OK 1 4 7 C 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 TV Operating Instructions High Definition Plasma Television Model No. TH-37PV500E 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.
Welcome Dear Panasonic Customer, We hope that you have many years of enjoyment from your new TV. The Quick Start Guide section at the beginning 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. Contents Important Safety Notice .............................................. 3 Safety Precautions ...........................
Important Safety Notice WARNING 1) To prevent damage which may result in fire or shock hazard, do not expose this appliance to dripping or splashing. Do not place containers with water (flower vase, cups, cosmetics, etc.) above the set. (including on shelves above, etc.) 2) To prevent electric shock, do not remove cover. No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. 3) Do not remove the earthing pin on the power plug.
Safety Precautions WARNING Setup This Plasma TV 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.) • Pedestal ............................................ TY-ST42PX500 (TH-37PV500E, TH-42PV500E), TY-ST50PX500 (TH-50PV500E) • Display stand ....................................
Safety Precautions If problems occur during use If a problem occurs (such as no picture or no sound), or if smoke or an abnormal odour starts to come out from the Plasma TV, immediately unplug the power cord plug from the wall outlet. • If you continue to use the Plasma TV in this condition, fire or electric shock could result. After checking that the smoke has stopped, contact your local Panasonic dealer so that the necessary repairs can be made.
Accessories Check that you have the accessories and items shown Operating Instructions Remote Control Transmitter (N2QAKB000057) Mains Lead Pan European Guarantee Card Ferrite core (Large size) × 1 Clamper × 2 OK 1 4 7 C 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 TV Batteries for the Remote Control Transmitter (2 × R6 (UM3) size) Ferrite core (Small size) × 1 Installing the ferrite core (Small size) See page 38. Installing the ferrite core (Large size) See page 41. 1 1 2 3 2 3 Open Open Pull back the tabs.
Cable binding instructions Cable cover Mains Lead Removal 1. Push down hooks and pull the cover slightly towards yourself to disengage the claws (at 2 points). 2. Slowly pull out in the downward direction. Clamper Open Close Clamp How to fix: Fitting Fix by pushing in till a clicking sound is heard. How to release: Pull down while drawing the knob. 1. Insert the claws (at 2 points) at the bottom end. 2. Push until it clicks.
Quick Start Guide 1 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 AV COMPONENT AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO L L Y R R PB AUDIO IN Scart cables (Not supplied) PR RGB VIDEO AV1 VIDEO AV2 AV4 VIDEO S VIDEO RGB S VIDEO RF cable (Not supplied) VCR / DVD Recorder OR Plug in aerial and connect ancillary equipment. 2 Connect the mains plug to the wall socket.
Quick Start Guide 3 Select your country. For Belgium, Switzerland and E.Eu, select the desired language. If you wish to perform manual tuning, press the Green button. See page 19. Land Green Press the Red button to start Auto Setup. Deutschland Österreich France Italia España Portugal Nederland Danmark Sverige Norge Suomi Belgien Schweiz ELLADA Polska Česká republika Magyarország E.Eu Start ATP OK Suchlauf Abbruch Red Auto setup will begin, your stations will be located and stored.
Basic controls: front panel and remote control Headphones jack (see page 38) On / Off switch TV/AV button (see page 38) SD CARD slot (see page 26) STR (Normalization store) Used to store tuning and other function settings. ASPECT control button (see page 21, 22) Menu button Press to access the Picture, Sound and Setup menus. (see page 12-14) Coloured buttons used for the selection, navigation and operation of various functions. Teletext button (see page 35-37) Text F.P.
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. The MENU button is used to open the main menus and also to return to the previous menu. MENU The up and down cursor buttons are used to move the cursor and select menus. OK 1 4 7 C The left and right cursor buttons are used to access menus, adjust levels or to select from a range of options.
Picture menu Press the MENU button. MENU Move to choose Picture menu. OK Access Picture menu. 1 4 7 C Move to choose menu option. 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu. Press the EXIT button at any time to go back to watching TV. EXIT TV Viewing mode The Viewing mode menu allows you to select four different screen settings - Dynamic, Normal, Cinema and Auto.
Sound menu Press the MENU button. MENU Move to choose Sound menu. OK Access Sound menu. 1 4 7 C Move to choose menu option. 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu. Press the EXIT button at any time to go back to watching TV. EXIT TV Press the OK button after having adjusted some features to store the new settings as the default (replacing the factory setting). Bass Increase or decrease level to enhance or minimise lower, deeper sound output.
Setup menu MENU Press the MENU button. Move to choose Setup menu. OK Access Setup menu. 1 4 7 C Move to choose menu option. 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu. Press the EXIT button at any time to go back to watching TV. EXIT TV Q-Link Allows you to select which AV terminal is to be used for data communication between this TV and a compatible recording device. Choose from Off, AV2 and AV4. See page 20.
