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Before using the display, read this manual carefully so that you know how to use the display correctly.

Refer to this manual whenever questions or problems about operation arise.  Be sure to read and observe the

safety precautions.

Keep this manual where the user can see it easily.

* Installation and removal require special expertise.  Consult your product dealer for details.

Contents

USER’S MANUAL

42” WIDE PLASMA DISPLAY

PDS4241W/PDS4242W

Before Use

• Safety Precautions ·········································· 2–3
• Features ······························································· 4
• Accessories ·························································· 5
• Handy Tips ··························································· 5
• Installation ··························································· 6

Usage

• Part Names and Functions ··························· 7–10
• Using the Remote Control ································ 11
• Connecting the Display to External

Equipment ··················································· 12–13

• Basic Operations ··············································· 14
• Selecting Input Mode ········································ 15
• Watching Pictures on the Wide Screen ······ 16–17
• How to Use Menus ······································ 18–23

Adjustments

• Adjusting Pictures (PICTURE Menu) ·········· 24–25
• Adjusting Screen Position and Size

(POSITION/SIZE Menu) ······························· 26–27

• Adjusting Audio (AUDIO Menu) ················· 28–29
• Other Adjustments (FEATURES Menu) ····· 30–38
• Initialization of user adjustment value

(FACTORY DEFAULT) ········································ 39

Others

• Options ······························································· 40
• Factory Settings ················································· 41
• Specification ······················································ 42
• Cleaning and Maintenance ······························· 44

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Summary of Contents for PDS4241

Page 1: ...e Use Safety Precautions 2 3 Features 4 Accessories 5 HandyTips 5 Installation 6 Usage Part Names and Functions 7 10 Using the Remote Control 11 Connecting the Display to External Equipment 12 13 Basic Operations 14 Selecting Input Mode 15 Watching Pictures on the Wide Screen 16 17 How to Use Menus 18 23 Adjustments Adjusting Pictures PICTURE Menu 24 25 Adjusting Screen Position and Size POSITION ...

Page 2: ...N61000 4 3 1996 EN61000 4 4 1995 EN61000 4 5 1995 EN61000 4 6 1996 EN61000 4 8 1993 EN61000 4 11 1994 Safety e EN60950 1992 A1 1993 A2 1993 A3 1995 A4 1997 By conformance with the standard referenced the product follows the provisions of the directives listed below a EC Council Directive 89 336 EEC of 3rd May 1989 b EC Council Directive 92 31 EEC of 28th April 1992 c EC Council Directive 93 68 EEC...

Page 3: ...N61000 4 3 1996 EN61000 4 4 1995 EN61000 4 5 1995 EN61000 4 6 1996 EN61000 4 8 1993 EN61000 4 11 1994 Safety e EN60950 1992 A1 1993 A2 1993 A3 1995 A4 1997 By conformance with the standard referenced the product follows the provisions of the directives listed below a EC Council Directive 89 336 EEC of 3rd May 1989 b EC Council Directive 92 31 EEC of 28th April 1992 c EC Council Directive 93 68 EEC...

Page 4: ...on between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help IMPORTANT INFORMATION WARNING This is a Class A and Class B product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate...

Page 5: ...nts or short out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the product Do not attempt to service this product yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltages and other hazards Refer all service to qualified service personnel Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer service to qualified service personnel under the fol...

Page 6: ...nstallation The display can be installed vertically enabling advertisement to be displayed In this case you can set up the display so that on screen information such as input modes and menus is displayed properly Power management function The display features a DPMS Display Power Management Signaling function that ensures automatic power saving capability Flexible as part of a system You can opera...

Page 7: ...perly when used with other audio visual equipment You may need to move your display if it produces degraded pictures or noise due to electromagnetic radiation or if the infrared remote control does not function properly Pictures may not be displayed properly if you connect a non standard PC to the RGB input terminal In this case contact your dealer for more information The protective circuit built...

