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STILL MULTI PIP
SURROUND ASPECT
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MENU TV/AV
TV/TEXT F.P. INDEX HOLD
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Operating Instructions
Progressive Plasma Television
Model No.
TH-42PA50A
The illustration shown is an image.
Pedestal stand shown above is optional extra.
Please read these instructions before operating your set and retain them for future reference.
English
TQBC2040-3
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Welcome Dear Panasonic Customer, Welcome to the Panasonic family of customers. We hope that you will have many years of enjoyment from your new Plasma TV. To obtain maximum benefi t from your set, please read these Instructions before making any adjustments, and retain them for future reference. Retain your purchase receipt also, and note down the model number and serial number of your set in the space provided on the rear cover of these instructions. Contents Important Safety Notice .........
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Important Safety Notice WARNING 1) To prevent damage which may result in fi re or shock hazard, do not expose this appliance to dripping or splashing. Do not place containers with water (fl ower vase, cups, cosmetics, etc.) above the set. (including on shelves above, etc.) No naked fl ame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on / above the set. 2) To prevent electric shock, do not remove cover. No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualifi ed service personnel. 3) D
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Safety Precautions WARNING 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 ............................................TY-ST42PX5W • Display stand ....................................TY-S42PA50W • Wall-hanging bracket (vertical) ..........T
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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, fi re or electric shock could result. After checking that the smoke has stopped, contact your local Panasonic dealer so that the necessary repairs can be made. Repairing the Plasma TV yourself is extr
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Accessories Check that you have the accessories and items shown Operating Instructions Mains Lead Batteries for the Re mote Clamper × 2 Remote Control Transmitter Control Transmitter (N2QAJB000154) (2 × R6 (AA) size) STILL MULTI PIP SURROUND ASPECT R-TUNE N OK MENU TV/AV TV/TEXT F.P. INDEX HOLD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 VCR DVD REC TV Fitting remote control batteries 1 2 3 - + - + “R6 (AA)” size Replace the cover. Pull and hold the hook, then Insert batteries - note correct open the battery cover. po
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Cable binding instructions Mains Lead How to fi x: How to release: Fix by pushing in till Pull up while a clicking sound is drawing the knob. heard. Clamp Clamper Bundle cables using the two clampers (left and right) fi tted to the plasma TV. Open: Close: Note: To avoid interference appearing on the screen, do not bundle the RF cable and mains lead together. 7
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Antenna connection For proper reception of VHF / UHF channels, an external antenna is required. For best reception, an outdoor antenna is recommended. VHF Aerial UHF Aerial VCR Mixer OR ANT OUTPUT ANT INPUT 75 Ω Coaxial cable Notes: • Do not put the Coaxial cable close to the mains lead 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. • To obtain optimum quality picture and sound, an Aerial,
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Audio / Video connections It is possible to connect a variety of additional equipment to this TV. The following pages detail how to connect external equipment to the rear of the TV. Once your equipment is connected, use the following procedure to view the input: TV/AV Press the TV/AV button. Whilst the on screen selector keys are displayed, press coloured OK buttons to select the AV source you wish to view. Red button : AV1 Audio, Video, S Video terminals Red Green Yellow Green button : AV2 Au
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Audio / Video connections How to connect the Monitor Output terminals to other Equipment Example of output signal source VCR MONITOR AV1 IN AV2 IN AV3 IN COMPONENT VIDEO COMPONENT S VIDEO VIDEO MONITOR OUT IN Y Y VIDEO L PB/CB PB/CB MONO MONO MONO L L Amplifi er to speaker system AUDIO AUDIO PR/CR PR/CR R R IN R AUDIO MONITOR OUT How to connect the AV1 S Video Input terminals S VIDEO 4 pin terminal Chrominance in Luminance in Example of input signal source Chrominance earth Luminance earth VC
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Basic controls: front panel and remote control On / Off switch STR (Normalization store) TV/AV button (see page 9) Used to store tuning and other function settings. Increases or decreases the programme position by F (Function select) one. When a function is already displayed, press to Displays the On Screen Display functions, use repeatedly increase or decrease the selected function. When in to select from the available functions - Volume, Contrast, Standby mode, switches TV On. Brightness,
