ENGLISH USER'S MANUAL Thank you for purchasing the HITACHI LCD Television. Please read this user 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 keep this user manual for future reference.
CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .........................2 Volume UP/DOWN .................................................... 20 INSTRUCTIONS...............................................................3 Mute ........................................................................... 20 About This Manual .......................................................3 Input Switching to TV/AV1~4, HDMI, and RGB......... 21 Trademark Credits........................................................
INSTRUCTIONS product. This LCD Television has been designed to meet the International standards. However, it could cause personal injuries and property damage if improperly handled. In order to prevent potential danger and obtain maximum benefit from your set, please observe the following instructions when installing, operating, and cleaning the product. Keep this manual for future reference, and record the serial number of your set in the space provided on the front cover page of this manual.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS For your safety, please read the following precautions carefully before using this product. Improper use would cause serious personal injuries and/or damage to your property or this product. About the Symbols 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 precautions in this section. WARNING CAUTION Never ignore the instruction.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS (continued) WARNING Install the unit at a proper area where it does not expose anyone to any danger. Ɣ ENGLISH There is a risk of fire, electric shock, or serious injury. If you hit against the edge of the unit, you may be injured. ! Do not place any objects on top of the unit. Objects such as z Liquid containers (vase, fish tank, flowerpot, cosmetics or liquid medicine).
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS (continued) CAUTION Do not place the unit at the dusty place. It could cause malfunction. Do not cover or block any ventilation holes on the product. The television would overheat, and it could cause fire or damage the product which may shorten its service life. Ɣ Install the product in accordance with the instructions in this manual. Ɣ Do not place the unit with ventilation side down. Ɣ Do not install the unit on the carpet or bedclothes.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS (continued) ENGLISH PRECAUTIONS Do not install the unit in high temperature. It could damage the cabinet or parts of the product. Ɣ Do not install near any heat sources such as radiator, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus that produce heat. Ɣ Keep the unit out of direct sunlight. It could increase the temperature of the unit and cause malfunction.! Viewing Advice Ɣ The lighting of the environment in which the product is used should be appropriate.
ABOUT LCD PANEL Common phenomena of LCD Panel ! The following are the common phenomena when operating LCD Panel due to its structural reason. Please note that they are not malfunctions. Ɣ Defective Spots on Panel The LCD panel is manufactured with high-precision technology. However, there might be some spots that are not emitted, brighter than the others, or in different colors, etc. Ɣ Surface on Panel The LCD panel displays images by blinking the fluorescent lamps internally.
FEATURES ENGLISH Enjoy not only beautiful and high quality pictures on the display, but also various kinds of useful and convenient functions in your daily life! • Large-screen and high-definition LCD panel. • Improved Digital signal processor. • Accept more digital input devices with HDMI terminals. • Great diversity of connecting terminals to cover wide range of audio-visual equipments. • Enjoy the image from PC with large, high-definition LCD screen.
COMPONENT NAMES Main Unit Front Panel 1. Cabinet 1 2. Panel 3. Indicating Lamp 2 4. Remote Control Receiver 5. Speaker 7 6. Desktop Stand 7. Main Power Switch (on the left side) 3 6 4 ! ! 5 Rear Panel 1. Side Input 2. Power Cord Socket 3. Terminal Board (External Device Connection) 4. Control Panel (see below for details) Please refer to 14 ~ 18 for the detailed information for the connections. 37LD9000TA 4 3 2 1 ! Control Panel These buttons are located on the top. 1. Sub Power button 2.
COMPONENT NAMES (Continued) ENGLISH Remote Control 1. Power ON/OFF 2. [Color (Red, Green, Yellow, Blue)] 1 13 2 3. TV Select (TV) Press this button to change input to TV. 3 4. Input Select (AV1/AV2/AV3/AV4/HDMI/RGB) Press this button to change input mode. 4 5. Program Select Press these buttons to select a TV program directly. 6. Freeze [Hold] Press this button to change the picture to freeze mode. 7. MENU 5 8. Cursor 9. Volume Up/Down 6 14 7 15 16 8 17 9 18 10 19 11 20 12 21 22 10.
