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Scart and S-video terminal information

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Socket Earth
CVBS out (video)
CVBS earth
Red in
Red earth
Green in
Green earth
Blue in
Blue earth
Audio out (L)
Audio out (R)

CVBS in (video)
RGB status earth
Status RGB
Earth
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Status CVBS
Audio in (L)
Audio earth
Audio in (R)

AV1 Scart terminal (RGB, VIDEO)

Suitable inputs for AV1 include 
RGB (Red / Green / Blue).

AV2 Scart terminal (VIDEO, S-VIDEO, Q-Link)

AV2 - Pins 15 and 20 are dependent 
on AV2 S-VHS / VIDEO switching.

Chrominance in

Luminance in

Chrominance earth

Luminance earth

AV3 S-VIDEO 4 pin terminal

Socket Earth
CVBS out (video)
CVBS earth
S.C. - in
Earth
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Earth
Audio out (L)
Audio out (R)

CVBS in (video)
Earth
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Earth
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Q-Link data
Status CVBS
Audio in (L)
Audio earth
Audio in (R)

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AV4 Scart terminal (RGB, VIDEO, S-VIDEO, Q-Link)

AV4 - Pins 15 and 20 are dependent 
on AV4 S-VHS / VIDEO switching.

Socket Earth
CVBS out (video)
CVBS earth
Red in, S.C. - in
Red earth
Green in
Green earth
Blue in
Blue earth
Audio out (L)
Audio out (R)

CVBS in (video)
Earth
Status RGB
Earth
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Q-Link data
Status CVBS
Audio in (L)
Audio earth
Audio in (R)

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CAUTION:

Symptoms

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Some parts of the 
screen do not light up.

The plasma TV panel is manufactured using an extremely high level of precision technology, 
however, sometimes some parts of the screen may be missing picture elements or have 
luminous spots. This is not a malfunction.

After-images appear

ABCDEF

ABCDEF

Do not allow a still picture to be displayed for an extended period, as this can cause a 
permanent after-image to remain on the Plasma TV.
Examples of still pictures include logos, video games, computer images, teletext and 
images displayed in 4:3 mode.
With no signal present, and without any user operation, the Panasonic screensaver will 
appear automatically after a few minutes to prevent image retention.

Note:

The permanent after-image on the Plasma TV resulting from 

fi

 xed image use is not an 

operating defect and as such is not covered by the Warranty.
This product is not designed to display 

fi

 xed images for extended periods of time.

Sleep Feature

If the set is not switched off when the TV station stops transmitting, it will automatically go to standby mode after 30 
minutes. This function will not operate when this TV is in AV mode.

Notes:

• External surfaces of the unit may become hot during operation. But this is completely normal.
• See label on the base of this equipment for ratings and other information.

Troubleshooting

Summary of Contents for TH-37PV500E

Page 1: ...ain them for future reference TQB0E0169U 1 TV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C 0 OK The image shown is for illustration only Pedestal stand shown above is optional extra English TH 37PV500E TH 42PV500E TH 50PV500E Model No Operating Instructions High Definition Plasma Television ...

Page 2: ...Changing the sound system for a channel 17 Copying programme information to a recording device 17 Tuning menu Auto setup 18 Tuning menu Manual tuning 19 Manual tuning via front panel 19 Q Link 20 Aspect Controls 21 Multi window 23 PC mode 24 Card operations 26 Still 33 VCR DVD operation 34 Teletext operation 35 Connections 38 How to connect the Headphones AV3 terminals 38 How to connect the Audio ...

Page 3: ...e the front cover the screen may momentarily flicker This is not a malfunction The screen will return to normality in a short while To prevent electric shock ensure the grounding pin on the AC cord power plug is securely connected Trademark Credits VGA is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer USA S VGA is a registered trade...

