Hitachi 26HDL52 manual

0 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ................................................................................ 1- 6 ACCESSORIES …………………..……………… ……………………………………………………… 7 HOW TO SETUP YOUR NEW HITACHI LCD TELEVISION……… ………............................8- 26 HOW TO USE REMO[...]

1 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAFETY POINTS YOU SHOULD KNOW AB OUT YOUR HITACHI LCD TELEVISION Our reputation has been built on the quality, perform ance, and ease of serv ice of HITACHI LCD Tel evisions. Safety is also foremost in our minds in the desi gn of these un its. To help you operate these products properly , this section illustrates sa[...]

2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 15. Televisions are design ed to comply with the recommended safety standards for tilt and stability. Do not apply excessive pull ing forc e to the front, or top, of the cabinet which could caus e the prod uct to overturn resulting in product damage and/or personal injur y. 16. Follow instructions for wall, shelf or [...]

3 Disconnect the plug from the power outlet. Do not disassemble. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This LCD TV has been designed and manufactured to meet internati onal 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 th[...]

4 Surely connect the ground wire. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS(continued) Be cautious of the po wer 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 po wer cord is clean (with no dust), before using. Use a soft and d[...]

5 Disconnect the plug from the power outlet. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS(continued) Be careful in moving the LCD T elevision. Neglect could result in an injury or damage. • Do not move the LCD TV during use. Before mov ing, disconnect the power plug and all external connections. • You are advised to move the LCD TV with two persons. • Avoid any impac[...]

6 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS(continued) • Prevention of an obstacle to Radio receiv ers This LCD TV has been designed pursuant to the international EMI st andards. This is to prevent a p roblem to Radio receivers. - Keep the LCD TV away from R adio. - Adjust Radio antennas in order for the monitor no t to receive interference. - The antenna cable of Rad[...]

7 ACCESSORIES Check to make sure you have the following acce ss ories before disposing of the packing material. POWER CORD 2. D-SUB MINI 15-PIN CABLE 3. AUDIO/VIDEO CABLE 4. S-VIDEO CABLE 5. REMOTE CONTROL 1. BATTERIES 6. USER’S GUIDE 7. EASY GRAPHIC GUIDE 8. W ARRANTY CARD 9. REMOTE CONTROL BATTERY INSTALLATION AND REPL ACEMENT 1. Open the batte[...]

8 HOW TO SETUP YOUR NEW HITACHI LCD TELEVISION To take measures to prevent the L CD Television from tipping over and prevent possibl e injury it is important to mount the unit in a stable place. *Keep the LCD Television four inches away from the wall except those hung to the wall mount bracket. Caution when moving the main unit As this product is h[...]

9 HOW TO SETUP YOUR NEW HITACHI LCD TELEVISION VIEWING The major benefit of the HITACHI LCD Television is its large vi ewing screen. To see this large scr een at its best, test various locations in the room to find the optimum spot for vie wing. The best picture is seen by sitting directly in fr ont of the TV and about 5 to 1 1 feet from the screen[...]

10 HOOKUP CABLES Most video/audio connections bet ween components can be made with shielded video and audio ca bles that have phono connectors. For best performance, video cabl es should use 75-Ohm coaxial shield ed wire. Cables c an be purchased from most stores that sell audio/video products. Belo w are illustrations and names of common co nn ect[...]

11 ANTENNA CONNECTIONS TO REAR PANEL JACKS VHF (75-Ohm) antenna/CATV (Cable TV) When using a 75-Ohm coaxia l c able system, connect the outdoor antenna or CATV coaxial cab le to the NTSC TUNER terminal (75-Ohm)and/or DTV TUNER terminal ( 75-Ohm). English[...]

12 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS FRONT VIEW 26” LCD TV ① POWER light indicator T o turn the LCD TV ON, press the main power button loca ted on the BACK left side of the TV. A red stand-by indicator lamp located on the lower right corner of the front bezel will illuminate. The LCD T V is now ready for remote on/off operation. Indicating Lamp Power Status[...]

13 TOP PANEL CONTROLS TOP VIEW 26” LCD TV ③ POWER button T his power button is for power on the LCD television or chan ge to standby mode. ④ CHANNEL selector Press thes e buttons until the desired channe l appears in the top right corner of the TV screen. These buttons also serve as the c u r s o r d o w n ( ▼ ) and up ( ▲ ) buttons when [...]

