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0335E2new.fm Page 2 Tuesday, April 25, 2000 4:10 PM Important IMPORTANT Follow all warnings and instructions marked on this television receiver. CAUTION The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of a sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
0335E2new.fm Page 3 Tuesday, April 25, 2000 4:10 PM Important PROTECTION AND LOCATION OF YOUR TELEVISION SET 12. Do not use the television set near water, for example, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool, etc. • NO! 14. Avoid dusty places, since accumulated dust inside the chassis may cause failure of the set when high humidity persists. 15.
0335E2new.fm Page 4 Tuesday, April 25, 2000 4:10 PM Introduction INTRODUCTION Congratulations On Your New Purchase Your new television features all solid state components. It is designed to give you many years of enjoyment. It was thoroughly tested and adjusted at the factory for best performance. In order for you to take full advantage of your new television, please read and follow the installation and operating instructions contained in this manual.
0335E2new.fm Page 5 Tuesday, April 25, 2000 4:10 PM Installation INSTALLATION Television Location This unit is intended to be used with an optional stand or entertainment center. Consult your dealer for available options. Locate for comfortable viewing. Avoid placing where sunlight or other bright light (including reflections) will fall on the screen. Use of some types of fluorescent lighting may reduce remote control transmitter range.
0335E2new.fm Page 6 Tuesday, April 25, 2000 4:10 PM Installation (cont.) Antenna/Cable Connections Antenna Connection - For proper reception of VHF/UHF channels, an external antenna is required. For best reception an outdoor antenna is recommended. Antenna must be selected as your signal source. (Refer to the Signal Source section located in the Set-Up menu).
0335E2new.fm Page 7 Tuesday, April 25, 2000 4:10 PM Installation (cont.) Optional Equipment Connection and Operation To Audio AMP Connection (Stereo) TERMINALS ON BACK OF TV AUDIO AMP TO AUDIO AMP COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT R AUDIO PR L PB Y/VIDEO INPUT 1 L L AUDIO OUT S-VIDEO R R R AUDIO INPUT 2 L VIDEO CABLES NOT SUPPLIED • To Audio AMP Connect to an external audio amp auxiliary input for monitoring sound through a stereo system.
0335E2new.fm Page 8 Tuesday, April 25, 2000 4:10 PM Installation (cont.) Cable Box Connection TERMINALS ON BACK OF TV CABLE BOX TO AUDIO AMP COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT R AUDIO PR ANT L PB Y/VIDEO ANT OUTPUT INPUT 1 L S-VIDEO R INPUT 2 R AUDIO L VIDEO ANT INPUT Incoming cable CABLES NOT SUPPLIED Operation 1. Connect incoming cable to cable box ANT INPUT. 2. Connect a cable from cable box ANT OUTPUT to TV ANT.
0335E2new.fm Page 9 Tuesday, April 25, 2000 4:10 PM Location of Television Controls LOCATION OF TELEVISION CONTROLS HITACHI Front Control Panel POWER VOL- VOL+ 1 CH- 2 CH+ 3 MENU INPUT 4 5 1 Power Button - Press to turn ON or OFF. 2 VOL (Volume) Buttons - Press to adjust sound level. 3 CH (Channel) - Press to select programmed channels. 4 Menu Button - Press to display main menu and access onscreen features or Adjustment menus. 5 Input Button - Press to select TV or video input.
0335E2new.fm Page 10 Tuesday, April 25, 2000 4:10 PM Remote Control REMOTE CONTROL REMOTE CONTROL Power Button Press to turn On or Off. Mute Button Press to mute sound. A second press resumes sound. Press also to toggle Closed Captioning. Input Button Press to select TV or video input. Menu Button Press to display main menu and access or exit onscreen features or Adjustment menus. Recall Button Press to display Time status of sleep timer, channel, video mode, channel I.D. and audio mode.
0335E2new.fm Page 11 Tuesday, April 25, 2000 4:10 PM Remote Control Quick Reference Functional Key Chart REMOTE CONTROL QUICK REFERENCE F UNCTIONAL KEY CHART Key Operates POWER TV Turns TV On and Off CABLE Turns Cable Box On and Off VCR Turns VCR On and Off TV Selects the TV Input Mode TV Activates and Exits TV Menus INPUT MENU 1 2 3 Selects Channel TV 4 5 Selects code in Video Lock Menu Selects Channel in Channel I.D.
0335E2new.fm Page 12 Tuesday, April 25, 2000 4:10 PM Remote Control Quick Reference Functional Key Chart Key Operates SLEEP TV MUTE TV Selects 30, 60 or 90 minutes for Automatic Turn Off.
0335E2new.fm Page 13 Tuesday, April 25, 2000 4:10 PM Using the Remote to Control VCR and Cable Box Functions USING THE R EMOTE TO CONTROL VCR AND CABLE BOX FUNCTIONS Operating the Precoded Function for Your VCR Operating the Precoded Function for Your Cable Box This remote is designed to operate different types of VCRs. You must first program the remote to match the remote system in your VCR. (Refer to the VCR Code Index section.) 1. Turn on your VCR. 2.
0335E2new.fm Page 14 Tuesday, April 25, 2000 4:10 PM VCR and Cable Box Codes Index VCR AND CABLE BOX CODES INDEX The remote is capable of operating many brands of VCRs and cable boxes. You must first program the remote control to match the remote system in your VCR or cable box. NOTE: The remote control memory is limited. Some models of VCRs or cable boxes may not operate. The remote control is not designed to control all features that are available in all models.
