Hitachi 55UX58B manuel d'utilisation

IMPORTANT - 1 - PROJECTION COLOR TV 50UX58B - 50UX58K 60UX58B - 60UX58K 55UX58B OPERA TING GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENT S IMPORTANT ...................................................................................................................... ........2 SAFETY TIPS....................................................................................[...]

IMPORTANT - 2 - RECEPTION PROBLEM S ........................................................................................................42 USEFUL INFO .................................................................................................................... ......43 Back Cover ..........................................................[...]

SAFETY TIPS - 3 - y our dealer or service s hop. SA FETY TIPS IMPORTA NT SA FEGUA RDS SAFETY POINT S YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT YOUR HIT ACHI PROJECT ION TELEVISIO N CA UT ION: • Read all of these ins tructions. • Save these instructions f or later use. • Follow all warnings and instructions m arked on the televis ion. Our reputation has been buil[...]

SAFETY TIPS - 4 - 7 If the television has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged, unplug this television set f rom the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualif ied servic e personnel. 8 If liquid has been s pilled into this television set, unplug it f rom the wall outlet and refer service to qualif ied service per sonnel. 9 Do not subject yo[...]

SAFETY TIPS - 5 - persi sts. 15 The televis ion has slots, or openings in the cabinet for ventilation purposes, to pr ovide reliable operation of the receiver, and to pr otect from over heating. These openings mus t not be block ed or covered. • Never cover the s lots or openings with cloth or other m aterial. • Never block the bottom ventilati[...]

SAFETY TIPS - 6 - 20 If the television does not operate norm ally by following the operating instr uctions, unplug this s et television set from the wall outlet and ref er servic ing to qualified ser vice personnel. Adju st only those controls that are c overed in the operating instruc tions as im proper adjustm ent of other controls m ay result in[...]

ACCESSORIES - 7 - • W hen using Picture-in-Pic ture func tion, the sub-pictur e should not be left per manently in one corner of the screen or a "PAT T ERN BURN" may develop over a long period of time. Public Viewing of Copy righted Material Public viewing of progr ams broadcast by TV stations and cable com panies, as well as program s [...]

HOW TO SET UP YOUR NEW HITACHI PROJECTI ON TV - 8 - HOW TO SET UP YOUR NEW HITA CHI PROJECTION TV A NT ENNA Unless your TV is c onnected to a cable T V system or to a c entralized antenna sy s tem, a good outdoor color T V antenna is recom m ended f or the best perf orm ance. However, if you are located in an exc eptionally good s ignal area that i[...]

HOOK-UP CABLES AND CONNECTORS - 9 - various com ponents and the length of each cable. 300-Ohm Tw in Lead Connector "F" Type 75-Ohm Coaxial A ntenna Connector This outdoor antenna cable m ust be For connec ting RF signals (antenna or cable T V) connected to an antenna adaptor to the antenna jack on the television. (300-Ohm to 75-Ohm ). Pho[...]

FRONT PANEL CONTROLS - 10 - FRONT PA NEL CONTROLS FRONT VIEW Front Panel Diagram Illustr ation 1 MENU button This b utton allo ws you to en ter the M ENU, making it p ossible to set T V features t o your preference without using the remote. 2 INPUT/EXIT butt on Press this but ton to select the current antenna so urce, VIDEO: 1, 2, 3 or altern ate a[...]

FRONT PANEL JACKS AND CONNECTIONS - 11 - FRONT PA NEL J A CKS AND CONNECTIONS The f ront panel jack s ar e provided as a convenienc e to allow y ou to easily connect a cam cor der or VCR as s hown in the following exam ples: Front Panel Jac ks and Connections Illustr ation NOTE: Com pletely insert connec tion cord plugs when connec ting to front pa[...]

REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS - 12 - To ens ure no copyright infringem ent, the MONITO R OUT output will be abnormal, when using the Y-CbCr jacks. W hen using the Y-CbCr jack s, Input 2 will be viewed as a blank PIP sub- picture. (See page 24.) REA R PANEL CONNECTIONS Rear Panel Connections Illus tration Typical full featur e setup. Follow connections tha[...]

CONNECTING EXTERNAL VIDEO SOURCES - 13 - NOTE: To pr event dam age to the speaker and distorted sound, s et the volum e control of the audio amplif ier lower and adjust the sound us ing the rem ote control of the TV set. CONNECTING EXTERNAL VIDEO SOURCES The exac t arrangem ent you use to connect the VCR, cam corder , and laserdisc player, and DVD [...]

CONNECTING EXTERNAL VIDEO SOURCES - 14 - 3. Press the INPUT button to view the program fr om the VCR or the laserdisc play er . The VIDEO m ode disappears autom atic ally af ter approx imately eight seconds. 4. Press the INPUT button to return to the pr evious channel. CONNECTIN G A STEREO VC R OR STEREO LA SERDISC PLA YER i 1. Connect the cable f [...]

