Hitachi GX Series 43GX01B manual

PROJECTION COLOR TV 43GX01B OPERA TING GUIDE TA BLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT ...................................................................................................................... ........2 SAFETY TIPS.................................................................................................................... .........3 PICTURE [...]

IMPORTA NT SA FEGUA RDS IMPORTAN T Follow all warnings and instruc tions m ark ed on this proj ection television. CA UT ION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECT RIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (O R BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING T O QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSO NNEL. The lightning f lash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral tria[...]

paragraph 15.119 of the F CC rules. CA UT ION: Never rem ove the back cover of the television as this can expos e y ou to very high voltages and other hazards. If the televis ion does not operate properly, unplug the television and call your authorized dealer or ser vice shop. SAFETY TIPS IM PORTANT SA FEGUA RDS SA FET Y POINT S YOU SHO ULD KNOW AB[...]

7 If the television has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged, unplug this television from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualif ied servic e personnel. 8 If liquid has been s pilled into this television se t, unplug it from the wall outlet and refe r service to qualif ied service per sonnel. 9 Do not subject your television to im pa[...]

• Never place the set near or over a radiator or heat generator. • Never place the television in a built- in enclosure unles s proper ventilation pr ovided. PROTECTION A ND LOCATION OF YOUR TELEVI S ION 16-1 If an outs ide antenna is connected to the televis ion , be sure the antenna system is grounded so as to provide som e protec tion against[...]

IF TH IS TELEVISIO N DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY 22 If you are unable to restore norm al operation by following the detailed procedure in your operating instruc tions, do not attempt any further adj ustm ent. Unplug the television and call your dealer or servic e technician. 23 W henever the television is damaged or fails, or if there is a distinct c[...]

PART NAME PART NO. ILLUSTRAT ION CLU-436UI REMOTE CONTROL HL00728 43V TELEVISION STAND SP-43G (Not included, order separately) OPTIONAL H530041 CUSTOM HIT ACHI TELEVISION ST AND Excellent f or VCR and video-tape stor age. Special featur es include sm oked glas s doors and an adjustable shelf . Available in shark grey. CAUTIO N: Television s tand mo[...]

Slide out to rem ove back cover. HOW TO SET UP YOUR NEW HITA CHI PROJECTION TV A NTENNA Unless your TV is c onnected to a cable T V system or to a c entralized antenna sy s tem, a good outdoor color T V antenna is recom m ended f or the best perf orm ance. However, if y ou ar e located in an exceptionally good signal area that is f ree from inter f[...]

HOOK-UP CA BLE S AND CONNECTORS Most video/audio connec tions between com ponents can be m ade with shielded video and audio cables that have phono connectors . For best per form ance, video c ables should use 75- Ohm coaxial s hielded wire. Cables can be purchased f rom m ost stor es that sell audio/video produc ts. Below are illustrations and nam[...]

FRONT PA NEL CONTROLS FRONT VIEW -  MENU Button This button allows y ou to enter the MENU, m ak ing it possible to s et TV featur es to your preference without using the remote.  INPUT/EXIT butt on Press this button to select the cur rent antenna sourc e, VIDEO: 1, 2, or alternate antenna s ource. Your selection is shown in the top right corn[...]

 POWER light You will see a red light when the TV is turned on.  A I (Artificial Intelligence) sensor The artif icial Intelligence s ensor will m ake autom atic pic ture adjus tments depending on the am ount of light in the room to give the best picture. ( See page 48.)  REMO TE CONTROL Sensor Point y our rem ote control at this area when [...]

INPUT 2 provides Y-CB-CR jack s f or connecting equipm ent with this capability, such as a DVD. NOT ES: DO NOT connect st andard VIDEO or S-VIDEO to INPUT 2 when using Y-CB-CR input. W hen using the Y - CB-CR input jack s, c onnect your components audio output to the T V's INPUT 2 Left and Right Audio input jack s. Your component outputs m ay [...]

