Panasonic Full HD LCD Display TH 42AF1 Operating Instructions

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Picture Adjustments
1Press  to display the 
[Picture] menu.
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Refine enhancer6-segment colour management
Gradation smoother Off
Off
Picture
Default Default
Picture mode Standard
2.2
6500K
Backlight
Contrast
Brightness
Colour
Hue
Sharpness
Gamma
Colour temperature
Dynamic contrast
Colour enhancement
Memory saveMemory load Memory edit Off
High
Enhance level
2Select the item to adjust with  .●	
Menu that cannot be adjusted is greyed out.
3Adjust with  .
4Press  to exit from adjust 
mode.
 
■To return to the previous screen
Press .
 
■To reset to defaults
Press  while the menu is displayed, or 
press  when [Default] is selected, then the 
settings will be set to factory settings.
Note
●	 When displaying still picture with USB input ( USB 
media player ), only the following settings have an 
effect on the picture.
[Backlight ], [Gamma], [ Colour temperature ][Picture mode]
This menu switches to easy-to-
see pictures suitable to the picture 
source or environment where this 
unit is used.
[Vivid signage]:
Suitable for signage applications 
featuring more vivid and sharper 
images in bright environments such 
as a shop.
[Natural signage]:
Suitable for signage applications 
such as merchandise exhibition, 
featuring natural tone images with 
colour reproduction emphasized 
under light.
[Standard]:
Faithfully reproduces original 
picture. 
[Surveillance]:
Tone-focused pictures with 
brightness reduced suitable for input 
from a monitoring camera.
[Graphic]:
Suitable for PC input.
[DICOM]:
Pictures close to the grayscale 
standard DICOM Part14.
●	 The settings are memorised 
separately for each input 
terminal.
Note
●	 DICOM is the abbreviation for “Digital Imaging and 
Communications in Medicine”, which is a standard for 
communications between medical imaging devices. 
Although “ DICOM” is used as a picture mode name, 
this unit is not a medical device. Do not use displayed 
images for such purposes as diagnosis.
[Backlight] Adjusts luminance of the back light.
Darker ↔ Brighter
[Contrast] Selects the proper brightness and 
density for the room.
Less ↔ More
●	 In [ENGLISH(US)] OSD language, [Contrast] is 
displayed as [ PICTURE].
[Brightness] Adjusts for easier viewing of dark 
pictures.
Darker ↔ Brighter
[Colour] Adjusts colour saturation.
Less ↔ More
[Hue] Adjusts hue of skin colour.
Reddish ↔ Greenish
●	 In [ENGLISH(US)] OSD language, [Hue] is displayed 
as [TINT].
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[Sharpness]Adjusts picture sharpness.
Less ↔ More
[Enhance level] Switches the effect range for 
sharpness.
[High]: Large effect
[Low]: Small effect
[Gamma] Adjusts gamma.
[2.0], [2.2], [2.4], [2.6], [DICOM]:
Small tilt - Large tilt
Note
●	 When [DICOM] is selected in [Picture mode ], 
[Gamma] is fixed to [ DICOM].
When the items other than [DICOM] are selected in 
[Picture mode ], [DICOM] cannot be set for [Gamma].
[Colour 
temperature ]Adjusts colour tone.
[3200K], [4000K], [5000K], 
[6500K], [7500K], [9300K], 
[10700K], [
Native], [USER1], 
[USER2]
Note
●	 Emphasizes red when the numerical value of 
[Colour temperature ] is small, and emphasizes 
blue when it is big.
●	 [Native] is a colour tone of the panel element.
When this is selected, [Gamma] is fixed to 2.2 or 
equivalent and it cannot be adjusted.
●	 When [DICOM] is selected in [Picture mode ], only 
[6500K] and [9300K] can be selected.
User setting of [Colour 
temperature]
2 kinds of detailed [ Colour 
temperature ] settings ([USER1] 
and [USER2]) can be stored.
1 Press  while setting 
[Colour temperature ].
2.26500KHigh
Enhance level
Gamma
Colour temperature
Example:
When [Colour temperature ] is 
[6500K ], it is possible to reflect 
the set point, [6500K ], to the set 
point of [USER1] and [USER2].
2 Select the user to memorise 
settings with 
  and press 
.
Adjust colour temperature
Change to 6500K USER1
USER2
3Select [Ye s ] with   and press 
.
Adjust colour temperature
Overwrite colour temperature “USER1”? Ye s No
4Set each item on detail settings 
screen.
 