AUDIO SYSTEM SETUP - 15 - 5. Connect the cable f rom the AUDIO OUT L of the Laser disc or DVD player to the INPUT 2 (AUDIO/L) jack . 6. Press the INPUT button until VIDEO:2 appears , to view the program from the Laser disc or DVD play er . The m ode VIDEO:2 dis appears autom atically after approx imately eight seconds. 7. Press the INPUT button to [...]

MULTI-PAGE WIN DOWS - 16 - will now control y our audio equipment. ( See page 29 for inst ructions on how to program the r emote to c ontrol your audio equipment.) Genius Rem ote Control Illus tration. 1 MU LTI- PA GE select sw itch This selects the button layout of the m ulti-page sect ion of the rem ote control. 2 MULTI-PAGE buttons These buttons[...]

HOW TO USE THE GENI US REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR TV- 17 - HOW TO USE THE GENIUS REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR TV Genius Rem ote Control Illus tration. 1 POWER button Press this button to turn the TV s et on or off when the remote is in TV m ode. (See page 19 f or instruct ions on how to set the rem ote control to T V m ode.) If a Spec ial Event Reminder is s[...]

PICTURE-IN-PI CTURE (PIP) - 18 - Recall Illus tration 13 MENU, CURSOR buttons All the On-Screen Dis play features can be set or adj usted by using these buttons. The MENU button will start the O n-Screen Dis play . The CURSOR buttons will highlight functions or adjust and s et differ ent features . 14 CHA NNEL SKIP Press this button when no menu is[...]

PICTURE-IN-PI CTURE (PIP) - 19 - 1 PIP button Press the PIP button and a s ub-picture will appear in one of the two differ ent modes (SINGLE or SURF), depending on the last selection of the PIP m ode. To c hange the PIP mode us e the CURSOR or buttons and the new selection will appear the next tim e the PIP f unction is us ed. SINGLE M ODE PIP: Pre[...]

USING THE REMOTE TO CONTROL VCR FUNCTIONS - 20 - PIP Swap Illustration NOTE: 1. The SW AP button will only oper ate when SINGLE PIP mode is chosen. 2. The SW AP func tion will not operate if ANT B input is set as the m ain channel ( ANT B input cannot be displayed as a sub-picture.) 3 MOVE button To m ove the sub- picture to another c orner, press [...]

USING THE REMOTE TO CONTROL CABLE BOX/ SATELLI TE FUNCTIONS - 21 - Operating the pr ecoded function for your V CR. This r emote is designed to operate dif ferent types of VCRs. You m ust firs t program the rem ote to m atch the rem ote system of your VCR. (Refer to page 30.) 1. Set the MULTI-PAGE s elect switch to VCR. 2. Turn O N y our VCR. 3. Aim[...]

USING THE REMOTE TO CONTROL AUDIO EQUIPMENT FUNCTI ONS - 22 - rem ote control. Af ter replacing the batteries repeat the entire program m ing procedur e as stated above. 4. If your cable/satellite box does not have a power f unction, the rem ote will issue the CHANNEL UP f unction. 5. The LST -CH button will act as your cable/satellite box ENT ER b[...]

AUDIO, CABLE/SATELLI TE, AND VCR CODES - 23 - Aiwa 04, 05 Magnavox 00, 05, 08 Quasar 15 Carver 00, 05, 06, 07 Marantz 00, 05, 15 Realistic 08 Casio 08 MCS 15 Sansui 05 Clarinette 08 Modulaire 08 Sany o 10 Denon 09 Onky o 18 Sharp 14 Fisher 07, 10 Optimus 02, 03, 10, 14, 19 Sony 04 Hitachi 11 Panasonic 15 Techn ics 01, 15, 22, 23, 24 JVC 12 Penney 0[...]

AUDIO, CABLE/SATELLI TE, AND VCR CODES - 24 - Everquest 56 Pulsar 02 Tusa 56 Focus 57 RCA 49 TV 86 30 Garrard 12 Realistic 40 Unika 12, 40 GC Electronics 33, 40 Recoton 57 Unit ed A rtist s 37 Gem ini 04, 39, 44, 56 Regal 03, 09, 23, 35 United Cable 53 General Instrum ent 00, 13 Regency 15 Univer sal 12, 25, 32, 33, 35, 40 Gold Star 11, 16 Rem bran[...]

AUDIO, CABLE/SATELLI TE, AND VCR CODES - 25 - Hitachi 26, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 Philips 27 T echni cs 28, 45, 46 JVC 38 Pioneer 32, 42 Vic tor 38 Kenwood 31, 39, 40 Proton 27 MISC BRA ND CODE MISC BRA ND CODE MISC BRA ND CODE Aiwa 58, 59 Scientific Atlanta 62 Starcom 60 Jerrold 60, 61 Sony 58, 59 RECEIVER BRA ND CODE RECEIVER BRA ND CODE RECEIVER [...]

