Hitachi C2143S User manual

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Instructions for use
C2143S

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Contents
Remote Control Buttons .......................................... 2
Control Panel Buttons..............................................3
Connect Peripheral Equipment............................... 3
Via the SCART connector ................................................ 4
SVHS Mode (SCART II) ................................................... 4
RGB mode ....................................................................... 4
Via Aerial Inp t ................................................................. 4
Decoder ........................................................................... 4
Connecting a decoder with an aerial socket to the TV . 4
Connecting a decoder witho t an aerial socket
to the TV ..................................................................... 4
TV and Video Recorder .................................................... 4
Playback of NTSC recordings ........................................... 4
Copy Facility .................................................................... 4
Search for and store the test signal of the
video recorder .............................................................. 4
Camera and Camcorder ................................................... 4
To connect to Front-AV inp t ....................................... 4
Connect the decoder to the video recorder........................ 4
Connecting Headphones .................................................. 4
Preparation ................................................................ 5
Feat res .......................................................................... 5
Safety Precautions ................................................... 5
Before Switching on your T ..................................6
Power connection ............................................................. 6
Connections to the RF inp t socket ................................. 6
How to connect other devices ........................................... 6
Inserting batteries in the remote control handset .............. 6
Switching the T ON/OFF ........................................ 7
To switch the TV on.......................................................... 7
To switch the TV off .......................................................... 7
Operating the T ......................................................7
A.P.S. (A tomatic Programming System) ........................ 7
Operating with the b ttons on the TV set ......................... 7
Vol me Setting ........................................................... 7
Programme Selecting .................................................. 7
Operating with Remote Control ......................................... 7
Vol me Setting ........................................................... 7
Programme Selecting (Previo s or next programme) ... 7
Programme Selecting (direct access): ........................ 8
Menu System ............................................................. 8
So nd Men ..................................................................... 8
To change so nd settings ........................................... 8
Setting Vol me ........................................................... 8
Setting Balance .......................................................... 8
Selecting Mode ........................................................... 8
Setting AVL ................................................................. 9
Setting Effect .............................................................. 9
Eq alizer ..................................................................... 9
To Change Headphone So nd Settings ....................... 9
To Store the Settings ................................................... 9
Pict re Men ..................................................................10
Setting Brightness .....................................................10
Setting Contrast ........................................................ 10
Setting Colo r ............................................................10
Setting Sharpness .....................................................10
Setting H e ................................................................ 10
Mode .........................................................................10
To Store the Settings ..................................................10
Feat res Men ................................................................ 11
Sleep Timer................................................................ 11
Child Lock .................................................................. 11
Selecting Men Lang age .......................................... 11
AV-2 O tp t ............................................................... 11
To Store Settings ........................................................ 11
Install Men .................................................................... 11
Selecting Programme................................................. 11
Selecting Band .......................................................... 11
Selecting Standard ..................................................... 11
Selecting Search........................................................12
Selecting Fine T ning.................................................12
To Store Settings ........................................................12
Programme Men ............................................................12
A tostore (A.P.S. : A tomatic Programming System) 13
Other Features........................................................ 13
TV Stat s ........................................................................13
Do ble-digit (- -) ..............................................................13
So nd Indicator ...............................................................13
Pict re Mode ..................................................................13
Sleep Timer Last Min te Indicator ...................................13
M te Indicator ................................................................. 14
No-Signal ........................................................................14
No-Signal Timer Indicator ...........................................14
Bl e Backgro nd D ring No-Signal .................................. 14
Vol me Bar ..................................................................... 14
AV Modes ....................................................................... 14
Teletext .................................................................... 14
Teletext Operation ...........................................................14
To select a Teletext page.................................................14
Index Page Selection ......................................................14
To Reveal concealed Information ................................... 14
To Stop the A tomatic S b-page Change ........................ 14
S b-page Selection ......................................................... 15
7 Page Fastext ............................................................... 15
For Fastext ................................................................15
To exit Teletext ................................................................15
To Display the Time.........................................................15
Tips........................................................................... 15
Care of the Screen .......................................................... 15
Poor Pict re ....................................................................15
No Pict re ....................................................................... 15
So nd .............................................................................15
Remote Control not operating the TV...............................15
No sol tion ......................................................................15
Specifications .......................................................... 16
UK Guarantee ......................................................... 17
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Remote Control Buttons
= Stand By
0 - 9 = Direct Program
I-II = Mono/Stereo - D al I-II
MENU = MENU
= Programme Up (C rsor Up)
= C rsor Right / Vol me +
TV = TV / Q it Men
(Red) = So nd Men
(Green) = Pict re Men
F (Yellow)= Feat res Men
(Blue)= Install Men
Teletext Buttons
= Time
= Hold
= Reveal
/ = Index Page / TV Stat s
= Teletext
AV = External So rce (AV-1, AV-2, AV-3, RGB, SVHS)
= Programme Down (C rsor Down)
= C rsor Left / Vol me -
- - = Two Digit Program N mber Entry
= M te
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Control Panel Buttons
Connect Peripheral Equipment
There is a wide range of a dio and video eq ipment that can be connected to yo r TV.
The connection diagrams show the back of the TV where the different eq ipment sho ld be connected.
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DECODER
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VIDEO
HEADPHONE
AUDIO
CAMERA
= Power On / Off
= Vol me -
= Vol me +
- P = Program -
P + = Program +
H-PHONE = Headphone 3,6 mm Ø
Front AV input
AUDIO L = A dio left (white)
AUDIO R = A dio right (red)
VIDEO = VCR (yellow)
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Via the SCART connector
Yo r TV set has two SCART connector sockets. This is for
the connection of eq ipment which is fitted with a SCART
socket e.g. video recorder or satellite receiver.
