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Hitachi CL37PD2100 User Manual

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  • Page 1 Users Guide S C R E E N CL32PD2100 CL37PD2100 CL42PD2100...
  • Page 2 Dear HITACHI customer Congratulations on your purchase of the very latest state of the art television from HITACHI. At Hitachi we pride ourselves on producing high quality televisions with outstanding picture and audio capabilities. Together with our reputation for superior reliability, you should enjoy many years of trouble free operation from your TV.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    PC mode ....................38 information trouble shooting guide ..............41 guarantee ..................42 HITACHI environmental notice ............43 technical data ..................44 Please Note The television illustrated throughout this manual is the CL32PD2100. Other models differ in appearance, but controls and functions remain the same.
  • Page 4 This plasma 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. DO consult your dealer if you are in any doubt about installation, operation or safety of your equipment.
  • Page 5 DO NOT lie the plasma screen flat. NEVER let anyone, especially children, push anything into holes, slots, or any DO NOT cut off the fitted mains plug as it other opening in the case - this could may contain a special radio interference result in a fatal electrical shock.
  • Page 6 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 7 audio output (RCA) VGA input Link Socket Mains Socket These sockets can be This should be Use this to connect to This should be used to connect to your computer if connected to the Mains connected to your external amplifier or Hi- desired.
  • Page 8 TV and VCR and wish to WHITE SLEEVING to the Plasma obtain stereo sound from your Screen. equipment. These leads can be purchased from your Hitachi dealer or any good High Street Connect the Mains lead with NO electrical retailer. Sleeving to the AVC Unit.
  • Page 9 PLASMA SCREEN U.K. ONLY EUROPE LINK LEAD U.K. ONLY AUDIO VISUAL CONTROL (AVC) UNIT Connect aerial connection lead to the VHS video equipment Digibox ‘in’ socket marked should be connected to the AV1 scart socket located at the rear of your TV. A dedicated programme Connect Digibox ‘out’...
  • Page 10 PLASMA SCREEN on/off button TV mode light (Underside of plasma screen). Use this to switch This will be green when your TV is on and red when in standby mode. the plasma screen on and off. (When switched off using this button the infra-red lens screen consumes no power - unlike when in...
  • Page 11 The handset controls shown below are used when programming your TV and to adjust the sound and picture features. accept cursor up This button is used to confirm a highlighted Use this button to selection. move the menu selection box up. cursor right Use this button to move the menu...
  • Page 12 TV status. VCR Operation Your handset incorporates controls for operation of HITACHI Video Cassette Recorders. These controls are PLAY, STOP , REWIND, FAST FORWARD, PAUSE, STANDBY, PROG +/-, and MENU. To enter STANDBY : Press the...
  • Page 13 The handset controls shown here colours are used when you are operating Teletext. (red, green, yellow, blue) teletext On certain pages in teletext, these will Press this have coded instructions button to use the i.e. a shortcut to a Teletext services. teletext page or title.

  • Page 14: Television Safety

    When using the menus of your Television, extra on screen help will be displayed in this window. To make your programme tuning easier, HITACHI have installed an automatic tuning procedure to find the programmes. Switch your Plasma screen and AVC (Audio Visual Control) unit on.
  • Page 15 Once highlighted, accept selection. The next screen viewed will ask you to insert your aerial connection lead. If you are satisfied all external equipment has been connected, press the OK button on your handset and AUTOTUNE will begin. Next, the country screen requires you to select the country in which you will be...

  • Page 16: Programme Sort

    ...notes on manual tuning As well as an automatic tuning procedure your HITACHI television also allows you to input broadcast frequencies through a number of different entry methods. Follow the steps below and choose one of the 4 entry methods to input broadcast frequencies.
  • Page 17 entry method 1 The first option will be to fine tune the chosen frequency either UP or DOWN using the LEFT/RIGHT cursor keys or search tune UP or DOWN using the UP/DOWN cursor keys. entry method 2 If the CH key pressed, you can enter a two digit channel number (CH) using buttons 0 - 9 on your...
  • Page 18 Press the MENU button. 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 UP/DOWN cursor keys to select the programme you wish to move.
  • Page 19 ...notes on programme name change Programme name change can be very useful if you connect external equipment to your television. For example, if you have a games machine connected, you can name the allocated channel ‘GAME’, making it easier to find. Press the MENU button.
  • Page 20 2. The VCR must be connected to the AV1 socket on the TV by a fully wired scart cable. A Viewlink compatible VCR means a Hitachi VCR with the viewlink logo, or a VCR with one of the following logos: “Q-Link”...
  • Page 21 Viewlink features - continued Direct TV Recording - continued VCR Recording from VCR Tuner VCR Recording From TV The VCR is recording from its own tuner, The VCR is recording from the televisions using a frequency sent by the television, i.e. tuner.
  • Page 22 ...notes on Customer I.D. The Customer I.D. feature allows the user to enter a personal security code and address information into the television’s memory, so that in the unfortunate event of theft, it will help the Police trace the owner. Please follow the steps below.
  • Page 23 Press O.K. to complete. PLEASE NOTE : After you have changed your address etc., please see ‘password change’ section Repeat steps 6, 7 and 8 to highlight and of this manual before returning change your address and postcode. If you make a to normal TV operation.

  • Page 24: Picture Controls

    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 25 ...notes on NICAM features NICAM is a method for transmitting and receiving stereo sound. If your TV is unable to receive NICAM because of the wrong geography, climate etc., or when NICAM in not transmitted in your location it will produce a monaural sound source. stereo wide stereo This effect produces NICAM digital...

