Planar PD42ED - Manual

3 Product Features The Product features include: Built-in Screen Move: Screen move feature to reduce the possibility of screen burn. 3-D Digital Comb Filter: Enhances color purity of Composite Video and TV input sources, reducing cross-color artifacts like dot crawl and moiré. Wide Viewing Angle: Ov...

4 Content of Package When you are unpacking the product, make sure that you have the following items: Plasma T V Monitor Monitor Stand Power cord S-Video cable Analog video signal cable (D-Sub 15 cable) RCA Video/Audio cable Remote Control and AAA Batter y User ’s Manual

5 If you find that any of these items are missing or appear damaged, please contact your dealer immediately. Do not throw away the packing material or shipping carton in case you need to ship or store the plasma TV in the future. Optional Accessories External Speakers and Stands Wall mount bracket

6 Quick Start Front Panel Indicator Light Remote Control Sensor Remote Control Sensor: Receives infrared signals from the remote control. Aim the remote control within 30 degrees left and right. Indicator Light: This LED light indicates the main power status. Indicator (Amber): Standby mode Indicato...

7 Front Panel Controls Button Function Menu Displays the OSD menu Volume Up ( X ) Down ( W ) (1) Adjust volume by pressing " W " to decrease the volume and " X " to increase the volume (2) Change the configurations under the OSD menu Select Switches between signal sources. The signal...

8 Rear Panel Video/Audio Connection Inter face: Video connection includes Component Video, Composite Video, S-video, DVI, D-Sub 15, TV Tuner, and TV Video/Audio Out. Main Power Switch: Master power switch to switch the plasma TV between Power Off mode and Standby mode. Power Input Jack: Power source...

9 Set-up Instructions Getting Started Power Input Jack: Auto switch power supply accepts input of 100 VAC~240 VAC. Use only UL approved power cord with proper grounding. Main Power Switch: Press the Power Switch on the back of your plasma TV. The Indicator Light on the front will turn to Amber color...

10 Video/Audio Connection Composite (AV) Input: Single RCA connector to connect with the composite video output of a DVD Player, VCR or any other device with a composite video connection. S-Video Input: Single S-video connector to connect with the S-video output of a DVD Player, VCR or any other dev...

11 + + + External Speakers External Speaker Line Out: External speaker output. Please refer to the drawing for the connection details. It is strongly recommend to use only Planar Accessories for performance and safety purposes.

12 Other Connections DVI: DVI-D connector for high quality digital PC connection. D-Sub 15: Regular analog VGA connection for PC usage. RF: RF input that connects to the antenna, cable box, or CATV cable. Supports NTSC TV system with 125 channels receivable. RS-232: D-Sub 9 Serial port for communica...

13 Full Function Remote Control Remote Control Overview 1. Power Button Turns ON or OFF (Standby mode) the Plasma TV 2. Scaling Button Adjusts image aspect ratio 3. Display Button Displays status information 4. Audio Swap Button Switches audio between the main display and the PIP display 5. Swap But...

18 On-Screen Display (OSD) Settings OSD Menu Overview PC Mode Display Image Audio Language and Color Temperature OSD Info Video Format Reset Image Scaling Mute Language OSD Position Format Brightness Volume Color Temperature OSD Timeout PIP Set Contrast Treble Red OSD Background Advance H. Position ...

19 OSD Menu Operation How to Operate? Press Menu button to enter OSD Menu. Refer to the picture above; there are six icons on the top and seven options to choose from. For the top icons, icon highlighted in yellow is the one being selected. To change to different icon simply press Menu button repeat...

20 Display Settings PC Video The Reset function works the same under both PC mode and Video mode. Use Reset function to recall factory setting. When under PC mode, user may adjust Brightness, Contrast, H/V Position, Phase, Clock, and Reset. When under Video mode, user may adjust Brightness, Contrast...

22 OSD Window Settings PC/Video This menu is for adjusting the OSD menu window. User may change OSD Position, OSD Timeout, OSD Background, and System Reset for back to default. The screen move feature decreases chance of image burn. When a static image is being displayed on the screen for an extende...

23 Advanced Settings PC Video This menu will also allow user to enter advance mode and change DPMS setting. When under Video mode, user can set up V-Chip and Closed Caption. PC Video When under PC mode, Signal Format will display Resolution, Horizontal/Vertical Frequency, PIP Video Source, and PIP V...

25 Parental Control V-Chip Setup V-Chip technology allows parents to block unsuitable programming for under age viewers. First user must set up a password. Press Menu button on the remote control to select Video Information page and then select V-Chip. Press Right button and then key in 111111 to en...

28 Change Password To change password, enter the Change Password Number option in the V-Chip function, press Right button to change password. Enter six digital password in enter new password number. And then confirm the password by enter same password again. V-chip (Volatile) After finishing setting...

29 Closed Caption For some TV programs, the PDP has the de-coding and “Closed Caption” functions. This caption is usually served for the deaf or the foreign language translation. All of the VCRs can record the Closed Caption signals from TV program, so the family video types also serve for “Closed C...

30 Technical Information Specifications Model PDP42HD General Specifications and Features Plasma TV Panel Size 42 inch Pixel Resolution 1024 X 768 pixels Display Color 16.7 millions of colors(R/G/B each 256 scales) Brightness 1000 Cd/m 2 (typical w/o filter) Contrast Ratio 3000:1 (typical w/o filter...

32 Video Modes There are total of 15 default timing modes in factory setting listed in the table below: Factory Setting Modes (ANALOG VGA) No Resolution Horizontal Horizontal Frequency (kHz) Vertical Frequency (Hz) Dot Frequency Clock (MHz) Remark 1 640×480 31.50 60.00 25.18 VESA 2 640×480 35.00 67....

33 Troubleshooting Before calling the technical support or service technician, please read through this lists of problems and possible solutions. According to the industrial standards, there are a certain number of defective pixels both bright and dark that are acceptable. Although we produce panel ...

36 Planar Customer First TM 1—Year Warranty Plasma display Systems – Standard Warranty Features • Standard 1 year warranty • Replacement Plasma TV 1 ships immediately upon determination that customer’s display is non-functional 2 • Plasma TV immediately replaced upon confirmation of defect – no retu...

40 Maintenance Guidelines It is required to provide proper care to the PDP. Please follow the instructions on the maintaining your PDP. Attention Before cleaning, be sure to unplug the power core. Do not use the PDP near water as it contains sensitive electronic parts and high voltage. Do not use an...

41 Regulator y Information Agency Approvals European USA Safety UL 6500 Emissions FCC Class B Immunity Ergonomic Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) Statement FCC Information The FCC Radio Interface Statement includes the following warning: This equipment has been tested and found to comply wit...