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IMPORTANT
HITACHI
PROJECTION COLOR TV
50EX12BX
50EX13KX
OPERATING GUIDE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
IMPORTANT.............................................................................................................................................. 3
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS .................................................................................................................. 4
PICTURE CAUTIONS ............................................................................................................................... 8
REMOTE CONTROL BATTERY INSTALLATION AND REPLACEMENT ................................... 9
HOW TO SET UP YOUR NEW HITACHI PROJECTION TV................................................................ 9
HOOK-UP CABLES AND CONNECTORS ........................................................................................... 10
ANTENNA CONNECTIONS TO REAR JACK PANEL ................................................................... 11
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS.................................................................................................................. 12
 MENU BUTTON ............................................................................................................................. 12
‚ AVX (Audio/Video) selector/ ENTER button ................................................................................. 12
ƒ VOLUME level ................................................................................................................................ 12
„ CHANNEL selector.......................................................................................................................... 12
… POWER button ................................................................................................................................. 12
† POWER light .................................................................................................................................... 12
‡ AI (Artificial Intelligence) sensor..................................................................................................... 13
ˆ REMOTE CONTROL sensor........................................................................................................... 13
REAR PANEL JACKS ............................................................................................................................. 13
 Antenna Input ................................................................................................................................... 13
‚ Audio/Video Inputs 1, 2 ................................................................................................................... 13
ƒ Monitor Out ...................................................................................................................................... 13
„ Audio to Hi-Fi .................................................................................................................................. 13
… Speaker Matrix Surround Switch .................................................................................................... 13
† Rear Speaker Terminals.................................................................................................................... 13
‡ S-Video ............................................................................................................................................. 13
REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................. 14
REAR SPEAKER TERMINAL CONNECTIONS .................................................................................. 14
TIPS ON REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS ......................................................................................... 15
AUDIO SYSTEM SET-UP....................................................................................................................... 15
THE REMOTE CONTROL (CLU-415UI)............................................................................................... 15
 ........................................................................................................................................................... 16
‚ TV/VCR BUTTON .......................................................................................................................... 16
ƒ PRECODED VCR BUTTONS......................................................................................................... 16
„ RESET BUTTON............................................................................................................................. 16
…,† LIGHT BUTTON ....................................................................................................................... 16
 POWER button ................................................................................................................................. 16
‚ RECALL button ............................................................................................................................... 16
ƒ MENU, ENTER, CURSOR buttons................................................................................................. 17
„ CHANNEL SELECTOR buttons ..................................................................................................... 17
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ... 4 PICTURE CAUTIONS ... 8 REMOTE CONTROL BATTERY INSTALLATION AND REPLACEMENT ... 9 HOW TO SET UP YOUR NEW HITACHI PROJECTION TV... 9 HOOK-UP CABLES AND CONNECTORS ... 10 ANTENNA CONNECTIONS TO REAR JACK PANEL ... 11 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS... - Page 2 CONVERGENCE ADJUST ... 35 AUDIO ... 35 PREFERENCE ADJUSTMENT... 36 PREFERENCE SETTING ... 36 CARE OF YOUR HITACHI PROJECTION TV AND YOUR REMOTE CONTROL... 37 RECEPTION PROBLEMS... 37 CHECK HERE BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE... 38 SPECIFICATIONS ... 38 - 2 -...
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Page 3: Important
Model number and serial number are indicated on the back side of the set. POWER SOURCE: This HITACHI projection TV is designed to operate on 120 volts 60 Hz, AC household current. Insert power cord into a 120 volt 60 Hz outlet. -
Page 4: Important Safeguards
Obtain from it to the proper operation of your HITACHI television receiver. Please fill out your warranty card at once and mail it to HITACHI. This will enable HITACHI to notify you promptly in the improbable event that a safety problem should be discovered in your model of product. - Page 5 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS - 5 - 3 Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this can result in fire or electric shock. 4 Do not allow anything to rest on or roll over the power cord, and do not place the TV where the power cord is subject to traffic or abuse.
