Panasonic 42" Class 1080p Lcd Hdtv Tc L42e3 Owners Manual

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Basic
 Watching content from external devices Using VIERA TOOLS
With the connected equipment turned On
Display the  Input select menu
Select the input mode
Input selectANT/Cable In12345678
HDMI 1
HDMI 2
HDMI 3
Video
PCGAME
HDMI 4
Component
AUX
GAME
Not used
(example)
Input label
or
 select
 enter
  Setup ANT/Cable (p. 42)
  Edit Device labels 
 Input labels (p. 48) (shortcut) press the corresponding 
NUMBER button on the remote 
control to select the input of your 
choice. Or, press the INPUT 
button repeatedly, to cycle through 
the available inputs.
*  set unused input to “Not used” 
(below) for quick skipping.
Select the input of your choice, 
then press OK.
HDMI 1 GAMETerminal
(example) Label 
●During the selection, if no action 
is taken for several seconds, 
the “Input select” menu 
disappears.
 
●The terminal and label (names) 
of the connected equipment are 
displayed.
Note
 
●The input label will be displayed on the “Input select” screen if \
the Input label was 
customized.
 
●For side input terminals (HDMI 4), “GAME” Input label is set as \
default.
Operate the connected equipment directly or using the 
remote control supplied with the equipment
Note
 
●For details, see the manual for the connected equipment. 
●PC adjustments (p. 45)
 Watching content from external devices 
						

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Using  Media player
You can view still and motion images and play music saved on a USB flash \
memory and an SD card.
Basic features for Media player
 
■Available contents and features
Option menu
Photos --> p. 24-25
Videos --> p. 26
Music --> p. 27Displays data information.
(File name, Date, and Size etc.)
* Information differs depending 
on selected data. select
 OK
 select
 OK
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Photos
           
player
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Media select
Slideshow Drive selectInfo
SD memory card
OK
Select
RETURNSort
SUB MENU
VideosTitles/Folders view
Videos
          playeraideM
2009_9 Nature2 Nature3 Nature4 Nature5 Nature6 2009_4 2009_7 Trip1
Trip2 Trip3 Trip4 Trip5 Room Nature1Media select
Play Drive select Info
SD memory card
OK
Select
RETURN
SUB MENU
MusicFolders
My Music_1
My Music_2 My Music_3
Media player           Music
Media select
Play Folder Drive select Info
SD memory card
OK
Select
RETURN
SUB MENU
Drive selectsotohp llA
Photos
          
player
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Media select
Slideshow Drive select Info
SD memory card
OK
Select
RETURNSort
SUB MENUSD memory card Drive select
OK
RETURN Select
Media selectsotohp llA
Photos
           player aideM
Device select
Slideshow Media select Info
SD memory card
OK
Select
RETURNSort
SUB MENUPhotos
Videos Music
Media Select
SD memory card
OK
RETURN Select
Information panelsotohp llA
Photos
          
player
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Media select
Slideshow Drive select Info
SD memory card
OK
Select
RETURNSort
SUB MENU
1/70
File name: 100-0001.jpg
Date: 15/04/2011
Size: 640x480
Option menusotohp llA
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Media select
Slideshow Drive select Info
SD memory card
OK
Select
RETURNSort
SUB MENU
Setup SUB MENUSlideshow settings
Thumbnails sizeOK
RETURN
Select
SUBMENU
Media information
 
■Inserting or removing an SD card/USB flash memory
 SD card  USB flash memory
 
●Insert the card
Gently insert the SD Card 
label surface facing front.
Push until a 
click is heard Label surface
Cutout
 
●Remove the card
Press in lightly 
on SD Card, 
then release.
 
●Insert the device 
●Remove the device 
Insert straight inPull straight out
 
●Compliant card type (maximum capacity):
SDXC Card (64 GB), SDHC Card (32 GB), microSDHC 
Card (32 GB), SD Card (2 GB), miniSD Card (2 GB), 
microSD Card (2 GB) (requiring microSDHC Card/
miniSD Card/microSD Card/ adapter)
 
●If a microSDHC Card, miniSD Card or microSD Card is 
used, insert / remove it together with the adapter.
 
