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WARNING: To reduce the risk of electric shock do not remove cover or back. No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. The lightning flash with arrow-head within a triangle is intended to tell the user that parts inside the product are a risk of electric shock to persons.
Important Safety Instructions 1) Read these instructions. All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. 2) Keep these instructions. The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3) Heed all warnings. All warnings on the appliance and in the operating instructions should be adhered to.
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Dear Panasonic Customer Welcome to the Panasonic family of customers. We hope that you will have many years of enjoyment from your new High Definition Plasma Display. To obtain maximum benefit from your set, please read these Instructions before making any adjustments, and retain them for future reference.
SET UP for Input Signals ... 30 COMPONENT/RGB IN SELECT ... 30 Adjusting unnatural video images (3D Y/C FILTER) ... 30 COLOR SYSTEM / Panasonic AUTO ... 31 [SYNC] ... 32 [PULL IN RANGE] ... 32 [CLAMP POSITION] ... 32 [H-FREQ.
Responsible Party: Contact Source: CANADIAN NOTICE: This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. FCC Declaration of Conformity Matsushita Electric Corporation of America One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094 Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company 1-888-843-9788 email: consumerproducts@panasonic.com...
Safety Precautions WARNING Set up Do not place the High Definition Plasma Display on sloped or unstable surfaces. • The High Definition Plasma Display may fall off or tip over. Do not place any objects on top of the High Definition Plasma Display. •...
Safety Precautions CAUTION This High Definition 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 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.) Speakers ...
Accessories Accessories Supplied Check that you have the Accessories and items shown Operating Instruction book Warranty Optional Accessories • Speakers TY-SP50PHD3W • Wall-hanging bracket (angled) TY-WK42PR1 Remote Control Transmitter EUR646525 INPUT SURROUND PICTURE SOUND SET UP PICTURE POS. /SIZE ASPECT OFF TIMER PLASMA DISPLAY RCA/BNC...
Remote Control Batteries Requires two AA batteries. 1. Turn the transmitter face down. Press and slide off the battery cover. Helpful Hint: For frequent remote control users, replace old batteries with Alkaline batteries for longer life. Precaution on battery use Incorrect installation can cause battery leakage and corrosion that will damage the remote control transmitter.
Basic Controls Main Power On/Off Switch Power Indicator The Power Indicator will light. • Power-OFF ... Indicator not illuminated (The unit will still consume some power as long as the power cord is still inserted into the wall outlet.) • Stand-by ...
Connections SPEAKER Terminals (R) AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO AV IN COMPONENT/RGB IN COMPONENT/RGB IN and Audio IN Terminals (see page 15) AV IN Terminals (see page 13, 14) – Cable fixing bands Secure any excess cables with bands, as required. To tighten: Pull From TUNER signal out Terminal (see page 14)
How to connect the speakers When connecting the speakers, be sure to use only the optional accessory speakers. Refer to the speaker’s Installation Manual for details on speaker installation. Make sure to use the supplied ferrite core speaker cables to connect the speakers. Other types of speaker cable are not suitable.
Connections How to connect the AV Input Terminals VIDEO signal connection (VCR) Audio Video (VCR) Audio Video How to connect the CONTROLLER TUNER Input Terminals The CONTROLLER TUNER input terminal is reserved for use with future external compatible components. CONTROLLER/TUNER (Model No.
How to connect the COMPONENT/RGB Input Terminals Component signals (Y, P ) connection DVD Player Audio DVD (Y,P ) OUT Notes: (1) Change the “COMPONENT/RGB-IN” setting in the “SET UP” menu to “Y/PB/PR”. (see page 30, 32) (2) Additional equipment and cables shown are not supplied with this set. RGB signal (R, G, B, HD, VD) connection Example of input signal source HDTV-compatible VCR...
Connections How to connect the PC Input Terminals COMPUTER Notes: (1) Computer signals which can be input are those with a horizontal scanning frequency of 15.5 to 110 kHz and vertical scanning frequency of 48 to 120 Hz. (However, signals cannot be displayed if signals exceeding 1200 lines will not be displayed properly.) (2) The display resolution is a maximum of 1024 dots when the aspect mode is set to “FULL”.
Input select (toggle) None AV Mode Component / RGB mode (processed as a or RGB signals as set by this unit) PC mode Screen mode select (toggle) None NORMAL (4:3) NORM ZOOM ZOOM FULL FULL JUST JUST Panasonic AUTO SELF...
Power ON/OFF and Input Signal Selection Power ON/OFF – R - STANDBY INPUT G POWER ON R - STANDBY G POWER ON TH-50PHW3 Power Indicator INPUT SURROUND Connecting the plug to the Wall Outlet Push the POWER switch on the High Definition Plasma Display to turn the set on POWER-ON Power Indicator: Green Example: The screen below is displayed for a while after...
Select the Input Signal — R - STANDBY INPUT G POWER ON — INPUT INPUT SURROUND Power ON/OFF and Input Signal Selection INPUT Press the INPUT button to select the input video signal desired from equipment such as a VCR which has been connected to the High Definition Plasma Display.
