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0 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........................................ ............... ................ .........1- 6 ACCESSORIES …………………..……………… ……………………………………………………… 7 HOW TO SETUP YOUR NEW HITACHI LCD TELEVISION………………..............................8 - 27 HOW TO USE [...]

1 English IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAFETY POINTS YOU SHOULD KNOW AB OUT YOUR HITACHI LCD TELEVISION Our reputation has been built on the quality, perform ance, and ease of serv ice of HITACHI LCD Tel evisions. Safety is also foremost in our minds in the desi gn of these un its. To help you operate these products properl y, this section illust[...]

2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 15. Televisions are designed to compl y with the recommended safety standards for tilt and stability. Do not apply excessive pull ing forc e to the front, or top, of the cabinet which could caus e the prod uct to overturn resulting in product damage and/or personal injur y. 16. Follow instructions for wall, shelf or [...]

3 English Disconnect the plug from the power outlet. Do not disassemble. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This LCD TV has been designed and manufactured to meet internati onal safety standards, but like any electrical equipment, care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured. Before using this product, please read and under[...]

4 Surely connect the ground wire. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS(continued) Be cautious of the po wer 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 po wer cord is clean (with no dust), befo re using. Use a soft and [...]

5 English Disconnect the plug from the power outlet. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS(continued) Be careful in moving the LCD T elevision. Neglect could result in an injury or damage. • Do not move the LCD TV during use. Before mov ing, disconnect the power plug and all external connections. • You are advised to move the LCD TV with two persons. • Avoid a[...]

6 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS(continued) • Prevention of an obstacle to Radio receiv ers This LCD TV has been designed pursuant to the international EMI st andards. This is to prevent a p roblem to Radio receivers. - Keep the LCD TV away from R adio. - Adjust Radio antennas in order for the LCD TV n ot to receive interference. - The antenna cable of Radi[...]

7 English ACCESSORIES Check to make sure you have the following acce ss ories before disposing of the packing material. POWER CORD 2. D-SUB MINI 15-PIN CABLE 3. AUDIO/VIDEO CABLE 4. S-VIDEO CABLE 5. BATTERIES 6. REMOTE CONTROL 1. USER’S GUIDE 7. EASY GRAPHIC GUIDE 8. W ARRANTY CARD 9. CLEANING CLOTH 10. CABLE TIE 1 1 . REMOTE CONTROL BATTERY INST[...]

8 HOW TO SETUP YOUR NEW HITACHI LCD TELEVISION To take measures to pre vent the LCD Television from tipping o ver and prevent possible injury it is important to mount the unit in a stable place. *Keep the LCD Television four inches away from the wall except those hung to the wall mount bracket. Caution when moving the main unit As this product is h[...]

9 English HOW TO SETUP YOUR NEW HITACHI LCD TELEVISION VIEWING The major benefit of the HITACHI LCD Television is its large viewing screen. To see this l arge screen at its best, test various locations in the room to find the optimum spot for vie wing. The best picture is seen by sitting directly in fr ont of the TV and about 5 to 1 1 feet from the[...]

10 HOOKUP CABLES Most video/audio connections bet ween components can be made with shielded video and aud io cables that have phono connectors. For best performance, video cabl es should use 75- Ω coaxial shielded wire. Cables can be purchased from most stores that sell audio/video products. Belo w are illustrations and names of common co nnectors[...]

11 English ANTENNA CONNECTIONS TO REAR PANEL JACKS VHF (75- Ω ) antenna/CATV (Cable TV) When using a 75- Ω coa xial cable system, connect the out door antenna or CAT V coaxial cable to the NT SC TUNER terminal (75- Ω )and/or DTV T UNER terminal (75- Ω ).[...]

12 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS FRONT VIEW 32 " /37 " LCD TV ① POWER light indicator T o turn the LCD TV ON, press the main power button locat ed on the bottom left side of the TV. A red stand-by indi cator lamp located on the lo wer right corner of the front bezel will illuminate. The LCD T V is now ready for remote on/off operation. Indicatin[...]

13 English ⑤ SIDE PANEL CONTROLS SIDE VIEW 32 " /37 " LCD TV ③ POWER button This power button is for po wer on the LCD television or change to standb y mode. ④ CHANNEL selector Press these buttons until the des ired channel appears i n the top left corner of t he TV screen. These buttons also serve as the c u r s o r d o w n ( ▼ )[...]

