Panasonic TH-50PH20U, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...0PH20U Model No Operating Instructions High De nition Plasma Display English Before connecting operating or adjusting this product please read these instructions completely Please keep this manual for future reference ...

Page 2: ...e or shock hazard do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture Do not place containers with water ower vase cups cosmetics etc above the set including on shelves above etc WARNING 1 To prevent electric shock do not remove cover No user serviceable parts inside Refer servicing to quali ed service personnel 2 Do not remove the grounding pin on the power plug This apparatus is equipped with a thr...

Page 3: ...ent of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories speci ed by the manufacturer 12 Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table speci ed by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving...

Page 4: ...inals connection 13 Power ON OFF 14 Selecting the input signal 16 Basic Controls 17 ASPECT Controls 19 Digital Zoom 20 On Screen Menu Displays 21 Adjusting POS SIZE 23 PICTURE Adjustments 25 ADVANCED SETTINGS 26 SOUND Adjustment 27 SDI Sound Output 27 PRESENT TIME SETUP SET UP TIMER 28 PRESENT TIME SETUP 28 SET UP TIMER 28 SCREENSAVER For preventing image retention 29 Setup of SCREENSAVER Time 30 ...

Page 5: ...nce that may cause undesired operation FCC CAUTION To assure continued compliance follow the attached installation instructions and use only shielded interface cables when connecting to computer or peripheral devices Any changes or modi cations not expressly approved by Panasonic Corp of North America could void the user s authority to operate this device FCC Declaration of Conformity Model No TH ...

Page 6: ... the cord from the wall outlet and clean it with a dry cloth This Plasma Display radiates infrared rays therefore it may affect other infrared communication equipment Install your infrared sensor in a place away from direct or re ected light from your Plasma Display Note Do not allow a still picture to be displayed for an extended period as this can cause a permanent image retention to remain on t...

Page 7: ...nd also keep the space between the bottom of the display and the oor surface If using some other setting up method follow the manual of it If there is no speci c indication of installation dimension in the installation manual leave a space of 3 15 16 10 cm or more at the top bottom left and right and 2 3 4 7 cm or more at the rear When installing the Plasma Display vertically Turn up the power swi...

Page 8: ...arge short circuit disassemble heat or burn used batteries 5 Battery replacement is necessary when the remote control acts sporadically or stops operating the Plasma Display 6 Do not burn or breakup batteries Batteries must not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine re or the like 3 Replace the cover Accessories Supplied Check that you have the Accessories and items shown Operating Instruct...

Page 9: ...r s Installation Manual for details on speaker installation AC cord connection see page 14 Speakers Optional accessories AC cord xing Unplug the AC cord Unplug the AC cord pressing the two knobs Note When disconnecting theAC cord be absolutely sure to disconnect theAC cord plug at the socket outlet rst Using the clamper Secure any excess cables with clamper as required AC cord connection and xing ...

Page 10: ... for terminal board with 2 slot width The terminal board with 1 slot width does not function when installed in the right side slot AV IN VIDEO Composite Video Input Terminal see below COMPONENT RGB IN Component RGB Video Input Terminal see below AV IN HDMI HDMI Input Terminal see page 11 DVI D IN DVI D Input Terminal see page 11 Connect to video equipment such as VCR or DVD player PC IN PC Input T...

Page 11: ...layer HDMI cable Stereo mini plug M3 DVI video cable Within 5 m PC with DVI D video out Pin No Signal Name Pin No Signal Name 1 T M D S data 2 13 2 T M D S data 2 14 5 V DC 3 T M D S data 2 shield 15 Ground 4 16 Hot plug detect 5 17 T M D S data 0 6 DDC clock 18 T M D S data 0 7 DDC data 19 T M D S data 0 shield 8 20 9 T M D S data 1 21 10 T M D S data 1 22 T M D S clock shield 11 T M D S data 1 s...

Page 12: ...time of connection Some PC models cannot be connected to the set There is no need to use an adapter for computers with DOS V compatible Mini D sub 15P terminal The computer shown in the 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...

Page 13: ...e to wait for the response for the rst 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 S1A and S1B of Command IMS are available only when a dual input terminal board is attached Pin layout for SERIAL Terminal Command Parameter Control details PON None Power ON POF None Power OFF AVL ...

