Hitachi 53SBX01 manual

IMPORTANT - 1 - 53SBX01 PROJECTION COLOR TV OPERA TING GUIDE[...]

IMPORTANT - 2 - TA BLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT ..............................................................................................................................................................................3 ACCESSORIES .................................................................................................................... [...]

IMPORTANT - 3 - BALANCE........................................................................................................................ .....................................................60 RESET .......................................................................................................................... .....................[...]

IMPORTANT - 4 - MODIFICATIONS: The FCC requires the us er to be notified that any changes or modifications made to this dev ice that are not exp ressly approved by Hitachi America, Ltd. Home Electronics Div ision may void the user's w arranty. POWER SOURCE: This p rojection telev ision is designed t o operate on 120 volts 60Hz, AC current. Ins[...]

IMPORTANT - 5 - 4 Do not allow any thing to res t on or roll over the power cor d, and do not place the television where the power cord is s ubject to traf fic or abus e. This m ay result in a shock or fire hazard. 5 Do not attempt to s ervice this televis ion y ours elf as opening or r emoving cover s m ay ex pose y ou to danger ous voltage or oth[...]

IMPORTANT - 6 - and refer to qualified service personn el. 13 Choose a place w here light (artif icial or sunlight) does not shin e directly on the screen. 14 Avoid du sty places. A ccumulated dus t inside the chassi s may cau se failure of the telev ision w hen hi gh hum idity persists. 15 T he television has slots, or ope nings in the cabinet f o[...]

IMPORTANT - 7 - OPERA T ION OF Y OUR TELEVISIO N 19 This television should be operated only from the ty pe of power source indicated on the m ark ing label. If you are not sure of the ty pe of power supply at y our hom e, consult your dealer or local power com pany . F or televisions designed to oper ate from battery pow er , refer to the operating[...]

ACCESSORIES - 8 - screen or a "PAT TERN BURN" m ay dev elop over a long period of tim e. Public Viewing of Copy righted Material Public viewing of progr ams br oadcast by TV stations and cable c ompanies , as well as program s f rom other sources , may require prior authorization fr om the broadc aster or owner of the video program materi[...]

ACCESSORIES - 9 - pg. 6 HOW TO SET UP YOUR NEW HIT ACHI PROJECTION TV A NTENNA Unless your TV is c onnected to a cable TV s y s tem or to a c entralized antenna sy s tem, a good outdoor c olor TV antenna is recom m ended for the bes t perform ance. However, if y ou ar e located in an exceptionally good signal area that is f ree from interf erence a[...]

ACCESSORIES - 10 - HOOK-UP CABLES AND CONNECTORS Most video/audio connec tions between components can be m ade with shielded video and audio cables that have phono connectors . For best perf orm ance, video cables s hould use 75-Ohm coaxial s hielded wire. Cables can be purchased f rom mos t stores that s ell audio/video products. Below are illustr[...]

ACCESSORIES - 11 - pg. 8 FRONT P ANEL CONTROLS FRONT VIEW  MENU Button This button allows y ou to enter the MENU, m ak ing it possible to set T V features to your preferenc e without using the remote.  INPUT/EXIT butto n Press this button to select the curr ent antenna source, VIDEO: 1, 2, 3, or alternate antenna source. Your selection is sho[...]

FRONT PANEL JACKS AND CONNECTIONS - 12 -  POWER Button Press this button to turn the TV on or of f. NOTES: Your HITACHI Proj ection TV will appear to be turned OFF if there is n o video input when VIDEO: 1, 2 or 3 is selected. Check the Pow er Light to mak e sure the TV is turned off w hen not in us e. To see an auto-demonstration of the on- scr[...]

REAR PANEL JACKS - 13 - NOTE: Completely insert connec tion cord plugs when connecting to f ront panel jack s. If y ou do not, the played back picture m ay be abnormal. If you have a S-VHS VCR, use the S-INPUT cable in place of the standard video cable. If you have a mono VCR, inser t the audio cable into the left c hannel jack of your TV. REAR PAN[...]

