Panasonic HD Plasma Display Th 42ph11 Operating Instructions

							2/2 SET UP
MULTI DISPLAY SETUPSET UP TIMER
PRESENT TIME SETUP
DISPLAY ORIENTATIONLANDSCAPE
1/2
PC
OFF
STANDBY SAVE
OFFPOWER MANAGEMENTOFF
AUTO POWER OFF OFF
OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH (
US )
COMPONENT/RGB-IN SELECT
RGB
INPUT LABEL SIGNAL
SCREENSAVER
POWER SAVE
SET UP
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Press to select INPUT LABEL.
Press to change the INPUT LABEL. 
This function can change the label of the Input signal to be displayed.
Select the input signal which you would like to change its label before \
customizing the 
Input labels. (see page 15, 17)
Note:
While selecting a Input signal through Optional Terminal Board connected to Slot 1, 
Slot 2 and Slot 3, the Input label will depend on each Optional Terminal Board.
INPUT LABELS for Slot 1, Slot 2, Slot 3 and Mini D-sub:
[Slot1 Input]  INPUT1/VIDEO1/COMPONENT1/RGB1/DIGITAL1/PC1/DVD1/CATV1/VCR1/STB1
[Slot2 Input]  INPUT2/VIDEO2/COMPONENT2/RGB2/DIGITAL2/PC2/DVD2/CATV2/VCR2/STB2
[Slot3 Input]  INPUT3/VIDEO3/COMPONENT3/RGB3/PC3/DVD3/CATV3/VCR3/STB3
[PC (Mini D-sub) input]  PC/COMPONENT/RGB/DVD/STB
Addition sign “A”“B”
Selected Input CompositeS VIDEO
When BNC Dual Video Terminal Board (TY-FB9BD) is used, an “A” or “B” is added at the end of each \
input label, depending 
on the input selected (see below).
Customizing the Input labels
Sets the fan control and the display style of on-screen menu for vertica\
l installation.
Press to display the SET UP menu.
Press to select DISPLAY ORIENTATION.
Press to select “LANDSCAPE” or “PORTRAIT”.
Press to exit from adjust mode
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2
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Notes:
•  Turn up the power switch for the upward direction when you set Display ve\
rtically.
•  Fan control will be switched when turning on the unit next time.
2/2 SET UPMULTI DISPLAY SETUPSET UP TIMER
PRESENT TIME SETUPDISPLAY ORIENTATIONLANDSCAPE
2/2 SET UPMULTI DISPLAY SETUP
SET UP TIMER
PRESENT TIME SETUPDISPLAY ORIENTATIONPORTRAIT
LANDSCAPE PORTRAIT
Fan control for horizontal installation. Fan control for vertical installation. On-screen menu will be rotated 
90 degrees counterclockwise to be suitable for the setting.
DISPLAY ORIENTATION 
						

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MULTI DISPLAY SETUPSET UP TIMER
PRESENT TIME SETUP
DISPLAY ORIENTATIONLANDSCAPE
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By lining up Plasma Displays in groups, for example, as illustrated belo\
w, an enlarged picture may be displayed across all screens.
For this mode of operation, each plasma 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)
× 2 
MULTI DISPLAY SETUP 
HORIZONTAL SCALE  OFF 
A1
OFF
AI-SYNCHRONIZATION VERTICAL SCALE 
LOCATION OFF
SEAM HIDES VIDEO × 2 
MULTI DISPLAY SETUP 
SET UP for MULTI DISPLAY
(Example)
group of 25 (5 × 5)
Press to display the SET UP menu.
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2
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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”.
SEAM HIDES VIDEO Select “ON” or “OFF”.
To hide joints between displays.
Suitable for moving image display.
To show joints between displays.
Suitable for still image display.
ON
OFF
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 
						

