Hitachi 53FDX01B manual

1 HITACHI PROJECTION COLOR TV 43FDX01B 53FDX01B OPERATING GUIDE IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ........................................................................................................... ........... 2 SAFETY TIPS ...................................................................................................................................[...]

2 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS Follow all w arning s and instructions m arked on this projection television. CAUTION: TO REDUCE T HE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash w ith arrow head sy mbol, w ithin an equ ilateral triangle, is inten[...]

3 SAFETY TIPS IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS SAFETY POINT S YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT YOUR HITACHI PROJECT ION TELEVISION CAUTION: * Read all of these in structions. * Sav e these instructions f or later use. * Follow all w arnings an d instructions m arked on the television. Our reputation has been built on th e quality, perf ormance, and ease of serv ice of HI[...]

4 11-1 Do not place this television on an un stable cart, stan d, or table. The television m ay fall, caus ing serious in jury to a ch ild or an adult, and s erious dam age to the applian ce. Use only w ith a cart or stan d recomm ended by the m anufactu rer, or sold with the television. Wall or shelf m ounting should follow th e Wall/Shelf mou nti[...]

5 contact w ith them mig ht be fatal. 18 Fo r a d de d p r ote ctio n for the te l evisio n dur i ng a light ni ng st orm, o r when it is unuse d fo r long p er i od s o f time, u nplug it from the w all outlet and disconnect antenna. This w ill prevent damag e due to lightning and pow er-line su rges. OPERATION O F YO UR TELEVISION 19 This tele vi[...]

6 IF THIS TELEVISION DO ES NOT OPERATE P ROPERLY 22 If y ou are un able to restore n ormal operat ion by follow in g the det ailed procedure in you r operating instructions, do not attem pt any f urther adjustm ent. Unplug th e television and call y our dealer or service technician. 23 Whenever the television is dam aged or fails, or if there is a [...]

7 ACCESSORIES Check to m ake s ure that y ou have th e follow ing acces sories before disposin g of th e packing m aterial. 1. 2. 1. Rem ote Con trol Uni t CL U-572TSI ( Part No. HL 01322). 2. Two "AA " size, 1.5V batteri es (For Rem ote Con trol Uni t). REMOTE CONTROL BATTERY INSTALLATION AND REPLACEMENT 1. Open the battery cover of the [...]

8 HOW TO SET UP YOUR NEW HITACHI PROJECTION TV ANTENNA Unless you r TV is connected t o a cable TV syst em or to a cen tralized ant enna sy st em, a g ood outdoor color TV antenna is recom m ended for the bes t perform ance. How ever, if y ou are located in an exceptionally good sign al area that is f ree from in terference an d mu ltiple image g h[...]

9 HOOK-UP CABLES AND CONNECTORS Most vi deo/audio conn ections betw een com ponents can be m ade w ith s hielded vi deo and audio cabl es that have ph ono conn ectors. For bes t perform ance, v ideo cables sh ould u se 75-Oh m coax ial sh ielded w ire. Cables can be purchased from m ost stores that sell audio/video pro ducts. Below are illustration[...]

10 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS FRONT VIEW     MENU Button This button allows y ou to enter the MENU, m aking it possible to set T V features to your preference with out using the remote.     INPUT/EXIT butto n Press this button to select the curren t antenn a source, VIDEO: 1, 2, 3, or alternate anten na source. You r selection is [...]

11 ] REMO TE CONTROL senso r Point your rem ote control at this area w hen selecting ch annels, adjusting volum e, etc. ^ CONVERGENCE FOCUS Use this button to adjust your picture quality to optimum performan ce. (See page 43.)     FRONT INPUT JACKS (for VIDEO: 3) Use these au dio/video jacks f or a quick hook -up f rom a cam corder o[...]

12 REAR PANEL JACKS Q Antenna Input/O utput The remote control allows you to sw itch betw een tw o separate 75-Ohm RF anten na inputs, ANT A an d ANT B. ANT A input can be display ed as a m ain picture or s ub-pict ure. AN T B can only be display ed as a main picture. (ANT B cannot be display ed as a su b-picture.) The anten na output labeled "[...]