SVHS Mode (SCART II)
If the eq ipment connected to yo r TV set s pports S-Video
(Y/C) o tp t from SCART, yo can have a better pict re q ali-
ty by selecting VH mode and connecting yo r eq ipment
to the CART II terminal of TV. See yo r eq ipment's booklet
to check if yo r eq ipment has s ch feat re.
RGB mode
If an eq ipment can o tp t RGB signals, connect it to the
AV-1 ( CART I) terminal.
 Select the RGB mode to watch images from that eq ip-
ment.
 When not in the RGB mode, t rn the RGB signals o tp t
eq ipment off.
Via Aerial Input
If the eq ipment yo want to connect to yo r TV e.g. video
recorder or satellite receiver does not have a SCART socket,
yo sho ld connect it to the aerial (ANT) socket on yo r TV.
Decoder
Cable TV offers yo a wide choice of programs. Most of them
are free, others are to be paid for by the viewer. This means
that yo will need to s bscribe to the broadcasting organiza-
tion whose programmes yo wish to receive. This organiza-
tion will s pply yo with a corresponding decoder nit to al-
low the programmes to be nscrambled.
For f rther information ask yo r dealer. See also the booklet
s pplied with yo r decoder.
Connecting a decoder with an aerial socket to the
T
 Connect the aerial cable.
Connecting a decoder without an aerial socket to
the T
 Connect the decoder to yo r TV with a SCART lead to
CART I or CART II. When yo r decoder has a SCART
connector yo can obtain better pict re q ality if yo con-
nect a SCART lead to EXTERNAL.
 Then select the appropriate AV mode by pressing the AV
b tton.
TV and Video Recorder
 If yo r video recorder has a SCART socket please connect
it to the TV sing a SCART lead. Yo r TV sho ld also be
connected to yo r video recorder sing the aerial RF o tp t
socket.
Please note sing a SCART lead will prod ce better q alitiy
pict res.
Play ack of NTSC recordings
This TV can display video recordings played back in the
NTSC 3.58 / 4.43 mode.
Connect a VCR which is capable of playing a NTSC recording
to the SCART socket located on the back of yo r TV or the
phono or RCA sockets located on the front of the TV.
Then press the AV b tton to select either AV-1, AV-2, AV-3,
RGB or VH .
Copy Facility
So rce selection for VCR recording.
Select FEATURE Men in the MAIN Men .
 Select AV-2 Output so rce pressing   or   b tton.
Search for and store the test signal of the video
recorder
 Unpl g the aerial cable from the aerial socket ANT of
yo r video recorder.
 Switch on yo r TV and p t the video recorder on the test
signal. (See the handbook for yo r video recorder.)
 Enter the T ning men via the IN TALL men .
 Search for the test signal of yo r video recorder in the same
way as yo searched for and stored the TV signals. See
T ning, Search and Store TV channels. Store the test signal
either nder programme n mber 0 or between 55 and 99.
 Replace the aerial cable in the aerial socket ANT of yo r
video recorder once yo have stored the test signal.
Camera and Camcorder
To connect to Front-A input
Connect yo r camcorder to the front of yo r TV.
 Connect yo r eq ipment to the TV via VIDEO (yellow), AU-
DIO R (red) and AUDIO L (white) inp ts. Yo sho ld con-
nect the jacks to the inp t of the same colo r.
Connect the decoder to the video recorder
Some video recorders have a special SCART connector for
decoder.
 Connect a SCART lead to the SCART connector of yo r de-
coder and to the special SCART connector of yo r video re-
corder. See also the handbook of yo r video recorder.
 To connect yo r video recorder to the TV, see TV and Video
Recorder section.
If yo want to connect more eq ipment to yo r TV, cons lt
yo r dealer.
Connecting Headphones
Use the stereo headphone socket (HP) to connect head-
phones. This socket is located on the right hand side of the
television.
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Preparation
Place the TV on a solid s rface.
If placing the TV into a cabinet or alcove, ens re there is at
least a 100mm (10cm) gap to the sides and rear and top of
the TV. This is to allow for adeq ate ventilation d ring opera-
tion. Please read below for more safety information before in-
stallation.
The apparatus should be used in moderate climates
Features
 Remote controlled colo r television.
 100 programmes from VHF, UHF bands or cable channels
can be preset.
 Men system for easy control of the television.
 Two SCART connector sockets for external eq ipment
(video recorder, a dio eq ipment, video games, etc.
 S-VHS (EXT.2) is available.
 Front AV in is available.
 Stereo so nd system.
 F ll f nction Teletext.
 Headphone socket for personal listening.
 APS (A tomatic Programming System).
 All programmes can be named.
 Forward or Backwards a tomatic t ning.
 Sleep timer.
 Child Lock.
 A tomatic so nd M te when there is no transmission.
 TV a tomatically goes to stand-by 5 min tes after the end
of broadcasting.
 WSS (Wide Screen Signaling).
 NTSC Playback.
Safety Precautions
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION ON
OPERATING YOUR TV
Dos and Donts
DOs
This Television has been designed and man fact red to meet
international safety standards, b t like any electrical eq ip-
ment, care m st be taken if yo are to obtain the best res lts
and safety is to be ass red.
DO read the operating instr ctions before yo attempt to se
the eq ipment.
DO cons lt yo r dealer if yo are in any do bt abo t installa-
tion, operation or safety of yo r eq ipment.
