Hitachi L37X01U - Manuals

6 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS (continued) CAUTION ʄ Do not place the unit at a dusty place. It could cause malfunction. ʄ Do not cover or block any ventilation holes on the product. The unit would overheat, and it could cause fi re or damage the product which may shorten its service life. Install the product ...

7 ENGLISH SAFETY PRECAUTIONS (continued) CAUTION ʄ Adjust the headphone volume properly. Excessive sound pressure from headphones might cause hearing loss. ʄ Wipe the front bezel with the soft cloth. As the glossy part of the front bezel might be easily damaged, be sure to use the soft cloth. PRECAU...

8 ABOUT LCD PANEL Common Phenomena of LCD Panel The following are the common phenomena when operating LCD Panel due to its structural reason.Please note that they are not malfunctions. Defective Spots on Panel The LCD panel is manufactured with high-precision technology. However, there might be some...

9 ENGLISH OVERVIEW Large-screen and Full HD LCD panel (1920X1080). Improved Digital signal processor. High quality sound with deeper, richer and dynamic bass tones. Various functions as Digital Terrestrial Television (More TV channels, EPG, etc). 3 Scart terminals installed. Accept more digital inpu...

10 COMPONENT NAMES Main Unit Front Panel Rear Panel Control Panel (including side input) 1 Sub Power button 2 Channel Down/ ź button 3 Channel Up/ Ÿ button 4 Volume Down/ Ż button 5 Volume Up/ Ź button 6 Input Select/OK button 7 Menu/Return button 8 Side Input 1 Cabinet 2 Panel 3 Remote control rece...

11 ENGLISH COMPONENT NAMES (Continued) Remote Control NOTE The function indicated by [ ] are only for Teletext mode. Refer to 57 , 58 . 1 Sub Power 23 2 Device Select (TV/DTT, DVD, SAT) 27 , 73 Press these buttons to select device mode. The selected button blinks once. Normally, select “TV/DTT”. 3 P...

12 PREPARATION This remote control operates on 2 “AA” batteries. 1. Open the batter y compar tment cover Slide open the battery compartment cover on the backside in the direction of an arrow, and remove the cover. CAUTION It could cause corrosion or batter y leakage and may result in physical injur ...

13 ENGLISH PREPARATION (continued) Safety Precaution on Main Unit Installation Read SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ( 4 to 7 ) carefully besides this page. *The Desktop Stand has been used for the illustration in this manual. Anti-Tumble Measures Install in a stable place and implement safety measure against ove...

15 ENGLISH Connecting Procedure This unit is ready for various kinds of connections. Make a connection in the following steps. Be sure to turn off the Main Power fi rst when connecting external equipments. 1. Connect Power Cord to the rear panel. 2. Connect Aerial Lead. 3. Connect your external equip...

17 ENGLISH AV4 can be connected to the equipment with either Component or Composite output. When using as Composite, do not insert the jacks into P B or P R . If your external device has a Component terminal, COMPONENT connection is recommended for higher quality picture. Monitor Out can be used to ...

18 HDMI 2 and 3 terminal can be connected to the devices with HDMI output. If the external device has DVI output, this can be available with HDMI-DVI cable. In case of using the HDMI-DVI cable, connect to audio terminal besides HDMI input terminal.Refer to 20 about HDMI1 terminal on side. Informatio...

19 ENGLISH PC terminal (D-sub 15 pin) is connected to PC, which allows Analogue RGB signal. Connect to also audio terminal on the rear besides PC (RGB) terminal. Sub Woofer terminal can bring the deep bass sound from the external speaker equipped with a built-in amplifi er. Ter minals on Side Since t...

20 CONNECTION (continued) Connecting Procedure (continued) AV5 can be connected to the equipment with S-video output and composite output. If your external device has S-video terminal, S-VIDEO connection is recommended for higher quality picture. NOTE If both S-video and video input terminals of AV5...

