Hitachi 37LD9600 - Manual

6 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS (continued) CAUTION ■ Do not place the unit on an unstable surface. Unstable places such as Tilted surface or shaky rack, table, stand or trolly. If the unit falls down, it could cause personal injury. ■ Do not place the unit at a dusty place. It could cause malfunction. ■ Do no...

7 ENGLISH SAFETY PRECAUTIONS (continued) PRECAUTIONS ■ Do not install areas where it will be subjected to high temperatures. It could damage the cabinet or parts of the product. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus that produce heat. Keep...

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 FEATURES Enjoy not only beautiful and high-quality pictures on the display, but also various kinds of useful and convenient functions in your daily life! Large-screen and high-defi nition LCD panel. Improved Digital signal processor. High quality sound with deeper, richer and dynamic bass ...

10 COMPONENT NAMES Main Unit Front Panel Cabinet Panel Indicating Lamp Remote Control Receiver Speaker Main Power Switch (on the bottom surface) Desktop Stand Rear Panel Handgrips Side Input Terminal Board (External Device Connection) Power Cord Socket Control Panel (see below for details) Please re...

11 ENGLISH COMPONENT NAMES (Continued) Remote Control Sub Power Function Select (TV/DVD/SAT) Press this button to select function mode indicating LED lamp.Normally, select “TV”. Input Select/DVD Control/Photo Input Control Press this button to change input mode. In addition, you can use these button...

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

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...

14 CONNECTION Terminal Positions Rear Power Cord Socket Aerial Socket AV1 AV2 AV3 AV4 Monitor Out and Sub Woofer Service use only Power Swivel Terminal (See 51 ) PC Connection terminals (D-sub 15 pin and mini stereo for Audio) HDMI1, 2 and mini stereo for Audio Common Interface slot *9700 models onl...

15 ENGLISH CONNECTION (continued) Connecting Procedure (continued) INPUT (AV2) VCR (Recording Device) VCR DVD player Set-Top Box INPUT (AV1) VCR DVD player Set-Top Box INPUT (AV2) [Example] [Example] [Example] IN OUT IN OUT VCR (Recording Device) INPUT (AV1) [Example] OUT IN OUT IN 3. Connecting to ...

16 INPUT (AV4) AUDIO LC P R P B MONO R Y/VIDEO VCR DVD player Set-Top Box [Example] OUT IN SUB WOOFER [Example] OUT IN or [Example] IN OUT AV4 can be connected to the equipment with either Component or Composite output. Depending on whether the Y/VIDEO input of your selected equipment is Y signal or...

17 ENGLISH [Example] IN OUT (HDMI) (DVI) (HDMI) (HDMI) (Mini Stereo plug) [Example] or IN OUT (Mini Stereo plug) Common Interface Module PC terminals (D-sub 15 pin + audio) is connected to PC, which allows Analogue RGB signal. HDMI 1 2 terminals can be connected to the devices with HDMI output, or i...

18 CONNECTION (continued) Connecting Procedure (continued) Terminals on Side Since the following terminals are located on the side, it is very convenient to connect an extra device on a temporary basis after completing the connections on the rear panel. AV5 can be connected to the equipment with S-V...

19 ENGLISH Information How to secure the cables. After connecting all of the cables to the terminals, secure them with the band.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...

20 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 turn 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 Power button ...

21 ENGLISH BASIC OPERATION (continued) Easy Preset When you turn ON the TV for the fi rst time, your TV automatically leads to the settings of “Language,” “Country” and “Auto Tuning.” (Also, refer to the attached Quick Guide.) 1. The fi rst screen appeared will ask you to choose the language of your...

22 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...

23 ENGLISH BASIC OPERATION (continued) Input Switching to TV/AV1~5, HDMI, and RGB By pressing Input Select button, you can switch the input. (DTT input: 9700 models only) To watch actual broadcast, press Input Select button on the control panel, the numeric buttons or Channel Up/Down button on the r...

