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USER MANUAL

MANUEL UTILISATEUR

BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG

MANUAL DE USUARIO

MANUALE D'USO

READ THE INSTRUCTIONS INSIDE CAREFULLY.
KEEP THIS USER MANUAL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

For future reference, record the serial number of your monitor.

SERIAL NO.

The serial number is located on the rear of the monitor.

This monitor is

NERGY

TAR

® compliant when used with a

computer equipped with VESA DPMS.

The

NERGY

TAR

® emblem does not represent EPA endorsement

of any product or service.

As an

NERGY

TAR

® Partner, Hitachi,Ltd. has determined that this product meets the

NERGY

TAR

® guidelines for energy efficiency.

Color Plasma Display Monitor

Model

PD1

42PMA

The stand is an option.
Le socle est en option.
Der Stander ist Sonderzubehor.
Il supporto di appoggio è un accessorio opzionale.
El soporte es opcional.

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Page 1: ...his monitor is ENERGY STAR compliant when used with a computer equipped with VESA DPMS The ENERGY STAR emblem does not represent EPA endorsement of any product or service As an ENERGY STAR Partner Hitachi Ltd has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency Color Plasma Display Monitor Model PD1 42PMA300EZ The stand is an option Le socle est en option Der Sta...

Page 2: ... the future Notes on lnstallation Work This product is marketed assuming that it is installed by qualifed personnel with enough skill and competence Always have an installation specialist or your dealer install and set up the product HITACHI cannot assume liabilities for damage caused by mistake in installation or mounting misuse modification or a natural disaster Note for Dealers After installati...

Page 3: ...high definition plasma display panel The 42 inch colour plasma display panel with a resolution of 852 H x 480 V pixels creates a high definition large screen aspect ratio 16 9 and low profile flat display Free from electromagnetic interferences from geomagnetic sources and ambient power lines the panel produces high quality display images free from colour misconvergence and display distortion High...

Page 4: ...otice While meticulous care has been taken in the preparation of this manual you are requested to notify your dealer or us should you have any comments views or questions about our product Fully understand the prerequisites to using the product such as hardware and software specifications and constraints in using the product We are not held liable for damages caused by improper handling of the pro...

Page 5: ...n objects could result in fire or electrical shock Use special caution in households where children are present If liquids or foreign objects should enter the projector immediately turn off the power switch disconnect the power plug from the power outlet and contact your dealer Do not place the monitor in a bathroom Do not expose the monitor to rain or moisture Do not place flower vases pots cups ...

Page 6: ...ould lead to impaired performance If you wish to extend the lead obtain an appropriate extension lead or consult your dealer Should you require replacing the fuse in the molded plug with a new fuse then please replace with new one of the same value type and approval as the original Ensure the fuse cover is returned to its original position Be sure to keep safety ground connection Connect the groun...

Page 7: ...ot knock or rub the surface with sharp or hard objects Clean the screen with a soft cloth moistened with warm water and dry with a soft cloth If it is not enough then use a cloth with mild detergent Do not use harsh or abrasive cleaners How to clean the cabinet of the monitor Use a soft cloth to clean the cabinet and control panel of the monitor When excessively soiled dilute a neutral detergent i...

Page 8: ...cts on the remote control Avoid strong rays Any strong rays such as direct sun rays or room lighting onto the remote control sensors could invalidate the remote control Avoid radio interference Any interfering radiation could cause distorted images or noises Avoid radio generator such as a mobile telephone transceiver etc around the monitor Set the sound volume at a suitable level It is better to ...

Page 9: ...ECT button OK button 14 RECALL button SELECT button 15 Adjustment buttons are located on the bottom The back cover is provided with indications to distinguish the adjustment buttons SUB POWER button 13 Control panel VOLUME UP DOWN buttons ADJUST buttons 14 Main power switch 13 13 The main power switch is located at the back on the lower surface Indicating lamp External device connection terminals ...

Page 10: ...UTO PinP OK SIZE RECALL MENU ID ID SET Do not use new and old batteries together The batteries could explode or leak resulting in fires physical injury or stains When loading batteries observe their correct polarities as marked on the product If loaded in the wrong direction the batteries could explode or leak resulting in fires physical injury or stains CAUTION ATTENTION Do not drop or impact the...