							You can set the remote control ID when you want to use this remote contro\
l on one of several different displays.
Note:
To operate this function, please purchase ID remote controller sold separ\
ately.
Object model : EUR7636070R
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SET UP for MULTI DISPLAY
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2
3Switch  to  on the right side.
Press the 
 button on the remote control.
Press one of 
 - ,  for the tens digit setting.
Press one of 
 - ,  for the units digit setting. 4
Notes:
•  The numbers in 2, 3 and 4 should be set up quickly.
•  Adjustable ID number range is 0 - 99.
•  If a number button is pressed more than two times, the fi  rst two numbers become the ID number 
for the remote control.
ID Cancellation
Press  button on remote control. (This has the same effect as pressing the , ,  buttons at the same time.)
Notes:
•  Set the Remote ID “On” to operate the ID remote control.
  If remote ID is set to “On”, you can use the remote control withou\
t identical ID number during option menu display. 
  (see page 40)
•  The ID remote control cannot be used when ID select is set to anything o\
ther than 0, and the remote control ID is not  the same as the ID select number (see page 40).
ID remote control button operation
The operation is the same as normal remote control except for the  button.
ID Remote Control Function
Item Details
AI-SYNCRONIZATIONSelect “OFF” or “ON”.
The brightness depends on each 
display’s setting.Equalize the brightness of all the  displays.
OFF ON
Note:
If you set AI-SYNCRONIZATION to ON, the following menus will be unavailable and these 
settings will be  fi xed to the initial values.
PICTURE menu: COLOR, TINT, INPUT LEVEL (ADVANCED SETTINGS)
Press to exit from adjust mode.
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							1/2
PC
OFF
STANDBY SAVE
OFFPOWER MANAGEMENTOFF
AUTO POWER OFF OFF
OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH (
US )
COMPONENT/RGB-IN SELECT
RGB
INPUT LABEL SIGNAL
SCREENSAVER
POWER SAVE
SET UP
1/2
PC
OFF
STANDBY SAVE
OFFPOWER MANAGEMENTOFF
AUTO POWER OFF OFF
OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH (
US )
YUV/RGB-IN SELECT
RGB
INPUT LABEL SIGNAL
SCREENSAVER
POWER SAVE
SET UP
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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 / RGB input terminals.
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.
Notes:
•  Selection may not be possible, depending on which optional board is inst\
alled.
•  Make setting of the selected input terminal (SLOT1, SLOT2, SLOT3 or PC \
IN).
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2
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YUV / RGB IN SELECT
Select to match the signals from the source connected to the DVI input t\
erminals.
YUV signals   
“YUV”
RGB signals   
“RGB”
Press to display the SET UP menu.
Press to select the “YUV / RGB-IN SELECT”.
Press to select the desired mode.
YUV  RGB
Press to exit from adjust mode.
Notes:
•  Selection may not be possible, depending on which optional board is inst\
alled.
•  Make setting of the selected input terminal (SLOT1 or SLOT2).
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SIGNAL
SCREENSAVER
PC
OFF
STANDBY SAVE OFF
POWER MANAGEMENTOFF
AUTO POWER OFF OFF
OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH (
US )
COMPONENT/RGB-IN SELECT
RGB
INPUT LABEL
POWER SAVE
SET UP
3D Y/C FILTER (NTSC)
COLOR SYSTEM
SIGNAL
ON
AUTO
3 : 2 PULLDOWN
Panasonic AUTO (4 : 3) OFF
4:3
[  VIDEO  ]
NOISE REDUCTION
OFFREFRESH RATE100 Hz
3 : 2 PULLDOWN
SIGNAL
OFF
[ 
Digital  ] 
NOISE REDUCTION
OFF
REFRESH RATE
100 HzH-FREQ.
V-FREQ.kHz
Hz
63.98
60.02
SIGNAL FORMAT 1280×1024/60
3 : 2 PULLDOWN
SIGNAL
OFF
 [  COMPONENT  ]
XGA MODE
1024 × 768
NOISE REDUCTION
OFFREFRESH RATE100 Hz
H-FREQ.
V-FREQ.kHz
Hz
63.98
60.02
SIGNAL FORMAT 1280×1024/60
SYNC
SIGNAL
H-FREQ.
V-FREQ. kHz
Hz
63.98
60.02
SIGNAL FORMAT 1280×1024/60
[  RGB  ]
3 : 2 PULLDOWN
XGA MODE
NOISE REDUCTION OFF
REFRESH RATE
100 HzAUTO
OFF
1024 × 768
3D Y/C FILTER (NTSC) ON
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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 – For NTSC AV images
Select “SIGNAL” from the “SET UP” menu during VIDEO (S VIDEO) input signal mode.
(“SIGNAL [VIDEO]” menu is displayed.)
Note:
When ON, this setting only affects NTSC input signals.
Press to select the “3D Y/C FILTER (NTSC)”.
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 
						

