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Owner’s Manual

42”/50” Class 720p Plasma
HDTV

(41.9/49.9 inches measured diagonally)

Model No.

TC-P42X60H

TC-P50X60H

TC-P42X60L

TC-P50X60L

English

Thank you for purchasing this Panasonic product.

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.

TQB2AA0695

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Page 1: ... Model No TC P42X60H TC P50X60H TC P42X60L TC P50X60L English Thank you for purchasing this Panasonic product 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 TQB2AA0695 ...

Page 2: ...ESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE Please refer to the detailed terms and conditions thereof shown in the menu on this product At least three 3 years from delivery of this product Panasonic Corporation will give to any third party who contacts us at the contact information provided below for a charge no more than our cost of physically performing source code distribution a complete machine readable copy...

Page 3: ...4 Getting started VIERA Link is a trademark of Panasonic Corporation HDMI the HDMI logo and High Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States and other countries Manufactured under license under U S Patent Nos 5 956 674 5 974 380 6 487 535 other U S and worldwide patents issued pending DTS the Symbol DTS and the Symbol together ...

Page 4: ...at produce heat 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Pro...

Page 5: ... get inside it a short circuit may occur which could result in fire or electric shock If any foreign objects get inside the Plasma TV please consult an Authorized Service Center In the unlikely event that you receive a shock from this product it is possible that your household outlet may be wired improperly Have an electrician verify that the TV s outlet is properly wired If the problem persists h...

Page 6: ...ore at the top left and right and 7 cm or more at the rear When using the pedestal keep the space between the bottom of the TV and the pedestal or stand surface clear from objects that may obstruct ventilation When Moving the Plasma TV Be sure to disconnect all cables before moving the Plasma TV Moving the TV with its cables attached might damage the cables which in turn can cause fire or electric...

Page 7: ...contractor to secure the wall hanging brackets Carefully read the instructions accompanying optional accessories 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 Take care when fixing wall brackets to the wall Always ensure that there are no electrical cables o...

Page 8: ...l injury may result Caution Do not use any pedestal other than that provided with this TV Otherwise the TV may fall over and become damaged and personal injury may result Do not use the pedestal if it becomes warped or physically damaged If you use the pedestal when it is physically damaged personal injury may result Contact your nearest Panasonic Dealer immediately During set up make sure that al...

Page 9: ... remote s batteries Open Hook Note the correct polarity or Close Caution Incorrect installation may cause battery leakage and corrosion resulting in damage to the remote control Do not mix old and new batteries Do not mix different battery types such as alkaline and manganese batteries Do not use rechargeable Ni Cd batteries Do not burn or break batteries Accessories Optional Accessory ...

Page 10: ...scribe to a cable TV service to enjoy viewing their programming A high definition connection can be made using an HDMI or Component Video cable p 11 Note When using a Cable box external equipment and video cables shown in this manual are not supplied with the TV When disconnecting the power cord be absolutely sure to disconnect the power cord plug from the wall outlet first Cable TV RF cable Aeria...

Page 11: ... player AV Equipment To use COMPOSITE terminals L R COMPOSITE OUT yellow white red yellow white red yellow white red or e g DVD Recorder AV Equipment e g VCR The Green terminal is shared for both the COMPONENT and COMPOSITE VIDEO IN connection When using COMPOSITE VIDEO IN connection the Yellow connector Video should be inserted into Green connection Watching External Inputs p 17 Audio Return Chan...

Page 12: ...me electric energy for downloading the EPG even when the power LED is off Front of the TV Back of the TV Changes the input mode Selects Menu and Submenu entries Press and hold down for MENU function Volume up down Remote control sensor Maximum range for remote is 7 meters from front of TV set Selects channels in sequence Ambient Sensor Automatic Brightness Control function POWER button Power indic...

Page 13: ...various functions Sound mute On Off Volume up down Selects Secondary Audio Programming Exits from menu screen Selects OK Change Go back to previous menu Channel up down when viewing from ANT Cable source Numeric keypad to select any channel or press to enter alphanumeric input in menus Switches to previously viewed channel or input Still picture TV Guide Selects your favorite picture mode for each...

