Haier P42A1-AKS manual

Please READ this manual carefully before operating your TV, and retain it for future reference. PLASMA TV OWNER`S MANUAL MODEL : P42A1-AK S[...]

Safety of operators has been taken into consideration at the design and manufacture phase, but inappropriate operation may cause electric shock or fire. T o prevent the product from being damaged, the following rules should be observed for the installation, use and maintenance of th product. Read the following safety instruction before starting the[...]

1. Retain these Instructions ---The safety and operating instructions should be retained for Future reference. 2. Heed Warnings ---All warning on the appliance and in the operating instructions should be followed. 3. Cleaning --- Unplug from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or Aerosol cleaners. Use only dry cloth for clea[...]

a. When the power supply cord or plug is damaged or frayed. b. If liquid has been spilled, or objects have been fallen into the unit. c. If the unit has been exposed to rain or water. d. If the unit does not operate normally by following the operating instructions. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions, as improp[...]

T able of Contents Warning Important Safety Instructions................2 buttons and interface location..............5 ............................5 ......................6 ................................7 ......................8 Function introduction Effective range External Equipment Connections ........10 Switching ON/OFF the TV set...........[...]

Front control panel -This is a simplified representation of front panel. -Here shown may be somewhat dif ferent from your TV. Buttons and interface location Buttons and functions 1 SOURCE button 2 MENU button 3 V olume decrease : for lowering the volume or adjusting MENU. V olume increase : for enhancing the volume or adjusting MENU. 4 Channel numb[...]

ANT IN HDMI/DVI VIDEO VGA AUDIO DVI IN AUDIO VGA IN COMPONENT IN Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y L-AUDIO-R AUDIO OUT L R SCART2 SCART1 Buttons and interface location Rear Control panel 1. AUDIO OUT : 2.VGA IN(PC) Connect VGA analog cable from the PC to the VGA IN. Connect the audio cable from the PC to the VGA AUDIO IN. 3.COMPONENT IN Connect the component cables fr[...]

Remote controller Precautions 3 .Replace the cover of the battery compartment. Make sure that there is no obstacle between the remote controller and television set. As strong light may interfere the signals, change your position to operate the remote controller if the television cannot be turned on or of f as you expect. Keep the remote controller [...]

STILL SLEEP PIP TV/A V P .STD S.STD H.LOCK CH.LIST EXIT SCAN SWAP TIMER ZOOM ABC@ DEF JKL% GHI$ MNO STUV PQR& WXYZ *#() MUTE DISPLA Y CH+ CH- VOL- VOL+ MENU Keys of remote controller STILL Picture static I/II (NICAM) MUTE Switches the sound on or of f Power Off/Standby any other programmed equipment off. SCAN Program scan button DISPLAY Display[...]

Ensure the remote controller is pointed toward the remote controller window on the display. No obstacles should be placed between the remote controller and the remote controller window. The effective receiving scope for the signal is 8 meters to the O front of the remote controller window , and 45 to the left or right O side and 20 above or below t[...]

Generally speaking, to enjoy a clearer picture, we recommend that you use a CATV system or an outdoor antenna .In different places, the suitable antenna type and position are different. Mixer additional purchase Note * It is recommended that you'd better use 75 * Don't bind antenna cable and electric wire together . coaxial cable to remov[...]

ANT IN COMPONENT IN Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y L-AUDIO-R SCART2 SCART1 External Equipment Connection - T o avoid picture noise (interference), leave an adequate distance between the VCR And TV. VCR connection NOTE: All cables shown are not included with the TV . 1. Connect the SCAR T cables from the VCR's output jacks to the TV`s input jacks, as shown in t[...]

HDMI/DVI OUTPUT R AUDEO L RGB-DTV OUTPUT R AUDEO L YP bP r R AUDEO HDMI/DVI VIDEO VGA AUDIO DVI IN AUDIO VGA IN COMPONENT IN Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y L-AUDIO-R ANT IN COMPONENT IN Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y L-AUDIO-R SCART2 SCART1 How to connect 1 . Connect the DVD video outputs (Y , Pb/Cb, Pr/Cr) to the YUV IN jacks on the TV and connect the DVD audio outputs to the AUDI[...]

