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Hitachi 55HDM71 - 55" Plasma Panel User Manual

Hitachi 55HDM71 - 55" Plasma Panel User Manual

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Color Plasma Display Monitor
Model PW1
55HDM71
READ THE INSTRUCTIONS INSIDE CAREFULLY.
KEEP THIS USER'S MANUAL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
For future reference, record the serial number of your monitor.
SERIAL NO.
The serial number is located on the rear of the monitor.
This monitor is ENERGY STAR® compliant when used with a computer equipped with
VESA DPMS.
The ENERGY STAR® emblem does not represent EPA endorsement of any product or
service.
As an ENERGY STAR® Partner, Hitachi,Ltd. has determined that this product meets
the ENERGY STAR® guidelines for energy efficiency.
USER'S MANUAL
MANUEL UTILISATEUR
MANUAL DEL USUARIO

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  • Page 1 This monitor is ENERGY STAR® compliant when used with a computer equipped with VESA DPMS. The ENERGY STAR® emblem does not represent EPA endorsement of any product or service. As an ENERGY STAR® Partner, Hitachi,Ltd. has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR® guidelines for energy efficiency.
  • Page 2 NOTE: The information in this manual is subject to change without notice. The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this manual. TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGEMENT VGA and XGA are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. APPLE and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. VESA is a trademark of a nonprofit organization, Video Electronics Standard Association.
  • Page 3 USER'S MANUAL Thank you very much for purchasing the HITACHI Plasma Display Monitor. Before using your monitor, please carefully read the "SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS" and this "USER'S MANUAL" so you will know how to operate the monitor properly. Keep this manual in a safe place. You will find it useful in the future.

  • Page 4: Important Safety Instructions

    Please read it carefully and apply the knowledge you obtain from it to the proper operation of your HITACHI Plasma monitor. Please fill out your warranty card 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 product model.
  • Page 5 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 the monitor. Such “SCREEN BURNS” constitute misuse and are NOT COVERED by your HITACHI Factory Warranty. PUBLIC VIEWING OF COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL Public viewing of programs broadcast by TV stations and cable companies, as well as programs from other sources, may require prior authorization from the broadcaster or owner of the video program material.

  • Page 6: Features

    Important FEATURES Please read this User's Manual thoroughly, especially the Important Safety Instructions on Page 2 to 3 and 6 to 10. Mis-use may cause Large-screen, high-definition plasma display damage to your plasma monitor, which could shorten its lifespan, or cause injury to yourself.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ..2 OTHER FEATURES ........24 FEATURES ............4 Automatic Store ..............24 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ......6 Signal Check ..............25 COMPONENT NAMES ........11 Power Save Mode..............25 IMAGE RETENTION OF PLASMA DISPLAY ..26 Main Unit................11 NOTES ............26 Remote control ..............12 TROUBLESHOOTING ........27 Loading Batteries ............12 Handling the Remote Control ..........12 Symptoms That Seemingly Appear to be Failures ....27...

  • Page 8: Safety Instructions

    SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This Plasma monitor 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. Before using this product, please read and understand the Safety Instructions thoroughly to ensure correct usage, and follow all the instructions. About the Symbols Various symbols are used in this manual, the user’s manual and on the product itself to ensure correct usage, to prevent danger to the user and others, and to prevent property damage.
  • Page 9 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS(continued) WARNING Be cautious of the power cord connection. Incorrect connection of the power cord could result in fire or electrical shock. • Do not touch the power cord with a wet hand. • Check that the connecting portion of the power cord is clean (with no dust), before using. Use a soft and dry cloth to clean the power plug. •...
  • Page 10 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS(continued) CAUTION Be careful in moving the monitor. Neglect could result in an injury or damage. • Do not move the monitor during use. Before moving, disconnect the power plug and all external connections. • You are advised to move the monitor with two persons. •...
  • Page 11 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS(continued) • Prevention of an obstacle to Radio receivers This monitor has been designed pursuant to the international EMI standards. This is to prevent a problem to Radio receivers. - Keep the monitor away from Radio. - Adjust Radio antennas in order for the monitor not to receive interference. - The antenna cable of Radio should be kept away from the monitor.
  • Page 12 CPU Boards and Power Supplies used with Class B Personal Computers: Hitachi America, Ltd. Home Electronics Division Located at: 900 Hitachi Way. Chula Vista, CA 91914, U.S.A. Telephone: 1-800-HITACHI Declare under sole responsibility that the product identified herein, complies with 47CFR Part 2 and 15 of the FCC rules as a Class B digital device.

