User manual PANASONIC TH-42PH30ER

[. . . ] Model No. TH-42PH30ER TH-50PH30ER Operating Instructions High Definition Plasma Display h English Please read these instructions before operating your set and retain them for future reference. Dear Panasonic Customer Welcome to the Panasonic family of customers. We hope that you will have many years of enjoyment from your new Plasma Display. To obtain maximum benefit from your set, please read these Instructions before making any adjustments, and retain them for future reference. Retain your purchase receipt also, and note down the model number and serial number of your set in the space provided on the rear cover of these instructions. [. . . ] Advanced settings Enables fine picture adjustment at a professional level (see next page). Advanced settings Normalise Normal Cinema Ideal for movies. Note: If you would like to change the picture and colour of the selected Picture menu to something else, adjust using the items in the Picture menu. (see next page) Black extension Input level Gamma W/B High R W/B High G W/B High B W/B Low R W/B Low G W/B Low B 0 0 2. 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Press " " or " " button to switch between modes. Normal Cool Warm Colour Management On Enables vivid colour adjustment automatically. Helpful Hint ( / Normalise Normalisation) While the "Picture" menu is displayed, if either the N button on the remote control is pressed at any time or the ACTION ( ) button is pressed during "Normalise", then all adjustment values are returned to the factory settings. 23 Picture Adjustments Item Contrast Brightness Colour Hue Sharpness Less Effect More Adjustments Selects the proper brightness and density for the room. Adjusts for easier viewing of dark pictures such as night scenes and black hair. Adjusts picture sharpness. Darker Brighter Less More Notes: · You can change the level of each function (Contrast, Brightness, Colour, Hue, Sharpness) for each Picture Mode. · The setting details for Normal, Dynamic and Cinema respectively are memorized separately for each input terminal. · In Contrast, there is not a noticeable change even when contrast is increased with a bright picture or reduced with a dark picture. Reddish Greenish Less More Advanced settings Item Black extension Input level Gamma W/B High R W/B High G W/B High B W/B Low R W/B Low G W/B Low B Less Effect More Details Adjusts the dark shades of the image in gradation. S Curve 2. 0 2. 2 2. 6 Less More Down Up Less More Adjusts the white balance for light red areas. Adjusts the white balance for dark blue areas. Less More Less More Less More Less More Less More Notes: · Carry out "W/B" adjustment as follows. Adjust the white balance of the bright sections using the "W/B High R", "W/B High G" and "W/B High B" settings. Adjust the white balance of the dark sections using the "W/B Low R", "W/B Low G" and "W/B Low B" settings. Steps 1 and 2 affect each other's settings, so repeat each step in turn to make the adjustment. · The adjustment values are memorized separately for each input terminal. · The adjustment range values should be used as an adjustment reference. Helpful Hint ( / Normalise Normalisation) On the remote control unit, while the "Advanced settings" menu is displayed, if either the N button is pressed at any time or the ACTION ( ) button is pressed during "Normalise", then all adjustment values are returned to the factory settings. 24 Sound Adjustment 1 2 Press to display the Sound menu. Select the desired level by listening to the sound. Sound Normalise Normal Sound Mode Bass Treble Balance Normal 0 0 0 3 Item Sound Mode Bass Treble Balance Press to exit from adjust mode. Adjusts left and right volumes. Note: Bass and Treble settings are memorized separately for each Sound Mode. Helpful Hint ( / Normalise Normalisation) While the "Sound" menu is displayed, if either the N button on the remote control is pressed at any time or the ACTION ( ) button is pressed during "Normalise", then all adjustment values are returned to the factory settings. 25 Screensaver (For preventing image retention) Do not display a still picture, especially in 4:3 mode, for any length of time. If the display must remain on, a Screensaver should be used. 1 2 Setup 1/2 Press to display the Setup menu. Press to display Screensaver screen. Signal Screensaver Extended life settings Input label Component/RGB-in select Power save PC Power management DVI-D Power management No signal power off No activity power off OSD Language RGB Off Off Off Disable Enable English (UK) 3 Function selection Press to select Function. Negative image Scrolling bar only White screen Overlay scrolling bar Negative image Scrolling bar only Overlay scrolling bar White screen Screensaver Start Function Mode Scrolling bar only Off : Negative image will be displayed on the screen. : The brightness of the image will be decreased and a white bar will scroll on it. : The whole screen will be white. 4 Mode selection Press to select Mode. [. . . ] Letterbox pictures with a 16:9 aspect ratio are enlarged vertically and horizontally so that their display fills the screen. The letterbox pictures with a 2. 35:1 aspect ratio among the 16:9 aspect ratio signals are enlarged vertically and horizontally so that their display fills the screen. The top and bottom edges as well as the left and right edges of the pictures are cut off. Letterbox pictures with a 2. 35:1 aspect ratio are enlarged vertically and horizontally so that their display fills the screen vertically and is slightly larger than the screen horizontally. [. . . ]