Panasonic Hd Plasma Display Th 58pf12 Operating Instructions

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PC
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STANDBY SAVE
OFFPOWER MANAGEMENTOFF
AUTO POWER OFF
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OSD LANGUAGEENGLISH (
US) COMPONENT/RGB-IN SELECT
RGB
INPUT LABELSIGNAL
SCREENSAVER
EXTENDED LIFE SETTINGS
POWER SAVE
SET UP
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SIGNAL
PC
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STANDBY SAVEOFF
POWER MANAGEMENTOFF
AUTO POWER OFF
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OSD LANGUAGEENGLISH (
US) COMPONENT/RGB-IN SELECT
RGB
INPUT LABEL
POWER SAVE
SET UP
SCREENSAVER
EXTENDED LIFE SETTINGS
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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, 2, 3 and PC IN:
[SLOT1]  INPUT1 / DVD1 / DVD2 / DVD3 / Blu-ray1 / Blu-ray2 / Blu-ray3 / CATV / VCR / STB
[SLOT2]  INPUT2 / DVD1 / DVD2 / DVD3 / Blu-ray1 / Blu-ray2 / Blu-ray3 / CATV / VCR / STB
[SLOT3]  INPUT3/ DVD1 / DVD2 / DVD3 / Blu-ray1 / Blu-ray2 / Blu-ray3 / CATV / VCR / STB
[PC IN]  PC / DVD1 / DVD2 / DVD3 / Blu-ray1 / Blu-ray2 / Blu-ray3 / CATV / VCR / STB 
Addition sign“A” “B”
Selected InputComposite S 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
Press to display the SET UP menu.
Press to select OSD LANGUAGE.
Press to select your preferred language.
   Selectable languages
.......(Japanese)  .......(Chinese)  Italiano  Français  Deutsch  English(UK) 
Español 
ENGLISH(US) 
.......(Russian) 
Русский 
Selecting the On-Screen Menu Language
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Sets the fan control and the display style of on-screen menu for vertical 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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Notes:
•  Turn up the power switch for the upward direction when you set Display vertically.
•  Fan control will be switched when turning on the unit next time.
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
2/2 SET UP
MULTI DISPLAY SETUP
SET UP TIMER
PRESENT TIME SETUP
DISPLAY ORIENTATIONLANDSCAPE
MULTI PIP SETUPPORTRAIT SETUP 
						

							2/2 SET UP
MULTI DISPLAY SETUP
SET UP TIMER
PRESENT TIME SETUP
DISPLAY ORIENTATIONLANDSCAPE
MULTI PIP SETUPPORTRAIT SETUP
× 2  MULTI DISPLAY SETUP 
HORIZONTAL SCALE OFF 
A1
OFF
AI-SYNCHRONIZATION VERTICAL SCALE 
LOCATIONOFF
SEAM HIDES VIDEO× 2 
MULTI DISPLAY SETUP 
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By lining up Plasma Displays in groups, for example, as illustrated below, 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)
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 SETUPSelect “ON” or “OFF”.
Note: If you set MULTI DISPLAY SETUP to ON, PORTRAIT SETUP will be unavailable.
HORIZONTAL SCALESelect “× 1”, “× 2”, “× 3”, “× 4”, “× 5”.
VERTICAL SCALESelect “× 1”, “× 2”, “× 3”, “× 4”, “× 5”.
SEAM HIDES VIDEOSelect “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 
						

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You can set the remote control ID when you want to use this remote control on one of several different displays.
Note:
To operate this function, please purchase ID remote controller sold separately.
Object model : EUR7636070R
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 without identical ID number during option menu display. 
  (see page 54)
•  The ID remote control cannot be used when ID select is set to anything other than 0, and the remote control ID is not 
the same as the ID select number (see page 54).
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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							— MULTI PIP
DISPLAY MODEPIP
 OFF 
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INSERT LEVEL TRANSPARENCY
INSERT0 %
TRANSPARENCY LEVELOFF
MULTI PIP SETUP
2/2 SET UP
MULTI DISPLAY SETUP
SET UP TIMERMULTI PIP SETUPPORTRAIT SETUP
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MULTI PIP SETUP
Set the two-screen display function that is activated when  is pressed.
Press to select the MULTI PIP SETUP.
Press to display the “MULTI PIP SETUP” menu. Press to display the SET UP menu.
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Press to select the menu to adjust.
Press to adjust the menu.
Sub Screen Insertion (During BLEND PIP)
1  Select “ON” in “INSERT”.
2  Set the “INSERT LEVEL”. (1 to 10 %)
   
