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GB D F I Instructions f or use Bedienungsanleitu ng Notice d'utilisat ion Istruzioni per l'us o 42PD8A10 42PD8 60 0 Downloaded From TV-Manual.com Manuals[...]
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-1- Cont ents Remo te Con trol B utt ons ......................... 2 PL AS MA TV ............................................. 3 Preparation ............................................. 5 Fe at ure s ............................................... 5 Panel Features ..................................... 5 Safety Precautions .........................[...]
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-2- Remote Control Buttons = S tan d by On/ Off f = Picture Mode = Equalize r Sound Mode = Surro und Mode = Input Source = Program Information = Sound M ode =S l e e p T i m e r RED / = P A T (Pi ctu re and T e xt) GREEN / = Subtit le page in TV mo de YELLO W / = Select activ e window in PIP mode BLUE = Only u sed i n T eletext mo de = Menu On/Off [...]
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-3- PLA SMA TV FRONT VIEW REAR VIEW O N/OF F S WIT CH LED SPEAKER SPEAKER Downloaded From TV-Manual.com Manuals[...]
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-4- On/O ff sw itch V olu me Up, V olume D own buttons Prog. Up, Pro g. Down bu ttons M ENU button TV/A V but ton Pow er cord input S-VHS Input Video Inp ut Audio Inp uts Headphone A u d i oL i n eO u t s Subwoofer Out Scart 3 (EX T -3) PC Audio Input Aeri al Scar t 2 ( EXT -2) Scar t 1 ( EXT -1) HDMI Input (EXT -6) Component Audio Inputs s Compon [...]
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-5- Preparation For ventilation, leave a space of at least 10 cm free all around the set. To preve nt any fault a nd unsafe situations, please do not place any objects on top of the set. Use this apparatus in tropical and/or moder- ate climates. Features • Remote controlled co lour televisio n. • 100 programmes from VHF , UHF bands or cable cha[...]
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-6- Observe the manufacturers instructions when connectin g extension l eads to th e TV . Check the fuse rating on the new plug, this should be fitted with a 5 Amp fuse which conforms to ei- ther AST A or BSI ( BS1 362) a pprova ls, thes e are easily identifiable by either the or symbols. If you are in any doubt about the in- stallation of an exten[...]
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-7- “The Pla sma TV is a very high techolo gy product giving you fine picture details. Occa- sionally, a few non-active pixels may remain still on the screen . Long-t ime unmoving still pictures may cause pe rmanent shade effect on the screen and even the picture has been changed, its influence l asts a s ghost pi c- ture. This gho st effect may [...]
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-8- Before S w itching On Y our TV Pow er Connect ion IMPORTANT: T he TV set is designed to op- er at e o n 220-240V AC , 50 Hz. • After unpacking, allow the TV set to reach the ambient ro om temperature befor e you con- nect th e set t o the mains . Connecti ons To The A erial Input Socket VHF/U HF 75 : REAR OF THE TV CABLE TV • Connect the ae[...]
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-9- Initial Settings Initial A PS (A utomatic Programmi ng Sy stem) The follow ing menu will be displayed on the screen when you turn your T V on for the first time . APS, searches and sorts all c hanne ls and stores them automatically on your TV, according t o the transmission of programme systems in your area. AUTO PROGRAM PLEASE CHECK ANTENNA CA[...]
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-1 0- and 9. The T V will switch to the selected programme after a short delay. • For a tw o digit programme number enter the second digit afte r pressing the first digit within 2 s econ ds. Menu System Your TV has been de signed with a menu system to provide easy manipulation of a multif unction s ystem. Press the button to enter the menu. Press[...]
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-1 1- ing films t o see the fast motion scenes clearly. 3D Comb 3D Comb is used to impr ove colour tran si- tions and colour quality of pictures. By pre ssing a / b button, select 3D Comb. Press _ / ` button to s et this featur e On or Off. Rese t By pr essing a / b but ton, sel ect Reset. Press _ / ` or “ OK ” button to res et the picture mode[...]
