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  • Page 1 Users Guide C28W40TN C32W40TN...
  • Page 2 - this anchors dialogue and central sounds to the screen so that speech does not become disembodied or lost in sound effects. Dolby Pro Logic together with Hitachi's unique 3DS Spatial Sound system will allow you to enjoy the full Cinema Sound in your own home. In addition to this...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Picture Controls ..............19 Signal Source Entry ..............20 Audio and Equaliser Controls..........22 Features - Sleep Timer and Wide Screen ......24 Sound Mode ................27 Hitachi 3DS Sound System ..........28 Sound Features ..............29 Speaker Setup ..............30 Surround Setup ..............31 AV Setup ................32 Handset Controls - Television Operation ......33 Handset Controls - Teletext Functions ........34...
  • Page 4 This television has been designed and manufactured to meet international safety standards, but like any electrical equipment, care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured - so please read this users guide before you attempt to install and use this equipment. DO observe the manufacturer’s instructions when connecting extension leads to your TV.

  • Page 5: Battery Installation

    always always always Take care to fit your batteries Replace the whole set of Store unused batteries in correctly, observing the plus batteries at one time, taking their packaging and away ‘+’ and minus ‘-’ marks on care not to mix old and new from metal objects which the battery and appliance.

  • Page 6: Aerial Connection

    It is recommended that the RF (aerial) leads which connects external equipment to your TV - and the actual aerial lead itself - should be of the highest quality. This will reduce interferance and produce better picture quality and recordings. You can consult your dealer on this matter. aerial connection RF OUT 2 X 12W...

  • Page 7: Television Safety

    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 Super-VHS video equipment should be connected to the AV1 scart socket located at the rear of your TV.
  • Page 8 TV mode light This will be lit when your TV is on and when in standby mode. It will flash when a function from your remote control is being sent to the TV, or on/off button the modem is in use. infra-red lens When the TV is placed in Use this to switch...

  • Page 9: Headphone Connection

    camcorder Connecting a camcorder to your TV is easy. First, identify the type of camcorder and its connecting sockets. If it is a standard 8mm type camera then this is likely to have 'RCA' type sockets. If you have a S-VHS or Hi8 camera you may have a S- VHS socket.
  • Page 10 Details on how to connect the equipment are given in modem set up on page 42. card slot 1 NOTE: Your Hitachi TV with modem has what is called a This slot is to be used to Ringer Equivalence Number accommodate future digital (REN).
  • Page 11 ...notes on audio equipment If you have purchased your TV complete with Hitachi’s power console please refer to the Users Guide supplied with the equipment. Your HITACHI dealer can also advise you on the correct amplifier and speaker choice for your TV.
  • Page 12 The handset controls shown below are used when programming your TV and to adjust the sound and picture features. digits 0 to 9 accept Use these buttons to enter This button is frequency values. used to confirm a highlighted selection cursor up Use this button to move the menu...
  • Page 13 Sky News. These measures ensure that all your external equipment is tuned in during the autotune procedure. To make your program tuning easier, HITACHI have installed an automatic tuning procedure to find the digital and analogue programs. Switch your TV on.
  • Page 14 To organise programs you must swap their positions. Use the up/down cursor keys to highlight a program whose position you want to change (in the example on the right it is the BBC1 service). Once program of choice has been highlighted, select OK to confirm - the selection bar will turn red.
  • Page 15 To switch your TV between analogue and digital systems, the digital handset on your handset has to be pressed. Before starting manual tuning procedure (analogue) please ensure that your TV is in analogue mode. Press and hold the MENU button for 5 seconds.
  • Page 16 entry method 2 If the right cursor key is pressed, autosearch becomes an option - you can search either up or down. entry method 3 If the right cursor key is pressed again, you can enter a two digit channel (CH) number using the buttons 0-9.
  • Page 17 Press and hold the MENU button for 5 seconds. The INSTALL option in the MAIN MENU appears. Press the cursor down button to select INSTALL. Once highlighted, accept selection. Press the cursor down button to select MANUAL SETUP. Once highlighted, accept selection. Use the cursor keys to move the selection bar over the NAME required to be adjusted.

  • Page 18: External Equipment Connection

    It is advisable to organise your viewing channels at this point - Signal Source Entry on page 20 allows you to give individual channels their own signal source for external equipment connection such as camcorders, games machines etc. Press and hold the MENU button for 5 seconds.

  • Page 19: Noise Reduction

    For picture and sound values, moving the cursor left will decrease values, whilst moving the cursor right will increase values. Press the MENU button to obtain MAIN MENU. The MAIN MENU highlights the PICTURE option automatically - press OK to select. Select the picture control to be adjusted by using the up / down cursor buttons.
  • Page 20 ...notes on signal source entry Each piece of external equipment connected to your TV must have its own input socket. It would also be easier, and more organised, if the external equipment connected also had its own program number. Signal Source entry allows us to tell the allocated program what equipment is connected to which socket.
  • Page 21 option 1 AV1 is the signal source used when connecting external equipment (eg. VCR) through a scart lead to the AV1 socket at the rear of your TV. option 2 AV2 is the signal source used when connecting external equipment such as home entertainment systems and satellite decoders through a scart lead to the AV2 socket at the rear of your TV.

