Warnings
Screen Burn-in
A characteristic of Plasma Display Panels (PDPs) is that displaying the same image for a long time causes a part of the image to stay on the screen (this is called phosphor
Avoid burn-in as follows.
IMAGE SHIFT
The picture displayed on the screen is shifted up, down and to the left and right at regular intervals. In order to prevent
VIDEO STATUS
The VIDEO STATUS function is initially set to DYNAMIC. Unless the TV is being watched in an extremely bright room, it is recommended to change the VIDEO STATUS setting to standard, theater or game. Doing so will reduce the chance of PDP
❑Do not display static images or characters for long periods of time.
For example...
TV on
XYZ |
TV off
XYZ
•Reduce PICTURE and BRIGHT on the PICTURE ADJUST menu (page 58) when viewing.
❑ Do not view for long periods of time in the REGULAR mode (page 72).
Screen size is normally chosen to ensure that the picture is displayed on the entire screen. After viewing in the REGULAR mode in which black bands may occur at the left and right of the screen, it is recommended to change to the PANORAMA mode to display the picture on the entire screen.
TV on | TV off |
For example...
❑Do not view for long periods of time using the TWIN function (page 64) or INDEX function (page 65).
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