Hitachi 42EDT41 manuel d'utilisation

USER'S MANUAL MANUEL UTILISA TEUR MANUAL DE USUARIO READ THE INSTRUCTIONS INSIDE CAREFULL Y . KEEP THIS USER'S MANUAL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. For future reference, record the serial number of your monitor . SERIAL NO. The serial number is located on the rear of the monitor . This monitor is ENERGY STAR ® compliant when used with a computer[...]

ENGLISH USER'S MANUAL Thank you very much for purchasing the HITACHI Plasma Display Monitor. Before using your monitor, please carefully read the "SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS" and this "USER'S MANUAL" so you will know how to operate the monitor properly. Keep this manual in a safe place. You will find it useful in the future. [...]

IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAFETY POINTS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT YOUR HITACHI PLASMA MONITOR Our reputation has been built on the quality, performance, and ease of service of HITACHI Plasma monitor. Safety is also foremost in our minds in the design of these units. To help you operate these products properly, this section illustrates safety tips[...]

ENGLISH IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read before operating equipment Follow all warnings and instructions marked on this monitor. 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openin[...]

Important Please read this User's Manual thoroughly, especially the Important Safety Instructions on Page 2 to 3 and 6 to 10. Mis-use may cause damage to your plasma monitor, which could shorten its lifespan, or cause injury to yourself. Should you encounter any difficulty in the set-up or operation of your monitor, firstly refer to the Troubl[...]

ENGLISH CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........2 FEATURES ....................................................4 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ..............................6 COMPONENT NAMES ................................11 Main Unit ............................................................................11 Remote control .......................[...]

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This Plasma monitor has been designed and manufactured to meet international 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 understand the Safety Instructions thoroughly to ensure correct usage, [...]

ENGLISH SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS(continued) Be cautious of the power 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 power cord is clean (with no dust), before using. Use a soft and dry cloth to clean the power [...]

PRECAUTIONS • Installation environment Do not obstruct a ventilation hole. Do not put the monitor on carpet or blanket, or near a curtain which has a possibility of obstructing a ventilation hole of the monitor. Do not put the monitor in the following places. • Hot places such as near heater, place exposed to the direct rays of the sun. • A p[...]

ENGLISH SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS(continued) • Prevention of an obstacle to Radio receivers This monitor has been designed pursuant to the international EMI standards. This is to prevent a problem to Radio receivers. - Keep the monitor away from Radio. - Adjust Radio antennas in order for the monitor not to receive interference. - The antenna cable of [...]

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS(continued) • FCC (Federal Communications Commission) STATEMENT WARNING For model 42EDT41 PW1A WARNING : This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference i[...]

ENGLISH Caution when moving the main unit • As this product is heavy, whenever it is moved, two people are required to transport it safely. • Whenever the unit is moved it should be lifted forwards using the two handgrips at the back, and the unit should then be held at the base on both sides for stability. COMPONENT NAMES Front Cabinet (front [...]

COMPONENT NAMES(continued) Remote control Loading Batteries 1. Open the battery cover. • Slide back and remove the battery cover in the direction of the arrow. 2. Load batteries. • Load two Size AA batteries included observing the correct polarities. 3. Close the battery cover. • Replace the battery cover in the direction of the arrow and sna[...]

ENGLISH COMPONENT NAMES (continued) Remote control (continued)[...]

Anti-tumble measures Securing to a wall or pillar Using a commercially available cord, chain and clamp, secure the set to a firm wall or pillar. Securing desktop 1) Using wood screws (two), fasten the set to the clamping screw holes on the rear of the stand as shown. 2) Using commercially available wood screws, secure the set firmly in position. ?[...]

ENGLISH Read SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ( to ) carefully to ensure maximum safety before proceeding to these steps: • Choose an appropriate site and install the product on a level table where the stand is secure. • Install the monitor to have ready access to a power socket available. • Make sure that the power switch of this device is turned off. IN[...]