On-Screen Menu Display from Remote Control To PICTURE adjust menu (see page 28) PICTURE NORMALIZE NORMAL PICTURE MENU PICTURE BRIGHTNESS COLOR TINT SHARPNESS COLOR TEMP ADVANCED SETTINGS NORMALIZE ADJUST SELECT To ADVANCED SETTINGS menu (see page 29) ADVANCED SETTINGS NORMALIZE NORMAL BLACK EXTENSION W/B HIGH R...
To SIGNAL screen for VIDEO (see page 31) [ VIDEO ] SIGNAL 3D Y/C FILTER ( NTSC ) COLOR SYSTEM AUTO Panasonic AUTO ( 4:3 ) NORMAL To SIGNAL screen for COMPONENT (see page 32) [ COMPONENT ] SIGNAL CLAMP POSITION...
For a 525i (480i), 625i (575i) signal input during “Component” input signal mode, “Panasonic Auto” can not be selected. (4) The aspect mode is memorized separately for each input terminal (VIDEO, COMPONENT, RGB and PC).
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(depending on the picture source), allowing you to view the picture at its maximum size. Note: Image is expanded Panasonic AUTO mode is designed to automatically adjust the aspect ratio to handle a mix of 16:9 and 4:3 Changes in accordance program material. Certain 4:3 program material, such...
Adjusting PICTURE POS./SIZE Adjusting screen ASPECT Press to select the screen mode to adjust (see page 23). PICTURE POS. /SIZE Press to display the PICTURE POS./ SIZE menu. Press to select H-POS/H-SIZE/V-POS/ V-SIZE/CLOCK PHASE. During “VIDEO” and “COMPONENT” input signal modes. PICTURE POS./SIZE NORMALIZE NORMAL...
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When the Position Left “ ” button is pressed H-POS When the Position Left “ ” button is pressed H-SIZE When the Position Left “ ” button is pressed V-POS When the Position Left “ ” button is pressed V-SIZE Flickering and distortion can be eliminated by using the Position Left “...
SOUND Adjustment Press the SOUND button to display the SOUND menu. Select to adjust each item. Press to select the desired adjustment menu. Select the desired level by listening to the sound. BASS Adjusts low sounds TREBLE Adjusts high sounds BALANCE Adjusts left and right volumes...
SURROUND Controls INPUT SURROUND PICTURE SOUND SET UP PICTURE POS. /SIZE ASPECT OFF TIMER PLASMA DISPLAY SURROUND SURROUND Button The benefits of surround sound are enormous. You can be completely enveloped in sound; just as if you were at a concert hall or cinema.
PICTURE Adjustments PICTURE Press the PICTURE button on the Remote Control to display the PICTURE menu. Select to adjust each item. Press to select the menu to adjust. Select the desired level by looking at the picture behind the menu. PICTURE NORMALIZE NORMAL...
Item Effect PICTURE Less More BRIGHTNESS Darker Brighter COLOR Less More TINT (NTSC only) Reddish Greenish SHARPNESS Less More Note: There is little change when PICTURE is increased with a bright picture or reduced with a dark picture. ADVANCED SETTINGS Item Effect BLACK...
RETURN SELECT SET UP COMPONENT/RGB-IN SELECT SIGNAL ENGLISH ( US ) OSD LANGUAGE RETURN SELECT Press (store) button [ VIDEO ] SIGNAL 3D Y/C FILTER ( NTSC ) COLOR SYSTEM AUTO Panasonic AUTO ( 4:3 ) NORMAL CHANGE RETURN SELECT...
Set the color system to match the input signal. If set to “AUTO”, the color system is determined automatically. Pansonic AUTO Set to “NORMAL” to view 4:3 images in an unchanged format when (4:3) Panasonic AUTO is selected. If you would like to view 4:3 images in “Just” format, set to “JUST”. Function AUTO SECAM...
SET UP for Input Signals Select SIGNAL from the “SET UP” menu during RGB or PC input signal mode. Press to select each item. Press to adjust. The following operation methods are the same for both the SIGNAL [RGB] and SIGNAL [PC]. SYNC Setting RGB sync signal setting: Confirm that the input is set to RGB INPUT (this setting is valid only for RGB INPUT).
Troubleshooting Before you call for service, determine the symptoms and make a few simple checks as shown below. Symptoms Picture Interface Normal Picture No Picture No Picture No Color Plasma Display panel Symptoms Some parts of the screen do not light up After-images appear Whirring sounds can be heard from the display unit.
Specifications Power Source Power Consumption Normal use Stand-by condition Power off condition Plasma Display panel Contrast Ratio Brightness Capability Screen size Operating condition Temperature Humidity Applicable signals Color System Scanning format PC signals Connection terminals COMPONENT/RGB SERIAL SPEAKERS (6 ) 120 V AC, 50/60 Hz Max.
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Accessories Supplied Remote Control Transmitter Batteries Optional Supplied Speakers Pedestal Wall stand Mobile stand Wall-hanging bracket (vertical) Wall-hanging bracket (angled) Ceiling unit Terminal Cover Dimensions 47.6” (1210mm) Weight (Mass) approx. 99.2 lbs (main unit only) approx. 109.3 lbs (with speakers) Note: Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.