Hitachi C36WF810N, C32WF810N, C36WF830N User Manual

Users Guide

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Dear HITACHI customer

Congratulations on your purchase of the very latest state of the art

technology. At Hitachi we pride ourselves on producing high quality televisions

with outstanding picture and audio capabilities, coupled with Hitachi’s reputation for superior reliability. You should enjoy many years of trouble free operation from your TV. Take some time to read this Users Guide thoroughly,

and if you encounter any difficulty, firstly refer to the Trouble Shooting Guide at

the rear of this manual. In the unlikely event of a problem occurring with your

TV, contact your dealer immediately.

...notes on digital sound

Your Hitachi television is capable of decoding advanced forms of digital

audio (such as Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG and PCM) coding that makes it

possible to reproduce high-quality digital sound. Being the next step forward

from analogue sound, digital sounds sonic realism and listener involvement

will change the way you experience sound from your Hitachi television. Digital

sound works by delivering at maximum 5 separate audio channels - left,

right, centre, left surround, right surround and also a LFE (Low Frequency

Effects) channel. These independent channels allow for a more precise

localisation of sounds and a more convincing, realistic ambience.

Dolby Digital

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, ”Pro Logic”

and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential

DTS

Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US Pat. No.

5,451,942 and other world wide patents issues and pending. “DTS” and “DTS

Software Notice

It is prohibited for the end user of this product to copy, reverse engineer

or reverse compile the software included therein save to the extent permitted

by law.

contents

safety aspects

television safety ................................................................................4

battery safety and installation ............................................................5

set-up and tuning in

aerial and VCR installation ..................................................................6

aerial, satellite and VCR installation....................................................7

TV set up and automatic tuning procedure ......................................8

manual tuning procedure ..................................................................9

handset controls

program tuning ..................................................................................11

television operation ............................................................................12

teletext functions ..............................................................................13

program, sound and vision adjustment

picture controls ..................................................................................14

program swap....................................................................................15

program name change ......................................................................16

sound and language controls ............................................................17

audio and equaliser controls ..............................................................18

sound mode ......................................................................................20

speaker setup ....................................................................................22

digital audio setup ..............................................................................26

digital audio status - decode mode ..................................................27

digital audio status - display format ..................................................28

television features

wide screen viewing ..........................................................................29

sleep timer and default viewing controls............................................31

teletext operation ..............................................................................32

teletext dual page ............................................................................33

progressive scan and 100Hz picture ..................................................34

multi-picture ......................................................................................35

other equipment connection

rear socket and scart details. ............................................................36

DVD, CD and laserdisc connection ....................................................37

external speaker socket details ........................................................38

external speaker setup ......................................................................39

audio visual setup ..............................................................................40

camcorder and computer connection ..............................................41

signal source entry ............................................................................42

front control panel details ..................................................................44

television information

trouble shooting guide - digital sound................................................45

trouble shooting guide - television operation ....................................47

guarantee ..........................................................................................48

Hitachi Environmental Notice ............................................................49

technical data ....................................................................................50

television safety

safety aspects

DO observe the manufacturers instructions when connecting extension leads to your TV. The fuse should be a 5 Amp fuse with the safety symbols and displayed. If you are in any doubt about the extension installation, please consult a competent electrician.

This television has been designed and manufactured to meet international safety standards, but like any electrical equipment, care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured.

DO NOT cut off the fitted mains plug as it may contain a special radio interference filter, the

removal of which could lead to impaired performance. If you wish to extend the lead, obtain an appropriate extension lead or consult your dealer.

DO NOT continue to operate the equipment if you are in any doubt about it working normally or if it is damaged in any way - switch off, withdraw the mains plug and consult your dealer.

IF you intend placing this TV into a cabinet or a wall alcove, please ensure there is at least a 100mm (10cm) gap to the sides, rear and top of the TV. This is to allow for adequate ventilation during your TV's operation.