●Media player only supports USB Mass storage 
class devices.
 
●For more information and cautions on SD card and USB flash memory (p. 5\
1) 
						

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Basic
  Using Media player
 Viewing Contents
 
■Press to exit from 
a menu screen
 
■Press to go back to 
the previous screen 
Insert a Media (SD card or USB flash memory)•  Auto play setting  Image viewer auto play (p. 48)
Display Media player
(example)
or
Select Drive(Display connected drive)
Media player
SD memory card Drive selectOK
RETURN Select
 select
 OK
Select the Media
Media player
Photos Videos MusicSD memory card Media selectOK
RETURN Select
 select
 OK
Select the data (Photos/Videos/Music)How to view the data differs depending on data storage conditions.
 Select Title/FolderSort by Date
24/11/2009 01/12/2009 03/12/2009 20/12/2009 22/12/2009 23/10/200925/10/2009 01/11/2009 05/11/2009 10/11/2009 22/11/2009 23/11/2009
Media player           Photos
Media select
Slideshow Drive select Info
SD memory card
OK
Select
RETURNSort
SUB MENU
 select
 OK
(e.g. Photos)
 Select filesotohp llA
Photos
           player aideM
Media select
Slideshow Drive select Info
SD memory card
OK
Select
RETURNSort
SUB MENU
 select
 OK
(e.g. Photos)
View or Play
Next
RotateRETURN
Single view
StopPrev.
 select
 OK
(e.g. Photos)
Thumbnail / Playback view image 
and operation are differ depending 
on selected contents.
 
●Photos view --> p. 24-25 
●Videos view --> p. 26 
●Music view --> p. 27 
						

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 Photos view
[Photos thumbnail]sotohp llA
Photos
           
player
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Media select
Slideshow Drive select Info
SD memory card
OK
Select
RETURNSort
SUB MENU
[Features]
 
●Slideshow setting  
 
●Sort  
 
●Drive select  
 
●Media select  
[Photos playback screen]
Next
RotateRETURN
Single view
StopPrev.
Single viewSlideshow
Photo status
Single view
NextPrev.Rotate
RETURNStop
Slideshow
NextPrev.RETURNStop
Navigation Guide
 
●To display/hide 
Guide and Banner 
 
Sort
 Display “Sort select” menu and select item
 select
 OK
Folders
Sort by date
Sort by month
 Displayed each viewSort by Date
24/11/2009 01/12/2009 03/12/2009 20/12/2009 22/12/2009 23/10/2009 25/10/2009 01/11/2009 05/11/2009 10/11/2009 22/11/2009 23/11/2009
Media player           Photos
Media select
Slideshow Drive select Info
SD memory card
OK
Select
RETURNSort
SUB MENU(e.g. Sort by date)
• Folders 
(ascending order of 
numeric/alphabetical)
•   Sort by month  (ascending order of 
the month) 
•  Sort by date
Photo options
 Display “Setup SUB MENU” and select item
SUBMENU
 select
 OK
Setup SUB MENUSlideshow settings
Thumbnails size
 
■Slideshow settings  (p. 25)
 
■Thumbnails sizeTo change the number of photos on a thumbnail screen 
at a time
 (7 × 4  ⇔ 
10 × 6) 
						

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Basic
  Using Media player
 Slideshow
 Display “Slideshow settings”sotohp llA
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Media select
Slideshow Drive selectInfo
SD memory card
OK
Select
RETURNSort
SUB MENU
Select
Change RETURN
OffOffOffNormalOffNormalOn
Slideshow settingsFrameStart Slideshow
Photo effect
Transition effectPhoto sizeBurst playbackDisplay intervalRepeat playbackSoundtrack settings
(example)
 Adjust items and select “Slideshow start”
(example)
Select
Change RETURN
OffOffOffNormalOffNormalOn
Slideshow settings
FrameStart Slideshow
Photo effect
Transition effectPhoto sizeBurst playbackDisplay intervalRepeat playbackSoundtrack settings
 
