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GB Instructions for use 42PD87 0 0U[...]
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-1- Cont ents Remo te Con trol B utt ons ......................... 2 PL AS MA T V ............................................. 4 Preparation ............................................. 6 Fe a t ur es ............................................... 6 Panel Features ..................................... 6 Safety Precautions .......................[...]
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-2- Remote Cont rol Buttons TV DTT/TV I/I I S.MODE GUI DE SWI VEL PHO TO AV1 AV5 AV2 RGB1 AV3 RGB2 DVD SA T P .MODE SLI DE SHOW -ROT A TE AV 4 MENU S EL O K P 12 3 4 5 6 78 9 0 2 -4 - 12 . ...[...]
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-3- = 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 op r e v i o u s m e n u ` = Cursor Right OK = Ent er b =Cu rsor Dow n = Picture Mode P + /- =P r o g r a m m eU p /D o w n = M ute On/Off 0-9 = Digit button s =P I P/ P A P /T V TV BLUE = [...]
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-4- PLA SMA TV FRONT VIEW REAR VIEW O N/OF F S WIT CH LED SPEAKER SPEAKER[...]
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-5- On/O ff switch V olu me Up, V ol ume Down butt ons Prog. Up, Prog. Down bu ttons M E NU button TV/A V button Pow er cord input S-VHS Input Video Input Audio Inp uts 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 Vi deo ( YPbPr) Inpu[...]
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-6- Preparation For ventilation, leave a space of at least 10 cm free all around the set. To 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 • Remot e controll ed colour television. • Fully integrat ed Digital TV (DVB-T) • 100 pro[...]
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-7- Observe the manufacturers instructions when connectin g extension l eads to the TV . Check the fuse rating on the n ew plug, this should be fitted with a 5 Amp fuse which confo rms to ei- ther AST A or B SI (BS 1 36 2) a ppro vals, thes e are easily identifiable by either the or symbols. If you are in any doubt about the in- stallation of an ex[...]
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-8- “The Plasma TV is a very high tech ology product giving you fine picture details. Occa- sionally, a few non-ac tive pixels may remain still o n th e sc reen. Long-time unmo ving still pictures may cause permanent shade effect on the screen and even the picture has been changed, its influence last s as ghost pi c- ture. This gho st effect may [...]
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-9- Before Switchi ng On Y our TV Pow er Connect ion IMPORTANT: The TV set is designed to op- erate on 220-240V AC, 50 Hz. • After u npacking, allow 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 75 : REAR OF THE TV CABLE TV • Connect the aerial or cab[...]
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-1 0- Initial Settings W hen the TV is turned on for the first time, it is in the di gital mode. Because this is the first time the TV is used, there are no channels stored in the memory and the follow i ng messa ge appears on the scree n. Plea se ensure a eria l is plugg ed in . Do you want to sta rt fi rst tim e ins tall ation? Ye s No • To sta[...]
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-1 1- Operating The TV You can operate your TV using both the re- mote control handset and the buttons on the set . Operating w ith the buttons on the TV set Volu me setti ng and p rogramme selection c a nb em a d eb yu s i n gt h eb u t t o n so nt h e control pane l at the bottom of the TV. Vo l u m e S e t t i n g Press the “- ” button to de[...]
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-1 2- S ELEC T i S ELECT C HANNEL LIST 1 BBC ONE 1. BBC ONE 2. BBC TWO 3. ITV 8 4. Chann el 4 5. BBC THREE 6. T elete x t 7. BBC FOU R 8. Sky Trave l 9. UK Hi st or y 10. RT L Select Dele te Edit Name Loc k Favo urit es Funct ion Sele ct Channe l Watch More Navi gating the w hole c hannel list Press o r button for selectin g the previ - ous o rn e [...]
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-1 3- Select the channel to b e locked by highlight- ing it and select the “Lock” option by press- ing or button. W hen the “OK” button is pressed, a password box is displayed. SELE CT i SELECT CHANNEL LIST 1 BBC ONE 1. BBC ONE 2. BBC TWO 3. ITV 8 4. Chann el 4 5. BBC THREE 6. T elete x t 7. BBC FOU R 8. Sky Trave l 9. UK Hi st or y 10. RT [...]
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-1 4- menu. All the ser vices are searched and a channel table is created automatically. All channels fou nd are stored in a sorted form with respect to t heir channel numbers. Some services may not appear with the cor- rect channel number. A t the time of printing, not all bro adcasters are sending their chan- nel n umber information. Man ual Se a[...]