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-1 2- volume By pressin g a / b button, sel ect Volume. Press ` button to increase hp volume level. Press _ button to decrease hp volume level. Headphone volume level can be adjusted between 0 and 63. sound mo de By press ing a / b butt on, sel ect Sound Mo d e. Press _ / ` butt on to ch ange sou nd mode. Sound mode is used to iden tify sound mode [...]
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-1 3- Sleep Timer By pressing a / b button, se lect Slee p Ti m er . T he ti mer can be pro grammed b e- tween O ff and 2 hours in steps of 10 min- utes by pressing _ / ` button. If sleep timer is activated, at the end of the selected time, the TV goes automatically to stand-by mode. Child Lock You can use this feature to prevent children tur ning [...]
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-1 4- Pixel Shift : This item ca n be set to off ,5 , 10, 20, 40 min. or 1 hour. W hol e pictur e is shifted 2 pix els in the directions of the figure show n below . f f f f f 1 2 3 4 5 P ixel The time entered in this setting refers to the time between the picture being moved. If you are using games consoles or similar set to 5 mins but try not to [...]
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-1 5- Progr am menu By pressing _ / ` button, select the fifth icon. Program menu appears on the screen. PROGRAM 01 ITV 02 ZDF 03 CH5 04 C - 02 05 C - 05 06 C - 06 07 C - 08 08 C - 21 09 C - 23 10 C - 35 11 C - 4 3 12 C - 64 13 C - 68 14 S - 4 0 1 5 ----- 1 6 ----- 1 7 ----- 1 8 ----- 1 9 ----- 2 0 ----- N ame I nsert Delet e APS By mo ving th e c [...]
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-1 6- PC Mode Installation • Pow er off both Co mputer and Dis play befor e making any connections. • Set your PC’s resolution correctly before conne cting to the T V. S e e the ta ble on p a g e 25 for s upported m odes. • Use a D -SUB cable to co nnect the T V’s PC input to the computer’s RGB output termi- nal. 15 Pin Mini D -Sub Conn[...]
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-1 7- PC PICTURE C ontr ast Brightness R G 32 30 46 32 C olour T em p Norma l Reset B 32 Contrast , Brightness an d Colour Tempera- tur e adju st men ts in t hi s men u are i dent ica l to adjustments defined in TV picture menu. W hen Colour Temp is M anual, you can also adjust the R,G,B items. R, G and B adjust the TV i mage co lour in P C mod e. [...]
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-1 8- Source restr ictions of PAP Mode are same as in PIP Mode. Freeze Pictu re You can freeze the picture on the screen by pressing the button. At PIP and PAP lay- outs; only the main picture can be frozen. Zoom M odes Zoo m mode can b e changed by pre ssing the button. Y ou can change the screen size according to the picture aspect ratio. Se- lec[...]
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-1 9- T eletext T eletex t is an info rmatio n s y stem tha t dis- plays tex t on your TV screen. Using the T ele- text information sy stem you can view a page of info rmation on a subje ct that is availab le in the list of contents (index). To Operate Teletext • Sele ct a TV stati on where T elet ext is bei ng transmitted. • Pres s the b u t t[...]
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-2 0- PA T (Pic tur e and Text ) •P r e s st h eR E D( ) button t o see the programme and teletex t at the same time. The scr een will be divi ded into two par ts. T eletext will be displayed on the left side of the s creen. To Ex it Tel e te xt • Press the but ton. T he screen w ill sw itch to TV m ode. To Displ ay The Time • W hile watching[...]
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-2 1- If the VCR is connected via Aerial input it is suggest ed to use Programme 0. Decod er Cable TV offers you a wide choice of pr o- grams. Most of them are free, others are to be paid for by the vi ewer. This means that you w ill need to subscribe to the broadcast- ing organisation whose programm es you wish to receiv e. This organisation w ill[...]
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-2 2- Connect Pe ripheral Eq uipment ANT .IN CAM CORD ER AUDIO IN (R) (L) VIDEO IN NO U T IN UT DECODER FOR SA TELLITE RE CEIVE R VIDEO HEADPHONE AUDI O A erial Connect ion VH F/U H F 7 5 : Roun d 75 ohm c oaxia l c abl e Rear of TV Out door A e rial C onn ect ion Downloaded From TV-Manual.com Manuals[...]