14 REAR PANEL MAIN POWER SWITCH & AC INPUT 26” LCD TV ① AC IN input T his TV is designed to operate on 120VOLT S 60Hz AC current. Insert the TV power cord into a 120VOLTS 60Hz outlet. ①-1 Main power button: This power button is for the complete system, and must be turned ON/OFF manually. It is recommended to leave the “MAIN POWER” to?[...]

15 SIDE PANEL JACKS 26” LCD TV ② S-VIDEO ( VIDEO 4) Provide S-VIDEO (Super Video) jacks for connecti ng equipment with S-VIDEO output capability. ③ VIDEO (VIDEO 4) B y using the VIDEO button of the remote contro l, you can select VIDEO 4.Use the video inputs to connect extern al devices, such as camcorders. ④ L / MONO / R (VIDEO 4) Connect [...]

16 REAR PANEL JACKS 26” LCD TV ⑥ DVI –INPUT St and for Digital Visual Interface. Use for high quality PC display . ⑦ S-VIDEO (VIDEO 3) Provide S-VIDEO (Super Vide o) jacks for c onnecting equipment with S-VIDEO output capability. ⑧ VIDEO (VIDEO 3) B y using the VIDEO button of the remote contro l, you can select VIDEO3. Use the video inpu[...]

17 ⑫ SUBWOOFER Output Connect this SUB W OOFER OUT output to the external audio compo nent input. ⑬ AUDIO Output These jacks provide fixed audio signal which are used for recording. ⑭ MONITOR Output (S VID EO) T his jack provides S video signal which are use d fo r recording. (Please refer to monitor output table as belo w) ⑮ MONITOR Output[...]

18 CONNECTING EXTERNAL SOURCES The exact arrangement you use to connect the PC, VCR, camcorder, laserdisc player, DVD player , or HDTV Set Top Box to your LCD TV is dependent on the model and feat ures of each component. Check the o wner’s manual of each component for the location of vid eo and audio inputs and outputs. The following connection d[...]

19 CONNECTING EXTERNAL SOURCES CONNECTING HDTV SOURCES HDTV input sources, such as a digital cab le box, digital sat ellite receiver, or dig ital terrestrial receiver box, can b e connec ted as desired, using the appropriate cabl e system. 1. Connect the HDTV source device usin g the appropriate cabl e pair, in the following order of preference: Co[...]

20 CONNECTING EXTERNAL SOURCES CONNECTING A TV CABLE BOX OR SA TELLITE RECEIVER 1. Connect the TV Cable Box or Satellite Rec eiver device using: Component cable and Audi o cable (Video 1 or Video 2) OR S-Video cable and Audio cable (Video 3 or Video 4) OR Composite Video cable and Audio ca ble (Video 3 or Video 4) . 2. Connect all power sources bef[...]

21 CONNECTING EXTERNAL SOURCES CONNECTING A DVD PLAYER 1. Connect the DVD player using: Component cable and Audio cable (Video 1 or Video 2)OR S-Video cable and Audi o cable (Video 3 or Video 4) OR Composite cable and Audio cabl e (Video 3 or Video 4). 2. Connect all power sources before activ ating the LCD TV. 3. Turn on the LCD TV. 4. Press the b[...]

22 CONNECTING EXTERNAL SOURCES CONNECTING A VCR 1. Connect the VCR player using: S-Video cable and Audi o cable (Video 3 or Video 4) OR Composite cable and Audio cabl e (Video 3 or Video 4). 2. Connect all power sources before activ ating the LCD TV. 3. Turn on the LCD TV. 4. Press the button corresponding to the appropriat e signal source (S-Video[...]

23 CONNECTING EXTERNAL SOURCES CONNECTING A A UDIO RECEIVER For improved sound quality, you may want to play the audio of the LCD th rough your stereo system. 1. Use an audio cable to connect the LCD’s audio out put jacks to the line input jacks on the A/V receiver. 2. Connect all power sources before activ ating the LCD TV. 3. Turn on the LCD TV[...]

24 CONNECTING EXTERNAL SOURCES CONNECTING PC 1. Connect the PC using: D-Sub cable and 35mm Audio cable OR DVI cable and 35mm Audio cable 2. Connect all power sources before activ ating the LCD TV. 3. Turn on the LCD TV. 4. Press the button corresponding to the appropriat e signal source (ANAL OG RGB INPUT or DVI INPUT)[...]

