Panasonic Full Hd Lcd Display Th 42lf20 Operating Instructions

							
SCREENSAVER 
START 
MODE
FINISH TIME START TIME TIME OF DAY
6 : 15
12 : 30
PRESENT  TIME OF DAY    MON 15 : 00
SCREENSAVER 
START 
MODE
SAVER DURATION SHOW DURATION INTERVAL
12 : 00
3 : 00
PRESENT  TIME OF DAY    MON 15 : 00
SCREENSAVER 
START 
MODE
SCREENSAVER DURATIONSTANDBY AFTER SCR SAVER6 : 15
PRESENT  TIME OF DAY    MON 15 : 00
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SIGNAL
INPUT LABEL
WOBBLING
SET UP
POWER MANAGEMENTOFF OFF
AUTO POWER OFF OFF
STANDBY SAVEOFF(
SERIAL )
ECO OFF
OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH (
US )
COMPONENT/RGB-IN SELECT
RGB
SCREENSAVER
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SCREENSAVER (For preventing image retention)
Setup of SCREENSAVER Time
After selecting TIME OF DAY, INTERVAL or STANDBY AFTER SCR SAVER, the relevant Time Setup will become available 
for selection and the Operating Time may be set. (Time cannot be set when “MODE” is “ON” or “OFF”.)
Automatically shifts the display image (therefore unnoticeable to the e\
ye) to prevent image retention of sharper contour 
of image. Press to select START TIME / FINISH TIME (When TIME OF 
DAY is selected).
Press to select SHOW DURATION / SAVER DURATION (When 
INTERVAL is selected).
Press to select SCREENSAVER DURATION (When STANDBY 
AFTER SCR SAVER is selected).
Press to setup.
 
 button: Forward
  button: Back
Note:  Timer function will not work unless “PRESENT TIME OF DAY” is set.
Notes:
• Pressing “
” or “” button once changes the Time 1 minute.
 
[However, switching occurs every 15 minutes when Periodic Time is selected.]
• Pressing “” or “” button continuously changes the Time by 15 minutes.
•  “SCREENSAVER DURATION” of the “STANDBY AFTER SCR SAVER” can  be set from 0:00 to 23:59. When this is set to “0:00”, “STANDBY AFTER SCR 
SAVER” will not be activated.
Press to display the SET UP menu.
Press to select “WOBBLING”.
Press to select “ON” or “OFF”.
ON:  Shifts the position of the display image on a  fi xed
 time 
interval.
Press to exit from adjust mode.
Notes:
•  If “MULTI DISPLAY SETUP” is set to “ON”, this function does not operate.
•  When this function is operating, part of the screen may appear to be mis\
sing. 
WOBBLING 
						

