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2 Plasma Monitor

Warning

WARNING

:

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER
SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to

the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of suffi-
cient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of

important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appli-
ance.

WARNING

:

TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARDS, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

FCC NOTICE

• A Class B digital device

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part
15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in
a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does
cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

• Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compli-

ance could void the user’s warranty.

CAUTION:

Do not attempt to modify this product in any way without written authorization from LG Electronics. Unauthorized mod-
ification could void the user’s warranty.

COMPLIANCE:

The responsible party for this product’s compliance is:
LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc
1000 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ  07632
1-800-243-0000
http://www.lgusa.com

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Summary of Contents for 42PM4M

Page 1: ... frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to ...

Page 2: ... instruction may be placed immediately adjacent to that safety instruction 1 Read these instructions 2 Keep these instructions 3 Heed all warnings 4 Follow all instructions 5 Do not use this apparatus near water 6 Clean only with dry cloth 7 Do not block any ventilation openings Install in accor dance with the manufacturer s instructions 8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators hea...

Page 3: ...ranch cir cuits Check the specification page of this owner s manual to be certain Do not overload wall outlets Overloaded wall outlets loose or damaged wall outlets extension cords frayed power cords or damaged or cracked wire insulation are dangerous Any of these conditions could result in electric shock or fire Periodically examine the cord of your appliance and if its appearance indicates damag...

Page 4: ...emperature Control 21 XD 22 Picture Reset 22 Advanced Cinema 3 2 Pull down mode 23 Advanced Black level 23 Sound Menu Options Sound Status Memory SSM 24 Manual Sound Control 24 AVL Auto Volume Leveler 25 Balance 25 TV Speaker on off setup 25 Timer Menu Options Clock Setup 26 On Off Timer Setup 26 Auto Sleep 27 Sleep Timer 27 Special Menu Options Child Lock 28 ISM Method 28 Tile mode 29 Low power 3...

Page 5: ...n the Plasma Monitor screen The Plasma Display Panel which is the display device of this product is composed of 0 9 to 2 2 million cells A few cell defects will normally occur in the Plasma Monitor manufacturing process Several minute colored dots visible on the screen should be accept able This also occurs in other Plasma Monitor manufacturers products and the tiny dots appearing does not mean th...

Page 6: ...our plasma display If an accessory is missing please contact the dealer where you purchased the product Owner s Manual 1 5V 1 5V Batteries Power Cord 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 SET POWER SLEEP AV PSM ARC AUTO INPUT VOL VOL MENU MUTE EXIT Remote Control D sub 15 pin cable Accessories Accessories ...

Page 7: ... somewhat different from your monitor ON OFF 1 Power Standby Indicator Illuminates red in standby mode Illuminates green when the Set is turned on 2 Remote Control Sensor 3 VOLUME F F G G Buttons E E D D Buttons 4 MENU Button 5 INPUT SELECT Button 6 Main Power Button Switches the set on from standby or off to standby 5 6 4 3 2 1 7 ...

Page 8: ...t a component video audio device to these jacks AV OUTPUT Connect a second Set or monitor VIDEO IN Connect audio video output from an external device to these jacks S VIDEO Connect S Video out from an S VIDEO device EXTERNAL SPEAKER 8 ohm output Connect to optional external speaker s For further information refer to Speaker Speaker Stand manual POWER CORD SOCKET This Monitor operates on an AC powe...

Page 9: ... sources AUTO Automatic adjustment function SLEEP Sets the Sleep Timer PSM Adjusts the factory preset picture according to the room ARC Changes the picture format NUMBER buttons Dosen t work for monitor mode Not functional MENU Brings up the main menu to the screen EXIT Clears all on screen displays and returns to monitor viewing from any menu VOLUME UP DOWN Increases decreases the sound level THU...

Page 10: ...ing methods are not possible have a qualified electrician install a separate circuit breaker Do not try to ground the unit by connecting it to telephone wires lightening rods or gas pipes Power Supply Short circuit Breaker For proper ventilation allow a clearance of 4inches on each side from the wall Installation Installation This picture shown below may be somewhat different from your monitor ...

Page 11: ...ically a frozen still picture from a VCR If the 4 3 picture format is used the fixed images on the sides of the screen may remain visible on the screen Connection Option 1 Connect the audio and video cables from the VCR s output jacks to the set input jacks as shown in the figure When connecting the set to VCR match the jack colors Video yellow Audio Left white and Audio Right red If you connect a...

