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- Page 1 SOLID STATE COLOR TV OPERATING GUIDE IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS "_ 6- 20 FIRST TIME USE THE GENIUS REMOTE 21 - 37 CONTROL 38 - 53 EASY GRAPHIC GUIDE USEFUL INFORMATION 54 - 60 INDEX...
- Page 2 IMPORTANT Yoer new HITACHI COLOFt TV _ a host of fea_res designed to give you _ Derk)nnarx:e ilF yOUIoIow Ihe kzslnJdk}l_ in ttiis rna"lt_. We _ thai ylxi read lhe lolowing insbul:lk}l_ al'ld "IMFZOflTANT SAFE - GU_' notice _ luming ON your TV set for tt_ lrrst Zime.
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Page 3: Safety Tips
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 discoveredin your model of product. - Page 4 SAFETY TIPS grounding of the lead-in wire to an antenna dis- PROTECTION AND LOCATION OF YOUR SET charge unit, size of grounding conductors, Ioca- tion of antenna discharge unit, connection 16-1 If an outside antenna is connected to the televi- grounding electrode, and requirements...
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Page 5: Picture Cautions
Color Television receiv- ers. Such "PATTERN BURNS" constitute misuse and are NOT COVERED by your Hitachi Factory Warranty. When 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 6 For information regarding how to obtain these accessories, please call TOLL FREE 1-800-448-2244 for your nearest HITACHI Authorized Parts Distributor in the continental United States. For Alaska and Hawaii, please contact you nearest HITACHI Regional office. PART NO. ILLUSTRATION PART...
- Page 7 REMOTE CONTROL BATTERY INSTALLATION REPLACEMENT Open the battery cover of the remote transmitter by pushing the notched part of the cover with your fingers. BOTTOM Insert new "AA" size (SUM-3) batteries or equiva- lent for the Genius Remote. When replacing old batteries, push them towards the springs and lift them out.
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Page 8: How To Set Up Your New Hitachi Color Tv
For example, in direct sunlight or near a heating appliance, etc. VIEWING The major benefit of the HITACHI Color Television is its If the TV's audio output will be connected to a Hi-Fi viewing screen. To see this screen at its best, test various system's external speakers, the best audio performance locations in the room to find the best spot for viewing. -
Page 9: Cables And Connectors
HOOK-UP CABLES AND CONNECTORS Most audio/video 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. -
Page 10: Front Panel Controls
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS FRONT VIEW HOW TO OPEN THE DOOR ® Infrared Remote Sensor INDOOR CONTROLS 1. Push on "--=- " 2. Pull the door toward the front to open it. ® ® AVX Button Volume Buttons Channel Buttons Front Input Jacks Power @ INPUT 3 ©... - Page 11 Press this button to turnthe TV ON or OFF. NOTE: Your HITACHI TV will appear to be turned"OFF" If there is no video input when VIDEO: 1,2, or 3 is selected. Press AVX until it returns to the same VIDEO: 1,2 or 3, if not Power is "OFF".
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Page 12: Front Panel Jacks And Connections
FRONT PANEL JACKS AND CONNECTIONS The front panel jacks are provided as a convenience to allow you to easily connect a camcorder or VCR as shown in the following examples: Videocamera Video camera It/" OUTPUT OUTPUT Insertaudio cable into left channel for monosound INPUT INPUT... -
Page 13: Tips On Rear Panel Connections
REAR PANEL JACKS ® AUDIO to HI-FI OUTPUT TERMINALS ® INPUT TERMINALS ¢ 11 ©_@!/Oi @L= s.v_Eo iAuo_oI*uolo Auto ] VHF/UHF VHF/UHF ANTENNA TERMINAL S-VIDEO INPUT ® Antenna Inputs The VHF/UHF terminal can be used for normal TV, cable TV (CATV), a TV game, etc. ®... -
Page 14: Rear Panel Jacks
REAR PANEL JACKS REAR VIEW AUDIO to HI-FI OUTPUT TERMINALS INPUT TERMINALS AUDIO INPUT2 INPUT 1 TO Hi FI VIDEO VIDEO S-VIDEO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO VHF/UHF VHF/UHF ANTENNA TERMINAL S-VIDEO INPUT... -
Page 15: Rear Panel Connections
REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS cable TV coaxial cable Outside antenna or 2-way signal splitter Optional, see tips on page 13. =,====_ Laserdisc player, VCR, camcorder, etc. \_I_I_IL DD_O F-_-3 0 0 I,,_ s.;Hs v ,. R Illlll IIIIII _" _"_ "-OUTPUT r--------n Stereo System Amplifier Typical full feature set-up. - Page 16 EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS CONNECTING EXTERNAL AUDIO AMPLIFIER To control the audio level of an external audio amplifier with the Remote Transmitter, connect the system as shown below in Fig. 1. (Rear of Set) Audio To HI-FI Terminal EX'rERNAL AUDIO AMPLIFIER EXTERNAL SPEAKER SPEAKER FIG.
