Panasonic Hd Custom Home Theater Plasma Display Th 50vx100 Operating Instructions

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1345
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Connections
SERIAL Terminals connection
Notes:
Use the RS-232C straight cable to connect the computer 
to the Plasma Display.
The computer shown is for example purposes only.
Additional equipment and cables shown are not supplied 
with this set.
The SERIAL terminal conforms to the RS-232C interface 
specification, so that the Plasma Display can be controlled 
by a computer which is connected to this terminal.
The computer will require software which allows the 
sending and receiving of control data which satisfies 
the conditions given below. Use a computer application 
such as programming language software. Refer to the 
documentation for the computer application for details. •
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• The SERIAL terminal is used when the Plasma Display is controlled by a computer.
Basic format for control data
The transmission of control data from the computer starts with 
a STX signal, followed by the command, the parameters, and 
lastly an ETX signal in that order. If there are no parameters, 
then the parameter signal does not need to be sent.
Start
(02h) 3-character
command (3 bytes)Colon Parameter(s)
(1 - 5 bytes) End
(03h)
STX C1 C2 C3 P1 P2 P3 P4
:
P5 ETX
Notes:
If multiple commands are transmitted, be sure to wait for 
the response for the first command to come from this unit 
before sending the next command.
If an incorrect command is sent by mistake, this unit will 
send an “ER401” command back to the computer.
SL1A, SL1B, SL2A and SL2B of Command IMS are 
available only when a dual input terminal board is attached.
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Pin layout for SERIAL Terminal
 
COMPUTER
RS-232C Straight cable
D-sub 9p
Command ParameterControl details
PON None Power ON
POF None Power OFF
AVL ** Volume 00 - 63
IMS None SL1
SL2
SL3
PC1
SL1A
SL1B
SL2A
SL2BInput select (toggle)
Slot1 input
Slot2 input
Slot3 input
PC input
Slot1 input (INPUT1A)
Slot1 input (INPUT1B)
Slot2 input (INPUT2A)
Slot2 input (INPUT2B)
DAM None ZOOM
FULL
JUST
NORM
SJST
SNOM
SFULScreen mode select (toggle)
ZOOM
FULL
JUST
4:3
JUST
4:3
H-FILL
With the power off, this display responds to PON 
command only.
CommandSignal level RS-232C compliant
Synchronization method Asynchronous Baud rate 9600 bps
Parity None
Character length 8 bits
Stop bit 1 bit
Flow control -
Signal names for D-sub 9P connector
Pin No.Details
2R X D
3T X D
5GND
4 • 6Non use
7
8(Shorted in this set)
1 • 9NC
These signal names are those of computer specifications.
Communication parameters
(Male)
(Female) 
						

							PC    ISLOT1SLOT2SLOT3
COMPONENT/RGB INAUDIORLPR/CR/R PB/CB/BY/G
HDMI
AV OUTHDMI
AV OUTHDMI
AV  O U THDMI
AV OUT
SLOT3
COMPONENT/RGB IN
AUDIORLPR/CR/RPB/CB/BY/G
AUDIO OUT 
Y 
,  P 
B,P R,
OUT  P
R
P B
Y 
L 
R
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 
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Connections
COMPONENT / RGB connection
Notes: Change the “COMPONENT/RGB-IN SELECT” setting in the “SET UP” menu to “COMPONENT”
(when COMPONENT signal connection) or “RGB” (when RGB signal connection). (se\
e page 39)
Additional equipment, cables and adapter plugs shown are not supplied wi\
th this set.
SYNC ON G signal is needed. (see page 41)
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• Computer RGB Camcorder
or
DVD
Example of input signal source
Digital TV-SET-TOP-BOX 
(DTV-STB) 
HDMI connection
This unit has terminal boards equivalent to Dual HDMI Terminal Board (TY-FB10HMD) and RCA Component Video 
Terminal Board (TY-42TM6Z) as standard equipment.
HDMI cables
DVD Player or SET-TOP-BOX
(HDMI compatible machines only)
[Pin assignments and signal names]
19 31
4218 
Note: 
Additional equipment and HDMI cables 
shown are not supplied with this set.
Pin No.SignalPin No.Signal
1T.M.D.S Data2+11  T.M.D.S Clock 
Shield
2T.M.D.S Data2 
Shield12 T.M.D.S Clock-
3T.M.D.S Data2-13 CEC
4T.M.D.S Data1+14 Reserved 
(N.C. on device)5T.M.D.S Data1 
Shield
6T.M.D.S Data1-15 SCL
7T.M.D.S Data0+16 SDA
8T.M.D.S Data0 
Shield17 DDC/CEC 
Ground
9T.M.D.S Data0-18 +5V Power
10 T.M.D.S Clock+19 Hot Plug Detect
HDMI cables 
						

