Page 2 - CAUTION
2 WARNING: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover or back.No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualifi ed service personnel. T h e l i g h t n i n g f l a s h w i t h arrow-head within a triangle is in tend ed to tell the user that parts inside the product are a ri...
Page 3 - Important Safety Instructions
3 Important Safety Instructions 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water. 6) Clean only with dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s ins...
Page 4 - Table of Contents; Dear Panasonic Customer; from your new Plasma Display.
4 Table of Contents 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...
Page 5 - FCC STATEMENT
5 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radia...
Page 6 - Safety Precautions; When using the Plasma Display
6 Safety Precautions This Plasma Display is for use only with the following optional accessories. Use with any other type of optional accessories may cause instability which could result in the possibility of injury. (All of the following accessories are manufactured by Panasonic Corporation.) CAUTI...
Page 7 - Safety Precautions / Maintenance; WARNING; Maintenance; Setup; AC Power Supply Cord; If problems occur during use
7 Safety Precautions / Maintenance WARNING The front of the display panel has been specially treated. Wipe the panel surface gently using only a cleaning cloth or a soft, lint-free cloth. • If the surface is particularly dirty, wipe with a soft, lint-free cloth which has been soaked in pure water or...
Page 8 - Accessories; Precaution on battery use; Accessories Supplied; Check that you have the Accessories and items shown; Remote Control Batteries
+ + - - 8 Accessories Requires two AA batteries. 2. I n s e r t b a t t e r i e s - n o t e c o r r e c t polarity ( + and -). Precaution on battery use Incorrect installation can cause battery leakage and corrosion that will damage the remote control transmitter.Disposal of batteries should be in a...
Page 9 - Connections
1 2 SERIAL PC IN AUDIO SLOT1 SLOT3 P R /C R /R P B /C B /B Y/G AUDIO R L COMPONENT/RGB IN SLOT2 1 2 1 2 1 2 9 Connections – Cable fi xing band Secure any excess cables with band as required. Note: Make sure that the AC cord is locked on both the left and right sides. Push until t h e h o o k clicks....
Page 10 - PC Input Terminals connection
AUDIO PC IN TH-42PS9 10 PC Input Terminals connection Notes: • Due to space limitations, occasionally you may have trouble connecting Mini D-sub 15P cable with ferrite core to PC input Terminal. • With regard to the typical PC input signals that are described in the applicable input signals list (se...
Page 11 - SERIAL Terminals connection
SERIAL 6 7 8 9 1 3 4 5 2 11 Connections SERIAL Terminals connection Notes: • Use the RS-232C straight cable to connect the computer to the Plasma Display. • The computer shown is for example purposes only.• Additional equipment and cables shown are not supplied with this set. The SERIAL terminal con...
Page 12 - COMPONENT / RGB connection
PC SLOT1 SLOT2 SLOT3 P R /C R /R P B /C B /B Y/G AUDIO R L COMPONENT/RGB IN HDMI AV OUT HDMI AV OUT SLOT3 P R /C R /R P B /C B /B Y/G AUDIO R L COMPONENT/RGB IN AUDIO OUT Y , P B , P R , OUT P R P B Y L R COMPONEN T VIDEO OUT 12 Connections COMPONENT / RGB connection Notes: • Change the “COMPONENT/R...
Page 15 - Initial selections; Selecting the On-Screen Menu Language
1/2 SIGNAL PC OFF STANDBY SAVE OFF POWER MANAGEMENT OFF AUTO POWER OFF OFF OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH (US) COMPONENT/RGB-IN SELECT RGB INPUT LABELPOWER SAVE SET UP SCREENSAVER INPUT MENU ENTER/ + / VOL - / INPUT MENU ENTER/ + / VOL - / 15 Initial selections Selecting the On-Screen Menu Language Selecting ...
Page 16 - Basic Controls; Main Unit
INPUT MENU ENTER/ + / VOL -/ 16 Basic Controls MENU Screen ON / OFF Each time the MENU button is pressed, the menu screen will switch. (see page 23) INPUT button(INPUT1, INPUT2, INPUT3 and PC selection) (see page 15) Main Power On / Off Switch Power Indicator The Power Indicator will light. • Power-...
Page 17 - Remote Control Transmitter
17 Standby (ON / OFF) button The Plasma Display must fi rst be plugged into the wall outlet and turned on at the power switch (see page 13).Press ON to turn the Plasma Display On, from Standby mode. Press OFF to turn the Plasma Display Off to Standby mode. SET UP button (see page 23) SOUND button (s...