21 ENGLISH CONNECTION (continued) Connecting Procedure (continued) Photo Input terminal can be connected to a digital still camera or USB card reader with USB cable. For details, refer to the Photo Input function shown on 65 ~ 69 . SD Memory Card slot can be used for the Photo Input function with th...

22 Information How to secure the cables. After connecting all of the cables to the terminals, secure them with the clamps.When you secure the cables, please be careful not to tighten too much. CAUTION Use only the Power Cord provided.Do not use a power supply voltage other than that indicated (AC220...

23 ENGLISH BASIC OPERATION Power On/Off Now, turn On the main power to the unit. Make sure that the power cord is plugged into the wall socket. To tur n On the power of the unit: 1. Press the Main Power switch on the unit. The Indicating Lamp will illuminates in Red (Standby mode). 2. Press Sub Powe...

24 BASIC OPERATION (continued) Easy Setup When you turn ON the TV for the fi rst time, your TV automatically leads to the settings of “ Language ,” “ Target ,” and “ Country (TV and DTT).” (Also, refer to the attached Quick Guide.) The integrated DVB-T tuner will only receive MPEG2 compressed signals...

25 ENGLISH Channel Up/Down button BASIC OPERATION (continued) Channel Selections There are 4 ways to select the channels: stepping through the channel, selecting by number, selecting from the on-screen channel list, and using the Electronic Programme Guide (EPG). Press P - + button on the remote con...

26 BASIC OPERATION (continued) Volume Up/Down 1. To increase the sound volume, press button on the remote control, or Volume Up button on the control panel. The Volume Indicator value on the screen will shift right. 2. To decrease the sound volume, press button on the remote control or Volume Down b...

27 ENGLISH BASIC OPERATION (continued) Input Switching to DTT/TV/AV1~5/HDMI1~3/RGB There are several ways to change the input mode as mentioned below. Please select your preferred way. z You can select DTT and TV mode directly. Press button on the remote control. Each time the button is pressed, the...

28 English Spanish 30min. 01h 59m 17:45 ABTV 12 10 30min. 01h 59m 17:45 ABTV 1 30min. 01h 59m 17:45 AV1 Component AV VIDEO Channel number DTT TV Audio language *1 Subtitle language (DVB) *1 Channel lock (if selected)Off-timerOn-timerCurrent time *2 Channel name and TV position Off-timerOn-timerCurre...

29 ENGLISH MENU OPERATION How to use On-Screen Display (OSD) system With the On-Screen Display system, you can access the various kinds of the features and functions in this product.There are two setting menus of Main Menu and Function Menu. As usage, press MENU button to show Main Menu or FUNCTION ...

30 MAIN MENU OPERATION Initial Setup Menu This menu allows you to access various kinds of initial settings.The menu items indicated by * can be automatically stored. Selected Items Setup hint ColourSystem* System1 Do not change the original setting.(System1: Europe/Asia, System2: South America) Comp...

31 ENGLISH MAIN MENU OPERATION (continued) Initial Setup Menu (continued) Selected Items Setup hint RGB Input Input Level* 0.7V Normally, select [0.7V]. Select [1.0V] only when the whole display becomes too white. 1.0V Frequency Display* Off Select whether indicating the PC signal frequency informat...

34 MAIN MENU OPERATION (continued) Confi guration Menu This menu provides various ways to protect your panel, reduce power consumption, and set up utilizing the useful functions, such as DVB subtitle setting.The menu items indicated by * can be automatically stored. Selected Items Setup hint Black Si...

35 ENGLISH Selected Items Setup hint Default Audio* This can set DTT initial audio from the following. For L37X01U model: English ĺ Welsh ĺ Gaelic ĺ Irish ĺ Undefi ned For L37X01E model: English ĺ French ĺ German ĺ Spanish ĺ Italian ĺ Swedish ĺ Danish ĺ Finnish ĺ Basque ĺ Catalan ĺ Dutch ĺ Gallegan ĺ...

