Hitachi 55EX15K manual

IMPORTANT - 1 - PROJECTION COLOR T V 50EX14BV 55EX15K OPERA TING GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT.............................................................................................................................................. 3 SAFETY TIPS................................................................................................[...]

IMPORTANT - 2 - HOW TO USE THE REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR TV ................................................................... 17  POWER butto n ............................................................................................................................... 17  RECALL but ton ......................................................[...]

IMPORTANT - 3 - CONVERGENC E ADJUST ............................................................................................................... 37 AUDIO .......................................................................................................................... ............................ 38 PREFERENCE AD JUSTMENT ...............[...]

SAFETY TIPS - 4 - Insert pow er cord into a 120 volt 60 Hz out l et . TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NO T USE THE TELEVISION' S PLUG WITH A N EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE, OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLA DES A ND GROUND TERMI NAL CA N BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLA DE EXPOSURE. NEVER CONNECT THE TV T O 50 Hz, DIRECT CURRENT, OR A NYTHING O THER [...]

SAFETY TIPS - 5 - 2 W hen t he power cord or plug is damag ed or fr ayed, unplug this television set f rom the wall outlet and ref er servicing to q ualified service personnel. 3 Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this can r esult in fire or electric shock . 4 Do not allow anything to rest on or roll over the power cord, and do not[...]

SAFETY TIPS - 6 - 11-1 Do not place this television set on an unstabl e cart, stand, or table. The televi sion set may fall, causing serious injur y to a child or an adul t, and serious damage to the appli ance. Use only with a cart or stand recommended by the manufacturer, or sold with the tel evision set. W all or shelf mounting should follow the[...]

SAFETY TIPS - 7 - • Never place the set near or over a radiator or heat r egister. • Never place the set in a "built-i n" enclosure, unless proper v entilation prov ided. PROTECTION AND LOCAT ION OF YOUR SET 16-1 If an outside antenna is connected to the telev ision set, be sure the antenna sy stem is protected against v oltage surg e[...]

SAFETY TIPS - 8 - battery pow er, refer to the operating instructions. 20 If the television set does not oper ate normally by following the operating instr uctions, unplug this set television set from the w all outlet and refer serv icing to q ualified servi ce personnel. Adjust only those controls that are cov ered in the operating instructions as[...]

PICTURE CAUTIONS - 9 - 27 Upon completion of any ser vice or r epairs to the telev ision set, ask the servi ce technician to perform routine saf ety checks to determine that the telev ision is in safe operating condi tion. PICTURE CAUTIONS Continuous on-screen displays such as video games, stock market quotations, computer generated graphics, and o[...]

HOW T O SET UP YOUR NEW HIT ACHI PROJECTION T V - 10 - 1. Remote Control Unit CLU-415U I (Part No. HL00224) 2. Two "AA" siz e, 1.5 V batteries (For R emote Control Unit) . REMOTE CONTROL BA TTERY INSTALLA TION AND REPLA CEMENT 1. Open the battery cov er of the remote transmitter by pushing the notched par t of the cover w ith your fingers[...]

HOOK-UP CABL ES AND CONNECT ORS - 11 - VIEWI NG The maj or benefit of the HI TACHI Proj ection Television is its larg e view ing scr een. To see this large screen at its best, t est various locations in the room to f ind the best spot for viewing. The draw ings gi ve se ve ral su ggesti ons. The best pict ure is seen by sitting direct ly in front o[...]

HOOK-UP CABL ES AND CONNECT ORS - 12 - 300-Ohm Tw in Lead Connector "F" Ty pe 75-Ohm Coaxial Antenna Connector This outdoor antenna cable must be For connecting RF signals ( antenna or cable TV) connected to an antenna adaptor to the antenna jack on the telev ision. (300-Ohm to 75- Ohm). Phono Connector S-Video (Super Video) Connector Use[...]