Page 12: ...PUT button on the remote control to select AV 2 Select your desired channel with the remote control for cable box Cable Cable TV Setup TV Setup ENT IN 1 2 L AUDIO R VIDEO AV OUT AV IN L AUDIO R S VIDEO EXTERNAL SPEAKER R L TV VCR RF Cable R AUDIO L VIDEO 3 4 OUTPUT SWITCH Cable Box How to connect 1 Connect the audio and video cables from the external equipment s output jacks to the monitor input j...

Page 13: ...Video output jack connect this to the S VIDEO input on the monitor and connect the DVD audio out puts to the AUDIO INPUT jacks on the monitor as shown in the figure How to use 1 Turn on the DVD player insert a DVD 2 Use the INPUT button on the remote control to select Component 1 Component 2 or HDMI DVI If connected to S VIDEO select the AV external input source 3 Refer to the DVD player s manual ...

Page 14: ...PUT on the remote control to select Component 1 Component 2 RGB or HDMI DVI DTV Setup DTV Setup COMPONENT IN 1 2 VIDEO AUDIO GB DVI VIDEO AV OUT L AUDIO R Y L R PB PR OUT IN E IN HDMI DVI IN RS 232C CONTROL SERVICE IN OUT RGB HDMI DTV OUTPUT OUT IN HDMI DVI IN 232C L SERVICE IN OUT RGB AUDIO RGB DVI L R DVI DTV OUTPUT Digital Set top Box To watch digitally broadcast programs purchase and connect a...

Page 15: ...ghtness in PC mode If noise is present change the PC mode to another resolution change the refresh rate to another rate or adjust the brightness and contrast on the menu until the picture is clear If the refresh rate of the PC graphic card can not be changed change the PC graphic card or consult the manufacturer of the PC graphic card NOTES Avoid keeping a fixed image on the monitor s screen for a...

Page 16: ...uency KHz 31 469 31 468 31 469 37 500 43 269 37 879 46 875 53 674 49 725 48 363 60 023 68 68 44 442 47 00 47 72 47 00 63 981 79 98 75 00 70 08 70 08 59 94 75 00 85 00 60 31 75 00 85 06 74 55 60 00 75 02 85 00 60 00 60 00 60 00 60 00 60 00 75 00 60 00 Vertical Frequency Hz 832x624 1024x768 1600x1200 1280x720 1280x1024 1280x768 1360x768 1366x768 ...

Page 17: ...n on the remote control and then the Monitor will switch on The menus can be shown on the screen in the selected language First select your language 1 Press the MENU button and then use D D E E button to select the SPECIAL menu 2 Press the G G button and then use D D E E button to select Language 3 Press the G G button and then use D D E E button to select your desired language From this point on ...

Page 18: ... the G G button and then use D D E E F F G G button to display the available menus PSM CSM XD Advanced Reset SSM AVL Balance Speaker Clock Off time On time Auto sleep Language Child lock ISM Method Set ID Tile mode Logo light XD Demo Auto config Manual config XGA Mode ARC Reset Your TV s OSD On Screen Display may differ slightly from what is shown in this manual ...

Page 19: ...e changed Dynamic Standard Mild User 1 User2 You can adjust picture contrast brightness colour sharpness and tint to the levels you prefer 1 Press the MENU button and then use D D E E button to select the PICTURE menu 2 Press the G G button and then use D D E E button to select the desired picture option Contrast Brightness Color Sharpness or Tint 3 Press the G G button and then use F F G G button...

Page 20: ... E E button to select CSM 3 Press the G G button and then use D D E E button to select User 4 Press the G G button and then use D D E E button to select Red Green or Blue 5 Use the F F G G button to make appropriate adjustments The adjustment range of Red Green and Blue is 10 10 6 Press the ENTER button to save the new settings 1 Press the MENU button and then use D D E E button to select the PICT...

Page 21: ...se D D E E button to select either Auto or Manual Selecting the Manual a Press the G G button and then use F F G G button to select XD Contrast XD Color or XD Noise XD Contrast Optimizing the contrast automatically according to the brightness of the reflection XD Color Adjusting the colors of the reflection automatically to reproduce as closely as possible to the natural colors XD NR Removing the ...

Page 22: ...on to select On or Off 5 Press the ENTER button to save the new settings PSM CSM XD Advanced G Reset Cinema Off Black level Low PSM CSM XD Advanced Reset Advanced Black Darkness Level Advanced Black Darkness Level Adjusting the contrast and the brightness of the screen using the black level of the screen This feature operates only in AV or HDMI mode 1 Press the MENU button and then use D D E E but...

