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    0 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ................................................................................ 1-6 FIRST TIME USE .............................................................................................................. .. .. 7-23 THE REMOTE CONTROL .............................................................................[...]

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    1 English Français IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAFETY POINTS YOU SHOULD KNOW AB OUT YOUR HITACHI PLASMA TELEVISION Our reputation has been built on the qua lity, perform ance, and ease of servic e of HITACHI Plasma Televisions. Safety is also foremost in our minds in the desi gn of these un its. To help you operate these products properl y, this[...]

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    2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 15. Televisions are desi gned to comply with the recomm ended safety standards for tilt and stability. Do not apply excess ive pulling force to t he front, or top, of the cabinet which could caus e the product to overturn resu lting in product damage and/or p ersonal injury. 16. Follow instruct ions for wall, shelf o[...]

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    3 English Français Disconnect the plug from the power outlet. Do not disassemble. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This PDP 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[...]

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    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[...]

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    5 English Français Disconnect the plug from the power outlet. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS(continued) Be careful in moving the Plasma Television. Neglect could result in an injury or damage. • Do not move the PDP TV during use. Before moving, disconnect the po wer plug and all external connections. • You are advised to move the PDP TV with two persons.[...]

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    6 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS(continued) • Prevention of an obstacle to Radio receiv ers This PDP TV has been designed pursuant to the international EMI standards. This is to prevent a probl em to Radio receivers. - Keep the PDP TV away from Radio. - Adjust Radio antennas in order for the PDP TV n ot to receive interference. - The antenna cable of Radio [...]

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    7 English Français ACCESSORIES Check to make sure you have the following access ori es 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 REPLACEMENT [...]

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    8 HOW TO SETUP YOUR NEW HITACHI PLASMA TELEVISION To take measures to prevent the Plasma Televi sion from tipping over and pr event possible injury it is important to mount the unit in a stable pl ace. Securing to a w all *Keep the Plasma T elevision four inches a way from the wall exc ept those h ung to the wall mount brack et. *Using a commercial[...]

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    9 English Français HOW TO SETUP YOUR NEW HITACHI PLASMA TELEVISION VIEWING The major benefit of the HITACHI Plasma Televisi on is its large viewing screen. T o see this large screen at its best , test vari ous locations in the room t o find the optimum spot f or viewing. T he best picture is seen by sitting dir ectly in front of the T V and about [...]

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    10 HOOKUP CABLES Most video/audio connect ions bet ween components can be made with sh ielded vide o and audio cables that have phono connectors. For best performance, vid eo cables should use 75-Ohm co axial shielded wire. Cables can be purch ased from most stores that sell audio/video pr oducts. Below are illustr ations and names of common co nne[...]

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    11 English Français ANTENNA CONNECTIONS TO REAR PANEL JACKS VHF (75-Ohm) antenna/C ATV (Cable TV) When using a 75-Ohm co axial cable s ystem, connect the outdoor antenna or CAT V coaxial cable to the ANALOG RF terminal (75-Ohm) and/or DIGITAL RF terminal ( 75-Ohm). VHF (300-Ohm) antenna/UHF an ten na When using a 300-Ohm t win lead from an out doo[...]

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    12 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS FRONT VIEW 42” PLASMA TV ① REMOTE CONTROL sensor Point your remote at this area when selecting channels, adjusting volume, et c. ② POWER light indicator T o turn the PDP TV ON, press the main po wer button located on the BACK left side of the TV. A red stand-by ind icator lamp locate d on the lower right corner of the [...]

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    13 English Français REAR PANEL MAIN POWER SWITCH & JACKS REAR VIEW 42” PLASMA TV ① MAIN POWER button T his power button is for the complete s ystem, and must be t urned ON/OFF manually. It is recommended to leave the “MAI N POWER” to ON conditi on (lights red) for stand-b y mode. ② AC IN input T his TV is designed to operate on 12 0V[...]

