Users Guide S C R E E N C32WF810N C36WF810N C36WF830N
ìntroduction 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.
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 ......................................
safety aspects television safety 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 read the operating instructions before you attempt to use the equipment.
always + + + + - - - - 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. 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.
set-up and tuning in aerial and VCR installation aerial connection 2 X 15W AV2 8 AV1 receiving aerial aerial wall socket 1 connect aerial connection lead to the analogue‘in’ socket marked aerial and VCR connection 2 X 15W AV2 2 receiving aerial connect VCR ‘out’ to analogue TV socket ‘in’ marked 8 AV1 scart leads are an optional extra* aerial wall socket 1 connect aerial connection lead to the analogue‘in’ socket marked Video Cassette Recorder (this should be plugged into a mains socke
AV2 8 AV1 receiving aerial aerial wall socket 1 connect aerial connection lead to the analogue‘in’ socket marked 2 connect Satellite ‘out’ to VCR socket ‘in’ marked 3 connect VCR ‘out’ to analogue TV socket ‘in’ marked Satellite Decoder (this should be plugged into a mains socket) scart leads are an optional extra* Video Cassette Recorder (this should be plugged into a mains socket) *A scart lead should be fitted between your TV and VCR to enhance your picture and sound quality.
set-up and tuning in TV set-up and automatic tuning procedure 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.
VCR should be tuned into Program 0. 1 Press and hold the MENU button for 5 seconds. The INSTALL option in the MAIN MENU appears. 2 Press the cursor down button to select INSTALL. 3 Once highlighted, accept selection. 4 Press the cursor down button to select MANUAL SETUP. 5 Once highlighted, accept selection 6 Use the cursor keys to move the selection bar over the program FREQUENCY required to be adjusted.
set-up and tuning in manual tuning procedure 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.
Use these buttons for control of your VCR, Digital TV and Set Top Box receiver respectively. accept This button is used to confirm a highlighted selection. cursor up cursor right Use this button to move the menu selection box up. Use this button to move the menu selection box right. handset controls other equipment program tuning The handset controls shown below are used when programming your TV and to adjust the sound and picture features.
handset controls television operation The handset controls shown here are used when your TV is in normal operation. Note: Items marked are not available on this model. * standby 16:9 button Used to switch your TV in and out of standby mode. This button allows you to switch between the various wide screen features of your TV. AV input Used to select a signal source for external equipment. sound mute This button allows you to switch the TV’s sound on and off.
colours 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. (red, green, yellow, blue) On certain pages in teletext, these will have coded instructions i.e. a shortcut to a teletext page or title. menu OK When in dual teletext mode, this acts as a copy button to copy the right hand side page to the left and side. Use the menu button to swap between Fastext and favourite page options.
program, sound and vision adjustment picture controls 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. 1 Press the MENU button to obtain MAIN MENU. 2 The MAIN MENU highlights the PICTURE option automatically - press OK to select.
Press the cursor down button to select INSTALL. 3 Once highlighted, accept selection. 4 The INSTALL menu highlights the MANUAL SETUP option automatically - press OK to select. 5 Select your program to swap by moving the selection bar using the up/down cursor buttons over a channels PR number, highlighted in blue. 6 Once highlighted, accept the selection and you will see the selection bar turn red - it is ready to be swapped.
program, sound and vision adjustment program name change ...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. Press and hold the MENU button for 5 seconds. The INSTALL option in the MAIN MENU appears. 1 2 3 Once highlighted, accept selection.
Nicam is a method for transmitting and receiving stereo sound. If your TV is unable to receive Nicam because of the wrong geography, climate etc., or when Nicam in not transmitted in your location it will produce a monaural sound source. This effect produces nicam digital stereo sound from your TV. Use this mode for the majority of TV viewing. When selected the stereo symbol appears.
program, sound and vision adjustment audio and equaliser controls 1 2 3 4 5 Press the MENU button to obtain MAIN MENU. Press the cursor down button to select AUDIO. Once highlighted, accept selection. Select the control to be adjusted by using the up/down cursor buttons. Once highlighted, adjust the chosen controls by pressing the right/left cursor buttons. volume control This control is used to increase, or decrease the sound from your TV's speakers.
mode You have a choice of 3 individual ‘modes’ which can be adjusted to suit personal needs. Set a complete range value (detailed below) and your TV will remember the settings in the appropriate mode number. 120Hz bass range This range controls the bass sound from your television - if the bass sound from your TV is too 'boomy' turn this control down.
program, sound and vision adjustment sound mode ...notes on sound mode The Sound Mode menu is used to adjust and display the signal sources available from your TV’s speakers, whether the output be analogue or digital. 1 Press the MENU button to obtain MAIN MENU. 2 Press the cursor down button to select SOUND MODE. 3 Once highlighted, accept selection. 4 5 Use up/down cursor buttons to select your choice of sound mode.