① Connect the power cord to this device. ➁ Connect the power cord plug to the power outlet. (The type of plug is different from this drawing for some countries.) Connect the power cord, after completing all other connections. ① ② INST ALLA TION INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Power Cord Connection • Use only the power cord provided. • Do not u[...]

ENGLISH OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS Tu r ning Power On and Of f • To turn the monitor power ON, press the main power switch on the monitor main unit to ON, and then press the SUB POWER button or the ON/OFF button on the remote control. • To turn the monitor power OFF, press the SUB POWER button or the ON/OFF button on the remote control, and then p[...]

OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Audio Mute The audio volume can be temporarily mute by pressing the MUTE button of the remote control. • When a button is pressed, the volume adjustment status guide (magenta) will be displayed. • The volume setting can be lowered by pressing the VOL- button while the audio is mute. • The muting can be canc[...]

ENGLISH Size Switching Each time the ZOOM button of the remote control is pressed, the screen display area will change in sequence and the status will be displayed at the bottom of the screen. * Real mode gives the image of the same shape as it is displayed on a computer monitor. This mode is only available for VGA (640 X 480) and WVGA (864 X 480).[...]

Using the Menu Screen (On-screen display system) When the MENU button is pressed, the adjustment menu screen will be displayed; from there, PC signal adjustment and setting is possible by using the SELECT button, ADJUST button and OK button. • Refer to - concerning the adjustment items and the settings. Example: Selecting the Picture screen 1. Pr[...]

ENGLISH PICTURE MENU OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) OK MENU CH+ CH- OK CH+ CH- CH+ CH- OK OK Selected characters Setup hint Contrast Narrows the gap between brightness and darkness. Broadens the gap between brightness and darkness. Adjust for maximum visibility to suit the ambient brightness. This can adjust further till [+40] by pressing and [...]

Selected characters Setup hint Audio Mode Movie Music Speech Favorite Movie: This selects the audio suitable for Movie. Music: This selects the audio suitable for Music. Speech: This selects the audio suitable for News, Talk show etc. Favorite: This mode should be adjusted depending on user’s preference. Treble Suppresses treble. Enhances treble.[...]

ENGLISH Picture Audio T imer Function Setup Language Select OK Set Function Screen Saver Off Screen Wipe On 60Min. Black Side Panel Off Video Power Save Of f Freeze Mode Split Default Zoom Panoramic Reset Reset Select Set Return OK CH+ CH- MENU FUNCTION MENU CH+ CH- Function Panel Life Normal Mode Display Off ID Number 1 Inverse On 60Min. Standby W[...]

SETUP MENU Picture Audio Tim er Function Setup Language Select OK Set Setup Auto Adjust Adjust Horizontal Position 0 V ertical Position + 31 Horizontal Clock – 20 Clock Phase 10 Reset Reset Select Return Exit Setup Input Level 0.7V Frequency Display Off WVGA T ype Of f WXGA Mode Off V ertical Filter On Frequency Mode Movie RGB1 DVI-PC RGB2 RGB Se[...]

ENGLISH OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) LANGUAGE MENU Picture Audio T imer Function Setup Language Select OK Set Language English Français Español Select Return Exit OK CH+ CH- MENU Select a language by ▼ ▲ SELECT buttons and press the OK button. OTHER FEA TURES Automatic Store Approximately 1 sec. after adjustment is completed, the adjus[...]

Signal Check Status Display Action When Mode Display is set to ON, the input signal is switched or when the RECALL button is pressed. A guide is displayed for the input terminal and the horizontal and vertical sync frequency. When the sync signal is no longer detected. • A guide displays No Sync. Signal, and Power Save (for approx. 5 sec.) • Wh[...]

ENGLISH NOTES About screen defects • High precision technology is used in the making of plasma panels but there may be dark spots (points that do not illuminate) and bright spots (points that are too bright) in some cases. These do not indicate a malfunction. About residual images • In some cases, residual images may remain after the short-term[...]

