Hitachi 55PD8800TA, 42PD8800TA User Manual

Color Plasma Display

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Model Name

42PD8800TA

55PD8800TA

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USER MANUAL

This is the image of the model 42PD8800TA. Desktop stand shown above is optional.

READ THE INSTRUCTIONS INSIDE CAREFULLY. KEEP THIS USER MANUAL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

For future reference, record the serial number of your monitor. SERIAL NO.

This serial number is located on the rear of the monitor.

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USER MANUAL

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Thank you for purchasing the HITACHI Plasma Display. Please read this user manual carefully before operating this product. To ensure proper operation, please read and follow ALL the instructions, especially the "IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS" and "SAFETY PRECAUTIONS". Please keep this user manual for future reference.

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CONTENTS

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .........1

INTRODUCTION ...........................................2

About This Manual ................................................ 2

Trademark Credits ................................................. 2

About Software ...................................................... 2

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ............................... 3

About the Symbols ................................................ 3

Cleaning and Maintenance .................................... 6

ABOUT PLASMA DISPLAY ............................7

Image Retention of Plasma Display ...................... 7

Common phenomena of

Plasma Display Panel ........................................... 7

FEATURES ....................................................8

SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES ............................ 8

OPTION ........................................................8

COMPONENT NAMES ................................... 9

Main Unit ............................................................... 9

Remote Control ................................................... 10

PREPARATION ............................................11

Remote Control Batteries Installation .................. 11

Caution When Moving the Main Unit ................... 11

Safety Precaution on Main Unit Installation ......... 12

Anti-Tumble Measures ........................................ 12

CONNECTION ............................................ 13

Terminal Positions ............................................... 13

Connecting Procedure ......................................... 13

BASIC OPERATION .....................................18

Power On/Off ....................................................... 18

First Time Setup .................................................. 19

Volume UP/DOWN .............................................. 19

Mute .................................................................... 19

Input Switching to TV/AV1~5,

HDMI, and RGB .................................................. 20

Input Signal Screen Display ................................ 20

MENU OPERATION .....................................21

How to use the On-Screen Display

(OSD) system ...................................................... 21

Language Menu .................................................. 21

Setup Menu (TV mode) ....................................... 22

Setup Menu (AV mode) ....................................... 24

Setup Menu (RGB mode) .................................... 25

Function Menu ..................................................... 27

Picture Menu (TV/AV mode) ................................ 29

Picture Menu (RGB mode) .................................. 32

Audio Menu ......................................................... 34

Timer Menu ......................................................... 35

FUNCTION .................................................. 36

Power Swivel ....................................................... 36

About Teletext ...................................................... 37

Size Switching ..................................................... 38

Multi Picture Mode ............................................... 40

Picture Freezing .................................................. 44

Photo Input Function ........................................... 45

Audio Switching ................................................... 51

Power Save Mode ............................................... 52

DVD Player / STB Selection ................................ 53

TROUBLESHOOTING ..................................54

When Following Messages Appear

on the Screen ...................................................... 54

Symptom and Check List .................................... 54

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS ......................57

Signal Input ......................................................... 58

Recommended Signal List .................................. 59

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read this instruction thoroughly.

Retain this instruction for future reference.

Heed all warnings and cautions to prevent possible danger.

Follow all instructions. Improper handling could cause personal injury and/or serious damage to the unit that may

shorten its service time.

Do not block any ventilation openings.

Install the product in accordance with the manufacture’s instructions.

Before calling for the technical support or service technician, read “TROUBLESHOOTING” (

the symptoms when problems occur during installation or operation of the product.

If serious problems happen (such as smoke or an abnormal odor from the unit), turn off the Main Power, unplug the

Power Cord, and then, contact your local dealer immediately.

