Operating Instructions Manual de instrucciones High Defi nition Plasma Display Pantalla de Plasma de Alta Defi nición TH-42PH11UK Model No. TH-50PH11UK Número de modelo 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.
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WARNING: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover or back. No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualifi ed service personnel. The lightning flash with arrow-head within a triangle is in tend ed to tell the user that parts inside the product are a risk of electric shock to per sons.
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 amplifi...
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.
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 modifi cations not expressly approved by Panasonic Corp. of North America could void the user's authority to operate this device. Responsible Party:...
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.) •...
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 fi...
Accessories Accessories Supplied Check that you have the Accessories and items shown Operating Instruction book Fixing band × 1 Remote Control Batteries Requires two AA batteries. 1. Pull and hold the hook, then open the battery cover. Helpful Hint: For frequent remote control users, replace old batteries with Alkaline batteries for longer life.
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. Speakers (Optional accessories) Speaker terminal (R) – AC cord fi xing Note: Make sure that the AC cord is locked on both the left and right sides.
Connections PC Input Terminals connection COMPUTER Notes: • Computer signals which can be input are those with a horizontal scanning frequency of 15 to 110 kHz and vertical scanning frequency of 48 to 120 Hz. (However, the image will not be displayed properly if the signals exceed 1,200 lines.) •...
Connections HDMI connection This unit has terminal boards equivalent to Dual HDMI Terminal Board (TY-FB10HMD) and BNC Component Video Terminal Board (TY-42TM6A) as standard equipment. [Pin assignments and signal names] Pin No. Signal Pin No. T.M.D.S Clock T.M.D.S Data2+ Shield T.M.D.S Data2 T.M.D.S Clock- Shield...
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. Note: When disconnecting the AC cord, be absolutely sure to disconnect the AC cord plug at the socket outlet fi...
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Power ON / OFF When fi rst switching on the unit Following screen will be displayed when the unit is turned on for the fi rst time. Select the items with the remote control. Unit buttons are invalid. OSD LANGUAGE Select the language.
Initial selections Selecting the input signal Select the input signals to be connected by installing the optional Terminal Boards. Press to select the input signal to be played back from the equipment which has been connected to the Plasma Display. Input signals will change as follows: INPUT1 SLOT2 is for dual input so that you can select INPUT2A or...
Basic Controls Main Unit 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.) •...
Remote Control Transmitter SURROUND button The surround setting switches on and off each time the SURROUND button is pressed. The benefi ts of surround sound are enormous. You can be completely enveloped in sound; just as if you were at a concert hall or cinema. Note: The surround settings are memorized separately for each AUDIO MENU (STANDARD, DYNAMIC, CLEAR).
For VIDEO (S VIDEO) signal input: Zoom1 Zoom2 Notes: • When selecting an input slot that attaches BNC Dual Video Terminal Board (TY-FB9BD), Panasonic Auto cannot be selected. • In All Aspect mode, “Panasonic AUTO” is displayed as “Panasonic Auto”. ZOOM...
MULTI PIP Advanced PIP Set “Advanced PIP” to “On” in Options menu. (see page 40) Press repeatedly. Each time pressing this button main picture and sub picture will be displayed as follows. One screen Notes: • To use , buttons for the screen operations, follow the procedures in the previous page. •...
Digital Zoom This displays an enlargement of the designated part of the displayed image. Display the operation guide. Press to access Digital Zoom. The operation guide will be displayed. During Digital Zoom, only the following buttons can be operated. [Remote control] Select the area of the image to be enlarged.
Press. Set. Press. Press several times. SIGNAL 3D Y/C FILTER (NTSC) COLOR SYSTEM 3 : 2 PULLDOWN Panasonic AUTO (4 : 3) REFRESH RATE NOISE REDUCTION (see page 35-37) SCREENSAVER PRESENT TIME OF DAY 99:99 START FUNCTION SCROLLING BAR ONLY...
POS. /SIZE function. • If adjusting the PICTURE V-POS / V-SIZE in Panasonic AUTO with FULL mode, the adjustment is not memorized. When exiting the mode, the screen will return to a former adjustment.
PICTURE Adjustments Press to display the PICTURE menu. Select to adjust each item. Press to select the menu to adjust. Select the desired level by looking at the picture behind the menu. Note: Menu that cannot be adjusted is grayout. Adjustable menu changes depending on signal, input and menu setting.
Item Effect PICTURE Less More BRIGHTNESS Darker Brighter COLOR Less More TINT Reddish Greenish SHARPNESS Less More ADVANCED SETTINGS Item Effect BLACK EXTENSION Less More INPUT LEVEL Less More GAMMA Down W/B HIGH R Less More W/B HIGH G Less More W/B HIGH B Less...
SOUND Adjustment Press to display the SOUND menu. Select to adjust each item. Press to select the menu to adjust. Select the desired level by listening to the sound. Press to exit from adjust mode. Item STANDARD: Emits the original sound. AUDIO MENU DYNAMIC: CLEAR:...
PRESENT TIME SETUP / SET UP TIMER The timer can switch the Plasma Display ON or OFF. Before attempting Timer Set, confi rm the PRESENT TIME OF DAY and adjust if necessary. Then set POWER ON TIME / POWER OFF TIME. Press to display the SET UP menu.
SCREENSAVER Do not display a still picture, especially in 4:3 mode, for any length of time. If the display must remain on, a SCREENSAVER should be used. Press to display the SET UP menu. Press to select the SCREENSAVER. Press to select the SCREENSAVER screen. FUNCTION selection Press to select the FUNCTION.