- Page 6 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS - 6 - cart or stand recommended by the manufacturer, or sold with the television set. Wall or shelf mounting should follow the manufacturer's instructions, and should use a mounting kit approved by the manufacturer. 11-2 An appliance and cart combination should be moved with care. Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven surfaces may cause the appliance and cart combination to overturn.
- Page 7 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS - 7 - against voltage surges and built up static charges, Section 810 of the National Electrical Code, NFPA No. 70-1975, provides information with respect to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure, grounding of the lead-in wire to an antenna discharge unit, size of grounding conductors, location of antenna discharge unit, connection to grounding electrode, and requirements for the grounding electrode.
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Page 8: Picture Cautions
Continuous on-screen displays such as video games, stock market quotations, computer generated graphics, and other fixed (non-moving) patterns can cause permanent damage to projection television receivers. Such "PATTERN BURNS" constitute misuse and are NOT COVERED by your Hitachi WARNING - 8 -... -
Page 9: Remote Control Battery Installation And Replacement
HOW TO SET UP YOUR NEW HITACHI PROJECTION TV Factory Warranty. en using the Picture-in-Picture function, the sub-picture should not be left permanently in one corner of the screen or a "pattern burn" may develop over a long period of time. -
Page 10: Hook-Up Cables And Connectors
VIEWING The major benefit of the HITACHI Projection Television is its large viewing screen. To see this large screen at its best, test various locations in the room to find the best spot for viewing. The drawings give several suggestions. -
Page 11: Antenna Connections To Rear Jack Panel
HOOK-UP CABLES AND CONNECTORS - 11 - Most video/audio connections between components can be made with shielded video and audio cables that have phono connectors. For best performance, video cables should use 75-Ohm coaxial shielded wire. Cables can be purchased from most stores that sell audio/video products. Below are illustrations and names of common connectors. -
Page 12: Front Panel Controls
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS leads to screws of the VHF or UHF adaptor. Plug the adaptor into the antenna terminal on the When both VHF and UHF antennas are connected Attach an optional antenna cable mixer to the TV antenna terminal, and connect the cables to the antenna mixer. -
Page 13: X87; Ai (Artificial Intelligence) Sensor
REAR PANEL JACKS NOTE: Your HITACHI TV will appear to be turned "off" if there is no video input when VIDEO: 1 or VIDEO: 2 is selected. Check the POWER Light to make sure the TV is off when not in use. -
Page 14: Rear Panel Connections
REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS Typical full-feature set-up. Follow connections that pertain to your personal entertainment system. REAR SPEAKER TERMINAL CONNECTIONS CONNECT AFTER TURNING THE POWER TO THE TV OFF. Press the Right Speaker red button and insert the positive (+) lead wire into the hole below the button. -
Page 15: Tips On Rear Panel Connections
* See page 10 for location of Surround Switch. THE REMOTE CONTROL (CLU-415UI) In addition to controlling all the functions on your HITACHI Projection TV, the new remote is designed to operate different types of VCR's and different types of CATV (Cable TV) converters with one touch. -
Page 16: X81
THE REMOTE CONTROL (CLU-415UI) - 16 - CABLE button on the remote. The remote will now control your Cable Box. Click to see the Remote Q Q Q Q These buttons allow the remote to control your TV, VCR, or Cable Box depending of which mode is chosen, as explained above. -
Page 17: X83; Menu, Enter, Cursor Buttons
THE REMOTE CONTROL (CLU-415UI) S S S S MENU, ENTER, CURSOR buttons All the on-screen display features can be set or adjusted by using these buttons. The "MENU" button will start or exit the on-screen display. The "CURSOR" buttons will highlight functions or adjust different features. The "ENTER"... -
Page 18: X87; Last Channel (Lst-Ch) Button
See separate section on page 18 for a description. Y Y Y Y (SRD) button Your Hitachi model does not access surround (SRD) using the remote control. Instead, a switch is provided on the back of your TV to change between Speaker Matrix Surround and External speakers. -
Page 19: X81; P-In-P Button
