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Operating Instructions

Plasma Television

English

Please read these instructions before operating your set and retain them for future reference.

The images shown in this manual are for illustrative purposes only.

TQBC2183

TH-42PV700AZ

TH-50PV700AZ

Model No.

Summary of Contents for TH-50PY700AZ Viera

Page 1: ...MULTI PIP POWER Operating Instructions Plasma Television English Please read these instructions before operating your set and retain them for future reference The images shown in this manual are for illustrative purposes only TQBC2183 TH 42PV700AZ TH 50PV700AZ Model No ...

Page 2: ...2 Turn your own living room into a movie theatre Experience an amazing level of multi ...

Page 3: ...und quality etc Editing and Setting Channels 22 Control Channel Audience 24 Restore Settings 25 Input Labels 26 Displaying PC Screen on TV 27 Viewing from card Photos 28 VIERA Link HDAVI ControlTM 30 External Equipment 32 Basic Features Watching TV 12 Watching Videos and DVDs 14 Viewing Teletext 16 Enjoy your TV Technical Information 34 FAQs 40 Licence 41 WARRANTY 41 Specifications 42 FAQs etc Acc...

Page 4: ...and This may cause electrical shock Do not use any mains lead other than that provided with this TV This may cause fire or electrical shock Do not damage the mains lead A damaged lead may cause fire or electrical shock Do not move the TV with the lead plugged in the socket outlet Do not place a heavy object on the lead or place the lead near a high temperature object Do not twist the lead bend it ...

Page 5: ...ide the TV could lead to product failure Use care not to subject surfaces to bug repellent solvent thinner or other volatile substances this may deteriorate the surface by peeling the paint Do not allow the cabinet to make contact with a rubber or PVC substance for a long time When TV will not be used for a long time remove the mains plug This TV will still consume some power even in the Off mode ...

Page 6: ...r to secure the wall hanging brackets Carefully read the instructions accompanying the plasma TV stand or pedestal and be absolutely sure to take steps to prevent the TV from tipping over Handle the TV carefully during installation since subjecting it to impact or other forces may cause product damage Optional accessories Pedestal Plasma TV stand Wall hanging bracket vertical TY WK42PV3W angle TY ...

Page 7: ... p 31 Changes aspect ratio p 13 Option menu Sets the preferred settings of viewing and sound options easily p 12 Main Menu Press to access VIERA Link Picture Sound Setup menus and Language p 10 and p 18 Viewing a favourite teletext channel p 17 Stereo Bilingual Sound Selection p 36 Changes the input mode TV changes TV mode p 14 AV changes AV input mode p 14 Viewing SD Card p 28 Returns to the prev...

Page 8: ...ns plug at the socket outlet first Example 1 Connecting aerial Example 2 Connecting DVD Recorder VCR RF cable RF cable TV only TV DVD Recorder or VCR AC 220 240 V 50 60 Hz AC 220 240 V 50 60 Hz Note Do not put the Coaxial cable close to the mains lead to avoid noise Do not place the Coaxial cable under the TV To obtain optimum quality picture and sound an Aerial the correct cable 75 Ω coaxial and ...

Page 9: ...On Takes a few seconds to be displayed 1 Auto Tuning Search and store TV channels automatically These steps are not necessary if the setup has been completed by your local dealer Auto Tuning is now complete and your TV is ready for viewing You can now use the remote control to turn On the TV or turn the TV to standby mode Power LED On 2 To edit channels Editing and Setting Channels p 22 Select you...

Page 10: ...anguage English Français RECALL MUTE POWER INPUT OPTION MULTI PIP SDCARD ASPECT G R Y B F P CH VOL TV EXIT RETURN Language Setting You can change language for on screen displays 1 Display the menu 2 Select Language 3 Select the language access select store change ...

Page 11: ...tructions box Open the main menu Return to the previous menu Move the cursor select the menu Move the cursor adjust levels select from a range of options Access the menu store settings after adjustments have been made or options have been set Many features available on this TV can be accessed via the On Screen Display menu How to use remote control Language Setting Using the On Screen Displays Exi...