Page 11: ...f Ask your dealer to provide the name of a qualified installer In order to prevent an internal temperature increase maintain a space of 10cm 4 inches For a desktop set up or more between the sides and other objects such as walls etc so that the ventilation holes are not blocked CAUTION Have this unit mounted in a stable place Take measures to prevent it from tumbling down to avoid possible physica...

Page 12: ... turned off 3 Connect the signal input terminal RGB 1 or RGB 2 on the rear panel of this device to the display signal output terminal of the personal computer Use a cable that fits the input terminal of this device and the output terminal of the personal computer Depending on the type of personal computer being connected the use of an optional conversion adapter or the adapter provided with the pe...

Page 13: ...cord after completing all other connections INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS continued Power Cord Connection Use only the power cord provided Do not use a power supply voltage other than that indicated AC100 240V 50 60Hz as this may cause fire or electric shock CAUTION Mounting the Speaker Unit option Refer to the instruction manual concerning mounting of the optional speaker unit ...

Page 14: ...te control or the SUB POWER button on the underside of the front of the frame is ON Lights orange Off Power Save When the main power switch is ON and the ON button on the remote control or the SUB POWER button on the underside of the front of the frame is ON However the state in POWER SAVE mode When the indicating lamp lights in orange or the message No Sync Signal Power Save or Invalid Scan Freq ...

Page 15: ...t can be switched by pressing the RGB1 RGB2 buttons of the remote control Input can be switched in the sequence of RGB1 RGB2 by pressing the INPUT SELECT button of the monitor When a button is pressed the volume adjustment status guide will be displayed The volume will increase when the VOL or button is pressed while the guide is being displayed The volume will decrease when the VOL or button is p...

Page 16: ...e screen by pressing the RECALL button of the remote control or the monitor The display will go out in approximately 6 seconds RECALL button Display area selection diagram RGB input Resolution Full display Circular display Display Full Normal Real Zoom1 Zoom2 Zoom3 640 X 480 VGA 800 X 600 SVGA 1024 X 768 XGA 1280 X 1024 SXGA 1600 X 1200 UXGA Processes such as compression thinning and expansion are...

Page 17: ...separate control of up to a maximum of seven monitors Remote control ID No 2 initially ID no 1 can be set by pressing the ID SET button for 2 sec or more while holding down the ID button The number will be incremented 2 6 7 1 2 when this button pressed continuously The ID remote control is operated by pressing the various buttons while holding down the ID button Operation is possible only when the...

Page 18: ...ghtness Black is subdued for increased overall darkness Black is set off for increased overall brightness Adjust to taste Colour Darkens colours Lightens colours Adjust to taste Hue Enhances red and weakens green Enhances green and weakens red This is not available to adjust when receiving PAL SECAM signal In this case the character will be grayed out Adjust for most realistic skin colour Picture ...

Page 19: ...adium Perfect Volume Off On This will automatically adjust volume so each channel and input has the same average volume level Reset off the function waiting to reset The original factory settings for the items of this Menu page can be restored by pressing the OK button Picture Audio Timer Function Setup Language Select OK Set Audio Audio Mode Movie Treble 10 Bass 10 Balance 0 L R SRS TruBass Middl...

Page 20: ...m Optional grayed out Reset off the function waiting to reset The original factory settings for the items of this Menu page can be restored by pressing the OK button Panel Life Normal Extend 1 Extend 2 This function is to suppress the contrast of the screen regardless of the Contrast setting in the Picture Menu By this control power consumption can be reduced or degradation of a panel can be mitig...

Page 21: ...A signal When it is set to On the display area modecan be selected Full or Real Vertical Filter Off On Turn On when concerned about screen flicker Frequency Mode Movie PC Set to Movie when viewing moving images on a personal computer RGB1 Optional grayed out RGB2 Optional grayed out Selected characters Setup hint Auto Adjust Menu Adjust Pressing the OK button here Automatic regulation is started H...

Page 22: ... registered Black Side Panel not registered Panel Life 1 setting is registered Mode Display ID Number Inverse Standby White Gamma Setup Auto Adjust not registered Horizontal Position For every signal Mode 1 setting is registered Only for RGB2 Vertical Position Horizontal Clock Clock Phase Input Level 1 setting is registered Frequency Display WVGA Type Vertical Filter Frequency Mode Language 1 sett...

