2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C 0 Progressive Plasma Television Operating Instructions Model No. TH-37PA20 TH-42PA20 Pedestal stand shown above is optional extra. Please read these instruction before operating your set and retain them for future reference.
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.
Table of Contents Important Safety Notice ............................................ 4 Safety Precautions .................................................... 5 Supplied Accessories ............................................... 7 Fitting remote control batteries ................................ 7 Quick start Guide ...................................................... 8 Choose Your Connection Type ................................. 8 Cable fixing band ...................................................
Important Safety Notice WARNING 1) To prevent damage which may result in fire or shock hazard, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. Do not place containers with water (flower vase, cups, cosmetics, etc.) above the set. (including on shelves above, etc.) 2) To prevent electric shock, do not remove cover. No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. 3) Do not remove the earthing pin on the mains plug.
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-ST42PA20 • Display stand .................................................
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 mains plug from the mains 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.
Supplied Accessories Check the accessories before installations.
Quick start Guide Choose Your Connection Type Connection and setting up options • If connecting the TV using an RF cable only, see below. • If connecting the TV using Scart and RF cables, see page 9. • If connecting the TV to a Q-Link (or Q-Link compatible) VCR, see page 9. • If connecting the TV to a Q-Link (or Q-Link compatible) VCR and a satellite receiver, see page 10.
Quick start Guide 2. Connection of Plasma TV and VCR/DVD recorder using Scart and RF cables Plasma TV RF connection Connect the ANTENNA to the Antenna Input terminal of the VCR and an RF cable from the VCR Antenna Output terminal to this set Antenna Input terminal ( ). ANTENNA Antenna Input terminal Scart Connections The VCR can also be connected to this set using a Scart cable if you are using a Scart equipped VCR. • Use this set’s AV1 Scart socket for a VCR.
Quick start Guide 4. Q-Link connection of Plasma TV, VCR/DVD recorder and Satellite Receiver using Scart and RF cables For Q-Link to function correctly this set, VCR and Satellite Receiver must be connected as shown in the diagram below. Plasma TV RF connections • Connect an RF cable to the Antenna Input terminal of the Satellite Receiver. • Connect an RF cable from the Antenna Output terminal of the Satellite Receiver to the Antenna Input terminal of the VCR.
Quick start Guide Cable fixing band – Mains lead fixing Connect power plug to the socket of the main body. 2 Fix the left clamper. 3 Fix the right clamper. 4 Install the ferrite core. 1 How to fix: How to release: Fix by pushing in till a clicking sound is heard. Pull up while drawing the knob. Ferrite core (Large size) supplied. – Cable fixing bands Secure any excess cables with bands as required.
Quick start Guide Mains lead connection Connect the AC cord plug to the Plasma TV. Plasma TV On/Off Connect the mains plug to the mains Outlet Note: Mains plug types vary between countries. The mains plug shown at left may, therefore, not be the type fitted to your set. Press the On / Off switch on the Plasma TV to turn the set on: Power-On. Example: The screen below is displayed for a while after the Plasma TV is turned on. (setting condition is an example.) Power Indicator Remote Control Sensor C.A.T.
Quick start Guide Auto setup First, ensure that the recording device is in Standby mode, if it has Q-Link function and Satellite receiver is switched ON. AUTO SETUP IN PROGRESS SEARCHING:PLEASE WAIT 21 TV/AV 68 : To exit Plug in TV and switch on. Programmes will appear immediately if your dealer has programmed the TV for you. If the TV has not been programmed for you then Auto setup will begin, your stations will be located, sorted into order and stored ready for use.
Basic controls Front panel controls and Remote control Volume Up (+), Down (-)/ Programme Number Up ( ), Down ( ) Volume adjustment which uses these buttons is performed after pressing Function button. When programme number up ( ) or down ( ) button on the front panel of the Plasma TV is pressed in stand-by mode, the Plasma TV will be turned on. TV/AVmode Selection Press to select TV, AV input signal modes sequentially.
Basic controls Plasma TV (Stand-by) The TV set must first be plugged into the mains outlet and turned on at the On / Off switch. Press this button to turn the TV set On from Standby mode, Press it again to turn the TV set to Standby mode. Note: It is also possible to turn the TV set on from STANDBY mode by pressing the “Direct Programme Number Selection” Buttons (0-9) on the Remote Control. Sound Mute Press to mute the sound completely the “Mute” symbol will appear.
Using the On Screen Displays Many features available on this set can be accessed via the On Screen Display menu system. Use the remote control as shown below to access and adjust features as desired. Press to display “Picture menu” screen.