●To stop in mid-cycle Press  
 select
 OK
 
■Slideshow settings
Settings Item Description
Frame*
Select the Frame (Off/Array/Collage/Drift(with calendar)/Drift/Gallery(with calendar)/\
Gallery/Cinema)
Photo effect* Select the display effect (Off/Sepia/Gray scale)
Transition effect
Select the Transition effect shown between photos  (Off /Fade in/Wipe ↓/Wipe ↑/Wipe →/Wipe ←/Slide in ↓/Slide in  ↑/Slide in →/Slide in  ←/Zoom in/Comb  ↑↓/Comb →←/Dissolve/Checker 
wipe/Motion/Random)
Photo size*
Removes the black borders that are added according to the size of the ph\
oto being displayed.  (Normal/Zoom)
Burst playback* Continuously plays photos that were shot. (On/Off)
Display interval Set “Display interval” each image is displayed in the Slideshow mo\
de.
(Short/Fast/Normal/Slow/Very slow)
Repeat playback Turn the Slideshow Repeat (cycle) function on or off  (Off/On).
Soundtrack 
settings
Select the music (Off/Music 1/Music 2/Music 3/Music 4/Music 5/User selected*/Auto*)User selected: Plays the soundtrack registered in the “Soundtrack set\
tings”. (below)Auto: Plays the songs on the SD card or USB flash memory.
•  Picture quality may become lower depending on the slideshow settings.
•  Picture setting may not work depending on the slideshow settings.
* When using DLNA (DMP mode) feature these menus are not displayed.
   DMP: Digital media player 
 p. 34
 
■Soundtrack settings
  Select “Soundtrack 
settings” Select “User select” Select the song and register
OffOffOffNormalOffNormalOn
Slideshow settings
FrameStart Slideshow
Photo effect
Transition effectPhoto sizeBurst playbackDisplay intervalRepeat playbackSoundtrack settings(example)
Soundtrack settings
Music 1OFF
Music 2
Music 3
Music 4
Music 5
User selected
Auto
User selected 03 XXXX
 select
 OK
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Photos
           
player
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Media select
Slideshow Drive select Info
SD memory card
OK
Select
RETURNSort
SUB MENU
Soundtrack settings
All songs in folderThis song
Select
OK
RETURN
This song: Register current music.
All songs in folder : Register the 
music in a folder. 
						

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 Videos view
[Videos thumbnail]Titles/Folders view
Videos
          playeraideM
2009_9 Nature2 Nature3 Nature4 Nature5 Nature6 2009_4 2009_7 Trip1
Trip2 Trip3 Trip4 Trip5 Room Nature1
Media select
Play Drive selectInfo
SD memory card
OK
Select
RETURN
SUB MENU
[Features]
 
●Play  
 
●Drive select  
 
●Media select  
 
●Aspect change  
[Videos playback screen]
00:00.10
00:00.0301/04/2010  15:34
SD
00:00.10
00:00.0301/04/2010  15:34
SD
RETURN
Drive type (SD/USB/DLNA)
Date and time or 
File name 30 seconds skip (In DLNA mode only (depends on content))
Forward•  Forward/Reverse
Five level of 1 to 5 (x2, x5, x30, 
x70, x100) are available.
Play/Pause
Stop
Reverse Elapsed time of current movie
*  Counter may not work correctly with DLNA 
feature. In this case “--:--:--”is displayed.
Movie banner
Navigation area
RETURN
 
●To display/hide Guide and Banner  
 
●Subtitles are not supported 
in MKV file.
Video options
Displayed menu will differ depending on contents.
 Select “Video options” in “Setup SUB MENU”
next
SUBMENUSetup SUB MENU
Video options
 
