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TH-42LF25U
TH-47LF25U

Model No.

Operating Instructions

FULL HD LCD Display

English

Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product,
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Page 1: ... TH 47LF25U Model No Operating Instructions FULL HD LCD Display English Before connecting operating or adjusting this product please read these instructions completely Please keep this manual for future reference ...

Page 2: ... emploi a changé La page 42 Failover input a été ajoutée au menu Options Failover input En l absence de signal l écran commute automatiquement vers le signal d entrée spéci é Off VIDEO Component RGB PC DVI HDMI1 HDMI2 Off Remarques Lorsque le réglage est différent de Off Input lock est estompé en gris et ne peut pas être dé ni Lorsque Input lock est dans une position différente de Off ce réglage e...

Page 3: ...e or shock hazard do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture Do not place containers with water ower vase cups cosmetics etc above the set including on shelves above etc WARNING 1 To prevent electric shock do not remove cover No user serviceable parts inside Refer servicing to quali ed service personnel 2 Do not remove the grounding pin on the power plug This apparatus is equipped with a thr...

Page 4: ...ent of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories speci ed by the manufacturer 12 Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table speci ed by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving...

Page 5: ...on 10 HDMI connection 11 DVI D IN connection 11 PC Input Terminals connection 12 SERIAL Terminals connection 13 Power ON OFF 14 Selecting the input signal 16 Basic Controls 17 ASPECT Controls 19 Digital Zoom 20 On Screen Menu Displays 21 Adjusting POS SIZE 23 PICTURE Adjustments 25 ADVANCED SETTINGS 26 SOUND Adjustment 27 PRESENT TIME SETUP SET UP TIMER 28 PRESENT TIME SETUP 28 SET UP TIMER 29 SCR...

Page 6: ...cept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation FCC CAUTION To assure continued compliance follow the attached installation instructions and use only shielded interface cables when connecting to computer or peripheral devices Any changes or modi cations not expressly approved by Panasonic Corp of North America could void the user s authority to operate this...

Page 7: ...he Display with its cables attached might damage the cables which in turn can cause re or electric shock Disconnect the power plug from the wall outlet as a safety precaution before carrying out any cleaning Electric shocks can result if this is not done Clean the power cable regularly to prevent it from becoming dusty Built up dust on the power cord plug can increase humidity which might damage t...

Page 8: ...ight and 1 31 32 5 cm or more at the rear and also keep the space between the bottom of the display and the oor surface Cautions for Wall Installation Wall installation should be performed by an installation professional Installing the Display incorrectly may lead to an accident that results in death or serious injury Furthermore when installing on a wall a UL standard certi ed wall hanging bracke...

Page 9: ...ttempt to charge short circuit disassemble heat or burn used batteries 5 Battery replacement is necessary when the remote control acts sporadically or stops operating the Display 6 Do not burn or breakup batteries Batteries must not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine re or the like 3 Replace the cover Accessories Supplied Check that you have the Accessories and items shown Operating Ins...

Page 10: ...cable in place using the bead band attached to the display AC cord connection and xing cable xing 1 2 3 Remove the bead band Bundle the cables Attach the bead band Bead band Remove Bundle the cables Stopper Pass through to the back Connections AV IN HDMI1 HDMI2 HDMI Input Terminal see page 11 COMPONENT RGB IN Component RGB Video Input Terminal see page 10 DVI D IN DVI D Input Terminal see page 11 ...

Page 11: ...tion see page 37 Accepts only RGB signals from COMPONENT RGB IN terminal with SYNC ON G RCA BNC Adapter plug RCA BNC Adapter plug DVD Player DVD Player VCR Computer RGB Camcorder Connections VIDEO and COMPONENT RGB IN connection Note Additional equipment cables and adapter plugs shown are not supplied with this set S Video Input Terminal Luminance Signal Color Signal Earth Color Signal Earth Lumin...

Page 12: ...s Stereo mini plug M3 Shared with PC IN DVI video cable with Ferrite core Within 5 m PC with DVI D video out Pin No Signal Name Pin No Signal Name 1 T M D S data 2 13 2 T M D S data 2 14 5 V DC 3 T M D S data 2 shield 15 Ground 4 16 Hot plug detect 5 17 T M D S data 0 6 DDC clock 18 T M D S data 0 7 DDC data 19 T M D S data 0 shield 8 20 9 T M D S data 1 21 10 T M D S data 1 22 T M D S clock shiel...

