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Polaroid PLA-4237 User Manual

42” plasma edtv with atsc tuner
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PLA-4237
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  • Page 1 42” Plasma EDTV with ATSC Tuner PLA-4237 20060306...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Polaroid. Add a little color to your life. Since 1937, America has turned to Polaroid for their photography needs. Today, families look to Polaroid for consumer electronics that define the digital age: plasma and LCD TVs, portable and standard DVD players, digital cameras. And while our selection has changed, you'll still receive the same friendly, helpful service that made Polaroid an American icon.

  • Page 3: Important Information

    WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION-To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not perform any servicing other than that contained in the operating instructions unless you are qualified to do so.

  • Page 4: Important Safety Precautions

    Important Safety Precautions Electrical energy can perform many useful functions, but it can also cause personal injuries and property damage if improperly handled. This product has been engineered and manufactured with the highest priority on safety. But IMPROPER USE CAN RESULT IN POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARD.
  • Page 5 Important Safety Precautions (continued) 12. Stand---Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. Do not place the product on an unstable trolley, stand, tripod or table. Placing the product on an unstable base can cause the product to fall, resulting inserious personal injuries as well as damage to the product.
  • Page 6 Important Safety Precautions (continued) 22. Power source---This product is intended to be supplied by a listed power supply indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home, consult your product dealer or local power company. For added protection for this product during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the cable system.

  • Page 7: Setup

    Using the Remote Control < Use the remote control by pointing it towards the remote sensor window of the set. Objects between the remote control and sensor window may prevent proper operation. Note: This illustration is for reference only. The remote sensor may be in different locations on different models.
  • Page 8 Power connection AC- INPUT 1. Connecting the female plug to theAC socket on the unit. 2. Connecting the male plug to the wall outlet as illustrated. Note: < This product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label. <...
  • Page 9 Setup S/PDIF COMPONENT INPUT 1 COMPONENT INPUT 2 SPEAKER AC- INPUT R AUDIO R AUDIO...

  • Page 10: Identification Of Controls

    Main unit (front view) 1. POWER Press this button to turn the unit ON from STANDBY mode. Press it again to turn the set back to STANDBY. 2. MENU Press this button to access the MENU main page. 3. Volume Press the VOL or VOL button to directly increase or decrease the sound volume level.
  • Page 11 Identification of Controls Main unit (rear view) Speaker output jacks SPEAKER S/PDIF S/PDIF digital audio out terminal optical Earphone jack (continued) S/PDIF COMPONENT INPUT 1 COMPONENT INPUT 2 SPEAKER R AUDIO R AUDIO AC- INPUT COMPONENT INPUT 1 COMPONENT INPUT 2 R AUDIO R AUDIO AC power...

  • Page 12: Remote Control

    Remote Control DISPLAY ASPECT CAPTION SLEEP STEREO SOUND MODE PICTURE MODE SIZE TV/PC PIP INPUT Identification of Controls 1 POWER Turn the unit on or off 2 To select additional products to be controlled with remote control Note: This remote control is an universal remote control. If your remote control does not work correctly when you operate the unit, please try to press TV button.

