IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS HITACHI SOLID STATE COLOR TV 27CX01B IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS................................................................................................................. 2 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES................................................................................................................... 7 BEFORE OPERATING YOUR TELEVISION ...................................................................................... 7 ANTENNA CONNECTIONS .....................................
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS Follow all warnings and instructions marked on this color television. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS SAFETY POINTS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT YOUR HITACHI TELEVISION RECEIVER CAUTION: * Read all of these instructions. * Save these instructions for later use. * Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the television receiver. Our reputation has been built on the quality, performance, and ease of service of HITACHI televisions. Safety is also foremost in our minds in the design of these units.
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 7 If the television set has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged, unplug this television set from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel. 8 If liquid has been spilled into this television set, unplug it from the wall outlet and refer service to qualified service personnel. 9 Do not subject your television set to impact of any kind. Be particularly careful not to damage the picture tube surface.
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 14 Avoid dusty places. Accumulated dust inside the chassis may cause failure of the television when high humidity persists. 15 The television has slots or openings in the cabinet for ventilation purposes which provide reliable operation of the receiver and protect the television from overheating. These openings must not be blocked or covered. • Never cover the slots or openings with cloth or other material.
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 18 For added protection for this television set during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna. This will prevent damage due to lightning and power-line surges. OPERATION OF YOUR TELEVISION 19 This television set should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label.
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES. 27 Upon completion of any service or repairs to the television set, ask the service technician to perform routine safety checks to determine that the television is in safe operating condition. PICTURE CAUTIONS Picture Burn Prevention • Continuous on-screen displays such as video games, stock market quotations, computer generated graphics, and other fixed (non-moving) patterns can cause permanent damage to color television receivers.
ANTENNA CONNECTIONS Before using the television, prepare the Remote Control To use the remote control, insert batteries first. Insert the batteries • With your thumbnail, pull up the slit as indicated by the arrow to remove the back cover. Insert two batteries (size "AA"). Be sure to match the battery / with the / marks inside the compartment.
QUICK REFERENCE CONTROL OPERATION specific instructions on installing cable TV, consult your cable TV company. One possible method of utilizing the converter/descrambler provided by your cable TV company is explained below. Please note: RF switch equipped with position A/B (not provided) is required. "A" position on the RF switch (not supplied): You can view all unscrambled channels using the TV's channel keys.
QUICK REFERENCE CONTROL OPERATION POWER On Press Press again Off REMOTE KEYPAD Accesses any channel from keypad. LAST CHANNEL Returns to previous channel. FAMILY FAVORITES With the Family Favorites buttons, you can program your favorite programs by using the four categories A, B, C and D. The channels can be accessed quickly by using these buttons. (See page 30.) VOLUME UP/DOWN ( + ) Increases sound. ( - ) Decreases sound. • In menu mode, changes or selects the TV adjustments. MENU Accesses MAIN MENU.
EZ SETUP DURING FIRST POWER ON MUTE Mutes sound. Press Press again Restores sound. • CLOSED CAPTION appears when sound is muted. NOTE: • The above shaded buttons on the Remote Control glow in the dark. To use the glow-in-the-dark display on the remote control, place it under a fluorescent light or other lighting. • The phosphorescent material contains no radioactive or toxic material, so it is safe to use. • The degree of illumination will vary depending on the strength of lighting used.
DEMO MODE The tuner will automatically search for the broadcasting and cable TV channels. (The CH No. will automatically increase when it appears.) If you want to stop the EZ SETUP process once it has started, press VOL ( - ) and it will be canceled. If you want to SETUP again, please refer to page 26 on SETUP. To cancel EZ SETUP Press VOL ( - ) 5 Once EZ SETUP is completed, the lowest channel number memorized will be displayed.
SLEEP TIMER 2 Press CH UP ( ) OR DOWN ( ) to move the " " mark to "SET UP". 3 Press VOL (+) or (-) to access SET UP mode, then press CH UP ( to "MENU LANGUAGE". ) or DOWN ( ) to move the " " mark 4 Press VOL (+) or (-) to access MENU LANGUAGE change mode. 5 Press CH UP ( ) or DOWN ( ) to select "ENGLISH", "SPANISH (ESPANOL)" or "FRENCH (FRANCAIS)". 6 Press MENU to exit. SLEEP TIMER You can set the number of minutes for your TV to automatically turn off. 1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen.
VIDEO ADJUST. • To turn off the SLEEP, repeat the above SLEEP steps and select "- - - REMAIN" during step 3. •. While SLEEP is active, the time remaining will be briefly displayed on-screen at regular intervals or when the remote's Display key is pressed. VIDEO ADJUST.