Page 14: ...o change viewing environment later on you will need to initialise all settings by accessing Shipping Condition Select your Country Tick the TV signal mode to tune and then select Start Auto Tuning tune search for the available channels skip tuning DVB T is only available in Colombia Panama ISDB T is only available in Peru Chile The First Time Auto Tuning screen will be displayed only when the TV i...

Page 15: ...4 3 Full Displays a 4 3 image enlarged horizontally to fit the screen For HD High definition signals Sidecut Just Displays a 16 9 letterbox anamorphic image full screen Stretching is only noticeable at the left and right edges For HD High definition signals Sidecut Zoom Displays a 16 9 letterbox anamorphic image full screen without distortion For HD High definition signals Basic Getting started Wa...

Page 16: ...5 45 Now All Digital Channels Bad signal 45 Now Bad signal 1 ABC ONE Wales Example Digital TV 1 2 3 6 4 5 1 Channel position and name 2 Channel type Radio Data etc Encrypted channel TV mode 3 Programme 4 Current time 5 Programme Start Finish time Digital TV Channel number etc Analogue TV 6 Favourites Features available Message meanings Sound mute on Bad signal Poor TV signal quality Dolby D HE AAC...

Page 17: ...nu Select the input mode connected to the equipment Input Selection HDMI2 HDMI1 TV AV select watch You can also select the input by pressing the AV button repeatedly To switch between COMPONENT and VIDEO in AV use left and right cursor button Connect the external equipment VCRs DVD equipment etc and you can watch through the input Basic Watching External Inputs Watching TV ...

Page 18: ...In Station Close Market Update Market Update Market Update Market Update Business News Market News Drama 2 Drama 1 CCTV9 Live Live Topics News Shopping 11 00 12 30 In Memory of Lydia Shum R S 11 Home World Jade Pearl Sapphire Ruby Gold Home 16 81 84 100 101 102 11 Time TV Guide Landscape 24 10 2012 Wed 10 27 24 10 2012 Wed All Types All Digital Channels Example Landscape 1 4 Example Portrait 2 3 5...

Page 19: ...reen Display On Off select store Adjust using the slide bar 50 Sharpness Moved change store Go to the next screen Child Lock access Enter characters by free input menu You can enter names or numbers freely for some items English only A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z _ User input Name Set characters one by on...

Page 20: ...just the overall brightness Adaptive Gamma Control Adjusts the gamma curve to make the image brighter Black Expander Gradually adjusts the shades of black Colour Gamut Reproduces image colour precisely according to the colour gamut Normal Displays colours according to the colour gamut Native Displays deep colours by expanding the colour gamut to its maximum White Balance R Gain G Gain B Gain Adjus...

Page 21: ...f the side panel The recommended setting is High to prevent panel image retention Pixel Orbiter Selects the mode for wobbling of the image to prevent panel image retention Auto Automatically works only for the appropriate images and you rarely recognise the wobbling Scrolling Bar Displays scrolling bar pattern to assist elimination of panel image retention Press the OK button to start scrolling an...

Page 22: ...ies Apart from stereo 2ch audio these signals can be multi channel audio HE AAC is a perceptual coding method used to compress digital audio for efficient storage and transmission MPEG is an audio compression method that compresses audio to the smaller size without any considerable loss of audio quality HE AAC is the technologies for HD High definition programmes For Digital TV SPDIF Selection SPD...

Page 23: ...tandby mode Setup Eco Navigation Automatically sets the TV to the most suitable energy saving mode The concerned items and their current settings are displayed Select Set to Eco to set them to the energy saving settings at once Child Lock Applies access control for channels or inputs to prevent unwanted access p 28 Tuning Menu Favourites Edit Creates a list of favourite channels p 25 For Digital T...

Page 24: ... Link is set to On and Power off Link is set to On Intelligent Auto Standby Makes non watched or non used connected equipment go into Standby mode to reduce the power consumption p 37 This function is available when VIERA Link is set to On System Menu USB Keyboard Layout Selects the language that your USB Keyboard supports Shipping Condition Resets all settings to the original condition System Upd...

