Polaroid PLA-4255BD manual

1 42” High-Definition Plasma Monitor PLA-4255BD Operation Manual 20041 126[...]

2 T able of Content s Safety Prec auti ons 3 Plasma Display 6 Set-T op Box 9 LED Indicators 12 Remot e Contr ol Un it 13 Inst alling the plasma M onitor 14 Basi c Oper atio n 15 Using the Remote Control 16 Basi c Adju stmen t s: Video Sour ce 17 PC Source 20 Audio Source 23 PIP S ource 25 TV Source 26 Parenta l Menu 29 Settings Menu 32 Specificatio[...]

3 Safety Precautions W arning The a pparat us sh all no t be expo sed t o drip ping or spl as hing an d that no obj ects fill ed wi th li quid s, such as va ses, shal l be placed on the a pparatu s. Cautio n T o prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot, fully insert. Refer to the identification/rating label located on the back [...]

4 Import ant Safety Instructions 1. Read these instru ctions. 2. Keep these in structions. 3. Heed all war nings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this app aratus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventil ation openings. Inst all in accordance w ith the manufacture r's instructions. 8. Do not install near a[...]

5 FCC S t atement of Compliance Class B Computing Device Informati on to User This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limit s for a Class B Digital Device pursuant to part 15 of FC C Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfer ence in a residenti al instal lation. This equipment gen[...]

6 Plasma Display Front view 1 2 3 1. S tatus LED indicator 2. IR Receiver for remote control 3. S tandby/on LED indicator[...]

7 Right vie w 1 2 3 4 1. ST ANDBY/ON button 2. VOLUME +/- buttons 3. CHANNEL +/- buttons 4. INPUT button[...]

8 Rear vie w 5 6 7 8 5. SYSTEM CABLE terminal (BLACK) 6. SYSTEM CABLE terminal (WHITE) 7. AC INLET terminal 8. POWER switch[...]

9 Set-T op Box Front view 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 9. Push here to open the access panel door 10. COMPUTER (PC) IN PUT terminal (ANA LOG RGB) 1 1. COMPUTER (PC) INPUT terminal (AUDIO) 12. VIDEO 3 INPUT te rminal (S-VIDEO) 13. VIDEO 3 INPUT terminal (VIDE O) 14. VIDEO 3 INPUT te rminal (AUDIO L) 15. VIDEO 3 INPUT te rminal (AUDIO R)[...]

10 Back Panel Connections 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 1 6 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 16 AC INLET 17 30 INPUT terminals (VIDEO) 18 20 25 31 32 INPUT terminals (AUDIO L) 19 21 26 32 34 INPUT terminals (AUDIO R) 22 35 INPUT COMPONENT VIDEO terminals (Y) 23 36 INPUT COMPONENT VIDEO terminal s (Cb/Pb) 24 37 INPUT COMPONENT [...]

11 LED Indicators Plasma Display LED indicator ST A TUS Condition Description Of f Of f AC power of f The AC power is of f Of f Flash S tandby to on Only lights whe n power switches from standby to on. Of f Red S tandby The power LED light s up in red to indicate standby mod e Of f Blue On The indicator on the Plasma Displ ay li ght s up blue to in[...]

12 Set-T op Box LED indicator Condition Description Of f AC power off The AC power of Set-T op Box is off Flash S tandby to on Only light s when power switch es from standby to on. Blue On The indicator on the Set-T op Box lights up blue to indicate power-on. Red S tandby The power LED light s up in red to indicate stan dby mode Flash Error 1. The [...]

13 Remote Control Button labels Functions SETUP Universal Function Key PWR T urns on th e power to the Plasma Displa y or places it in to standby mode TV/CBL/VCR/AUX Device buttons Digits 0 - 9 Access to main input #0~9 directly MUTE Mute main a udio ENTER /PIP SOURCE Switch PIP source VOL+/- Increase/decrease main volume LAST Go to the last cha nn[...]

14 Inst alling th e Plasma Display Locating • A void direct sunlight. Maint ain adequate ventilation. • The length of the system cable used to connect the Plasma Display and the Set-T op Box is about 3 m (1 18 inches). • Because the Plasma Dis play is heavy , be sure to have someone to help you when moving it. • Do not place anything on the[...]

15 Basic Operation T urning on the power Check that the AC switches on the back of the PDP and the Set-T op Box are turned to “I”. 1. Press PWR on the Plasma Display and S et-T op Box. The power LED on PDP and Set-T op Box light up in red to indicate standby mode. 2. Confirm that the ST ANDBY indicators light up r ed, and then press TV on the r[...]

16 Basic Operation Using the Remote Control Use the remote control unit by pointing it towa rds the remote sensor window . Objects between the remote contro l unit and sensor window may prevent proper operation. Inserting batteries Install batteries in the remote control unit before usi ng: 1. Open the battery cover . 2. Inser t the two AA size bat[...]