AUDIO SELECT 5 Press VOL (+) or (-) to adjust the setting. 6 Repeat steps 4-5 to adjust other settings. 7 Press MENU to exit AUDIO SELECT MTS (MULTICHANNEL TV SOUND) This circuit allows reception of stereo or bilingual sound. 1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH UP ( ) OR DOWN ( ) to move the " " mark to "AUDIO SELECT". 3 Press VOL (+) or (-) to access AUDIO SELECT mode 4 Press VOL (+) or (-) to CHANGE THE audio select SETTING.
CLOSED CAPTION You can enjoy HI-FI stereo sound or SAP broadcasts where available. • Stereo broadcasts Live television transmission of sports, show, concers, etc. can be received in dynamic stereo sound. • SAP broadcasts Television broadcast can be received with either MAIN or SAP sound. MAIN sound: The normal program soundtrack. (Monaural or stereo where available.) SAP sound: Second language, supplementary commentaries, etc. (SAP sound is monaural.) If stereo sound is difficult to hear.
CLOSED CAPTION 3 Press VOL (+) or (-) to access CLOSED CAPTION setting mode 4 Press CH UP ( ) OR DOWN ( ) to move the " " mark to either "MODE" or "SOURCE". 5 Press VOL (+) or (-) to change the CLOSED CAPTION setting. 6 Press MENU to exit NOTE: • If a broadcast has CLOSED CAPTION and the MUTE button is pressed, the set enters [CAPTION] mode automatically. Pressing MUTE again will return the set to its previous condition. • Closed Caption may malfunction (white blocks, strange characters, etc.
CLOSED CAPTION PG-13 PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. R RESTRICTED. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. NC-17 NO ONE 17 AND UNDER ADMITTED X X Rating is an older rating that is unified with NC-17 but may be encoded on older movie's data. • MPAA RATING (Example) Example 1. "PG-13" in the age-based RATING is blocked. This will automatically block the high ratings "R", "NC-17" and "X" also. Example 2.
CLOSED CAPTION TV-Y (All children) __ __ __ __ __ AGE BASE TV-Y7 (Direct to Older Children __ __ __ __ TV-G (General Audience) __ __ __ __ __ TV-PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) __ TV-14 (Parents Strongly Cautioned) __ TV-MA (Mature Audience Only) -- __ __ Content Rating can be set. Content Rating can not be set (not normally broadcast by TV Station). • TV-PARENTAL GUIDELINES (Example) • Example 1.
CLOSED CAPTION "TV-MA-V" ("TV-14" and "TV-MA" for Violence content only). Please note that with these settings, blocking does NOT occur if a program is rated only "TV-MA"; it must be rated "TV-MA-V" to be blocked. • Example 3:Reset an Age-Based setting For "TV-14", select "BLOCK" for "AGE". This will automatically block the content ratings "D", "L", "S", "V", "FV" for "TV-MA" in addition to "TV-14". Please note that the lower age rating "TV-PG" did not change from its previous settings.
CLOSED CAPTION 2 Press CH UP ( ) OR DOWN ( ) to move the " " mark to "PARENTAL GUIDE". 3 Press VOL (+) or (-) to access "PARENTAL GUIDE" mode, then press VOL (+) or (-) to access V-CHIP select mode. 4 Press VOL (+) or (-) to access "MPAA RATING". (The secret No. for V-CHIP/TV TIME OUT is commonly used. If this secret No. is set by TV TIME OUT, the "ENTER SECRET NO." will be displayed. 5 Press CH UP ( ) OR DOWN ( ) to move the " " mark to "PG", then press VOL (+) or (-) to select BLOCK.
CLOSED CAPTION (TV GUIDELINES mode) 4 To change CONTENT SETTING, press CH UP ( and then press VOL (+) or (-) to select. ) OR DOWN ( ) to move the " " to the desired content 5 Press CH UP ( ) OR DOWN ( ) to move the " " to the desired content and then press VOL (+) or (-) to select either "BLOCK" or unblock ("----"). (CONTENT SETTING mode) 6 Press MENU to return to TV GUIDES mode. 7 Repeat steps 4-5 until all ratings and their contents are set. 8 When done press MENU to exit.
CLOSED CAPTION 4 Press MENU and SECRET No. is registered. To cancel the V-CHIP BLOCK screen while V-CHIP BLOCK has been activated. 1 "V-CHIP HAS BEEN ACTIVATED" will be displayed if you watch the program with Program Rating data the same as you configured. NOTE: • "V-CHIP HAS BEEN ACTIVATED" will not be displayed if STATUS is not configured to "ON". 2 Press MENU, then "ENTER SECRET No." will be displayed. 3 Enter the 4-digit SECRET No.