Symptoms That Seemingly Appear to be Failures Make the checks suggested below depending on the symptoms observed. If the symptoms remain uncorrected, contact your dealer. TROUBLESHOOTING Customer servicing can be hazardous. W ARNING Symptom Point to check See page • No picture with the power-indicating lamp off. • Check the way the power cable [...]

ENGLISH TROUBLESHOOTING (continued) Symptoms That Seemingly Appear to be Failures (continued)[...]

Depending on the kind of system equipment used, images may not be displayed normally. In this case, make the adjustments suggested below. (only for RGB2) Actions to Correct Abnormal Displays • The display image may be momentarily disturbed during clock adjustment but this is not a failure. TROUBLESHOOTING (continued) Figure 1[...]

ENGLISH V ideo Unit Function Monitor rear panel Speaker (R) Speaker (L) Power cord (1) Make sure that the power switch of the monitor is turned off. (2) Make sure that the power switch of the imaging device is turned off. (3) Use a commercially available cable and connector to connect the signal input terminal on the rear panel of this device and t[...]

OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS Input Switching INPUT SELECT button RGB/VIDEO buttons Each time the ZOOM button of the remote control is pressed, the screen display size will change in sequence and the status will be displayed at the bottom of the screen. Full Size Switching • During VIDEO signal input (AV1, AV2, AV3, AV4, RGB1 (set to [DVI-STB]) and RGB[...]

ENGLISH ATTENTION Using a wide-screen monitor • This monitor has a screen mode selection feature. If an incompatible screen mode is selected to play certain software, such as a TV program, the image would appear different from the original. Take this into consideration when making screen mode choices. • Use of this monitor in its enlarged displ[...]

OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Displaying MUL TI PICTURE If the PinP button on the remote control is pressed MULTI PICTURE will display. Activating the P-in-P mode from the RGB input screen Pressing the PinP button one time will display 2 pictures. • This mode can be available from RGB1(DVI-PC) and RGB2(RGB) input. • The speaker icon can b[...]

ENGLISH Picture Picture Mode Day Contrast +31 Brightness -31 Color 0 Sharpness +15 Tint 0 Color T emperature Normal Contrast Mode Normal Reset Reset Select Set Return OK OK MENU Picture Day YNR Off CNR Off Film Mode On P AL Comb Filter On L TI Off CTI Off Black Enhancement Off Auto Color Off Reset Reset Select Set Return OK Picture Color T emp. Adj[...]

OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) PICTURE MENU (continued) Selected characters Setup hint Picture Mode Day Night Day: This setting is best for very bright ambient lighting. Night: This setting is for normal lighting conditions. Contrast Narrows the gap between brightness and darkness. Broadens the gap between brightness and darkness. Adjust for m[...]

ENGLISH OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) PICTURE MENU (continued) Selected characters Setup hint Color Management Off On Turn On when the original balance of each color is required to adjust depending on the user’s preference. Magenta Magenta is weakened. Magenta is strengthened. This adjusts listed colors individually to make them either deep[...]

OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) SETUP MENU Picture Audio Tim er Function Setup Language Select OK Set Setup System System 2 Color System Video Input Audio Input Scart Output Monitor RGB1 DVI-STB RGB2 Component HDTV Select Set Return OK Setup System System 2 Color System Video Input Audio Input Scart Output Monitor RGB1 DVI-STB RGB2 Component HD[...]

ENGLISH OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) SETUP MENU (continued) Approximately 1 sec. after adjustment is completed, the adjustments will be recorded as shown in the table below. OTHER FEA TURES Automatic Store Menu Display Registration condition Picture Picture Mode 1 setting is registered. Contrast For every input function and every Picture Mod[...]

Make the checks suggested below depending on the symptoms observed. If the symptoms remain uncorrected, contact your dealer. Customer servicing can be hazardous. W ARNING Symptom Point to check See page • The screen becomes dark and the images cannot be seen during VCR special playback (fast forward, rewind). • This sometimes occurs when a comp[...]

