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GB D F I Instructi ons for use Bedienungsanleitu ng Notice d'utilisation Istruzioni per l'uso 42PD87 0 0C[...]
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-1- Cont ents Remo te Con trol B utt ons ......................... 2 PL AS MA T V ............................................. 3 Preparation ............................................. 5 Fe a t ur es ............................................... 5 Panel Features ..................................... 5 Safety Precautions .......................[...]
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-2- Remote Control Buttons TV DTT/ TV I/I I S.MODE GU I DE SWIVEL PHO TO AV1 AV5 AV2 RGB1 AV3 RGB2 DVD SAT P. M O D E S LIDE S H O W-ROTATE AV4 MENU S EL OK P 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 -4- 12 .... = S tand by On/Off f = Program Information SEL= Select TV/ DVD /SA T T AV 3 = AV 3 m o d e AV 2 = AV 2 m o d e RGB2 = No Function RGB1= PC mode =G ob a c kt [...]
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-3- PLA SMA TV FRONT VIEW REAR VIEW O N/OF F S WIT CH LED SPEAKER SPEAKER[...]
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-4- On/Off swi tch V olume Up, V olume Down button s Prog. Up, Prog. D own b utto ns M E N U button TV/A V button Pow er cord input S-VHS Inp ut Video Input Audio Input s Headphone A u d i oL i n eO u t s Subwoofer Out PC Audio Input Aerial Scart 2 (A V -2) Scart 1 (A V -1) HDM I Input (A V -5) Component Audio Inputs s Compon ent Video (YPbPr) Inpu[...]
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-5- Preparation For ventilation, leave a space of at least 10 cm free all around the set. T o prevent 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 cli mates. Features • Remote controlled colour televisio n. • Fully integrated Digital T V (DVB -T ) • 100 p[...]
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-6- priate safe ty a pproved extension lead or co n- sult your de aler . Observe the manufacturers instructions when connectin g extension leads to th e TV . Check the fuse rating on the new plug, this should be fitted with a 5 Amp fus e which conforms to ei- ther AST A or BSI (BS1 36 2) app rova ls, th ese are easily identifiable by either the or [...]
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-7- 5. V enti la ti on The s lots and o penings on the back cover are intended for ventilation and to ensure re- liable operation. T o prevent overheating, these openings must n ot be blocked or cov- ered in anyw ay . 6. Heat and Flam es The set should not be placed near to naked flames and sources of intense heat,such as an electric heater. Ensure[...]
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-8- Before Sw itchi ng On Y our TV Pow er Connection IMPORTANT: The TV set is designed to op- erate on 22 0-240V AC , 50 Hz. • After unpacking, al low the TV set to reach the ambient room temperature before you con- nect the set to the mains. Connecti ons To The Aerial Input Socket VHF/U HF 7 5 : REAR OF THE TV CABLE TV • Connect the aerial or [...]
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-9- Initial Settings W hen the TV is turned on for the first time, IDTV is on first. Because this is the first time that IDTV has been used, there are no chan- nels stored i n the memory. W hen the TV is turned on for the first time, the menu for the language selection ap- pears on the scr een. Th e messag e “W el- come please select y our langua[...]
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-1 0- AP S is runn in g.. . UK - I 055,25 Mhz C ancel After initial aps is finalized, a programme list will appear on the screen. In the programme list you w ill see the program me numbers and nam es assigned to the programmes. PROGR AM 01 BBC1 02 BBC2 03 ITV 04 CH4 05 CH5 06 C - 06 07 C - 08 08 C - 21 09 C - 23 10 C - 35 11 C - 4 3 12 C - 64 13 C [...]
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-1 1- Every day Operation (DIGIT A L TELEVISION) Pressing the “ DTT/TV ” button at any time while watching telev ision programmes will switch the TV set between the digital terres- tria l televi sion broadcasting and the ana- logu e br oadca sting. Information Banner • W henever you change t he cha nnel using the “P +” or “P -” button[...]