							HDMI
INPUT MENU
INPUT MENUOK
PC FULL 
English (UK)
Deutsch
Français Italiano
ENGLISH (US) Русский
OSD LANGUAGE
Español
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Power 
IndicatorRemote Control 
Sensor
Power ON / OFF
Connecting the AC cord plug to the Plasma Display.
Fix the AC cord plug securely to the Plasma Display 
with the clamper. (see page 9) 
Connecting the plug to the Wall Outlet.
Note: 
When disconnecting the AC cord, be absolutely sure to 
disconnect the AC cord plug at the socket outlet first.
Press the Power switch on the Plasma Display to 
turn the set on: Power-On.
Power Indicator: Green
Press the 
 button on the remote control to turn the Plasma Display off.
Power Indicator: Red (standby) 
Press the 
 button on the remote control to turn the Plasma Display on.
Power Indicator: Green
Turn the power to the Plasma Display off by pressing the 
 switch on the unit, when the 
Plasma Display is on or in standby mode.
Note: 
During operation of the power management function, the power indicator t\
urns orange in the power off state.
From the second time 
on, the below screen is 
displayed for a while (setting 
condition is an example).
Notes: Once the language is set, this screen won’t be displayed when switchi\
ng on the unit next time.
After the setting, language selection can be done from the SET UP menu. (see page 14)
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• When first switching on the unit
Following screen will be displayed when the unit is 
turned on for the first time.
Select the language with the remote control. Unit 
buttons are invalid.
1 Select the language.
2 Set. 
						

							COMPONENT/RGB-IN SELECT
EXTERNAL SCALER MODE
POWER SAVEOFF OFF
RGB
OSD POSITION UPPER LEFT SCREENSAVER
SIGNAL
OSD LANGUAGE
ENGLISH(
US )
HDMI
INPUT MENUENTER/■
MENUENTER/■INPUT
SET UP
POS. /SIZE
SOUND PICTURE
INPUTPress to select the input signal to be played back from the 
equipment which has been connected to the Plasma Display.
HDMI1
HDMI2
HDMI3
HDMI4
COMPONENT
PCINPUT
HDMI signal terminal in SLOT1
HDMI signal terminal in SLOT2
COMPONENT or RGB signal terminal in SLOT3
PC signal terminal in PC IN
Using dedicated buttons for input selection
Press to select HDMI signal terminals 1–4 in SLOT 1 and 2. 
Press to select component or RGB signal terminal in SLOT 3. 
Press to select PC signal terminal in PC IN. 
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Initial selections
Selecting the On-Screen Menu Language Selecting the input signal
Press to display the menu screen.
Press to select “SET UP”.
Press to display the SET UP menu.
Press to select 
OSD LANGUAGE.
Press to select your 
preferred language.
Select the input signals to be connected by installing the optional Terminal Boards.
Notes: Selecting is also possible by pressing the INPUT button on the unit.
Input terminal will not be selected if the terminal board is not install\
ed into the SLOT.
Select to match the signals from the source connected to the component/R\
GB input 
terminals. (see page 39)
Image retention (image lag) may occur on the plasma display panel when\
 a still 
picture is kept on the panel for an extended period. The function that darkens the 
screen slightly is activated to prevent image retention (see page 45),\
 but this function 
is not the perfect solution to image retention.
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COMPO.PC
INPUT
CH
HDMI0Õ
DISPLAY
INPUT
CH
HDMI0Õ
PCCOMPO.
  Selectable languages
English(UK)
Deutsch
Français
Italiano
Español
ENGLISH(US)
 (Japanese)
Русский  
(Russian)
SET UP menu 
						