Page 14: ...h on the Plasma Display to turn the set on Power On Power Indicator Green Press the button on the remote control to turn the Plasma Display off Power Indicator Red standby Press the button on the remote control to turn the Plasma Display on Power Indicator Green Turn the power to the Plasma Display off by pressing the switch on the unit when the Plasma Display is on or in standby mode Note During ...

Page 15: ...he unit Following screen will be displayed when the unit is turned on for the rst 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 OF DAY 2 Setup DAY or PRESENT TIME OF DAY 1 For vertical installation select PORTRAIT 2 Set Notes Once the items are set the screens won t...

Page 16: ...OMPONENT SLOT INPUT SLOT INPUT Input terminal in Terminal Board Note When a Terminal Board incompatible with the Plasma Display is installed NON COMPATIBLE FUNCTION BOARD is displayed When a Terminal Board with dual input terminals is installed VIDEO HDMI DVI COMPONENT SLOT INPUT A SLOT INPUT B SLOT INPUT A SLOT INPUT B Dual input terminal in Terminal Board Notes Selecting is also possible by pres...

Page 17: ... into the wall outlet Standby Red Orange When Slot power is set to On See page 46 Orange Depending on the type of the function board installed when the power is supplied to the slot Power ON Green PC POWER MANAGEMENT DPMS Orange With PC input signal See page 34 DVI D POWER MANAGEMENT Orange With DVI input signal See page 34 Volume Adjustment Volume Up Down When the menu screen is displayed press t...

Page 18: ...on Automatically adjusts the position size of the screen see page 23 SET UP button see page 21 SOUND button see page 27 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 button The Plasma Display can be preset to switch to stand by after a xed period The setting cha...

Page 19: ...1080 60i 50i 60p 50p 24p 25p 30p 24sF 1250 1080 50i 750 720 60p 50p All Aspect mode Set All Aspect to On in Options menu to enable the extended aspect mode page 46 When All Aspect mode the aspect mode of pictures is switched as follows For details about the aspect mode please see List of Aspect Modes page 51 For VIDEO S VIDEO signal input Note Be aware that if you put the display in a public place...

Page 20: ...ile in the following operation state When MULTI DISPLAY SETUP is ON see page 37 When SCREENSAVER except for NEGATIVE IMAGE is running see page 29 While Digital Zoom is in operation Adjusting POS SIZE cannot be used Select the magni cation required for the enlarged display Each time this is pressed the magni cation factor changes This is shown in the image being displayed 3 2 4 The cursor will move...

Page 21: ... screen will switch Normal Viewing PICTURE SOUND POS SIZE SET UP 2 Select the item 25 0 0 0 5 PICTURE NORMAL NORMALIZE STANDARD BRIGHTNESS SHARPNESS PICTURE MENU COLOR PICTURE TINT COLOR MANAGEMENT ADVANCED SETTINGS COLOR TEMP NORMAL OFF Example PICTURE menu Select Select Press 3 Set Set Set Press 4 Exit the menu Press Press to return to the previous menu MENU Press several times ...

Page 22: ...ETTINGS Page 31 33 SLOT INPUT VIDEO INPUT LABEL COMPONENT HDMI DVI PC SLOT INPUT VIDEO COMPONENT HDMI DVI PC 25 0 0 0 5 PICTURE NORMAL NORMALIZE STANDARD BRIGHTNESS SHARPNESS PICTURE MENU COLOR PICTURE TINT COLOR MANAGEMENT ADVANCED SETTINGS COLOR TEMP NORMAL OFF On Screen Menu Displays 0 0 NORMAL NORMALIZE AUTO SETUP POS SIZE V POS 0 H POS V SIZE DOT CLOCK H SIZE CLAMP POSITION CLOCK PHASE OVER S...

Page 23: ...trolled by the POS SIZE function 2 3 4 AUTO SETUP H POS V POS H SIZE V SIZE DOT CLOCK and CLOCK PHASE are automatically adjusted when the RGB or PC signal is received This setting is enabled under the following conditions This setting only support single screen display Multiple display is not supported When COMPONENT RGB IN SELECT or YUV RGB IN SELECT in the SET UP menu see page 39 is set to RGB t...