 


Adjust colour temperature
USER1
R gain
G gain
B gain
R bias
G bias
B bias
[R gain]
Adjusts the white balance for light 
red areas. 0 to 255
[G gain ]
Adjusts the white balance for light 
green areas. 0 to 255
[B gain]
Adjusts the white balance for light 
blue areas. 0 to 255
[R bias]
Adjusts the white balance for dark 
red areas. -127 to 128
[G bias]
Adjusts the white balance for dark 
green areas. -127 to 128
[B bias]
Adjusts the white balance for dark 
blue areas. -127 to 128
The settings are saved for the user.
When you return to [Picture] menu, 
the user you have set is selected for 
[Colour temperature ].
2.2USER1High
Enhance level
Gamma
Colour temperature
[6-segment 
colour 
management]Adjusts the colour tone of R 
(red), G (green), B (blue) and 
complementary colours (cyan, 
magenta and yellow) on the screen 
individually.
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1Set [6-segment colour 
management ] to [On], and then 
press .
5On6-segment colour management
2.2
6500K
Gamma
Colour temperature
Dynamic contrast
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Set each item on detail settings 
screen.
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6-segment colour management
Select colour Red
Hue
Saturation
Value
Reset
[Select colour]
Select the colour to adjust with 
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[Hue]
Adjusts colour balance. - 511 to + 511
[Saturation]
Adjusts gradations of colour. - 127 to + 127
[Value]
Adjusts brightness of colour. - 127 to + 127
[Reset ]
Resets to defaults. Select [Ye s ] with 
  and press .
●	 In [ENGLISH(US)] OSD language, [Hue] is 
displayed as [TINT].
[Dynamic 
contrast] Automatically adjusts the contrast by 
determining the changes in the use 
of colours for images that constantly 
change, such as motion pictures.
No effect ↔ Large effect
[Colour 
enhancement] Displays images by emphasising 
colours.
[Off], [Low], [Mid], [High]
(Small effect to Large effect)
[Refine 
enhancer] Enhances the sense of resolution by 
correcting fuzzy outlines of pictures 
resulted from resizing, etc.
[Off], [Low], [Mid], [High]
(Small effect to Large effect)
[Gradation 
smoother] Extracts and eliminates noise 
components from the input video 
signals, and then displays noiseless 
pictures.
[Off], [On]
Picture Profiles
Up to 6 combinations of picture adjustment values (in 
the [Picture] menu) can be stored in the display memory 
as profiles and applied as needed, for a convenient way 
to enjoy your preferred picture settings. 
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PictureDefault Default
Picture mode Standard
6500K
Backlight
Contrast
Brightness
Colour
Hue
Sharpness
Enhance level
Colour temperature
Colour enhancement
Refine enhancer
Gradation smoother
Memory saveMemory load Memory edit Off Off
Off
Off
High
Dynamic contrast
6-segment colour management
Gamma 2.2
[Memory save]
(see page  74)
[Memory load]
(see page  75)
[Memory edit]
(see page  75)1. [    ]
2. [    ]
3. [    ] MEMORY1
MEMORY2
MEMORY3
4. [    ] MEMORY4
5. [    ] MEMORY5
6. [    ] MEMORY6
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Overview of Picture Profiles
Original pictureAdjust picture.
(see page 71 - 73)
Custom pictureExample:
Save the picture adjustment 
values in the [MEMORY 1] 
profile.
[Memory save ]
Original picture
Example:
Load [MEMORY 1].
[Memory load]
Custom picture
[Memory edit] screen
1. [    ]
2. [    ]
3. [    ] MEMORY1
MEMORY2
MEMORY3Example:
Change the memory name 
to [MY PICTURE].
[Memory edit]
1. [    ]
2. [    ]
3. [    ]MY PICTURE
MEMORY2
MEMORY3
Saving profiles
Follow these steps to save picture adjustment values as 
profiles.
1Specify the picture quality in the 
[Picture] menu.
(see page 
71 - 73) 
2In the [Picture] menu, select [Memory 
save ] with 
  and press .
Memory save
Memory load Memory edit
3Select a profile name for saving the 
picture adjustment values with 
  
