Hitachi 26ld9000ta Users Manual

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BASIC OPERATION (continued) 
Input Switching to TV/AV1~4, HDMI, and RGB 
By pressing Input Select button, you can switch the input.   

”  To watch actual broadcast, press Input Select button on the control 
panel, the numeric buttons or Channel Up / Down button on the 
remote control.   

”  To display the image outputting from the external equipments 
connected to each terminal (AV1~4, HDMI and RGB), select   
corresponding mode.
1.Press Input Select buttons on the remote control.   
2.The Input modes can be also switched by using Input Select button 
on the control panel.   
Each time this button is pressed, the screen displays corresponding 
mode by following order. 
TV    AV1     AV2     AV3
AV4  RGBHDMI
3.To directly go back to TV mode, pressing channel Up/Down buttons 
on remote control or pressing Program UP/Down on the control 
panel.  
Also, you can use the numeric buttons on the remote control.   
Program Up 
button  Program Down 
button Input Select 
Input Signal Screen Display   
The input signal status can be displayed on the screen by pressing the
button of the remote control. 
• The display will go out in approximately 5 seconds.
TV 
1
ABCDE

z
TV position 
Name 
Sound mode
VIDEO   
Input mode 
Signal mode AV1
Composite
RGB
RGB
H: 48.4 kHz
V: 60.1  Hz
Input vertical frequency of RGB  Input horizontal frequency of  Input Mode
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RECALL 
button  Input Select 
buttons 
Channel 
UP/DOWN 
buttons 
 
						

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MENU OPERATION 
How to use the On-Screen Display (OSD) system 
With the On-Screen Display system, you can access the various kinds of the features and functions in this product.   
Picture 
Audio 
Timer 
Setup 
Language
Select   
OK  Set 
 
MENU 
Button 
•Basic Operation
1. Press   button on the remote control or Menu button on the 
control panel of the unit. The Main Menu is displayed on the screen 
as shown on the right.   
2. To select the item, press 
x or 
z buttons.   
The selected item will be highlighted in Green.   
3. Press 
OK  button to set your selection.   
The selected menu page will be displayed on the screen.   
4. Use 
x or 
z buttons to choose the item on the MENU page.   
Press 
OK  button to set your selection.   
5. Use Wor X buttons to adjust the item values or choose options.   
Press 
OK  button to set your selection.   
6. To exit from the menu, press 
 button.  
NOTE  
The OSD menu screen will be closed automatically when no operation 
has been made for about 30 seconds.   
MENU button 
Language Menu 
Select the language from the list so that you can display the OSD menu in the selected language.   
How to set Language 
1. Enter the “Language” menu from the Main Menu.   
2. Select the appropriate language with 
x or 
z button from the list.   
The selected item will be highlighted in Green.   
3. Press 
OK  button to set your selection.   
The white dot is marked inside of the circle when the selection is fixed.   
4. Press 
  button to exit from the entire OSD menu.   
Language 
      English 
    1T
[
    4P
						

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MENU OPERATION (continued) 
Setup Menu (TV mode) 
With this menu, you can access various kinds of features relating to TV channel settings.   
Setup 
  Auto Tuning 
Manual Tuning 
  Fine Tuning     
Sort 
  Teletext Language 
Select   OK Set       Return 
!
Selected Items Setup hint 
Position Select the way to display the channels on the screen.   
The position numbers are displayed on the screen.   
(1~125) 
Mode
Direct The channel number 1~57 are displayed as C

, and the 
channel number 101~142 are displayed as Z

.
Auto Tuning 
Search Tune the local channels automatically.   
Press!
OK!button to start searching. 
Position Press WX buttons to input position number (1~125) or channel 
number (C

 or Z

 ). 
When Auto Tuning Mode is set to [position], search the 
frequency by using WX buttons. 
Frequency 
When Auto Tuning Mode is set to [Direct], this function is not 
available (grayed out). 
Name 1. Move the cursor to the first digit and select the letters with 

x
z buttons. 
2. Move to the next digit with Xbutton.  
3. Press OK  button again when you finish inputting all the   
letters.  
• The selectable letters are as follows: “0”~”9”, “A”~”Z”, “+”,   
“ ” (blank), “- “, “_” (under line), and “.” (period). 
Auto
B/G 
I
D/K
Manual Tuning 
Sound System
MSelect the sound system from 5 different modes.   
NOTE  
When you turn ON the television for the first time, your television is at “the original factory setting” and cannot display the
image normally on the TV screen. Please select Auto Tuning and set TV channel.
 