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    14 REAR PANEL JACKS ⑨ S-VIDEO Inputs Provide S-VIDEO (Super Video) jacks fo r c onnecting equipment with S-VIDEO output capabilit y. ⑩ COMPOSITE VIDEO Input By using t he VIDEO button of the remot e control, you c an select Composite vi deo source. Use the audi o and video inputs t o connect external devices, such as VCRs, camcorders, laserdisc[...]

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    15 English Français CONNECTING EXTERNAL SOURCES The exact arrangem ent you use to conn ect the PC, VCR, camcorder, lase rdisc player, DVD pla yer, or HDTV Set Top Box to your Plasma TV is dependent on the model and feat ures of each component. Ch eck the owner’s manual of each component for the locat ion of video and audio inp uts and outputs. T[...]

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    16 CONNECTING EXTERNAL SOURCES CONNECTING HDTV SOURCES HDTV input sources, such as a digital cab le box, digital satellit e receiv er, or digital terrestrial receiver bo x, can be connec ted as desired, using the appropri ate cable system. 1. Connect the HDT V source device using the appr opriate c able pair, in the follo wing order of preferenc e:[...]

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    17 English Français CONNECTING EXTERNAL SOURCES CONNECTING A TV CABLE BOX OR SA TELLITE RECEIVER 1. Connect the T V Cable Box or Satellite Rec eiver device using: Component cable and Audio cable O R S-Video cable and Audio cable O R Composite cable and Audio cable. 2. Connect all po wer sources before activatin g the PDP TV. 3. Turn on the PDP T V[...]

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    18 CONNECTING EXTERNAL SOURCES CONNECTING A DVD PLAYER 1. Connect the DVD pla yer using: HDMI cabl e OR Comp osite cable and Audi o cable OR S-Vide o cable and Audio cable OR Comp onent cable and Audi o cable. 2. Connect all po wer sources before activatin g the PDP TV. 3. Turn on the PDP T V. 4. Press the button correspo nding to the appropriat e [...]

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    19 English Français CONNECTING EXTERNAL SOURCES CONNECTING A VCR 1. Connect the VCR pla yer using: Comp osite cable and Audi o cable OR S-Vide o cable and Audio cable. 2. Connect all po wer sources before activatin g the PDP TV. 3. Turn on the PDP T V. 4. Press the button correspon ding to the appropriat e signal source (Composite Video or S-Video[...]

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    20 CONNECTING EXTERNAL SOURCES CONNECTING A A UDIO RECEIVER For improved sound qualit y, you may want to play the audio of the PDP through your ster eo system. 1. Use an audio cable to connect the PDP’s aud io out put jacks to the line input jacks on the A/V receiver. 2. Connect all po wer sources before activatin g the PDP TV. 3. Turn on the PDP[...]

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    21 English Français CONNECTING EXTERNAL SOURCES CONNECTING PC 1. Connect the PC using: D-Sub cable and ⌀ 3.5 mm Audio cable. 2. Connect all po wer sources before activatin g the PDP TV. 3. Turn on the PDP T V. 4. Press the button correspon ding to the appropriat e signal source (Analog RGB) This Plasma Television can a utomatically det ect and d[...]

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    22 CONNECTING EXTERNAL SOURCES CONNECTING EXTERNAL A UDIO AMPLIFIER For monitor the audio lev el of the PDP TV to an external a udio amplifier, connect the system as belo w: 1. Use a digital audio cable to connect the PDP’s di gital audio output jacks to the input jacks on the vol ume of the amplifier. 2. Connect all po wer sources before activat[...]

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    23 English Français TIPS ON REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS • S-VIDEO or Y-P B P R connections are provided for high perf ormance laserdisc pla yer s etc. that have t his feature. Use these connectio ns in pl ace of the standard vi deo connection if yo ur device has t his feature. • If your device has only o ne audio output (mono sound), connect it to [...]