■Repeat playbackSet play repeat function (On/Off)
selectOn
Video options
Repeat playback
Compatible Data format for Media player (SD card/USB flash memory)/DLN\
A
Media Compatible format
Photo •  JPEG files (DCF and EXIF standards)
Sub-sampling  - 4:4:4, 4:2:2 and 4:2:0
Image resolution  - 8 × 8 to 30,712 × 17,272 pixels
Videos •  SD-Video Files (SD-Video Standard Ver.1.3)
Modified data with a PC may not be displayed correctly.
•  AVCHD Standard compatible files Modified data with a PC may not be displayed correctly.
•  MP4 files (Video codec H.264 | Audio codec MP3/AC-3/LPCM)
•  MKV files (Video codec H.264 | Audio codec MP3/AC-3/LPCM)
•  MPEG-2 PS files*
• MPEG-2 TS files*
Music •  MP3 files (MPEG Audio Layer-3)
•  AAC files (MPEG2-AAC / MPEG4-AAC)
• LPCM files*
 
●For more data format information. (p. 51)  * For DLNA only. 
						

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Basic
  Using Media player
 Music view
[Music thumbnail]Folders
My Music_1My Music_2 My Music_3
Media player           Music
Media select
Play Folder Drive select Info
SD memory card
OK
Select
RETURN
SUB MENU
[Features]
 
●Play folder  
 
●Drive select  
 
●Media select  
[Music playback screen]
AAAAAA
BBBBBBB
XXXXXXX
00:00.05 / 00:00.49
RETURN
Artist name
Album name
Song name
Elapsed time of current song
*  Counter may not work correctly with DLNA feature.
   In this case “--:--:--”is displayed. 
RETURN
Navigation area
Forward •  Forward/Reverse
Five level of 1 to 5 (x2, x5, x30, 
x70, x100) are available.
 
●To display/hide Guide and Banner  
Play/Pause
Stop
Reverse
Music options
 Select “Music options” in “Setup SUB MENU”
next
Setup SUB MENU
Music options
SUBMENU
 
■Repeat playbackSet play repeat function (Off/Repeat Folder/One 
song)
selectOn
Music options
Repeat playback
Other settings in Media player
 Display “Menu”
 Select the item
 select
 OK
Menu
Picture
Audio
VIERA Link
 Set 
 
■Adjust the Picture and Audio
 select
 adjust
200
0
0
0
0
Vivid
Picture 1/2
Brightness
Color
Tint
Sharpness Picture mode
Back light
Contrast Reset to defaults
example: Picture menu
Picture menu/Audio menu 
(p. 45-46)
 
■Use VIERA Link function
 select
 changeRecorder
TV
VIERA Link control
Speaker output
Back to TV
VIERA Link menu (p. 32) 
						

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 VIERA LinkTM “ HDAVI ControlTM”
Simultaneously control all Panasonic “HDAVI Control” equipped components using one button on the TV remote.
Enjoy additional HDMI Inter-Operability with compatible Panasonic produc\
ts.
This TV supports “HDAVI Control 5” function.
Connections to equipment (DVD recorder DIGA, HD Camcorder, Home theater system, Amplifier, etc.) with HDMI cables 
enables VIERA Link controls.
Equipment with the “HDAVI Control” function enables the following operations:
VersionOperations (See p. 30-33, for more information)
HDAVI Control or later
•  Automatic Input Switching
•  Power on link
•  Power off link
•  Default speakers
•  Speaker control
HDAVI Control 2 or later
•  VIERA Link control only with the TV’s remote control
•  Unselected device energy save (for available equipment only)
HDAVI Control 3 or later
•  Provides setting information (Language, time. etc.)
•  Automatic lip-sync function
HDAVI Control 4 or later
•  Energy saving mode (with Quick Start mode)
HDAVI Control 5
•  Audio Return Channel
Audio Return Channel (ARC) is a function that enables digital sound si\
gnals to 
be sent via an HDMI cable back from the TV to a connected audio device.
 
