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Operating Instructions
Plasma Television with HD Monitor Input
Model No.
TH-42PV500A
TH-50PV500A
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
TQBC2051-1
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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-ST42PX500 (TH-42PV500A), TY-ST50PX500 (TH-50PV500A) • Display stand ....................................TY-S42PX500W
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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 (N2QAJB000156) (2 × R6 (AA) size) OK 12 3 45 6 78 9 0 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. polarity ( + and -). • Make sure that the batteries are fi tted the correct way round. • Do not mix ol
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Cable binding instructions Cable cover Mains Lead Removal 1. Push down hooks and pull the Clamper cover slightly towards yourself to disengage the claws (at 2 points). Open Close Clamp 2. Slowly pull out in the downward direction. How to fi x: Fitting Fix by pushing in till a clicking sound is heard. How to release: Pull down while drawing the 1. Insert the claws (at 2 points) at the knob. bottom end. 2. Push until it clicks. Note: To avoid interference appearing on the screen, do not
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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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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 front and 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, select the page by OK pressing the Red or Blue button and then press coloured buttons to Red Blue select the AV source you wish to view. Red button : AV1 Audi
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Connections AV IN AV1 IN AV2 IN AV4 IN AUDIO IN COMPONENT VIDEO COMPONENT S VIDEO MONITOR OUT Y Y L VIDEO MONO MONO PB/CB MONO PB/CB L R PC L AUDIO PR/CR PR/CR R R AUDIO How to connect the Monitor Output terminals to other Equipment Example of output signal source VCR AV IN MONITOR AUDIO AV1 IN AV2 IN AV4 IN IN COMPONENT VIDEO COMPONENT S VIDEO VIDEO MONITOR OUT IN Y Y L VIDEO L R MONO MONO PB/CB MONO PB/CB L L Amplifi er to speaker system AUDIO AUDIO PR/CR PR/CR R R IN R AUDIO MONITOR OUT
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Connections How to connect the AV2 / AV4 Component Input terminals Example of input signal source Connect the VIDEO or COMPONENT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT VIDEO terminal. Y DVD PLAYER PB Y, PB, PR, OUT PR AV IN AUDIO AV1 IN AV2 IN AV4 IN IN Digital TV-SET-TOP-BOX COMPONENT VIDEO COMPONENT Y S VIDEO MONITOR VIDEO OUT (DTV-STB) Y Y OUT L VIDEO MONO PB/CB L R MONO MONO PB/CB MONO PB/CB L L AUDIO PR/CR PR/CR AUDIO R PR/CR R OUT R AUDIO AV2 / 4 IN Note: Component input terminals accept progressive or
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Connections How to connect the PC Input terminal Example of input signal source COMPUTER Conversion adapter (if necessary) AV IN RGB AV1 IN AV2 IN AV4 IN AUDIO IN COMPONENT VIDEO COMPONENT S VIDEO (D-sub 15p) MONITOR OUT Y Y L VIDEO PB/CB PB/CB MONO MONO MONO R L PC L AUDIO L AUDIO PR/CR PR/CR R R R AUDIO (Stereo plug) PC IN AUDIO IN Notes: • Connect a cable which matches the audio output terminal on the computer. • Computer signals which can be input are those with a horizontal scanning freq
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Basic controls: front panel and remote control Headphones jack AV3 terminals PC CARD slot (see page 9) (see page 9) (see page 27) /MONO AV3 IN S VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO TV/AV button PC CARD EJECT button On / Off switch SD CARD slot (see page 9) (see page 27) (see page 27) Increases or decreases the programme position by one. When a function STR (Normalization store) is already displayed, press to increase or decrease the selected function. Used to store tuning and other function When in Standby mo
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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. 12 3 45 6 78 9 0 The left and right cursor buttons are used to access menus, adjust levels or to select from a range of opti
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Tuning Tuning menu During TV mode MENU Press the MENU button. Move to choose Setup menu. OK Access Setup menu. 12 3 45 6 Move to choose Tuning menu. 78 9 0 Access Tuning menu. Move to choose menu option. Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu. TV EXIT Press the EXIT button at any time to go back to watching TV. Pressing the OK button after having adjusted some features will OK store the setting as the default (replacing the factory setting). Sys select Select the system. Main menu (System
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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. OK Move to choose Setup menu. Access Setup menu. 12 3 45 6 78 9 0 Move to choose Tuning menu. 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 wip
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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. 12 3 Access Setup menu. 45 6 78 9 0 Move to choose Tuning menu. 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 The programme position will fl ash. Search down/
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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 – – 18
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Picture menu MENU Press the MENU button. Move to choose Picture menu. OK Access Picture menu. 12 3 45 6 Move to choose menu option. 78 9 0 Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu. EXIT Press the EXIT button at any time to go back to watching TV. TV Menu Menu mode will be memorized for each TV, AV1, AV2, AV3, Main menu AV4, PC, HDMI and Card operations mode. Picture menu Dynamic / Standard / Cinema / Auto You can change the level of each Item (Contrast, Sound menu Brightness, Colour, Sharpne
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Sound menu MENU Press the MENU button. Move to choose Sound menu. OK Access Sound menu. 12 3 Move to choose menu option. 45 6 78 9 0 Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu. EXIT Press the EXIT button at any time to go back to watching TV. TV Menu Menu mode will be memorized for each TV, AV1, AV2, AV3, Main menu AV4, PC, HDMI and Card operations mode. Picture menu Music / News / Cinema You can change the level of each Item (Bass and Treble) Sound menu for each Menu (Music, News and Cinema).