37 ENGLISH MAIN MENU OPERATION (continued) Picture Menu (TV/AV mode) (continued) Selected Items Setup hint Contrast Mode* Dynamic It allows you to choose from 2 modes.Dynamic: Sharpen the gradation to improve the contrast feeling.Normal: Reproduce as faithful gradation as possible. Normal YNR* Off T...

38 MAIN MENU OPERATION (continued) Picture Menu (TV/AV mode) (continued) Selected Items Setup hint MPEG NR* Off This is a noise reduction system for MPEG picture signal.(ex. against mosquito noise and block noise.) Low High Back Light 0~100% Adjust the brightness of the Back Light for the maximum vi...

42 MAIN MENU OPERATION (continued) Audio Menu With this menu, you adjust and customize the audio condition as you like.You can move on to the next menu screen by pressing ź button at the bottom. The menu items indicated by * can be automatically stored. Selected Items Setup hint Audio Mode* Movie Yo...

44 FUNCTION MENU OPERATION Basic Mode This can access to various kinds of useful features, such as EPG and timers. If you press FUNCTION button on remote control at normal mode, the following menu appears. Selected Items Setup hint Favourite This gives access to Favourites page which allows you to s...

45 ENGLISH FUNCTION MENU OPERATION (continued) Basic Mode (continued) Selected Items Setup hint Lock &Rating Channel Lock Off If set On, the selected channels can be locked so that it cannot be selected without 4 digit codes. To select the channel to lock, go to “Channel Manager” from main menu....

46 FUNCTION MENU OPERATION (continued) Guide Mode [DTT mode only] If you press FUNCTION button on the remote control during EPG mode, the following menu appears. See 52 for the details about EPG. Selected Items Setup hint Matrix View/Channel View Matrix View Select a type of the EPG display. Channel...

47 ENGLISH FUNCTION MENU OPERATION (continued) Programme Search Mode [DTT mode only] If you press FUNCTION button on the remote control during programme search, the following menu appears. Selected Items Setup hint Search Condition Channel Category You can search for programmes.When you select “Sear...

48 FUNCTION MENU OPERATION (continued) Photo Input Mode If you press FUNCTION button on the remote control whilst using Photo Input function, the following menu appears. See 65 , 66 for the details. Selected Items Setup hint Rotate The selected picture is rotated in the sequence of the following. 90...

49 ENGLISH FEATURES Channel List (TV mode) You can adjust channel setting on channel list from Channel Manager menu. 1. Press MENU button on the remote control in TV mode. 2. Select “ Channel Manager ” from Main Menu. 3. Channel list shows up with those status marks. .... Favourite channel .... Skip...

51 ENGLISH FEATURES (continued) Channel List (DTT mode) (continued) 5. You can use the detailed setting by using setting section shown on the lower right. Hide Off You can hide/show the channel which sets as “Skip On” by pressing OK button whilst selecting “ Hide ”. Off: Display all channels on the ...

52 EPG screen displays a list of the stored channels along with information on what programmes are being broadcast, if the service is available. 1. Press button to display EPG screen. 2. EPG screen is displayed. Select a type of EPG display from either Matrix View or Channel View by pressing FUNCTIO...

53 ENGLISH Title 1. Use ◄► button to change the position to input. 2. Input the title by using and numeric button on the remote control. 3. Press OK button to set up the title. • Limit: 40 characters• See 54 for the selectable characters by using numeric button. • To delete a character, use Red butt...

54 z Check the status of the selected channel/programme: Check the following marks on the Timer List, which might refl ect on your setting. ON The selected channel has Channel Lock. See 45 for the details. ON The selected channel has Rating Lock. (Only for L37X01E model.) See 45 for the details. ! Th...

55 ENGLISH You can register your favourite list of channels. 1. Select “ Favourite ” in Function Menu. Refer to 44 . 2. Change pages using ◄► button and select channels using button. And then select the following buttons. Red (Del.) Deletes a registered channel. Green (Add) Registers a channel. Blue...

