USER’S MANUAL 42” WIDE PLASMA DISPLAY PDS4229W Contents Page Before Use • Safety Precautions ·········································· 2–3 • Features ······························································· 4 • Accessories ·························································· 5 • Handy Tips ··························································· 5 • Installation ··························································· 6 Usage • Part Names and Functions ··························· 7–10 •
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY according to EN45014 We Fujitsu General (U.K.) Co. Limited of Ground Floor, Elstree House, Elstree Way, Borehamwood, Herts WD6 1LS Manufacturer: Shinjyo Fujitsu General Limited 702-3 Kanazawa Shinjyo-shi Yamagata Japan declares under our sole responsibility that the product, Type: 42” PLASMA DISPLAY Model Name: PDS4229W to which this declaration relates are in conformity with the following standards; EMC: Safety: European Standards: a.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FCC NOTICE • PDS4229W: A Class A digital device This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
– This product is equipped with a three-wire plug. This plug will fit only into a grounded power outlet. If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet, contact your electrician to install the proper outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounded plug. – Power-supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them.
FEATURES This display uses a plasma display panel and is only 8.5 cm deep. With its high picture quality and performance, it is perfectly suited for multimedia applications. Variety of input signals • In addition to video, S-video, and RGB (mD-sub Connector), signals, this display supports input of high-quality video signals such as DVD and HDTV. • Depending on the model, the display supports video input for different color television systems as follows: NTSC, PAL, SECAM, PAL60,4.43NTSC.
ACCESSORIES CHECKING ACCESSORIES One remote control Two AA batteries One user’s manual One power cable Two ferrite cores Manual HANDY TIPS • Pictures may become “burnt” into the screen phosphors if the screen is left on for extended periods. To ensure that the display has a prolonged service life, be sure to use a screen orbiter, white screen. This will ensure the same picture or pattern is not constantly displayed for long periods. (See P. 33.
INSTALLATION To prevent the display’s internal components from overheating, make sure that the display is installed in a well-ventilated location. Be sure to use the optional stand, wall-mounting unit or the other unit when installing the display. Also, be also sure that your dealer performs the installation. See the appropriate instruction manual for more information on the installation hardware you select.
PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS Front 1 Power indicator lamp This lamp shows the state of the power supply. 1 Lit (red): Standby Lit (green): Power ON Lit (orange): Power saving (DPMS: Power saving function) mode ON Flashing (red): Malfunction (Flashes differently depending on the type of malfunction. See P. 40 for more information.) 2 2 Remote control signal receiver Receives signals from the remote control. 3 Power button [POWER] Turns the power ON or OFF.
PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS (Continued) Bottom 12 3 4 5 6 1 Video input terminal (VIDEO INPUT) Connect this terminal to the video output terminal of your VCR or video disk player. 2 S-video input terminal (S-VIDEO INPUT) Connect this terminal to the S-video output terminal of your VCR or video disk player. 3 RS-232C terminal (RS-232C) This terminal is provided for you to control the display from the PC. Connect it to the RS-232C terminal on the PC.
Description of Input Terminals RGB input terminal (RGB INPUT/mD-sub) Pin No. Input signal Pin No. Input signal 1 Red 9 — 2 Green 10 Ground 3 Blue 11 — 4 — 12 — 5 Ground 13 Horizontal synchronization (TTL) 6 Ground 14 Vertical synchronization (TTL) 7 Ground 15 — 8 Ground Frame Ground RS-232C terminal (RS-232C) Pin No.
PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS (Continued) Remote Control ➝ (See P. 14.) 1 Power ON button [POWER ON] Turns the power ON. 1 2 3 5 4 2 Power OFF button [POWER OFF] 6 3 RGB input mode selector button [RGB] ➝ (See P. 14.) Turns the power OFF. ➝ (See P. 15.) Switches between RGB input modes. 7 8 9 ➝ (See P. 15.) 4 Video input mode selector button [VIDEO] Switches between video input modes. ➝ (See P. 16–17.) 5 Wide screen selector button [WIDE] Switches the screen over to a desired wide screen.
