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BEFORE OPERATING YOUR TV SET

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three to six feet or more, depending on screen size, for maximum eye comfort.

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Model number and serial number are indicated on the back cover of the TV set.

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Summary of Contents for 31DX22B

Page 1: ...TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 3 POWER SOURCE 3 BEFORE OPERATING YOUR TV SET 9 INSTALLATION 9 ANTENNA CONNECTIONS 11 HOOK UP CABLES AND CONNECTORS 13 TIPS ON REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS 13 LOCATION OF CONTROLS 14 FRONT PANEL JACKS AND CONNECTIONS 14 HOW TO SELECT CHANNELS 15 PICTURE CAUTIONS 17 THE GENIUS REMOTE CONTROL CLU 692GR with P in P 31KX41K 18 THE GENIUS REMOTE CONT...

Page 2: ...U 692GR and CLU 681GR 38 EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS 38 CONNECTING EXTERNAL AUDIO AMPLIFIER 38 CONNECTING EXTERNAL VIDEO SOURCES 39 CONNECTING MONAURAL AUDIO VCR or VIDEO DISC PLAYER 39 CONNECTING STEREO VCR or STEREO VIDEO DISC PLAYER 40 REMOTE CONTROL BATTERY INSTALLATION AND REPLACEMENT 42 ACCESSORIES PART NUMBERS 43 TROUBLESHOOTING 44 RECEPTION PROBLEMS EXTERNAL TO THE TV 44 CHECK HERE BEFORE CALLING...

Page 3: ...n point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS TELEVISION TO RAIN OR MOISTURE NOTE There are no user serviceable parts inside the receiver Model number and serial number are indicated on back side...

Page 4: ...ou Please read it carefully and apply the knowledge you obtain from it to the proper operation of your HITACHI television receiver Please fill out your warranty card at once and mail it to HITACHI This will enable HITACHI to notify you promptly in the improbable event that a safety problem should be discovered in your model of product FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY 1 This television set is equipped with...

Page 5: ...on set 7 If the television set has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged unplug this television set from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel 8 If liquid has been spilled into this television set unplug it from the wall outlet and refer service to qualified service personnel 9 Do not subject your television set to impact of any kind Be particularly careful not ...

Page 6: ...pool etc Never expose the set to rain or water If the set has been exposed to rain or water unplug the set from the wall outlet and refer to servicing personnel 13 Choose a place where light artificial or sunlight does not shine directly on the screen 14 Avoid dusty places since accumulated dust inside the TV chassis may cause failure of the set when high humidity persists 15 The set has slots or ...

Page 7: ...tem installer Only for the television set with CATV reception This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer s attention to Article 820 40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical 17 An outside antenna system sho...

Page 8: ...ied technician to restore the television set to normal operation 21 When going on a holiday If your television set is to remain unused for a period of time turn the television set off and unplug it from the wall outlet IF THIS SET DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY 22 If you are unable to restore normal operation by following the detailed procedure in your operating instructions do not attempt any further ...

Page 9: ...LATION ANTENNA Unless your TV set is connected to a cable TV system or to a centralized antenna system a good outdoor color TV antenna is recommended for the best performance However if you are located in an exceptionally good signal area that is free from interference and multiple image ghosts the indoor antenna may be sufficient LOCATION Select an area where sunlight or bright indoor illuminatio...

Page 10: ...BEFORE OPERATING YOUR TV SET 10 three to six feet or more depending on screen size for maximum eye comfort NOTE Model number and serial number are indicated on the back cover of the TV set ...

Page 11: ...hm antenna UHF antenna When using a 300 Ohm twin lead from an outdoor antenna disconnect the VHF or UHF indoor antenna leads from screws of the VHF or UHF adapter and connect outdoor VHF or UHF antenna leads to these screws of a VHF or UHF adapter 3 When both VHF and UHF antennas are connected Attach an optional ANT MIXER to the TV antenna terminal and connect the cables to the ANT MIXER Notes 1 I...

Page 12: ...BEFORE OPERATING YOUR TV SET 12 2 Consult your dealer or service store for the ANT MIXER of VHF adaptor 3 The special converter decoder will be supplied by the cable company ...

