Hitachi 42PMA300A - Manuals

Page 2 - About the Optional Video Unit; Options; FEATURES

Important Please read this User's Manual thoroughly, especially the SafetyInstructions on Page 4 to 7. Mis-use may cause damage to yourplasma monitor, which could shorten its lifespan, or cause injury toy o u r s e l f . S h o u l d y o u e n c o u n t e r a n y d i f f i c u l t y i n t h e s e t -...

Page 3 - ENGLISH; CONTENTS; Automatic Adjustment of Screen Position and the Clock ..16; Notes about This Manual

ENGLISH CONTENTS FEATURES ....................................................2SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ..............................4COMPONENT NAMES ..................................8 Main Unit..............................................................................8 Remote control .................

Page 5 - Be cautious of the power cord connection.; Be sure to keep safety ground connection.; Be careful in handling the battery of the remote control.; WARNING

ENGLISH Be cautious of the power cord connection. Incorrect connection of the power cord could result in fire or electrical shock.• Do not touch the power cord with a wet hand.• Check that the connecting portion of the power cord is clean (with no dust), before using. Use a soft and dry cloth to cle...

Page 6 - PRECAUTIONS; • Installation environment; • How to clean the plasma screen panel of the monitor; CAUTION; Be careful in moving the monitor.

PRECAUTIONS • Installation environment Do not obstruct a ventilation hole.Do not put the monitor on carpet or blanket, or near a curtain which has a possibility of obstructing a ventilation hole of the monitor. Do not put the monitor in the following places.• Hot places such as near heater, place ex...

Page 8 - Caution when moving the main unit; COMPONENT NAMES; Front; Main Unit

Caution when moving the main unit • As this product is heavy, whenever it is moved, two people are required to transport it safely. • Whenever the unit is moved it should be lifted forwards using the two handgrips at the back, and the unit shouldthen be held at the base on both sides for stability. ...

Page 9 - Remote control; Loading Batteries; ATTENTION

ENGLISH Remote control ID SET button POWER OFF button POWER ON button POWER ON/OFF button MENU button MUTE button VOLUME UP/DOWN buttons RETURN button RECALL button AUTO button PinP button ID button SELECT/ADJUST buttons OK button Loading Batteries 1. Open the battery cover. • Slide back and remove ...

Page 10 - INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Anti-tumble measures Securing to a wall or pillar Using a commercially available cord, chain and clamp, secure the set to a firm wall or pillar. Securing desktop 1) Using wood screws (two), fasten the set to the clamping screw holes on the rear of the stand as shown. 2) Using commercially available ...

Page 11 - • Make sure that the power switch of this device is turned off.; Connecting to a PC; Monitor rear panel

ENGLISH Read SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ( to ) carefully to ensure maximum safety beforeproceeding to these steps: • Choose an appropriate site and install the product on a level table where the stand is secure. • Install the monitor to have ready access to a power socket available. • Make sure that the po...

Page 12 - Power Cord Connection

① Connect the power cord to this device. ➁ Connect the power cord plug to the power outlet. (The type of plug is different from this drawing for some countries.) Connect the power cord, after completing all other connections. ① ② INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Power Cord Connection • Use only...

Page 13 - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS; Indicating lamp; Indicating

ENGLISH OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Turning Power On and Off To turn the monitor power ON, press the main powerswitch on the monitor main unit to ON, and then pressthe SUB POWER button or the ON/OFF or ON button onthe remote control.To turn the monitor power OFF, press the SUB POWERbutton or the ON/OFF o...

Page 14 - Audio Mute; Input Switching; • When a button is pressed, the volume adjustment; Volume Adjustment; and; RGB1 RGB2

AV1 AV2 RGB 1 RGB 2 AV3 MUTE VOL VOL AV4 AUTO PinP OK SIZE RECALL MENU ID ID SET OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Audio Mute The audio volume can be temporarily mute by pressingthe MUTE button of the remote control. • When a button is pressed, the volume adjustment status guide (magenta) will be d...