14 REAR PANEL MAIN POWER SWITCH & AC INPUT 32"/37" LCD TV ① AC IN input This TV is designed to op erate on 120VOLTS 60Hz AC current. Insert the TV po wer cord into a 120VOLTS 60Hz outlet. ① -1 Main power button: This power button is for the complete system, and must be turned ON/OFF manually. It is recommended to leave the “MAIN[...]

15 English SIDE PANEL JACKS 32"/37" LCD TV ② Head Phone S peakers is muted when insert it .T o control volume: press volume button +, -. ③ S-VIDEO ( VIDEO 4) Provide S-VIDEO (Super Video) jacks for connec ting equip ment with S-VIDEO output capability ④ VIDEO (VIDEO 4) By using the VIDEO button of the remot e contro l, you can selec[...]

16 REAR PANEL JACKS ⑥ HDMI - Digital Input About HDMI HDMI is the next-generation a ll digital inte rface for consumer electronics. HDMI enabl es the secure distribution of uncompresse d high-definition vide o and multi-channel aud io in a single cabl e. Because dig ital television (DT V) signals remain in digital f or mat, HDMI assures that pris[...]

17 English ⑨ L/ MONO / R (VIDEO 3) Connect audi o of external devices.(if you have mono s ound, insert the audio cable into the left (L) aud io jack). ⑩ ANA LOG RGB INPUT Use this 15-pin D-Sub in put for your external devices with RGB output using the D-Sub Mini 15-pin cable provi ded. ⑪ ANA LOG RGB / HDMI AUDIO IN Connect audio for ANAL OG R[...]

18 CONNECTING EXTERNAL SOURCES The exact arrangement you use to connect the PC, VCR, camcorder, laserdisc player, DVD pla yer, or HDTV Set Top Box to your LCD TV is dependent on the model and feat ures of each component. Check th e owner’s manual of each component for the location of vi d eo and audio inputs and outputs. The following connection [...]

19 English CONNECTING EXTERNAL SOURCES CONNECTING HDTV SOURCES HDTV input sources, such as a digital cab le box, digital satellit e receiv er, or digital terrestrial receiv er box, can be connec ted as desired, using the appropriate cabl e system. 1. Connect the HDTV source device usin g the appropriate cabl e pair, in the following order of prefer[...]

20 CONNECTING EXTERNAL SOURCES CONNECTING A TV CABLE BOX OR SA TELLITE RECEIVER 1. Connect the TV Cable Box or Satellite Rec eiver device using: Component cable and Audio cable (Video 1 or Video 2) OR S-Video cable and Audi o cable (Video 3 or Video 4) OR Composite Video cable and Audio ca ble (Video 3 or Video 4) . 2. Connect all power sources bef[...]

21 English CONNECTING EXTERNAL SOURCES CONNECTING A DVD PLAYER 1. Connect the DVD player using: HDMI cable OR Component cable and Audio cable (Video 1 or Video 2) OR S-Video cable and Audi o cable (Video 3 or Video 4) OR Composite cable and Audio c able (Video 3 or Video 4). 2. Connect all power sources before activ ating the LCD TV. 3. Turn on the[...]

22 CONNECTING EXTERNAL SOURCES CONNECTING A VCR 1. Connect the VCR player using: S-Video cable and Audi o cable (Video 3 or Video 4) OR Composite cable and Audio c able (Video 3 or Video 4). 2. Connect all power sources before activ ating the LCD TV. 3. Turn on the LCD TV. 4. Press the button corresponding to the appropr iate signal source (VIDEO 3[...]

23 English CONNECTING EXTERNAL SOURCES CONNECTING A A UDIO RECEIVER To improve sound qualit y, you may want to play the audio of the LCD thro ugh yo ur stereo system. 1. Use an audio cable to connect the LCD’s audio out put jacks to the line input jacks on the A/V receiver. 2. Connect all power sources before activ ating the LCD TV. 3. Turn on th[...]

24 CONNECTING EXTERNAL SOURCES CONNECTING PC 1. Connect the PC using: D-Sub cable and 3.5mm Audi o cable 2. Connect all power sources before activ ating the LCD TV. 3. Turn on the LCD TV. 4. Press the button corresponding to the appropr iate signal source (ANA LOG RGB INPUT )[...]

25 English 5.This LCD Television can aut omatically detect and display t he signal format as belo w. Recommended Signal List Signal Mode No. Signal Name Resolution Vertical Frequency (Hz ) Horizontal Frequency (kHz) 1 VGA 640 x 480 59.94 31.47 2 VESA 800 x 600 56.25 35.16 3 VESA 800 x 600 60.32 37.88 4 VESA 1024 x 768 60.00 48.36 5 VESA 1280 x 768 [...]

