Other Features; Tv Status; Mute Indicator; Pip And Pap Modes - Hitachi 42PD8700C Instructions For Use Manual

Other Features

TV Status

Programme Number, Programme Name,
Sound Indicator and Zoom Mode are dis-
played on the upper right side of the screen
when a new programme is entered or
button is pressed.

Mute Indicator

It is placed in the upper left side of the
screen when enabled.
To cancel mute, there are two alternatives;
the first one is pressing the
the second one is increasing/decreasing
the volume level.

PIP and PAP modes

Press the button to switch to PIP mode.
At PIP Mode, a small picture (PIP picture) is
displayed on the main picture.
For PIP picture restrictions, see table on
page 40.
Press the button twice to switch to PAP
mode.
At PAP Mode, two pictures with equal sizes
are displayed on the screen. Aspect Ratios
of the windows are fixed.
When you switch to PAP Mode, Main window
in PIP Mode is displayed on the right side of
the screen.
Source restrictions of PAP Mode are same
as in PIP Mode.

Freeze Picture

You can freeze the picture on the screen by
pressing the button. At PIP and PAP lay-
outs; only the main picture can be frozen.

Zoom Modes

Zoom mode can be changed by pressing
the
size according to the picture aspect ratio.
Select the optimum one from the following
ZOOM modes.
Note: You can only choose 4:3 and FULL in PC
mode.
Auto:
When a WSS (Wide Screen Signalling) sig-
nal, which shows the aspect ratio of the pic-
ture, is included in the broadcast signal or
the signal from an external device, the TV
automatically changes the ZOOM mode ac-
cording to the WSS signal.
button and
• When the AUTO mode does not function cor-
rectly due to poor WSS signal quality or
when you want to change the ZOOM mode,
change to another ZOOM mode manually.
Full:
This uniformly stretches the left and right
sides of a normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio)
to fill the wide TV screen.
• For 16:9 aspect ratio pictures that have been
squeezed into a normal picture (4:3 aspect
ratio), use the Full mode to restore the pic-
ture to its original shape.
16:9 Zoom:
This zooms up the wide picture (16:9 aspect
ratio) to the full screen.
16:9 Subtitle:
This zooms up the wide picture (16:9 aspect
ratio) with subtitles to the full screen.
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button. You can change the screen