Page 15 - Size Switching; Normal Full Zoom1; Input Signal Screen Display; RGB; Display area selection diagram (RGB input)

ENGLISH Size Switching Each time the SIZE button of the remote control or the monitor is pressed, the screen display area will change insequence and the status will be displayed at the bottom of the screen. * Real mode gives the image of the same shape as it is displayed on a computer monitor. This ...

Page 16 - Using the Menu Screen; Adjustment Menu screen will be closed automatically.

AV1 AV2 RGB 1 RGB 2 AV3 MUTE VOL VOL AV4 AUTO PinP OK SIZE RECALL MENU ID ID SET ID SET button ID button AUTO button Using the Menu Screen (On-screen display system) When the MENU button is pressed, the adjustment menuscreen will be displayed; from there, PC signal adjustmentand setting is possible ...

Page 17 - PICTURE MENU

Selected characters Setup hint Contrast Narrows the gap betweenbrightness and darkness. Broadens the gap betweenbrightness and darkness. Adjust for maximum visibility to suit the ambient brightness.This can adjust further till [+40] by pressing and holding cursor button at [+31]. The color for [+32]...

Page 18 - AUDIO MENU; TIMER MENU; Selected characters

Selected characters Setup hint Audio Mode Movie Music Speech Favorite Movie: This selects the audio suitable for Movie.Music: This selects the audio suitable for Music.Speech: This selects the audio suitable for News, Talk show etc.Favorite: This mode should be adjusted depending on user’spreference...

Page 19 - FUNCTION MENU

ENGLISH Picture Audio Timer Function Setup Language Select OK Set Function Screen Saver Off Screen Wipe On 60Min. Black Side Panel Off Video Power Save Off Freeze Mode Split Default Zoom Panoramic Reset Reset Select Set Return OK MENU FUNCTION MENU Function Panel Life Normal Mode Display Off ID Numb...

Page 20 - SETUP MENU

SETUP MENU Picture Audio Timer Function Setup Language Select OK Set Setup Auto Adjust Adjust Horizontal Position 0 Vertical Position + 31 Horizontal Clock – 20 Clock Phase 10 Reset Reset Select Return Exit Setup Input Level 0.7V Frequency Display Off WVGA Type Off WXGA Mode Off Vertical Filter On F...

Page 21 - LANGUAGE MENU; OTHER FEATURES

ENGLISH LANGUAGE MENU Picture Audio Timer Function Setup Language Select OK Set Language English 簡体中文繁體中文日本語 Select Return Exit OK MENU Select a language by ▼ ▲ SELECT buttons and press the OK button. OTHER FEATURES Automatic Store Approximately 1 sec. after adjustment is completed, the adjustment...

Page 22 - Signal Check; Status; Power Save Mode; When the RGB1, RGB2 input is selected

Signal Check Status Display Action When Mode Display is set to ON,the input signal is switched orwhen the RECALL button ispressed. A guide is displayed for the inputterminal and the horizontal andvertical sync frequency. When the sync signal is no longerdetected. • A guide displays No Sync. Signal, ...

Page 23 - NOTES; About screen defects; About the panel screen; IMAGE RETENTION OF PLASMA DISPLAY; Image retention characteristics of a plasma display

ENGLISH NOTES About screen defects • High precision technology is used in the making of plasma panels but there may be dark spots (points that do not illuminate) and bright spots (points that are too bright) in some cases. These do not indicate a malfunction. About residual images • In some cases, r...

Page 24 - Customer servicing can be hazardous.; Symptom

Symptoms That Seemingly Appear to be Failures Make the checks suggested below depending on the symptoms observed. If the symptoms remain uncorrected, contact your dealer. TROUBLESHOOTING Customer servicing can be hazardous. WARNING Symptom Point to check See page • No picture with the power-indicati...

Page 26 - Actions to Correct Abnormal Displays

Depending on the kind of system equipment used, images may not be displayed normally. In this case, make theadjustments suggested below. (only for RGB2) Actions to Correct Abnormal Displays Symptom 1 Text displayed across the screen appears vertically streaked, with some characters blurred (figure 1...