TIPS ON REA R PANEL CONNECTIONS S-Video connections are provided f or high perfor m ance laserdis c players, VCRs etc., that have this f eature. Use these connections in place of the standard video connec tion if your device has this f eature. If your device has only one audio output (mono sound), c onnect it to the left audio j ack on the TV. Refe[...]

NOT E: To prevent dam age to the speak er and dis torted sound, set the volum e contr ol of the audio am plifier lower and adjust the sound us ing the rem ote control f o the TV set. CONNECTING EXTERNAL VIDEO SOURCES The exac t arrangem ent you use to connect the VCR, cam corder , laserdisc play er , DVD play er to y our TV set is dependent on the [...]

3. Press the INPUT button to view the program fr om the VCR or laserdisc play er . The VIDEO mode dis appears automatic ally after approxim ately eight seconds. 4. Press the INPUT button to return to the pr evious channel. CONNECTING A STEREO VCR OR STEREO LA SERDISC PLAYER 1. Connect the cable f rom the AUDIO OUT of the VCR or the las erdisc playe[...]

will be abnormal if the connec tion is loose. If you have an S-VHS VCR, use the S-INPUT c able in place of the standard video cable. A single VCR can be used f or VCR #1 and VCR #2, but note that a VCR cannot rec ord its own video or line output. (INPUT 1 in ex am ple on page 11) Refer to your VCR operating guide for mor e inform ation on line inpu[...]

 The televis ion's internal speak ers.  Thes e speaker s are connec ted to a separate audio am plifier . Use the "AUDIO T O HI-FI" output on the T V. (3) T hese speak ers ar e connected to the rear s peaker 8 Ohm output on the TV. SURROUND FEA T URE SURROUND SWIT CH* REQUIRED CONNECTION OPTIONA L CONNECTION EFFECT OFF Sp. Matri[...]

To operate your TV, point the rem ote contr ol at the rem ote sensor of the TV and pres s the T V button. The rem ote will now control y our television. To operate your VCR, point the rem ote at the rem ote sensor of the VCR and press the VCR button. T he rem ote will now control y our VCR. (See page 25 for ins tructions on how to progr am the r em[...]

(1) POWER Button Press this button to turn the TV s et on or off when the remote is in TV m ode. If a SPECIAL EVENT REMINDER is set, it will be displayed when the TV is firs t turned on. (See page 52). (2) PICTURE-IN-PICT URE buttons See separate sec tion on pages 22 for a description. (3) PIP CH Button Use the PIP CH button to select between main [...]

(5) LA ST CHA NNEL (LST -CH) Button Use this button to selec t between the last two channels viewed. (Good f or watching two sporting evens, etc.) . (6) VOLUME, MUT E Buttons Press the VO LUME up ( ) or down ( ) button until y ou obtain the des ired sound level. To reduc e the sound to one half of norm al volum e (SOFT MUTE) to answer the telephone[...]

W hen an S-VIDEO Input is connected to VIDEO: 1. W hen an COMPONENT VIDEO: Y-CB-CR Input is connected to VIDEO: 2. (9) MENU, CURSOR Buttons All the On-Scr een Display features can be set or adjusted by using these buttons. The MENU button will start the O n-Screen Dis play . The CURSOR buttons will highlight functions or adjust and s et diff erent [...]

and PIP sub-pictur e tuning, press PIP CH button on the r em ote. Every press of the PIP CH will highlight the main or sub-PIP sour ce. T he top channel display is the main pic ture and the bottom display is the sub-picture. This method of picture tuning is the sam e for one antenna input ( ANT A only) and two antenna inputs (ANT A and ANT B) The P[...]

NOTE: 1. If no buttons ar e pressed when in SURF m ode, auto-s canning will continuously scan. 2. If a channel is tuned during this SURF s canning, sub-pic tures will be rem oved fr om the s creen. 3. If PARENT AL CONTRO L MOVIE/T V RATINGS s etting is ON, PIP Surf Mode is deactivated. 4. You must be in ANT A m ode for SURF PIP to operate. (2) SWA [...]