  • Page 13: Component Names

    COMPONENT NAMES Front Main Unit Cabinet Panel (front frame) Control panel • Adjustment buttons are located on the bottom. • The back cover is provided with indications to distinguish the Indicating lamp adjustment buttons. Remote-control receiver • The main power switch is located at the back, on the lower surface.

  • Page 14: Remote Control

    COMPONENT NAMES (continued) Remote control POWER OFF button POWER ON/OFF button POWER ON button MUTE button VOLUME UP/DOWN buttons RGB/VIDEO buttons RGB 1 RGB 2 MUTE SIZE button PinP button AUTO button RECALL button AUTO PinP SIZE RECALL MENU MENU button RETURN button OK button SELECT/ADJUST buttons...

  • Page 15: Installation Instructions

    INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Installation • If you have purchased the model without the stand attached: When installing the monitor, use the optional Desk-top Stand (CMPAD16R). The Desk-top Stand has been used for the illustrations in this manual. WARNING Use one of the special mount units to install this product. A mount of insufficient strength or inadequate design can cause overturning or dropping and result in fire, electrical shock or injury.

  • Page 16: Connecting To A Pc

    INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Read SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ( ) carefully to ensure maximum safety before proceeding to these steps: • Choose an appropriate site and install the product on a level table where the stand is secure. • Install the monitor to have ready access to a power socket available. •...

  • Page 17: Mounting The Speaker Unit

    INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Mounting the Speaker Unit (option) Refer to the instruction manual concerning mounting of the optional speaker unit. Power Cord Connection Connect the power cord, after completing all other connections. Connect the power cord to this device. Connect the power cord plug to the power outlet. (The type of plug is different from this drawing for some countries.) CAUTION •...

  • Page 18: Operating Instructions

    OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Turning Power On and Off • To turn the monitor power ON, press the main power switch on the monitor main unit to ON, and then press the SUB POWER button or the ON/OFF or ON button on the remote control.

  • Page 19: Input Switching

    OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Volume Adjustment The volume can be adjusted by pressing the VOL+ and VOL- buttons of the remote control (or the ▲ and ▼ volume buttons of the monitor unit). Volume setting value Volume 15 VOLUME UP/DOWN buttons INPUT SELECT button Adjustment status guide display •...

  • Page 20: Size Switching

    OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) RGB 1 RGB 2 MUTE AUTO PinP SIZE RECALL RECALL button MENU SIZE button ID SET RECALL button SIZE button Size Switching Each time the SIZE button of the remote control or the monitor is pressed, the screen display area will change in sequence and the status will be displayed at the bottom of the screen.

  • Page 21: Automatic Adjustment Of Screen Position And The Clock

    OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Using the Menu Screen (On-screen display system) RGB 1 RGB 2 MUTE When the MENU button is pressed, the adjustment menu screen will be displayed; from there, PC signal adjustment RETURN buttons and setting is possible by using the SELECT button, AUTO PinP SIZE...

  • Page 22: Picture Menu

    OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) PICTURE MENU Picture Picture Audio Contrast : + 31 MENU Timer Brightness : – 31 Function Color Setup Tint : + 31 Language Picture Enhancement : Off Color Temperature : Normal Select Color Temp.Adjust Reset Reset Contrast + 31 Select Return...

  • Page 23: Audio Menu

    OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) AUDIO MENU Picture Audio Audio Audio Mode : Movie Timer Treble : + 10 Function Bass : – 10 MENU Setup Balance Language SRS TruBass : Middle Select Matrix Surround : Off Perfect Volume : Off Reset Reset Select Return...