CLOSED CAPTION If you intend to change or have forgotten your Secret No., clear the original Secret No. and set up a new one. 1 Repeat steps 1-3 of [1] MPAA RATING, or 1-2 of [ To cancel the V-CHIP BLOCK screen while V-CHIP BLOCK has been activated], then "ENTER SECRET No. will be displayed. 2 Press and hold both VOL (+) and CH DOWN ( ) on the TV set simultaneously until the message "ENTER SECRET No." disappears. 3 Press MENU two times to exit. [3]-A.
CLOSED CAPTION 2 DOWNLOAD screen will disappear, if DOWNLOAD is finished. NOTE: • DOWNLOAD would not be started if you don't watch the program with "New Rating System Data". [3]-B. Additional mode (Example) 1 Repeat steps 1-3 of [3] Additional mode. 2 Press CH UP ( ) or DOWN ( ) to move the " " mark to "Cdn. English Ratings", then press VOL (+) or (-).
CLOSED CAPTION How to set TV TIME OUT 1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH UP ( ) or DOWN ( ) to move the " " mark to "PARENTAL GUIDE". 3 Press VOL (+) or (-) to access "PARENTAL GUIDE". 4 Press CH UP ( ) or DOWN ( ) to move the " " mark to "TV TIME OUT". 5 Press VOL (+) or (-) to access "TV TIME OUT". 6 Press CH UP ( ) or DOWN ( ) to select "VIEWING TIME" and "OFF TIME". For each selection, press the VOL (+) or (-) to set the time duration.
CLOSED CAPTION 9 Enter the 4-digit SECRET No.using the REMOTE KEYPAD. 10 Press MENU, and SECRET No. is registered. Example: • To restrict anybody from watching the TV for 5 hours, after watching the TV for 2 hours, your settings would look like this: • They can choose to watch the 2 hours of TV however they wish. For example, they could watch 1 hour of TV, Turn TV off for 30 minutes, then turn TV on and watch the remaining 1 hour on the TV TIME OUT. To change the TV TIME OUT settings. (SECRET No.
ENERGY SAVE . 2 Enter the 4-digit SECRET No. using the REMOTE KEYPAD. When you choose the correct SECRET No., the TV TIME OUT is canceled. If the wrong SECRET No. is chosen, "SECRET IN No. IS INCORRECT" is displayed. Enter the SECRET No. again in this case. To cancel the TV TIME OUT setting or change the SECRET No. (When you forget the SECRET No.) 1 Repeat "How to set TV TIME OUT" steps and select "PARENTAL GUIDE TV TIME OUT" during step 3. Press VOL (+) or (-), and "ENTER SECRET No." will be displayed.
SET UP 1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH UP ( ) or DOWN ( ) to move the " " mark to "ENERGY SAVE". 3 Press VOL (+) or (-) to access ENERGY SAVE select mode. 4 Press VOL (+) or (-) to select "ON". 5 Press MENU to exit. SET UP EZ SETUP By operating the channel presetting functions, you can preset your TV to the desired channels for viewing. 1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH UP ( ) or DOWN ( ) to move the " " mark to "SET UP".
SET UP 4 Press VOL (+) or (-) to access CH SETTING mode. (CH SETTING mode) 5 Press VOL (+) or (-) to access EZ SETUP mode. 6 Press VOL (+) The tuner will automatically search for the broadcasting and cable TV channels. (The CH No. will automatically increase when it appears.) If you want to stop the EZ SETUP process once it has started, press VOL (-). Search will be canceled. To cancel EZ SETUP Press VOL (-). 7 Once EZ SETUP is completed, the lowest channel number memorized will be displayed.
SET UP 5 Press VOL (+) or (-) to access CH SETTING mode. 6 Press CH UP ( ) or DOWN ( ) to move the " " mark to the "SIGNAL SOURCE", then press VOL (+) or (-) to access signal source MODE. 7 Press CH UP ( ) or DOWN ( ) to move the " " mark to the DESIRED MODE. 8 Press MENU to exit. NOTE: • Receivable channels of your TV set are: AIR channels: VHF: 2 through 13 UHF: 14 through 69 CABLE channels: 1 (HRC and IRC mode only) 2 through 125 (STD, HRC and IRC) SAVING BROADCAST TV CHANNELS INTO MEMORY. 1.
SET UP 1.3 Press VOL (+) or (-) to access CH SETTING mode. 1.4 Press CH UP ( ) or DOWN ( ) to move the " " mark to the "AUTO CH SET", then press VOL (+) or (-) to access AUTO CH SET mode. START 2.1 Press VOL (+). The tuner will search through all available channels in your area and add them into the TV's memory. STOP 2.2 Press VOL (-). AUTO CH SET will stop at the current channel and will not add any higher channels. 2.3 Press MENU to exit.