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    24 HOW TO USE THE REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR PLASMA TV 1. POWER button Press this button to turn the T V set on or standby. 2. MUTE button Press to mute the volume. Press agai n to restore the volume. 3. RECALL button Press to display source in put signal on the displa y. When the PIP f unction is working, pres s to display audio so urce. Then pres s ?[...]

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    25 English Français HOW TO USE THE REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR PLASMA TV 6. VIDEO button Shortcut to access the composit e video, S-video, Y/C B /C R , Y/P B /P R and HDMI mode. Press repeatedl y to circle through the selections . 7. NTSC button Press to switch directly to t he NTSC mode. Also can press CH+/ - buttons to switch to NTSC mode. 8. DTV but[...]

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    26 HOW TO USE THE REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR PLASMA TV 21. INFO button (for DTV mode only) Switch between Viewing mod e, Channel Banner , and Channel Ban ner with Extende d Info. 22. PC A DJ. b utton (not avai lable for 480p/720 p/1080i signals) When the image is not eve n or not in the center of the screen under PC mode, press this but ton for auto ad[...]

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    27 English Français HOW TO USE THE REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR PLASMA TV 26. P. MODE button Press to select standard, movie and dynamic pict ure mode. Press repeatedl y to circle through the selections. 27. ZOOM +/- buttons Zoom in on the image by pr essing Zoom + but ton and press Zoom – but ton to zoom out. 28. MTS button (for DTV : Multi Language [...]

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    28 OSD (On-Screen Display) USING THE ON-SCREEN DISPLAY (OSD) CONTROLS 1. Press MENU on the remote control t o display the diff erent features on yo ur HITACHI Plasma T V. 2. Use the ▲▼ to navigate to diff erent menu item. 3. Use the W X to adjust function s. 4. Press SEL on the remote control to sel ect functions. 5. Press EXIT on the remot e c[...]

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    29 English Français OSD (On-Screen Display) Adjusts the picture mode, brightness, contrast, color, tint, sharpness, color temperature a nd position of your d i s p l a y . Audio/Video Mode Video Function Options Picture Mode Select a preset customized p icture setting. - Natural - Cinema - Dynamic Brightness Adjusts the darkness an d lightness of [...]

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    30 OSD (On-Screen Display) Adjust scaling, auto a djust, border color set, nois e reduction, 3:2 pull down, clock phase and horizo ntal clock. Audio/Video Mode Image Function Options Select the screen sizes. (Available for 480i/480 p/576i/576p/HDMI signals.) - 4:3 expanded - 4:3 standard - 4:3 Zoom1 - 4:3 Zoom2 - 16:9 standard - 16:9 zoom Aspect (P[...]

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    31 English Français OSD (On-Screen Display) Adjusts the mute, volume, treble, b ass, balance, SRS WOW and Subwoofer of your sound. Audio Function Options Mute Turns off the sound. Enable or disable Volume Increases and decreases the l evel of sound. 0 to 64 Treble Increases and decreases the l evel of treble. (When SRS WOW select “On”, this fu[...]

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    32 OSD (On-Screen Display) Adjusts the screen format, and PIP settings. Audio/Video Mode System Function Options Signal Format Displays video sign al information. Advanced Adjusts move screen function. - Move Screen Mode: Off, Mode 1 or Mode 2 - Move Screen Time: 255~5 sec PIP Set Adjust the PIP source, positio n, audio source, and dis play. - Size[...]

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    33 English Français SETTING UP THE V-CHIP The V-chip featur e requir es a password to be entered to view movies and T V programs with u nsuitable rating s 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 an d TV programs: 1. Press the MENU button on the remote control to brin g up the OSD menu. 2. Continue [...]

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    34 SETTING UP THE CLOSED CAPTION For some T V programs, PDP has t he de-cod ing and “Close Caption” functions. T his caption is us uall y served for the deaf or the foreign lan guage translation. All VCRs ca n record Close Caption sig nal s f r o m T V p r o g r a m s , s o v i d e o s w i l l a l s o s h o w t h e “ C l o s e C a p t i o n ?[...]

