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PROJECTION COLOR TV

53FDX20B 43FDX20B
53SDX20B

43FDX15B

53SDX20BB

OPERATING GUIDE

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

2-3

FIRST TIME USE

4-18

REMOTE CONTROL

ULTRATEC BIT-MAP
ON-SCREEN DISPLAY

USEFUL INFORMATION INDEX

61-66

30-60

19-29

CUSTOMIZE

SETUP

VIDEO

AUDIO

THEATER

SEL

As an

NERGY

TAR

Partner, Hitachi, Ltd. has determined that this

product meets the

NERGY

TAR

guidelines for energy efficiency.

Summary of Contents for 43FDX15B

Page 1: ...TY INSTRUCTIONS 2 3 FIRST TIME USE 4 18 REMOTE CONTROL ULTRATEC BIT MAP ON SCREEN DISPLAY USEFUL INFORMATION INDEX 61 66 30 60 19 29 CUSTOMIZE SETUP VIDEO AUDIO THEATER SEL As an ENERGY STAR Partner Hitachi Ltd has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency ...

Page 2: ...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 color television Model and serial numbers are indicated on back side of the television This television is not intended for use in a computer room POWER SOURCE THIS TELEVISION IS DESIGNED TO OPERATE ON 120 VOLTS 60...

Page 3: ...nufacturer 17 An outdoor antenna should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electrical circuits 18 If an outside antenna is connected to the receiver be sure the antenna system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built up static charges Section 810 of the National Electric Code ANSI NFPA No 70 1984 provides information with respect to...

Page 4: ... of the packing material CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace with the same or equivalent type CAUTION Television stand model SP 43H is designed for use with a 43 inch or smaller television set Use of a smaller stand a non Hitachi recommended stand or a generic stand may result in instability causing possible injury 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ANT STATUS VOL CH POWER TV C...

Page 5: ...ample in direct sunlight or near a heating appliance etc VIEWING The major benefit of the HITACHI Projection Television is its large viewing screen To see this large screen at its best test various locations in the room to find the optimum spot for viewing The best picture is seen by sitting directly in front of the TV and about 10 to 18 feet from the screen Picture brightness decreases as the vie...

Page 6: ...e television S VIDEO Super Video Connector This connector is used on camcorders VCRs and laserdisc players with an S VIDEO feature in place of the standard video cable to produce a high quality picture ANTENNA CONNECTIONS TO REAR JACK PANEL VHF 75 Ohm antenna CATV Cable TV When using a 75 Ohm coaxial cable system connect the outdoor antenna or CATV coaxial cable to the ANT A 75 Ohm terminal If you...

Page 7: ...rent antenna source VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 or alternate antenna source Your selection is shown in the top right corner of the screen This button also serves as the EXIT button when in MENU mode CHANNEL selector Press these buttons until the desired channel appears in the top right corner of the TV screen These buttons also serve as the cursor down and up buttons when in MENU mode VOLUME level Press these...

Page 8: ...oint your remote at this area when selecting channels adjusting volume etc MAGIC FOCUS Use this button to adjust your picture quality to optimum performance see page 39 FRONT INPUT JACKS for VIDEO 3 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 INPUT button until VIDEO 3 appears in the top right corner of the...

Page 9: ...connection cord plugs when connecting to front panel jacks If you do not the played back picture may be abnormal 2 If you have a S VHS VCR use the S INPUT cable in place of the standard video cable 3 If you have a mono VCR insert the audio cable into the left audio jack of your TV MAGIC FOCUS OUTPUT V L R S VHS Back of VCR S INPUT Optional see note INPUT 3 AUDIO S VIDEO VIDEO L MONO R INPUT OUTPUT...

Page 10: ...dio cable into the left audio jack MONITOR OUT These jacks provide fixed audio and video signals which are used for recording Use the S VIDEO Output for high quality video output AUDIO TO HI FI Output These jacks provide variable audio output to a separate stereo amplifier With this connection the audio to the stereo can be controlled by the television s main volume S VIDEO Inputs 1 and 2 Inputs 1...

