Prima PDP TV manual

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    Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read the manual PDP TV Operating Manual[...]

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

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

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    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 The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to th[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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 24.Pixel defect ---The PDP panel is a very high technology product, giving you finely detailed pictures. Occasionally, a few no[...]

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    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 Cautions regarding use of remote control < Do not expose the remote control to shock. In addition, do not expose the remote control to liquids, and do not place in [...]

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    Preparations (continued) Speaker connection Connect the speaker audio cable to the external speaker output jack on the unit matching the "+" and "-" ends of the cable with color. S V HS HEA DP H O NE RF R L PIC AUDIO PIC AUDIO S P EAKER DV I A VO U TP U T A V IN P U T C O N T R O L C OMPO NEN T IN P U T 1C OMPO NEN T IN P U T 2 [...]

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    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[...]

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

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    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 or PC. Connect to the audio and component output jacks of a DVD player or Set-Top Box. Connect to the audio and component outp[...]

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    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 off 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 PAN[...]

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    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 23. [...]

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    Connections Connect a VCR W Y R W Y R Yellow (VIDEO) White (AUDIO L) Red (AUDIO R ) W Y R A VO U T R L VIDEO AUDIO S - VIDEO ANT IN ANT OUT A V IN 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[...]

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    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[...]

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    AU D I O C OMPO NEN T Connect a DVD player DVD pla y er W R S - VIDEO A VO 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 control. SOURCE 4. Turn on your DVD player, insert a DVD disc and[...]

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    Connect a DTV receiver S - VIDEO A VO 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 AN T Connect the cable or antenna to the antenna input jack on the DTV receiver. Connect the Video [...]

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    Connect a PC How to connect: 1. Turn on your PDP TV , press button on the remote control. 4. Turn on your PC and check for PC system requirements. SOURCE 2. Press to select or . 3. Press to confirm. VOL+/- A D ENTER (VGA) (DVI) To Watch the PC screen DV I cable Audio cable Connect a VGA (or DVI) cable between the VGA (or DVI) jack on the PC and the[...]

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    Connect a VCR (for recording) or external amplifier W Y R V CR fo rr e co r d ing W Y R Yellow (VIDEO) White (AUDIO L) Red (AUDIO R ) W Y R A VO U T RL VIDEO AUDIO S - VIDEO ANT IN ANT OUT A V IN 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 P[...]

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    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 Insert the power cord into the wall outlet. Press the button on the remote control. The unit will be turned on and you will be ready to use it's Power Turning Off With the [...]

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    Memorizing the 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 availa[...]

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    Memorizing the Channels (continued) Setting Auto Fine Tune (AFT) search source autoset <select> to enable auto fine tune fine tune channel skip 50 1 3 2 When the AFT is set to On, the unit will automatically tune the program frequency to provide the best possible Manual Fine Tuning 1 2 right/left to adjust automatic fine tune 3 Press to fine [...]

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    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[...]

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    Basic Operations (continued) Selecting a MENU language 1 2 3 Press to select the appropriate language: VOL+/- 4 5 Select input source signal 1 1 2 Press to confirm and the unit display signal from the selected input channel. ENTER 3 source VGA AD C1 C2 AV TV A --------VGA, select signal from VGA (15-pin D-sub) terminals. D --------DVI, select signa[...]

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    Setting Channel Options channel edit labels 5 1 2 3 4 select to edit channel labels Editing Channel Label channel up/down to change channels up/down/left/right to edit label source to clear label menu to return 8 6 7 Use / to select character. Use / to move cursor left or right. Use to clear label text if you wish to reset. Use to return. 56 34 SOU[...]

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    Setting Picture Customizing the Picture 1 If the menu does not display, press picture VOL+/- 2 3 4 Using the Preset Picture Mode 1 2 3 There are three preset picture modes ( , and ) and one user-set picture mode ( ). Each preset mode has its own picture settings. Normal Bright Soft User Adjusted settings are stored in User Normal Bright : Select fo[...]

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    Setting System Setting the Menu Background 3 4 2 Setting Current Time 1 3 2 4 current time up/down to move 1 2:0 A M 1 right/left to adjust Setting Sleep Timer 1 2 3 Sleep time menu to return right/left to adjust off settings menu background language close caption mode close caption off on on mute close capt. background source select opaque cc1 eng[...]

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    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. It performs the same as the Fill to Aspect Ratio mode.. The Wide mode o[...]