26 TIPS ON REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS • S-VIDEO (Video 3 or Video 4) ,Y-P B P R (Video 1 or Video 2) or HDMI connections are provided for higher performa nce laserdisc players etc. that have this feature. Use these connections in place o f the standard vide o connecti on if your device has this featu re. • If your device has only one a udio output [...]

27 English HOW TO USE THE REMOTE CONTROL TO CONTROL YOUR LCD TV 5 1 1 6 7 2 2 8 9 3 3 1 0 1 1 4 4 1 2 1 4 1 3 1 3 1 5 1 6 1 6 1 8 17 17 1 9 2 7 2 7 2 0 21 21 2 6 2 4 2 4 2 5 22 22 2 3 1. Power button: Press this button to turn the display set on or standby . 2. Mute button: Press to mute audio. (Pre ss “Mute” or “VOL” button + to return to [...]

28 5. RECALL butto n: Press to display source input signal on the display . 6. SLEEP button: Press to set sleep mode timer . There are 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 120 minutes and turn off to select. 7. PC Source button: Press to select PC mode or HDMI mode. 8. VIDEO Source button: Set up the input source of Video; including Video1 (Y1P B 1P[...]

29 English HOW TO USE THE REMOTE CONTROL TO CONTROL YOUR LCD TV (1) NTSC/480i/480p Input (2) 480i/480p Input (3) 720p/1080i Input (4) RGB Input Auto adjust to full size and aspects include 4:3 STANDARD, 16:9 ST ANDARD. Multi picture func tion buttons: 24. ON / OFF: Press to turn on/of f multi picture functio n . 25. Mode: Press to select POP or PIP[...]

30 HOW TO USE THE REMOTE CONTROL TO CONTROL YOUR LCD TV POP Mode Ma in-picture and Sub- picture source selection t able : Please note Main(Left)-picture and Sub(Right)- pi cture source can’t be the same Sub(Right) Main(Left) NTSC TUNER DTV TUNER VIDEO1 VIDEO2 VIDEO3 VIDEO4 HDMI-INPUT ANALOG RGB INPUT NTSC Tuner ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ x x DTV Tuner ?[...]

31 English 27. SWIVEL FUNCTION 1. Press swivel button After pressing swivel button on the remote, OSD indicator will display on TV screen. The OSD indicator will disappear, if stop manipulating remote in 15 seconds. 2. Adjust swivel by pressing direction button Press left button to turn swivel left and press right button to turn swivel right. The r[...]

32 OSD (On-Screen Display) USING THE ON-SCREEN DISPLAY (OSD) CONTROLS 1. Press MENU on the remote control to display the different features on your HITACHI LCD TV. 2. Use the ▲▼ W X to navigate to different menu item. 3. Use the W X to adjust functions. 4. Press SEL on the remote control to select functions. 5. Press EXIT on the remote contro l[...]

33 English NTSC TV/ VIDEO Mode OSD (On-Screen Display) Adjust the picture mode, contrast, brightness, color, sharpness, tint, color temperature, backli ght and reset of your display. Video Function Options Picture Mode Select a preset customized pi cture setting. - Dynamic - Natural - Cinema - Game Contrast Adjust the color bri ghtn ess of the disp[...]

34 NTSC TV/ VIDEO Mode OSD (On-Screen Display) Adjust the language, auto channel scan, closed caption, channel list, V-chip and set lock code select function of your displa y. Initial Setup Function Options Language Set the language for the OSD. - English - Francais - Espanol Auto Channel Scan Choose a TV source, performs an autom atic channel sear[...]

35 English SETTING UP THE V-CHIP T h e V - c h i p f e a t u r e r e q u i r e s s e t t i ng on/off to be entered to vie w movies and TV programs with unsuitable ra tings f o r s o m e v i e w e r s w h o s h a r e t h e T V . Follow these steps to lock movies and TV programs: 1. Press the MENU button on the remote co ntrol to bring u p the OSD me[...]

36 When a viewer attempts to watch a blocked chan nel, this message appears: The channel will remain blocked until the correct lock code i s entered. SETTING UP THE CLOSED CAPTION F o r s o m e T V p r o g r a m s , LCD has the de-coding and “ Close Capt ion” functions. This caption is usu all y served for the deaf or the foreign lan guage tran[...]

37 English 4. Press ‘’0’’ button to show channel list. Use the ▲▼ buttons to select a channel. 5. Use the ▲▼ W X buttons to highlight Add or Erase. Press the SEL button to add or erase the current channel. 6. Press the EXIT button on your remote control to re turn to your TV display. When a viewer attempts to watch a blocked chan ne[...]