							INPUT MENUENTER/■
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Basic Controls
Remote control 
sensor
Main Unit
Main Power On / Off SwitchEnter / Aspect 
button 
(see page 18, 19)
When the menu screen is displayed:
“▲
” :   press to move the cursor up 
“▼” :   press to move the cursor 
down
 (see page 19)
INPUT button
(INPUT1, INPUT2, INPUT3 
and PC selection)
(see page 14)
Power Indicator
The Power Indicator will light.
• Power-OFF ...  Indicator not illuminated (The unit will still consume some power 
as long as the power cord is still 
inserted into the wall outlet.)
• Standby  ........ Red
• Power-ON ..... Green
• DPMS............  Orange (With PC input signal  and during operation of PC’s 
screensaver.)
MENU Screen ON / OFF
Each time the MENU button is pressed, the 
menu screen will switch. (see page 19) 
						

							COMPO.PC
FUNCTION
DISPLAY
PICTURE
POS.
/SIZE
INPUT
CH VIDEO
MENU
HDMI
OFF TIMEREXT.SCALER
0Õ
DISPLAY
MEM.
LOAD
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Standby (ON / OFF) button
The Plasma Display must first be plugged 
into the wall outlet and turned on at the 
power switch (see page 13).
Press this button to turn the Plasma 
Display On, from Standby mode. Press 
it again to turn the Plasma Display Off to 
Standby mode.
Remote Control Transmitter
Basic Controls
POS. /SIZE button 
(see page 31) PICTURE button
 
(see page 21)
LIGHT button  
Lights the INPUT and VIDEO MENU 
buttons for 5 seconds. Makes the 
selected remote control mode key 
(DISPLAY, VCR, DBS/CBL or DVD) flash 
three times. Press again to turn off the 
INPUT and VIDEO MENU button lights.
Equipment (Remote control mode) 
selection buttons  (see page 43, 44)
MENU button  
Displays menu screen. (see page 19)
FUNCTION button
 
(see page 17)
RETURN button (see page 19) 
Press the RETURN button to return to 
previous menu screen.
POSITION buttons
PC button
Press to select PC input. (see page 14) OK button
Press to make selections.
COMPO. button
Press to select COMPONENT or RGB 
input. (see page 14)
DIRECT INPUT buttons
Press the each button to select 
the INPUT mode. (see page 14)
This button is used to switch 
directly to INPUT mode.
VIDEO MENU button
Press to select PICTURE MENU.
(see page 21)
MONITOR
STANDARD CINEMADYNAMIC
External equipment operations
(see page 43) Numeric buttons 
(see page 27) OFF TIMER button
The Plasma Display can be preset to 
switch to stand-by after a fixed period. 
The setting changes to 30 minutes, 60 
minutes, 90 minutes and 0 minutes (off timer 
cancelled) each time the button is pressed.
3060
0 90
When three minutes remain, “OFF 
TIMER 3” will flash.
The of
 f timer is cancelled if a power 
interruption occurs.
MEM. LOAD button
(see page 27) INPUT button
 (see page 14)
ASPECT button
Press to adjust the aspect. 
(see page 18) EXT.SCALER button  
(see page 17) RECALL button
Press to display the current system status.
1 Input label
2 Aspect mode (see page 18)
3 Off timer
  The off timer indicator is displayed  only when the off timer has been set.
 