PICTURE-IN-PICTURE (PIP) - 19 - Q Q Q Q P-IN-P BUTTON Press the "PIP" button and a sub-picture appears in one corner of the screen. Press the button a second time to remove the sub-picture from the screen. Press the AVX button when the sub- picture is on to change between VIDEO: 1 or VIDEO: 2. -
Page 20: X84; Freeze (Frz) Button
USING THE REMOTE TO CONTROL VCR FUNCTIONS T T T T FREEZE (FRZ) BUTTON If you wish to freeze the sub-picture, press the "FRZ" button. This is convenient when trying to write down the address for a mail order company, recording statistics for a sporting event, etc. To return to motion, press the button again. -
Page 21: X81; Vcr Button
USING THE REMOTE TO CONTROL CABLE BOX FUNCTIONS NOTES: 1. If your VCR cannot be operated after performing the above procedures, this means that your VCR's codes have not been precoded into the remote. 2. In the unlikely event that your VCR cannot be operated after performing the above procedures, please consult your VCR operating guide. -
Page 22: X81; Cable Button
VCR AND CABLE BOX CODES Remote Control Buttons Q Q Q Q CABLE BUTTON This button allows the remote to control your cable box by setting it to CABLE mode. R R R R TV/VCR BUTTON When the remote is in CABLE mode, this is the A/B button. S S S S ENTER BUTTON If your cable box does not have an enter function, this button will send the TV enter code. - Page 23 VCR AND CABLE BOX CODES Dynatech Emerex Emerson 00,01,10,16,23 33,37,40,43,44 Fisher 19,21,25,30 Fuji Funai Garrard Goldstar Gradiente Harley Davidson Harmon/Kardon Harwood HI-Q Hitachi Jensen Kenwood 11,14,18,26 Kodak Lloyd Logik Magnavox Magnin Marantz Marta Matsushita Memorex 00,09,10,12,18 19,20,30,48 MGN Technology Minolta...
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Page 24: Easy Graphic Guide
05,15,47 EASY GRAPHIC GUIDE Press MENU on the remote control to display the different features on your HITACHI TV. The feature to be selected will be highlighted in a magenta (purple) color. ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ Press the CURSOR buttons to highlight a different feature. - Page 25 EASY GRAPHIC GUIDE AIR/CABLE AUTO PROGRAM CHANNEL MEMORY CLOSED CAPTION MENU LANGUAGE CHANNEL CAPTION CHILD LOCK PROGRAM LIST VOLUME CORRECTION CLOCK SET ON/OFF TIMER MESSAGE - 1 Select antenna or cable TV. First time setup for channel buttons. Channel buttons, add or skip. Feature to display dialogue/text.
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Page 26: Set Up
SET UP MESSAGE - 2 CALLENDAR PREFERENCE ADJUST PREFERENCE SETTING CONVERGENCE CORRECTION PREFERENCE ADJUST PREFERENCE SETTING SET UP Select SET UP when setting your TV up for the first time. Use the CURSOR UP/DOWN buttons on the remote to highlight the function desired. NOTE: To see an autodemonstration of the on-screen disply, press and hold the POWER button on the TV set for approximately 5 seconds. -
Page 27: Auto Program
SET UP - 27 - Your choice will be shown on the display. Reception channels for each mode are shown at the left. Refer to your cable or TV guide for channel identification standards. If certain CATV channels are poor or not possible in the CATV1 mode, set AIR/CABLE to CATV2. -
Page 28: Closed Caption
SET UP Add or erase additional channels while still in CHANNEL MEMORY using the CHANNEL buttons or number buttons and then add or erase using the CURSOR CLOSED CAPTION Closed captions are dialogue, narration, and/or sound effects of a television program or home video which are displayed on the TV screen. -
Page 29: Program
PROGRAM This feature will allow you to select any one of 3 different languages for all on screen displays. Use the cursor Press MENU to exit. PROGRAM This selection contains advanced features which will make TV viewing easier and more enjoyable. CHANNEL CAPTION Use this feature to give up to 30 channels a name. -
Page 30: Program List
PROGRAM - 30 - The code to set or cancel CHILD LOCK is a three digit key number. The factor preset key number is 000. The picture and sound will now be blocked out for this channel. Repeat the same steps to cancel the CHILD LOCK. -
Page 31: Clock
CLOCK Press the CURSOR Use the Channel Press ENTER to set the channel. Press CURSOR to adjust volume level. Press MENU to exit. NOTE: 1. VOLUME CORRECTION adjustment is for the channel displayed in the top right corner of the screen. - Page 32 CLOCK The selection to change will be in yellow. Press the number buttons to select the time the TV will turn on or off. (AM: 1, PM: 2) Press the CURSOR will turn on/off at the same time every day). Press CHANNEL automatically turns on.