Page 23: ... D E E button to select Surround MAX Flat Music Movie Sports or User 4 Press the ENTER button to save the new settings Manual Sound Control SSM Manual Sound Control SSM User option option Sound Menu Options Sound Menu Options Sound Status Memory SSM Sound Status Memory SSM SSM lets you enjoy the best sound without any special adjustment because the Monitor has the appropriate sound options based o...

Page 24: ...ke appropriate adjustments 4 Press the ENTER button to save the new settings A AVL VL Auto V Auto Volume Leveler olume Leveler Adjust the left right sound of speaker to suit your taste and room situations Balance Balance SSM AVL Balance Speaker SSM AVL G Balance Speaker On Off Turn the TV speakers off if using external audio equipment 1 Press the MENU button and then use D D E E button to select t...

Page 25: ...se D D E E button to set the hour 5 Press the G G button and then use D D E E button to set the minutes For only On timer function Press the G G button and then use D D E E button to set volume level 6 Press the ENTER button to save the new settings Clock Setup Clock Setup If current time setting is wrong correct the clock setting 1 Press the MENU button and then use D D E E button to select the T...

Page 26: ...time Note that this setting is cleared when the monitor is turned off 1 Press the SLEEP button repeatedly to select the number of minutes First the Min option appears on the screen followed by the following sleep timer options 10 20 30 60 90 120 180 and 240 minutes 2 When the number of minutes you want is displayed on the screen press the ENTER button The timer begins to count down from the number...

Page 27: ...n to select ISM Method 3 Press the G G button and then use D D E E button to select either Normal White wash Orbiter or Inversion Normal If image sticking is never a problem ISM is not necessary set this to Normal White wash White Wash removes permanent images from the screen Note An excessive permanent image may be impossible to clear completely using White Wash To return to normal viewing press ...

Page 28: ...o account the size of the bezel H Position Moving the screen position horizontally V Position Moving the screen position vertically Reset Function to initialize and release Tile All Tile setting are released when selecting Tile recall and the screen returns to Full screen Tile mode row x column r 1 2 3 4 c 1 2 3 4 4 x 4 available Configuration of an integration screen is also available as well as ...

Page 29: ...lasma display s power consumption 1 Press the MENU button and then use D D E E button to select the SPECIAL menu 2 Press the G G button and then use D D E E button to select Low power 3 Press the G G button and then use D D E E button to select On or Off When you select On the screen darkens 4 Press the ENTER button to save the new settings Language Child lock ISM Method Set ID Tile mode Low power...

Page 30: ...anual config option Auto config Manual config XGA Mode ARC Reset Auto config G Manual config XGA Mode ARC Reset To set Manual Configure RGB PC mode only Manual Configure RGB PC mode only Auto config Manual config XGA Mode ARC Reset Auto config Manual config G XGA Mode ARC Reset If the image still isn t clear after auto adjustment is completed and especially if characters are still jittery adjust t...

Page 31: ... 16 9 Choose 16 9 when you want to adjust the picture horizontally in a linear proportion to fill the entire screen Zoom 1 Choose Zoom 1 when you want to view the picture without any alteration However the top and bottom por tions of the picture will be cropped Zoom 1 Choose Zoom 2 when you want the picture to be altered both vertically extended and cropped The picture taking a halfway trade off b...

Page 32: ...Press the MENU button and then use D D E E button to select the SCREEN menu 2 Press the G G button and then use D D E E button to select Reset 3 Press the G G button Use the Reset option to initialize the adjusted settings Auto config Manual config XGA Mode ARC Reset Auto config G Manual config XGA Mode ARC Reset To set ...

Page 33: ...onfiguration Not standard D Sub 9 3 2 5 4 6 7 8 PDP D Sub 9 Connect the RS 232C input jack to an external control device such as a computer or an A V control system and control the Monitor s functions externally Connect the serial port of the control device to the RS 232C jack on the Monitor back panel RS 232C connection cables are not supplied with the Monitor T Type of Connector D Sub 9 pin Male...

Page 34: ... 06 Volume Control k f 0 64 07 Contrast k g 0 64 08 Brightness k h 0 64 09 Color k i 0 64 10 Tint k j 0 64 11 Sharpness k k 0 64 12 OSD Select k l 0 1 13 Remote Control Lock Mode k m 0 1 14 PIP DW k n 0 3 15 PIP Position k q 0 3 16 Treble k r 0 64 17 Bass k s 0 64 18 Balance k t 0 64 19 Color Temperature k u 0 3 20 Red adjustment k v 0 14 21 Green adjustment k w 0 14 22 Blue adjustment k 0 14 23 P...