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    35 English Français ATSC(Advanced Television System Committee) INTRODUCTION Terrestrial broadcast is a t raditional way of watching TV prog rams, simply by installing an outdoor YAGI antenna or an i ndoor r abbit ear antenna, plug ging it into the T V set’s tuner, tuning ch annel, then you c an enjoy watching the programs. Ho wever, they are all[...]

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    36 SETTING UP YOUR DTV 1. Make sure the physical co nnection is properl y connected. 2. Switch on the T V. 3. Select the appropriat e external video i nput on your TV by using the TV remote control. 4. If the PDP is moved to a diff erent location. You shou ld reset the receiver and do t he channel scanni ng all over again. USING THE DTV ON-SCREEN D[...]

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    37 English Français SETTING UP YOUR DTV 1. On the Channel menu page , select the third item MANUA L SCAN. 2. Press W or X to highlight the input col umn. Then press numeric buttons to input t he channel number. T he channel freque ncy will be auto matically sho wing on right side of the input col umn. 3. Press OK button when the message “Add cha[...]

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    38 SETTING UP YOUR DTV Adjust the font size, style, color and opacity of Clos ed Ca ption. Caption Function Options Font Size Adjust the font size of Closed Caption Default, Small, Middl e, Large Font Style Adjust the font style of Closed Capt ion Default, S tyle0~7 Font Color Adjust the back ground and foreground c olor of Closed Capt ion Backgrou[...]

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    39 English Français SETTING UP YOUR DTV T o change password, enter the Change Pas sword Number optio n in CHANGE P ASSWORD function, press OK button to change password. Enter four digit al password in enter ne w password number. And then confirm the pass word by entering the same 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 [...]

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    40 CARE OF YOUR HITACHI PLASMA TELEVISION AND YOUR REMOTE CONTROL DO Dust the screen and frame with a clea ni ng cloth from the accessories 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 Plasma Television away from extreme he[...]

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    41 English Français RECEPTION PROBLEMS • IGNITION NOISE: Black spots or horizonta l streaks may appear, pictu re may flutter or d rift. Usually caused by interference from automobile igni tion systems, neon lamps, elect rical drills, and other electrical a ppliances. • GHOSTS: Ghosts are caused by the tel evision signal follo wing two paths. O[...]

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    42 USEFUL INFO[...]

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    43 English Français PLUG and PLAY This Plasma Television complies with VESA DDC2B specifications, Pl ug & Play is a system with computer, peripherals (inclu ding monitors) and operating system . It works when the PDP TV is connec ted to a DDC ready computer that is running an operati ng syst em software that is capab le for the plug & play[...]

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    44 USEFUL INFO Federal Communications Commission Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comp ly with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide rea so nable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment gene rates, uses and c[...]

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    45 English Français USEFUL INFO Features: • New Easy-to-Use On-Screen Menu Cont rol (3 Language) • FilmMode Processing with 3:2 & 2:2 pull do wn • Integrated ATSC T uner • Adjustable Color Temperat ure • PIP • Picture Enhancement • Input Signal Ident ification • Noise Reduction Video: • 1024 x 1024 Display Resolution • High[...]

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    46 USEFUL INFO 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 ef fort to assure you hours of trouble free oper ation from your unit. However, shoul d you require service , a network of Hitachi Author ized Service Faciliti es has been estab[...]

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    47 English Français USEFUL INFO 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. [...]

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    48 END USER LICENSE AGREEMEN T FOR HITACHI DTV SOFTWARE IMPORTANT – READ CAREFU LLY: This License A greement is a legal agree ment between you and Hitachi Ameri c a, Ltd., Home Electronics Division ("HAL -HED"). By using this Hi tachi digita l television (the "DTV") and its software (the "Software"), you agree to be [...]

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    49 English Français END USER LICENSE AGREEMEN T FOR HITACHI DTV SOFTWARE 7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT SHALL HAL-HED OR ANY OF ITS PARENT OR AFFILIATE COMPANIES BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRE CT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMI TED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE[...]