Color Plasma Display Monitor Model PD1 42PMA300EZ USER MANUAL MANUEL UTILISATEUR BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG MANUAL DE USUARIO MANUALE D'USO The stand is an option. Le socle est en option. Der Stander ist Sonderzubehor. Il supporto di appoggio è un accessorio opzionale. El soporte es opcional. READ THE INSTRUCTIONS INSIDE CAREFULLY. KEEP THIS USER MANUAL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. For future reference, record the serial number of your monitor. SERIAL NO. The serial number is located on the rear of the monitor.
ENGLISH USER'S MANUAL Thank you very much for purchasing the HITACHI Plasma Display Monitor. Before using your monitor, please carefully read the "SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS" and this "USER'S MANUAL" so you will know how to operate the monitor properly. Keep this manual in a safe place. You will find it useful in the future. Notes on lnstallation Work: This product is marketed assuming that it is installed by qualifed personnel with enough skill and competence.
Important Please read this User's Manual thoroughly, especially the Safety Instructions on Page 4 to 7. Mis-use may cause damage to your plasma monitor, which could shorten its lifespan, or cause injury to yourself. Should you encounter any difficulty in the set-up or operation of your monitor, firstly refer to the Troubleshooting guide at the rear of this manual.
CONTENTS Main Unit..............................................................................8 Remote control ....................................................................9 Loading Batteries ..............................................................9 Handling the Remote Control ............................................9 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ................10 Installation..........................................................................10 Anti-tumble measures.................
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This Plasma monitor 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. Before using this product, please read and understand the Safety Instructions thoroughly to ensure correct usage, and follow all the instructions.
ENGLISH WARNING Be cautious of the power cord connection. Incorrect connection of the power cord could result in fire or electrical shock. • Do not touch the power cord with a wet hand. • Check that the connecting portion of the power cord is clean (with no dust), before using. Use a soft and dry cloth to clean the power plug. • Insert the power plug into a power outlet firmly. Avoid using a loose, unsound outlet or contact failure.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS(continued) CAUTION Be careful in moving the monitor. Neglect could result in an injury or damage. • Do not move the monitor during use. Before moving, disconnect the power plug and all external connections. • You are advised to move the monitor with two persons. • Avoid any impact or shock to the monitor; particularly take care of glass screen. Do not put anything on top of the monitor.
• Prevention of an obstacle to Radio receivers ENGLISH This monitor has been designed pursuant to the international EMI standards. This is to prevent a problem to Radio receivers. - Keep the monitor away from Radio. - Adjust Radio antennas in order for the monitor not to receive interference. - The antenna cable of Radio should be kept away from the monitor. - Use a coaxial cable for antenna.
COMPONENT NAMES Front Main Unit Cabinet (front frame) Panel Control panel • Adjustment buttons are located on the bottom. • The back cover is provided with indications to distinguish the adjustment buttons. Remote-control receiver 9 Indicating lamp 13 MENU button 16 Main power switch 13 ▼ ▼ • The main power switch is located at the back, on the lower surface.
ENGLISH Remote control POWER OFF button 13 13 POWER ON/OFF button POWER ON button 13 MUTE button 14 14 VOLUME UP/DOWN buttons VOL RGB/VIDEO buttons 14 PinP button 34 AUTO button 16 MENU button 16 RGB 1 RGB 2 MUTE VOL AV1 AV2 AV3 AV4 AUTO PinP SIZE RECALL 15 SIZE button 15 RECALL button MENU 16 RETURN button OK OK button 16 ID 16 SELECT/ADJUST buttons ID SET 16 ID SET button ID button 16 Loading Batteries 1. Open the battery cover.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Installation • If you have purchased the model without the stand attached: When installing the monitor, use the optional Desk-top Stand (CMPAD05). The Desk-top Stand has been used for the illustrations in this manual. WARNING Use one of the special mount units to install this product. A mount of insufficient strength or inadequate design can cause overturning or dropping and result in fire, electrical shock or injury.
