Panasonic 50" Class 1080p Plasma Hdtv Tc P50u50 Owners Manual

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Getting started
 Connections
  AV cable connection
  Audio connection
Best
Good
Basic
(Not HD)
 To use  HDMI terminals
L
R
 
●VIERA Link connection, please refer to p. 23
HDMI
AV OUT
HDMI-DVI 
Conversion cable DVI OUT
AUDIO OUTe.g. Blu-ray Disc 
player
e.g. Blu-ray Disc 
player
AV Equipment
AV Equipment
Connect to Audio input 
terminal 
 HDMI connection
    (p. 32)
 To use  COMPONENT terminals
L
R Y
P
B
PR
AUDIO
OUT
COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT
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green
blue
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Front of the TVBack of the TV
Remote control sensor 
within about 23 feet (7 meters) 
in front of the TV setC.A.T.S. sensor
Plasma C.A.T.S. (Contrast 
Automatic Tracking System)
 Power indicator
(on:  red, off:  no light)•  An image of the control panel is displayed on the screen while using it.\
Changes the input mode
Chooses Menu and 
Submenu entries
(Press and hold down for 
MENU function)
Volume up/down Selects channels 
in sequence
POWER button
Identifying Controls
Note
 
●The TV consumes a...

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Getting started
 First Time Setup Identifying Controls
or
Turn the TV on with the POWER button
or
(Remote)
(TV)
Setup the following items
 
●Select your  language
 
●Select your viewing mode (Be sure to select “ Home Use”)
If you select “ Store Demonstration” by mistake, confirmation screen will be 
displayed.
To display the “Set viewing mode” screen again and select “Home \
Use”, do one of 
the following:•  Press and hold down the side POWER button for at least five seconds.
•  Unplug power cord for...

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 Watching TV
Turn power on(TV)
or
(Remote)Note
  Please select correct input -->  (p. 16)
 Select a channel number
up
downor
•  CH buttons are also available on the side  of the TV. 
[For Cable/Satellite box connection]
- Use your connected box’s remote control.
 To directly enter a digital channel 
number
When tuning to a digital channel, press 
the button to enter the minor number 
in a compound channel number.
example:  CH15-1:    
Note
If at the end of the scanning no channels are found, then...

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Basic
 Watching TV
Change aspect ratio and Zoom the picture
 
■Press  FORMAT to cycle through the aspect modes  (p. 30)
•  480i, 480p:  FULL/JUST/4:3/ ZOOM
•  1080p, 1080i, 720p:  FULL/H-FILL/JUST/4:3/ZOOM
Use when the picture does not fill the whole screen (bars appear on eit\
her side of 
the image) or portions of the picture is trimmed.
Note
1.  Some content, such as film-based movies, are available in extra-wide for\
mat. 
Top and bottom bars are unavailable.
2.  Connected devices, such as...

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 Watching content from external devices
With the connected equipment turned On
Display the  Input select menu
Select the input mode
Input selectANT/Cable In1234
HDMI 1
HDMI 2
Comp./VideoGAME
Not used
(example)
Input label select
 enter
or
HDMI 1GAMETerminal
(example) Label  Set ANT/Cable in (p. 27)
  Enable Inputs 
Edit labels 
  Input labels (Press MENU -> Setup -> Input labels)
You can also press the corresponding NUMBER 
button or press INPUT repeatedly to cycle through 
the available inputs. If...

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Basic
  Using Media player  Watching content from external devices
Using  Media player
You can view still and motion images and play music saved on a USB flash \
memory and an SD card.
Basic features for Media player
 
■Available contents and features
Option menu
Photos --> p. 19-20
Videos --> p. 21
Music --> p. 21Displays data information.
(File name, Date, and Size etc.)
* Information differs depending 
on selected data. select
 OK
 select
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 Viewing Contents
Insert Media (SD card or USB flash memory)•  Auto play setting  Setup > Advanced setup > Image viewer auto play 
Display Media player
Select Drive and Media(Display connected drive)
Media player
SD memory card Drive selectOK
RETURN Select
 select
 OK
Media player
PhotosVideos MusicSD memory card Media selectOK
RETURN Select
 select
 OK
Select the data (Photos/Videos/Music)How to view the data differs depending on data storage conditions.
 Select Title/FolderSort by Date
24/11/2009...

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Basic
  Using Media player
 Photos view
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Media select
Slideshow Drive select Info
SD memory card
OK
Select
RETURNSort
OPTION
[Features]
 
●Slideshow setting  
 
●Sort  
 
●Drive select  
 
●Media select  
[Photos playback screen]
Next
RotateRETURN
Single view
StopPrev.
Single viewSlideshow
Photo status
Single view
NextPrev.Rotate
RETURNStop
Slideshow
NextPrev.RETURNStop
Navigation Guide
 
●To display/hide 
Guide and Banner 
 
Sort
 Display...

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 Slideshow
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Media select
Slideshow Drive select Info
SD memory card
OK
Select
RETURNSort
OPTION
Select
Change RETURN
OffOffOffNormalOffNormalOn
Slideshow settingsFrameStart Slideshow
Photo effect
Transition effectPhoto sizeBurst playbackDisplay intervalRepeat playbackSoundtrack settings
(example)
 Adjust items and select “Slideshow start”
(example)
Select
Change RETURN
OffOffOffNormalOffNormalOn
Slideshow settings
FrameStart...