DO NOT leave equipment switched on when it is unattended unless it is specifically stated that it is designed for unattended operation or has a stand-by mode. Switch off using the switch on the equipment and show your family how to do this. Make special arrangements for infirm or handicapped people.

DO NOT obstruct the ventilation of the equipment, for example with curtains or soft furnishings. Overheating will cause damage and shorten the lifespan of your equipment.

DO NOT use makeshift stands and NEVER fix legs with wood screws - to ensure complete safety, always fit the manufacturers approved stand or legs with the fixings provided according to the instructions.

DO NOT allow electrical equipment to be exposed to rain or moisture.

NEVER let anyone, especially children, push anything into holes, slots, or

any other opening in the case - this could result in a fatal electrical shock.

NEVER guess or take chances with electrical equipment of any kind -

it is better to be safe than sorry!

DO be careful with any glass panels or doors on equipment.

DO consult your dealer if you are in any doubt about installation, operation or safety of your equipment.

DO place your TV on a flat surface, or if supplied, the stand accessory.

DO NOT remove any fixed cover as this may expose dangerous voltages.

DO ensure that all connections, (including the mains plug, extension leads and inter-connections

between the pieces of equipment), are properly made and in accordance with the manufacturers instructions

. Switch off and withdraw the mains plug before making or changing connections.

DO NOT listen to headphones at high volume, as such use can permanently damage your hearing.

DO read the operating instructions before you attempt to use the equipment.

DO NOT use equipment such as personal stereos or radios so that you are

distracted from the requirements of traffic safety. It is illegal to watch television whilst

DO NOT place hot objects such as candles or nightlights on, or close to, equipment. High temperatures can melt plastic and lead to fires.

Should you require to replace the fuse in the moulded mains plug with a new fuse then please replace with one of the same value, type and approval as the original. Ensure the fuse cover is returned to its original position.

always

battery safety and installation

safety aspects

1. When inserting the batteries make sure the polarities are correct, that is, ‘+’ to ‘+’, ‘-’ to ‘-’.

2. Replace the batteries with the equivalent ‘AA’ type.

3. Discard old batteries safely, following the battery safety guidelines.

battery installation

Remove cover of handset by lifting up the cover at the recess.

Insert batteries into handset as shown and replace cover.

Take care to fit your batteries

correctly, observing the plus

‘+’ and minus ‘-’ marks on the battery and appliance.

Incorrect fitting can cause

leakage, or in extreme

cases, fire or explosion.

always

Replace the whole set of batteries at one time, taking care not to mix old and new

batteries of different types,

since this can result in leakage, or in extreme

cases, fire or explosion.

always

Store unused batteries in

their packaging and away

from metal objects which may cause a short circuit resulting in leakage, or in

extreme cases, fire or

explosion.

+-+-+-+

always

Remove dead batteries from

equipment, and all batteries

from equipment that is to be

left for long periods of time without any use. Otherwise

the batteries may leak and

cause damage.

never!

Never dispose of batteries in

fire as this can cause an

explosion.

Respect the environment -

always dispose of batteries in

an environmentally friendly

manner.

never!

Never attempt to recharge

ordinary batteries, either in a

charger or by applying heat to

them. They may leak, cause

fire or even explode.

Rechargeable NiCAD batteries

and chargers can be

purchased from any good

High Street electrical retailer.

CHARGE

aerial and VCR installation

set-up and tuning in

aerial connection

2 X 15W 8

AV1

AV2

aerial and VCR connection

2 X 15W 8

AV1

AV2

connect VCR

‘out’ to analogue TV

socket ‘in’

marked

scart leads are an optional extra*

aerial wall socket

receiving aerial

connect aerial

connection lead to

the analogue‘in’

socket marked

connect aerial

connection lead to

the analogue‘in’ socket

marked

aerial wall socket

receiving aerial

Video Cassette Recorder

(this should be plugged

into a mains socket)

*IMPORTANT NOTE. The best way to connect your VCR to the television is via one of the Audio Visual sockets. When you connect your VCR to your television, the Audio Visual value has to be set correctly to ensure best picture quality - see other equipment

connection-audio visual setup.