							3D Y/C FILTER (NTSC) 
COLOR SYSTEM 
SIGNAL 
ON 
AUTO 
3 : 2 PULLDOWN 
Panasonic AUTO (4 : 3)  OFF 
4:3
[  VIDEO  ] 
3 : 2 PULLDOWN 
OFF 
XGA MODE1024 × 768
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3:2 PULLDOWN COLOR SYSTEM / Panasonic AUTO
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” or “Panasonic AUTO”.
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.
Notes:
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. Mode
Function
COLOR SYSTEM
Set the color system to match the input signal. When selecting “AUTO”, the color system is automatically 
selected from NTSC/PAL/SECAM, however, M.NTSC signal is not displayed properly depending on 
the attached terminal board. To display M.NTSC signal, select “M.NTSC” in COLOR SYSTEM.
AUTO SECAM M.NTSC NTSC
PA L
Panasonic AUTO
(4 : 3 ) Set to “4:3” to view 4:3 images in an unchanged format when Panaso\
nic AUTO is selected. 
If you would like to view 4:3 images in Just format, set to “JUST”\
.
Note: 
Panasonic AUTO does not function when BNC Dual Video Terminal Board (TY-FB9BD) is used.
XGA MODE
This menu is displayed when the input signal is Analogue (Component/PC). It allows switching between different XGA 
signal settings for fi  eld angle/sampling.
Press to select “XGA MODE”.
Press to select “1024×768”, “1280×768” , 
“1366×768”. 
						

							REFRESH RATE100 Hzq
ADVANCED NR [ 
VIDEO  ]
MOSQUITO NRVIDEO NR
BLOCK NROFF OFF
OFF
ADVANCED NR
[ 
Digital  ]
MOSQUITO NRVIDEO NR
BLOCK NROFF OFF
OFF
ADVANCED NR
[ 
COMPONENT  ]
MOSQUITO NRVIDEO NR
BLOCK NROFF OFF
OFF
ADVANCED NR
[ 
RGB  ]
MOSQUITO NRVIDEO NR
BLOCK NROFF OFF
OFF
()NOISE REDUCTION
OFF 
()NOISE REDUCTIONADVANCED
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VIDEO NR:        Automatically reduces unwanted picture noise.
MOSQUITO NR: Reduces mosquito noise around subtitles on MPEG videos.
BLOCK NR:       Reduces block noise when playing MPEG videos.
Notes: 
•  NOISE REDUCTION cannot be adjusted while a PC signal is being applied.
•  BLOCK NR cannot be adjusted while a HD signal is being applied.
REFRESH RATE
SET UP for Input Signals
Press to select REFRESH RATE.
Press to adjust.
This function sets the refresh rate of the display.
This menu is displayed when the input signal is 50 Hz system (50i, 50p,\
 25p, 24p, 24sF) of vertical scan rate.
100 Hz: Reduce screen 
fl icker.
50 Hz: Enhance the resolution of moving images.
Note: 
It is recommended to set to 100 Hz normally.
NOISE REDUCTION
Sets the following three NR (Noise Reduction) functions together.
VIDEO NR, MOSQUITO NR, BLOCK NR
Press to select “NOISE REDUCTION”.
Press to select “OFF”, “MIN”, “MID”, “MAX”, 
“ADVANCED”.
Sets the three NR functions separately. Press to select “ADVANCED”.
Press to enter ADVANCED NR.
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Press to select VIDEO NR, 
MOSQUITO NR or BLOCK NR.
Press to select “OFF”, “MIN”, “MID”, 
“MAX”.2
Advanced NR
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							SYNC
SIGNAL[ 
RGB  ]
3 : 2 PULLDOWN
XGA MODE AUTO
OFF
1024 × 768
SYNC AUTO
SYNC ON G
SYNC VBS
H-FREQ.
V-FREQ.kHz
Hz
63.98
60.02
SIGNAL FORMAT 1280×1024/60
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SET UP for Input Signals
Select SIGNAL from the “SET UP” menu during RGB input signal.
SYNC
Setting RGB sync signal
Confi  rm that the input is set to RGB INPUT (this setting is valid only for RGB INPUT 
signal).
AUTO:  The H and V sync or synchronized signal are automatically selected.  If both input, it is selected the H and V sync.
ON  G:  Uses a synchronized signal on the Video G signal, which is input from  the G connector.
VBS:  Uses a synchronized signal of Composite Sync input, which is input  from the HD connector.
Displays the frequency and the type of the current input signal.
This display is valid only for COMPONENT/RGB/PC and Digital input signal\
. 
Display range:Horizontal  15 - 110 kHz
Vertical  48 - 120 Hz
Input signal display
Press to select the “SYNC”.
Press to adjust. 
						