SET UP memory. 2.4 Press MENU to exit. NOTE: • If you press VOL (+) again while in the AUTO CH SET mode, auto-program will start again, and the previously memorized channels will be lost. BLUE SCREEN Automatically turns the screen blue if a broadcast signal is not received. 1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH UP ( ) or DOWN ( ) to move the " " mark to "SET UP". 3 Press VOL (+) or (-) to access SET UP mode. 4 Press VOL (+) or (-) to access BLUE SCREEN select mode.
SET UP • Poor reception due to weak signals, or too much noise might activate the BLUE SCREEN function despite the presence of a broadcast signal. To continue watching TV under these conditions, switch the BLUE SCREEN "OFF". • While VCR input mode is selected, the BLUE SCREEN will not be shown on your TV even if the BLUE SCREEN is turned on. FAMILY FAVORITES By setting the FAMILY FAVORITES channels in advance, you can select your favorite channels easily. 1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen.
SET UP 7 Repeat steps 4-6 to input the next CHANNEL Number. 8 Press MENU to exit. To select the FAMILY FAVORITES channel. If the channels are memorized as shown to the right, press the Remote's "A" button to select the Channels below. MAGIC PLAY VCR input mode will be selected automatically by pressing VCR PLAY button on the remote control. 1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH UP ( ) or DOWN ( ) to move the " " mark to "SET UP". 3 Press VOL (+) or (-) to access SET UP mode.
USING THE VIDEO AND AUDIO INPUT JACKS 6 Press CH UP ( ) or DOWN ( ) to select teh "CH3", "CH4", "INPUT 1", "INPUT 2" or "OFF". Set model to the input in which your VCR is connected. If done through RF, select either channel 3 or 4 match the setting of the VCR. 7 Press MENU to exit. USING THE VIDEO AND AUDIO INPUT JACKS CONNECTING VIDEO EQUIPMENT FOR PLAYBACK OF VIDEO MATERIAL.
OPERATION OF REMOTE CONTROL connected. • The external VIDEO INPUT mode will change as follows each time the INPUT is pressed. • INPUT mode can be selected by pressing either the CH UP ( ) on the TV remote control when the TV is set to ) when it is set to the lowest channel.
OPERATION OF REMOTE CONTROL • All VCR buttons will operate whether the Remote Control is in TV or CATV modes. • For detailed information on the use of the VCR, refer to the operation manual of the VCR. click here for image VCR POWER PLAY REWING PAUSE II STOP REMOTE KEYPAD ENTER FF VCR CHANNEL UP ( ) / DOWN ( RECORD ) • HOW TO IDENTIFY A VCR The remote control may already be set to operate your VCR. Try this initial check to see if going on to the following "identify" section is necessary.
OPERATION OF REMOTE CONTROL Then release both buttons. ), enter your VCR's two-digit remote control (3) Within ten seconds after releasing RECALL and CH DOWN ( code number using REMOTE KEYPAD (refer to list). • The remote control is now ready to send commands to your VCR. Some brands have more than one remote code listed due to changes in the remote codes from early to later model years, or due to format differences (VHS/BETA).
OPERATION OF REMOTE CONTROL Use the following steps and list to quickly find the remote control code for your accessory VCR. • First look up your converter's remote control code number (page 36) before going through the direct code entry steps below. • If this procedure does not identify your converter, use the Search method of identification (described in the next section).
OPERATION OF REMOTE CONTROL PANASONIC 04,44 PENTAZX 01,05 PHILCO 04,05 PHILIPS 04,05,08 QUASAR 04 RCA 01, 07, 33 Realistic 02, 06, 10, 24 Samsung 23, 31 Sanyo 14, 10 Scott 20 Sears 01, 11, 24 Sharp 06, 02, 03 Shintom 36 Sony 12, 13, 38 Sound Design 29 Sylvania 04,05,08 Symphonic 29 Tatung 15 Teac 15, 29 Teknika 27, 29 Thomas 29 TMK 21 Toshiba 19, 20 Video Concepts 30 Yamaha 15, 29, 30 Zenith 16 (1) Slide TV-CATV switch to TV.
BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE up. If you continue holding down the RECALL and CH UP ( ) after five channel scans, the proper remote code can be passed up, and the two minute identify cycle will have to be repeated. If a channel change does not occur on the cable converter within two minutes, read the identifying instructions again and repeat the steps. Should a channel change still not occur the remote will not operate with the desired converter.
CALLING FOR SERVICE. Bars on Screen Picture Distorted Picture Rolls Vertically No Color Poor Reception on Some Channels Weak Picture Lines or Streaks in Picture Ghosts in Picture Picture Blurred Sound OK, Picture Poor Picture OK, Sound Poor No Picture or Sound Dark and Blank Picture External Electrical Noise Interfering with TV's Operation NOTE: • When viewing in TEXT mode, if no TEXT broadcast is being received, the screen may become dark and blank. Should this occur, set the Closed Caption mode to "OFF".
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