
Watching TV
Chapter 6
Watching TV
 Important
 Important
•Before watching broadcast channels, the 
Turning the power on
•To turn on the system, press POWER on the 
The POWER ON indicator lights blue.
• To switch the system back into standby, press on the remote control unit or STANDBY/ON on the plasma display’s control panel on the 
The STANDBY indicator lights red.
PDP-507XG 
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POWER ON indicator
STANDBY indicator
 POWER ON STANDBY
 POWER ON STANDBY
POWER button
• You can then turn on the system again by pressing or 0 to 9 on the remote control or STANDBY/ON on the plasma display. If you press 0 on the remote control unit, images come from the INPUT 1 source. If you press 1 to 9, TV images display.
•You can also press POWER on the plasma display to turn off the system. However, you cannot then turn on the system again by pressing the buttons on the remote control unit or STANDBY/ON on the plasma display.
 Note
 Note
•If you are not going to use the plasma display for a long period of time, be sure to remove the power cord from the power outlet.
plasma display status indicators
The table below shows the operational status of the plasma display. You can check the current status of the system with the indicators on the plasma display.
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| Indicator status | System status | 
POWER ON STANDBY
 POWER ON indicator
 POWER ON indicator
STANDBY indicator
POWER ON STANDBY
POWER button
POWER ON STANDBY
The power cord of the plasma display has been disconnected. Or, the power cord of the plasma display has been connected but the POWER button of the plasma display is off.
Power to the system is on.
The system is in the standby mode.
For other than the above, see Troubleshooting on page 48.
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