Operating Instructions Manual de instrucciones High Definition Plasma Display Pantalla de Plasma de Alta Definición Model No. Número de modelo TH-42PH11UK TH-50PH11UK 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. La ilustración mostrada es una imagen.
CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover or back. No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. The lightning flash with arrow-head within a triangle is intended to tell the user that parts inside the product are a risk of electric shock to persons.
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 amplifiers) that produce heat.
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. Retain your purchase receipt as well, and record the model number and serial number of your set in the space provided on the rear cover of these instructions. Table of Contents Important Safety Instructions.............
FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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.) • Speakers .................................................. TY-SP42P8W-K (for TH-42PH11UK), TY-SP50P8W-K (for TH-50PH11UK), • Pedestal ...................................................
Safety Precautions / Maintenance 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 fire or electric shock. If any foreign objects get inside the Plasma Display, please consult an Authorized Service Center. Do not cover the ventilation holes.
Accessories Accessories Supplied Check that you have the Accessories and items shown Operating Instruction book Remote Control Transmitter N2QAYB000178 Fixing band × 1 AC cord Batteries for the Remote Control Transmitter (2 × AA Size) Remote Control Batteries Requires two AA batteries. 1. Pull and hold the hook, then open the battery cover. 2. I n s e r t b a t t e r i e s - n o t e c o r r e c t polarity ( + and -). 3. Replace the cover.
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) 1 2 Speaker terminal (R) Speaker terminal (L) AC cord connection (see page 13) – AC cord fixing Push until the hook clicks. 1 Plug the AC cord into 2 Note: Make sure that the AC cord is locked on both the left and right sides. the display unit. Plug the AC cord until it clicks.
Connections PC Input Terminals connection (Female) COMPUTER AUDIO PC IN Conversion adapter (if necessary) Mini D-sub 15p RGB PC cable Audio (Male) Stereo plug Connect a cable which matches the audio output terminal on the 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 SERIAL Terminals connection The SERIAL terminal is used when the Plasma Display is controlled by a computer. (Male) COMPUTER 1 2 6 SERIAL RS-232C Straight cable 3 7 4 8 5 9 Pin layout for SERIAL Terminal (Female) D-sub 9p Notes: • Use the RS-232C straight cable to connect the computer to the Plasma Display. • The computer shown is for example purposes only. • Additional equipment and cables shown are not supplied with this set.
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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Signal T.M.D.S Data2+ T.M.D.S Data2 Shield T.M.D.S Data2T.M.D.S Data1+ T.M.D.S Data1 Shield T.M.D.S Data1T.M.D.S Data0+ T.M.D.S Data0 Shield T.M.D.S Data0T.M.D.S Clock+ Pin No. 11 Signal T.M.D.S Clock Shield 12 T.M.D.
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 first. INPUT MENU -/ VOL +/ ENTER/ Power Indicator Press the Power switch on the Plasma Display to turn the set on: Power-On.
Power ON / OFF When first switching on 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 OSD LANGUAGE English (UK) Deutsch 1 Select the language. Français Italiano Español 2 Set. ENGLISH (US) Русский PRESENT TIME SETUP SELECT 1 Select “DAY” or “PRESENT TIME OF DAY”. 2 Setup “DAY” or “PRESENT TIME OF DAY”. 1 Select “SET”. 2 Set.
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 INPUT2A INPUT2B INPUT3 PC SLOT2 is for dual input so that you can select INPUT2A or INPUT2B for INPUT2.
Basic Controls Main Unit Remote control sensor Volume Adjustment Volume Up “+” Down “–” When the menu screen is displayed: “+” : press to move the cursor up “–” : press to move the cursor down (see page 22) INPUT MENU -/ VOL 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-ON ...... Green • DPMS .
Basic Controls Remote Control Transmitter SURROUND button The surround setting switches on and off each time the SURROUND button is pressed. The benefits 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). ACTION button Press to make selections. ASPECT button Press to adjust the aspect.
ASPECT Controls The Plasma Display will allow you to enjoy viewing the picture at its maximum size, including wide screen cinema format picture. Press repeatedly to move through the aspect options: For details about the aspect mode, please see “List of Aspect Modes” (page 45). For VIDEO (S VIDEO) signal input: 4:3 ZOOM Panasonic AUTO JUST FULL [from the unit] INPUT MENU -/ Note: When selecting an input slot that attaches BNC Dual Video Terminal Board (TY-FB9BD), Panasonic AUTO cannot be selected.