FRONT PANE L CONTROLS - 13 - Attach an optional antenna cable mi xer to the TV antenna terminal, and connect the cables to the antenna mix er. Consult y our dealer or serv ice store for the antenna mix er. FRONT PA NEL CONTROLS Click to see f ront panel diag ram.  MENU BUTTON This butt on allows y ou to ent er the MENU mode without using the rem[...]

REAR PANEL JACKS - 14 - when not in use.  A I (A rtificial Intelligence) sensor This "Artif icial Intelligence" sensor w ill make automatic picture adjustm ents depending on the amount of light in the r oom to give the best pi cture. (See page 34.)  REM O TE CONTROL sensor Point your Remote at this area w hen selecting channels, adj[...]

REAR PANEL CO NNECTIONS - 15 -  Rear Speaker Terminals These terminals are used to connect ex ternal speakers, w hich are used for the surround sound feature. The volume lev el is control led by the remote control main volume buttons. Use speakers w ith 8 Ohm impedance only .  Speaker M atr ix Surround Sw itch Input 1 provides S-Video (Super [...]

AUDIO SYSTEM SET-U P - 16 - CA UTION: Do not connect Speakers simultaneously to the REAR SPEAKER terminal of the Proj ection TV and an external ampli fier. This could damage both the TV and the speakers. Your TV w as designed to use 8 Ohm speakers only . Any other type may degrade the audio per fo rmance of your enter tainment system. TIPS ON REA R[...]

THE REMOTE CONTRO L (CLU-415UI) - 17 - * See page 10 for location of Surround Sw itch. THE REMOTE CONTR OL (CLU-415UI) In addition to controlling all the functions on your HITACHI Projection TV, the new remote is desig ned to operate different types of VCR's and different types of CATV (Cable TV) conv erters w ith one touch. Basic operation ke[...]

HOW T O USE T HE REMOTE T O CONTROL YOUR T V - 18 - Press this button to turn the TV set on or off. If MESSAGE-1 OR MESSAGE-2 i s set, it will be display ed when the TV is first turned on. (See page 32.)  RECA LL button W hen you want to check the channel bei ng receiv ed, or if it has a stereo (ST) or second audio prog ram (SAP), press the REC [...]

HOW T O USE T HE REMOTE T O CONTROL YOUR T V - 19 - NOTE: The T V may not r eceive some channels if y ou are not in the correct AIR/C ABLE mode. (See page 25)  A VX button The AVX (Auxiliary Video) button will select betw een the antenna signal and the two sets of video input jacks each time the button is pressed. If the Picture-in-Picture (PIP)[...]

PICTURE -IN-PICTURE (PIP) - 20 -  PICTURE-IN-PI CTURE buttons See separate section on pag e 18 for a descr iption.  (SRD) button Your Hitachi model does not access surround (SRD) using the remot e control. Inst ead, a switch is provided on the back of the TV t o change between Speaker Matri x Surround and Ex ternal speakers. (See pag e 13). ?[...]

PICTURE -IN-PICTURE (PIP) - 21 - alw ays be either the mai n picture or the sub-pictur e.  SWA P BUTTON If you wi sh to switch w hat is being show n on the main picture to the sub-pi cture, press the "SW AP" button.  SHIFT BUTTON To move the sub-pictur e to another corner, press the "SHIFT" button. The sub-pictur e moves o[...]

USING THE REMOT E TO CONT ROL VCR FUNCTIONS - 22 - CA UTION: A pattern burn may dev elop of the sub-picture is l eft in the same corner permanently . If the PIP f eature is used frequentl y, occasionall y shift the sub-picture to a different corner. NOTE: 1. Only sound from the mai n picture can be heard. USING THE REMOTE TO CONTROL VCR FUNCTIONS O[...]

USING THE RE MOTE TO CONTROL CABL E BOX FUNCTIONS - 23 - Remote Control Buttons  VCR BUTTON This button allows the remote to control y our VCR by setting it to VCR mode.  PRECODED VCR BUTTONS These buttons transmit the chosen precoded VCR codes.  EXCLUSIVE TV BUTTONS These buttons are for operating the TV. USING THE REMOTE TO CONTROL CABLE[...]