Page 12: ... channel up Volume 2 Information banner Turn power on Mains power On Off switch should be On down or 1 Freeze unfreeze picture Hold Other useful functions Operate after in a short time Display the current programme status OPTION Check or change the current programme status instantly To change Teletext Language Selects teletext language Volume Correction Adjusts volume of individual channel or inpu...

Page 13: ...ode or position by the remote control p 12 or p 14 Swap again B B Other useful functions Operate after Change aspect ratio Select Change EXIT RETURN Aspect Selection 16 9 Just 4 3 Full 4 3 Zoom1 Zoom2 Zoom3 ASPECT Change the aspect ratio p 35 Enjoy viewing the picture at its optimum size and aspect Aspect Selection list To change the mode To change the mode using the ASPECT button only ASPECT Pres...

Page 14: ...he input mode connected to the equipment Note If the external equipment has an aspect adjustment function set to 16 9 For details see the manual of the equipment or ask your local dealer To return to TV Display the Input select menu Displays the selected mode You can also select the input using the AV button on the remote control or the front panel of the TV Press the button repeatedly until the d...

Page 15: ...ward Pause Pause Restart DVD Press and hold to play at slow speed Programme Up Down Select programme Record Start recording Panasonic equipment connected to the TV can be directly operated with the remote control Note Confirm correct operation after the code changed DVD means DVD player DVD recorders and Recorder home theatre Some operations may not be possible on some equipment models Setting you...

Page 16: ...TEXT mode four differently coloured subjects are situated at the bottom of the screen To access more information about one of these subjects press the appropriately coloured button This facility enables fast access to information on the subjects shown What is List mode In List mode four differently coloured page numbers are situated at the bottom of the screen Each of these numbers can be altered ...

Page 17: ...aries depending on the broadcasters up to 79 pages It may take some time for searching during which time you can watch TV Enter the 4 digit number example P6 Appears at upper left corner of the screen To view specific sub page B View sub page Only when teletext is more than one page Watch TV while waiting for update P108 Y Y Appears when updating is completed You cannot change the channel Teletext...

Page 18: ...w to Use Menu Functions Display the menu 3 2 4 Various menus allow you to make settings for the picture sound and other functions Displays the functions that can be set varies according to the input signal Note To initialize all settings Shipping Condition p 25 To return to TV at any time EXIT To return to the previous screen RETURN Select the menu Select the item example Picture Menu access selec...

Page 19: ...ass Treble Balance Headphone Volume Surround Off Volume Correction HDMI1 Input Auto Sound Menu Reset to Default Set 12 12 11 p 20 1 2 AV Colour System Auto Colour Matrix SD Child Lock Access Tuning Menu Access Setup Menu Off Timer Off Teletext FASTEXT Teletext Language English Shipping Condition Access Power Save Off 2 2 Banner Display Timeout 3 seconds VIERA Link Settings System Information Acces...

Page 20: ...res look more vivid Off On For PAL or NTSC signal reception only Not valid on S Video components PC HDMI and SD Card Reset to Default Press the OK button to reset the present Picture Menu to the default settings Sound Menu Basic sound mode Music News Cinema Set for each input signal Bass Adjusts the output level of deep bass Treble Adjusts the output level of high pitch shrill sound Balance Adjust...

Page 21: ...letext language English CIS E Europe Persian Shipping Condition Resets all settings for example when moving house p 25 Power Save Reduces brightness of picture to economise on power consumption Off On Side Panel Increases the brightness of the side panel Off Low Mid High The recommended setting is High to prevent panel image retention Input Labels Labels or skips each input terminals p 26 Banner D...

Page 22: ...l channel affected by weather conditions etc Manual Tuning Set channel manually after Auto Tuning If a VCR is connected with only the RF cable select programme position 0 Select the channel CH Position Direct Example When Channel Selection is on Position and Auto Tuning is performed the TV memorises the channels tuned in order from Programme Number 1 During Position mode various reception channels...

Page 23: ...caster displayed when selecting channels Cursor Select the channel to edit Edit To delete R After confirming press R To add G After confirming press G To move Y Select new position Y Edit the programme position settings Maximum five characters Programme Edit 1 CH33 2 CH21 3 CH21 4 CH60 5 CH21 Prog Chan Name 1 2 3 X Y Z F T P 4 5 6 5 5MHz Auto 5 5MHz Auto 5 5MHz Auto 5 5MHz Auto 5 5MHz Auto Off Off...