PREPARATION Remote Control Batteries Installation This remote control operates on 2 “AA” batteries. 1. Open the battery compartment cover. Ɣ Slide opens the battery compartment cover on the backside of the remote control in the direction of an arrow. 2. Installing the batteries. Ɣ Install 2 “AA” batteries (included) making sure the polarities match the indication inside the compartment. 3. Close the battery compartment cover.
PREPARATION(continued) Read SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ( 4 to 7 ) carefully besides this page. The Desktop Stand has been used for the illustration in this manual. 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 by use of other mount units or improper installation.
CONNECTION Terminal Positions Rear 1. Power Cord Socket 2. Aerial Socket 3. AV1 4. AV3 5. AV4 6. Monitor Out and Sub Woofer 7. RGB 8. HDMI Side 9. AV2 10. Headphone output Connecting Procedure Your television is ready for various kinds of connections. Make a connection in the following steps. Be sure to turn off the Main Power first when connecting external equipments. 1. Connect Power Cord to the rear panel. 2. Connect Aerial Lead. 3. Connect your external equipments to the television if any. 4.
CONNECTION (continued) ENGLISH Connecting Procedure (continued) 3. Connecting to External Equipment Ɣ Terminals on Rear AV1 can be connected to the equipment with an S-Video output and Composite output. IN OUT (Example) VCR DVD player Set-Top Box If your external device has a S-video terminal, S-VIDEO connection is recommended for higher quality picture. AV3 and AV4 can be connected to the equipment with Component output.
CONNECTION (continued) Connecting Procedure (continued) Monitor Out can be used to display same image as main unit on another television. When this output terminal is connected to an external television with a 75 Ohm terminal, the same image from composite (AV1, AV2), or RF signal can be displayed to the external television. OUT IN (Example) VCR Sub Woofer terminal can bring the deep bass sound from the external speaker.
CONNECTION (continued) ENGLISH Connecting Procedure (continued) HDMI terminals can be connected to the devices with HDMI output. (Example) VCR IN OUT DVD player Set-Top Box Information HDMI(High Definition Multimedia Interface) is next-generation multimedia I/O interface. Only one cable is used to transmit all video/audio/control signals, which creates easy connection. Moreover, those digital signals can produce high quality data without any degradation.
CONNECTION (continued) Connecting Procedure (continued) Headphone The detail settings can be adjusted from Audio Menu on page 29 . (Mini Stereo Plug) The audio from the speaker will be muted when connecting the headphone to this terminal. 4. Connecting the plug into the wall socket Connect the Power Cord after completing all other connections. (The type of plug is different from this drawing for some countries.) (1) Connect the power cord to this device. (2) Fix the power cord cable to the clamp.
BASIC OPERATION ENGLISH POWER On/Off Now, turn On the main power of the unit. Make sure that the Power Cord has plugged into the wall socket. Main Power switch (on the left side) Indicating Lamp Ɣ To turn On the power of the television: Sub Power button 1. Press the Main Power switch on the television. Ɣ The Indicating Lamp will illuminates in Red (Standby mode). 2. Press Sub Power button either on the control panel or on the remote control.
! BASIC OPERATION (continued) Volume UP/DOWN 1. To increase the sound volume, press button on the remote control, or Volume Up button on the control panel. Ɣ The Volume Indicator value on the screen will shift right. 2. To decrease the sound volume, press button on the remote control or Volume Down button on the control panel. Ɣ The Volume Indicator value on the screen will shift left. ! Volume Up/Down button Mute button Mute 1. To mute the sound, press button on the remote control.
BASIC OPERATION (continued) By pressing Input Select button, you can switch the input. ENGLISH Input Switching to TV/AV1~4, HDMI, and RGB Input Select buttons Ɣ To watch actual broadcast, press Input Select button on the control panel, the numeric buttons or Channel Up / Down button on the remote control. Ɣ To display the image outputting from the external equipments connected to each terminal (AV1~4, HDMI and RGB), select corresponding mode. 1. Press Input Select buttons on the remote control.
