Panasonic Th 42pf11rk Operating Instructions
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1/2 SignalScreensaver PC Off Standby save Off Power management Off Auto power off Off OSD LanguageEnglish ( UK) Component/RGB-in select RGB Input label Power save Setup 2/2 Setup MULTI DISPLAY SetupMULTI PIP SetupPortrait Setup Set up TIMER PRESENT TIME Setup Display orientation Landscape 31 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 14, 16) Note: While selecting an Input signal through Optional Terminal Board connected to Slot1, Slot2 and Slot3, the Input label will depend on each Optional Terminal Board. Input labels for Slot1, Slot2, Slot3 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 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 Sets the fan control and the display style of on-screen menu for vertical installation. Press to display the Setup menu. Press to select Display orientation. Press to select “Landscape” or “Portrait”. Press to exit from adjust mode 1 2 3 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. 2/2 Setup MULTI DISPLAY SetupMULTI PIP SetupPortrait Setup Set up TIMER PRESENT TIME SetupDisplay orientation Landscape 2/2 Setup MULTI DISPLAY SetupMULTI PIP SetupPortrait Setup Set up TIMER PRESENT TIME SetupDisplay orientation Portrait 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 Setup MULTI DISPLAY SetupMULTI PIP SetupPortrait Setup Set up TIMER PRESENT TIME Setup Display orientation Landscape × 2 MULTI DISPLAY Setup Horizontal Scale Off A1 Off AI-synchronization Vertical Scale LocationOff Seam hides video× 2 MULTI DISPLAY Setup 32 Press to display the Setup menu. Press to select the MULTI DISPLAY Setup. Press to display the “MULTI DISPLAY Setup” menu. Press to select the menu to adjust. Press to adjust the menu. How to Setup MULTI DISPLAY 1 2 3 Setup for MULTI DISPLAY 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. (Example) group of 16 (4 × 4) group of 4 (2 × 2) group of 9 (3 × 3) group of 25 (5 × 5) 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 ) A1A2 A3A4A5 B1 B2B3 B4 B5 C1 C2C3 C4 C5 D1 D2D3 D4 D5 E1 E2E3 E4 E5
33 Setup for MULTI DISPLAY Item Details AI-SynchronizationSelect “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-synchronization to On, the following menus will be unavailable and these settings will be fi xed to the initial values. Picture menu: Colour, Hue, Input level (Advanced settings) Press twice to exit from Setup. 4 You can set the remote control ID when you want to use this remote control on one of several different displays. 1 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 43) • 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 43). ID remote control button operation The operation is the same as normal remote control except for the button. ID Remote Control Function
PIP — Off 0% Off 1 MULTI PIP Setup MULTI PIP Display Mode Transparency Transparency level Insert Insert level 2/2Setup MULTI DISPLAY SetupMULTI PIP SetupPortrait Setup Set up TIMER 34 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 Setup menu. 1 2 3 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) Full P in P Note:The display mode changes in the same way when is pressed.
2/2Setup MULTI DISPLAY SetupMULTI PIP SetupPortrait Setup Set up TIMER PRESENT TIME Setup Display orientation Landscape 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 35 2 3 4 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 Press to display the Setup 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 1 To hide joints between displays. Suitable for moving image display.To show joints between displays.Suitable for still image display. On Off Note: When using the Portrait function with displays set vertically, “Display orientation” in Setup menu has to be set to “Portrait” (see page 31). (Example)
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 36Set up for Portrait Press twice to exit from Setup.7 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 On Note: 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: Colour, Hue, Input level (Advanced settings) 6AI-synchronization Viewing Area / Location Press to select Viewing Area or Location. Press to select each functions. 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 “16:9”. 5 Viewing Area:Set a mode of image division for Portrait function. Location: Set a location of image to be displayed for Portrait function. When Portrait Setup is “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 16:9 images. 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 22) Undisplayed area (48 dots)