~ 56) to determine

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INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing the HITACHI Plasma Display. We hope that you will enjoy the great performance with this product. This Plasma monitor has been designed to meet the International standards. However, it could cause personal injuries and property damage if improperly handled. In order to prevent potential danger and obtain maximum beneﬁ t from your set, please observe the following instructions when installing, operating, and cleaning the product. Keep this manual for future reference, and record the serial number of your set in the space provided on the front cover page of this manual.

About This Manual

The information in this manual is subject to change without notice. This manual has been created with extra care. In case that you have any comments or questions regarding this

manual, please contact your local dealer or our Customer Service Center.

Before operating this set, please fully understand the prerequisite such as speciﬁ cations or constraints of the

hardware and software. We are not responsible and have no liability for any loss, damage or injury as a result of misuse.

Reproduction, copying, use, modiﬁ cation, and/or transmission in whole or in part of this manual are prohibited

without any prior written permission.

All other products and company names used in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their

respective owners.

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Trademark Credits

VGA and XGA are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. APPLE and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. VESA is a registered trademark of the Video Electronics Standard Association. Licensed by BBE Sound, Inc. under USP5510752 and 5736897.

BBE and BBE symbol are registered trademarks of BBE Sound, Inc. Manufactured under license from BBE Sound, Inc.

WOW, SRS and () symbol are trademarks of SRS Labs, Inc.

WOW technology is incorporated under license from SRS Labs, Inc. SD Logo is a trademark. HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Deﬁ nition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI

Licensing LLC.

Even if no special notation has been made of company or product trademarks, these trademarks have been fully respected.

About Software

You may not alter, decompile, disassemble, decrypt, or otherwise reverse- engineer the Software installed in this product, which are prohibited by law.

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FEATURES

Enjoy not only beautiful and high quality pictures on the display, but also various kinds of useful and convenient functions in your daily life!

Large-screen and high-deﬁ nition plasma display. Improved Digital signal processor. High quality sound with deeper, richer and dynamic bass tones. Accept more digital input devices with 2 HDMI terminals. Great diversity of connecting terminals to cover wide range of audio-visual equipments. Enjoy the image from PC with large, high-deﬁ nition Plasma screen. New Photo Input function with selectable Background Music. SD Card Slot installed. Easy-to-use On-Screen Display system operating with Remote control. Low power consumption with Power Saving feature. Motorized Power Swivel feature. (Desktop stand is optional.)

SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES

Check the supplied accessories before installation. In case of missing or damaged, please contact the dealer immediately.

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User Manual Remote Control AA size batteries

*The type of power plug provided may be different from this drawing for some countries.

OPTION

Ask your local dealer for further details.

Desktop Stand : SD8G4237 (for 42PD8800TA)

SD8G5500 (for 55PD8800TA)

Power Cord

(BS Type)*

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COMPONENT NAMES

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Main Unit

Front Panel

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Speaker

Cabinet

q w e

Panel

Main Power Switch (on the bottom surface)

Remote Control Receiver

Indicating Lamp

Desktop Stand (option)

Rear Panel

Control Panel (including Card Slot)

SD MEMORY

CARD

PUSH-EJECT

Handgrips (only for 42PD8800TA)

Side Input

Terminal Board (External Device Connection)

Power Cord Socket

Control Panel (see below for details)

Please refer to for the connections.

SD Memory Card Slot

Sub Power button

Channel UP/▲button

Channel DOWN/▼button

Volume UP

Volume DOWN

Input Select /OK button

Menu / Return button

13~17

for the detailed information

/►button

/◄button

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COMPONENT NAMES (Continued)

Remote Control

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Sub Power

Function Select (TV/DVD/SAT)

Press this button to select function mode

indicating LED lamp. Normally, select “

Input Select/DVD Control/Photo Input Control

Press this button to change input mode. In addition, you can use these buttons while

operating the selected brand of DVD player or Photo Input function.

Cursor

Sound Mode

Sound mode can be changed each time pressed

in the following sequence. Movie→Music→ Speech→Favorite

CHI/II

This is exclusively for TV audio A2/NICAM mode.

