Pioneer PDP-4270XD User Manual

Contents
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Thank you for buying this Pioneer product.
Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the
instructions, put them away in a safe place for future reference.
In some countries of regions, the shape of the power plug and power outlet may sometimes differ from that shown in the explanatory drawings.
However the method of connecting and operating the unit are the same.
Contents
01 Important user information
02 Safety precautions
Installation precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
03 Supplied accessories
04 Part names
Plasma television (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Plasma television (rear). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Remote control unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
05 Preparation
Installing the plasma television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Moving the plasma television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Preventing the plasma television from falling over . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Stabilizing on a table or floor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Using a wall for stabilization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Attaching/detaching the Pioneer stand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Detaching the stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Reattaching the stand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Basic connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Connecting the antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Routing cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Attaching the ferrite core . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Connecting the power cord. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Preparing the remote control unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Inserting batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Operating range of the remote control unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
06 Watching TV
Turning the power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Plasma television status indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Changing channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Switching between the TV and DTV modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Using P+ / P– on the remote control unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Using 0 to 9 on the remote control unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Tuning to your favourite (analogue) channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Changing the volume and sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Using i + / i – on the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Using e on the remote control unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Switching the broadcast audio channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Freezing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
07 The Home Menu
Home Menu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Using the Home Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
08 Setting up
Setting up TV channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Using Auto Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Setting up analogue TV channels manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Reducing video noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Setting Child Lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Selecting a decoder input terminal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Labeling TV channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Sorting preset TV channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Language setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
AV Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Basic picture adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Advanced picture adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Using PureCinema. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Using Colour Temp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Using CTI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Using Colour Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Using Colour Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Using Intelligent Colour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Eliminating noise from images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Using the Dynamic Range Expander (DRE) functions . . . . . . . . . 31
Using the 3DYC and I-P Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Sound adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
FOCUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Front Surround. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Power Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Energy Save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
No Signal off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
No Operation off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
09 Enjoying DTV broadcasts
Watching DTV programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Changing channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Viewing a channel banner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Viewing subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Reconfiguring the DTV channel settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Reselecting a country. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Replacing the existing channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Adding new channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Checking signal strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Switching the aerial power on / off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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Pioneer PDP-4270XD Specifications

General

Depth	115 mm
Width	1040 mm
Height	679 mm
Weight	32100 g
Comb filter	3D
Pixel pitch	- mm
Aspect ratio	16:9
Product color	Black
Noise reduction	Yes
RMS rated power	13 W
Display diagonal	42 \
Channels quantity	99 channels
Display brightness	1100 cd/m²
Display resolution	1024 x 768 pixels
Display technology	Plasma
Power requirements	AC 220 - 240 V, 50/60 Hz
SCART ports quantity	3
Contrast ratio (typical)	3000:1
Analog signal format system	PAL, SECAM
Power consumption (standby)	0.7 W
Power consumption (typical)	291 W