Page 23: ...echeck the input signal specifications 27 29 No Sync Signal Changes in the signal status are displayed on the screen as they arise OTHER FEATURES continued RGB2 RGB H 48 4kHz V 60 1 Hz Min OFF RGB Invalid Scan Freq Power Save Mode When the RGB RGB2 input is selected When this unit is connected to a VESA DPMS computer the Power Save Off mode can be set to be activated automatically when the compute...

Page 24: ...y time The tendency of the phosphor is to degrade more the brighter the characters and figures are displayed When images of figures with different levels of brightness as shown in Fig B are continuously displayed for a long period of time it becomes easier for image marks at locations when the brighter figures are displayed to be noticeable The image retention images in this document are exaggerat...

Page 25: ...ayed Invalid Scan Freq An input signal is not received normally Check to see if the input signal matches the monitor specifications Check the way the signal cable is connected The power indicating lamp is normally lit but no picture Check the contrast and brightness settings adjust them for higher contrast and brightness Check the way the signal cable is connected The display image appears flowing...

Page 26: ...el surface to increase Please note that this is not a malfunction There are locations on the screen that are different from the periphery Points that do not light points with brightness different from that of the periphery points with color different fro m that of the periphery etc High precision technology is used to manufacture the plasma display panel However in some cases there are minor defec...

Page 27: ... Clock adjustment 6 Press the or ADJUST buttons and search for clear characters over the entire screen 7 Perform adjustment for symptom 2 below when the characters are blurred on the entire screen The display image may be momentarily disturbed during clock adjustment but this is not a failure Symptom 2 Text displayed across the screen appears blurred in its entirety figure 2 A fine pattern flicker...

Page 28: ... Jack RGB2 analog RGB input terminal D sub 15 pin RGB2 audio input terminal 3 5mm Stereo Mini Jack Video signals 0 7 V 1 0 Vp p analog RGB Recommended Signal Sync signals H V separate TTL level 2K H V composite TTL level 2K Sync on green 0 3 Vp p 75 Recommended signal 44 modes Sync signal type Priority H V separate sync 1 H V composite sync 2 sync on Green 3 28 Pin Input signal 1 R 2 G or sync on ...

Page 29: ... 31 47 34 24 4 VESA 640 X 480 72 81 37 86 31 50 5 640 X 480 75 00 37 50 31 50 6 640 X 480 85 01 43 27 36 00 7 800 X 600 56 25 35 16 36 00 8 800 X 600 60 32 37 88 40 00 9 800 X 600 72 19 48 08 50 00 10 800 X 600 75 00 46 88 49 50 11 800 X 600 85 06 53 67 56 25 12 1024 X 768 60 00 48 36 65 00 13 1024 X 768 70 07 56 48 75 00 14 1024 X 768 75 03 60 02 78 75 Recommended Signal List No Signal mode Horiz...

Page 30: ...80 75 00 37 50 31 50 6 640 X 480 85 01 43 27 36 00 7 800 X 600 56 25 35 16 36 00 8 800 X 600 60 32 37 88 40 00 9 800 X 600 72 19 48 08 50 00 10 800 X 600 75 00 46 88 49 50 11 800 X 600 85 06 53 67 56 25 12 1024 X 768 60 00 48 36 65 00 13 1024 X 768 70 07 56 48 75 00 14 1024 X 768 75 03 60 02 78 75 15 1024 X 768 85 00 68 68 94 50 16 1152 X 864 75 00 67 50 108 00 17 1280 X 1024 60 02 63 98 108 00 18...

Page 31: ...30 SUPPLEMENT ...

Page 32: ...INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Connecting to a Video Imaging Device If video equipment with an S video output terminal is used cabling by the S video cable is recommended to provide finer video quality If the S video input terminal and the video input terminal of AV3 connect to the monitor at the same time S video input would govern If the OUTPUT MONITOR terminal is connected to an external monitor wit...

Page 33: ...ppearing somewhat enlarged Panoramic Play a 16 9 VISTA size image in the 4 3 image faithfully reproduced on the 16 9 screen Zoom The 4 3 image is called a letterbox image In some cases some slight blanking may remain at the top and bottom Play a 4 3 image faithfully in a 16 9 screen in the standard vertical size and horizontally squeezed Full An image with an aspect ratio of 16 9 shrunk horizontal...