Page 35: ...reen Zoom k c Set ID Data Cr Acknowledgement c Set ID OK Data x 05 Volume Mute Command 2 e G To control volume mute on off You can also adjust mute using the MUTE button on remote control Transmission Data 0 Volume mute on Volume off 1 Volume mute off Volume on k e Set ID Data Cr Acknowledgement e Set ID OK Data x 04 Screen Mute Command 2 d G To select screen mute on off Transmission Data 0 Screen...

Page 36: ... data mapping 1 See page 38 k i Set ID Data Cr Acknowledgement i Set ID OK Data x 10 Tint Command2 j G To adjust the screen tint You can also adjust tint in the Picture menu Transmission Data Red 0 Green 64 Refer to Real data mapping 1 See page 38 k j Set ID Data Cr Acknowledgement j Set ID OK Data x 08 Brightness Command2 h G To adjust screen brightness You can also adjust brightness in the Pictu...

Page 37: ... off a Connection Detect off k z Set ID FF Cr Acknowledgement z Set ID OK Data x Data FF Read Data 1 Inversion 2 Orbiter 3 Orb Inv 4 White Wash 8 Normal Data 1 19 Key Command2 c G To adjust Key code for IR remote control Transmission Data Key code Refer to See page 41 m c Set ID Data Cr Acknowledgement c Set ID OK Data x If you do not press any button within 2 hours after the monitor turns on with...

Page 38: ...ment g Set ID OK Data x Data Min 0 Max 64 22 Tile V Size Command d h G To set the Vertical size Transmission Data Min 0 Max 64 d h Set ID Data Cr Acknowledgement h Set ID OK Data x Data Min 0 Max 64 23 Tile ID Set Command d i G To assign the Tile ID for Tiling function Transmission Data Min 0 Max 64 d i Set ID Data Cr Acknowledgement i Set ID OK Data x Data Min 0 Max 64 24 Elapsed time return Comm...

Page 39: ...f T1 C0 Carrier frequency FCAR 1 TC fOSC 12 Duty ratio T1 TC 1 3 Repeat frame C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C0 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 Repeat code 9 ms 4 5 ms 0 55 ms 9 ms 2 25 ms G Bit description G Frame interval Tf The waveform is transmitted as long as a key is depressed Bit 0 Tf Tf Tf 108ms 455KHz 0 56 ms 0 56 ms 1 12 ms Bit 1 2 24 ms How to Connect How to ...

Page 40: ... R C Button R C Button R C Button R C Button R C Button R C Button R C Button R C Button R C Button R C Button R C Button R C Button Power On Off R C Button R C Button R C Button R C Button R C Button R C Button R C Button R C Button R C Button R C Button 4 3 16 9 Horizon Zoom mode Selection R C Button R C Button R C Button R C Button R C Button R C Button R C Button R C Button R C Button R C Butt...

Page 41: ...tation signal is weak reorient antenna to receive weaker station Check for sources of possible interference Lines or streaks in pictures Check antenna Change the direction of the antenna Check whether the product is turned on Try another channel The problem may be with the broadcast Is the power cord inserted into wall power outlet Check your antenna direction and or location Test the wall power o...

Page 42: ...sual noise when the product is turned on or off and does not indicate a fault with the product No output from one of the speakers Adjust Balance in menu option Screen color is unstable or single color Check the signal cable Reinstall the PC video card The signal is out of range There is a problem in PC mode Only PC mode applied Adjust resolution horizontal frequency or vertical frequency Check the...

Page 43: ... wipe the cabinet with a soft dry lint free cloth Please do not use a wet cloth If you expect to leave your TV dormant for a long time such as a vacation it s a good idea to unplug the power cord to protect against possible damage from lightning or power surges Early malfunctions can be prevented Careful and regular cleaning can extend the amount of time you will have your new TV Be sure to turn t...

Page 44: ...ns MODELS Width inches mm Height inches mm Depth inches mm Weight pounds kg Power requirement Resolution 42PM4M 42PM4M WA 42 0 1066 0 25 6 650 0 3 8 97 5 66 1 30 0 AC100 240V 50 60Hz 1920 x 1080 Dot 32 104 F 0 40 C Less than 80 4 140 F 20 60 C Less than 85 Environmental condition Operating Temperature Operating Humidity Storage Temperature Storage Humidity ...

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