							
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SIGNAL
INPUT LABEL
WOBBLING
SET UP
OFFPOWER MANAGEMENTOFF
AUTO POWER OFF OFF
STANDBY SAVEOFF(
SERIAL )
 ECO OFF
OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH (
US )
COMPONENT/RGB-IN SELECT
RGBOFF
SCREENSAVER
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Reduces power consumption
Press to select the menu to adjust.
Press to select “ON” or “OFF”.
On 
 Off
Press to exit from SET UP.
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POWER MANAGEMENT:  When this function is set to ON, it operates under the following conditi\
ons to turn the power 
on or off automatically.
  When no pictures are detected for 30 or so seconds during PC signal inpu\
t:
     → Power is turned off (standby); the power indicator lights up orange.
  When pictures are subsequently detected:
     → Power is turned on; the power indicator lights up green.
 Notes:
  • This function operates only during input from PC IN terminal.
 •   This function is effective when “SYNC” is set to “AUTO” and during normal viewing (one 
picture screen).
• AUTO POWER OFF:  Equipment power supply is turned OFF when there is no signal.
  When this is set to ON, the power supply of the unit goes Off 10 minutes after the input  signals stop. 
  Note:
  This function is effective during normal viewing (one picture screen).
• STANDBY SAVE:  When this function is set to “ON”, serial communication is disable\
d during standby mode,  reducing the power consumption during standby. 
  To perform serial communication while in standby, set this function to “OFF(SERIAL)”.  However, the standby power consumption is greater than when it is set to “ON\
”. 
• ECO:  This function adjusts the brightness of the backlight to reduce power co\
nsumption. OFF: This function does not operate.
ON: Backlight brightness is reduced.
SENSOR: The backlight brightness is automatically adjusted according to the view\
ing 
environment.
  Note:
  When this function is set to “ON” or “SENSOR”, the “BACKL\
IGHT” setting in the PICTURE  menu is disabled. 
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SIGNALSCREEN SAVERINPUT LABELWOBBLING
POWER MANAGEMENTOFF
AUTO POWER OFF OFF
ECO OFF
OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH (
US )
COMPONENT/RGB-IN SELECT
RGB
OFF
SET UP
STANDBY SAVEOFF(SERIAL )
Press to display the SETUP menu.
Press to select INPUT LABEL.
Press to display the INPUT LABEL screen.
Press to select image input.
Press to change input label.1
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VIDEO
Component
INPUT LABEL
PCDVIHDMI1
HDMI2
VIDEO
Component
PC
DVI
HDMI1
HDMI2
This function can change the label of the Input signal to be displayed. \
(see page 16)
Image input  Input label
[VIDEO]  VIDEO / DVD1 / DVD2 / DVD3 / Blu-ray1 / Blu-ray2 / Blu-ray3 / CATV / VCR / STB / (SKIP)
[Component]*  Component / DVD1 / DVD2 / DVD3 / Blu-ray1 / Blu-ray2 / Blu-ray3 / CATV / VCR / STB / (SKIP)
[PC]  PC / DVD1 / DVD2 / DVD3 / Blu-ray1 / Blu-ray2 / Blu-ray3 / CATV / VCR / STB / (SKIP)
[DVI]  DVI / DVD1 / DVD2 / DVD3 / Blu-ray1 / Blu-ray2 / Blu-ray3 / CATV / VCR / STB / (SKIP)
[HDMI1]  HDMI1 / DVD1 / DVD2 / DVD3 / Blu-ray1 / Blu-ray2 / Blu-ray3 / CATV / VCR / STB / (SKIP)
[HDMI2]  HDMI2 / DVD1 / DVD2 / DVD3 / Blu-ray1 / Blu-ray2 / Blu-ray3 / CATV / VCR / STB / (SKIP)
(SKIP) : The INPUT button press will skip its input.
*   “Component” may be displayed as “RGB” depending on the setti\
ng of “COMPONENT/RGB-IN SELECT”.
 
(see page 37)
Customizing the Input labels
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Press to display the SET UP menu.
Press to select OSD LANGUAGE.
Press to select your preferred language.
Press to display the SET UP menu.
Press to select “MENU DISPLAY DURATION”.
Press to adjust the display duration.
Press to select “MENU TRANSPARENCY”.
Press to adjust the transparency.
Press to exit from adjust mode.
  Selectable languagesEnglish (UK)
Deutsch
Français
Italiano
Español
English (US)
......(Chinese)
.......(Japanese)
Русский .......(Russian)
Selecting the On-Screen Menu Language
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SIGNAL
INPUT LABEL
WOBBLING
SET UP
OFF
POWER MANAGEMENTOFF
AUTO POWER OFF OFF
STANDBY SAVE OFF(
SERIAL )
ECO OFF
OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH (
US )
COMPONENT/RGB-IN SELECT
RGB
SCREENSAVER
Customizing the On-Screen Menu Display
2/2 SET UP
MULTI DISPLAY SETUP
SET UP TIMER
PRESENT TIME SETUPMENU DISPLAY DURATION15 SMENU TRANSPARENCY20
Set the display time and background transparency of the on-screen menu d\
isplay. 
						