Page 13: ...he various components Also make sure how long the cables should be 300 Ohm Twin Lead Connector This outdoor antenna cable must be connected to an antenna adaptor 300 Ohm to 75 Ohm Phono Connector Used on all standard video and audio cables which connect to inputs and outputs located on the Television s front and rear jack panels F Type 75 Ohm Coaxial Antenna Connector For connecting RF signals ant...

Page 14: ...etails are described on the page shown by the number attached to the part name example Front view illustration NOTE The front and rear view shows the illustration for the 31DX22B Table Top The 31KX41K console with VCR storage is not shown bu the controls and terminals are the same Rear view illustration FRONT PANEL JACKS AND CONNECTIONS The front panel jacks are provided as a convenience to allow ...

Page 15: ...et to the TV mode At this time the channel number is displayed in the upper right of the screen To enjoy a VCR set to the VIDEO mode See page 12 CHANNEL SELECTION CHANNEL BUTTON Channel selection may be performed by pressing either the CHANNEL BUTTON UP or DOWN When pressing the right side UP of the CHANNEL BUTTON the next higher channel is selected When pressing the left side DOWN of the CHANNEL ...

Page 16: ...Use these audio video jacks for a quick hook up from a camcorder or VCR to instantly view your favorite show or new recording Press the AVX button until VIDEO 2 appears in the top right corner of the TV screen See pages 7 and 9 ...

Page 17: ...CONTRAST or BRIGHTNESS setting the image can be permanently imprinted onto the screen These types of imprints are not covered by your warranty because they are the result of misuse This color television receiver was intended mainly for the private viewing of programs broadcast by TV stations and cable companies and programs from other video sources Public viewing may require prior authorization fr...

Page 18: ...e your TV point the Genius remote at the remote sensor of the TV To operate your VCR point the remote at the remote sensor of the VCR To operate your cable box point the remote at the remote sensor of the cable box CLU 692GR illustration MULTI PAGE SELECT SWITCH Slide the switch in the direction of the arrow to select the MULTI PAGE mode Button layout when TV is selected Button layout for VCR Powe...

Page 19: ...E Precoded buttons below will control your Hitachi TV only when the MULTI PAGE SELECT SWITCH below is set to TV mode To operate your TV point the Genius remote at the remote sensor of the TV To operate your VCR point the remote at the remote sensor of the VCR To operate your cable box point the remote at the remote sensor of the cable box CLU 681GJ illustration MULTI PAGE SELECT SWITCH Slide the s...

Page 20: ...W TO USE THE REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR T V POWER button Press this button to turn the TV set on or off RECALL button When you want to check the channel being received or if it has a stereo ST or second audio SA program press the RECALL button You can also check the time and if the ON TIME or OFF TIME has been set These functions are explained in the MENU SET UP section beginning on page 17 If a video...

Page 21: ...st different features The ENTER button will set features to your preference CHANNEL SELECTOR buttons Enter two or three numbers to select channels Enter a 0 first for channels 1 to 9 Use the 100 button for channels 100 and higher Channel selection may also be performed by pressing channel up or down NOTE THE TV MAY NOT RECEIVE SOME CHANNELS IF YOU ARE NOT IN THE CORRECT AIR CABLE MODE SEE PAGE 18 ...

Page 22: ...on again or press the VOLUME up button to restore the sound The word MUTE will remain displayed if the CLOSED CAPTION feature is turned off The word MUTE will not be displayed if the CLOSED CAPTION feature is on LAST CHANNEL LST CH button Use this button to select between the last two channels viewed Good for watching two sporting events etc PICTURE IN PICTURE buttons Not Available on Model 31DX22...

Page 23: ...he POWER button on the TV set for approximately 5 seconds Press the POWER button on the TV again to end the autodemonstration CLOSED CAPTION When CLOSED CAPTION is highlighted in purple press ENTER to see the following display Closed captions are the dialogue narration and or sound effects of a television program or home video which are displayed on the TV screen Your local TV program guide denote...

Page 24: ... SET UP and INITIAL SETTINGS when setting your TV up for the first time Use the CURSOR UP DOWN or a NUMBER from the remote to highlight the functions desired AIR CABLE Select this function to change between regular VHF UHF broadcasting AIR and cable CATV1 or CATV2 Press the CURSOR buttons to highlight the correct AIR CABLE mode and press MENU to exit Reception channels for each mode are shown at t...