Page 4: ...age sound etc In particular keep video equipment away from this product Keep unneeded small parts and other objects out of the reach of small children These objects can be accidentally swallowed Also be careful about packaging materials and plastic sheets When using the Plasma TV The Plasma TV is designed to operate on 220 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Do not cover the ventilation holes Doing so may cause the...

Page 5: ... power cord plug the resultant humidity can damage the insulation which could result in fire Pull the power cord plug out from the wall outlet and wipe the mains lead with a dry cloth This Plasma TV radiates infrared rays therefore it may affect other infrared communication equipment Install your infrared sensor in a place away from direct or reflected light from your Plasma TV Maintenance The fro...

Page 6: ... not mix different battery types i e Alkaline and Manganese or use rechargeable Ni Cad batteries Pull and hold the hook then open the battery cover Insert batteries note correct polarity and R6 UM3 size Replace the cover 3 2 1 Batteries for the Remote Control Transmitter 2 R6 UM3 size Clamper 2 Ferrite core Small size 1 Ferrite core Large size 1 Installing the ferrite core Small size See page 38 I...

Page 7: ...g band Fastening Loosening To tighten Pull off Keep the knob pressed Clamp How to open the front cover Raise the lower part of the door labeled PULL Band Open Close Removal Fitting 1 Insert the claws at 2 points at the bottom end 2 Push until it clicks 1 Push down hooks and pull the cover slightly towards yourself to disengage the claws at 2 points 2 Slowly pull out in the downward direction Cable...

Page 8: ...ss the switch on the TV set to turn the set on To switch the TV set to Standby mode press the button on the remote control The TV set can be switched on by pressing the button again if it was in Standby mode Note This TV will still consume some power as long as the mains plug is still inserted into the wall socket TV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C 0 OK Remote control signal sensor Power Indicator Standby Red...

Page 9: ...uction book If Q Link is not operating correctly check the following The Scart cable is connected to the TV s Scart terminal AV2 or AV4 and correctly setup in the menu The Scart cable is connected to the recording device s compatible Q Link NEXTVIEWLINK or similar technology Scart terminal The Scart cable is a fully wired type For further information on Q Link and connecting equipment see page 20 ...

Page 10: ... operations see page 26 33 Switch between viewing TV or AV input see page 38 Cursor buttons to make selections and adjustments Exit the mode Text Hold Picture Still button see page 33 35 Text Index button see page 37 Programme channel change buttons 0 9 and Teletext page buttons see page 35 37 When in Standby mode switches TV On Information button Press to display status information for the curren...

Page 11: ...ptions The OK button is used with a number of features to store settings after adjustments have been made or options have been set The EXIT button is used to exit the menu system and return to the normal viewing screen An On Screen Help box is displayed whenever a menu is displayed on the TV This Help box indicates which buttons on the remote control are used to navigate the menu shown see above f...

Page 12: ...imum of four separate settings for each signal source RF AV1 AV2 AV3 AV4 Component PC HDMI and Card operations Changes will be stored automatically By analysing and processing the incoming picture all four modes feature automatic enhancement Contrast Brightness Colour Sharpness Increase or decrease the levels of these options according to your personal preference Tint With an NTSC signal source co...

Page 13: ...or decrease level to enhance or minimise sharper higher sound output Balance The levels of sound between the left and right speakers can be adjusted to suit your listening position Headphone volume Can be adjusted independently of the TV speakers so that everyone can enjoy listening at a level comfortable for them MPX Usually set to Stereo to provide the best reproduction but if reception deterior...

Page 14: ...h an afterimage illuminate the side panels Power save By reducing the brighness of picture power consumption can be lowered Tuning menu Provides access to many other features including Programme edit and Auto setup See page 15 19 OSD language When you first install the TV the On Screen Display language is set according to your choice of country OSD language lets you change the language used for On...

Page 15: ...o setup Manual tuning Fine tuning Colour system Volume correc Decoder AV2 Tuning menu Auto Access Off Programme edit Access in order to customize your programme settings e g adding or deleting a programme position See page 16 17 Auto setup Allows you to automatically retune the TV Useful if you move house and wish to retune your TV to the local stations See page 18 Manual tuning Allows individual ...