24 TV SETUP OPERATION How to use the 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. Basic Operation 1. Press MENU button on the remote control or Menu button on the control panel of the unit. The Main ...

25 ENGLISH TV SETUP OPERATION (continued) Setup Menu (TV mode) With this menu, you can access various kinds of features relating to TV channel settings. Selected Items Setup hint Auto Tuning Country ( Page 1 ) Select the country where you watch TV so that it starts auto-tuning for appropriate channe...

27 ENGLISH TV SETUP OPERATION (continued) Setup Menu (AV mode) With this menu, you can select or adjust the condition of the input signals from each terminal. Selected Items Setup hint System System 1 Do not change the original setting.(System1: Europe/Asia, System2:North America) Composite and S-vi...

28 TV SETUP OPERATION (continued) Setup Menu (RGB mode) With this menu, you can adjust the display condition of the image which is inputting from the RGB terminals. By pressing ▼ button at the bottom of the 1st Setup menu page, the 2nd Setup menu page will appear on the screen. Selected Items Setup ...

30 TV SETUP OPERATION (continued) Function Menu This menu provides various ways to protect your panel, reduce power consumption, and set up utilizing the useful functions, such as Freeze Mode and Photo Input. Selected Items Setup hint Black Side Panel Off This can change the colour of sidebars showi...

32 TV SETUP OPERATION (continued) Picture Menu (TV/AV mode) In this menu, you can make specifi c adjustments for the picture based on your preference.By pressing ▼ button at the bottom of each menu page, the next Picture menu page will appear on the screen. Selected Items Setup hint Picture Mode Dyn...

33 ENGLISH TV SETUP OPERATION (continued) Picture Menu (TV/AV mode) (continued) Selected Items Setup hint Contrast Mode* Dynamic It allows you to choose from 3 modes.Dynamic: Sharpen the gradation to improve the contrast feeling.Normal: Reproduce as faithful gradation as possible.Auto: Adjust to nat...

34 TV SETUP OPERATION (continued) Picture Menu (TV/AV mode) (continued) Selected Items Setup hint Colour Temp. Adjust** On Amplitude On: When you want to set specifi c adjustments in each of the 4 Colour Temperature modes. You can adjust on the amplitude and cut off. The settings refl ect on the Col...

37 ENGLISH TV SETUP OPERATION (continued) Audio Menu With this menu, you can adjust and customize the audio condition as you like. You can move on to the next menu screen by pressing ▼ button at the bottom. Selected Items Setup hint Audio Mode Movie You can select the most suitable sound condition f...

38 TV SETUP OPERATION (continued) Audio Menu (continued) Selected Items Setup hint Headphone Volume 0~63 It allows you to adjust the volume of the headphone. The sound from the speaker will automatically set to MUTE when the headphone is connected to the terminal. Headphone Select A/B Select either ...

39 ENGLISH TV SETUP OPERATION (continued) Analogue Teletext How to operate the Teletext You can display the Teletext simply by pressing the remote control buttons. Operation Press To activate Teletext mode.To exit from the Teletext mode. [TV Ù Text] To split the screen into two and watch both Telete...

40 DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL TELEVISION (DTT) OPERATION Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) operation is not available on 9600 models. How to use the 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. Basic Ope...

41 ENGLISH CONFIGURATION Change Default System Language i+ More System Language CountryAudio LanguageSubtitleFavourite ModeReceiver UpgradeParental Settings English FranceEnglishOffOffC-V.1.0 If you want to change the setting after completing the easy preset, set up individually as follow. Refer to ...

42 DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL TELEVISION (DTT) 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 CHANNEL UP/DOWN button to swit...

43 ENGLISH DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL TELEVISION (DTT) OPERATION (continued) Channel Sort If your TV is 32/37LD9700C in Spain, Germany, or Italy and 32/37LD9700N in Denmark, you can sort the channels manually as you want. (The channels in UK, France, Sweden and Finland will be automatically sorted when ins...

