Panasonic TH-42LF20U manual

TH - 42LF20U TH- 47LF20U Model No. Operating Instructions FULL HD LCD Display English Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read these instructions completely . Please keep this manual for future reference.[...]

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 quali fi ed service personnel. The lightning flash with arrow-head within a triangle is in tend ed to tell the user that parts inside the product are a risk of electric shock to per sons. The exclamation point within[...]

3 Important Safety Instructions 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 openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer ’s instructions. 8) Do not install near any heat sou[...]

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 LCD Display . T o obtain maximum benefit from your set, please r ead these Instructions befor e making any adjustments, and r etain them for futur e r eference. Retain your pur chase r eceipt[...]

5 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed an[...]

6 Safety Precautions This LCD 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 Panasonic Corporation.) CAUTION When using the LCD Display Do not bring your hand[...]

7 Safety Precautions W ARNING The front of the display panel has been specially treated. Wipe the panel surface gently using only a cleaning cloth or a soft, lint-free cloth. • If the surface is particularly dirty , wipe with a soft, lint-free cloth which has been soaked in pure water or water in which n eutral detergent has been diluted 100 time[...]

8 + - + - Accessories Requires two AA batteries. 2. Insert batteries - note correct polarity (+ and -). Precaution on battery use Incorrect installation can cause battery leakage and corrosion that will damage the remote control transmitter . Disposal of batteries should be in an environment-friendly manner . Observe the following precautions: 1. B[...]

9 V ideo equipment connection Plug the AC cord into the display unit. Plug the AC cord until it clicks. Note: Make sure that the AC cord is locked on both the left and right sides. AC cord fi xing Unplug the AC cord Unplug the AC cord pressing the two knobs. Note: When disconnecting the AC cord, be absolutely sure to disconnect the AC cord plug at[...]

R L R L AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT RGB OUT Y P B P R OUT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT Notes: • Change the “COMPONENT/RGB-IN SELECT” setting in the “SETUP” menu to “COMPONENT” (when COMPONENT signal connection) or “RGB” (when RGB signal connection). (see page 37) • Accepts only RGB signals with “SYNC ON G”. RCA-BNC Adapter plug RCA-BNC Ada[...]

HDMI connection DVI-D IN connection [Pin assignments and signal names] 19 3 1 4 2 18 Note: Additional equipment and HDMI cable shown are not supplied with this set. Pin No. Signal Name Pin No. Signal Name 1 T .M.D.S Data2+ 11 T .M.D.S Clock Shield 2 T .M.D.S Data2 Shield 12 T .M.D.S Clock- 3 T .M.D.S Data2- 13 CEC 4 T .M.D.S Data1+ 14 Reserved (N.C[...]

12 PC Input T erminals connection Notes: • Computer signals which can be input are those with a horizontal scanning frequency of 30 to 1 10 kHz and vertical scanning frequency of 48 to 120 Hz. (However , the image will not be displayed properly if the signals exceed 1,200 lines.) • The display resolution is a maximum of 1,440 × 1,080 dots when[...]

6 7 8 9 1 3 4 5 2 13 Connections SERIAL T erminals connection Notes: • Use the RS-232C straight cable to connect the computer to the Display . • The computer shown is for example purposes only . • Additional equipment and cables shown are not supplied with this set. The SERIAL terminal conforms to the RS-232C interface speci fi cation, so th[...]

POWER Power switch 14 Power Indicator Remote Control Sensor Power ON / OFF Connecting the AC cord plug to the Display . Connecting the plug to the W all Outlet. Note: When disconnecting the AC cord, be absolutely sure to disconnect the AC cord plug at the socket outlet fi rst. Press the Power switch on the Display to turn the set on: Power-On. Pow[...]

PRESENT TIME SETUP PRESENT TIME OF DA Y MON 99 : 99 SET PRESENT TIME OF DA Y 99 : 99 DA Y MON PRESENT TIME SETUP PRESENT TIME OF DA Y MON 99 : 99 SET PRESENT TIME OF DA Y 10 : 00 DA Y TUE English (UK) Deutsch Français Italiano Español ENGLISH (US) Русский OSD LANGUAGE PC FULL 15 From the second time on, the below screen is displayed for a [...]

16 Selecting the input signal Press to select the input signal to be played back from the equipment which has been connected to the Display . Input signals will change as follows: PC HDMI1 HDMI2 Component* VIDEO DVI PC: PC input terminal in PC IN. DVI: DVI input terminal in DVI-D IN. HDMI1: HDMI input terminal in A V IN (HDMI1). HDMI2: HDMI input t[...]