Page 16: ...e channel to the programme position or the Red button to delete one Press the same button again to confirm your decision Adding deleting a programme channel Confirm Cancel Programme edit Prog Chan Name Lock Sys 1 2 3 4 5 CH44 CH51 CH41 CH47 CH37 ABC XYZ FTP 123 456 Off Off Off Off Off SC1 SC1 SC1 SC1 SC1 Move the cursor to the programme to be moved Press the Yellow button Choose the new position f...

Page 17: ...tion information Press the Blue button Programme data will now be sent to the recording device s This might take a few seconds depending on the number of stations stored If the message Feature not available appears on the screen the television is unable to send the programme information to the recording device s See the device s instruction book for further information You can change the sound sys...

Page 18: ...now stored on programme position 1 Press the EXIT button at any time to go back to watching TV please read the Notes in the above procedure Notes If you proceed with the next step all tuning data will be erased all stations and their programme positions stored in your TV s memory will be wiped out so the new settings can be stored If you exit the procedure after this point and before Auto setup is...

Page 19: ...to access Tuning mode Press the TV AV button to move between Change programme Search and Change TV system Press the or button to change programme position or start search When the desired station is found press the STR button to store The programme position will flash Repeat above procedure to tune additional programme positions Press the F button at any time to go back to watching TV Note If your...

Page 20: ...V is in Standby mode the TV will automatically switch on and select the correct AV input so that you can view the content Recording device Auto Power Standby When the TV is switched into Standby mode the recording device will also switch into Standby mode if there is no media inserted or if there is media inserted and the device is in Rewind or Stop mode If a VCR is rewinding a tape it will not sw...

Page 21: ...f different films and programmes can vary If these are wider than a standard 16 9 aspect picture then a black band may be visible at the top and bottom of the screen WIDE will appear in the top left corner of the screen and picture aspect changes accordingly in any aspect modes if a widescreen identification signal WSS is detected or a control signal is found through a Scart terminal Automatic asp...

Page 22: ... the left and right sides of the picture The 4 3 picture will be stretched horizontally so that the image fills the screen this is done in such a way that the stretching is only obvious at the left and right edges of the screen Just Zoom1 will display 16 9 letterbox or 4 3 pictures with no aspect distortions Zoom1 Zoom1 Zoom1 Zoom2 Zoom2 Zoom2 Zoom2 will display 16 9 anamorphic letterbox pictures ...

Page 23: ... the same time as picture in picture does The difference is how the two pictures are displayed in Picture in picture the smaller window appears within the main picture in Picture out of picture the smaller window appears to the right of the main picture Press the Yellow button to select the contents of the smaller window switching between displaying a TV channel and AV sources in turn To change th...

Page 24: ...he white balance for dark blue areas 2 0 2 2 2 5 S Curve Note Carry out W B adjustment as follows 1 Adjust the white balance of the bright sections using the W B High R and W B High B settings 2 Adjust the white balance of the dark sections using the W B Low R and W B Low B settings 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to adjust Steps 1 and 2 affect each other s settings so repeat each step in turn to make the ...

Page 25: ...s to reduce the noise to the lowest level H pos Adjust the horizontal position V pos Adjust the vertical position Clock phase Eliminate the flickering and distortion Carry out this adjustment after adjusting Clock Adjust to reduce noise to the most inconspicuous level Sync H V To synchronize by the horizontal and vertical signals from your PC on G To synchronize by the green signal form your PC if...

Page 26: ...ving the PC card make sure that the TV is turned Off Otherwise it may damage the unit Do not touch the terminals on the back of the SD card PC card Always insert a card in the correct direction Failure to do so may result in damage to the card and this unit Do not subject the card to excessive pressure or strong impacts Electrical interference electrostatic discharges and malfunctions of the unit ...

