Hitachi 42PD6000TA manual

1 USER'S MANUAL Thank you ver y much for pur chasing the HIT ACHI PDP TV. Before using your TV , please car efully r ead the "SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS" and this "USER'S MANUAL" so you will know how to operate the PDP TV pr operly . Keep this manual in a safe p lace. Y ou will find it useful in the fu ture. Notes on Installa[...]

2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 15. Televisions are design ed to compl y with the recommended safety standards for tilt and stability. Do not apply excessive pulling forc e to the front, or top, of the cabinet which could ca use the product to overturn resulting in product damage and/or p ersonal injury. 16. Follow instructions for wall, shelf or c[...]

ENGLISH 3 FEA TURES Large-screen, high-definition plasma display pan el The 42-inch color plasma display panel, with a r esolution of 1024 (H) x 1024(V) pixels , creates a high-d efinitio n, large-scr een (aspect ratio : 16:9) and low-pr ofile f lat displ ay . Fr ee fr om electromagnetic inter fer ences fr om geomagnetic sour ces and ambient power [...]

4 CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS …………2 FEA TURES .....................................................3 SAFETY INSTRUC TIONS ...............................5 IMAGE RETENTION O F PLASMA DISPLA Y ..9 COMPONENT NAMES .....................................10 Main Unit ...................... ................. ............... .............[...]

5 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This PDP TV has been designed and ma nufactu red to meet in ternational safety standards, but like any electrical equipment, care must be taken if you are to obtai n the best results and safety is to be assured. Before using this product, please read a nd understand the Sa fety Instructions thoroughly to ensure corre ct usage,[...]

6 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) About the Symbols (continued) Be cautious of the power cord connection. Incorrect connection of the power cord could result in fire or electric al sho ck. • Do not touch the power cord with a wet hand. • Check that the connecting portion of the power cord is clean (with no dust), befo re usi ng. Use a soft and [...]

ENGLISH 7 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) About the Symbol s (conti nued) Be careful in moving the PDP TV Neglect could result in an injury or damag e. • Do not move the television during use. Before moving, disconnect t he power plug and all external connections. • You are advised to move the television with two persons. • Avoid any impact o[...]

8 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) About the Symbol s (conti nued) Prevention of an obstacle to Radio receivers This television has been desig ned p ursuant to the international EMI standards. This is to prevent a proble m to Radio receivers. • Keep the television away from Radio. • Adjust Radio antennas in order for the television not to receiv[...]

ENGLISH 9 I MAGE RETENTION OF PLASMA DISPLA Y There are different characteristics that result in panel image ret ention depen ding on how the plasma d isplay is used. Situations and effective usage methods related to ghosting are provided belo w. Image retention characteristics of a plasma d isplay The ima ge r etention phenome non of a plasma pa n[...]

10 Contr ol panel External device connection termi nals COMPONENT NAMES Main Unit • Adjustment buttons ar e located on the bottom. • T h e front bezel i s p r ovided with i ndica ti ons to distingui s h the adjustment buttons. • Th e main p ow er switch is located at the back, on t h e r i g h t s i d e . * Input terminals from 18 to 22. Fr o[...]

ENGLISH 11 COMPONENT NAMES (continued) Remote control • Do not use new and old batteries together. T he batteries could explode or leak, resulting in fires, ph ysical injury, or stains. • When loading batteries, observe their corr ect polarities as marked on the product. If loade d in the wrong direction, the batteries could explode or leak, re[...]

12 COMPONENT NAMES (continued) Remote control (continued) Function Buttons HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA[...]

ENGLISH 13 COMPONENT NAMES (continued) Remote control (continued) 1. POWER button Press this button to turn the TV set on or standby. 2. I/II button Press to select sound mod e: Mono ▼ , S tereo , Language A ［I］ , Language B ［II］ , Language A/B ［I/II］ . 3. (MUTE) button Press to mute the volume. Press again to restore the volume. 4. R[...]

14 COMPONENT NAMES (continued) Remote control (continued) 19. SORT EDIT button Press SORT EDIT button to enter function menu for editing, channel name, system, fine tun e channel frequency , and delete the channel from list table. 20. P. MODE button Press to select Natural, Cinema and Dynamic pictur e mode. Press repeatedl y to circle through the s[...]

ENGLISH 15 COMPONENT NAMES (continued) Remote control (continued) 22. ZOOM +/- buttons Zoom in on the image by pressing Zoom + button and press Zoom – button to zoom out. 23. PIP SWAP button Press to exchange the main video signal source with PIP video signal so urce. 24. PIP INPUT button Activate PIP by pressing PIP Input button to select desire[...]