Reduces screen image retention These functions prevent the occurrence of an “image retention” on the display when turned ON. WOBBLING: Automatically shifts the display image (therefore unnoticeable to the eye) to prevent image retention of sharper contour of image. ON1: Shifts the image every 30 seconds.
Reduces power consumption • POWER SAVE: When this function is turned ON, luminous level of the Plasma Display is suppressed, so power consumption is reduced. • STANDBY SAVE: When this function is turned ON, power consumption of the microcomputer is reduced during power supply standby (see page 13, 16, 17), so standby power of the set is reduced.
Customizing the Input labels This function can change the label of the Input signal to be displayed. Select the input signal which you would like to change its label before customizing the Input labels. (see page 15, 17) Press to select INPUT LABEL. Press to change the INPUT LABEL.
SET UP for MULTI DISPLAY By lining up Plasma Displays in groups, for example, as illustrated below, an 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 4 (2 ×...
Item Select “OFF” or “ON”. AI-SYNCRONIZATION Note: If you set AI-SYNCRONIZATION to ON, the following menus will be unavailable and these settings will be fi xed to the initial values. PICTURE menu: COLOR, TINT, INPUT LEVEL (ADVANCED SETTINGS) Press to exit from adjust mode. ID Remote Control Function You can set the remote control ID when you want to use this remote control on one of several different displays.
SET UP for Input Signals COMPONENT / RGB IN SELECT Select to match the signals from the source connected to the COMPONENT / RGB input terminals. Y, P signals “COMPONENT” RGB signals “RGB” Press to display the SET UP menu. Press to select the “COMPONENT / RGB-IN SELECT”.
When ON, this setting only affects NTSC input signals. For VIDEO (S VIDEO) SIGNAL 3D Y/C FILTER (NTSC) COLOR SYSTEM 3 : 2 PULLDOWN Panasonic AUTO (4 : 3) REFRESH RATE NOISE REDUCTION For COMPONENT SIGNAL 3 : 2 PULLDOWN...
To display M.NTSC signal, select “M.NTSC” in COLOR SYSTEM. Panasonic AUTO Set to “4:3” to view 4:3 images in an unchanged format when Panasonic AUTO is selected. (4 : 3 ) If you would like to view 4:3 images in Just format, set to “JUST”.
REFRESH RATE This function sets the refresh rate of the display. This menu is displayed when the input signal is 50 Hz system (50i, 50p, 25p, 24p, 24sF) of vertical scan rate. 100 Hz: Reduce screen fl icker. 50 Hz: Enhance the resolution of moving images. Note: It is recommended to set to 100 Hz normally.
SET UP for Input Signals SYNC Select SIGNAL from the “SET UP” menu during RGB input signal. Press to select the “SYNC”. Press to adjust. Setting RGB sync signal Confi rm that the input is set to RGB INPUT (this setting is valid only for RGB INPUT signal).
Options Adjustments Press to display the Setup menu. Press to select “OSD Language”. Press and hold until the Options menu is displayed. Press to select your preferred menu. Press to adjust the menu. Press to exit from Options menu. Item Weekly Command Timer Sets Weekly Command Timer.
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Options Adjustments Item Locks the input switch operation. Notes: • Only the adjusted signal is displayed (see page 15). • Signal can be displayed when the Terminal board is installed. INPUT lock • Input switch can be used when this is set to “Off”. •...
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Item Off: Nullify all the settings adjusted. Studio W/B Sets the color temperature for TV studio. Note: Valid only when the low is set as color temperature on screen adjustment. Sharpens the contrast for a better view when a part of the image is too light to see. Off: Disables “Studio Gain”.
Options Adjustments Weekly Command Timer You can set 7-day timer programming by setting time and command. Note: Before setting Weekly Command Timer, set PRESENT TIME SETUP. (see page 27) Press to select Function. Press to select “On”. Note: • When Function is set to On, SET UP TIMER (see page 27) is unavailable and INTERVAL / TIME OF DAY in MODE of SCREENSAVER (see page 28) cannot be selected.
Press to select Command No. Press to select a command number. Press to select Time / Command. Press to set each item. Time: Set the time to execute a command program. Pressing “ minute. Pressing “ Command:Select a command to execute at the set time. This unit has 64 commands to set. (see page 47) Notes: •...
Troubleshooting Before you call for service, determine the symptoms and make a few simple checks as shown below. Symptoms Picture Sound Interference Noisy Sound Normal Picture No Sound No Picture No Sound No Picture Normal Sound No Color Normal Sound No remote control operations can be performed.
List of Aspect Modes Aspect mode All Aspect: Factory setting Picture All Aspect: Off 16:9 FULL 14:9 – Just JUST Just1 Just2 JUST 4:3 (1) 4:3 (2) 4:3 Full H-FILL Zoom ZOOM Zoom1 Zoom2 ZOOM Zoom3 – Enlarged screen The display of the pictures fi lls the screen. In the case of SD signals, pictures with a 4:3 aspect ratio are enlarged horizontally, and displayed.
One Panasonic Way 1F-10 Secaucus, NJ 07094 Panasonic Professional Display Company or Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc. (collectively referred to as “the Warrantor”) will repair this product and all included accessories with new or refurbished parts, free of charge in the USA or Puerto Rico, of the original purchase in...
(for Canada) Panasonic Canada Inc. (also known as PCI) warrants this product to be free of defects in material and workmanship under normal use during the applicable warranty coverage period described below. PCI agrees to repair, or at its option, exchange, any part that becomes defective.
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