VGA AUDIO VGA IN AUDIO OUT L R How to connect 1 . T o get the best picture quality , adjust the PC graphics card to (>1024 2 . Use the TV`s VGA port for video connections, depending on your PC connector . If the graphic card on the PC does not output analog and digital RGB simultaneously , connect only one of eitherVGA to display the PC on the T[...]

Power source TO USE A C POWER SOURCE Use the AC polarized line cord provided for operation on AC. Insert the AC cord plug into a standard polarized AC outlet. NOTES: Never connect the AC line cord plug to other than the specified voltage. Use the attached power cord only. If the polarized AC cord does not fit into a non- polarized AC outlet, do not[...]

Switching ON/OFF the TV set 1 Please press down the power switch to switch on AC power supply and the power indicator will light . 2 If the indicator is lighting in red, press button on the remote controller again. 3 If you want to exchange to standing by status, please press down button on the remote controller . 4 Disconnect the power supply or u[...]

STILL SLEEP PIP TV/AV P .STD S.STD H.LOCK CH.LIST EXIT SCAN SWAP TIMER ZOOM ABC@ DEF JKL% GHI$ MNO STUV PQR& WXYZ *#() MUTE DISPLAY CH+ CH- VOL- VOL+ MENU Choose the input source Press INPUT or TV/AV button on television or remote controller , the menu appears on the screen. Then press CH+/- to select the TV item, and press VOL+ to ensure it. S[...]

STILL SLEEP PIP TV/AV P .STD S.STD H.LOCK CH.LIST EXIT SCAN SWAP TIMER ZOOM ABC@ DEF JKL% GHI$ MNO STUV PQR& WXYZ *#() MUTE DISPLAY CH+ CH- VOL- VOL+ MENU This TV set has three methods to set channels, which are respectively full a utomatic, manual s earch fine tune. In this section, h ow to use the remote control to set channel i s explained. [...]

Tuning menu Program T able STILL SLEEP PIP TV/AV P .STD S.STD H.LOCK CH.LIST EXIT SCAN SWAP TIMER ZOOM ABC@ DEF JKL% GHI$ MNO STUV PQR& WXYZ *#() MUTE DISPLAY CH+ CH- VOL- VOL+ MENU 1 Press MENU button and t hen C H+/- b utton, the i con to TUNING menu. 2 Press VOL+/- button to enter submenu, and press CH+/- button to select "Program T abl[...]

Manual search If excessive channel signals of unwanted programs are received in local area, manual search function is recommended. 1 Press C H+/- buttons or the NUMBER 0-9 button t o choose desired searching f requency . (regard channel 18 as example). 2 Afte r cal ling up th e TUNING menu, press CH+/- button to se lect item. " Tun ing Program[...]

STILL SLEEP PIP TV/AV P .STD S.STD H.LOCK CH.LIST EXIT SCAN SWAP TIMER ZOOM ABC@ DEF JKL% GHI$ MNO STUV PQR& WXYZ *#() MUTE DISPLAY CH+ CH- VOL- VOL+ MENU Fine Tuning If the picture and/or sound are poor, try using the FINE TUNING feature. Do not use this feature unless reception is poor. 1 Press C H+/- button or NUMBER 0-9 button t o choose de[...]

You can watch TV program in a presetting channel. How to select the desired program 1 Using "Program number" buttons . Press digit button to select the program. If 2-digit or 3-digit programs are selected , press digit buttons you needed continuously within 3 seconds If selected channel program is set at Lock on mode and no password has b[...]

If the colour of some channel is abnormal Usually this should be set in the auto position. However if the colour displayed on the screen are incorrect, you can manually select the correct colour system. Press the CH+/- button to select ound System", then press the VOL-/+ button to select the correct sound system. "S Press VOL+/- button to[...]

