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Camera And Camcorder

To Connect To AV Input

Connect  your  camera  or  camcorder  to  AV

(AV-4) input at the rear side of the TV.
• Connect your equipment to the TV via

 VIDEO

(yellow), 

AUDIO R 

(red) and 

AUDIO L 

(white)

inputs. You must connect the jacks to the in-

put using the same colour.

To Connect To S-VHS Input

Connect  your  camera  or  camcorder  S-VHS

input at the rear side of the TV.
• Connect your equipment to the TV via S-VHS

input and audio inputs of AV inputs by using

S-VHS cables.

Connect The Decoder To The Video

Recorder

Some video recorders have a special Scart

socket for decoder.
• Connect a Scart cable to the Scart socket of

your decoder and to the special Scart socket

of your video recorder. Refer to the booklet of

your video recorder.

• To connect your video recorder to the TV, re-

fer to the TV and Video Recorder section.

If  you  want  to  connect  more  equipment  to

your TV, consult your dealer.

Connecting Headphones

Use the stereo headphone socket at the rear

side of the TV, to connect headphones.

Connecting Subwoofer

Use 

Subwoofer  Out

  socket  to  connect  an

external, active subwoofer to the set to give a

much deeper bass effect.

Summary of Contents for 37LD8700U

Page 1: ...GB Instructions for use 37LD8700U ...

Page 2: ...on Menu 23 PC Picture Menu 23 Sound Menu 23 Feature Menu 23 Source Menu 24 Sound in PC mode 24 Other Features 24 TV Status 24 Mute Indicator 24 PIP and PAP modes 24 Freeze Picture 24 Zoom Modes 24 Teletext 25 To Operate Teletext 25 To Select A Page Of Teletext 25 To Select Index Page 25 To Select A Subcode Page 26 PAT Picture and Text 26 To Exit Teletext 26 To Display The Time 26 Fastext 26 Connec...

Page 3: ...LOW Only used in Teletext mode Reveal SLIDE SHOW No function Subtitle PHOTO No Function SWIVEL No Function Aspect ratio Teletext On Off Time Guide for DTT Index Page for TV GREEN Only used in Teletext mode RED PAT Picture and Text Freeze On Off Volume Up Down Mono Stereo Dual A B Equalizer Sound Mode _ Cursor Left These buttons can control most Hitachi DVD Players and Recorders Please see Page 33 ...

Page 4: ... 3 LCD TV FRONT VIEW REAR VIEW 3RZHU RUG QSXW 3RZHU 2Q 2II EXWWRQ ...

Page 5: ...ff switch Power cord input Power On Off button S VHS Input Video Input Audio Inputs Headphone Audio Line Outs Subwoofer Out PC Audio Input Aerial Scart 2 AV 2 Scart 1 AV 1 HDMI Input AV 5 Component Audio Inputs Component Video YPbPr Inputs VGA Input CI Common Interface Slot AV 4 AV 3 AV 4S ...

Page 6: ...itches itself automatically to stand by mode PLL Frequency Search PC Input Support up to WXGA 1366 x 768 Stereo PC Audio Input Plug Play for Windows 9X ME 2000 XP 3D Comb Filter Audio Line Out Panel Features 37 inch TFT LCD display High resolution 1366x768 Contrast ratio 800 1 typical Brightness typical 500 cd m2 Display colour 16 7 Million Safety Precautions Please read the following recommended ...

Page 7: ...s or any other opening in the case this could re sult in a fatal electric shock NEVER guess or take chances with elec trical equipment of any kind it is better to be safe than sorry 1 Power Source The set should be operated only from a 220 240V AC 50 Hz outlet Ensure you select the correct voltage setting for your conve nience 2 Power Cord Do not place the set a piece of furniture etc on the power...

