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Please READ this manual carefully before 
operating your TV, and retain it for future 
reference. 

PLASMA TV

OWNER`S MANUAL

MODEL :

P42A9-AK

                        
                        

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Summary of Contents for P42A9-AKS

Page 1: ...Please READ this manual carefully before operating your TV and retain it for future reference PLASMA TV OWNER S MANUAL MODEL P42A9 AK S ...

Page 2: ...t WARNING To reduce the risk of electric shock do not remove cover or back No user serviceable parts inside refer service to qualified service personnel This symbol indicates that there are important operating and maintenance instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to the family Dear Haier product owner Thank you for your confidence in...

Page 3: ...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 To prevent electric shock ensure the Grounding pin on the AC cord power plug is securely connected 10 Power cord protection Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to Be walked on or pinched by items ...

Page 4: ...surges and built up static charges Section 810 of the National Electrical Code ANSI NFPA 70 provides information with respect to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure grounding of the lead in wire to an antenna discharge unit size of grounding conductors location of antenna discharge unit connection to grounding electrodes and requirements for the grounding electrode Note The PDP M...

Page 5: ...lor Temperature Black Stretch Picture in Picture Other functions Stream media broadcast system Specifications and functions Troubleshooting To choose sound modes Setting Five Equalizer sound Setting the Auto Volume Setting the woofer sound How to eliminate sound Timer setting Lock setup Teletext functions Maintenance Balance Accessories Please READ this manual carefully before operating your TV an...

Page 6: ...cation Buttons and functions 1 Channel number increase and decrease 2 Volume decrease for lowering the volume or adjusting the menu Volume increase for enhancing the volume or adjusting the menu 3 TV AV button 4 Menu button 5 Power and indicator for turning on or off the power supply 6 Remote receiving window 7 Card jack CH VOL TV AV MENU POWER ...

Page 7: ...I cable from the HDMI output of the digital video device to the HDMI DVI VIDEO If the PC has DVI only Connect the audio cable from the digital video device to the AUDIO 5 6 SCART2 SCART1 Used to connect to the DVD VCR broadcasting receiver or other equipment 7 Earphone port 8 ANT IN Connect antenna or CATV 75 coaxial cable to receive TV CATV signal Connect to optional external speaker s VIDEO L AU...

Page 8: ...controller away from heat source or humid area to ensure effective performance of the remote controller Make sure that two AAalkaline batteries are loaded The batteries must be of the same type The batteries must be located properly The batteries are not rechargeable 1 Slide open the cover of the battery compartment on the back of the remote controller 2 Load two AA alkaline batteries in the compa...

Page 9: ... STD Sound mode option Program up and down Or turns your TV Teletext buttons buttons which have letters on top also can use in TV Lock button enter the Lock Set menu Channel list button EXIT clears all on screen displays and returns to TV viewing from any menu TIMER Time display only when there is teletext in TV ZOOM Adjust picture aspect ratio Note This User s Manual covers the functions of the r...

Page 10: ...eceiving scope for the signal is 8 meters to the O front of the remote controller window and 45 to the left or right O side and 20 above or below the control window Use of remote controller 1 To ensure a normal operation the remote controller should not be dropped or damaged in any way It should also be kept dry and away from all heat sources 2 Battery replacement is necessary when the remote cont...

Page 11: ...coaxial cable to remove the disturbance caused by airwave ANT IN outdoor antenna 300 twin lead cable Antenna adapter 75 coaxial cable Plug additional purchase Antenna input 75 standard coaxial type External Equipment Connections If the antenna needs to be split for two Tv s install a 2 WaySignal Splitter in the connections If the antenna is not installed properly contactyour dealer for assistance ...

Page 12: ...cks to the TV s input jacks as shown in the figure 2 Insert a video tape into the VCR and press PLAY on the VCR Refer to the VCR owner s manual 3 Select the input source by the TV AV button on the remote control S VIDEO Choose Your Connection There are several ways to connect your television depending on the components you want to connect and the quality of the signal you want to achieve The follo...

Page 13: ... player insert a DVD 2 Use theTV AV and VOL buttonon the remote control toselect SCARTmode 3 Press Play buttonon external equipment for program play 4 Refer to the DVD player s manual for operating instructions To watch digitally broadcast programs purchase and connecta digital set topbox How toconnect Use theTV s YPbPrIN andAUDIO IN jacks VGA or HDMI DVI VIDEO port for video connections depending...

