Hitachi 42pd8a10 Instructions For Use

							
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PAT (Picture and Text)
•PresstheRED() button to see the
programme and teletext at the same time.
The screen will be divided into two parts.
Teletext will be displayed on the left side of
the screen.
To Exit Teletext
• Press thebutton. The screen will switch
to TV mode.
To Display The Time
• W hile watching a TV programme with Tele-
text transmission press the
button. The
current time information, captured from Tele-
text will be displayed on the screen.
• If the programme being watched does not have Teletext transmission, no information
will be displayed.
Fastext
Your TV supports the 1000 page Teletext
system. W hen the page number of any of
the 1000 pages in memory is entered, the
system will not search for the requested
page; instead it will display the page auto-
matically. If the requested page is not in
memory, the system will search for the re-
quested page number and save the 1000
pages including the requested page into
memory after finding it.
•Pressthe
abutton to move the Teletext
screen forward one page at a time.
•Pressthe
bbutton to move the Teletext
screen backward one page at a time.
For Fastext
The subject-heading for the information may
have a particular colour.
• P re ss a n a ppropria te RE D ,GREEN ,YELLOW
or BLUE button in order to reach the relevant
page quickly.
For TOP text
TOP text mode of operation will be activated
automatically according to the transmission. • If TOP text transmission is present, colour
coded buttons will appear in status row.
• If TOP text transmission is not present, sta- tus row will not appear.
The subject-heading for information may be
located in coloured box.
In Top mode the
aorbcommands will re-
quest the next or previous page respectively.
If TOP text transmission is not available, in
case of operation of these commands,
wraparound occurs. For example page 100
appears to be one greater than page 199.
Connect Peripheral
Equipment
There is a wide range of audio and video
equipment that can be connected to your TV.
The following connection diagrams show
you where the different (Optional) equipment
should be connected at the rear side of the
TV.
High Definition
Your Hitachi Plasma Television is capable
of displaying High Definition pictures from
devices such as a High Definition Satellite
Receiver or DVD Player. These devices
must be connected via the HDMI socket
(EXT-6) or Component Socket (EXT-4).
These sockets can accept either 720p or
1080i signals.
Via The Scart
Plasma TV has 3 Scart sockets. If you want
to connect peripherals (e.g. video, decoder,
etc.) which have Scart sockets to the TV, use
SCART 1, SCART 2 or SCART 3 inputs.
If an external device is connected via the
Scart sockets, the TV will be switched to AV
mode automatically.
Via Aerial Input
If you want to connect to your TV, peripherals
like video recorders or decoders, but the de-
vice you want to connect does not have a
Scart socket, you should connect it to the
Aerial input of the TV.
 
						

							
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If the VCR is connected via Aerial input it
is suggested to use Programme 0.
Decoder
Cable TV offers you a wide choice of pro-
grams. Most of them are free, others are to
be paid for by the viewer. This means that
you will need to subscribe to the broadcast-
ing organisation whose programmes you
wish to receive. This organisation will supply
you a corresponding decoder unit to allow
the programmes to be unscrambled.
For further information ask your dealer. See
also the booklet supplied with your decoder.
Connect a decoder with an aerial socket
to the TV
• Connect the aerial cable.
Connect a decoder without an aerial
socket to the TV
• Connect the decoder to the TV with a Scartcable to SCART 1 .
TV And Video Recorder
• Connect the aerial cables.
Better picture quality can be obtained if you
also connect a Scart cable to SCARTsock-
ets.
Playback NTSC
To use this option you can;
• Connect an NTSC VCR player to a Scart socket at the rear side of the TV.
• Connect an NTSC VCR player to RCA Jacks at the rear side of the TV.
Then, press the
button to select appro-
priate source.
Copy Facility
Source selection for VCRrecording.
• Select Feature menu.
• Select Ext-2 Out by pressing
_/`button.
• Select a source to copy the picture from that source.
Search For And Store The Test
Signal Of The Video Recorder
• Unplug the aerial cable from the aerial socket of your video recorder.
• Switch on your TV and put the video recorder on the test signal. (See the booklet for your
video recorder.)
• Enter the Installmenu and select search.
• Search for the test signal of your video re- corder in the same way as you searched for
and stored the TV signals. Store the test sig-
nal under programme number 0.
– Replace the aerial cable in the aerial socket of your video recorder once you have
stored the test signal.
Camera And Camcorder
To Connect To AV Input
Connect your camera or camcorder to AV
(EXT-5) input at the rear side of the TV.
• Conne ct your e quipme nt to the TV via V IDE O(yellow), AUDIO R (red) andAUDIO L (white)
inputs. You must connect the jacks to the in-
put using the same colour.
To Connect To S-VHS Input
Connect your camera or camcorder S-VHS
input at the rear side of the TV.
• Connect your equipment to the TV via S-VHS input and audio inputs of AV inputs by using
S-VHS cables.
Connect The Decoder To The
Video Recorder
Some video recorders have a special Scart
socket for decoder.
• Connect a Scart cable to the Scart socket ofyour decoder and to the special Scart socket
of your video recorder. Refer to the booklet
of your video recorder.
• To connect your video recorder to the TV, re- fer to the TV and Video Recorder section.
If you want to connect more equipment to
your TV, consult your dealer.
 