							Options 
Weekly Command Timer 
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Initial INPUT  Onscreen display On 
O f f 
Off Off
0
0Maximum VOL level
Initial VOL levelOffINPUT lockOffButton lockOffRemocon User levelOffAdvanced PIP
Options
EnableOff-timer functionNormalInitial Power Mode0ID selectOffRemote IDOffSerial IDOffDisplay sizeOffStudio W/BOffStudio Gain
2/3
3/3 Options 
O f f 
Off
Off
Clock Display
Rotate
Off
All Aspect
Slot1
Serial Slot Select Slot power 
Off
Power On Screen Delay
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2
3
5Press to display the Setup menu.
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6
Item Adjustments
Weekly Command TimerSets Weekly Command Timer. (see page 42)
Onscreen display On:  Displays all the following on screen.
• Power on display
• Input signal switch display
• No signal display
• Mute and the remaining time of off-timer after 
 was pressed.
Off:  Hides all the items above from view.
Initial INPUT Off   PC   INPUT1   INPUT2   INPUT3
 
Adjusts the input signal when the unit is turned on.
Notes:
• Only the adjusted signal is displayed. (see page 15)
• Signal can be displayed when the Terminal board is installed.
• This menu is available only when “INPUT lock” is “Off”.
• When a dual input terminal board is attached, A or B is displayed depending on the selected input signal.  (Ex. INPUT1A, INPUT1B) 
Initial VOL level Press 
 button to adjust the volume when the unit is turned on.
Off  On
Off:  Sets normal volume.
On:  Sets your preferred volume.
Notes:
• 
When “Maximum VOL level” is “On”, the volume can only be adjusted between 0 and \
your maximum range.• You can hear the changed volume regardless of your volume setting before \
opening the options menu if  you adjust the volume when “Initial VOL level” is “On” and cursor is on the menu.
Maximum VOL level Press 
 button to adjust the maximum volume.
Off  On
Off:  Sets auto maximum volume.
On:  Sets your preferred maximum volume.
Notes:
• If the “Maximum VOL level” is set lower than the “Initial VOL level”, the “Initial VOL level” automatically  becomes the same as the “Maximum VOL level”.
• The volume display can go up to 63 regardless of the settings.
• You can hear the changed volume regardless of your volume setting before \
opening the options menu if  you adjust the volume when “Maximum VOL level” is “On” and cursor is on the menu.
Press to select “OSD Language”.
Press and hold until the Options menu is displayed.
Press to select your preferred menu.
Press to adjust the menu.
Press to exit from Options menu.
Options Adjustments 
						