4 to 7 ) carefully to ensure maximum safety before ENGLISH Read SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ( proceeding to these steps: • Choose an appropriate site and install the product on a level table where the stand is secure. • Install the monitor to have ready access to a power socket available. • Make sure that the power switch of this device is turned off. Connecting to a PC (1) Make sure that the display signal of the personal computer to be used is compatible with the specifications of this device.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Mounting the Speaker Unit (option) Refer to the instruction manual concerning mounting of the optional speaker unit. Power Cord Connection Connect the power cord, after completing all other connections. ① ➁ ① Connect the power cord to this device. ➁ Connect the power cord plug to the power outlet. (The type of plug is different from this drawing for some countries.) CAUTION • Use only the power cord provided.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ENGLISH Turning Power On and Off • To turn the monitor power ON, press the main power Indicating lamp switch on the monitor main unit to ON, and then press the SUB POWER button or the ON/OFF or ON button on the remote control. • To turn the monitor power OFF, press the SUB POWER button or the ON/OFF or OFF button on the remote control, and then press the main power switch on the monitor main unit to OFF.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Volume Adjustment The volume can be adjusted by pressing the VOL+ and VOL- buttons of the remote control (or the ▲ and ▼ volume buttons of the monitor unit). Volume setting value ▼ ▼ Volume 15 VOLUME UP/DOWN buttons INPUT SELECT button • When a button is pressed, the volume adjustment status guide will be displayed. MUTE button • The volume will increase when the VOL+ (or ▲) button is pressed while the guide is being displayed.
RGB 2 MUTE VOL AV1 AV2 AV3 AV4 AUTO PinP SIZE RECALL ENGLISH RGB 1 RECALL button MENU OK SIZE button ID ID SET RECALL button SIZE button Size Switching Each time the SIZE button of the remote control or the monitor is pressed, the screen display area will change in sequence and the status will be displayed at the bottom of the screen. Normal Real* Full Zoom3 Zoom1 Zoom2 * Real mode gives the image of the same shape as it is displayed on a computer monitor.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Using the Menu Screen (On-screen display system) VOL AUTO button MENU button RGB 1 RGB 2 MUTE VOL AV1 AV2 AV3 AV4 AUTO PinP SIZE RECALL RETURN buttons MENU SELECT/ADJUST buttons OK When the MENU button is pressed, the adjustment menu screen will be displayed; from there, PC signal adjustment and setting is possible by using the SELECT button, ADJUST button and OK button. • Refer to 17 settings.
MENU Picture Audio Timer Function Setup Language Select OK Set Picture Contrast Brightness Colour Hue Picture Enhancement Colour Temperature Colour Temp.Adjust Reset Select OK Set OK Picture Contrast Brightness Colour Hue Picture Enhancement Colour Temperature Colour Temp.Adjust Reset Select OK Set Picture Contrast Brightness Colour Hue Picture Enhancement Colour Temperature Colour Temp.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) AUDIO MENU Picture Audio Timer Function Setup Language Select OK Set MENU OK Movie Audio Mode ▼ ▼ Selected characters Audio Audio Mode Treble Bass Balance SRS TruBass Matrix Surround Perfect Volume Reset Select Set Music Speech Favourite : : : : : : : Movie + 10 – 10 0L Middle Off Off Reset Return R Setup hint Movie: This selects the audio suitable for Movie. Music: This selects the audio suitable for Music.
Picture Audio Timer Function Setup Language Select OK Set MENU Screen Saver Screen Wipe Off 60Min. 5Min. 40Min. 10Min. 20Min. On 60Min. Off Black Side Panel This is used to reduce the panel image retention that can occur with stationary pictures by the white field signal. Select On (continuous operation) or 60 Min. (time limit operation) and press the OK button. Press the MENU or RETURN button on the remote control to return to normal viewing.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) SETUP MENU MENU Picture Audio Timer Function Setup Language Select OK Set Setup Auto Adjust Horizontal Position Vertical Position Horizontal Clock Clock Phase Reset Select Return OK Adjust 0 + 31 – 20 10 Reset Exit OK Horizontal Position Next / Prev Adjust Setup Auto Adjust Horizontal Position Vertical Position Horizontal Clock Clock Phase Reset Select Return Adjust 0 + 31 – 20 10 Reset Exit Auto Adjust* Auto Adjust* Horizontal Position Position Horizontal Verti
Picture Audio Timer Function Setup Language Select OK Set MENU ENGLISH LANGUAGE MENU Language English Français Deutsch Español Italiano Norsk Svenska OK Select Return Exit Select a language by ▼ ▲ SELECT buttons and press the OK button. OTHER FEATURES Automatic Store Approximately 1 sec. after adjustment is completed, the adjustments will be recorded as shown in the table below. Menu Picture Display Registration condition For every input function, 1 setting is registered.
