Hitachi 42EDT41 - Manual

Important Please read this User's Manual thoroughly, especially the ImportantSafety Instructions on Page 2 to 3 and 6 to 10. Mis-use may causedamage to your plasma monitor, which could shorten its lifespan, orcause injury to yourself. Should you encounter any difficulty in theset-up or operation of ...

ENGLISH CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........2FEATURES ....................................................4SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ..............................6COMPONENT NAMES ................................11 Main Unit..........................................................................

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This Plasma monitor has been designed and manufactured to meet international safety standards, but like any electrical equipment, care mustbe taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured.Before using this product, please read and understand the Safety I...

ENGLISH SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS(continued) 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. ...

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...

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS(continued) • FCC (Federal Communications Commission) STATEMENT WARNING For model 42EDT41 PW1A WARNING : This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reas...

ENGLISH 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 sta...

COMPONENT NAMES(continued) Remote control Loading Batteries 1. Open the battery cover. • Slide back and remove the battery cover in the direction of the arrow. 2. Load batteries. • Load two Size AA batteries included observing the correct polarities. 3. Close the battery cover. • Replace the battery...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 button on theremote control. • To turn the monitor power OFF, press the SUB POWERbutton or the ON/OFF bu...

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 displayed. • The volume setting can be lowered by pressing the VOL- button while t...

ENGLISH Size Switching Each time the ZOOM button of the remote control is pressed, the screen display area will change in sequence and thestatus 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 mode is only av...

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 by using the SELECT button,ADJUST button and OK button. • Refer to - concerning the adjustment items and the settings...

ENGLISH PICTURE MENU OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) OK MENU CH+ CH- OK CH+ CH- CH+ CH- OK OK 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...

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...

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 CH+ CH- MENU FUNCTION MENU CH+ CH- Function Panel Life Normal Mode Dis...

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...

ENGLISH OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) LANGUAGE MENU Picture Audio Timer Function Setup Language Select OK Set Language English Français Español Select Return Exit OK CH+ CH- MENU Select a language by ▼ ▲ SELECT buttons and press the OK button. OTHER FEATURES Automatic Store Approximately 1 sec....

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, ...

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...

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...

ENGLISH TROUBLESHOOTING (continued) Symptoms That Seemingly Appear to be Failures (continued)

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 • The display image may be momentarily disturbed during clock adjustment but this is not a failure. TROUBLESHO...

ENGLISH Video Unit Function Monitor rear panel Speaker (R) Speaker (L) Power cord (1) Make sure that the power switch of the monitor is turned off.(2) Make sure that the power switch of the imaging device is turned off.(3) Use a commercially available cable and connector to connect the signal input ...

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Input Switching INPUT SELECT button RGB/VIDEObuttons Each time the ZOOM button of the remote control ispressed, the screen display size will change in sequenceand the status will be displayed at the bottom of thescreen. Full Size Switching • During VIDEO signal input (AV1, AV2...

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...

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...

ENGLISH OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) PICTURE MENU (continued) Selected characters Setup hint Color Management Off On Turn On when the original balance of each color is required to adjustdepending on the user’s preference. Magenta Magenta is weakened. Magenta is strengthened. This adjusts liste...

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) SETUP MENU Picture Audio Timer Function Setup Language Select OK Set Setup System System 2 Color System Video Input Audio Input Scart Output Monitor RGB1 DVI-STB RGB2 Component HDTV Select Set Return OK Setup System System 2 Color System Video Input Audio Input Sca...

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 VCR special playback (fast forward,...

ENGLISH Monitor rear panel Speaker (R) Speaker (L) 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 21 19 17 15 13 11 9 7 5 3 1 antenna When the "ANT" terminal is connected to outdoor antenna instead of CATV system, please note that a goodantenna adaptor is necessary. See the diagram on the right. Make sure that t...

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS POWER ON/OFF button Input can be switched by pressing the AV1, AV2, AV3,AV4, RGB1 or RGB2 buttons of the remote control. Andthe way to return to a TV channel is as follows: • Pressing INPUT SELECT button at RGB2 input screen.• Pressing some PROGRAM SELECT buttons and select a ...

ENGLISH OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) RECALL button MULTI PICTUREbutton SELECT buttons Activating the Split mode from the TV screen Pressing the MULTI PICTURE button one time will display 2 pictures. • The speaker icon can be shifted left and right by pressing the A/B button; the audio will be ...

Input Signal Screen Display The TV channel status can be displayed on the screen bypressing the RECALL button of the remote control. The display will go out in approximately 6 seconds. 1 ABCDE -- -- Min. -- -- : -- -- OFF ON TV positionNameSound mode Off-timer On-timer TV 4 Pictures 2 Pictures (Spli...

ENGLISH OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) When the FREEZE button on the remote control is pressed, the screen transfers into thefreeze mode. • There are two types of freezing screen mode, Split and Strobe. These are possible to select at the “Freeze Mode” setting of the Function Menu. • The Split m...

ENGLISH OTHER FUNCTIONS Multi-Channel Telvision Sound • The MPX button is only useful for Multi-Channel Television Sound signals. Otherwise pressing this button will have no effect. Stereo and SAP (2nd Audio program) sound program When bilingual program is received, sound mode display appears as sho...

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) DVD Player Selection • You can use this remote control to operate the selected brand of DVD player by pressing the following buttons on the remote control simultaneously. Example To operate HITACHI DVD player, press and hold the RECALL button, followed by the butto...

ENGLISH Make the checks suggested below depending on the symptoms observed. If the symptoms remain uncorrected, contact your dealer. Customer servicing can be hazardous. WARNING TROUBLESHOOTING Symptoms That Seemingly Appear to be Failures Symptom Possible reason Remedy (1) Connection of antenna cab...

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS • The monitor takes at least 30 minutes to attain the status of optimal picture quality.

ENGLISH PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS (continued) 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)...

Recommended Signal List PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS (continued) With Digital RGB signal input (RGB1 input) ( With Analog RGB signal input (RGB2 input) • Make sure that the signal of the equipment to be connected is compatible with the pecifications of this list.