  • Page 24: Function Menu

    OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) FUNCTION MENU Picture Function Audio Screen Saver Timer Screen Wipe On 60Min. Function Black Side Panel MENU Setup Video Power Save Language Freeze Mode Split Select Default Zoom Panoramic OK Set Reset Reset Select Return Function Panel Life Normal Mode Display ID Number...

  • Page 25: Setup Menu

    OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) SETUP MENU Picture Setup Audio Auto Adjust Adjust Timer Horizontal Position MENU Function Vertical Position + 31 Setup Horizontal Clock – 20 Language Clock Phase Select Reset Reset OK Set Select Return Exit Horizontal Position Next / Prev Adjust Return Setup...

  • Page 26: Language Menu

    OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) LANGUAGE MENU Language Picture English Audio Français Timer Español Function MENU Setup Language Select Select Return Exit OK Set Select a language by ▼ ▲ SELECT buttons and press the OK button. OTHER FEATURES Automatic Store Approximately 1 sec. after adjustment is completed, the adjustments will be recorded as shown in the table below. Menu Display Registration condition...

  • Page 27: Signal Check

    OTHER FEATURES (continued) Signal Check Changes in the signal status are displayed on the screen as they arise. Status Display Action When Mode Display is set to ON, A guide is displayed for the input RGB2 the input signal is switched or terminal and the horizontal and when the RECALL button is vertical sync frequency.

  • Page 28: Image Retention Of Plasma Display

    IMAGE RETENTION OF PLASMA DISPLAY There are different characteristics that result in panel image retention depending on how the plasma display is used. Situations and effective usage methods related to ghosting are provided below. Image retention characteristics of a plasma display The image retention phenomenon of a plasma panel occurs due to partial phosphor degradation arising from partial character and figure display.

  • Page 29: Troubleshooting

    TROUBLESHOOTING Symptoms That Seemingly Appear to be Failures Make the checks suggested below depending on the symptoms observed. If the symptoms remain uncorrected, contact your dealer. WARNING Customer servicing can be hazardous. Symptom Point to check See page • No picture with the power-indicating lamp •...
  • Page 30 TROUBLESHOOTING (continued) Symptoms That Seemingly Appear to be Failures (continued) Symptom Point to check See page • The temperature of the display panel surface is high. • The plasma display panel is lighting the phosphors by the discharge of internal radiation. In some cases, this may cause the temperature of the panel surface to increase.

  • Page 31: Actions To Correct Abnormal Displays

    TROUBLESHOOTING (continued) Actions to Correct Abnormal Displays Depending on the kind of system equipment used, images may not be displayed normally. In this case, make the adjustments suggested below. (only for RGB2) Text displayed across the screen appears vertically streaked, with some characters blurred (figure 1). Symptom 1 The display image appears flowing (figure 2) (RGB input).

  • Page 32: Product Specifications

    PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Product specifications and designs are subject to change without notice. Display Approx. 55 inches (1229 (H) x 691 (V) mm, diagonal 1410mm) dimensions Panel Resolution 1366 (H) x 768 (V) pixels Net dimensions 1394 (W) x 857 (H) x 105 (D) mm (excluding Speakers/Stand) Net weight 63.5kg...

  • Page 33: Recommended Signal List

    PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS (continued) Signal Input (continued) DVI terminal (DVI-D) Input signal Input signal T.M.D.S. Data2- +5V Power T.M.D.S. Data2+ Ground (for+5V) 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 T.M.D.S. Data2/4 Shield Hot Plug Detect 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 T.M.D.S.
  • Page 34 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS (continued) Recommended Signal List (continued) With Analog RGB signal input (RGB2 input) Signal mode Horizontal Dot clock Remarks Vertical frequency frequency (kHz) frequency (MHz) Signal Name Resolution (Hz) • The type of video board or connecting cable used may not allow for correct displays adjustment of Horizontal Position, Vertical Position, Horizontal Clock and Clock Phase.

  • Page 35: Supplement

    SUPPLEMENT...

