STILL MULTI PIP SURROUND ASPECT R-TUNE N OK MENU TV/TEXT TV/AV F.P. INDEX HOLD 1 2 4 5 7 8 3 6 9 0 VCR REC TV DVD Operating Instructions Progressive Plasma Television Model No. TH-42PA50A 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.
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 benefit 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 .......................
Important Safety Notice WARNING 1) To prevent damage which may result in fire or shock hazard, do not expose this appliance to dripping or splashing. Do not place containers with water (flower vase, cups, cosmetics, etc.) above the set. (including on shelves above, etc.) No naked flame 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 qualified service personnel.
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-ST42PX5W • Display stand .................................... TY-S42PA50W • Wall-hanging bracket (vertical)..........
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, fire 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.
Accessories Check that you have the accessories and items shown Operating Instructions Mains Lead Remote Control Transmitter (N2QAJB000154) Batteries for the Remote Control Transmitter (2 × R6 (AA) size) STILL MULTI PIP Clamper × 2 SURROUND ASPECT R-TUNE N OK MENU TV/TEXT TV/AV F.P. INDEX HOLD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 VCR REC DVD TV Fitting remote control batteries 1 2 3 + + “R6 (AA)” size Pull and hold the hook, then open the battery cover.
Cable binding instructions Mains Lead How to fix: How to release: Fix by pushing in till a clicking sound is heard. Pull up while drawing the knob. Clamp Clamper Bundle cables using the two clampers (left and right) fitted to the plasma TV. Open: Close: Note: To avoid interference appearing on the screen, do not bundle the RF cable and mains lead together.
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 ANT OUTPUT ANT INPUT OR 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.
Audio / Video 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 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, press coloured buttons to select the AV source you wish to view.
Audio / Video connections How to connect the Monitor Output terminals to other Equipment Example of output signal source VCR MONITOR AV1 IN COMPONENT Y MONO AUDIO IN AV3 IN VIDEO COMPONENT Y VIDEO L Amplifier to speaker system AV2 IN S VIDEO MONITOR OUT VIDEO IN MONO PB/CB MONO L PB/CB L AUDIO R PR/CR PR/CR R R AUDIO MONITOR OUT How to connect the AV1 S Video Input terminals S VIDEO 4 pin terminal Chrominance in Luminance in Example of input signal source Chrominance earth VCR
Basic controls: front panel and remote control On / Off switch STR (Normalization store) Used to store tuning and other function settings. TV/AV button (see page 9) Increases or decreases the programme position by one. When a function is already displayed, press to increase or decrease the selected function. When in Standby mode, switches TV On.
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. The MENU button is used to open the main menus and also to return to the previous menu. MENU OK The up and down cursor buttons are used to move the cursor and select menus. The left and right cursor buttons are used to access menus, adjust levels or to select from a range of options.
Tuning Tuning menu During TV mode MENU Press the MENU button. Move to choose Setup menu. OK Access Setup menu. Move to choose Tuning menu. Access Tuning menu. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Move to choose menu option. Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu. TV/AV TV Press the TV/AV button at any time to go back to watching TV. Pressing the OK button after having adjusted some features will store the setting as the default (replacing the factory setting). Sys select Select the system.
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. Press the MENU button. MENU Move to choose Setup menu. OK Access Setup menu. Move to choose Tuning menu. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Access Tuning menu. Move to choose Auto tuning.
Tuning Manual tuning It is possible to retune individual programme positions: Press the MENU button. MENU OK Move to choose Setup menu. Access Setup menu. Move to choose Tuning menu. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 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. When the desired station is found, press the OK button to store. The programme position will flash.
Channel Allocation Sys select CH DISPLAY 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NZ/INDONES 11 12 13 14 15 16 11 – – – – – – – – 21 19 20 21 22 23 24 Australia RECEIVE CHANNEL – 1 2 – 0 1 2 3 4 5 S2 S10 6 9 9A 10 11 12 S11 28 S44 20 21 57 58 59 62 63 62 63 69 70 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 69 – – – S’1 S’2 S’3 – – – S1 S2 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 S10 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 S19 S20 S21 107 117 118 120 125 16 S41 – – 69 – – – – – – –
Picture menu Press the MENU button. MENU Move to choose Picture menu. OK Access Picture menu. Move to choose menu option. Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TV/AV 0 Press the TV/AV button at any time to go back to watching TV. TV Menu Menu mode will be memorized for each TV, AV1, AV2 and AV3 mode. Dynamic / Standard / Cinema You can change the level of each Item (Contrast, Brightness, Colour, Sharpness, NTSC-Tint, Colour temperature, Colour management, D.
Sound menu Press the MENU button. MENU Move to choose Sound menu. OK Access Sound menu. Move to choose menu option. Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu. TV/AV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Press the TV/AV button at any time to go back to watching TV. TV Menu Volume Menu mode will be memorized for each TV, AV1, AV2 and AV3 mode. Music / News / Cinema You can change the level of each Item (Bass, Treble, Balance and Surround) for each Menu (Music, News and Cinema).
