Operating Instructions
PDP-507XDA
PDP-427XDA
PLASMA DISPLAY
CAUTION
The POWER switch on this unit will not completely shut off all power
from the AC outlet. Since the power cord serves as the main disconnect
device for the unit, you will need to unplug it from the AC outlet to shut
down all power. Therefore, make sure the unit has been installed so
that the power cord can be easily unplugged from the AC outlet in case
of an accident. To avoid fire hazard, the power cord should also be
unplugged from the AC outlet when left unused for a long period of
time (for example, when on vacation).
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WARNING
This equipment is not waterproof. To prevent a fire or
shock hazard, do not place any container filed with liquid
near this equipment (such as a vase or flower pot) or
expose it to dripping, splashing, rain or moisture.
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WARNING
Before plugging in for the first time, read the following section carefully.
The voltage of the available power supply differs according
to country or region. Be sure that the power supply voltage
of the area where this unit will be used meets the required
voltage (e.g., 230 V or 120 V) written on the rear panel.
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WARNING
This product equipped with a three-wire grounding
(earthed) plug - a plug that has a third (grounding) pin. This
plug only fits a grounding-type power outlet. If you are
unable to insert the plug into an outlet, contact a licensed
electrician to replace the outlet with a properly grounded
one. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounding
plug.
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The following symbols are found on labels
attached to the product. They alert the operators
and service personnel of this equipment to any
potentially dangerous conditions.
WARNING
To prevent a fire hazard, do not place any naked flame
sources (such as a lighted candle) on the equipment.
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VENTILATION CAUTION
When installing this unit, make sure to leave space around
the unit for ventilation to improve heat radiation. For the
minimum space required, see page 15.
WARNING
Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for
ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the product, and
to protect it from overheating. To prevent fire hazard, the
openings should never be blocked or covered with items
(such as newspapers, table-cloths, curtains) or by operating
the equipment on thick carpet or a bed.
STANDBY/ON Button
STANDBY: When placed into the standby mode, the main
power flow is cut and the unit is no longer fully
operational.
STANDBY/ON Indicator: The indicator is lit red when
the unit is in the standby mode and is lit blue when it is in
the power-on mode.
WARNING
This symbol refers to a hazard or unsafe practice which
can result in personal injury or property damage.
CAUTION
This symbol refers to a hazard or unsafe practice which
can result in severe personal injury or death.
Contents
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Thank you for buying this Pioneer product.
Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading
the instructions, put them away in a safe place for future reference.
In some countries of regions, the shape of the power plug and power outlet may sometimes differ from that shown in the explanatory
drawings. However the method of connecting and operating the unit are the same.
01 Important user information
02 Safety precautions
Installation precautions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
03 Supplied accessories
04 Part names
Plasma display (front)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Plasma display (rear)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Remote control unit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
05 Preparation
Installing the plasma display
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Moving the plasma display
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Preventing the plasma display from falling over
. . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Stabilising on a table or floor
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Using a wall for stabilisation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Basic connections
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Connecting the antenna
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Routing cables
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Attaching the ferrite core
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Connecting the power cord
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Preparing the remote control unit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Inserting batteries
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Operating range of the remote control unit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
06 Watching TV
Turning the power on
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Plasma display status indicators
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Changing channels
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Using P+ / P on the remote control unit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Using 0 to 9 on the remote control unit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Changing the volume and sound
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Using
i + / i on the remote control unit
. . . . . . . . . .21
Using
e on the remote control unit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Switching the broadcast audio channel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Using the multiscreen functions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Freezing images
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
07 The Home Menu
AV mode menu overview
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
PC mode menu overview
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Using the Home Menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
08 Setting up
Setting up TV channels automatically
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Using Auto Installation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Setting up analogue TV channels manually
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Reducing video noise
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Setting Child Lock
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Suppressing audio distortion
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Labelling TV channels
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Sorting preset TV channels
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Language setting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
AV Selection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Basic picture adjustments
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Advanced picture adjustments
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using PureCinema
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using Colour Temp
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using CTI
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using Colour Management
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using Colour Space
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using Intelligent Colour
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Eliminating noise from images
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Using the Dynamic Range Expander (DRE) functions
. . . . . . 33
Using the 3DYC and I-P Mode
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Sound adjustments
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
FOCUS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Front Surround
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Listening to audio from the sub screen using headphones
. . . . 35
Power Control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Energy Save
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
No Signal off (AV mode only)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
No Operation off (AV mode only)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Power Management (PC mode only)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
09 Enjoying DTV broadcasts
Watching DTV programmes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Changing channels
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Changing favourite channels
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Viewing a channel banner (i-PLATE)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Viewing subtitles
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Customising channel related settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Registering channels in the Favourite List
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Parental Control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Parental Rating options
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Reconfiguring the DTV channel settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Quick Scan (designating the scanning city/region)
. . . . . . . . . . 41
Auto Scan (No scanning city/region designated)
. . . . . . . . . . . 41
Manual Scan
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Clear All Data
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Time Zone Setup
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Selecting a digital audio format
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Selecting an audio language
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Displaying technical information
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Screen Saver
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
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10 Useful adjustment settings
Switching the vertical drive frequency
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Adjusting image positions (AV mode only)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Adjusting image positions and clock automatically
(PC mode only)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Adjusting image positions and clock manually
(PC mode only)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Colour system setting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Selecting a screen size manually
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Selecting a screen size automatically
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Selecting a screen size for 4:3 aspect ratio signals
. . . . . . . . . 48
Changing the brightness at both sides of the screen
(Side Mask)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Sleep Timer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Using a password (AV mode only)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Entering a password
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Changing the password
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Resetting the password function
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
11 Using with other equipment
Connecting a set top box
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Displaying broadcasts via a set top box
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Connecting a DVD player
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
DVD playback
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Connecting a VCR
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
VCR playback
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Connecting a game console or camcorder
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Displaying an image from the game console or camcorder
. . . 52
Connecting a personal computer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Displaying an image from a personal computer
. . . . . . . . . . . 53
Connecting an amplifier/AV receiver
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Avoiding unwanted feedback
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Using the HDMI Inputs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Connecting HDMI equipment
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Using control cords
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
About SR+
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
12 Using Teletext
Using the Teletext functions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
What is Teletext?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Operating the Teletext basics for analogue TV or external input
sources
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Turning on and off Teletext
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Selecting and operating Teletext pages
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Displaying subpages
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Displaying TOP Over View
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Displaying subtitle pages
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Operating the Teletext basics for DTV
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Turning Teletext on and off
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Selecting and operating Teletext pages
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
13 Additional information
Troubleshooting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Signal assignments for 15-pin D-sub connector
. . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Specifications
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Trademarks
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61