DO be caref l with glass panels or doors on eq ipment.
This TV is s pplied with a fitted mains pl g. This pl g m st
not be c t off as it may contain a special radio interference
filter, the removal of which co ld lead to impaired perfor-
mance. If yo wish to extend the lead, obtain an appropriate
safety approved extension lead or cons lt yo r dealer.
Observe the man fact rers instr ctions when connecting ex-
tension leads to the TV. Check the f se rating on the new
pl g, this sho ld be fitted with a 5 Amp f se which conforms
to either ASTA or BSI (BS1 362) approvals, these are easily
identifiable by either the or symbols. If yo are in
any do bt abo t the installation of an extension lead, please
cons lt a competent electrician.
DONTs
DONT contin e to operate the eq ipment if yo are in any
do bt abo t it working normally, or if it is damaged in any
way switch off, withdraw the mains pl g and cons lt yo r
dealer.
DONT place water filled vessels on top of T.V. cabinets.
DONT remove any fixed cover as this may expose danger-
o s voltages.
DONT leave eq ipment switched on when it is nattended
nless it is specifically stated that it is designed for nattend-
ed operation or has a stand-by mode. Switch off sing the
switch on the eq ipment and make s re yo r family know
how to do this. Special arrangements may need to be made
for infirm or handicapped people.
DONT se eq ipment s ch as personal stereos or radios so
that yo are distracted from the req irements of traffic safety.
It is illegal to watch television whilst driving.
DONT obstr ct the ventilation of the eq ipment, for example
with c rtains or soft f rnishings. Overheating will ca se dam-
age and shorten the life of the eq ipment.
DONT se makeshift stands and NEVER fix legs or stands
to the TV with any screws other than those provided - to en-
s re complete safety always se the man fact rers approved
stand with the fixings provided.
DONT allow electrical eq ipment to be exposed to rain or
moist re.
ABOVE ALL
 NEVER let anyone, especially children push anything
into holes, slots or any other opening in the case - this
could result in a fatal electric shock
NEVER guess or take chances with electrical equip-
ment of any kind - it is better to be safe than sorry!
1. Power Cord
The power s pply cable sho ld be placed so that it is not
likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed on or
against it. Pay partic lar attention to the cable
Where it enters the pl g, power o tlet, and the point where it
emerges from the receiver.
2. Moisture and Water
Do not se this eq ipment in a h mid and damp place (avoid
the bathroom, the sink in the kitchen, and near the washing
machine). Do not expose this eq ipment to rain or water, as
this may be dangero s and do not place objects filled with
liq ids on top. Avoid from dripping or splashing.
3. Cleaning
Before cleaning, npl g the receiver from the main s pply
o tlet. Do not se liq id or aerosol cleaners. Clean with a soft
dry cloth.
4. Lightning
To prevent damage d ring a storm, lightning or when going on
holiday, disconnect the power lead and aerial from the wall
o tlet and disconnect the aerial pl g from the back of the
television.
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Before Switching on your TV
Power connection
IMPORTANT: The TV set is designed to operate on 220-240V
AC, 50 Hz.
 After npacking, allow the TV set to reach the ambient room
temperat re before yo connect the set to the mains.
Connections to the RF input socket
 Connect the aerial or cable TV pl g into the RF inp t socket
on the back of the TV.If yo are also connecting a video re-
corder /satellite receiver, pl g the aerial into this eq ipment
first and then connect the RF o tp t socket from this device
to the RF inp t on the back of the TV.
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How to connect other devices
IMPORTANT: Switch off the TV before connecting any exter-
nal device.
Sockets for external connections are at the back and front of
the TV. For connection of other devices via E roconnector re-
fer to the man als of the related devices.
Inserting atteries in the remote control handset
 Place the batteries in the right directions as seen below.
 Remove the battery cover located on the back of the hand-
set by gently p lling pwards from the indicated part.
 Insert two AAA (R03) or eq ivalent type batteries inside.
 Replace the battery cover.
5. Ventilation
The slots and openings on the receiver are intended for venti-
lation and to ens re reliable operation. To prevent overheating,
these openings m st not be blocked or covered in anyway.
6. Replacement Part
When replacement parts are req ired, be s re the service
technician has sed replacement parts which are specified
by the man fact rer or have the same specifications as the
original one. Una thorized s bstit tions may res lt in fire,
electrical shock, or other hazards.
7. Servicing
Please refer all servicing to q alified personnel. Do not re-
move the back cover as this may res lt in an electric shock.
8. X-rays
This television has sheilding for protection against the emis-
sion of X-rays.
9. Flame sources
Do not place naked flame so rces on the apparat s.
Warning!
Any intervention contrary to regulations, in particular, any
modification of high voltage or a replacement of the picture
tube may lead to an increased concentration of x-rays. Any
television modified in this way no longer complies with license
and must not be operated.
Instructions for waste disposal:
 Packaging and packaging aids are recyclable and should
principally be recycled. Packaging materials, such as foil
bag, must be kept away from children.
 Batteries, including those which are heavy metal-free,
should not be disposed of with household waste. Please
dispose of used batteries in an environmentally sound man-
ner. ind out about the legal regulations which apply in your
area
DO NOT LEAVE YOUR TV IN TAND-BY OR OPERATING
WHEN LEFT UNATTENDED FOR A LONG TIME
CA TION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
The lightning flash with the arrowhead symbol, within an eq ilateral triangle, is intended to alert the ser
to the presence of nins lated ''dangero s voltage''
within the prod ct' enclos re that may be of s fficient magnit de to constit te a risk of an electric
shock.
