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Panasonic TH-37PV500E Operating Instructions Manual

Panasonic TH-37PV500E Operating Instructions Manual

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High Defi nition Plasma Television

Operating Instructions

Model No.
The image shown is for illustration only.
Pedestal stand shown above is optional extra.
TH-37PV500E
TH-42PV500E
TH-50PV500E
TQB0E0169U-1

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  • Page 1: Operating Instructions

    Operating Instructions High Defi nition Plasma Television TH-37PV500E Model No. TH-42PV500E TH-50PV500E The image shown is for illustration only. Pedestal stand shown above is optional extra. Please read these instructions before operating your set and retain them for future reference.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Welcome Dear Panasonic Customer, We hope that you have many years of enjoyment from your new TV. The Quick Start Guide section at the be gin ning of this instruction book will allow you to use the TV as quickly as possible. We recommend that you then read the complete instruction book, and keep it to refer to as you explore the range of advanced features that this Plasma TV offers.

  • Page 3: Important Safety Notice

    Examples of still pictures include logos, video games, computer images, teletext and After-images appear images displayed in 4:3 mode. With no signal present, and without any user operation, the Panasonic screensaver will appear automatically after a few minutes to prevent image retention. ABCDEF...

  • Page 4: Safety Precautions

    • If water is spilt onto the Plasma TV or foreign objects get inside it, a short-circuit may occur which could result in fi re or electric shock. If any foreign objects get inside the Plasma TV, please consult your local Panasonic dealer.

  • Page 5: Maintenance

    If water or foreign objects get inside the Plasma TV, if the Plasma TV is dropped, or if the cabinet becomes damages, disconnect the power cord plug immediately. • A short circuit may occur, which could cause fi re. Contact your local Panasonic dealer for any repairs that need to be made.

  • Page 6: Accessories

    Accessories Check that you have the accessories and items shown Operating Instructions Remote Control Mains Lead Pan European Transmitter Guarantee Card (N2QAKB000060) Clamper × 2 Batteries for the Re mote Ferrite core Ferrite core (Small size) × 1 (Large size) × 1 Control Transmitter (2 ×...

  • Page 7: Cable Binding Instructions

    Cable binding instructions Cable cover Mains Lead Removal 1. Push down hooks and pull the Clamper cover slightly towards yourself to disengage the claws (at 2 points). Open Close Clamp 2. Slowly pull out in the downward direction. How to fi x: Fitting Fix by pushing in till a clicking sound...

  • Page 8: Quick Start Guide

    Quick Start Guide Connection and setting up options Please ensure that the unit is disconnected from the mains before attaching or disconnecting any leads. RF cable (Not supplied) SET TOP BOX COMPONENT AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO Scart cables (Not supplied) AUDIO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO...
  • Page 9 Quick Start Guide Select your country. For Belgium, Switzerland and E.Eu, select Land the desired language. Deutschland Österreich France Italia If you wish to perform manual tuning, press España Portugal Nederland the Green button. Danmark Sverige Norge See page 19. Suomi Green Belgien...

  • Page 10: Basic Controls: Front Panel And Remote Control

    Basic controls: front panel and remote control Headphones jack AV3 terminals PC CARD slot (see page 38) (see page 38) (see page 26) TV/AV button PC CARD EJECT button On / Off switch (see page 38) (see page 26) SD CARD slot (see page 26) Increases or decreases the programme position by one.

  • Page 11: Using The On Screen Displays

    Using the On Screen Displays Many features available on this TV can be accessed via the On Screen Display menu system. Use the remote control as shown below to access and adjust features as desired. MENU The MENU button is used to open the main menus and also to return to the previous menu.

  • Page 12: Picture Menu

    Picture menu MENU Press the MENU button. Move to choose Picture menu. Access Picture menu. Move to choose menu option. Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu. EXIT Press the EXIT button at any time to go back to watching TV. Viewing mode The Viewing mode menu allows you to select four different Main menu...

  • Page 13: Sound Menu

    Sound menu MENU Press the MENU button. Move to choose Sound menu. Access Sound menu. Move to choose menu option. Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu. EXIT Press the EXIT button at any time to go back to watching TV. Press the OK button after having adjusted some features to store the new settings as the default (replacing the factory setting).

  • Page 14: Setup Menu

    Setup menu MENU Press the MENU button. Move to choose Setup menu. Access Setup menu. Move to choose menu option. Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu. EXIT Press the EXIT button at any time to go back to watching TV. Q-Link Allows you to select which AV terminal is to be used for data Main menu...

  • Page 15: Tuning Menu - Overview

    Tuning menu – overview MENU Press the MENU button. Move to choose Setup menu. Access Setup menu. Move to choose Tuning menu. Access Tuning menu. Move to choose menu option. Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu. EXIT Press the EXIT button at any time to go back to watching TV. Press the OK button after having adjusted some features to store the new settings as the default (replacing the factory setting).