13 TYPICAL FULL-FEATURE SETUP NOTE: 1. Connect on ly 1 com ponen t to each input jack. 2. Follow connections that pertain to y our personal en tertainmen t sy stem .[...]

14 TIPS ON REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS TIPS ON REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS S-Video conn ections are provided f or high perf orman ce laserdisc play ers, VCRs etc., that have th is feature. Use th ese connection s in place of th e standard vi deo connection if your dev ice has this feature. If y our device h as onl y on e audio out put (m ono soun d), connect[...]

15 CONNECTING EXTERNAL AUDIO SOURCES NOTE: T o prevent damage to th e speaker and dist orted sound, set th e volum e control of th e audio am plifier lower an d adj ust the sound using th e remote control fo the TV set.[...]

16 CONNECTING EXTERNAL VIDEO SOURCES The exact arrangem ent y ou use to conn ect the VCR, camcorder, laserdisc play er, DVD player or HDTV Set Top Box to your TV set is dependen t on the m odel and featu res of each com ponen t. Check the ow ner's man ual of each compon ent for th e location of vi deo and audio inpu ts and ou tputs. The foll o[...]

17 R e a r P a n e l o f T e l e v i s i o n NOTE: 1. Completely insert th e connection cord plu gs w hen con necting to rear pan el jacks. The picture that is played back w ill be abnormal if the connection is loose. 2. A si ngle VC R can be u sed for VC R #1 and VCR #2, but n ote that a VC R cann ot record its ow n v ideo or line ou tput. (INPUT:[...]

18 CONNECTING A S-VIDEO VCR OR STEREO LASERDISC PLAYER 1. Connect th e cable from th e S-VIDEO OUT of the VCR OR laserdisc play er to the INPUT (S-VIDEO) jack, as show n on the TV set below . 2. Connect th e cable from th e AUDIO OUT R of th e VCR or laserdisc play er to the INPUT (AUDIO/R) jack. 3. Connect th e cable from th e AUDIO OUT L of th e [...]

19 CONNECTING A STEREO LASERDISC/DVD PLAYER OR HDTV SET TOP BOX TO INPUT 1 OR 2 COMPONENT: Y:PB-PR. 1. Connect the cable from th e Y OUT of the Laserdisc/DVD player or HDTV set top bo x to the INPUT (Y) jack as show n on the TV set below . 2. Connect the cable from th e CB/PB OUT or B -Y OUT of the Laserdisc/DVD player or HDTV set top box to the IN[...]

20 AUDIO SYSTEM SET-UP Match the nu mbers below to th e diagram s for speaker placem ent an d refer to the table f or the differen t surround sound requirem ents. (See page 59 for SURROUND fun ctions.) Q The television' s intern al speakers. R These speakers are con nected to a separate audio am plifier. Us e the AUDIO TO HI-FI ou tput on th e[...]

21 THE GENIUS REMOTE CO NTROL (CLU-572TSI) In addition to controlling all the fu nctions on y our HITACHI Proj ection TV, the new rem ote is designed to operate different ty pes of VCRs, CATV (Cable TV) co nverters, satellite receivers, DVD players, and other audio/v ideo equipm ent w i th one tou ch. Basi c operation key s are g rouped toge ther i[...]

22 (3) VCR button When the VCR button is pressed, it will blink to indicate the rem ote is in VCR m ode. (See page 28 ) (4) CABLE (CBL ) When the CABL E button is pressed, it will blink to indicate the rem ote is in CABLE m ode. (See page 29) (5) SATELLITE ( SAT) When the SAT button is pressed, it will blink, to indicate th e remote is in SA TELLIT[...]

