Panasonic 42hd User Manual

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Front protection glass

Front glass

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Panasonic plasma display series uses ultra-precise, maximum 14-bit 
signal processing to produce vividly rich details. The Advanced Real 
Gamma System then takes it another step further with full-time, full-pixel 
1,536-step gradation and 2,048-step dark-area gradation. This level of 
gradation brings intricate details and more faithful colour reproduction to 
all scenes, dark and bright.

* The equivalent of 4,096 steps of gradation can be displayed with DVI or HDMI connection.

The front protective glass of the plasma display panel incorporates a 
Deep Black Filter that suppresses light transmittance and slashes the 
amount of external light reflected. This technology helps these displays 
achieve the industry's highest contrast ratio of 340:1

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 when viewed in 

bright surroundings. 

*1: As of July 1, 2005.  
*2: For 42˝ SD model. Measured at 100 lux.

By reducing the pre-discharge emission when reproducing black, the 
New Real Black Drive System provides deeper, richer blacks and a 
stunning 4000:1 contrast*

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. The result is dramatically enhanced image 

clarity and realism.

*4: For SD models.

Weak pre-discharge 
drive system

Single pre-discharge 
drive system 

New Real Black Drive 
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Panasonic plasma display panels feature a bounded cell structure in 
which wall-like ribs are used to wrap each individual cell. By increasing 
the area in which the phosphor can be applied, this dramatically 
improves both light-emitting efficiency and intensity. Furthermore, by 
optimizing the gas composition ratio, lighting efficiency has been 
increased by about 15%. The result is the industry’s highest level of 
brightness. You see crisp and clear images even in bright rooms.

Boasting an HD panel with 1,366 x 768 pixels, the TH-32LHD7 series LCD 
model relays all the detailed beauty of high-definition images. It achieves 
excellent brightness of 500 cd/m

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 with high contrast of 800:1. The result is 

vibrant, finely nuanced images even in brightly lit rooms. The viewing angle of 
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 in both horizontal and vertical directions ensures superior legibility over a 

wide area.

Panasonic plasma displays feature a new Advanced Dual Picture Mode 
in addition to the conventional Dual Picture Mode. This new mode lets 
you overlay a video image onto a full-screen PC image. For example, 
you can superimpose text information from a PC over a video clip, 
giving you a more effective way to present information. When displaying 
two separate images, you can select the audio output from either 
source (previous models reproduced audio from the main source only). 
Playing back the audio from the sub-source can be useful in 
teleconferencing, for example.

Note: Plasma models cannot display two images when both are from component video 

or RGB (PC) signal sources. The Advanced Dual Picture Mode may not work properly 
with some video signals and is not available on the TH-32LHD7 series.

The built-in image-enlarging function makes it easier to set up a multi-
screen display system with four (2 x 2), nine (3 x 3), or 16 (4 x 4) units. 
Thanks to the ID control function, you can use the standard remote 
control unit to control multiple panels individually. There is also a mode 
that displays a full-screen image, including the edges (the width of the 
frame) of the display panel — something not possible with previous 
systems. This is especially suitable for displaying text information, since 
no words are hidden by the frame.

Note: The ambient temperature varies depending on the installation location. 

Provide sufficient air conditioning for surrounding conditions. 

This function lets you enlarge a portion of an image by up to four times 
normal size and display it on the full screen. Use this function to give 
your presentations greater impact.

Note: Digital Zoom does not work in Dual Picture mode. Images of SXGA resolution or higher 

from a PC or RGB source may not enlarge correctly. Some degradation occurs when 
images are enlarged.

Redesigned for easier operation, the remote control unit now 
features a Power Off button and Direct input select buttons. It 
also allows ID control in a multi-screen system.

Panasonic plasma displays (other than 65-inch model) introduce 
simple, slim front bezel design. Control buttons and the Power button 
are set on the bottom surface. This gives the panels a smooth, clean 
look while also helping prevent accidental operation and tampering.

