Hitachi 27CX01B manual

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 1 HITACHI SOLID STATE COLOR TV 27CX01B IMPORTANT SAFEG UAR DS ................................................................................................................. 2 SUPPLIED ACCESSO RIES. .................................................................................................................. 7 BEFORE OPER[...]

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 2 IMPORTA NT SA FEGUA RDS Follow all warnings and instr uctions m ark ed on this color television. CA UTION: T O REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECT RIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (O R BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING T O QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSO NNEL. The lightning f lash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilatera[...]

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 3 SA FETY PO INTS YO U SHOULD KNOW A BOUT YOUR HIT A CHI TELEVISION RECEIVER CA UTION: * Read all of these ins tructions . * Save these instr uctions f or later use. * Follow all warnings and instru ctions m ark ed on the television r eceiver. Our reputation has been built on the quality , perfor manc e, and ease of s ervice of[...]

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 4 7 If the television s et has been dropped or the c abinet has been dam aged, unplug this television s et from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualif ied servic e personnel. 8 If liquid has been s pilled into this television s et, unplug it from the wall outlet and ref er servic e to qualified service per sonnel. 9 Do n[...]

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 5 14 Avoid dusty places. Accum ulated dust ins ide the chassis may cause f ailure of the televis ion when high humidity persists . 15 The televis ion has slots or openings in the cabinet f or ventilation purposes which provide reliable operation of the receiver and pr otect the television f rom overheating. T hese openings m us[...]

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 6 18 For added protection for this television set during a lightning storm, or w hen it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna. T his will prev ent damage due to lightning and power-line surges. OPERA TION O F YOUR T ELEVISION 19 This television set shou[...]

SUPPLIED ACCESSOR IES. 7 27 Upon com pletion of any service or repair s to the television set, as k the s ervice technic ian to perform r outine safety check s to determ ine that the television is in s afe operating c ondition. PICTURE CAUT IONS Picture Burn Prev ention • Continuous on-sc reen displays such as video gam es, s tock m ark et quotat[...]

ANTENNA CONNE CTIONS 8  Before using the te levision, prepar e the Remote Control To use the r em ote control, insert batteries firs t. Insert the batteries • W ith y our thum bnail, pull up the slit as indicated by the arrow to rem ove the back cover. Inser t two batteries (size "AA"). Be sure to matc h the battery / with the / mar [...]

QUICK REFERENCE CONT ROL OPERAT ION 9 specif ic instr uctions on ins talling cable T V, consult your cable TV c ompany. One possible m ethod of utilizing the converter/des cram bler pr ovided by y our cable T V com pany is explained below. Please note: RF switch equipped with position A/B (not pr ovided) is requir ed. "A" position on the [...]

QUICK REFERENCE CONT ROL OPERAT ION 10 POWER Press  On Press again  Off REMO TE KEY PA D Access es any channel from k ey pad. LA ST CHA NNEL Returns to previous channel. FA MILY FA VORITES W ith the Fam ily Favorites buttons, you can program your favorite program s by using the four c ategories A, B, C and D. The c hannels can be acc essed qu[...]

EZ SETUP DURING FIRST POW E R ON 11 MUT E Press  Mutes sound. Press again  Restores s ound. • CLOSED CAPTIO N appears when sound is m uted. NOTE: • The above s haded buttons on the Rem ote Control glow in the dark. To use the glow-in-the- dark display on the rem ote control, plac e it under a fluores cent light or other lighting. • The [...]

DEMO MODE 12 The tuner w ill automatically search for the broadcasting and cable T V channels. (The CH No. w ill automatically increase w hen it appears.) If you want to stop the EZ SETUP proces s once it has s tarted, pres s VOL ( - ) and it w ill be canceled. If you want to SETUP again, please refer to page 26 on SETUP. To can cel EZ SET UP Press[...]

SLEEP TIMER 13 2 Press CH UP ( ) OR DOWN ( ) to m ove the " " mark to "SET UP". 3 Press V OL (+) or (-) to access SET UP m ode, then press CH UP ( ) or DOW N ( ) to move the " " ma rk to "MENU LANGUAGE".  4 Press VOL (+) or (-) to acces s MENU LANGUAGE change m ode. 5 Press CH UP ( ) or DOWN ( ) to selec t[...]