Page 8: ...ays or backward To prevent the power and other cables from being accidentally pulled make sure that they run along the wall or through corners The display can be installed with either of its sides facing down Note The display is a highly precise piece of equipment and therefore must be packed properly before transportation Be sure to use only those packing materials originally supplied with the di...

Page 9: ...ower ON or OFF 5 Input mode selector button MODE Switches between picture input modes 6 Wide screen selector button WIDE Switches the screen over to a desired wide screen 7 Menu button MENU Displays picture adjustment menus 8 Adjustment buttons Adjust the volume The buttons can also be used to scroll through the options when a menu is displayed 9 Adjustment buttons The buttons can also be used to ...

Page 10: ...able No 88741 8000 made by molex Inc is recommanded 8 RGB 2 input terminal RGB 2 INPUT mD sub Connect this terminal to the PC s display analog RGB output terminal or decoder digital broadcast tuner etc output terminal 9 RGB 3 synchronization switch SYNC SW TTL ANALOG 75 Ω This switch is used to terminate horizontal H terminal and vertical V terminal out of RGB3 input terminals with 75 Ω TTL Used w...

Page 11: ... Horizontal synchronization 6 Ground 14 Vertical synchronization 7 Ground 15 8 Ground Frame Ground RGB2 input terminal RGB2 INPUT mD sub Pin No Signal 1 DCD Data Carrier Detect 2 RD Received Data 3 TD Transmit Data 4 DTR DataTerminal ready 5 GND Ground 6 DSR Data Set Ready 7 RTS RequestTo send 8 CTS ClearTo Send 9 RI Ring Indication RS 232C terminal RS 232C ...

Page 12: ... change values 9 Enter button ENTER See P 18 39 Press this button to finalize the selection of a desired menu or option within a menu 0 Display selector buttons SHIFT 1 4 See P 36 When you use two or more displays you can use these buttons to control up to four displays by assigning a unique number to each display PUTTING BATTERIES INTHE REMOTE CONTROL Remote Control 1 To remove the cover slide it...

Page 13: ...n any volatile solvent such as benzene or thinner EFFECTIVE RANGE FORTHE REMOTE CONTROL Point the remote control at the display s signal receiver when using it Make sure that there are no obstacles between the remote control and the display s signal receiver USINGTHE REMOTE CONTROL Information The remote control may not function properly if you use a high frequency fluorescent lamp If you experien...

Page 14: ... more information CONNECTINGTHE DISPLAYTO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT Carefully check the terminals for position and type before making any connections Loose connectors can result in picture or color problems Make sure that all connectors are securely inserted into their terminals CONNECTINGTHE DISPLAYTO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT Terminal Connector VIDEO INPUT BNC S VIDEO INPUT S terminal COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT BN...

Page 15: ...UDIO2 INPUT VIDEO INPUT S VIDEO INPUT AUDIO1 INPUT RS 232C To sound output terminal To RS 232C output terminal To display digital RGB output terminal To S video output terminal To video output terminal To sound output terminal To display analog RGB output terminal To color difference output terminal To display analog RGB output terminal To receptacle ...

Page 16: ...NG ON THE POWER Press when the power is ON The power indicator lamp turns red TURNING OFF THE POWER 1 2 3 Press to increase the volume Press to reduce the volume Any value between 0 and 40 can be selected No Audio appears if you press or after you have selected No Audio for Audio Input See P 35 Note that the volume level remains stored even when you turn OFF the power As Audio Input is set at No A...

Page 17: ...so use the switches on the display s control panel to accomplish these steps VIDEO INPUT MODE RGB INPUT MODE S video mode Comp video mode Press to select a desired input mode Each time you press a different input mode appears The sequence is as follows RGB1 Displays pictures from equipment connected to the RGB1 DVI D terminal RGB2 Displays pictures from equipment connected to the RGB2 mD sub termi...