AUDIO, CABLE/SATELLI TE, AND VCR CODES - 26 - Audiovox 23 Lloyd 00 Realistic 00, 17, 18, 19, 20 22, 23, 32, 45 Beaumar k 45 Lloy d's 27 Ric oh 21 Bell & Howell 32 Logik 30 Runc o 14 Brandt 43 LX I 23 Sams ung 16, 45 Brok sonic 33, 34, 42, 51, 52 Magnavox 14, 22, 29, 31, 35 Sanky 14, 19 Calix 23 Magnin 45 Sansui 01, 26 Canon 22 Marantz 22, [...]

ULTRATEC OSD - 27 - Garrard 00 Penney 02, 05, 22, 23, 24, 45, 46 Unitech 45 GE 03, 22, 41, 47 Pentax 02, 03, 04 Vector 16 Goldstar 23, 24, 44 Philc o 22 Vector Research 05, 24 Gradiente 00 Philips 22, 29, 31 Video Concepts 05, 16, 48 Harley Davidson 00 Pilot 23 Videos onic 45 Harmon/ Kardon 24 Pioneer 26 W ards 00, 02, 18, 19, 22, 30, 35, 37, 45, 4[...]

ULTRATEC OSD - 28 - CHA NNEL M EMO RY Channel buttons, add, sk ip. CHA NNEL LIST Check c hannel nam e, scan, and child loc k. CLOCK SET Set before us ing timer features . MAGIC FOCUS Automatic ally match red, green, and blue c olors to m ak e white. CHA NNEL ID. Label channels PAY1, ABC, etc. VIDEO ID. Label video inputs VCR1, LASER1, etc. FA M ILY[...]

SET UP - 29 - SRS Special sound ef fec ts. Wireless Sound Select from three types of audio f or wireless output. SPECIA L EVENT REM INDER Set TV to rem ind you of birthdays, etc. CA LENDAR Check day, month, year and special events. AU T O H E L P Display a description of the cur rent m enu. SET UP Select INITIAL SET UP when setting your TV up for t[...]

SET UP - 30 - Press EXIT to quit MENU or CURSOR to return to previous m enu. Reception channels f or each m ode are s hown at the left. Refer to your cable or T V guide for c hannel identification s tandards. If certain CAT V channels are poor or not pos sible in CATV1 m ode, set SIGN AL SOURCE to CATV2. A UTO CHANNEL SET This feature will autom at[...]

CUSTOM - 31 - The tim e m ust be set bef ore you can use the CALENDAR, 4 EVENT PROG RAM, SPECIAL EVENT REMINDER or TV TIM E OUT. Clock Set Menu Use CURSOR or to set the tim e, date, and year. Press CURSOR or to change position. Press EXIT to quit m enu or CURSOR to return to previous menu when the CURSOR is in the f irst position. MA GIC FOCUS Your[...]

CUSTOM - 32 - This selection c ontains advanced f eatures which will m ake T V viewing easier and m ore enj oy able. CHA NNEL ID. Use this f eature to give up to 20 channels a nam e when ANTENNA s ignal source is selected and up to 60 channels a nam e when CATV1 s ignal source is s elected. Channel ID Ill ustration Press CURSOR or to select letters[...]

CUSTOM - 33 - Use CURSOR or to change a letter and CURSOR to select the next char acter to change. To res et categories and channels back to original f actory preset, press RECALL while y ou are renam ing a category. If a CHANNEL ID is s et for the c hannel at the top of each c olumn, it will be displayed above that column . NOTE: This function c a[...]

CUSTOM - 34 - NOTE: 1. If ANT A and ANT B are in the s am e SIGNAL SOURCE m ode (see page 35), when a channel is lock ed, it is lock ed on both antenna inputs. 2. W hen using TV TI ME OUT m ak e sure the c lock is set (see page 39) . 3. W hen the recall button is press ed, a special icon appear s on the and indicates that CHILD LO CK is activated. [...]

CUSTOM - 35 - W hen AUTO is s elected, the TV will turn on and tune to VIDEO : 1, 2, or 3 autom atically, w hen a VIDEO : 1, 2, or 3 input is turned on. T his is c onvenient when y ou want to watch a m ovie with y our VCR or las erdisc player, or DVD play er . W hen REMOTE is selec ted, the TV will turn on and tune to VIDEO: 1, 2, or 3 autom atical[...]

