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Panasonic Services Company
9TH Gen. Plasma Display Television
National Training
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Models Comparison
Comparison Table
TV- CableCARD
PC
MODEL Resolution SD Card Guide slot in the
Input
EPG Tuner
TH-65PX600U 1920x1080p Yes Yes Yes Yes
TH-58PX600U 1366x768p Yes Yes Yes Yes
TH-50PX600U 1366x768p Yes Yes Yes Yes
TH-42PX600U 1024x768p Yes Yes Yes Yes
TH-58PX60U 1366x768p Yes No No No
TH-50PX60U 1366x768p Yes No No No
TH-42PX60U 1024x768p Yes No No No
TH-37PX60U 1024x720p Yes No No No
TH-42PD60U 852x480p No No No No
TH-50PX6U 1366x768p No No No No
TH-42PX6U 1024x768p No No No No
This table is a comparison between the different models of this line of plasma televisions.
Beside having all the features found on the PX60U models, the PX600U models have some
unique features like TV Guide EPG, CableCARD Slot, and PC Input.
Only the 65PX600 has 1080p resolution. All other 2006 models will take a 1080p input but
display it in their native resolution.
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Input/Output (Jacks)
TH-42/50/58/65 TH-
TH-42PD60U
PX600U 37/42/50/58PX60U
INPUT/OUTPUT:
NTSC (Standard analog NTSC (Standard analog NTSC (Standard analog
broadcasts) broadcasts) broadcasts)
Tuners
ATSC/QAM (SDTV and ATSC/QAM (SDTV and HDTV ATSC/QAM (SDTV and
HDTV broadcasts) broadcasts) HDTV broadcasts)
Photo Viewer Yes (SD Slot) Yes (SD Slot) No
SD Card Slot Yes (JPEG Photo Viewer) Yes (JPEG Photo Viewer) Yes (JPEG No
Photo Viewer
CableCARD Ready 5 Yes No No
HDMI-HDCP
2 rear 2 rear 1rear
Interface
Analog Audio Input
1 rear 1 rear 1 rear
(for HDMI)
Composite Video
3 (2 rear, 1 front) 3 (2 rear, 1 front) 2 rear
Input
S-Video Input 3 (2 rear, 1 front) 3 (2 rear, 1 front) 2 rear
Audio Input (for
3 (2 rear, 1 front) 3 (2 rear, 1 front) 2 rear
Video)
PC Input (RGB-VGA) Yes No No
Audio Input (for PC) Yes No No
Component Video
Input [Y, PB(CB), 2 rear 2 rear 2 rear
PR(CR)]
Audio Input (for
2 rear 2 rear 2 rear
Component Video)
Composite Video
1 rear 1 rear 1 rear
Output
Audio Output 1 rear 1 rear 1 rear
This table shows the input signals available for each line of plasma TV.
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42PX60 Board Layout
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42PX60 Board Description
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Getting Familiar With The New Plasma TV
Before this generation of plasma TV, Panasonic has always used the double scan system in
their HD plasma TV. In this generation, the 37" and the 42" HD models utilized the single
scan system.
The earlier production of HD 42" models have 3 fans and the HD 50" models contain 4
fans. Normally there will only be 2 fans in the HD 42" models and 3 fans in the HD 50"
models.
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Differences Between 8th and 9th Generations
1. No Data Drive Circuit Boards (C Boards) for 37" and
42" models (PD60U, PX6U, PX60U, & PX600U) at
the top of the TV.
2. The PA board is back where it originally was in the 6th
Generation models.
3. No PB board (Fan Drive and Audio +B)
4. No Z board (Audio Amp.)
5. The D board is now hidden under the DG board.
6. No DV board
7. Different Digital Tuner (Optical Jack is on the right)
8. The SD and SU boards are flipped, showing the
component side.
The differences between the 8th and the 9th generation are explained here.
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D board Location
The purpose of this picture is to show the new location of the D board, which seats below
the DG and the DT boards. Unlike the previous generation, there's not any access to this
board.
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Digital Tuner/HDMI Connector
When an ATSC channel is selected, the output of the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack
is Dolby Digital. When a NTSC channel is selected, the output is PCM.
Since the TV does not have a DV board, this picture shows the new location of the HDMI
connectors (2). These connectors are located on the DG board. The previous models only
had 1 HDMI connector.
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SC, SU, and SD Boards
The component side of the SU and SD boards is now visible without removal.
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Inputs
This picture shows the CableCARD slot, the Antenna terminal, the HDMI input connectors,
and the PC input connector.
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HDAVI
HDAVI control
Enables unified control between compatible Panasonic products
connected via the HDMI cable, so you can, for instance, control
multiple compatible Panasonic A/V products from a single
remote.
The new EZ-Sync
This might look like just another so-called universal remote.
But universal remotes are really not 'universal' at all. What
they do is combine a bunch of incompatible controllers into
one case. Playing a DVD with a DTS soundtrack with a
universal remote requires pushing just as many buttons as
using three separate remotes.
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"With EZ-Sync, you press one button and