Page 13: ...need to use an adapter for computers with DOS V compatible Mini 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 Panasonic recommends using a PC cable that includes a Ferrite core Do not set the horizontal and vertical scanning frequencies for PC signals which are above or below the speci ed ...

Page 14: ...ter s 1 5 bytes End 03h STX C1 C2 C3 P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 ETX Notes If multiple commands are transmitted be sure to wait for the response for the rst command to come from this unit before sending the next command If an incorrect command is sent by mistake this unit will send an ER401 command back to the computer Consult anAuthorized Service Center for detail instructions on command usage Pin layout for ...

Page 15: ...ower switch on the Display to turn the set on Power On Power Indicator Green Press the button on the remote control to turn the Display off Power Indicator Red standby Press the button on the remote control to turn the Display on Power Indicator Green Turn the power to the Display off by pressing the POWER switch on the unit when the Display is on or in standby mode Note During operation of the po...

Page 16: ...PRESENT TIME OF DAY 2 Setup DAY or PRESENT TIME OF DAY Notes Once the items are set the screens won t be displayed when switching on the unit next time After the setting the items can be changed in the following menus OSD LANGUAGE see page 34 PRESENT TIME SETUP see page 28 1 Select SET 2 Set Power ON OFF Power ON warning message The following message may be displayed when turning the unit power ON...

Page 17: ...D IN HDMI1 HDMI input terminal in AV IN HDMI1 HDMI2 HDMI input terminal in AV IN HDMI2 VIDEO Video input terminal in AV IN VIDEO S VIDEO Component Component or RGB input terminal in COMPONENT RGB IN Component may be displayed as RGB depending on the setting of COMPONENT RGB IN SELECT see page 37 Notes Selecting is also possible by pressing the INPUT button on the unit Select to match the signals f...

Page 18: ...ge 21 Remote control sensor Main Power On Off Switch Speakers Brightness Sensor Detects the brightness in the viewing environment Main Unit Power Indicator The Power Indicator will light Power OFF Indicator not illuminated The unit will still consume some power as long as the power cord is still inserted into the wall outlet Standby Red Power ON Green POWER MANAGEMENT DPMS Orange With PC input sig...

Page 19: ...smitter AUTO SETUP button Automatically adjusts the position size of the screen see page 23 SET UP button see page 21 SOUND button see page 27 Volume Adjustment Press the Volume Up or Down button to increase or decrease the sound volume level R button see page 21 Press the R button to return to previous menu screen OFF TIMER button The Display can be preset to switch to stand by after a xed period...

Page 20: ...e Enlarged screen Description FULL The display of the pictures lls the screen In the case of SD signals pictures with a 4 3 aspect ratio are enlarged horizontally and displayed This mode is suited to displaying anamorphic pictures with a 16 9 aspect ratio 4 3 Pictures with a 4 3 aspect ratio are displayed with their original aspect ratio Side panels are displayed at the left and right edges of the...

Page 21: ...nnot be selected while in the following operation state When MULTI DISPLAY SETUP is ON see page 35 When SCREENSAVER is running see page 30 While Digital Zoom is in operation Adjusting POS SIZE cannot be used Select the magni cation required for the enlarged display Each time this is pressed the magni cation factor changes This is shown in the image being displayed 3 2 4 The cursor will move 1 Disp...

Page 22: ...creen will switch Normal Viewing PICTURE SOUND POS SIZE SET UP 2 Select the item 100 70 50 50 50 PICTURE NORMAL NORMALIZE STANDARD BRIGHTNESS PICTURE MENU COLOR PICTURE BACKLIGHT TINT ADVANCED SETTINGS COLOR TEMP NORMAL SHARPNESS 50 Example PICTURE menu Select Press Select 3 Set Adjust Press Adjust 4 Exit the menu Press Press to return to the previous menu Press several times ...

