Hitachi L32BD304 manual

ESP AÑOL ENGLISH L32BD304 LCD HDTV with Built-in BD Player 1-800-289-0981 ® 00_54L0621A.indb 1 00_54L0621A.indb 1 10.4.27 3:14:29 PM 10.4.27 3:14:29 PM[...]

2 CA UTION: THIS DIGIT AL VIDEO PLA YER EMPLO YS A LASER S Y STEM. T O ENSURE PROPER USE OF THIS PRODUCT , PLEASE READ THIS OWNER'S MANU AL CAREFULL Y AND RET AIN FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. SHOULD THE UNIT REQUIRE MAINTENANCE, CONT A CT AN A UTHORIZED SERVICE L OCA TION-SEE SER VICE PROCEDURE. USE OF CONTROLS , ADJUSTMENTS OR THE PERFORMANCE OF PRO[...]

3 ENGLISH 1) Read these instructions. 2) K eep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings . 4) F ollow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near w ater . 6) Clean only with dry cloth. 7) Do not block any v entilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’ s instructions. 8) Do not install near any heat sour ces such as rad[...]

4 25) Do not allow the pr oduct to output distor ted sound for an e xtended period of time. It may cause speak er overheating. 26) When you use the headphones , keep the v olume at a moderate lev el. If you use the headphones continuously with high volume sound, it ma y cause hearing damage. 27) Do not look into the opening of the disc slot or vent[...]

5 ENGLISH CHILD SAFETY NO TICE 00_54L0621A.indb 5 00_54L0621A.indb 5 10.4.27 3:14:46 PM 10.4.27 3:14:46 PM[...]

6 The unit emits heat when in operation. Do not place any cov ers or blankets on the unit, this ma y cause overheating. Do not block ventilation holes , or set up near radiators. Do not place in direct sunlight. When placing on a shelf leave 4 inches (10 cm) free space around the entire unit. 4 inches 4 inches Notes when mounting the LCD TV/BD on a[...]

7 ENGLISH Disc Play able discs Disc type and logo mark content Blu-ra y Video Audio + Video D VD Video Audio + Video CD-D A Audio The follo wing discs are also av ailable. D VD-R/RW discs of D VD Video format. CD-R/R W discs of MP3/WMA/JPEG. • • CA UTION: Only the left types of discs can be pla yed on this unit. D VD- ROM, D VD-RAM, D VD-Audio [...]

8 LCD color TV With BD/D VD/CD play er Unique space saving design combines a 32” class LCD color TV and a BD/DVD/CD pla yer . A BD has much more capacity , but is the same size as a D VD . The Picture/Audio quality of a BD is v er y good. The audio quality is higher than an audio CD . The BD/D VD also has special options; audio language selection[...]

9 ENGLISH Contents Bef ore using y our unit IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INS TRUCTIONS ............................ 3 CHILD SAFETY NO TICE ................................................... 5 SAFETY PREC A UTIONS .................................................. 6 IMPOR T ANT NO TICE ........................................................ 6 Disc..........[...]

10 Ho w to attach the stand Installing the stand Tips Unplug the A C cord from the A C INPUT jack. Bef ore beginning this process, mak e sure that you la y the unit on a clean, safe , and cushioned sur face to a void any damage to the unit. Do not touch or press the TV screen. The glass might break under pressure . T o install the stand: 1 Place th[...]

11 ENGLISH L ocation of controls T o display the menu screen. Press the MENU button to displa y the menu screen. CHANNEL / buttons, V OLUME +/– buttons and INPUT/ENTER button can be used to select the desired setting during the menu screen oper ations. POWER button INPUT/ENTER button V OLUME +/– buttons CHANNEL / 1 (PLA Y) button MENU button PO[...]

12 R emote control POWER P ower On/Off DISPLA Y/– Display TV information Display D VD inf ormation Input “–” f or digital channels TV/BD Switch betw een TV/A V and Blu-ray EJEC T Eject a disc 0-9 Direct channel selection of TV Input setting Enter a passw ord INPUT Displa y source selection menu MUTE Switch off the sound CH / Select channel [...]

13 ENGLISH R emote control (continued) Appro ximately 15 feet Inserting Batteries 1 Open the battery compar tment cover in the direction of the arro w . 2 Install two “ AA ” batteries, paying attention to the polarity diagram in the battery compar tment. 3 Replace the compartment cov er . Operation Aim the remote control at the r emote sensor a[...]