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-1 5- Main Menu Channel List Inst allation C onfi g uration Time rs Language TV Setup Common Inter face The various configu ration fun ctions are dis- played in a list, along w ith a quarter-scre en image of the currently selected channel. You can select a function by highlighting the cor- responding menu line using the or b ut- t on. i C ONFIGU RA[...]
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-1 6- Both automatic upgrade me thods result in standby mode eithe r upgraded or not. If the automatic upgrade is set to “Disabled” then this function will not work. Search Fo r New V ersion (M anual up grad e) Manual upgrade starts if the “Search for New Version” item is highlighted by us ing o r button and activated via pressin g t h e ?[...]
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-1 7- N am e: Start: End: Date: Mode : 3. ITV 1 00:0 0 00:0 0 03/06/ 20 05 On ce • Here the five settin gs of channel name, start time, end time, date and frequency mode can b e set. You can move fre ely be- tween each set ting u sing the o r bu t - t ons . • The channel name is set usin g th e or button to display the channel which broad- cast[...]
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-1 8- Comm on Int erf ace • Press the “ ” button to di splay the M ain Menu and use the or b utton to hi g hli g ht t h e “C o mm o nI n te rf ace” line and p ress the “O K” butt on. Main Menu Channel List Inst allation C onfi g uration Time rs Language TV Setup Common Inter face It is requi red to subs cri be to a pay chann el compan[...]
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-1 9- Mode By pressing a / b button, select Mode . Press _ / ` button to choose one of these options: Natural , Dy na mic and Cinema . Pic ture mode can be chan ged di rect ly by pressing the button. Contra st By pres sing a / b button, sele ct Contr ast . Press ` button to increase contrast. Press _ button to decrease contras t. Contrast level can[...]
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-2 0- Vo l u m e By pressing a / b button, select Volume. Press ` button to increase volume level. Press _ button to decrea se volume level. Volu me lev el can be adjuste d betw een 0 and 63 . Equalizer By pressing a / b button, select Equalizer. Press _ / ` or “ OK ” button to en ter equalizer menu. S OUND Equalizer Sound Mode U ser 120Hz 500H[...]
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-2 1- AV L Automatic Volume Limiting (AVL) function adjusts the sound to ob tain fixed output level betw een programs, having differen t sound levels. Pressing _ / ` button will turn this feature on or off. Effe ct You can use this feature to switch the sound effect on or off. If the current sound system is Mon o and the sound effect is sw itched o[...]
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-2 2- Av-2 Out By pressing a / b button, select Av-2 Out. Yo u c a n s e t Av-2 Ou t to TV, Av-1, DTT, Av-3, Av-4 , Av- 5 or PC RGB by pressing _ / ` but- ton. Note: Only audio output is available for Av-4 and PC. The other op tions have both audio and video outputs. Def ault Zoo m By pressing a / b button, select Defa u lt Zoom . You ca n set Defa[...]
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-2 3- Program INST ALL Band Channel C olo ur S y stem S ound S y ste m 1 C 12 AUTO BG F ine Tu ne Search 224.25 VCR Off S tor e Pro g ram 0 Progr am By pressing a / b button, select Program. Press _ / ` butto n to select th e program numbe r. Y ou can also enter a num ber via digit buttons on the remote c ontrol. T here are 100 program storage betw[...]
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-2 4- The first letter of the selected name starts to blink. Press a / b button to change that let- ter and _ / ` button to select the other letters. By pressing the RED button, you can store the name. Insert: Select the programme which you want to in- sert by navigat ion button s. Press the GREEN button. By navigation buttons move the s elected pr[...]
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-2 5- • Tighten the screws of the Display cable until the connectors are fastened securely (fin- ger-tighten only). Menu Sy stem in PC mode Pr ess the b utton. The me nu w ill be dis- played in the midd le of the screen. PC Pi ctur e Posi tion M enu By pressing _ / ` button, select the first icon. PC Picture Positio n menu appears on the scree n.[...]
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-2 6- Sound Menu By pressing _ / ` button, select the third icon. Sound menu appear s on the screen. The items in this menu are described at Sound menu st arti ng page 19 . Feature Menu By pr essing _ / ` butt on, s elect the fourth icon. Feature menu appears on the screen. The items in this menu are described at Feature menu starting page 21 . Sou[...]