and press .
1. [    ]
2. [    ]
3. [    ] MEMORY1
MEMORY2
MEMORY3
4. [    ] MEMORY4
5. [    ] MEMORY5
6. [    ] MEMORY6
Memory save
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[*] appears for a profile in which the picture 
adjustments have already been saved.
4Select [Ok] with   and press 
.
Memory save
Save the adjusted value in “MEMORY 1” Ok Cancel
5Enter a profile name with    .
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Entering profile names  (see page 76)
MEMORY1█
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1
23456789
a
a/A/@
b
cd e fg h ij
k lm n
opq rs t
u vw xyz
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.
Ok
Cancel
All delete
Delete
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6When you finished entering the profile 
name, select [Ok] with 
    and 
press .
MY MEMORY1 █
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1
23456789
a b cd e fg h ij
k lm n
opq rs t
u vw xyz
–_
.
a/A/@
Ok
Cancel
All delete
Delete
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To cancel saving the profile, select [ Cancel].
Loading profiles
Load profiles and apply the picture adjustment values to 
the display as follows.
1In the [ Picture] menu, select [Memory 
load] with 
  and press .
Memory save
Memory load Memory edit
2Select the profile to load with   and 
press .
1. [    ]
2. [    ]
3. [    ] MEMORY1
MEMORY2
MEMORY3
Memory load
Loading profiles using numeric buttons on the 
remote control.
Each numeric button  -  is allocated for 
loading [ MEMORY 1] to [ MEMORY 5].
[Function button settings ] (see page 85)
1Press any of  - .
2Select [Ok] with   and press 
.
Memory load
Load from “MEMORY 2”Ok Cancel
When profile is being loaded, profile name is 
displayed.
PC
16:9
Memory name:  MEMORY 2
Note
●	 Loaded profiles are stored in memory according 
to the selected input terminal.
Editing profiles
Delete or rename profiles as follows. 
 
■Deleting profiles
1In the [ Picture] menu, select [Memory 
edit] with 
  and press .
Memory save
Memory load Memory edit
2Select [Memory delete] with   and 
press .
Memory edit
Memory delete
Memory name change
3Select the profile to delete with   
and press .
1. [    ]
2. [    ]
3. [    ] MEMORY1
MEMORY2
MEMORY3
Memory delete
All delete
●	To delete all profiles, select [ All delete].
4Select [Ok] with   and press 
.
Memory delete
Delete the “MEMORY 1” dataOk Cancel
 
■Renaming profiles
1In the [ Picture] menu, select [Memory 
edit] with 
  and press .
Memory save
Memory load Memory edit
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2Select [Memory name change] with  
 and press .
Memory editMemory delete
Memory name change
3Select the profile to rename with   
and press .
1. [    ]
2. [    ]
3. [    ] MEMORY1
MEMORY2
MEMORY3
Memory name change
4Enter a name for the profile with   
 .
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Entering profile names  (see page 76)
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23456789
a b cd e fg h ij
k lm n
op q rs t
u vw xyz
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MEMORY1
█
a/A/@
Ok
Cancel
All delete
Delete
5When you finished entering the profile 
name, select [Ok] with 
    and 
press .
a/A/@Ok
Cancel
All delete
Delete
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To cancel renaming the profile, select [ Cancel].
Entering profile names
To enter a profile name, select characters in the on-
screen keyboard.
MEMORY1 █
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1
23456789
a
a/A/@
b
cd e fg h ij
k lm n
opq rs t
u vw xyz
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Ok
Cancel
All delete
Delete
The default profile name is [ MEMORY 1], here, we are 
changing it to [MY PICTURE] as an example.
1Select [All delete] with    , and 
press .
MEMORY1 █
All text is deleted.
To delete individual characters, select [
Delete].
2Select [a / A / @] with    , and 
press .a/A/@
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1
23456789
a
a/A/@
b cd e fg h ij
k lm n
opq rs t
u vw xyz
–_
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Ok
Cancel
All delete
Delete
Switches the keyboard to the upper case alphabet.
Each time  is pressed, the keyboard is 
switched in the order of lower case, upper case and 
symbols.
3Select [M] with    , and press 
.
M █
Repeat this process to enter the next character.
4Select Space key with    , and 
press .
MY █
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1
23456789
a
a/A/@
b
cd e fg h ij
k lm n
opq rs t
u vw xyz
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Ok
Cancel
All delete
Delete
Space key
As shown in step 3, select the characters to enter 
[PICTURE].
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5When you finished entering the profile 
name, select [Ok] with 
    and 
press .
MY PICTURE █
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1
23456789
a
a/A/@
b
cd e fg h ij
k lm n
opq rs t
u vw xyz
–_
.
Ok
Cancel
All delete
Delete
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To cancel saving the profile, select [ Cancel].
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Setup menu
1Press  to display the [Setup] 
menu.
1/2Setup
Signal
Screensaver Input label
Power management settings
WobblingNo activity power offOSD language Off
Disable
English(UK)
OpenPort PLATFORM standbyOff
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Setup
Multi display settings
Landscape
USB media player settingsFunction button settingsDisplay orientation
OSD position
Menu display duration
Menu transparency Right
60 sec
Set up timer
2Select the item to set with  .
●	
Menu that cannot be adjusted is greyed out. 
Adjustable menu changes depending on signal, 
input and menu setting.
3Set with  .
4Press  to exit from adjust 
mode.
 