25 This LCD Television can a utomatically defect and disp lay the signal format belo w. Recommended Signal List Signal Mode No. Signal Name Resolution Vertical Frequency (Hz ) Horizontal Frequency (kHz) 1 VGA 640 x 480 59.94 31.47 2 VESA 800 x 600 56.25 35.16 3 VESA 800 x 600 60.32 37.88 4 VESA 1024 x 768 60.00 48.36 5 VESA 1280 x 768 60.00 47.73 6[...]

26 TIPS ON REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS • S-VIDEO (Video 3 or Video 4) or Y-P B P R (Video 1 or Video 2) connections are provided fo r high performance laserdisc players etc. that have this feature. Use these connectio n s in place of the standard video connecti on if your device has this feature. • If your device has only one a udio output (mono so [...]

27 HOW TO USE THE REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR LCD TV 1. Power button: Press this button to turn the display set on or standby . 2. Mute button: Press to mute audio. (Pre ss “Mute” or “VOL” button +/- or “volume” button ◄ / ► to return to the normal mode) 3. Channel selector buttons : Select chan nel number . For example when choose chann[...]

28 8. VIDEO Source buttons: Set up the input source of V ideo; Video part s include Video1 (Y1P B 1P R 1), Video2 (Y2P B 2P R 2), Video3(A V1 / SV1), Video4 (A V2 / SV2) . If both SV and A V had signal input at the same time, the SV has priority output. 9. NTSC Source buttons: Set up the input source of NTSC; NTSC parts include CA TV / AIR. 10. DTV[...]

29 HOW TO USE THE REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR LCD TV (1) NTSC/480i/480p Input (2) 480i/480p Input (3) 720p/1080i Input (4) RGB Input Auto adjusts to full size and aspec ts include 4:3 STANDARD, 16:9 STANDARD. Multi picture func tion buttons: 24. ON / OFF: Press to turn on/of f multi picture function . 25. Mode: Press to select POP or PIP mode . 26. Posi[...]

30 HOW TO USE THE REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR LCD TV POP Mode Ma in-picture and Sub- picture source se lection tab le : Please note Main(Left)-picture and Sub(Right)- pi cture source can’t be the same Sub(Right) Main(Left) NTSC TUNER DTV TUNER VIDEO1 VIDEO2 VIDEO3 VIDEO4 DVI-INPUT ANALOG RGB INPUT NTSC Tuner ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ x x DTV Tuner ○ ○ ?[...]

31 OSD (On-Screen Display) USING THE ON-SCREEN DISPLAY (OSD) CONTROLS 1. Press MENU on the remote control to display the different features on your HITACHI LCD TV. 2. Use the ▲▼ W X to navigate to different menu item. 3. Use the W X to adjust functions. 4. Press SEL on the remote control to select functions. 5. Press EXIT on the remote contro l[...]

32 NTSC TV/ VIDEO Mode OSD (On-Screen Display) Adjust the picture mode, tint, color, contrast, bright ness, sharpness , backlight, color temperature and reset of your display. Video Function Options Picture Mode Select a preset customized pi cture setting. - Dynamic - Natural - Game - Cinema Contrast Adjusts the color brig htness o f the display. 0[...]

33 NTSC TV/ VIDEO Mode OSD (On-Screen Display) Adjust the language, auto channel scan, closed caption, channel list, V-chip and set lock c ode select function of your displa y. Initial Setup Function Options Language Set the language for the OSD. - English - French - Spanish Auto Channe l Scan Choose a TV source, performs an automatic channel searc[...]

34 SETTING UP THE V-CHIP T h e V - c h i p f e a t u r e r e q u i r e s s e t t i ng on/off to be entered to vie w movies and TV programs with unsuitable ra tings f o r s o m e v i e w e r s w h o s h a r e t h e T V . Follow these steps to lock movies and TV programs: 1. Press the MENU button on the remote co ntrol to bring u p the OSD menu. 2. C[...]

35 When a viewer attempts to watch a blocked chan nel, this message appears: The channel will remain blocked until the correct lock code i s entered. SETTING UP THE CLOSED CAPTION F o r s o m e T V p r o g r a m s , LCD has the de-coding and “ Close Capt ion” functions. This caption is usuall y served for the deaf or the foreign langua ge trans[...]

36 2. Continue to press the ▼ button to initial setup function. Press SEL button to enter In itial Setup Menu. 3. Continue to press the ▼ button until the chann el list and press the SEL button to show the channel list. 4. Use the ▲▼ buttons to select a channel to add or erase. 5. Use the ▲▼ W X buttons to highlight Add or Erase. Press [...]

