Panasonic TH-37PA40E, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ... them for future reference TQB0E0167U 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 OK C TV N The illustration shown is an image Pedestal stand shown above is optional extra English TH 37PA50E TH 42PA50E TH 37PA40E TH 42PA40E Model No Operating Instructions Progressive Wide Plasma Television ...

Page 2: ...te control 10 Using the On Screen Displays 11 Picture menu 12 Sound menu 13 Setup menu 14 Tuning menu overview 15 Tuning menu Programme edit 16 Adding deleting a programme channel 16 Moving a programme channel 16 Tuning a programme channel 16 Renaming a programme channel 17 Locking a programme channel 17 Changing the sound system for a channel 17 Copying programme information to a recording device...

Page 3: ... electromagnetic fields 2 If a static electricity discharge occurs inside the front cover the screen may momentarily flicker This is not a malfunction The screen will return to normality in a short while To prevent electric shock ensure the grounding pin on the AC cord power plug is securely connected Trademark Credits VGA is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Macintosh is ...

Page 4: ...ar keep video equipment away from this product Keep unneeded small parts and other objects out of the reach of small children These objects can be accidentally swallowed Also be careful about packaging materials and plastic sheets When using the Plasma TV The Plasma TV is designed to operate on 220 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Do not cover the ventilation holes Doing so may cause the Plasma TV to overheat wh...

Page 5: ... power cord plug the resultant humidity can damage the insulation which could result in fire Pull the power cord plug out from the wall outlet and wipe the mains lead with a dry cloth This Plasma TV radiates infrared rays therefore it may affect other infrared communication equipment Install your infrared sensor in a place away from direct or reflected light from your Plasma TV Maintenance The fro...

Page 6: ...e that the batteries are fitted the correct way round Do not mix old batteries with new batteries Remove old exhausted batteries immediately Do not mix different battery types i e Alkaline and Manganese or use rechargeable Ni Cad batteries Pull and hold the hook then open the battery cover Insert batteries note correct polarity and R6 UM3 size Replace the cover 3 2 1 Batteries for the Remote Contr...

Page 7: ...cable clampers left and right fitted to the plasma television Bind all cables to the plasma television with the cable clamper For TH 42PA50E TH 42PA40E For TH 37PA50E TH 37PA40E Cable clamper Attach the bands Insert the spigot on the two bands into the pedestal Connect cables Example of connection cable routing Band Band Binding strap Mains Lead Clamp Fastening band Fastening Loosening To tighten ...

Page 8: ...ads RF cable Not supplied 1 2 OR Plug in aerial and connect ancillary equipment Connect the mains plug to the wall socket Press the switch on the TV set to turn the set on To switch the TV set to Standby mode press the button on the remote control The TV set can be switched on by pressing the button again if it was in Standby mode Note This TV will still consume some power as long as the mains plu...

Page 9: ...ction book If Q Link is not operating correctly check the following The Scart cable is connected to the TV s Scart terminal AV2 or AV3 and correctly setup in the menu The Scart cable is connected to the recording device s compatible Q Link NEXTVIEWLINK or similar technology Scart terminal The Scart cable is a fully wired type For further information on Q Link and connecting equipment see page 20 2...

Page 10: ...e page 12 14 Press to confirm selections and choices Coloured buttons used for the selection navigation and operation of various functions Teletext button see page 24 26 Text F P button see page 25 Direct channel access During normal TV viewing or when in the Tuning Programme edit or Manual tuning menus press and then enter channel number using the numeric buttons Channel up down button ASPECT con...

Page 11: ...range of options The OK button is used with a number of features to store settings after adjustments have been made or options have been set The EXIT button is used to exit the menu system and return to the normal viewing screen An On Screen Help box is displayed whenever a menu is displayed on the TV This Help box indicates which buttons on the remote control are used to navigate the menu shown s...

Page 12: ...c Viewing mode offers you up to a maximum of three separate settings for each signal source RF AV1 AV2 AV3 and Component Changes will be stored automatically By analysing and processing the incoming picture all three modes feature automatic enhancement Contrast Brightness Colour Sharpness Increase or decrease the levels of these options according to your personal preference Tint With an NTSC signa...

Page 13: ...No service Music Off Bass Treble Balance MPX Mode Ambience Sound menu No service Music Off Bass Increase or decrease level to enhance or minimise lower deeper sound output Treble Increase or decrease level to enhance or minimise sharper higher sound output Balance The levels of sound between the left and right speakers can be adjusted to suit your listening position MPX Usually set to Stereo to pr...

Page 14: ...wer save By reducing the brighness of picture power consumption can be lowered Tuning menu Provides access to many other features including Programme edit and Auto setup See page 15 19 OSD language When you first install the TV the On Screen Display language is set according to your choice of country OSD language lets you change the language used for On Screen Displays Colour system During AV mode...

Page 15: ...to setup Manual tuning Fine tuning Colour system Volume correc Decoder AV2 Tuning menu Auto Access Off Programme edit Access in order to customize your programme settings e g adding or deleting a programme position See page 16 17 Auto setup Allows you to automatically retune the TV Useful if you move house and wish to retune your TV to the local stations See page 18 Manual tuning Allows individual...

Page 16: ...me channel to the programme position or the Red button to delete one Press the same button again to confirm your decision Adding deleting a programme channel Confirm Cancel Programme edit Prog Chan Name Lock Sys 1 2 3 4 5 CH44 CH51 CH41 CH47 CH37 ABC XYZ FTP 123 456 Off Off Off Off Off SC1 SC1 SC1 SC1 SC1 Move the cursor to the programme to be moved Press the Yellow button Choose the new position ...

