How to Reset a Panasonic Plasma

by Ryan Menezes
Raising your Panasonic screen's peak brightness can damage long-term image quality.

Raising your Panasonic screen's peak brightness can damage long-term image quality.

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Panasonic markets its plasma screens to businesses, citing their applications for meetings and live events. The screens are large, thin and high-contrast but they run the risk of image retention, or burn-in, when they display a still image for a long time. Panasonic's default Extended Life Settings seek to combat image retention. When a still image stays on the screen, the settings move the image and suppress image contrast. Changing these settings reduces your screen's life, so if you change them, consider resetting the screen to its original settings.

Step 1

Press the "Set up" button on your Panasonic remote to open your settings.

Step 2

Press the "Down" button twice to highlight Extended Life Settings.

Step 3

Press "Stop" to open the Extended Life Settings menu.

Step 4

Press the "Down" button twice to highlight the reset option.

Step 5

Press "Stop" to reset your settings.

About the Author

Ryan Menezes is a professional writer and blogger. He has a Bachelor of Science in journalism from Boston University and has written for the American Civil Liberties Union, the marketing firm InSegment and the project management service Assembla. He is also a member of Mensa and the American Parliamentary Debate Association.

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