  • Page 16: Tuning Menu - Programme Edit

    Tuning menu – Programme edit MENU Press the MENU button. Move to choose Setup menu. Access Setup menu. Move to choose Tuning menu. Access Tuning menu. Move to choose Programme edit. Access Programme edit. Move to choose programme position (e.g., Prog. 3). Make required change, e.g., moving a programme channel (see the relevant procedure below).

  • Page 17: Renaming A Programme Channel

    Tuning menu – Programme edit Renaming a programme channel Move to the Name column. Programme edit Prog. Chan. Name Lock CH44 Choose the new character. The box at the bottom of the screen shows CH51 CH41 the character currently selected. CH47 CH37 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST...

  • Page 18: Tuning Menu - Auto Setup

    Tuning menu – Auto setup Auto setup automatically retunes your TV. This feature is useful if, e.g., you move house and wish to retune your TV to receive the local stations. MENU Press the MENU button. Move to choose Setup menu. Access Setup menu.

  • Page 19: Tuning Menu - Manual Tuning

    Tuning menu – Manual tuning It is possible to retune individual programme positions: MENU Press the MENU button. Move to choose Setup menu. Access Setup menu. Move to choose Tuning menu. Access Tuning menu. Move to choose Manual tuning. Access Manual tuning. Select the programme position to be tuned.

  • Page 20: Q-Link

    Q-Link Q-Link allows the television to communicate with a compatible VCR or DVD Recorder. For Q-Link communication to work, the TV must be connected to a recording device with the “Q-Link”, “NEXTVIEWLINK”, “DATA LOGIC”, “Easy Link”, “Megalogic” or “SMARTLINK” logo using a “fully wired” Scart cable between the AV2 / AV4 terminal of the television and the appropriate terminal on your VCR or DVD Recorder.

  • Page 21: Aspect Controls

    This is not available for 720p and 1080i signals input. Aspect is fi xed to 16:9. Panasonic Auto Panasonic Auto determines the best aspect ra tio to use to fi ll your screen. It does this using a four step process to determine if the picture being viewed is WIDE a widescreen picture.
  • Page 22 Aspect Controls 16 : 9 16 : 9 16:9 will display a true 16:9 (anamorphic) picture with no aspect distortions. 16 : 9 14 : 9 14 : 9 14:9 will display a 14:9 picture at its standard 14:9 size without any stretching.

  • Page 23: Multi Window

    Multi window Press the MULTI WINDOW button. Whilst the on screen selector keys are MULTI WINDOW displayed, use the Red or Green buttons to move between the Picture in picture, Picture out of picture and Picture and picture features. The on screen selector keys that appear for the features clear after a few seconds.

  • Page 24: Pc Mode

    PC mode When you switch to PC input, the menu will be changed. About the PC connection, see page 41. TV/AV Press the TV/AV button. Whilst the on screen selector keys are displayed, press the Blue button to move to the next page, and then press the Yellow button to access PC mode.
  • Page 25 PC mode Setup menu During PC mode Main menu MENU Press the MENU button. P i c t u r e menu Move to choose Setup menu. Sound menu Setup menu Access Setup menu. Setup menu Move to choose menu option. Access PC setup Volume correction...

  • Page 26: Card Operations

    Suitable SD Memory Cards Push the center Please confi rm the latest information on the following of the card. website. http://panasonic.co.jp/pavc/global/cs PC CARD slot (This site is in English only) Turn the TV off before inserting or removing a PC card.
  • Page 27 ∗ DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) Unifi ed standard established by Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA). • MPEG4 view can only show moving pictures recorded by this unit, Panasonic DVD recorder DIGA or mobile camera D-snap.
  • Page 28 Card operations SD Record The TV channels and AV1 input signals (PAL / SECAM) can be recorded on the SD card. During recording, it is possible to watch other terminals input signal. Setup Rec mode and Rec time in Setup menu before recording. See page 32. Select the channel you want to record.

  • Page 29: Basic Operation

    Card operations Basic operation To enter Card operations mode Press the SD button. To return to the SD card menu EXIT Press the EXIT button. To exit Card operation SD card During the SD card menu is displayed, press the SD button to return to normal picture.
  • Page 30 Card operations During the playback When the operation guide is not displayed, press the button to display it. During the operation guide is displayed ) Press to pause. ) Press to playback. ) Press to skip the picture. Press and hold to Rew/FF. ) Press to stop.
  • Page 31 Card operations Photo view The still images recorded by the digital camera will be displayed. This function supports both SD cards and PC cards. Press the SD button. SD card Move to choose Photo view. MPEG4 view Photo view Access Photo view. The thumbnail screen is displayed.
  • Page 32 Card operations Setup Press the SD button. SD card MPEG4 view Move to choose Setup. Photo view Access Setup. Setup Move to choose menu option. Memory left Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu. Setup Rec mode Economy Rec time No setting Card format Access...

  • Page 33: Still

    Card operations Error messages Is SD Card in? Insert a card. SD Card is locked Unlock the SD card. Please unlock to operate This fi le is locked Unlock the fi le in the card. Please unlock to operate The card must be formatted with FAT 12 or FAT 16. This type of format is not supported Still image must be with DCF and EXIF standard JPEG fi...

