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Operating Instructions
PLASMA DISPLAY
Progressive Wide Plasma Display
Model No. TH-37PWD6
TH-42PWD6
High Definition Plasma Display
Model No.
TH-42PHD6
TH-50PHD6
Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read these instructions completely. Please keep this manual
for future reference.
English
TQBC0570
R - STANDBY
G POWER ON
POWER / INPUT MENU – VOL + ENTER
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WARNING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover or back. No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. The lightning flash with The exclamation point within arrow-head within a triangle a triangle is intended to tell is intended to tell the user the user that important that parts inside the product operating and servicing are a risk of electric shock to instructions are in the papers persons. with t
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Important Safety Instructions 1) Read these instructions. All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. 2) Keep these instructions. The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3) Heed all warnings. All warnings on the appliance and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4) Follow all instructions. All operating and use instructions should be followed. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water. Fo
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Dear Panasonic Customer Welcome to the Panasonic family of customers. We hope that you will have many years of enjoyment from your new Plasma Display. To obtain maximum benefit from your set, please read these Instructions before making any adjustments, and retain them for future reference. Retain your purchase receipt as well, and record the model number and serial number of your set in the space provided on the rear cover of these instructions. Table of Contents Important Safety Instructions .
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FCC STATEMENT FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio comm
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Safety Precautions WARNING Set up Do not place the Plasma Display on sloped or unstable surfaces. The Plasma Display may fall off or tip over. • Do not place any objects on top of the Plasma Display. If water spills onto the Plasma Display or foreign objects get inside it, a short-circuit may occur which could result in fire • or electric shock. If any foreign objects get inside the Plasma Display, please consult an Authorized Service Center. Do not cover the ventilation holes. Doing so may ca
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Safety Precautions CAUTION This Plasma 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 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.) Speakers ............................................................. TY-SP37P5W-K (TH-37PWD6), • TY-SP42P5W-K (TH-42PWD6, TH-42PHD6), TY-SP50P5W-K (TH-50PHD6) Pedestal ........
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Connections When connecting the speakers, be sure to use only the optional accessory speakers. Refer to the speaker’s Installation Manual for details on speaker installation. (Example : TH-42PWD6) Speakers (Optional accessories) 1 2 1 SPEAKERS Terminals (L) 2 AC cord connection (see page 13) SPEAKERS Terminals (R) – AC cord fixing 2. Insert the AC cord and 3. Slide up the clamper and fix 1. Open the clamper. close the clamper the AC cord plug securely. securely. When loosen the clamper: AC cord
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Connections SERIAL Terminals connection The SERIAL terminal is used when the Plasma Display is controlled by a computer. COMPUTER 6 7 8 9 14 2 3 5 Ferrite core RS-232C SERIAL (large size) Straight cable Pin layout for RS-232C (supplied) Installing the ferrite core (Large size) Less than D-sub 9p 15 Open 3" /16 (10 cm) Notes: (1) Use the RS-232C cable to connect the computer to the Plasma Display. (2) The computer shown is for example purposes only. (3) Additional equipment and cables shown ar
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Power ON/OFF AC cord connection Connecting the AC cord plug to the Plasma Display. Fix the AC cord plug securely to the Plasma Display with the clamper. (See page 9) Power ON/OFF Connecting the plug to the Wall Outlet Press the POWER switch on the Plasma Display to turn the set on : POWER-ON. Power Indicator : Green INPUT MENU – VOL + ENTER G PO R - STANDBY WER ON Example: The screen below is displayed for a while after the Plasma Display is turned on. (setting R - STANDBY G POWER ON conditi
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Basic Controls VOL INPUT MENU – + ENTER R - STANDBY G POWER ON Enter/Aspect button Main Power TH-42PWD6 (see page 16, 19) On/Off Switch Remote control MENU Screen ON/OFF Power Indicator sensor Each time the MENU button is pressed, the menu The Power Indicator will light. Power-OFF .. Indicator not illuminated (The unit will screen will switch. (see page 16) • still consume some power as long as the power cord Normal Viewing PICTURE SET UP is still inserted into the wall outlet.) SOUND PICTURE
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On-Screen Menu Displays The MENU button on the unit can also Press to select . 1 be pressed. To PICTURE adjust menu (see page 22) INPUT MENU – VOL + ENTER PICTURE NORMAL NORMALIZE STANDARD PICTURE MENU PICTURE 25 Each time the MENU button is pressed, BRIGHTNESS 0 COLOR 0 the menu screen will switch. [ from the unit ] TINT 0 SHARPNESS 0 INPUT MENU – VOL + ENTER Normal Viewing PICTURE SET UP COLOR TEMP NORMAL ADVANCED SETTINGS ON SOUND PICTURE POS./ SIZE 1 2 INPUT Press to select. 1 Press to
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Input Signal Selection Select the Input Signal INPUT Press the INPUT button to select the input signal to be played back from the equipment which has been connected to the Plasma Display. Input signals will change as follows: R - STANDBY INPUT MENU –+ VOL ENTER G POWER ON INPUT1 INPUT2 INPUT3 PC IN INPUT MENU –+ VOL ENTER Notes: (1) Input terminal will not be selected if the terminal board is not installed into the SLOT. INPUT (2) Select to match the signals from the source connected to the c
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Adjusting PICTURE POSITION/SIZE INPUT Adjusting screen SURROUND PICTURE VOL POS. /SIZE 1 N R Press to display the PICTURE POS./ SIZE menu. Press to select H-POS/H-SIZE/V-POS/ PICTURE SOUND SET UP V-SIZE/CLOCK PHASE. MULTI ZOOM 2 PIP SWAP SELECT MOVE PICTURE POS. /SIZE ASPECT PC OFF TIMER During “VIDEO (S VIDEO)” and During “RGB/PC” and “DVI” PLASMA DISPLAY “COMPONENT” input signal. input signal. PICTURE POS./SIZE PICTURE POS./SIZE NORMAL NORMALIZE NORMAL NORMALIZE Notes: H-POS H-POS H-SIZE (1)