DTS signal options DTS Digital x/y.z* Stereo - Digital Theater Surround mode which gives the ambience and presence of being in a theater. Stereo mode which provides a downmix** of the above through your televisions internal left and right speakers. Dolby Digital signal options Dolby Digital x/y.z*Dolby ProLogic Stereo - In this mode surround sound can be created, with the digital audio capabilities increasing the precise localisation of sounds, improving the ambience experienced.
program, sound and vision adjustment speaker setup ...notes on speaker setup The Speaker Setup menu allows you to customise the televisions audio performance to your own requirements. These requirements might be the use of external amplifiers on one or more sound channels, or to use alternative speakers. This menu can help you organise the bass (or ‘boom’) redirection by specifying whether large, small or no speaker at all has been connected.
front left external speaker front right external speaker seating position see ...notes on seating position rear right external speaker rear left external speaker no sound from speaker sound from speaker The other available Speaker Setup menus will also show an accompanying display and this will also be affected by the adjustments you make to the available controls 8 To view other Speaker Setup options use the up/down buttons to highlight MORE... 9 Once highlighted, accept selection.
program, sound and vision adjustment speaker setup 10 Select the control to be adjusted by using the up/down cursor buttons. 11 Once highlighted, adjust the chosen controls by pressing the right/left cursor buttons. Sub-Woofer Volume The sub woofer channel carries the Bass or ‘Boom’ sound effect information. If you have one connected, use this control to adjust your sub-woofers volume. ...
13 Once highlighted, accept selection. To return to normal TV operation without viewing other options press the television button on your handset. 14 Select the control to be adjusted by using the up/down cursor buttons. 15 Once highlighted, adjust the chosen controls by pressing the right/left cursor buttons. ...notes on speaker options The speaker controls can be set to either SMALL or LARGE. This is to specify the type of speaker connected.
program, sound and vision adjustment digital audio setup 26 ...notes on digital audio setup The Digital Audio Setup menu allows you to control the sound output of any external equipment you have connected through the Audio Visual sockets. For example, if the connection from your external equipment to the television is via AV1, the Digital Audio source should be set as AV1. 1 Press and hold the MENU button for 5 seconds. The INSTALL option in the MAIN MENU appears.
digital input status describes the type of incoming digital audio signal please see table below. format for explanation see digital audio status display format decode mode explanation PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) This is the decode mode for a digital signal encoded by PCM. This is a two channel audio source which may, or may not be encoded in Dolby Pro Logic - its encoding depends on the source material.
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Various broadcast stations now transmit movies and programs in true wide screen format. Your TV can detect these signals and automatically switch to the correct format (when in AUTO mode). However, some broadcasters do not transmit this automatic sensing signal, and so your TV will not recognise which format is being transmitted. This situation can be overcome by simply pressing the key on your handset. 16:9 format The picture (right) illustrates a true 16:9 wide screen picture format.
television features wide screen viewing ...notes on wide screen features Your viewing format can be selected manually by simply pressing the handset to scroll through the viewing format options See the examples below for the available viewing formats. broadcast format TV format result suggested TV format 16:9 This broadcast is a wide screen picture format. This type of picture fills the entire TV screen.
1 2 3 Press the MENU button to obtain MAIN MENU. Press the cursor down button to select FEATURES. Once highlighted, accept selection. 4 Use up/down cursor buttons to select option to adjust. 5 Use right/left buttons to adjust chosen feature. 6 Once highlighted, accept selection - when you turn your TV off, the TV will memorise your adjustments ...notes on Default features Your TV also has default features which can control the viewing format of your TV’s picture.
television features teletext operation ...notes on Teletext Teletext is an on screen information magazine and it is entered by pressing the teletext button on your handset - a page similar to the one below will appear.Select the topic you want to view by entering a three digit number on your handset corresponding to the page number eg. press 1,0,1 for the News Headlines. Alternately, press a coloured button which relates to one of the topics at the bottom of the screen(the Fastext service) eg.
option 1 standard teletext Standard teletext can be entered by pressing the teletext button on your handset - this screen must be entered before any of the dual page options can be used. option 2 dual teletext page operation This option splits the viewable screen area in half so that two teletext pages can be viewed together - although only one page can be changed at a time. This is achieved by pressing the 16:9 button on your handset once.
television features progressive scan and 100Hz picture standard 50Hz picture 1 2 3 4 5 6 + first stage 1 2 3 4 5 6 second stage = 1 2 3 4 5 6 In a standard 50Hz television the picture is created in two separate stages. For example, scan lines 1, 3, and 5 etc. are filled in first. Once this stage is complete scan lines 2, 4, and 6 etc. are filled. This means that after these two stages all the lines on your television screen have been filled (625 in total) resulting in a complete frame.
television features ...notes on multiple picture By pressing the multiple picture button on the handset ( ) your TV screen will step through and display all channels received through your aerial (depending on the display mode - see below). Example on right shows a Display Mode of 2 Press the MENU button to obtain MAIN MENU. Press the cursor down button to select FEATURES. multiple picture 1 3 Once highlighted, accept selection. 4 Use up/down cursor buttons to select MULTI PICTURE feature.
other equipment connection rear socket and scart details 2 X 15W AV2 AV1 2 X 15W AV2 8 8 Before connecting external equipment, please consult audio visual setup . AV1 DIN sockets AV1 scart input .Use this socket to connect ordinary VHS, S-VHS or Hi8 equipment to your TV. AV2 scart input Use this to connect digital video broadcasting equipment, home computers and home entertainment systems to your TV RF aerial socket This should be permanently connected to an RF source - i.e your aerial antenna.