REAR PANEL JACKS - 14 - Thes e jack s provide variable audio output to a separ ate stereo am plifier. W ith this connec tion, the audio to the stereo can be controlled by the television's main volum e. Use these jac ks f or the SURROUND Left and Right channels. (s ee page 20) (6) REAR SPEAKER Term inals These termin als are used to connect ext[...]

REAR SPEAKER TERMINAL CONNECTIONS - 15 - Typical full feature setup. Foll ow connections that pertain to y our personal entertainment system. REAR SPEAKER TERMINAL CONNECTIONS CONNECT AFTER TURNING T HE POWER TO T HE TV OFF.[...]

TIPS ON REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS - 16 - Press the Right Speak er red button and ins ert the positive (+) lead wire into the hole next to the button. Onc e the wire is in place, pull the red button bac k to original pos ition and the wire is locked into plac e. In the sam e manner, press the Right Speaker black button and insert the negative (-) lead [...]

EXTERNAL AUDIO SOURCES - 17 - It may be necessar y to adjus t TINT to obtain optimum picture quality when using the Y-CB-CR inputs. (See pages 54 and 55.) To ens ure no copyright infringement, the MO NITOR OU T output will be abnorm al, when using Y-CB-CR jack s. W hen us ing the Y-CB-CR jack s, INPUT 2 will be viewed as a blank PIP sub-pictur e. ([...]

CONNECTING EXTERNAL VIDEO SOURCES - 18 - NOTE: W hen T V is set to VIDEO and a video signal is not received f rom the VIDEO INPUT j ack on the j ack panel of the T V (i.e., VCR/laserdisc play er, etc . is not connected or the video device is OFF ), the set will appear to be OFF. CONNECTING A M ONA URA L AUDIO VCR OR LA SERDISC PLA YER 1. Connect th[...]

CONNECTING EXTERNAL VIDEO SOURCES - 19 - NOTES: Completely insert the connection cord plugs w hen connecting to rear panel jacks. The picture that is play ed back w ill be abnorm al if the con nection is loos e. A si ngle VCR can be used for VCR #1 an d VCR #2, but n ote that a V CR cannot record its own v ideo or line ou tput. (INPUT 1 in exam ple[...]

AUDIO SYSTEM SET-UP - 20 - NOTES: Completely insert the connec tion cord plugs when connecting to r ear panel jack s. T he picture that is played back will be abnormal if the connection is loose. See Page 15 for tips on REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS. AUDIO SYSTEM SET-UP Match the num bers below to the diagram s for s peaker plac ement and ref er to the ta[...]

AUDIO SYSTEM SET-UP - 21 - AUDIO SYSTEM SET-UP SURROUND FEA T URE REQUIRED CONNECTION OPTIONA L CONNECTION EFFECT OFF (1) (3) (5) ( 6) Receive m ono and stereo sound. HALL (1) (4) (3) (5) (6) Gives the lis tener concert hall s ound. MATRIX (1) (4) (3) (5) ( 6) Listener has feeling of being at a stadium . DOLBY PRO LOGIC (1) (2) ( 4) (3) (5) ( 6) Mo[...]

AUDIO SYSTEM SET-UP - 22 - CLU-574TSI) In addition to controlling all the f unctions on your HITACHI Projection T V, the new rem ote is designed to operate diff erent ty pes of VCRs, CAT V (Cable TV) converters, s atellite receivers, DVD players, and other audio/video equipment with one touch. Bas ic operation keys are grouped together in one ar ea[...]

AUDIO SYSTEM SET-UP - 23 - (1) These buttons allow the remote to c ontrol y our TV, VCR, cable box, satellite rec eiver, DVD play er , or other audio/video equipment depending on which mode is chosen, as explained above. (2), (3) LIGHT BUTT ON W hen you are in a dark room , press the light button (2) on the side of the rem ote to light up the butto[...]

AUDIO SYSTEM SET-UP - 24 - (4) CA BLE button W hen the CABLE button is pressed, it will blink to indicate the rem ote is in CABLE m ode. (See page 30) (5) SA T button W hen the SAT button is pres sed, it will blink, to indicate the r emote is in satellite m ode. (See page 31) (6) DVD button W hen the DVD button is pressed, it will blink , to indica[...]