56 You can set DVB Subtitle On here, and the available DVB Subtitle Language provided in the current programme can be selected. 1. Press button on the remote control during DTT mode. 2. You can select one of the languages by using ◄► button. 3. If you want to activate/deactivate the DVB subtitle now...

57 ENGLISH FEATURES (continued) Analogue/Digital Teletext This teletext supports the following.• TV mode: All models • DTT mode: L37X01E How to operate the Teletext The Teletext can be simply displayed by pressing the remote control buttons. NOTE Select Teletext language from Confi guration menu show...

58 This teletext is for L37X01U model in DTT mode. MHEG Digital Teletext can provide various information with text on the screen.• To access/exit from Teletext screen, press button or Colour button depending on the programme being broadcast. Please follow the instructions on the screen when using Co...

59 ENGLISH FEATURES (continued) Size Switching DTT/TV/AV signal input Each time button of the remote control is pressed (or press and then ◄► button), the screen display size is switched in sequence, and the status will be displayed at the bottom of the screen. z Watching Standard Defi nition Picture...

60 FEATURES (continued) Size Switching (continued) DTT/TV/AV signal input (continued) Input Signal Display Screen Display Size To display suitable screen as follows. When Watching High Defi nition Pictures: (16:9 Signal) Full/Full 1 Play a 16:9 image faithfully showing 95% of the size. Full 2 Play a ...

61 ENGLISH FEATURES (continued) Size Switching (continued) RGB signal input You can select suitable size depending on the resolution. Normal Full Real Display Area Selection Diagram Resolution Input signal Full display Circular display Display Full Normal Real 640 X 480 (VGA)800 X 600 (SVGA)1024 X 7...

62 Activate in DTT/TV/AV1~5/HDMI1~3 mode With this feature, you can watch different channels simultaneously on one screen. AV1 5 A B TV AV [Split] FEATURES (continued) Multi Picture Mode [PinP] There are two modes (Split and PinP) in Multi-Picture mode. 1. To activate Multi Picture mode, press butto...

64 FEATURES (continued) Picture Freezing By pressing button, you can change to freeze mode easily anytime you like. Press it again to return to normal picture. It displays 2 pictures from the same source. One is active (left), whilst the other is still picture (right). This is very useful in order t...

65 ENGLISH FEATURES (continued) Photo Input Function With this Photo Input function, you can enjoy watching Photos from such devices as Digital Still Camera and SD card along with useful features such as Slide Show. Operating the Photo Input 1. Before operating this function, make sure to turn the p...

66 FEATURES (continued) Photo Input Function (continued) Thumbnail-Size Image (Index) to Full-Size Image 4 8 12 16 3 7 11 15 2 6 10 14 1 5 9 13 20 24 28 32 19 23 27 31 18 22 26 30 17 21 25 29 20 24 28 32 19 23 27 31 18 22 26 30 17 21 25 29 OK OK 4 8 12 16 3 7 11 15 2 6 10 14 1 5 9 13 Prev./Next Thum...

67 ENGLISH FEATURES (continued) Photo Input Function (continued) Slide Show Function 20 24 28 32 19 23 27 31 18 22 26 30 17 21 25 29 20 24 28 32 19 23 27 31 18 22 26 30 17 21 25 29 Prev./Next Thumbnail Jump 0-9 23/60 30 Jan 2008 1600 x 1200 ABCDEF Function Menu RotateSlideshowSelect Device OK OK OK ...

68 FEATURES (continued) Photo Input Function (continued) Other • You can access to Picture menu directly by pressing MENU button during Photo Input mode. You can set up the picture setting only for Photo Input images. Please note that some of the picture menu are not available for Photo Input mode. ...

69 ENGLISH FEATURES (continued) Photo Input Function (continued) CAUTION In case of copying, viewing or editing a picture by computer, etc., it may not be displayed in this function. Do not connect any apparatus other than DSC, USB card reader, and SD card/MMC to the Photo Input connector. It causes...

