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Features
Remote Control
Input And Output Notes
Mounting
Features
Built-in Tuners: The TV has both analog (NTSC) and digital (ATSC)
tuners, as well as a QAM tuner for unencrypted cable signals. With these
built-in tuners, you don't have to purchase a
separate digital set-top box to receive and decode HDTV/SDTV signals.
100,000 Hour Panel Life: The TC-P50S1 features a G12 Progressive HD
Plasma Display Panel with a 100,000 hour panel life.
Neo PDP Technology: The
TC-P50S1 features a new Neo PDP technology which delivers sharp,
detailed images, deep blacks and remarkable brightness, and all with lower power
consumption.
Native Resolution: The TC-P50S1 has a display resolution of
1920 x 1080. All incoming signals are converted to this native
resolution. The HDMI digital and component video inputs will accept 1080p,
1080i, 720p, 480p, and 480i, and will display them as 1920 x 1080.
Anti-Reflective Filter: The TV's flat panel features a new AR
(anti-reflective) screen coating that acts as a filter to reduce annoying
reflections and improve picture quality.
2,000,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio: The Panasonic TC-P50S1 Widescreen VIERA plasma HDTV
utilizes an infinite black panel that has
a native contrast ratio of 40,000:1
and dynamic contrast ratio of 2,000,000:1.
600Hz Sub-field Drive:
The 600Hz Sub-field Drive produces crisp, focused images for
sports, dramatic action, and all other fast-moving scenes. Your full-HD
movies and games will look clear and sharp.
6,144 Shades of Gradation: Plasma displays can
suffer from an artifact called false contouring, where transitions
between different shades of the same color are too sharp. These
transitions can appear as distinct lines between the different shades of
color. Having 6,144
shades of gradation helps minimize the false contouring artifact so
color transitions take on a smooth, natural appearance.
Deep Color Compatible:
This unit is compatible with the Deep Color technology that corresponds with the HDMI Version 1.3
specification. This technology supports higher bit rates and more color
possibilities than previous HDTV signals.
Aspect Modes: Depending on the input signal,
you can choose one of the following aspect modes:
- 4:3:
displays a 4:3
picture at its standard size with
bars along the sides
- Zoom:
magnifies the
picture uniformly (vertically and
horizontally) to fill the screen, so the top and bottom are cut off
(recommended for letter box sources)
- Full:
- stretches a 4:3 picture horizontally to fill the screen
(recommended for anamorphic sources)
- 16:9 source displayed in original aspect
- Just: stretches a
4:3 picture to fill the screen but with aspect correction applied to
the sides of the screen so that elongation is only apparent at the
left and right edges of the screen
(recommended for normal TV broadcasts)
- H-Fill: enlarges
the 4:3 picture horizontally to fill the screen, the side edges are
cut off
Picture Menu: The Menu list allows you to make the following
adjustments in picture quality:
- Picture Modes: You can choose one of the following
picture modes:
- Vivid: provides enhanced contrast and sharpness
when viewing in a well lit room
- Standard: recommended for normal viewing
conditions with subdued room lighting
- Cinema: for watching
movies in a darkened room, provides a soft, film-like picture
- Game: for playing video games. The mode will be set
automatically if "GAME" is selected from the input label setting.
- Custom: adjust picture, brightness, color, tint,
and sharpness
- Color Temperature:
This feature selects the
level of warm colors (red) and cool colors (blue). You can choose from a
Cool, Normal, or Warm setting.
- C.A.T.S: Adjusts the brightness and gradation according to the
ambient lighting condition. You can select On or Off.
- Video NR: Video Noise Reduction removes snow from a
weaker analog TV signal.
- Zoom Adjust: adjusts the vertical alignment and size when aspect
setting "Zoom" is selected.
- Advanced Picture: Some advanced picture settings include:
- Digital Comb Filter:
The motion
adaptive 3D-YC comb filter minimizes noise and cross-color in the
picture when the composite video input is used.
- Color Matrix:
When viewing a signal input through the
component video inputs, this TV will automatically optimize the color
parameters based on the color matrix setting:
- MPEG NR:
Reduces the block noise specific to digital signals
from DVDs, STB's etc.
- Black Level: You can adjust the TV's black level to
Dark or Light.
- HD Size: Selects between 95% and 100% for the scanning area
with high definition signal. Select 95% if noise is generated on the
edges of the screen.
- H Size: Adjust horizontal display range to reduce noise of
both side edges of an image or adjust image size according to aspect
mode for reducing noise.
Anti-Image Retention Features: The TV's Pixel Orbiter
feature helps to prevent image retention (burn-in) by shifting the display
image. You can set the feature to automatic or force, and designate the time
interval for the "Force" setting as 1, 2, 3, or 4. You can also change the
brightness of the side bars that appear in 4:3 mode, or start a scrolling white
vertical bar across the screen to prevent burn-in.
Photo Viewer: The SD card slot on the
side-panel of the TC-P50S1 allows you to view JPEG photos from an SD, SDHC or miniSD card
(an adapter is required to use a miniSD card).
The maximum capacity for each type of media are: SDHC (16GB), SD Card
(2GB), miniSD card (1GB). You can view images as thumbnails (up to 12 images), view
them individually allowing you to rotate the image 90-degrees clockwise
or counter-clockwise or view them as a slide show, with adjustable
picture duration. You can adjust the time duration for the slide show
(Very fast, Fast, Medium, Slow, Very slow). You can also
adjust the TV's picture settings (Contrast, Brightness, Color, Tint,
Sharpness) for your still photos.