						

							
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Connect Peripheral Equipment
ANT.INCAMCORDER
AUDIO IN(R)
(L)VIDEO IN
NOUTINUT
DECODER FOR SATELLITE RECEIVER
VIDEO
HEADPHONE
AUDIO
Aerial Connection
VH F/U H F
75:
Round 75 ohm coaxial cable
Rear of TV
Outdoor Aerial Connection
 
						

							
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Connecting Headphones
Use the stereo headphone socket at the
rear side of the TV, to connect headphones.
Connecting Subwoofer
UseSubwoofer Out socket to connect an
external, active subwoofer to the set to give a
much deeper bass effect.
Tips
Care Of The Screen
Clean the screen with a slightly damp, soft
cloth. Do not use abrasive solvents as they
may damage the TV screen coating layer.
Poor Picture
Have you selected the correct TV system? Is
your TV set or house aerial located too close
to non-earthed audio equipment or neon
lights, etc.?
Mountains or high buildings can cause
double pictures or ghost images. Some-
times you can improve the picture quality by
changing the direction of the aerial.
Is the picture or Teletext unrecognisable?
Check if you have entered the correct fre-
quency.
The picture quality may degrade when two
peripherals are connected to the TV at the
same time. In such a case, disconnect one
of the peripherals.
No Picture
Is the aerial connected properly? Are the
plugs connected tightly to the aerial socket?
Is the aerial cable damaged? Are suitable
plugs used to connect the aerial? If you are
in doubt, consult your dealer.
No Picture means that your TV is not receiv-
ing any transmission. Have you pressed the
correct buttons on the remote control? Try
once more.
Sound
You can not hear any sound. Did you per-
haps interrupt the sound, pressing the
button?
Sound is coming from only one of the
speakers. Is the balance set to one direction
extreme? See Soundmenu.
Remote Control
Your TV no longer responds to the remote
control. Perhaps the batteries are ex-
hausted. If so you can still use the local but-
tons at the bottom of the TV.
Have you selected the wrong menu? Press
the
button to return to TV mode or press
the
button to return to the previous menu.
No solution:
Switch your TV set off and on. If this does not
work, call the service personnel; never at-
tempt to repair it yourself.
Information for users applicable in European Union countries
This symbol on the product or on its packaging means that
your electrical and electronic equipment should be disposed
at the end of life separately from your household wastes.
There are separate collection systems for recycling in EU.
For more information, please contact the local authority or
the dealer where you purchased the product.
 
						

							
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Specifications
TV BROADCASTING
PAL/SECAM B/G D/K K' I/I' L/L'
RECEIVING CHANNELS
VHF (BAND I/III)
UHF (BAND U)
HYPERBAND
CABLE TV (S1-S20/ S21-S41)
NUMBER OF PRESET CHANNELS 1 0 0
CHANNEL INDICATOR
On Screen Display
RF AERIAL INPUT
75 Ohm (unbalanced)
OPERATING VOLTAGE
220-240V AC, 50 Hz.
AUDIO
German+Nicam Stereo
AUDIO OUTPUT POWER (W
RMS.) (%10 THD)
2x10
POWER CONSUMPTION (W) (max.)
360 W
< 3 W (Stand-by)
PA N E L
16:9 display, 42” (106 cm visible) Screen
Size
DIMENSIONS (mm)
We ight ( k g)
(without stand)
96 1045 72735.5
DL HDIMENSIONS (mm)
ISO 13406-2Pixel fault class: Class II
 