ENGLISH Monitor rear panel Speaker (R) Speaker (L) 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 21 19 17 15 13 11 9 7 5 31 antenna When the "ANT" terminal is connected to outdoor antenna instead of CATV system, please note that a good antenna adaptor is necessary. See the diagram on the right. Make sure that the power switch of the monitor is turned off. Co[...]

OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS POWER ON/OFF button Input can be switched by pressing the AV1, AV2, AV3, AV4, RGB1 or RGB2 buttons of the remote control. And the way to return to a TV channel is as follows: • Pressing INPUT SELECT button at RGB2 input screen. • Pressing some PROGRAM SELECT buttons and select a TV channel. • Pressing PROGRAM UP/DOWN b[...]

ENGLISH OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) RECALL button MULTI PICTURE button SELECT buttons Activating the Split mode from the TV screen Pressing the MULTI PICTURE button one time will display 2 pictures. • The speaker icon can be shifted left and right by pressing the A/B button; the audio will be output from the side on which the speaker icon[...]

Input Signal Screen Display The TV channel status can be displayed on the screen by pressing the RECALL button of the remote control. The display will go out in approximately 6 seconds. 1 ABCDE - - - - Min. -- -- : -- -- OFF ON TV position Name Sound mode Off-timer On-timer TV 4 Pictures 2 Pictures (Split) Main Sub Sub 1 Sub 2 Sub 3 Main Main Sub[...]

ENGLISH OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) When the FREEZE button on the remote control is pressed, the screen transfers into the freeze mode. • There are two types of freezing screen mode, Split and Strobe. These are possible to select at the “Freeze Mode” setting of the Function Menu. • The Split mode will display 2 pictures from the sam[...]

SETUP MENU Picture Audio Tim er Function Setup Locks Captions Language Select OK Set MENU Setup Auto T uning Scanning Channel Number: 33 Cancel OK Cancel [During TV mode][...]

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ENGLISH OTHER FUNCTIONS Multi-Channel Telvision Sound • The MPX button is only useful for Multi-Channel Television Sound signals. Otherwise pressing this button will have no effect. Stereo and SAP (2nd Audio program) sound program When bilingual program is received, sound mode display appears as shown on right. Press the MPX button to select the [...]

OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) DVD Player Selection • You can use this remote control to operate the selected brand of DVD player by pressing the following buttons on the remote control simultaneously. Example To operate HITACHI DVD player, press and hold the RECALL button, followed by the button. 1 NOTE Not all models of the listed brands c[...]

ENGLISH Make the checks suggested below depending on the symptoms observed. If the symptoms remain uncorrected, contact your dealer. Customer servicing can be hazardous. W ARNING TROUBLESHOOTING Symptoms That Seemingly Appear to be Failures Symptom Possible reason Remedy (1) Connection of antenna cable to the TV is poor. (2) Corroded or poor antenn[...]

PRODUCT SPECIFICA TIONS • The monitor takes at least 30 minutes to attain the status of optimal picture quality.[...]

ENGLISH PRODUCT SPECIFICA TIONS (continued) ① ② ③ ④ S-input connector pin specifications Pin Input signal 1 Y 2 Y-GND 3 C 4 C-GND Frame GND 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 21 19 17 15 13 11 9 7 5 31 Scart connector pin specifications Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 AUDIO OUT (RIGHT) 12 Not Used 2 AUDIO IN (RIGHT) 13 RGB-R GND 3 AUDIO OUT (LEFT/MONO) 14 G[...]

Recommended Signal List PRODUCT SPECIFICA TIONS (continued) With Digital RGB signal input (RGB1 input) ( With Analog RGB signal input (RGB2 input) • Make sure that the signal of the equipment to be connected is compatible with the pecifications of this list.[...]

ENGLISH • The type of video board or connecting cable used may not allow for correct displays adjustment of Horizontal Position, Vertical Position, Horizontal Clock and Clock Phase. • The monitor may fail to display an animation image correctly when a signal having a vertical frequency of 85Hz or higher is input to it. • The monitor different[...]

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