23 (14) ASPECT buttons Press the button to quickly chan ge the aspect ratio of the view able vi deo between 4:3 and 16:9. (See page 55 for m ore inform ation) (15) COM M ERCIAL SKIP buttons Press th e this bu tton repeatedl y t o select chan nel sk ip tim e (30-180 secon ds) w hen n o me nu is display ed and the TV will tu ne to the last chann el v[...]

24 PICTURE-IN-PICTURE (PIP) Your HIT ACHI P ro j e ctio n T V inco rp or a tes D ua l T uner t echno logy de signed fo r i mpr ove d viewing enjoym ent. This Dual Tuner f eature allow s y ou to view anten na inputs on both the m ain pictu re and sub- picture sim ultaneou sly , with separate tuni ng control f or each. The Dual Tuner can operate w it[...]

25 PICTURE-IN-PICTURE CONT. SURF MODE PIP This feature w ill automatically scan all active chan nel num ber (those set in m emory ) and display them as PIP sub-pictures, alon g the righ t edge of th e screen. Press the PIP button a s econd time to rem ove th e sub- pictures form the screen . NOTES: 1. If no buttons are pressed wh en in SURF m ode, [...]

26 STROBE FR EEZE Press the FREEZ E button to freeze th ree frames of the picture y ou are curren tly v iew ing. Press this button again o r P IP to r etur n to no rmal vie wing. Thi s feat ur e is use ful for viewing a moving p ictur e tha t has many details, for exam ple, a close play in a sportin g event or a g olf sw ing. CAUTION: A pattern bur[...]

27 USING THE REMOTE TO CONTROL VCR FUNCTIONS Operating the preco ded function for y our VCR. This remote is designed to operate different ty pes of VCRs. You must f irst program the rem ote to match the remote sys tem of y our VCR . (Refer to pag e 33 for pre-codes ) 1. Turn ON your VCR. 2. Aim the remote control at the f ront of y our VCR. 3. Pres[...]

28 USING THE REMOTE TO CONTROL CABLE BOX FUNCTIONS Operating the precoded function for your cable box. This rem ote is designed to ope rate diff erent ty pes of cable box es. You must f irst program the rem ote to m atch the rem ote sy stem of your c able box. ( Refe r to page 33.) 1. Turn ON your c able box. 2. Aim the re mote c ontrol at the f ro[...]

29 USING THE REMOTE TO CONTROL SATELLITE RECEIVER FUNCTIONS Operating the precoded function for your satellite receiver. This rem ote is designed to opera te diff erent ty pes of sa tellite sy stems. You m ust first prog ram the remote to m atch the remote sy stem of y our satellite receiver. (refer to page 33.) 1. Turn ON your satellite receiver. [...]

30 USING THE REMOTE TO CONTROL DVD FUNCTIONS Operating the preco ded function for y our DVD play er. This remote is designed to operate different ty pes of DVD players. You m ust first program the rem ote to match the remote sy stem of you r DVD player. (refer to page 33 for precodes) 1. Turn ON your DVD play er. 2. Aim the rem ote control at the f[...]

31 USING THE REMOTE TO CONTROL ADDITIONAL AUDIO/VI DEO EQUIPMENT Operating the precoded function for your Audio/Video component. This rem ote is des ign ed to operate dif ferent t ypes of A udio/Video com pon ent. You mu st fi rst program th e rem ote to m atch the r em ote sy stem of y our A udio/Video c omponent. ( refe r to page 37 for pr ecodes[...]

32 CABLE/SATELLITE, VCR, AUDIO AND DVD CODES (CLU-572TSI) VCR BRANDS VCR BRA ND CODES VCR BRA ND CODE Adventura 01 Aiko 09 Aiwa 01 Akai 02, 47, 48 Amer ican High 23 Asha 44 Audiovox 24 Beaumar k 44 Bell & Howell 32 bRANDT 42 Brok sonic 33, 34, 41, 49, 50 Calix 24 Canon 23 Capehart 07 Carver 31 CCE 09, 30 Citizen 09, 24 Colt 30 Craig 19, 24, 30,[...]