VIDEO ADJUST. 14 • To turn off the SLEEP, r epeat the above SLEEP steps and s elect "- - - REMAIN" during step 3. •. W hile SLEEP is active, the tim e rem aining will be brief ly displayed on-screen at regular intervals or when the rem ote's Display key is pressed. VIDEO A DJUST. Description of A djustment Items Selecte d Item VO[...]

AUDIO SELECT 15 5 Press V OL (+) or (-) to adjust the setting. 6 Repeat steps 4- 5 to adjust other s ettings. 7 Press ME NU to exit A UDIO SELECT  MT S (M ULTICHANNEL TV SOUND) This circuit allow s reception of stereo or bilingual sound. 1 Press MENU to ac cess MAIN MENU s creen. 2 Press CH UP ( ) OR DOWN ( ) to m ove the " " mark to &[...]

CLOSED CAPTION 16  You can enjoy HI-FI stereo sound or SA P broadcasts w here available. • Stereo broadcas ts Live television transm iss ion of sports , show, concer s, etc. can be r eceived in dynamic ster eo sound. • SAP broadcasts Televis ion broadcast c an be received with either MAIN or SAP sound. MAIN sound: T he norm al program soundt[...]

CLOSED CAPTION 17 3 Press V OL (+) or (-) to access CLOSED CAPT ION s etting mode 4 Press CH UP ( ) OR DOWN ( ) to m ove the " " mark to either "MODE" or "SOURCE" . 5 Press V OL (+) or (-) to change the CLOSED CAPTION s etting. 6 Press ME NU to exit NOTE : • If a broadc ast has CLOSED CAPT ION and the MU TE button is[...]

CLOSED CAPTION 18 PG-13 PARENTS ST RONGLY CAUTIONED. Some m aterial m ay be inappropriate f or children under 13. R RESTRICT ED. Under 17 requires accom panying parent or adult guardian. NC-17 NO ONE 17 AND UNDER ADMITT ED X X Rating is an older r ating that is unified with NC-17 but m ay be encoded on older m ovie's data. • MPAA RAT ING (Ex[...]

CLOSED CAPTION 19 AGE BA SE TV-Y (All children)  __ __ __ _ _ _ _ TV-Y7 (Direct to Older Children  __ __ __ __  TV-G (General Audience)  __ __ __ __ __ TV-PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)      __ TV-14 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)      __ TV-MA (M ature Audience Only )  __    __  Content Rati[...]

CLOSED CAPTION 20 "TV-MA- V" ("TV- 14" and "TV- MA" for Violenc e content only). Please note that with these settings, block ing does NOT occur if a program is rated only "TV-MA"; it m ust be rated "T V-MA-V" to be bloc ked. • Example 3:Reset an Age-Based setting For "T V-14", selec t &q[...]

CLOSED CAPTION 21 2 Press CH UP ( ) OR DOWN ( ) to m ove the " " mark to "PARENT AL GUIDE". 3 Press V OL (+) or (-) to access "PARENT AL GUIDE" m ode, then press VOL (+) or (-) t o acce ss V-CHI P sel ect mode. 4 Press V OL (+) or (-) to access "MPAA RAT ING". (The sec ret No. for V-CHIP/T V TIME O UT is com [...]

CLOSED CAPTION 22 (TV G UIDELINES m ode) 4 To c hange CONT ENT SET TING , press CH UP ( ) OR DOW N ( ) to m ove the " " to the desired content and then press VOL (+) or (-) to select.  5 Press CH UP ( ) OR DOW N ( ) to move the " " to the desired content and then pr ess VOL (+) or (-) to select either "B LOCK" or un[...]

CLOSED CAPTION 23 4 Press MENU and SECRET No. is registered.  To can cel the V-CHIP BLO CK screen wh ile V-CHIP BLOCK has b een activat ed . 1 "V-CHIP H AS BEEN ACTI VATED" will be displayed if you w atch the program with Program Rating data the sam e as you configured. NOTE: • "V-CHIP HAS BEEN AC TIVAT ED" will not be disp[...]

