Panasonic TH-42PH11EK, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...uctions before operating your set and retain them for future reference English The illustration shown is an image Model No Operating Instructions High Definition Plasma Display TH 42PH11EK TH 42PH11ES TH 50PH11EK TH 50PH11ES ...

Page 2: ...ge retention 27 Setup of Screensaver Time 27 Reduces screen image retention 28 Side Panel Adjustment 28 Reduces power consumption 29 Customizing the Input labels 30 Display orientation 30 Setup for MULTI DISPLAY 31 How to Setup MULTI DISPLAY 31 ID Remote Control Function 32 Setup for Input Signals 33 Component RGB in select 33 YUV RGB in select 33 Signal menu 34 3D Y C Filter 34 Colour system Pana...

Page 3: ...s noise to appear To avoid the possibility of harm to this appliance keep it away from sources of strong electromagnetic fields IMPORTANT THE MOULDED PLUG IMPORTANT THE MOULDED PLUG FOR YOUR SAFETY PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT CAREFULLY This display is supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug for your safety and convenience A 10 amp fuse is fitted in this plug Shall the fuse need to be repla...

Page 4: ...l circuitry Speakers TY SP42P8W K for TH 42PH11EK TY SP42P8W S for TH 42PH11ES TY SP50P8W K for TH 50PH11EK TY SP50P8W S for TH 50PH11ES Pedestal TY ST07 K for TH 42PH11EK TY ST07 S for TH 42PH11ES TY ST08 K for TH 42PH11EK TH 50PH11EK TY ST08 S for TH 42PH11ES TH 50PH11ES Mobile stand TY ST42PF3 for TH 42PH11EK S TY ST58PF10 for TH 42PH11EK S TH 50PH11EK S Wall hanging bracket vertical TY WK42PV7...

Page 5: ...that provided with this unit Doing so may cause fire or electric shocks Securely insert the power supply plug as far as it will go If the plug is not fully inserted heat may be generated which could cause fire If the plug is damaged or the wall socket is loose they shall not be used Do not handle the power supply plug with wet hands Doing so may cause electric shocks Do not do anything that may da...

Page 6: ...Cleaning and maintenance The front of the display panel has been specially treated Wipe the panel surface gently using only a cleaning cloth or a soft lint free cloth If the surface is particularly dirty wipe with a soft lint free cloth which has been soaked in pure water or water in which neutral detergent has been diluted 100 times and then wipe it evenly with a dry cloth of the same type until ...

Page 7: ...use Incorrect installation can cause battery leakage and corrosion that will damage the remote control transmitter Disposal of batteries should be in an environment friendly manner Observe the following precaution 1 Batteries shall always be replaced as a pair Always use new batteries when replacing the old set 2 Do not combine a used battery with a new one 3 Do not mix battery types example Zinc ...

Page 8: ...rminals wrap the cable fixing band around them then pass the pointed end through the locking block as shown in the figure While ensuring there is sufficient slack in cables to minimize stress especially in the power cord firmly bind all cables with the supplied fixing band To tighten To loosen Pull Pull Push the catch AC cord fixing Note Terminal board is installed in SLOT 1 at factory shipment Du...

Page 9: ... illustration is for example purposes only Additional equipment and cables shown are not supplied with this set Do not set the horizontal and vertical scanning frequencies for PC signals which are above or below the specified frequency range Component Input is possible with the pin 1 2 3 of the Mini D sub 15P Connector To use sync input VBS signals use the connector which incorporates a 75 ohm ter...

Page 10: ...ameter s 1 5 bytes End 03h Notes If multiple commands are transmitted be sure to wait for the response for the first command to come from this unit before sending the next command If an incorrect command is sent by mistake this unit will send an ER401 command back to the computer SL1A SL1B SL2A and SL2B of Command IMS are available only when a dual input terminal board is attached COMPUTER RS 232C...

Page 11: ...L AUDIO OUT R L B A This unit has a terminal board equivalent to BNC Dual Video Terminal Board TY FB9BD as standard equipment 11 Connections Note Additional equipment cables and adapter plugs shown are not supplied with this set S VIDEO VCR CAMCORDER VCR Example of input signal source AV connection ...

Page 12: ...by pressing the switch on the unit when the Plasma Display is on or in standby mode Note During operation of the power management function the power indicator turns orange in the power off state Connecting the plug to the Wall Outlet Notes Main plug types vary between countries The power plug shown at right may therefore not be the type fitted to your set When disconnecting the AC cord be absolute...

