Panasonic TH-32LHD7UX manual

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    Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read these instructions completely . Please keep this manual for future reference. English TQBC0974 The illustration shown is an image. Model No. Operating Instructions LCD Display TH-32LHD7UX T H - 3 2 L H D 7 DISPLAY T H - 3 2 L H D 7 T H - 3 2 L H D 7[...]

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    2 W ARNING: T o reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover or back. No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to quali fi ed service personnel. The lightning flash with arrow-head within a triangle is in tend ed to tell the user that parts inside the product are a risk of electric shock to per sons. The exclamation point within[...]

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    3 Important Safety Instructions 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water . 6) Clean only with dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer ’s instructions. 8) Do not install near any heat sou[...]

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    4 T able of Contents Dear Panasonic Customer W elcome to the Panasonic family of customers. W e hope that you will have many years of enjoyment fr om your new LCD Display . T o obtain maximum benefit fr om your set, please r ead these Instructions before making any adjustments, and r etain them for futur e r eference. Retain your pur chase r eceipt[...]

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    5 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed an[...]

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    6 Safety Precautions This LCD 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 ..........................[...]

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    7 Safety Precautions W ARNING Setup Do not place the LCD Display on sloped or unstable surfaces. • The LCD Display may fall off or tip over . Do not place any objects on top of the LCD Display . • If water spills onto the LCD Display or foreign objects get inside it, a short-circuit may occur which could result in fi re or electric shock. If a[...]

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    8 Accessories Requires two AA batteries. 1. T urn the transmitter face down. Press and slide of f the battery cover . 2. Install the batteries as shown in the battery compartment. (Polarity + or – must match the markings in the compartment.) Precaution on battery use Incorrect installation can cause battery leakage and corrosion that will damage [...]

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    9 Connections SERIAL PC IN AUDIO SLOT1 SLOT2 VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT AUDIO IN RL AV S VIDEO IN VIDEO IN AUDIO IN L R S VIDEO IN SLOT 2 AV VD HD P R /C R /R P B /C B /B Y/G R AUDIO L COMPONENT/RGB IN SLOT 1 AUDIO PC IN SERIAL VIDEO OUT 1 2 COMPONENT/RGB IN P R /C R /R P B /C B /B VD HD Y/G R AUDIO L 1 2 1 2 SPEAKERS T erminals (R) SPEAKERS T erminals (L)[...]

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    10 Connections PC Input T erminals connection Notes: • Computer signals which can be input are those with a horizontal scanning frequency of 15 to 1 10 kHz and vertical scanning frequency of 48 to 120 Hz. (However , the image will not be displayed properly if the signals exceed 1,200 lines.) • The display resolution is a maximum of 1,024 × 768[...]

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    11 Connections SERIAL T erminals connection Notes: • Use the RS-232C cable to connect the computer to the LCD Display . • The computer shown is for example purposes only . • Additional equipment and cables shown are not supplied with this set. The SERIAL terminal conforms to the RS-232C interface speci fi cation, so that the LCD Display can [...]

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    12 Power ON / OFF When the POWER is turned on for the fi rst time, the LANGUAGE selection screen is displayed. From the second time on, language selection can be done from the setup menu. (see page 13) Select the desired language using the or button and press the ACTION ( ) button. From the second time on, the screen shown below is displayed for a[...]

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    13 Initial selections Selecting the On-Screen Menu Language Selecting the input signal Press to display the SET UP menu. Press to select OSD LANGUAGE. Press to select your preferred language. Selectable languages 1/2 PC OFF ST ANDBY SA VE OFF POWER MANAGEMENT OFF AUTO POWER OFF OFF OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH ( US ) COMPONENT/RGB-IN SELECT RGB INPUT LABEL[...]

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    14 INPUT MENU ENTER/ + / VOL - / TH-32LHD7 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.) • Standby ..... Red • Power-ON ...... Green • DPMS ............. Orange (W[...]

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    15 DISPLA Y INPUT SURROUND VOL NR PICTURE SOUND SET UP ASPECT PICTURE POS. /SIZE OFF TIMER PC MUL TI PIP SW AP SELECT MOVE ZOOM Basic Controls SURROUND button The surround setting switches on and of f each time the SURROUND button is pressed. The bene fi ts of surround sound are enormous. Y ou can be completely enveloped in sound; just as if you w[...]