Page 11: ...nts R Y output to the TV s PR input 2 Your component outputs may be labeled Y CBCR In this case connect the component CB output to the TV s PB input and the component CR output to the TV s PR input 3 It may be necessary to adjust TINT to obtain optimum picture quality when using the Y PBPR inputs See pages 55 and 56 4 To ensure no copyright infringement the MONITOR OUT output will be abnormal when...

Page 12: ... VCR 2 Cable TV Box Optional see tips on page 13 VCR 1 Outside antenna or cable TV coaxial cable 2 Way signal splitter Optional see tips on page 13 OUTPUT Y PB PR L R HDTV Set Top Box V L R OUTPUT S VIDEO ANT IN OUTPUT S VIDEO V L R OUTPUT Y PB CB PR CR L R L R INPUT Optional see tips on page 13 V L R INPUT S VIDEO INPUT OUTPUT REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS NOTE 1 Connect only 1 component to each input j...

Page 13: ...nect to Input 1 or Input 2 but only one of these may be used at a time Connect only 1 component VCR DVD player camcorder etc to each input jack COMPONENT Y PBPR Input 4 5 connections are provided for high performance components such as DVD players and set top boxes Use these connections in place of the standard video connection if your device has this feature Your component outputs may be labeled ...

Page 14: ... TO CONVERTER ANT B R L INPUT Stereo System Amplifier To Audio Input Terminal of External Amplifier CONNECTING EXTERNAL AUDIO AMPLIFIER To control the audio level of an external audio amplifier with the remote control connect the system as shown below NOTE To prevent damage to the speaker and distorted sound set the volume control of the audio amplifier lower and adjust the sound using the remote ...

Page 15: ... INPUT VID1 ANT Ant A Video 1 VID1 CONNECTING A MONAURAL AUDIO SOURCE TO INPUT1 INPUT5 1 Connect the cable from the VIDEO OUT of the VCR or the laserdisc player to the INPUT VIDEO jack as shown on the TV set below 2 Connect the cable from the AUDIO OUT of the VCR or the laserdisc player to the INPUT MONO L AUDIO jack 3 Press the VID1 VID5 button to view the program from the VCR or the laserdisc pl...

Page 16: ...ght seconds 5 Press the ANT button to return to the previous channel PB PR AUDIO TO HI FI PB PR MONITOR OUT INPUT 1 AUDIO MONO L R AUDIO L R S VIDEO S VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO L R MONO S VIDEO VIDEO Y VIDEO R L AUDIO L R L R Y VIDEO AUDIO INPUT 2 INPUT 4 INPUT 5 MONO MONO ANT A TO CONVERTER ANT B Hitachi Model or Similar Model Back of VCR V L R VCR OUTPUT NOTES 1 Completely insert the connection co...

Page 17: ...n to return to the previous channel PB PR AUDIO TO HI FI PB PR MONITOR OUT INPUT 1 AUDIO MONO L R AUDIO L R S VIDEO S VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO L R MONO S VIDEO VIDEO Y VIDEO R L AUDIO L R L R Y VIDEO AUDIO INPUT 2 INPUT 4 INPUT 5 MONO MONO ANT A TO CONVERTER ANT B Hitachi Model or Similar Model Rear Panel of Television VCR or Laserdisc Player V L R OUTPUT S VIDEO See tips on Page 13 NOTES 1 Complet...

Page 18: ...Press the VID4 VID5 button to view the program from the Laserdisc DVD player or HDTV set top box The VIDEO icon disappears automatically after approximately eight seconds 7 Press the ANT button to return to the previous channel PB PR AUDIO TO HI FI PB PR MONITOR OUT INPUT 1 AUDIO MONO L R AUDIO L R S VIDEO S VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO L R MONO S VIDEO VIDEO Y VIDEO R L AUDIO L R L R Y VIDEO AUDIO INP...