ASPECT Controls For PC signal input: 4:3 Zoom 16:9 For SD signal input (525 (480) / 60i • 60p, 625 (575) / 50i • 50p): 4:3 Zoom1 Zoom2 Zoom3 16:9 14:9 Just For HD signal input [1125 (1080) / 60i • 50i • 60p • 50p • 24p • 25p • 30p • 24sF, 1250 (1080) / 50i, 750 (720) / 60p • 50p]: 4:3 Full Zoom1 Zoom2 Zoom3 16:9 14:9 Just1 Just2 4:3 (1) 4:3 (2) MULTI PIP Press repeatedly. Each time pressing this button main picture and sub picture will be displayed as follows below.
MULTI PIP Advanced PIP 1 Set “Advanced PIP” to “On” in Options menu. (see page 40) 2 Press repeatedly. Each time pressing this button main picture and sub picture will be displayed as follows. One screen Advanced PIP Sub screen 1 8 Notes: • To use • , and , , Main screen 2 3 4 7 6 5 , buttons for the screen operations, follow the procedures in the previous page. buttons are invalid during Advanced PIP operation.
Digital Zoom This displays an enlargement of the designated part of the displayed image. 1 Display the operation guide. Press to access Digital Zoom. The operation guide will be displayed. EXIT 1 During Digital Zoom, only the following buttons can be operated. [Remote control] SURROUND button OFF TIMER button [Unit] INPUT MENU -/ VOL +/ ENTER/ VOL button MUTE button VOL button POSITION / ACTION button 2 Select the area of the image to be enlarged.
On-Screen Menu Display Remote Control Unit 1 Display the menu screen. Press several times. MENU Press to select. (Example: PICTURE menu) 2 Select the item. PICTURE Each time the MENU button is pressed, the menu screen will switch. Normal Viewing PICTURE SET UP SOUND POS. /SIZE Select. 1/2 Select. NORMALIZE NORMAL Press. STANDARD 25 0 0 0 5 PICTURE MENU PICTURE BRIGHTNESS COLOR TINT SHARPNESS (Example: PICTURE menu) 3 Set. Set. Set. Press. 4 Exit the menu. Press several times. MENU Press.
Adjusting POS. /SIZE 1 Press to display the POS. /SIZE menu. Press to select the menu to adjust. 2 During “VIDEO (S VIDEO)”, “Digital”, “SDI” and “HDMI” input signal. POS. /SIZE NORMALIZE NORMAL AUTO SETUP H-POS H-SIZE V-POS V-SIZE Press to adjust the menu. 3 0 0 0 0 During “COMPONENT”, “RGB” and “PC” input signal. POS. /SIZE NORMALIZE NORMAL AUTO SETUP 4 H-POS H-SIZE V-POS V-SIZE DOT CLOCK CLOCK PHASE Press to exit from adjust mode. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Notes: • Unadjustable items are grayed out.
PICTURE Adjustments 1 Press to display the PICTURE menu. 2 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. PICTURE 1/2 Press the left or right button to switch between modes.
PICTURE Adjustments Item PICTURE BRIGHTNESS COLOR TINT SHARPNESS Effect Less Adjustments More Darker Brighter Less More Reddish Greenish Less More Adjusts the proper picture contrast. Adjusts for easier viewing of dark pictures such as night scenes and black hair. Adjusts color saturation. Adjusts for natural flesh tones. Adjusts picture sharpness. Notes: • “COLOR” and “TINT” settings cannot be adjusted for “RGB/PC” and “Digital” input signal.
SOUND Adjustment 1 SOUND Press to display the SOUND menu. 1/2 NORMALIZE NORMAL 2 Select to adjust each item. Press to select the menu to adjust. AUDIO MENU BASS MID TREBLE BALANCE SURROUND AUDIO OUT (PIP) Select the desired level by listening to the sound. 3 STANDARD 0 0 0 0 OFF MAIN Press to exit from adjust mode. Item AUDIO MENU BASS MID TREBLE BALANCE SURROUND Details STANDARD: Emits the original sound. DYNAMIC: Accentuates sharp sound. CLEAR: Attenuates human voice. Adjusts low pitch sounds.