OTHER FEATURES (continued) Signal Check Changes in the signal status are displayed on the screen as they arise. Status Display When Mode Display is set to ON, the input signal is switched or when the RECALL button is pressed. RGB Action A guide is displayed for the input terminal and the horizontal and vertical sync frequency. RGB2 RGB H : 48.4kHz V : 60.1 Hz OFF When the sync signal is no longer detected. When the input signal does not match the monitor specifications or is in an unstable status.
IMAGE RETENTION OF PLASMA DISPLAY ENGLISH There are different characteristics that result in panel image retention depending on how the plasma display is used. Situations and effective usage methods related to ghosting are provided below. Image retention characteristics of a plasma display The image retention phenomenon of a plasma panel occurs due to partial phosphor degradation arising from partial character and figure display. For example, when the character image as shown in Fig.
TROUBLESHOOTING Symptoms That Seemingly Appear to be Failures Make the checks suggested below depending on the symptoms observed. If the symptoms remain uncorrected, contact your dealer. WARNING Customer servicing can be hazardous. Symptom Point to check • No picture with the power-indicating lamp off. • Check the way the power cable is connected. • Press the power switch. See page 12 13 • The message “No Sync. Signal” or “Power Save” is displayed. ! No Sync.
The temperature •• The temperature of of the the display display panel panel surface surface is is high. high. There are are locations •• There locations on on the the screen screen that that are are different different from from the the periphery (*). periphery (*).
TROUBLESHOOTING (continued) Actions to Correct Abnormal Displays Depending on the kind of system equipment used, images may not be displayed normally. In this case, make the adjustments suggested below. (only for RGB2) Symptom 1 Text displayed across the screen appears vertically streaked, with some characters blurred (figure 1). The display image appears flowing (figure 2) (RGB input). Vertical streaks Figure 1 Before adjustment Some characters are blurred.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Panel Display dimensions Approx. 42 inches (920 (H) x 518 (V) (V) mm, mm, diagonal diagonal 1059mm) 1059mm) Resolution 852 (H) x 480 (V) pixels Net dimensions (excluding Speakers/Stand) 1030 (W) x 636 (H) x 91 (D) mm Net weight (excluding Speakers/Stand) 34.2kg Ambient conditions ENGLISH Product specifications and designs are subject to change without notice.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS (continued) Signal Input (continued) DVI terminal (DVI-D) Pin Input signal Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 T.M.D.S. Data2T.M.D.S. Data2+ T.M.D.S. Data2/4 Shield T.M.D.S. Data4T.M.D.S. Data4+ DDC Clock DDC Data No Connect T.M.D.S. Data1T.M.D.S. Data1+ 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 +5V Power Ground (for+5V) Hot Plug Detect T.M.D.S. Data0T.M.D.S. Data0+ T.M.D.S. Data0/5 Shield T.M.D.S. Data5T.M.D.S. Data5+ T.M.D.S. Clock Shield T.M.D.S. Clock+ Input signal 11 T.M.D.S.
ENGLISH With Analog RGB signal input (RGB2 input) No. Signal Name Signal mode Horizontal frequency Vertical frequency (kHz) Resolution (Hz) Dot clock frequency (MHz) 1 2 VGA 400 640 X 400 480 640 X 480 70.08 59.94 31.47 31.47 25.18 25.18 3 W-VGA 480 864 X 480 59.94 31.47 34.
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Optional Video Unit Function ~ 42 ) ENGLISH Additional functions when the optional video unit is installed are as follows: ( 31 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Connecting to a Video Imaging Device (1) Make sure that the power switch of the monitor is turned off. (2) Make sure that the power switch of the imaging device is turned off. (3) Use a commercially available cable and connector to connect the signal input terminal on the rear panel of this device and the signal output terminal of the imaging device.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS VOL RGB/VIDEO buttons RGB 1 RGB 2 MUTE VOL AV1 AV2 AV3 AV4 AUTO PinP SIZE RECALL SIZE button MENU INPUT SELECT button OK SIZE button Input Switching • Input can be switched by pressing the AV1, AV2, AV3, AV4, RGB1 or RGB2 buttons of the remote control. • Input can be switched in the sequence of AV1➔AV2 ➔ AV1 AV3 ➔ AV4 ➔ RGB1 ➔ RGB2 by pressing the INPUT SELECT button of the monitor.