17 Basic Adjustment s fo r VIDEO Source Use the menu to change the options. 1. Press MENU . 2. Press ← / → to select “VIDEO” source. 3. Press ↑ / ↓ to select the desired option, and then press SELECT . 4. Press MENU to exit the menu . VIDEO ● PICTURE M ODE BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST SA TURA TION HUE SHARPNESS PICTUR E MODE Adjust picture to [...]

18 Basic Adjustments for VIDE O Source (continued) PICTURE MODE ● MOVIE ST ANDARD VIVID S P O R T S For Picture mode I t e m D e s c r i p t i o n M O V I E F o r a m o v i e . S T A N D A R D F o r a h i g h l y d e f i n e d i m a g e i n a b r i g h t r o o m . V I V I D F o r a c l e a r , a c t i v e i m a g e . S P O R T S F o r a s p o r t[...]

19 Basic Adjustments for VIDE O Source (continued) For Video source I t e m ← b u t t o n → button BRIGHTNESS F o r l e s s b r i g h t n e s s F o r m o r e b r i g h t n e s s CONTR AST F o r l e s s c o n t r a s t F o r m o r e c o n t r a s t SA TURA TION F o r l e s s s a t u r a t i o n F o r m o r e s a t u r a t i o n H U E For less co[...]

20 Basic Adjustments for PC Source PC ● AUTO COLOR TEMP CLOCK PHASE POSITION AUT O Auto image adjustment. 1. Pr ess MENU. 2. Pr ess ← / → to select “PC” source. 3. Pr ess ↑ / ↓ to select “AUT O”, and then press SELECT . 4. Press ← / → to select th e desired parameter— “YES” or “N O”, and then press SELECT . 5. Pr ess[...]

21 Basic Adjustments for PC Source (continued) Colo r T emp ● Wa r m Normal Cool I t e m D e s c r i p t i o n W a r m f o r w a r m t o n e N o r m a l f o r n a t u r a l t o n e C o o l f o r c o o l t o n e CLOCK Clock adjustment 1. Pr ess MENU. 2. Pr ess ← / → to select “PC” sourc e, and then press SELECT . . 3. Pr ess ↑ / ↓ to s[...]

22 Basic Adjustments for PC Source (continued) POSITION Adjusts t he vertical and horizont al positions of display ed images. 1. Pr ess MENU. 2. Pr ess ← / → to select “PC” source. 3. Pr ess ↑ / ↓ to select “POSITION”, and then press SELECT . 4. Pr ess ↑ / ↓ to select “X” or “Y”, and then press SELECT . 5. Pr ess ← / ?[...]

23 Basic Adjustment s fo r AUDIO Source For AUDIO source AUDI O ● BASS TREBLE BALANCE SRS TS XT BASS Adjusts the bass weaker or stronger . 1. Pr ess MENU. 2. Pr ess ← / → to select “AUDIO” source. 3. Pr ess ↑ / ↓ to select “BASS”, and then press SELECT . 4. Pr ess ← / → to select the desired level, and then press SE LECT . 5. [...]

24 2. Pr ess ← / → to select “AUDIO” source. 3. Pr ess ↑ / ↓ to select “SRS TS XT”, and then press SELECT . 4. Pr ess ↑ / ↓ to select the desired parameter (OFF or ON): I t e m D e s c r i p t i o n O F F D e a c t i v a t e s S R S T r u S u r r o u n d X T s o u n d e f f e c t O N A c t i v a t e s S R S T r u S u r r o u n d[...]

25 Basic Adjustments for PIP Source PIP ● PIP POSITION PIP SIZE PIP POSITION Adjusts t he PIP positio n. 1. Pr ess MENU. 2. Pr ess ← / → to select “PIP” source. 3. Pr ess ↑ / ↓ to select “PIP POSITION”, and then press EN TER. 4. Pr ess ← / → to select “X” or “Y”. 5. Pr ess ↑ / ↓ to select the desired level. PIP S I[...]

26 Basic Adjustment s fo r TV Source TV ● SYSTEM CHANNEL EDIT SYSTEM This section describes how to search and set up conventional TV channels that you can watch under the current condit ions. Unless you set up convent ional TV channels using SYSTEM, you may not be able to tune in those channels. 1. Press MENU . 2. Press ← / → to select “TV?[...]

27 Basic Adjustments for TV Source (continued) CHANNE L EDI T CHANNEL EDIT ● AUT O PROGRAM ADD DELETE AUT O PRO GRAM Auto channel preset automatically searches and s ets up conventional TV channels. This section describes how to search and set up convention al TV channels that you can watch under the current cond itions. Unless you set up convent[...]

28 Basic Adjustments for TV Source (continued) DELETE Setting for skipping unwanted chan nels. From among conventional TV channels searched and set up using AUT O PROGRAM, you can select channels to skipped when CH+/- are operated. 1. Press MENU . 2. Press ← / → to select “TV “source. 3. Press ↑ / ↓ to select “CHANNEL EDIT”, and the[...]

