Hitachi 50GX20B manual

IMPORTANT 1 PROJECTION COLOR TV 46GX01B 50GX 20B OPERA TING GUIDE TA BLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT ...................................................................................................................... ........................................ 2 SAFET Y TIPS ................................................................................[...]

IMPORTANT 2 IMPORTA NT SA FEGUA RDS IMPORTA NT Follow all warnings and instruc tions m arked on this pr ojection television. CA UT ION: TO REDUCE T HE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING T O QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning f lash with arrowhead sy m bol, within an equil[...]

IMPORTANT 3 paragraph 15.119 of the F CC rules. CA UT ION: Never rem ove the back c over of the television as this can expose you to very high voltages and other hazards. If the televis ion does not operate properly, unplug the television and call y our authorized dealer or ser vice shop.[...]

SAFET Y TIPS 4 SAFETY TIPS IM PORTANT SA FEGUA RDS SAFETY POINT S YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT YOUR HITACHI PROJECT ION TELEVISION CA UT ION: • Read all of these ins tructions. • Save these instruc tions for later use. • Follow all warnings and instruc tions m arked on the television. Our reputation has been built on the quality , perf ormanc e, and[...]

SAFET Y TIPS 5 7 If the television has been dropped or the cabinet has been dam aged, unplug this television fr om the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified s ervice personnel. 8 If liquid has been s pilled into this television set, unplug it f rom the wall outlet and ref er service to qualif ied service per sonnel. 9 Do not subject your tel[...]

SAFET Y TIPS 6 the receiver and pr otect the television from overheating. T hese openings mus t not be blocked or covered. • Never cover the s lots or openings with cloth or other m aterial. • Never block the bottom ventilation slots of the set by placing it on a bed, sofa, rug, etc. • Never place the set near or over a radiator or heat regis[...]

SAFET Y TIPS 7 televisions designed to oper ate from battery power, ref er to the operating instruc tions. 20 If the television does not operate normally by f ollowing the operating instructions, unplug the televis ion from the wall outlet and refer s ervicing to qualified ser vice personnel. Adjust only those c ontrols that are covered in the inst[...]

PICTURE CAUT IONS 8 PICTURE CAUTIONS Picture Burn Prev ention • Continuous on-sc reen display s such as video games, s tock m ark et quotations, com puter generated graphics, and other fixed ( non-moving) patterns can cause per manent dam age to projection televis ion receivers. Such "PATT ERN BURNS" constitute m isuse and are NOT CO VE[...]

ACCESSORIES 9 pulling the cover of f. 2. Insert two new "AA" size batteries for the rem ote control. W hen replacing old batteries , push them towards the springs and lif t them out. 3. Match the batteries to the (+) and (-) mark s in the battery compartm ent. 4. Replace the cover. BOTTOM VIEW Slide out to rem ove back c over.[...]

HOW T O SET UP YOUR NEW HIT ACHI PROJECTION TV[...]

HOW T O SET UP YOUR NEW HIT ACHI PROJECTION TV[...]

HOOK-UP CABLES AND CONNECTORS 12 HOOK-UP CA BLE S AND CONNECTORS Most video/audio connec tions between components c an be made with shielded video and audio cables that have phono connectors . For best perf ormanc e, video cables should use 75-O hm coax ial shielded wire. Cables can be purchased f rom most s tores that sell audio/video products . B[...]

HOOK-UP CABLES AND CONNECTORS 13 Consult your dealer or service s tore for the antenna m ixer.[...]

FRONT PANEL CONT ROLS 14 FRONT PA NEL CONTROLS FRONT VIEW  MENU Button This button allow s you to enter the MENU, mak ing it possible to set TV f eatures to your preference without using the remote.  INPUT/EXIT button Press this button to select the current antenna s ource, VIDEO: 1, 2, or alternate antenna s ource. Your selection is shown in[...]

FRONT PANEL CONT ROLS 15 To s ee an auto-demonstr ation of the on-scr een display s wi th HELP tex t display ed, pr ess and hold the POW ER button on the TV set f or approxim ately f ive seconds. Pres s the POW ER button on the T V again to end the auto- demons tration.  POWER light You will see a red light when the TV is turned on.  A I (Art[...]