Position + 31 Press ENGLISH Vertical picture position can be adjusted for [Panoramic], [Zoom] , [C14:9L] and [14:9Zoom] mode as follows. 1. Press SIZE button and SELECT buttons during picture size display. 2. Position display will appear. 3. Adjustment range of each picture size are as shown below. [Panoramic] - 12 to + 12 [Zoom] - 31 to + 31 [C14:9L] and [14:9Zoom] - 16 to + 16 4. When 1080i/50 or 1080i/60 component signal is received, vertical position can be adjusted only one step up.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Displaying MULTI PICTURE If the PinP button on the remote control is pressed MULTI PICTURE will display. Activating the P-in-P mode from the RGB input screen Pressing the PinP button one time will display 2 pictures. RECALL button VOL PinP button RGB 1 RGB 2 MUTE VOL AV1 AV2 AV3 AV4 AUTO PinP SIZE RECALL RECALL button • This mode can be available from RGB1(DVI-PC) and RGB2(RGB) input.
MENU Picture Audio Timer Function Setup Language Select OK Set OK Picture Picture Mode Contrast Brightness Colour Sharpness Hue Colour Temperature Contrast Mode Reset Select OK Set Dynamic +31 -31 0 +15 0 Normal Normal Reset Return Picture Picture Mode Contrast Brightness Colour Sharpness Hue Colour Temperature Contrast Mode Reset Select OK Set Dynamic +31 -31 0 +15 0 Normal Normal Reset Return Picture YNR CNR Film Mode PAL Comb Filter LTI CTI Black Enhancement Auto Colour Reset Select OK Set Dynami
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) PICTURE MENU (continued) ▼ ▼ Selected characters Dynamic Picture Mode Natural Adjust for maximum visibility to suit the ambient brightness. This can adjust further till [+40] by pressing and holding cursor button at [+31]. The colour for [+32] to [+40] numbers will change from white to magenta. This special mode is better for dark scenes. For normal viewing we recommend that the Contrast is set to [+31].
Off Colour Management Magenta Magenta is weakened. Setup hint Turn On when the original balance of each colour is required to adjust depending on the user’s preference. On Magenta is strengthened. Red Red is weakened. Red is strengthened. Yellow Yellow is weakened. Yellow is strengthened. Green Green is weakened. Green is strengthened. Cyan Cyan is weakened. Cyan is strengthened. Blue Blue is weakened. Blue is strengthened.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) SETUP MENU Picture Audio Timer Function Setup Language Select OK Set MENU OK Setup System Colour System Video Input Audio Input Scart Output RGB1 RGB2 Select OK Set Setup System Colour System Video Input Audio Input Scart Output RGB1 RGB2 Select OK Set Setup System Colour System Video Input Audio Input Scart Output RGB1 RGB2 Select System1 System OK System2 AV1 AV2 AV3 AV4 Monitor DVI-STB Component HDTV Return Select Auto PAL SECAM PAL Return Exit Setup V
ENGLISH ▼ ▼ Selected characters Setup hint Audio Input Stereo AV1 L/Mono This should correspond to the audio signal from the equipment that is connected to AV1 audio input terminal. If it is monaural audio, set this to L/Mono. AV2 AV3 (Same to AV1) AV4 Scart Output Not Available (grayed out) RGB1 DVI-PC RGB2 (1st step) RGB Auto RGB2 (2nd step) DVI-STB This should correspond to the signal mode of the signal from the equipment that is connected to RGB1 DVI terminal.
TROUBLESHOOTING Symptoms That Seemingly Appear to be Failures Make the checks suggested below depending on the symptoms observed. If the symptoms remain uncorrected, contact your dealer. WARNING Customer servicing can be hazardous. Symptom • The screen becomes dark and the images cannot be seen during VCR special playback (fast forward, rewind). Point to check See page • This sometimes occurs when a component output VCR such as the 480i is connected.
ENGLISH Signal Input RGB terminal (D-sub 15-pin connector) Pin Input signal 1 R (PR/CR) 2 G or sync on green (Y) 3 B (PB/CB) 4 No connection 5 No connection 6 R.GND (PR/CR, GND) 5 15 4 3 2 1 10 9 8 7 14 13 12 6 11 • When different kinds of input signals are simultaneously input to the monitor via a graphics board or the like, the monitor will automatically select the signals in the following priority order: 7 G.GND (Y, GND) Sync signal type Priority 8 B.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS (continued) Recommended Signal List With Digital RGB signal input (RGB1 input) No.
ENGLISH Thank You for purchasing this Hitachi Monitor. In the unlikely event that this product should develop a fault, we undertake to repair or replace any part of the product which fails due to a manufacturing defect within 12 months of the date of purchase provided that ... 1. the product has been installed and used only in accordance with the instructions supplied with the product. 2. the product has not been repaired, maintained, or modified by any person other than a Hitachi authorized dealer. 3.
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