Top 10 Panasonic Viera TH-42PZ80U Plasma TV Questions & Answers

The screw holes are metric. The set is supplied with M5x25 screws to attach the pedestal, so the wall mount screws will be in that same range.

Panasonic TH-42PZ80U Enter Service Mode InstructionsWith TV on, press and hold the volume down button on the front of the TV, and press info three times on the remote. Select Category Instructions1 and 2 Change Data Instructionsvolume up and down Exit Service Mode Instructionspower down Menu Categorywb adj Menu Itemsrgb cut rgb drive all cut all drive -->do not use these unless you need to match ywo displays side by side.

The tv is on "store" rather than "home" setting. If the message "going to refresh mode" keeps appearing every 5-10 minutes, do the following:

-Unplug TV from wall and leave it for about a minute.
-Plug TV back in and follow "initial setup instructions" (can be found on page 14 of manual).
You will be given the choice of "home" or "store" settings. Change it from "store" to "home".
-Done.

go into the main menu and look for "input lableing" then you can activae the hdmis

How many times is that light blinking? For example a 7 blink error code would blink 7 times pause 7 times etc. What is your's blinking?

iv got a panisonic i dont know if its the same but i click on the options buttion witch takes me to the options menu
then it says ad in the multi audio/ad box change this to eng

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To tune your Panasonic Plasma to on air TV channels do the following:

Connect the antenna connection to its antenna in at the back panel.

Automatically searches and adds available channels to the memory.

Select "ANT in"

Select Cable or Antenna Select "Auto"
Select a scanning mode

Auto channel setup
Select "Auto program"
Select "ANT in"
Select "Auto"
Select scanning mode (ALL channels/Analog only/Digital only

Start scanning the channels

Available channels (analog/digital) are automatically set.

All channels: Scans digital and analog channels

Analog only: Scans Analog channels only
Digital only: Scans Digital channels only
Confirm registered channels

If OK is not pressed after selecting "Apply", the channels will not be saved.

The channel will be saved when no operation is performed for 60 seconds and

the "Manual program" menu will also exit automatically.
If you perform scanning more than twice, previously saved channels are erased.

About broadcasting systems

Analog (NTSC): Conventional broadcasting

Digital (ATSC): New programming that allows you to view more channels
featuring high-quality video and sound
[Use "UP ' DOWN ' RIGHT ' LEFT] AND 'OK"] keys to selcet and proceed.

If you let me know in which location of the screen is located I can assist with the possible cause since the vertical line can be caused by different items based on where its located on the Screen such as center of screen, or far right side or midle of the right half side of the screen. Reply to this same post with where the line is located and I will assist you with it.

sounds like you need to update firmware

These blinks [flashes] are fault indication (Error Codes). From the number of blinks occur at one time switch ON, you can get an idea about the faulty circuit section inside it. This will make repair easy. These are called blinking codes. Make sure about the exact number of blinking of the standby/power LED, by switching On & OFF the set, for at least two times. Count it carefully. If you wish to get some details, check the site linked here. It has details about blinking codes, and fault locating procedure, to many popular brand TVs and other devices. Viewing it in "Mosaic" or "Magazine" will make surf easy.
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