Hitachi 26LD8000TA manual

Color LCD TV USER'S MANUAL ⫼ ᠋ ᠟ ݠ  ⫼ ᠊ ᠟ ݠ  2 6 L D 8 0 0 0 T A READ THE INSTRUCTIONS INSIDE CAREFULL Y . KEEP THIS USER'S MANUAL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. For future reference, record the serial number of your te levi sio n. ʳ SERIAL NO. The serial number is located on the rear of t he tel evi sio n.[...]

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ENGLISH 1 USE R' S MAN UAL Thank you very much for purchasing the HITACHI LC D Television. Before using your television, please carefully read the "SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS" and this "USER'S MANUAL" so you will know how to operate the television properly. Keep this manual in a safe place. You will find it useful in the futu[...]

2 Important Please read this User's Ma nual thoroughly, especially the Safety Instructions on Page 4 to 8. Mis-use may cause damage to your LCD television, which could shorten its lifespan, or cause injury to yourself. Should you encounter any difficulty in the set-up or operation of your television, firstly refer to the Troubleshooting guide [...]

ENGLISH 3 CONTENTS FEA TURES………………….……..…….………2 SAFTY INSTRUCTIONS……………….………4 NOTES……………………….……….….………8 ACCESSORIES…………………………………9 HOW TO SET UP YOUR NEWHIT ACHI LCD TELEVISION………………………...…………10 FRONT P ANEL CONTROLS…?[...]

4 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This LCD television has been design ed and manufactured to meet international safety standards, but like a ny 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 usa[...]

ENGLISH 5 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) About the Symbols (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 [...]

6 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) About the Symbols (continued) Be careful in moving the television Neglect could result in an injury or damage. • Do not move the television during use. Before moving, disconn ect the power plug and all external connections. • You are advised to move the television with two persons. • Avoid any impact or shock[...]

ENGLISH 7 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) About the Symbols (continued) Prevention of an obstacle to Radio receivers This television has been designed pursuant to the international EMI standards. This is to prevent a problem to Radio receivers. • Keep the television away from Radio. • Adjust Radio antennas in order for the television not to rec[...]

8 Notes About the Symbols (continued) About screen defects • High precision technolo gy is used in the making ofLCD p anels but there may be dark spots (points that do not illuminate) and bright spots (points that are too bri ght) in some cases. These do not indicate a malfuncti on. About residual images • In some cases, residual images may rem[...]

ENGLISH 9 ACCESSORIES Check to make sure you have the following accessories before disposi ng of the packing material. POWER CORD 2. USER’S GUIDE 3. BATTERIES 4. REMOTE CONTROL  REMOTE CONTROL BATTERY INSTALLATION AND REPLACEMENT 1. Open the battery cover of the remote control by pressing the notched part of the cover with your fingers a[...]

10 HOW TO SETUP YOUR NEW HITACHI LCD TELEVISION To take measures to prevent the LCD Televi sion from tipping over and prev ent possible injury it is important to mount the unit in a stable place. Securing to a wall *Keep the LCD Television four inches away from the wall except those hung to the wall mount bracket. 10cm (4 inches) or more Power Cord[...]

ENGLISH 11 HOW TO SETUP YOUR NEW HITACHI LCD TELEVISION 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 s hould be lifted forward using the top and base on both sides for stability. When moving the LCD Television, lift the top and the bot[...]

12 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS Front VIEW 26” LCD Television ཰  POWER light indicator To turn the television ON, press the main po wer button located on the BACK right side of the television. A red stand-by ind icator lamp located on the lower right corner of the front bezel will illuminate. The LCD television is now ready for remote on/off op e[...]

ENGLISH 13 TOP SIDE PANEL CONTROLS TOP SIDE VIEW 26” LCD Television ཰  6XES OWER button This power button is for power on the LCD television or change to standby mode. ཱ  CHANNEL selector Press these buttons until the desired ch annel appears in the top left corner of the television screen. These buttons also s erve as t he cur[...]

14 REAR PANEL MAIN POWER SWITCH & JACKS ཰ MAIN POWER button This power button is for the complete system, and must be turned ON/OFF manual ly. It is recommended to leave the “MAIN POWER” to ON condition (lights red) for stand-by mode. NOTE: It is required that there should be at least 5 seconds between MAIN POWER button off than on. ?[...]