Set the brightness level threshold for discriminating between the transparent areas and non-transparent areas on the sub screen.
    Setting example   Image to insert (sub screen)     INSERT LEVEL
                
Background image 
(main screen)
Two-picture insertion
Only the areas on the overlay 
image that are brighter than 
the “INSERT LEVEL” are 
displayed on the background 
image. 10 %
1 %
Note: “TRANSPARENCY” cannot be set when “INSERT” is “ON”.
Transparent Display of the Sub Screen (During BLEND PIP)
1  Select “ON” in “TRANSPARENCY”.
2  Set the transparency level for the sub screen in “TRANSPARENCY LEVEL”. (0 to 100 %)
    Setting example   Transparent image (sub screen)
                
0 %: No transparency 100 %: Fully transparent
Note: “INSERT” cannot be set when “TRANSPARENCY” is “ON”.
MULTI PIP
Set the two-screen function.
  PIP ADVANCED PIP
BLEND PIP
DISPLAY MODE
The display mode can be changed separately for each function that was set in “MULTI PIP SETUP”.
   
For “PIP”:  
— (One screen) P AND P P OUT PP IN P
   For “ADVANCED PIP”:  — (One screen)1 to 8
   For “BLEND PIP”: — (One screen) FULLP IN P
Note: The display mode changes in the same way when  is pressed. 
						

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Divide an input image into 3 parts, and display one of them to a plasma display which is set vertically. The image will be enlarged 3 
times and rotated 90-degree.
SET UP for PORTRAIT
(Example)
Press to display the SET UP menu.
Press to select the PORTRAIT SETUP.
Press to display the “PORTRAIT SETUP” menu.
Press to select the PORTRAIT SETUP.
Press to select “ON” or “OFF”.
Note:
If you set PORTRAIT SETUP to ON, MULTI 
DISPLAY SETUP will be unavailable.
Press to select SEAM HIDES VIDEO.
Press to select “OFF” , “ON”.
How to setup PORTRAIT
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To hide joints between displays.
Suitable for moving image display.To show joints between displays.Suitable for still image display.
ON OFF
2/2 SET UP
MULTI DISPLAY SETUP
SET UP TIMER
PRESENT TIME SETUP
DISPLAY ORIENTATIONLANDSCAPE
MULTI PIP SETUPPORTRAIT SETUP
OFF PORTRAIT SETUP
SEAM HIDES VIDEOOFF 
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OFF
AI-SYNCHRONIZATION VIEWING AREA
LOCATION16:9
PORTRAIT SETUP
OFF PORTRAIT SETUP
SEAM HIDES VIDEOOFF 
1
OFF
AI-SYNCHRONIZATION VIEWING AREA
LOCATION16:9
PORTRAIT SETUP
Note:
When using the PORTRAIT function with displays set vertically, “DISPLAY ORIENTATION” in SET UP menu has to be 
set to “PORTRAIT” (see page 42). 
						