POWER 17 Basic Controls MENU Screen ON / OFF Each time the MENU button is pressed, the menu screen will switch. (see page 21) Normal Viewing PICTURE SET UP SOUND POS. /SIZE V olume Adjustment V olume Up “+” Down “–” When the menu screen is displayed: “+” : press to move the cursor up “–” : press to move the cursor down (see page[...]

18 Basic Controls Standby (ON / OFF) button The Display must fi rst be plugged into the wall outlet and turned on at the power switch (see page 14). Press this button to turn the Display On, from Standby mode. Press it again to turn the Display Off to Standby mode. ACTION button Press to make selections. ASPECT button Press to adjust the aspect. ([...]

19 ASPECT Controls The Display will allow you to enjoy viewing the picture at its maximum size, including wide screen cinema format picture. Press repeatedly to move through the aspect options: The aspect mode changes each time the ENTER button is pressed. [from the unit] Note: The aspect mode is memorized separately for each input terminal. Note: [...]

2 EXIT 2 1 EXIT × 1 × 2 × 3 × 4 20 Digital Zoom This displays an enlargement of the designated part of the displayed image. Select the area of the image to be enlarged. Press on the enlargement location to select. Return to normal display (quit Digital Zoom). Press to exit from the Digital Zoom. Notes: • When power goes OFF (including “Off [...]

21 On-Screen Menu Displays Remote Control Unit 1 Display the menu screen. Press to select. (Example: PICTURE menu) Press several times. Each time the MENU button is pressed, the menu screen will switch. Normal Viewing PICTURE SOUND POS. /SIZE SET UP 2 Select the item. 100 70 50 50 50 PICTURE NORMAL NORMALIZE ST ANDARD BRIGHTNESS PICTURE MENU COLOR [...]

99 : 99 MON PRESENT TIME SETUP PRESENT TIME OF DA Y MON 99 : 99 SET PRESENT TIME OF DA Y DA Y 22 Page 23, 24 Page 33 Page 28-41 Overview Note: Menu that cannot be adjusted is grayout. Adjustable menu changes depending on signal, input and menu setting. Page 25, 26 Page 27 Page 25, 26 1/2 SIGNAL INPUT LABEL WOBBLING SET UP POWER MANAGEMENT OFF OFF A[...]

OFF 0 NORMAL NORMALIZE AUTO SETUP POS. /SIZE V -POS 0 H-POS V -SIZE CLOCK PHASE H-SIZE 1:1 PIXEL MODE DOT CLOCK 0 0 0 0 Note: Unadjustable items are grayed out. Adjustable items differ depending on the input signal and the display mode. 23 Adjusting POS. /SIZE 1 Press to display the POS. /SIZE menu. Press to select the menu to adjust. Press to adju[...]

24 While the POS. /SIZE display is active, if either the N button on the remote control is pressed at any time or the ACTION ( ) button is pressed during “NORMALIZE”, then all adjustment values (except “CLOCK PHASE” and “DOT CLOCK”) are returned to the factory settings. Helpful Hint ( / NORMALIZE Normalization) H-POS Adjust the horizont[...]

100 70 50 50 50 PICTURE NORMAL NORMALIZE ST ANDARD BRIGHTNESS PICTURE MENU COLOR PICTURE BACKLIGHT TINT ADV ANCED SETTINGS COLOR TEMP NORMAL SHARPNESS 50 25 Press the left or right button to switch between modes. ST ANDARD For viewing in standard (evening lighting) environments. This menu selects the normal levels of BRIGHTNESS and PICTURE. DYNAMIC[...]

26 PICTURE Adjustments ADV ANCED SETTINGS Notes: • “COLOR” setting can be adjusted for Video input signal. • Y ou can change the level of each function (BACKLIGHT , PICTURE, BRIGHTNESS, COLOR, TINT , SHARPNESS) for each PICTURE MENU. • The setting details for ST ANDARD, DYNAMIC and CINEMA respectively are memorized separately for each inp[...]

0 0 0 SOUND NORMAL NORMALIZE ST ANDARD OFF TREBLE AUDIO MENU BALANCE BASS SURROUND 27 SOUND Adjustment Note: BASS, TREBLE and SURROUND settings are memorized separately for each AUDIO MENU. 1 Press to display the SOUND menu. Press to select the menu to adjust. Select the desired level by listening to the sound. Press to exit from adjust mode. 2 Sel[...]