  • Page 13: Connections

    Cautions before connecting Carefully check the terminals for position and type before making any connections. The illustration of the external equipment may be different depending on your model. Loose connectors can result in image or color problems. Make sure that all connectors are securely inserted into their terminals. Refer to the user manual of the external device as well.
  • Page 14 Connect a Camcorder Yellow (VIDEO) White (AUDIO L) Red (AUDIO R ) How to connect: Connect the Audio/Video cables between the Audio (L/R)/Video jacks on the unit and camcorder. To playback Camcorder 1. Turn on your PDP TV , press INPUT button on the remote control to select 2.
  • Page 15 Connect a DVD player How to connect a DVD Player using HDMI Connection: Connect the HDMI cable between the HDMI interface on the unit and HDMI output on the DVD player. To play DVD 1. Turn on your PDP TV , press INPUT button on the remote control to select 2.
  • Page 16 Connect a DTV receiver white (audio L) red (audio R, P /C ) Green (Y) Blue (P /C ) How to connect: Connect the cable or antenna to the antenna input jack on the DTV receiver. Connect the Video cable between the Y, Pb, Pr input jacks on the unit and Y, Pb, Pr output jacks on the DTV receiver . Connect the Audio cable between the AUDIO input jack on the unit and AUDIO output jacks on the DTV receiver.
  • Page 17 Connect a PC D-sub cable How to connect: Connect a D-sub cable between the D-sub jack on the PC and the D-sub input jack on the unit. Connect an Audio cable between the AUDIO output on the PC and AUDIO input jack on the unit. To Watch the PC screen INPUT 1.
  • Page 18 Connect a VCR (for recording) or external amplifier Yellow (VIDEO) White (AUDIO L) Red (AUDIO R ) Audio cable To Audio inputs External Amplifier How to connect: Connect the Audio/Video cables between the Audio (L/R)/Video jacks on the unit and VCR. Connect the Audio cables between the Audio (L/R) jacks on the unit and external amplifier.

  • Page 19: Basic Operations

    Turning the Unit On and Off Turning On Insert the power cord into the wall outlet. Press the Power button on the remote control, the unit will be turned on and you will be ready to use its features. Turning Off With the power on, press the Power Note:...

  • Page 20: Memorizing The Channels

    Memorizing the Channels This unit can automatically find all channels available through antenna or cable inputs, and store them in memory. Note Be sure to select the source before operation Selecting the Tuning Band Before your TV can memorize the available channels, you must specify the type of signal source that is connected to the unit.

  • Page 21: Dtv Signal Strength

    Memorizing the Channels DTV Signal Strength You can make use of DTV signal strength monitor to check how strong your DTV signal is and whether you need to adjust your antenna or digital cable input. The higher the signal strength, the less likely you are to experience picture degradation.

  • Page 22: Channel Selection

    Information about USA channel numbering ATSC PSIP channel has two part channel number: Þ — Major channel number Frequency Þ — Minor channel number Sub channel on frequency In USA, the major channel number is same for both analog and digital frequencies. (It is equal to the NTSC channel number for existing broadcasters.) In USA, a minor channel number of zero is used for a broadcaster’s analog channel.

  • Page 23: Setting Picture

    Customizing the Picture Press MENU to display the menu main page. Press repeatedly to select Press to access the submenu. 5 6 3 4 Within the menu, use Press OK or button to confirm, enter sub-menu or toggle the settings of the selected menu item. Press EXIT button to exit.

  • Page 24: Setting Sound

    Adjusting the Volume Using the volume buttons (VOL+ and VOL-) Press the VOL + VOL- increase Using the Mute At any time, you can temporarily cut off the sound using the MUTE button. Press the MUTE button and the sound cuts off. To turn mute off, press the MUTE Customizing the sound...

  • Page 25: Auto Clock Setup

    Time Set and Sleep Timer Auto Clock Setup - The time is set automatically from a digital channel signal. - The digital channel signal includes information for the current time provided by the broadcasting station. - Set the clock manually, if the current time is set incorrectly by the auto clock function. Press MENU to display the menu main page.

  • Page 26: Viewing Closed Captions

    Viewing Closed Captions The unit decodes and displays the closed captions that are broadcast with certain TV shows. These captions are usually subtitles for the hearing impaired or foreign language translations. All VCRs record the closed caption signal from television programs, so home-recorded video tapes also provide closed captions. Most prerecorded commercial video tapes provide closed captions as well.

  • Page 27: Setting Parental Control

    Setting Parental Control Parental Control This function allows TV programs to be restricted and TV usage to be controlled based on FCC data. It prevents children from watching violent or sexual scenes that may be harmful. Restriction of TV programs includes two ratings that contain information about the program: the MPAA rating and the TV Parental Guidelines.
  • Page 28 Setting Parental Control [2] TV Rating Rating TV-Y (All children) TV-Y7 (Direct to Older Children) TV-G (General Audience) based TV-PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) TV-14 (Parents Strongly Cautioned) TV-MA (Mature Audience Only) Content Rating can be set but this Rating is not normally broadcast by TV Station.