  • Page 22: Volume Control

    Press the MENU button to obtain MAIN MENU. Press the cursor down button to select AUDIO. Once highlighted, accept selection. Select the control to be adjusted by using the up/down cursor buttons. Once highlighted, adjust the chosen controls by pressing the right/left cursor buttons. volume control This control is used to increase, or decrease the sound from your TV's speakers.
  • Page 23 Select the sound frequency to be adjusted by using the up/down cursor buttons. Once highlighted, adjust the chosen controls by pressing the right/left cursor buttons. mode You have a choice of 3 individual ‘modes’ which can be adjusted to suit personal needs. Set a complete range value (detailed below) and your TV will remember the settings in the appropriate mode number.
  • Page 24 Press the MENU button to obtain MAIN MENU. Press the cursor down button to select FEATURES. Once highlighted, accept selection. Use up/down cursor buttons to select option to adjust. Use right/left buttons to adjust chosen feature. Once highlighted, accept selection. When you turn your TV off, the TV will remember your adjustments.

  • Page 25: Auto Format

    In example 1 (right) a 4:3 conventional picture format is shown SEE 4:3 format below. Hitachi recommend AUTO is selected for the majority of analogue TV viewing. Note: The auto format feature for setting the screen size does not work on all digital signals.
  • Page 26 panoramic format The panoramic mode emulates that of a wide screen broadcast for 4:3 transmissions. This is achieved by maintaining the proportions of the centre of the screen while shrinking the images on the top and bottom of the screen. Note: This mode is generally recommended if AUTO is not selected C16:9L format...

  • Page 27: Dolby Pro Logic

    1. Dolby Pro Logic can only be achieved by the addition of an external surround sound amplifier and speaker system. These are available from your HITACHI dealer. 2. Activating 3DS whilst using external surround amplifiers will cause the external surround channels to mute.
  • Page 28 ...notes on internal speaker option Through innovative design and complex internal circuitry, HITACHI have produced this television which recreates superb Dolby Pro Logic cinematic sound. However, to enhance your viewing pleasure when using only the TV's own internal speakers, we have created the 3DS system (3 Dimensional Spatial Sound).

  • Page 29: Pseudo Stereo

    Use the button on your handset to switch to wide stereo. If you are in Dolby Pro Logic Mode, this button will activate the Hitachi 3DS sound system. monaural pseudo stereo In this mode the TV produces a single This creates an ambient sound source.
  • Page 30 Press and hold the MENU button for 5 seconds until the INSTALL option in the MAIN MENU appears. Press the cursor down button to select INSTALL Once highlighted, accept selection. Press the cursor down button to select SPEAKER SETUP. Once highlighted, accept selection. Press the up/down buttons to make your selection.
  • Page 31 ...notes on surround setup At Hitachi we appreciate the fact that not all living areas are the same, therefore the surround setup menu allows the user to balance the sound by adjusting the volume level to each channel, thus accommodating various room layouts. Please note that the surround setup menu is only available in Dolby Pro Logic and Dolby Pro Logic Theatre modes and so the TV will automatically default to Dolby Pro Logic when selected.
  • Page 32 ...notes on using VCR’s and camcorders through AV input The AV Setup screen is used as a means of instructing your television what external equipment is being connected to your TV’s scart, S-VHS and/or phono sockets. If you have any equipment connected to your TV (either permanently, like a VCR, or temporary, like a camcorder) it is important your TV knows which kind of equipment is connected and so you must switch the relevant AV VCR mode to ON for all VCR’s (in the case of having S-VHS or Hi8 equipment, AV1 SAV MODE must be set to the appropriate...

  • Page 33: Handset Controls - Program Tuning

    The handset controls shown here are used when your TV is in normal operation. 16:9 button AV input This button allows you to switch Used to select a between the various signal source for wide screen features external equipment of your TV (see pages 20 and 21) (see page 25).
  • Page 34 The handset controls shown here are used hold when you are operating Use this to Teletext in analogue mode. ‘freeze’ the teletext page on display to prevent the page changing (press again swap to continue). In Teletext mode views the previous five entered magazine colours pages.
  • Page 35 ...notes on Teletext Teletext is an on screen information magazine and it is entered by pressing the teletext button on your handset - a page similar to the one below will appear. Select the topic you want to view by entering a three digit number on your handset corresponding to the page number eg.
  • Page 36 Once highlighted, accept selection. In the DIGITAL MENU, PARENTAL LOCK will be highlighted - accept selection. For security reasons, Hitachi have installed a Personal Identification Number (PIN) to prevent certain programs being viewed. This number is 1-2-3-4. Using the handset buttons ‘0’...
  • Page 37 In digital mode press and hold the MENU button for 5 seconds. The INSTALL option in the MAIN MENU appears. Press the cursor down button to select INSTALL. Once highlighted, accept selection. In the INSTALL menu, DIGITAL INSTALL will be highlighted - accept selection. The DIGITAL AUTOTUNE option will be highlighted - accept selection.
  • Page 38 Confirm your new number by entering again. Once the last number of the new PIN has been entered, you will return to the Confirm new PIN DIGITAL LOCK menu. In the DIGITAL LOCK menu, LOCKED DIGITAL SERVICES will be highlighted - accept selection. to choose, OK to select Select services to lock/unlock LOCKED SERVICES...
  • Page 39 In digital mode press and hold the MENU button for 5 seconds. The INSTALL option in the MAIN MENU appears. Press the cursor down button to select INSTALL. Once highlighted, accept selection. In the INSTALL menu, DIGITAL INSTALL will be highlighted - accept selection. Press the cursor down button to select DIGITAL ORGANISER.
  • Page 40 Press OK to confirm your new program position - repeat if necessary. You can also delete a program from the DIGITAL ORGANISER. Use the up/down cursor keys to highlight your choice of program to delete. Press OK to confirm your selection to delete and the selection bar will turn red.