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-1 2- pears acr oss the hi ghl ight ed channel line as show n in the following EPG menu figure. Programme reminders is set to signal that a programme is about to start when you are watching a nother ch annel . If you se t re- minder to a programme , then you w ill be asked for sw itching to that channel when the reminder time is reached. News 10:00[...]
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-1 3- The following operat ions can be performed in this menu: 1. Navigating the w hole list of channels 2. Moving channels * 3. Deleting channels 4. Renaming channels 5. Adding locks to channels 6. Se tting favourites * Depending on your selection of Country in the first time installation, “MOVE” option of the Channel List m ay not be visible.[...]
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-1 4- •P r e s s or buttons to highlight the de- sired option. • If “OK’’ but ton is pressed w hile “Yes” is highlighte d, the highlighted channel is de- leted. • Selec ting “No” cancels the del ete operation. Renami ng channels To rename a specific channel, the chan nel must be highlighted via pressing or buttons and then highl[...]
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-1 5- How To Add A Channel To A Favou rite L ist: • By pressing “ ”/“ ” buttons, highlight the c ha nn el tha t you w ant to add to th e favourite list. • Se lect the l ist number by pre ssing “ ”/ “ ” buttons. • By pressing “ OK’’ button , the highl ight ed channel is added to s elected list number. For each channel, an[...]
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-1 6- Selecting “No” cance ls Automatic Search. After searc h is com pl ete d fo r digital ch an- nels, a me ssage as king search for ana- logue channels appears on the screen. Ye s D o you want to search for ana log ue chan nel s? No Highlig ht “ Yes ” and press “SELECT” b utton to sear h for analogue channels.The follow- ing menu appe[...]
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-1 7- Ye s D o y ou wan t to se a rch for analo gue channel s? No Highli ght “ Yes ”i t e mb yp r e s s i n g or buttons and press “OK” button to search for analogue channels.Th e follow ing menu ap- pears on the scre en f or anal ogue c ha nnel search. Language U K PLEASE CHECK ANTENNA CABLE O K C ance l AUTO PROGRAM AUTO. PROGRAMMING SYST[...]
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-1 8- Aud io L anguag e Sub tit l e Langu age Syst em La ngu age E n g li sh E n g li sh E n g li sh O ff Use or buttons to hig hlight the menu item that will be adjusted. Sy st em Language Sy stem Language determin es the on- scr een menu lang uage. Use or buttons to set the System Lan- guage setting. A udio Languag e Digital terres trial tele vis[...]
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-1 9- Time Sett ings In the configuration Menu, highlight the Time Settings item by pressing or buttons. Press OK and T ime Setting s sub menu will be displayed on the screen: T ime Zo ne Setting Ti m e Z o ne Curren t Tim e 14:26 Auto GMT + 0 Use or bu ttons to hig hlight the Time Zone Setting. T ime Zone Setting is set us- ing or buttons. It can [...]
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-2 0- Typ e: N ame: Start: End: Date: Mode : TV 3. ITV 00: 00 00: 00 03/ 06/ 20 05 Once • Here the six s ettings of channel type, chan- nel name, start time, e nd time, date and fre- quen cy mode can be set. You can move freely between each settin g using or buttons. • The channel type is set using or but- tons. It enables displa ying only the [...]
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-2 1- Obt ain the C onditi onal Acce ss M odul e (CAM) and t he V iewing c ard by subscribi ng to a pay channel company, then insert into the Television using the following proce- dure. 1. Switch off the TV and unplug from the mains. 2. Ins ert the CAM, t hen Vie w ing Ca rd to the slot that is located in the terminal cover at the left -hand side o[...]
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-2 2- Hue This item is displayed in picture menu when the TV receives an NTSC signal . By pres s- ing a / b button, select hue .P r e s s ` button to increase hue . Press _ button to decrease hue. Hue lev el can be adjusted between -31 and 31 . Colour T emp By pre ssi ng a / b button, select Colour Temp .P r e s s _ / ` button t o c hoose one of th[...]
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-2 3- Balance By press ing a / b button , select Balanc e. Pres s ` butto n to incr eas e bal an ce to th e right. Press _ button to decrease balance to the left. Balance lev el can be adjusted be- tween -31 and 31 . Headphone By pressing a / b button, select Head- phone. Pre ss _ / ` or “ OK ” button to ent er hedphone menu. SOU ND Headph one [...]
