Hitachi 27GX01B manual

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    SOLID ST A TE COLOR TV 27GX01B OPERA TING GUIDE IMPORT ANT SAFE GUARDS 2-3 FIRST TIME USE 4-9 REMOTE CONTRO L 10-1 4 MENU SE LECTION 15-2 3 USEFUL INF OR MA TION 24-2 5 Printed in th e United States TQB2AA0335 ASK ME! 0335E2new. fm Page 1 Tuesday, April 25, 2000 4:10 PM[...]

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    Import an t - 2 - I MPOR TANT Follow all w arnings a nd instru ctions ma rked on this televisio n receiver. POWER SOURCE • This soli d state color TV i s designe d to operate o n 120 volts 60H z, AC househo ld current. • Insert pow er cord into a 12 0 volt 60Hz outlet. • T o prevent electric s hock, do not us e the telev ision’s plug with a[...]

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    Import an t - 3 - PROTEC TION AND LOC ATION OF YOUR T ELEVISION S ET PROTEC TION AND LOC ATION OF YOUR T ELEVISION S ET OPERAT ION OF YOUR TELEVISIO N SET IF THE TELEVISIO N SET DOES N OT OPERAT E PROPERLY FOR SERVICING AND MO DIFICATION 12. Do not use the televis ion set near wa ter, for examp le, near a batht ub, wash bowl, k itchen sink, or laun[...]

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    Introd uction - 4 - I NTRODUCTION Congratulations On Your New Purchase Y our ne w tel evisi on feat ures all soli d st ate compone nts. It is des igned to gi ve you many yea rs of enjoy ment. It was thoro ughly t ested an d adjuste d at the f actory for best perfor mance. In orde r for yo u to ta ke full ad vant age of yo ur new tele vision , pleas[...]

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    Inst allation - 5 - I NSTALLAT ION T elevi sion Locat ion This un it is inte nded to be used with an optional sta nd or enter tai nment ce nter . Consu lt your dealer for av aila ble optio ns. Locate for com fortable v iewing. Avoi d plac ing where sunlight o r othe r bright light (inc luding reflections ) will fall o n the scree n. Use of some typ[...]

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    Inst allation (cont.) - 6 - Antenna/Cable Connections Antenna Conn ection - For prope r recept ion of VH F/UHF cha nnels, an externa l antenn a is req uired. For best r ec eptio n an out door ant enna is recommended. Antenna must be sele cted as your signal source . (R efer to the Si gnal Sou rce sect ion loca ted in t he Set-Up menu). Incoming Cab[...]

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    Inst allation (c ont.) - 7 - Optional Equipment Connection and Operation To Au di o AMP Connec tion (S tere o) • T o Au dio AM P Conne ct to an externa l audio amp aux iliary inp ut for monitorin g soun d throug h a st ereo syste m. NOTE: “TO AUDIO AMP” te rminals canno t be us ed for extern al spea kers. Oper ation - When a n aud io amp is c[...]

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    Inst allation (cont.) - 8 - Cable Box Connection Oper ation 1. Connec t incom ing c able to cable b ox ANT INPUT . 2. Con nect a ca bl e from ca ble box ANT OUTPUT to TV ANT . Digital TV - Set-T op Box (DTV -STB) Conn ecti on Use th is diagr am to conn ect the DTV -STB (Digi tal TV -Set-T op Box) to t he back of your T V . Note: There are th ree vi[...]

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    Locati on of T elevision Cont rol s - 9 - L OCA TION OF T ELEVISION C ONTROLS Power Butto n - Press to turn ON or OFF. VOL (V olume) Buttons - Pre ss to adj u st soun d level. CH (Channel) - Pres s to sele ct progr ammed chan nels. Me nu Bu tton - Press to d ispl ay main menu an d acces s onscree n featur es or Adj u stme nt menus. Input But ton - [...]

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    Remote Co n trol - 10 - R EMO TE C ONTR OL Mode Buttons Thes e butto ns allow th e remo te to contro l your TV, VCR, or c able box depen ding on which mode but ton is select ed. Channel Butt ons Press to selec t chann els. Keypa d But tons Press de sired ch annel num ber to access channel . Volume But tons Press to adju st TV soun d level. LST-CH ([...]

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    Remote Co ntrol Quick Refer ence Func tional Key C hart - 11 - R EMOTE C ONTROL Q UICK R EFERENCE F UNCTIONAL K EY C HA RT Key Operates POWER TV CABLE VCR Turns TV On and Off Turns Cable Box On and Off Tu rns VCR On and Off INPUT TV Selects the TV In put Mode MENU TV Act ivates and Exits TV Men us TV VCR CABLE Selects Cha nnel Selects code in Video[...]

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    Remote Contr ol Quick R eference Function al Key C hart - 12 - SLEEP TV Selects 3 0, 60 or 90 minutes for Autom atic Turn Off. Also use t o turn Sleep Timer off by sel ecting NO MUTE TV Mutes TV Audio Access a nd exit C losed Captio ning LST -C H TV Select prev iously tun ed channe l Mode Select ion Buttons TV CABLE VCR TV CABLE VCR Selects TV Mode[...]

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    Using th e Remot e to Cont rol VCR a nd Cable Box Fun ctions - 13 - U SING THE R EMOT E TO C ONTR OL VCR AND C ABLE B OX F UNCT IONS Operating th e Precoded Function for Your V CR This rem ote is des igned t o operate dif feren t types of VCRs . Y ou must f irst progr am the re mote to ma tch the remote system in your VCR . (Refer t o the VCR Code [...]