  • Page 41: Av Setup

    ...notes on recording events Record events can be used in conjunction with a Video Cassette Recorder. All the details entered in the following menus should be the same as those entered into your VCR. This ensures that your digital receiver is programmed to receive your digital broadcast which enables your VCR to record it.
  • Page 42 Time 17:45 Date 15/10/99 Adjust the Service number by using the up down cursor keys (or you can use the handset buttons ‘0’ to ‘9’). to select, OK to store Enter service number, 00 to delete Input the Date of the program to be recorded using the buttons ‘0’...

  • Page 43: Modem Connection

    ...notes on modem The modem hardware built into your Hitachi digital television, with the addition of external equipment (not supplied) allows you to interact with your TV. In conjunction with the card slots at the rear of the TV this will offer you future services such as home shopping, banking facilities, sports events and home premieres.To...
  • Page 44 Press the cursor down button to select MODEM SETUP Once highlighted, accept selection. Use up/down cursor keys to select option to adjust. to select to toggle dialling mode dialling mode The dialling mode requires you to inform the modem of what type of phone line you use. Pick up and listen to sound coming from your phone.
  • Page 45 ...notes on upgrade Your Hitachi television is designed using the very latest technology, and also has the facility to upgrade or add software to enable you to receive new services when they become available. Your dealer will be able to assist you if you require any new software fitting in the future.

  • Page 46: Handset Controls - Television Operation

    Use the handset controls below to use the on-screen features available with your digital TV. digital TV guide Use this button to When in digital mode, switch your TV press this button to between digital and view all programs on analogue reception.
  • Page 47 ...notes on TV guide When in digital mode it is possible to view the schedule of terrestrial digital broadcasts as an Electronic Programme Guide , listing available digital programmes on your screen. To view Guide press the handest button DIGITAL TV GUIDE Date 15/10/99 Time 17:45 Next...

  • Page 48: Program Name

    ...notes on digital information When viewing a digital program, pressing the INFO button once allows you to see various details about the program you are viewing - program name, start time, finish time etc. in an information bar seen at the bottom of your screen. To view information press the handest button 1 1 : 5 8 N ow 1 1 : 00 - 1 2: 00 S i g na l Q ua l i t y 07...
  • Page 49 answers questions Check that your plug is connected to the socket Why won't my TV switch on? and switched on,check fuse and make sure TV is not in standby mode (see below) Make sure there are no obstructions between Why doesn't my remote control handset work? the handset and the TV's infra-red lens, or the batteries may be exhausted - replace whole set.

  • Page 50: Guarantee

    2. the product has not been repaired, maintained, or modified by any person other than a Hitachi authorised dealer. 3. the product serial number has not been removed or altered. •this guarantee does not apply to a product acquired second hand or for commercial or communal use.
  • Page 51 76cm = 46.9Kg (NET) Dimensions (W x D x H) ....................66cm = 782 x 515 x 495 (mm) 76cm = 879 x 569 x 554 (mm) Remote Control Batteries....................2 X HITACHI UM-4 (equivalent ‘AAA’) scart socket AV2 scart socket AV1...

  • Page 52: Environmental Notice

    Environmental Notice Hitachi are signatories to the commitment made by the consumer electronics industry on reducing energy consumption by televisions and video recorders on standby. Even though your TV has a low power consumption, you can reduce waste to zero if you switch off the set at the mains after use.
  • Page 56 Nº15 - 12 Nishi Shinbashi, 2 - Chome Minato-Ku, Tokyo105, Japan Tel. 3 32581111 HITACHI HOME ELECTRONICS ( EUROPE) Ltd, Hitachi House, Station Road, Hayes, Middlesex, UNITED KINGDOM, UB3 4DR, Tel: 0181 8492000 HITACHI SALES EUROPA GmbH, Am Seestern18, 40547 Dusseldorf, DEUTSCHLAND, Tel: 0211 529150 HITACHI SALES ITALIANA SPA, ViaGulli n.39,20147 Milano,...

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