connecting to the mains socket

aerial, satellite and VCR installation

set-up and tuning in

VHS video equipment should be connected to the AV1 scart socket located at the rear of your TV. A

dedicated program number may be assigned to AV1, allowing you easier access to view external

equipment broadcasts. How to assign an AV signal to dedicated program numbers is explained in

signal source sntry.

satellite and VCR installation

2 X 15W 8

AV1

AV2

Please Note

- If you have not already done so, please read television safety

before connecting your television and external equipment.

insert plug...

...and switch on

*A scart lead should be fitted between your TV and VCR to enhance your picture and sound quality. Scart leads

are essential if you have a stereo TV and VCR and wish to obtain stereo sound from your equipment. These leads can also be purchased from your Hitachi dealer or any good High Street electrical retailer.

connect VCR ‘out’ to analogue

TV socket ‘in’ marked

scart leads are an optional extra*

aerial wall socket

receiving aerial

Video Cassette Recorder

(this should be plugged

into a mains socket)

connect aerial

connection lead to the analogue‘in’ socket

marked

Satellite

Decoder

(this should be

plugged

into a mains

socket)

connect Satellite ‘out’ to VCR socket ‘in’ marked

Before you switch on your television, it is important that the external speakers supplied

with your television are connected. This can be seen in the sections

centre speaker and sub-woofer/external left and right speakers.

important note on VCR and satellite

Do not switch your TV on until all external equipment is connected. If you have a Video

Cassette Recorder or a Satellite receiver connected to this TV please ensure that they

are switched on before automatic tuning begins. In the case of a VCR, insert a

pre-recorded tape and begin playback of your equipment. With a Satellite receiver select

Sky News. These measures ensure that all your external equipment is tuned in during

the autotune procedure.

If you are satisfied all external equipment

has been connected, press the OK button

on your handset and AUTOTUNE will begin.

By using the up and down buttons you

can view all the programs found and

stored during AUTOTUNE.

To make your program tuning easier, HITACHI

have installed an automatic tuning procedure to

find the programs. Switch your TV on.

To finish the installation process and return to normal TV operation press the menu

button on your handset twice.

TV set-up and automatic tuning procedure

set-up and tuning in

Your TV will now search through the

frequencies, listing them into the following

order - 1.BBC1, 2.BBC2, 3.ITV

4.CH4/S4C, 5.CH5 (subject to availability)

6.Satellite.

Note: If there is no station name information on

broadcasting signal, the sorting order is decided on

signal strength.

manual tuning procedure

set-up and tuning in

Press and hold the MENU button for 5

seconds. The INSTALL option in the

MAIN MENU appears.

Press the cursor down button to select

INSTALL.

Once highlighted, accept selection.

Press the cursor down button to select

MANUAL SETUP.

Once highlighted, accept selection

Once highlighted, accept the selection to

change the frequency and you will see the

selection bar turn red

- it is ready to be changed.

Use the cursor keys to move the

selection bar over the program

FREQUENCY required to be adjusted.

entry method 1

The first option will be to fine tune the

chosen frequency either up or down.

Select your choice of FREQUENCY entry

method using the left/right cursor keys.

...notes on manual tuning

As well as an automatic tuning procedure your HITACHI television also allows you to input

broadcast frequencies through a number of different entry methods. Follow the below steps and

choose one of the 5 entry methods to input broadcast frequencies.

VCR should be tuned into Program 0.

manual tuning procedure

set-up and tuning in

Once the method of entry has been decided upon and the new frequency or channel

entered, this can then be stored in the TV's memory by pressing the confirmation

button.

To return to normal TV operation press the television button on your handset.

entry method 2

If the right cursor key is pressed,

autosearch becomes an option

- you can search either up or down.

entry method 3

If the right cursor key is pressed

again, you can enter a two digit channel

number (CH) using the buttons 0-9.

entry method 4

If the right cursor key is pressed

again, you can enter a two digit S-Band

number using the buttons 0-9.

entry method 5

If the right cursor key is pressed

again, you can manually input a five digit

frequency using the numbered handset

buttons 0-9.