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-2 3- Connec ti ng Headph ones Use the stereo headphone socket at the rear side of the TV, to connect headphones. Connecting Subw oofer Use Subw oofer Out socket to conne ct an external, activ e subwoofer to the set to give a much deeper bass effect. Tips Care Of T he Scree n Clean the screen with a slightly damp, soft cloth. Do not use a brasive s[...]
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-2 4- Specifica tions TV BROADCASTING PAL/SE CAM B/ G D/K K' I/I' L/ L' RECEI VING CHANNELS VHF (BAND I/ III) UHF (BAND U) HYPERBAND CABLE T V (S1-S20/ S21-S 41) NUMBER OF PRESET CH ANNELS 1 0 0 CHAN NEL INDICA TOR On Screen Display RF AERIAL INPUT 75 Ohm (unbalanced) OPERA T ING VOL T AGE 220-240V AC, 50 Hz. AUD IO German +Nicam S t[...]
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-2 5- A ppend ix A : PC Inp ut T y p ical Disp lay Modes The display has a maximum resolution of 1280x 1024, vertical sync. frequency range of 56- 85 Hz and a horizontal sync. frequency range of 30-69 KHz. The follow ing table is an illustration of some of the typical video display modes. H or izontal Ver t ical H or . ( kHz) Ver . ( H z ) 1 640 40[...]
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-2 6- A ppendix B : DVD Play er Selection You can use this remote control to operate the selected brand of DVD player by pressing the following buttons on the remote control simultaneously. Brands o f DVD Player Press Brands of DVD Player Press Hitachi RCA Pioneer Mitsu bishi Panasoni c Onkyo Toshib a Zenith Philip s Orion JVC Shinco Sams ung Skywo[...]
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-2 7- A ppendix C: Main and PIP-P AP Picture Combinatio ns Downloaded From TV-Manual.com Manuals[...]
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UK Guarantee Your Guarantee of Exce llence Thank you for purchasing this Hitachi Television. In the unlikely event that this product should develop a fault, w e undertake to replace or repair any part of the product which fails due to a manufacturing defect w ithin 12 months of the date of purchase p rovided that: i) The product has been installed [...]
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Rear view ANT .IN VCR AV- 1 AV- 2 QUICK GUIDE IMPOR T ANT - If placing TV into cabinet or alcove, ensure there is at least a 100mm (10cm) gap to the si des, r e a r and top of th e TV . This is to allow for adequa te ventilat ion during operat ion. Please read t he main Users Guid e for more safety inf ormation before ins tallation. inser t the ba [...]
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...or through a satellite decoder ... ...or through a V CR and satellite decoder . ANT .IN ANT .IN ANT .IN RF Lead to Aerial RF Lead to Aerial RF Lead from VCR to Satellite RF Lead from VCR to TV Satellite LNB lead Satellite LNB lead RF Lead from Satellite to TV Aerial Aerial VCR •S c a r tL e a dt o AV- 1 o n T V . •S c a r tL e a dt o EXT -1 [...]
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basic functions of rem ote control . . . a n ds w i t c ho n insert plug... connect the TV plug to the mains sock et sw i tc h yo u r T V o n by pressing the On/Of f button GB NB: When the s et is fi rst switc hed on, the s et will be i n standb y . Press the channe l up down (P- and the indicato r on the front of the se t will illumina te red , P+[...]
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Once the TV has found all your local st ations, they are then au tomatically assi gned a program me numberand nam e, if available fr om the broadcast. If you would li ke to change the progr amme number o r order , please refer to th e Program Menu section of the instruction book. impor tant note before star ting Auto Setup impor tant note. star t A[...]
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Hitachi Ltd. Consumer Business Group Shin-Otemachi Bldg 5f, 2-1, Otemachi 2-Chome, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 100-0004 Japan HITACHI EUROPE LTD. HITACHI EUROPE S.A. Consumer Affairs Department 364, Kifissias Ave. & 1, Delfon Str. PO Box 3007 152 33 Chalandri Maidenhead Athens Berkshire SL6 8ZE GREECE UNITED KINGDOM Tel: 1 - 6837200 Tel: 0870 405 4405 Fa[...]