Page 8: ...luding those which is heavy metal free should not be disposed of with house hold waste Please dispose of used battery in an environmentally sound manner Find out about the legal regulations which apply in your area Cold cathode fluoresant lamp in LCD PANEL contains a small amount of mercury please follow local ordinates or regulations for dis posal The mains plug is used to disconnect the TV from ...

Page 9: ...teries in the right direc tions Replace the battery cover NOTE Remove the batteries from remote control handset when it is not to be used for a long period Otherwise it can be damaged due to any leakage of batteries Switching The TV ON OFF To switch the TV on Your TV will switch on in two steps 1 Connect the power supply cord to the sys tem Press Power On Off button at the rear side of the TV Then...

Page 10: ...arch process is com pleted the following message asking for ana logue channel search appears on the screen TV switches to the analogue TV mode To seach for analogue channels select Yes Press the BLUE button to cancel APS if you do not want to delete your existing programme list To continue APS first select the country by pressing _ button and then press the RED or OK button After APS is finalized ...

Page 11: ...the menu system are described in Menu System section Volume Setting Press the button to increase volume Press the button to decrease volume A volume level scale slider will be displayed at the bottom of the screen Programme Selecting Previous or next programme Press the P button to select the previous programme Press the P button to select the next programme Programme Selecting direct access Press...

Page 12: ... in the channel list Then the following message appears on the screen Press or button to highlight the desired option If OK button is pressed while Yes is highlighted the highlighted channel is de leted Selecting No cancels the delete op eration Renaming channels To rename a specific channel the channel must be highlighted via pressing or but ton and then highlight the Edit Name item by pressing o...

Page 13: ... the base of the screen and then in turn highlight each channel you want to add to the favourites list using the and buttons and press the OK button A channel selected as a favourite appears in the main channel list with a favourites icon against the channel name You must then set the Favourite mode to ON in the Configuration menu see page 14 for further details On Screen Help Pressing INFO Button...

Page 14: ... and press the OK button then you will be asked to confirm for deleting all channels and settings By selecting YES and pressing the OK but ton the existing channel table will be deleted After factory settings is loaded First Time Installation menu will be displayed Press the OK button to start installation Af ter search is completed for digital channels a message asking search for analogue chan ne...

Page 15: ...sables the favourite channel list mode See Channel List menu Favourites on page 12 Use or button to turn on off favourite mode If the Favourite Mode is on in nor mal operating mode pressing P and P buttons will only navigate through the chan nels that were previously defined as favourites in Channel List EPG Preference Digital terrestrial television channels can broadcast simultaneous Next Now and...

Page 16: ...k key is displayed There is only one key which is set to 0000 initially Enter lock key If wrong Lock key is entered the following message is displayed on the screen and it is returned back If it is correct the Parental Settings Menu in cluding following items is displayed There you can set reset locking for the Main Menu or the Installation Menu to restrict ac cess If the menu lock is disabled the...

Page 17: ...xternal input refer to your VCR instruction book NB If you switch on your TV whilst the timer recording is active and then switch back to standby the timer recording will be can celled the timer setting will be deleted and the desired programme will not be recorded Language Some programmes are broadcast in two or more languages simultaneously The lan guage heard can be selected from the Lan guage ...

Page 18: ... the card is activated Some CAMs may require the following set up Please set the CAM by entering the IDTV menu Common Interface then pressing the OK button CAM set up menu is not dis played when it is not required To see the viewing contract information Enter IDTV press the button then high light Common Interface and press the OK button When no module is inserted No Common Interface module detecte...

Page 19: ...ress _ button to choose one of these options Cool Normal and Warm Noise Reduction This item is used to reduce the image noise and improve the picture quality at weak sig nals By pressing a b button select Noise Re duction Press _ button to set Noise re duction level to Off Low Medium or High Film Mode Films are recorded at a different number of frames per second to normal television programmes By ...