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-2 4- SubWoofer It is possib le to c onn ect an external , active subwoofer to the set to give a much deeper bass effect. By pressing a / b button, sele ct Subwoofer. Subwoofer can be set to On or Off. Set Subw oofer to On w hen you con nect an external subwoofer to the set. Feature menu By pressing _ / ` button, select the third icon. Feature menu[...]
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-2 5- Turk/Gre or Arabic. This will nor mally be set to W est for W estern Europe. Screen Saver By pressing a / b button, select Screen Saver . Press _ / ` or “ OK ” button to enter screen saver menu. This menu has thre e items related to pos- sible image retention problem in plasma displa y pan els. F irst two items (Sc reen W ipe, Inv erse) o[...]
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-2 6- found. You can also en ter a frequency value directly by pressing the digit buttons. VCR (Video Cassette Recor der) • This ite m can be seen i n all modes except Av- 3 and PC. • If you want to watch a VCR source from one of these modes, then it will be better to set VCR mo de “on”. For this, while t he cursor is on this item press the[...]
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-2 7- Source menu By pressing _ / ` button , sel ec t the sixth icon. Source menu appears on the screen. TV / DTT SOURCE : TV AV - 1 A V-2 AV - 3 AV - 4 AV - 4S AV - 5 PC RG B In source menu, highligh t a source by pressing a / b button and sw itch to that mode by pressing _ / ` or “ OK ”button. PC Mode Installation • Pow er off both Compute [...]
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-2 8- Dot Clock Dot Cloc k adjustment s correct interfer ence that appear as vertical banding in dot inten- sive pre sentation s l ike spre adsheets or paragraphs or text in smaller fonts. •U s e _ / ` button to adjus t the val ue. Phase Depending on the resolution and scan fre- quency that you input to the TV Set, you may see a hazy or noisy pic[...]
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-2 9- Other Featur es TV St a tu s Program me Numbe r , Pr ogra mme N ame, Sound Indicator and Zoo m M ode are di s- played on the upper right side of the screen when a ne w programme is entered or button is pressed. Mute Indicator It is plac ed in th e u ppe r lef t side o f th e screen when enabled. To cancel mute, there are two alternative s; th[...]
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-3 0- “Default Zoom” Modes: 4:3 Use to view a normal picture (4:3 aspect ra- tio) as this is its original shape. 14:9 Zoom: This zooms up the wide picture (14:9 aspect ratio) to the upper an d lower limits of the scree n. Panor amic: This stretches the left and right sides of a normal picture (4 :3 aspe ct ratio ) to fill the screen , w ithou t[...]
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-3 1- To Reve al “Concea led” Inform ation • Pr essing the button once w ill reveal an- swers on a quiz or games page. • Pressing t he button again will conceal the revealed answers. To Sel ect A S ubcod e Pa ge Subcode pages are subsections of long Teletex t pages that ca n only be displayed on the screen one se ction at a time. • Select[...]
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-3 2- Conne ct Perip heral Equipm ent The re is a wide range of audio and v ideo equipment that can be connected to your TV. The following connection diagrams sho w you where the different (Optional) equipment should be connected at t he rea r side of the TV. High Definit ion Y our Hitachi Pla sma T elev isio n is capa ble of disp laying High De fi[...]
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-3 3- Camera A nd Camco rder T o Con nect T o A V Inp ut Conn ect y our camera or camcord er to AV ( AV-4) input at the rear side of the T V. • Connect your equipment to the TV via VI DEO (yellow) , AUDIO R (red) and AUDIO L (wh ite) inputs. Y ou must connect the jacks to the in- put using the same colour . T o Connect T o S- VHS Input Conn ect y[...]
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-3 4- A erial Connection VH F/U H F 7 5 : R o u n d7 5o h mc o a x i a lc a b l e Rear of TV Outdoor Aerial Connection Connect Pe riphe ral Eq uipment either connec t th e aerial s traight t o your TV ... ...or connec t the aerial thr o ugh a VCR... • It is recommended t hat a scart lead shou ld be fitte d b etween y our TV and VCR to enhance you[...]