Page 18: ...poses or for a public audience may constitute a copyright infringement For films try to select a mode having the same aspect ratio as the original picture this enables the director s original intentions to be preserved Reference See P 26 27 for how to adjust the picture size and position Press The currently selected mode will appear Press to select a desired picture mode Each time you press a diff...

Page 19: ...ures of standard size on the wide screen Wide2 Wide Ideal for displaying vertically extended pictures such as squeezed pictures and recorded HDTV programs Auto The screen size changes automatically in accordance with the contents of image software you use Zoom1 Zoom Enlarges horizontally extended pictures equally in all directions to maintain the aspect ratio constant Zoom2 Reduces the height of h...

Page 20: ...as shown below Press or to make adjustment setup and press to store Do not change input signals when any of the menus are displayed Audio Input menu will not be displayed when No Audio is selected See P 35 USINGTHE PICTURE MENU When you finish selecting a desired option in the PICTURE menu screen press At this time the adjustment setup screen for that option will appear You can use or to change th...

Page 21: ...o 4 to 4 RGB Video S video Comp video Dynamic1 Dynamic2 Dynamic3 RGB Dynamic1 Dynamic2 Dynamic3 Static Warm Standard Cool User 0 to 255 for each of Red Green and Blue Off Min Std Max USINGTHE POSITION SIZE MENU Option 1 Position Function Adjusts screen position Operation Range Video S video Horizontal 30 to 30 Vertical Zoom 15 to 15 Others 7 to 7 Comp video 16 to 16 1080I 720P 32 to 32 RGB PC 150 ...

Page 22: ...finish selecting a desired option in the AUDIO menu screen press When you do so the adjustment screen for that option appears Press or to select option and press or to make adjustment Press to store See P 28 29 The adjustments you make will be stored for each audio input terminal Audio Input menu will not be displayed when No Audio is selected See P 35 Option 1 Treble 2 Bass 3 Balance Function Adj...

Page 23: ...kwise English Deutsch German Español Spanish Français French Italiano Italian Português Portuguese On Screen Menu screen InputTerminal Menu screen Others 1 2 Menu screen Adjustment Menu See P 30 31 Option 1 Dot Clock for RGB2 RGB3 2 Clock Phase for RGB2 RGB3 3 Vertical Sync for RGB2 RGB3 4 Clamp Position for Comp video RGB2 RGB3 5 Auto Calibration for RGB2 RGB3 Function Adjusts the dot clock Adjus...

Page 24: ...ode Time Off disabled Time every 1 hr Mode every time mode is switched Moving area Min moves in small range Std moves in moderate range Max moves in wide range Others Menu See P 30 34 38 Others Menu screen is divided into the following two screens Others 2 2 Menu screen Option 1 Video Input for Video 2 S video Input for S video 3 BNC Input 4 D SUB Input InputTerminal Menu See P 30 33 34 Function S...

Page 25: ...T MENU Select FACTORY DEFAULT and execute to restore the adjustment setting made in the MENU to factory settings See P 39 FACTORY DEFAULT Menu screen Yes No selection screen Option FACTORY DEFAULT Function Restores the adjustment setting made in the MENU to factory settings Operation Select Execute and Yes and press to restore factory settings Range Yes No Option 4 Input Priority 5 Monitor No 6 Di...

Page 26: ...lay s control panel to accomplish these steps BASIC OPERATIONS EX ADJUSTINGTINT Tint PICTURE selected in the main menu screen Tint selected in the PICTURE Menu screen Video Input Mode You can make changes to all picture adjustment options in the PICTURE Menu The changes you make will be stored for a selected input mode Therefore you need to select a desired input mode before making any changes 3 4...

Page 27: ...ng a motion picture Use either of better picture quality Static Suitable for watching a still picture Press to store Can select Static only in RGB mode Adjusting ColorTemperature ColorTemp Use or to specify a desired color temperature Each time you press or one of the available choices appears in the following sequence Warm More reddish colors Standard Standard color temperature Cool More bluish c...