The exclamation point within an eq ilateral triangle is intended to alert the ser to the presence of im-
portant operating and maintenance (servicing) instr ctions in the literat re accompanying the appliance.
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NOTE: Remove batteries from remote control handset when
it is not to be used for a long period.Otherwise it can be dam-
aged due to any leakage of batteries.
Switching the TV ON/OFF
To switch the TV on
Yo r TV will switch on in two steps:
1- Press the power b tton located on the front of the TV. Then
the TV switches itself to standby mode and the RED LED
located below the TV t rns on.
2- To switch on the TV from stand-by mode either:
Press a digit b tton on the remote control so that a pro-
gramme n mber is selected,
or,
Press Programme Up or Down b ttons on the front of the TV
or on the remote control, so that last switched off programme
is selected.
In either case the TV will switch on and the RED LED will t rn
to GREEN.
To switch the TV off
 Press the stand-by b tton on the remote control, so the TV
will switch to stand-by mode and the GREEN LED will be-
come RED,
or,
Press the power b tton located on the front of the TV, so the
TV will switch off and the GREEN LED will t rn off.
Operating the TV
You can operate your TV both using the remote control
handset and onset buttons
A.P.S. (Automatic Programming System)
"PLEA E, CHECK ANTENNA CABLE. AUTO PROGRAM-
MING Y TEM" message will be displayed when yo t rn on
yo r TV for the first time. A.P. ., searches and sorts all
channels and stores them a tomatically on yo r TV, accord-
ing to the transmission of programme systems in yo r area.
To cancel A.P. . before starting, press 
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in A.P. .. To select  TART se   or   b tton and
press   or   b tton. To cancel A.P.. d ring r nning
press 
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After A.P. . is finalized, a programme list will apper on the
screen. In the programme list yo will see the programme
n mbers and names assigned to the programmes.
If yo do not accept the locations and / or the programme
names of programmes, yo can change them in Programme
men .
Operating with the uttons on the TV set
Vol me setting and programme selection can be made sing
the b ttons on the front panel.
olume Setting
 Press -  b tton to decrease vol me or  + b tton to
increase vol me, so a vol me level scale (slider) will be dis-
played at the middle of the bottom on the screen.
Programme Selecting
 Press P + b tton to select the next programme or - P
b tton to select the previo s programme.
Operating with Remote Control
The remote control handset of yo r TV is designed to control
all the f nctions of the model yo selected. The f nctions will
be described in accordance with the men system of yo r
TV.
F nctions of the men system are described in Men Sys-
tem section.
olume Setting
Press   b tton to increase vol me. Press   b tton to
decrease vol me. A vol me level scale (slider) will be dis-
played at the middle of the bottom on the screen.
Programme Selecting (Previous or next
programme)
 Press   b tton to select the previo s programme.
 Press   b tton to select the next programme.
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Programme Selecting (direct access):
Press digit b ttons on the remote control handset to select
programmes between 0 and 9. TV will switch to the selected
programme. To select programmes between 10 - 99, yo
m st se the do ble digit b tton "- -".
this OSD is displayed at the left hand pper on the
screen.
After this, press the digit b ttons consec tively for the pro-
gramme yo want to select (eg. for programme 27, first press
2 and then 7). If the second digit is not entered within 3 sec-
onds, this f nction will disappear.
Press directly the programme n mber to reselect single digit
programmes.
Menu System
Yo r TV has been designed with a men system, to provide
an easy manip lation of a m lti-f nction system. The TV is
controlled by choosing the commands, which are displayed
on the screen.
Press the  MENU b tton. The Main men will be dis-
played at the middle on the screen.
All the selected items in this men system is indicated with
CYAN characters.
To select a s b-men se   or   b tton, and press
 or   b tton. Each option can also be selected with
the colo red b tton.
MAIN MENU
The men system is described below.
The short way in order to enter the men s, press :
 MENU Button, Main Menu.
Red  Button, ound Menu.
Green  Button, Picture Menu.
Yellow F Button, Feature Menu.
Blue  Button, Install Menu.
Men b tton has two f nctions; first is opening or closing the
"MAIN MENU", and the second is closing the s b-men and
then opening its parent men .
Sound Menu
To change sound settings
 Enter the So nd Men directly, pressing the Red b tton or,
 As yo enter the main men , so nd will be the first selected
option. In the main men , select OUND sing   or  
b tton, then enter the so nd men pressing   or  
b tton.
Setting olume
As yo enter the so nd men , Vol me will be the first select-
ed option.
 Press   b tton to increase vol me.
 Press   b tton to decrease vol me.
Or yo can directly change the vol me settings sing  
(to increase) or   (to decrease) b tton.
Setting Balance
It allows adj sting the distrib tion between the left and right
speakers.
 Using   or   b tton select Balance.
 Press   b tton to change balance rightward.
 Press   b tton to change balance leftward.
When balance control is in mid position, the c rsor is dis-
played with the two reciprocal arrows.
Selecting Mode
 Using   or   b tton select Mode.
 Press   or   b tton to change Mode.
Yo can choose MONO, TEREO or DUAL (I-II) mode, only
if the selected channel s pports that mode.
Yo can also change so nd mode directly pressing I-II b t-
ton on yo r remote control.
In case of biling al broadcast (D al So nd), yo can select
original or d bbed lang age sing mode option.
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Setting A L
A tomatic Vol me Limiting (AVL) f nction normalises so nd
to obtain fixed o tp t level between programs, having different
so nd levels. Pressing   or   b tton will t rn on and
off this feat re.