  • Page 26: 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 LEFT/RIGHT cursor buttons.
  • Page 27 TruBass TruBass takes advantage of the ability of the human ear to be able to distinguish between two different tones. By using this ability, TruBass reproduces bass sound which sometimes cannot be heard. The options are OFF/LOW/MED/HIGH. Adjust this control to suit your personal taste. In the AUDIO menu, select the TRUBASS option using...
  • Page 28 ...notes on Sleep Timer This feature is used to automatically place your TV into standby mode after a set number of minutes - use the RIGHT/LEFT cursor buttons to set the timer between 5 and 120 minutes. When the timer has only a minute left this will be shown on the screen as a countdown from 59 seconds to zero, after which your TV’s status will be standby.
  • Page 29 ...notes on wide screen features Various broadcast stations now transmit movies and programmes in true wide screen format. Your TV detects these signals and automatically switches your TV to the correct viewing format. However, some broadcasters do not transmit this automatic sensing signal, and so your TV will not recognize which format is being transmitted.
  • Page 30 ...notes on Default features Your TV also has default features which can control the viewing format of your TV’s picture. See below for entry into and adjustment of these features..notes on Default Zoom Various broadcast stations now transmit WSS (Wide Screen Signals) which identify the picture format movies and programmes are broadcast in.
  • Page 31 ...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 32 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 an S-VHS or Hi8 camera you may have an S-VHS socket. Open the front control panel door and connect your equipment as detailed here.
  • Page 33 ...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 organized, if the external equipment connected also had its own programme number. Signal Source entry allows you to tell the allocated program what equipment is connected to which socket.

  • Page 34: Pc Mode'

    option 2 AV2 is the signal source used when connecting external equipment such as home entertainment systems and Set Top Boxes/Decoders through a scart lead to the AV2 socket at the rear of your TV. option 3 AV3 is the signal source used when connecting temporary equipment like a camcorder through the audio/video sockets at the front of your TV.
  • Page 35 Language This enables you to change the language of the On Screen Displays. Please see below for details. Press the MENU button. The MAIN MENU appears. Press the cursor DOWN button to select INSTALL. Once highlighted, accept selection. Press the cursor DOWN button to select LANGUAGE.

  • Page 36: Demo Mode

    Programme Download If you have purchased a Viewlink compatible VCR, select this feature to download the programme listings from your TV to the new VCR. REPEAT STEPS 1 - 3 AS PREVIOUS Press the cursor DOWN button to select PROGRAMME DOWNLOAD.

  • Page 37: Screen Saver

    Screen Saver This feature moves the picture around the screen in small amounts, at set intervals, to reduce persistence. This is where stationary objects, such as screen logos, leave a slight image visible after they should have disappeared. Press the MENU button to obtain MAIN MENU.
  • Page 38 PC Mode This enables you to connect your home computer, or laptop computer, to your TV to use the plasma screen as a display. important note on Installation Switch off your Plasma screen and AVC Unit before connecting or disconnecting any external equipment.
  • Page 39 This mode fits the image to the full screen size. PC FULL This mode fits the image to a 4:3 screen size. PC NORMAL This mode gives the image the same shape as it is displayed on a computer monitor.* PC REAL *Please Note: This format is only available for True VGA e.g.
  • Page 40 Recommended signal This AVC unit has the following input signals already stored. HORIZONTAL DOTCLOCK SIGNAL NOTES FREQUENCY FREQUENCY SIGNAL (KHz) (MHz) RESOLUTION VERT. FREQ. (Hz) 640 X 400 31.48 25.18 70.10 640 X 480 31.47 25.18 59.94 37.86 31.50 640 X 480 72.81 800 X 600 37.50...
  • Page 41 answers questions Check that the plasma screen and the AVC unit are connected Why won't my TV switch together correctly. Check that both plugs are connected to the socket and switched on, check fuse and make sure TV is not in standby mode (see below).

  • Page 42: Guarantee

    2. the product has not been repaired, maintained, or modified by any person other than a Hitachi authorized 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 43 E n v i r o n m e n t a l N o t i c e Hitachi are signatories to the commitment made by the consumer electronics industry on reducing energy consumption by televisions and video recorders on standby.
  • Page 44 ............................42” = 1235 x 115 x 635 (mm) Dimensions AVC Unit (Width x Depth x Height) ............All models = 430 x 293 x 121 (mm) System ..........................Cable/Hyperband/PAL/SECAM PAL60/NTSC4,43/3.58/I/B.G.H/LL Remote Control Batteries....................2 x HITACHI R6P(G) (Equivalent ‘AA’) scart sockets 20 18 16 14 12 10...
  • Page 45 S-VHS socket FUNCTION CHROMINANCE INPUT LUMINANCE INPUT CHROMINANCE GROUND LUMINANCE GROUND FRAME GROUND mini D-sub 15 pin connector INPUT SIGNAL R VIDEO G VIDEO B VIDEO NONE NONE R GND G GND B GND NONE NONE NONE H SYNC V SYNC NONE...
  • Page 46 Hitachi, Ltd. Tokyo, Japan International Sales Division THE HITACHI ATAGO BUILDING, No. 15 –12 Nishi Shinbashi, 2 – Chome, Minato – Ku, Tokyo 105-8430, Japan. Tel: 03 35022111 HITACHI EUROPE LTD. HITACHI EUROPE S.A. Dukes Meadow 364, Kifissias Ave. & 1, Delfon Str.

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