  • Page 29: Password Setup

    Setting Parental Control Password Setup To use the Parental Control function, you first need to set your password. Navigate to the Feature sub-menu, highlight and then use to access Parental Control Menu Highlight Password Change and then use Input old password (4-digit, the preset password is 0000), then input a new password and then confirm again.

  • Page 30: Screen Setup For Vga Pc Mode Component Mode

    Screen Setup for VGA PC Mode Component Mode - Be sure to select the correct source (VGA or Component) before operation. Customizing the picture Navigate to the Video sub-menu 5 6 3 4 Within the menu, use navigate or adjust. Press button to confirm enter sub-menu...

  • Page 31: Troubleshooting

    Before calling for repair service, check the following items for possible remedies to an encountered symptom. Symptoms No power No picture Good picture but no sound Good sound but poor color Poor picture Horizontal dotted line Remote operation fails. Snowy picture and noise No stable or not synchronized VGA picture No output from one...

  • Page 32: Care And Maintenance

    Troubleshooting / Care and Maintenance Plasma Display panel Symptoms Some parts of the screen do not light up. After-images appear Snapping sounds may be heard from the display unit. Cleaning and Maintenance The front of the display panel has been specially treated. Wipe the panel surface gently using only a cleaning cloth or a soft, lint-free cloth.

  • Page 33: Specifications

    1 125 TV system: Unit Dimensions (WxHxD) (inch) Specifications 86 lb CADTV 1 135 2 69 49 x 28.8 x 11.3 1247 1050 Unit mm...

  • Page 34: Programming The Universal Remote Control

    Programming your Remote Control Introduction Your remote lets you control four devices with one easy-to-use, compact unit. After installing batteries, you can program the remote to control your Universal TV, VCR or DVD, Cable or Satellite Receivers, Amplifier or Tuner, and Auxiliary devices. To do so, follow the instructions in “Programming a Device”.

