Hitachi 27CX21B, 32CX32B manuale d’uso

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 1 SOLID STA TE COLOR TV OPERA TING GUIDE 27CX21B 32CX32B[...]

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 2 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS .................................................................................................................. 2 PICTURE CAUTIONS ............................................................................................................... ................ 7 ACCESSORI ES ............................[...]

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 3 The ex clamation point within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the pr esence of impor tant operating and m aintenance (ser vicing) instr uctions in the literatur e accom panying the appliance. WA RNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HA Z A RD, DO NO T EXPOSE T HIS T ELEVISION SYST EM TO RAIN OR MO ISTURE. [...]

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 4 3 Do not overload wall outlets and extension c ords as this can result in f ire or electr ic shock . 4 Do not allow any thing to res t on or roll over the power cor d, and do not place the TV where the power cord is s ubject to traf fic or abus e. This may result in a shock or f ire hazard. 5 Do not attempt to s ervice this t[...]

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 5 11-2 An appliance and car t com bination should be m oved with care. Quick stops , excess ive forc e, and uneven surf aces m ay cause the appliance and cart c ombination to over turn. PROTECTION A ND LOCATION OF YOUR SE T 12 Do not use this television s et near water, for ex ample, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink , or [...]

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 6 17 An outside antenna system s hould not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other elec trical lights or power circ uits, or where it can f all into such power lines or circuits . W hen installing an outside antenna system, extr eme c are should be tak en to keep f rom touching such power lines or circuits a[...]

PICTURE CAUTIONS 7 25 Do not use attachm ents not rec omm ended by the television set manuf acturer as they m ay cause hazards. 26 W hen replacem ent parts ar e required, be sure the s ervice technic ian has used replacem ent parts specif ied by the manuf acturer that have the sam e character istics as the original part. Unauthorized substitutions [...]

REMOTE CONTROL BATTERY INSTALLATION AND REPLACEMENT 8 27CX21B & 32CX32B CLU-362U Part No. HL00701 Remote Contr ol CLU362U 32V Televis ion Stand SP316B Part No. H530022 (Not included, sold s eparately) 32V Televis ion Stand SP317B Part No. H530023 (Not included, sold separ ately ) 27V Televis ion Stand SP271B Part No. H530021 (Not included, sold[...]

HOW TO SET UP YOUR NEW HITACHI COLOR TV 9 the television fr om the wall outlet. 2. Do not subject the r emote c ontrol to shock s s uch as dropping it on the f loor, etc. Precis ion parts m ay be damaged. 3. Do not allow the remote c ontrol to becom e wet and avoid placing it in areas of high hum idity . Do not leave it on or near a heater. Ex cess[...]

HOOK-UP CABLES AND CONNECTORS 10 Most video/audio connec tions between com ponents can be m ade with shielded video and audio cables that have phono connectors . For best per form ance, video cables should use 75-O hm coaxial shielded wire. Cables c an be purchased f rom m ost stores that sell audio/video produc ts. Below are illustrations and nam [...]

FRONT PANEL CONTROLS FOR 27CX21B 11 Notes: 1. If an outdoor antenna/CAT V is used, dis connect the indoor antenna. G hosting and poor reception m ay result if both the indoor and outdoor antennas/CAT V are connec ted at the sam e time 2. Consult your dealer or service stor e for the ANT ENNA MIXER and (VHF or UHF) adaptor. 3. The s pecial converter[...]

FRONT PANEL JACKS AND CONNECTIONS FOR 32CX 32B 12 FRONT PA NEL J A CKS AND CONNECTIONS FOR 32CX32B The f ront panel jack s ar e provided as a convenienc e to allow y ou to easily connect a cam corder or VCR as shown in the following exam ples: Front Panel Connections NOTE: Com pletely ins ert the connection c ord plugs when connecting to f ront pan[...]

EXTERNAL CONNECTIO NS 13 EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS CONNECTING EXT ERNA L AUDIO A MPLIFIER To c ontrol the audio level of an exter nal audio amplif ier with the rem ote control, connec t the system as s hown below. NOTE: To pr event damage to the s peaker and distorted sound, s et the volume c ontrol of the audio am plif ier lower and adjust the sound us[...]