Page 19: ...to program the remote to control your cable box To operate your DVD VCR player point the remote at the remote sensor of the DVD VCR player and press the DVD VCR button The remote will now control your DVD VCR player See pages 26 and 28 for instruction on how to program the remote to control your DVD VCR player These buttons allow the remote to control your TV VCR DVD or cable satellite box dependi...

Page 20: ...o reduce the sound to one half of normal volume SOFT MUTE to answer the telephone etc press the MUTE button Press the MUTE button again to turn the sound off completely MUTE To restore the sound press the MUTE button one more time or press the VOLUME Up button Closed Captioning will display when MUTE SOFT MUTE is on and Closed Caption is set to AUTO See page 54 VOLUME MUTE buttons 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...

Page 21: ...rect access THEATER MODE between Sport News Movie and Music STATUS button Press this button when no menu is displayed when you want to check the channel being received the picture source if the channel has stereo ST or second audio program SAP the time and CHANNEL ID EXIT button When in MENU mode this button will exit all On Screen Displays Ant B 28 Ant A 10 When an S VIDEO Input is connected to V...

Page 22: ... channels viewed Good for watching two sporting events etc PIP CH button Use the PIP CH button to select between main picture and sub picture tuning The channel number which is highlighted indicates which channel is being controlled MENU button The MENU button will start the On Screen Display Ant A 10 Ant A 39 LAST CH ...

Page 23: ...s highlighted channel tuning is for the main picture When the lower channel display is highlighted channel tuning is for the PIP sub picture The Picture in Picture feature is convenient when you want to watch more than one program at the same time You can watch a TV program while viewing other programs from the ANT A source or any of the video inputs Use above connection to view VCR program as a s...

Page 24: ...b picture PICTURE IN PICTURE CONT SURF MODE PIP This feature will automatically scan all active channel numbers those set in memory and display them as PIP sub pictures along the right edge of the screen Press the PIP button a second time to remove the sub pictures from the screen SWAP button If you wish to switch what is being shown on the main picture to the sub picture press the SWAP button Ant...

Page 25: ... burn may develop if the sub picture is left in the same corner permanently If the PIP feature is used frequently occasionally MOVE the sub picture using the CURSOR or NOTES Each freeze frame is delayed about 0 1 1 10 second NOTE The FREEZE function will only operate when SINGLE PIP mode is chosen Hot Springs Clay Mask C O John Doe Run Spa Retreat P O Box 55512 Any Town USA 98765 Check or Money Or...

Page 26: ... cannot be operated after performing the above procedures your VCR s code has not been precoded into the remote 2 In the unlikely event that your VCR cannot be operated after performing the above procedures please consult your VCR operating guide 3 The remote control will remember the codes you have programmed until the batteries are removed from the remote control After replacing the batteries re...

Page 27: ...l your cable satellite box NOTES 1 If your cable satellite box cannot be operated after performing the above procedures your cable satellite box code has not been precoded into the remote 2 In the unlikely event that your cable satellite box cannot be operated after performing the above procedures please consult your cable satellite box operating guide 3 The remote control will remember the codes ...

Page 28: ...now control your DVD player NOTES 1 If your DVD player cannot be operated after performing the above procedures your DVD player s code has not been precoded into the remote 2 In the unlikely event that your DVD player cannot be operated after performing the above procedures please consult your DVD player operating guide 3 The remote control will remember the codes you have programmed until the bat...

Page 29: ...3 Panasonic 34 RCA 30 35 Samsung 36 Sony 31 VCR BRAND CODE Aiwa 48 Daewoo 45 Emerson 20 21 22 23 24 Fisher 34 37 38 39 Funai 52 General Electric 33 Goldstar 36 Hitachi 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 JVC 18 49 50 51 Magnavox 12 13 14 Mitsubishi 27 28 29 30 NEC 40 41 Panasonic 10 11 Philips 14 Samsung 17 25 26 Scott 16 Sharp 31 32 Shintom 19 Sony 07 08 09 Symphonic 42 Teknica 46 Toshiba 15 DVD BRAND CODE Hita...

