Panasonic TH-42PHD5 User Guide

Table of Contents

Important Safety Instructions ....................................... 3

FCC STATEMENT ........................................................... 5

Safety Precautions ......................................................... 6

Accessories .................................................................... 8

Accessories Supplied .................................................... 8
Optional Accessories .................................................... 8

Remote Control Batteries .............................................. 9

Basic Controls .............................................................. 10

Connections ................................................................. 11

Speakers connection .................................................. 12
AV Input Terminals connection .................................... 12
AV Input connection .................................................... 13
Video Out .................................................................... 13
COMPONENT/RGB Input connection .................................. 14
PC Input Terminals connection ................................... 15
SERIAL Terminals connection ..................................... 17

Power ON/OFF and Input Signal Selection ................ 18

AC cord conncection .................................................. 18
Power ON/OFF ........................................................... 18
Select the Input Signal ................................................ 19
Selecting the ON-Screen Menu Language ................. 19

On-Screen Menu Display from Remote Control ........ 20

ASPECT Controls ......................................................... 22

Adjusting PICTURE POSITION/SIZE .......................... 24

SOUND Adjustment ..................................................... 26

MUTE .......................................................................... 26

SURROUND Controls .................................................. 27

PICTURE Adjustments ................................................. 28

ADVANCED SETTINGS ............................................. 29

SET UP TIMER .............................................................. 30

PRESENT TIME OF DAY Set ..................................... 30

TIMER Set .................................................................. 31

SCREENSAVER (For preventing after-images) ......... 32

Setup of SCREENSAVER Time .................................. 33
SIDE BAR ADJUST .................................................... 33

SET UP for Input Signals ............................................. 34

COMPONENT/RGB/ IN SELECT ............................... 34
3D Y/C FILTER – For NTSC Video images ................ 34

COLOR SYSTEM / Panasonic AUTO ......................... 35

3:2 PULLDOWN .......................................................... 35
SYNC .......................................................................... 36
H-FREQ. (kHz)/V-FREQ. (Hz) .................................... 36

Troubleshooting ........................................................... 37

Specifications ............................................................... 38

Dear Panasonic Customer

Welcome to the Panasonic family of customers. We hope that you will have many years of enjoyment

from your new High Definition 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 also, and note down the model number and serial number of your set in

the space provided on the rear cover of these instructions.