0335E2new.fm Page 15 Tuesday, April 25, 2000 4:10 PM Menu Selections SPECIAL F UNCTIONS MENU LST-CH Display and Exit Menus LST-CH - Pressing switches between the last two channels selected from numeric keypad. NOTE: When scanning channels with the CHANNEL or button, pressing the LST-CH button switches between the last two channels scanned.
0335E2new.fm Page 16 Tuesday, April 25, 2000 4:10 PM Menu Selections 7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 for the remaining Picture Adjustments. MENU Video Adjustments 8. Press Reset Note: Use to reset Color, Tint, Brightness, Contrast and Sharpness adjustments back to a factory preset level. COLOR -Adjust for desired color intensity. MENU 1. Press . 2. Press CURSOR Video icon. TINT - Adjust for natural flesh tones.
0335E2new.fm Page 17 Tuesday, April 25, 2000 4:10 PM Menu Selections Bass, Treble, and Balance • • • Audio Adjustments Mode BASS - To increase or decrease bass response. TREBLE - To increase or decrease treble response. BALANCE - To emphasize LEFT / RIGHT speaker volume. MENU When Audio is broadcast in Stereo or SAP, an On-Screen display will appear on initial “Turn On”. The available choices will be highlighted. 1. Press . 2. Press CURSOR Audio icon. MENU 1. Press . 2. Press CURSOR Audio icon.
0335E2new.fm Page 18 Tuesday, April 25, 2000 4:10 PM Menu Selections Perfect Vol. (Volume) Internal Speakers This feature automatically adjusts the volume to maintain a comfortable listening level. This feature is used to turn the internal speakers “ON” or “OFF”. It is used when the TV is connected to an external audio amplifier. (Refer to “To Audio Amp Connection section for further information.) MENU 1. Press . 2. Press CURSOR Audio icon. or and or to highlight the MENU 3. Press . MENU 1.
0335E2new.fm Page 19 Tuesday, April 25, 2000 4:10 PM Menu Selections 5. Press CURSOR , to select NO, 30, 60 or 90 minutes (Sleep timer will be activated). Timer Features MENU Clock Set Clock (when set) will display onscreen at initial “Turn On”, after a channel change and when pressing the RECALL button. The time must be set first in order to operate the Event Program Timer. 6. Press twice to exit menus. NOTE: To deactivate Sleep TImer repeat steps 1 through 5. In step 5 select “NO” instead of minutes.
0335E2new.fm Page 20 Tuesday, April 25, 2000 4:10 PM Menu Selections Timer 1 and Timer 2 (cont.) NOTE: To deactivate Program Timer select NO in step 15. Special Feature: Automatic turn “OFF” after 90 minutes. The TV has a special feature that will shut itself OFF after 90 minutes when turned ON by the program Timer unless a function key is pressed during the 90 minutes. This feature is useful so that the TV will not remain ON unattended for an extended period of time.
0335E2new.fm Page 21 Tuesday, April 25, 2000 4:10 PM Menu Selections Custom Manual Caption This feature allows you to enter the call names of up to 30 stations into memory (using up to 4 characters for each station). The I.D. name will then display along with the channel number when changing channels or pressing RECALL. 11. Press CURSOR or to highlight ENTER CHANNEL. 12. Repeat steps 7 through 11 to continue adding Station Identifiers. MENU 13. Press twice to exit menu.
0335E2new.fm Page 22 Tuesday, April 25, 2000 4:10 PM Menu Selections Input Label This feature is used to label video connections for onscreen display of optional equipment. MENU Lock Set 1. Press . 2. Press CURSOR Custom icon. or and to highlight the or MENU 3. Press . Lock to display the Custom menu Prevents video games and other video sources from being viewed. Channel 3, 4 and video inputs are locked out for 12, 24, 48 hours or ALWAYS.
0335E2new.fm Page 23 Tuesday, April 25, 2000 4:10 PM Menu Selections Set-Up Features Signal Source The proper input mode must be selected for the type of signal at the antenna input. • • Antenna mode is used when the television is not connected to a cable TV system, for example when using a VHF/UHF antenna (channels 02 - 69). CATV mode is used when the television is connected to a Cable TV system and you are not using a cable company converter box (channels 01 - 125). 6.
0335E2new.fm Page 24 Tuesday, April 25, 2000 4:10 PM Menu Selections CC on Mute 5. Press CURSOR 6. Press CURSOR 7. Press CURSOR Activate C1-C2 for Closed Captioning display when the remote MUTE button is pressed. MENU MENU 1. Press . 2. Press CURSOR Set-Up icon. 8. Press or and or to highlight the twice to exit menus. Auto Power On This feature allows the user to power up the TV at the same time as the cable box (or other components). Of course, the TV must be plugged into the cable box.
0335E2new.fm Page 25 Tuesday, April 25, 2000 4:10 PM Useful Information TROUBLESHOOTING CHART Before you call for service, determine the symptoms and make a few simple checks shown below.
0335E2new.fm Page 26 Tuesday, April 25, 2000 4:10 PM Useful Information e c i v r e s To locate an authorized HITACHI service facility in the continental U.S.A. and Canada, DIAL TOLL FREE 7 days a week, 24 hours a day 800 HITACHI (1-800-448-2244) HITACHI AMERICA, LTD.
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