Page 18 - ASPECT Controls
INPUT MENU ENTER/ + / VOL -/ 18 ASPECT Controls The Plasma Display will allow you to enjoy viewing the picture at its maximum size, including wide screen cinema format picture. Note: Be aware that if you put the display in a public place for commercial purposes or a public showing and then use the a...
Page 19 - MULTI PIP
19 You can display two pictures, such as a video image and computer image, in a two-screen display. (Use the remote control for this operation. It cannot be performed with the buttons on the main unit.) MULTI PIP SETUP Set the functions and mode for two-screen display in “MULTI PIP SETUP” in the SET...
Page 20 - Swapping Screens
20 MULTI PIP Swapping Screens Each time this button is pressed, the main screen and sub screen are swapped. Two screens (P AND P) Main screen Sub screen Two screens (P OUT P) Two screens (P IN P) During Blend PIP (Composite Screen Function) : A composite picture is displayed with the sub screen posi...
Page 21 - Selecting the Target Screen for Operations; Selecting the Sub Screen Position (During P IN P Display)
21 MULTI PIP Selecting the Target Screen for Operations Each time this button is pressed, the target screen for operations changes. PC INPUT1 PC INPUT1 Main screen Sub screen Main screen input mode Sub screen input mode Operations on the main screen Operations on the sub screen Notes: • When operati...
Page 22 - Digital Zoom
INPUT MENU ENTER/ + / VOL -/ 2 EXIT 2 1 EXIT × 1 × 2 × 3 × 4 22 VOL button Digital Zoom This displays an enlargement of the designated part of the displayed image. Select the area of the image to be enlarged. Press on the enlargement location to select. Return to normal display (quit Digital Zoom). ...
Page 23 - On-Screen Menu Display; Remote Control; Overview
2/2 ADVANCED SETTINGS COLOR TEMP COLOR MANAGEMENT NORMAL OFF ON PICTURE 0 NORMAL NORMALIZE AUTO SETUP POS. /SIZE V-POS 0 H-POS V-SIZEDOT CLOCK H-SIZE CLOCK PHASE 1:1 PIXEL MODE OFF 000 0 1/2 SIGNAL SET UP PC OFF STANDBY SAVE OFF POWER MANAGEMENT OFF AUTO POWER OFF OFF OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH (US) COMPO...
Page 26 - PICTURE Adjustments
2/2 ADVANCED SETTINGS COLOR TEMPCOLOR MANAGEMENT NORMAL OFF ON PICTURE 1/2 25 0 0 0 5 PICTURE NORMAL NORMALIZE STANDARD BRIGHTNESS SHARPNESS PICTURE MENU COLOR PICTURE TINT 0 0 2.2 1/2 BLACK EXTENSION AGC GAMMA INPUT LEVEL ADVANCED SETTINGS NORMAL NORMALIZE OFF 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/2 W/B LOW B W/B HIGH R W...
Page 28 - SOUND Adjustment; SDI SOUND OUTPUT
0 0 0 1/2 SOUND NORMAL NORMALIZE STANDARD OFF TREBLE AUDIO MENU BALANCE BASS 0 MID SURROUND MAIN AUDIO OUT (PIP) 28 SOUND Adjustment Note: BASS, MID, TREBLE and SURROUND settings are memorized separately for each AUDIO MENU. 1 Press to display the SOUND menu. Press to select the menu to adjust. Sele...
Page 29 - PRESENT TIME SETUP / SET UP TIMER
2/2 SET UP MULTI DISPLAY SETUP MULTI PIP SETUP PORTRAIT SETUP SET UP TIMER PRESENT TIME SETUP DISPLAY ORIENTATION LANDSCAPE 29 PRESENT TIME SETUP / SET UP TIMER PRESENT TIME SETUP The timer can switch the Plasma Display ON or OFF. Before attempting Timer Set, confi rm the PRESENT TIME OF DAY and adj...
Page 30 - FUNCTION selection; SCREENSAVER; Setup of SCREENSAVER Time
1/2 SIGNAL SCREENSAVER PC OFF STANDBY SAVE OFF POWER MANAGEMENT OFF AUTO POWER OFF OFF OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH (US) COMPONENT/RGB-IN SELECT RGB INPUT LABELPOWER SAVE SET UP SCREENSAVER START FUNCTION WOBBLING PEAK LIMIT FINISH TIME START TIME SCROLLING BAR ONLY 6:15 12:30 OFF OFF SIDE BAR ADJUST BRIGHT...