Page 20: ...uage using mode option AVL Automatic Volume Limiting AVL function adjusts the sound to obtain fixed output level between programs having different sound levels Pressing _ button will turn this feature on or off Effect You can use this feature to switch the sound effect on or off If the current sound system is Mono and the sound effect is switched on then the sound will be heard as if it is Stereo ...

Page 21: ...splayed on the screen Language By pressing a b button select Language By pressing _ button you can select the language AV 2 Out By pressing a b button select AV 2 Out You can set AV 2 Out to TV AV 1 AV 3 AV 4 AV 5 PC RGB or DTT by pressing _ button Note Only audio output is available for AV 3 AV 5 and PC RGB The other options have both audio and video outputs Default Zoom By pressing a b button se...

Page 22: ...to adjust the tuning Search By pressing a b button select Search Press _ button to start program searching The searching will stop when a signal is found You can also enter a frequency value directly by pressing the digit buttons VCR Video Cassette Recorder This item can be seen in all modes except AV 3 AV 5 and PC RGB If you want to watch a VCR source from one of these modes then it will be bette...

Page 23: ...ng screen will be dis played Press the BLUE button to cancel APS if you do not want to delete your existing programme list To continue APS first select the country by pressing _ button and then press the RED or OK button After APS is finalized the programme table will appear on the screen Source menu By pressing _ button select the sixth icon Source menu appears on the screen In source menu highli...

Page 24: ...eets or para graphs or text in smaller fonts Use _ button to adjust the value Phase Depending on the resolution and scan fre quency that you input to the TV Set you may see a hazy or noisy picture on the screen In such a case you can use this item to get a clear picture by trial and error method Use _ button to adjust the value PC Picture Menu By pressing _ button select the second icon PC Picture...

Page 25: ...belongs to active window The place of the status OSDs are same for both windows For PIP picture restrictions see table on page 35 Press the button twice to switch to PAP mode At PAP Mode two pictures with equal sizes are displayed on the screen Aspect Ratios of the windows are fixed When you switch to PAP Mode Main window in PIP Mode is displayed on the right side of the screen The active window c...

Page 26: ...tly cut off Teletext Teletext is an information system that dis plays text on your TV screen Using the Tele text information system you can view a page of information on a subject that is available in the list of contents index To Operate Teletext Select a TV station where Teletext is being transmitted Press the button Usually the list of con tents index is displayed on the screen To Select A Page...

Page 27: ...programme being watched does not have Teletext transmission no information will be displayed Fastext Your TV supports the 1000 page Teletext system When the page number of any of the 1000 pages in memory is entered the sys tem will not search for the requested page instead it will display the page automatically If the requested page is not in memory the system will search for the requested page nu...

Page 28: ...to the broadcast ing organisation whose programmes you wish to receive This organisation will supply you a corresponding decoder unit to allow the programmes to be unscrambled For further information ask your dealer See also the booklet supplied with your decoder Connect a decoder with an aerial socket to the TV Connect the aerial cable Connect a decoder without an aerial socket to the TV Connect ...

Page 29: ... S VHS cables Connect The Decoder To The Video Recorder Some video recorders have a special Scart socket for decoder Connect a Scart cable to the Scart socket of your decoder and to the special Scart socket of your video recorder Refer to the booklet of your video recorder To connect your video recorder to the TV re fer to the TV and Video Recorder section If you want to connect more equipment to ...

Page 30: ... 29 Connect Peripheral Equipment Aerial Connection ...

Page 31: ...mage the TV screen coating layer Poor Picture Have you selected the correct TV system Is your TV set or house aerial located too close to non earthed audio equipment or neon lights etc Mountains or high buildings can cause double pictures or ghost images Sometimes you can improve the picture quality by chang ing the direction of the aerial Is the picture or Teletext unrecognisable Check if you hav...