Volume Up/Down

Program Select

Press these buttons to select a TV program

directly.

Freeze/Multi Mode [Hold]

Press this button to change the picture to freeze

mode. Press it again to return to normal picture.

In addition, during multi-picture mode, each time

press this button, the picture is changed to 2, 4, and 12 multi mode.

[Color (Red, Green, Yellow, Blue)]

[Index]

Time [Cancel]

Pressing this button can indicate the time by On-

Screen display when receiving a TV program on the screen.

TV/Text [TVText]

This switches between the TV mode and the

Teletext mode.

Zoom [TextTV+Text]

Press this button to change picture size.

Recall

Pressing this button shows the input signal

status.

Return

You can use this to return to the previous menu.

Picture Mode

Picture mode can be changed each time pressed in the following sequence. Dynamic→Natural→ Cinema

Channel Up/Down

Mute

Multi Picture

Press this button to change the picture to multi-

picture mode. Press it again to return to normal picture.

Photo Input (Photo/Rotate/Slide Show)

These buttons are to display and control the

pictures from digital still camera or USB card reader.

Swivel (with optional Desktop Stand)

This function is to rotate TV. Select the degree

of rotation with cursor key.

TV”.

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NOTE

Some buttons are only for Teletext mode, and other buttons have different functions in Teletext mode from the use of TV mode. Those buttons are indicated by [ ]. Refer to "About Teletext" on

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PREPARATION

Remote Control Batteries Installation

This remote control operates on 2 “AA” batteries.

1. Open the battery compartment cover

Slide open the battery compartment cover on the backside of the

remote control in the direction of an arrow.

2. Install the batteries

Install 2 “AA” batteries (included) making sure the polarities match

the indication inside the compartment.

3. Close the battery compartment cover.

To close the battery compartment cover, slide the cover in the

direction of an arrow till it clicks shut.

CAUTION

It could cause corrosion or battery leakage and may result in physical injury and/or property damage including ﬁ re.

Never mix used and new batteries in the device. Replace all the batteries in a device at the same time. Remove the batteries if the remote control is not going to be used for an extended period of time.

To avoid possible failure, read the following instructions and handle the remote control properly.

Do not drop or have an impact on the remote control. Do not spill water or any liquid on the remote control. Do not place the remote control on the wet object. Do not place the remote control under the direct sunlight or near sources of excessive heat.

Caution When Moving the Main Unit

As this product is heavy, whenever it is moved, two people are required to transport it safely.

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Whenever the unit is moved, it should be lifted forwards using the two handgrips at the back, and the unit should then be held at the base on both sides for stability.

Handgrips

55PD8800TA

When carrying this product, hold it by the top and bottom on both ends.

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PREPARATION (continued)

Safety Precaution on Main Unit Installation

Read SAFETY PRECAUTIONS (

) carefully besides this page.

*When installing the unit, use the optional Desktop Stand (SD8G4237 for 42PD8800TA, SD8G5500 for 55PD8800TA). Please refer to the user manual of the stand. The Desktop Stand (Option) has been used for the illustration in this manual.

When installing the main unit, be sure to use the speciﬁ ed mount units in order to obtain maximum performance

and maintain the safety.

We assume no responsibility or liability for personal injuries or property damages caused by use of other mount

units or improper installation.

As for the installation instruction, please read each user manual of the mount units: for Desktop Setup, Wall

Mounting, and Ceiling Mounting.

In case of using Wall or Ceiling Mounting unit, by contacting your local dealer, ask the speciﬁ ed installation

specialist to set up. Never attempt to install it by yourself. It could cause injuries or damages.

Cord

chain

Clamp

10cm or more*

Please leave the adequate space around this unit in order

to avoid increasing the internal temperature and keep

safety while using swivel function.

Make sure not to block any ventilation holes.

Do not install the unit in the small space such as inside

10cm or more

30cm

or more

10cm or more

the rack, closet or the box.