33 DVD BRAND Deno n 0 4 Hitachi 07 J V C 0 1 Kenw ood 04 Magnavo x 05 Mitsubishi 10 Pana sonic 04 Phillips 06 Pioneer 03 RCA (Proscan) 09 S o n y 0 2 T o s h i b a 0 5 Y a m a h a 0 8 Zenith 05 CABLE BRAND ABC 01,07,08,17,18,20,36,37,49 ANTRO NIX 39 ARCHER 11,24 BELCOR 32 CABLESTAR 32 CENTURY 11 CITIZEN 11 COLOUR VOICE 30,42 COMTRONICS 25,28 CONTEC[...]

34 AMPLIFIER BRAND A M PLIFIER BRA ND CODE A M PLIFIER BRA ND CODE AIW A 05,06 CARVER 01,06,07,08 CASIO 09 CLARINETT E 09 DENON 10 FISHER 08,11 HITACHI 12 JVC 13 KENW OOD 14,15 LLOYD’S 09 MAGNAVOX 01,06,09 MARANTZ 01,06,16 MCS 16 MODULAIRE 09 ONKYO 09 OPTIMUS 03,04,11,15,20 PANASONIC 16 PENNEY 09 PHILIPS 01,06 PIONEER 03,04,20,21,22 QUASAR 16 REA[...]

35 ULTRATEC OSD 1. Press MENU on the remote control to display the diff erent featu res on your HITACHI Projection T V. 2. P re ss t he T HUM B ST ICK t o highli ght a d i ffere nt feat ur e. 3. Press EXIT on the remote control to quickly exit from a m enu. 4. Press HELP on the remote control w hen a m enu is displayed, and text w ill appear giving[...]

36 8. MENU BACKGROUND Select from three ty pe s o f backgrounds. 9. FIRST TIME TOUR Introduces y ou to basic TV funct ions. 1. CONT RAST Adjust contrast. 2. BRIGHT NESS Adjust b rightness. 3. COLOR Adjust co lo r. 4. T INT Adjust tint. 5. SHARPN ESS Adjust sharp ness. 6. RESET Set VIDEO settings to factory preset. 7. ADVA NCED SETT INGS Improve pic[...]

37 SET UP Select SETUP when setting your TV up for the first tim e. Use the T HUMB STICK or on the remote to hi ghl i ght the func tio n d esir ed. Use THUMB ST ICK or to select the sub-m enu of y our choice. You can use the n um ber buttons to directly acces s the sub- men u of y our choice. For example, pres sing th e (7) button w hile in the OSD[...]

38 PLUG & PLAY This graphic guide fun ction will h elp you to properly set up you r TV o r Home Theater System . Simply answ er three questions and a graphic w ill be d isplayed, show ing y ou the optimum setup for your personalized sy stem. Press T HUMB ST ICK or to highlight th e correct answ ers to all three questions. Press T HUMB ST ICK to[...]

39 SIGNAL SOURCE Select A NTENNA if y ou are using an indoor or ou tdoor antenna. Sel ect CATV if you h ave cable TV. Press T HUMB ST ICK or to highlight an d select the correct SIGNA L SOURCE m ode. Press EXIT to quit MENU or T HUMB ST ICK to return to previous menu . RECEPTION B AND Reception chan nels f or each mode are s how n at the left. Refe[...]

40 AUTO CHANNEL SET This feature w ill automatically store active TV channels in CHANNEL MEMORY. This will allow you to skip unused channe ls when using the CH ANN EL UP ( ) or DOW N ( ). If the EXIT button is pressed while th e AUTO CHANNEL SET function is en gaged, programm ing will stop. If tw o antenna are conn ected, sw itch antenn a inputs w [...]

41 CHANNEL LIST This function allow s you to review which chan nels are labeled in CHANNEL ID (ID)., wh ich have been added to CHANNEL MEMORY (SCAN), and w hich are protected b y PARENTAL CONTROL (LOCK). Press T HUMB ST ICK or to review m o re channels. Press EXIT to quit menu or THUMB STICK to return to previous menu . NOTE: Each touch of THUMB ST[...]