USING THE REMOTE CONTROL PRECAUTIONS To prevent malfunction, be sure not to apply any form of severe shock to the remote control. To prevent malfunction or deformation, be sure not to allow the remote control to become wet; also, keep it away from hot locations or heating equipment. Be sure not to clean the remote control using a cloth dampened in any volatile solvent, such as benzene or thinner.
CONNECTING THE DISPLAY TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT Be sure to turn OFF the power to the display and external equipment before making any connections. No cables are supplied with the display for connection to external equipment. The type of cable to be used varies depending on the PC model. Contact your dealer for more information. RECEPTACLE Make sure that the power cable’s grounding wire is grounded. The display comes with a 3-prong power plug; one prong is connected to the grounding wire.
POWER INPUT To receptacle COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT (color difference input) To color difference output terminal Connection to AV equipment RGB INPUT To display (analog RGB) output terminal RS-232C S-VIDEO INPUT To RS-232C To S-video output output terminal terminal VIDEO INPUT To video output terminal Connection to PC 13
BASIC OPERATIONS TURNING ON THE POWER 1 Press control. on the remote When you do so, the power indicator lamp turns green. 2 Press or to select a desired input mode. * You can also use the switches on the display’s control panel to accomplish these steps. TURNING OFF THE POWER Press when the power is ON. The power indicator lamp turns red.
SELECTING INPUT MODE VIDEO INPUT MODE 1 Press mode. to select a desired input Each time you press , a different input mode appears. The sequence is as follows: Video: Displays pictures from equipment connected to the Video terminal. S-video: Displays pictures from equipment connected to the S-video terminal. S-video mode Comp.video: Displays pictures from equipment connected to the component video input terminal. * You can switch between video input modes while you are in RGB input mode. Comp.
WATCHING PICTURES ON THE WIDE SCREEN SWITCHING BETWEEN SCREEN SIZES 1 Press . The currently selected mode will appear. 2 Press to select a desired picture mode. Each time you press , a different picture mode appears. The sequences used are as follows: Normal mode When you are in a video and Decoder input mode When you are in an RGB-PC input mode Wide1 mode * You can also use the switches on the display’s control panel to accomplish these steps.
SCREEN SIZE Normal Displays pictures of normal size (i.e., a 4:3 aspect ratio). Wide1 Displays natural-looking pictures of standard size on the wide screen. Picture of standard size Wide1 Vertically extended picture Wide2 Horizontally extended picture Zoom1 Horizontally extended picture with caption Zoom2 Wide2/Wide Ideal for displaying vertically extended pictures such as squeezed pictures and recorded HDTV programs.
HOW TO USE MENUS SELECTING OPTIONS IN A MENU Use the [MODE] button on the display or 1 Press and on the remote control to select a desired input mode. . The main menu screen will appear. 2 Press or Each time you press to switch between sub-menus. or Ex.: “PICTURE” selected in the main menu screen , one of the available menus appears. The corresponding menu screen will appear. 3 Press or to select an option for adjustment/setup.
Option Function Operation Range (1) Contrast Adjusts picture contrast. : Higher contrast : Lower contrast -30 to +30 (2) Brightness Adjusts screen brightness. : Brighter screen : Darker screen -60 to +60 (3) Color (for Video, S-video, Comp.video) Adjusts color darkness. : Darker colors : Lighter colors -60 to +60 (4) Tint (for Video, S-video, Comp.video) Adjusts tint. : More greenish colors : More purplish colors -30 to +30 (Video, S-video) -60 to +60 (Comp.
HOW TO USE MENUS (Continued) USING THE FEATURES MENUS • FEATURES setup screen has 5 options of Adjustment, Function, On Screen, Input Terminal and Others. • Options with “ ” on the right When you select an option with “ ”, press You can use or . The adjustment/setup screen for that option appears.(See P. 28–36.) on this screen to make selections or changes.Press to store. • Options with no “ ” on the right When you select an option with no “ ”, press or to make selections or changes. Press to store.
Function Menu(See P. 30.) Option Function Operation (1) Gradation (for RGB) Makes gradation correction. Use Option Function Operation (1) OSD Selects whether to display information other than menus. Use or for switching. On (displayed) Off (not displayed) (2) OSD Rotate Rotates on-screen text. Use or for switching. -90 Deg. (counterclockwise)/ Normal/ +90 Deg. (clockwise) (3) Language Selects language used for menus.