Page 23: ...T TIME OF DAY MON 0 02 Page 30 31 VIDEO Component INPUT LABEL PC DVI HDMI1 HDMI2 VIDEO Component PC DVI HDMI1 HDMI2 100 70 50 50 50 PICTURE NORMAL NORMALIZE STANDARD BRIGHTNESS PICTURE MENU COLOR PICTURE BACKLIGHT TINT ADVANCED SETTINGS COLOR TEMP NORMAL SHARPNESS 50 On Screen Menu Displays 0 NORMAL NORMALIZE AUTO SETUP POS SIZE V POS 0 H POS V SIZE CLOCK PHASE H SIZE 1 1 PIXEL MODE DOT CLOCK 0 0 ...

Page 24: ...P will be executed When AUTO SETUP does not work INVALID is displayed Notes When digital RGB signal input DOT CLOCK and CLOCK PHASE cannot be made AUTO SETUP may not work when a cropped or dark image is input In such case switch to a bright image with borders and other objects are clearly shown and then try auto setup again Depending on the signal out of alignment may occur after AUTO SETUP Carry ...

Page 25: ...ic striped pattern interference noise may occur when a striped pattern is displayed If this happens adjust so that any such noise is minimized OVER SCAN Turn image over scan ON OFF Con gurable signals are as follows 525i 525p 625i 625p 750 60p 750 50p Component Video DVI HDMI ON OFF Notes OFF is effective during only FULL aspect mode When OFF is set H SIZE and V SIZE cannot be adjusted 1 1 PIXEL M...

Page 26: ...Enables ne picture adjustment at a professional level see next page While the PICTURE menu is displayed if either the N button on the remote control is pressed at any time or the ACTION button is pressed during NORMALIZE then all adjustment values are returned to the factory settings Helpful Hint NORMALIZE Normalization Press the left or right button to switch between modes NORMAL WARM COOL Press ...

Page 27: ... COLOR Less More Adjusts color saturation TINT Reddish Greenish Adjusts for natural esh tones SHARPNESS Less More Adjusts picture sharpness Item Effect Details INPUT LEVEL Less More Adjustment of parts which are extremely bright and hard to see GAMMA Down Up S CURVE 2 0 2 2 2 6 AGC OFF ON Increases the brightness of dark signal automatically W B HIGH R Less More Adjusts the white balance for light...

Page 28: ...mode 2 Select to adjust each item While the SOUND menu is displayed if either the N button on the remote control is pressed at any time or the ACTION button is pressed during NORMALIZE then all adjustment values are returned to the factory settings Helpful Hint NORMALIZE Normalization 3 Item Details AUDIO MENU STANDARD Emits the original sound DYNAMIC Accentuates sharp sound CLEAR Attenuates human...

Page 29: ...r PRESENT TIME SETUP screen 2 Press to select DAY or PRESENT TIME OF DAY Press to set up DAY or PRESENT TIME OF DAY button Forward button Back Notes Pressing or button once changes PRESENT TIME OF DAY 1 minute Pressing or button continuously changes PRESENT TIME OF DAY by 15 minutes Press to select SET Press to store PRESENT TIME SETUP Notes SET cannot be selected unless PRESENT TIME OF DAY is set...

Page 30: ...r On Input VIDEO 1 Set the program number 2 To execute the program set to ON The program is disabled when OFF is set 3 Set the day The program is executed every day when EVERYDAY is set 4 Set the power ON OFF 5 Set the time Pressing or button once changes TIME 1 minute Pressing or button continuously changes TIME by 15 minutes 6 Set the input Notes This function cannot be set unless PRESENT TIME S...

Page 31: ...AVER Press to select the SCREENSAVER screen MODE selection START setting 4 When the MODE is set to ON press to select START Press to start SCREENSAVER The menu screen will disappear and the SCREENSAVER will be activated To stop the SCREENSAVER under ON press the R button or any buttons on the main unit Note When the display is turned off the SCREENSAVER will be deactivated Press to select the MODE...

Page 32: ... prevent image retention of sharper contour of image Press to select START TIME FINISH TIME When TIME OF DAY is selected Press to select SHOW DURATION SAVER DURATION When INTERVAL is selected Press to select SCREENSAVER DURATION When STANDBY AFTER SCR SAVER is selected Press to setup button Forward button Back Note Timer function will not work unless PRESENT TIME OF DAY is set Notes Pressing or bu...