Leave more than 10cm of clearance from each side of

monitor and 30cm from the top of unit to wall.

Without Swivel function: Leave at least 10cm of clearance

behind rear unit.

With Swivel function: Leave the adequate space to obtain

the maximum performance of Swivel Function.

(42PD8800TA:31cm/ 55PD8800TA:42cm)

Refer to

for Swivel Function.

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Anti-Tumble Measures

Install in a stable place and implement safety measure against overturning.

Securing on desktop

Use two wood screws to secure the set ﬁ rmly in position by fastening them to the screw holes at the rear of the stand as shown in the diagram. The wood screws are supplied with the optional stand.

Wood screw

Two places

Securing to ceiling

Using a commercially available cord, chain, and clamp, secure the set to a ceiling.

NOTE

For more information regarding the mounting of the unit, please contact your dealer. Loosen a cord or chain enough while operating power swivel to avoid physical injury.

Securing to a wall or pillar

Using a commercially available cord, chain, and clamp, secure the set to a wall or pillar.

42PD8800TA:

cord or chain

hook

screw

55PD8800TA:

cord or chain

hook

cord or chain

Wall or Pillar

clamp

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CONNECTION

SD MEMORY

CARD

PUSH-EJECT

PH35814

INPUT(AV5)

L/MONO

AUDIO

VIDEO S-VIDEO

PH35826

Licensed by BBE Sound, Inc. under USP5510752 and 5736897. BBE and BBE symbol are registered trademarks of BBE Sound, Inc.

WOW, SRS and symbol are trademarks of SRS Labs, Inc.

SERVICE USE ONLY

INPUT(RGB)

ANALOG RGB

INPUT(HDMI)

AUDIO

A C

INPUT (AV1)

INPUT

(AV2)

INPUT (AV3)

INPUT (AV4)

ANT

OUTPUT

AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO

MONO

RRRRR

VIDEO

PBPRPB

Y/VIDEO Y/VIDEO

S-VIDEO

SUB

WOOFER

POWER SWIVEL

HDMI2

HDMI1

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Terminal Positions

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Rear

Power Cord Socket

Aerial Socket

AV1

AV2

AV3

AV4

Monitor Out and Sub Woofer

Service use only

Power Swivel Terminal

(see

)

PC Connection terminals

(D-sub 15 pin and mini stereo for Audio)

HDMI1, 2 and mini stereo for Audio

Side

AV5

Headphone input

Photo Input terminal

SD Memory Card slot

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Connecting Procedure

This unit is ready for various kinds of connections. Make a connection in the following steps. Be sure to turn off the Main Power ﬁ rst when connecting external equipments.

1. Connect Power Cord to the rear panel.

2. Connect Aerial Lead.

3. Connect your external equipments to the unit if any.

4. Connect the Power Plug to the Wall Socket.

1. Connecting Power Cord to the Rear Panel

Connect Power Cord to the monitor. *Make sure not to connect the Power Plug to the Wall Socket until all connections are completed.

2. Connecting Aerial Lead.

There are two ways to connect Aerial Lead.

When you do not have any other external equipment:

Connect the Aerial Lead directly into the Socket at rear panel.

When you have one or more external devices to connect:

1. Use RF cable to connect between each equipment and Antenna.

2. Connect the Aerial Lead to an equipment‘In’Socket marked

3. Connect the RF cable from the equipment ‘Out’ to the other equipment ‘In.’

4. Then, connect from the equipment ‘Out’ to “ANT” on the plasma screen Socket on marked .

Precautions when connecting the aerial

Please use a coaxial cable which is free from interference to connect the aerial. Avoid using a parallel ﬂ at feeder

wire as interference may occur, causing reception to be unstable and stripe noise to appear on the screen. Avoid using indoor aerial as this may be affected by interference. Please use CATV net or outdoor aerial. For safety, install an external aerial conforming to AS1417.1 (applicable for Australia only) If there are noise appearance in the picture of VHF-Low band channel, please use the double-shielded cable (not

provided) for RF LEADS to reduce the noise.