Setup menu Press the MENU button. MENU Move to choose Setup menu. OK Access Setup menu. Move to choose menu option. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu. Press the TV/AV button at any time to go back to watching TV. 0 TV/AV TV Teletext Allows you to choose 2 modes. See page 23. TOP / List Off timer Switches the TV off within a preset time which you can choose from between 0 to 90 minutes in 15 minute intervals.
Owner ID Owner ID allows you to enter a security code (Owner ID) and personal details into its memory, so that in the unfortunate event of theft it will help the Police to trace the owner. If you wish to check the personal details already entered into the TV (except your PIN number), press the F button (Front panel) and hold for 6 seconds(initially the volume level function will appear, as you continue to hold down the F button it will disappear again, and the Owner ID information will appear).
Aspect Controls The Widescreen TV will allow you to enjoy viewing the picture at its optimum size and aspect, including widescreen cinema format pictures. Press the ASPECT button repeatedly to move through the aspect options: ASPECT 16:9, 14:9, Just, 4:3, Zoom1, Zoom2 and Zoom3 OK OR Press the ASPECT button. Whilst the on screen selector keys are displayed, use the Red or Green buttons to move in either direction through the aspect options.
Multi window Press the MULTI PIP button. Whilst the on screen selector keys are displayed, use the Red or Green buttons to move between the PIP (Picture in picture), POP (Picture out of picture) and PAP (Picture and picture) feature. Press the Blue button to swap the contents of the two windows. The on screen selector keys that appear for the features clear after a few seconds. If you want to select an operation when the keys are not shown, press the MULTI PIP button again and the keys will reappear.
Teletext operation • 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 will display the contrast function with a cyan bar, press the left and right cursor buttons to alter the setting as required. • Pressing the MENU button whilst in Teletext operation will display special function options at the bottom of the screen.
Teletext operation It is not possible to change the programme position when in News flash, Update or Sub Coded Page Access operation. Blue 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OK F.P. 0 MENU Yellow Favourite Page (F.P.) Stores a favourite page in memory for instant recall. To store such a page, the TV must be in List mode, and the programme position must be from 1 - 25. Press the Blue button, select the page number, then press and hold the OK button. The page number is now stored. Press the F.P.
Teletext operation MENU Blue Alternatively, if you know which sub page you require, press the MENU button (to display special functions) followed by the Blue button; T**** will be displayed where the page number is normally found. Enter desired sub page number before the T**** disappears. e.g., to select page 6 enter 0, 0, 0 and 6. Press the Yellow button to view the TV picture whilst waiting for more sub pages to be found. The sub pages found will be displayed across the top of the screen.
Stereo / Bilingual Sound Selection When you receive the stereo / bilingual sound system, sound output modes can be selected by pressing the Stereo / Bilingual Sound Selection button. Audio Signal Mode Indicator STEREO MAIN I SUB II I II MONO NICAM .......Used in New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong etc. Type of broadcast Mode Indicator Regular broadcast (Standard Audio) No Indicator Regular + NICAM MONO I (MAIN I ) NICAM STEREO II I I A2(German) .......Used in Australia, Malaysia etc.
VCR / DVD operation The Remote Control is capable of operating some functions of selected Panasonic VCRs and DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) equipment. Some VCR and DVD equipment have different functions, so to ensure compatibility please refer to the equipment’s instruction book or consult your dealer for details. Standby Press to switch the VCR, DVD or DVD recorder to Standby mode. Press again to switch back on.
Troubleshooting If there is a problem with your TV, please refer to the table below to determine the symptoms, then carry out the suggested check. If this does not solve the problem, please contact your local Panasonic dealer, quoting the model number and serial number (both found on the rear of the TV).
Component signal that can be displayed Applicable input signal for Component (Y, PB/CB, PR/CR) Signal name Horizontal frequency (kHz) Vertical frequency (Hz) 480i (60 Hz) 15.73 59.94 480p (60 Hz) 31.47 59.94 576i (50 Hz) 15.63 50.00 576p (50 Hz) 31.25 50.00 720p (50 Hz) 37.50 50.00 720p (60 Hz) 45.00 60.00 1,080i (50 Hz) 28.13 50.00 1,080i (50 Hz)∗ 31.25 50.00 1,080i (60 Hz) 33.75 60.00 ∗ Based on SMPTE295M standard Note: Signals other than above may not be displayed properly.
Specifications TH-42PA50A AC 220-240 V, 50 / 60 Hz Average use : 315 W Standby condition : 0.
WARRANTY - Australia only 1. The product is warranted for 12 months from the date of purchase. Subject to the conditions of this warranty Panasonic or it’s Authorised Service Centre will perform necessary service on the product without charge for parts or labour if, in the opinion of Panasonic, the product is found to be faulty within the warranty period. 2.
Customer’s Record The model number and serial number of this product can be found on its rear panel. 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 identification in the event of theft or loss, and for Warranty Service purposes. Model Number Serial Number Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Web Site : http://www.panasonic.co.jp/global/ © 2005 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