Using the On Screen Displays Press to move the cursor up and down on the menu. Press to access menus, adjust levels or to select from a range of options. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C 0 The STR button is used with a number of features to store settings after adjustments have been made or options have been set. STR N The TV/AV button is used to exit the menu system and return to the normal viewing screen.
Q-Link Q-Link allows the television to communicate with a compatible VCR or DVD Recorder. For Q-Link communication to work, the TV must be connected to a recording device with the “Q-Link”, “NEXTVIEWLINK”, “DATA LOGIC”, “Easy Link”, “Megalogic” or “SMARTLINK” logo using a “fully wired” Scart cable between the AV2 socket of the television and the appropriate socket on your VCR, and the AV4 socket of the television and the appropriate socket on your DVD Recorder.
Auto setup tuning Auto setup Automatically scans all TV channels and stores them in memory. Auto setup automatically retunes your set. This feature is useful, if for example, you move house and wish to retune your set to receive the local stations. Display the Tuning menu screen SET UP 1 Open the setup menu. 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C 0 Move to Tuning menu. Access Tuning menu.
Tuning menu SET UP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C 0 1 Press to display the Setup menu screen. 2 Press to select the Tuning menu. Setup menu Q-Link AV2 out Teletext Off timer Side panel Power save Tuning menu AV2 TV FASTEXT Off Off Off Access Press to Access the Tuning menu. 3 Press to select the menu to adjust. Tuning menu Press to adjust or Access. TV/AV 4 Access Off Press at any time to go back to watching TV. Access in order to customise your programme settings (see page 38-41).
Tuning menu Manual Tuning Manual tuning of the programme position is available either from the On Screen Display menu or from the front panel controls. Turn this set on and select the broadcast channel. Follow the step on the previous page to display the Tuning menu screen. (From the On screen Display menu) It is possible on individual programme position. 1 Press to select the Manual tuning. Press to access the Manual tuning screen.
Tuning menu Decoder (AV2/AV4) If a Q-link compatible VCR or DVD recorder is connected to AV2/AV4, the recording source for DIRECT TV REC can be changed by selecting the Decoder (AV2/AV4) ‘On’ or ‘Off’ using the remote control. 1 Press to select the Decoder (AV2/AV4) on tuning menu screen. 2 Press to select On or Off. On Tuning menu Programme edit Auto setup Manual tuning Decoder (AV2) Shipping Condition Owner ID Off Off Decoder (AV2/AV4) On : Recording signal from plasma TV tuner.
Tuning menu Owner ID Owner ID allows you to enter a security code and adress information so that in the unfortunate event of theft it will help the Police to determine the owner. If the Owner ID information was not entered after Auto setup or it is necessary to alter some of the ID information it can be re-accessed via the Tuning menu. 1 Press to select the Tuning menu. Press to access to tuning menu. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C 0 2 Press to select the Owner ID.
Setup menu The setup menu provides access to various advanced features and also to the Tuning menu. 1 SET UP Press to display the setup menu screen. 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C 0 Press to select the menu to adjust. Press to adjust the desired setting. Setup menu Q-Link AV2 out Teletext Off timer Side panel Power save Tuning menu AV2 TV FASTEXT Off Off Off Access TV/AV 3 Q-Link Press at any time to go back to watching TV.
Setup menu Side panel Do not display a picture in 4:3, 14:9 mode for an extended period, as this can cause an after-image to remain on the side panels either side of the display field. To prevent the appearance of such an after-image, illuminate the side panels. Side panel Off Power save Low Volume correction High AV2 TV FASTEXT Off Off Off 4:3 By reducing the brighness of picture, power consumption is reduced.
Aspect Controls ASPECT Press the ASPECT Zoom2 and Zoom3. to move through the seven aspect options: Panasonic Auto, 16:9, 14:9, 4:3, Zoom1, Notes: • If you leave Aspect set to Panasonic Auto, this set software determines the best ratio for each programme viewed. In order not to disrupt your viewing, no mode information is displayed while this is happening. Simply press the ASPECT button to display mode information in the top left of the screen.
Aspect Controls 16:9 16:9 will display the picture at its maximum size but with slight stretching. 16 : 9 << >> 16 : 9 14:9 Letterbox 14:9 will display a 14:9 picture at its standard 14:9 size without any stretching. Gray stripes will be visible down the left and right sides of the picture. 14 : 9 << >> 14 : 9 4:3 4:3 will display a 4:3 picture at its standard 4:3 size without any stretching. Gray stripes will be visible down the left and right sides of the picture.