HOW TO USE MENUS (Continued) Others Menu Others Menu screen is divided into the following two screens. Others(1/2) Menu screen 22 Others(2/2) Menu screen Option Function Operation Range (1) DPMS Specifies time before DPMS starts. Can specify the background color when specifying time. Display DPMS screen and press or to select an option. Use or for switching. Can specify background by setting time to other than Off. Press to store. Time Off (disabled)/1 min./ 15 min./45 min./60 min.
USING THE FACTORY DEFAULT MENU • Select FACTORY DEFAULT and execute to restore the adjustment/setting made in the MENU to factory settings. (See P. 36.) FACTORY DEFAULT Menu screen Yes/No selection screen Option Function Operation Range FACTORY DEFAULT Restores the adjustment/ setting made in the MENU to factory settings. Select Execute and Yes, and press ENTER to restore factory settings.
ADJUSTING PICTURES (PICTURE MENU) BASIC OPERATIONS [EX.: ADJUSTING TINT (Tint)] You can make changes to all picture adjustment options in the PICTURE Menu. The changes you make will be stored for a selected input mode. Therefore, you need to select a desired input mode before making any changes. 1 Press . The main menu screen will appear. 2 Press or to select “PICTURE”.
• Adjusting Contrast (Contrast) Any value between -30 and +30 can be selected. : Higher contrast : Lower contrast Press to store. • Adjusting Screen Brightness (Brightness) Any value between -60 and +60 can be selected. : Brighter screen : Darker screen Press to store. • Adjusting Color Darkness (Color) Any value between -60 and +60 can be selected. : Lighter colors : Darker colors Press to store. • Adjusting Tint (Tint) Any value between -30 and +30 for [ ], and -60 and +60 for [ ] can be selected.
ADJUSTING SCREEN POSITION AND SIZE (POSITION/SIZE MENU) BASIC OPERATION [EX.: ADJUSTING HORIZONTAL DIRECTION OF SCREEN POSITION] You can make changes to all screen adjustment options in the POSITION/SIZE Menu. The changes you make will be stored for the selected input mode. Therefore, you need to select a desired input mode before making any changes. 1 Press . The main menu screen will appear. 2 Press or to select “POSITION/SIZE”.
Adjusting Screen Position (Position) Horizontal position (Horizontal) : Moves screen to the right. : Moves screen to the left. → → “Position” adjustment screen Vertical position (Vertical) : Moves screen up. → : Moves screen down. → Press to store. Adjusting Screen Size (Size) Screen width (Width) → : Increases width. → : Reduces width. “Size” adjustment screen Screen height (Height) : Increases height. → : Reduces height. → Press to store. Setting Range Video, S-video mode Comp.
OTHER ADJUSTMENTS (FEATURES MENU) BASIC OPERATION [EX. : SELECTING LANGUAGE (Language)] You can make the following changes in the FEATURES Menu. 1 Press . The main menu screen will appear. 2 Press or to select “FEATURES”. Each time you press or , one of the available menus appears in the following sequence: PICTURE POSITION/SIZE “FEATURES” selected in the main menu screen FEATURES FACTORY DEFAULT The FEATURES Menu screen will appear.
• FEATURES setup screen has the following 5 options. Adjustment : Can make a fine adjustment of pictures such as Dot clock, Clamp position. Function : Can make a function setting such as Gradation. (See P. 30.) On Screen Menu : Can make a display setting such as OSD, Language. (See P. 30) Input Terminal : Can make an input terminal setting such as Video Input. (See P. 31 - 32.) Others : Can make other settings. (See P. 32 - 35.
OTHER ADJUSTMENTS (FEATURES MENU)(Continued) FUNCTION • Correcting gradation (Gradation) You can use this option to make gradation corrections suitable for still or motion pictures. Each time you press Motion or , one of the available choices appears in the following sequence: Still Motion : Suitable for watching motion pictures. Still : Suitable for watching still pictures. Press to store.
