Pioneer PDP-42A3HD Displaying Information

06Basic Operations

English

Changing the volume and sound

To increase the volume, press the VOL + button on the remote

control unit. To decrease the volume, press the VOL – button.

• The VOLUME +/– buttons on the Plasma Display operates

the same as the VOL +/– buttons on the remote control unit.

•To mute the sound output, press the MUTING button. “ ”

appears on the screen. To quit muting, press the MUTING

button again. Pressing the VOL + button also quits muting.

Plasma Display

(bottom view)

STANDBY

/ON

MUTING

VOLCH

Volume adjustment

Volume 4

Muting

VOLUME –/+ buttons

Displaying Information

You can display the channel information and setting status you

selected.

Press the DISPLAY button.

For analog

TV 3

Mono

8:30am

For SPLIT

Mono

TV 3

DTV 112

8:30am

For external input

INPUT1

L+R

8:30am

Press the DISPLAY button.

For digital

8 : 30 am

NBC Sports

For SPLIT (digital reception)

NBC Sports

VIDEO 1

8:30am

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Contents

Main Page W ARNING: WARNING: Handling the cord on this product or Contents Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. 01 Important User Guidance Information 02 Safety Precautions 03 Supplied Accessories 04 Part Names 05 Preparation 06 Basic Operations 07 Menu Setup 01Important User Guidance Information Usage guidelines Installation guidelines 01 Important User Guidance Information Information of pixel defect Infrared rays Radio interference Plasma Display driving sound 01Important User Guidance Information Panel sticking and after-image lag 1. After-image lagging due to remaining electric load 2. After-image (lag image) due to burning 02 Safety Precautions 02Safety Precautions Installation Precautions When using the optional brackets or equivalent items Rear view Side view Page 04Part Names Plasma Display En Rear view 05-PDP42A3HD-Eng (11-14) 05.4.20, 4:30 PM12 1 6 7 234 8 9 10 INPUT VIDEO 3 04Part Names Remote control unit Page 05Preparation Installing the Plasma Display Locating Preventing the Plasma Display from Falling Over 1 Preparing the remote control unit Inserting batteries 1 3 2 Cautions regarding batteries 05Preparation Cautions regarding the remote control unit Cable connections for watching digital and/or conventional TV channels Connecting to an Aerial Cable Converter Connecting the power cord Plasma Display (rear view) Turning the power on and off (Standby) 1 2 3 4 Watching TV channels Selecting the analog and digital channels Changing channels Using 0 9 on the remote control unit EXAMPLE Displaying Information Setting MTS/SAP mode Using the multiscreen functions 3 4 5 6 7 If you select PIP in the step 5 07 Menu Setup Menu configuration Menu operations 2 3 Setting up TV channels Scanning Channels Automatically 3 4 5 6 Editing Channel List 3 Delete 4 12 Setting up the Parental Control Voluntary movie rating system (MPAA) TV Rating Display the Channel List 1 Activating the Parental Control 5 6 Setting the voluntary movie rating system (MPAA) 8 Setting the TV Ratings 7 8 9 10 11 12 Setting up the Canadian rating systems 8 Canadian rating systems Canadian English ratings Canadian French ratings Blocking No rating programs Viewing Closed Caption Information 2 3 4 5 Setting the Current Date and Time 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Adjustments and Settings Customizing the Picture Settings 3 4 Using the Noise Reduction Feature 3 Selecting the Sound Effect 3 4 Customizing the Sound Settings 3 4 Adjusting the Volume Automatically 3 Changing the Screen Size 3 4 4:3 Full Cinema Wide Zoom Viewing the Input Source Setting for the audio language of digital TV 3 4 Screen Saver 3 Power Control Switching the Plasma Display Off Automatically 4 5 6 10Enjoying through External Equipment Connecting to the External Input 1 2 Connecting to the Component Input 1 2 10Enjoying through External Equipment Connecting to the HDMI Input 1 2 Connecting to the Monitor Output Connecting to the DIGITAL Audio Output 11Appendix Troubleshooting Page 11Appendix Specifications