Page 30: ...enu 4 Press HELP on the remote control when a menu is displayed and text will appear giving a description of that menu HELP MENU EXIT SELECT This part of the screen shows what selections are available This part of the screen shows which remote control buttons to use To Quit Exit CUSTOMIZE SETUP VIDEO AUDIO THEATER SEL Set Menu Language Plug Play Set Antenna Cable Set Channel Memory Edit Channel Me...

Page 31: ... Set Favorite Ch Allows you to set and view favorite channels Set Parental Locks Block channel picture and sound Set Program Timer Turn TV on and off once daily or weekly Video Input Sensor Automatically turn TV on to VIDEO 4 input Closed Caption Feature to display dialogue text Menu Background Select from two types of backgrounds Contrast Adjust contrast Brightness Adjust brightness Color Adjust ...

Page 32: ...it menu or CURSOR to return to previous menu SET MENU LANGUAGE Exit Exit CUSTOMIZE SETUP VIDEO AUDIO THEATER SEL Press select to set SETUP SEL CURSOR CURSOR Set Menu Language English Plug Play Francais Set Antenna Cable Español Set Channel Memory Edit Channel Memory View Channel List Set The Clock Magic Focus Picture Formats Menu To Menu Bar To Quit Set Menu Language English Plug Play Francais Set...

Page 33: ...r Cable Without Cable Box B Cable Box C Satellite Receiver D Satellite Receiver With Cable Box Press To Select Press Select To Enter Question 2 I Want To Connect A VCR DVD To My System A Yes B No Press To Select Press Select To Enter Question 3 I Want To Connect A Set Top Box To My System A Yes B No Press To Select Press Select To Enter Menu To Menu Bar To Exit Quit Menu To Menu Bar To Exit Quit M...

Page 34: ...el Memory Catv 1 Edit Channel Memory Catv 2 View Channel List Set The Clock Magic Focus Picture Formats Set Menu Language Plug Play Set Antenna Cable Antenna Set Channel Memory Catv 1 Edit Channel Memory Catv 2 View Channel List Set The Clock Magic Focus Picture Formats Menu To Menu Bar To Quit Exit Menu To Menu Bar To Quit Exit CUSTOMIZE SETUP VIDEO AUDIO THEATER SEL Menu To Menu Bar To Quit Exit...

Page 35: ... CHANNEL MEMORY See EDIT CHANNEL MEMORY to add or to erase additional channels SET CHANNEL MEMORY Menu To Menu Bar To Quit Exit Menu To Menu Bar To Quit Exit Menu To Menu Bar To Quit Exit Set Channel Memory Set Menu Language Plug Play Set Antenna Cable Set Channel Memory Begin Edit Channel Memory View Channel List Set The Clock Magic Focus Picture Formats CUSTOMIZE SETUP VIDEO AUDIO THEATER SEL Pr...

Page 36: ...ocus or keys Picture Formats Menu To Menu Bar To Quit Exit Set Menu Language Plug Play Set Antenna Cable Channel 3 Set Channel Memory Add Edit Channel Memory Erase View Channel List Set The Clock Magic Focus Picture Formats Menu To Menu Bar To Quit Exit CUSTOMIZE SETUP VIDEO AUDIO THEATER SEL Press select to set SETUP SEL Press select to set SETUP SEL Press select to set SETUP SEL CURSOR CURSOR SE...

Page 37: ...BS ON 5 6 CNN ON 7 COM ON ON 8 ESP2 ON View Channel List Ant A Ch Id Scan Lock 9 HBO ON 10 HGTV ON 11 FOX ON 12 BET ON 13 AMC ON 14 HSN ON ON 15 16 FAM ON Menu To Menu Bar To Quit Exit Menu To Menu Bar To Quit Exit Menu To Menu Bar To Quit Exit CUSTOMIZE SETUP VIDEO AUDIO THEATER SEL CUSTOMIZE SETUP VIDEO AUDIO THEATER SEL CUSTOMIZE SETUP VIDEO AUDIO THEATER SEL CURSOR CURSOR Set Menu Language Plu...

