Hitachi 20CX20B501 manual

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS - 1 - SOLID STA TE COLOR TV 20CX20B501 OPERA TING GUIDE Printed in Mexico TQ B2AA0181[...]

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS - 2 - TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFEG UAR DS ......................................................................................... 3 IMPORTANT SAFEG UAR DS ..................................................................................... 4 Introduction ..................................................................[...]

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS - 3 - Antenna ( Ant) .............................................................................................................. 26 Auto Prog ..................................................................................................................... 26 Channel Memory ................................................[...]

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS - 4 - • Never connect the T V to 50Hz, direct cur rent, or anything other than the specified voltage. IM PORTANT SA FEGUA RDS SAFETY POINT S YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT YOUR HITACHI T ELEVISION RECEIVER CA UT ION: • Read all of these ins tructions . • Save these instruc tions f or later use. • Follow all warnings and instruc [...]

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS - 5 - 6 Never push objec ts of any k ind into this televis ion set through cabinet s lots as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could res ult in a fire or elec tric s hock . Never spill liquid of any kind on the television set. 7 If the television has been dropped or the cabinet has been dam aged, u[...]

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS - 6 - 13 Choose a place where light (ar tific ial or sunlight) does not shine direc tly on the screen. 14 Avoid dusty places, since accum ulated dus t inside the chass is m ay cause failure of the set when high humidity persists. 15 The televis ion has slots, or openings in the cabinet f or ventilation purpos es, to provide rel[...]

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS - 7 - 18 For added protec tion for the televis ion during a lightning storm , or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of tim e, unplug it from the wall outlet and disc onnect the antenna. This will prevent damage due to lightning and power- line surges . OPERA TION O F YOUR SET 19 This television should be ope[...]

Introduction - 8 - 25 Do not use attachm ents not r ecom m ended by the television set manufac turer as they may cause hazards. 26 W hen replacem ent parts ar e required, be sur e the service tec hnician has used r eplacem ent parts spec ified by the manuf acturer that have the s am e character istics as the original part. Unauthorized substitution[...]

Installation - 9 - may reduce rem ote contr ol transm itter range. Adequate ventilation is essential to pr event internal com ponent f ailure. Keep away from ar eas of excess ive heat or m oisture. T o insur e optim um color purity do not position m agnetic equipm ent (m otors, f ans, other speak ers , etc.) near by . Optional External Equi pment C[...]

Optional Equipmen t Connection and O peration - 10 - Incoming Cable from Home A ntenna Cable Connection - For reception of the c able channels, c onnect the cable s upplied by y our cable com pany. A ntenna Mode must be set to CA BLE. (R efer to the Antenna s ection located in the Set-Up Menu.) Incoming Cable from Cable Compa ny NOTE: Certain cable[...]

Optional Equipmen t Connection and O peration - 11 - • To Audio A MP Connect to an an external audio am p aux iliary input for monitor ing sound through a ster eo sy stem. NOTE: "TO AUDIO AMP" term inals c annot be used for external speak ers . Operation - W hen an audio am p is connec ted to "TO AUDIO AMP" term inals as shown[...]

Locate of Television Contro ls - 12 - Operation 1. Connect incom ing Cable to Cable Box ANT INPUT . 2. Connect a Cable fr om Cable Box ANT O UTPUT to T V ANT INPUT . Locate of Television Controls Front Panel Illustr ation 1. Power Button - Press to turn ON or OFF. 2. Vol (Volume) Buttons - Press to adjust Sound Level. 3. Ch (Channel) Buttons - Pres[...]

Remote Control - 13 - LST-CH (Last Channel) Button Press to s witch to the previous c hannel. Sleep Butto n Press to tur n TV of f in 30, 60, or 90 m inutes. Cursor Button Press to adj ust Audio m enus, Video m enus, and s elect operating f eatures when m enus ar e displayed. Remote Control Quick Reference Functi onal Key Chart KEY OPERATES FUNCTIO[...]

Using the Remote to Control VCR and Cable Box Functions - 14 - Quick Reference Functi onal Key Chart KEY OPERA TES TV Selects 30, 60, or 90 for A utomatic Turn Off also use to turn Sleep Timer off by selecting NO TV Mutes TV Audio A ccess and exit C losed Caption TV Selects prev iously tuned channel Mode Selection Buttons TV Selects TV Mode for the[...]

VCR and Cable Box Codes Index - 15 - seconds, tr y a different 2-digit pres et code. 5. The rem ote will now control your VCR. NOT ES: • If your VCR cannot be operated after per form ing the above pr ocedures, this m eans that your VCR codes have not been prec oded into the rem ote. • In the unlikely event that y our VCR c annot be operated aft[...]

Special Function s - 16 - JVC 14, 26 Magnav ox 09, 12, 28, Mitsubishi 16, 23, 26, 45 Panasonic 09, 35, 46 RCA 15, 22 Sony 06, 07, 08, 09 Toshiba 16, 17, 42 Zenith 07, 08, 12, Code Index For Cable Boxes Cable Box Brand Code(s) G.I. 09 Jerrold 03, 09, 10, 12, 13, 51 Magnav ox 40 Philips 40 Pioneer 39 Samsung 39 Scientific A tlantic 04, 06, 14, 52, 56[...]

Main Menu - 17 - Main Menu NOTE: W hen Auto Power On feature is activated, T imer Icon changes to an Exit Icon. Display and Exit Menus Cursor Button or Highlight Desired Feature when Menu is Displayed Cursor Button or Selects or Adj usts Feature when Menu is Displayed Located On Rem ote Control 1. Press . 2. Press CURSOR or and or to selec t the de[...]