2 X 15W AV2 television co-axial and optical connections 8 AV1 scart leads are an optional extra* Disc playing equipment (this should be plugged into a mains socket) The Dolby Digital RF output of a laserdisc player cannot be connected to the digital audio input directly. Please obtain an RF demodulator from an electrical retailer. When using a Laserdisc player in conjunction with an RF digital demodulator, ‘popping’ may occur while carrying out various search operations with the player.
other equipment connection 2 X 15W AV2 8 AV1 plastic dust cap This is used to protect the optical digital connection from foreign bodies. The plastic dust cap protecting the optical digital in socket has to be removed before connection with external equipment. DO NOT THROW THE DUST COVER AWAY. KEEP THE DUST COVER AWAY FROM YOUNG CHILDREN. coaxial and optical digital connectors Use one of these connections to connect your TV to external equipment such as a DVD, LaserDisc or Compact Disc player.
rear right external C32WF810N C36WF810N ✓ ✓ rear left front right front left external external external ✓ ✓ optional optional optional optional With your television you have been supplied with external speakers. Use the supplied cables to connect the speakers as shown. Connect the BLACK leads to the BLACK sockets and the STRIPED leads to the RED or WHITE sockets.
other equipment connection audio visual setup important note It is very important that the AV menu setup is adjusted correctly when connecting external equipment to your TV - the incorrect setting may lead to picture breaking and splitting. It must also be noted that when this external equipment is a VCR or camcorder, and your VCR mode is set to ‘ON’ Progressive Scan is not an option during playback and your TV automatically displays the picture at 100Hz. ...
The control panel illustrated is that of model C32WF810N. Although the control panel of model C36WF810N has a different layout the controls and functions remain the same. audio in right Use this socket, along with audio in left to obtain sound from your external equipment through your TV’s speakers. Before connecting external equipment, please consult other equipment connection - audio visual setup. audio in left headphone connection To use headphones with your TV insert the headphone jack plug (3.
other equipment connection signal source entry ...notes on signal source entry Each piece of external equipment connected to your TV must have its own input socket. It would also be easier, and more organised, if the external equipment connected also had its own program number. Signal Source entry allows us to tell the allocated program what equipment is connected to which socket. This would make the switching between normal operation and the connected equipment much smoother.
option 3 AV3 is the signal source used when connecting temporary equipment like a camcorder to your TV through the audio/video sockets at the front of your TV. option 4 RGB is the signal source used when connecting digital video broadcasting equipment or home entertainment systems to your TV through the AV2 scart lead at the rear of your TV. ...
other equipment connection front control panel details TV mode light on/off button Use this to switch your TV on and off.(when switched off using this button your TV consumes no power - unlike when in standby mode). infra-red lens This is for reading commands sent from your remote control handset. television controls door panel To use the controls push the door in and release. The control panel illustrated is that of model C32WF810N.
2. Digital audio works but only PCM mode is available even when playing a DTS, Dolby Digital or MPEG encoded disc. 3. No sound even at maximum volume, although the correct picture can be seen. 4. Picture is OK, but digital audio is intermittent. 5. Picture and digital audio are intermittent.
television information trouble shooting guide - digital sound 46 problem identification 6. One or more of the rear channels is not working. 7. The sound from the external speakers seems to be coming from the wrong source (ie. the left speaker sound is coming from the centre speaker). 8. No digital mode options available in Sound Mode Menu. 9. Only left and right speakers are working. possible cause remedy The disc placed in your external equipment has no surround information on it.
Why doesn't my remote control handset work? problem identification snowy picture - poor sound Make sure there are no obstructions between the handset and the TV's infra-red lens, or the batteries may be exhausted - replace the whole set of batteries. possible cause remedy Connection of aerial lead to the TV is poor. Make new connection and/or change aerial plug. Corroded or poor aerial connections. Make new connections or renew lead. Aerial has moved position. Re-align aerial.
television information guarantee Thank You for purchasing this Hitachi Television. 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.
Even though your TV has a low power consumption, you can reduce waste to zero if you switch off the set at the mains after use. Your TV should certainly be switched off overnight or when you are away from home. Other factors should also be considered when operating your TV. Reducing volume settings to sensible levels can reduce power consumption as well as reducing noise pollution, and reducing contrast can provide a more pleasing picture as well as reducing power consumption.
television information technical data television specification Interlace..................................................................................................100Hz Progressive Scan....................................................................................50Hz Aerial Impedance....................................................................................75Ω unbalanced Picture Tube ..........................................................................................
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