Color Plasma Display Monitor CMP4120HDUS USER'S MANUAL MANUEL UTILISATEUR with EasyMenu! EasyMenu is HITACHI's On Screen Display function for easy operation. Hitachi America, Ltd. Home Electronics Division 1855 Dornoch Court San Diego, CA 92154 Tel : 1-800-HITACHI (1-800-448-2244) ULTRAVION D I G I TA L RGB/ VIDEO MENU SELECT ▽ VOLUME △ SUB-POWER READ THE INSTRUCTIONS INSIDE CAREFULLY. KEEP THIS USER MANUAL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. For future reference, record the serial number of your monitor.
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SAFETY GUIDELINES ENGLISH This monitor is designed to be safe to use. However, due to high voltage of about 400 V, fire or serious injury may occur unless you use this monitor in the proper way. Please follow the instructions shown below in order to avoid injury.
SAFETY GUIDELINES(continued) ENGLISH • Do not apply shock to the monitor. • Do not use monitor if glass is broken or damaged. If no picture, glass broken, smoke or something is smelling after applying shock to the monitor, turn off the monitor and disconnect the power plug from the mains immediately. Then, call the service center. If you continue to operate the monitor with such abnormal conditions, it may cause fire or you may receive an electric shock. • Do not disassemble or modify the monitor.
• Do not touch the power plug with wet hands. ENGLISH You may receive an electric shock. • Do not obstruct a ventilation hole. If you obstruct a ventilation hole during the operation of the monitor or just after switching off the power, it may cause a fire or electric shock due to heating up the monitor. • Do not put the monitor screen side up. • Do not put the monitor on a shelf or in a cabinet without adequate ventilation of 4 inches top, side, bottom. • Do not put the monitor on a carpet or mattress.
ENGLISH SAFETY GUIDELINES(continued) CAUTION You may have serious injury or your property may be damaged unless you follow the instruction below. • Do not coil or wind the power cord. This may cause excessive heat resulting in a fire. • Caution for 200 - 240V operation only This equipment relies on the protective devices in the building installation for short - circuit and over - current protection.
ENGLISH PRECAUTIONS • Installation environment Do not obstruct a ventilation hole. Do not put the monitor on carpet or blanket, or near a curtain which has a possibility of obstructing a ventilation hole of the monitor. Do not put the monitor in the following places. • Hot places such as near heater, place exposed to the direct rays of the sun. • A place where the temperature is widely changing. • Places with soot, dust or high humidity. • Poor air ventilation place. • Place near fire.
SAFETY GUIDELINES(continued) ENGLISH • Prevention of an obstacle to Radio receivers This monitor has been designed pursuant to the FCC class B Rules (see page VII). This is to prevent a problem to Radio receivers. If this monitor cause a problem to Radio receivers, then take the following steps: - 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.
For model CMP4120HDUS WARNING : This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
CONTENTS ENGLISH SAFETY GUIDELINES ................................................................ I CONTENTS ................................................................................ 1 FEATURES ................................................................................ 2 STANDARD ACCESSORIES ...................................................... 2 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS .............................................. 3 Installation............................................................
FEATURES ENGLISH The following features are provided by the color Plasma Display Monitor. Large-screen, high-definition plasma display panel The 42-inch color plasma display panel, with a resolution of 1024 (H) x 1024(V) pixels, creates a high-definition, large-screen (aspect ratio : 16:9) and low-profile flat display.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ENGLISH Installation ■ To preserve the performance of this product and to maintain safety, always use one of the special mount units for installation. Special mount units (options): Wall Mount Unit (horizontal-mount CMPAK04, vertical-mount CMPAK14), Ceiling Mount Unit (CMPAT04) • 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.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS (continued) ENGLISH Component Names Front Cabinet (front frame) Panel Remote-control receiver 8 ULTRAVION D I G I TA L RGB/ VIDEO MENU SELECT ▽ VOLUME △ SUB-POWER Control panel ■ Adjustment buttons are located on the bottom.