Page 33: ...ls stop Note This function is effective during normal viewing one picture screen NO ACTIVITY POWER OFF When this function is set to ENABLE the power is turned off standby automatically when there is no operation of the Display for 4 hours Starting from 3 minutes before the turn off the remaining time will be displayed NO ACTIVITY POWER OFF 3MIN PRESS ANY KEY TO ABORT When the power is turned off d...

Page 34: ...abel of the Input signal to be displayed see page 16 Image input Input label VIDEO VIDEO DVD1 DVD2 DVD3 Blu ray1 Blu ray2 Blu ray3 CATV VCR STB SKIP Component Component DVD1 DVD2 DVD3 Blu ray1 Blu ray2 Blu ray3 CATV VCR STB SKIP PC PC DVD1 DVD2 DVD3 Blu ray1 Blu ray2 Blu ray3 CATV VCR STB SKIP DVI DVI DVD1 DVD2 DVD3 Blu ray1 Blu ray2 Blu ray3 CATV VCR STB SKIP HDMI1 HDMI1 DVD1 DVD2 DVD3 Blu ray1 B...

Page 35: ...h Français Italiano Español English US Chinese Japanese Russian Selecting the On Screen Menu Language 1 1 4 2 2 3 1 2 SIGNAL INPUT LABEL WOBBLING SET UP POWER MANAGEMENT ON OFF STANDBY SAVE ON ECO OFF OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH US COMPONENT RGB IN SELECT RGB NO SIGNAL POWER OFF ENABLE NO ACTIVITY POWER OFF DISABLE SCREENSAVER Customizing the On Screen Menu Display 2 2 SET UP MULTI DISPLAY SETUP SET UP T...

Page 36: ...I DISPLAY SETUP HORIZONTAL SCALE OFF A1 LOCATION VERTICAL SCALE BEZEL V ADJUSTMENT 10 BEZEL H ADJUSTMENT 1 MULTI DISPLAY SETUP 10 SET UP for MULTI DISPLAY Example group of 25 5 5 Press to display the SET UP menu 1 2 3 Press to select the MULTI DISPLAY SETUP Press to select ON or OFF Item Details MULTI DISPLAY SETUP Select ON or OFF HORIZONTAL SCALE Select 1 2 3 4 5 VERTICAL SCALE Select 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 37: ... Select the required arrangement number A1 E5 Refer to the following Display Number locations for each arrangement Examples 2 1 2 3 4 4 4 2 5 5 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 Press to exit from adjust mode 4 ...

Page 38: ... 37 SET UP for Input Signals COMPONENT RGB IN SELECT Select to match the signals from the source connected to the COMPONENT RGB IN terminal Y PB PR signals COMPONENT RGB signals RGB Press to display the SET UP menu Press to select the COMPONENT RGB IN SELECT Press to select the desired mode COMPONENT RGB Press to exit from adjust mode Note Make setting of the selected input terminal COMPONENT RGB ...

Page 39: ...AT 1280 1024 60 1024 768 3 2 PULLDOWN OFF SYNC SIGNAL H FREQ V FREQ kHz Hz 63 98 60 02 SIGNAL FORMAT 1280 1024 60 RGB 3 2 PULLDOWN XGA MODE NOISE REDUCTION OFF AUTO OFF 1024 768 38 Press to select the menu to adjust Press to adjust the menu Press to exit from adjust mode Note SIGNAL setup menu displays a different setting condition for each input signal 3 4 SET UP for Input Signals SIGNAL menu For...

Page 40: ...te When ON this setting only affects the following signal input NTSC PAL signal input during Video S Video input signal 525i 480i 625i 575i 1125 1080 60i signal input during Component input signal XGA MODE This menu is displayed when the input signal is analog Component PC This menu sets two types of XGA signals with 60Hz vertical frequency having different aspect ratios and sampling rates 1 024 7...

Page 41: ... during input from PC IN terminal Select SIGNAL from the SET UP menu during Component input signal SYNC Con rm that the input is set to RGB input this setting is valid only for RGB input signal AUTO The H and V sync or synchronized signal is automatically selected If both input it is selected the H and V sync However the synchronized signal that is input rst is selected ON G Uses a synchronized si...

Page 42: ...plays the frequency and the type of the current input signal This display is valid only for COMPONENT RGB PC and Digital input signal Display range Horizontal 30 110 kHz Vertical 48 120 Hz The dot clock frequency is displayed during digital signal input Note The automatically detected signal format may be displayed differently than the actual input signal Input signal display ...

