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  • Page 1

    1 N 23 456 789 C 0 TQBC0867 Please read these instructions before operating your set and retain them for future reference. English Pedestal stand shown above is optional extra. The illustration shown is an image. TH-42PV30 TH-50PV30 Plasma T elevision with HD Monitor Input Model No. TH-37P A30 Operating Instructions Progressive Plasma T elevision M[...]

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    2 Contents Important Safety Notice .............................................. 3 Safety Precautions ..................................................... 4 Maintenance ............................................................... 5 Accessories ................................................................ 6 Fitting remote control batteries .[...]

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    3 Check Do not allow a still picture to be displayed for an extended period, as this can cause a permanent after-image to remain on the Plasma TV . Examples of still pictures include logos, video games, computer images, teletext and images displayed in 4:3 mode. Without signals and operations for 2 minutes, the level of the contrast decreases autom[...]

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    4 Safety Precautions W ARNING Setup This Plasma TV 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.) • Pedestal ······?[...]

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    5 Safety Precautions If problems occur during use If a problem occurs (such as no picture or no sound), or if smoke or an abnormal odour starts to come out from the Plasma TV , immediately unplug the power supply plug from the wall outlet. • If you continue to use the Plasma TV in this condition, fire or electric shock could result. After checkin[...]

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    6 Remote Control T ransmitter (EUR7635040) 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 N 23 456 789 C 0 Check that you have the accessories and items shown Accessories Operating Instruction book Ferrite core (Large size) × 3 Ferrite core (Small size) × 5 Batteries for the Remote Control T ransmitter (2 × R6 (AA) size) Power Cable Installing the ferrite core (Small size) Pull[...]

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    7 SD CARD PUSH-EJECT PC CARD EJECT S VIDEO AV3 VIDEO LR PC STR F TV/AV / / SD C ARD P USH- EJE C T Push “ ” . How to open the front cover 2 2 1 1 1 Open Close 1. Insert the claws (at 4 points) at the bottom end. 2. Push until it clicks. 1 . Push down hooks and pull the cover slightly towards yourself to disengage the claws (at 4 points). 2. Slo[...]

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    8 ANT INPUT ANT OUTPUT OR VHF Aerial UHF Aerial 75 Ω Coaxial cable VCR Mixer Notes: • Do not put the Coaxial cable close to the Power cable to avoid noise. • Do not place the Coaxial cable under the TV . • Additional equipment, cables and adapter plugs shown are not supplied with this TV set. • T o obtain optimum quality picture and sound[...]

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    9 S VIDEO AV 3 VIDEO L R VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT R L S VIDEO AV3 VIDEO LR PC STR F TV/AV / / SD CARD PUSH-EJECT PC CARD EJECT S-VIDEO 4 pin terminal Luminance earth Luminance in Chrominance in Chrominance earth Connections It is possible to connect a variety of additional equipment to this TV . The following pages detail how to connect exte[...]

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    10 AV2 / 4 IN Y MONO MONITOR OUT AV 1 ý IN AV2 ý IN A V4 ý IN COMPONENT COMPONENT S-VIDEO MONO MONO MONO VIDEO YY P B P R P B P R L R AUDIO MONITOR OUT AV 1 ý IN AV2 ý IN A V4 ý IN COMPONENT COMPONENT S-VIDEO MONO MONO MONO VIDEO YY P B P R P B P R L R AUDIO MONITOR OUT AV 1 ý IN AV2 ý IN A V4 ý IN COMPONENT COMPONENT S-VIDEO MONO MONO MON[...]

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    11 Connections How to connect the PC Input terminals S VIDEO AV3 VIDEO LR PC STR F TV/AV / / S VIDEO AV 3 VIDEO LR PC SD CARD PUSH-EJECT PC CARD EJECT COMPUTER Ferrite core (Small size) (supplied) Less than 10 cm Stereo plug Connect a cable which matches the audio output terminal on the computer . Less than 10 cm Less than 10 cm Conversion adapter [...]

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    12 2 Press the switch on the TV set to turn the set on. Owner ID setting screen is displayed. See page 22. T o switch the TV set to Standby mode, press the button on the remote control. The TV set can be switched on by pressing the button again if it was switched to Standby mode. Note: This TV will still consume some power as long as the mains plug[...]

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    13 TV REC DVD ASPECT SURROUND MUL TI PIP TV/TEXT N MENU EXIT TV/A V F .P . INDEX HOLD 12 3 45 6 78 9 0 OK S VIDEO AV3 VIDEO LR PC STR F TV/AV / / SD CARD PUSH-EJECT PC CARD EJECT S VIDEO AV 3 VIDEO LR PC STR F TV/A V / / SD CARD PUSH-EJECT PC CARD EJECT Basic controls: front panel and remote control Sound mute On / Off Surround On / Off (see page 2[...]