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-3 5- Tips Care Of The Scree n Clean the screen w ith a s lightly damp, soft cloth. Do not u se a brasive solvents as they may damage the TV sc reen coating layer. Poor Picture Have you selected the correct TV system? Is your TV set or house aerial located too close to non-earthed audio equipment or neon lights, etc.? Mou ntains or high buildings c[...]
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-3 6- Specifica tions TV B ROADCA STING PAL/SE CAM B/G D/K K' I /I' L/ L' RECEI VING CHANNE LS VHF (BA ND I/II I) UHF (BAND U) HYPERBAND CABLE TV (S1-S2 0/ S21-S41) NUMBER OF PRESET CHANNELS 1 0 0 CHAN NEL INDICA TOR On Screen Display RF AERIAL INPUT 75 Ohm (unbalanced) OPERA TING V OL T AGE 220-240V AC, 50 Hz. AUD I O 3-DS AUDIO OUT[...]
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-3 7- A ppe ndix A : PC Inp ut T y p ical Displa y M od es The display has a maximum resolution of 1280x 1024, vertical sync. fr equency range of 56- 85 Hz and a horizontal sync. frequency range of 30-69 KHz. The following table is an illustration of some of the typical video display modes. H or izontal Ver t ical H or . ( kH z) V er . (H z) 1 640 [...]
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-3 8- 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. Makers of DVD player HIT ACHI FUNAI Pioneer Pana s oni c TOSH IBA Philips JVC SAMSUNG Sony Sha r p RCA Mitsub ishi ONKY O ZENITH THOMSON SHINCO SKYWORTH BUBUK O [...]
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-3 9- A ppendix C: DVD Playe r Selection (continued) Set up hint: Exam ple) HIT A CH I DVD 1 To operate HITACHI DVD player, press and hold the button, followed by the 1 button. 1. Set up the maker. Press SEL button to indicate the DVD LED on the remote control. W hilst the DVD LED i s flashing, press and 1 . 2. Set up the maker ty pe. Release the 1[...]
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-4 0- A ppendix D: Main and PIP-P AP Picture Combina tions[...]
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-4 1- UK Guarantee Your Guarantee of Excellence Thank you for purchasing this Hitachi Television. In the unlikely event that this product should develop a fault, we undertake to replace or repair any part of the product which fails due to a m anufacturing defect within 12 months of the date of purchase provided that: i) The product has been install[...]
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Rear view ANT.IN VCR AV- 1 AV- 2 QUICK GUIDE IMPORT ANT - If placing TV into cabinet or alcove, ensure there is at least a 100mm (10cm) gap to the sides, r e ar and top of the TV . This is to allow for ade quate vent ilation during ope ration. Pleas e read the main Users Guide for more safety inf ormation befo re installation . inser t the ba tteri[...]
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...or through a sa tellite decoder ... ...or through a V CR and sa tellite decoder . ANT .IN ANT .IN ANT .IN RF Lead to Aerial RF Lead to Aerial RF Lead from Satellite to VCR 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 -[...]
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TV DTT/TV I/II S.MODE GUIDE SWIVEL PHOTO AV1 AV5 AV2 RGB1 AV3 RGB2 DVD SAT P .MODE SLIDE SHOW-ROT AT E AV4 MENU SEL OK P 123 456 789 0 2-4-12 .... basic functions of remote control connect the TV plug to the mains sock et sw i t ch yo u r TV o n by pressing the On/Off bu tton GB NB: Wh en the set is fi rst swit ched on, t he set will be in st andby[...]
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Once the TV has fou nd all your local stations, they are then automatically assigned a progr amme numberand name, if available from the broadcast. impor tant note before star ting Auto Setup impor t ant n ote. star t A.P .S. (Auto Prog r amming System) GB If you have a Video Casse tte Recor der or a Satellit e r eceiv er connec ted to your TV pleas[...]
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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[...]