PRESENT TIME SETUP / SET UP TIMER The timer can switch the Plasma Display ON or OFF. Before attempting Timer Set, confirm the PRESENT TIME OF DAY and adjust if necessary. Then set POWER ON TIME / POWER OFF TIME. 1 2 Press to display the SET UP menu. SET UP 2/2 MULTI DISPLAY SETUP SET UP TIMER PRESENT TIME SETUP DISPLAY ORIENTATION LANDSCAPE Press to select SET UP TIMER or PRESENT TIME SETUP. Press to display the SET UP TIMER screen or PRESENT TIME SETUP screen.
SCREENSAVER (For preventing image retention) 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. 1 Press to display the SET UP menu. Press to select the SCREENSAVER. 2 Press to select the SCREENSAVER screen.
SCREENSAVER (For preventing image retention) 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. ON2: Shifts the image at a dot level pitch depending on screen-detection. PEAK LIMIT: Suppresses image contrast (peak brightness).
Reduces power consumption • POWER SAVE: • STANDBY SAVE: • POWER MANAGEMENT: • AUTO POWER OFF: 1 When this function is turned ON, luminous level of the Plasma Display is suppressed, so power consumption is reduced. 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. When this function is set to ON, it operates under the following conditions to turn the power on or off automatically.
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. SET UP 1/2 SIGNAL SCREENSAVER COMPONENT/RGB-IN SELECT RGB PC INPUT LABEL POWER SAVE OFF STANDBY SAVE OFF POWER MANAGEMENT OFF AUTO POWER OFF OFF OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH (US) 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 × 2) group of 9 (3 × 3) group of 16 (4 × 4) group of 25 (5 × 5) How to setup MULTI DISPLAY 1 SET UP Press to display the SET UP menu. Press to select the MULTI DISPLAY SETUP.
SET UP for MULTI DISPLAY Item Details Select “OFF” or “ON”. The brightness depends on each display’s setting. Equalize the brightness of all the displays. OFF ON AI-SYNCRONIZATION Note: If you set AI-SYNCRONIZATION to ON, the following menus will be unavailable and these settings will be fixed to the initial values. PICTURE menu: COLOR, TINT, INPUT LEVEL (ADVANCED SETTINGS) 4 Press to exit from adjust mode.
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, PB, PR signals “COMPONENT” RGB signals “RGB” 1 2 Press to display the SET UP menu. Press to select the “COMPONENT / RGB-IN SELECT”. Press to select the desired mode.
SET UP for Input Signals SIGNAL menu Note: “SIGNAL” setup menu displays a different setting condition for each input signal. 1 2 Press to select the “SIGNAL”. For VIDEO (S VIDEO) 3D Y/C FILTER (NTSC) COLOR SYSTEM 3 : 2 PULLDOWN Panasonic AUTO (4 : 3) REFRESH RATE NOISE REDUCTION Press to adjust the menu. For RGB [ VIDEO ] SIGNAL Press to select the menu to adjust. SIGNAL Press to exit from adjust mode. 3 : 2 PULLDOWN XGA MODE REFRESH RATE NOISE REDUCTION H-FREQ. 63.98 kHz V-FREQ. 60.
SET UP for Input Signals COLOR SYSTEM / Panasonic AUTO Select SIGNAL from the “SET UP” menu during VIDEO (S VIDEO) input signal mode.(“SIGNAL [VIDEO]” menu is displayed.) Press to select the “COLOR SYSTEM” or “Panasonic AUTO”. Press to select each function. If the image becomes unstable: With the system set on Auto, under conditions of low level or noisy input signals the image may in rare cases become unstable. Should this occur, set the system to match the format of the input signal.
SET UP for Input Signals 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 flicker. 50 Hz: Enhance the resolution of moving images. Note: It is recommended to set to 100 Hz normally. Press to select REFRESH RATE. q REFRESH RATE 100 Hz Press to adjust. NOISE REDUCTION Sets the following three NR (Noise Reduction) functions together.