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    Changing Screen Options (continued) Changing the Position of the Image 1 2 4 Using Digital Pan and Zoom 3 4 1 2 3 The unit allows you to adjust the position of the image if it is not well-aligned. arrow keys to pan <select> for zoom menu to exit 5 The unit allows you to pan the picture after you zoom in the You can quickly access Zoom menu by[...]

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    Setting Sound Customizing the Sound 1 3 4 1 2 3 There are three preset Audio modes ( , and ) and one user-set Audio mode ( ). Each preset mode has its own Audio settings. : Select for a movie program picture. Adjusted settings are stored in User mode. Cinema Music News User Cinema Music News : Select for a music program. : Select for a speech or co[...]

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    Setting Sound (continued) Choosing a Multi-Channel Sound ( ) Soundtrack MTS 1 3 4 Using the Auto Volume 2 Choose for channels that are broadcasting in stereo. Choose for channels that are broadcasting in mono, or if you are having difficulty receiving a stereo signal. STEREO MONO Each broadcasting station has its own signal conditions, which can ma[...]

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    Changing Screen Layout layout down for current screen layout options full screen pip split screen pop3 grid Selecting Screen Layout 1 3 4 2 Using the Layout Menu 1 3 2 Using the MODE button Full Screen When this item is selected, only main frame displays on the 4 pip select to change layout menu to exit Main Frame 30[...]

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    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 3 6 9 1 4 7 2 5 8 Scanning Frame 31 When this item is selecte[...]

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    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[...]

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    PIP Operations (continued) Changing the Position of the PIP Frame With the PIP frame displaying, press to display the menu main page. MENU 1 3 2 4 Main frame PIP frame Press the button to quickly access the select menu. POS pip position 1 2 Using the button POS 3 50 window 50 fill all image size h position v position pip size pip position 12 right/[...]

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    Adjustment in PC (VGA) Mode Adjusting Picture 1 2 3 Adjusting the Phase and Frequency 1 2 3 4 Adjusting the Picture Automatically If you are not satisfied with the picture , you may quickly adjust the picture by using the button. AUTO After the button is pressed, the message " appears on the screen and the picture adjustments are automatically[...]

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    Adjustment in PC (VGA) Mode (continued) Changing the Scaling mode of Image 1 3 4 5 2 Changing the Position of Image 1 3 Press to adjust the value of the item until the screen is well-aligned. VOL+/- 4 5 After connecting the unit to your PC, adjust the position of the screen if it is not well-aligned. 2 Displaying the Information When the button is [...]

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    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[...]

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    Adjusting Parental Control 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 Guidel[...]

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    Adjusting Parental Control 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. = TV-Y (All children) TV-Y7 (Direct to Older Children) TV-G (General Audience) TV-PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) TV-14 (Pa[...]

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    Adjusting Parental Control Settings (continued) Accessing the Parental Control Menu 1 3 4 2 options password enter 000 000 OK 5 6 Use to move password digit leftward or rightward. VOL+/- The unit allows you to access the Parental Control menu if you input the right password, or you will be denied. The default password is , you may change the passwo[...]

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    Adjusting Parental Control Settings (continued) Adjusting the Movie Rating 1 4 5 3 Movie blocking Adjusting the TV Rating 1 Press / or to select an age or content rating to be blocked. CH VOL+/- 56 4 5 3 tv blocking Since a TV program may use either the MPAA rating or the TV Guidelines, both should be adjusted for Note: “PG-13” in the age-based[...]

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    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 “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 No power ! ! ! ! ! ! Check anten[...]

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    Type PDP TV Display Size diagonal 42” Wide Geographical Version US Display Feature Resolution 852 X 480 Pixel Pitch 1.095 X 1.110 mm Maximum Colors 16,777,000 Brightness 1000 nit Contrast 3000:1 Viewing Angle 160 /160 TV Tuner & Color System Tuner FST x 1 TV System NTSC Channel Coverage VHF 2-13, UHF 14-69, CATV (1-125) Video Features Progres[...]

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    Specification (continued) Terminals Video In RF : TV/CATV 75ohms coaxial x 1 AV : RCA 75ohms composite video x 1 S-Video : 4-pin DIN x 1 D-Sub 15 x 1 DVI x 1 YPbPr/YCbCr (Support HDTV): RCA 75 ohms x 2 Video Out RCA 75 ohms Audio In L/R RCA for S-Video or AV x 1 Stereo mini phone Jack for PC x 1 Stereo mini phone Jack for DVI x 1 Audio Out L/R RCA [...]

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    Dimensional Drawings 1050 645 733 110 287 79 1245 777 Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. 44[...]