38 PC Mode OSD (On-Screen Display) Adjust auto adjust, horizontal position, vertical pos ition, horizontal clock, clock phase and reset. PC Picture Position Function Options Auto Adjust Automatically detect video format. OK Horizontal Position Move image to the left or right. 0 to 100 Vertical Position Move image up or down. 0 to 100 Horizontal Clo[...]

39 English DTV USAGE ATSC(Advanced Television System Committee) INTRODUCTION Terrestrial broadcast is a traditional way of watching TV prog rams, simply by installing an outdoor YAGI anten na or an indoor r abbit ear antenna, plugging it into the TV set’s tuner , tuni ng channel, then you c an enjoy watching the programs. Ho wever, they are all s[...]

40 SETTING UP YOUR DTV 1. Make sure the physical connection is pr operly connecte d. 2. Switch on the TV. 3. Select the appropriate external video inp ut on your TV by using the TV remote control. 4. If the LCD is moved to a different location. You should reset the receiver and do the channel scanni ng all over again. USING THE DTV ON-SCREEN DISPLA[...]

41 English SETTING UP YOUR DTV 1. On the Channel menu page, select the third item MANUAL SCAN. 2. Press W or X to highlight t he input column, then press numeric b uttons to input the channel number. T he channel frequ ency will be automatically sho wing on right side of the input column. 3. Press SEL button when the message “Add channel” and ?[...]

42 SETTING UP YOUR DTV Adjust the f ont size, style, color and opacity of Closed Captio n. Select the sound, opacit y, I-Plate, time zone mode and check the hardware and soft ware version. Setup Function Options Opacity Change the percentage of the OS D’s transparenc y 0%~100% adjustment I-Plate Change the Information-Plate disp l ay time 2 Sec, [...]

43 English SETTING UP YOUR DTV T o change password, enter the Change Password Number option in P ASSWORD function and press S EL button to change pass word. Enter four digital password in enter new password n umber. And then confirm the pass word by entering the same password a gain. T h i s f u n c t i o n a l l o w s t o r e s e t r e c e i v e r[...]

44 USEFUL INFORMATION CARE OF YOUR HITACHI LCD TELEVISION AND YOUR REMOTE CONTROL DO Dust the screen and frame with a clea ni ng cloth from the accessori es pack. Clean the screen and frame with a soft cloth moistene d in warm water and dry with a soft cloth. A mild soap may be used if the screen is extremely dirty. Place your LCD Television for aw[...]

45 English RECEPTION PROBLEMS • IGNITION NOISE: Black spots or horizontal st reaks may appear, picture ma y flutter or drift. Usually caused by interference from automobile igni tion systems, neon lamps, e lectrical drills, and other electrical applianc es. • GHOSTS: Ghosts are caused by the television signal fo llo wing two paths. One is the d[...]

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47 English PLUG and PLAY This LCD Television complies with VESA DDC2B specifications , Pl ug & Play is a system with computer, peri pherals (including mo n itors) and operating system. It works when the LCD T V is connected to a DDC ready computer that is runni ng an operatin g system softwar e that is capable for the plug & play. When a Pl[...]

48 USEFUL INFORMATION AGENCY GERULATORY INFORMATION Federal Communications Commission Notice This equipment has been tested a nd found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursu ant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designe d to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. [...]

49 English USEFUL INFORMATION Features: • New Easy-to-Use On-Screen Menu Control (3 Lan guage) • Film Mode Processing with 3:2 & 2:2 pull d own • Integrated ATSC Tuner • Adjustable Color Temperature ( Thi s is o nly for PC mo de.) • PIP / POP • Picture Enhancement • Input Signal Identification • HDMI (High Definition Multimedi a[...]

50 USEFUL INFORMATION To locate an authorized HITACHI service facility in the continental U.S.A. and Canada, Hitachi America, LTD. Home Electronics Division Hitachi has made every effort to assure you hours of trouble free operation from your unit. However, should you requir e service , a network of Hitachi Authorized Service Faci liti es has been [...]

51 English USEFUL INFORMATION Hitachi Canada, LTD. Digital Media Division Should you have any questions regarding warranty, service, operation, or technical assistance, please contact: In Canada: 1-800-HITACHI (1-800-448-2244) Monday - Friday EST 9:00am - 7:00pm Saturday EST 9:00am - 5:00pm Look for your French Manual on the outside of the box. If [...]

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