General Information; Important Tip - Marantz PD-4201-E Owner's Manual

General Information

Important Tip

Image Retention Effect (Image Sticking)
1. Cause :
- Image Retention Effect may come from displaying a still picture in a certain period of time with at a certain area continuously,
as feature of PDP panel. This is caused due to brightness degradation. Many PDP manufacturers are trying to overcome this
limitation.
2. Prevention
- To avoid this matter, use the product after reducing brightness and contrast, especially when a still image is displayed for a
long time. (Contrast 50/Brightness 50 - See 19 page)
Once Image retention occurs, change the mode into Video mode which displays more motion pictures. It will help reduce this
matter, but cannot completely eliminate once it occurs.
It makes the screen's brightness worse as displaying a fixed pattern often.
- Use the fuction, Pixel Shift in still image, in our PDP products. (For more details, see the below page 31)
3. Solution
- The temporary image sticking would decrease with displaying Full-White pattern after 10 hours.
- The permanent image sticking couldn't take off under the latest technology even though being in its manufacturer.
4. Notice :
- It is very important to notify every buyer/customer this information and All Branches/Buyers
/Customers should be fully aware of this.
- Image Sticking in PDP products couldn't get the support from a manufacturer, and does not come under the warranty.
Second Tip -
• Pixel Defect :
Plasma Display Panel(PDP) is made of a group of refined pixels (cells). The Panel, in which 99.9% of pixels have approved, is a
normal product. Therefore, only a few of abnormal pixels may appear, however, this has no influence upon PDP performance.
Image Sticking Precaution
When watching a still Image within motion pictures and Wide/Zoom1/Zoom2
/14:9/4:3 screen
• Precaution :
- Image Sticking could be come from Still Image and Boundary line for a long time display and Brightness
gap in Boundary.
- This Matter(Image Sticking) is same thing under the other PDP's Company.
- Still Image/Letter in watching TV also will be effect to Image sticking.
*This matter(Image Sticking) is out of warranty.
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Wide,Zoom1, Zoom2, 14:9, 4:3
screen
Box still image