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Operating Instructions
PLASMA DISPLAY
Progressive Wide Plasma Display
Model No. TH-37PWD7UY
TH-42PWD7UY
High Definition Plasma Display
TH-42PHD7UY
Model No.
TH-50PHD7UY
The illustration shown is an image.
Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read these instructions completely. Please keep this manual
for future reference.
English
TQBC0840
R - STANDBY
G POWER ON
VOL
POWER / INPUT MENU – + ENTER
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CAUTION 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. 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 sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. 9) Do not defeat the safety p
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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 Setup 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-37PWD7UY), TY-SP42P5W-K (TH-42PWD7UY, TH-42PHD7UY), TY-SP50P5W-K (TH-50PHD7UY) • Ped
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Accessories Accessories Supplied Check that you have the Accessories and items shown Operating Remote Control Batteries for the Remote Warranty Instruction book Transmitter Control Transmitter EUR646529 (AA Battery × 2) INPUT SURROUND VOL NR PICTURE SOUND SET UP MULTI ZOOM PIP SWAP SELECT MOVE PICTURE POS. /SIZE ASPECT PC OFF TIMER PLASMA DISPLAY Fixing bands Ferrite core Ferrite core AC cord (Small size) × 1 (Large size) × 2 Remote Control Batteries Requires two AA batteries. 1. Turn the tran
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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-42PWD7UY) 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 cor
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Connections PC Input Terminals connection COMPUTER AUDIO PC IN R - STANDBY INPUT MENU –+ VOL ENTER G POWER ON Less than Conversion adapter Ferrite core (large size) 15 3" /16 (if necessary) (supplied) (10 cm) D-sub 15p RGB PC cable Less than 15 Ferrite core (small size) 3" /16 (supplied) (10 cm) Audio Stereo plug Connect a cable which matches the audio output terminal on the computer. Installing the ferrite core (Small size) 1 2 3 Open Press the cable Pull back the tabs through and close (in
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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 3" /16 Open (10 cm) Notes: • Use the RS-232C cable to connect the computer to the Plasma Display. • The computer shown is for example purposes only. • Additional equipment and cables shown are not s
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Connections AV & COMPONENT connection COMPONENT VIDEO OUT RR Example of input signal source PB Y, PB, PR, RCA-BNC OUT DVD Y adapter plug L Digital TV-SET-TOP-BOX AUDIO (DTV-STB) R OUT AUDIO R L VIDEO OUT PR/CR/R PB/CB/B Y/G AUDIO VIDEO IN RL AUDIO IN S VIDEO IN AV COMPONENT/RGB IN PC IN SLOT1 SLOT2 SLOT3 Example of input signal source S VIDEO VCR MONITOR VIDEO IN CAMCORDER VCR R L S VIDEO VIDEO OUT OUT AUDIO OUT Notes: • Change the “COMPONENT/RGB-IN SELECT” setting in the “SET UP” menu to “
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Power ON / OFF 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) 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 R - STANDBY INPUT MENU –+ VOL ENTER G POWER ON Example: The screen below is displayed for a while after the Plasma Display is turned on. (setting condition is an example.) R - STANDBY G POWER ON TH-42PWD7 Remot
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Basic Controls INPUT MENU - VOL + ENTER R - STANDBY G POWER ON TH-42PWD7 Main Power On / Off Switch Enter / Aspect button (see page 16, 19) Power Indicator The Power Indicator will light. Volume Adjustment • Power-OFF ...Indicator not illuminated (The unit will still Volume Up “+” Down “–” consume some power as long as the power When the menu screen is displayed: cord is still inserted into the wall outlet.) “+”: press to move the cursor up • Standby ..... Red “–”: press to move the cursor dow
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Basic Controls Standby (ON / OFF) button The Plasma Display must first be plugged into the wall outlet and turned on at the power switch (see page 13). Press this button to turn the Plasma Display On, from Stanby mode. Press it again to turn the Plasma Display Off to Stanby mode. SURROUND button ON OFF The surround setting switches on and off each time the SURROUND button is pressed. The benefits of surround sound are enormous. You can be completely enveloped in sound; just as if you were at a
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On-Screen Menu Displays The MENU button on the unit can also 1 Press to select . To PICTURE adjust menu be pressed. (see page 22) INPUT MENU –+ VOL ENTER PICTURE 1/2 NORMAL NORMALIZE STANDARD PICTURE MENU 25 PICTURE BRIGHTNESS 0 Each time the MENU button is pressed, COLOR 0 [ from the unit ] the menu screen will switch. 0 TINT SHARPNESS 3 Normal Viewing PICTURE SET UP INPUT MENU –+ VOL ENTER [ from the unit ] SOUND PICTURE POS./SIZE PICTURE 2/2 NORMAL COLOR TEMP COLOR MANAGEMENT OFF 1 2 ADVANCE
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On-Screen Menu Displays [ from the unit ] Press to access 2 R each adjust INPUT MENU –+ VOL ENTER screen. Press the R button to return to previous menu. Press to return to next menu screen. To SIGNAL screen for To SIGNAL screen for RGB To SIGNAL screen for DVI To SIGNAL screen for VIDEO COMPONENT (see page 35) (see page 35, 36) (see page 35, 36) (S VIDEO) (see page 34, 35) [ ] SIGNAL [VIDEO] [ ] SIGNAL RGB SIGNAL [ ] SIGNAL COMPONENT DVI 3D Y/C FILTER (NTSC) ON SYNC AUTO 3 : 2 PULLDOWN OFF 3 :
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Initial selections Selecting the input signal Select the input signals to be connected by installing the optional Terminal Boards. INPUT INPUT SURROUND Press to select the input signal to be played back from the VOL equipment which has been connected to the Plasma Display. NR Input signals will change as follows: • TH-37PWD7UY PICTURE SOUND SET UP INPUT1 INPUT2 PC IN MULTI ZOOM PIP SWAP SELECT MOVE • TH-42PWD7UY, TH-42PHD7UY, TH-50PHD7UY INPUT1 INPUT2 INPUT3 PC IN Notes: • Selecting is also poss
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ASPECT Controls The Plasma Display will allow you to enjoy viewing the picture at its maximum size, including wide screen cinema format picture. ASPECT INPUT Press repeatedly to move through the aspect options: SURROUND NORMAL ZOOM FULL VOL [from the unit] Panasonic AUTO JUST NR INPUT MENU –+ VOL ENTER The aspect mode changes each time the ENTER button is pressed. PICTURE SOUND SET UP [During MULTI PIP Operations] NORMAL 16 : 9 • Picture and Picture, Picture
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Adjusting PICTURE POSITION / SIZE PICTURE POS. /SIZE 1 INPUT Press to display the PICTURE POS. /SIZE menu. SURROUND VOL Press to select H-POS / H-SIZE / V-POS / V-SIZE / CLOCK PHASE. 2 N R PICTURE SOUND SET UP MULTI ZOOM PIP SWAP SELECT MOVE PICTURE Press to adjust POS. / SIZE. POS. /SIZE ASPECT 3 PC OFF TIMER During “VIDEO (S VIDEO)”, “COMPONENT” and “DVI” input signal. R PICTURE POS. /SIZE 4 Press to exit from adjust mode. NORMALIZE NORMAL H-POS Notes: H-SIZE • Adjustment details are memorized