						

							
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Appendix A: PC Input Typical Display Modes
The display has a maximum resolution of 1280x 1024, vertical sync. frequency range of 56-
85 Hz and a horizontal sync. frequency range of 30-69 KHz.
The following table is an illustration of some of the typical video display modes.
Horizontal Vertical Hor. (kHz) Ver. (Hz)
1 640 400 31.5 70
2 640 480 31.5 60
3* 848 480 31.0 60 4 640 480 37.9 72
5 640 480 37.5 75
6 640 480 43.3 85
7 800 600 35.2 56
8 800 600 37.9 60
9 800 600 48.1 72
10 800 600 46.9 75
11 800 600 53.7 85
12 1024 768 48.4 60
13 1024 768 56.5 70
14 1024 768 60.0 75
15 1024 768 68.7 85
16 1152 864 67.5 75
17 1280 1024 64.0 60
18* 1280 768 47.8 60
19* 1280 768 56.1 70
Mode
Frequency
Resolution
* Only available in Full and PAP modes, not in 4:3 mode.
 
						

							
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Appendix B: DVD Player Selection
You can use this remote control to operate the selected brand of DVD player by pressing the
following buttons on the remote control simultaneously.
Brands of DVD Player Press Brands of DVD Player PressHitachi RCA
Pioneer Mitsubishi
Panasonic Onkyo Toshiba ZenithPhilips Orion JVC Shinco
Samsung Skyworth Sony Bubuko
INFO1
INFO2
INFO3
INFO4
INFO5
INFO6
INFO7
INFO8
INFO9
INFO0
INFOINDEX
INFOMIX
INFOSUB PAGE
INFOUPDATE
INFOREVEAL
INFOTV/TEXT
Example
To operate HITACHI DVD player, press and hold the INFO button, followed by the “1” button.
INFO button
INDEX button
SUB PAGE button
REVEAL button UPDATE button
TV-TEXT button
MIX button
Note:Not all models of the listed brands can be operated using this remote control.
 
						

							
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Appendix C: Main and PIP-PAP Picture Combinations
 
						

							
UK Guarantee
Your Guarantee of Excellence
Thank you for purchasing this Hitachi Television.
In the unlikely event that this product should develop a fault, we undertake to replace or repair
any part of the product which fails due to a manufacturing defect within 12 months of the date
of purchase provided that:
i) The product has been installed and used only in accordance with the instructions supplied
with the product
ii) The product has not been repaired, maintained,or modified by any person other than an
Hitachi authorised engineer
iii) The product serial number has not been removed or altered
This guarantee does not apply to product acquired second hand or for commercial or com-
munal use
This guarantee does not cover the replacement of exhausted batteries, the adjustment of
user controls, or aerial alignment.
Any parts replaced under this guarantee shall bec ome the property of Hitachi Europe Ltd.
Please note that evidence of the date of purchase will be required before any service under
this guarantee is carried out.
THIS GUARANTEE DOES NOT AFFECT YOUR STATUTORY RIGHTS.
IN ALL CASES OF DIFFICULTY PLEASE CONSULT YOUR HITACHI DEALER
 
						

							
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QUICK GUIDE
IMPORTANT - If placing TV into cabinet or alcove, ensure there is at least a 100mm (10cm) gap to the sides,
rear and top of the TV. This is to allow for adequate ventilation during operation. Please read the
main Users Guide for more safety information before installation.
insert the batteries into your handset
either connect the aerial straight to your TV...
...or connect the aerial through a VCR...
Aerial (RF) Socket
Aerial (RF) Socket
wall
socket wall
socket
Aerial (RF) Lead
Aerial (RF)
Lead
Optional Scart Lead
TV to VCRAerial (RF) Socket VCR
(RF) connector
lead VCR to TV
• It is recommended that a scart lead should be fitted between your TV and VCR to enhance your picture and sound
quality. Scart leads are essential if you have a stereo TV and VCR and wish to obtain stereo sound from your
equipment. These leads can be purchased from your Hitachi dealer or any good High Street electrical retailer.
42PD8600
PLASMA TV
GB
Scart 1 Scart 2 Scart 3
Scart 1 Scart 2 Scart 3