FI RST TI ME U SE 16 FIRST TIME USE  A ntenna Input/Output The rem ote control allows you to switch between two separate 75-Ohm RF antenna inputs, ANT A and ANT B. ANT A input c an be display ed as a main pictur e or sub-picture. ANT B can only be display ed as a m ain picture. (ANT B c annot be display ed as a sub-picture.) T he antenna output [...]

FI RST TI ME U SE 17 It may be necessary to adjust T INT or turn AUT O COLOR-O N to obtain optimum picture quality w hen us ing the Y - CB-CR inputs. (See pages 47 and 48.) To ens ure no copy r ight infringem ent, the MONITOR OU T output will be abnormal, when using the Y-CB-CR jacks. W hen using the Y-CB-CR j acks , INPUT 2 will be viewed as a bla[...]

REAR SPEAKER TERMINAL CONNECT IONS 18 REA R SPEA KER TERMINA L CONN ECTIONS CONNECT A FTER TURNING THE POWER TO THE TV OFF. Press the Right Speak er red button and inser t the positive (+) lead wire into the hole next to the button. Once the wire is in place, pull the red button bac k to original position and the wire is loc ked into place. In the [...]

EXTERNAL CONNECT IONS 19 Connect only 1 component to each input j ack. COMPONENT : Y-CB-CR connections are pr ovided for high perfor mance c omponents, s uch as DVD play er s. Use these connec tions in place of the s tandard video connection if y our device has this feature. W hen using the Y-CB-CR input j acks, c onnect y our c omponents audio out[...]

CONNECTING EXT ERNAL VIDEO SOURCES 20 CONNECTING EXTERNAL VIDEO SOURCES The exac t arrangem ent y ou use to connec t the VCR, camc order, laserdisc play er, DVD player to y our T V set is dependent on the model and f eatures of eac h component. Chec k the owner's m anual of each com ponent for the location of video and audio inputs and outputs[...]

CONNECTING EXT ERNAL VIDEO SOURCES 21 CONNECTING A STEREO VCR OR STEREO LA SERDISC PLAYER 1. Connect the cable f rom the AUDIO O UT of the VCR or the laserdisc player to the INPUT (VIDEO) j ack on the TV set below. 2. Connect the cable f rom the AUDIO O UT R of the VCR or the las erdisc player to the INPUT (AUDIO/R) j ack. 3. Connect the cable f ro[...]

CONNECTING EXT ERNAL VIDEO SOURCES 22 NOTE: Completely insert the connec tion cord plugs when connecting to rear panel jack s. The pictur e that is play ed bac k will be abnormal if the connection is loos e. If you have an S-VHS VCR, use the S-INPUT c able in place of the standar d video cable. A single VCR can be used f or VCR #1 and VCR #2, but n[...]

CONNECTING EXT ERNAL VIDEO SOURCES 23 CONNECTING EXTERNAL VIDEO SOURCES CONNECTING A LA SERDISC PLAYER OR DVD PLA YER TO INPUT 2. 1. Connect the cable f rom the Y OUT of the Laserdisc or the DVD play er to the INPUT 2 (Y) jack as shown on the TV set below. 2. Connect the cable f rom the CB OU T or B-Y OUT of the Laserdisc or the DVD play er to the [...]

AUDIO SYSTEM SET -UP 24 A UDIO SYSTEM SET-U P Match the num bers below to the diagram f or speak er placem ent and refer to the table for the different s urround sound requirem ents.  The televis ion's internal speaker s.  Thes e speakers ar e connected to a separate audio am plifier. Us e the "AUDIO TO HI- FI" output on the TV[...]

AUDIO SYSTEM SET -UP 25 * See page 10 for loc ation of Surround Switch. THE GENIUS REMOTE CONTROL (CLU-436UI)[...]

THE GENIUS REMO TE CONTRO L (CLU-436UI) 26 THE GENIUS REMOTE CON TROL (CLU-436UI) In addition to controlling all the f unctions on y our HITACHI Pr ojection TV, the new rem ote is designed to operate diff erent ty pes of VCRs, CATV (C able TV) satellite conver ters with one touch. Basic operation k ey s ar e grouped together in one area. To operate[...]