Page 32: ...reo AUDIO OUTPUT POWER WRMS 10 THD 2 x 8 POWER CONSUMPTION W max 180 W 3 W Stand by PANEL 16 9 display 37 Screen Size DIMENSIONS mm 0 16 216 PP DTT Specifications MHEG 5 ENGINE compliant with ISO IEC 13522 5 UKengine Profile1 Object carousel support compliant with ISO IEC 135818 6 and UK DTT profile Frequency range 474 850 MHz Signal level 82 3dBm Transmission standards DVB T MPEG 2 Demodulation C...

Page 33: ...366x 768 vertical sync frequency range of 56 85 Hz and a horizontal sync frequency range of 30 69 KHz The following table is an illustration of some of the typical video display modes RUL RQWDO 9HUWLFDO RU N 9HU 0RGH UHTXHQF 5HVROXWLRQ Only available in Full and PAP modes not in 4 3 mode ...

Page 34: ...er by pressing the following buttons on the remote control simultaneously Example To operate HITACHI DVD player press and hold the button followed by the 1 button Note Not all models of the listed brands can be operated using this remote control Note Slide Show Photo Swivel and Rotate buttons have no function ...

Page 35: ...e press the POWER button on the remote control If the DVD does not switch on repeat step 1 and 2 using other maker types as listed in the chart on 33 NOTE Not all models of the listed makers can be operated using this remote control Information for users applicable in European Union countries This symbol on the product or on its packaging means that your electrical and electronic equipment should ...

Page 36: ... 35 Appendix D Main and PIP PAP Picture Combinations ...

Page 37: ...or modified by any person other than an Hitachi authorised engineer iii The product serial number has not been removed or altered This guarantee does not apply to product acquired second hand or for commercial or commu nal use This guarantee does not cover the replacement of exhausted batteries the adjustment of user controls or aerial alignment Any parts replaced under this guarantee shall become...

Page 38: ...or connect the aerial through a VCR Aerial RF Socket Aerial RF Socket wall socket wall socket Aerial RF Lead Aerial RF Lead Optional Scart Lead TV to VCR Aerial RF Socket VCR RF connector lead VCR to TV It is recommended that a scart lead should be fitted between your TV and VCR to enhance your picture and sound quality Scart leads are essential if you have a stereo TV and VCR and wish to obtain s...

Page 39: ...N ANT IN RF Lead to Aerial RF Lead to Aerial RF Lead from VCR to Satellite RF Lead from VCR to TV Satellite LNB lead Satellite LNB lead RF Lead from Satellite to TV Aerial Aerial VCR Scart Lead to AV on TV 1 Scart Lead to AV 1 on TV AV 1 TV TV VCR VCR AV 2 TFT LCD TV TFT LCD TV GB GB ...

Page 40: ...c buttons 1 2 3 to operate insert plug European plug and switch on insert plug UK plug Front View TV AV MENU P CH Power Cord Input Power on off button Plug the mains lead into the TV Programme Up Volume Up Volume Down Programme Down To select a programme number To enter the main menu For navigation of the menus To go back to previous menu TV DTT TV I II S MODE GUIDE SWIVEL PHOTO AV1 AV5 AV2 RGB1 A...

Page 41: ... Mhz Cancel After APS is finalized the programme table will appear on the screen In the programme list you will see the programme numbers and names assigned to the programmes Language UK PLEASE CHECK ANTENNA CABLE OK Cancel AUTO PROGRAM AUTO PROGRAMMING SYSTEM Country English 4 Please ensure aerial is plugged in Do you want to start first time installation Yes No MENU BBC ONE BBC TWO BBC CHOICE Se...

Page 42: ... holes on the wall hanger from the 4 hanging screws at the rear of the TFT panel LJXUH IMPORTANT 1 Please follow the installation instructions carefully as failure to do so may result in injury or damage to the set 2 If you do not feel confident in carrying out the installation yourself please ask a specialist installer to carry out the installation for you 3 The wall anchors provided are for soli...

Page 43: ... 2 Attention Only the original wall bracket should be used with this product 85 ...

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