Video Adjustments - 18 - Menu Language to SPA NISH, FRENCH, and back to ENGLISH. 1. Press . 2. Press CURSOR or and or to highlight the Set-Up Icon. 3. Press to dis play the Set-Up Menu. 4. Press CURSOR or to highlight ENGLISH, ESPAÑOL, FRANÇAIS. 5. Press CURSOR or to s elect ENGLISH, ESPAÑO L, or FRANÇAIS. 6. Press twice to ex it m enus. Video [...]

Audio Adjustments - 19 - Color, Tint, Brightness, Contrast, and Sharpness A djustments 1. Press . 2. Press CURSOR or and or to highlight the Video Icon. 3. Press to dis play the Video Adjustment Menu. 4. Press CURSOR or to select des ired Video Adjus tm ents (Color, T int, Brightnes s, Contrast, or Sharpnes s). 5. Press CURSOR or to adj ust your se[...]

Lock - 20 - 4. Press CURSOR or to Ster eo, SAP (Second Audio Progr am ming) , or MONO. T he selected m ode will be highlighted. 5. Press twice to ex it m enus. NOTE: STEREO - T wo channel Audio reception. SA P - Second Audio Program m ing (s uch as bilingual audio, weather r eports, etc.) . MON O - Use when stereo signal is weak. Lock Video Lock Pr[...]

Channel I.D. - 21 - 6. Press CURSOR af ter entering 3- digit code. "Video Lock ed" will display On Screen. VIDEO LO CKED Video Lock Activated Video Unlock To unloc k the Video Loc k f eature, repeat s teps 1 through 3. Enter the s am e 3-digit code previously used in step 5 with Remote Control Keypad. VIDEO UNLOCK ED LOCK ACTIVATED ENTER [...]

Timer Features - 22 - number w hen ch anging ch annels or pressing RECA L L. 1. Press . 2. Press CURSOR or and or to highlight the Channel I.D. Icon. 3. Press to display the Channel I.D. Menu. 4. Press CURSOR or , or use the Remo te Contro l Keypad to enter th e channel number you w ish to assign a Channel Id entifier. 5. Press CURSOR to highlight [...]

Program Timer - 23 - NOTE: T his feature w ill be disable when Auto Power On is activated. 1. Press . 2. Press CURSOR or and or to highlight the T imer Icon. 3. Press to dis play the Timer Contr ol Menu. 4. Press CURSOR to s elect NO, 30, 60, or 90 m inutes (Sleep Tim er will be activated) . 5. Press twice to ex it m enus. NOTE: To d eactivate Slee[...]

Program Timer - 24 - 4. Press CURSOR to highlight ON ( tim e). 5. Press CURSOR or repeatedly to set hours (set AM or PM ac cordingly). 6. Press CURSOR to highlight the m inutes pos ition. 7. Press CURSOR or r epeatedly to set minutes. 8. Press CURSOR to highlight OF F (tim e). 9. Repeat steps 5 through 7 f or setting O FF (tim e). 10. Press CURSOR [...]

Set-Up Features - 25 - 13. Press CURSOR to s elect: • NO - not activated • ONE DAY - activated • DAILY - activated 14. Press twice to ex it m enus. NOTE: To d eactivate Pr ogram Tim er s elect NO in s tep 13. NOTE: If the Progr am T im er "O N" functions while the set is operating, the s et will automatic ally tune to the channel de[...]

Set-Up Features - 26 - 7. Press twice to exit m enus . A ntenna (A nt) The proper Input m ode m ust be selected f or the type of signal at the antenna input. • TV m ode is us ed when the television is not connected to a c able TV s y stem, for exam ple when using a VHF/UHF antenna ( channels 01-125) . • Cable mode is used when the television is[...]

Set-Up Features - 27 - 4. Press CURSOR to highlight AUT O PROG . 5. Press CURSOR or to s tart Auto Progr am ming. Channels will automatic ally advance until all channels have been s canned. NOTE: Th is featur e will be disabled when Video Lock is activated. 6. Press twice af ter com pletion of Auto Program m ing to exit m enus. NOTE: Channel num be[...]

Set-Up Features - 28 - 6. Press CURSOR or or the Rem ote Key pad "0 through 9" buttons to selec t channels. 7. Press CURSOR to add channel(s) to m em ory (Blue). Press CURSOR to delete channel(s) to m em ory (Y ellow). 8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 to continue adding or deleting channels. 9. Press twice to exit m enus . Au t o P o w e r O n Thi[...]

USEFUL INFORMATION - 29 - The v iew er may display closed caption by pressing o n the remo te contro l. Press again to delete. 1. Press . 2. Press CURSOR or and or to highlight the Set-Up Icon. 3. Press to dis play the Set-Up Menu. 4. Press CURSOR to highlight AUT O POW ER ON. 5. Press CURSOR to selec t OFF, C1, or C2. 6. Press twice to exit m enus[...]

USEFUL INFORMATION - 30 - - TV SPEAKERS SW IT CH (IF APPLICABLE) IN THE OFF POSITION NO VIDEO NOISY SOUND - TV OR CABL E TUNING MODE SE T TO PROPER SETTING - ANTENNA INP UT CORRECT (IF A PPLICABLE) NO PICTURE NO SOUND CHECK THAT AC POW ER CORD IS PLUGGED INTO AC OUTLET - BRIGHTNESS & AUD IO COTROLS SET PROPERLY - TRY ANOT HER CHANNE L NO COLOR [...]

Back Cover - 31 - 800 HITACHI (1-800-448-2244) Please contact one of the Hitachi offices below should you hav e any questions regarding serv ice, operation or technical assistance. MO NTREAL TORONT O VA NCOUVER 9425 Trans Canada 6740 Campobello Road 20800 W estm inster Hwy., Unit 1103 Saint-Laurent, Quebec Mississ auga, Ontario Richm ond, B.C. H4S [...]