  • Page 34: Vcr / Dvd Operation

    VCR / DVD operation The Remote Control is capable of operating some functions of selected Panasonic VCRs and DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) equipment. Some VCR and DVD equipment have different functions, so to ensure compatibility please refer to the equipment’s instruction book or consult your dealer for details.

  • Page 35: Teletext Operation

    Teletext operation • Teletext features may vary depending on the Broadcasting Companies and is only available if the channel selected is transmitting Teletext. • Pressing the MENU button whilst in Teletext operation will display the contrast function with a cyan bar, press the left and right cursor buttons to alter the setting as required.
  • Page 36 Teletext operation It is not possible to change the programme position when in News fl ash, Update or Sub Coded Page Access operation. Favourite Page (F.P.) Stores a favourite page in memory for instant recall. To store such a page, the TV must be in List mode, and the programme position must be from 1 - 25.
  • Page 37 Teletext operation Alternatively, if you know which sub page you require, press the MENU button (to display special functions) followed by the Blue button; T**** will be displayed where the page number is normally found. Enter desired sub page number before the T**** disappears. e.g., to select page 6 enter 0, 0, 0 and 6.

  • Page 38: Connections

    Connections It is possible to connect a variety of additional equipment to this TV. The following pages detail how to connect external equipment to the front and rear of the TV. Once your equipment is connected, use the following procedure to view the input: TV/AV Press the TV/AV button.

  • Page 39: How To Connect The Audio Output Terminals

    Connections How to connect the Audio Output terminals COMPONENT AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO AUDIO Amplifi er to Speaker AUDIO System AUDIO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO S VIDEO S VIDEO How to connect the AV1 / 2 / 4 Scart terminals COMPONENT AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO AUDIO...

  • Page 40: How To Connect The Hdmi Input Terminal

    Connections How to connect the HDMI Input terminal HDMI (High Defi nition Multi media Interface) is the fi rst all-digital consumer electronics A/V interface that supports uncompressed standard. The HDMI terminal supports both video and audio information. ∗ An HDMI-compliant device , such as a Set Top Box or DVD player with HDMI or DVI output terminal can be connected to the HDMI input terminal.

  • Page 41: How To Connect The Pc Input Terminal

    • The display resolution is a maximum of 768 × 720 dots (TH-37PV500E), 768 × 768 dots (TH-42PV500E), 1,024 × 768 dots (TH-50PV500E) when the aspect mode is set to “4:3”, and 1,024 × 720 dots (TH-37PV500E), 1,024 × 768 dots (TH-42PV500E), 1,366 × 768 dots (TH-50PV500E) when the aspect mode is set to “16:9”. If the display resolution exceeds these maximums, it may not be possible to show fi...

  • Page 42: Troubleshooting

    If there is a problem with your TV please refer to the table below to determine the symptoms, then carry out the suggested check. If this does not solve the problem, please contact your local Panasonic dealer, quoting the model number and serial number (both found on the rear of the TV).

  • Page 43: Scart And S-Video Terminal Information

    Examples of still pictures include logos, video games, computer images, teletext and After-images appear images displayed in 4:3 mode. With no signal present, and without any user operation, the Panasonic screensaver will appear automatically after a few minutes to prevent image retention. ABCDEF...

  • Page 44: Input Signal That Can Be Displayed

    Input signal that can be displayed Applicable input signal for Component (Y, P ), HDMI and PC (D-sub 15P) ( ∗ Mark) Horizontal Vertical Signal name Component HDMI frequency (kHz) frequency (Hz) 525 (480) / 60i 15.73 59.94 ∗ ∗ 525 (480) / 60p 31.47 59.94...

  • Page 45: Specifi Cations

    Specifi cations TH-37PV500E Power Source AC 220-240 V, 50 / 60 Hz Power Consumption Average use : 281 W Standby condition : 0.3 W Plasma Display panel Drive method AC type Aspect Ratio 16:9 Contrast Ratio 3000:1 Visible screen size 94 cmV 818 mm (W) ×...
  • Page 46 Specifi cations TH-42PV500E Power Source AC 220-240 V, 50 / 60 Hz Power Consumption Average use : 341 W Standby condition : 0.3 W Plasma Display panel Drive method AC type Aspect Ratio 16:9 Contrast Ratio 3000:1 Visible screen size 106 cmV 920 mm (W) ×...
  • Page 47 Specifi cations TH-50PV500E Power Source AC 220-240 V, 50 / 60 Hz Power Consumption Average use : 461 W Standby condition : 0.3 W Plasma Display panel Drive method AC type Aspect Ratio 16:9 Contrast Ratio 3000:1 Visible screen size 127 cmV 1,106 mm (W) ×...
  • Page 48 Warranty Service purposes. Model Number Serial Number Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Web Site : http://www.panasonic.co.jp/global/  2005 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Printed in Czech Republic...

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