Audio Menu: In addition to bass, treble, and balance, the
TV's audio menu includes the following advanced features:
- Surround Function: The surround function enhances
audio response when listening to stereo programming. This function is
active only for the TV's built-in speakers.
- Volume Leveler: The Volume Leveler monitors the
difference in audio levels between inputs and minimizes the change in
volume when you change inputs. This function is active only for the TV's
built-in speakers.
Closed Caption: The television includes a built-in decoder
that is capable of providing a text display of the audio. The program being
viewed must be transmitting Closed Caption (CC) information. The TV features
analog and digital close captions:
- Analog:
- CC 1-4: displays information related to pictures (appears at
bottom of screen)
- T 1-4: displays textual information (appears over entire
screen)
- Digital: The digital Closed Caption menu lets you configure the
way you choose to view the digital captions when viewing a digital station
with (CC). You can adjust size, font, style, foreground, opacity, background
and outline settings.
Input Labels: Each input can be labeled to reflect the
source connected. The label options are Skip, VCR, DVD, Cable,
Satellite, DVR,
Game, Aux, Receiver, Computer, Blu-ray, Camera, DVD REC, Home Thtr,
Monitor, Media CTR, Media EXT, other and (blank). If "Skip" is selected, the TV/Video button will
skip the input.
Station Caption: You change a channel's station
name to a custom seven character name.
Favorite Channels: Channel numbers can be registered as
Favorites and displayed in the TV's Favorite Tune menu for easier access.
Lock: The Lock function has four settings to block
viewing of particular channels or inputs. You create a 4-digit password
that's required to bypass the lock. The available settings are:
- Off: nothing is locked
- All: all channels and external inputs are locked
- Game: channels 3 and 4 and the video inputs are
locked
- Channel: locks up to seven specific channels
- Program: block programs based on their TV or
movie rating
Programmable On/Off Timers: The programmable timers
allow you to program the TV set to turn itself on and off at designated
times, on designated days, tuned to designated channels. Up to 5 events
can be programmed using the timers. An event can have multiple episodes
(Daily, Mon-Fri, Every Wed, etc).
Sleep Timer: This television features a built-in sleep
timer, set by remote control, that turns the TV off automatically after
30, 60, or 90 minutes.
ECO/Power Saving: To conserve energy, the automatically turns
off when no signal and no operation is performed for more than 10
minutes. Also to conserve energy, the TV automatically turns off when no
operation of remote or side panel keys continue for more than 3 hours.
Remote Control
Remote Control: The supplied remote is
programmed to operate this unit only. The OK button and
directional keys allow you to move the on-screen selector, making menu
navigation simple and efficient. The remote
control will also operate certain functions of Panasonic equipment with
"HDAVI Control" connected by HDMI automatically through the TV's
VIERA Link
feature.
VIERA Link:
VIERA Link HDAVI Control lets you operate all of your Panasonic "HDAVI
Control" compatible home theater components connected by HDMI by
pressing a single button on your TV's remote control. Panasonic
equipment with the "HDAVI Control" function enables the following
operations: Automatic input switching, Power on link, Power off link, Speaker
control, and One-touch theater playback. Equipment with HDAVI Control 2 (or
more) function enables the following operations: Providing the setting
information, Automatic lip-sync function, and auto-power standby.
Input And Output Notes
HDMI Inputs: The TC-P50S1 has 2 rear-panel HDMI inputs and 1
side-panel HDMI input. All of the HDMI terminals can accommodate copy-protected
digital signals (HDCP) from other devices (such as digital set-top boxes) that
have compatible interfaces. The HDMI inputs will accept 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p,
and 480i inputs. Either HDMI 1, HDMI 2, HDMI 3 can be used with an HDMI-to-DVI
adapter along with the left and right RCA audio jacks assigned to Component 1,
Component 2, Video 1 or Video 2 (for the audio portion of the signal).
Component Video Inputs: The two
rear-panel component video
inputs will accept 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p, and 480i inputs.
Composite/S-Video Inputs:
The Plasma TV features a rear and
side-panel composite video input, along with a rear-panel S-Video input.
The rear-panel composite and S-Video input share a pair of stereo RCA
audio inputs.
Digital Audio Out: The rear-panel optical digital
output allows you to send a Dolby Digital bit stream to a Dolby Digital
receiver or decoder. If the program doesn't include a Dolby Digital
soundtrack, a 2-channel PCM bit stream is output.
SD Card Slot: The
television features a side panel SD-card slot for viewing JPEG images
stored on an optional SD-card (sold separately). The SD-card slot is
compatible with SDHC cards up to 16GB, SD cards up to 2GB, and miniSD
cards up to 1GB (miniSD cards require a miniSD card adapter).
Mounting
Pedestal Base: The TC-P50S1 includes a
pedestal base for cabinet-top mounting. The base comes unassembled, and
unattached to the TV, so assembly is required. With the pedestal base the TV
weighs 75.0 pounds.
Wall Mounting: On the back of the TV are four
threaded inserts to attach an optional wall mount bracket. The inserts
require 8M (8mm) machine screws. The horizontal hole
spacing is 400mm and the vertical hole spacing of 300mm. Without the pedestal base
attached, the TV weighs 72.8 pounds.