OFF  TIMER  90
1
2
3PC 4:3 
						

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Basic Controls
SCROLLING BAR and TEST PATTERNS functions
Pressing  activates one of the following two functions. The function button setting can be configured by accessing 
“Function button assign” in the OPTIONS menu. (see page 42)
SCROLLING BAR TEST PATTERNS
EXT. SCALER function 
Each time you press , an external scaler is activated or deactivated. 
ONEXTERNAL SCALER MODE
OFF: Use the built-in scaler. 
ON: Use an external scaler. 
The setting is valid with the following signals.
1125 (1080) / 24p • 25p • 30p • 50p • 60p
With input signals other than these, specifying “ON” will display \
the following message. 
ONEXTERNAL SCALER MODE
Input signal must be 1125p(1080p)
Note:
You can also turn the built-in scaler ON and OFF by accessing “EXTERNA\
L SCALER MODE” in the SET UP menu. 
(see page 36)
       Press 
YES
N O
SCROLLING BAR
SCROLLING BAR
Press to 
select 
“YES”.
Press.
Activates the SCROLLING BAR ONLY screensaver. After 
15 minutes, the display enters standby mode. 
SCROLLING BAR ONLY
To exit this mode, press any button. 
      Press 
YES
N O
TEST PATTERNS
TEST PATTERNS
Press to 
select 
“YES”.
Press.
Each time you press , a different test pattern is 
displayed (seven in all). 
Color Bars RedGreen
Blue
Frame
(2 lines × 2 dots)
Black
1% window
To exit this mode, press any button other than .
Note:
AUTO POWER OFF is deactivated during SCROLLING BAR or TEST PATTERNS operation. (see page 37) 
						

							HDMI
MENUENTER/■INPUT
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ASPECT Controls
The Plasma Display will allow you to enjoy viewing the picture at its ma\
ximum size, including wide screen cinema format picture.
Note:
Be aware that if you put the display in a public place for commercial pu\
rposes or a public showing and 
then use the aspect mode select function to shrink or expand the picture\
, you may be violating the 
copyright under copyright law. It is prohibited to show or alter the copyrighted materials of other p\
eople 
for commercial purposes without the prior permission of the copyright ho\
lder.
Press repeatedly to move through the aspect options:
For details about the aspect mode, please see “List of Aspect Modes” (page 46). 
The aspect mode changes each time the ENTER button is pressed.
[from the unit]
4:3 H-FILL ZOOMFULLJUST
4:3
ZOOM FULL
For PC signal input:
Notes:
The aspect mode is memorized separately for each input terminal.
Do not allow the picture to be displayed in 4:3 mode for an extended per\
iod, as this can cause a permanent image 
retention to remain on the Plasma Display Panel.
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• 4:3
ZOOMJUST
FULL
For SD signal input (525 
(480) / 60i • 60p, 625 (575) / 50i • 50p):
For HD signal input [1125 (1080) / 60i • 50i • 60p • 50p • 24p • 25p • 30p\
 • 24sF, 1250 (1080) / 50i, 750 (720) / 60p • 50p]:
All Aspect mode
Set “All Aspect” to “On” in OPTION menu to enable the extended aspect mo\
de (page 42). When All Aspect mode, the 
aspect mode of pictures is switched as follows. For details about the as\
pect mode, please see “List of Aspect Modes” 
(page 46).
For SD signal input (525 (480) / 60i
 • 60p, 625 (575) / 50i • 50p):
4:3 Zoom16:9
For PC signal input:
For HD signal input [1125 (1080) / 60i • 50i • 60p • 50p • 24p • 25p • 30p\
 • 24sF, 1250 (1080) / 50i, 750 (720) / 60p • 50p]:
4:3 Zoom1 16:9JustZoom2 Zoom314:9
4:3 Full Zoom116:9Just1Zoom2Zoom314:9Just2 4:3 (1)4:3 (2) 
						