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    14 Return Exit Change Select Menu Bass Surround Sound menu Off Music Treble Balance Headphone volume OK MENU TV 12 3 45 6 78 9 C 0 N OK EXIT Using the On Screen Displays Many features available on this TV can be accessed via the On Screen Display menu system. Use the remote control as shown below to access and adjust features as desired. The MENU b[...]

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    15 During TV mode Press the MENU button. Move to choose Setup menu . Access Setup menu . Move to choose T uning menu . Access T uning menu . Move to choose menu option. Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu. Press the EXIT button at any time to go back to watching TV . Pressing the OK button after having adjusted some features will store the s[...]

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    16 T uning Auto tuning automatically retunes your TV . This feature is useful if, e.g., you move house and wish to retune your TV to receive the local stations. Press the MENU button. Move to choose Setup menu . Access Setup menu . Move to choose T uning menu . Access T uning menu . Move to choose Auto tuning . Access Auto tuning . Notes: • If yo[...]

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    17 T uning Press the MENU button. Move to choose Setup menu . Access Setup menu . Move to choose T uning menu . Access T uning menu . Move to choose Manual tuning . Access Manual tuning . Select the programme position to be tuned. Press repeatedly until required station is found. When the desired station is found, press the OK button to store. The [...]

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    18 Channel Allocation RECEIVE CHANNEL 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 11 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 – 1 2 11 – – – – – – – – – 0 1 2 3 4 5 S2 S10 6 9 9A 21 62 63 69 – – – S'1 S'2 S'3 – – – 21 22 23 24 28 57 58 59 62 63 69 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 70 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 89 100 107 117 118 120 125 S11 S12 S13 S14 [...]

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    19 MENU mode will be memorized for each TV , A V1, A V2, A V3 and A V4 mode. Dynamic / Standard / Cinema / Auto Y ou can change the level of each Item (Contrast, Brightness, Colour , Sharpness, NTSC-T int , Colour temperature , D.PNR, MPEG NR and 3D-COMB) for each Menu (Dynamic, Standard, Cinema and Auto ) according to your personal preference. Inc[...]

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    20 Sound menu Press the MENU button. Move to choose Sound menu . Access Sound menu . Move to choose menu option. Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu. Press the EXIT button at any time to go back to watching TV . Pressing the OK button after having adjusted some features will store the setting as the default (replacing the factory setting). M[...]

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    21 Allows you to choose 2 modes. See page 32. TOP / List Switches the TV of f within a preset time which you can choose from between 0 to 90 minutes in 15 minute intervals. Colour density varying between broadcast channels can be adjusted to three levels for each reception channel. When On, picture and sound of the TV/A V mode being viewed will dis[...]

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    22 Press the MENU button. Move to choose Setup menu . Access Setup menu . Move to choose Owner ID . Access Owner ID . If the Owner ID has previously been set, enter the PIN NUMBER (using 0 to 9 on the remote control) followed by OK to proceed, this will take you to the NAME option. If no Owner ID has previously been set, enter the required 4 digit [...]

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    23 4:3 will display a 4:3 picture at its standard 4:3 size with no aspect distortions. 4 : 3 Zoom1 Zoom1 allows you to magnify the picture. Zoom2 will display 16:9 anamorphic letterbox pictures as a full screen display with no aspect distortions. Zoom2 Aspect Controls Auto position can be set to 16:9. When a wide screen signal is detected at the Vi[...]

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    24 TV C N 12 3 45 6 78 9 0 OK Multi window Press the MUL TI PIP button. Whilst the on screen selector keys are displayed, use the Red or Green buttons to move between the PIP (picture in picture) feature, POP (picture out of picture) and PA P (picture and picture) feature. Press the Blue button to swap the contents of the two windows. The on screen[...]

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    25 Still Press the CH SEARCH button to show freeze-frames of the programmes being broadcast on all of the stored channels. These images are displayed in series, starting from the top left. The feature cycles through the stored channels until the CH SEARCH button is pressed to exit the feature. Press the Red button to select each channel ’ s freez[...]

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    26 PC mode When you switch to PC input (A V3/PC), the menu will be changed. Press the PC button. OR Press the TV/A V button. Whilst the on screen selector keys are displayed, press the Y ellow button to access PC mode. Press the TV/A V button again to go back to watching TV . TV C 12 3 45 6 78 9 0 N OK TV/A V Y ellow Picture During PC mode Press th[...]