VCR AND CABLE BOX CODES - 24 - W hen t he remote is in CABLE mode, this is the A/B but ton.  ENTER BUTT ON If your cable box does not have an enter function, t his button will send the TV enter code.  RECA LL BUTTON If your cable box does not have a last channel function, this but ton will send the TV channel recall code.  PRECODED FOR CAB[...]

VCR AND CABLE BOX CODES - 25 - 33,37,40,43,44 Runco 12 Fisher 19,21,25,30 Samsung 17,48 Fuji 07,09 Sanky 12,20 Funai 00 Sansui 14,26 Garrard 00 Sanyo 18,19,30,48 GE 09,22,24 Scott 16,17,33,37,42,43,44 Goldstar 04,10,11 Sears 09,10,15,18,19,21,25,30,31 Gradiente 00 Sharp 20 Harley Davi dson 00 Shintom 27 Harmon/Kardon 11 Shogun 48 Harw ood 27 Singer[...]

EASY GRAPHIC GUIDE - 26 - GC Electronics 31,44 Scientific Atlanta 04,06,14,52 Gemini 13,32,36,46 Signal 13,29 General Instrument 09 Signatur e 09 Hamlin 08,16,27,49,50 SL Marx 29 Hitachi 09 Sprucer 17,55 Hytex 05 Standard Components 41 Jasco 40 Starcom 03,13,30 Jerrold 03,09,10,12,13,20,30 Stargate 13,29 Macom 26 Starquest 13 Magnav ox 21 Sylv ania[...]

EASY GRAPHIC GUIDE - 27 - A IR/CA BLE Select antenna or cable TV. A UTO PROGRA M First time setup for channel buttons. CHA NNEL MEMORY Channel buttons, add or skip. CLOSED CA PTION Feature to display dialogue/tex t. MENU LA NGUA GE Choose English, Fr ench or Spanish dialog ue. CHA NNEL CA PTION Label channels PAY1, ABC, etc. CHILD LOCK Block channe[...]

SET UP - 28 - ON/OFF TIMER Turn TV on or off one time or dai ly. MESSA GE - 1 Set f or one time or dai ly. MESSA GE - 2 Set f or one time or dai ly. CA LLENDA R Check day , month and year. PREFERENCE A DJUST Adjust color, brightness, etc. PREFERENCE SETTING Improve pictur e performance. CONVERGENCE CORRECTION Match red, g reen, and blue colors to m[...]

SET UP - 29 - Your choice will be sh own on the displa y. Reception channels for each mode are show n at the left. Refer to your cabl e or TV guide for channel identificati on standards. If certain CATV channels are poor or not possible in the CATV1 mode, set AIR/CABLE to CATV2. A UTO PROGRA M This f eature will automatically store active TV channe[...]

SET UP - 30 - Add or erase additional channels while still in CHANNEL MEMORY using the CHANNEL , buttons or num ber buttons and then add or erase using the CURSOR , buttons. CLOSED CA PTION 1 Closed captions ar e dialogue, narr ation, and/or sound effects of a televi sion program or home video w hich are di splayed on the TV screen. Your local TV p[...]

PROGRAM - 31 - sound, make sure MUTE is not set. CCD will display when "MUTE" is pressed, whether CCD is in the "ON" or "OFF" mode. MENU LA NGUA GE This feature will allow you to select any one of 3 dif ferent languages for all on screen display s. Use the cursor , to select the MENU LANGUAGE of your choi ce. Press MEN[...]

PROGRAM - 32 - the screen. Press CHANNEL , or the number buttons to select and label addi tional channels. Press MENU to exit. The (*) represents a bl ank space. Select CANCEL to erase a CHANNE L CAPTION. 3 CHILD LOCK This function will block out the picture and sound of the selected channel. The code to set or cancel CHILD LOCK is a three dig it k[...]