1/2 SignalScreensaver PC Off Standby save Off Power management Off Auto power off Off OSD LanguageEnglish ( UK) Component/RGB-in select RGB Input label Power save Setup 1/2 SignalScreensaver PC Off Standby save Off Power management Off Auto power off Off OSD LanguageEnglish ( UK) YUV/RGB-in select RGB Input label Power save Setup 37 Setup 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” 1 2Press to display the Setup menu. Press to select the “Component / RGB-in select”. Press to select the desired input signal. 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). 3 YUV / RGB-in select Select to match the signals from the source connected to the DVI input terminals. YUV signals “YUV” RGB signals “RGB” 1 2Press to display the Setup 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). 3
3D Y/C Filter (NTSC)On 1/2 SignalScreensaver PC Off Standby save Off Power management Off Auto power off Off OSD LanguageEnglish ( UK) Component/RGB-in select RGB Input label Power save Setup 3D Y/C Filter (NTSC) Colour system Signal On Auto Cinema reality Panasonic Auto (4:3)Off 4:3 [ AV ] Noise reduction OffRefresh Rate 100 Hz Cinema reality Signal Off Noise reduction Off [ Digital ] Refresh Rate 100 Hz H-Freq. Dot Clock Freq.kHz MHz63.98 108.0 V-Freq.Hz60.02 Signal Format 1280×1024/60 Cinema reality Signal Off [ Component ] Noise reduction Off XGA Mode 1024 × 768 H-Freq. V-Freq.kHz Hz63.98 60.02 Signal Format 1280×1024/60 Refresh Rate 100 Hz Sync Signal H-Freq. V-Freq.kHz Hz63.98 60.02 Signal Format 1280×1024/60 [ RGB ] Cinema reality Noise reduction XGA ModeRefresh Rate 100 Hz Auto Off Off 1024 × 768 38 3D Y/C Filter – For NTSC AV images Select “Signal” from the “Setup” menu during AV(S Video) input signal. (“Signal [AV]” menu is displayed.) Press to select the “3D Y/C Filter (NTSC)” Press to set On / Off. Note: When On, this setting only affects NTSC input signals. Setup for Input Signals Signal menu Press ACTION ( ) button For Video (S VIDEO) For RGB For Component For Digital Press to select the menu to adjust. Press to adjust the menu. Press to exit from adjust mode.3 4 Press to display the Setup menu. Press to select the “Signal”. Press to display the Signal menu. 2 1 Note: “Signal” setup menu displays a different setting condition for each input signal.
3D Y/C Filter (NTSC) Colour system Signal On Auto Cinema reality Panasonic Auto (4 : 3) Off 4 : 3 [ AV ] Noise reductionOffRefresh Rate100 Hz Cinema reality Off XGA Mode1024 × 768 39 Setup for Input Signals Colour system / Panasonic Auto Select Signal from the “Setup” menu during AV(S Video) input signal. (“Signal [AV]” menu is displayed.) Press to select the “Colour system” or “Panasonic Auto”. Press to select each functions. If the picture 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. Cinema reality Press to select Cinema reality. Press to set On / Off. Cinema reality: 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 “AV(S Video)” input signal. • 525i(480i), 625i(575i), 1125(1080) / 60i signal input during “Component” input signal. Mode Function Colour system Set the colour system to match the input signal. When selecting “Auto”, the colour 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 Colour system. Auto SECAM M.NTSC NTSCPA 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. Press to select “XGA Mode”. Press to select “1024×768”, “1280×768” , “1366×768”. 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). Be sure to make settings in accordance with the input signal in order to achieve a more appropriate and attractive display. In addition, after making this setting, be sure to make each adjustment (such as “Auto Setup”) on the “Pos. /Size” menu as necessary. (see page 22)
Advanced NR[ AV ] Mosquito NRP-NR Block NROff Off Off Advanced NR[ Digital ] Mosquito NRP-NR Block NROff Off Off Advanced NR[ Component ] Mosquito NRP-NR Block NROff Off Off Advanced NR[ RGB ] Mosquito NRP-NR Block NROff Off Off ()Noise reduction Off Noise reduction Advanced Refresh Rate 100 Hz 40 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. Refresh Rate Press to select “Refresh Rate”. Press to adjust. Press to select “Noise reduction”. Press to select “Off”, “Min” , “Mid” , “Max” , “Advanced”. Sets the following three NR (Noise Reduction) functions together. P-NR, Mosquito NR, Block NR Setup for Input Signals Sets the three NR functions separately. Press to select “Advanced”. Press to enter Advanced NR. 1 Press to select P-NR, Mosquito NR or Block NR. Press to select “Off”, “Min”, “Mid”, “Max”.2 P-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. Advanced NR z Noise reduction