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    27 Adjust the horizontal size. Adjust the vertical size. H-Pos V -Pos Adjust the horizontal position. Adjust the vertical position. PC mode Picture Pos. /Size During PC mode Press the MENU button. Move to choose Picture Pos. /Size . Access Picture Pos. /Size . Move to choose menu option. Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu. Press the EXIT bu[...]

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    28 Photo V iew mode Still image data (JPEG) made with a digital camera or digital video camera can be played back using an SD Card / PC Card. Displayable Image Formats: Baseline JPEG 64 × 64 - 8,192 × 8,192 pixels (sub-sampling 4:2:2 or 4:2:0) Displayable number of folders: Max 100 Notes: • Some parts of an image may not be displayed or the ima[...]

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    29 Menu Single Select t Exit PHOTO VIEW MODE Access 0001 / 0013 Filename : 102-0001 Date : 2002 / 03 / 30 Pixel : 1600X1200 N OK 12 3 PC Insertion SD Card PC Card Removal Insertion Removal PC If PC Card cannot be removed Push in PC Card again, and press the removal button. Direct the label side upward. T erminal face to the depth. Align the directi[...]

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    30 During Photo View mode Press the MENU button. Move to choose Card setup menu . Access Card setup menu . Move to choose menu option. Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu. Press the EXIT button at any time to exit Card setup menu. TV C N 12 3 45 6 78 9 0 OK Photo V iew mode During Photo View mode Press the MENU button. Move to choose Picture[...]

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    31 Photo V iew mode When you press the SD button, thumbnail screen is displayed automatically . After that you can choose your desirable view mode between the following three modes. Images are displayed one after another as a slide show . T o start Slide Show access Card setup menu . After setting Interval, Sequence and Repeat, access Slide show . [...]

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    32 T eletext operation • T eletext features may vary depending on the Broadcasting Companies and is only available if the channel selected is transmitting T eletext. • Pressing the MENU button whilst in T eletext operation will display the contrast function with a cyan bar , press to alter the setting as required. • Pressing the MENU button w[...]

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    33 Favourite Page (F .P .) Stores a favourite page in memory for instant recall. T o store such a page, the TV must be in List mode, and the programme position must be from 1 - 25. Press the Blue button, select the page number , then press and hold the OK button. The page number is now stored. Press F. P . to recall this page. Update Display Press [...]

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    34 Alternatively , if you know which sub page you require, press the MENU button (to display special functions) followed by the Blue button; T**** will be displayed where the page number is normally found. Enter desired sub page number before the T**** disappears. e.g., to select page 6 enter 0, 0, 0 and 6. Press the Y ellow button to view the TV p[...]

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    35 VCR / DVD operation The Remote Control is capable of operating some functions of selected Panasonic VCRs and DVD (Digital V ersatile Disc) equipment. Some VCR and DVD equipment have different functions, so to ensure compatibility please refer to the equipment ’ s instruction book or consult your dealer for details. Button Function Standby VCR [...]

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    36 T roubleshooting If there is a problem with your TV please refer to the table below to determine the symptoms, then carry out the suggested check. If this does not solve the problem, please contact your local Panasonic dealer , quoting the model number and serial number (both found on the rear of the TV). Symptoms Checks Picture Sound Aerial loc[...]

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    37 Applicable input signals for PC Input (D-sub 15P) ( ∗ Mark) Input signal can be displayed Note: Signals other than above may not be displayed properly . Signal name Horizontal V ertical PC frequency(kHz) frequency(Hz) 1 640 × 400 @70 Hz 31.47 70.00 ∗ 2 640 × 480 @60 Hz 31.47 59.94 ∗ 3 Macintosh13 ” (640 × 480) 35.00 66.67 ∗ 4 640 ×[...]

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    38 TH-37P A30 TH-42PV30 TH-50PV30 220 V - 240 V 50 Hz / 60 Hz AC 245 W 398 W 498 W 1.8 W 1.0 W AC type 16:9 4000:1 3000:1 37-inch 42-inch 50-inch 818 mm (W) × 461 mm (H) 920 mm (W) × 518 mm (H) 1,106 mm (W) × 622 mm (H) × 939 mm (diagonal) × 1,056 mm (diagonal) × 1,269 mm (diagonal) 408,960 (852 (W) × 480 (H)) 786,432 (1,024 (W) × 768 (H)) [...]

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    MBS0804S0 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Web Site : http://www .panasonic.co.jp/global/  2004 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Customer ’ s Record The model number and serial number of this product can be found on its rear panel. Y ou should note this serial number in the space provided below and retain t[...]