Page 38: ...SOR is in the first position SET THE CLOCK Set The Clock Am Jan 01 2001 Set The Clock 12 00 Pm May 10 2001 Menu To Menu Bar To Quit Exit Menu To Menu Bar To Quit Exit Menu To Menu Bar To Quit Exit CUSTOMIZE SETUP VIDEO AUDIO THEATER SEL CURSOR CURSOR Set Menu Language Plug Play Set Antenna Cable Set Channel Memory Edit Channel Memory View Channel List Set The Clock Magic Focus Picture Formats To s...

Page 39: ...djusted When properly aligned the outputs of all three tubes should be directly over each other to produce the white lines To simplify convergence HITACHI incorporates a function called MAGIC FOCUS located on the front control panel which allows the TV to self adjust Press this MAGIC FOCUS button and the convergence self adjustment willl start and this process will take approximately 40 seconds If...

Page 40: ...Set Press Select To Set SETUP SEL SETUP SEL CUSTOMIZE SETUP VIDEO AUDIO THEATER SEL Picture Formats Ant A 6 Aspect Style Aspect 1 Aspect 2 Aspect 3 Aspect 4 Aspect 5 V Position 5 Comp Color Type HDTV SDTV DVD Video Display 1080i 540P CURSOR CURSOR SELECT Set Menu Language Plug Play Set Antenna Cable Set Channel Memory Edit Channel Memory View Channel List Set The Clock Magic Focus Picture Formats ...

Page 41: ...4 Aspect Style Aspect 1 Aspect 2 Aspect 3 Aspect 4 Aspect 5 V Position 5 Comp Color Type HDTV SDTV DVD Video Display 1080i 540P Menu To Menu Bar To Quit Exit Press Select To Set SETUP SEL Picture Formats Y PBPR 4 Aspect Style Aspect 1 Aspect 2 Aspect 3 Aspect 4 Aspect 5 V Position 5 Comp Color Type HDTV SDTV DVD Video Display 1080i 540P Menu To Menu Bar To Quit Exit Press Select To Set SETUP SEL P...

Page 42: ...play 1080i 540P Menu To Menu Bar To Quit Exit Comp Color Type The Comp Color Type function allows you to automatically change tint and color coordinate for DTV Programs HDTV High Definition Television Use for High Vision Signal Y PBPR from HDTV Set Top Box SDTV DVD Standard Definition Television or Digital Video Disc Y CBCR such as DVD Digital Video Disc Player Video Display The Video Display feat...

Page 43: ... a CHANNEL NAMES NOTES 1 If ANT A and ANT B are in the same ANTENNA CABLE mode see page 34 the CHANNEL NAMES for both antenna inputs will be the same 2 CHANNEL NAMES will be displayed only when channel is displayed as main picture NAME THE CHANNEL Menu To Menu Bar To Quit Exit Menu To Menu Bar To Quit Exit Menu To Menu Bar To Quit Exit Menu To Menu Bar To Quit Exit CUSTOMIZE SETUP VIDEO AUDIO THEA...

Page 44: ...T NAMES to original condition NOTE INPUT NAME will be displayed only when video INPUT is displayed as main picture NAME THE INPUTS Menu To Menu Bar To Quit Exit Menu To Menu Bar To Quit Exit Menu To Menu Bar To Quit Exit Menu To Menu Bar To Quit Exit CUSTOMIZE SETUP VIDEO AUDIO THEATER SEL CURSOR CURSOR CURSOR Name the Inputs VID 1 VID 2 VID 3 VID 4 VID 5 Input Name List Custom Reset Name the Chan...

Page 45: ...creen Enter channel 00 to erase a favorite channel To reset categories and channels back to original factory preset press STATUS while you are renaming a category SET FAVORITE CHANNELS Menu To Menu Bar To Quit Exit Menu To Menu Bar To Quit Exit Menu To Menu Bar To Quit Exit Up Down To Change Letter SEL CURSOR CURSOR Set Favorite Ch Ch 3 MOVIES SPORTS NEWS 3 12 33 6 15 45 8 21 11 28 12 30 13 32 Set...