STRO BE FREEZE Press the F RZ button to fr eeze four fram es of the picture you are currently viewing. Press this button again or PIP to return to norm al viewing. T his featur e is usef ul for viewing a m oving picture that has m any details , for exam ple, a close play in a sporting event of golf swing. CAUTION: A patter n burn m ay develop if th[...]

(1) VCR Button This button allows the remote to c ontrol your VCR by setting it to VCR m ode. (2) PRECODED VCR But tons These buttons transm it the chosen pr ecoded VCR codes. For som e VCRs, you must press the RECORD button twice to record a progr am. (3) EXCLUSIVE T V Butt ons These buttons are for operating the TV. NOTE: Ref er to instr uction m[...]

used for mor e than one com ponent. NOT ES: 1. If your cable box cannot be operated af ter perf orm ing the above procedures , y our cable box code has not been precoded into the rem ote. 2. In the unlikely event that y our c able box cannot be operated af ter perf orm ing the above procedur es, please consult your cable box operating guide. 3. The[...]

CA BLE/SA TELLITE, VCR, A UDIO A ND DVD CODES ( CLU-436UI) VCR BRA ND A DVENTURA 00 AI K O 66 AI W A 00 AK AI 13,19,21,26,39 A MERICA N HIGH 07 AS H A 51 A UDIOVOX 09 BEA UMARK 51 BELL & HOWELL 38 BROKSONIC 40,43,48,54,56 CA LIX 09 CA NON 07 CA PEHA RT 03 CA RVE R 36 CCE 33,66 CITIZEN 09,66 COLT 33 CRAIG 09,17,33,51,52 CYBERNEX 20,51 DA EWOO 03[...]

PORTLA ND 03 PROTEC 33 PULSA R 11,20 QUA RTER 16 QUA RTZ 16 Q U AS AR 07,35,41,59 RA DIO SHACK 00,09,55 RA DIX 09 RA NDEX 09 RCA 24,28,35,39,44,61,62, 64 REA LISTIC 00,07,09,16,17,18,27, 29,38,51 RICOH 06,65 RIMCO 11 SA LORA 34 SA MS UNG 15,20,21,51 SANKY 11,18 SA NSUI 13,31,52 SA NYO 16,17,38,51 SCOTT 14,16,40,43,47,48,49 SEA RS 02,07,09,15,17,22,[...]

CA BLE BRAND A BC 00, 02, 04, 05, 07, 08, 11 A ntronix 25, 43 A rcher 23, 25, 43 Belcor 42 Cable Star 42 Cabletenna 43 Cableview 43 Century 23 Citizen 23, 29 Colour Voice 15, 17 Comtronics 18 Contec 12 Dae Ry ung 04 Eastern 01 Everquest 10,18 Focus 31 Garrard 23 GC Electronics 25,42 Gemini 10 General Instrument 05,33,52 Gold Star 18,22 Hamlin 45,46[...]

A UDI O BRAND Jerrold 51 Scientific A tlanta 32 ULTRA TEC OSD 1. Press MENU on the r emote c ontrol to display the different f eatures on your HITACHI Projec tion TV. 2. Press the CURSOR to highlight a different f eature. 3. Press EX IT on the r emote c ontrol to quick ly exit from a m enu. 4. Press HELP on the r em ote control when a m enu is disp[...]

CHANNEL ID Label channels PAY 1, ABC, etc. VIDEO ID. Label video inputs VCR1, DVD1, etc. FAMILY FAVORITES Allows you to set and view favorite channels. PARENTAL CONT ROL Block channel picture and s ound. 4 EVENT PRO GRAM Turn T V on and off once, daily, or weekly. AUTO LINK Automatic ally turn TV on with any VIDEO input. CLOSED CAPTIO N Feature to [...]