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SET UP for PORTRAIT
Press to select VIEWING AREA or LOCATION.
Press to select each function.
Notes:
•  For HD signal videos, the “VIEWING AREA” is set at “16:9”, 
and cannot be changed. 
  HD signal: 1125 (1080) / 60i • 50i • 60p • 50p • 24p • 25p • 30p 
• 24sF, 750 (720) / 60p • 50p, 1250 (1080) / 50i
•  When “VIEWING AREA”is “16:9”, the aspect mode is set to “FULL”.
Press to exit from adjust mode.
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Press to select AI-SYNCHRONIZATION.
Press to select “OFF” , “ON”. Adjust to equalize the brightness of the 3 displays when using PORTRAIT setting. 
The brightness depends on 
each display’s setting.Equalize the brightness of 
all the displays.
OFF ONNote:
If you set AI-SYNCHRONIZATION 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)
AI-SYNCHRONIZATION
OFF PORTRAIT SETUP
SEAM HIDES VIDEOOFF 
1
OFF
AI-SYNCHRONIZATION VIEWING AREA
LOCATION16:9
PORTRAIT SETUP
OFF PORTRAIT SETUP
SEAM HIDES VIDEOOFF 
1
OFF
AI-SYNCHRONIZATION VIEWING AREA
LOCATION16:9
PORTRAIT SETUP
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VIEWING AREA: Set a mode of image division for PORTRAIT function.
LOCATION:    Set a location of image to be displayed for PORTRAIT function.
VIEWING AREA / LOCATION
When PORTRAIT SETUP “ON”:
Display the image of the selected LOCATION.When PORTRAIT SETUP is “OFF”:
Represent an area of the selected LOCATION at a normal 
brightness and darken the rest of it. LOCATION setting
VIEWING AREA and LOCATION
The mode of image division and the LOCATION by setting of VIEWING AREA is as follows. 
LOCATION 1 LOCATION 2 LOCATION 3
LOCATION 1 LOCATION 2 LOCATION 3 VIEWING AREA:  4:3Suitable to display FULL images. NORMAL 
(4:3) images extend transversely.
Both right and left sides of the image are 
cut by 48 dots. VIEWING AREA:  16:9
4:3 images are displayed without changing 
aspect ratio. 
Although the images of each LOCATION 
overlap, you can adjust POS. / SIZE to 
display the image normally. (see page 25) Undisplayed area (48 dots) 
						

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PC
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STANDBY SAVE
OFFPOWER MANAGEMENTOFF
AUTO POWER OFF
OFF
OSD LANGUAGEENGLISH (
US) COMPONENT/RGB-IN SELECT
RGB
INPUT LABELSIGNAL
SCREENSAVER
EXTENDED LIFE SETTINGS
POWER SAVE
SET UP
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PC
OFF
STANDBY SAVE
OFFPOWER MANAGEMENTOFF
AUTO POWER OFF
OFF
OSD LANGUAGEENGLISH (
US) YUV/RGB-IN SELECT
RGB
INPUT LABELSIGNAL
SCREENSAVER
POWER SAVE
SET UP
EXTENDED LIFE SETTINGS
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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 installed.
•  Make setting of the selected input terminal (SLOT1, SLOT2, SLOT3 or PC IN).
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YUV / RGB IN SELECT
Select to match the signals from the source connected to the DVI input terminals.
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 installed.
•  Make setting of the selected input terminal (SLOT1 or SLOT2).
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SIGNAL
SCREENSAVER
EXTENDED LIFE SETTINGS
PC
OFF
STANDBY SAVE
OFF
POWER MANAGEMENTOFF
AUTO POWER OFF
OFF
OSD LANGUAGEENGLISH (
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 RATE
100 Hz
3 : 2 PULLDOWN
SIGNAL
OFF
[ 
Digital ] 
NOISE REDUCTION
OFF REFRESH RATE
100 HzH-FREQ.
V- F R E Q .kHz
Hz 63.98
60.02
DOT CLOCK FREQ.MHz 108.0
SIGNAL FORMAT 1280×1024/60
3 : 2 PULLDOWN
SIGNAL
OFF
 [ 
COMPONENT ]
XGA MODE
AUTO
NOISE REDUCTION
OFFREFRESH RATE
100 Hz
H-FREQ.
V- F R E Q .kHz
Hz 63.98
60.02
SIGNAL FORMAT 1280×1024/60
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 REFRESH RATE
100 HzAUTO
OFF
AUTO
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 DigitalPress ACTION  (
  ) button 
						

							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 MODE
AUTO
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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 interpretation 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.
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.
To display PAL60 signal, select “PAL” when BNC Dual Video Terminal Board (TY-FB9BD) is 
used. For other Video Terminal Boards, select “M.NTSC”.
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 Panasonic 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 analog (Component/PC). 
This unit supports three types of XGA signals with 60Hz vertical frequency having different aspect ratios and sampling 
rates (1,024 × 768 @ 60Hz, 1,280 × 768 @ 60Hz and 1,366 × 768 @ 60Hz).
Press to select “XGA MODE”.
Press to select “AUTO”, “1024×768”, “1280×768”, “1366×768”.
AUTO:  Automatically selected from 1024×768/1280×768/1366×768.
       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 “POS. /SIZE” menu as 
necessary. (see page 25)