Important Notes - Mitsubishi Electric HD-6000 Owner's Manual

FOR PLASMA DUSPLAY MONUTORS AND PUCTURE TUBE REAR PROJECTUON DUSPLAY
When using the VGA input, do not leave stationary, toombar, or partiam images on-screen for
extended periods of time. Mix the types of pictures shown. Uneven pmasma dispmay or picture
tube aging is NOT covered by your warranty.
The normai use of a TV or piasma dispiay monitor
shouid inciude a mixture of TV picture types. The most
frequently used picture types shouid fiH the screen
with constantly moving images rather than stationary
images or patterns. Dispiaying the same stationary
patterns over extended periods of time, or dispiaying
the same stationary pattern frequently can Heavea
subtle but permanent ghost image. To avoid this, mix
your viewing pattern. Do not show the same stationary
image for more than 15% of your total viewing in any
one week. Display constantly moving and changing
images that fill the screen whenever possible.
Most plasma display monitors and rear projection TV's
are not meant to be used as a work station or to view
static or odd-shaped images for an extended period
of time. Any device connected to your system via
the VGA port, including, but not limited to, personal
computer, game system, or digital set-top box, must
have its screen saver function activated to prevent
damage to the television. We DO NOT recommend the
use of any external device that does not have a screen
saver function with a television.
the whole screen. Stationary images or images that
only partially fiii the screen (leaving black or colored
bars to fiii the screen), when used over extended
periods of time or when viewed repeatedly, can cause
uneven aging of the phosphors and leave subtle
ghosts of the stationary images in the picture.
Setting the video setting of contrast to a medium
position can help slow phosphor aging.
Still or stationary images may be received from
broadcasters, cable channels, satellite channels, DVD
discs, video tapes, laser discs, onqine services, web/
internet searching devices, video games, and digital
TV tuner/converter boxes. Examples of these types of
images can be, but are not limited to the following:
Letterbox top/bottom black bars: shown at the
top and bottom of the TV screen when you watch a
widescreen (16:9) movie on a standard (4:3) TV.
Side bar images: solid bars shown on each side of
an image when watching a standard (4:3) program
on a widescreen (16:9) TV.
We recommend that screen saver activation time
be set to less than five minutes when using a
device through the VGA port. You should also use
lower brightness and contrast settings. If your
computer programs allow, toolbars should be set
to hidden mode.
Please remember most computer programs and video
game systems display static images, such as boxes,
buttons, tool bars, and game scores that can damage
the television if used for extended periods of time,
repeatedly, or frequently.
CRT TV's and plasma display monitors use phosphors
or phosphor picture tubes to create the image on
the screen. All phosphor picture tubes or plasma
display monitors age with use, As they age, their
light output is gradually reduced. Normal pictures fill
the screen with constantly changing images. Under
these conditions, picture tubes or plasma display
monitors age at an even rate across the entire screen.
This maintains a TV picture that is evenly bright over
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Stock-market report bars: ticker running at the
bottom of the TV screen.
Shopping channel iogos & pricing displays:
bright graphics that are shown constantly or
repeatedly in the same location.
Video game patterns and scoreboards
Bright station logos: moving or low-contrast
graphics are less likely to cause uneven aging.
On=line (hternet) web sites: or any other
stationary or repetitive computer sue images.
Closed Caption Backgrounds: When set to
black or bright color, if Close Caption wiii be used
frequently, Mitsubishi suggests the use of the gray
or translucent background.
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