29 Basic Adjustments for Parent al Menu P ARENT AL ● LOCK MENU NEW P ASSWORD MP AA RA TING TV PG RA TING LOCK MENU The parent a l menu will be locked by press ing “LOCK MENU” 1. Press MENU . 2. Pr ess ← / → to select “P ARTENT AL” source. 3. Pr ess ↑ / ↓ to select “LOCK MENU”, and then pr ess SELECT , the message “ENTER THE [...]

30 MP AA RA TING V oluntary movie rating system (MP AA) R a t i n g D e s c r i p t i o n N A N o n e a v a i l a b l e G General audiences. All ages admitted. P G P a r e n t a l g u i d a n c e s u g g e s t e d . S o m e m a t e r i a l m a y n o t be suitable for ch ildren. P G - 1 3 P a r e n t s s t r o n g l y c a u t i o n e d . S o m e m a[...]

31 Basic Adjustments for Parent al Menu (conti nued) TV RG RA TING TV P ARENT AL GUIDELINES X: Content rating can be set. 1. Pr ess MENU . 2. Pr ess ← / → to select “P AR ENT AL” so urce. 3. Pr ess ↑ / ↓ to select “TV RG RA TING”, and then press SELECT . 4. Pr ess ↑ / ↓ to select the desired option, and then press SELECT . Conte[...]

32 Basic Adjustments for Settings M enu For SETTING source OSD LANGUAGE Y ou can select a language to be used for the on-screen display of menus from three languages; English, French and S panish. 1. Press MENU . 2. Pr ess ← / → to select “SETTING” source”. 3. Pr ess ↑ / ↓ to select “OSD LANGUAGE”, and then press SELECT . 4. Pr es[...]

33 Basic Adjustments for Sett ings Menu (continued) TRANSP AR ENCY T o adjust the transparency de gree of OSD. 1. Press MENU . 2. Pr ess ← / → to select “SETTING” source”. 3. Pr ess ↑ / ↓ to select “TRANSP ARENCY”, and then press SELECT . 4. Pr ess ← / → to select the desired level and then p ress SELECT . 5. P ress M ENU t o [...]

34 Basic Adjustments for Sett ings Menu (continued) MODE Selecting the type of closed captions. ˙ ”CC-1” or “CC-2” or “CC-3” or “CC -4” displays subtitles of TV dram as and news programs while allowi ng a full view of the picture. ˙ ”TEXT -1” or “TEXT -2” or “TEXT -3” or “TEXT -4” superimposes on the picture other [...]

35 Basic Adjustments for Sett ings Menu (continued) DISPLA Y T o adjust the showing way of subtitles. 1. Press MENU . 2. Pr ess ← / → to select “SETTING” source. 3. Pr ess ↑ / ↓ to select “DISPLA Y”, and then press SELECT . 4. Pr ess ↑ / ↓ to select desired option (BOX or SHADOW). 5. Pr ess SELECT . 6. Pr ess MENU to exi t the m[...]

36 S pecifications PLA-4255BD Item 42” Plasma Display Panel Nati ve Re sol uti on 1024( H) x 768(V ) pix els Effective Display Size 933.89 mm (H) x 532.24 mm (V) Aspe ct R ati o 16:9 Color 16.77million colors Viewing Angle > 160° (horizon tal) / > 160° ( vertical) Brightness (w/glass filter) 1000 cd/m 2 ( typical, p anel spec) Min. 350 c [...]

37 S pecifications PLA-4255BDSTB Item Set-T op Box (Media Recei ver) Video System NTSC Input Si gnal I nte rfac e Front: 1 x Composite Video (1x RCA) + 1x S-V ideo (1x 4-Pin DIN) + 1x S t ereo Audio (2x RCA , Left + Right) 1x Analog RGB (1x 15-Pin D-Sub) + 1x S tereo Audio (1x S tereo Mini Jack) Rear: 1x RF Connector for internal NTSC T uner 2 x [1[...]

38 T roubleshooting P r o b l e m P o s s i b l e S o l u t i o n ˙ No picture. Can not see video at VIDEO 1,2,3 • Select source ag ain. C annot receive any channels. • Make sure the power cord is connected securely . • T u r n o n t h e p o w e r o f t h e P D P . • C h e c k a n t e n n a / c a b l e c o n n e c t i o n s . _____________[...]

39 T roubleshooting ( continued) P r o b l e m P o s s i b l e S o l u t i o n ˙ No sound./ Noisy sound . • Check the volume control. ˙ Good picture, no sound. • Press MUTE or VOL +/-. • Disconnect your headphones. A u d i o n o i s e . • M a k e s u r e t h a t t h e a n t e n n a i s connected using the supp lied 75-ohm coax ial cable. [...]