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Page 17: External Video Sources
CONNECTING EXTERNAL VIDEO SOURCES The exact arrangement you use to connect the Video Cassette Recorder, Video Disc Player and Video Camera to your TV set is dependent on the model and features of each component. Check the Owner's Manual of each component for the location of its video and audio inputs and outputs. - Page 18 INPUT VIDEO MONO_ @" AUDIO FIG. 1 I"V INPUT TERMINAL OUTPUT HITACHI MODEL VT-S751A or similar model BACK OF VCR NOTE: Completely insert the connection cord plugs when connecting to REAR panel jacks. If you do not the played back picture may be abnormal.
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Page 19: Audio System
AUDIO SYSTEM SET-UP Match the numbers below to the diagram for speaker placement and refer to the table for the different surround sound requirements. (,See page 53 for SURROUND functions.) The television's internal speakers. These speakers are a separate amplifier. output connected to audio... - Page 20 (CLU-851GR) (MODEL 27UX5B) In addition to controlling all the functions on your HITACHI sections, with a display that can be switched to cover any of the four pages. Functions are arranged and properly Color TV, the new Genius Remote is designed to operate...
- Page 21 MULTI-PAGE WINDOWS 3" POWER READY LEARN POWER READY LEARN !1P,N PI IEXCHNGI !lTv_.ll II 0 SHIFTI IFREEZEI! tl "_'=II =" It ='_'11 n !1 DO II I ISELEOTII RECAL mL0,,,P,0, II]P ..CURSOR CURSOR MENU MENU SELECT SWITCH SELECT vcR • SWITCH caw O USER O...
- Page 22 REMOTE CONTROL (CLU-692GR) with P-in-P (MODEL 270X4B) In addition to controlling all the functions on your HITACHI and arranged in MULTI-PAGE sections, with a display that can be switched to cover any of the three pages. Color TV, the Genius...
- Page 23 CONTROL (CLU-691GR) without P-in-P (MODEL 270X3B) In addition to controlling all the functions on your HITACHI and arranged in MULTI-PAGE sections, with a display Color TV, the Genius Remote Control is designed that can be switched to cover any of the three pages.