AUDIO SYSTEM SET-UP - 25 - ( 13) HELP button Press this button when a menu is display ed to view HELP tex t, which gives a description of the displayed menu. T he HELP text w ill be displayed every time a M ENU is displayed, until this button is pressed again. (14) COMMERCIAL SKIP (S.C.) button Press the this button repeatedly to select channel ski[...]

PICTURE-IN-PICTURE (PIP) - 26 - W hen an S- VIDEO Input is connected to VIDEO: 1. W hen an CO MPONENT VIDEO: Y-CB-CR Input is connected to VIDEO: 2. (18) PICTURE-IN-PICTURE buttons See separate section on page 26 for a description. (19) PIP CH buttons Use the PIP CH button to select betw een main picture and sub-picture and sub-picture tuning. The [...]

PICTURE-IN-PICTURE (PIP) - 27 - (1) PIP button Press the PIP button and a s ub-picture will appear in one of the three differ ent modes (SINGLE, SPLIT or SURF), depending on the last selec tion of the PIP m ode. To change the PIP m ode use the T HUMB STICK or and the new selection will appear the next tim e the PIP func tion is used. SINGLE M ODE P[...]

PICTURE-IN-PICTURE (PIP) - 28 - SURF MO DE PIP This feature will autom atically scan all ac tive channel number (those set in m em ory) and display them as PIP s ub- pictures, along the r ight edge of the scr een. Press the PIP button a sec ond time to r emove the sub- pictures f orm the screen. NOTES: 1. If no buttons ar e pressed when in SURF m o[...]

PICTURE-IN-PICTURE (PIP) - 29 - (4) FREEZE button (With PIP ON) If you wi s h to freeze the sub-pictur e, press the FR EEZE button. This is convenient when try ing to write down the address f or a m ail order com pany, recording statistic s for a s porting event, etc. To return the picture to m otion, press the F REEZE button again. NOTE: The FR EE[...]

USING THE REMOTE TO CONTROL VCR FUNCTIONS - 30 - W IRELESS SO UND mode and us e the W IRELESS OU T outputs on the rear panel. (see page 62) Each fr eeze frame is delay ed about 0.1 (1/10) second. The FR EEZE function will display blank sub- pictures when the COMPONENT VIDEO: Y-CB-CR INPUT 2 source is set as m ain channel. USING THE REMOTE TO CONTRO[...]

USING THE REMOTE TO CONTROL CABLE BOX FUNCTIONS - 31 - 1. Turn O N y our cable box. 2. Aim the r emote c ontrol at the front of y our cable box. 3. Press the CBL button to s witch to Cable pre-coded m ode. 4. Hold down the CBL button on the remote and enter the two digit preset code that m atched y our Cable box as shown on page 34. The indic ator [...]

USING THE REMOTE TO CONTROL SATELLITE RECEIVER FUNCTIONS - 32 - (3) EXCLU SIVE TV but tons These buttons are for oper ating the TV. MY CA BLE BO X CODE IS:___________________ NOTE: Ref er to instruc tion manual of the Cable Box for operation of the buttons ex clusively for the Cable Box. USING THE REMOTE TO CONTROL SATELLITE RECEIVER FUNCTIONS Oper[...]

USING THE REMOTE TO CONTROL DVD FUNCTIONS - 33 - Operating the pr ecoded functi on for y our DVD player. This remote is designed to operate diff erent ty pes of DVD play er s. You must f irst program the rem ote to m atch the rem ote sy stem of your DVD play er. (r efer to page 34 for precodes) 1. Turn O N y our DVD player. 2. Aim the r emote c ont[...]

USING THE REMOTE TO CONTROL ADDITIONAL AUDIO/VIDEO EQUIPMENT - 34 - (3) EXCLUSIVE T V Butto ns These buttons are for oper ating the TV. MY DVD PLA Y ER CODE IS:___________________ NOTE: Ref er to instruc tion manual of the DVD play er for operation of the buttons exclusively for the DVD player. USING THE REMOTE TO CONTROL ADDITIONAL AUDIO/VIDEO EQU[...]