Setting Effect
Yo can se this feat re to switch the so nd effect on and
off. Pressing   or   b tton will t rn on and off this fea-
t re. If the c rrent so nd system is MONO and the so nd ef-
fect is set ON, then the so nd will be heard as if it is TE-
REO. If the c rrent so nd system is TEREO, switching this
effect on will make the so nd deeper. Switching it off will
make no change in MONO and TEREO.
Equalizer
To enter Eq alizer s b-men , select Eq alizer sing   or
 b tton, then enter Eq alizer men pressing   or
 b tton.
In MODE item there are five predefined and one ser defined
options. These are U ER, CLA IC, JAZZ, ROCK, POP and
FLAT. The predefined options can not be changed by the
ser. The USER option may be adj sted by the ser.
The 5 items below the MODE are available to adj st the
so nd settings in 5 freq ency val es: 120 Hz, 500 Hz, 1.5
kHz, 5 kHz and 10 kHz. To change the val es of 5 freq ency
options, select one of the options by   or   b tton, and
then press   to increase the val e, or   to decrease
the val e. In mid position, c rsor is displayed with the two re-
ciprocal arrows.
To store the Eq alizer settings, press   or   b tton
on  TORE option.
D ring the store process all the items are stored, moreover,
the U ER mode information wo ld not be lost. In other words,
when the ser mode is selected again, after storing the
MODE with one of the predefined options, the ser definde
freq ency val es wo ld be set.
To Change Headphone Sound Settings
Pressing   or   b tton on HEADPHONE, enter the
Headphone men . This is a s b-men of So nd men , and
all options in this men are working as the same in the
So nd men .
Setting Headphone Volume
 As yo enter the Headphone so nd men , Vol me will be
the first selected option.
 Press   b tton to increase vol me.
 Press   b tton to decrease vol me.
Setting Headphone Balance
 When balance control is in mid position, the c rsor is dis-
played with the two reciprocal arrows.
 Using   or   b tton select Balance.
 Press   b tton to change balance to the right.
 Press   b tton to change balance to the left.
Setting Headphone Mode
 Using   or   b tton select Mode.
Pressing   or   b tton will change the c rrent so nd
mode. (e.g.: If the c rrent so nd mode is stereo, it will be
mono or vice versa).
In case of biling al broadcast, yo can select original or
d bbed lang age again sing mode men . So when some-
body listens to the original lang age from the lo dspeakers,
somebody else can listen to the d bbed lang age from head-
phone.
To Store the Settings
 Using   or   b tton select Store. Press   or  
b tton to store c rrent headphone vol me and balance. The
stored val es will be valid for all the programmes.
To Store the Settings
 Press   or   b tton on  TORE option to store
So nd men settings.
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Picture Menu
 To enter the Pict re men directly, press the GREEN b t-
ton, or
 Press  MENU b tton, now yo are in Main men . In
the Main men , select PICTURE sing   or   b t-
ton, then enter the Pict re men pressing   or  
b tton.
Setting Brightness
 As yo enter the pict re men , Brightness will be the first
selected option.
 Press   b tton to increase brightness.
 Press   b tton to decrease brightness.
Setting Contrast
 Using   or   b tton select Contrast.
 Press   b tton to increase contrast level.
 Press   b tton to decrease contrast level.
Setting Colour
 Using   or   b tton select Colo r.
 Press   b tton to increase colo r level.
 Press   b tton to decrease colo r level.
Setting Sharpness
 Using   or   b tton select Sharpness.
 Press   b tton to increase peaking level.
 Press   b tton to decrease peaking level.
Setting Hue
(D ring Playback NTSC system, this will appear in AV mode
only when NTSC video so rce is applied. Otherwise, HUE op-
tion is invisible in Pict re men .):
 Using   or   b tton select H e.
 Press   b tton to increase h e level.
 Press   b tton to decrease h e level.
Center val e is indicated with the two reciprocal arrows.
Mode
This item is sed to change the pict re size.
By pressing   or   b tton yo may choose one off
three options. These are, 4:3, WIDESCREEN and AUTO.
 4:3 This option forces the pict re ratio to 4:3 mode.
 WIDE CREEN This option forces the pict re ratio to
WIDESCREEN mode.
 AUTO This option is available only if yo r TV has WSS fea-
t re. This allows to change the pict re mode a tomatically,
according to the transmission of the selected channel. For
example, yo r TV is 4:3 mode, b t the transmission of that
channel is in WIDESCREEN mode. If yo select the AUTO
mode, the TV is switched to WIDESCREEN mode a tomati-
cally. If the TV is in 4:3 mode and the pict re ratio of the
channel is also 4:3, there will be no affect selecting the pic-
t re mode to AUTO mode.
WSS feat re is only sed in TV and AV-3 modes. For the
Pict re Mode selection in AV-1 and AV-2 the pin 8 (of Scart)
val e is sed. In RGB and SVHS modes the Pict re Mode
can be 4:3 or WIDESCREEN (A to mode is not available.).
To Store the Settings
 Press  or   b tton on TORE option to store Pic-
t re men settings.
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Features Menu
 Enter the Feat res Men directly, by pressing the YELLOW
b tton F or,
 Press the  MENU b tton, yo are now in the main
men . In the main men , select FEATURE , sing either of
the   or   b ttons. Then enter the feat res men by
pressing either of the   or   b ttons.
Sleep Timer
As yo enter the Feat res men , LEEP TIMER will be the
first selected option. Use   or   b tton to change the
Sleep Timer val es between OFF, 0:15:00, 0:30:00, 0:45:00,
1:00:00, 1:15:00, 1:30:00, 1:45:00 and 2:00:00.