Page 14: ... select PC x768 60Hz IN IN r VGA External Equipment Connections PC connection or DVI source 4 Check theimage on yourTV There may be noise associated with the resolution vertical pattern contrast or brightness in PC mode If noise is present change the PC mode to another resolution change the refresh rate to another rate or adjust the brightness and contrast on the menu until the pictureis clear If ...

Page 15: ...erminal and insert the connecting cable into the terminal slot Release the speaker terminal and ensure that the white connecting cable is inserted in the terminal slot marked red and black connecting cable is inserted in the black terminal slot and that anode and cathode poles are correctly connected nnectent Loudhailer Annectent bracket Connect Woofer Woofer 1 Take the woofer out and place it the...

Page 16: ...ic discharge when touching the unit and the unit fails to function simply unplug the unit from the AC outlet and plug it back in The unit should return to normal operation Polarized AC Cord Plug AC Outlet Wider Hole and Blade You can connect a set of headphones to your set if you wish to watch a TV programme without disturbing the other people in the room Connecting Headphones External Equipment C...

Page 17: ...t time you must select the language which will be used for displaying menus and indications 1 Press the MENU and CH button to select the Function menu 2 Press VOL to enter 3 Press CH button to select Language 4 Select a particular language by pressing VOL button repeatedly You can choose one of 13 languages 5 When you are satisfied with your choice press MENU button to return to previous or press ...

Page 18: ... Memory function If you hope to enjoy the picture from the external input source before to select the source you need to connect the devices otherwise when you select the source the none or no signal will appears on the screen Before watching TV program you need to ensure your TV in TV mode TV the input source from ANT IN terminal output SCART1 the input source from SCART1 terminal output SCART2 t...

Page 19: ...on to select country first according to yourself that means you have selected the sound system this is useful especially for France and then press CH button to select Auto Search item 3 Press the VOL button to ensure automatic search with higher level After the s arch has finished a e ll channels now playing program will be automatically preset in order Note the TUNING menu will be only operated i...

Page 20: ...the channel and press the green button on the remote controller then press CH button to select the channel to copy press again the green button then press MENU button to ensure Swap channel Press CH to select the channel and press the red button on the remote controller to delete then press MENU button to delect name Press CH to select the channel and press the yellow button on the remote controll...

Page 21: ...uency and press the digital button to adjust 4 press MENU button to return to previous or press EXIT button to return to TV viewing Tuning menu AUDIO ADJUST FUNCTION TIMER MENU PICTURE TUNING Tuning Program Program Number Edit Name Color System Sound System Manual Search Fine Tuning Skip Off 18 C 28 AUTO D K STILL SLEEP PIP TV AV P STD S STD H LOCK CH LIST EXIT SCAN SWAP TIMER ZOOM ABC DEF JKL GHI...

Page 22: ...on to enter submenu and press CH button to select Tuning Program item and then press VOL to next submenu and press CH button again to make the icon to Fine Tuning Press VOL 4 Press VOL button all through to carry out fine tune till the best picture and sound are obtained then loosen the button 18 c 28 AUTO BG AUDIO ADJUST FUNCTION TIMER MENU PICTURE TUNING Tuning Program Program Number Edit Name C...

Page 23: ...king password can be modified in the preset menu and previous password will be required 2 Using the CH button Press the CH button to select a channel number in number increasing direction Press the CH button to select a channel number in number decreasing direction Note If Skip is ON on one channel press CH button the channel will not appear How to select the desired sound Press the VOL button on ...

Page 24: ...ystem In general you can set it as AUTO Press VOL button to select AUTO NTSC SECAM PAL60 and NTSC4 43 in turn PAL Press the MENU CH and VOL button till the Tuning Program menu shown on the right will display on the screen AUDIO ADJUST FUNCTION TIMER MENU PICTURE TUNING Tuning Program Program Number Edit Name Color System Sound System Manual Search Fine Tuning Skip Off C 28 AUTO D K Tuning menu If ...