Page 46: ...XIT to remove FAVORITE CHANNELS OSD from the screen NOTE 1 If a category has some blank channel entries these channels will appear as black sub pictures 2 Each category contains 2 groups of 3 channels Pressing the MENU button will display only 1 group per category depending on which group you select 3 When CLOSED CAPTION is set to AUTO and MUTE is ON FAVORITE CHANNEL can not be accessed FAVORITE C...

Page 47: ...ANNEL is turned on the picture and sound for the chosen channel will be blocked out When VIDEO LOCK is turned on the picture and sound for all video inputs will be blocked out To lock the video inputs you must be tuned to any video input When QUICK LOCK is turned on the picture and sound for channels 3 4 and all video inputs will be blocked out When FRONT PANEL LOCK is turned on all buttons on the...

Page 48: ...To Quit Exit SEL CUSTOMIZE CURSOR CURSOR VIEW VIEW VIEW BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK Movie Ratings Lock G PG PG 13 R NC 17 X Not Rated NR Set Parental Locks Enter Secret Code Channel 3 Video Lock Quick Lock Front Panel Lock Set Time Lock Movie Ratings Lock TV Ratings Lock Canadian Ratings Eng Canadian Ratings Frn Press Select to Set Contains no rating Not Rated NR and Not Applicable NA programs Movie h...

Page 49: ... are specifically designed for a very young audience including children from ages 2 6 Not rated See Customer Caution General audience It contains little or no violence no strong language and little or no sexual dialogue or situations NR TV Y TV Y7 TV G TV PG TV 14 TV MA Parents strongly cautioned This program may contain sophisticated themes intense sexual situation more intense violence and inten...

Page 50: ...ve conflict or encourage children to imitate dangerous acts which they may see on television Any realistic depictions of violence will be infrequent discreet of low intensity and will show the consequences of the acts Other Content Guidelines There will be no profanity nudity or sexual content General Audience Violence Guidelines Will contain very little violence either physical or verbal or emoti...

Page 51: ...urn to the previous menu 8 General Not recommended for young children Programming intended for a broad audience but contains light or occasional violence that could disturb young children Viewing with an adult is therefore recommended for young children under the age of 8 who cannot differentiate between real and imaginary portrayals General Programming intended for audiences of all ages Contains ...

Page 52: ...e if the TV was turned on or tuned with the ON Timer and no channel selection was made after this time If you change the channel after the ON Timer has been activated the OFF Timer will deactivate 2 If no remote control button is pressed after ON Timer is activated the TV will automatically turn off after three hours CAUTION Do not use your TV as a deterrent when away from home by using the ON and...

Page 53: ...TV has been turned on using the VIDEO INPUT SENSOR feature it must be reset before VIDEO INPUT SENSOR is used again To do this turn your VCR laserdisc or DVD player OFF This feature is now reset and will turn on your TV as described above 2 When using REMOTE mode any remote control button will substitute for your video input device play button However intended operation is for use with your VCR la...

Page 54: ...t SEL CURSOR Name the Channels Name the Inputs Set Favorite Ch Set Parental Locks Set Program Timer Video Input Sensor Closed Caption Menu Background Closed Caption Display Off On Auto Mode C C Text Channel 1 2 CUSTOMIZE This function allows you to choose from two menu backgrounds Use CURSOR or to highlight MENU BACKGROUND setting and press the SELECT button to select setting Press EXIT to quit me...

Page 55: ... to adjust overall picture brightness When RESET is selected press the SELECT button to return video adjustments to factory preset conditions CONTRAST COLOR BRIGHTNESS RESET Menu To Menu Bar To Quit Exit Menu To Menu Bar To Quit Exit 100 50 50 50 100 CUSTOMIZE SETUP VIDEO AUDIO THEATER SEL CURSOR CURSOR MENU Contrast Contrast Brightness Color Tint Sharpness Reset Advanced Settings NOTE 1 It may be...