HOW T O USE THE GENIUS REMOT E TO CONTROL YOUR TV 27 HOW TO USE THE GENIUS RE MOTE TO CONTROL YOUR TV (1) POWER Button Press this button to turn the TV set on or of f when the rem ote is in TV m ode. If a Special Event Rem inder is set, it will be display ed when the T V is first tur ned on. (See page 52). (2) PICTURE-IN-PICT URE buttons See separa[...]

HOW T O USE THE GENIUS REMOT E TO CONTROL YOUR TV 28 Press this button when a menu is displayed to view HELP text, which gives a descr iption of the displayed menu. The HELP tex t will be display ed every time a MENU is dis play ed, until htis button is pressed again. (5) LA ST CHA NNEL (LST-CH) Button Use this button to selec t between the last tw[...]

HOW T O USE THE GENIUS REMOT E TO CONTROL YOUR TV 29 W hen an S-VIDEO Input is connected to VIDEO: 1. W hen an COMPO NENT: Y- CB-CR Input is connected to VIDEO: 2. (9) MENU, CURSOR Buttons All the On-Scr een Display f eatures can be set or adj usted by us ing these buttons. The MENU button will start the O n-Screen Display. The CURSOR buttons will [...]

HOW T O USE THE GENIUS REMOT E TO CONTROL YOUR TV 30[...]

PICTURE-IN-PICT URE (PIP) 31 PICTURE-IN-PI CTURE (PIP) Your HITACHI Projec tion TV incorpor ates Dual Tuner technology designed for im proved viewing enjoyment. T his Dual Tuner f eature allows y ou to view antenna input on both the main pictur e and sub-picture s imultaneously, with separate tuning control f or each. The Dual T uner can operate wi[...]

PICTURE-IN-PICT URE (PIP) 32 as the m ain channel. W hen the COMPO NENT: Y-CB-CR Input 2 is se lected as PIP, it will appear as a blank sub-picture. PICTURE-IN-PICT URE CONT. SURF MO DE PIP This feature will automatic ally sc an all active channel num bers (those s et in mem ory) and display them as PIP sub-pictur es, along the right edge of the sc[...]

PICTURE-IN-PICT URE (PIP) 33 (4) FREEZE (FRZ) button (With PIP ON) If you wi s h to freeze the Sub-Picture, pres s the FRZ button. T his is convenient when tryi ng to write down the address f or a m ail order com pany , rec ording statistics for a sporting event, etc . To return the pic ture to motion, press the F RZ button again. NOTE: The FR EEZE[...]

USING THE REMOT E TO CONTROL VCR FUNCT IONS 34 USING THE REMOTE TO CONTROL VCR FUNCTIONS Operating the pr ecoded functi on for y our VCR. This r emote is des igned to operate different types of VCRs. You m ust first pr ogram the rem ote system of y our VCR. (Refer to page 27.) 1. Turn O N y our VCR. 2. Aim the r emote contr ol at the front of your [...]

USING THE REMOT E TO CONT ROL CABLE 35 (1) VCR Button This button allow s the rem ote to control your VCR by setting it to VCR m ode. (2) PRECODED VCR But tons These buttons transm it the chosen precoded VCR codes. F or some VCRs , y ou m ust press the RECO RD button twice to record a progr am. (3) EXCLUSIVE T V Button s These buttons are for opera[...]

BOX/SATELLIT E FUNCTIONS 36 3. Press the CABLE button on the r emote to switch to cable m ode. 4. Hold down the CABLE button on the remote, enter the two digit preset code that matc hed y our c able box as shown on page 27. The rem ote will turn off y our c able box when the correct two digit preset c ode is entered. W hen this oc curs, the rem ote[...]

CABLE/SATELLIT E, VCR, AUDIO AND DVD CODES (CLU-436UI) 37 (1) CA BLE Button This button allow s the remote to contr ol y our c able box by setting it to c able. (2 )PRECODED CA BLE Box Buttons These buttons transm it the chosen precoded cable c odes. (3) EXCLUSIVE T V Button s These buttons are for operating the T V. CA BLE/SA TELLITE, VCR, A UDIO [...]