Page 17: ...tion information Press the Blue button Programme data will now be sent to the recording device s This might take a few seconds depending on the number of stations stored If the message Feature not available appears on the screen the television is unable to send the programme information to the recording device s See the device s instruction book for further information You can change the sound sys...

Page 18: ...ow stored on programme position 1 Press the EXIT button at any time to go back to watching TV please read the Notes in the above procedure 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 wiped out so the new settings can be stored If you exit the procedure after this point and before Auto setup is ...

Page 19: ...tton to access Tuning mode Press the TV AV button to move between Change programme Search and Change TV system Press the or button to change programme position or start search When the desired station is found press the STR button to store The programme position will flash Repeat above procedure to tune additional programme positions Press the F button at any time to go back to watching TV Note If...

Page 20: ... in Standby mode the TV will automatically switch on and select the correct AV input so that you can view the content Recording device Auto Power Standby When the TV is switched into Standby mode the recording device will also switch into Standby mode if there is no media inserted or if there is media inserted and the device is in Rewind or Stop mode If a VCR is rewinding a tape it will not switch...

Page 21: ...trol of your VCR requires adjustment your VCR instruction book will contain adjustment details The widescreen aspect ratios of different films and programmes can vary If these are wider than a standard 16 9 aspect picture then a black band may be visible at the top and bottom of the screen WIDE will appear in the top left corner of the screen and picture aspect changes accordingly in any aspect mo...

Page 22: ... the left and right sides of the picture The 4 3 picture will be stretched horizontally so that the image fills the screen this is done in such a way that the stretching is only obvious at the left and right edges of the screen Just Zoom1 will display 16 9 letterbox or 4 3 pictures with no aspect distortions Zoom1 Zoom1 Zoom1 Zoom2 Zoom2 Zoom2 Zoom2 will display 16 9 anamorphic letterbox pictures ...

Page 23: ...he DVD equipment or VCR Play Press to playback the tape or DVD Stop Press to stop the tape or DVD Skip Fast Forward Cue VCR Press to fast forward the tape In Play mode press to view the picture rapidly forward Cue When fast forwarding the tape the picture noise may occur DVD Press to skip to the next track or title Press and hold to search forward Skip Rewind Review VCR Press to rewind the tape In...

Page 24: ...the OK button the page numbers will change to white indicating that the page is stored HOLD HOLD To hold the Teletext page when viewing multi page information Press again to return to automatic page update Teletext features may vary depending on the Broadcasting Companies and is only available if the channel selected is transmitting Teletext Pressing the MENU button whilst in Teletext operation wi...

Page 25: ...ire As each sub page is found its number is displayed at the top of the page so that you may select it as more sub pages are picked up the display at the top of the page changes so that you are always offered the most recently transmitted selection of sub pages In Teletext operation use the following procedure to access sub pages If the sub page you want to look at is not yet available press the M...

Page 26: ... the page Regardless of how many pages are found pressing the Yellow button will take you to the sub page which you requested Press the TEXT button to return to normal TV operation INDEX INDEX When in TOP FASTEXT operation Press the INDEX button to return to the main index page Depending on the way information is transmitted this may have to be pressed more than once to return to the main index pa...

Page 27: ...2 Video S Video Scart terminal Yellow button AV3 Video S Video Scart terminal Blue button Component terminals The on screen selector keys that appear clear after a few seconds If you want to select an input when the keys are not shown press the TV AV button again and the keys will reappear Notes You can also select an AV source using the TV AV button on the front panel of the TV Press the TV AV bu...

Page 28: ...o not connect a computer with TTL output 5V to this set For Scart terminal wiring information see page 30 DVD PLAYER How to connect the Component Input terminals How to connect the Audio Output terminals How to connect the AV1 2 3 Scart terminals AV3 VCR S VIDEO VCR SET TOP BOX Q Link COMPATIBLE VCR DVD PLAYER DVD RECORDER Q Link COMPATIBLE DVD RECORDER CAMCORDER S VIDEO CAMCORDER GAME CONSOLE COM...

Page 29: ...eck Some parts of the screen do not light up The plasma TV panel is manufactured using an extremely high level of precision technology however sometimes some parts of the screen may be missing picture elements or have luminous spots This is not a malfunction After images appear ABCDEF ABCDEF Do not allow a still picture to be displayed for an extended period as this can cause a permanent after ima...

Page 30: ...pendent on AV2 S VHS VIDEO switching Socket Earth CVBS out video CVBS earth S C in Earth Earth Earth Audio out L Audio out R CVBS in video Earth Earth Q Link data Status CVBS Audio in L Audio earth Audio in R 21 19 17 15 13 11 9 7 5 3 1 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 AV3 Scart terminal RGB VIDEO S VIDEO Q Link AV3 Pins 15 and 20 are dependent on AV3 S VHS VIDEO switching Socket Earth CVBS out video CVB...

Page 31: ...SECAM D K VHF R1 R2 VHF R3 R5 VHF R6 R12 UHF E21 E69 PAL 525 60 Playback of NTSC tape from some PAL Video recorders VCR M NTSC Playback from M NTSC Video recorders VCR NTSC AV input only Playback from NTSC Video recorders VCR Aerial Rear UHF VHF Operating Conditions Temperature 0 C 40 C Humidity 20 80 RH non condensing Connection Terminals AV1 Scart connecter 21 Pin terminal Audio Video in Audio V...

Page 32: ...s to designated collection points where they will be accepted on a free of charge basis Alternatively in some countries you may be able to return your products to your local retailer upon the purchase of an equivalent new product Disposing of this product correctly will help to save valuable resources and prevent any potential negative effects on human health and the environment which could otherw...