Page 24: ...ect Control channel audience 1 of 2 Child Lock PIN Entry Please enter new PIN PIN Child Lock Service List Change PIN Access Wed 12 05 04 10 46 Child Lock Service List BBC Service Name 1 THREE 7 E4 14 CBBC 70 Nwk 72 BBCi 80 Radio 85 Cymru 90 Lock To change the PIN number Select Change PIN in and enter a new PIN number twice select Appears when the channel is locked Enter the PIN number 4 digits Sel...

Page 25: ...Follow the on screen instructions Auto Tuning will automatically start p 9 To re tune TV channels only e g after moving house Auto Tuning p 23 3 2 4 Select Setup Select Shipping Condition Display the menu Set To return to TV EXIT Restore Settings Shipping Condition Restore Settings Resets the TV to its original condition i e no channels tuned in All settings channels picture sound quality etc are ...

Page 26: ...urn to TV EXIT For easier identification and selection of the input mode you can label each input terminals or skip terminal that is not connected to any equipment To select the input mode p 14 1 The labels you set will be displayed in Input Selection menu p 14 or banner If Skip is selected you cannot select the mode set select access select access select User Input You can name each input termina...

Page 27: ... Adjust after Clock adjustment Set to the minimum level if noise occurs Sync Chooses another synchronous signal if the image is distorted H V On G H V by the horizontal and vertical signals from your PC On G by the green signal from your PC if available Reset to Default Press the OK button to reset to the default settings Input Selection AV1 AV2 AV3 AV4 PC HDMI1 HDMI2 HDMI3 TV OPTION SDCARD EXIT R...

Page 28: ...hen recordings are made without date signal To return to thumbnail screen RETURN To return to TV EXIT or SDCARD Photos Error display images that could not be loaded etc Selected photo To display the operation guide RECALL or OPTION Cautions in handling SD Card Do not remove the card while the TV is accessing data this can damage card or TV Do not touch the pins on the back of the card Do not subje...

Page 29: ...for the first view Display the menu Select Card Setup Menu Select the functions and set Picture Menu p 20 Menu Item Adjustments Configurations alternatives Card Setup Menu Interval Select slide show interval 5 10 15 30 60 90 120 seconds Repeat Slide show repeat Off On set select To pause 1 of 2 Interval 5 seconds Repeat Off Card Setup Menu access select Start Slide show SD Card For details on SD C...

Page 30: ...VIERA Link HDAVI Control based on the control functions provided by HDMI which is an industry standard known as HDMI CEC Consumer Electronics Control is a unique function that we have developed and added As such its operation with other manufacturers equipment that supports HDMI CEC cannot be guaranteed Refer to individual manuals for compatibility information About applicable equipment consult yo...

Page 31: ...ically turned on Only when TV is in Standby mode Power off Link Set to Set When TV is set to Standby mode the connected Panasonic equipment is also automatically set to Standby This function will work even if the TV enters standby mode automatically by Off Timer function or auto power standby function The TV remains on even if the VIERA Link compatible equipment is turned off select Display VIERA ...

Page 32: ...OUT COMPONENT S VIDEO AUDIO VIDEO COMPONENT MONO MONO MONO Y L R Y PR CR PB CB PR CR PB CB L R AUDIO VIDEO AV2 IN AV3 IN AV IN 1 2 32 These diagrams show our recommendations for how to connect the TV to your various equipment For other connections consult the instructions for each piece of equipment the table below and the specifications p 42 Recommended Connection Types of connectable equipment t...

Page 33: ...ound SCL CEC TMDS Clock Shield TMDS Data0 TMDS Data0 TMDS Data1 Shield TMDS Data2 TMDS Data2 5V Power SDA Reserved in cable but N C on device TMDS Clock TMDS Clock TMDS Data0 Shield TMDS Data1 TMDS Data1 TMDS Data2 Shield 19 17 15 13 11 9 7 5 3 1 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 HDMI terminal Connect the S VIDEO or VIDEO terminal when using AV1 AV4 IN terminals Connect the COMPONENT or VIDEO terminal when u...

