Hitachi 46EX3B manuale d’uso

IMPORTA NT SA FEGUA RDS - 1 - HITACHI PROJECTION COLOR TV 55EX7K 50EX6K 50ES1B/K 46EX3B/4K OPERA TING GUIDE Your new HITACHI PROJECT ION COLOR T V incorpor ates a host of features designed to give you excellent perf orm ance if you follow the instructions in this m anual. Please read the f ollowing instructions and "IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS"[...]

IMPORTA NT SA FEGUA RDS - 2 - THE EASY REMOTE CONTROL (CLU-609A) .................................................................................... 15 THE GENIUS REMOTE CONTROL ...................................................................................................... 16 (CLU-682GJ with P-in-P OR CLU-681GJ without P-in-P) .............[...]

IMPORTA NT SA FEGUA RDS - 3 - • MTS MODE ( Multi- Channel Televi sion Sou nd) ........................................................................... 34 • DYNAM IC BASS .............................................................................................................................. 34 • LOUDNESS ..............................[...]

IMPORTA NT SA FEGUA RDS - 4 - • POLA RIZED PLUG TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SH OCK DO NOT USE TH IS (POLA RIZED) PLUG WITH A N EXTENSION CORD, R ECEPTA CLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE B LA DES CA N BE FULLY INSER TED TO PREVENT BLA DE EXPOSURE. NOTE: Never remov e the back cover of the set as this can expose y ou to ver y hig h voltag es and other haz ard[...]

IMPORTA NT SA FEGUA RDS - 5 - 3 Do not over load wal l outlets and ex tension cords as this can r esult in fire or el ectric shock. 4 Do not allow anything to rest on or r oll ov er the pow er cord, and do not place the TV wher e the power cor d is subject to tr affic or abuse. This may result in a shock or fire hazard. 5 Do not attempt to serv ice[...]

IMPORTA NT SA FEGUA RDS - 6 - mounting kit appr oved by the manuf acturer. 11-2 An appliance and car t combination should be mov ed with care. Quick stops, excessiv e f orce, and uneven sur faces may cause the appliance and cart combi nation to overtur n. PROTECTION AND LOCAT ION OF YOUR SET 12 Do not use this telev ision set near water, for ex amp[...]

IMPORTA NT SA FEGUA RDS - 7 - 16-1 If an outside antenna is connected to the telev ision set, be sur e the antenna system is protected against v oltage surges and buil t up static charg es, Section 810 of the National Electrical Code, NFPA N o. 70-1975, prov ides information w ith respect to proper groundi ng of the mast and supporting structur e, [...]

A CCESSORIES - 8 - 21 W hen going on a holiday : If your telev ision set is to remain unused for a period of time, turn the telev ision set "off" and unplug it from the w all outlet. IF THIS SET DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY 22 If you are unable to r estore normal oper ation by followi ng the detail ed procedure in y our operating i nstructio[...]

REMOTE CONTROL BA TTERY INSTA LLA TION AND REPLA CEMENT - 9 - CHECK TO MA KE SURE Y OU HA VE THE FOLLOWING A CCESSORIES BEFORE DISPOSING OF THE PA CKAGING MA TERIA L. 1. GENIUS Remote Contr ol Unit: C LU-682GJ (Par t No. 2573787) for models 55EX 7K, 50EX6K AND 46EX 3B/4K CLU-681GJ ( Part No. 2573786) for model 50ES1B/K 2. Easy Remote C ontrol Uni t[...]

HOOK-UP CA BLES A ND CONNECTORS - 10 - A NT ENNA Unless your TV is connec ted to a cable T V system or to a c entralized antenna sy stem , a good outdoor color T V antenna is rec omm ended f or the best per form ance. However, if you are located in an exceptionally good signal area that is fr ee from interf erence, and m ultiple im age ghos ts, an [...]

A NTE NNA CONNE CTIONS - 11 - should use 75-Ohm coax ial shiel ded wi re. Cables can be pur chased from most stores that sell audio/video products. Below are illustrations and nam es of comm on connectors. Before purchasing any cables, be sure of the output and input connector ty pes required by the v arious components. Also make sur e the cables a[...]

FRONT PA NEL CONTROLS - 12 - When both VHF and UHF ant ennas are connected Attach an optional ANT. MIX ER (antenna cable mixer ) to the TV antenna terminal, and connect the cables to the ANT. MIX ER. Consult y our dealer or serv ice store for the ANT. MIXER. FRONT PA NEL CONTROLS Click to see front panel di agram.  A VX (A udio/ Vi deo) selector[...]

A UDIO SYSTEM SET-UP - 13 -  A I (Artificial In telligence) sen sor This "Artif icial Intelligence" sensor w ill make automatic picture adjustments depending on the amount of light in the r oom to giv e the best picture. See pag e 34.  REM O TE CONTROL sensor Point your Genius Remote at this ar ea when sel ecting channels, adj ustin[...]