Page 31 - Reduces screen image retention; SCREENSAVER (For preventing image retention)
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 B...
Page 32 - Reduces power consumption
1/2 PC OFF STANDBY SAVE OFF POWER MANAGEMENT OFF AUTO POWER OFF OFF OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH (US) COMPONENT/RGB-IN SELECT RGB INPUT LABEL SIGNAL SCREENSAVER POWER SAVE SET UP 32 Reduces power consumption Press to select “POWER SAVE”“STANDBY SAVE”“POWER MANAGEMENT”“AUTO POWER OFF”. Press to select “ON” o...
Page 33 - Customizing the Input labels
2/2 SET UP MULTI DISPLAY SETUP SET UP TIMER PRESENT TIME SETUP DISPLAY ORIENTATION LANDSCAPE MULTI PIP SETUP PORTRAIT SETUP 1/2 PC OFF STANDBY SAVE OFF POWER MANAGEMENT OFF AUTO POWER OFF OFF OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH (US) COMPONENT/RGB-IN SELECT RGB INPUT LABEL SIGNAL SCREENSAVER POWER SAVE SET UP 33 Pr...
Page 34 - How to setup MULTI DISPLAY; SET UP for MULTI DISPLAY
2/2 SET UP MULTI DISPLAY SETUP SET UP TIMER PRESENT TIME SETUP DISPLAY ORIENTATION LANDSCAPE MULTI PIP SETUP PORTRAIT SETUP 34 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 d...
Page 35 - ID Cancellation; ID Remote Control Function
35 You can set the remote control ID when you want to use this remote control on one of several different displays. SET UP for MULTI DISPLAY 123 Switch 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 sett...
Page 36 - MULTI PIP SETUP; Transparent Display of the Sub Screen (During BLEND PIP)
— MULTI PIPDISPLAY MODE PIP OFF 1 INSERT LEVEL TRANSPARENCY INSERT 0 % TRANSPARENCY LEVEL OFF MULTI PIP SETUP 2/2 SET UP MULTI DISPLAY SETUP SET UP TIMER MULTI PIP SETUP PORTRAIT SETUP 36 MULTI PIP SETUP Set the two-screen display function that is activated when is pressed. Press to select the MULTI...
Page 37 - SET UP for PORTRAIT; How to setup PORTRAIT
37 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 SET...
Page 38 - VIEWING AREA / LOCATION
38 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...
Page 39 - SET UP for Input Signals; COMPONENT / RGB IN SELECT
1/2 PC OFF STANDBY SAVE OFF POWER MANAGEMENT OFF 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 OFF POWER MANAGEMENT OFF AUTO POWER OFF OFF OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH (US) YUV/RGB-IN SELECT RGB INPUT LABEL S...
Page 40 - SIGNAL menu; – For NTSC AV images
1/2 SIGNAL SCREENSAVER PC OFF STANDBY SAVE OFF POWER MANAGEMENT OFF AUTO POWER OFF OFF OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH (US) COMPONENT/RGB-IN SELECT RGB INPUT LABELPOWER SAVE SET UP 3D Y/C FILTER (NTSC)COLOR SYSTEM SIGNAL ON AUTO 3 : 2 PULLDOWNPanasonic AUTO (4 : 3) OFF 4:3 [ VIDEO ] NOISE REDUCTION OFF REFRESH...
Page 41 - COLOR SYSTEM / Panasonic AUTO; XGA MODE
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 1024 × 768 41 3:2 PULLDOWN COLOR SYSTEM / Panasonic AUTO Select SIGNAL from the “SET UP” menu during VIDEO (S VIDEO) inputsignal mode.(“SIGNAL [VIDEO]” menu is display...
Page 42 - REFRESH RATE; NOISE REDUCTION; Advanced NR
REFRESH RATE 100 Hz q ADVANCED NR [ VIDEO ] MOSQUITO NR VIDEO NR BLOCK NR OFF OFF OFF ADVANCED NR [ Digital ] MOSQUITO NR VIDEO NR BLOCK NR OFF OFF OFF ADVANCED NR [ COMPONENT ] MOSQUITO NR VIDEO NR BLOCK NR OFF OFF OFF ADVANCED NR [ RGB ] MOSQUITO NR VIDEO NR BLOCK NR OFF OFF OFF ( ) NOISE REDUCTIO...