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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. MENU The MENU button is used to open the main menus and also to return to the previous menu. OK The up and down cursor buttons are used to move the cursor and select menus. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 The left and right cursor buttons are used to access menus, 0 adjust levels or to select from a range of o
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Tuning Tuning menu During TV mode MENU Press the MENU button. Move to choose Setup menu. OK Access Setup menu. Move to choose Tuning menu. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Access Tuning menu. 7 8 9 0 Move to choose menu option. Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu. TV TV/AV Press the TV/AV button at any time to go back to watching TV. OK Pressing the OK button after having adjusted some features will store the setting as the default (replacing the factory setting). Sys select Select the system. Main menu (
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Tuning Auto tuning 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. MENU Press the MENU button. Move to choose Setup menu. OK Access Setup menu. 1 2 3 Move to choose Tuning menu. 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Access Tuning menu. Move to choose Auto tuning. TV Notes: • If you proceed with the next step all tuning data will be erased (all stations and their programme positions stored in your TV’s memory will be
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Tuning Manual tuning It is possible to retune individual programme positions: MENU Press the MENU button. OK Move to choose Setup menu. Access Setup menu. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Move to choose Tuning menu. 7 8 9 0 Access Tuning menu. Move to choose Manual tuning. TV Access Manual tuning. Select the programme position to be tuned. 1 Press repeatedly until required station is found. Manual tuning When the desired station is found, press the OK button to store. OK Programme down/up The programme position w
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Channel Allocation Sys select NZ/INDONES Australia CH DISPLAY RECEIVE CHANNEL 0 – – 1 1 0 2 2 1 3 2 4 3 5 4 6 5 7 S2 11 11 12 – 13 – 14 – 15 – S10 16 – 6 – 19 – 9 20 – 9A 21 10 21 22 11 23 12 S11 24 28 57 S44 58 20 21 59 62 62 63 63 69 69 70 – – 73 – 74 S’1 75 S’2 76 S’3 77 – 78 – 79 – 80 S1 81 S2 89 S10 90 S11 91 S12 92 S13 93 S14 94 S15 S16 95 96 S17 97 S18 S19 98 99 S20 100 S21 107 69 – 117 – 118 – – 120 S41 – – – 125 – – 16
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Picture menu MENU Press the MENU button. Move to choose Picture menu. OK Access Picture menu. Move to choose menu option. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu. 7 8 9 0 TV/AV Press the TV/AV button at any time to go back to watching TV. TV Menu Menu mode will be memorized for each TV, AV1, AV2 and Main menu AV3 mode. Picture menu Dynamic / Standard / Cinema You can change the level of each Item (Contrast, Sound menu Brightness, Colour, Sharpness, NTSC-Tint, Colour temperature
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Sound menu MENU Press the MENU button. Move to choose Sound menu. OK Access Sound menu. Move to choose menu option. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu. 7 8 9 0 TV/AV Press the TV/AV button at any time to go back to watching TV. TV Menu Menu mode will be memorized for each TV, AV1, AV2 and AV3 mode. Main menu Music / News / Cinema Picture menu You can change the level of each Item (Bass, Treble, Balance and Surround) for each Menu (Music, News and Sound menu Cinema). Setup
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Setup menu MENU Press the MENU button. Move to choose Setup menu. OK Access Setup menu. 1 2 3 Move to choose menu option. 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu. TV/AV Press the TV/AV button at any time to go back to watching TV. TV Teletext Allows you to choose 2 modes. See page 23. Main menu TOP / List Picture menu Off timer Switches the TV off within a preset time which you can choose Sound menu from between 0 to 90 minutes in 15 minute intervals. Setup menu Ch colour set C
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Owner ID Owner ID allows you to enter a security code (Owner ID) and personal details into its memory, so that in the unfortunate event of theft it will help the Police to trace the owner. If you wish to check the personal details already entered into the TV (except your PIN number), press the F button (Front panel) and hold for 6 seconds(initially the volume level function will appear, as you continue to hold down the F button it will disappear again, and the Owner ID information will app