16 COMPONENT NAMES (continued) Remote control (continued) A. TV/TEXT button Press to switches between the TV mode and the Teletext mode. B. BLUE button Press to operate the Teletext function in Teletext pattern. (Fu nction depends on the Teletext p attern.) C. YELLOW button Press to operate the Teletext function in Teletext pattern. (Fu nction depe[...]

ENGLISH 17 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Installation • If you have purchased the model without the stand attached: When installing the monitor, use the optional stand CMPAD42T. The desktop stand has been used for the installation in this manual. Read SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ( 5 to 8 ) car efully to ensure maximum safety before proceeding to these steps:[...]

18 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Connecting to an Audio Visual Device (1) Make sure that the signal of the audio visual dev i ce to be used is compatibl e with the specifications of this device. See “PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS” concerning the specifications of th is device. 40 ~ 42 (2) Make sure that the po wer switch of the PDP TV is turne[...]

ENGLISH 19 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Connecting to an Audio Visual Device (continued) HDTV input sources, su ch as a digital cable box, digital satellite receiver, or digital terrestrial receiver box, can be connected as desired, usin g the approp riate cable system. 1. Connect the HDTV sour ce device using the appro priate cable pair, [...]

20 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Connecting to an Audio Visual Device (continued) 1. Connect the DVD player using: HDMI cable or Component cable and Audi o cable or S-Video cable and Audio cable or Composite cab le and Audio cable. 2. Connect all power sources before activ ating the PDP TV. 3. Turn on the PDP TV. 4. Press the button corresp[...]

ENGLISH 21 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Connecting to an Audio Visual Device (continued) NOTES: • If the Video OUTPUT (Monitor) terminal is connected to an external monitor with a 75 Ohm terminal, it is possible to view the same image as on the main unit. But it is possible to monitor only the TV signal, Co mposite Video signal or the S-[...]

22 I INSTALLATION INSTRU CTIONS (continued) Connecting to a PC (1) Make sure that the display signal of the personal computer to be used is compatibl e w ith the specifications of this device. See "PRODUCT SPECIFICAT IONS" concerning the sp ecificati ons of this device 40 ~ 42 . (2) Make sure that the power s w itch of the personal comput[...]

ENGLISH 23 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Power Cord Connection Connect the pow er cord, after completing all other connection s. ① Connect the po wer cord to this device. ② Use the binders to fix the po wer cord. ③ Connect the po wer cord plug to the power outlet. (The type of plug is different from this dra w ing for some countries.)[...]

24 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS T u r n i n g P o w e r O n a n d O f f Indicating lam p Indicating Lamp Po wer Status Operating Off Off When the main power switch is set to OFF. Lights Red Off (Stand-by) When the main power switch is ON, and the POWER button is OFF . Lights Orange Off (Power Save) When the main power switch is ON, and the power button i[...]

ENGLISH 25 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Input Switching • Input can be switched in th e sequence of A nalog RGB ➝ HDMI ➝ Composite-Video ➝ S-Video ➝ YC B C R ➝ YP B P R ➝ TV by pressing the INPUT bu tton of the c ontrol panel. RGB HDMI Composite-Video TV YP B P R Y C B C R S - V i d e o • Input can be switched to TV by pressin[...]

26 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Input Signal Screen Display The input signal status can be display ed on the screen by pressing the RE CAL L button of the remote control. • The display will go out in approximately 3 second s. TV VIDEO/PC RGB Analog RGB 1024X768 60Hz 1 ABCDE ［ I ］ TV position Channel name Sound mode Signal mode Input fre[...]

ENGLISH 27 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Using the Menu Screen (On-screen display system) Contro l panel ： 1. Press MENU of the control panel to display the OSD on your Pla sma TV. 2. Use the CHANNEL ▲▼ and VOLUME W X to navigate to different menu item. 3. Use the VOLUME W X to adjust functions. 4. Press ENTER of the control panel to sel[...]

28 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) V ideo Menu TV/Video Mode Selected characters W X Setup hint Picture Mode N a t u r a l C i n e m a D y n a m i c Natural: This setting is for normal lighting conditions. Cinema: This setting is best for watching movie. Dynamic: This setting is best for very bright ambient lighting. Brightness Black is subdued [...]

ENGLISH 29 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Image Menu TV/Video Mode Selected characters W X Setup hint Panoramic 4:3 Standard 16:9 Zoom 4:3 Zoom1 F u l l 4 : 3 Z o o m 2 (Available for TV/480i/480p/576i/576p/HDMI signals.) P. S I Z E Panoramic Full 16:9 Zoom (Available for 720p/1080i/HDMI signals.) Adjust to preference. (Please refer to 14 for m[...]