MENU OPERATION How to use the On-Screen Display (OSD) system With the On-Screen Display system, you can access the various kinds of the features and functions in this product. • Basic Operation Picture 1. Press button on the remote control or Menu button on the control panel of the unit. The Main Menu is displayed on the screen as shown on the right. Timer Audio Setup Language Select OK 2. To select the item, press Ÿ or ź buttons. The selected item will be highlighted in Green. 3.
MENU OPERATION (continued) ENGLISH Setup Menu (TV mode) With this menu, you can access various kinds of features relating to TV channel settings. Setup Auto Tuning Manual Tuning Fine Tuning Sort Teletext Language Select OK Set Return ! Selected Items Setup hint Position Mode Auto Tuning Direct Select the way to display the channels on the screen. The position numbers are displayed on the screen. (1~125) The channel number 1~57 are displayed as C , and the channel number 101~142 are displayed as Z .
MENU OPERATION (continued) Setup Menu (TV mode) (continued) Selected Items Setup hint Auto NTSC3.58 Color System PAL Select the color system from 5 different modes. SECAM Manual Tuning NTSC4.43 Off Skip On Fine Tuning -56~56 It allows you to skip unregistered channels automatically when you use channel up (P+) down (P-) buttons to select channels. Regarding the unavailable channels, this function will be set to [On] automatically to skip. X: Increase the frequency data for the main tuner.
MENU OPERATION (continued) ENGLISH Setup Menu (RGB mode) With this menu, you can adjust the display condition of the image which is inputting from the RGB terminals. Setup Auto Adjust Image Position Horizontal Clock Clock Phase Reset Ź Ź 41 34 Reset Select ŻŹSet Selected Items Return Setup hint Adjust Horizontal Position, Vertical Position, Horizontal Clock, and Clock Phase automatically. • Press OK or Xbutton to start auto adjustment. The message “Auto Adjusting” is displayed.
MENU OPERATION (continued) Picture Menu (TV/AV mode) In this menu, you can make specific adjustments for the picture based on your preference. By pressing .button at theźbottom of each menu page, the next Picture menu page will appear on the screen.
MENU OPERATION (continued) Selected Items ENGLISH Picture Menu (TV/AV mode) (continued) Setup hint Off NR The noise on the screen or interference could be reduced, especially at the area of weak electric field. On Off On: Automatically identify if it is the movie film and faithfully reproduces the original film images. On Off: Set to Off if the image does not look natural during turning on. Film Mode Off 3D Comb Filter On This is available only when receiving NTSC/PAL composite signal.
MENU OPERATION (continued) Picture Menu (RGB mode) In this menu, you can make specific adjustments for the RGB picture based on your preference. Picture Contrast Brightness Color Temperature Cool High Back Light Reset Reset Select Selected Items Contrast Brightness Color Temperature Back Light OK Set 50 55 Return Setup hint 0~100 This adjusts the contrast to meet the lighting environment by using WX. 0~100 With this function, black is adjusted to change the overall brightness by using WX.
MENU OPERATION (continued) ENGLISH Audio Menu With this menu, you can adjust and customize the audio condition as you like. Audio Matrix Surround Dynamic Bass Bass Treble Balance Perfect Volume Reset Select ŻŹ On/ Off Selected Items Off Off 0 0 0 Off Reset Return Setup hint Off Matrix Surround On Off Dynamic Bass On The surround sound is mixed to left and right in order to create the illusion of virtual surround speakers.
MENU OPERATION (continued) Timer Menu This allows your television to turn Off (Standby mode) at set time automatically, which you may find useful. Timer Off Timer ŻŹ Adjust Selected Items Off Return Setup hint Off 30Min. Off Timer 60Min. This function automatically sets the power to Standby mode when the selected time period has elapsed. 90Min. 120Min. Information One minute before the time you set, the screen will display “Time off within one minute".
FUNCTION ENGLISH About Teletext z What is “Teletext” Teletext is the written information services provided by each TV channel. Most TV channels provide information via Teletext such as: 11:37:56 Page number z TV program schedule z Weather forecasts z Sports results z Newsflash Link Page Red Green Yellow Blue z How to operate the Teletext You can display the Teletext simply by pressing the remote control buttons.