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STB

OUT

[Example: Connecting Antenna

through STB and VCR]

VCR

OUT

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CONNECTION (continued)

Connecting Procedure (continued)

3. Connecting to External Equipment

Terminals on Rear

V1 and AV2

Y/VIDEO input of your selected equipment is Y signal or Video signal, it automatically regards as Component or Composite. When using as Composite, do not insert the jacks into PB or PR.

Y/VIDEO

If your external device has a Component terminal, COMPONENT connection is recommended for higher quality picture.

AV3 can be connected to the equipment with an S-Video output and Composite output.

can be connected to the equipment with either Component or Composite output. Depending on whether the

[Example]

VCR

DVD player

Set-Top Box

L C

IN OUT

AUDIO

MONO

[Example]

S-VIDEO

IN OUT

VCR

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VIDEO

AUDIO

MONO

DVD player

Set-Top Box

If your external device has a S-video terminal, S-VIDEO connection is recommended for higher quality picture.

AV4 can be connected to the equipment with composite output.

[Example]

VCR

DVD player

Set-Top Box

AUDIO

VIDEO

MONO

IN OUT

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CONNECTION (continued)

Connecting Procedure (continued)

Monitor Out can be used to display same image as main unit on another monitor. When this output terminal is connected to an external monitor with a 75 Ohm terminal, the same image from composite(AV1~5), or S-Video(AV3,5), or RF signal can be displayed to the external monitor.

VIDEO

AUDIO

OUT IN

[Example]

VCR

DVD player

Sub Woofer terminal can bring the deep bass sound from the external speaker.

[Example]

OUT IN

SUB

WOOFER

PC terminals (D-sub 15 pin + audio) is connected to PC, which allows Analog RGB signal.

IN OUT

[Example]

HDMI 1

(Mini Stereo plug)

terminals can be connected to the devices with HDMI output, or if the external device has DVI output, this can be

available with HDMI-DVI conversion cable. In case of using the HDMI-DVI, connect to audio terminal besides HDMI.

IN OUT

(Mini Stereo plug)

[Example]

VCR

DVD player

HDMI2

HDMI1

(HDMI) (DVI)

Set-Top Box

(HDMI) (HDMI)

Information

HDMI(High Deﬁ nition Multimedia Interface) is next-generation multimedia I/O interface. Only one cable is used to transmit all video/audio/control signals, which creates easy connection. Moreover, those digital signals can produce high quality data without any degradation. You are provided two HDMI terminals, one of the most remarkable features.

If your external device has a HDMI terminal, HDMI connection is recommended for higher quality picture and sound.

NOTE

When both HDMI 1 and HDMI 2 terminals are connected to devices via HDMI-DVI conversion cable, HDMI 2 has

a priority over the audio terminal.

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CONNECTION (continued)

Connecting Procedure (continued)

Terminals on Side

Since the following terminals are located on the side, it is very convenient to use the extra device on a temporary basis after done the connections on the rear panel.

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AV5 can be connected to the equipment with an S-Video output and composite output.

IN OUT

VIDEO S-VIDEO

INPUT(AV5)

L/MONO

AUDIO

[Example]

VCR

Camcorder

DVD player

Home video game system

If your external device has a S-video terminal, S-VIDEO connection is recommended for higher quality picture.

Headphone The detail settings can be adjusted from Audio Menu on page

(Mini Stereo plug)

The audio from the speaker will be muted when connecting the headphone to this terminal.