CABLE/SATELLIT E, VCR, AUDIO AND DVD CODES (CLU-436UI) 38 Scientific A tlanta 03,04,11,34,63 Seam 35 Signal 10,18 SL Marx 18 Sprucer 13 Starcom 02,10 Stargate 10,18 Starquest 10 Sy lvania 00 Tandy 27 Teleview 18 Texscan 00 TFC 28 Tocum 06,07 Toshiba 09 Tusa 10 TV 86 20 Unika 23,25,43 United A rtists 44 United Cable 02 Univ ersal 23,24,25,42,43 Vide[...]

CABLE/SATELLIT E, VCR, AUDIO AND DVD CODES (CLU-436UI) 39 Gerrard 00,55 Go Video 67 Goldstar 09,10 Gradiente 00 Grundig 68 Harley Dav idson 00 Harman/Kardon 10,34 Harw ood 32,33 Headquarter 16 Hi-Q 17 Hitachi 00,13,28,61,62,63 Jensen 13 JVC 02,13,31 KEC 09,66 Kenw ood 10,13,31 KLH 33 Kodak 07,09 Lloy d 00 Lloy d’s 45 Logik 33 LXI 09 Magnavox 07,1[...]

ULTRAT EC OSD 40 Sy mphonic 00,55 Tatung 13 Teac 00,13 Technics 07,41 Teknika 00,07,09 TMK 08,45,51 Torvision 09,51 Toshiba 14,15,29,47,49,57 Unitech 51 Vector 15 Vector Research 10,12 Video Concepts 12,15,26 Videosonic 51 Wards 00,07,17,18,24,27 33,49,51,61,64 XR-1000 00 XR-1001 07 XR-1002 33 Yama ha 10 Zenith 05,06,11 SA TELLITE BRAND CODES Gener[...]

ULTRAT EC OSD 41 4. Press HELP on the r emote contr ol when a menu is displayed, and text will appear giving a description of that menu. This part of the scr een shows what selections are available. This part of the screen s hows which rem ote control buttons to use. MENU LANGUAGE Choose English, Fr ench, or Spanish text. PLUG & PLAY Optim um h[...]

ULTRAT EC OSD 42 AUTO LINK Autom atically turn T V on with any VIDEO input. CLOSED CAPTIO N Feature to display dialogue/text. MENU BACKGROUND Select f rom three types of back grounds. FIRST T IME TOUR Introduces you to basic TV f unctions. CONTRAST Adjust contrast. BRIGHTNESS Adjust brightness . COLOR Adjust color. TINT Adjust tint. SHARPNESS Adjus[...]

SET UP 43 SET UP Select INITIAL SET UP when setting y our T V up for the first tim e. Use the CURSOR or on the rem ote to highlight the function desir ed. NOTE: To s ee an auto-demonstr ation of the on-scr een display s wi th HELP tex t display ed, pr ess and hold the POW ER button on the TV set f or approxim ately f ive seconds. Pres s the POW ER [...]

SET UP 44 Press CURSOR or to highlight the corr ect answers to all three ques tions. Press CURSOR to display the graphic guide. Press EXIT to quit menu or CURSO R to begin AUTO CHANNEL SET. (See page 33). SIGNA L SO URCE Select ANT ENNA if y ou ar e using an indoor or outdoor antenna. Select CAT V if you have cable TV.[...]

SET UP 45 Press CURSOR or to highlight and select the correct SIGNAL SOURCE m ode. Press EXIT to quit MENU or CURSOR to return to previous menu. RECEPTION BAND Reception channels f or each m ode are shown at the left. Refer to your cable or T V guide for channel identif ication standards. If cer tain CATV channels are poor or not possible in CAT V1[...]

SET UP 46 If the EXIT button is press ed while the AUTO CHANNEL SET f unction is engaged, program m ing w ill stop. If two antennas are connec ted, switch antenna inputs with the INPUT button and repeat AUT O CHANNEL SET for the second antenna input. Remem ber to select the c orrect SIGNAL SOURCE m ode before using AUT O CHANNEL SET for the s econd[...]