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Page 33: Calendar
VIDEO Use the NUMBER buttons to set the time. Press ENTER to start and MENU to exit. Note: At the selected time, the message will be displayed until a remote control button is pressed. Message-2 works in the same way as Message-1. Each message is capable of storing up to 40 characters. -
Page 34: Preference Setting
RESET - When RESET is selected, press ENTER to return video adjustments to factory preset conditions. PREFERENCE SETTING Your HITACHI TV has an AI (Artificial Intelligence) function which will automatically adjust picture settings to produce the highest quality picture possible. When AI is yellow, use the Cursor to turn the AI on or off. -
Page 35: Convergence Adjust
AUDIO CONVERGENCE ADJUST Your Projection TV has three color projection tubes: one for red, one for green, one for blue. When mixed together in the proper proportion, the output of these three color tubes can produce any color. To produce these colors, however, the beams must be precisely aligned over each other so that the colors can be mixed. -
Page 36: Preference Adjustment
AUDIO - 36 - PREFERENCE ADJUSTMENT Use this to set balance, bass, and treble. Press the CURSOR buttons to select and make adjustments. The function to be adjusted will be in yellow. BALANCE - This function will control the left to right balance of the TV internal speakers, the AUDIO TO HI-FI output, and the surround speakers. -
Page 37: Care Of Your Hitachi Projection Tv And Your Remote Control
CARE OF YOUR HITACHI PROJECTION TV AND YOUR REMOTE CONTROL - 37 - LOUDNESS This function will improve the quality of both low and high frequency sounds when listening at low volume levels. INT. SPEAKERS This function is useful when first setting up the external speakers, or if you prefer to use only speakers from a separate stereo system. -
Page 38: Check Here Before Calling For Service
CHECK HERE BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE Click here to see Troubleshooting Chart. This Projection Television incorporates advanced power surge protection technology designed to protect against component or circuit damage due to external or internal voltage or power surges. IF YOUR SET SHOULD APPEAR TO HAVE A LOSS OF POWER, PLEASE FOLLOW THIS PROCEDURE: 1) Push the power switch (ON/OFF switch) once. - Page 39 • Full set of Input Jacks, Including S-Video • Closed Caption Decoder • High Resolution Picutre-In-Picture • Tuned Port Bass Reflex Speakers Inputs: • Power Input...AC 120V, 60 Hz • Power consumption (operating) 50EX12BX...154W 50EX13KX...154W 50EX16B...154W • Power consumption (maximum) 50EX12BX...210W 50EX13KX...210W 50EX16B...210W •...
- Page 40 1-800-448-2244 Hitachi Home Electronics (America), Inc. Hitachi has made every effort to assure you hours of trouble free operation from your unit. However, should you require service, a network of Hitachi Authorized Service Facilities has been established in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Each facility will provide you with convenient and expedient assistance.
- Page 41 HITACHI SERVICE HOTLINE - 41 - If 2 messages are entered, message 1 has priority over message 2. Two messages cannot be displayed at the same time. This is a misprint in the manual. The page for PICTURE SETTING AI is actually page 34.