CLOSED CAPTION 24  If you intend to change or hav e forgot ten your Secret No., clear th e original Secret No. an d set up a new one. 1 Repeat steps 1- 3 of [1] M PA A RATING, or 1-2 of [  T o cancel the V- CHIP BLOCK screen w hile V-CHIP BLOCK has been activated] , then "ENTER SECRET No. will be displayed. 2 Press and hold both VOL (+) [...]

CLOSED CAPTION 25 2 DOW NLOAD s creen will disappear , if DOW NLO AD is finis hed. NOTE: • DOW NLOAD would not be started if you don't w atch the program with "New Rating Sy stem Data". [3]-B. A dditional mode (E xample) 1 Repeat steps 1- 3 of [3] A dditional mode. 2 Press CH UP ( ) or DOWN ( ) to m ove the " " mark to &q[...]

CLOSED CAPTION 26  How t o set TV TI ME O UT 1 Press MENU to ac cess MAIN MENU s creen. 2 Press CH UP ( ) or DOWN ( ) to m ove the " " mark to "PARENTAL G UIDE". 3 Press V OL (+) or ( - ) to access "PARENT AL GUIDE".  4 Press CH UP ( ) or DOWN ( ) to m ove the " " mark to "TV T IME OUT ". 5 Pr[...]

CLOSED CAPTION 27 9 Enter the 4-digit SECRET N o.using the REMOTE KEYPAD. 10 Press MENU, and SECRE T No. is registered.  Example: • To restrict any body from w atching the TV for 5 hours, after w atching the TV for 2 hours, y our settings would look like this: • They can choose to watch the 2 hours of T V how ever they w ish. For ex ample, t[...]

ENERGY SAVE . 28 2 Enter the 4-digit SECRET N o. using the REMOTE KEYPAD . W hen you choose the correct SECRET No., the T V TIM E O UT is canceled. If the wrong SECR ET No. is chosen, "SEC RET IN No. IS INCOR RECT " is displayed. Enter the SECRET No. again in this case.  To cancel the TV TIME OUT setting or change the SECRET No. (When [...]

SET UP 29 1 Press MENU to ac cess MAIN MENU s creen. 2 Press CH UP ( ) or DOWN ( ) to m ove the " " mark to "ENERGY SAVE".  3 Press V OL (+) or ( - ) to access ENERG Y SAVE select m ode. 4 Press V OL (+) or ( - ) to select "ON". 5 Press MENU to ex it. SET UP  EZ SETUP By operating the ch annel presetti ng funct i[...]

SET UP 30  4 Press V OL (+) or ( - ) to access CH SET TING m ode. (CH SETT ING m ode) 5 Press V OL (+) or ( - ) to access EZ SET UP m ode. 6 Press V OL (+) The tuner will autom atically search f or the broadc asting and cable T V channels. ( The CH No. will autom atically increase when it appears .) If you want to stop the EZ SETUP proces s once[...]

SET UP 31  5 Press V OL (+) or ( - ) to access CH SET TING m ode. 6 Press CH UP ( ) or DOWN ( ) to m ove the " " mark to the "SIGNAL SOURCE", then pres s VOL (+) or ( - ) to access signal sour ce MODE.  7 Press CH UP ( ) or DOWN ( ) to m ove the " " mark to the DESIRED MODE. 8 Press MENU to ex it. NOTE: • Recei[...]

SET UP 32 1.3 Press V OL (+) or ( - ) to access CH SET TING m ode. 1.4 Press CH UP ( ) or DOWN ( ) to m ove the " " mark to the "AUT O CH SET ", then press VOL (+) or ( - ) to access AUT O CH SET m ode.  START 2.1 Press V OL (+). The tuner will search through all available channels in your area and add them into the TV's[...]

SET UP 33 memo ry . 2.4 Press MENU to ex it. NOTE: • If you press VOL (+) again w hile in the AUTO CH SET m ode, auto-progr am will start again, and the previously me mor ized channels will be lost.  BLUE SCREEN A utomatically turns th e screen blue if a b roadcast signal is n ot received . 1 Press MENU to ac cess MAIN MENU s creen. 2 Press CH[...]