Page 25: ...erase additional channels CHANNEL MEMORY Use this function after AUTOPROGRAM to add or erase additional channels to the remote control CHANNEL buttons Add or erase additional channels while still in CHANNEL MEMORY using the CHANNEL buttons or number buttons and then add or erase using the CURSOR buttons CLOCK SET Use the same remote control buttons as shown in previous examples to display the cloc...

Page 26: ...iew which channels are labeled in CHANNEL CAPTION NAME which have been added to CHANNEL MEMORY SCAN and which are protected by CHILD LOCK LOCK Press MENU 1 ENTER 4 ENTER to view Press the CURSOR to view more channels Press MENU to exit TIMER SET This function will automatically turn the TV on or off Press 1 ENTER to select the ON TIMER Press the CURSOR buttons for TIMER SET ON or OFF and MODE 1 SH...

Page 27: ...ER function will not work until you reset it and the next ON TIME when using DAILY MODE will leave the TV set turned on until you press the power button on the TV or remote control to turn it off AUTOMATIC MESSAGE Use this function to set up two personal messages once a day or one time only Setting the AUTOMATIC MESSAGE is the same as setting CHANNEL CAPTION and ON TIMER Press MENU 1 ENTER 6 ENTER...

Page 28: ... erased from the TV by pressing RECALL MUTE LST CH etc 1 CHILD LOCK This function will block out the picture and sound of the selected channel Press MENU 1 ENTER 7 ENTER to display CHILD LOCK The code to set or cancel CHILD LOCK is a three digit key number The factory preset key number is 000 The picture and sound will now be blocked out for this channel Repeat the same steps to cancel the CHILD L...

Page 29: ...V channels that sound loud compared to other TV channels Press MENU 1 ENTER 8 ENTER to display VOLUME CORRECTION Press the CURSOR to select volume level Press ENTER to set the volume level Press MENU to exit Use the channel or number buttons while still in VOLUME CORRECTION to set additional channels ...

Page 30: ... versa with this feature P IN P BUTTON Press the P in P button and a sub picture appears in one corner of the screen To remove the sub picture from the screen press the button a second time EXCHNG BUTTON If you wish to switch what is being shown on the main picture to the sub picture press the EXCHNG button SHIFT BUTTON To move the sub picture to another corner press the SHIFT button The sub pictu...

Page 31: ...ng Press this button again to return to normal viewing The other picture in picture function EXCHNG button will not work with this FREEZE function CAUTION A pattern burn may develop if the sub picture is left in the same corner permanently If the P in P feature is used frequently occasionally shift the sub picture to a different corner NOTE 1 Only sound from the main picture can be heard 2 When th...

Page 32: ... contrast between black and white levels in the picture COLOR Use this function to adjust the level of color in the picture TINT Use this function to adjust flesh tones so that they appear natural BRIGHT Use this function to adjust overall picture brightness SHARP Use this function to adjust the amount of fine detail in the picture WHITE CONTROL COOL STD arrow Use this function to adjust the white...

Page 33: ...will control the left right balance of the TV internal speakers the AUDIO TO HI FI output and the surround speakers BASS This function controls the low frequency audio to all speakers TREBLE This function controls the high frequency audio to all speakers SOUND SETTING Use the sound settings to improve the sound performance of your TV depending on listening conditions Press MENU 3 ENTER 2 ENTER to ...

Page 34: ...naural is always received LOUDNESS This function will improve the quality of both low and high frequency sounds when listening at low volume levels INT SPEAKERS This function is useful when first setting up the external speakers or if you prefer to use only speakers from a separate stereo system SURROUND OFF Use this for normal stereo mono broadcasts ON Listener is surrounded by many sound sources...

Page 35: ...nels do not change after 5 seconds try a different Genius Remote button 5 Release both buttons when the VCR begins to change channels The precoded VCR buttons will now control your VCR NOTES If your VCR cannot be operated after performing the above procedure the codes have not been precoded into the Genius remote control and it will not be able to operate your VCR You will only have to program you...

Page 36: ...ntrol is programmed for your cable box If the cable box channels do not change after 5 seconds try a different Genius Remote button 5 Release both buttons when the cable box begins to change channels The precoded cable box buttons will now control your cable box NOTES If your cable box cannot be operated after performing the above procedure the codes have not been precoded into the Genius remote c...