Page 28: ... Moves screen to the right Moves screen to the left Press to store Press when you finish Repeat steps 3 to 8 when you wish to make changes to other options You can also use the switches on the display s control panel to accomplish these steps BASIC OPERATION EX ADJUSTING HORIZONTAL DIRECTION OF SCREEN POSITION POSITION SIZE selected from the main menu screen You can make changes to all screen adju...

Page 29: ...Comp video mode RGB mode Adjusting Screen Position Position Horizontal position Horizontal Moves screen to the right Moves screen to the left Vertical position Vertical Moves screen up Moves screen down Press to store Adjusting Screen Size Size Screen width Width Increases width Reduces width Screen height Height Increases height Reduces height Press to store You cannot adjust screen size in RGB1 ...

Page 30: ...h Repeat steps 3 to 6 when you wish to make changes to other options Audio Input menu will not be displayed when No Audio is selected See P 35 You can also use the switches on the display s control panel to accomplish these steps BASIC OPERATION EX ADJUSTING VOLUME BALANCE Balance AUDIO selected in the main menu screen Balance selected in the AUDIO Menu screen You can make changes to all sound adj...

Page 31: ...tingVolume Balance Balance Each audio input Any value between 10 and 10 can be selected Higher volume from the right hand speaker Higher volume from the left hand speaker AUDIO Menu screen On screen information disappears if you do not take any action for about 60 seconds The following abbreviations used in this document represent input modes in which you can make adjustments Video mode S video mo...

Page 32: ...Press or to select Language Press The Language selection screen will appear Press or to select the language Press The menu is displayed in the selected language Press when you finish Repeat steps 3 to 8 when you wish to make changes to other options 1 2 You can also use the switches on the display s control panel to accomplish these steps BASIC OPERATION EX SELECTING LANGUAGE Language FEATURES sel...

Page 33: ...Use or to specify a value between 1 and 32 Press to store Eliminating Flicker Vertical Sync Corrects the vertical synchronization signal timing to eliminate vertical flicker Use or to specify a value between 1 and 1 Press to store Some type of signal can not be selected Adjusting Clamp Position Clamp Position Adjusts clamp pulse in accordance with the input signal received from connected equipment...

Page 34: ...ge All modes You can use this option to select the language displayed on the screen 1 Select Language and press The Language selection screen will appear 2 Press or to select your desired language English Deutsch German Español Spanish Français French Italiano Italian Português Portuguese 3 Press The menu is displayed in the selected language OTHERADJUSTMENTS FEATURES MENU Continued Displaying the...

Page 35: ...receive to BNC Input terminal 1 Select BNC Input and press BNC Input screen appears 2 Select the signal system to receive Each time you press or one of the available choices appears in the following sequence Comp video For using color difference input RGB PC For using PC wih RGB signal input Decoder For using decoder with RGB signal input 3 Press or to select Function 4 Select Decoder by FUNCTION ...

Page 36: ...d of time When DPMS is active the power indicator lamp turns orange 1 Select DPMS and press DPMS screen appears 2 Press or to select Time 3 Each time you press or one of the available choices appears in the following sequence Off Disables DPMS Number Approximate time before DPMS starts Unit minutes The power indicator lamp turns orange while the DPMS is ON The power turns ON automatically when the...

Page 37: ...ct Screen Orbiter and press The Screen Orbiter setting screen will appear 2 Press or to select Mode Time 3 Select a desired pattern Each time you press or one of the available choices appears in the following sequence Off Disables Screen Orbiter Time Moves the pattern approximately every one hour Mode Moves the pattern when the power is turned ON or when you switch between modes 4 Press or to sele...