FUNCTION (continued) Size Switching Each time button of the remote control is pressed, the screen display size is switched in sequence, and the status will be displayed at the bottom of the screen. TV/AV signal input TV/AV1/AV2/AV3/AV4 /HDMI 4:3 Full Picture Size Panoramic Cinema You can display the image at optimum condition by selecting display size depending on the current output image as shown below. Current Output Display Size To display suitable screen as follows.
FUNCTION (continued) ENGLISH Size Switching (continued) RGB signal input You can select a suitable size depending on the resolution.
FUNCTION (continued) Audio Switching Sound Multiplex (TV mode) You can make optimum use of available audio by pressing bottom of remote control. Audio can be switched only if receiving sound multiplex signals; otherwise, pressing this button will have no effect, such as when only mono sound is received. These can be divided into two main categories: Bilingual/Dual Sound broadcast and Stereo broadcast.
FUNCTION (continued) ENGLISH Power Save Mode When the RGB input is selected z When this unit is connected to a VESA DPMS computer, the Power Save mode (Operation mode : Off) can be set to be activated automatically when the computer is not being used to reduce power consumption by this unit.
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. When Following Messages Appear on the Screen Message Power Save No Sync. Signal Condition / Action This indicates it is in Power Save mode. (in RGB mode) The indicating lamp lights in orange. 19 , 35 The unit cannot detect any signals from any input terminals.
TROUBLESHOOTING(continued) Symptoms z No picture The Indicating lamp ĺ Off ENGLISH Symptom and Check List (continued) Page Check list z Check if the Power Cord is plugged into the socket firmly. z Check if the Main Power is ON. 14 , 19 z Check if all the cables of the external equipments are connected z No picture The Indicating lamp ĺ Orange It means that the unit is in “Power Save mode”. correctly and firmly. z Check if the power of the external equipments is ON.
TROUBLESHOOTING(continued) Symptom and Check List (continued) Symptoms Page Check list z The image on the screen is moving in an oblique direction. (in RGB mode only) z Adjust “Horizontal Clock” and “Clock Phase”. 25 z Adjust “Horizontal clock”. 25 z The coarse horizontal stripes could be seen in full-display mode. (in RGB mode only) z The part of the image is lacking. AAAAA z Try “Auto Adjust”.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 37LD9000TA Display dimensions Approx. 37 inches (820 (H) ×461 (V)mm, diagonal 941mm) Resolution 1366 (H) x 768 (V) pixels Panel Net dimensions including Stand: 910.5(W)x681.5(H)x308.5(D) mm excluding Stand: 910.5(W)x627(H)x122(D) mm Net weight including Stand:24.8kg excluding Stand:22.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS (continued) Signal Input RGB terminal (D-sub 15-pin connector) Pin Input signal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R G B No connection No connection R.GND G.GND B.GND No connection GND 11 No connection 12 13 14 15 [SDA] H. sync V.sync. [V.CLK] [SCL] S-input connector pin specifications Pin 1 Input Signal Y 2 Y-GND 3 C 4 C-GND Frame GND HDMI connector Input pin specifications Pin Input Signal Pin Input Signal 1 T.M.D.S. Data2+ 11 TMDS Clock Shield 2 T.M.D.S.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS (continued) ENGLISH Recommended Signal List With HDMI INPUT Signal mode No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Signal Name Resolution VGA 480i 480p 576i 576p 720P/60 720P/50 1080i/60 1080i/50 640x480 720(1440)x480 720x480 720(1440)x576 720x576 1280x720 1280x720 1920x1080 1920X1080 Vertical frequency (Hz) 59.94 60.00 60.00 50.00 50.00 60.00 50.00 59.94 50.00 Horizontal frequency (kHz) Dot clock frequency (MHz) 31.47 15.75 31.50 15.63 31.25 45.00 37.50 33.75 28.13 25.18 27.00 27.00 27.00 27.