Page 24: ...gnals are as follows 525i 525p 625i 625p 750 60p 750 50p 1125 60i 1125 50i 1125 24sF 1125 25p 1125 24p 1125 60p 1125 50p 1125 30p 1250 50i Component Video RGB DVI SDI HDMI ON OFF Notes When OFF is set H SIZE and V SIZE cannot be adjusted When the Display size is set to On in the Options menu this setting will be invalid see page 45 Adjusting POS SIZE Notes If the dot clock frequency is 108 MHz or ...

Page 25: ...ofessional level see next page COLOR MANAGEMENT ON Enables vivid color adjustment automatically While the PICTURE menu is displayed if either the N button on the remote control is pressed at any time or the ACTION button is pressed during NORMALIZE then all adjustment values are returned to the factory settings Helpful Hint NORMALIZE Normalization Press the left or right button to switch between m...

Page 26: ...usts for natural esh tones SHARPNESS Less More Adjusts picture sharpness Item Effect Details BLACK EXTENSION Less More Adjusts the dark shades of the image in gradation INPUT LEVEL Less More Adjustment of parts which are extremely bright and hard to see GAMMA Down Up S CURVE 2 0 2 2 2 6 AGC OFF ON Increases the brightness of dark signal automatically W B HIGH R Less More Adjusts the white balance ...

Page 27: ...s TREBLE Adjusts high pitch sound BALANCE Adjusts left and right volumes 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 OUTPUT Note This menu is available only when selecting a slot that HD SDI Terminal Board with audio TY FB10HD is installed ...

Page 28: ... or button once changes PRESENT TIME OF DAY 1 minute Pressing or button continuously changes PRESENT TIME OF DAY by 15 minutes Press to select SET Press to store PRESENT TIME SETUP Notes SET cannot be selected unless PRESENT TIME OF DAY is set Unless setting the present time other than 99 99 DAY and PRESENT TIME OF DAY cannot be set The settings of DAY and PRESENT TIME OF DAY are reset when leavin...

Page 29: ...ess to start SCREENSAVER The menu screen will disappear and the SCREENSAVER will be activated To stop the SCREENSAVER under ON press the R button or any buttons on the main unit Note When the display is turned off the SCREENSAVER will be deactivated Press to select the MODE Press to select each mode items SCREENSAVER For preventing image retention Off INTERVAL Operates when SHOW DURATION and SAVER...

Page 30: ...r 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 OF DAY is selected Press to select SHOW DURATION SAVER DURATION When INTERVAL is selected Press to select SCREENSAVER DURATION When STANDBY AFTER SCR SAVER is selected Press to setup button Forward button Back Note Timer function will not work unless PRESENT TIME...

Page 31: ...he side bars This function may be applicable to the non picture area OFF Darken both ends DARK Make it dark gray MID Make it gray BRIGHT Make it light gray Notes To reduce the occurrence of image retention set the SIDE BAR ADJUST to BRIGHT The side bar may ash alternate black white depending on the picture being shown on the screen Using Cinema mode will reduce such ashing side bars 4 3 mode image...

Page 32: ...trast peak brightness Note When a still picture is viewed for an extended time the screen may become slightly darker see page 50 NANODRIFT SAVER Moves the display position of the screen slightly to reduce image retention on the display panel OFF NANODRIFT SAVER does not operate MIN MAX NANODRIFT SAVER operates The display position of the screen moves at set time intervals You can set the screen mo...

Page 33: ...K APPLY TO CURRENT INPUT APPLY TO ALL INPUTS OFF 30 RECOMMENDED SETTINGS 1 select 2 adjust Whenamenuislocked itisgrayedoutandcannotbeset PICTURE MENU and PICTURE will no longer be able to set in the PICTURE menu and they are labeled with icon to indicate their locked status 0 0 0 5 PICTURE NORMAL NORMALIZE DYNAMIC BRIGHTNESS SHARPNESS PICTURE MENU COLOR PICTURE TINT COLOR MANAGEMENT ADVANCED SETTI...

Page 34: ...r lights up orange When pictures HD VD sync signals are subsequently detected Power is turned on the power indicator lights up green Notes This function operates only during PC signal input This function is effective when SYNC is set to AUTO COMPONENT RGB IN SELECT is set to RGB and during normal viewing one picture screen DVI D POWER MANAGEMENT When this function is set to ON it operates under th...