REA R PA NE L CONNECTIONS - 14 - Input 1 provides S-Video (Super Video) jacks for connecting equipment w ith S-Video output capability.  Rear Speaker Terminals These terminals are used to connect ex ternal speakers , whic h are used for the surround sound feature. The volume level is controll ed by the remote contr ol vol ume buttons. Use speake[...]

THE EA SY REMOTE CONTROL ( CLU-609A ) - 15 - TIPS ON REA R PA NEL CONNECTI ONS • The S-Video connection is provided for hig h performance laser discs, VCRs, etc., that have this f eature. Use t his connection in place of t he standard video connection if your device has this f eature. • If your device has only one audio output, connect it to t [...]

THE GENIUS REMOTE CONTROL - 16 - restore the sound lev el, press the M UTE button again.  CHANNEL BUT TO NS Press the CHANNE L UP ( ) to select the nex t higher channel or CHAN NEL BUTTON DOW N ( ) to select the nex t low er channel. The number of the channel to w hich the TV is tuned will be displayed in the upper rig ht corner of the screen. ?[...]

USING THE GENIUS REMOTE TO CONTROL V CR FUNCTIONS - 17 -  Button layout for "VCR ." (Pow er button turns the VCR on or off.)  Button layout for "ME NU/CATV." (Pow er button turns cable box on or of f.) See page 19.  TV EXCLUSIVE BUTTONS These will alway s control the TV even w hen the Multi-Page select switch is in the [...]

USING THE GENIUS REMOTE TO CONTROL CABLE BOX FUNCTIONS - 18 - USING THE GENIUS REMOTE TO CONTROL CABLE BOX FUNCTIONS • To operate your cabl e box, point the Geni us remote at the remote sensor of the cable box. The Genius remote is desig ned to operate different types of cable box es. You must first progr am the Genius remote to match the remote [...]

USING THE GENIUS REMOTE TO CONTROL CABLE BOX FUNCTIONS - 19 - Instant Replay 6 JC Penny 1 / 6 / 9 J V C 0 Kenwood 0 Magnav ox 4 / 6 Marantz 9 Marta 0 Memo rex 6 M G A 7 Minolta 1 Mitsubishi 7 Montgo mery W ards CHANNEL NEC 9 Panasonic 6 Pentax 1 Philco 4 / 6 Philips 4 / 6 Pioneer 1 ProScan 2 Quasar 6 RCA 1 / 2 Realistic 6 / 9 / CHANNEL Sanyo 9 Scot[...]

HOW TO USE THE GE NIUS REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR TV - 20 - HOW TO USE THE GENIUS REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR TV CLU-682GJ Ill ustration  POWER button Press this button to turn the TV set on or off.  RECA LL button W hen you want to check the channel being receiv ed, or if it has a stereo ( ST) or second audio (SA) pr ogram, pr ess the "RECALL&qu[...]

HOW TO USE THE GE NIUS REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR TV - 21 - Enter tw o or three numbers to sel ect channels. Enter a "0" first for channels 1 to 9. U se the "100" button for channels 100 and higher . Channel selecti on may also be per formed by pressing channel up ( ) or dow n ( ). NOTE: T HE TV MAY NOT RECEIVE SOME CHANNE LS IF YOU[...]

-SET UP- FUNCTIONS - 22 -  LA ST CHA NNEL (LST-CH) button Use this button to sel ect between the last tw o channels viewed. ( Good for watching two sporting ev ents, etc.)  PICTURE-IN-PI CTURE buttons See separate section on page 31 for a descr iption. -SET UP- FUNCTIONS Press MENU , 1, and ENTER to display 5 of the -SET UP- Functions. There [...]

-SET UP- FUNCTIONS - 23 - Closed captions are the di alogue, nar ration, and/or sound effects of a television progr am or home vi deo whi ch are displ ayed on the TV screen. Y our local TV pr ogram guide denotes these prog rams as . DISPLAY: ON/OFF is to turn the display on or off. MODE: CAPTION i s for the progr am you ar e view ing. MODE: TEXT is[...]

-SET UP- FUNCTIONS - 24 - Refer to your cabl e or TV guide for channel i dentification standards. If certain CATV channels are poor or not possible in the CATV1 mode, set -AIR /CABLE- select to CATV2. • AU T O P R O G R AM This f eature will automatically store activ e TV channels in CHANNEL MEMORY. This will allow you to skip ov er unused channe[...]

-SET UP- FUNCTIONS - 25 - Once the proper time i s set (includi ng AM or PM ), press M ENU to start. • CHA NNEL CA PTI O N Use this feature to g ive channel names to up to 30 channels for the antenna source (ABC, PAY1, C MDY , etc.). To display this function, pr ess MENU, 1, ENTER, 3, EN TER. Press the CURSOR , to select letters. Press the CURSOR[...]