SET UP 47 Add or erase additional c hannels while in CHANNEL MEMORY using CHANNEL or or the num ber buttons to change the channel. Press EXIT to quit menu or CURSO R to return to previous m enu. CHA NNEL LIS T Use this f unction allows y ou to r eview w hic h channels are labeled in CHANNEL ID (ID.), which have been added to CHANNEL MEMORY (SCAN), [...]

SET UP 48 Add CURSOR or to review more c hannels. Press EXIT to quit menu or CURSO R to return to previous m enu. NOTE: Each touch of CURSOR or will display the next eight channels . CLOCK SET The tim e mus t be set before you can use the CALENDAR, 4 EVENT PRO GRAM, SPECIAL EVENT REMINDER or TV TIM E OUT.[...]

SET UP 49[...]

SET UP 50 Use CURSOR or to set the tim e, date, and y ear. Press CURSOR or to change position. Press EXIT to quit menu or CURSO R to return to previous menu when the CURSOR is in the first position. DIGITA L A RRA Y Your HITACHI Projec tion TV has three color projection tubes: one f or red, one for gr een, one for blue. W hen mix ed together in the[...]

SET UP 51 Four lines s urrounding a cross hatch indicate the point being adjusted. T he color of these surrounding lines indicates the co lor being adjusted. To save your adjustm ent data into mem ory, press the front panel DIG ITAL ARRAY button or the rem ote control MOVE Button. If you do NOT wish to save your adjustm ent data into mem ory, turn [...]

CUSTOM 52 CUSTOM This selection contains advanc ed features which will m ake T V viewing easier and mor e enjoy able. CHA NNEL ID Use this f eature to give up to 20 channels a nam e when ANTENNA signal sourc e is selected and up to 60 channels a nam e when CATV1 signal sour ce is selected. Press CURSOR to selec t CHANNEL LIST. Press CURSOR to selec[...]

CUSTOM 53 inputs will be the sam e. CHANNEL ID will be display ed only when channel is displayed as main pictur e. VIDEO ID. Use this f eature to give a name to any of the two video inputs. Press CURSOR to selec t VIDEO LIST. Press CURSOR to select pres et VIDEO LIST. Press CURSOR or to scr oll through the preset VIDEO LIST . Press CURSOR to select[...]

CUSTOM 54 To renam e the categories, use the CURSO R buttons to highlight the category y ou would like to renam e. Use T HUMB STICK or to change a letter and CURSOR to select the next c haracter to change. To enter a c hannel into a category, highlight the channel location to be stored. Press CHANNEL or or the num ber buttons to enter the des ired [...]

CUSTOM 55 Select a category using CURSOR or buttons. Press MENU and the c ategory will be displayed as sub-pictur es at the right edge of the sc reen. This is useful for previewing a category. Use CURSOR , , or to highlight a favorite channel and the T V will automatically tune to that channel. Press EX IT to rem ove FAMILY FAVORITES OSD f rom the [...]

CUSTOM 56 function) and then press curs or to select your choice. MOVIE/T V RATINGS are explained in detail in the Par ental Control Movie/TV Ratings Ref erence Guide. To change the s ecret code num ber, select CHANGE SECRET CODE. Enter a new four digit k ey num ber you prefer. If you forget your secret code, use the f actory code 7777 to erase y o[...]

CUSTOM 57 Press EX IT to quit m enu or THUMB ST ICK to return to previous menu. If the cloc k is not set, you can not use this f unction and the screen below will appear. NOTE: 1. The O FF Tim er will only activate if the TV was turned on or tuned with the ON T imer and no channel selection was made af ter this tim e. If you change the channel afte[...]

CUSTOM 58 NOTES: 1. Once the T V has been turned on using the AUT O LINK feature, it m ust be reset bef ore AUTO LINK is us ed again. To do this , turn y our VCR, las erdisc or DVD player OFF. T his feature is now reset and will turn on y our TV as des cribed above. 2. W hen using REMO TE m ode, any rem ote control button will substitute f or y our[...]

CUSTOM 59 seen behind m enu screen), s elect SHADED and a light back ground is visible. FIRST TIME TOUR This function introduces y ou to the Firs t Tim e Tour Setup Feature, s howing y ou basic T V functions as well as helping y ou s et up y our T V or Hom e Theater System. T his feature will be displayed every tim e your TV is turned on, unless yo[...]