Page 25: ...on Nwk 105 719 720 ABCi ABC Radio Wales ABC Radio Cymru 1 ABC One Wales Digital TV Favourites Editor All Digital Channels Favourites1 1 ABC One Wale e e e e e es s s s s s s s s Favourites1 Store To edit the list by using the coloured buttons While the cursor is in the left field Select favourites Displays other Favourites While the cursor is in the right field Edit list name Names the Favourites ...

Page 26: ...loured buttons Swap Move Swaps moves the channel position if available Reveal all Reveals all channels Tune Retunes each channel Manual Tuning Rename Renames the channel name Analogue Auto Tuning Automatically retune the channels received in the area All the previous tuning settings are erased When the operation is completed the channel at the lowest position will be displayed Search begins in the...

Page 27: ...mally set Colour System to Auto Select the channel position If a VCR is connected only with the RF cable select channel position 0 Select the channel Search Select Store Update Channel List You can add new channels delete removed channels update channel name and position automatically to the channel list The channel list is updated while keeping your settings in Favourites Edit Channel List Child ...

Page 28: ...es 7 ABC THREE 14 E4C VCR 1 ABC1 2 HDMI1 AV Child Lock List TV and AV Name Input Digital TV Digital TV Digital TV Analogue TV Analogue TV Analogue TV External Type Digital TV Digital TV Digital TV Analogue TV Analogue TV Analogue TV Lock Appears when the channel input is locked select lock To edit the list by using the coloured buttons Lock all Locks all channels and input Unlock all Cancels all l...

Page 29: ...tions If you do not want to do so set Auto Update Search in Standby to Off Every time you set the TV automatically performs a search in Standby and downloads an update if any software updates are available The automatic updating is performed in Standby mode TV turned off with the remote control To update immediately TC P42 50X60L 1 Select System Update Search Now 2 Searches for an update for sever...

Page 30: ...eration audio signal is output from DIGITAL AUDIO OUT and HDMI2 ARC function terminals To use HDMI2 with ARC function connect an amplifier that has ARC function and set to use theatre speakers p 36 38 Date shows the date on which the recording was made by the recording equipment The file without record of the date is shown The picture may not appear correctly on this TV depending on the recording ...

Page 31: ...rt by Date Sort by Month Displays the thumbnail grouped by the same date or month The files which are not into a folder will be collected to the folder named Advanced Photo mode Example Thumbnail All photos Select RETURN Slideshow View Select Drive Select Contents Select Info View Option Menu USB Flash Media Player Photo All photos Error display To change the size of photos on a thumbnail screen C...

Page 32: ... to Motion Interval Selects slideshow interval This function is not available when Frame is set to Drift Gallery or Cinema when Transition Effect is set to Motion Repeat Slideshow repeat Back Ground Music Selects the back ground music during Photo mode Type1 5 are the fixed music each installed in this TV User Music data in the device registered by yourself will be played back To register the musi...

Page 33: ...e and information banner To change aspect To jump to the specified time point While the time seek bar is displayed use left and right cursor button Press Search about 10 seconds Press and hold Search rapidly Video Setup Video Setup Video Preview Sets to start the preview of the title or scene in the thumbnail view Image may not be displayed for an instant in the thumbnail view Set the preview Off ...

Page 34: ...der view USB Flash Select RETURN Play Folder Contents Select Info Access Option Menu Drive Select Select the folder file Start playback red To display hide the operation guide Music Setup Music Setup Repeat Folder Playback repeat within the selected folder One Playback repeat of the selected one file ...

Page 35: ... equipment supporting HDMI CEC VIERA Link HDAVI Control is a unique function that we have developed and added based on the control functions provided by HDMI which is an industry standard known as HDMI CEC Consumer Electronics Control As such its operation with other manufacturers equipment that supports HDMI CEC cannot be guaranteed Please refer to individual manuals for other manufacturers equip...

Page 36: ...ipment which has HDAVI Control 2 or later function 2 Available with the equipment which has HDAVI Control 4 or later function 3 While playing a disc 4 Except for watching a disc 5 If the connected equipment has HDAVI Control 5 function you do not have to use Optical digital audio cable In this case connect the equipment to the TV s HDMI2 terminal via an HDMI cable VIERA Link Control of compatible ...