  • Page 35: Changing Volume Lock

    Changing Volume Lock The remote comes preset to allow independent volume control of each selected device (Global Volume Unlock). However, you may change the Volume Lock setting to Global Volume Lock so that one device's volume will control volume in all other modes. After that, you can perform Individual Volume Unlock on a selected device to set its volume control for independent operation or Global Volume Unlock to remove all volume locking.
  • Page 36 MANUFACTURER'S CODES Set Codes for Audio Amplifiers Bose 30674 30078 30331 Marantz 30321 Nakamichi 30321 30264 Optimus 30395 Realistic 30395 Sansui 30321 Shure 30264 Sony 30689 Soundesign 30078 Victor 30331 Wards 30078 Yamaha 30354, 30133 Set Codes for Audio Amp/Tuners 30531 Aiwa 31405, 31243, 30121...
  • Page 37 Set Codes for Cable Converters 00003, 00008, 00014 Americast 00899 Bell & Howell 00014 Bell South 00899 Clearmaster 00883 ClearMax 00883 Coolmax 00883 Daeryung 01877, 00877, 00477, 00008 Digi 00637 Director 00476 Dumont 00637 Gehua 00476 General Instrument 00476, 00810, 00276, 00003, 00014 GoldStar 00144 Hamlin...
  • Page 38 Set Codes for Cable Converters 00003, 00008, 00014 Americast 00899 Bell & Howell 00014 Bell South 00899 Clearmaster 00883 ClearMax 00883 Coolmax 00883 Daeryung 01877, 00877, 00477, 00008 Digi 00637 Director 00476 Dumont 00637 Gehua 00476 General Instrument 00476, 00810, 00276, 00003, 00014 GoldStar 00144 Hamlin...
  • Page 39 Hitachi 30032 Integra 30101 30072 Kenwood 30826, 30626, 30028, 30037, 30036, 30190 Krell 30157 Linn 30157 Magnavox 30157 Marantz 30626, 30029, 30157 30029 Miro 30000 Mission 30157 30420 30157 Onkyo 30868, 30101 Optimus 31063, 30000, 30032, 30037, 30420, 30179, 31075, 30145 Panasonic 30029 Parasound...
  • Page 40 Norcent 21003 Onkyo 20503, 20627, 21924, 20792 Oritron 20651, 21980 Panasonic 20490, 21762, 21990 Philips 20503, 20539, 20646, 21914 Pioneer 20525, 20571 Polaroid 21086, 21061 Polk Audio 20539 Portland 20770 Proscan 20522 Qwestar 20651 20522, 20571, 20717, 20822 20869 Rotel...
  • Page 41 Set Codes for Satellite Receivers AlphaStar 00772 Chaparral 00216 Crossdigital 01109 DirecTV 00392, 00566, 00639, 01142, 00247, 00749, 01749, 00724, 00819, 01856, 01076, 01109, 00099, 01392, 01640, 01442, 01414, 01108 Dish Network System 01005, 00775, 01505 Dishpro 01005, 00775, 01505 Echostar 01005, 00775, 01505 Expressvu...
  • Page 42 Baile 10661 Beijing 10812, 10661 Bell & Howell 10154 BenQ 11032 Bradford 10180 Broksonic 10236, 10463, 11911, 11938, 11905, 11935, 11929 Cailing 10748 Candle 10030 Carnivale 10030 Carver 10054 Celebrity 10000 Celera 10765 Changcheng 10051, 10661 Changhong 10156, 10765, 11156, 10767 Ching Tai 10092 Chun Yun...
  • Page 43 Infinity 10054 Inteq 10017 10054 10000 Jean 10156, 10051, 10236, 10092 Jensen 10761 Jiahua 10051 Jinfeng 10051 Jinxing 10054, 10156, 10145 10053, 11923, 11253 Kangli 10661 10180 Kenwood 10030 10765, 10767 Kolin 10180, 10150, 10053 10180, 10030 Kunlun 10051, 10661 10060, 10030, 10178, 10856, 10700, 10025 Lloyd's 11904...
  • Page 44 11447, 10047, 11454, 10000, 10030, 10178, 11547, 11922,11917, 10092, 11907, 11948, 10090, 10679 Realistic 10154, 10180, 10030, 10178 Rowa 10748 Runco 10017, 10030 Sampo 10154, 10093, 10030, 10178, 10171, 10700, 10650, 11755, 10092 Samsung 10154, 10156, 10060, 10812, 10702, 10030, 10178, 11060, 10814, 10092, 11903, 10090, 10766 Sansui 10463, 11904, 11935, 11929, 11911 Sanyo...
  • Page 45 Set Codes for VCRs 21972 Admiral 20048, 20209 Aiko 20278 Aiwa 20037, 20479 Alienware 21972 America Action 20278 American High 20035 Amoisonic 20479 Anam 20162, 20037, 20240, 20278 Anam National 20162 Asha 20240 Audiovox 20037, 20278 Beaumark 20240 Bell & Howell 20104 Broksonic 20184, 20121, 20209, 20002, 20479...
  • Page 46 Matsushita 20035, 20162 Media Center PC 21972 20035 Memorex 20035, 20162, 20037, 20048, 20039, 20047, 20240, 20104, 20209, 20479 20240, 20043 MGN Technology 20240 Microsoft 21972 Mind 21972 Minolta 20042 Mitsubishi 20067, 20043 Motorola 20035, 20048 20240 Multitech 20072 20035, 20037, 20048, 20104, 20067, 20038 Newave 20037 Nikko...
  • Page 47 Handle the remote gently and carefully. Don't drop it. Wipe the remote with a damp cloth to keep it looking like new. "Polaroid" and “Polaroid and Pixel” are trademarks of Polaroid Corporation, Waltham, MA, USA. For service, support and warranty information, visit in the US or Canada call 1-866-396-6322.
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