Tuning menu – overview MENU Press the MENU button. Move to choose Setup menu. OK Access Setup menu. 1 4 7 C Move to choose Tuning menu. Access Tuning menu. 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 Move to choose menu option. Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu. TV 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).
Tuning menu – Programme edit MENU Press the MENU button. Move to choose Setup menu. OK Access Setup menu. 1 4 7 C Move to choose Tuning menu. Access Tuning menu. 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 Move to choose Programme edit. Access Programme edit. TV Move to choose programme position (e.g., Prog. 3). Make required change, e.g., moving a programme channel (see the relevant procedure below). EXIT Press the EXIT button at any time to go back to watching TV.
Tuning menu – Programme edit Renaming a programme channel Move to the Name column. Programme edit Prog. 1 2 3 4 5 Choose the new character. The box at the bottom of the screen shows the character currently selected. : : : : : Chan. Name Lock Sys CH44 CH51 CH41 CH47 CH37 XYZ FTP 123 456 Off Off Off Off Off SC1 SC1 SC1 SC1 SC1 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST UVWXYZ+-. 0123456789 Move to the next character position. Continue until renaming is done. Press the OK button to store the new name.
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. OK Access Setup menu. 1 4 7 C Move to choose Tuning menu. 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 Access Tuning menu. Move to choose Auto setup. Access Auto setup. Press to confirm start.
Tuning menu – Manual tuning It is possible to retune individual programme positions: MENU Press the MENU button. Move to choose Setup menu. OK Access Setup menu. 1 4 7 C Move to choose Tuning menu. 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 Access Tuning menu. Move to choose Manual tuning. Access Manual tuning. TV Select the programme position to be tuned. 1 CH12 Press repeatedly until required station is found. Manual tuning When the desired station is found, press the OK button to store.
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.
Aspect Controls The Widescreen TV will allow you to enjoy viewing the picture at its optimum size and aspect, including widescreen cinema format pictures. Press the ASPECT button repeatedly to move through the eight aspect options: ASPECT OK Panasonic Auto, 16:9, 14:9, Just, 4:3, Zoom1, Zoom2 and Zoom3 PC mode: 16:9 and 4:3 OR Press the ASPECT button. Whilst the on screen selector keys are displayed, use the Red or Green buttons to move in either direction through the eight aspect options.
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. 14 : 9 Just Just Use Just when you wish to expand a 4:3 picture to fill the whole screen (rather than watching a programme with black stripes down the left and right sides of the picture).
Multi window Press the MULTI WINDOW button. Whilst the on screen selector keys are 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. If you want to select an operation when the keys are not shown, press the MULTI WINDOW button again and the keys will reappear.
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. OK Yellow Blue 1 4 7 C Press the TV/AV button again to go back to watching TV. 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 Picture menu During PC mode MENU Press the MENU button. Main menu P i c t u r e menu Move to choose Picture menu.
PC mode Setup menu During PC mode Press the MENU button. MENU Main menu P i c t u r e menu Move to choose Setup menu. Sound menu Access Setup menu. Setup menu Setup menu Move to choose menu option. PC setup Volume correction Side panel Power save OSD language Adjust chosen option or access chosen menu. Press the EXIT button at any time to exit Setup menu. PC setup EXIT Access Off Off PC setup Input resolution Clock H-pos V-pos Clock phase Sync VGA H&V Access to adjust chosen option.
Card operations This function lets you display Still images (JPEG) or Moving pictures (MPEG4) recorded by this unit, DIGA, D-snap or digital camera on a memory card when it is inserted in the proper card slot.
Card operations Folders and Files • Photo view can only show still images recorded by a digital still camera with DCF∗ and EXIF standard JPEG file. ∗ DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) Unified 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. • When recording in MPEG4, format the SD card with this unit.
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. OK 1 4 7 C Select the channel you want to record. 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 Insert the SD card into the card slot. See page 26. SD REC Press the SD REC button to start recording.
Card operations Basic operation To enter Card operations mode OK Press the SD button. To return to the SD card menu 1 4 7 C EXIT Press the EXIT button. 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 To exit Card operation SD card During the SD card menu is displayed, press the SD button to return to normal picture. MPEG4 view Photo view Setup Memory left MPEG4 view The moving pictures recorded by this unit, DIGA or D-snap will be played back. This function is supported by SD cards only. SD card Press the SD button.
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. OK ( ( , ) Press to skip the picture. Press and hold to Rew/FF. ) Press to stop. Notes: • During the playback, the volume can be adjusted using the Volume up/down button. • During the playback, no signals are output from the monitor output terminals.
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 MPEG4 view Move to choose Photo view. Photo view Access Photo view. The thumbnail screen is displayed. Setup Select the file. Memory left Press the OK button to view. OK Notes: • Picture menu or Viewing setup adjustment is possible by pressing the MENU button during Photo view.