Page 37: ...automatically set to Standby This function will work even if the TV enters Standby mode automatically by auto power standby function Standby Power Save Set Standby Power Save to On in the Setup Menu to use this function p 24 The power consumption of the connected equipment in Standby mode is controlled higher or lower in synchronisation with the TV on off state to reduce the consumption When the T...

Page 38: ... s lower number of HDMI terminal connected to the same type equipment For example two recorders to HDMI1 and HDMI2 the recorder connected to HDMI1 is displayed as Recorder1 and the recorder connected to HDMI2 is displayed as Recorder2 VIERA Link Menu VIERA Link Control Speaker Selection Home Cinema Recorder2 Recorder1 3 Player1 3 Recorder2 If you access non VIERA Link equipment The type of the con...

Page 39: ...al equipment VIERA Link HDAVI Control 5 VIERA Link p 35 Content Type x v Colour Audio Return Channel 2 HDMI2 terminal only DVI connection If the external equipment has only a DVI output connect to the HDMI terminal via a DVI to HDMI adaptor cable When the DVI to HDMI adaptor cable is used connect the audio cable to AV audio terminals Note Audio settings can be made on HDMI Input in the Sound Menu ...

Page 40: ... not supported Video AVI avi Video codec H 264 BP MP HP MPEG1 MPEG2 MPEG4 SP ASP VC 1 Windows Media Video Ver 9 Audio codec AAC ADPCM Dolby Digital DTS core HE AAC LPCM MPEG Audio MP3 WMA Some subtitles or chapter functions may not be available WMA Pro and WMA Lossless are not supported MKV mkv Video codec H 264 BP MP HP MPEG1 MPEG2 MPEG4 SP ASP Audio codec AAC Dolby Digital DTS core HE AAC MPEG A...

Page 41: ...ended to connect the USB device to the TV s USB port directly Some USB devices or USB HUB may not be used with this TV You cannot connect any devices by using USB card reader You cannot use two or more same kind of USB devices simultaneously except USB Flash Memory Additional information for the devices may be on the following website English only http panasonic net viera support USB Flash Memory ...

Page 42: ... L PCM Check the HDMI Input setting p 22 If digital sound connection has a problem select analogue sound connection The TV does not switch on Check the mains lead is plugged into the TV and the socket outlet The TV goes into Standby mode Auto power standby function is activated The remote control does not work or is intermittent Are the batteries installed correctly p 9 Has the TV been switched on...

Page 43: ...loth dry Use this cloth to wipe the cabinet and then wipe it dry with a dry cloth Do not allow any mild liquid dish soap to come into direct contact with the surface of the TV If water droplets get inside the unit operating problems may result Avoid contact with volatile substances such as insect sprays solvents and thinner otherwise the quality of the cabinet surface may be adversely affected or ...

Page 44: ...1 184 mm 716 mm 81 mm Mass Including pedestal 16 5 NET 21 5 NET TV Set only 15 5 NET 20 5 NET TC P42X60L TC P50X60L Power Source AC 110 220 V 50 60 Hz Power Consumption Rated power Standby power 211 W 0 3 W 264 W 0 3 W Display Panel Panel System Plasma Display panel Visible screen size diagonal 107 cm 42 inches 127 cm 50 inches Number of pixels 1 024 768 Speaker Output 20 W 10 W 10 W 10 THD Operat...

Page 45: ...TSC M USA UHF BAND 14 69 NTSC M USA CATV 1 125 USA CATV TC P42 50X60L Receiving systems Band name Digital TV 6 MHz VHF UHF free to air TV broadcast reception for Peru Chile 1 PAL M 2 PAL N 3 NTSC Reception of broadcast transmissions and Playback from VCR or DVD Receiving channels Analogue TV VHF BAND 2 13 NTSC M USA UHF BAND 14 69 NTSC M USA CATV 1 125 USA CATV Note Design and Specifications are s...

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Page 48: ...r Countries outside the European Union This symbol is only valid in the European Union If you wish to discard this product please contact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal Notice for Digital terrestrial broadcasting functions Function related to Digital broadcasting will work in the areas where the digital terrestrial broadcasting services are received Con...

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