  • Page 36: Optional Video Unit Function

    Optional Video Unit Function Additional functions when the optional video unit is installed are as follows: ( INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Connecting to a Video Imaging Device (1) Make sure that the power switch of the monitor is turned off. (2) Make sure that the power switch of the imaging device is turned off. (3) Use a commercially available cable and connector to connect the signal input terminal on the rear panel of this device and the signal output terminal of the imaging device.
  • Page 37 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS RGB 1 RGB 2 MUTE RGB/VIDEO buttons SIZE button AUTO PinP SIZE RECALL MENU INPUT SELECT button SIZE button Input Switching Input can be switched by pressing the AV1, AV2, AV3, AV4, RGB1 or RGB2 buttons of the remote control. Input can be switched in the sequence of AV1 RGB1 RGB2 by pressing the INPUT...
  • Page 38 Vertical picture position can be adjusted for [Panoramic], [Zoom] and [Cinema] mode as follows. 1. Press SIZE button and SELECT buttons during picture size display. 2. Position display will appear. 3. Adjustment range of each picture size are as shown below. [Panoramic] - 12 to + 12 [Zoom] and [Cinema]...
  • Page 39 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Displaying MULTI PICTURE If the PinP button on the remote control is pressed MULTI PICTURE will display. Activating the P-in-P mode from the RGB input screen Pressing the PinP button one time will display 2 pictures. • This mode can be available from RGB1(DVI-PC) and RGB2(RGB) input.

  • Page 40: Picture Menu

    OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) PICTURE MENU Picture Picture Picture Mode Audio Contrast Timer Brightness MENU Function Color Setup Sharpness Language Tint Select Color Temperature Normal Contrast Mode Normal Reset Reset Picture Mode Select Return Next/Prev Select Return Picture Picture Mode Contrast Brightness Color Sharpness...
  • Page 41 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) PICTURE MENU (continued) Selected characters Setup hint Day: This setting is best for very bright ambient lighting. Picture Mode Night Night: This setting is for normal lighting conditions. Adjust for maximum visibility to suit the ambient brightness. This can adjust further till [+40] by pressing and holding cursor button at [+31].
  • Page 42 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) PICTURE MENU (continued) Selected characters Setup hint Turn On when the original balance of each color is required to adjust Color Management depending on the user’s preference. Magenta Magenta is weakened. Magenta is strengthened. Red is weakened. Red is strengthened.
  • Page 43 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) SETUP MENU Picture Setup Setup Audio System System 2 Color System Timer Color System MENU Function Video Input Auto Setup NTSC-M Audio Input Language Scart Output Monitor PAL-M Select PAL-N RGB1 DVI-STB OK Set RGB2 Component HDTV Select Return Select...
  • Page 44 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) SETUP MENU (continued) Selected characters Setup hint Audio Input This should correspond to the audio signal from the equipment that is Stereo L/Mono connected to AV1 audio input terminal. If it is monaural audio, set this to L/Mono.
  • Page 45 TROUBLESHOOTING Symptoms That Seemingly Appear to be Failures Make the checks suggested below depending on the symptoms observed. If the symptoms remain uncorrected, contact your dealer. WARNING Customer servicing can be hazardous. Symptom Point to check See page • This sometimes occurs when a component output VCR such as the 480i is connected.
  • Page 46 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS (continued) Signal Input RGB terminal (D-sub 15-pin connector) Input signal R (P G or sync on green (Y) B (P No connection • When different kinds of input signals are simultaneously input to the monitor via a graphics board or the like, the monitor will No connection automatically select the signals in the following priority order: R.GND (P...
  • Page 47 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS (continued) Recommended Signal List With Digital RGB signal input (RGB1 input) Signal mode Setup Menu Condition Horizontal Dot clock frequency frequency Remarks Vertical frequency Signal Name Resolution DVI-PC DVI-STB (kHz) (MHz) (Hz) WVGA type : On EIA-861 EIA-861 EIA-861 With Composite Input(AV1~AV4 input) and S-video Input (AV3 input).
  • Page 48 Hitachi America, LTD. Home Electronics Division 900 Hitachi Way. Chula Vista, CA 91914, U.S.A. Tel: +1-800-HITACHI (+1-800-448-2244) Hitachi Canada, LTD. Digital Media Division 6740 Campobello Road. Mississauga, ON L5N 2L8, CANADA Tel: +1-800-HITACHI (+1-800-448-2244) QR60511 Printed in Japan...

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