Page 37: ...Dimensia 2 GE 2 6 Goldstar 0 Hitachi 1 Instant Replay 6 JC Penny 1 6 9 JVC 0 Kenwood 0 Magnavox 4 6 Marantz 9 Marta 0 Memorex 6 MGA 7 Minolta 1 Mitsubishi 7 Montgomery Ward CHANNEL NEC 9 Panasonic 6 Pentax 1 Philco 4 6 Philips 4 6 Pioneer 1 ProScan 2 Quasar 6 RCA 1 2 Realistic 6 9 CHANNEL Sanyo 9 Scott 7 8 Sears 1 9 Sharp CHANNEL Sony 5 VOLUME VOLUME Sylvania 4 6 Tashiko 0 Technics 6 Toshiba 1 8 W...

Page 38: ...Regal 4 Scientific Atlantic 6 Viewstar 9 Zenith 5 EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS CONNECTING EXTERNAL AUDIO AMPLIFIER To control the audio level of an external audio amplifier with the remote transmitter connect the system as shown below Fig 1 NOTE To prevent damage to the speaker and distorted sound set the volume control of the audio amplifier lower and adjust the sound level using the volume control on th...

Page 39: ...d every time the AVX button is pressed as shown below Connect External Video source to the INPUT terminal then press AVX button as necessary to view the input source NOTE When the TV is set to VIDEO and a video signal is not received from VIDEO INPUT JACK on the back panel of the TV i e VCR Video Disc Player etc is not connected or the video input device is OFF the screen will be blank gray or blu...

Page 40: ...t the cable from the AUDIO OUT R of the VCR or the Video Disc Player to the INPUT AUDIO R jack Fig 1 Connect the cable from the AUDIO OUT L of the VCR or the Video Disc Player to the INPUT AUDIO L jack Fig 1 Press the AVX button to view the program from the VCR or Video Disc Player The video mode VIDEO disappears automatically after approx 8 seconds Press the AVX button to return to the previous c...

Page 41: ...SOURCES 41 Completely insert the connection cord plugs when connecting to REAR panel jacks If you do not the played back picture may be abnormal If you have an S VHS VCR use the S INPUT cable in place of the standard video cable ...

Page 42: ...acation unplug the television set from the wall outlet 2 Do not subject the Remote transmitter to shocks such as dropping it on the floor etc Precision parts may be damaged 3 Do not allow the Remote transmitter to become wet and avoid placing it in areas of high humidity Don t leave it on or near a heater Excess heat or moisture may cause the unit to cease operation 4 If the batteries become exhau...

Page 43: ...h other television equipment may result in instability causing possible injury NOTES 1 To operate your TV be sure to point the Genius Remote at the remote sensor on the television To operate other electronic equipment like a VCR point the remote at the remote sensor on the device 2 Refer to the instruction manual of the VCR for operation of the buttons exclusively for the VCR Caution on batteries ...

Page 44: ...ion or position of the antenna may improve reception Ghosting may also be caused by defects in the antenna system such as unshielded leads or connecting several sets to the same antenna without using multiple antenna couplers SNOW If your receiver is located in the fringe area of a television station where the signal is weak your picture may be marred by the appearance of small dots When the signa...

Page 45: ...TROUBLESHOOTING 45 Troubleshooting chart ...

Page 46: ...ennal input impedance 75 Ohm Channel coverage 181 ch VHF Band 2 13 UHF Band 14 69 CATV Mid Band A 5 A 1 A I Super Band J W Hyper Band W 1 W 28 Ultra Band W 29 W 84 Video 1 0Vp p 75 Ohm S Video Luminance Y 1 0Vp p 75 Ohm Chrominance C 0 286Vp p 75 Ohm Audio input impedance 47 kOhm Average input level 470mVrms Maximum input level 940mVrms Outputs Video 1 0Vp p 75 Ohm Audio fixed 470mVrms 1 kOhm 31DX...

Page 47: ...ill provide you with convenient and expedient assistance Our service Hotline operator will direct you to the Hitachi Authorized Service Facility nearest you Just present proof of purchase and or delivery receipts to the Hitachi Authorized Service Facility and service will be rendered in accordance with the terms of the limited warranty as stated on your warranty card or operating guide Should you ...

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