Basic Controls

R - STANDBY

INPUT

VOL

+

 

 

 

 

G POWER ON

 

 

 

 

TH-50PHD5

 

 

 

 

Main POWER ON/OFF Switch

INPUT button

 

 

Power Indicator

(VIDEO (S VIDEO), COMPONENT/RGB

The Power Indicator will light.

and PC Mode Selection)

POWER-OFF Indicator not illuminated

Press the “INPUT” button to select

(The unit will still consume some power

VIDEO (S VIDEO), COMPONENT/RGB

as long as the power cord is inserted

and PC input signal modes sequentially.

into the wall outlet.)

(see page 19)

STAND-BY

.....

 

Red

 

POWER-ON.....Green

 

VOLUME Adjustment Press the Volume Up “+” or Down “–button” to increase or decrease the sound volume level.

STAND-BY (ON/OFF) button

 

 

 

 

 

The Plasma Display must first be plugged into the wall

 

 

 

outlet and turned on at the power switch (see page 18).

 

SURROUND button

Press this button to turn the Plasma Display ON, from STAND-

 

BY mode. Press it again to turn the Plasma Display OFF to

 

(see page 27)

STAND-BY mode.

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT button

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS button

 

 

(VIDEO (S VIDEO), COMPONENT/

 

 

 

RGB and PC Mode Selection)

Press the “STATUS” button to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press to select VIDEO (S VIDEO),

display the current system status.

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPONENT/RGB and PC input

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

1

 

 

 

signal modes sequentially. (see page 19)

N O R M A L

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT

Sound mute On/Off (see page 26)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SURROUND

 

VOLUME Adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF TIMER

90

3

 

 

 

Press the Volume Up “+” or Down

 

 

 

 

1 VIDEO (S VIDEO),

 

 

VOL

 

“–button” to increase or decrease

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the sound volume level.

COMPONENT/RGB, PC mode

N

 

R

 

 

2 ASPECT mode (see page 22)

 

 

 

 

 

R button (see page 21)

3 OFF TIMER

 

 

 

 

 

 

The OFF TIMER indicator is displayed

 

 

 

ACTION button

only when the off timer has been set.

 

 

 

 

Press to make selections

 

N button

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(see page 25, 26, 28, 29)

 

 

 

POSITION buttons

 

 

 

PICTURE

SOUND

SET UP

 

 

 

 

 

PICTURE button

 

 

 

SET UP button (see page 20)

 

(see page 28)

 

 

 

SOUND button (see page 26)

 

 

 

PICTURE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PICTURE POS./SIZE button

POS. /SIZE

 

ASPECT

 

 

 

 

ASPECT button

 

(see page 24)

 

 

 

Press to adjust the aspect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(see page 22)

 

 

 

PC

 

OFF TIMER

 

 

PC button

 

 

 

 

Press the “PC” mode selection

 

 

 

 

button to select the PC mode.

 

OFF TIMER button

 

This button is used to switch

 

 

directly to PC mode.

 

The Plasma Display can be preset to switch to stand-by after a fixed period. The

 

 

 

setting changes to 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes and 0 minutes (off timer

 

 

 

cancelled) each time the button is pressed.

 

When three minutes remain, “Off timer 3” will flash.

30

60

90

 

 

 

The off timer is cancelled if a power interruption occurs.

 

 

0

10

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