Page 13: ...the unit Following screen will be displayed when the unit is turned on for the first time Select the items with the remote control Unit buttons are invalid OSD Language PRESENT TIME Setup Display orientation 1 Select the language 2 Set 1 Select DAY or PRESENT TIME 2 Setup DAY or PRESENT TIME 1 For vertical installation select Portrait 2 Set Notes Once the items are set the screens won t be display...

Page 14: ... the component RGB input terminals see page 33 In 2 screen display the same input mode cannot be selected for the main picture and sub picture Image retention image lag may occur on the plasma display panel when a still picture is kept on the panel for an extended period The function that darkens the screen slightly is activated to prevent image retention see page 43 but this function is not the p...

Page 15: ... Up Down When the menu screen is displayed press to move the cursor up press to move the cursor down see page 21 Enter Aspect button see page 17 21 Remote control sensor Main Power On Off Switch Power Indicator The Power Indicator will light Power OFF Indicator not illuminated The unit will still consume some power as long as the power cord is still inserted into the wall outlet Standby Red Power ...

Page 16: ...button see page 25 Volume Adjustment Press the Volume Up or Down button to increase or decrease the sound volume level R button see page 21 Press the R button to return to previous menu screen Off timer 90 1 2 3 4 PC 4 3 10 00 RECALL button Press the RECALL button to display the current system status 1 Input label 2 Aspect mode see page 17 3 Off timer The off timer indicator is displayed only when...

Page 17: ...ng on the picture source allowing you to view the picture at its maximum size Panasonic Auto 4 16 3 9 Notes Panasonic Auto mode is designed to automatically adjust the aspect ratio to handle a mix of 16 9 and 4 3 program material Certain 4 3 program material such as stock market data screens may occasionally cause the image size to change unexpectedly When viewing such programs it is recommended t...

Page 18: ...cture operation if a sub picture operation has not been performed for about 5 seconds or if any of the remote control buttons is pressed except button Press to move the sub picture Each time the location of the sub picture will be moved Notes This button is effective only in the picture in picture The sub picture may be hidden by the on screen display depending on its position Press to change inpu...

Page 19: ...e display mode Due to the small dimensions of the sub pictures these sub pictures cannot be shown in detail Computer screen picture is displayed in a simplified format and it may not be possible to discern details on them satisfactorily Following combinations of two analog signals cannot be displayed simultaneously Component Component Component PC RGB PC RGB Component PC RGB PC RGB MULTI PIP Notes...

Page 20: ... normal display quit Digital Zoom Press to exit from the Digital Zoom The cursor will move Notes When power goes OFF including Off Timer operation Digital Zoom terminates The Digital Zoom function cannot be selected while in the following operation state Multi viewer Picture in Picture Picture out Picture Picture and Picture operation see page 18 When MULTI DISPLAY Setup is On see page 31 When Scr...

Page 21: ... B Low R W B Low G W B High G W B High B Advanced settings Normal Normalise 0 0 2 2 Off 1 2 Black extension AGC Gamma Input level Page 23 24 2 2 Setup MULTI DISPLAY Setup Set up TIMER PRESENT TIME Setup Display orientation Landscape 2 2 Sound Out Left Channel Right Channel Channel 1 Channel 1 Off Level Meter Off SDI Sound Output Sound Normal Normalise Normal 0 0 0 Off Treble 0 Mid Sound Mode Balan...

Page 22: ...o Digital SDI and HDMI input signal During Component RGB and PC input signal While the Pos Size display is active if either the N button on the remote control is pressed at any time or the ACTION button is pressed during Normalise then all adjustment values are returned to the factory settings Helpful Hint Normalise Normalisation Auto Setup Automatically adjust H Pos V Pos Clock Phase Dot Clock an...

Page 23: ...e adjust using the items in the Picture menu see next page 1 2 Press to display the Picture menu Press to select the menu to adjust Select the desired level by looking at the picture behind the menu Select to adjust each item Press to select On Press to enter Advanced settings Press or button to switch between modes While the Picture menu is displayed if either the N button on the remote control i...

Page 24: ...skin colour Sharpness Less More Adjusts picture sharpness Notes Carry out W B adjustment as follows 1 Adjust the white balance of the bright sections using the W B High R W B High G and W B High B settings 2 Adjust the white balance of the dark sections using the W B Low R W B Low G and W B Low B settings 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to adjust Steps 1 and 2 affect each other s settings so repeat each st...

Page 25: ...ain Selects main picture sound Sub Selects PIP frame sound A B INPUT1 PC A B INPUT1 PC Musical note is displayed on right side of the audio output screen label 3 Press to exit from adjust mode SDI Sound Output This menu is displayed when HD SDI Terminal Board with audio TY FB10HD is installed to the unit 2 2 Sound Out Left Channel Right Channel Channel 1 Channel 1 Off Level Meter Off SDI Sound Out...