Page 27: ...rror display If the image is imported from a PC it must follow the EXIF Exchangeable image file format 2 0 2 1 2 2 in addition to the DCF design rule for Camera File system format The JPEG modified using a PC will not be displayed on TV This function cannot display Motion JPEG and still image not DCF formatted i e TIFF BMP If the file is partially corrupted it may be shown in lower resolution The ...

Page 28: ...remove the SD card while recording The data being recorded and other data stored on the SD card may become unreadable SD recording may not be fully compatible or playable in some PC software or PDA devices When two pictures are shown on the same screen as Multi window functions the main window is the one that is recorded The picture can be switched for the sub window If the signal system is change...

Page 29: ...G4 view The thumbnail screen is displayed Select the file Press the OK button The moving picture starts Notes Picture menu Sound menu in playback only or Viewing setup in thumbnail only adjustment is possible by pressing the MENU button during MPEG4 view Date shows the date on which the recording was made by this unit DIGA or D snap Its format is 01 01 2000 when recordings are made without date si...

Page 30: ...io can be changed by pressing the ASPECT button Lock Unlock the file Select the file you want to lock in the thumbnail Press the Blue button to lock the file Press again to unlock MENU Red Blue Frame size Repeat Viewing setup Normal Off Delete the file Select the file you want to delete in the thumbnail Press the Red button to delete the file Press again to confirm your decision Note If the file i...

Page 31: ...eration guide is displayed Press to skip the previous view Press to display the thumbnail Press to rotate the view Each press rotates the view ninety degrees Press to skip the next view Press the Red button to zoom the view During zoom mode you can move the position by using the cursor buttons MENU Red Slide show Interval Viewing setup Access 5sec Repeat Off Card SD Inserted card displayed this do...

Page 32: ...or 180min Set the recording time before recording Note If you set Rec time to No setting the recording does not stop until the card is fully recorded Card format You can format the card Notes If the card is formated all data is erased Only cards that are supported by the SD card slot can be formatted Do not remove the SD card while formatting That may cause the card to not be able to record proper...

Page 33: ...s inserted Broken file Cannot display image The file is broken Memory full The card memory is full Not enough memory The card does not have enough memory to operate Cannot read file The file is not readable Unrecordable source SD recording is stopped It is not possible on restricted channels Error Check card Re insert the card If the error persists format the card Card recording in progress Please...

Page 34: ...Press again to switch back on Play Press to playback the tape or DVD Stop Press to stop the tape or DVD Skip Fast Forward Cue VCR Press to fast forward the tape In Play mode press to view the picture rapidly forward Cue When fast forwarding the tape the picture noise may occur DVD Press to skip to the next track or title Press and hold to search forward Skip Rewind Review VCR Press to rewind the t...

Page 35: ...the OK button the page numbers will change to white indicating that the page is stored HOLD HOLD To hold the Teletext page when viewing multi page information Press again to return to automatic page update Teletext features may vary depending on the Broadcasting Companies and is only available if the channel selected is transmitting Teletext Pressing the MENU button whilst in Teletext operation wi...

Page 36: ...ire As each sub page is found its number is displayed at the top of the page so that you may select it as more sub pages are picked up the display at the top of the page changes so that you are always offered the most recently transmitted selection of sub pages In Teletext operation use the following procedure to access sub pages If the sub page you want to look at is not yet available press the M...

Page 37: ... button will take you to the sub page which you requested Press the TEXT button to return to normal TV operation INDEX INDEX When in TOP FASTEXT operation Press the INDEX button to return to the main index page Depending on the way information is transmitted this may have to be pressed more than once to return to the main index page TEXT MULTI WINDOW Picture and text Press the TEXT button followed...

Page 38: ...fter a few seconds If you want to select an input when the keys are not shown press any one of the coloured buttons and the keys will reappear Notes The volume level of the headphones can be adjusted by selecting Headphone volume from the Sound menu Additional equipment and cables shown are not supplied with this TV set Notes You can also select an AV source using the TV AV button on the front pan...

