Panasonic 42"50" Class 720p Plasma Hdtv Tc P42x60 Owners Manual

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Getting started
 Connections
Connection Panels
CB
A
Back of the TVDIGITAL AUDIO  OUT
USB 
connector
Power Cord
Connect after all other
connections have been
made.VHF/UHF Antenna
•  NTSC (National Television System Committee): Analog television system
ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee):
Digital TV Standards include digital high-definition television (HDTV), standa\
rd-
definition television (SDTV), data broadcasting, multi-channel surroun\
d sound 
audio and interactive television.
Back of...

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 AV cable connection
Best
Good
Basic
(Not HD)
 To use  HDMI terminals
L
R
HDMI
AV OUT
HDMI-DVI 
Conversion cable DVI OUT
AUDIO OUTe.g. Blu-ray Disc 
player
e.g. Blu-ray Disc 
player
AV Equipment
AV Equipment
Connect to Audio 
input terminal 
 HDMI connection
    (p. 29)
 To use  COMPONENT terminals
L
R Y
P
B
PR
AUDIO
OUT
COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT
white
red green
blue
red
white
red green blue red
whitered
green
bluered e.g. Blu-ray Disc 
player
AV Equipment
 To use  COMPOSITE terminals
L
RCOMPOSITE...

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Getting started
Identifying Controls
TV controls/indicators
Note
 
●The TV consumes a small amount of electric energy even when turned off. 
●Do not place any objects between the TV remote control sensor and remote control.
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 23 feet (7 meters) 
from front of TV set Selects channels 
in sequence
C.A.T.S. sensor...

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 Remote control
Switches TV 
On or Off (Standby) Viewing from external media
Sets the period after which the TV 
turns to standby automatically
Displays Main Menu 
Displays or removes the 
information banner (p. 17)
Displays Options Menu for special 
functions (when available) (p.17)
Numeric keypad to select any 
channel  Volume up/down
Use for digital channels. (p. 16)  Sound mute On/Off  Colored buttons 
(used for various functions) Closed Caption On/Off (p. 16)
Selects Secondary Audio 
Programming...

15
 First Time Setup
or
Turn the TV on with the POWER button
or
(Remote)
(TV)
Setup the following items
 
●Select your  language
 
●Select your viewing mode (Be sure to select “ Home Use”)
If you select “ Store Demonstration” by mistake, confirmation screen 
will be displayed.
To display the “Set viewing mode” screen again and select “Home \
Use”, perform “Reset to defaults” in the “Setup” menu.
 
●ANT/Cable setup
Select signal type (Over-the-Air/Cable service).
Select Auto Program and start scanning....

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 Watching TV
Turn power on(TV)
or
(Remote)Note
 Please select correct input -->  
(p. 19)
 Select a channel number
up
down or
•  CH buttons are also available on  the side of the TV. 
[For Cable/Satellite box connection]-  Use your connected box’s remote control.
 To directly enter a digital 
channel number
When tuning to a digital 
channel, press the button to 
enter the minor number in a 
compound channel number.
example:  
CH15-1:    
 
■Other Useful Functions
Listen with  SAP (Secondary Audio...

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 Displaying Information
 
■Displays TV status information. Also, when watching programs via the Antenna/
Cable input, INFO will include the channel banner.
 
14-1
ABC-HD
Antenna 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
SAP
TV-G CC1 480i SD
The News
Channel
Station 
identifier Input
signal Program 
duration
Rating 
Level Closed
captionSignal
resolutionSAP 
indication
Program
Change aspect ratio and Zoom the picture
 
■Press  FORMAT to cycle through the aspect modes  (p. 22)•  480i, 480p: FULL/4:3/JUST/ZOOM
•  1080p, 1080i,...

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 Call up a Favorite channel
 
■ FAVORITEChannel numbers registered in Favorite are displayed on the favorite tun\
e screen. Select the 
desired broadcast station with the cursor.
Favorite List14-1 ATSC-1
2-22 ATSC-03select 
view
 
■Set the Favorite channelWhile viewing the channel that you want to set:Favorite List14-1 ATSC-1
2-22 ATSC-03 select the list 
number 
save the displayed  channel
 
●When watching a Favorite channel, the icon  ♥ will be displayed on the channel banner (p. 17). 
●You can set...

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With the connected equipment turned On
Display the  Input select menu
Select the input mode
ANT/Cable inInput select
HDMI 1
HDMI 2AV
OK Exit
Select
(example)
 select
or
 enter
GAME
(example)Label
Press INPUT repeatedly to cycle through the 
available inputs. 
 
●You can label or skip each input mode
•  Skipped inputs will be grayed out when the 
INPUT button is pressed.
 
●During the selection, if no action is taken for 
several seconds, the “Input select” menu 
disappears.
 
●The terminal and label...

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You can view still and motion images and play music saved on a USB flash \
memory device.
Basic features for Media player
 
■Available contents and features
Option menu
• Photos
• Videos
• MusicDisplays data information.
(File name, Date, and Size, 
etc.)
* Information differs 
depending on selected 
data.
 select
 OK
 select
 OK
Photos
OPTIONxxxxx
EXIT
Select RETURN
Media player  Photos All photos
Info
View
Slideshow settingsSlideshow View Select Drive select Media select
Videos
OPTION...