44 Now: 50/50Next: Ace Lightning 1. BBC ONE 16:10-16:3516:35-17:00 Signal Level: 19:28 Utilizing the Infomation Tool Whenever the channels are changed using the button or numeric buttons, the TV displays the picture along with an information banner at the bottom of screen for approximately 3 seconds...

45 ENGLISH ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE (7 Day) Tuesday 29/3 15:37 More i+ Change Day Change Time Navigate Clifford the Big Red Dog CBeebies. King Mac: When T-Bone thinks he is responsible for getting Mac in trouble, he goes overboard to help Mac in any way he can. But Mac takes advantage of his frien...

46 Timer Programming DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL TELEVISION (DTT) OPERATION (continued) From “Timers” Menu You can record multiple programmes from “Timers Menu” . 1. Press MENU button on the remote control. 2. Select “Timers” from the DTT main menu. From EPG Screen If you fi nd the programme you wish to rec...

47 ENGLISH Confi guring the Setting DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL TELEVISION (DTT) OPERATION (continued) The available audio and subtitle languages can be checked from “Language” menu. Then, you can set your preferred language from “Confi guration” menu as below. Audio Language 1. Press MENU button on the rem...

48 There are various kinds of protection to avoid certain operations: Channel Lock and Menu Lock (Main Menu Lock and Installation Lock). Set Lock Key To use the locks effectively, do change the PIN code from the factory default setting, which should be known and remembered only by you. The default s...

49 ENGLISH Confi guring the Setting (continued) DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL TELEVISION (DTT) OPERATION (continued) The DTT can be upgraded via the confi guration menu. 1. Press MENU button on the remote control. 2. Select “Confi guration” from the DTT main menu. 3. Select “Receiver Upgrade” . 4. Press butto...

50 DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL TELEVISION (DTT) OPERATION (continued) Common Interface enables you to plug in a module which for example receives Pay TV service.Once the common interface module has been successfully inserted, select a service from the DTT main menu as follows. 1. Press MENU button on the re...

51 ENGLISH FUNCTION Power Swivel With the Desktop stand, you can adjust the angle of the panel side to side by pressing SWIVEL button on the remote control. 1. Press SWIVEL button on the remote control. The Swivel Display (as shown in the fi gure on the right) will appear on the screen. 2. Adjust th...

52 FUNCTION (continued) Size Switching Each time button of the remote control is pressed, the screen display size is switched in sequence, and the status will be displayed at the bottom of the screen. ZOOM button Current Output Image (Input Signal) Display Size To display suitable screen as follows....

53 ENGLISH AV4 / AV5 / HDMI1 / HDMI2 signal input Panoramic 4:3 Full Zoom C14:9L 14:9Zoom Current Output Image (Input Signal) Display Size To display suitable screen as follows. (4:3 Signal) 4:3 Play a 4:3 image on screen faithfully. Blanking occurs on both sides. Panoramic Play a 4:3 image which en...

54 Position Adjustment Vertical picture position can be adjusted for Panoramic , Zoom , C14:9L , and 14:9 Zoom mode as follows. 1. Press button while operating the picture size display. 2. “Position” display will appear. 3. Adjust the position by button. Adjustment range of each picture size are as ...

55 ENGLISH CAUTION 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 choices...

56 FUNCTION (continued) Multi Picture Mode With this feature, you can watch different channels simultaneously on one screen in several ways.As for the available signals, please refer to "Recommended Signal List" on 75 . • This function is NOT available in HDMI input. • DTT input: 9700 models...

57 ENGLISH FUNCTION (continued) Multi Picture Mode (continued) 2-picture mode (continued) 4. To switch to 4-picture mode, press 2-4-12 button once. The 4-picture mode is displayed on the screen. NOTE Each time 2-4-12 button is pressed, the picture mode will be switched by following order. 2-Picture ...