Page 34: ...69 21 62 63 69 62 63 69 62 63 62 C13 70 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 S 1 S 2 S 3 S 1 S 2 S 3 S 1 S 2 S 3 S 1 S 1 S 2 S 3 80 81 89 Z1 Z9 S1 S2 S10 S1 S2 S10 S1 S2 S10 S1 S2 S10 S1 S2 S10 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 Z10 Z11 Z12 Z13 Z14 Z15 Z16 Z17 Z18 Z19 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 S19 S20 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 S19 S20 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 S19 S20 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 ...

Page 35: ...the screen size looks unusual when a widescreen recorded programme is played back on a VCR adjust the tracking of the VCR See the VCR manual To select the ratio manually Only 16 9 or 4 3 in PC mode The optimum size and aspect can be chosen and you can enjoy finer images p 13 16 9 Directly displays the image at 16 9 without distortion anamorphic Zoom3 Displays a 2 35 1 letterbox anamorphic image fu...

Page 36: ...so available by using the remote control for Player theatre Read the manuals of the equipment If you connect the same kind of equipment at once for example one DIGA to HDMI1 another DIGA to HDMI2 VIERA Link is available for the terminal with the smaller number HDAVI Control 2 is the newest standard current as of February 2007 for Panasonic s HDAVI Control compatible equipment This standard is comp...

Page 37: ...efinition multimedia interface allows you to enjoy high definition digital images and high quality sound by connecting the TV and the equipment HDMI compatible equipment 1 with an HDMI or DVI output terminal such as a set top box or a DVD player can be connected to the HDMI terminal using an HDMI compliant fully wired cable About connections see External Equipment p 32 Note HDMI is the world s fir...

Page 38: ...z 48 39 60 04 Macintosh13 640 480 35 00 66 67 Macintosh16 832 624 49 73 74 55 Macintosh21 1 152 870 68 68 75 06 Mark Applicable input signal COMPONENT Y PB CB PR CR HDMI PC D sub 15P Pin No Signal Name Pin No Signal Name Pin No Signal Name R GND Ground NC not connected G GND Ground NC not connected B GND Ground HD NC not connected NC not connected VD GND Ground GND Ground NC not connected 1 6 7 8 ...

Page 39: ...lead plugged into the socket outlet Is the TV turned On Check Picture Menu p 20 and volume An error message appears Follow the message s instructions If the problem persists contact the authorized Service Centre Permanently lit spots on screen Due to production process involved in this technology this may result in some pixels which are permanently lit or unlit This is not a malfunction Contrast i...

Page 40: ...38 Use an equipment compliant with EIA CEA 861 861B Sound is unusual Set the sound setting of the connected equipment to 2ch L PCM Check the HDMI1 3 Input setting in the Sound Menu p 20 If digital sound connection has a problem select analogue sound connection p 37 Sound level is low or sound is distorted Sound signal reception may be deteriorated Check Sound system p 23 No sound is produced Is So...

Page 41: ...o and High Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC HDAVI ControlTM is a trademark of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd TruSurround XT SRS and symbol are trademarks of SRS Labs Inc TruSurround XT technology is incorporated under license from SRS Labs Inc WARRANTY New Zealand only Distributed in New Zealand by Panasonic New Zealand Limited 35...

Page 42: ...pe 1 1 0 V p p 75 Ω S VIDEO Mini DIN 4 pin Y 1 0 V p p 75 Ω C 0 286 V p p 75 Ω Monitor Output AUDIO L R RCA PIN Type 2 0 5 V rms high impedance VIDEO RCA PIN Type 1 1 0 V p p 75 Ω Others HDMI1 2 3 Input TYPE A Connectors This TV supports HDAVI Control 2 function PC Input HIGH DENSITY D SUB 15PIN R G B 0 7 V p p 75 Ω HD VD TTL Level 2 0 5 0 V p p high impedance Audio Input RCA PIN Type 2 0 5 V rms ...

Page 43: ...FAQs etc Specifi cations 43 MEMO ...

Page 44: ...omer s Record The model number and serial number of this product may be found on its rear panel 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 in identification in the event of theft or loss and for Warranty Service purposes Model Number Serial Number ...

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