■To return to the previous screen
Press .
Signal
Examples of [Signal ] submenu screen
When OpenPort PLATFORM is selected
Signal
Noise reduction
MPEG noise reduction Auto
Off
Dynamic backlight controlOff
When HDMI / DVI is selected
60.00    Hz
74.18    MHz
1125(1080)/60i 33.72    kHz
Signal
Cinema reality YUV/RGB-in select
Noise reduction
Signal range MPEG noise reduction
Dynamic backlight control
V-freq.
H-freq.
Dot clock freq. Signal format Off
YUV
Auto
Full(0-255) Off
Off
When PC is selected
60.00    Hz
74.18    MHz
1125(1080)/60i 33.72    kHz

Signal
Component/RGB-in selectSync
Cinema reality
XGA mode
V-freq.
H-freq.
Dot clock freq.
Input level
Signal format RGB
Auto Off
Auto
Dynamic backlight controlOff
MPEG noise reduction Noise reduction
Off
Auto
When COMPONENT / RGB is selected
60.00    Hz
74.18    MHz
1125(1080)/60i 33.72    kHz

Signal
Component/RGB-in selectCinema reality
MPEG noise reduction
XGA mode Noise reduction
Input level
H-freq.V-freq.
Dot clock freq. Signal format Component
Off
Off
Auto Auto
Dynamic backlight controlOff
When VIDEO is selected
59.94    Hz
  --         MHz
NTSC 15.73    kHz

Signal
3D Y/C filter
Colour system
MPEG noise reduction Cinema reality
Input level Noise reduction
H-freq. Off
Auto
Off Off
Auto
V-freq.
Dot clock freq. Signal format
Dynamic backlight controlOff
When USB is selectedSignal
Noise reduction
MPEG noise reduction Auto
Off
Note
●	 [Signal ] setup menu displays a different setting 
condition for each input signal.
●	 Menu that cannot be adjusted is greyed out.
 
■[Component/RGB-in select]
This menu is displayed at  PC IN and COMPONENT/
RGB IN inputs.
Select to match the signals from the source 
connected to each terminal.
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[Component]YPBPR/YCBCR signals
[RGB] RGB signals
Note
●	 Set for each input terminal ( COMPONENT/RGB 
IN, PC IN).
 
■[YUV/RGB-in select]
This menu is displayed at  HDMI 1, HDMI 2 and DVI-D 
IN inputs.
Select to match the signals from the source 
connected to each terminal.
[YUV] YUV signals
[RGB] RGB signals
Note
●	 Set for each input terminal ( HDMI 1, HDMI 2, 
DVI-D IN).
 
■[Sync]
This menu is displayed at  PC IN input.
Setting RGB/PC sync signal
[Auto]:The H and V sync or synchronized signal is 
automatically selected. When both of them have 
sync signal, H and V sync will be selected.
When displaying CS signal, connect to HD input 
terminal.
[on G ]:
Uses a synchronized signal on the Video G 
signal, which is input from the G connector.
[HV sync]: Uses a synchronized signal on the Video HD/VD 
signal, which is input from the HD/VD connector.
Setting Component sync signal [Auto]:The H and V sync or synchronized signal is 
automatically selected. When both of them have 
sync signal, H and V sync will be selected.
When displaying CS signal, connect to HD input 
terminal.
[on Y]: Uses a synchronized signal on the Video Y 
signal, which is input from the Y connector.
[HV sync]: Uses a synchronized signal on the Video HD/VD 
signal, which is input from the HD/VD connector.
 
■[Cinema reality]
Faithfully reproduces videos shot with cinema films. 
Set this to [ Off] normally.
Note
●	 In [ENGLISH(US)] OSD language, [Cinema reality ] 
is displayed as [3:2 PULLDOWN].
●	 If [ Cinema reality ] is set to [On], videos including 
movies shot at 24 frames per second are 
reproduced more naturally.
●	 If the video is unnatural with [ On] set, set it to [Off].
 
■[Noise reduction]
Reduces picture noise.
[Off]:
Disables Noise Reduction.
[Min], [Mid], [Max]: Sets strength of Noise Reduction.
[Auto]: Noise reduction will be automatically selected from 
[Min], [ Mid] or [ Max].
 
