Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
[. . . ] PDP42HD
User's Manual
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Contents
Important Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Product Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Content of Package. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Quick Start. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Front Panel Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Set-up Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Video/Audio Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] YCbCr Button: Press to switch directly to Component YCbCr mode. AV Button: Press to switch directly to Composite mode. PC Button: Press to switch directly to PC mode. Press again to change between D-Sub 15 and DVI mode. YPbPr Button: Press to switch directly to Component YPbPr mode. S-Video Button: Press to switch directly to S-Video mode.
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On-Screen Display (OSD) Settings
OSD Menu Overview
PC Mode
Display Reset Brightness Contrast H. Position Phase Adjust Clock Adjust Note: This function is only available under analog VGA. Image Image Scaling Audio Mute Volume Treble Bass Balance Speaker Language and Color Temperature Language Color Temperature Red Green Blue OSD Info OSD Position OSD Timeout OSD Background Move Screen Mode Move Screen Time System Reset Video Format Format PIP Set Advance Power Management
Video Format
Video Format Resolution V. PIP Signal
PIP Set
Video Format PIP Size PIP Source PIP Position PIP Brightness PIP Contrast PIP Saturation PIP Swap
TV Channel Setup
Video Format TV Source Channel Auto Search Channel Edit Channel Add/Erase
Audio/Video Mode
Display AV System Audio Language and Color Temperature Language Color Temperature Red Green Blue OSD Information Video Format
Reset Brightness Contrast Saturation Hue Sharpness
Format AUTO NTSC-M NTSC-Japan PAL SECAM Scaling
Mute Volume Treble Bass Balance Speaker
OSD Position OSD Timeout OSD Background Move Screen Mode Move Screen Time System Reset
Format Advance PIP Set TV Channel Setup
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OSD Menu Operation
How to Operate?
Press Menu button to enter OSD Menu. Refer to the picture above; there are six icons on the top and seven options to choose from. For the top icons, icon highlighted in yellow is the one being selected. To change to different icon simply press Menu button repeatedly until correct icon is being selected. To access the options simply press Up/Down button until reaches the correct option and then use Right buttons to change the settings.
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Display Settings
PC Video
The Reset function works the same under both PC mode and Video mode. Use Reset function to recall factory setting. When under PC mode, user may adjust Brightness, Contrast, H/V Position, Phase, Clock, and Reset. When under Video mode, user may adjust Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Hue, Sharpness and Reset.
Image Settings
PC Video
Normally PC outputs 4:3 aspect ratios. When under PC mode, user may choose between having the image fill the whole screen or one to one. When under Video mode, user may select different signal format. But it is recommend to set at Auto for auto detect. When under Video mode, user may choose different aspect ratios including Full, Fill Aspect Ratio, 4:3 to 16:9, LB to 16:9, LB Subtitles to 16:9, One to One.
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Language and Color Temp.
PC/Video
Image color and language functions and selections are identical for both PC mode and Video mode. For OSD language item, user may select from 10 different languages including English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Netherlands, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese. For the image color, user may adjust the luminance of R/G/B colors and color temperature. [. . . ] PLANAR SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR: 1) DAMAGE TO OTHER PEOPERTY CAUSED BY ANY DEFECTS IN THE PRODUCT, DAMAGESBASED UPON INCONVENIENCE, LOSS OF USE OF THE PRODUCT, LOSS OF TIME, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, LOSS OF GOODWILL, INTERFERENCE WITH BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS, OR OTHER COMMERCIAL LOSS, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THEIR POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. 2) ANY OTHER DAMAGES, WHETHER INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHERWISE. 3) ANY CLAIM AGAINST THE CUSTOMER BY ANY OTHER PARTY.
Effect of Local Law The warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may have other rights, which vary from locality to locality. Some localities do not allow limitations on implied warranties and/ or do not allow the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations and exclusions may not apply to you.
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Maintenance Guidelines
It is required to provide proper care to the PDP. [. . . ]