Page 25: ...stem Manual Search Fine Tuning Skip Off 18 C 28 AUTO D K 2 Press MENU CH and VOL button till the Tuning Program menu shown on the right will display on the screen Tuning menu Program swap 1 Suppose the channel number you used just now is 8 and the channel number you areusing is 18 as shown in the figure If you want to return to the last watched program channel 8 you can simply press the swap butto...

Page 26: ...justed then press the VOL buttons to obtain the desired effect Personal Soft Bright Normal A spare setting that can be adjusted to personal status Designed for rooms that have good all round lighting Designed for night time low light viewing Designed for rooms with high ambient lighting such as daytime sport Note 1 the hue item is available only in NTSC system 2 the video mode the saturation the h...

Page 27: ...cture menu Automatically filters out and reduces the image noise and improves picture quality when receiving weak video signals AUDIO ADJUST TUNING FUNCTION TIMER MENU PICTURE Video Mode Personal Contrast Brightness Saturation Hue Sharpness Noise Reduction Auto 50 50 0 0 0 Picture menu STILL SLEEP PIP TV AV P STD S STD H LOCK CH LIST EXIT SCAN SWAP TIMER ZOOM ABC DEF JKL GHI MNO STUV POR WXYZ MUTE...

Page 28: ...c Standard Hall Personal STILL SLEEP PIP TV AV P STD S STD H LOCK CH LIST EXIT SCAN SWAP TIMER ZOOM ABC DEF JKL GHI MNO STUV POR WXYZ MUTE DISPLAY CH CH VOL VOL MENU To balance right and left sound of the television The intermediate value is 0 When indication value of Balance increases toward 50 sound of the right and left speaker becomes stronger and weaker respectively When indication value of B...

Page 29: ... previous menu The surround sound feature expands the audio listening field wider and deeper to create exceptional sound quality from the TV s speakers Repeated step 1 2 and press CH to select surround and then press VOL to set the desired value Select Surround from 50 to 50 When intermediate value toward 50 the effect will be distinctness The sound settings can be adjusted to suit your personal p...

Page 30: ...channel is changed This feature lets you automatically adjust the volume of the desired channel and reduces the volume differences between channels and programs providing a more constant overall level This will also reduce the dynamics of sound Woofer is aspeaker that complements frontspeaker s reproduction capability of low pitchedsound Select Woofer toset the value of woofer from 0 to 100 Repeat...

Page 31: ... screen Indication will appear on the screen 1 minute prior to expiry of set time Suppose Time Off is set and indication is as follows Time Off NOTE 1 If Timer option is setting the time you set for Time Off Time On will be a point of time Otherwise if Timer is not set the time you set for Time Off Time On will be a period of time 2 Sleep Off Time Off can not be set at simultaneously If both of th...

Page 32: ...t hour or minute position then press digits buttons to set the value of hours or minutes 5 Repeat step 1 2 to set Time Off Take 22 30 as an example You can set the On Off timers so that the set will Switch on automatically and tune to the channel of your choice at the time you select Switch off automatically at the time you select AUDIO ADJUST TUNING FUNCTION TIMER MENU PICTURE Timer Time Off Time...

Page 33: ...t Transparent Opaque background of OSD Blue Screen Repeat step 3 and 4 to select Blue Screen On Off If you select ON when no signal the background is blue if you select OFF when no signal the background is dark 2 Press VOL button on the remote controller to call up the FUNCTION menu 3 Press CH to select desired item on the menu 4 Press VOL to adjust the item you have selected Function setup MENU F...

Page 34: ...OL to select among year month and day and then CH to adjust them Teletext Language Repeat step 3 and 4 to select from 6 kinds of languages West Europe East Europe Cyrillic Greek Arabic Persian Restore Default Value Repeat step 3 and 4 to return the factory mode Function setup continue STILL SLEEP PIP TV AV P STD S STD H LOCK CH LIST EXIT SCAN SWAP TIMER ZOOM ABC DEF JKL GHI MNO STUV POR WXYZ MUTE ...

Page 35: ...UNCTION TIMER MENU PICTURE Display Mode Adjust RGB Default Auto Sync Color Temperature Black Stretch Off Normal Normal Adjust menu STILL SLEEP PIP TV AV P STD S STD H LOCK CH LIST EXIT SCAN SWAP TIMER ZOOM ABC DEF JKL GHI MNO STUV POR WXYZ MUTE DISPLAY CH CH VOL VOL MENU It does not work on the TV mode Aspect ratio Picture effect Normal Widescreen 4 3 mode no cut out on input signal picture with u...