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    VCR and Cable Box Cod es Inde x - 14 - VCR AND C ABLE B OX C ODES I NDEX The remo te is capab le of o perati ng many brands of VCRs and cable boxes. Y ou must f irst program t he remot e cont rol to match the re mote s ystem in your VCR or c able box. NOTE: The remot e control me mory is limite d. Some mod els of VCRs or cable boxes may not op erat[...]

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    Menu Selections - 15 - S PECIAL F UNCTIONS LST-CH - Pressi ng switc hes be tween t he last two channe ls sel ected from numer ic key pad. NOTE: When sca nning cha nnels with the C HANNEL or butto n, pressi ng the LST- CH butt on switc hes between the last two channel s scanned. Recall - Press to revi e w: Audio Mo de Stat us CH Num ber or Vide o In[...]

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    Menu Selections - 16 - Video A djustments Reset Use to r eset Color , Tint, Brightne ss, Contra st and Shar pness a djustm ents back to a fa ctory p reset level. 1. Press . 2. Pr ess C URSOR or and or to hig hlight th e Video i con. 3. Pr ess to di sp lay th e Video Adjust ment menu . 4. Press CURSOR or to high light RES ET . 5. Press CU RSOR or to[...]

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    Menu Selections - 17 - Audio Ad justm ents Mode When A udio is broad cast in S tereo or SA P , an On- Scree n display will appear o n initial “Turn On”. The available choices will be h ighlighted . 1. Press . 2. Pr ess C URSOR or and or to hig hlight th e Audio i con. 3. Pr ess to di sp lay th e Audio Adjust ment menu . 4. Press CURSOR to highl[...]

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    Menu Selections - 18 - Perfect V ol. (V olu me) This f eature au tomati cally adj ust s the vol ume to maint ain a comfortable listening level. 1. Press . 2. Pr ess C URSOR or and or to hig hlight th e Audio i con. 3. Pr ess to di sp lay th e Audio Adjust ment menu . . 4. Press CU RSOR . 5. Pr ess CURS OR or to sele ct ON or O FF . 6. Pr ess twice [...]

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    Menu Selections - 19 - Time r Features Clock Set Clock (whe n set) will d isplay ons creen at init ial “T urn O n”, afte r a cha nnel ch ange and when pre ssing the RE CALL button . The time m ust be set first in ord er to op erate the Event Program T imer . 1. Press . 2. Pr ess CURS OR or and or to hi ghligh t the Set-Up icon. 3. Pr ess to di [...]

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    Menu Selections - 20 - T imer 1 and Timer 2 (cont.) NOTE: To de activate Pr ogram Tim er select N O in step 15. Custo m Favo rites In CHANNE LS menu under F A VORITES select: • CHANNEL SCAN F A V to enter up to 16 favo ri te chan nels. • CHANNEL SCAN ALL to scan all channels when usi ng the CH up/dow n button s. 1. Press . 2. Pr ess curs or p o[...]

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    Menu Selections - 21 - Custom Manual C aption This f eature al lows you to ent er the call names of up to 30 stations int o mem ory (us ing up to 4 char acters f or each station). Th e I.D. na me will th en displa y along wit h the channe l numb er whe n chang ing cha nnels or pre ssin g RECALL . 1. Press . 2. Pr ess CURS OR or and or to hi ghligh [...]

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    Menu Selections - 22 - Input Lab el This fe ature is used to label v ideo co nnections for on screen disp lay o f opt ional equipme nt. 1. Press . 2. Pr ess CURS OR or and or to hi ghligh t the Cust om icon. 3. Pr ess to di splay the Custo m menu . 4. Press CU RSOR to highligh t CAPTION. 5. Press CU RSOR . 6. Pr ess C URSOR to highli ght Input Labe[...]

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    Menu Selections - 23 - Set-Up Feature s Signal S ource The pro per inp ut mode m ust be s elec ted for the ty pe of sign al at the antenna input. • Antenna mode is us ed when the te levisi on is not connec ted to a cabl e TV system, for ex ample w hen usin g a VHF/UHF ant enna ( ch annels 02 - 69). • CA TV mode is used when the telev isio n is [...]

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    Menu Selections - 24 - CC on Mute Activate C1 -C2 for Close d Capt ion in g disp la y whe n the remote MUTE butto n is pr essed. 1. Press . 2. Pr ess CURS OR or and or to hi ghligh t the Set-Up icon. 3. Pr ess to di sp lay th e Set-U p menu. 4. Press CURSO R to hig hligh t CC. 5. Press CU RSOR to se lect NO, C 1 or C2 . 6. Pr ess twice to exit me n[...]

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    Useful In formatio n - 25 - T ROUBLESHOOTING C HART Befor e you c all for s ervice, de termin e the s ymptoms and m ake a fe w simple checks shown b elow . Specifications Power Source: 120V CA , 60Hz , Channe l Capa bility: 181 chan nels (See chart) VH F 2~ 1 3, UHF 14 ~ 69 , Cable 125 c hanne ls Video I nput Jac ks: 1V p-p , 75 o hm, p ho no jac k[...]

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    Notes - 27 - 0335E2new. fm Page 27 Tuesday, April 25, 2000 4:10 PM[...]

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