Page 38: ...ay by pressing the corresponding button one of SHIFT 1 through SHIFT 4 When you do not press any of the SHIFT buttons you can control all displays Press to store You can check the Monitor No on the Information screen See P 38 When using the display continuously When switching between RGB and video input modes only occasionally 1 Select Time for Mode Time with Screen Orbiter 2 Select a desired rang...

Page 39: ...d properly Specifying RGB Input Signal Code Setting You can use this option to specify and display the type of RGB input signal by code number Each time you press or one of the available choices appears in the following sequence Auto Manual Auto Automatically displays the input signal to the optimum Manual Selects RGB code number Press to store In Auto mode the optimum resolution may not be set up...

Page 40: ... this option to setup the number of fan rotation etc for horizontal and vertical installation Each time you press or one of the available choices appears in the following sequence Horizontal Vertical Horizontal For installing horizontally Vertical For installing vertically Press to store Be sure to make this setup when changing the direction of installation Locking Main Unit Button Key Lock All mo...

Page 41: ...elect theYes Press The message of having completed the initialization will be displayed after initializing Press when you finish 1 2 You can also use the switches on the display s control panel to accomplish these steps FACTORY DEFAULT selected in the main menu screen Displays the message of whether to proceed the initialization 3 4 5 Displays the message of having completed the initialization You...

Page 42: ...1 1 set of 2 speakers stands When installing an option make sure that all installation requirements for that option as given in the relevant instruction manual are met The colors of options do not match the display colors perfectly Warning To prevent injury fire and electric shock arrange for options to be initially installed or installed at a different location by your dealer The pipe is not supp...

Page 43: ...ency of the input signal is 85 Hz or less for SVGA 75 Hz or less for XVGA SXGA 60 Hz or less for UXGA In the Comp video and Video S video modes the display has been factory set as follows for different input signals Main corresponding signals Comp video mode 15 73 59 94 SDTV 480I 15 63 50 00 SDTV 576I 31 47 59 94 SDTV 480P 31 25 50 00 SDTV 576P 45 00 60 00 HDTV 720P 37 50 50 00 HDTV 720P 33 75 60 ...

Page 44: ...p 75 Ω PB B Y 0 7 Vp p 75 Ω PR R Y 0 7 Vp p 75 Ω Applicable systems NTSC PAL SECAM PAL60 N PAL M PAL 4 43NTSC PC input terminal RGB1 input terminal 1 DVI D terminal RGB2 input terminal mD sub 3 rows 15 pin Picture signal 0 7 Vp p 75 Ω Synchronization signal TTL level RGB3 input terminal 5 BNC terminals R 0 7 Vp p 75 Ω G 0 7 Vp p 75 Ω B 0 7 Vp p 75 Ω H TTL level or 0 3 Vp p 75 Ω V TTL level or 0 3 ...

Page 45: ...995 EN61000 4 6 1996 EN61000 4 8 1993 EN61000 4 11 1994 AS Safety IEC60950 A1 A2 A3 A4 EMC AS NZS 3548 Regulation PDS4242W UL CSA Safety UL1950 CSA C22 2 No 950 EMC FCC Part 15 Class B ICES 003 Class B CE Safety EN60950 1992 A1 1993 A2 1993 A3 1995 A4 1997 EMC EN55022 1994 Class B EN61000 3 2 1995 EN61000 3 3 1995 EN55024 1998 EN61000 4 2 1995 EN61000 4 3 1996 EN61000 4 4 1995 EN61000 4 5 1995 EN6...

Page 46: ... The picture may get blurred with vertical frequency of other than 48 3 51 8 or 58 4 61 4 Hz Change the setting of your PC etc Remove the power plug from the receptacle and inform your dealer about how the lamp flashed As explained below the power indicator lamp flashes differently depending on the type of problem Flashes repeatedly Improper supply voltage level Flashes once Malfunction by the fan...

Page 47: ...1116 Suenaga Takatsu ku Kawasaki 213 8502 Japan Printed in Japan 8112353021 ...

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