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ItemAdjustments
INPUT lockOff   PC   INPUT1   INPUT2   INPUT3
Locks the input switch operation.
Notes:
• Only the adjusted signal is displayed (see page 15).
• Signal can be displayed when the Terminal board is installed.
• Input switch can be used when this is set to “Off”.
• In two screen display mode, if anything other than “Off” is set, the value will be 
fi xed as the value input in 
the single screen display mode.
• When a dual input terminal board is attached, A or B is displayed depending on the selected input signal.  (Ex. INPUT1A, INPUT1B) 
Button lock Off  MENU&ENTER  On 
Off:  All the buttons on main unit can be used.
MENU&ENTER: Locks 
MENU and ENTER/ buttons on main unit.
On:   Locks all the button on main unit.
Sets Button lock with the unit buttons in the following procedure.
Off:   Press 
 four times→Press INPUT four times→Press  four times→Press ENTER/MENU&ENTER:  Press ENTER/ four times→Press  four times→Press INPUT four times→Press ENTER/On:  Press  four times→Press ENTER/ four times→Press  four times→Press ENTER/
Remocon User level Off   User1   User2   User3 
Off:  You can use all of the buttons on the remote control.
User1: You can only use , , , , ,  buttons on the remote control.
User2:  You can only use 
 button on the remote control.
User3:
 Locks all the buttons on remote control.
Advanced PIP Off:  Sets normal two screen display mode (see page 19).
On:  Sets Advanced PIP mode (see page 20).
Notes:
• When “INPUT lock” is “On”, you cannot use all the two screen display funct\
ions.
• 
,  buttons are unavailable during Advanced PIP mode operation.
Off-timer function Enable:  Enables the “Off-timer function”.
Disable:  Disables the “Off-timer function”.
Note:    When “Disable” is set, the Off-timer is cancelled.
Initial Power Mode Normal  Standby  On
Sets the power mode of the unit for when the power recovers from failure\
 or after plugging off and in again.Normal:  Power returns in as the same state as before the power interruption.
Standby:  Power returns in standby mode. (Power Indicator : red/orange)
On:    Power returns in power On. (Power Indicator : green)
Note: 
When using multiple displays, “Standby” is preferred to be set in \
order to reduce a power load.
ID select
Sets panel ID number when panel is used in “Remote ID” or “Seri\
al ID”.
Set value range: 0 - 100
(Standard value: 0)
Remote ID The setting of this menu is valid only when using ID remote control.
Off:  Disables ID remote control functions. You can use normal remote control operations.
On:  Enable ID remote control functions.
Serial ID Sets the panel ID Control.
Off:  Disables external control by the ID.
On:  Enables the external control by the ID.
Display size Adjusts the image display size on screen.
Off:  Sets the normal image display size on screen.
On:  Sets the image display size approximately 95 % of the normal image displ\
ay.
    Off       On
  
Notes:
• This setting is valid only when the input signals are as follows; 
  NTSC, PAL, SECAM, M.NTSC, PAL60, PAL-M, PAL-N (BNC Dual Video Terminal Board (TY-FB9BD)) 
525i, 525p, 625i, 625p, 750/60p, 750/50p, 1125/60i, 1125/50i, 1125/24sF, 1125/25p, 1125/24p, 1125/30p, 
1125/60p, 1125/50p, 1250/50i (Component Video, RGB, DVI, SDI, HDMI)
• This setting is invalid when two screen display, digital zoom or Multi display is selected.
• When “Display size” is set to “On”, “H-POS” and “\
V-POS” in “POS. /SIZE” can be adjusted.
• Refer to each board’s operating instruction for DVI, SDI, HDMI’s corresponding signals.
Options Adjustments