If your TV is switched on but no broadcast signal is received, your TV will automatically

switch to standby mode after a period of 10 minutes.

program tuning

handset controls

This button is

used to return to the

previous on screen

menu you were

viewing, or to cancel a

selection.

Press this

button to leave the

menu you are on and

return to normal TV

operation.

This button is

used to enter the

main menu. This is

where your TV’s

features options are

displayed.

Use this button

to move the menu

selection box right.

Use this button

to move the menu

selection box down.

cursor down

cursor up

go back

exit

cursor right

The handset controls shown below are used when programming your TV

and to adjust the sound and picture features.

cursor left

Use this button to

move the menu

selection box left.

Use this button to

move the menu

selection box up.

This button is used

to confirm a

highlighted

selection.

Use these

buttons for control of

your VCR, Digital TV

and Set Top Box

receiver respectively.

other

equipment

When viewing an on-screen menu, there is a time delay of 20 seconds before the menu

clears. If no adjustments are made within this time, your TV will return to normal operation.

television operation

handset controls

This button allows you

to ‘freeze’ the picture being

viewed on your television.

freeze frame

When teletext is

available, use this

button to display the

current time on screen.

time

This button

allows you to switch

the TV’s sound on and

off.

sound mute

This allows you

to directly input known

broadcasting CH or

frequency numbers.

frequency

Press this

button to view the

current TV status.

Used to switch your TV

in and out of standby mode.

standby

Used to increase ‘+’ or

decrease ‘-’ your TV’s volume.

volume controls

This button allows you to switch between the various

wide screen features

of your TV.

16:9 button

Used to select a signal

source for external equipment.

AV input

Used to change

channels either up ‘+’

or down ‘-’

programme controls

Use this button

to change the

scanning mode of your

TV - from 100Hz to

Progressive scan.

Progressive Scan

info

Used to enter program

numbers or frequency/CH

entry in manual setup.

0-9 digit entry

If you are receiving a

stereo signal this button selects

between stereo and mono

channels, or different languages

if you are receiving dual

languages.

nicam/ language

This button is used to return to the previous

screen you were viewing, or

to cancel a selection.

cancel

Use this button to display

subtitles from external equipment

which may be obscured when in C16:9L, C14:9LS, or C14:9L letterbox modes. Press again to enter subtitle

text mode.

subtitles

Used to display

all received

broadcasts on screen

(see television features-multi-

picture)

multi-picture

The handset controls shown here are used when your TV is in normal

operation.

Note: Items marked *are not available on this model.

teletext functions

handset controls

The handset controls shown here are used when you are

operating Teletext.

(red, green,

yellow, blue)

On certain pages in

teletext, these will have

coded instructions i.e. a

shortcut to a teletext

page or title.

colours

Restores TV picture whilst the TV is l

ooking for the entered

Teletext page.

Use this to access a subtitle page directly (subject to subtitle service

broadcasting).

Use this button

to expand the size of

the teletext page on

view.

Press this

button to return to

normal TV operations

when in the teletext

mode.

When in

Teletext mode, press

once to display the

current page and the

next in the magazine,

press again to view

current page and TV

picture.

Used in Teletext

mode to show hidden

information eg. quiz

pages answers.

reveal

dual page

television

expand

subtitles

Pressing this

button will take you to

the index page.

index

When in dual

teletext mode, this

acts as a copy button

to copy the right hand

side page to the left

and side.

Use this to

‘freeze’ the teletext

page on display to

prevent the page

changing (press again

to continue).

hold

Press this

button to use the

Teletext services.

teletext

update

Use the menu

button to swap

between Fastext and

favourite page

options.

In Teletext

toggles between the

last and current page.

