Page 2 - ENGLISH; Notes on lnstallation Work:
1 ENGLISH USER'S MANUAL Thank you very much for purchasing the HITACHI Plasma DisplayMonitor.Before using your monitor, please carefully read the "SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS" and this "USER'S MANUAL" so you will know how tooperate the monitor properly. Keep this manual in a safe place. Youwi...
Page 3 - IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS; Follow all warnings and instructions marked on this monitor.; CAUTION; • There are no user serviceable parts inside the monitor.; POWER SOURCE
2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAFETY POINTS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUTYOUR HITACHI PLASMA MONITOR Our reputation has been built on the quality, performance, and ease of service of HITACHI Plasma monitor.Safety is also foremost in our minds in the design of these units. To help you operate these product...
Page 4 - Read before operating equipment; PREVENTION OF SCREEN BURN; by your HITACHI Factory Warranty.; PUBLIC VIEWING OF COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
3 ENGLISH IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read before operating equipment Follow all warnings and instructions marked on this monitor.1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with a ...
Page 5 - About the Optional Video Unit; Options; FEATURES
4 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 o...
Page 6 - CONTENTS; Automatic Adjustment of Screen Position and the Clock ..19; Notes about This Manual
5 ENGLISH CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........2FEATURES ....................................................4SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ..............................6COMPONENT NAMES ................................11 Main Unit........................................................................
Page 8 - 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
7 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...
Page 9 - PRECAUTIONS
8 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 ...
Page 11 - • FCC (Federal Communications Commission) STATEMENT WARNING; Instructions to Users :
10 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS(continued) • FCC (Federal Communications Commission) STATEMENT WARNING For model 42HDM70 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 reason...
Page 12 - Caution when moving the main unit; COMPONENT NAMES; Front; Main Unit
11 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 ...
Page 13 - Remote control; Loading Batteries; ATTENTION
12 Remote control ID SET button 19 POWER OFF button 16 POWER ON button 16 POWER ON/OFF button 16 MENU button 19 MUTE button 17 VOLUME UP/DOWN buttons 17 RETURN button 19 RECALL button 18 AUTO button 19 PinP button 37 ID button 19 SELECT/ADJUST buttons 19 OK button 19 Loading Batteries 1. Open the ba...
Page 14 - Securing to a wall or pillar; INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
13 ENGLISH 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...
Page 15 - Connecting to a PC; Monitor rear panel
14 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 power s...
Page 16 - Connect the power cord to this device.; Power Cord Connection
15 ENGLISH ① ① Connect the power cord to this device. ② ② 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 Connec...
Page 17 - Indicating lamp; Indicating
16 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 18 - Audio Mute; • When a button is pressed, the volume adjustment; Input Switching; Input can be switched in the sequence of RGB1; Volume Adjustment; and; RGB1 RGB2
17 ENGLISH 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...
Page 19 - Size Switching; Input Signal Screen Display; RGB; Display area selection diagram (RGB input)
18 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 mode ...
Page 20 - Using the Menu Screen; Adjustment Menu screen will be closed automatically.
19 ENGLISH 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 i...
Page 21 - PICTURE MENU; Selected characters
20 PICTURE MENU OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Picture Audio Timer Function Setup Language Select OK Set Picture Contrast : + 31 Brightness : – 31 Color : 0 Tint : + 31 Picture Enhancement : Off Color Temperature : Normal Color Temp.Adjust Reset Reset Select Set Return OK Picture Contrast : + 31...
Page 22 - AUDIO MENU; TIMER MENU
21 ENGLISH 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’...
Page 23 - FUNCTION MENU
22 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 Number 1 ...
Page 24 - SETUP MENU
23 ENGLISH Selected characters Setup hint Auto Adjust* (Menu) Adjust Pressing the OK button here,Automatic regulation is started. Horizontal Position, Vertical Position, Horizontal Clock and ClockPhase are adjusted automatically. Horizontal Position Moves the horizontal positionto left. Moves the ho...
Page 25 - LANGUAGE MENU; OTHER FEATURES
24 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) LANGUAGE MENU Picture Audio Timer Function Setup Language Select OK Set Language English Français Español Select Return Exit OK MENU Select a language by ▼ ▲ SELECT buttons and press the OK button. OTHER FEATURES Automatic Store Approximately 1 sec. after adjust...
Page 26 - Signal Check; Status; Power Save Mode; When the RGB1, RGB2 input is selected
25 ENGLISH 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 Syn...
Page 27 - NOTES; About screen defects; About the panel screen; IMAGE RETENTION OF PLASMA DISPLAY; Image retention characteristics of a plasma display
26 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, residu...
Page 28 - Symptoms That Seemingly Appear to be Failures; Customer servicing can be hazardous.; Symptom
27 ENGLISH 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 pow...
Page 29 - Symptoms That Seemingly Appear to be Failures (continued)
28 TROUBLESHOOTING (continued) Symptoms That Seemingly Appear to be Failures (continued) Symptom Point to check See page • The temperature of the display panel surface is high. • The plasma display panel is lighting the phosphors by the discharge of internal radiation. In some cases, this may cause ...
Page 30 - Actions to Correct Abnormal Displays
29 ENGLISH 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 blurre...
Page 31 - Sync signal type
30 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 kinds of...
Page 32 - Pin; With Digital RGB signal input (RGB1 input); Recommended Signal List
31 ENGLISH 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 Detec...
Page 33 - With Analog RGB signal input (RGB2 input)
32 • 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 higher ...
Page 34 - SUPPLEMENT
Page 35 - Optional Video Unit Function; device and the signal output terminal of the imaging device.; With DVI-STB and RGB component setup; Applicable video signals for each input terminal; [An example of connecting video imaging devices]
34 Optional Video Unit Function Additional functions when the optional video unit is installed are as follows: ( ) Monitor rear panel Speaker (R) Speaker (L) Powercord (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...
Page 36 - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS; Input can be switched in the sequence of AV1; Full; Display size selection diagram
35 ENGLISH 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...
Page 37 - Using a wide-screen monitor; Press
36 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 choices. • ...
Page 38 - Displaying MULTI PICTURE; Activating the P-in-P mode from the RGB input screen; VIDEO; NOTE
37 ENGLISH 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...
Page 42 - System; Color System; Video Input
41 ENGLISH 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 Audi...
Page 43 - Audio Input
42 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) SETUP MENU (continued) Selected characters Setup hint Audio Input AV1 Stereo L/Mono This should correspond to the audio signal from the equipment that isconnected to AV1 audio input terminal. If it is monaural audio, set this toL/Mono. AV2 (Same to AV1) AV3 AV4 ...
Page 44 - TROUBLESHOOTING
43 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 Symptom Point to check See page • The screen becomes dark and the images cannot be seen during VCR special playback (fa...
Page 45 - Signal Input; S-input connector pin specifications; Scart connector pin specifications
44 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS (continued) 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...
Page 48 - Printed in Japan; Hitachi America, LTD. Home Electronics Division
QR58563 Printed in Japan Hitachi America, LTD. Home Electronics Division 900 Hitachi Way. Chula Vista, CA 91914, U.S.A. Tel: +1-800-HITACHI (+1-800-448-2244) Hitachi Canada, LTD. Digital Media Division 6740 Campobello Road. Mississauga, ON L5N 2L8, CANADA Tel: +1-800-HITACHI (+1-800-448-2244)