14 Antenna connections IMPOR T ANT NOTICE The nationwide s witch to digital television broadcasting w as scheduled to be complete on June 12, 2009, but your local tele- vision stations may s witch sooner . After the switch, analog-only television sets that r eceive TV programming through an antenna will need a conv erter box to continue to receiv e[...]

15 ENGLISH Cable TV connections F or basic Cable TV ser vice not requiring a Conv erter/Descrambler box, connect the 75 ohm Coaxial Cable directly to the Antenna J ack on the back of the TV . F or subscribers to scrambled Cable TV ser vice If you subscribe to a C able TV ser vice which requires the use of a Conv erter/Descrambler box, connect the i[...]

16 Star ting setup The Starting Setup menu appears the first time you turn on the TV . It will assist you to specify the Air/Cable setting and program y our channels automatically . IMPOR T ANT: Make sur e that the antenna or cable TV system connection is made! 1 T o turn on the TV , press POWER (PO WER indicator on the front of the unit changes bl[...]

17 ENGLISH DISPLA Y Press DISPLA Y to display the current inf ormation on the screen. When the TV receives a digital signal, the digital inf ormation will appear . 62-1 HDTV Mo ving Picture1 CH-1 Digital Air No Program Information is a vailable Sleep Timer Off English Ful l 1080i Channel number • Station name • Channel label (if preset) • Bro[...]

18 Con v enience functions Y ou can change the default settings to y our pref erred settings. Icon Selected Items Setup hint Video Picture Setting Brightness / Contrast / Sharpness / Color / Tint Y ou can adjust the picture quality to your pre ference. Color T emperature Bluish (Cool) / Neutral (Standard) / Reddish (W arm) Backlight * 3 The Backlig[...]

19 ENGLISH Memorizing channels This TV is equipped with a channel memory feature which allow s channels to skip up or down to the next channel set into memory , skipping over un wanted channels. Befor e selecting channels, the y must be programmed into the TV’ s memory . T o use this TV with an antenna, set the Source option to the Air mode. When[...]

20 Checking the digital-signal strength This TV will allow y ou to view the digital signal meter for digital channels. 1 Select “Channel”, then press ▶ or ENTER . 2 Press ▲ or ▼ to select “Signal Meter”. 3 Press ▶ or ENTER to check the Digital-Signal strength. The Digital-Signal strength screen will appear . If necessary , adjust th[...]

21 ENGLISH T o set the P arental Control 1 Select “Locks” menu, then press ▶ or ENTER . 2 Use Number buttons (0-9) to enter your pass word, then press ENTER . Then L ocks menu will appear . 3 Press ▲ or ▼ to select “Par ental Control”, then press ◀ or ▶ to select “On” . 4 Press ▲ or ▼ to select “Ratings”, then press ?[...]

22 Closed Caption WHA T IS CLOSED CAPTIONING? This television has the capability to decode and displa y Closed Captioned tele vision programs. Closed Captioning will display te xt on the screen for hearing impaired vie wers. Captions: This Closed Caption Mode will displa y text on the screen in English or another language if progr am suppor ts othe[...]

23 ENGLISH NO TE: Selectable picture f ormat aspect ratios may v ar y depending on the input source or broadcast signal. Picture Size menu also can be displa yed b y pressing ASPEC T on the remote control. • • Natural In some cases, this image will displa y the size of standard 4:3 with a black side bar . Cinema Wide1 (for 4:3 f ormat programs)[...]

24 Still Playback Press P AUSE 4 during normal pla yback to pause playback. T o resume normal playback, pr ess PLA Y 1 . • Fr ame Advance Press STEP during pla yback. Each time you press STE P , one frame is advanced. T o resume normal playback, pr ess PLA Y 1 . • Slow F orward Pla yback Press SLO W n during playback. Each press of SLO W n cycl[...]

25 ENGLISH L ocating desired scene 1 Press JUMP one or more times to select: The popup menu will appear . Title: first button press Chapter : second button press Time: third button press • • • Time to Jump to Current play time Total time of current title 2 Press the number buttons to enter the title number , chapter number , or amount of elap[...]

26 MP3/WMA/JPEG and Audio CD pla yback This play er can play back MP3/WMA/JPEG-data which has been recorded on CD-R or CD-R W . T o produce MP3/WMA/ JPEG-data, y ou need a Windo ws-PC with CD-ROM drive and MP3/WMA/JPEG-encoding softw are (not supplied). The Apple-HFS-Sy stem cannot be play ed. MP3/WMA/JPEG CD inf ormation Limitations on MP3/WMA/JPE[...]