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    16 DISPLA Y INPUT SURROUND VOL NR PICTURE SOUND SET UP ASPECT PICTURE POS. /SIZE OFF TIMER PC MUL TI PIP SWAP SELECT MOVE ZOOM Normal Viewing PICTURE SETUP SOUND PICTURE POS. /SIZE On-Screen Menu Displays The MENU button on the unit can also be pressed. Each time the MENU button is pressed, the menu screen will switch. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 W/B LOW B BLA[...]

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    17 T o SIGNAL screen for RGB (see page 29, 30) T o SIGNAL screen for VIDEO (S VIDEO) (see page 28, 29) T o SIGNAL screen for COMPONENT (see page 29) 2 Press to access each adjust screen. Press the R button to return to previous menu. Press the R button to return to “SET UP” menu. Press to select POWER ON TIME / POWER OFF TIME. Press to set up P[...]

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    18 ASPECT Controls The LCD Display will allow you to enjoy viewing the picture at its maximum size, including wide screen cinema format picture. Press repeatedly to move through the aspect options: Notes: • For PC signal input, the mode switches between “NORMAL”, “ZOOM” and “FULL” only . • For a 1 125 (1080) / 60i · 50i · 24p · 2[...]

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    19 Adjusting PICTURE POSITION / SIZE NORMAL NORMALIZE PICTURE POS. /SIZE V -POS H-POS V -SIZE H-SIZE CLOCK PHASE 1 Press to display the PICTURE POS. /SIZE menu. Press to select H-POS / H-SIZE / V -POS / V -SIZE / CLOCK PHASE. Press to adjust POS. / SIZE. Press to exit from adjust mode. During “VIDEO (S VIDEO)”, “COMPONENT” and “DVI” inp[...]

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    20 MUL TI PIP MUL TI PIP MUL TI PIP AB A B A B BA B A B A PC1 VIDEO2 SELECT SWAP SW AP SWAP PC1 VIDEO2 VIDEO2 VIDEO1 PC1 VIDEO2 A A A C B B B D MUL TI PIP Press repeatedly . Each time pressing this button main picture and sub picture will be displayed as follows bellow . Press to swap main picture and sub picture. Press to select the input mode. Un[...]

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    21 2/2 ADV ANCED SETTINGS COLOR TEMP COLOR MANAGEMENT NORMAL OFF ON PICTURE 1/2 25 0 0 0 3 20 PICTURE NORMAL NORMALIZE ST ANDARD BRIGHTNESS SHARPNESS PICTURE MENU COLOR PICTURE BACK LIGHT TINT Press to select “ON”. Press the left or right button to switch between modes. AUTO Automatically selects the mode that best suits the brightness of the e[...]

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    22 PICTURE Adjustments ADV ANCED SETTINGS Notes: • “COLOR” and “TINT” settings cannot be adjusted for “RGB/PC” and “DVI” input signal. • Y ou can change the level of each function (BACK LIGHT , PICTURE, BRIGHTNESS, COLOR, TINT , SHARPNESS) for each PICTURE MENU. • The setting details for ST ANDARD, DYNAMIC and CINEMA respectiv[...]

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    23 0 0 0 SOUND NORMAL NORMALIZE ST ANDARD OFF TREBLE AUDIO MENU BALANCE BASS SURROUND SOUND Adjustment MUTE BASS Adjusts low sounds TREBLE Adjusts high sounds BALANCE Adjusts left and right volumes SURROUND Select ON or OFF Notes: • Press the SURROUND button to directly turn the surround effect ON and OFF . (see page 13) • BASS, TREBLE and SURR[...]

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    24 Digital Zoom This displays an enlargement of the designated part of the displayed image. Select the area of the image to be enlarged. Press on the enlargement location to select. Return to normal display (quit Digital Zoom). Press to exit from the Digital Zoom. Notes: • When power goes OFF (including “Off T imer” operation), Digital Zoom t[...]

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    25 PRESENT TIME SETUP / SET UP TIMER PRESENT TIME SETUP The timer can switch the LCD Display ON or OFF . Before attempting T imer Set, con fi rm the PRESENT TIME OF DA Y and adjust if necessary . Then set POWER ON TIME / POWER OFF TIME. Press to display the SET UP menu. Press to select SET UP TIMER or PRESENT TIME SETUP . Press to display the SET [...]

