01Important user information
Fan noise
The rotation speed of the cooling fan motor increases when the ambient temperature of the plasma television becomes high. You may hear the sound of the fan motor at that time.
To use this product for a long period of time
The Energy Save function can maintain efficiency of the screen for a long period of time. Setting the Energy Save function to “Mode 1” is recommended in order to maintain the efficiency of the screen for a long period of time.
Caution
Panel sticking and after-image lag
Displaying the same images such as still images for a long time may cause
After-image lagging due to remaining electrical load
When image patterns with very high peak luminance are displayed for more than one minute,
After-image (lag image) due to burning
Avoid displaying the same image on the plasma television continuously over a long period of time.
If the same image is displayed continuously for a long period, or for shorter periods of time over several days, a permanent
Note
•To prevent damage from screen burning this plasma television will automatically - after a display time of 5 to 10 minutes - turn off those still images generated by the system itself: the Home Gallery function and Graphical User Interface elements such as HOME MENU.
•To prevent screen burning, the display position is automatically changed imperceptibly when watching plasma television (see Orbiter on page 40).
Preventing damage from screen burning
•We recommend that you enjoy watching images displayed in full screen, except when doing so may result in copyright infringement (see page 38).
•Set the Side Mask detection function to “On”, the High Definition 16:9 aspect ratio images containing side masks will be detected and the side masks will be added automatically or the image displayed in full screen, leading to more effective countermeasures taken for the screen burning (see Detecting side masks on page 39).
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