42 CLOCK SET The time m ust be set before y ou can use th e 4 EVENT PROGRAM, or TV TIME OUT . Use THUMB ST ICK or to set the tim e, date, and year. Press T HUMB ST ICK or to change position. Press EXIT to quit menu or THUMB STICK to return to previous menu w hen the CURSOR is in the first position.[...]

43 CONVERGENCE ADJ. Your HITACHI Projection TV has th ree color projection tubes: on e for red, one f or green, one f or blue. When m ixed togeth er in th e proper proportion, th e output of these t hree colors tu bes can produ ce any color. To produce these colors, how ever, the beams mu st be precisely aligned over each other s o that the colors [...]

44 COMP ONENT SET The COMPONENT SET function is very usefu l wh en setting u p reception High Definition, Standard Definition and NTSC signals. Press T HUMB ST ICK or to highlight then press down on THUMB ST ICK to select Co lo r System (HDTV, SDT V/DVD) Press EXIT to quit menu or THUMB STICK to return to previous menu . NOTE: Set up a Component Si[...]

45 CUSTOMIZE This selection contains advanced featu res wh ich w ill make TV view ing easier and more enjoy able. CHANNEL ID Use this f eature to give u p to 20 channels a nam e wh en ANTENNA s ignal source is selected and up to 60 channels a nam e wh en CATV1 sig nal source is selected. Press T HUMB ST ICK to select CHANNEL LIST . Press T HUMB ST [...]

46 VIDEO ID. Use this feature to giv e a name to any of the two video inputs. Press T HUMB ST ICK to select VIDEO LIST. Press T HUMB ST ICK to select preset VIDEO LIST. Press T HUMB ST ICK or t o scr o ll thr ough the p res e t VID EO LI ST. Press T HUMB ST ICK to select desired VIDEO ID. To customize VIDEO ID, select C USTOM. Press T HUMB ST ICK ([...]

47 FAMILY FAVORITES (MENU) This function allow s you to group y o ur favorite chann els into six personalized categories that you can renam e. A total of 36 channels can be stored in the FA MILY FAVORITES fun ction. Channel stored w ith AUTO CHANNEL SET w ill automatically be stored in FAMILY FAVORITES. To rename the categ ories, use the THUMB STIC[...]

48 FAMILY FAVORITES (OPERATION) Use this fun ction to display FAMILY FA VORITES selections as sub-pictures or to tune the main picture to a desired fav orite channel. Select a category using THUMB STICK or . Press MENU and the category w ill b e displayed as sub-pictures at the right edge of the screen. This is usefu l for preview ing a category . [...]

49 PARENTAL CONTROL This function w ill b lo ck out the picture and sound of the selected channel or video input. It can be us ed to keep the TV from being view ed for a schedu led amou nt of tim e that you s et. The code to enter PARENTAL CONTROL is a fou r digit secret code nu mber. The factory preset code is 0000. Use the n um ber button s to se[...]

50 4 EVENT P ROG. This function w ill automatically tu rn the TV on and off, one tim e o nly, ev ery day or once a week . Press T HUMB ST ICK to select PROG RAM 1, 2, 3, or 4. Press T HUMB ST ICK or to select the time the TV will tu rn on and off. Use THUMB ST ICK to change position. Press T HUMB ST ICK or to select the day of the w eek you w ant t[...]

51 AUTO LINK Use this fun ction to automatically turn the TV on and tune to VIDEO: 1, 2 or 3 when it detects a VIDEO input. Use THUMB ST ICK to to select Video input. Use THUMB ST ICK or , then pres s dow n on THUMB STICK to change A UT O LINK setting . When AUTO is selected, the TV will tu rn on and tune to VIDEO:1 , 2 or 3 automatically , when th[...]