37 PC Mode OSD (On-Screen Display) Adjust auto adjust, horizontal position, vertical pos ition, horizontal clock, clock phase and reset. PC Picture Position Function Options Auto Adjust Automatically detects video format. OK Horizontal Position Moves image to the left or right. (Not available for DVI signal) 0 to 100 Vertical Position Moves image u[...]

38 DTV USAGE ATSC(Advanced Television System Committee) INTRODUCTION Terrestrial broadcast is a traditional way of watching TV prog rams, simply by installing an outdoor YAGI antenna or a n indoor r abbit ear antenna, plugging it into the TV set’s tuner , tuning channel, then you can e njoy watching the programs. Ho wever, they are all s o called[...]

39 SETTING UP YOUR DTV 1. Make sure the physical connection is pr operly connected. 2. Switch on the TV. 3. Select the appropriate external video i nput on your TV by using the TV remote control. 4. If the LCD is moved to a different location. You should reset the receiver and do the channel scanning all over again. USING THE DTV ON-SCREEN DISPLAY [...]

40 SETTING UP YOUR DTV 1. On the Channel menu page, select the third item MANUAL SCAN. 2. Press W or X to highlight the input column, then press numeric buttons to input the channel number. The channe l frequency will be automaticall y showing on right side of the input column. 3. Press SEL button when the message “Add channel” and “ press En[...]

41 SETTING UP YOUR DTV Adjust the f ont size, style, color and opacit y of Closed Caption. Select the sound, opacity, I-Plate, time zone mode and check the hard ware and software version. Setup Function Options Sound Change the sound mode Opacity Change the percentage of the OS D’s transparenc y 0%~100% adjustment I-Plate Change the Information-P[...]

42 SETTING UP YOUR DTV T o change p assword, enter the Change Pass word Number option in P ASSWO RD function, press SEL button to change password. Enter four digital password in enter ne w password number. And t hen confirm the password by enter ing the sa me password again. T h i s f u n c t i o n a l l o w s t o r e s e t r e c e i v e r b a c k [...]

43 USEFUL INFORMATION CARE OF YOUR HITACHI LCD TELEVISION AND YOUR REMOTE CONTROLLER DO Dust the screen and frame with a cleani ng cloth from the accessori es pack. Clean the screen and frame with a soft cloth moistene d in warm water and dry with a soft cloth. A mild soap may be used if the screen is extremely dirty. Place your LCD Television away[...]

44 RECEPTION PROBLEMS • IGNITION NOISE: Black spots or horizontal st reaks may appear, picture ma y flutter or drift. Usually caused by interference from automobile igni tion systems, neon lamps, elect rical drills, and other electrical applianc es. • GHOSTS: Ghosts are caused by the television signal fo llo wing two paths. One is the direct pa[...]

45 USEFUL INFORMATION English[...]

46 PLUG and PLAY This LCD Television complies with VESA DDC2B specifications, Plug & Play is a system with computer, peripherals (including moni tors) and operating s ystem. It works when the monitor is connected to a DDC ready computer that is runn ing an operating s ystem softwa re that is capable for the plug & play. When a Plug an d Pla[...]

47 USEFUL INFORMATION Federal Communications Commission Notice This equipment has been tested a nd found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursu ant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are desi gned to provide reasonable protection again st harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generate s, us[...]

48 USEFUL INFORMATION Features: • New Easy-to-Use On-Screen Menu Control (3 Lan guage) • Film Mode Processing with 3:2 & 2:2 pull down • Integrated ATSC Tuner • Adjustable Color Temperatur e ( Thi s is o nly f or PC mod e.) • PIP / POP • Picture Enhancement • Input Signal Identification Video: • 1366 x 768 Dis play Resolution ?[...]

49 USEFUL INFO RMATION To locate an authorized HITACHI service facility in the continental U.S.A. and Canada, Hitachi America, LTD. Home Electronics Division Hitachi has made every effort to assure you hours of trouble free operation from your unit. However, should you require service , a network of Hitachi Authorized Service Faci liti es has been [...]

50 USEFUL INFO RMATION Hitachi Canada, LTD. Digital Media Division Should you have any questions regarding warranty, service, operation, or technical assistance, please contact: In Canada: 1-800-HITACHI (1-800-448-2244) Monday - Friday EST 9:00am - 7:00pm Saturday EST 9:00am - 5:00pm Look for your French Manual on the outside of the box. If the man[...]