Sound menu SOUND 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C 0 1 Press to display the sound menu screen. 2 Press to select the menu to adjust. Adjust the desired level by listening to the sound. TV/AV Press at any time to go back to watching TV. Some features are only available with the Ambience feature switched off.
Sound menu Mode Sound quality can be improved when watching music scene or speech by selecting the appropriate mode Music or Speech. Press or Speech Music Ambience to select Mode. To enjoy a concert hall effect, turn Ambience to on. Press or to switch between ON and OFF.
Picture menu PICTURE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C 0 1 Press to display the picture menu screen. 2 Press to select the menu to adjust. Adjust the desired level by looking at the picture behind the menu. TV/AV 3 Viewing mode Press to exit from the Picture menu. This returns the set to the normal viewing condition. Viewing mode will be memorized for each TV, AV mode. Press or Picture menu Viewing mode Contrast Brightness Colour Sharpness Colour balance P-NR 3D-COMB to switch between modes.
Picture menu P-NR This Picture Noise Reduction System (P-NR) is designed to reduce picture noise during poor quality reception conditions. The P-NR mode will change as below. Off On 3D-COMB Occasionally, whilst viewing still or slow moving pictures, colour patterning may be seen. Set 3D-COMB to On to display sharper and more accurate colours. On Off Displayed only when receiving PAL or NTSC signals. Not displayed during RGB Video, S Video input and AV4C input mode.
Picture Adjustments (PC mode) When you switch to PC input (AV3 / PC), Picture menu will be changed as shown bellow. Sound menu will not be accessible in PC mode. PICTURE 1 Press to display the picture menu screen. 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C 0 Press to select the menu to adjust. Adjust the desired level by looking at the picture behind the menu. Press the left modes.
Picture Adjustments (PC mode) Item Effect Contrast Brightness Less Darker Sharpness Less Note: You can change the level of each function (Contrast, Brightness, Sharpness) for each Picture Mode. Function More Selects the proper brightness and density for the room. Brighter Adjusts for easier viewing of dark pictures such as night scenes and black hair. More Adjusts picture sharpness.
Picture Adjustments (PC mode) Adjusting Position and Size Adjusting screen 1 1 Press TV/AV button. SET UP Press to display the Setup menu. 2 Press Yellow (AV3) button to access ‘PC’ mode. 2 Press to select H-Pos/H-Size/VPos/V-Size/Clock Phase. Setup Normalise H-Size V-Size H-Pos V-Pos Clock Phase Sync Normal 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C 0 H&V Press to adjust Pos./Size. TV/AV Press to exit from adjust mode. When the Position Left “ ” button is pressed.
Tuning your VCR and satellite receiver Your new TV is supplied with programme position ‘0’ set to receive an RF signal from your VCR, although a Scart connection is preferable if the VCR is so equipped (see page 9, 10 or 45 for suitable inputs to the Scart socket on this set). However, if for some reason your VCR is tuned to a different RF channel then you will not receive any picture or sound from your VCR on programme position ‘0’ of this set.
Multi Window [Picture and Picture] You can watch two different pictures, e.g. from input video source and television channel, on the screen at the same time. main picture sub picture A B MULTI WINDOW Press to display main picture and sub picture as shown. Press the MULTI WINDOW button (whilst the selector keys are on screen) to return to normal viewing.
Channel Search Select the desired channel after displaying still pictures of all stored channels on the screen divided into 9 sections. Up to 9 channels can be displayed at the same time. Press to display divided-by-9 screen of channels. CH SEARCH Press to select channel number. The yellow channel number changes successively each time the button is pressed. Red 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Select OK Exit Press to view the selected channel.
Programme edit Use this setting when changing setting of receiving channels or changing the channel display. This feature is not available for AV1 to AV4 and PC positions. To access the Programme edit screen Tuning menu SET UP 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C 0 During viewing of a TV channel, press to display the Setup menu screen. Press to select the Tuning menu. Programme edit Auto setup Manual tuning Decoder (AV2) Shipping Condition Owner ID Press to access the Tuning menu screen.
Programme edit Deleting, Adding and Moving a programme Make sure the cursor is in the Prog. column. Red, Green, Yellow, and Blue Bars are displayed at the bottom of the screen. These have the same functions as the Red, Green, Yellow, and Blue buttons on the remote control. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C Change Programme Select Option TV/AV Exit 'STR' Button Store Return 0 Programme edit Prog. Red N Green Yellow Blue 1 2 3 4 5 Chan.