99 : 99 MON PRESENT TIME SETUP PRESENT TIME OF DA Y MON 99 : 99 SET PRESENT TIME OF DA Y DA Y 2/2 SET UP MUL TI DISPLA Y SETUP SET UP TIMER PRESENT TIME SETUP MENU DISPLA Y DURA TION 15 S MENU TRANSP ARENCY 20 28 PRESENT TIME SETUP / SET UP TIMER PRESENT TIME SETUP The timer can switch the Display ON or OFF . Before attempting T imer Set, con fi r[...]

ON POWER ON 12 : 00 VIDEO SET UP TIMER DA Y POWER MODE TIME INPUT TIMER FUNCTION PROGRAM 1 MON PRESENT TIME OF DA Y MON 0 : 03 29 SET UP TIMER PRESENT TIME SETUP / SET UP TIMER Set the program for turning the power ON/OFF and select the input signal at the speci fi ed time. Up to 20 programs can be set. [Setting Example] Program 1, Every Monday , [...]

SCREENSA VER ST ART MODE OFF PRESENT TIME OF DA Y MON 0 : 02 1/2 SIGNAL INPUT LABEL WOBBLING SET UP POWER MANAGEMENT OFF OFF AUTO POWER OFF OFF ST ANDBY SA VE OFF ( SERIAL ) ECO OFF OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH ( US ) COMPONENT/RGB-IN SELECT RGB SCREENSA VER 30 Do not display a still picture, especially in 4:3 mode, for any length of time. If the display m[...]

SCREENSA VER ST ART MODE FINISH TIME ST ART TIME TIME OF DA Y 6 : 15 12 : 30 PRESENT TIME OF DA Y MON 15 : 00 SCREENSA VER ST ART MODE SA VER DURA TION SHOW DURA TION INTERV AL 12 : 00 3 : 00 PRESENT TIME OF DA Y MON 15 : 00 SCREENSA VER ST ART MODE SCREENSA VER DURA TION ST ANDBY AFTER SCR SA VER 6 : 15 PRESENT TIME OF DA Y MON 15 : 00 2 1 3 1/2 S[...]

1/2 SIGNAL INPUT LABEL WOBBLING SET UP OFF POWER MANAGEMENT OFF AUTO POWER OFF OFF ST ANDBY SA VE OFF ( SERIAL ) ECO OFF OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH ( US ) COMPONENT/RGB-IN SELECT RGB OFF SCREENSA VER 32 Reduces power consumption Press to select the menu to adjust. Press to select “ON” or “OFF”. On Off Press to exit from SET UP . • POWER MANAGEM[...]

1/2 SIGNAL SCREEN SA VER INPUT LABEL WOBBLING POWER MANAGEMENT OFF AUTO POWER OFF OFF ECO OFF OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH ( US ) COMPONENT/RGB-IN SELECT RGB OFF SET UP ST ANDBY SA VE OFF ( SERIAL ) Press to display the SETUP menu. Press to select INPUT LABEL. Press to display the INPUT LABEL screen. Press to select image input. Press to change input label[...]

34 Press to display the SET UP menu. Press to select OSD LANGUAGE. Press to select your preferred language. Press to display the SET UP menu. Press to select “MENU DISPLA Y DURA TION”. Press to adjust the display duration. Press to select “MENU TRANSP ARENCY”. Press to adjust the transparency . Press to exit from adjust mode. Selectable lan[...]

2/2 SET UP MUL TI DISPLA Y SETUP SET UP TIMER PRESENT TIME SETUP MENU DISPLA Y DURA TION 15 S MENU TRANSP ARENCY 20 35 By lining up the Displays in groups, for example, as illustrated below , an enlarged picture may be displayed across all screens. For this mode of operation, each display has to be set up with a Display number to determine its loca[...]

36 SET UP for MUL TI DISPLA Y Item Details LOCA TION Select the required arrangement number . (A1-E5 : Refer to the following) Display Number locations for each arrangement. (Examples) ( 2 × 1) ( 2 × 3 ) ( 4 × 4 ) ( 4 × 2 ) ( 5 × 5 ) A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 Press to exit from adjust mode. 4[...]

1/2 SIGNAL INPUT LABEL WOBBLING SET UP OFF POWER MANAGEMENT OFF AUTO POWER OFF OFF ST ANDBY SA VE OFF ( SERIAL ) ECO OFF OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH ( US ) COMPONENT/RGB-IN SELECT RGB SCREENSA VER 37 SET UP for Input Signals COMPONENT / RGB IN SELECT Select to match the signals from the source connected to the COMPONENT/RGB IN terminal. Y, P B , P R signa[...]