Page 43: ...your maximum range You can hear the changed volume regardless of your volume setting before opening the options menu if you adjust the volume when Initial VOL level is On and cursor is on the menu Maximum VOL level Press button to adjust the maximum volume Off On Off Sets auto maximum volume On Sets your preferred maximum volume Notes If the Maximum VOL level is set lower than the Initial VOL leve...

Page 44: ...on the multiple displays that are set together for example on MULTI DISPLAY system Set each display s setting individually Off The display will be turned on at the same time as POWER button is pressed 1 to 30 sec Set the power on delay time second After pressing POWER button the display will be powered on with time delay depending on this setting Notes During this function is working the power ind...

Page 45: ...el being driven may be heard This is normal and not indicative of malfunctioning Parts of the unit become hot Even when the temperature of parts of the front top and rear panels has risen these temperature rises will not pose any problems in terms of performance or quality Power automatically turns off unexpectedly Check the settings of POWER MANAGEMENT NO SIGNALPOWER OFF and NOACTIVITY POWER OFF ...

Page 46: ...900 65Hz 61 20 65 20 92 0 92 0 92 0 31 1 152x900 66Hz 61 85 66 00 94 5 94 5 94 5 32 1 152x900 75Hz 71 40 75 60 105 1 105 1 105 1 33 1 280x768 60Hz 47 78 59 87 79 50 79 50 79 50 34 1 280x800 50Hz 41 20 50 00 68 55 68 55 68 55 35 1 280x960 60Hz 60 00 60 00 108 0 108 0 108 0 36 1 280x960 85Hz 85 94 85 00 148 5 148 5 148 5 37 1 280x1 024 50Hz 52 70 50 00 89 38 89 38 89 38 38 1 280x1 024 60Hz 63 34 59 ...

Page 47: ... 31 47 59 94 27 0 27 0 3 625 575 50i 15 63 50 00 13 5 4 625 576 50i 15 63 50 00 27 0 5 625 575 50p 31 25 50 00 27 0 6 625 576 50p 31 25 50 00 27 0 7 750 720 60p 45 00 60 00 74 25 74 25 8 750 720 50p 37 50 50 00 74 25 74 25 9 1 125 1 080 60p 67 50 60 00 148 5 1 148 5 10 1 125 1 080 60i 33 75 60 00 74 25 1 74 25 11 1 125 1 080 50p 56 25 50 00 148 5 1 148 5 12 1 125 1 080 50i 28 13 50 00 74 25 1 74 2...

Page 48: ...ower switch POWER on main unit to turn the power off If the power switch is locked please disconnect the AC cord plug from the wall outlet 2 3 Options Shipping Shipping YES NO 1 2 SIGNAL INPUT LABEL WOBBLING SET UP POWER MANAGEMENT ON OFF STANDBY SAVE ON ECO OFF OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH US COMPONENT RGB IN SELECT RGB NO SIGNAL POWER OFF ENABLE NO ACTIVITY POWER OFF DISABLE SCREENSAVER Shipping conditi...

Page 49: ...equency 48 120 Hz Connection terminals AV IN VIDEO S VIDEO AUDIO L R BNC Mini DIN 4PIN RCA Pin jack 2 1 0 Vp p 75 Y 1 0 Vp p 75 C 0 286 Vp p 75 0 5 Vrms HDMI 1 2 TYPE A Connector 2 COMPONENT RGB IN G Y B PB CB R PR CR AUDIO L R BNC BNC BNC RCA Pin jack 2 with sync 1 0 Vp p 75 0 7 Vp p 75 0 7 Vp p 75 0 5 Vrms DVI D IN AUDIO DVI D 24 Pin Content Protection Stereo mini jack M3 1 Compliance with DVI R...

Page 50: ...of North America Executive Of ce Three Panasonic Way 2F 5 Secaucus NJ 07094 Panasonic Canada Inc 5770 Ambler Drive Mississauga Ontario L4W 2T3 Customer s Record The model number and serial number of this product can be found on its back cover You should note this serial number in the space provided below and retain this book plus your purchase receipt as a permanent record of your purchase to aid ...

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