Page 35: ...1 Blu ray2 Blu ray3 CATV VCR STB SKIP HDMI HDMI DVD1 DVD2 DVD3 Blu ray1 Blu ray2 Blu ray3 CATV VCR STB SKIP DVI DVI DVD1 DVD2 DVD3 Blu ray1 Blu ray2 Blu ray3 CATV VCR STB SKIP PC PC DVD1 DVD2 DVD3 Blu ray1 Blu ray2 Blu ray3 CATV VCR STB SKIP SKIP The INPUT button press will skip its input 1 SLOT INPUT is displayed when a Terminal Board is installed 2 COMPONENT may be displayed as RGB depending on ...

Page 36: ... LANDSCAPE PORTRAIT Fan control for horizontal installation Fan control for vertical installation On screen menu will be rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise to be suitable for the setting DISPLAY ORIENTATION Press to display the SET UP menu Press to select OSD LANGUAGE Press to select your preferred language Selectable languages Japanese Chinese Italiano Français Deutsch English UK Español ENGLISH...

Page 37: ...YNCHRONIZATION VERTICAL SCALE LOCATION OFF SEAM HIDES VIDEO 2 MULTI DISPLAY SETUP SET UP for MULTI DISPLAY Example group of 25 5 5 Press to display the SET UP menu 1 2 3 Press to select the MULTI DISPLAY SETUP Press to select ON or OFF 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 38: ...ime Notes Set the Remote ID On to operate the ID remote control If Remote ID is set to On you can use the remote control without identical ID number during option menu display see page 45 The ID remote control cannot be used when ID select is set to anything other than 0 and the remote control ID is not the same as the ID select number see page 45 ID remote control button operation The operation i...

Page 39: ... the Component RGB or PC input terminals Y PB PR signals COMPONENT RGB signals RGB Press to display the SET UP menu Press to select the COMPONENT RGB IN SELECT Press to select the desired mode COMPONENT RGB Press to exit from adjust mode Note Make setting of the selected input terminal COMPONENT RGB IN or PC IN 1 2 3 YUV RGB IN SELECT Select to match the signals from the source connected to the DV...

Page 40: ... Hz 63 98 60 02 SIGNAL FORMAT 1280 1024 60 RGB 3 2 PULLDOWN XGA MODE NOISE REDUCTION OFF AUTO OFF AUTO 40 Press to select the menu to adjust Press to adjust the menu Press to exit from adjust mode Note SIGNAL setup menu displays a different setting condition for each input signal 3 4 SET UP for Input Signals SIGNAL menu For VIDEO S VIDEO 3D Y C FILTER For NTSC AV images This menu is displayed when...

Page 41: ...ng only affects the following signal input NTSC PAL signal input during VIDEO S VIDEO input signal 525i 480i 625i 575i 1125 1080 60i signal input during COMPONENT input signal XGA MODE This menu is displayed when the input signal is analog Component PC This unit supports three types of XGA signals with 60Hz vertical frequency having different aspect ratios and sampling rates 1 024 768 60Hz 1 280 7...

Page 42: ...osquito noise around subtitles on MPEG videos BLOCK NR Reduces block noise when playing MPEG videos Note NOISE REDUCTION cannot be adjusted while a PC signal is being applied SET UP for Input Signals NOISE REDUCTION Sets the following three NR Noise Reduction functions together VIDEO NR MOSQUITO NR BLOCK NR Press to select NOISE REDUCTION Press to select OFF MIN MID MAX ADVANCED Sets the three NR ...

Page 43: ...is input from the G connector VBS Uses a synchronized signal of Composite Sync input which is input from the HD connector Setting Component sync signal Con rm that the input is set to Component input this setting is valid only for Component input signal AUTO The H and V sync or synchronized signal is automatically selected If both input it is selected the H and V sync ON Y Uses a synchronized sign...

Page 44: ...etting of COMPONENT RGB IN SELECT see page 39 Notes Only the adjusted signal is displayed see page 16 This menu is available only when Input lock is Off 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 ...

Page 45: ...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 orange On Power returns in power On Power Indicator green Note When using multiple displays Standby is preferred to be set in order to reduce a power load ID select Sets panel ID number when panel is used in Remote ID or Serial ID Set value ...

Page 46: ...d 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 rst and it turns orange when the power starts being supplied to the board Clock Display Off Not display the clock On Display the clock The clock is displayed at the lower left of the screen when button is pressed Note...