Page 43 - SYNC; Setting RGB sync signal; Input signal display; SDI THROUGH
SYNC SIGNAL [ RGB ] 3 : 2 PULLDOWNXGA 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 H-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 SDI THROUGH OFF [ Digital ] NOIS...
Page 44 - Options Adjustments
Options Weekly Command Timer 1/3 Initial INPUT Onscreen display On O f f Off Off 0 0 Maximum VOL level Initial VOL level Off INPUT lock Off Button lock Off Remocon User level Options Enable Off-timer function Normal Initial Power Mode 0 ID select Off Remote ID Off Serial ID Off Display size Off Stud...
Page 47 - Weekly Command Timer
Options On Weekly Command Timer Onscreen display 1/3 Weekly Command Timer Program1 Monday On Function Program3 Tuesday --- Wednesday Program3 Thursday --- Friday Program6 Saturday Program4 Sunday Program Edit y Program3 Thursday --- Friday Program6 Saturday Program4 Sunday Program Edit Weekly Comman...
Page 48 - Shipping condition
Weekly Command Timer 02 10:30 Command No Time IMS:SL1 Command 1 Program Weekly Command Timer Command 02 Command No IMS:SL1 10:30 Time 1 Program 1/2 SIGNAL PC OFF STANDBY SAVE OFF POWER MANAGEMENT OFF AUTO POWER OFF OFF OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH (US) COMPONENT/RGB-IN SELECT RGB INPUT LABELPOWER SAVE SET U...
Page 49 - Troubleshooting
49 Troubleshooting Before you call for service, determine the symptoms and make a few simple checks as shown below. Symptoms Checks Picture Sound Interference Noisy Sound Electrical AppliancesCars / MotorcyclesFluorescent light Normal Picture No Sound Volume(Check whether the mute function has been ...
Page 50 - List of Aspect Modes
50 List of Aspect Modes Aspect mode Picture Enlarged screen Description All Aspect: On Factory settingAll Aspect: Off 16:9 FULL The display of the pictures fi lls the screen.In the case of SD signals, pictures with a 4:3 aspect ratio are enlarged horizontally, and displayed. This mode is suited to d...
Page 51 - Applicable Input Signals
51 Applicable Input Signals Signal name Horizontal frequency (kHz) Vertical frequency (Hz) Component / RGB / Mini D-sub 15P (Dot clock (MHz)) DVI-D ∗ 8 (Dot clock (MHz)) 1 525 (480) / 60i 15.73 59.94 * (13.5) 2 525 (480) / 60p 31.47 59.94 * (27.0) ∗ 5 * (27.0) 3 625 (575) / 50i 15.63 50.00 * (13.5) ...
Page 53 - Command list of Weekly Command Timer
53 Command list of Weekly Command Timer No. Command Control details 1 AAC:MENCLR Audio Menu (Clear) 2 AAC:MENDYN Audio Menu (Dynamic) 3 AAC:MENSTD Audio Menu (Standard) 4 AAC:SURMON Surround (ON) 5 AAC:SUROFF Surround (OFF) 6 AMT:0 Audio Mute (OFF) 7 AMT:1 Audio Mute (ON) 8 ASO:M Audio out when PIP ...
Page 54 - Specifi cations
54 TH-42PF11UK TH-50PF11UK Power Source 110 - 127 V AC, 50/60 Hz Power Consumption Power on 525 W 605 W Stand-by condition Save OFF 0.9 W, Save ON 0.5 W Save OFF 0.9 W, Save ON 0.5 W Power off condition 0.1 W 0.1 W Plasma Display panel Drive method : AC type 42-inch, 16:9 aspect ratio Drive method :...
Page 56 - LIMITS AND EXCLUSIONS; In the USA and Puerto Rico
Panasonic Professional Display CompanyUnit of Panasonic Corporation of North AmericaOne Panasonic Way 1F-10Secaucus, NJ 07094 Panasonic Professional Flat Panel Display Limited Warranty Models or Parts Part Warranty Labor Warranty Professional Flat Panel Display LIMITS AND EXCLUSIONS There are no exp...
Page 57 - LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT
Panasonic Canada Inc. 5770 Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 2T3 LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT Item Video Tape P2/SD Cards Video Heads D5 Video heads Maintenance Items Colour Camera CCDImaging Block BT-H Series LCD Monitors * DLP™ Projectors * LCD Projectors above 2,500 ANSI Lumens * LCD Projector...
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