CABLE/SATELLITE, VCR, AUDIO AND DVD CODES (CLU-573TSI and CLU-574TSI ) - 35 - NOT ES: 1. If your Audio/Video component c annot be operated after per form ing the above procedures , y our Audio/Video com ponent code has not been prec oded into the remote. 2. In the unlikely event that y our Audio/Video c omponent c annot be operated after perf orm i[...]

CABLE/SATELLITE, VCR, AUDIO AND DVD CODES (CLU-573TSI and CLU-574TSI ) - 36 - Curtis M athes 02, 23, 46 Cybe r nex 44 Daew oo 07, 09, 17, 37 Dayt ron 07 Dynatech 01 Electrohome 24 Electrophonic 24 Emerex 08 Emerson 01, 09, 13, 16, 24, 27,28, 33, 36, 41, 47, 49, 50 GE 04, 23, 40, 46 Gerrard 01 Goldstar 24, 25, 43 Gradiente 01 Harley Davidson 01 Harm[...]

CABLE/SATELLITE, VCR, AUDIO AND DVD CODES (CLU-573TSI and CLU-574TSI ) - 37 - Optimus 20, 24, 32, Orion 49 Panasonic 11, 12, 23, 38, 51 Penney 03, 06, 23, 24, 25, 44, 45 Pentax 03, 04, 05 Philco 23 Phillips 23, 29 , 3 1 Pilot 24 Pioneer 26 Portland 07 Protec 30 Pulsar 15 Quarter 18 Quartz 18 Quasar 23 Radio Shack 01, 24 Radix 24 Randex 24 RCA 03, 0[...]

CABLE/SATELLITE, VCR, AUDIO AND DVD CODES (CLU-573TSI and CLU-574TSI ) - 38 - Video Concepts 06, 17, 47 Videosonic 44 W ards 01, 03, 19, 20, 23,30, 35, 36, 44, 46 XR- 1000 01, 23, 30 Yamaha 25 Zenith 10, 15, 22 DVD BRA ND Denon 04 Hitachi 07 JVC 01 Kenwood 04 Magnav ox 05 Mitsubishi 10 Panasonic 04 Phillips 06 Pioneer 03 RCA (Proscan) 09 Sony 02 To[...]

CABLE/SATELLITE, VCR, AUDIO AND DVD CODES (CLU-573TSI and CLU-574TSI ) - 39 - Hytex 36 Jasco 11 Jerrold 01, 08, 12, 37, 49,50, 51 Macom 35 Magnav ox 15 Memo rex 03 Movi e T ime 29, 31, 33 NSC 29, 33, 38 Oak 21, 36, 46 Panasonic 02, 03, 09 Paragon 03 Phillips 11, 15, 16, 2630, 42, 43, 44 Pioneer 06, 10, 19 Popular Mechani cs 52 Pulsar 03 RCA 02 Real[...]

CABLE/SATELLITE, VCR, AUDIO AND DVD CODES (CLU-573TSI and CLU-574TSI ) - 40 - SA TELLITE BRA ND CODES Echostar 04 Hitachi 01 Hughes 05 RCA 0 2 Sony 03 A MPLIFIER BRAND Aiw a 05,06 Carv er 01, 06, 07, 08 Casio 09 Clari nette 09 Denon 10 Fisher 08, 11 Hitachi 12 JVC 13 Kenwood 14, 15, 17, 18 Lloyd's 09 Magnav ox 01,06,09 Marantz 01, 06, 16 MCS 1[...]

CABLE/SATELLITE, VCR, AUDIO AND DVD CODES (CLU-573TSI and CLU-574TSI ) - 41 - Aiw a 02 Californi a Audio Lab 03 Carv er 02 Denon 04 DKK 05 Emerson 01 Fisher 06 Genexx a 07 Hitachi 01, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12 JVC 13 Kenwood 06,14,15 Krell 02 Magnav ox 02 TA PE BRAND Aiw a 11, 12 Hitachi 01,02,03,04 Jerrold 13,14 JVC 05 Kenwood 06 Optimus 07 Panasonic[...]