27 ENGLISH Vie wing JPEG files T o view JPEG files: 1 Insert a disc or USB drive that contains the JPEG file(s). 2 Press C or D to select “Pictures”, then press A or ENTER . The Picture bro wser will appear . 3 Press C , D , B or A to select the file y ou want to view , then press ENTER . The selected JPEG picture(s) will appear on scr een. A f[...]

28 Quick guide f or Setup Menu operation 1 Press PO WER on the unit or on the remote. 2 Press TV/BD to select Blu-ra y mode. The main menu will appear . 3 Press C or D to select “Settings”, then press ENTER . The Setup Menu will appear . Audio Network System Display Language Parental Settings 4 Press C or D to select the desired menu option on [...]

29 ENGLISH Icon Option Description System BD-Live Internet Access Sets the Internet access le vel. BD-Live Storage Selects a USB drive to store BD-Liv e content. Erase Blu-ra y Storage Clears the non-volatile storage (application data ar ea) on a Blu-ray Disc. The application data area is the space on a Blu-ra y Disc that stores information such as[...]

30 Setting disc parental contr ols Some discs are specified as not suitable f or children. Such discs can be limited not to playback with the unit. T o set parental controls: 1 Press TV/BD to select Blu-ra y mode. 2 Press C or D to select “Settings”, then press A or ENTER . 3 Press C or D to select “Par ental”, then press A or ENTER . “Pl[...]

31 ENGLISH Connecting to the netw ork T o access network service or upgrade the current firmw are, y ou must make one of the f ollowing connections. By connecting the unit to a network, y ou hav e access to ser vices such as software updates , BD-Live content, and streaming services such as Pandora, etc. W e recommend you use an AP or router f or t[...]

32 Y Pb Pr Y Pb Pr T o connect the LCD TV/BD to a V CR with an S- Video cord If you connect a VCR with a S- Video cable to the S- VIDEO IN jack on the rear side of the unit, you must also connect the audio cables to the A UDIO IN jacks on the rear side of the unit. The S- Video cable only carries the video signal. The audio signal is separate. NO T[...]

33 ENGLISH T o connect a HDMI or a D VI device to the unit The HDMI 1 input receiv es digital audio and uncompressed video from a HDMI device or uncompr essed digital video from a DVI de vice. When you connect to a D VI de vice with a HDMI-to-DVI adapter cable , it transfers only video signal. Separate analog audio cables are required. Connections [...]

34 or Connections to other equipment (continued) T o connect the TV/BD to a camcorder , or a TV Game T o play back from a camcor der , connect the camcorder to the unit as shown. This unit can also be used as a display de vice for man y video games. How ever , due to the wide variety of signals generated b y these devices and subsequent hook-up v a[...]

35 ENGLISH R eception disturbances IGNITION NOISE: Black spots or horizontal streak s may appear , picture ma y flutter or drift. Usually caused by interference from automobile ignition sy stems, neon lamps, electrical drills , and other electrical appliances. GHOST S: Ghosts are caused b y the television signal follo wing two paths. One is the dir[...]

36 Problems and tr oubleshooting Use the follo wing check list for troubleshooting when y ou have pr oblems with your TV/BD . Consult y our local dealer or ser vice outlet if problems persist. Be sure all connections are pr operly made when using with other units. S YMPTOMS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS P A GE POWER TV/BD does not operate. Make sur e the powe[...]

37 ENGLISH Problems and tr oubleshooting (continued) S YMPTOMS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS P A GE PC When a letter string is display ed in full- screen, all of the characters on the screen are blurred. Check “ Auto Adjust”. If the condition is not improv ed with “ Auto A djust”, check “Phase” until you get the clearest image. • • 18 When sma[...]

38 Specifications GENERAL P ower supply A C 120V 60Hz P ower consumption Operation: 130W Stand by: 0.3W W eight 13.6 kg (30.0 lbs) Dimensions Width: 796 mm (31-5/16 inches) Height: 549 mm (21-5/8 inches) Depth: 300 mm (11-13/16 inches) Operating temperatur e 5 ˚ C - 35 ˚ C Operating humidity L ess than 80% TELEVISION T ype 31.55 inches (801.3 mm [...]

39 ENGLISH ORION warr ants this product to be free from manuf acturing defects in material and workmanship under normal use and conditions for a period of 1 y ear from date of original purchase in the United States. Should service be necessar y under this warranty f or any reason due to a manuf acturing defect or malfunction during the first 12 mon[...]