Page 36: ...e is used for parameter adjustment Only be adjustable in the PC HDMI DVI mode H Position and V Position adjust AUDIO ADJUST TUNING FUNCTION TIMER MENU PICTURE Adjust H Size H Position V Size V Position Fine Tune Smoothing H Size Horizontal size of picture can be adjusted in this item H Position Horizontal position of picture can be adjusted in this item V Size Vertical size of picture can be adjus...

Page 37: ...lect There are four kinds of modes i e Normal Cold Green Warm can be selected in turn This will increase or decrease Warm red and Cold blue colors to suit personal preferences Select Cold to give the white colors a blue tint Normal to give the white colors a neutral tint Warm to give the white colors a red tint Green to give the white colors a green tint AUDIO ADJUST TUNING FUNCTION TIMER MENU PIC...

Page 38: ...Lock set menu Press CH to select password Press vol the screen will display the follow If correct password is entered the screen will display the follow Press digital button to set the new desired password and the screen will display the follow If the desired password is entered correctly twice the old password will be changed If the desired password is not correctly entered twice the screen will ...

Page 39: ...ck mode is to be verified enter Source Lock submenu and set relative mode off or select Clear Lock in the Lock Set Menu Prog Set Prog Set is opted for setting up start channel Press CH button to select Prog Set Press VOL button sources can be swapped in TV SCART1 SCART2 AV HDTV VGA HDMI mode After setup the set mode will be entered if the television is switched off and on again To set Off the tele...

Page 40: ...ng all lock options to off and the maximum volume returns to 100 Child Lock Press CH button to select Child Lock Press VOL button to set On or Off mode If lock on mode is set Child Lock is in activated automatically In such case if Child Lock button button on the television is pressed the screen will display Child Lock which can be erased by press of EXIT button 5 seconds later after the latest pr...

Page 41: ...lay on the screen 2 Press the CH button to select PIP Position item 3 Press the VOL button repeatedly until desired position is achieved The sub picture moves Left Top Right Top Right Bottom Left Bottom Center AUDIO ADJUST FUNCTION TIMER MENU PICTURE TUNING Tuning Program Auto Search Program Table Country England PIP Source HDMI DVI Center PIP Position Press the PIP button on the remote control to...

Page 42: ...PLAY button is pressed again the displayed information will disappear If the program is named its name will also appear Auto program scan 1 If you want to select a desirable program you may scan all the TV programs in memory You can simply press SCAN button to do this Press scan button once there are nicepictures onthe screen Press scan button again there are sixteen pictures on the screen 2 If yo...

Page 43: ...ision will enter standbystatus 1minuteslater automatically video Picture Still The TV set will switch automatically to standby at the preset time with the SLEEP time on You may set the sleep time Operate as follows 3 If remaining time of set timer is to be displayed press SLEEP button again The TV set will switch off automatically at the preset time press CH button to turn on again Note The ON TIM...

Page 44: ...lated functions are not available in TEXT mode Only a few direct button control functions are available in TEXT mode they 1 Page up down Result Use the CH buttons to browse next or previous page 2 Page number entering Result To select a teletext page either directly enter the page number using the numeric button pad on the remote control or use CH buttons or the colored Fast Text buttons Teletext ...

Page 45: ... the teletext page to go directly to that page SIZE Pressing the button to change from different screen display size This feature is very useful as it magnifies the image making the characters easier to read REVEAL Pressing the button will reveal hidden text This feature is used to reveal information such as answers to Teletext on line interactive puzzles TIMER While in normal TV mode only pressin...

Page 46: ...ems of otherformat 4 Many movie files use suffix of AVI and MPG However many kinds of format are used for internal files This television can only play some AVI and MPG files ofthis format Those files with suffix of dat are notmovie files butdata files used by computers and cannot be played for movies 5 External card reader supports most digital cards available in the market Readable digital cards ...

Page 47: ...vice Press button to select Remove Cardor USB and press ENTER button to ensure it 2 Warning Memory cards can be swallowed by young children Do not allow children to handle memory cards Please remove the memory card immediately after use Stream media system setup Note Memory cards or USB devices are not supplied with this TV 1 Insert USB in one of the card slots at the right side or the back bottom...