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-2 7- image of 1080i format on the screen display from the inpu t terminals. Depending on the input signal or connecting devi ce, the screen disp lay has unnecces sary blanki ng or noise a t the edges. Considering the case, the default settings is Full1 w hich en larges the vertica l si ze not to display the blan king and noise. 16:9 Zoom: This zoo[...]
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-2 8- To Selec t Ind e x Page • T o sel ect the pag e numb er o f the ind ex (gen- eral ly page 100), press the button . To Sel ect Telet ext Wi th A TV Programme • Pre ss the RED button. The text is now su- perimposed over the programme on the scree n. • Press the button again to return to the T ele text page. To Reveal “Conceale d” Info[...]
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-2 9- Conne ct P eriphera l Equipm ent The re is a wide range of audio and video equipment that can be connected to your TV. The following connection diagrams show you where the different (Optional) equipment should be c onnected at the rear side of the TV. High Defi nition Your Hitachi Plasm a Televis io n is capable of disp laying High De finitio[...]
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-3 0- Camera And Camcord er T o Connect T o A V Inp ut Conn ect y our camer a or camcorder to AV ( AV-4) input at the rear side of the T V. • Connect your equipment to the TV via VIDEO (yellow) , AUDIO R (red) and AUDIO L (white) inputs. Y ou must connect the jacks to the in- put using the same colour . T o Connect T o S- VHS I nput Conne ct your[...]
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-3 1- A erial Connect ion VH F/UH F 75 : R o u n d7 5o h mc o a x i a lc a b l e Rea r of TV Outdo or Aerial Connecti on Connect Periphe ral Equipme nt either connect the aerial s traight to your TV ... ...or connec t the aerial thro ugh a V CR... • It i s re commende d t hat a s cart lea d s ho uld be fitt ed b etwee n y our TV and VCR to enhanc[...]
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-3 2- Tips Care Of The Screen Clean the screen w ith a slightly damp, soft cloth. Do n ot u se a brasive s olvents as they may damage the TV screen 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.? Moun tains or high buildings ca[...]
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-3 3- Specifica tions TV B ROADCA STING PAL/SE CAM B/G D/K K' I/I ' L/L' RECEI VING CHANNE LS VHF (BAND I/III) 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 VOL T AGE 220-240V AC, 50 Hz. AUD I O 3-DS AUDIO OUTPUT [...]
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-3 4- A ppe ndix A: PC Input T ypical Disp lay Mod es The display has a m aximum resolution of 1280x 1024, vertical sync. frequency range of 56- 85 Hz and a horizontal sync. frequency range of 30-69 KHz. The following table i s an illustration of some of the typical video display modes. Horiz on tal Ve rtic a l Hor. (k Hz) Ve r . (Hz) 1 640 400 31.[...]
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-3 5- 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 of DV D Player Press Brands of D VD Player Press Hitachi RCA Pioneer Mitsubishi Panasoni c Onk yo Toshib a Zenith Philip s Orion JVC Shinco Sams ung Skywo[...]
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-3 6- A ppendix C: Main and PIP-P A P Picture Comb inations[...]
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UK Guarantee Your Guarantee of Excellence 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 within 12 months of the date of purchase provided that: i) The product has been installed and[...]
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Rear vi ew 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 sides, r e a r and top o f the TV . This is to allow for adequate ventilati on during operation. Ple ase re ad the main Users Guide for m ore safe ty informa tion be fore inst allation. inser t the ba [...]
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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 t o Ae rial RF Lead t o Aerial RF Lead from Satellite to VCR RF Lead f rom VCR to TV Satellite LNB lead Satellite LNB lead RF Lead f rom 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 E[...]
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basic functions of remote contr ol connect the TV plug to t he mains soc k et sw i t ch yo u r T V o n by pressing the On/Off button GB NB: When th e set is firs t swit ched o n, the set wil l be i n sta ndby . Press the channel up down (P- and the indicato r on the front of the set wi ll illumi nate red , P+) or numeric buttons (1, 2, 3, ...) to o[...]
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Once the TV has found all your local stations, they are then automatically assigned a programme number and name, if available from the broadcast. If you would like to change the programme number or order , please refer to the Program Menu section of the instruction book. impor tant note before star ting Auto Setup impor tant note. star t A.P .S. (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[...]