							
2/2SET UP
MULTI DISPLAY SETUPSET UP TIMER
PRESENT TIME SETUPMENU DISPLAY DURATION15 SMENU TRANSPARENCY20
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By lining up the Displays in groups, for example, as illustrated below, an enlarged picture may be displayed across all 
screens.
For this mode of operation, each display has to be set up with a Display\
 number to determine its location.
Press to select the MULTI DISPLAY SETUP.
Press to display the “MULTI DISPLAY SETUP” menu.
How to setup MULTI DISPLAY
group of 16 (4 × 4)
group of 4 (2 × 2) group of 9 (3 × 3)
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MULTI DISPLAY SETUP 
HORIZONTAL SCALE  OFF 
A1
LOCATION VERTICAL SCALE 
BEZEL V ADJUSTMENT10BEZEL H ADJUSTMENT1
MULTI DISPLAY SETUP 
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SET UP for MULTI DISPLAY
(Example)
group of 25 (5 × 5)
Press to display the SET UP menu.
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Press to select the MULTI DISPLAY SETUP.
Press to select “ON” or “OFF”.
Item Details
MULTI DISPLAY SETUP Select “ON” or “OFF”.
HORIZONTAL SCALE Select “1”, “2”, “3”, “4”, “5”.
VERTICAL SCALE Select “1”, “2”, “3”, “4”, “5”.
BEZEL H ADJUSTMENT BEZEL V ADJUSTMENT Areas of the image that are hidden by the joint sections are adjusted bo\
th horizontally and vertically 
(0~100).
To show joints between displays. To hide joints between displays.
Suitable for still image display. Suitable for moving image display.Setting value: 0 Setting value: 100 
						

							
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SET UP for MULTI DISPLAY
Item Details
LOCATIONSelect the required arrangement number. (A1-E5 : Refer to the following)
Display Number locations for each arrangement.
(Examples)
( 2 × 1) ( 2 × 3 ) ( 4 × 4 ) ( 4 × 2 ) ( 5 × 5 )
A1 A2 A3 A4 A5
B1 B2 B3 B4 B5
C1 C2 C3 C4 C5
D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 E1 E2 E3 E4 E5
Press to exit from adjust mode.4 
						

							
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SIGNAL
INPUT LABEL
WOBBLING
SET UP
OFF
POWER MANAGEMENTOFF
AUTO POWER OFF OFF
STANDBY SAVE OFF(
SERIAL )
ECO OFF
OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH (
US )
COMPONENT/RGB-IN SELECT
RGB
SCREENSAVER
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SET UP for Input Signals
COMPONENT / RGB IN SELECT
Select to match the signals from the source connected to the COMPONENT/R\
GB IN terminal.
Y,  P
B, PR signals  “COMPONENT”
RGB signals 
 “RGB”
Press to display the SET UP menu.
Press to select the “COMPONENT / RGB-IN SELECT”.
Press to select the desired mode.
COMPONENT 
 RGB
Press to exit from adjust mode.
Note:
Make setting of the selected input terminal (COMPONENT/RGB IN).
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3D Y/C FILTERON
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SIGNAL
INPUT LABEL
WOBBLING
SET UP
OFF
POWER MANAGEMENTOFF
AUTO POWER OFF OFF
STANDBY SAVE OFF(
SERIAL )
ECO OFF
OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH (
US )
COMPONENT/RGB-IN SELECT
RGB
SCREENSAVER
3D Y/C FILTER
COLOR SYSTEM
SIGNAL
ON
AUTO
3 : 2 PULLDOWN OFF
[ 
VIDEO  ]
NOISE REDUCTION
OFF
3 : 2 PULLDOWN
SIGNAL
OFF
[ 
Digital  ] 
NOISE REDUCTION
OFFH-FREQ.
V- F R E Q .kHz
Hz
63.98
60.02
DOT CLOCK FREQ.MHz
108.0
SIGNAL FORMAT 1280×1024/60
SIGNAL  [ 
COMPONENT  ]
XGA MODENOISE REDUCTION
OFFH-FREQ.
V- F R E Q .kHz
Hz
63.98
60.02
SIGNAL FORMAT 1280×1024/60
1024×7683 : 2 PULLDOWN OFF
SYNC
SIGNAL
H-FREQ.
V- F R E Q .kHz
Hz
63.98
60.02
SIGNAL FORMAT 1280×1024/60
[  RGB  ]
3 : 2 PULLDOWN
XGA MODE
NOISE REDUCTION OFF
AUTO
OFF
1024×768
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Press to select the menu to adjust.
Press to adjust the menu.
Press to exit from adjust mode.
Note: 
“SIGNAL” setup menu displays a different setting condition for each input signal.3
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SET UP for Input Signals
SIGNAL menu
For VIDEO (S VIDEO)
3D Y/C FILTER
Select “SIGNAL” from the “SET UP” menu during Video (S Video) input signal mode.
(“SIGNAL [VIDEO]” menu is displayed.)
Press to select the “3D Y/C FILTER”.
Press to set ON / OFF. Press to display the SET UP menu.
Press to select the “SIGNAL”.
Press to display the SIGNAL menu.
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For RGB
For COMPONENT For Digital Press ACTION  (
 ) button 
						