ULTRATEC BIT-MAP On Screen Display - 42 - Sony 05,18 Technics 03,19,20 Victor 13 ULTRATEC BIT-MAP On Screen Display ULTRA TEC OSD 1. Press MENU on the r emote contr ol to display the different featur es on y our HITACHI Projec tion TV. 2. Press the T HUMB STICK to highlight a dif ferent f eature. 3. Press EX IT on the rem ote contr ol to quickly ex[...]

ULTRATEC BIT-MAP On Screen Display - 43 - MENU LANGUAGE Choose English, Fr ench, or Spanish text. PLUG & PLAY Optimum hook up for your sy s tem. SIGNAL SOURCE Selec t Antenna or Cable TV. AUTO CHANNEL SET First tim e set up for channel buttons. CHANNEL MEMORY Channel buttons, add, sk ip. CHANNEL LIST Check channel name, s can, and child lock . [...]

SET UP - 44 - SPECIAL EVENT REMINDER Set TV to rem ind you of birthday s, etc.. CALENDAR Check day, month, year, and special events. SET UP Select INIT IAL SETUP when setting your TV up for the f irst tim e. Use the THUMB ST ICK or on the rem ote to highlight the function des ired. NOTE: To s ee an auto-demons tration of the on-s creen displays wit[...]

SET UP - 45 - Press T HUMB ST ICK or to highlight the correc t answers to all three questions . Press T HUMB ST ICK to dis play the graphic guide. Press EX IT to quit m enu or T HUMB STICK to begin AUTO CHANNEL SET. (See page 40). SIGNA L SO URCE Select ANT ENNA if you are using an indoor or outdoor antenna. Select CAT V if you have cable TV.[...]

SET UP - 46 - Press T HUMB ST ICK or to highlight and select the correc t SIGNAL SOURCE m ode. Press EXIT to quit MENU or THUMB ST ICK to return to previous menu. RECEPTION BAND Reception channels f or each m ode are shown at the left. Refer to your cable or T V guide for channel identif ication standards. If cer tain CATV channels ar e poor or not[...]

SET UP - 47 - If the EXIT button is pres sed while the AUTO CHANNEL SET function is engaged, program ming will stop. Remem ber to selec t the correct SIGNAL SOURCE m ode before us ing AUTO CHANNEL SET . See CHANNEL MEMORY to add or to erase additional channels . CHA NNEL ME MORY Use this f unction after AUT O CHANNEL SET to add or erase additional [...]

SET UP - 48 - Add or erase additional c hannels while still in CHANNEL MEMORY using CHANNEL or or the num ber buttons to change the channel. Press EX IT to quit m enu or T HUMB STICK to return to pr evious menu. CHA NNEL LIS T This function allows you to review w h ich channels are labeled in CHANNEL ID ( ID)., which have been added to CHANNEL MEMO[...]

SET UP - 49 - Press T HUMB ST ICK or to review mor e channels. Press EX IT to quit m enu or T HUMB STICK to return to pr evious menu. NOTE: Each touch of THUMB ST ICK or will display the n ext eight ch annels. CLOCK SET The tim e m ust be set befor e y ou c an use the CALENDAR, 4 EVENT PROG RAM, SPECIAL EVENT REMINDER or TV TIM E OUT.[...]

SET UP - 50 - Use T HUMB STICK or to set the tim e, date, and year. Press T HUMB ST ICK or to c hange position. Press EX IT to quit m enu or T HUMB STICK to return to previous m enu when the CURSOR is in the first position. MA GIC FOCUS Your HITACHI Projec tion TV has three c olor projection tubes : one for red, one f or green, one for blue. W hen [...]

SET UP - 51 - Do not press the MAG IC FOCUS button for m ore than thr ee seconds. T his is only for extrem e cases of mis convergence and requir es assistanc e from service. If one of the pictur es shown below appears on the television scr een, press the MAGIC F OCUS button a second tim e to exit this m anual set up m ode. This selection contains a[...]