AUDIO SYSTEM SET-UP 14 jack. 3. Press the INPUT button to view the program from the VCR or las erdisc player. The VIDEO mode dis appears automatic ally after approxim ately eight seconds. 4. Press the INPUT button to return to the pr evious channel. CONNECTING STEREO VCR OR STEREO LA SERDISC PL A YER 1. Connect the cable f rom the VIDEO OUT of the [...]

THE REMOTE CONTROL (CLU-362U) 15 Table 1: 32CX 32B Only SURROUND REQUIRED OPTIONAL FEA T URE CONNECTION CONNECT ION EFFECT OFF 1 2 Receive mono and s tereo sound. SIMULATE 1 2 At mono input, sound will be louder. MUSIC 1, 2 - - At ster eo input, sound of m usic will be louder. Surround channel added to left and r ight audio am plifier speak ers. MO[...]

HOW TO USE THE REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR TV 16 turned on. 2 SLEEP Butt on Press this button to display the SLEEP TIMER in the lower left cor ner of the sc reen. Every subsequent press of this button will add 15 minutes to the timer , up to a max imum of three hours. 3 MENU, CURSOR Buttons All On-Scr een Display features can be set or adjusted by using[...]

HOW TO USE THE REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR TV 17 To turn the s ound off instantly to answ er the telephone, etc., pres s the MUTE button. Pres s the MUT E button again or press the VOLUME up ( ) button to restore the s ound. MUTE will rem ain displayed if the CLOSED CAPT ION feature is turned off . MUTE will not be displayed if the CLOSED C APTION f eat[...]

USING THE REMOTE TO CONTROL VCR FUNCTIONS 18 You can also use the RECALL button to quick ly clear many of the other On-Scr een Display. USING THE REMOTE TO CONTROL VCR FUNCTIONS A detailed explanation of the c ircled num bers f ollows on pages 28. Remote Control Illus tration Operating the pr ecoded function for your VCR. This r emote is designed t[...]

CABLE/SATELLITE AND VCR CODES 19 1. Turn on your cable/satellite box . 2. Aim the r emote c ontrol at the fr ont of your cable/satellite box. 3. Press the CABLE button to s witch to cable/satellite box m ode. 4. W hile holding down the CABLE button, enter the two digit preset code that m atches your cable/satellite box. The rem ote will turn of f y[...]

COLOR GRAPH IC GUIDE 20 CA BLE BOX BRAND CODES G.I. 09 Jerrold 03, 09, 10, 12, 13, 51 Magnavox 40 Phillips 40 Pioneer 39 Sams ung 39 Scientific Atlanta 04, 06, 14, 52 Zenith 00, 64 COLOR GRA PHIC GUIDE W ith HITACHI'S On-Sc reen Display, each category has it's own color and icon. This sem i-transparent s y s tem includes SET -UP, CUSTO MI[...]

COLOR GRAPH IC GUIDE 21 MENU LANGUAGE Choose English, Fr ench, or Spanish language. SIGNAL SOURCE Select Antenna or Cable T V. AUTO CHANNEL SET First tim e set up f or channel buttons. CHANNEL ADD/DEL Add or delete channel. CHANNEL LIST Chec k channel nam e, sc an, and child lock . CLOCK SET Set before us ing timer features . CHANNEL ID Label chann[...]

SETUP 22 Use CURSOR or to select the MENU LANGUAG E of your choice. Press EXIT to quit m enu or CURSOR to r eturn to previous m enu. SETUP SIGNA L SO URCE Select ANT ENNA if you are using an indoor or outdoor antenna. Select CAT V if you have cable TV. Press CURSOR or to highlight and select the correc t SIGNAL SOURCE m ode. Press EXIT to quit MENU[...]

SETUP 23 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 SIGNAL SO URCE to CATV2. A UTO CHANNEL SET This feature will autom atically store active T V channels in CHANNEL ADD/DEL. T his will allo[...]

SETUP 24 Add or erase additional c hannels while still in CHANNEL ADD/DEL using CURSOR or , CHANNEL or , and number buttons and then add or erase using the CURSOR button. Press EXIT to quit m enu or CURSOR to r eturn to previous m enu. CHA NNEL LIS T This function allows you to review which channels are labeled in CHANNEL ID (NAME) , which have bee[...]

CUSTOMIZE 25 Use CURSOR or buttons to set the tim e and AM or PM. Press CURSOR to change position. Press EXIT to quit m enu or CURSOR to r eturn to previous m enu. CUSTOMIZE This selection contains advanced featur es which will m ake T V viewing easier and mor e enjoyable. CHA NNEL ID Use this f eature to nam e up to 25 channels. Press CURSOR or to[...]

