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Table of Contents
Dear Panasonic Customer
Welcome to the Panasonic family of customers. We hope that you will have many years of enjoyment
from your new 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 as well, and record the model number and serial number of your set in the
space provided on the rear cover of these instructions.
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Important Safety Instructions .................................. 3
FCC STATEMENT ...................................................... 5
Safety Precautions ................................................... 6
Maintenance .............................................................. 7
Accessories .............................................................. 8
Accessories Supplied .............................................. 8
Remote Control Batteries ........................................ 8
Connections .............................................................. 9
For TH-42PH12U, TH-50PH12U ............................. 9
For TH-42PH12L, TH-50PH12L ............................ 10
PC Input Terminals connection ...............................11
SERIAL Terminals connection ............................... 12
HDMI connection (for TH-42PH12U, TH-50PH12U) .... 13
AV connection (for TH-42PH12L, TH-50PH12L) ...... 13
COMPONENT / RGB connection .......................... 14
Power ON / OFF ..................................................... 15
Selecting the input signal ...................................... 17
Basic Controls ........................................................ 18
ASPECT Controls ................................................... 20
MULTI PIP ................................................................ 21
Advanced PIP ........................................................ 22
Digital Zoom ............................................................ 23
On-Screen Menu Displays ..................................... 24
Adjusting POS. /SIZE ............................................. 25
PICTURE Adjustments ........................................... 27
ADVANCED SETTINGS ........................................ 28
SOUND Adjustment ................................................ 29
SDI sound Output .................................................. 29
PRESENT TIME SETUP / SET UP TIMER .............. 30
PRESENT TIME SETUP ....................................... 30
SET UP TIMER ..................................................... 30
SCREENSAVER (For preventing image retention) .. 31
Setup of SCREENSAVER Time ............................ 32
Reduces screen image retention ...............................33
EXTENDED LIFE SETTINGS ............................... 33
Reduces power consumption ............................... 35
Customizing the Input labels ................................. 36
Selecting the On-Screen Menu Language ............ 36
DISPLAY ORIENTATION ......................................... 37
SET UP for MULTI DISPLAY ................................... 38
How to setup MULTI DISPLAY .............................. 38
ID Remote Control Function .................................. 39
SET UP for Input Signals ....................................... 40
COMPONENT / RGB IN SELECT ......................... 40
YUV / RGB IN SELECT ......................................... 40
SIGNAL menu ....................................................... 41
3D Y/C FILTER ...................................................... 41
COLOR SYSTEM / Panasonic AUTO ................... 42
3:2 PULLDOWN .................................................... 42
XGA MODE ........................................................... 42
REFRESH RATE ................................................... 43
NOISE REDUCTION ............................................. 43
SYNC .................................................................... 44
Input signal display ................................................ 44
Options Adjustments ............................................. 45
Weekly Command Timer ....................................... 48
Shipping condition ................................................. 49
Troubleshooting ..................................................... 50
List of Aspect Modes ............................................. 51
Applicable input signals ........................................ 52
For TH-42PH12U, TH-50PH12U ........................... 52
For TH-42PH12L, TH-50PH12L ............................ 53
Command list of Weekly Command Timer ........... 54
Speci cations ......................................................... 55