						

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MENU OPERATION (continued) 
Setup Menu (TV mode) (continued) 
Selected Items Setup hint 
Auto
NTSC3.58
PAL 
SECAM 
Color System
NTSC4.43Select the color system from 5 different modes. 
Off
Manual Tuning 
Skip 
OnIt allows you to skip unregistered channels automatically when 
you use channel up (P+) down (P-) buttons to select channels. 
Regarding the unavailable channels, this function will be   
set to [On] automatically to skip. 
Fine Tuning 
-56~+56 X: Increase the frequency data for the main tuner. 
W: Decrease the frequency data for the main tuner. 
SortYou can change the order of channels as follows.   
1. Move the cursor to the Channel row you want to change order 
and then, press 
OK button.  
2. The color of the letters on the designated line will be turned 
into green bracket and with [ ].   
3. Move the designated row by using 
x
z buttons.   
4. Press 
OK  button to fix the position.   
• This function is not available (grayed out) when the Auto   
Tuning Mode is set to [Direct]. 
Teletext Language Select Teletext Language from 5 different categories (West 
Europe, East Europe, Russian, Arabic and Farsi) according to 
the area.   
Example:  
West Europe: Asian countries where the Teletext is 
broadcasting in English such as Singapore, 
Australia, and Malaysia.   
East Europe : Poland, Sweden, Hungary   
Russian    : Russia 
Arabic     : Arab countries  
Farsi      : Persian 
 
						

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MENU OPERATION (continued) 
Setup Menu (RGB mode) 
With this menu, you can adjust the display condition of the image which is inputting from the RGB terminals.   
Setup 
  Auto Adjust 
  Image Position 
  Horizontal Clock 
  Clock Phase   
 Reset
Select  
{
ySet        Return 
41
34 
y

y
Reset 
Selected Items Setup hint 
Auto AdjustAdjust Horizontal Position, Vertical Position, Horizontal   
Clock, and Clock Phase automatically.   
• Press 
OK or Xbutton to start auto adjustment.   
The message “Auto Adjusting” is displayed.   
• Depending on the type of the signal, there is a possibility   
that the display may not be adjusted in its optimum   
condition with this function. In that case, please adjust 
Image Position*• Press OK button and 
x
zWXbutton to adjust the horizontal 
and vertical display positions. 
Horizontal Clock*0~100 Minimize the vertical stripes on the screen. 
Clock Phase*0~63 Minimize the blurring of the letters and stripes on horizontal 
row.  
• Make sure to adjust Horizontal Clock first before adjusting 
Clock Phase. 
ResetImage Position on this menu screen can be restored to the 
original factory settings by pressing OK button. 
Information
The items indicated by “
* ” can be automatically stored the setting depending on the signal mode.   
 
						

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MENU OPERATION (continued) 
Picture Menu (TV/AV mode) 
In this menu, you can make specific adjustments for the picture based on your preference.   
By pressing .button at the
zbottom of each menu page, the next Picture menu page will appear on the screen.
Page 1       Page 2 
Dynmaic 
Cool 
High 
Reset 
Picture 
  Picture Mode  
Contrast 
Brightness  
  Color     
  Sharpness 
Tint 
Color Temperature 
Back Light   
  Reset 
Select   OK Set       Return 
50
55
75
11
0
Picture 
  NR             
Film Mode   
  3D Comb Filter      
Black Enhancement  
Reset               
Select   OK Set       Return 
On 
On 
On 
Middle
Reset
Selected Items Setup hint 
Dynamic 
Natural Picture Mode
Cinema You can make the better selection from 3 modes   
depending on the lighting condition and intended use.   
Dynamic : Suitable for the brighter conditions.   
Natural    : Suitable for the normal lighting condition.   
Cinema    : Suitable for watching movie. 
Contrast*0~100 This adjusts the contrast to meet the lighting environment by 
using WX.
Brightness*0~100 With this function, black is adjusted to change the overall 
brightness by using WX.
Color*0~100 It can adjust color density based on your preference by using 
WX.
Sharpness*0~12 Preferred sharpness can be adjusted by pressing W
button for Softer image or X button for Sharper image. 
Tint*-45~45 Pressing Wbutton enhances red and weakens green, while 
pressing X button weakens red and enhances green. 
The setup hint is adjusting for the realistic skin color. This is not 
available by PC mode when receiving RGB signal. 
Cool
Normal 
Warm Color Temperature*
User You can select from 4 settings (default) depending on the color 
condition with WXbuttons. 
High
Middle Back Light 
Low Adjust the brightness of the Back Light for the maximum 
visibility. 
ResetEach item on this menu screen can be restored to the original 
factory settings by pressing OK button. 
Information
The items indicated by “ 
* ” can be stored the setting for each of inputs and picture modes (Dynamic/Natural/Cinema).   
You can enjoy different setting depending on the selected input such as VCR in AV1.   
 