							HDMI
DISPLAY
PICTURE
POS.
/SIZE
Press to 
return to the 
previous 
menu.
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On-Screen Menu Displays
Various menus allow you to make settings for the picture, sound, and othe\
r functions so that you can enjoy watching 
Display best suited for you.
Remote Control Unit
1Display the menu screen.
SET UP
POS. /SIZE
SOUND
OPTIONS
PICTURE
STANDARD
ADVANCED SETTINGS MEMORY SAVE
MEMORY LOAD MEMORY EDIT
PICTURE MENU
250
5 NORMAL
PICTURE
NORMAL IZE
BRIGHTNESS
SHARPNESS
COLOR TEMP
COLOR MANAGEMENT
press
MENU  press several  times
Each time the MENU 
button is pressed, the 
menu screen will switch.
Normal Viewing
PICTURE
SET UP
POS. /SIZE
SOUND
2Select the menu.
SET UP
POS. /SIZE
SOUND
OPTIONS
PICTURE
1 select
2 press
(Example: SOUND menu)
Menus can also be accessed directly by pressing dedicated buttons, such \
as 
 and . 
(see page 21, 31)
3Select the item.
STANDARD
AUDIO MENU
0
0
0
0
1 OFF
BASS
NORMAL IZE
MID
TREBLE
BALANCE
SURROUND
VOLUME
select
ENTER/■
 select
 press
(Example: SOUND menu)
4Set.set
ENTER/■
 set
 press
5Exit the menu.press
MENU  press several  times 
						

							SET UP
POS. /SIZE
SOUNDOPTIONS
PICTURESTANDARD
ADVANCED SETTINGS MEMORY SAVE
MEMORY LOAD MEMORY EDIT
PICTURE MENU
250
5
OFF
NORMAL
PICTURE
NORMAL IZE
BRIGHTNESS 6
COLOR
0
TINT
SHARPNESS
COLOR TEMP
COLOR MANAGEMENT
COMPONENT/RGB-IN SELECT
EXTERNAL SCALER MODE
POWER SAVE
STANDBY SAVE
POWER MANAGEMENT
AUTO POWER OFF OFF
OFF ON
OFF OFF
RGB
OSD DESIGN TYPE1
OSD POSITION UPPER LEFT
OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH(
US )
SCREENSAVER
SIGNAL
DISPLAY SIZEH-POS
0 0 0
OFF
H-SIZE
AUTO SETUP
NORMAL IZE
V- P O S 0
V-SIZE
0
DOT CLOCK
-16
CLOCK PHASE
1:1 PIXEL MODEOFF
STANDARD
AUDIO MENU
0
0
0
0
1 OFF
BASS
NORMAL IZE
MID
TREBLE
BALANCE
SURROUND
VOLUME
On
Onscreen display
Off
All Aspect
Off
Studio mode
Scrolling bar
Function button assign
Memory lock
CHANNEL 1
LEFT CHANNEL SDI SOUND OUTPUT
2/2
CHANNEL 2
RIGHT CHANNEL
ON
SOUND OUT
OFF
LEVEL METER
NEGATIVE IMAGE
OFF
OFF
BRIGHT
SIDE BAR ADJUST
SCREENSAVER
START
WOBBLING
PEAK LIMIT FUNCTION
see page 21-30
see page 31-41
see page 31, 32 see page 33
see page 42
see page 33
see page 40, 41
see page 34, 35
0
0
0
2.2
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
INPUT LEVEL
ADVANCED SETTINGS
NORMAL IZE
GAMMA
AGC
W/B HIGH R
W/B HIGH G 0
W/B HIGH B
0
W/B LOW R
0
W/B LOW G
0
W/B LOW B
3:2 PULLDOWN
STUDIO GAIN
NOISE REDUCTION 0
BLACK EXTENSION
see page 23, 24
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Overview
Note: Menu that cannot be adjusted is grayout. Adjustable menu changes depending on signal, input and menu setting.
On-Screen Menu Displays
1024 ×768
XGA MODE
100 Hz
REFRESH RATE
SIGNAL
[
 COMPONENT  ]