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. [ RGB ] SIGNAL SYNC 3 : 2 PULLDOWN XGA MODE AUTO OFF 1024 × 768 Setting RGB sync signal Confirm that the input is set to RGB INPUT (this setting is valid only for RGB INPUT signal). AUTO: ON G: VBS: The H and V sync or synchronized signal are automatically selected. If both input, it is selected the H and V sync.
Options Adjustments 1 Options Press to display the Setup menu. 2 Weekly Command Timer Press to select “OSD Language”. 3 Onscreen display Initial INPUT Initial VOL level Maximum VOL level INPUT lock Button lock Remocon User level Advanced PIP Press and hold until the Options menu is displayed. 4 5 1/3 On Off Off 0 Off 0 Off Off Off Off Options 2/3 Press to select your preferred menu. Off-timer function Enable Normal Press to adjust the menu.
Options Adjustments Item Adjustments INPUT lock Off PC INPUT1 INPUT2 INPUT3 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 switch can be used when this is set to “Off”. • In two screen display mode, if anything other than “Off” is set, the value will be fixed as the value input in the single screen display mode.
Options Adjustments Item Adjustments Studio W/B Off: Nullify all the settings adjusted. On: Sets the color temperature for TV studio. Note: Valid only when the low is set as color temperature on screen adjustment. Studio Gain Sharpens the contrast for a better view when a part of the image is too light to see. Off: Disables “Studio Gain”. On: Enables “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) 1 Press to select Function. Options Press to select “On”. Weekly Command Timer On Onscreen display 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.
Options Adjustments 6 Press to select Command No. Press to select a command number. Command setting screen Weekly Command Timer Program 1 Command No Time Command 7 Press to select Time / Command. 02 10:30 IMS:SL1 Weekly Command Timer Program 1 Press to set each item. 02 Command No Time: Set the time to execute a command program. 10:30 Time IMS:SL1 Command Pressing “ ” or “ ” button once changes “Time” 1 minute. Pressing “ ” or “ ” button continuously changes “Time” by 15 minutes.
Troubleshooting Before you call for service, determine the symptoms and make a few simple checks as shown below. Symptoms Picture Checks Sound Interference Noisy Sound Electrical Appliances Cars / Motorcycles Fluorescent light Normal Picture No Sound Volume (Check whether the mute function has been activated on the remote control.
List of Aspect Modes Aspect mode All Aspect: Factory setting On All Aspect: Off 16:9 14:9 FULL JUST JUST Pictures with a 4:3 aspect ratio are enlarged horizontally so that the picture distortion is minimized. The left and right edges of the pictures are cut off. The display of the areas around the left and right edges of the screen is slightly elongated. 4:3 4:3 (1) 4:3 H-FILL Zoom ZOOM Zoom1 Zoom2 Zoom3 The display of the pictures fills the screen.
VIDEO/COMPONENT/RGB/PC input signals VIDEO input (HDMI) Signal format 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 VGA60 525 (480)/60p 625 (575)/50p 750 (720)/60p 750 (720)/50p 1,125 (1,080)/60i 1,125 (1,080)/50i 1,125 (1,080)/60p∗ 1,125 (1,080)/50p∗ 1,125 (1,080)/24p∗ Vertical Horizontal frequency (Hz) frequency (kHz) 59.94 31.47 59.94 31.47 50.00 31.25 60.00 45.00 50.00 37.50 60.00 33.75 50.00 28.13 60.00 67.50 50.00 56.26 24.00 27.00 Dot clock (MHz) 25.18 27.00 27.00 74.25 74.25 74.25 74.25 148.50 148.50 74.
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Specifications TH-42PH11UK Power Source Power Consumption Power on Stand-by condition Power off condition Plasma Display panel Screen size (No.of pixels) Operating condition Temperature Humidity Applicable signals Scanning format PC signals Connection terminals HDMI A-B COMPONENT/RGB IN PC IN SERIAL SPEAKERS Accessories Supplied Remote Control Transmitter Batteries Fixing band Dimensions (W × H × D) Mass (weight) main unit only with speakers TH-50PH11UK 110 - 127 V AC, 50/60 Hz 365 W Save OFF 1.
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(for Canada) Panasonic Canada Inc. 5770 Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 2T3 LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT 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. However, the product must be purchased and serviced in Canada.
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