(in TV mode returns

from your current

viewing channel to the

previous one).

swap

Use this to clear

the left and side page if

in dual teletext mode.

cancel

picture controls

program, sound and vision adjustment

Press the MENU button to obtain

MAIN MENU.

The MAIN MENU highlights the PICTURE

option automatically - press OK to select.

Select the picture control to be adjusted by

using the up / down cursor buttons.

Once highlighted, adjust the chosen

controls by pressing the right / left cursor

buttons.

To select MORE options use the up/down

buttons to highlight selection and then

press OK to confirm.

Select the picture control to be adjusted by

using the up/down cursor buttons.

Once highlighted, adjust the chosen controls

by pressing the right/left cursor buttons (for

explanation see below)

The values changed will remain until they are

next altered. Press the TV button on your

handset to return to normal TV operation.

For picture and sound values, moving the cursor

left will decrease

values, whilst moving

the cursor

right will increase

values. Also note that in the COLOUR adjustment the first two

steps of the control bar will have a dramatic effect. This is normal operation.

Noise Reduction

Helps reduce the noise interference visible on your television, especially in weaker signal reception areas.

White Point

NORMAL - gives an equally balanced spectrum of colour.

COOL - exaggerates the blue tones of your television picture.

WARM - this exaggerates the red tones of your television picture.

CTI

Colour Transient Improvement - This control lets you improve the clarity of your televisions colour edges.

Comb Filter

This control lets you remove ‘swirling’ cross colour when your picture contains close or small check patterns.

Black Stretch

This control turns all dark areas of your television picture black.

Hue

This option is only available when receiving a NTSC broadcast. Controls the colour ‘tint’ transmitted from your

picture.

program swap

program, sound and vision adjustment

Press and hold the MENU button for 5

seconds. The INSTALL option in the

MAIN MENU appears.

Press the cursor down button to select

INSTALL.

Once highlighted, accept selection.

The INSTALL menu highlights the MANUAL

SETUP option automatically - press OK to

select.

Once highlighted, accept the selection

and you will see the selection bar

turn red - it is ready to be swapped.

Using the up/down buttons again you can

move the selection to occupy a new

position of your choice.

Once this has been done, accept selection and the chosen programs will now occupy

its new position - repeat if necessary.

To return to normal TV operation press the

television button on your handset.

Select your program to swap by moving

the selection bar using the

up/down cursor buttons over a channels

PR number, highlighted in blue.

When a channel has been selected, you also have the option to ‘hide’ a program - this

makes your TV skip the hidden channel when the program controls are used to change

channels. Press the ‘0’ digit on your handset and you will see the text within your chosen

selection turn red. Your selection is hidden. Pressing the ‘0’ button again to ‘unhide’ the

selection. If a hidden channel is to be viewed, this can be achieved by entering the channel

number with the handset digits 0 to 9.

the INSTALL menu highlights the MANUAL

SETUP option automatically - press OK to

select.

program name change

program, sound and vision adjustment

Press and hold the MENU button for 5

seconds. The INSTALL option in the

MAIN MENU appears.

Press the cursor down button to select

INSTALL.

Once highlighted, accept selection.

Once highlighted, accept the selection to

change the name and you will see the selection bar

turn red and the chosen character will flash

on and off - it is ready to be changed.

Note: Pressing the ‘0’

button will clear all the characters of the

chosen name.

You can input up to 5 characters

- to

change

each character use the

up/down cursor buttons.

move

from character to character

use the right/left cursor buttons.

Once the new NAME has been chosen and

entered, confirm your entry to be stored

and repeat if necessary.

To return to normal TV operation press the television button on your handset.

Use the cursor keys to move the

selection bar over the NAME

required to be adjusted.

...notes on program name change

Program name change can be very useful if you connect external equipment to your television.

For example, if you have a DVD player connected, you can allocate the name ‘DVD’ to the program

number allocated for that piece of external equipment.

If a mistake is made re-naming channel,

press CANCEL before pressing OK to return

to the original name.

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