Panasonic TH-42PV500A Operating Instructions Manual

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2WelcomeDear Panasonic Customer,Welcome to the Panasonic family of customers. We hope that you will have many years of enjoyment from your newPlasma TV.To obtain maximum benefit from your set, please read these Instructions before making any adjustments, and retainthem for future reference.Retain your purchase receipt also, and note down the model number and serial number of your set in the spaceprovided on the rear cover of these instructions.ContentsImportant Safety Notice .............................................. 3Safety Precautions ..................................................... 4Maintenance ............................................................... 5Accessories ................................................................ 6Fitting remote control batteries ................................... 6Cable binding instructions .......................................... 7How to open the front cover ....................................... 7Antenna connection .................................................... 8Power On / Off ............................................................ 8Connections ............................................................... 9How to connect the Headphones / AV3 S VideoInput terminals ................................................... 9How to connect the Monitor Output terminalsto other Equipment .......................................... 10How to connect the AV1 S Video Input terminals .. 10How to connect the AV2 / AV4 ComponentInput terminals ................................................. 11How to connect the HDMI Input terminal ............... 11How to connect the PC Input terminal ................... 12Basic controls: front panel and remote control ......... 13Using the On Screen Displays ................................. 14Tuning ....................................................................... 15Tuning menu.......................................................... 15Auto tuning ............................................................ 16Auto tuning (via front panel) .................................. 16Manual tuning ........................................................ 17Manual tuning (via front panel) .............................. 17Channel Allocation .................................................... 18Picture menu ............................................................ 19Sound menu ............................................................. 20Setup menu .............................................................. 21Owner ID .................................................................. 22Aspect Controls ........................................................ 23Multi window ............................................................. 24PC mode .................................................................. 25Card operations ........................................................ 27Teletext operation ..................................................... 35Still ............................................................................ 37Stereo / Bilingual Sound Selection ........................... 38Remote control setting ............................................. 38VCR / DVD operation ............................................... 39Troubleshooting ........................................................ 40Input signal that can be displayed ............................ 41Specifications ........................................................... 42WARRANTY ............................................................. 43This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectualproperty rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, andis intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation.Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.U. S. patent No. 4,907,093.