Page 39: ...For Scart terminal wiring and applicable component signals information see page 43 44 DVD PLAYER How to connect the Component Input terminals How to connect the Audio Output terminals How to connect the AV1 2 4 Scart terminals AV4 VCR S VIDEO VCR SET TOP BOX Q Link COMPATIBLE VCR DVD PLAYER DVD RECORDER Q Link COMPATIBLE DVD RECORDER CAMCORDER S VIDEO CAMCORDER GAME CONSOLE COMPUTER RGB AV1 VCR SE...

Page 40: ...e the aspect adjustment set to 16 9 For applicable HDMI signals information see page 44 How to connect the HDMI Input terminal Compatible sampling frequency of AUDIO signal through HDMI L PCM 48 kHz 44 1 kHz 32 kHz Notes This HDMI connector is Type A If you connect equipment without a digital output terminal connect to the COMPONENT S VIDEO or VIDEO input terminal on the TV so you can receive an a...

Page 41: ...ese maximums it may not be possible to show fine detail with sufficient clarity Some PC models cannot be connected to the set There is no need to use an adapter for computers with DOS V compatible D sub 15P terminal The computer shown in the illustration is for example purposes only Additional equipment and cables shown are not supplied with this set Do not set the horizontal and vertical scanning...

Page 42: ...at minimum levels Check if in Standby mode No Colour Normal Sound Colour controls set at minimum levels Poor or Distorted Picture Weak or No Sound Retune Channel s Normal Picture Weak or Distorted Sound Sound reception may have deteriorated Switch MPX setting Sound menu to Off until reception improves H D M I Poor Video Snow noise no picture picture runs etc HDMI cable is not connected securely Tu...

Page 43: ...3 1 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 CAUTION Symptoms Check Some parts of the screen do not light up The plasma TV panel is manufactured using an extremely high level of precision technology however sometimes some parts of the screen may be missing picture elements or have luminous spots This is not a malfunction After images appear ABCDEF ABCDEF Do not allow a still picture to be displayed for an extend...

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Page 45: ...deo recorders VCR M NTSC Playback from M NTSC Video recorders VCR NTSC AV input only Playback from NTSC Video recorders VCR Aerial Rear UHF VHF Operating Conditions Temperature 0 C 40 C Humidity 20 80 RH non condensing Connection Terminals AV1 Scart connecter 21 Pin terminal Audio Video in Audio Video out RGB in AV2 Scart connecter 21 Pin terminal Audio Video in Audio Video out S Video in Q Link A...

Page 46: ...e PAL Video recorders VCR M NTSC Playback from M NTSC Video recorders VCR NTSC AV input only Playback from NTSC Video recorders VCR Aerial Rear UHF VHF Operating Conditions Temperature 0 C 40 C Humidity 20 80 RH non condensing Connection Terminals AV1 Scart connecter 21 Pin terminal Audio Video in Audio Video out RGB in AV2 Scart connecter 21 Pin terminal Audio Video in Audio Video out S Video in ...

Page 47: ...ome PAL Video recorders VCR M NTSC Playback from M NTSC Video recorders VCR NTSC AV input only Playback from NTSC Video recorders VCR Aerial Rear UHF VHF Operating Conditions Temperature 0 C 40 C Humidity 20 80 RH non condensing Connection Terminals AV1 Scart connecter 21 Pin terminal Audio Video in Audio Video out RGB in AV2 Scart connecter 21 Pin terminal Audio Video in Audio Video out S Video i...

Page 48: ...s to designated collection points where they will be accepted on a free of charge basis Alternatively in some countries you may be able to return your products to your local retailer upon the purchase of an equivalent new product Disposing of this product correctly will help to save valuable resources and prevent any potential negative effects on human health and the environment which could otherw...

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