3D Y/C FIL TER ON 1/2 SIGNAL INPUT LABEL WOBBLING SET UP OFF POWER MANAGEMENT OFF AUTO POWER OFF OFF ST ANDBY SA VE OFF ( SERIAL ) ECO OFF OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH ( US ) COMPONENT/RGB-IN SELECT RGB SCREENSA VER 3D Y/C FIL TER COLOR SYSTEM SIGNAL ON AUTO 3 : 2 PULLDOWN OFF [ VIDEO ] NOISE REDUCTION OFF 3 : 2 PULLDOWN SIGNAL OFF [ Digital ] NOISE REDUCT[...]

3D Y/C FIL TER COLOR SYSTEM SIGNAL ON AUTO 3 : 2 PULLDOWN OFF [ VIDEO ] 3 : 2 PULLDOWN OFF XGA MODE 1024 ×768 39 3:2 PULLDOWN COLOR SYSTEM Select SIGNAL from the “SET UP” menu during Video (S V ideo) input signal mode. (“SIGNAL [VIDEO]” menu is displayed.) SET UP for Input Signals Press to select the “COLOR SYSTEM” . Press to select ea[...]

() NOISE REDUCTION OFF 40 Note: NOISE REDUCTION can be adjusted while a Video or Component signal is being applied. SET UP for Input Signals NOISE REDUCTION Press to select “NOISE REDUCTION”. Press to select “OFF”, “AUTO”, “MIN”, “MID”, “MAX”. AUTO: NOISE REDUCTION will be automatically selected from “MIN”, “MID” or [...]

H-FREQ. V- F R E Q . kHz Hz 63.98 60.02 SIGNAL FORMA T 1280×1024/60 H-FREQ. V -FREQ. kHz Hz 63.98 60.02 DOT CLOCK FREQ. MHz 108.0 SIGNAL FORMA T 1280×1024/60 41 SET UP for Input Signals Displays the frequency and the type of the current input signal. This display is valid only for COMPONENT/RGB/PC and Digital input signal. Display range: Horizont[...]

Options Enable Off-timer function Normal Initial Power Mode Off Power On Screen Delay Off Clock Display 2/2 On Power Switch Lock Options 1/2 Initial input On screen display On Off Off Off 0 0 Maximum VOL level Initial VOL level Off Input lock Off Button lock Off Remocon User level 42 Item Adjustments On screen display On: Displays all the following[...]

43 Item Adjustments Button lock Off On MENU&ENTER Off: All the buttons on main unit can be used. MENU&ENTER: Locks MENU and ENTER/ buttons on main unit. On: Locks all the button on main unit. Sets Button lock with the unit buttons in the following procedure. Off: Press four times → Press INPUT four times → Press four times → Press ENT[...]

44 T roubleshooting Before you call for service, determine the symptoms and make a few simple checks as shown below . Symptoms Checks Picture Sound Interference Noisy Sound Electrical Appliances Cars / Motorcycles Fluorescent light Normal Picture No Sound V olume (Check whether the mute function has been activated on the remote control.) No Picture[...]

45 Applicable input signals * Mark: Applicable input signal Signal name Horizontal frequency (kHz) V ertical frequency (Hz) RGB IN (Dot clock (MHz)) PC IN (Dot clock (MHz)) DVI-D IN (Dot clock (MHz)) HDMI1 HDMI2 1 640x400@70Hz 31.46 70.07 * (25.17) * (25.17) * (25.17) 2 640x400@85Hz 37.86 85.08 * (31.5) * (31.5) * (31.5) 3 640x480@60Hz 31.43 59.88 [...]

46 Applicable input signals Video signals (VIDEO, S-VIDEO) Signal name Horizontal V ertical frequency (kHz) frequency (Hz) 1 NTSC 15.73 59.94 2 P AL 15.63 50.00 3 P AL60 15.73 59.94 4 SECAM 15.63 50.00 5 NTSC 4.43 15.73 59.94 6 P AL N 15.63 50.00 7 P AL M 15.73 59.94 This function allows you to reset the unit to the factory setting. Shipping condit[...]

47 TH-42LF20U TH-47LF20U Power Source 1 10 - 127 V AC, 50/60 Hz Power Consumption Rated Power Consumption 250 W 300 W On mode Average Power Consumption ∗ 200 W 255 W Stand-by condition 0.1 W 0.1 W LCD Display panel 42-inch IPS panel, 16:9 aspect ratio 47-inch IPS panel, 16:9 aspect ratio Screen size 36.6” (930 mm) (W) × 20.5” (523 mm) (H) ×[...]

This product has a fl uorescent lamp that contains mercury . Disposal may be regulated in your community due to environmental considerations. For disposal or recycling information, please contact your local authorities, or the Electronic Industries Alliance: http://www .eiae.org. Panasonic Solutions Company Unit of Panasonic Corporation of North A[...]