SET UP 34 • Poor reception due to weak signals, or too m uc h noise m ight activate the BLUE SCREEN func tion despite the presence of a broadcas t signal. To c ontinue watching TV under thes e conditions, s witch the BLUE SCREEN "OFF". • W hile VCR input mode is selected, the BLUE SCREEN will not be shown on your TV even if the BLUE S[...]

SET UP 35 7 Repeat steps 4- 6 to input the next CHANNEL Num ber. 8 Press MENU to ex it.  To select the FAMILY F A VORITES ch annel. If the channels are m em orized as shown to the right, press the Rem ote's "A" button to s elect the Channels below.  MA GI C P LA Y VCR input mode will be selected automatically by pressing VCR PL[...]

USING THE VIDEO AND AUDIO INPUT JACKS 36 6 Press CH UP ( ) or DOWN ( ) to selec t teh "CH3", "CH4", "INPUT 1", "INPUT 2" or "OFF". Set model to the input in which your VCR is connected. If done through RF, s elect either channel 3 or 4 m atch the setting of the VCR. 7 Press MENU to ex it. USING THE [...]

OPERATION OF REMOTE CONT ROL 37 connected. • The ex ternal VIDEO INPUT m ode will change as follows eac h time the INPUT is pr essed. • INPUT m ode can be s elected by pressing either the CH UP ( ) on the T V rem ote control when the T V is set to the highest channel stor ed in m emor y , or by pressing the CH DOWN ( ) when it is set to the low[...]

OPERATION OF REMOTE CONT ROL 38 • All VCR buttons will operate whether the Rem ote Control is in T V or CATV m odes . • For detailed infor m ation on the use of the VCR, r efer to the operation m anual of the VCR. click here f or im age VCR POW ER PLAY REW ING PAUSE II STO P REMOT E KEYPAD ENTER FF VCR CHANNEL UP ( ) / DOW N ( ) RECORD •  [...]

OPERATION OF REMOTE CONT ROL 39 Then releas e both buttons. (3) W ithin ten sec onds after releasing RECALL and CH DOW N ( ) , enter your VCR's two-digit remote contr ol code num ber using REMOTE KEYPAD (ref er to list). • The rem ote control is now ready to send com m ands to your VCR. Some br ands have m ore than one rem ote code lis ted d[...]

OPERATION OF REMOTE CONT ROL 40 Use the follo wing steps and list to quickly find the remote co ntrol cod e for your accessory VCR. • First look up y our converte r's remote control code number (page 36) be fore going through the direct code en try steps below . • If this procedure does not identify your converter, us e the Sear ch method [...]

OPERATION OF REMOTE CONT ROL 41 PANASONIC 04,44 PENTAZX 01,05 PHILCO 04,05 PHILIPS 04,05,08 QUASAR 04 RCA 01, 07, 33 Realistic 02, 06, 10, 24 Sams ung 23, 31 Sany o 14, 10 Scott 20 Sears 01, 11, 24 Sharp 06, 02, 03 Shintom 36 Sony 12, 13, 38 Sound Design 29 Sy lvania 04,05,08 Sy mphonic 29 Tatung 15 Teac 15, 29 T eknik a 27, 29 Thom as 29 TMK 21 To[...]

BEFORE CALLING FOR SER VICE 42 up. If you continue holding down the RECALL and CH UP ( ) after fiv e channel scans, t he proper remot e code can be passed up, and the tw o minute identify cycle will have to be repeated. If a channel ch ange does no t occur on the cable con verter w ithin t wo minutes, read t he identif ying instructions again and r[...]

CALLING FOR SE RVI CE. 43 Bars on Scr een Picture Dist orted Picture R olls Vertic ally No Color Poor Reception on Som e Channels W eak Pic ture Lines or Streak s in Pic ture Ghosts in Pic ture Picture Blur red Sound OK, Picture Poor Picture OK, Sound Poor No Picture or Sound Dar k and Blank Pictur e External Electr ical Noise Interf ering with TV&[...]

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