30 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Audio Menu Selected characters W X Setup hint Mute Disable Enable Adjust to turn off the sound. Volume Turns down the volume. Turns up the volume. This is to set the volume for speaker. Balance Suppresses right-side sound. Suppresses left-side sound. Adjust to preference. Treble Suppresses treble. Enhances treb[...]

ENGLISH 31 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) System Menu TV/Video Mode Selected characters W X Setup hint Signal Format (off the function) - Press the ENTER button to show the information of the current inp ut signal. Advanced Press ENTER button to select the following functions 3D Comb O n O f f Use only for the NTSC system. Impr ove the quality [...]

32 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) System Menu (continued) TV/Video Mode Selected characters W X Setup hint Channel Number Decrease channel number Increase channel number This is used to input the channel number for the channel you would like to insert in the sort list after you found the channel form “Channel Frequency” function. Syst em N [...]

ENGLISH 33 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) System Menu (continued) PC Mode Selected characters W X Setup hint Signal Format (off the function) - Press the ENTER button to show the information of the current inp ut signal. Advanced Press ENTER button to select the following functions Gamma 2 . 2 2 . 6 2 . 8 Adjust to preference. Panel Lock O n O [...]

34 OTHER FUNCTIONS Audio Switching A2 / NICAM / Sound Multiplex (TV mode) • The I/II button in remote control is us eful for NICAM and sound multipl ex signals. Otherwise pressing this button will have no effect. BILINGUAL / DUAL sound broadcast When bilingual program is rec eived, sound mode display ap pears as shown on right. Press the I/II but[...]

ENGLISH 35 OTHER FUNCTIONS (continued) Signal Check (Analog RGB mode) Changes in the signal status are d i sp layed on the screen as they arise. Status Display Action When Mode Display is set to ON, the input signal is switched or when the RECALL button is pressed. A guide is displayed for the input terminal and the horizontal and vertical s ync fr[...]

36 OTHER FUNCTIONS (continued) Power Save Mode When the Analog RGB input is selected • When this unit is connected to a VESA DPMS computer, the Power Save (Off) mode can be set to be activated automatically when the computer is not being used to reduce power consumption by this unit. Horizontal Yes No Yes No RGB sync signal Vertical Yes Yes No No[...]

ENGLISH 37 TROUBLESHOOTING Symptoms That Seemingly Appear to be Failures Make the checks suggested below dep e nding on the symptoms observed. If the symptoms remain uncorrected, co ntact your dealer. Symptom Point to check See page • No picture with the power-indicating lamp off. • Check the way the power cord is connected. • Press the power[...]

38 TROUBLESHOOTING (continued) Symptoms That Seemingly Appear to be Failures (continued) Symptom Point to check See page • There are locations on the s cr een that are different from the periphery (*). *Points that do not light, points with brightness different from that of the periphery, points wi th color different from that of the periphery, e[...]

ENGLISH 39 TROUBLESHOOTING (continued) Actions to Correct Abnormal Displays Depending on the kind of system equipment us ed, images may not be displ ay ed normally. In this case, make the adjustments suggested belo w . (only for PC RGB) Symptom 1 Text displayed across the screen ap pe ars vertically st reaked , with some characters blurred (Figure [...]

40 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Display dimensions Approx. 42 inches (926 (H) x 525 (V) mm, diagonal 106 4mm) Panel Resolution 1024(H) x 1024 (V) pixels Net dimensions 1036 (W) x 713 (H) x 93 (D) mm Net weight 35 kg Temperature Operating : 5°C to 35°C, Storage : 0°C to 40°C Amb ie nt conditions Relative humidity Operating : 20% to 80%, Storage : 20% [...]

ENGLISH 41 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS (continued) Recommended Signal List With composite input and S-Video input. Signal mode No. Signal Name Resolution Vertical frequency (Hz) Horizontal frequency (kHz) Dot clock frequency (MHz) Remarks 1 NTSC4.43 NTSC3.58 525 59.94 15.734 — 2 PAL SECAM 625 50.00 15.625 — With YC B C R /YP B P R input Signal mode [...]

42 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS (continued) Recommended Signal List (continued) With Analog RGB signal input Signal mode No. Signal Name Resolution Vertical frequency (Hz) Horizontal frequency (kHz) Dot clock frequency (MHz) Remarks 1 VGA 640 x 400 70.09 31.47 25.18 2 VGA 640 x 480 59.94 31.47 25.18 3 Macintosh 640 x 480 66.67 35.00 30.24 4 VGA 640 x 480[...]