							
3D Y/C FILTER
COLOR SYSTEM 
SIGNAL 
ON 
AUTO 
3 : 2 PULLDOWN  OFF 
[ 
VIDEO  ] 
3 : 2 PULLDOWN 
OFF 
XGA MODE
1024×768
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3:2 PULLDOWN
COLOR SYSTEM
Select SIGNAL from the “SET UP” menu during Video (S Video) input signal mode. 
(“SIGNAL [VIDEO]” menu is displayed.)
SET UP for Input Signals
Press to select the “COLOR SYSTEM” .
Press to select each function.
If the image becomes unstable:
With the system set on Auto, under conditions of low level or noisy 
input signals the image may in rare cases become unstable. Should 
this occur, set the system to match the format of the input signal.
Press to select “3:2 PULLDOWN”.
Press to set ON/OFF.
3:2 PULLDOWN:
 When ON, the display attempts to reproduce a more natural interpretatio\
n of sources such as movie 
pictures, which are recorded at 24 frames per second.
  If the picture is not stable, turn the setting to OFF.
Note:
When ON, this setting only affects the following signal input:
•  NTSC / PAL signal input during Video (S Video) input signal.
•  525i(480i), 625i(575i), 1125(1080)/60i signal input during Component input signal.
XGA MODE
This menu is displayed when the input signal is analog (Component/PC).\
 
This menu sets two types of XGA signals with 60Hz vertical frequency having different aspect ratios and sampling rates 
(1,024 × 768 @ 60Hz and 1,366 × 768 @ 60Hz).
When a 1,280 x 768 @ 60Hz input signal is automatically detected, the im\
age is processed as a 1,280 x 768 @ 60Hz 
XGA input signal irrespective of this setting.
Press to select “XGA MODE”.
Press to select “1024×768”, “1366×768”.
Note:
After making this setting, be sure to make each adjustment (such as “\
AUTO SETUP”) on the “POS. /SIZE” menu as 
necessary. (see page 23)
COLOR SYSTEM:Set the color system to match the input signal. When “AUTO” is set, COLOR SYSTEM will be automatically 
selected from NTSC/PAL/SECAM/NTSC 4.43/PAL M/PAL N.
To display PAL60 signal, select “AUTO”. AUTO SECAM NTSC PAL M PAL N
NTSC 4.43
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NOISE REDUCTIONOFF 
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Note: 
NOISE REDUCTION can be adjusted while a Video or Component signal is being applied.
SET UP for Input Signals
NOISE REDUCTION
Press to select “NOISE REDUCTION”.
Press to select “OFF”, “AUTO”, “MIN”, “MID”, “MAX”.
AUTO:  NOISE REDUCTION will be automatically 
selected from “MIN”, “MID” or “MAX”.
SYNC
SIGNAL [ 
RGB  ]
3 : 2 PULLDOWN
XGA MODE AUTO
OFF
1024
×768
This function operates only during input from PC IN terminal.
Select SIGNAL from the “SET UP” menu during Component input signal.
SYNC
Con fi rm that the input is set to RGB input (this setting is valid only for R\
GB input signal).
AUTO: 
The H and V sync or synchronized signal is automatically selected. If bo\
th input, it is selected the H and V sync. 
However, the synchronized signal that is input  fi rst is selected.
ON G:  Uses a synchronized signal on the Video G signal, which is input from the G connector.
Note:
Accepts only RGB signals from COMPONENT/RGB IN terminal with “SYNC ON\
 G”. Press to select the “SYNC”.
Press to adjust.