SET UP - 52 - If AN T A and ANT B are in the s ame SIGNAL SOUR CE mode (see page 39), th e CHANNEL ID for both antenna in puts will be the sam e. CHANNEL ID w ill be d isplayed only when ch annel is displayed as m ain picture. VIDEO ID. Use this f eature to give a name to any of the two video inputs. Press T HUMB ST ICK to select VIDEO LIST. Press [...]

SET UP - 53 - Channel stored with AUTO CHANNEL SET will autom atically be stored in FAMILY FAVORIT ES. To renam e the categor ies, use the T HUMB STICK buttons to highlight the c ategory you would like to renam e. Use T HUMB STICK or to change a letter and THUMB ST ICK to s elect the next charac ter to change. To enter a c hannel into a category, h[...]

SET UP - 54 - Use T HUMB STICK or to highlight f unction and press down on the T HUMB STICK to set O N or OFF. W hen CHANNEL is turned on, the picture and s ound for the chos en channel will be blocked out. W hen VIDEO LOCK is turned on, the pic ture and sound for all video inputs will be blocked out. T o lock the video inputs, you must be tuned to[...]

SET UP - 55 - Press T HUMB ST ICK to s elect PROGRAM 1, 2, 3, or 4. Press T HUMB ST ICK or to select the tim e the TV will turn on and of f. Use T HUMB STICK to change position. Press T HUMB ST ICK or to highlight then press down on the T HUMB STICK to select m ode ONCE (T V will turn on/off one time only) or m ode DAILY (TV will turn on/off at the[...]

SET UP - 56 - CAUTION: Do not us e y our TV as a deterrent when away from hom e by using the ON and OFF TIMERS. For safety, the TV should be turned of f when y ou ar e away from hom e. A UTO LINK Use this f unction to autom atically tur n the TV on and tune to VIDEO: 1, 2 or 3 when it detects a VIDEO input. Use T HUMB STICK to to select Video input[...]

SET UP - 57 - MO DE: C.C. (Closed Caption) is for the progr am you are viewing. TEXT is for additional inf orm ation such as news r eports or a T V program guide. This inf orm ation covers the entir e screen and viewing the T V program is not possible. T EXT m ay not be available w ith every program . CHA NNEL: 1 is us ed for the prim ary language [...]

VIDEO - 58 - Use T HUMB STICK or then pres s down on THUMB ST ICK to select ON or OFF. Press EXIT to quit MENU or THUMB ST ICK to return to previous menu. NOTE: 1. W hen T V set is turned on, the FIRST TIME T OUR will alway s appear if it is s et to ON. 2. To exit dur ing the FIRST T IME TOUR, pr ess the MENU button. VIDEO Select VIDEO to adj ust p[...]

VIDEO - 59 - TINT Use this f unction to adjust f lesh tones so they appear natural. (It m ay be neces sary to adjust TINT to obtain optimum pictur e quality when using the COMPO NENT VIDEO: Y-CB-CR INPUT 2 jack s.) SHA RPNESS Use this f unction to adjust the am ount of f ine detail in the picture. RESET W hen RESET is selec ted, press down on T HUM[...]

AUDIO - 60 - after a pr ogram or channel changes. It also maintains natur al flesh tones while pres erving fidelity of backgr ound colors. ( This f unction will automatic ally s et to on and cannot be turned off when the ULTRA AI func tion is ON.) NOISE REDUCTION The NOISE REDUCT ION f unction automatic ally reduc es conspicuous noise in the pictur[...]

AUDIO - 61 - Use ADVANCED SET TINGS to im prove the sound per form ance of your TV depending on listening c onditions. Press T HUMB ST ICK or to highlight the function. Pr ess T HUMB STICK to change the func tion setting. W hen the f unction has an "X " in the box, it is ON. MTS MODE Multi-Channel Te levision Sound will allow y ou to sele[...]