NOTE: To s ee an auto-dem onstration of the on- screen dis play s with HELP text displayed, press and hold the POW ER button on the TV set f or approx imately five seconds . Press the PO W E R button on the TV again to end the auto- demons tration. MENU LA NGUAGE This feature will allow y ou to s elect any one of three diff erent languages f or all[...]

Press CURSOR or to highlight the c orrect ans wers to all three questions . Press CURSOR to display the graphic guide. Press EXIT to quit m enu or CURSOR to begin AUTO CHANNEL SET. (See page 33) . SIGNA L SO URCE Select ANT ENNA if you are using an indoor or outdoor antenna. Select CAT V if you have cable TV. Press CURSOR or to highlight and s elec[...]

RECEPTION BAND Reception channels f or each m ode are s hown at the left. Refer to your cable or T V guide for c hannel identification standards. If cer tain CATV channels are poor or not pos sible in CATV1 mode, s et SIGNAL SOURCE to CAT V2. A UTO CHANNEL SET This feature will autom atically store active T V channels in CHANNEL MEMO RY. This will [...]

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 m enu or CURSOR to return to previous m enu. CHA NNEL LIS T Use this f unction allows you to review w hic h channels are labeled in CHANNEL ID ( ID.), which have been added to CHANNEL MEMORY (SCAN), and which a[...]

NOTE: Each touch of CURSOR or will display the next eight channels. CLOCK SET The tim e m ust be set bef ore you can use the CALENDAR, 4 EVENT PRO GRAM, SPECIAL EVENT REMINDER or TV TIM E OUT. Use CURSOR or to set the tim e, date, and year. Press CURSOR or to change pos ition. Press EXIT to quit m enu or CURSOR to return to previous menu when the C[...]

Use the num ber buttons to selec t which point to adjust: (1) - Upper Left, ( 2) - Upper Middle, (3) - Upper Right, (4) - Center Left, (5) - Cente r, (6) - Center Righ t, (7) - Bottom Left, (8) - Bottom Middle, (9 ) - Bottom Right. Press the CURSOR buttons to m ove the display ed c olor up, down, left, or right. Press MENU to c hange the color you [...]

Press CURSOR to select CHANNEL LIST . Press CURSOR to select pres et CHANNEL LIST. Press CURSOR to scroll thr ough the preset CHANNEL LIST . Press CURSOR to select desir ed CHANNEL ID. To cus tomize CHANNEL ID, select CUST OM CH. Press CURSOR or to s elect letter. Press CURSOR or to change c haracter pos ition. (*) repres ents a blank space. Press [...]

Press CURSOR to select VIDEO LIST. Press CURSOR to select pres et VIDEO LIST . Press CURSOR or to s croll through the pr eset VIDEO LIST . Press CURSOR to select desired VIDEO ID. To customiz e VIDE O ID, se lect CUSTOM. Press CURSOR or to s elect letters. Press CURSOR or to change position. Press EXIT to quit m enu or CURSOR to return to previous [...]

To renam e the categories , use the CURSOR buttons to highlight the c ategory you would like to renam e. Use T HUMB STICK or to change a letter and CURSOR to select the next c haracter to c hange. 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 channel. [...]

Use CURSOR , , or to highlight a f avorite channel and the T V will automatically tune to that channel. Press EX IT to r emove F AMILY FAVORITES OSD f rom the screen. NOTE: 1. If a categor y has som e blank c hannel entries, these c hannels will appear as black sub- pictures. 2. If PARENT AL CONTRO L MOVIE/T V RATINGS s ettings is ON, F AMILY FAVOR[...]

Press EX IT to quit m enu or c ursor to return to the previous menu. NOTE: 1. If ANT A and ANT B are in the s ame SIG NAL SOURCE m ode (see page 32), when a channel is lock ed, it is lock ed on both antenna inputs. 2. W hen using TV TIME O UT m ak e sure the c lock is set (see page 36) . 4 EVENT PROG. This function will autom atically turn the TV o[...]

