User manual PANASONIC TH-42PWD3E

[. . . ] ® Wide Plasma Display PLASMA DISPLAY Operating Instructions Model No. + -- INPUT VOL POWE R / Y R - STANDB ON G POWER TH-42PW3 TH-42PWD3 R - STANDBY G POWER ON INPUT -- VOL + Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read these instructions completely. Please keep this manual for future reference. English TQBC0221 Dear Panasonic Customer Welcome to the Panasonic family of customers. We hope that you will have many years of enjoyment from your new Wide Plasma Display. To obtain maximum benefit from your set, please read these Instructions before making any adjustments, and retain them for future reference. [. . . ] (see page 18) Push this button to turn the Wide Plasma Display On, from Standby mode. Push it again to turn the Wide Plasma Display Off to Standby mode. Status button Push the "Status" Button to display the current system status. AV 4:3 1 2 N button (see page 25, 26, 28, 29) Off timer 90 3 1 AV(S-Video)/Component, RGB/PC mode 2 Aspect mode (see page 22) 3 Off timer The off timer indicator is displayed only when the off timer has been set. PICTURE button (see page 28) PICTURE POS. /SIZE button (see page 24) PC button Push the "PC" mode selection button to select the PC mode. This button is used to switch directly to PC mode. 10 Surround button (see page 27) Input button (AV(S-Video)/Component, RGB/PC Mode Selection) Press to select AV(S-Video)/Component or RGB/PC input signal modes sequentially. (see page 19) Sound mute On/Off (see page 26) INPUT SURROUND Volume Adjustment Press the Volume Up "+" or Down "­" Button to increase or decrease the sound volume level. R button VOL N R STORE button Press to make selections and adjustments POSITION buttons PICTURE SOUND SET UP SETUP button (see page 30) PICTURE POS. /SIZE SOUND button (see page 26) ASPECT PC OFF TIMER ASPECT button Press to ASPECT adjust menu (see page 22) PLASMA DISPLAY OFF TIMER button The Wide Plasma Display may be preset to switch to stand-by after a fixed period. The setting changes to 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes and 0 minutes (off timer cancelled) each time the button is pressed. 30 60 0 90 When three minutes remain, "Off timer 3" will flash. The off timer is cancelled if the main supply fails. 11 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 1 2 SPEAKERS Terminals (R) SPEAKERS Terminals (L) ­ Cable fixing bands Secure any excess cables with bands as required. To tighten: To loosen: Push the knob Pull Pull The TUNER Terminals is reserved for future use. From EXIT monitor Terminal on Computer (see page 16) From SERIAL Terminal on Computer (see page 17) L L AUDIO S-VIDEO VIDEO R VD HD PR/CR/R PB/CB/B Y/G AUDIO AUDIO R AV IN COMPONENT/RGB IN PC IN TUNER IN SERIAL AV IN Terminals (see page 10, 11, 14) COMPONENT/RGB IN and Audio IN Terminals (see page 15) 12 Connections How to connect the AV Input Terminals S-VIDEO Signal Connection (Example) When connecting a S-Video VCR (S-VIDEO VCR) L R Audio OUT L Video OUT S-Video OUT AUDIO S-VIDEO VIDEO R AV IN S-VIDEO 4 pin socket Luminance earth Chrominance earth Video input to S-VIDEO socket AUDIO VIDEO Luminance in Chrominance in 2×RCA Audio cables Audio input to L/R sockets VIDEO Signal Connection (VCR) AV2 Video input to BNC socket Audio input to L/R sockets (DVD / Satellite Receiver) VIDEO R AV1/TV L AUDIO S-VIDEO AV IN Video input to BNC socket RCA-BNC adapter plug Audio input to L/R sockets Notes: (1) Additional equipment and cables shown are not supplied with this set. (2) 21 pin connectors and 21 pin scart plugs are connectors used in Europe. 13 Connections VIDEO Signal Connection (VCR) R Audio OUT L Video OUT VIDEO BNC Video cable AUDIO 2×RCA Audio cables (VIDEO VCR) Video input to BNC socket Audio input to L/R sockets L AUDIO S-VIDEO R Audio OUT L Video OUT VIDEO R AV IN VIDEO BNC Video cable Video input to BNC socket RCA-BNC adapter plug AUDIO 2×RCA Audio cables Audio input to L/R sockets How to connect the TUNER Input Terminals The TUNER input terminal is reserved for use with future external compatible components. L AUDIO VD HD PR/CR/R PB/CB/B Y/G R COMPONENT/RGB IN 2×RCA Audio cables 3×BNC Video cables R G B L HD VD R RCA-BNC adapter plug TUNER Notes: (1) Change the "Component/RGB in" setting in the "Setup" menu to "RGB". (see page 30, 32) (2) Additional equipment and cables shown are not supplied with this set. 14 Connections How to connect the COMPONENT/RGB Input Terminals COMPONENT signals (Y, PB, PR) Connection DVD Player L AUDIO VD Audio OUT L DVD (Y, PB, PR) OUT Y PB PR HD PR/CR/R PB/CB/B Y/G R R COMPONENT/RGB IN BNC-RCA adapter plug (not supplied) Video input to Y, PB, PR sockets Y, PB, PR 3×BNC Video cables AUDIO 2×RCA Audio cables Audio input to L/R sockets Notes: (1) Change the "Component/RGB in" setting in the "Setup" menu to "Y/PB/PR". (see page 30, 32) (2) Additional equipment and cables shown are not supplied with this set. RGB signal (R, G, B, HD, VD) Connection Example of input signal source HDTV-compatible VCR RGB input to R, G, B, HD, VD sockets 5×BNC RGB cables L or RGB camera VD HD AUDIO 2×RCA Audio cables Audio input to L/R sockets AUDIO VD HD PR/CR/R PB/CB/B Y/G R COMPONENT/RGB IN Notes: (1) Change the "Component/RGB in" setting in the "Setup" menu to "RGB". (see page 30, 32) (2) Additional equipment and cables shown are not supplied with this set. 15 Connections How to connect the PC Input Terminals COMPUTER AUDIO PC IN POWER / R - STANDBY G POWER ON INPUT -- VOL + Conversion adapter (if necessary) RGB PC cable D-sub 15p Audio 1/8" (3mm) Stereo Plug Connect a cable which matches the audio output terminal on the computer. Notes: (1) Computer signals which can be input are those with a horizontal scanning frequency of 15. 5 to 110 kHz and vertical scanning frequency of 48 to 120 Hz. (However, signals cannot be displayed if signals exceeding 1200 lines will not be displayed properly. ) (2) The display resolution is a maximum 640 × 480 dots when the aspect mode is set to "4:3", and 852 × 480 dots when the aspect mode is set to "16:9". If the display resolution exceeds these maximums, it may not be possible to show fine detail with sufficient clarity. (3) The PC input terminals are DDC1/2B-compatible. If the computer being connected is not DDC1/2B-compatible, you will need to make setting changes to the computer at the time of connection. [. . . ] V-Freq. Signal Sync Pull-in range Clamp position H-Freq. V-Freq. (TH-42PWD3 only) [ Component ] [ RGB ] H&V Narrow 31. 5 kHz 60. 0 Hz [ PC ] H&V Narrow 31. 5 kHz 60. 0 Hz The following operation methods are the same for both the Signal [RGB] and Signal [PC]. SYNC Setting RGB sync signal setting: Confirm that the input is set to RGB input (this setting is valid only for RGB input). H&V: The H and V sync signals are input from the HD/VD (BNC) connector. On G: Uses a synchronized signal on the Video G signal, which is input from the G (BNC) connector. [. . . ]