Page 48: ...red option 4 Press EXIT to return 5 If to exit USB system you need to return to source menu and press digit 1button to watch TV Note If on operating the saver will appears on the screen 1 Press button to select the item with up or down 2 Press button to ensure the desired option 3 Press button to operate play quickly or slowly 4 Press button to make the program stop 5 Press ZOOM button to make zoo...

Page 49: ...e picture detail To select stream media broadcast system 1 Press button to select Card or USB The device be inserted and identified 2 Press button to enter adjusted option Picture Music Movie Music and PIC F 007 JPG F 008 JPG F 009 JPG F 010 JPG F 011 JPG F 012 JPG To make the picture overturn Each press of NEXT button to make overturn 90 with right press button to resume the program SETUP File co...

Page 50: ...epeat mode press button the DISC Repeat will appear on the screen and then press to ensure it 2 Program mode press button to select the music in left list and press button to program in turn and then the DISC Repeat will appear on the screen and then press button to select Done and then press button to ensure it To enjoy music The day went away MP3 Play mode standard The day you wentaway MP3 01 07...

Page 51: ...e 5 Press button to set speed press button to resume to standard mode 6 Press button to select the next movie or previous 7 Press EXIT button repeatedly to return To play Movie E08 8SOBTILES 1 Picture Music Movie Music and PIC AAA Multimedia Player AAA Multimedia Player Stream media broadcast system STILL SLEEP PIP TV AV P STD S STD H LOCK CH LIST EXIT SCAN SWAP TIMER ZOOM ABC DEF JKL GHI MNO STUV...

Page 52: ...e press button to select the music Note press button to stop playing the picture 5 Press repeatedly EXIT button to return To select the Music and PIC item F 007 JPG F 008 JPG F 009 JPG F 010 JPG F 011 JPG F 012 JPG MP3 The day you went away MP3 JPEG 0016 JPG Play Play mode standard IMAGE 00 01 43 Picture Music Movie Music and PIC AAA Multimedia Player AAA Multimedia Player Stream media broadcast s...

Page 53: ...its overwrite it will appears on the screen and press button to select YES NO and then press button to confirm 5 Press button to cancel Copy file function Card Select source Port USB F 007 JPG F 008 JPG F 009 JPG F 010 JPG F 011 JPG F 012 JPG Root F 007 JPG F 008 JPG F 009 JPG F 010 JPG F 011 JPG F 012 JPG Root COPY PASTE SETUP File copy Card USB Press ENTER key to enter COPY menu AAA Multimedia P...

Page 54: ...P menu 3 and press again button to enter language option 4 Press button to select desired language and press to ensure it 5 Press EXIT button to return SETUP File copy Card USB Press ENTER button to SETUP menu AAA Multimedia Player AAA Multimedia Player AAA Multimedia Player Stream media broadcast system STILL SLEEP PIP TV AV P STD S STD H LOCK CH LIST EXIT SCAN SWAP TIMER ZOOM ABC DEF JKL GHI MNO...

Page 55: ...re s a great way to keep the dust off your screen for a while Wet a soft cloth in a mixture of lukewarm water and a little fabric softener or dish washing detergent Wring the cloth until it s almost dry and then use it to wipe the screen 2 Make sure the excess water is off the screen and then let it air dry before you turn on your TV Cleaning the Cabinet Extended Absence If you expect to leave you...

Page 56: ...NEL 170 H 170 V PAL SECAM NTSC M D K I B G M SCART CVBS Y C RGB YCbCr 480i p 576i p 720p 1080i 150 240V 50 60Hz Working temperature 5 35 Working humidity 20 80 Store temperature 15 45 Store humidity 5 90 3W 42 2x7W Sound UPO Power Standby consumption Condition Max 320W Power consumption Dimensions WxHxD mm With stand 1275mmX152mmX740mm Speaker included ...

Page 57: ...or local interference such as an electrical appliance or power tool No picture no sound Verify if the television is properly plugged Verify if the television is properly supplied power Verify if electricity is available Blank screen Verify if correct signals are input Press TV AV button to change signal input to TV input Restart the television of power supply is interrupted No sound Press Mute but...

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