Page 2 - ENGLISH
ENGLISH USER'S MANUAL Thank you for purchasing the HITACHI plasma Television.Please read this user’s manual carefully before operating this product.To ensure proper operation, please read and follow ALL the instructions, especially the “IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS” and “SAFETY PRECAUTIONS”. Please...
Page 3 - Read this instruction thoroughly.
2 CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read this instruction thoroughly. Retain this instruction for future reference. Heed all warnings and cautions to prevent possible danger. Follow all instructions. Improper handling could cause personal injury and/or serious damage to the unit that may shorte...
Page 4 - About This Manual
3 ENGLISH Thank you for purchasing the HITACHI plasma Television. We hope that you will enjoy the great performance with this product.This plasma Television has been designed to meet the international standards. However, it could cause personal injuries and property damage if improperly handled. In ...
Page 5 - WARNING; SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
4 The following are the symbols used in this manual and affixed on the unit itself. Please fully understand the meanings of the symbols before reading the instructions in this section. WARNING Never ignore the instruction. There are risks of serious injuries or possible death to the user. CAUTION Do...
Page 7 - CAUTION
6 CAUTION Ϯ 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. Ϯ Do not place the unit at a dusty place. It could cause malfunction. Ϯ Do not cover or block any ventilatio...
Page 8 - PRECAUTIONS; Cleaning and Maintenance
7 ENGLISH PRECAUTIONS Ϯ 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 the unit out of direct sunligh...
Page 9 - Image Retention of Plasma Display Panel; Characteristics of Image Retention; For example, when the characters as shown in Fig. A are; Residual Image; ABOUT PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL
8 Image Retention of Plasma Display Panel The plasma display panel has one of characteristics that can result in panel image retention depending on how theplasma display is used. The following are the common reasons for and effective preventive measures against theimage retention. Characteristics of...
Page 10 - FEATURES; User’s Manual
9 ENGLISH FEATURES Enjoy not only beautiful and high-quality pictures on the display, but also various kinds of useful and convenientfunctions in your daily life! Large-screen and high-definition plasma panel.High quality sound with deeper, richer and dynamic bass tones.2 Scart terminals installed.A...
Page 11 - Handgrips; Front Panel
10 COMPONENT NAMES Main Unit ① Panel ② Remote Control Receiver ③ Indicating Lamp ④ Speaker ⑤ Desktop Stand ① Handgrips ② Side Input ③ Rear Input ④ Control Panel (see below for details) ⑤ Cable Clampers Please refer to 14 ~ 18 for the detailed information for the connections. ① Main Power Switch ( ) ...
Page 12 - Press this button to change input mode.; Remote Control
11 ENGLISH NOTE Some buttons are only for Teletext mode, and other buttons have different functions in Teletext mode from the use of TV mode. Those buttons are indicated by [ ]. Refer to "Teletext" on 22 . Sub PowerRecall Pressing this button shows the input signalstatus. Source access butto...
Page 13 - Install the batteries; To close the battery compartment; Remote Control Batteries Installation; This remote control operates on; “AA”; Open the battery compartment cover; Slide open the battery compartment cover on the; PREPARATION
12 CAUTION It could cause corrosion or battery leakage and may result in physical injury and/or property damage including fire. Never mix used and new batteries in the device. Replace all the batteries in a device at the same time. Remove the batteries if the remote control is not going to be used f...
Page 14 - Read SAFETY PRECAUTIONS (; Safety Precaution on Main Unit Installation
13 ENGLISH Read SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ( 4 to 7 ) carefully besides this page. When installing the main unit, be sure to use the specified mount units in order to obtain maximum performance and maintain the safety.We assume no responsibility or liability for personal injuries or property damages caused ...
Page 15 - Rear; Connecting Procedure; Connecting Power Cord to the Rear Panel; When you do not have any other external equipment:; Precautions when connecting the aerial
14 CONNECTION Terminal Positions Rear ① Power Cord Socket ② AV1 ③ AV2 ④ AV3 ⑤ COMPONENT IN, AUDIO terminals ⑥ VAR (Variable) AUDIO OUT terminal ⑦ HDMI1, 2 and mini stereo for Audio ⑧ PC Connection terminals (D-sub 15 pin and mini stereo for Audio) ⑨ (ANT) Aerial Socket Side ⑩ AV4 ⑪ Headphone Socket ...
Page 16 - Examples of other AV equipment that you might connect to this TV; . If you wish to use S-Video via the AV2; Select ‘MONITOR’ in the ‘AV2 OUTPUT’ option; (All illustrated SCART cables and aerial cables are not supplied); Satellite aerial; DVD player; Video recorder 1; to AV1; (All illustrated SCART cables are not supplied); Video recorder 2; to AV2
15 ENGLISH CONNECTION (continued) 3. Examples of other AV equipment that you might connect to this TV Two video recorder connection (e.g. to duplicate a video tape) DVD player: For superior picture quality, set your DVD player to output an RGB signal (refer to your particular DVD player owner’s manu...
Page 17 - Connecting an audio system; only affect; Connect to a Video camera or games console; Component output; Stereo amplifier; Audio input
16 CONNECTION (continued) Connecting Procedure (continued) Connecting an audio system This connection allows you to hear the TV sound through external speakers connected to an audio amplifier. To control the audio through the amplifier, turn on the TV and the amplifier, set the volume of both to a m...
Page 18 - PC connection; Select PC input; PC; Connecting an HDMI or a DVI device to the HDMI input; See “HDMI1” or “HDMI2” in Audio menu on; Details of HDMI input signals; bits per sample
17 ENGLISH CONNECTION (continued) Connecting Procedure (continued) PC connection For best results the PC graphics card should be set to 1360 x 768@60Hz. Before connecting your PC please ensure that it is set to this resolution (or one of the other acceptable resolutions listed below) or you may not ...
