Panasonic TH-42PX7A operating instructions Menu list, Adjustments / Configurations alternatives

How to Use Menu Functions

ŶMenu list

Menu	Item		Adjustments / Configurations (alternatives)
VIERA	VIERA Link Control	“Speaker control” (p. 31)
		Controls the connected Panasonic equipment
		“Easy control only with VIERA remote control” (p. 31)
Link		You can also access VIERA Link Menu directly using the VIERA Link button on the
	Speaker Selection	•remote control.
	Viewing Mode	Basic picture mode (Dynamic / Normal / Cinema)
		•Set for each input signal
	Contrast, Brightness,	Adjusts colour, brightness, etc. for each picture mode to suit your taste
	Colour, Sharpness
	Tint	Adjusts tint of image
		•For NTSC signal reception only
Picture	Colour Balance	Chooses the colour balance of the entire image (Cool / Normal / Warm)
	P-NR	Automatically reduces unwanted picture noise (Off / Normal / Dynamic / Auto)
		Automatically adjusts colours to vivid ones (Off / On)
	Colour Management	•Not valid on PC signal
		Picture Noise Reduction
		•Not valid on HDMI, PC signal or DVB
	MPEG NR	Automatically reduces noise for watching DTV, DVD and VCD (Off / Min / Mid / Max)
		Automatically makes still pictures and slow pictures look more vivid (Off / On)
	3D-COMB	For PAL or NTSC signal reception only
		•Not valid on S-Video, components, PC and HDMI
		••Cannot be used with DVB
	Reset Picture Defaults	Press the OK button to reset the present Picture Mode to the default settings
	Mode	Basic sound mode (Music / Speech)
	Bass	Adjusts the output level of deep bass
	Treble	Adjusts the output level of high-pitch, shrill sound
	Balance	Adjusts volume level of right and left speakers
	Surround	Surround sound settings (Off / On)
	Volume Correction	Adjusts volume of individual channel or input mode
		Selects the initial setting for Audio tracks (Dolby Digital / MPEG)
		If programme has both Dolby Digital and MPEG audio tracks, priority is given to what you select
	DVB Audio	Dolby Digital : A method of coding digital signals developed by Dolby Laboratories. Apart
		MPEG :	from stereo (2ch) audio, these signals can also be multi-channel audio.
Sound	Preference		An audio compression method that compresses audio to small size
			without any considerable loss of audio quality.
		•DVB mode only
		Selects the initial setting for digital audio output signal from DIGITAL AUDIO OUT
	SPDIF Selection	terminal (Auto / PCM)
		Auto: Dolby Digital is output as Dolby Digital Bitstream. MPEG is output as PCM.
		PCM: Dolby Digital is output as PCM. MPEG is output as PCM.
		•DVB mode only
		Normally, MPEG sound is larger than Dolby Digital one
	MPEG Audio Level	You can adjust the audio level of MPEG as the initial setting
		0dB to -12dB in -2dB reductions
		••DVB mode only
		Select to fi t the input signal (Auto / Digital / Analogue) (p. 29)
	HDMI Input	Auto	: Automatic detection of digital or analogue sound source
		Digital	: HDMI cable connection
		Analogue : HDMI-DVI adapter cable connection
		•HDMI input mode only
	Reset Sound Defaults	Press the OK button to reset the present Sound Mode to the default settings

ŶMenu list

Menu		Item		Adjustments / Configurations (alternatives)
	DVB Favourites Edit		Creates list of favourite programmes (p. 23)
		Auto Tuning	Automatically sets the channels received in the area (p. 24)
		Analogue	Edits analogue channels (p. 25)
		Programme Edit
	Tuning	DVB Manual	Sets the DVB channels manually (p. 25)
		Analogue
			Sets the analogue channels manually (p. 25)
		Tuning
	Menu	Manual Tuning
		Add New DVB	Adds new DVB services (p. 25)
		Services
		New Service	Selects whether to give a notifi cation message when a new DVB service is found (p. 25)
		Message
		DVB Signal	Checks the DVB signal condition (p. 25)
		Display
	Off Timer		Sets the time the TV automatically turns Off (Off / 15 / 30 / 45 / 60 / 75 / 90 minutes)
	Teletext		Teletext display mode (TOP (FASTEXT) / List) (p. 16)
	Shipping Condition		Resets all settings, for example, when moving house (p. 26)
Setup	System Update		Downloads new software to TV (p. 23)
	Power Save		Increases the brightness of the side panel (Off / Low / Mid / High)
			Reduces brightness of picture to economise on power consumption (Off / On)
	Side Panel		•The recommended setting is “High” to prevent panel “image retention”
	Input Labels		Labels or skips each input terminals (p. 27)
	Banner Display		Sets how long the information banner (p. 11) stays on screen
	Timeout		•	0 (No display) to 10 sec. in 1-sec. increments
	VIERALink	Power off Link	Set to “Set” to use Power off Link function (No / Set) (p. 31)
		VIERA Link	Sets to use VIERA Link functions (Off / On) (p. 30)
	Settings
		Power on Link	Set to “Set” to use Power on Link function (No / Set) (p. 31)
	Region Select		Selects the region where you live to adjust the standard time (NSW/ACT / Victoria /
			Queensland / South Australia / Western Australia / Northern Territory / Tasmania)
			(p. 23)
	Daylight Saving Time		Select time offset from the standard time for Summer Time
			•Set to “Auto” normally
			(Auto / Off / +1/2 Hr / +1 Hr) (p. 23)
	Refresh Rate		Changes the image processing of the panel (depending on the input signal) (50Hz / 100Hz)
			•Set to “100Hz” normally
	Software Licence		Displays the software licence information
	System Information		Displays the system information of this TV

•A different menu will be displayed while PC or DVI to HDMI adapter cable is used. (p. 28 and p. 29)

•Only available items can be selected.

•How to Use Menu Functions (picture, sound quality, etc.)

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