Page 26: ...es Pressing or button once changes PRESENT TIME 1 minute Pressing or button continuously changes PRESENT TIME by 15 minutes Press to select Set Press to store PRESENT TIME Setup Notes Set cannot be selected unless PRESENT TIME is set Unless setting the present time other than 99 99 DAY setting is invalid The settings of DAY and PRESENT TIME are reset when leaving the display turned off for about 7...

Page 27: ...ton or any buttons on the main unit Note When the display is turned off the Scrensaver will be deactivated Press to select Mode Press to select each mode items After selecting Time Designation or Interval the relevant Time Setup will become available for selection and the Operating Time may be set Time cannot be set when Mode is On or Off Press to select Start Time Finish Time When Time Designatio...

Page 28: ...cture is viewed for an extended time the screen may become slightly darker see page 43 Press to select Wobbling or Peak limit Press to select On1 On2 or Off Wobbling On or Off Peak limit Reduces screen image retention Side Panel Adjustment Do not display a picture in 4 3 mode for an extended period as this can cause an image retention to remain on the side panels either side of the display field T...

Page 29: ...r so seconds during PC IN signal input Power is turned off standby the power indicator lights up orange The power is not turned off when the Sync on G sync signal has been detected When pictures sync signals are subsequently detected Power is turned on the power indicator lights up green The power is not turned on when only the Sync on G sync signal has been detected Notes This function operates o...

Page 30: ...UT3 VIDEO3 COMPONENT3 RGB3 PC3 DVD3 CATV3 VCR3 STB3 PC Mini D sub input PC COMPONENT RGB DVD STB Addition sign A B Selected Input Composite S VIDEO When BNC Dual Video Terminal Board TY FB9BD is used an A or B is added at the end of each input label depending on the input selected see below Customizing the Input labels Sets the fan control and the display style of on screen menu for vertical insta...

Page 31: ...enlarged picture may be displayed across all screens For this mode of operation each plasma display has to be set up with a Display number to determine its location Example group of 16 4 4 group of 4 2 2 group of 9 3 3 group of 25 5 5 Item Details MULTI DISPLAY Setup Select On or Off Horizontal Scale Select 1 2 3 4 5 Vertical Scale Select 1 2 3 4 5 Seam hides video Select On or Off To hide joints ...

Page 32: ...trol Press one of for the tens digit setting Press one of for the units digit setting 4 Notes The numbers in 2 3 and 4 should be set up quickly Adjustable ID number range is 0 99 If a number button is pressed more than two times the first two numbers become the ID number for the remote control ID Cancellation Press button on remote control This has the same effect as pressing the buttons at the sa...

Page 33: ...display the Setup menu Press to select the Component RGB in select Press to select the desired input signal Component RGB Press to exit from adjust mode Notes Selection may not be possible depending on which optional board is installed Make setting of the selected input terminal SLOT1 SLOT2 SLOT3 or PC IN 3 YUV RGB in select Select to match the signals from the source connected to the DVI input te...

Page 34: ...gnal H Freq V Freq kHz Hz 63 98 60 02 Signal Format 1280 1024 60 RGB Cinema reality Noise reduction XGA Mode Auto Off Off 1024 768 34 3D Y C Filter For NTSC AV images Select Signal from the Setup menu during AV S Video input signal Signal AV menu is displayed Press to select the 3D Y C Filter NTSC Press to set On Off Note When On this setting only affects NTSC input signals Setup for Input Signals...

Page 35: ...cture is not stable turn the setting to off Note When On this setting only affects the following signal input NTSC PAL signal input during AV S Video input signal 525i 480i 625i 575i 1125 1080 60i signal input during Component input signal Mode Function Colour system Set the colour system to match the input signal When selecting Auto the colour system is automatically selected from NTSC PAL SECAM ...

Page 36: ...uction functions together P NR Mosquito NR Block NR Noise reduction Setup for Input Signals Sets the three NR functions separately Press to select Advanced Press to enter Advanced NR 1 Press to select P NR Mosquito NR or Block NR Press to select Off Min Mid Max 2 P NR Automatically reduces unwanted picture noise Mosquito NR Reduces mosquito noise around subtitles on MPEG videos Block NR Reduces bl...

Page 37: ...hronized signal are automatically selected If both input it is selected the H and V sync on G Uses a synchronized signal on the Video G signal which is input from the G connector VBS Uses a synchronized signal of Composite Sync input which is input from the HD connector Sync Setup for Input Signals Press to select the Sync Press to adjust Displays the frequency and the type of the current input si...