Photo Input terminal can be connected to digital still camera or USB card reader with USB cable. For details, refer to the Photo Input function shown on

INPUT

PHOTO

45~50

IN OUT

[Example]

Digital Camera

USB Card reader

SD Memory Card slot can be used for the Photo Input function with the SD (or MMC) card memory containing pictures. For details, refer to the Photo Input function shown on

SD MEMORY

CARD

PUSH-EJECT

SD Card / MMC

45~50

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CONNECTION (continued)

Connecting Procedure (continued)

4. Connecting the plug into the wall socket

Connect the Power Cord after completing all other connections. (The type of plug is different from this drawing for some countries.)

CAUTION

Use only the Power Cord provided.

Do not use a power supply voltage other than that indicated(AC100-240V, 50/60Hz). It may cause ﬁ re or electric shock.

For the plasma display, a three-core power cord with a ground terminal is used for efﬁ ciency protection. Always be sure

to connect the

you use a power source converter plug, use an outlet with a ground terminal and screw down the ground line.

Ensure that both ends of power cord are easily accessible.

If you have to change the power cord, please use the certiﬁ ed power cord that meets your region’s safety standard.

Power Cord

to a three-pronged grounded outlet and make sure that the cord is properly grounded. If

Information

How to secure the cables.

After connecting all of the cables to the terminals, secure them with the band. When you secure the cables, please be careful not to tighten too much.

INPUT(RGB)

AUDIO

ANALOG RGB

INPUT(HDMI)

AUDIO

HDMI2

HDMI1

How to fasten the band:

To tighten

To loosen

Knob

INPUT

VIDEO

(AV3)

S-VIDEO

L C

MONO

OUTPUT

(AV4)

SUB

WOOFER

VIDEO

MONO

(AV1)

(AV2)

Y/VIDEO Y/VIDEO

PBPRPB

AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO

MONO

RRRRR

A C

ANT

WOW, SRS and symbol are trademarks of SRS Labs, Inc.

Licensed by BBE Sound, Inc. under USP5510752 and 5736897. BBE and BBE symbol are registered trademarks of BBE Sound, Inc.

SERVICE USE ONLY

POWER SWIVEL

Pull the band in the direction of the arrow.

Loosen the band by pushing the knob in the direction of the arrow.

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BASIC OPERATION

Power On/Off

Now, turn On the main power of the unit. Make sure that the Power Cord has plugged into the wall socket.

To turn On the power of the unit:

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1. Press the Main Power switch on the unit. The Indicating Lamp will illuminates in Red (Standby mode).

2. Press Sub Power button either on the control panel or on the remote

control.

The color of the Indicating Lamp turns into Green, and the image will

display on the screen.

To turn Off the power of the unit:

1. Press Sub Power button either on the control panel or on the remote

control.

The image disappears from the screen and the Indicating Lamp turns

into Red (Standby mode).

2. Press Main Power switch to completely turn Off the power of the unit.

The Indicating Lamp Status Check

Indicating Lamp

Status

Off Off Main power → Off

Red Standby mode

Power Status Power Switch Status

Main power → On Sub Power button → Off

Main Power switch (on the bottom surface)

Sub Power button

SD MEMORY

CARD

PUSH-EJECT

PH35814

Green On

Orange Power Save mode*

Main power → On Sub power button → On

Main power → On Sub Power button → On

* About Power Save mode, see “Power Save Mode” and “When Following Messages Appear on the Screen” on

and

for details.

NOTE

If the image does not appear on the screen at all, or have any problem, see TROUBLESHOOTING on

may help you to solve the problems. You can turn ON the power only by pressing the Sub Power button during the Standby mode. Do not switch the power On/Off repeatedly in a short period of time. It could cause malfunction. To avoid sudden surges of electricity when the power comes back on, turn Off the main power of the unit before you

leave if there is a blackout during use of the unit.

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BASIC OPERATION (continued)

First Time Setup

When you turn ON the TV for the ﬁ rst time, your TV automatically leads to the settings of “Language” and “Auto Tuning.”

1. The ﬁ rst screen appeared will ask you to choose the language of your TV’s display.

2. Select the language you preferred from the list and press

button.