3 . press VOL-/+ button to set Skip On . And press menu exit. After the programs are presetting, you can skip some programs so that to select your favorite channels only. 1 . Press CH+/- button or Direct-digit Choosing button to select a channel directly (take channel 18 for example). If you want to recover the skipped channel 1. Use Direct-digit C[...]

Picture menu How to customize your own picture status Brightness Contrast Sharpness Saturation Hue (only in NTSC mode) Dark Weak Soft Shallow color More purple Bright Strong Sharp Deep color More green How to select picture modes You can quickly select the desired picture mode from three preset modes and one customized mode. Press the P .STD button[...]

Noise Reduction 1 Afte r cal ling up th e Picture menu, press CH+/- button to s elect item. "Noise Reduction" 2 Press VOL+ to e nter the l ist. S elect Off , Auto Weak according to th e im age noise. , Me dium or Strong 3 Press MENU return to the picture menu. Automatically filters out and reduces the image noise and improves picture qual[...]

To choose sound modes Press the S.STD button to call up Audio mode menu, and press CH+/- button to select the desired sound quality. Four kinds of sound models (i.e., Music Personal , Standard and Hall ) can be selected in turn. , Sound men u Sound mode Sound quality Personal Standard Hall Music A spare setting that can be adjusted to personal tast[...]

STILL SLEEP PIP TV/AV P .STD S.STD H.LOCK CH.LIST EXIT SCAN SWAP TIMER ZOOM ABC@ DEF JKL% GHI$ MNO STUV PQR& WXYZ *#() MUTE DISPLAY CH+ CH- VOL- VOL+ MENU Setting Five Equalizer sound 1 Press MENU button and then C H+/- b utton to sel ect AUDIO menu. 2 Press CH+/- button to select " Five Equalizer ", the n press VOL+ buttons to en ter[...]

When you need to pay attention to surrounded sounds, or there is a telephone calling you or there are some guests visiting you, the sound elimination (mute) function is very convenient. How to eliminate sound 1 Press the MUTE button on the remote control and "Mute" type face will display on the lower part of the screen. At this time, the [...]

Timer setting 2 Press CH+/- button select "Timer", press VOL -/+ buttons to select hour or minute position; then press digits buttons to set the value of hour or minute; 3 Press MENU button to return the previous menu. The clock will only work if the TV set is turned on or in standby . When the set is disconnect from the power supply or i[...]

On/off timer Timer on Prog Timer Prog 1 Press MENU and VOL+/- button to call up the TIMER menu on the screen. 2 Press CH+/- button to select " Time On ", press VOL-/+ buttons to select hour or minute position; then press digits buttons to set the value of hours or minutes. (take 19:00 as an example) 3 Press CH+/- button to select "[...]

It is possible to select language, OSD transparent, position and screen display of the menu as follows: Function menu 1 . Press MENU button once, and the CH+/- button until the following menu appears on the screen: OSD language option Repeat step 3 and 4 to select the language you wanted from the 13 kinds of languages. Menu Timeout Repeat step 3 an[...]

2005-01-01 Sun. Mon. Tue . Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 15 22 29 14 21 28 13 20 27 12 19 26 11 18 25 10 17 24 31 9 16 23 30 Function menu Calendar display and check Repeat step 3 and 4 to enter Calendar menu as follows: Press VOL+/- to select among year , month and day, and then CH+/- to adjust them. Teletext Language Repeat step 3 and 4 to [...]

To choose picture aspect ratio Normal 4:3 mode Press ZOOM button to select the desired picture ratio. Three kinds of models (i.e., Wide screen and 4:3 mode ) can be selected in turn. aspect ratio " Normal " , "" " " 1 Press MENU button and then CH+/- button , till the ADJUST menu shown on the right display on the scree[...]

PC, HDMI/DVI: AUDIO ADJUST TUNING FUNCTION TIMER MENU PICTURE Display Mode Adjust RGB Default Auto Sync Color Temperature Black Stretch Off Normal Normal In PC and HDMI/DVI input mode, H-Position and V -Position can be adjusted to eliminate transverse line interference and decentered picture as follows: 1 . Press MENU button and CH+/- to call up th[...]