THEATER - 62 - NOTE: If optional left and right speak ers are connected while in SURROUND-DO LBY PRO LOGIC (Normal mode) or SURRO UND-DOLBY 3 STEREO (Norm al mode), the internal speak ers m ay be turned of f for better separation between left, c enter, and right channels (s ee page 60). The c enter channel audio will still be heard from the televis[...]

THEATER - 63 - The f ollowing surround settings will repr oduce the "live" sound you w ould hear in concer t halls, sports stadium s, movie theater s, etc. when you set up y our speak er system as shown in the section on audio system setup on pages 20-21. T he surround s y stem is m ost ef fective with m ovie and other stereo m aterial th[...]

THEATER - 64 - DOLBY PRO LOGIC Dolby Pr o Logic provides f our separate sound c hannels: fr ont left, center, f ront right, and surr ound. For properly encoded program s m ark ed the center sound channel c ontains the dialogue for the pr ogram viewed. The left and r ight channels produce s ound effec ts that will matc h the action on the TV sc reen[...]

THEATER - 65 - DOLBY PRO LOGIC DOLBY 3 STEREO Press THUMB STICK or to highlight, then press THUMB STICK to select TEST TONE. A utomatic scanni ng of appl icable speakers for y our chosen Surr ound mode will occur. Simply w ait until the speaker y ou w ish to adju st is highlig hted (static no i se w ill be heard from this sp eaker), then use THUMB [...]

THEATER - 66 - LOUDNESS w ill b e set to off. WIRELESS SOUND This feature allows you to choose between two possible variable audio outputs for a s eparate set of wireles s speak ers or another s tereo amplif ier. T he audio output may be either MAIN TV AUDIO or PIP AUDIO . Press T HUMB ST ICK or to highlight a function. Press T HUMB ST ICK to s ele[...]

INFO - 67 - Press EX IT to quit m enu or T HUMB STICK to highlight VOLUME, then T HUMB STICK to return to previous menu. NOT E: The SUB W OOFER volum e will increas e or decrease when m ain volum e is adjusted. INFO This function allows your TV to assist y ou with y our busy day-to-day s chedule. SPECIA L EVENT REMINDER Use this f unction to set up[...]

CARE OF YOUR HITACHI PROJECTION TV AND YOUR REMOTE CONTROL - 68 - SPECIAL EVENT REMINDER mes sage. Press th e RECAL L button again to display th e SPECIAL EVENT REMINDER message. CA LENDAR Use this f unction to check the day , m onth, and year. Dates program m ed in SPECIAL EVENT REMINDER will appear blink ing and special event m essage will be dis[...]

RECEPTION PROBLEMS - 69 - Place your television away fr om extr eme heat, hum idity and extremely dusty plac es. Remove the plug f rom the wall outlet if your television will not be used for a long period of time, f or instance, when y ou go on vac ation DO NOT Do not clean your screen or cabinet with strong c leaners, polishes or a chem ically tr [...]

USEFUL INFO - 70 - • RA DIO FREQUENCY INT ERFERENCE: The interf erence produc es m oving ripples or diagonal str eaks, and in s ome c ases, caus es loss of contrast in the picture. NOTE: T he TV s et can generate sound distor tion in external devices such as a radio. Pleas e separate radio equipment f rom the TV set to a c onsiderable distance. U[...]

USEFUL INFO - 71 - • Full Set of Input Jacks, including S-VID EO • COMPONENT VIDEO: Y /CB/CR • Closed Caption Decoder • High Resolution Picture-In-Picture w ith Freeze • Tuned Port Bass Reflex Speakers • M agic Focus (Auto Digital Convergence) • Dual Antenna Inputs • Auto Link • 3 Dimensional Y /C Comb Filter • Dolby Pro Logic*H[...]

NOTES - 72 - NOTE: Due to im provements , specif ications in this operating guide ar e subject to c hange without notice. HITA CHI SERVI CE HOTLINE To loc ate an authorized HITACHI service f acility in the c ontinental U.S.A. and Canada, DIA L T OLL FREE 7 day s a week, 24 hours a day 800 HITACHI (1-800-448-2244) Hitachi America, LTD Home Electroni[...]