■[MPEG noise reduction ]
Reduces block noise and mosquito noise on MPEG 
videos.
[Off]:
Disables Noise Reduction.
[Min], [Mid], [Max]: Sets strength of Noise Reduction.
 
■[XGA mode]
This menu is displayed at  PC IN and COMPONENT/
RGB IN inputs.
This unit supports XGA signals (1024 × 768, 1280 × 
768, 1366 × 768) having different aspect ratios and 
sampling rates.
[Auto]:
Automatically detects the signal.
Switch the setting to suit the input signal for better 
display depends on the angle of view or display 
resolution condition. 
Note
●	 After making this setting, be sure to make each 
adjustment (such as [Auto setup]) on the [Position ] 
menu as necessary. (see page 68)
 
■[Signal range ]
This menu is displayed at  HDMI1, HDMI2 and DVI-D 
IN inputs. Switches the dynamic range to match the 
signals from the source connected to each terminal.
[Video(16-235)]:
If the input signal is the video rangeExample: HDMI terminal output for DVD player
[Full(0-255)]: If the input signal is full rangeExample: HDMI terminal output for personal 
computer
[Auto]: Switches the dynamic range automatically between 
[Video(16-235) ] and [Full(0-255) ] according to the 
input signal.
Note
●	 [Auto] can be selected when the HDMI signal input.
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■[Input level ]
This menu is displayed at  PC IN, COMPONENT/RGB 
IN and VIDEO IN inputs.
Adjustment of parts which are extremely bright and 
hard to see.
- 16 to + 16: (Level low) - (Level high)
 
■[3D Y/C filter]
Set this if the video looks unnatural at  VIDEO IN 
input. Set this to [On] normally.
Note
●	 Depending on the signalling system, this setting 
may be less effective or may not be effective at all.
 
■[Colour system]
Sets the colour system according to the signal 
method at VIDEO IN input. Set this to [ Auto] normally. 
This automatically detects the input signal format.
[Auto], [PA L ], [SECAM], [NTSC], [NTSC 4.43], [PA L  
M], [PA L  N ]:
Set this to [ Auto] when viewing PAL-60 videos.
When images are unstable When the system is set to [ Auto], images become 
unstable in rare case under the condition that the 
input signals are at low level or have many noises. 
In this case, set the system so it conforms with the 
input signal format.
 
■[Dynamic backlight control ]
Improves picture contrast and alleviates whiteness 
by controlling the back light when signals with the low 
average brightness level (APL) are input.
[On]:
The function is enabled.
[Off]: The function is disabled.
Note
●	 When this function is operating, the on-screen 
brightness becomes lower.
●	 If the [ Dynamic backlight control ] setting is different 
for each input, the on-screen brightness may change 
by switching input.
●	 Depending on the displayed image, the screen may 
flicker. If this annoys you, set [ Dynamic backlight 
control] to [ Off].
 
■Input signal display
Displays the frequency and the type of the current 
input signal.
60.00    Hz
74.18  MHz
1125(1080)/60i 33.72    kHzH-freq.
V-freq.
Dot clock freq. Signal format
Display range: Horizontal (15 kHz - 135 kHz)
Vertical (24 Hz - 120 Hz)
The dot clock frequency is displayed when Digital and 
PC signal are input.
Screensaver   
(For preventing image retention)
Do not display a still picture, especially in 4:3 mode, for 
any length of time.
If the display must remain on, a Screensaver should be 
used.
[Screensaver ] - submenu screen
Screensaver
Start 10:00
Mode Off
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■Screensaver settings
Screensaver operation
When the Screensaver is operating, the following 5 
patterns are displayed full screen for 5 seconds each, 
and it will be repeated.
Black → Dark grey → Grey → Light grey → White → 
Light grey → Grey → Dark grey
To start Screensaver now
 Select  [On] in [Mode].
 Select  [Start] and press .
●	 The Screensaver will be activated.
Screensaver
Start 10:00
Mode On
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Note
●	 If the following buttons are pressed while the 
screen saver is operating, the screen saver is 
cancelled.
Remote control: 
Main unit:      
  
   

●	 When the display is turned off, the Screensaver will 
be deactivated.
To set interval of Screensaver
 Select  [Interval] in [Mode].
 Set  [Periodic time ].
●	 Press 
  to change the time by 15 minutes.
●	 In [ENGLISH(US)] OSD language, [Periodic 
time] is displayed as [SHOW DURATION].
 Set  [Operating time ].
●	 Press 
  once to change the time by 1 minute. 
Keep pressing down to change the time by 15 
minutes.
●	 In [ENGLISH(US)] OSD language, [Operating 
time] is displayed as [SAVER DURATION].
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