Panasonic High Definition Plasma Display Th 42pf11 Operating Instructions

							SCREENSAVER 
START 
FUNCTION 
MODE 
SIDE BAR ADJUST 
WOBBLING 
PEAK LIMIT  FINISH TIME  START TIME  SCROLLING BAR ONLY
OFF 
6:15 
12:30 
BRIGHT  OFF 
OFF 
PRESENT  TIME OF DAY    99:99 
SCREENSAVER 
START 
FUNCTION 
MODE 
WOBBLING 
PEAK LIMIT  FINISH TIME  START TIME  SCROLLING BAR ONLY
OFF 
6:15 
12:30 
OFF 
OFF 
SIDE BAR ADJUST 
BRIGHT 
PRESENT  TIME OF DAY    99:99 
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These functions prevent the occurrence of an “image retention” on \
the display when turned ON.
WOBBLING: Automatically shifts the display image (therefore unnoticeable to the e\
ye) to prevent image retention of  sharper contour of image.
ON1:  Shifts the image every 30 seconds.
ON2:  Shifts the image at a dot level pitch depending on screen-detection.
PEAK LIMIT:  Suppresses image contrast (peak brightness).
  Note: 
When a still picture is viewed for an extended time, the screen may beco\
me slightly darker. (see page 49)
Reduces screen image retention
SIDE BAR ADJUST
1
Press to select the SIDE BAR ADJUST.
Press to select OFF, DARK, MID, BRIGHT. Press to exit from SCREENSAVER.
2
Do not display a picture in 4:3 mode for an extended period, 
as this can cause an image retention to remain on the side 
bars on either side of the display  fi eld.
To reduce the risk of such an image retention, illuminate the 
side bars.
Notes: 
•  To reduce the occurrence of image retention, set the SIDE BAR ADJUST to BRIGHT.
•  The side bar may fl  ash (alternate black/white) depending on the picture being shown on th\
e screen. Using Cinema mode 
will reduce such  fl ashing.side bars
4:3 mode
image 
retention
Picture out Picture Picture and Picture Non picture area
This function may be applicable to the non-picture area.
OFFMID BRIGHT
DARK
SCREENSAVER (For preventing image retention)
Press to select “WOBBLING” or “PEAK LIMIT”.
Press to select “ON1”, “ON2” or “OFF” (WOBBLING).
“ON” or “OFF” (PEAK LIMIT). 
						

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PC
OFF
STANDBY SAVE OFF
POWER 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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Reduces power consumption
Press to select 
“POWER SAVE”
“STANDBY SAVE”
“POWER MANAGEMENT”
“AUTO POWER OFF”.
Press to select “ON” or “OFF”.
On 
 Off
Press to exit from SET UP.
• POWER SAVE: 
When this function is turned ON, luminous level of the Plasma Display is\
 suppressed, so 
power consumption is reduced.
• STANDBY SAVE:  When this function is turned ON, power consumption of the microcomputer \
is reduced during 
power supply standby (see page 13, 16, 17), so standby power of the se\
t is reduced.
• 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 (HD/VD sync signals) are detected for 30 or so second\
s during PC IN 
signal input:
     → Power is turned off (standby); the power indicator lights up orange.
  When pictures (HD/VD sync signals) are subsequently detected:
     → Power is turned on; the power indicator lights up green.
  Notes:
  • This function operates only during PC IN signal input.
  • This function is invalid during input from PC Input Terminal Board (TY-42TM6P).
 •    This function is effective when “SYNC” is set to “AUTO”, “COMPONENT / RGB-IN SELECT” 
is set to “RGB” 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. 
  Notes:
  • This function operates only during PC IN signal input.
 •    This function is effective when “SYNC” is set to “AUTO”, “COMPONENT / RGB-IN SELECT” 
is set to “RGB” and during normal viewing (one picture screen).
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							2/2 SET UP
MULTI DISPLAY SETUPSET UP TIMER
PRESENT TIME SETUP
DISPLAY ORIENTATIONLANDSCAPE
MULTI PIP SETUPPORTRAIT SETUP
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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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 SETUP
SET UP TIMER
PRESENT TIME SETUP
DISPLAY ORIENTATIONLANDSCAPE
MULTI PIP SETUPPORTRAIT SETUP
2/2 SET UPMULTI DISPLAY SETUP
SET UP TIMER
PRESENT TIME SETUP
DISPLAY ORIENTATIONPORTRAIT
MULTI PIP SETUPPORTRAIT SETUP
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 SETUPSET UP TIMER
PRESENT TIME SETUP
DISPLAY ORIENTATIONLANDSCAPE
MULTI PIP SETUPPORTRAIT SETUP
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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
× 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 16 (4 × 4)
group of 4 (2 × 2) group of 9 (3 × 3) group of 25 (5 × 5)
Press to display the SET UP menu.
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3
Press to select the menu to adjust.
Press to adjust the menu.
Item Details
MULTI DISPLAY SETUPSelect “ON” or “OFF”.
Note: If you set MULTI DISPLAY SETUP to ON, PORTRAIT SETUP will be unavailable.
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 
						

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You can set the remote control ID when you want to use this remote contro\
l on one of several different displays.
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 45)
•  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 45).
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 MODE PIP
 OFF  1
INSERT LEVEL TRANSPARENCY
INSERT 0 %
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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2
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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 transp\
arent 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 se\
t 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) FULL P IN P
Note: The display mode changes in the same way when 
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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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2
3
4
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 VIDEO OFF 
1
OFF
AI-SYNCHRONIZATION VIEWING AREA
LOCATION 16:9
PORTRAIT SETUP
OFF
PORTRAIT SETUP
SEAM HIDES VIDEO OFF 
1
OFF
AI-SYNCHRONIZATION VIEWING AREA
LOCATION 16:9
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 33). 
						

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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 twice to exit from SET UP.
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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 VIDEO OFF 
1
OFF
AI-SYNCHRONIZATION VIEWING AREA
LOCATION 16:9
PORTRAIT SETUP
OFF
PORTRAIT SETUP
SEAM HIDES VIDEO OFF 
1
OFF
AI-SYNCHRONIZATION VIEWING AREA
LOCATION 16:9
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:  4:3 Suitable 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 24)
Undisplayed area (48 dots) 
						

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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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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
DOT CLOCK FREQ.MHz
108.0
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