Page 34: ...image is displayed over the entire screen in the Panoramic mode parts of the periphery of the image may disappear and or appear distorted in some cases Use the 4 3 mode to view images which were created in 4 3 mode This mode allows 4 3 content to be viewed without picture distortion Press Vertical picture position can be adjusted for Panoramic Zoom C14 9L and 14 9Zoom mode as follows 1 Press SIZE ...

Page 35: ...ns the audio of the video will be output from the side on which the speaker icon is located The same video input mode cannot be selected for both screens at the same time Pressing the PinP button again or the RETURN button will cancel the 2 pictures display When the Video input is set to RGB Video this Split mode is not possible Refer to the table for 2 pictures Split mode PinP button RETURN butto...

Page 36: ... Management Colour Decoding Select Set Return OK Picture Dynamic Colour Temp Adjust Colour Management Colour Decoding Select Set Return OK Picture Colour Management On Magenta 60 Red 30 Yellow 0 Green 60 Cyan 30 Blue 0 Reset Reset Select On Off Return OK OK Picture Colour Decoding RGB R G B Red 0 Green 60 Colour 0 Hue 31 Reset Reset Select Return Exit PICTURE MENU Picture Mode Dynamic Next Prev Se...

Page 37: ...he items of this Menu page can be restored by pressing the OK button YNR Off Low High Performs picture signal noise reduction Turn up to reduce noise CNR Performs colour signal noise reduction Turn up to reduce noise And it will be fixed as Off only when selecting DVI STB mode Film Mode Off On On Automatically detects the movie film material and faithfully reproduces the original film image Off Se...

Page 38: ...ed only This adjusts R G B level or tint to make the colour appear natural for the user s preference These settings are independently stored in each of the 4 Colour Temperature modes Green Darkens green only Lightens green only Colour Darkens colours Lightens colours Hue Enhances red and weakens green Enhances green and weakens red FUNCTION MENU 2 item is added to the Menu shown in the page Pictur...

Page 39: ... Normally set this to Auto The system of the input signal will be automatically recognized If the input signal contains much noise or has a low level at Auto and the operation is found erratic set this to match the input signal When the component signal is received this would be not available grayed out AV2 Same to AV1 AV3 AV4 Video Input AV1 Auto HDTV SDTV DVD This should correspond to the signal...

Page 40: ...er adjustment is completed the adjustments will be recorded as shown in the table below OTHER FEATURES Automatic Store Menu Display Registration condition Picture Picture Mode 1 setting is registered Contrast For every input function and every Picture Mode 1 setting is registered Brightness Colour Sharpness Hue Colour Temperature Contrast Mode YNR CNR Film Mode PAL Comb Filter LTI CTI Black Enhanc...

Page 41: ...rt Video signals AV1 PAL SECAM NTSC4 43 NTSC3 58 AV1 480i 576i 480p 576p 1080i 50 1080i 60 720p 60 AV2 PAL SECAM NTSC4 43 NTSC3 58 AV2 480i 576i 480p 576p 1080i 50 1080i 60 720p 60 RGB AV3 PAL SECAM NTSC4 43 NTSC3 58 AV4 PAL SECAM NTSC4 43 NTSC3 58 AV4 RGB Video output Signal OUTPUT MONITOR composite video monitor output terminal RCA OUTPUT MONITOR L R audio monitor output terminal RCA AV4 composi...

Page 42: ...RGB G IN RGB terminal D sub 15 pin connector 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 When different kinds of input signals are simultaneously input to the monitor via a graphics board or the like the monitor will automatically select the signals in the following priority order Even in the case of the recommended signals shown on the following page there may be instances when correct display is not pos...

Page 43: ... Video input AV2 and AV4 input No Signal mode Horizontal frequency kHz Dot clock frequency MHz Remarks Signal Name Resolution Vertical frequency Hz 1 576i 576 50 00 15 63 2 480i 480 59 94 15 73 3 576p 576 50 00 31 26 4 480p 480 59 94 31 47 5 1080i 50 1080 50 00 28 13 6 1080i 60 1080 60 00 33 75 7 720p 60 720 59 94 44 96 With component input AV1 AV2 and RGB2 component input The monitor differentiat...

Page 44: ...ommunal 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 the property of HITACHI EUROPE LTD please note that evidence of the date of purchase will be required before any service under this guarantee is carried out Use the boxes provided below to record your monitor s Mod...

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