Page 38: ...only when INPUT lock is Off When a dual input terminal board is attached Aor B is displayed depending on the selected input signal Ex INPUT1A INPUT1B Initial VOL level Press button to adjust the volume when the unit is turned on Off On Off Sets normal volume On Sets your preferred volume Notes When Maximum VOL level is On the volume can only be adjusted between 0 and your maximum range You can hea...

Page 39: ...les the Off timer function Disable Disables the Off timer function Note When Disable is set the Off timer is cancelled Initial Power Mode Normal Standby On Sets the power mode of the unit for when the power recovers from failure or after plugging off and in again Normal Power returns in as the same state as before the power interruption Standby Power returns in standby mode Power Indicator red ora...

Page 40: ...after plugging off and in again the power cord After you unplug and plug the power cord in while the unit is in standby mode and also the power is being supplied to a terminal board the unit will start supplying the power to the board with time delay according to the setting The power indicator lights up red first and it turns orange when the power starts being supplied to the board Clock Display ...

Page 41: ...u can set 7 day timer programming by setting time and command Note Before setting Weekly Command Timer set PRESENT TIME Setup see page 26 Press to select Function Press to select On Note When Function is set to On Set up TIMER see page 26 is unavailable and Interval Time Designation in Mode of Screensaver see page 27 cannot be selected 1 Press to select a day Press to select a program number Note ...

Page 42: ...played Press to select Command No Press to select a command number 6 Press to select Time Command Press to set each item Time Set the time to execute a command program Pressing or button once changes Time 1 minute Pressing or button continuously changes Time by 15 minutes Command Select a command to execute at the set time This unit has 64 commands to set see page 46 Notes Command is performed in ...

Page 43: ...ccur between image and audio depending on the type of input signal However this is not a malfunction Plasma Display panel Symptoms Check The screen darkens slightly whenbrightpictureswithminimal movements are shown The screen will darken slightly when photos still images of a computer or other pictures with minimal movements are shown for an extended period This is done to reduce image retention o...

Page 44: ...e screen is slightly elongated 4 3 4 3 Pictures with a 4 3 aspect ratio are displayed with their original aspect ratio Side panels are displayed at the left and right edges of the screen 4 3 1 4 3 2 The pictures with a 4 3 aspect ratio among the 16 9 aspect ratio signals are displayed with their original aspect ratio The left and right edges of the pictures are masked with side panels 4 3 Full 4 3...

Page 45: ...75 00 49 5 26 800 600 85 Hz 53 67 85 06 56 25 27 1 024 768 60 Hz 48 36 60 00 65 0 28 1 024 768 70 Hz 56 48 70 07 75 0 29 1 024 768 75 Hz 60 02 75 03 78 75 30 1 024 768 85 Hz 68 68 85 00 94 5 31 1 152 864 75 Hz 67 50 75 00 108 0 32 1 280 768 60 Hz 47 70 60 00 80 14 33 1 280 960 60 Hz 60 00 60 00 108 0 34 1 280 960 85 Hz 85 94 85 00 148 5 35 1 280 1 024 60 Hz 63 98 60 02 108 0 36 1 280 1 024 75 Hz 7...

Page 46: ...de Picture in Picture 36 DWA POP Dual Picture mode Picture out Picture 37 DWA SWP Swap main picture and sub picture when PIP mode 38 DWA TWN Dual Picture mode Picture and Picture 39 IMS PC1 Input select PC1 Main Picture when PIP mode 40 IMS SL1 Input select SLOT1 Main Picture when PIP mode 41 IMS SL1A Input select SLOT1A Main Picture when PIP mode 42 IMS SL1B Input select SLOT1B Main Picture when ...

Page 47: ...ical scanning frequency 48 120 Hz Connection terminals AV IN VIDEO IN BNC S VIDEO IN MINI DIN 4PIN AUDIO IN RCA PIN JACK 4 1 0 Vp p 75 Ω Y 1 0 Vp p 75 Ω C 0 286 Vp p 75 Ω 0 5 Vrms PC IN HIGH DENSITY MINI D SUB 15PIN B PB CB R PR CR HD VD VBS use HD port AUDIO IN M3 JACK Y or G with sync 1 0 Vp p 75 Ω Y or G without sync 0 7 Vp p 75 Ω 0 7 Vp p 75 Ω 0 7 Vp p 75 Ω 1 0 5 0 Vp p high impedance with pic...

Page 48: ...collection point Penalties may be applicable for incorrect disposal of this waste in accordance with national legislation For business users in the European Union If you wish to discard electrical and electronic equipment please contact your dealer or supplier for further information Information on Disposal in other Countries outside the European Union This symbol is only valid in the European Uni...