70 FEATURES (continued) Power Swivel With the Desktop stand, you can adjust the angle of the panel side to side by pressing button on the remote control. Swivel CAUTION • Do not push the panel with your hands whilst operating the Swivel. It could damage the panel and/or stand.• Do not allow children...

71 ENGLISH FEATURES (continued) Audio Switching NICAM / Sound Multiplex (including A2) (TV mode) You can make optimum use of available audio by pressing I / II button of remote control. Audio can be switched only if receiving NICAM and sound multiplex signals; otherwise, pressing this button will ha...

72 FEATURES (continued) Power Save Mode When AV/RGB input is selected • You are provided with the function to save power consumption when no signal is detected in AV/RGB input. Set to On in “ Video Power Save ” from Confi guration menu, which leads to the power save mode in AV4/HDMI1/HDMI2/ HDMI3/RGB...

73 ENGLISH FEATURES (continued) DVD Player / STB Selection You can use this remote control to operate DVD Player and Set Top Box of Hitachi or other manufacturers as well as this set. Set Up Example: Hitachi DVD 1. Set up the manufacturer. Hold down button and press button. 2. Set up the manufacture...

74 TROUBLESHOOTING Before calling service technician, check the following tables fi rst. If the problem is not be solved with the suggested procedures, contact your local dealer. For your safety, NEVER try to repair the product by yourself. When Following Messages Appear on Screen Message Condition /...

77 ENGLISH PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATION Panel Display dimensions Approx. 37 inches (820 (H) x 461 (V) mm, diagonal 941 mm) Resolution 1920 (H) x 1080 (V) pixels Net dimensions including Stand: 927 (W) x 683 (H) x 366 (D) mm excluding Stand: 927 (W) x 624 (H) x 115 (D) mm Net weight including...

78 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS (continued) Signal Input RGB ter minal (D-sub 15-pin connector) Pin Input signal 1 R 2 G 3 B 4 No connection 5 No connection 6 R.GND 7 G.GND 8 B.GND 9 No connection 10 GND 11 No connection 12 [SDA] 13 H. sync 14 V.sync. [V.CLK] 15 [SCL] S-input connector pin specifi cations ...

79 ENGLISH PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS (continued) Recommended Signal List With HDMI input No. Signal mode Horizontal frequency (kHz) Dot clock frequency (MHz) Remarks Signal Name Resolution Vertical frequency (Hz) 1 576i 720(1440) X 576 50.00 15.63 27.00 EIA/CEA-861B 2 480i 720(1440) X 480 59.94 15.73 2...

80 LICENSE AGREEMENTS End User License Agreements for Operating System Software OPERATING SYSTEM LICENSE INFORMATION This HITACHI TV incorporates certain open source operating system software distributed under the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2 and GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2.1...

81 ENGLISH LICENSE AGREEMENTS (continued) End User License Agreements for Operating System Software (continued) GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2, June 1991 Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA Everyone is permitted to copy...

84 LICENSE AGREEMENTS (continued) End User License Agreements for Operating System Software (continued) Each version is given a distinguishing version number. If the Program specifi es a version number of this License which applies to it and “any later version”, you have the option of following the t...

87 ENGLISH LICENSE AGREEMENTS (continued) End User License Agreements for Operating System Software (continued) We call this license the “Lesser” General Public License because it does Less to protect the user’s freedom than the ordinary General Public License. It also provides other free software d...

91 ENGLISH LICENSE AGREEMENTS (continued) End User License Agreements for Operating System Software (continued) NO WARRANTY 15. BECAUSE THE LIBRARY IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE LIBRARY, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE...

92 Thank you for purchasing this Hitachi Television. In the unlikely event that this product should develop a fault, we undertake to repair or replace any part of the product which fails due to a manufacturing defect within 12 months of the date of purchase provided that ... 1. the product has been ...

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