59 ENGLISH FUNCTION (continued) Multi Picture Mode (continued) Activate the Multi Picture Mode in RGB Mode When you activate the Multi Picture mode in RGB Input, the picture will be displayed at the mode which the Sub-screen is displayed inside of the large screen (Main-screen). To activate Multi Pi...

60 FUNCTION (continued) Picture Freezing By pressing 2-4-12 button, you can change to freeze mode easily anytime you like. Press it again to return to normal picture. There are two types of freeze mode. You can select these in the “Freeze Mode” from Function Menu.( 30 ) Split: It displays 2 pictures...

61 ENGLISH FUNCTION (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 with Background Music and Movie picture. Operating the Photo Input 1. Before operatin...

62 FUNCTION (continued) Photo Input Function (continued) Displaying Still Picture in Photo Mode Thumbnail-Size Image (Index) to Full-Size Image When you enter the Photo Index mode, the icon appears as the indication. You can also select the preferred fi le in both Thumbnail-size and Full-size image ...

63 ENGLISH FUNCTION (continued) Photo Input Function (continued) Displaying Still Picture in Photo Mode (continued) Slide Show Function *You can select where to start Slide Show. See “Slide Mode” in the table 1. *You can also start the slide show when displaying the selected full size image, press S...

64 FUNCTION (continued) Photo Input Function (continued) Displaying Movie Picture in Movie Mode Thumbnail-Size Image (Index) to Full-Size Image: *1: Press button or button to display the operation OSD. *2: Press button in remote control or button (OSD) to exit from the OSD display. *3: For the Previ...

65 ENGLISH FUNCTION (continued) Photo Input Function (continued) Other You can select the background pattern on “Background” from “Function Menu.” Function Menu Selection Description Background 1 → 2 Select preferred background pattern.1: Striped texture of grey2: Green checked pattern Press button ...

66 FUNCTION (continued) Photo Input Function (continued) CAUTION In case of copying, viewing or editing a picture by computers, 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 the ma...

67 ENGLISH FUNCTION (continued) Audio Switching NICAM / Sound Multiplex(including A2) (TV mode) You can make optimum use of available audio by pressing button of remote control. Audio can be switched only if receiving NICAM and sound multiplex signals; otherwise, pressing this button will have no ef...

68 FUNCTION (continued) Power Save Mode When AV input is selected You are provided with the function to save power consumption when no signal is detected in AV input. Set to On in “Video Power Save” from Function Menu, which leads to the power save mode in AV4 /HDMI1 /HDMI2 and the Standby mode in o...

69 ENGLISH FUNCTION (continued) DVD Player / STB Selection You can use this remote control to operate DVD Player and Set Top Box of other makers as well as this set. After pressing button, press (or hold) the required buttons to select the maker and type as shown below. Set up hint Example: HITACHI ...

70 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 the Screen Message Condit...

73 ENGLISH PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATION Panel Display dimensions Approx. 32 inches (698 (H) x 392 (V) mm, diagonal 801mm) Approx. 37 inches (820 (H) x 461 (V) mm, diagonal 941mm) Resolution 1366 (H) x 768 (V) pixels 1366 (H) x 768 (V) pixels Net dimensions including Stand: 813(W)x663(H)x350(...

74 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS (continued) Signal Input RGB terminal (D-sub 15-pin connector) Pin Input signal 1 R 2 G or sync on green 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 or H/V composite sync 14 V.sync. [V.CLK] 15 [SCL]...

75 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 VGA 640 X 480 59.94 31.47 25.18 EIA-861B 2 576i 720(1440) X 576 50.00 15.63 27.00 EIA-86...

76 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION (continued) Recommended Signal List (continued) With Multi Picture Function 2-Picture / (1080i)* Input terminal AV1~AV5 AV2, AV3 AV4 TELETEXT Main Sub DTT TV PAL SECAM NTSC3.58NTSC4.43 RGB 576i 576p 480i 480p 720p/50720p/60 1080i/501080i/60 DTT ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ TV ○ ○ ○ ○ ○...

77 ENGLISH 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 h...