VIDEO - 36 - Use CURSOR or then CURSOR to select ON or OFF. Press EXIT to quit m enu or CURSOR to r eturn to previous m enu. NOTE: 1. W hen TV set is tur ned on, the First T im e Tour will alway s appear if it is set to ON. 2. To exit dur ing the First T ime T our, pres s the MENU button. VIDEO Select VIDEO to adj ust picture s ettings and im prove[...]

AUDIO - 37 - Use this f unction to adjust the am ount of fine detail in the pictur e. RESET W hen RESET is selec ted, press CURSO R to r eturn video adjustm ents to f actory preset conditions. A DVANCED SETTINGS Your HITACHI Proj ection TV has an Ultra AI (Artif icial Intelligence) function which will autom atically adjust picture settings to produ[...]

AUDIO - 38 - A udio Settings Menu Use CURSOR or to highlight the function to be adjus ted. Press CURSOR or to adjust the function. Press EXIT to quit menu . NOTE: If BA SS is select ed you are adjusting BASS. The addit ional menu items T REBLE and BALA NCE can be selected and adjusted in t he same manner. BA SS This f unction controls th e low f re[...]

THEATER - 39 - INTERNAL SPEA KERS This f unction is useful w hen first setting u p the extern al speakers, or if you prefer to use only speakers from a separate st ereo system. A UT O NOISE CA NCEL This function eliminates the noise betw een stations. If a channel is tuned and is noisy, this function will automatically eliminate th e audio fo r tha[...]

INFO - 40 - NOTE: SRS, the SRS symbol and sound Retrieval Sy stem are registere d trademar k s of SRS Labs, Inc. in the U.S. and selec ted countries. SR S Technology is manufac tured under license fr om SRS Labs, Inc. and is protected b y USA patent s 4,748,669 and 4,841,572 and add itional paten ts wo rldwid e. WIRELESS SOUND This f eature allow s[...]

INFO - 41 - NOTE: 1. W hen the TV is turned on, the SPECIAL EVENT REMINDER m essage will autom atically appear at the selected tim e. 2. Each special event m ess age can be a m axim um of 20 charac ters. 3. W hen the RECALL button is pressed, a spec ial icon appears on the r ight bottom s ide of the scr een and indicates a SPECIAL EVENT REMINDER m [...]

CARE OF YOUR HITACHI PROJ ECTI ON TV AND YOUR REMOTE CONTROL - 42 - Auto Help Illustration Press CURSOR , to selec t ON or OFF. Press EXIT to quit m enu or CURSOR to r eturn to previous m enu. NOTE: You can also turn this f unction ON and O FF by pressing the HELP button on the rem ote control. CA RE OF YOUR HITACHI PROJECTION TV A ND YOUR REMOTE C[...]

USEFUL INFO - 43 - • SNOW: If your receiver is loc ated in the fringe ar ea of a television st ation where the signal is weak, your picture m ay be mar red by the appearance of sm all dots. W hen the signal is ex trem ely weak , it m ay be nec essary to install a special antenna to im prove the pic ture. • RA DIO FREQUENCY INT ERFERENCE: The in[...]

USEFUL INFO - 44 - • Power Input..................AC 120V, 60Hz • Power Consum ption (operating) 50UX58B/58K.............................157W 55UX58B.....................................157W 60UX58B/58K.............................157W • Power Consum ption (Maxim um ) 50UX58B/58K.............................192W 55UX58B.......................[...]

Back Cover - 45 - DIA L T OLL FREE 7 day s a week, 24 hours a day 800 HITACHI (1-800-448-2244) Hitachi Home Electro nics (A merica) , Inc. Hitachi has m ade every effort to as sure you hours of trouble f ree operation f rom y our unit. How ever , should you require ser vice, a network of Hitachi Authorized Service F acilities has been es tablished [...]

WARRANTY - 46 - 1. PARTS- The warr anty periods are: Lifetime on the mai n optical lens, tw o (2) year s on the CRTs, thirty (30) day s on the screen, and one (1) year on the r emaining parts from the date of origi nal purchase. During the app licable limite d warranty period f or the pa rts, def e ctive parts will be replaced a t no charge for the[...]

WARRANTY - 47 - covered. D. Any new product purchased or serv ice performed outside continental United States or its possessions. E. Uncrating , setup, installation, or adjustments of custumer operated controls . F. Repairs done or parts supplied by a serv ice f acility not authorized by Hitachi. G. Any defect, malfunction, or failure caused by or [...]

WARRANTY - 48 - COMPLETE YO UR WA RRANTY REGISTRA T ION CA RD A ND M A IL TO HIT A CHI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HITACHI In order to allo w Hit achi to bett er serve custu mer needs, please complete th is card and return it to Hitachi Ho me Electronics (America), Inc. Co[...]

WARRANTY - 49 - ii This is suppose to r ead VIDEO OUT of the VCR. This is a m isprint in the m anual.[...]