ENGLISH 15 REAR PANEL MAIN POWER SWITCH & JACKS ྲྀ V I D E O 3 S-VIDEO Inputs Provide S-VIDEO (Super Video) jacks for connecting equi pment with S-VIDEO output capability. VIDEO By using the VIDEO button of the remote control, you can select Vide o source. Use the audio and vi deo inputs to connect externa l devices, such as VCRs, camcorders, [...]

16 SIDE PANEL CONTROLS SIDE VIEW 26” LCD Television VIDEO 4 ཰  S-VIDEO Inputs Provide S-VIDEO (Super Video) jacks for c onnecting equipment with S-VIDEO output capability.  ཱ VIDEO Input By using the VIDEO button of the remote control, you c an select Composite video source. Use the a udio and video inputs to connect external devices[...]

ENGLISH 17 CONNECTING EXTERNAL SOURCES The exact arrangement you u se to connect the PC, VCR, camcorder, laserdisc player, DVD player, or HDTV Set Top Box to your LCD television is dependent on the model and features of each component. Check the owner’s manual of each component for the locatio n of video and audio inputs and outputs. The followin[...]

18 CONNECTING EXTERNAL SOURCES z Connect the equipment to the television, making the correct rear panel and side panel connection. z Before connecting anything : - Read the manuals that came with the equipment. Depending on the equipment, the connection method may be different from the diagram. Also, the equipment settings may need to change depend[...]

ENGLISH 19 CONNECTING EXTERNAL SOURCES A. DVD player (component / composite / S-VIDEO signal) B. Subwoofer C. PC D. VCR player (composite / S-VIDEO signal) E. Cam-coder F. Headphone ཰ Y-P B P R cable ཱ Audio cable ི S-VIDEO cable ཱི VIDEO cable ུ Audio cable ཱུ Subwoofer cable ྲྀ PC Audio cable ཷ PC D-SUB cable ླྀ Power cord[...]

20 Remote Control Buttons and Functions Turn the Television On or Off z Press the button to turn the television on or standby mode. z When television is turned on, the power lamp changes from red to green. Choose a Television Channel z Use Number buttons to choose specific channel. Example: 27 press 2 and 7 06 press 0 and 6 or press 6 only z Use th[...]

21 Remote Control Buttons and Functions Adjust the Volume z Press the -/+ buttons to adjust the volume. z The volume indicator appears and the volume changes as you press the -/+ buttons. z Muting the sound : Press the (MUTE) button to turn off the sound. z Press the (MUTE) again or volume up/do wn to restore the previous volume level. Watch Images[...]

22 Remote Control Buttons and Functions Aspect Ratio z Y ou can change the screen si ze according to the picture aspect ratio. Choose the optim um one from the following zoom modes. z Choose the zoom mode : Press the P .Size button to display the zoom menu. NOTE : 1.The P .Size button does not work in the multi pictures mode. 2.T he size will fix a[...]

23 Remote Control Buttons and Functions POP / PIP FUNCTIONS z TV , VIDEO and PC pictures can be watched at the same time. 1. Press the POP ON/OFF button to turn on/of f multi picture function. POP mode support pictures : NOTE : Y ou can press Ż / Ź buttons to select which display window will be changed. Meanw hile, the speaker icon will be displa[...]

24 Remote Control Buttons and Functions 3. Press the POSITION button to change the position of sub picture.[...]

25 Teletext Function Basic Operation 1. Choose a TV channel with a teletext broadcast. 2. Press TV / TEXT button to display the teletex 3. Choose a teletext page by pressing color buttons or number buttons. z If you have trouble receiving teletext broadcasts, consult your local de aler or the teletext function. z The ZOOM function will not work in [...]

26 OSD (On-Screen Display) To use all your television’s functions, you need to understand the basic menu operating techniques fully. THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT MODES FOR THE OSD ARE THE FOLLOWING: Video Mode: Displays w hen the TV, VIDEO1, VIDEO2, VIDOE3, and VIDEO4 is selected. PC Mode: Displays when the PC RGB input is selected. Basic Operation 1.[...]