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Page 24: ' How To Use The Genius Remote To Control Your Tv
I _NU , ,.,,.g<:ll '-' I1>_= :_kFI I'J: N L1 ..• V '-'::::::::=-::',," !O O ®i ,o.. LIGHT ® ® OOOl Lo ool HITACHI GENIUS REMOTE HITACHI CLU-692GR HITACHI GENIUS REMOTE CLU-851GR POWER TV • POWER TV . Vl"R , V'TR•... -
Page 25: To Control Your Tv
If a video input is used: Video Input ..o ..@..'.o.'..i ® VIDEO:I When an S-Video (S-IN) input is connected HITACHI GENIUS REMOTE CLU-851GR You can also use the RECALL button to quickly clear many of the other On-Screen displays. -
Page 26: Channel Selector
HOW TO USE THE GENIUS REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR TV ® MENU, ENTER, and CURSOR buttons All the On-Screen display features can be set or adjusted by using these buttons. The "MENU" button wilt start or exit the On-Screen display. The "CURSOR"... -
Page 27: Light Button
HOW TO USE THE GENIUS REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR TV VOLUME, MUTE buttons Press the "VOLUME" up ( • ) or down ( • ) button until you obtain the desired sound level. To turn the sound OFF instantly to answer the telephone, etc., press the "MUTE" button. Press the "MUTE" button again or press the "VOLUME"... -
Page 28: Picture In Picture
PICTURE-IN-PICTURE (P-IN-P) MODELS 27UX5B/27CX4B The Picture-in-Picture feature is convenient when you want to watch more than one program at the same time. You can watch a TV program while viewing a VCR program (TV or tape) on video input 1, and vice versa with this feature. Front or back of TV 00©... - Page 29 PICTURE-IN-PICTURE (P-IN-P) SHIFT BUTTON To move the sub-picture to another corner, press the "SHIFT" button. The sub-picture moves one step counter- clockwise every time the "SHIFT" button is pressed. ® FREEZE BUT-I'ON If you wish to freeze the sub-picture, press "FREEZE" button. This is convenient when trying to write down the address for a mail order company, recording statistics for a sporting event, etc.
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Page 30: Vcr Functions
PRECODED VCR BUTTONS These buttons always transmit the chosen precoded VCR codes. ® SELECT BUTTON This is for setting up the Genius Remote to transmit the VCR's remote codes. EXCLUSIVE TV BUTTONS HITACHI These buttons are for operatingthe TV. GENIUS REMOTE CLU-851GR... -
Page 31: Box Functions
USING THE GENIUS REMOTE TO CONTROL CABLE BOX FUNCTIONS OPERATING THE PRE-CODED FUNCTION YOUR CABLE BOX. This Genius Remote is designed to operate different types of cable boxes. You must first program the Genius Remote to match the remote system in your cable box. (Refer to Table 2 on page 32 or Table 4 on page 33.) Set the MULTI-PAGE select switch to"CATV."... -
Page 32: Vcr And Cable
Pioneer VOLUME • ProScan Dimensia Quasar Emerson 100/ENTER Fisher VOLUME • Realistic 6/9/CHANNEL •/VOLUME • Goldstar Sanyo 9/VOLUME Scott Hitachi Sears Instant Replay Sharp CHANNEL • JC Penny 1/6/9/VOLUME • 0/VOLUME • Sony 5/MUTE/AVX Kenwood 0/VOLUME • Sylvania Tashiko Magnavox... - Page 33 Press SELECT and this VCR BRAND button VCR BRAND button Canon Pentex Citizen Philco Curtis Mathes Philips Dimensia Pioneer ProScan Goldstar Quasar Hitachi Realistic 6/9/CHANNEL • Instant Replay JC Penny 1/6/9 Sanyo Scott Kenwood Sears Sharp CHANNEL • Magnavox Marantz Sony 5/VOLUMEANOLUME •...
- Page 34 USING THE GENIUS REMOTE TO LEARN ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS FOR CLU-851GR The Genius Remote is equipped with a learning function BEFORE STARTING THE MEMORY OPERATION which allows it to learn additional infrared control codes. Since the infrared signals sent from the remote transmit- ter may be reflected by a wall, door, etc., even if the...
- Page 35 USING THE GENIUS REMOTE TO LEARN ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS FOR CLU-851GR STORING OPERATION ® Set the remote transmitter as shown below. Put the remote transmitter which contains the codes to be stored and the GENIUS REMOTE transmitter to face each other. (Distance should be 2-4 inches.) °...
- Page 36 USING THE GENIUS REMOTE TO LEARN ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS FOR CLU-851GR READY LEARN When storing has been performed correctly, the LEARN indicator lights for about 2 seconds. (Goes out) (Lights) if the storing was not done correctly, or the codes are too long to learn, or no more codes can be stored in memory READY LEARN...