Page 27 - PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS; Sync signal type

ENGLISH Product specifications and designs are subject to change without notice. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS • The monitor takes at least 30 minutes to attain the status of optimal picture quality. Signal Input RGB terminal (D-sub 15-pin connector) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 • When different kin...

Page 28 - With Digital RGB signal input (RGB1 input); Recommended Signal List

Signal Input (continued) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS (continued) DVI terminal (DVI-D) Pin Input signal Pin Input signal 1 T.M.D.S. Data2- 14 +5V Power 2 T.M.D.S. Data2+ 15 Ground (for+5V) 3 T.M.D.S. Data2/4 Shield 16 Hot Plug Detect 4 T.M.D.S...

Page 29 - With Analog RGB signal input (RGB2 input)

ENGLISH • The type of video board or connecting cable used may not allow for correct displays adjustment of Horizontal Position, Vertical Position, Horizontal Clock and Clock Phase. • The monitor may fail to display an animation image correctly when a signal having a vertical frequency of 85Hz or hi...

Page 30 - SUPPLEMENT

Page 31 - Optional Video Unit Function; device and the signal output terminal of the imaging device.; With RGB component setup; Applicable video signals for each input terminal

ENGLISH Optional Video Unit Function Additional functions when the optional video unit is installed are as follows: ( ) Use if the video equipment has an S video input terminal T o S video output terminal T o audio output terminals T o audio output terminals T o component output terminals T o compon...

Page 32 - Input can be switched in the sequence of AV1; AV1 AV2 AV3; Display size selection diagram

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Input Switching AV1 AV2 RGB 1 RGB 2 AV3 MUTE VOL VOL AV4 AUTO PinP OK SIZE RECALL MENU Input can be switched by pressing the AV1, AV2, AV3,AV4, RGB1 or RGB2 buttons of the remote control. Input can be switched in the sequence of AV1 AV2 AV3 AV4 RGB1 RGB2 by pressing the INPUT ...

Page 33 - Using a wide-screen monitor; Press

ENGLISH ATTENTION Using a wide-screen monitor • This monitor has a screen mode selection feature. If an incompatible screen mode is selected to play certain software, such as a TV program, the image would appear different from the original. Take this into consideration when making screen mode choice...

Page 34 - Displaying MULTI PICTURE; Activating the P-in-P mode from the RGB input screen; VIDEO; NOTE

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Displaying MULTI PICTURE If the PinP button on the remote control is pressed MULTIPICTURE will display. Activating the P-in-P mode from the RGB input screen Pressing the PinP button one time will display 2 pictures. • This mode can be available from RGB1(DVI-PC) an...

Page 38 - Video Input

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) SETUP MENU Picture Audio Timer Function Setup Language Select OK Set Setup System System 1 Color System Video Input Audio Input Scart Output Monitor RGB1 DVI-STB RGB2 Component HDTV Select Set Return OK Setup System System 1 Color System Video Input Audio Input Sca...

Page 39 - Scart Output

ENGLISH Approximately 1 sec. after 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 everyPicture Mode, 1 settin...

Page 40 - TROUBLESHOOTING

Make the checks suggested below depending on the symptoms observed. If the symptoms remain uncorrected, contact your dealer. Customer servicing can be hazardous. WARNING Symptom Point to check See page • The screen becomes dark and the images cannot be seen during VTR special playback (fast forward,...

Page 41 - Signal Input; S-input connector pin specifications; Scart connector pin specifications

ENGLISH Signal Input ① ② ③ ④ S-input connector pin specifications Pin Input signal 1 Y 2 Y-GND 3 C 4 C-GND Frame GND 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 21 19 17 15 13 11 9 7 5 3 1 Scart connector pin specifications Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 AUDIO OUT (RIGHT) 12 Not Used 2 AUDIO IN (RIGHT) 13 RGB-R GND 3 AUDIO ...