-SET UP- FUNCTIONS - 26 - Press 1, ENTER, to select the ON TIMER. Press the CURSOR , buttons for TIMER SET: ON or OFF and MODE: 1 SHOT (one time only) or MODE: DAILY (TV w ill turn on at the same time every day). Press the number buttons to select the CHANNEL the TV will tune to when the TV automatically turns on. Press the CURSOR button s to set t[...]

-SET UP- FUNCTIONS - 27 - Use the CURSOR , to select a letter or other character. Use the CURSOR , to change position The asterisk (*) r epresents a blank space. W hen f inished wi th your messag e press ENTER. Press the CURSOR and ENTER buttons to set the functions shown in the same way as you set the OFF TIMER. Press MENU to start. FIVE beeps wil[...]

-SET UP- FUNCTIONS - 28 - The picture and sound will now be blocked out for this channel. Repeat the same steps to cancel the CHILD LOC K. To change the key number , select key number change. Enter the ol d number (factory preset 000 for first time use) , then enter a new thr ee digi t key number you prefer. If you forget y our key number , use the[...]

PICTURE-IN-PI CTURE (P-IN-P) FUNCTIONS - 29 - • VOLUM E CORRECTI O N Use this function to reduce the v olume level of up to four TV channels that sound loud compared to other TV channels. Press M ENU, 1, ENTER, 9, ENTER, to di splay VOLUME CORRECT ION. Press the CURSOR , to select volume le vel. Press ENTER to se t the volume level. Press MENU to[...]

(NOT A VA ILA BLE ON MODELS 50ES1B and 50ES1K) - 30 -  EXCHNG BUTTON If you wi sh to swi tch what is being show n on the main pictur e to the sub-picture, pr ess the "EXCHNG" button  SHIFT BUTTON To move the sub-pictur e to another corner, pr ess the "SHIFT" button. The sub-picture moves one step counter- clockw ise ev ery[...]

-PICTURE- FUNCTIONS - 31 - 4. P-in-P will not w ork with a CHILD LOCK channel. -PICTURE- FUNCTIONS Press MENU, 2, EN TER to display the - PICTURE- functions. PICTURE PROGRAM is for your pr eferred settings - contrast, color, etc. PICTURE SETTING is used to impr ove the pictur e quali ty. CONVERGEN CE ADJ. is used to al ign the TV color pi cture tub[...]

-PICTURE- FUNCTIONS - 32 - Use the CURSOR , to select function. Press ENTER to turn function on or off. W hen the AI function is on, the TV internal computer will perform the f ollowing :  Automatically monitor and adj ust contrast depending on room lig hting ( sensor is located in the front panel), to pr oduce a more natural picture.  Automa[...]

-SOUND- FUNCTIONS - 33 - To simplify conv ergence, the follow ing feature allows you to displ ay a test patter n of horiz ontal and ver tical l ines on the screen. Proper ly conv erged, the lines appear w h ite, whic h is actually a combination of the outputs of the three color tubes. The output of the green tube i s stationary . The outputs of the[...]

CA RE OF YOUR P ROJECTION TV A ND REMOTE CONTROLS - 34 - • SOUND SETTING Use the sound setting s to improv e the sound performance of your TV depending on listening conditions. Press MENU, 3, ENT ER, 2, ENTE R to display the SOUND SE TTI NG. Use the CURSOR , to select a function. Press ENTER to set a function or to turn it on or off. • M TS M O[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING - 35 - mild soap may be used if the screen is ex tremely dirty .) • Place your TV and remote controls aw ay from extreme heat, humidi ty and ex tremely dusty places. • Remove the p lug from the wall outlet if your television set will not be used f or a lo ng period of time, for instance, w hen you g o on vacation. DO NOT • Do [...]

SPECIFICA TIONS - 36 - • GHOSTS: Ghosts are caused by the tel evisi on signal follow ing two paths. One is the di rect path and the other is reflected from tall buildings, hills or some other objects. Changing the direction or position of the antenna may i mprove r eception. Ghosting may also be caused by defects in the antenna system such as uns[...]

SPECIFICA TIONS - 37 - • Super Fine Picture Qual ity 750 Line Horizontal Resolution • Artificial Intellige nce System • Genius Remote (C ontrols many VCR and cable box es brands) • Full Function Menu On- Screen Dis play • Full Set of Input Jacks, including S-Video • Closed Caption D ecoder Inputs: • Power Input AC 120V, 60 Hz • Powe[...]

SPECIFICA TIONS - 38 - • Height ( in.) 56 3/8 54 5/8 51 7/8 48 3/8 • W idth (in.) 50 1/4 45 3/4 43 1/8 39 3/4 • Depth (in.) 28 24 1/2 23 5/8 24 1/2 • W eight (lbs.) 288 244 212 206 NOTE: Due to improvements, specificati ons in this operati ng gui de are subject to chang e without noti ce. HITA CHI SERVICE HOTLI NE To locate an authorized HI[...]