INPUT TERMINAL • Selecting Video Mode (Video Input) You can use this option to select the desired video mode of pictures it will receive to the Video Input terminal. Each time you press or , one of the available modes appears in the following sequence: Auto: Automatically selects the video system. (Does not automatically select other signal than NTSC, PAL and SECAM.) Other than Auto: You need to select a system appropriate to the input signal. Press to store.
OTHER ADJUSTMENTS (FEATURES MENU)(Continued) INPUT TERMINAL • Selecting D-SUB Input (D-SUB Input) All modes You can use this option to select the signal system it will receive to D-SUB Input terminal. (1) Select D-SUB Input and press . D-SUB Input screen appears. (2) Select the signal system to receive.
• Minimizing phosphor burn-in (Screen Orbiter) You can use this option to move the screen position to minimize phosphor-induced “burning”. Follow the steps below. (1) Select “Screen Orbiter” and press . The “Screen Orbiter” setting screen will appear. (2)Press or to select “Mode/Time”. (3)Select a desired pattern. Each time you press Off: or , one of the available choices appears in the following sequence: “Screen Orbiter” setting screen Disables Screen Orbiter.
OTHER ADJUSTMENTS (FEATURES MENU)(Continued) • Assigning Numbers to Displays (Monitor No.) All modes When you use two or more displays, you can use a single remote control to control individual displays by assigning a unique number to each of the displays. Each time you press 0: or , one of the available numbers appears in the following sequence: You can normally control displays. You cannot control displays if you press any of [SHIFT 1] through [SHIFT 4].
• Setting Exhibition Mode (Exhibition Mode) All modes You can use this option to display the enhanced contrast, which is most suitable for the use by unspecified persons. Each time you press On or , one of the available choices appears in the following sequence: Off On: Sets up Exhibition mode. Off: Sets up normal mode. Press to store. * In Exhibition mode, the display returns to the original setting in about 5 minutes even if the adjustment is changed.
INITIALIZATION OF USER ADJUSTMENT VALUE(FACTORY DEFAULT) You can restore the values of the adjustment/setting made in the MENU to factory settings. 1 Press . The main menu screen will appear. 2 Press or DEFAULT”. to select “FACTORY “FACTORY DEFAULT” selected in the main menu screen Each time you press or , one of the available menus appears in the following sequence: PICTURE POSITION/SIZE FEATURES FACTORY DEFAULT The FEATURES Menu screen will appear.
OPTIONS Wall-mounting unit Vertical: 0° to 5° mounting angle (for both vertical and horizontal) Horizontal: 0° to 15° mounting angle Hanging unit 0° to 15° mounting angle (variable) P-42WB12 P-42CT11 The pipe is not supplied with the ceilinghanging unit, so consult your produce dealer. Stand P-42TT29 * When installing an option, make sure that all installation requirements for that option (as given in the relevant instruction manual) are met.
FACTORY SETTINGS This display can store parameter settings for four additional signals for RGB. To do this, select a desired signal and follow the instructions in “Adjusting Screen Position and Size” on P. 26–27 to adjust the parameters. When you finish, the settings will be automatically stored. Thus, when the display receives that signal, pictures will be displayed in accordance with the settings you most recently selected.
SPECIFICATION Model PDS4229W Screen size 42" wide screen: 92.0 cm (W) x 51.8 cm (H) (105.6 cm diagonal) 36.2 inch (W) x 20.4 inch (H) (41.6 inch diagonal) Aspect ratio 16:9 (wide) Weight 28.5 kg / 62.8 lbs Outer dimensions 103.5 (W) x 64.0 (H) x 8.5 (D) cm / 40.7 (W) x 25.2 (H) x 3.3 (D) inch Power supply 100–240 VAC 50/60 Hz Power consumption 3.5 A Screen dimensions 92.0 (W) x 51.8 (H) cm / 36.2 (W) x 20.
CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE Precautions Cleaning the Screen Be sure to remove the power plug from the receptacle before cleaning the display. Clean the screen gently with a soft cloth. Be sure not to clean the display using a cloth dampened with volatile solvents, such as benzene or thinner. Such solvents can harm the display’s cabinet, the filter at the screen front, and the remote control. They can also cause paint to come off these sections.
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