It is displayed on the pper right of the screen. If sleep timer
is activated it is displayed with the TV stat s and erased with
it after 3 seconds.
If there is only one min te left of the co ntdown of the timer, it
is displayed a tomatically on the pper right of the screen,
and stayed there ntil finishing. Then TV goes a tomatically
to stand-by.
Child Lock
Yo can se this feat re to prevent children t rning on TV or
changing programs or adj stments etc. witho t remote con-
trol.
The CHILD LOCK feat re can be set by   or   b tton
to either ON or OFF. When OFF is selected, there will be no dif-
ference in the operation of yo r TV. When ON is selected, the
TV can only be controlled by the remote control handset. In this
case, the front panel b ttons (except the Switch On/Off b tton)
will not work.
Selecting Menu Language
Men lang age can be chosen by pressing   or  
b tton on LANGUAGE item.
A -2 Output
From AV-2 O tp t, either TV or AV-1 can be given. TV or AV-1
can be chosen by pressing   or   b tton on "AV-2
OUTPUT".
To Store Settings
In Feat re men all settings are stored a tomatically.
Install Menu
 To enter the Install men directly, press the BLUE b tton, or
 Press " MENU" b tton, now yo are in Main men . In
the Main men , select IN TALL sing   or   b tton.
Then enter the Install men pressing   or   b tton.
Selecting Programme
To select programme n mber, yo can se   or  
b tton, Digit B ttons or The Do ble Digit b tton with digit b t-
tons.
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Selecting Band
BAND, can be chosen either,
 VHF1, VHF3 or UHF by   or   b tton.
Selecting Standard
The "tandard" setting is fixed to "I". Yo cannot change
this item's setting.
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Selecting Search
To start the search process, press   b tton for forward
search or   b tton for backward search. EARCH item
blinks d ring search process, since the process is stopped
or signal is fo nd. D ring search process the semi-transpar-
ent men backgro nd becomes "BLUE". To stop the search
process   or   b tton m st be pressed again.
Selecting Fine Tuning
Yo can se the Fine T ning process for fine adj stment (af-
ter coarse adj stment), if yo are not happy abo t the image
on the screen.
Use   or   b tton on FINE TUNING item, ntil getting
the best image on the screen.
In Channel option, normally the Fine T ning c rsor is placed
at the middle on the slider, and this is indicated with the two
reciprocal arrows.
To Store Settings
Press   or   b tton on TORE option to store Install
men settings.
Programme Menu
 Press " MENU" b tton, now yo are in Main men . In
the Main men , select PROGRAM sing   or   b t-
ton. Then enter the Programme men pressing   or
 b tton.
By moving the c rsor in fo r directions yo can reach 30 pro-
grammes in the same page. By scrolling the pages p or
down by pressing the navigation b ttons yo can select all
the programmes in TV mode (except the AV mode).
In men s,   or   b ttons are working like "Direction
Up" and "Direction Down".
By c rsor action, programme selection is done a tomatically.
Selected programme is displayed with CYAN characters. In
order to select programme is also possible by sing digit or
do ble-digit b tton. In this way programme selection is a to-
matic and after selection the selected programme is dis-
played with cyan characters. The TV Stat s is changed by
the programme selection too. When sing do ble-digit b tton
in order to select a programme, the Programme N mber in
TV Stat s OSD is displayed in "P --" form, and by pressing
digit b ttons they are displayed in it.
Programme N mber is between 00 and 99. Programme
Name has a name string with 5 characters. After a tostore
process the Programme Names are set to:
 Freq ency search "PR01" (programme n mber),
 Channel search "C-01" or " -01" (band and channel n m-
ber), as defa lt.
At the bottom of the men there is a programme sort f nc-
tions section. Each f nction is activated by color b tton
(seen below). NAME allows changing the programme name.
By DELETE yo can delete programmes that yo decided.
IN ERT section is for inserting programmes into another pro-
gramme spaces. By selecting AUTOTORE section, A.P..
men will be available.
To change the name of a decided programme, Select the pro-
gramme and p sh the RED (NAME) b tton. The first letter be-
gins to blink on the selected name. To change that letter  
or   b tton can be sed, and to select the other letters,
 or   b tton can be sed. If the c rsor is at the last
letter of the Programme Name, pressing   b tton moves the
c rsor at the beginning. On the contrary, if the c rsor is at the
beginning of the Programme Name, pressing   b tton
moves the c rsor at the end.
After changing the name by pressing the RED b tton ( TORE)
it is stored. After activating the name process the IN ERT,
DELETE and AUTO TORE processes will be inactive and
"CANCEL" option will be valid. This option cancels the name
process, if the new name do not want to be stored.
When the GREEN b tton is pressed, "NAME", "AUTO TO-
RE" and "DELETE" f nctions are erased, the selected pro-
gramme (A) is displayed with green characters. From now
on, the a tomatic selection is canceled. C rsors moves are
indicated with CYAN characters. With navigation b ttons,
the decided program space (B) can be selected and by
pressing the green b tton again the programme will be insert-
ed into that space.
All programmes below the inserted programme will move
down by one n mber.
"CANCEL" f nction cancels the activated "IN ERT" process.
For "DELETE" process press the yellow b tton, (NAME,
IN ERT and AUTO TORE f nctions are inactive). Press-
ing yellow b tton again erases the selected programme from
the programme list, and the programmes below shift one p.
Pressing bl e b tton cancels the activated DELETE pro-
cess.