Programme edit To move a programme to another position 1 Choose the programme position to be moved. Return Programme edit 2 Press the Yellow button on remote control. Yellow 3 Change programme Select Option TV/AV Exit ’STR’ Button Store Prog. Chan. Name Lock 1 2 3 4 5 CH41 CH44 - XYZ Off Off Off Off Off : : : : : Delete ZXY Add Move TV->VCR Choose new positon. Return Programme edit 4 Press the Yellow button again to confirm.
Programme edit To lock a programme position to prevent access 1 Choose the programme position to be locked. Move to the lock column. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C 0 2 Choose between lock On or lock Off. Return Programme edit Lock off / on Select Option TV/AV Exit ’STR’ Button Store Prog. Chan. Name Lock 1 2 3 4 5 CH41 CH44 - XYZ Off Off Off Off Off : : : : : ZXY N STR 3 Press STR to store. TV/AV 4 If you have finished in the Programme edit menu, press the TV/AV button to exit.
TELETEXT Operation TELETEXT • Teletext features may vary depending on the Broadcasting Companies and is only available if the channel selected is transmitting Teletext. • Pressing the Picture button whilst in Teletext operation will display the contrast function PICTURE SOUND SET UP TV/AV TV/TEXT F.P. INDEX HOLD CH SEACH STILL DIRECT TV REC 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 7 What is List mode? In List mode, four differently coloured page numbers are situated at the bottom of the screen.
TELETEXT Control Operation It is not possible to change the programme position when in News flash, Update or Sub Coded Page Access operation. List Store In List mode the four page numbers can be altered (programme positions 1 - 25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 only). Red Green Yellow Blue STR VCR 0 To do this, press one of the four coloured buttons and enter the new page number. STR Press and hold , the page number will change to white indicating that the page is stored.
TELETEXT Control Operation / Connections Accessing sub pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 When Teletext information exceeds one page, it may take some time for the automatic changing of the sub pages to reach the sub page you require. As each sub page is found its number is displayed at the top of the page so that you may select it; as more sub pages are picked up, the display at the top of the page changes, so that you are always offered the most recently transmitted selection of sub pages.
Connections How to connect the Input/Output terminals Connects VCRs and other peripheral equipment AV 4C AV 4C COMPONENT VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO AUDIO OUT Y Y L PB R PR AV4 PB S VIDEO VIDEO RGB VIDEO AV2 S VIDEO AV1 RGB VIDEO PR Input/Output from AV4 Scart Socket Q-Link data Input AV4 Component signal pin type Input/Output from AV2 Scart Socket Q-Link data Input/Output from AV1 Scart Socket Scart cable Scart cable Scart cable PR PB Y VCR/S-VHS VCR Q-LINK COMPATIBLE VCR DVD PLAYE
Connections How to connect the AUDIO OUT terminals AUDIO IN L R AUDIO OUT L Amplifier to speaker system R AV 4C COMPONENT VIDEO Notes: • The AUDIO OUT terminal provides a fixed level output only. (The menu settings and remote control volume controls have no effect.) • Additional equipment and cables shown are not supplied with this set.
Connections PC Input Terminals connection COMPUTER AV3 AV3 S VIDEO VIDEO L R R - STANDBY G - POWER ON Ferrite core (large size) (supplied) Conversion adapter (if necessary) STR F / / TV/AV S VIDEO VIDEO L R D-sub 15p Pin Layout for PC Input Terminal Less than 4" (10 cm) Less than 4" (10 cm) RGB 5 4 3 2 1 10 9 8 7 6 15 14 13 12 11 PC cable Signal Names for D-sub 15P Connector Notes: (1) Computer signals which Pin No. Signal Name Pin No. Signal Name Pin No.
Troubleshooting If there is a problem with your set 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 this TV).
For your Guidance Service Last position Memory Before requesting service, please refer to the troubleshooting guide on previous page to determine the symptoms. To obtain service please contact your local Panasonic dealer quoting the model number and serial number (both are located at the rear of this TV). Certain functions have a last position memory, i.e. the setting at the time of switch - off will be the setting used when this set is switched on again: OSD language Programme Tint (M.
Specifications TH-37PA20 Power Source Power Consumption Normal use Standby Plasma TV OFF Plasma Display panel Drive method Aspect Ratio Contrast Ratio Screen size (No.of pixels) TH-42PA20 220 V - 240 V 50 Hz / 60 Hz A.C. 243 W 313 W 1.8 W 1.
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.