3. Once selecting the language, “Auto Tuning” screen appears to start scanning

channels.

NOTE

If you want to change the setting after completing this ﬁ rst time setup, press

21 22

button and set up individually. Refer to

Volume UP/DOWN

1. To increase the sound volume, press button on the remote control,

or Volume Up button on the control panel.

The Volume Indicator value on the screen will shift right.

2. To decrease the sound volume, press remote control or Volume Down button on the control panel.

The Volume Indicator value on the screen will shift left.

button on the

Language

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Select Return Exit

Setup Auto Tuning

Scanning Channel Number: 33

Cancel

English

Руссkий

Cancel

Mute button

Mute

1. To mute the sound, press button on the remote control.

The sound of the unit is temporarily turned Off. The color of the Volume Indicator will turn into magenta

while muting the volume.

2. To turn the sound back, press

either remote control or the control panel.

The color of the Volume Indicator will turn back to green.

NOTE

You can decrease the volume by pressing

while muted the volume.

button again, or Volume Up button on

button

Volume Up/Down button

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Volume Down button

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BASIC OPERATION (continued)

Input Switching to TV/AV1~5, HDMI, and RGB

By pressing Input Select button, you can switch the input.

o watch actual broadcast, press Input Select button on the control panel,

the numeric buttons or Channel Up/Down button on the remote control.

To display the image outputting from the external equipments

connected to each terminal (AV1~5, HDMI 1, 2, and RGB), select corresponding mode.

1. Press Input Select buttons on the remote control.

2. The Input modes can be also switched by using Input Select button

on the control panel. Each time this button is pressed, the screen displays corresponding mode by following order.

TV AV1 AV2 AV3 AV4

AV5HDMI 1HDMI 2RGB

3. To directly go back to TV mode, pressing channel Up/Down buttons on either remote control or the control panel.

Also, you can use the numeric buttons on the remote control.

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Input Select buttons

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Channel Up/Down button

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Channel Up button

Channel Down button

Input Select

Input Signal Screen Display

The input signal status can be displayed on the screen by pressing the

The display will go out in approximately 6 seconds.

Off-timer On-timer

VIDEO

Off-timer On-timer

RGB

Off-timer On-timer

of the remote control.

button

-- -- Min.

OFF

-- -- : -- --

-- -- Min.

OFF

-- -- : -- --

-- -- Min.

OFF

-- -- : -- --

ABCDE

AV1

Composite

RGB

H : 48.4kHz

V : 60.1 Hz

TV position Name Sound mode

Input mode Signal mode

Input mode Input horizontal frequency Input vertical frequency

RECALL button

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MENU OPERATION

How to use the On-Screen Display (OSD) system

With the On-Screen Display system, you can access the various kinds of the features and functions in this product.

Picture

Basic Operation

Press

button on the remote control or Menu button on the control panel

of the unit. The Main Menu is displayed on the screen as shown on the right.

2. To select the item, press ▲ or ▼ buttons. The selected item will be highlighted in Green.

Audio Timer Function Setup Language

Select OK Set

3. Press

button to set your selection.

The selected menu page will be displayed on the screen.

Menu button

4. Use ▲ or ▼ buttons to choose the item on the MENU page.

Press

button to set your selection.

5. Use ◄ or► buttons to adjust the item values or choose options.

Press

6. To exit from the menu, press

NOTE

button to set your selection.

button.

The OSD menu screen will be closed automatically when no operation has been made for about one minute.

Menu button

Language Menu

Select the language from the list so that you can display the OSD menu in the selected language.

How to set Language

1. Enter the “Language” menu from the Main Menu.

2. Select the appropriate language with ▲ or ▼ button from the list.

The selected item will be highlighted in Green.

3. Press The black dot is marked inside of the circle when the selection is ﬁ xed.

4. Press

button to set your selection.

button to exit from the entire OSD menu.

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Select Return Exit

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Руссkий

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