To enter A tostore men , press to the bl e b tton. To learn
the feat res of this f nction see "A.P. ." below.
Autostore
(A.P.S. : Automatic Programming System)
A.P. ., searches and stores all channels a tomatically on
yo r TV, according to the transmission of programme sys-
tems in yo r area.
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If you enter the A.P.S. menu, you can automatically pro-
gramme the received channels in your TV's programmes with
A.P.S. (Automatic programme system .
After displaying the PROGRAM menu, press BLUE button to
enter the A.P.S. menu.
 Select COUNTRY with the  or   button,then press
the  or  button to select the country you are now
located.
 Select START with the  or  button,then press the
 button to start A.P.S.
During A.P.S., "A . P . S. IS RUNNING" will be displayed.
After A.P.S. is finalized, the "PROGRAM" menu appears.
To cancel A.P.S., press the 
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After Autostore is finalized, a programme list will apper on the
screen. In the programme list you will see the programme
numbers and names assigned to the programmes.
Other Features
TV Status
Programme Number, Programme Name (or AV , (they are
displayed on the upper left of the screen and Sleep Timer
(shows the time left on the upper right screen if enabled . In
stereo options the sound indicator is displayed with them too.
They are displayed after programme change for 3 seconds.
Programme Number
Programme Name (5 characters
Double-digit (- -)
This OSD is displayed when the "Double-Digit" button
pressed in place of the programme number indicator.
After then, in order to enter a programme press two digits
consecutively. Both digits must be entered within 3 seconds
or the function will disappear.
Sound Indicator
This is a stereo option. The alternatives of the indicator are
Mono, Stereo, Dual I and Dual II. This indicator is displayed
under the programme number indicator on the screen. "I-II"
button is used to select Mono or Stereo, or Dual I or Dual II.
In Mono broadcast or in forced-mono (for stereo broadcast .
I Stereo broadcast.
If dual broadcast detected. Dual I is selected in default and
also can be selected after Dual II by Remote Control.
If Dual II selected by Remote Control.
Picture Mode
Picture mode OSD is displayed below the sound indicator, by
changing the TV channels. According to the WSS data, in-
side of the OSD box 4:3 or WIDESCREEN or Auto is
written.
Sleep Timer Last Minute Indicator
It is displayed on the upper right of the screen. If sleep timer
is activated it is displayed with the TV status and erased with
it after 3 seconds.
If there is only one minute of the countdown left of the timer, it
is displayed automatically on the upper left of the screen,
and stayed there until finishing. Then TV goes automatically
to stand-by.
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Mute Indicator
It is placed in the pper middle of the screen when enabled,
and it stays there ntil it is disabled.
To cancel m te, there are two alternative; the first one is
pressing to " " b tton, th s vol me is set to the preceding
val e, and the second one is increasing the vol me level,
th s it starts at the minim m level to increase. By decreasing
the vol me level in m te state, m te will not be ignored, only
the vol me level will decrease. If m te is cancelled after de-
creasing the vol me level, the vol me will ret rn at the de-
creased level.
No-Signal
No-Signal Timer Indicator
It is displayed in the middle of the screen when no valid sig-
nal detected. It shows the time remaining before the switch-
ing to the Stand-By mode (it takes 5 min tes when no signal
detected or no Remote Control command is accessed). The
indicator is displayed for 3 seconds when there is no valid
signal.
After an Remote Control command (if No-Signal Timer is ac-
tive) the timer stops and if no signal detected again the timer
is initialized to 5 min tes and starts 3 seconds later again to
co nt down.
It is not valid in AV mode.
Blue Background During No-Signal
In case, no valid signal is detected (AV mode) Bl e Back-
gro nd is activated. D ring search process Bl e Backgro nd
is not active. B t instead there is another feat re given; the
semi-transparent men backgro nd is made bl e.
Volume Bar
It is displayed in the lower middle of the screen. When a vol-
me command is received (pressing   or   by Re-
mote Control or Front panel) and no men is active, it stays
on the screen for 3 seconds, after the last vol me command
or ntil another command is received in between.
AV Modes
By pressing the 
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modes (except being in Teletext). Pressing this b tton
consec tively will switch the TV in one off the AV modes:
AV-1, AV-2, AV-3 (Front AV), RGB, SVHS, TV. The SVHS
mode is dedicated to the AV-2 mode.
AV-1 s pports the RGB mode and AV-2 s pports the SVHS
mode. B t if there is some colo r problem in AV-1 or AV-2
modes, please force the AV mode to RGB or SVHS mode.
In order to q it the AV mode press the 
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 b tton.
Teletext
Teletext is an information system that displays text on yo r
TV screen. Yo can se the Teletext system to view a page
of information on a s bject that is available in the list of con-
tents (index).
Please note that while displaying teletext information there
will be no on screen displays and that the contrast, bright-
ness and colo r controls will not operate.
The vol me control will however f nction correctly.
Teletext Operation
 Select a TV station on which teletext is being transmitted.
Press the Teletext " " b tton. Us ally a list of contents
will be displayed.
To select a Teletext page
 Press the appropriate digit b ttons for the req ired Teletext
page n mber.
 The selected page n mber will then be displayed in the top
left corner of the screen and the page co nter then
searches ntil that page n mber is located. When located
the page will be displayed.
 Pressing the   b tton will move the Teletext page for-
ward by one page.
 Pressing the   b tton will move the Teletext page back-
ward by one page.
Index Page Selection
 Pressing the " " b tton will display the main index page.
To Reveal concealed Information
 Pressing the " " b tton once will reveal answers on a q iz
or games page. Pressing that b tton again will conceal the
answers.