						

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MENU OPERATION (continued) 
Picture Menu (TV/AV mode) (continued) 
Selected Items Setup hint 
Off 
NR
On The noise on the screen or interference could be reduced, 
especially at the area of weak electric field. 
Off 
Film Mode 
On On: Automatically identify if it is the movie film and faithfully 
reproduces the original film images.   
Off: Set to Off if the image does not look natural during   
turning on. 
Off 
3D Comb Filter 
On This is available only when receiving NTSC/PAL   
composite signal. This reduces the dot and color blurring   
in minute scales so that it can reproduce purer color.
Off  
Low 
Middle 
Black Enhancement 
HighAdjusts the black level compensation. 
Reset Each item on this menu screen can be restored to the original 
factory settings by pressing OK button. 
 
						

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MENU OPERATION (continued) 
Picture Menu (RGB mode) 
In this menu, you can make specific adjustments for the RGB picture based on your preference. 
Picture 
  Contrast   
Brightness    
  Color Temperature  
Back Light     
  Reset       
Select   OK Set       Return  
50
55
Cool
High 
Reset 
Selected Items Setup hint 
Contrast 0~100 This adjusts the contrast to meet the lighting environment by 
using WX.
Brightness 0~100 With this function, black is adjusted to change the overall 
brightness by using WX.
Cool
Normal 
Warm Color Temperature 
User You can select from 4 settings (default) depending on the color 
condition with WXbuttons. 
High
Middle Back Light 
Low Adjust the brightness of the Back Light for the maximum 
visibility. 
Reset Each item on this menu screen can be restored to the   
original factory settings by pressing  button.  
Information
There is a useful function to automatically store the setting on menu in almost every item so that you do not have to reset 
every time.   
 
						

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MENU OPERATION (continued) 
Audio Menu 
With this menu, you can adjust and customize the audio condition as you like.   
Off 
Off 
Off 
Reset Audio 
Matrix Surround 
Dynamic Bass 
Bass    
Treble    
Balance    
Perfect Volume 
Reset    
Select  
{
y On/ Off     Return   
0
0
0
Selected Items Setup hint 
Off 
Matrix Surround 
On The surround sound is mixed to left and right in order to create 
the illusion of virtual surround speakers. 
(Recommendation: when the Matrix Surround is on, ensure the 
Balance is set to "0"for optimum surround sound effect.)
Off 
Dynamic Bass 
On Dynamic Bass gives you the enhanced bass sound. Low 
frequency signals can be boosted while the output signal 
amplitude is measured. 
Bass-10~10  Adjust the Bass of the sound.
Treble 
-10~10  Adjust the Treble of the sound. 
Balance 
-10~10 Adjust the balance of the sound comes out from right and left 
side of the speakers.   (Notice: When Matrix Surround is enabled, adjusting the Balance will 
not completely mute any one speaker.)
Off Perfect Volume 
On Automatically adjusts audio input levels to stay within a safe 
volume range. For example, when the input sound is too loud, 
the volume is automatically decreased. 
ResetReset all the set values on this Menu Page to the original factory 
settings by pressing OK button. 
Information
There is a useful function to automatically store the setting on menu in almost every item so that you do not have to reset 
every time.   
 
						

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MENU OPERATION (continued) 
Timer Menu   
This allows your television to turn Off (Standby mode) at set time automatically, which you may find useful.   
Timer 
Off Timer

{
y Adjust       Return 
Off 
Selected Items Setup hint 
Off 
30Min. 
60Min. 
90Min. 
Off Timer   
120Min. This function automatically sets the power to Standby   
mode when the selected time period has elapsed. 
Information
One minute before the time you set, the screen will display “Time off within one minute".