A variety of screen saver functions help minimise the risk of uneven phosphor 
aging. You can also use the timer to set the screen saver operating cycles, 
operating time, and start and stop times. This lets you make settings that match 
your application.
• White Bar Scroll: White bars move across the screen from left to right at 

regular intervals. Good for ordinary still-image displays.

• Screen Reversal: Displays images with the black and white reversed. Good for 

text displays.

• Side Panel Adjustment: Brightens the black bands on the sides of the screen

when displaying images in the 4:3 format.

• Wobbling: Shifts the image's position by several pixels at fixed time intervals.
• Peak Limit Mode: Lowers the peak brightness level (image contrast) by 30%.

A broad range of environment-friendly functions help minimise energy 
consumption.
• DPMS (Display Power Management Signaling)
Power is automatically turned on or off in response to a sync signal from the PC 
connected to the built-in PC input terminal. 
• Auto Power Off 
When you're using a device connected to the multi-function slots, the display 
panel goes into standby mode after about 10 minutes if no sync signal is received.
• Power Save Mode
Reduces the display's brightness.
• Standby Power Save Mode
Reduces power consumption when on standby. (Start-up may take a few moments 
once the display is in this mode.)

The Sound Menu gives you a choice of three sound settings 
(Standard/Dynamic/Clear) to best match the kind of input source.

Our "silence engineering" has eliminated the need for a fan — and fan noise — 
giving you the kind of quiet operation that makes for a more pleasant viewing 
experience.

(TH-65PHD8, 50PHD8 and 42PHD8 series feature a noise-suppressing silence design.)

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Panasonic plasma panel

Conventional

Panasonic plasma panel

Images are crisp and clear even 
in bright rooms. 

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3D Colour Management

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A new drive circuit and inner panel improvements give Panasonic plasma panels a 
long service life of approximately 60,000 hours*

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 even with their increased 

brightness. A newly developed phosphor also raises the plasma displays’ 
resistance to static-image screen burning to the same level as CRT displays.

*5: The time until panel brightness is reduced to half its initial level, when displaying moving 

images at standard mode. Excludes afterimages and malfunctions.

This technology dramatically reduces MPD (Motion Picture Disturbance) noise to 
deliver crisp, clean moving images. Using a Panasonic original algorithm, it detects 
motion patterns that tend to generate noise and makes the necessary adjustments 
to maximise image quality. 

The Active I/P (Interlace/Progressive) Conversion system detects slow movements 
more precisely by increasing the range for detecting moving-picture and still-
picture pixels. This reduces I/P conversion noise that often occurs when 
reproducing tiny movements, thereby producing crisper images while raising the 
vertical resolution in interlaced images.

The 3D Colour Management System 
achieves precise control based on 
3D management in the colour 
difference plane and brightness 
directions. This finer level of control 
produces more expressive images.

Note:The default setting for the 3D Colour 

Management System is OFF.

Adaptive AGC raises contrast while suppressing noise by detecting and boosting 
only the image edges.

Note: The default setting for the Adaptive AGC is OFF.

Picture-And-Picture

Picture-Out-Picture

Picture-In-Picture

Dark areas are not shown 
clearly.

Dark scenes have finer detail.

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Advanced Real Gamma

In addition to the conventional display control command and power 
supply/input selection check command, Panasonic flat panel displays 
feature a new monitor command that lets you check the signal from a 
distant location. In conventional systems, you had to install a monitoring 
camera to check the images displayed on an advertising display panel 
or digital signage system. This new monitor command, on the other 
hand, lets you monitor images by simply connecting a PC via a serial 
cable.

The 65-inch, 50-inch and 42-inch 
models can be positioned vertically to 
display portrait images, allowing them to 
serve as effective storefront signboards. 
There's no need to install an optional 
fan kit.

Note: When using the display vertically, set it so the 

power button is on top. The 37-inch & 32-inch 
models cannot be positioned vertically. 

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MPD Noise Reduction

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1,024-shades

Image definition in low brightness areas 
is greatly improved.

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A maximum of 

2,048 equivalent 

shades of gradation

*3: These features found on only plasma models.

*3: These features found on only plasma models.