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 Economy No setting Access Rec mode Rec time Card format Rec mode (Extra fine, Super fine, Fine, Normal or Economy) The quality of picture can be changed. The recordable time will be changed by Rec mode. Notes: • Multi Media Cards do not support the Extra fine and Super fine recording mode.
Card operations Error messages Is SD Card in? Insert a card. SD Card is locked Please unlock to operate Unlock the SD card. This file is locked Please unlock to operate Unlock the file in the card. This type of format is not supported The card must be formatted with FAT 12 or FAT 16. Still image must be with DCF and EXIF standard JPEG file. Moving picture must be with MPEG4 standard ASF file. This type of card is not supported Incompatible card is inserted.
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. MULTI WINDOW SD REC VCR DVD ASPECT TV/AV N Standby Press to switch the VCR, DVD or DVD recorder to Standby mode. Press again to switch back on.
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. • Pressing the MENU button whilst in Teletext operation will display special function options at the bottom of the screen.
Teletext operation It is not possible to change the programme position when in News flash, Update or Sub Coded Page Access operation. Blue 1 4 7 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 OK F.P. VCR MENU Yellow 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. Press the Blue button, select the page number, then press and hold the OK button. The page number is now stored. Press F.P. to recall this page.
Teletext operation MENU Blue 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. Press the Yellow button to view the TV picture whilst waiting for more sub pages to be found. The sub pages found will be displayed across the top of the screen.
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. Whilst the on screen selector keys are displayed, select the page by pressing the Red or Blue button and then press coloured buttons to select the AV source you wish to view.
Connections How to connect the Audio Output terminals COMPONENT AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO Amplifier to Speaker System AUDIO IN L L R R L L Y R R PB AUDIO IN PR AUDIO OUT RGB VIDEO AV1 VIDEO AV2 AV4 VIDEO S VIDEO RGB S VIDEO How to connect the AV1 / 2 / 4 Scart terminals COMPONENT AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO L L Y R R PB AUDIO IN PR RGB VIDEO AV1/2/4 AV1: VCR SET TOP BOX DVD PLAYER DVD RECORDER CAMCORDER GAME CONSOLE / COMPUTER(RGB) AV2: VCR / S-VIDEO VCR Q-Link COMPATIBLE VCR DVD PLAYE
Connections How to connect the HDMI Input terminal HDMI (High Definition Multi media Interface) is the first all-digital consumer electronics A/V interface that supports uncompressed standard. The HDMI terminal supports both video and audio information. An HDMI-compliant device∗1, such as a Set Top Box or DVD player with HDMI or DVI output terminal can be connected to the HDMI input terminal. • If the external device has DVI output only, use a DVI to HDMI adapter cable∗2 to connect to the HDMI terminal.
Connections How to connect the PC Input terminal COMPUTER Conversion adapter (if necessary) Less than 10 cm RGB AV COMPONENT AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO (D-sub 15p) Ferrite core (Large size) AUDIO L PC L L Y R R PB AUDIO IN R (Stereo plug) PR RGB VIDEO AV1 VIDEO AV2 AV4 VIDEO S VIDEO RGB S VIDEO PC IN AUDIO IN Notes: • Connect a cable which matches the audio output terminal on the computer.
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).
Troubleshooting CAUTION: Symptoms Check Some parts of the screen do not light up. The plasma TV panel is manufactured using an extremely high level of precision technology, however, sometimes some parts of the screen may be missing picture elements or have luminous spots. This is not a malfunction. After-images appear ABCDEF Do not allow a still picture to be displayed for an extended period, as this can cause a permanent after-image to remain on the Plasma TV.
Input signal that can be displayed Applicable input signal for Component (Y, PB, PR), HDMI and PC (D-sub 15P) (∗ Mark) Horizontal frequency (kHz) Vertical frequency (Hz) Component HDMI 525 (480) / 60i 15.73 59.94 ∗ ∗ 525 (480) / 60p 31.47 59.94 ∗ ∗ 625 (576) / 50i 15.63 50.00 ∗ ∗ 625 (576) / 50p 31.25 50.00 ∗ ∗ 750 (720) / 60p 45.00 60.00 ∗ ∗ 750 (720) / 50p 37.50 50.00 ∗ ∗ 1,125 (1,080) / 60i 33.75 60.00 ∗ ∗ 1,125 (1,080) / 50i 28.13 50.
Specifications Power Source Power Consumption Plasma Display panel Drive method Aspect Ratio Contrast Ratio Visible screen size (No.
Specifications Power Source Power Consumption Plasma Display panel Drive method Aspect Ratio Contrast Ratio Visible screen size (No.
Specifications Power Source Power Consumption Plasma Display panel Drive method Aspect Ratio Contrast Ratio Visible screen size (No.
Customer’s Record The model number and serial number of this product can be found on its rear panel. You should note this serial number in the space provided below and retain this book, plus your purchase receipt, as a permanent record of your purchase to aid in identification in the event of theft or loss, and for 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.