VIDEO 60 VIDEO Select VIDEO to adj ust picture settings and improve pict ure quality . Use the CURSOR or buttons to highlight the f unction to be adjusted. Press the CURSOR or buttons to adjust the f unction. Press EX IT to quit m enu. NOTE: • If CONT RAST is s elected, y ou ar e adjusting CONTRAST . The additional m enu items BRIGHTNESS, COLO R,[...]

VIDEO 61 Your HITACHI Proj ection TV has an Ultra AI ( Artificial Intelligenc e) function which will autom atically adj ust picture settings to produc e the highest quality pic ture possible. W hen AI is highlighted, us e CURSOR to turn the AI on or of f. Use CURSOR or to select f unction. Use CURSOR to s elect the function s etting. W hen the func[...]

VIDEO 62 Turn on SUPER CO NTRAST to improve pict ure detail in areas of high brightnes s. COLOR TEM PERA TURE Set this to W ARM f or hotter colors with more red, or set to COOL f or less intense colors with m ore blue. Select AUDIO SET TINGS to adj ust the TV to your preference and to im prove the sound quality. Use CURSOR or to highlight the func [...]

VIDEO 63 Press CURSOR or to hig hlight the f unction. Press CURSO R to chang e t he f unction setting. W hen the f unction has an "X" in t he box, it is O N. MTS MODE Multi-Channel Television Sound will allow you to select STEREO (a st er eo br oadcast), MONO (monaural sound) used when receiving a weak ster eo br oadcast or SAP (second au[...]

THEAT ER 64 THEA TER Use this f unction to choose pictur e and audio settings for a tr ue home T HEATER experienc e. THEA TER MODES Use this f unction to choose fr om autom atic picture and audio s ettings to optimize y our TV's perfor mance. Use CURSOR or to change T HEATER MODES settings . W hen T V mode is c hosen, the following are autom a[...]

INFO 65 INFO This function allows your TV to assist you with y our busy day -to- day sc hedule. SPECIA L EVENT REMINDER Use this f unction to set up to six spec ial events into mem ory. Thes e events can then be viewed in CALENDAR mode. Press CURSOR to select EVENT 1 to 6. Press CURSOR or to select a letter. Press CURSOR to change position. Set Spe[...]

INFO 66[...]

CARE OF YOUR HITACHI PROJECTION T V AND Y O UR REMOTE CONTROL 67 CA RE OF YOUR HITACHI PROJECTION TV A ND YOUR REMOTE CONTROL DO Dust the scr een and cabinet with a soft cloth. Clean the screen with a sof t cloth mois tened wi th warm water and dry w ith a s oft cloth. A m ild soap may be used if the sc reen is extrem ely dirty . Place your televis[...]

RECEPTION PROBLEMS 68 RECEPTION PROBLEMS • IGNITION NOISE: Black spots or horizontal streak s m ay appear, pict ure may flutter or drif t. Usually c aused by inter ference fr om automobile ignition s y st ems, neon lam ps, electr ical drills and other elec trical appliances. • GHOSTS: Ghosts ar e caused by the television signal following two pa[...]

USEFUL INFO 69 USEFUL INFO Check these it ems and try these adj ustments SYMP TOMS Be sure external connection is correct Be sure power cord is plugged in Be sure TV is switched "ON" Try another channel (station trouble) Check antenna connections (back of TV ) Check antenna for broken lead-in wire Check outside antenna Check for local int[...]

USEFUL INFO 70 46GX01B 153W 50GX01B 153W • Power Consum ption (max imum ) 46GX01B ..........................................182W 50GX01B ..........................................182W • Antenna input impedanc e...............75 Ohm • Channel coverage............................181 ch. VHF-Band..............................................2 ~ [...]

USEFUL INFO 71 To loc ate an authorized HITACHI service fac ility in the continental U.S.A. only. DIA L T OLL FREE 7 day s a week, 24 hours a day 800 HITACHI (1-800-448-2244) Hitachi America, LTD Home Electronics Div ision Hitachi has m ade every effort to ass ure y ou hours of trouble fr ee operation from y our unit. How ever, should you require s[...]

NOT ES 72 NOTES (blank page for consum er notes)[...]