52 MENU BACKGROUND Thi s func tio n a llo ws you to cho o se fr om thre e menu bac kground s. Use THUMB ST ICK or to change MENU BACKGROUND settin g. Press EXIT to quit menu or THUMB STICK to return to previous menu . Select CLEA R and no back ground is v isible, select GR AY and a g ray back ground is v isible (no pictu re can be see n behi nd men[...]

53 VIDEO Select VIDEO to adjust picture settings and improve picture quality . Use the THUMB ST ICK or b ut tons to highlight the funct ion to be adj uste d . Press the T HUMB STICK or buttons to adjust the function. Press EXIT to quit menu. NOTE: If CONTRAST is selected, you are adjusting CONTRAST. T he additional menu item s BRIGHT NESS, COLOR , [...]

54 ADVANCED SETTINGS Your HITACHI Proj ection TV has an Ultra AI (Artificial In telligence) fu nction w hich w ill automatically adjust picture settings to produce the highest quality picture possible. When A I is high ligh ted, press dow n on THUMB STICK to tu rn th e AI on or of f. Use the THUMB ST ICK or to select function. Pre ss do wn on T HUM[...]

55 AUDIO Select AUDIO to adjust the TV to your preference and to im prove the sound quality. Use THUMB ST ICK or to highli ght the funct ion to be adj uste d . When THUMB ST ICK or to adj ust the fu nction. Then use THUMB ST ICK or to adjust selected frequ ency . When RESET is highlight ed, press d o wn on THUMB ST ICK to reset audio settings to fa[...]

56 MTS MODE Multi-Chan nel Television Sound will allow you to select STEREO (a stereo b r oadcast), MONO (monaural sound) u sed w hen receiv ing a w eak stereo broadcast or SAP (secon d audio program ) which m ay be a seco nd ar y la ngua ge, weathe r r e po r t, e tc. The sources received will be displayed at the top center edge of the TV. The sou[...]

57 THEATER Use this f unction to ch oose picture and au dio settings for a true hom e T HEATER experience. THEATER MOD ES Use this fun ction to choose from autom atic p icture and audio settings to optimize y our T V's performan ce. Use THUMB ST ICK or to change T HE ATE R M ODES se ttings. When TV mode is chosen, the f ollowing are automatica[...]

58 to select speaker to be adjus ted. Use THUMB ST ICK or then press dow n on THUMB STICK to sel ect SRS ON or OFF. Press EXIT to quit MENU or T HUMB ST ICK to return to previous menu . NOTES: SRS and the sy mbol are regi stered tradem arks of SR S Labs, Inc. in the United States an d selected foreign cou ntries. SRS tech nology is incorporated un [...]

59 CARE OF YOUR HITACHI PROJECTION TV AND YOUR REMOTE CONTROL DO Dust the s creen and cabinet w ith a soft cloth. Clean the screen w ith a soft cloth moistened w ith warm water an d dry with a soft cloth. A m ild soap may be used if th e screen is ex tremely dirty. Place your telev ision aw ay from extrem e heat, hum idity and extrem ely dusty plac[...]

60 RECEPTION PROBLEMS • IGNITION NOISE: Black spots or h orizontal streaks may appear, picture may flutter or drif t. Usually caused by interf erence from au tomobile ignition sy stems, n eon lamps, electrical drills and other electrical appliances. • GHOSTS: Ghosts are caused by th e television signal f ollowing tw o pa ths. One is the direct [...]

61 USEFUL INFO Check these item s and try these adjustments SYMP TOMS Be sure external connection is correct Be sure power cord is plugged in Be sure TV is switched "ON" Try another channel (station trouble) Check antenna connections (back of TV ) Check antenna for broken lead-in wire Check outside antenna Check for local inter- ference A[...]

62 Super Band...............................................J-W Hyper Ban d................................W+1 - W+28 Ultra Band.................................W+29 - W+84 • Video..................................1.0Vp- p, 75 Ohm • S- Video Lum inance (Y)......................1.0Vp-p, 75 Ohm Chrom inance (C)...............0.286Vp- p, 75 Ohm ?[...]