1. The O FF T imer will only activate if the T V was turned on or tuned with the ON Tim er and no c hannel selection was made af ter this tim e. If y ou c hange the channel after the ON T imer has been activated, the OF F Tim er will deactivate. 2. If no rem ote contr ol button is press ed after O N Tim er is activated, the T V will automatically t[...]

DISPLA Y : ON/O FF will turn the display on or off . MO DE: C.C. (Closed Caption) is for the progr am y ou ar e viewing. TEXT is f or additional inform ation s uch as news repor ts or a T V program guide. This inform ation covers the entir e screen and viewing the T V program is not pos sible. TEX T m ay not be available w ith every program . CHA N[...]

Use CURSOR or then CURSO R to select ON or OFF. Press EXIT to quit MENU or CURSOR to return to previous m enu. NOTE: 1. W hen TV set is turned on, the FIRST TIME T OUR will alway s appear if it is set to ON. 2. To exit dur ing the FIRST T IME T OUR, press the MENU button. Select VIDEO to adj ust picture s ettings and im prove pictur e quality . Use[...]

SHA RPNESS Use this f unction to adjust the am ount of fine detail in the pictur e. RESET W hen RESET is selected, pr ess CURSOR to return video adj ustm ents to f actory preset conditions. A DVANCED SETTINGS Your HITACHI Proj ection TV has an Ultra AI (Artif icial Intelligence) function which will autom atically adjust picture settings to produc e[...]

Turn on SUPER CO NTRAST to im prove pictur e detail in areas of high brightness. COLOR TEM PERA T URE Set this to W ARM for hotter colors with more red, or set to COO L for less intens e colors with more blue. Select AUDIO SET TING S to adjust the T V to your preference and to im prove the s ound quality . Use CURSOR or to highlight the f unction t[...]

Press CURSOR or to highlight the func tion. Press CURSOR to change the func tion setting. W hen the function has an " " in the box, it is ON . MTS MOD E Multi-Channel Te levision Sound will allow y ou to selec t STEREO ( a stereo broadc ast), MO NO (m onaural sound) used when receiving a weak stereo broadc ast or SAP (s econd audio pro[...]

This function will autom atically adjust volum e so each c hannel has the sam e average volum e level. Use this f unction to choose pic ture and audio settings for a true hom e T HEAT ER experience. THEA TER MODES Use this f unction to choose f rom autom atic pictur e and audio settings to optim ize y our T V's perf orm ance. Use CURSOR or to [...]

SPECIA L EVENT REMINDER Use this f unction to set up to six special events into m em ory. Thes e events can then be viewed in CALENDAR m ode. Press CURSOR to select EVENT 1 to 6. Press CURSOR or to s elect a letter. Press CURSOR to change position. Set Special Day of reminder using curs or buttons. Highlight the day of START REMINDER using CURSO R,[...]

Press CURSOR or to c hange the m onth. Press EXIT to quit m enu or CURSOR to return to previous m enu. If the cloc k is not s et, you can not use this function and the nex t screen will appear. NOTES: 1. Dates of SPECIAL EVENT REMINDER will appear blink ing. Special event m essage will be displayed only if current date is within the day of Star t R[...]

Do not subject the r em ote control to shoc ks s uch as dropping it on the f loor, etc. Physical dam age to the precis ion parts m ay res ult. Avoid placing the rem ote contr ol in a high humidity place or getting it wet. Do not leave it on or near a heater. Excess ive heat or m oisture m ay cause the unit to cease operation. W hen the batteries ru[...]

USEFUL INFO Check these items and try these adjustments 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 inter- ference Adjus[...]

VHF-Band..............................................2 ~ 13 UHF-Band............................................14 ~ 69 CATV Mid Band...........................A-5 ~ A-1 ................................................................... A-1 Super Band...............................................J-W Hy per Band................................W +[...]

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