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Page 37: Using The Remote
USING THE REMOTE TO LEARN ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS NOTE: To operate your TV, be sure to point the Genius Remote at the remote sensor on the television. To operate other electronic equipment like a VCR, point the remote at the sensor on the device. Refer to the instruction manual of the VCR for operation on the buttons exclusively for the VCR. - Page 38 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 39 EASY GRAPHIC GUIDE L,, O,OLE ISe'ec'antenna I,UTO First time setup forchannel buttons. or cable TV. PROGRAM dialogue/text. eature to display MEMORY add or erase. I CAPTION RESET Return video and audio adjustments to factory settings. Block channel PROGRAM Label channels I CHILD I CHANNEL picture &...
- Page 40 SET UP Select SET UP when setting your TV up for the first time. Use the CURSOR UP/DOWN buttons SET UP on the Remote Control to highlight the function desired. CURSOR I_U_°p_M II _IF_r_ENTER AIPJCABLE MENU (EXIT) AIR/CABLE Select CATV if you have cable TV. elect AIR if you are using an indoor or outdoor antenna.
- Page 41 SET UP I AUTO to skip over unused channels when using the CHANNEL UP ( • ) or DOWN ( • ) buttons. This feature will automatically store active TV channels in CHANNEL MEMORY. This will allow you PROGRAM AIR/CABLE AUTO CHANNEL ENTER...
- Page 42 SET UP I CLOSED video which are displayed on the TV screen. Your local TV program guide denotes these programs I Closed captions are the dialogue, narration, and/or sound effects of a television program or home CAPTION as 1"8"_ or _. CURSOR AIR/CABLE CLOSED...
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Page 43: Favorite Channels
FAVORITE CHANN ELS The FAVORITE CHANNELS function will allow you to select up to 16 favorite channels by pressing the cursor buttons. CURSOR CHANNEL r----1 r---n r---n r---_ r--'l r"---i r'"-i ENTER r---n r---1 r---1 r--n r"--i r---i t---'l r--1 r----1 r---1 r----1 r--I r-"-i f--"l r---i r'-_ r---1 r---! r--l... - Page 44 RESET Use thereset tochange your p referred video and audio adjustments tofactory s ettings. CURSOR CURSOR PRESS ENTER TO R_TURN ENTER MENU VIOEO AUDIO "_ FACTORY SETT_GS ENTE_ MENU (SET) (EXIT) Factory Settings: VIDEO AUDIO Contrast: IIIIIIJlIIIIHIIIIIIIH Balance: ,,,,,,,,If,,,,,,,,, Color: ,,,i,,,ll,,,,,,i,i Bass: iiiimniHIi,...
- Page 45 PROGRAM PROGRAM This selection contains advanced features which will make TV viewing easier and more enjoyable. CURSOR CURSOR CHANNEL CJCRIL_-----] CAPTION I LOCK PROGRAM I IVOLUME L ST I _CORRECTtONI • ENTER MENU ENTER MENU 4VI_ (SET) (EXIT) (SET) (EXIT) CHANNEL I Use this feature to give to up 30 channels names for each antenna source.
- Page 46 PROGRAM This function will block out the picture and sound of the selected channel. CHILD LOCK CHILD LOCK CHILD LOCK IKEY NUMBER CHANNEL IICNILOI ENTER ICHANGE CAPTION LOCK PROGRAM IVOLUME NEXT CHANNEL: CH • CH • LIST ICORRECT <_Y NUMBER: 0 - 9 ESN;_R MENU...
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Page 47: Volume Correction
PROGRAM Use this function to reduce the volume level of up to four TV channels that sound loud compared to other TV channels. I VOLUME CORRECTION LEVEL CHANNEL 100% 100% 100% 100% CHANNEL CAPT ON 100% 100% LEVEL 100% 100% PROGRAM J IVOLUME L ST... - Page 48 CLOCK Use this feature for all time related lunctions. CLOCK The time must be set before you can use the ON/OFF TIMER or AUTOMATIC MESSAGE. I CLOCK MENU CURSOR I_ CLOCK |-:-- HOUR: 01-12 AT THE FIRST TIME ENTER ,d•L ENTER MENU MENU...
