Selecting the input signal

Select the input signals to be connected by installing the optional Terminal Boards.

Press to select the input signal to be played back from the equipment which has been connected to the Plasma Display.

Input signals will change as follows:

PC VIDEO COMPONENT* HDMI DVI

VIDEO: Video input terminal in AV IN (VIDEO).

COMPONENT*: Component or RGB input terminal in COMPONENT/RGB IN.

HDMI: HDMI input terminal in AV IN (HDMI).

DVI: DVI input terminal in DVI-D IN.

PC: PC input terminal in PC IN.

*“COMPONENT” may be displayed as “RGB” depending on the setting of “COMPONENT/RGB-IN SELECT”.

When an optional Terminal Board is installed:

PC SLOT INPUT VIDEO COMPONENT HDMI DVI

SLOT INPUT: Input terminal in Terminal Board

Note:

When a Terminal Board incompatible with the Plasma Display is installed, “NON-COMPATIBLE FUNCTION BOARD” is displayed.

When a Terminal Board with dual input terminals is installed:

PC SLOT INPUT A SLOT INPUT B VIDEO COMPONENT

SLOT INPUT A, SLOT INPUT B: Dual input terminal in Terminal Board.

Notes:

Selecting is also possible by pressing the INPUT button on the unit.

Outputs the sound as set in “Audio input select” in the Options menu.

Select to match the signals from the source connected to the component/RGB input terminals.

Image retention (image lag) may occur on the plasma display panel when a still picture is kept on the panel for an extended period. The function that darkens the screen slightly is activated to prevent image retention, but this function is not the perfect solution to image retention.

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HDMI DVI

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Panasonic TH-42PH20U Selecting the input signal, PC Video COMPONENT* Hdmi DVI, PC Slot Input Video Component Hdmi DVI

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