the PDP near water as it contains sensitive electronic part s and hig h vo l ta ge. Do not use any chemical or alcohol to clean the [...]

41 Regulator y Information Agency Appro vals European USA Safety UL 6500 Emissions FCC Class B Immunity Ergonomic F e deral Communications Commissions (FCC) Statement FCC Inf ormation The FCC Radio Interface Statement includes the following warning: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pur[...]

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