- Page 49 CLOCK JAUTOMATIC I Use this function to set one or two personal messages every day or one time only. MESSAGE MESSAGE-1 Is c LOCK CURSOR YOUR HOMEWORK MESSAGE-1 WILL CHILDLOCK ********************* ENTER (CANCEL) (CANCEL) PLEASE CLOCK AT THE FIRST TIME ENTER MENU ENTER...
- Page 50 VIDEO VIDEO Select VIDEO to adjust picture settings, and to improve picture quality. CURSOR ENTER MENUfl -->O ENTER (SET) MENU (EXIT) Use this feature to adjust contrast, color, tint, brightness, sharpness, and white control. CONTRAST HIIIIIIIIIIlflllllllllllllllll COLOR _.,..,l.#n,.._., TINT IIInl|mlll_llHtlmllHIII -..-) BRIGHT IIIInll.lllllllnlll#lllllll...
- Page 51 AUDIO Select AUDIO to adjust the TV to your preference, to improve the sound quality, and to AUDIO select special sound effects. CURSOR CURSOR [PREFERENCE] [SETTING SURROUND '_IP ENTER MENU ENTER MENU (SET) (EXIT) (SET) (EXIT) I PREFERENCE I Use this to set balance, bass, and treble. ADJUSTMENT I EFERENC JUST...
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Page 52: Preference Setting
AUDIO Use Preference SETTING to improve the sound performance of your TV depending on listening PREFERENCE conditions. SETTING PREFERENCE_ P_EFERENCE_ MTS:MONO 8T_E REO ENTER ADJUST ISETTING LOUDNESS: INT. SPEAKERS:ON_ SURROUND > (EXIT) MENU ENTER MENU (SET) (EXIT) Use the CURSOR • ,Vto select a function. The function will be in magenta. - Page 53 AUDIO halls, movie theaters, etc. when you set up your speaker system as shown in the section on rear ISURROUND he following Surround sound settings will reproduce the "live" sound you would hear in concert panel connections on page 16 and page 19. The Surround sound system is most effective with movies played on a stereo VCR.
- Page 54 CO.T.OL oF Y ou..,T.c., co.o. Tv..o Yoo.. °oTE Dust the screen and cabinet with a soft cloth. Clean the screen with a soft cloth moistened in warm water. Dry with a soft cloth. (A mild soap may be used if the screen is extremely dirty.) Place your TV and Remote Control away from extreme heat, humidity and extremely dusty places.
- Page 55 RECEPTION PROBLEMS • IGNITION NOISE: Black spots or horizontal streaks may appear, picture may flutter or drift. Usually caused by interference from automobile ignition systems, neon lamps, electrical drills and other electrical appliances. i:i:i:ii= :i:i;: • GHOSTS: Ghosts are caused by the television signal following two paths. One is the direct path and the other is reflected from tall buildings, hills or some other objects.
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Page 56: For Service
CHECK HERE BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE SYMPTOMS ¢.,__ No picture, no sound • • • • • • • Sound OK, picture poor • • • • • • • • Picture blurred • • • • Lines or streaks in picture •... -
Page 57: Specifications
SPECIFICATIONS Features: • Superfine Picture Quality 650 Lines Horizontal Resolution • Dark Tint Picture Tube • Genius Remote Controls many VCR brands and cable boxes. • ICONS: Easy Graphic Guide • Full set of Input Jacks, including S-Video • Closed Caption Decoder •... - Page 58 Hitachi Home Electronics (America), Inc. Hitachi has made every effort to assure you hours of Irouble free operation from your unit. However, should you require serwce, a network of Hitachi Authorized Service Facilities has been established in all 50 states and Puerto Rico.
- Page 59 INDEX MUTE ......:27, z_ /_S_O_Jes ......Anlenna ....8,9,13,15,40 P IN P (P_ture in P_re) ..... 5, 27. 2_. Phot_ _ ..... Rcl_re Ca_JoTls......Preference_ ....po_z_r Prelerence SeUing ....Szmoond ....19,53 B_lon ......AzJd_ _ l-li4Fi ....15, 16, 19 Auto _ Set-Up ....
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