Page 56: ...es It also maintains natural flesh tones while preserving fidelity of background colors This function will automatically set to on and cannot be turned off when the PERFECT PICTURE function is ON NOISE REDUCTION The NOISE REDUCTION function automatically reduces conspicuous noise in the picture without degrading picture quality This function will automatically be set to on and cannot be turned off...

Page 57: ...frequency audio to all speakers Use CURSOR or to highlight the function to be adjusted Press CURSOR or to adjust the function Press EXIT to quit MENU NOTE If BASS is selected you are adjusting BASS The additional menu items TREBLE and BALANCE can be selected and adjusted in the same manner This function controls the high frequency audio to all speakers This function will control the left to right ...

Page 58: ...VIDEO AUDIO THEATER SEL SEL AUDIO Press select to set SEL AUDIO Press select to set CURSOR CURSOR SELECT CURSOR Advanced Settings Stereo Mono Second Audio Program Internal Speakers Auto Noise Cancel Loudness Perfect Volume Advanced Settings Stereo Mono Second Audio Program Internal Speakers Auto Noise Cancel Loudness Perfect Volume Bass Treble Balance Reset Advanced Settings INTERNAL SPEAKERS This...

Page 59: ...XIT to quit menu or CURSOR to return to previous menu Use this function to choose from automatic picture settings to optimize your TV s performance THEATER MODES Menu To Menu Bar To Quit Exit Menu To Menu Bar To Quit Exit Menu To Menu Bar To Quit Exit CUSTOMIZE SETUP VIDEO AUDIO THEATER SEL THEATER SEL Press select to set THEATER SEL Press select to set CURSOR CURSOR MENU CURSOR Theater Modes News...

Page 60: ...TACHI television is connected to an external audio system BBE will also create an incredible crisp sound experience from two speakers and even more complete and accurate reproduction of the original performance BBE brings to the listener s ear a more complete and accurate reproduction of the original performance Each voice speaking or singing each instrument or sound effect is presented with its a...

Page 61: ...r a chemically treated cloth Do not place rubber or vinyl products or cellophane tape on your television Do not touch the screen too often Do not subject the remote control to shocks such as dropping it on the floor etc Physical damage to the precision parts may result Avoid placing the remote control in a high humidity place or getting it wet Do not leave it on or near a heater Excessive heat or ...

Page 62: ...efects 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 signal is extremely weak it may be necessary to install a special antenna to improve the p...

Page 63: ... H E C K T H E S E I T E M S A N D T R Y T H E S E A D J U S T M E N T S No Picture no sound Sound OK picture poor Picture OK sound poor Picture blurred Lines or streaks in picture Poor reception on some channels Picture rolls vertically No color Poor color B e s u r e e x t e r n a l c o n n e c t i o n i s c o r r e c t B e s u r e p o w e r c o r d i s p l u g g e d i n B e s u r e T V i s s w ...

Page 64: ...oxes and DVD players High Definition On Screen Display UltraTEC BIT MAP ON SCREEN PLUG and PLAY guide Full Set of Input Jacks including S VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO Y PB PR Inputs Power Input AC 120V 60Hz Power Consumption Refer to the rear panel on the back of the TV Antenna input impedance 75 Ohm Channel coverage 181ch VHF Band 2 13 UHF Band 14 69 CATV Mid Band A 5 A 1 A I Super Band J W Hyper Band W...

Page 65: ...nt 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 have any questions regarding warranty servi...

Page 66: ...ng call for a copy 1 800 HITACHI 1 800 448 2244 Au Canada 1 800 HITACHI 1 800 448 2244 Lundi Vendredi L EST 9 00am 7 00pm Samedi L EST 9 00am 5 00pm Pour de plus amples renseignements sur le service durant la période couverte par la garantie sur le fonctionnement ou pour de l assistance technique communiquez avec La version français de votre manual se trouve a l exterieur de la boîte Si le manuel ...

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