Page 19 - Headphone; Connecting the plug into the wall socket
18 CAUTION Use only the Power Cord provided.Do not use a power supply voltage other than that indicated(AC220-240V, 50/60Hz). It may cause fire or electric shock.For the plasma television, a three-core power cord with a ground terminal is used for efficiency protection. Always be sure to connect the...
Page 20 - BASIC OPERATION; Display status indicator
19 ENGLISH When the TV powers on for the first time after purchase, the initial auto installation menu will appear. You can automatically set language, country and channels in successive operations. 1. Press STANDBY on the right side of the unit or press ( STANDBY ) on the remote. The Language selec...
Page 22 - Conceal stored channels
21 ENGLISH BASIC OPERATION (continued) Conceal stored channels Picture format Press , then press ϳ or ϴ to select desired picture format, then press ENTER . AUTO Automatically selects the aspect ratio (see note below). NOTE In case a screen switches with AUTO operation, the screen may become black f...
Page 23 - Teletext; Subtitle for Teletext; Press
22 Teletext BASIC OPERATION (continued) Teletext is sent page by page. This unit is able to automatically store up to 812 pages.Storage lasts until all pages have been received. The pages can only be accessed when they have been stored. This can take a moment. Fastext/TOPtext Fastext/TOPtext is tele...
Page 24 - TV SETUP OPERATION; Selected Items; NTSC or AUTO has been selected for the AV COLOUR option; Please note that “DTT” is not related to this model.; EXIT
23 ENGLISH TV SETUP OPERATION Guide to using the menu system Selected Items Setup hint PICTURE PREFERENCE SPORTS Bright and dynamic picture (factory-set) STANDARD Standard picture quality (factory-set) MOVIE Movie-like picture setting (factory-set) MEMORY Your personal preferences BRIGHTNESS You can...
Page 26 - Setup menu
25 ENGLISH TV SETUP OPERATION (continued) Setup menu Selected Items Setup hint AUTO TUNING I f yo u n e e d t o re s t a r t t h e a u t o m a t i c t u n i n g process, use the following procedure. ① Select AUTO TUNING, then press ϶ . ② Press ϳ or ϴ to select your country, then press ENTER . ③ Pres...
Page 27 - recorders, when playing an NTSC recording on a PAL system TV set.
26 VERTICAL POSITION * 1 –10~+10 When the ZOOM mode is selected as the picture format, you can adjust the vertical picture position.Press ϶ then press ϳ or ϴ to adjust the ver tical position of the picture by up to +10 and downwards by up to -10. AV2 OUTPUT * 2 TV AV2 will output the channel positio...
Page 29 - Set up hint
28 Others 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. Press and hold or button, then press the required 2 buttons within 10 seconds in order to select the maker as shown below. Set up hint Example: HITACHI DVD ...
Page 30 - Troubleshooting; Symptom
29 ENGLISH Others (continued) Troubleshooting Before calling service technician, check the following tables first. 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. Symptom Cause Solution No standby...
Page 31 - Specifications
30 System: PAL UK, IR, CCIR, B/G, D/K, I/I, L Video Colour System: PAL/SECAM/NTSC 3.58/NTSC 4.43/PAL 60 Preset channels: 99 Frequency Range: IreE2~E4, X~Z+2, S1~S10, E5~E12, S11~S41, E21~E69, UHF (863.25MHz) Power Supply: AC 220~240V, 50/60Hz Power Consumption: Operation: approx. 320W, Standby: appr...
Page 32 - PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS; W h e n d i f f e r e n t k i n d s o f i n p u t s i g n a l s a r e; Pin; Frame
31 ENGLISH PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 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 GND 6 GND 7 GND 8 GND 9 No connection 10 GND 11 No connection 12 No connection 13 H. sync 14 V.sync. 15 No connection W h e n d i f f e r e n t k i n d...
Page 33 - Recommended Signal List
32 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS (continued) Recommended Signal List Resolution Vertical frequency(Hz) Horizontal frequency (kHz) VGA 640 × 400 70 31.5 640 × 480 75 37.5 640 × 480 60 31.5 SVGA 800 × 600 60 37.9 800 × 600 75 46.9 WVGA 848 × 480 60 37.9 XGA 1024 × 768 60 48.4 1024 × 768 75 60 WXGA 1280 × 720...
Page 34 - UK Guarantee; Your Guarantee of Excellence; Thank you for purchasing this Hitachi Television.; THIS GUARANTEE DOES NOT AFFECT YOUR STATUTORY RIGHTS.
33 ENGLISH UK Guarantee Your Guarantee of Excellence Thank you for purchasing this Hitachi Television. In the unlikely event that this product should develop a fault, we undertake to replace or repair any part of the product which fails due to a manufacturing defect within 12 months of the date of p...
Page 35 - English
A B C D 3 4 IMPORTANT Ensure there is at least a 100mm (10cm) gap to the sides, rear and top of the television if placing into a cabinet or mounting in a wall. This is to allow for adequate ventilation.Do not allow soft furnishings, such as curtains to be draped over the TV whilst in operation.Never...
Page 37 - 4 Quai Charles de Gaulle,; FRANCE
Hitachi Ltd. Consumer Business Group Shin-Otemachi Bldg 5f, 2-1, Otemachi 2-Chome, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 100-0004 Japan HITACHI EUROPE LTD. HITACHI EUROPE S.A. Consumer Affairs Department 364, Kifissias Ave. & 1, Delfon Str. PO Box 3007 152 33 Chalandri Maidenhead Athens Berkshire SL6 8ZE GREECE UNI...