1) RGB is opted for adjustment of the numerical value of red, green and blue in PC,HDMI/DVI mode. 2) Default is opted for adjustment of parameters to delivery setup in PC mode.(After the operation, complete will be on the right of the operation) 3) Auto Sync is opted for adjustment of picture location frequency and phase parameters in PC mode.(Afte[...]

Press H.LOCK button, Password will appear on the screen. The initial password of the television is 0000 and security default password is 9443. then enter Lock Set menu.(as follow) The television has the function of security default lock. Password needs to be entered when the program lock mode is to be set. Note: If the password is not correctly ent[...]

Prog Num Prog Num is opted for setting up preset channel. Press CH+/- button to select Prog Num. Press VOL /- button, to select channel number.(The item is not available except TV signal.) Source Lock Source Lock is opted to hinder external input modes, such as AV , Scart and VGA. Press CH+/- button to select the option, and press VOL+/- button to [...]

Max Volume Press CH+/- button to select Max Volume. Press VOL+/- button for adjustment between 0 100. If a certain value is set, when volume is being adjusted, the sound value can not exceed maximum volume value. If current volume is over Max V olume, when Lock Set menu is set, current volume will become set maximum volume. If current volume is bel[...]

PIP position Selecting an Input Signal Source for PIP Main Picture Sources Available Sub Picture Sources TV, SCART1, SCART2, HDTV,PC HDMI/DVI Each press of VOL+/- button changes the main source. NOTE: If to use PIP function, you need to select one of two in main picture source and available sub picture source; When the VGA is be sub picture, the re[...]

Others functions Display function NICAM If the broadcaster is transmitting Bilingual sound service. The button on the remote controller will allow up to 2 separate languages to be selected. You can press the button to make a choice. / / If current program number, color system and sound system are to be displayed on the screen, press DISPLAY button,[...]

Sleep 1 . Press SLEEP button repeatedly to select the number of preset minutes, the timer will be set in sequence: 0Min 15Min 30Min 60Min 120Min 240Min 0Min 2 . A fter the sleep time is set, the Indication will appear on the screen 1minute prior to expiry of set time. Auto switch-off function If an empty channel is selected or the TV programs are e[...]

Teletext is an information system, broadcast by certain channels, which can be read like a newspaper . It also provides subtitles for people with hearing difficulties or those who are unfamiliar with the language in which a particular programme is being broadcast (cable networks, satellite channels, etc.). You can press button into TEXT mode, press[...]

(MIX) While in T eletext mode press the button will show the teletext data superimposed on top of the TV picture. Press the button again to revert back to Full text. (HOLD) Pressing the button will stop the teletext page automatically updating. This feature is very useful where there are several teletext pages or data on the same page number . (Fas[...]

To remove dirt or dust, wipe the cabinet with a soft, dry , lint-free cloth. Please be sure not to use a wet cloth. Maintenance Cleaning the Screen - Early malfunctions can be prevented. Careful and regular cleaning can extend the amount of time you will have your new TV. Be sure to turn the power off and unplug the power cord before you begin any [...]

Specifications and functions P42A1-AK Screen Type Viewing angle Diagonal Color system Sound system Video input TV/VIDEO DTV YCbCr YPbPr PLASMA DISPLA Y P ANEL >170 (H)/170 (V) PAL, SECAM, NTSC-M D/K I B/G M SCART (CVBS, Y/C, RGB), YCbCr 480i/p, 576i/p, 720p, 1080i ~ 150-240V 50/60Hz Working temperature: 5 ~35 Working humidity: 20%-80% Store temp[...]

Troubleshooting For the sake of time and cost, it is strongly recommended that you check out the problem by yourself according to the instructions listed hereunder before contacting the after-sales service for technical assistance. Note : Production of the plasma screen requires high and precision technologies. However , there might be some dark or[...]

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