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Using the
TV’
s Features
Using the Long Life feature
The long life settings (Reverse, White, Picture Shift, Side Panel color)
help to reduce the risk of phosphor burn-in of the plasma screen.
Reverse
The picture is displayed alternately between positive image and
negative image to reduce the risk of phosphor burn-in of the
screen. This function is effective for a still pattern image.
1. Press TV to select the TV mode.
2. Press MENU, then press or to
display the SETUP menu.
3. Press
▲
or
▼
to highlight
REVERSE, and then press .
To return to the normal picture:
Press any button.
White
A white pattern is displayed on the whole screen. This function can help
in the recovery of minor phosphor burn-in of the plasma screen. This
function is also recommended when you want to listen to the TV but not
watch it.
1. Press TV to select the TV mode.
2. Press MENU, then press or to
display the SETUP menu.
3. Press
▲
or
▼
to highlight WHITE,
and then press .
To return to the normal picture:
Press any button.
Picture shift
With Picture shift set to ON, the picture imperceptibly moves
around the screen intermittently to reduce the risk of phosphor
burn-in of the plasma screen.
Note:
To reduce the risk of phosphor burn-in, the default setting for the
Picture shift function is ON.
1. Press TV to select the TV mode.
2. Press MENU, then press or to
display the SETUP menu.
3. Press
▲
or
▼
to highlight
PICTURE SHIFT, then press or
to highlight ON.
Side panel color
The gray level feature will set the sidebar to two different levels
of darkness. Sidebars are the blanks spaces on either side of a 4:3
viewing area. Using the GRAY side panel color will help reduce screen
burn-in.
1. Press TV to select the TV mode.
2. Press MENU, then press or to
display the SETUP menu.
3. Press
▲
or
▼
to highlight SIDE
PANEL COLOR, then press or
to highlight GRAY or BLACK.
NOTICE OF POSSIBLE ADVERSE
EFFECTS ON PLASMA DISPLAY
Avoid displaying stationary images on
your Plasma display for extended
periods of time. Fixed (non-moving)
patterns or images (including but not
limited to PIP/POP windows, closed
captions, video game patterns, TV
station logos, stock tickers, websites,
and special formats that do not use the
entire screen) can become permanently
ingrained in the Plasma display and
cause subtle but permanent ghost
images.
This type of damage is NOT
COVERED BY YOUR WARRANTY.
Note:
SIDE PANEL COLOR is fixed to GRAY in PC
input mode.
INPUT DISPLAY
Menu/Enter
TV
Note:
If the remote control does not operate your TV,
press the “TV” button on the remote control
and try again.
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