CUSTOMIZE 26 Select ERASE ID to erase a CHANNEL ID. An "ARE YOU SURE?" dis play will appear on the sc reen to conf irm y our choice. NOTE: CHANNEL ID will be displayed only when channel is displayed as m ain picture. FA MILY FA VORITES W ith Fam ily Favor ites, you can easily ac cess your favorite m ovie, sports , news, and custom station[...]

CUSTOMIZE 27 Use CURSOR or to highlight function and CURSOR to set ON or OFF. W hen CHANNEL is turned on, the pictur e and sound for the chosen channel will be block ed out. W hen VIDEO is turned on, the pic ture and sound f or the video input will be blocked out. W hen QUICK LOCK is tur ned on, the picture and s ound for channels 3, 4 and all vide[...]

CUSTOMIZE 28 Select CHANNEL and press CHANNEL or to set the channel the T V will tune to when it automatically turns on. Press CURSOR to ex it channel setting. Press the CURSOR or to highlight then CURSOR to selec t m ode: ONCE (one tim e only ), DAILY (every day ) , or W EEKLY (once a week). Press EXIT to quit m enu or CURSOR to r eturn to previou[...]

VIDEO 29 VIDEO Select VIDEO to adj ust picture s ettings and im prove picture quality. Use the CURSOR or to highlight the function to be adj usted. Press CURSOR or to adjust the f unction. Press EXIT to quit m enu or CURSOR to r eturn to previous m enu. CONTRAST Use this f unction to change the contr ast between black and white levels in the pictur[...]

AUDIO 30 Use the CURSOR or to highlight the function to be adj usted. Press CURSOR or to adjust the f unction. Press EXIT to quit m enu or CURSOR to r eturn to previous m enu. BA SS This function c ontrols the low frequenc y audio to all s peaker s. TRE BLE This function c ontrols the high fr equency audio to all speakers. BA LANCE This function wi[...]

AUDIO 31 NOISE CA NCELER This function elim inates the nois e in between stations. If a c hannel is tuned and is noisy, this func tion will automatic ally eliminate the audio and video for that c hannel. LOUDNESS This function will im prove the quality of both low and high frequency sounds when listening at low volume levels . INT. SPEAKERS This fu[...]

AUDIO FOR MODEL 32CX32B 32 that channel, then use the CURSOR or to change the level. 3. To eras e a channel fr om volum e cor rection, selec t channel 00 and press MENU. 4. The volum e level will change f rom 50% to 100% in increm ents of 5%. A UDIO FOR MODEL 32 CX32B SURROUND The follow ing surround sound settings will reproduce the "live&quo[...]

INFO CENTER 33 A t mono input, sound is increased, simulating a stereo like Surround. Your VCR must be a Hi-Fi or stereo unit. See page 20 f or stereo VCR conn ection. Set must be o utput ting stereo (see M TS M ode: ST EREO on page 46). INFO CENTER This function allows the user to program m essages in the T V. MESSA GE 1 Use this f unction to prog[...]

USEFUL INFO 34 USEFUL INFO DO Make s ure the TV is turned off when cleaning the screen. Dust the scr een and cabinet with a soft cloth. Clean the screen with a sof t cloth m oistened with warm water and dry with a soft cloth. A m ild soap m ay be us ed if the sc reen is extr emely dirty. Place your TV and rem ote control away from ex trem e heat, h[...]

USEFUL INFO 35 • RA DIO FREQUENCY INT ERFERENCE: The interf erence pr oduces m oving ripples or diagonal s treak s, and in som e cas es, causes loss of contrast in the picture. Troubles hooting Chart This Color Televis ion incorporates advanc ed power surge protec tion technology designed to protect against com ponent or circ uit damage due to in[...]

NOTES 36 27CX21B 32CX32B • Height (in.) 23 1/32 26 11/16 • W idth (in.) 27 1/4 31 1/16 • Depth (in.) 20 3/16 22 33/64 • W eight (lbs.) 88 132 NOTE: Due to im provem ents, specif ications in this operating guide are subj ect to change without notice. HITACHI SERVICE HOT LINE To loc ate an authorized HITACHI service f acility in the continent[...]