To Stop the Automatic Su -page Change
The teletext page yo have selected may contain more infor-
mation than shown on the screen; the rest of the information
will be displayed shortly.
 Press the   b tton to stop the a tomatic s b-page
change.
 Pressing the   b tton again will allow the next page to
be displayed.
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Su -page Selection
S b-pages are s bsections of long Teletext pages that can
only be displayed on the screen one section at a time.
 Select the req ired Teletext page.
 Press the   b tton.
 The req ired S b-page n mber is select by pressing the
corresponding n mbers fo r n mbers have to be pressed
(e.g. 0001).
 When the selected s b-page is fo nd the Teletext page
n mber will be displayed in the pper left corner of the
screen.
7 Page Fastext
Teletext mode will be selected according to transmission a -
tomatically.
Yo r CTV s pports the 7 page Teletext system. When the
page n mber of any of the 7 pages in memory is entered, the
system will not search for the req ested page; instead it will
display the page a tomatically.
 Press   b tton to move the Teletext screen forward one
page at a time.
 Press  b tton to move the Teletext screen backward
one page at a time.
For Fastext
The s bject-heading for the information may have a partic lar
colo r or can be in a form located in a colo red box.
 Press an appropriate RED, GREEN, YELLOW or BLUE b t-
ton in order to reach the relevant page q ickly.
To exit Teletext
 Press the "TV" b tton. The screen will change back to the
TV mode.
To Display the Time
 While watching a TV programme that has Teletext, pressing
the   b tton will display the c rrent time in the pper
center of the screen.
 If the programme being watched does not have Teletext a
grey box will be displayed in the pper center of the screen.
 If the   b tton is pressed the time information will disap-
pear.
The time information will disappear if a men is entered.
Tips
Care of the Screen
The screen is best cleaned with a damp soft cloth. Using an
abrasive material or solvents will damage the s rface of the
TV screen.
Poor Picture
 Make s re that yo have selected the correct TV Band. Is
yo r TV located too close to lo d speakers, heating radia-
tors or fl orescent lights.
 Mo ntains or high b ilding can sometimes ca se do ble
pict res or ghost images.
 The pict re q ality can sometimes be improved by changing
the direction of the aerial.
 The pict re q ality may be degraded if two pieces of exter-
nal eq ipment are connected to the TV at the same time. In
s ch a sit ation disconnect one of the pieces of eq ipment.
No Picture
 Is the aerial connected properly?
 Do the aerial pl gs tightly fit the aerial sockets.
 Are the pl gs tightly connected to the aerial cable.
 Is the aerial cable damaged.
 Have s itable pl gs been sed to connect the aerial to the
TV.
 If yo are in any do bt, cons lt yo r dealer.
 No pict re means that yo r TV is not receiving any trans-
mission. Have yo pressed the correct b ttons on the re-
mote control? Try once more.
Sound
So nd is coming from only one of the speakers. Is the bal-
ance set to one direction extreme? See OUND men .
Remote Control not operating the TV
If yo r TV does not respond to the remote control do the fol-
lowing.
 Press the TV b tton on the remote control once more.
 Check the batteries, they may be exha sted. If so yo can
still se the controls on the front of the TV.
 Have yo selected the wrong men ? Pressing the TV b t-
ton will ret rn the TV to the TV mode or press the 
MENU b tton to ret rn to previo s men .
No solution
Switch yo r TV set OFF then back ON again. If this does not
work, call yo r dealer; never attempt to repair the TV by yo r-
self.
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Specifications
TV BROADCA TING TANDARD
PAL I / I
RECEIVING CHANNEL
VHF (BAND I/III)
UHF (BAND U)
HYPERBAND
CABLE TV (S01-S41)
NUMBER OF PRE ET CHANNEL 100
CHANNEL INDICATOR
On Screen Display
RF AERIAL INPUT
75 Ohm ( nbalanced)
OPERATING VOLTAGE
220-240V AC, 50 Hz.
AUDIO OUTPUT
Nicam Stereo
AUDIO OUTPUT POWER (WRMS.) (%10 THD) 2 x 8
POWER CON UMPTION (W) (max.)95
T-BY POWER CON UMPTION (W) <3
PICTURE TUBE
21 (51 cm.)
DIMEN ION (mm)
D ......................................................................... 473
L ......................................................................... 563
H ......................................................................... 442
WEIGHT (kg) ....................................................... 18.5
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K Guarantee
Your Guarantee of Excellence
Thank yo for p rchasing this Hitachi Television.
In the nlikely event that this prod ct sho ld develop a fa lt, we ndertake to replace or repair any part of the prod ct which
fails d e to a man fact ring defect within 12 months of the date of p rchase provided that:
i) The prod ct has been installed and sed only in accordance with the instr ctions s pplied with the prod ct
ii) The prod ct has not been repaired, maintained, or modified by any person other than an Hitachi a thorised engineer
iii) The prod ct serial n mber has not been removed or altered
This g arantee does not apply to prod ct acq ired second hand or for commercial or comm nal se
This g arantee does not cover the replacement of exha sted batteries, the adj stment of ser controls, or aerial alignment.
Any parts replaced nder this g arantee shall become the property of Hitachi E rope Ltd.
Please note that evidence of the date of p rchase will be req ired before any service nder this g arantee is carried o t.
THI GUARANTEE DOE NOT AFFECT YOUR TATUTORY RIGHT .
IN ALL CA E OF DIFFICULTY PLEA E CON ULT YOUR HITACHI DEALER
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