Page 47: ...an set 7 day timer programming by setting time and command Note Before setting Weekly Command Timer set PRESENT TIME SETUP see page 28 Press to select Function Press to select On Note When Function is set to On SET UP TIMER see page 28 is unavailable and INTERVAL TIME OF DAY in MODE of SCREENSAVER see page 29 cannot be selected 1 Press to select a day Press to select a program number Note You can ...

Page 48: ...d 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 54 Notes Command is performed in order of execution time regardless of the command number If a command execution time overlaps with that of other commands these commands are performed in numb...

Page 49: ... INPUT A and SLOT INPUT B Image input Audio input SLOT INPUT A SLOT INPUT A VIDEO COMPONENT DVI PC NO AUDIO SLOT INPUT B SLOT INPUT B VIDEO COMPONENT DVI PC NO AUDIO VIDEO SLOT INPUT A SLOT INPUT B VIDEO COMPONENT DVI PC NO AUDIO COMPONENT SLOT INPUT A SLOT INPUT B VIDEO COMPONENT DVI PC NO AUDIO HDMI SLOT INPUT A SLOT INPUT B VIDEO COMPONENT HDMI DVI PC NO AUDIO DVI SLOT INPUT A SLOT INPUT B VIDE...

Page 50: ...expectedly Check the settings of PC POWER MANAGEMENT DVI D POWER MANAGEMENT and AUTO POWER OFF in the SET UP menu Any of them may be set to ON see page 34 This Plasma Display uses special image processing Hence a slight time lag may occur 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 w...

Page 51: ...the areas around the left and right edges of the 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 4 3 Pictures with a 4 3 aspect ratio are displayed with their original aspect ratio The left and right edges of the pictures are masked by side panels 4 3...

Page 52: ...6 34 24 29 1 024 768 50 Hz 39 55 50 00 51 89 30 1 024 768 60 Hz 48 36 60 00 65 0 65 0 31 1 024 768 70 Hz 56 48 70 07 75 0 32 1 024 768 75 Hz 60 02 75 03 78 75 33 1 024 768 85 Hz 68 68 85 00 94 5 34 1 066 600 60 Hz 37 64 59 94 53 0 53 0 35 1 152 864 60 Hz 53 70 60 00 81 62 36 1 152 864 75 Hz 67 50 75 00 108 0 37 1 280 768 60 Hz 47 70 60 00 80 14 38 1 280 960 60 Hz 60 00 60 00 108 0 39 1 280 960 85 ...

Page 53: ...s to display the Shipping menu Press to select YES Press to con rm from the unit 1 Press the MENU button till the SET UP menu is displayed 2 Press the Volume Up or Down button to select OSD LANGUAGE 3 Press and hold the ENTER button till the Shipping menu is displayed 4 Press the Volume Up or Down button to select YES 5 Press the ENTER button and wait for 10 sec 2 3 Options Shipping Shipping YES N...

Page 54: ...33 DWA PIN2 1 The location of the sub picture upper left 34 DWA PIN3 1 The location of the sub picture upper right 35 DWA PIP 1 Dual Picture mode Picture in Picture 36 DWA POP 1 Dual Picture mode Picture out Picture 37 DWA SWP 1 Swap main picture and sub picture when PIP mode 38 DWA TWN 1 Dual Picture mode Picture and Picture 39 IMS SL1 Input select SLOT INPUT Main Picture when PIP mode 40 IMS S1A...

Page 55: ...nning frequency 15 110 kHz Vertical scanning frequency 48 120 Hz Connection terminals AV IN VIDEO AUDIO L R BNC RCA Pin jack 2 1 0 Vp p 75 0 5 Vrms HDMI TYPE A Connector COMPONENT RGB IN Y G PB CB B PR CR R AUDIO L R BNC BNC BNC RCA Pin jack 2 with sync 1 0 Vp p 75 0 7 Vp p 75 0 7 Vp p 75 0 5 Vrms DVI D IN AUDIO DVI D 24 Pin Content Protection Stereo mini jack M3 1 Compliance with DVI Revision 1 0...

Page 56: ...W 2T3 Customer s Record The model number and serial number of this product can be found on its back cover You should note this serial number in the space provided below and retain this book plus your purchase receipt as a permanent record of your purchase to aid in identi cation in the event of theft or loss and for Warranty Service purposes Model Number Serial Number Panasonic Corporation 2010 ...