■When adding new equipment, reconnecting equipment or changing the setup \
after the connection, 
turn the equipment on and then switch the TV on. Set the input mode to H\
DMI1, HDMI2 , HDMI 3 or 
HDMI 4 (p. 21), and make sure that the image is displayed correctly.
VIERA Link “HDAVI Control”, is based on the control functions provided by HDMI and i\
ndustry standard known as HDMI 
CEC (Consumer Electronics Control), with unique function that we have \
developed and added. As such, its operation with 
other manufacturers’ equipment that supports HDMI CEC cannot be guaranteed.
Please refer to the individual manuals for other manufacturers’ equipment supporting the VIERA Link function.
 
■HDMI cable
This function needs an HDMI compliant (fully wired) cable. Non-HDMI-co\
mpliant cables cannot be utilized.
It is recommended that you use Panasonic’s HDMI cable. Recommended part number:
RP-CDHS15 (4.9 ft/1.5 m), RP-CDHS30 (9.8 ft/3.0 m), RP-CDHS50 (16.4\
 ft/5.0 m)
 *  For more details on the external equipment’s connections, please refer to the operating manual for the equipment. 
						

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Advanced
 VIERA Link
TM “HDAVI Control
TM”
 VIERA Link™ Connections (with VIERA Link function)
 
■Terminal overview
AV IN
HDMI 4Back of the TV
 
■Connecting DVD Recorder (DIGA)
DVD recorder (DIGA) 
with VIERA Link functionHDMI cable
 
■Connecting Home theater system/AV ampHDMI 1 is recommended.
HDMI cable
Optical cableHome theater systems 
with VIERA Link function
AV amp with 
VIERA Link functionDVD recorder (DIGA) 
with VIERA Link function
No optical cable is necessary when connecting a Home Theater 
supporting “HDAVI control 5” with an HDMI cable. Audio will be 
supported via ARC (Audio Return Channel) (p. 28)
 
●One AV amp and one DVD recorder (DIGA) can be operated with this unit.
 
■Connecting HD Camcorder/Digital cameraPress INPUT and select an available HDMI terminal, then connect the camcorder to th\
is input. After connection, 
confirm the HDAVI control functions. (p. 30-33).
HD Camcorder 
with VIERA Link  function
HDMI / mini HDMI cable
AV IN
HDMI 4
LUMIX 
with VIERA Link  function
If connection (or setting) of equipment compatible with HDAVI control is changed, switch the power of this unit Off and 
On again while the power of all equipment is On (so that the unit can c\
orrectly recognize the connected equipment) and 
check that the connected equipment playback operates.
Note
 
●Individual HDMI equipment may require additional menu settings specific \
to each model. Please refer to their respective manuals. 
●When audio from other equipment connected to this unit via HDMI is outpu\
t using “DIGITAL AUDIO OUT” of this unit, 
the system switches to 2CH audio.
(When connecting to an AV amp via HDMI, you can enjoy higher sound quality.)
 
●Some devices use Mini-HDMI terminal. HDMI (type A) to Mini-HDMI (type C) cable or adapter should be used. 
						

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 VIERA Link settings and Available features
To use all VIERA Link functions: After everything is connected, in VIERA Link settings menu, set “VIERA Link” to “On”.
Some features are disabled depending on the “HDAVI Control” version of the equipment. 
Please check the list (p. 28)
 Press to exit from a menu screen
 Press to go back to the previous 
screen
Display the menu
Select “VIERA Link settings” in “Setup”
MenuSetup 1/2
ANT/Cable setupInput labels
Network settings
VIERA Link settings
ECO/energy saving Channel surf mode
Language
ClockAll select
 next
Select “VIERA Link”
OnNoYe s
TV
Quick start
No (stay on)
MenuVIERA Link settingsVIERA LinkPower on link
Power off link
Default speakers
Energy saving mode
Unselected device energy save
select
Select “On”(default is On)change
Select and make other settings
OnNoYe s
TV
Quick start
No (stay on)
MenuVIERA Link settingsVIERA LinkPower on link
Power off link
Default speakers
Energy saving mode
Unselected device energy save
select