ENGLISH 27 OSD (On-Screen Display) Picture Setting z Picture mode Y ou can choos e one of the four PICTURE MODE to adjust the picture settings. They are Dynamic, Natural, Cinema, and Game. z Picture Adjustment Y ou can change the picture s ettings of each PICTURE MODE as you like. Tint : Adjusts the color properties. Color :Adjusts the saturation l[...]

28 OSD (On-Screen Display) Initial Setup z Language Select LANGUAGE and press S / T buttons to choose the language. They are English, Chinese, si mplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian. z Auto Channel Scan In auto channel scan, the TV automatically scans through all available channels. Select ST ART and press ENTER button to start channel scanning. Th[...]

ENGLISH 29 OSD (On-Screen Display) (NOTE : If you do not have a clear picture or no color appears, change the color system. Sound System : Select SOUND SYSTEM and press the W / X buttons to choose the sound system.(AUTO/B/G/ D/K I) (NOTE : If the SOUND SYSTEM setting for a TV channel is incorrect, it may proven the sound from being issued. Fine T u[...]

30 OSD (On-Screen Display) 4. Press the red button to store the setting. To return to the INITIAL SETUP menu : Press the RETURN button. To exit a menu instantly : Press the EXIT button. INSERT 1. Press the S / T and W / X buttons to choose a program number for which you want. Every time you press the S / T and W / X buttons, the programmed number c[...]

ENGLISH 31 OSD (On-Screen Display) DELETE 1. Press the S / T and W / X buttons to choose a TV channel Every time you press the S / T and W / X buttons, the programmed number changes and the picture of the TV channel stored in the programmed num ber appears on the screen. 2. Press the blue button to start the DELETE function. 3. Press the S / T and [...]

32 OSD (On-Screen Display) 26LD8000T A/ PC Supported Mode List 1. The Auto SETUP function will work automatically when you change the resolution of PC mode. The picture position, clock, and phase will be optimiz ed. 2. Whenever your LCD-T V is connected to the PC, or you have changed the PC display mode. Please use AUTO SETUP to automatically confi[...]

ENGLISH 33 OSD (On-Screen Display) (NOTE : When COLOR TEMPERATURE at HIGH and LOW, R,G,B, and bars in gray and can not move. R : You can adjust the Red color component. G : You can adjust the Green color component. B : You can adjust the Blue color component. Reset : You can select RESET mode for default setting. AUDIO z Sound Adjustment Y ou can a[...]

34 Self Diagnosis Function If a problem arises while you are using the television, pl ease read this self diagr am function guide carefully before yo u ask t o have the television repaired. Y ou ma y be able to fix it easily b y yourself. For exampl e, if the mains plug is disconnected from the main s outlet, or the television aerial has problems, [...]

ENGLISH 35 Self Diagnosis Function Other concerns: z When the SLEEP TIMER function operates, the television is auto matically turned off. If the television suddenly turns off, try to press the standby button to turn on the television once again. If the television goes back to normal, there is no problem. z It takes a short period of time from the t[...]

36 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Model Item 26LD8000T A Brocadcasting system P AL(I, D/K, B/G) , SECAM(D/K, B/G), NTSC M Color system P AL, NTSC 4.43, NTSC 3.58, SECAM Channels and frequenci es z E2-E12, E21-E69, S1-S41, X, Y , Z+1,Z+2, IT AL Y A-H, IT AL Y H+1, IT AL Y H+2, F2-F10, F21-F69,R1-R12, R21-R69, IR A-J z French cable TV channel o f broadcast f[...]

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38 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS (continued) Signal Input Applicable video signals for input terminal (TV mode) T erminal RCA/S-video D-sub Signal CVBS S-video Component RGB A V1 o A V2 o A V3 o o A V4 o o PC RGB o With composite input(A V3~A V4 input) and S-video input (A V3, A V4 input). Signal mode NO. Signal Name Resolution V ertical frequency (Hz) Ho[...]

ENGLISH 39 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS (continued) Signal Input With Analog signal input (RGB input) Mod e No. Mode Name Resolution H. Freq. (kHz) V . Freq. (HZ) H. Polarity V . Polarity Pixel Clock (MHz) H. To t a l (Clock) H. Act ive (Clock) H. Back Porch (Clock) H. Sync. Width (Clock) V. To t a l (Line) V. Act ive (Line) V. Back Porch (Line) V. Sync [...]

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