CLOCK - 33 - Press CURSOR , to rev iew more channels. Press MENU to EXIT. VOLUME CORRECTION Use this function to reduce the v olume lev el of up to f our TV channels that sound loud compared to other TV channels. Press the CURSOR , to select one of the four volume corr ections. Use the Channel , or number buttons to select a channel . Press ENTER t[...]

CLOCK - 34 - CLOCK SET The time must be set before you can use the on/off timer or automatic messag e. Use the NUMBER buttons and CURSOR , to set the time. The AM or PM selected will be highlighted in blue. 4 W hen you are finished press ENTER to start the cl ock. ON/OFF TIMER This function will automatically turn the TV on or off , one time only o[...]

CLOCK - 35 - 5 Use this function to set one or two personal messag es once a day or one time only . Use the CURSOR , to select a letter or other character. Use the CURSOR , to change position. Press ENTER w hen message is finished. The asterisk (*) r epresents a blank space. Move the CURSOR , until ( CANCEL) is mag enta and press ENTER to erase mes[...]

VIDEO - 36 - VIDEO Select VIDEO to adjust pictur e settings, improv e picture quali ty, and to adjust conver gence. PREFERENCE A DJUST Use this feature to adjust contr ast, color, etc. Press the CURSOR buttons to select and make adjustments. The f unction to be adjuste d will be in magen ta. CONTRA ST - Use this function to change the contr ast bet[...]

VIDEO - 37 - Use the CURSOR , to select function. Use the CURSOR , to turn f unction on o r off. Yo ur choice will be blue. A I (A RTIFICIA L INTELLIGENCE) W hen the AI f unction is on, the TV's internal computer will perform the f ollowing : 1. Automatically monitor and adjust contrast dependi ng on room lig hting (sensor is located on the fr[...]

AUDIO - 38 - and vibrati ons or movi ng the TV. If you move y our TV, or if, after a time, you notice col or rings or halos around objects in the pictur e, you may w ant to converg e (align) the colors. To simplify conv ergence, the follow ing feature allow s you to display a test pattern of horiz ontal and verti cal lines on the screen. Proper ly [...]

AUDIO - 39 - PREFERENCE A DJUSTMENT Use this to set bal ance, bass, and treble. Press the CURSOR buttons to select and make adjustments. The f unction to be adjuste d will be in mage nta. BA LA NCE - This f unction will control the lef t to right balan ce of th e TV inte rnal speakers, the AUDIO TO HI- FI output, and the surround speakers. BA SS - [...]

CARE OF YOUR HITA CHI PROJECTION TV AND YOUR REMOTE CONT ROL - 40 - select will be display ed to the left of the channel number. See example below for each selection w hen both stereo and second audio are recei ved (monaural i s alway s receiv ed). LOUDNESS This function will improve the quality of both low and high frequency sounds w hen listening[...]

RECEPTION PROBLEMS - 41 - RECEPTION PROBLEMS  IGNITION NOISE: Black spots or hori zontal streaks may appear, picture may flutter or drift. Usually caused by interference from automobile ignition systems, neon lamps, electrical drills and other electri cal appliances.  GHOSTS: Ghosts are caused by the tel evision sig nal following two paths. O[...]

SPECIFICATIONS - 42 - designed to pr otect against component or circ uit damage due to exter nal or internal voltag e or power surges. IF YOUR SET SHOU LD APPEAR TO HAVE A LOSS OF POW ER, PLEASE FOLLOW THIS PROCEDURE: 1) Push the power switch (ON/OFF sw itch) once. 2) If there is still no power, wait 30 seconds and push the pow er switch again. 3) [...]

HITACHI SE RVICE HOTLINE - 43 - Outputs: • Video................................................1.0Vp-p, 75 Ohm • Audio (fixed) ..................................470mVrms, 1k Ohm Dimensions: 50EX14BV 55EX15K • Height ( in.) 55 1/4 54 9/16 • W idth (in.) 41 5/8 45 9/16 • Depth (in.) 28 26 11/16 • W eight (lbs.) 251 210 NOTE: Due to impro[...]

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