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    26 PRESENT TIME SETUP / SET UP TIMER SET UP TIMER Press to select POWER ON TIME / POWER OFF TIME. Press to set up POWER ON TIME / POWER OFF TIME. button: Forward button: Back Notes: • Pressing “ ” or “ ” button once changes POWER ON TIME / POWER OFF TIME 1minute. • Pressing “ ” or “ ” button continuously changes POWER ON TIME / [...]

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    27 Reduces power consumption Press to select “POWER SA VE” “ST ANDBY SA VE” “POWER MANAGEMENT” “AUTO POWER OFF”. Press to select “ON” or “OFF”. On Off Press to exit from SET UP . • POWER SA VE: When this function is turned ON, luminous level of the LCD Display is suppressed, so power consumption is reduced. • ST ANDBY SA[...]

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    28 SET UP for Input Signals 3D Y/C FIL TER – For NTSC A V images COMPONENT / RGB IN SELECT Select to match the signals from the source connected to the COMPONENT / RGB input terminals. Y, P B , P R signals “COMPONENT” R, G, B, HD, VD signals “RGB” Press to display the SET UP menu. Press to select the “COMPONENT / RGB-IN SELECT”. Press[...]

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    29 3:2 PULLDOWN / VIDEO NR COLOR SYSTEM / Panasonic AUTO Select SIGNAL from the “SET UP” menu during VIDEO (S VIDEO) input signal mode.(“SIGNAL [VIDEO]” menu is displayed.) SET UP for Input Signals Press to select the “COLOR SYSTEM” or “Panasonic AUTO”. Press to select each function. If the image becomes unstable: With the system se[...]

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    30 SET UP for Input Signals Select SIGNAL from the “SET UP” menu during RGB input signal. Press to adjust. Press to exit from adjust mode. SYNC Setting RGB sync signal Con fi rm that the input is set to RGB INPUT (this setting is valid only for RGB INPUT signal). AUTO: The H and V sync or synchronized signal are automatically selected. If both[...]

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    31 Shipping condition This function allows you to reset the unit to the factory setting. 1 2 3 4 Press to display the SET UP menu. Press to select “OSD LANGUAGE”. Press and hold till the SHIPPING menu is displayed. Press to select “YES”. Press to con fi rm. [from the unit] 1 Press the MENU button till the Setup menu is displayed. 2 Press t[...]

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    32 T roubleshooting Before you call for service, determine the symptoms and make a few simple checks as shown below . Symptoms Checks Picture Sound Interference Noisy Sound Electrical Appliances Cars / Motorcycles Fluorescent light Normal Picture No Sound V olume (Check whether the mute function has been activated on the remote control.) No Picture[...]

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    33 Input signal can be displayed Applicable input signals for PC Input (D-sub 15P) ( ∗ Mark) Signal name Horizontal frequency (kHz) V ertical frequency (Hz) COMPONENT RGB PC When Multi Screen and Digital Zoom 1 525 (480) / 60i 15.73 59.94 ∗∗ ∗ ∗ 2 525 (480) / 60p 31.47 59.94 ∗∗ ∗ 1 ∗ 3 625 (575) / 50i 15.63 50.00 ∗∗ ∗ ∗ 4 [...]

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    34 Speci fi cations TH-32LHD7UX Power Source 120 V AC, 50/60 Hz Power Consumption Maximum 234 W Stand-by condition Save OFF 0.8 W , Save ON 0.6 W Power off condition 0.2 W LCD Display panel 1,366 × 768 pixels widescreen LCD panel. Contrast Ratio 800:1 Screen size 27” 15 / 32 (697.7 mm) (W) × 15” 29 / 64 (392.3 mm) (H) × 31” 33 / 64 (800.4[...]

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    Panasonic Broadcast & Television Systems Company Unit of Panasonic Corporation of North America Hospitality Group One Panasonic Way 2A-4 Secaucus, NJ 07094 PANASONIC PRODUCT Limited Warranty Panasonic Broadcast & Television System s Company (collectively referred to as “the Wa rrantor”) will repair this product and all included accessor[...]

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    Printed in Japan MBS0105S0 Panasonic Broadcast & T elevision Systems Company Unit of Panasonic Corporation of North America Executive Of fi ce : One Panasonic W ay 4E-7, Secaucus, NJ 07094 (201) 348-7000 EASTERN ZONE : One Panasonic W ay 4E-7 Secaucus, NJ 07094 (201) 348-7621 Mid-Atlantic/New England : One Panasonic W ay 4E-7 Secaucus, NJ 0709[...]