ENGLISH Rear External device connection terminals AUDIO IN AUDIO IN SPEAKER TERMINAL (8Ω8W) L/MONO R COMPOSITE IN COMPONENT IN D-SUB IN RGB2 L/MONO Further Terminal R PR/CR R RGB1 VIDEO1 VIDEO2 Nearer Terminal PB/CB Y VIDEO V S H B G Nearer Terminal Further Terminal R RS232C IN L External speaker terminals 7 Video input terminals 7 RGB input terminals 6 Remote controller POWER button 9 POWER RECALL RGB/ VIDEO 10 RGB/VIDEO button RECALL button 11 MUTE button 10 MENU button
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS (continued) ENGLISH Installation and Cabling Connecting to a PC ■ Read SAFETY GUIDELINES ( before proceeding to these steps: I to VII ) carefully to ensure maximum safety 1) Make sure that the display signals produced by your PC meet the specifications of this product. • For the specifications of this product, see Product Specifications ( 27 to 29 ). 2Choose an appropriate site and install the product on a level table where the stand is secure.
ENGLISH Connecting to Video Equipment (such as a Laser Disc player, a DVD player, a DSS,or a Video Camera) ■ Read SAFETY GUIDELINES ( I to VII ) carefully to ensure maximum safety before proceeding to these steps: 1) 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. 2) Make sure that the video equipment’s power switch is off.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS (continued) ENGLISH Handling the Remote Controller Loading Batteries 1) Open the battery cover. • Slide the battery cover towards the arrow mark while pressing it. 2) Load batteries. • Load two Size AA batteries included observing the correct polarities. 3) Close the battery cover. • Slide back the battery cover towards the arrow mark.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ENGLISH Turning Power On and Off ■ To turn on the main unit power supply, main unit the MAIN POWER switch ( ) of the main unit to ON and then press the SUB POWER button or the POWER button of the remote controller. ■ To turn off the main unit power supply, press the SUB POWER button of the main unit or the POWER button of the remote controller, then set the MAIN POWER switch ( ) to OFF.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) ENGLISH Input Selection ■ Press the RGB/VIDEO button on the remote controller or the INPUT SELECT button on the main unit to switch the input in the sequence of RGB1 -> RGB2 -> VIDEO1 -> VIDEO2 -> RGB1. Remote controller • When the same signal is input to RGB1 and RGB2, the phase may in some cases shift slightly but this is not a malfunction. In such case, readjust the PHASE of the one being used.
■ While the on-screen display system, EasyMenu 12 , is not on display, press the remote controller SELECT button or to adjust the contrast. • When you press these buttons, the status of contrast adjustment and the input horizontal (H) and vertical (V) frequencies of the input signal will be displayed in a guidance image. • While the guidance is on display, press the key to narrow the difference between darkness and brightness.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) ENGLISH On-Screen Display System, EasyMenu ■ Press the MENU button to open an MAIN MENU allowing you to complete various adjustments and settings using the SELECT buttons (The , , , and keys of the remote controller or the SELECT or VOLUME button of the main unit.). Pink • Press the SELECT button of the main unit ( or key of the remote controller) to select an item by moving the pink text.
RGB MAIN MENU PICTURE SOUND DISPLAY FUNCTION PICTURE MENU CONTRAST : 127 BRIGHTNESS : 0 OPTIONS RETURN Selected characters CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS COLOR TINT SHARPNESS PICTURE MODE VIDEO PICTURE MENU CONTRAST : 127 BRIGHTNESS : 0 COLOR : 0 TINT : 0 SHARPNESS : 0 PICTURE MODE : SUPER OPTIONS RETURN ENGLISH PICTURE MENU Setup hint Broadens the gap Narrows the gap between between brightness and brightness and darkness. darkness. Adjust for maximum visibility to suit the ambient brightness.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) RGB RGB ENGLISH OPTIONS MENU PICTURE MENU CONTRAST : 127 BRIGHTNESS : 0 OPTIONS RETURN MAIN MENU PICTURE SOUND DISPLAY FUNCTION OPTIONS MENU COLOR SELECT : USER GAMMA : 2.2 VIDEO LEVEL : 0.7V R-GAIN : 255 G-GAIN : 255 B-GAIN : 255 RETURN USER VIDEO VIDEO PICTURE MENU CONTRAST : 127 BRIGHTNESS : 0 COLOR : 0 TINT : 0 SHARPNESS : 0 PICTURE MODE : NORMAL OPTIONS RETURN OPTIONS MENU COLOR SELECT : USER GAMMA : 2.
DISPLAY MENU (RGB) ENGLISH RGB DISPLAY MENU DISPLAY AREA : NORMAL AUTO ADJUST MANUAL ADJUST INTERPOLATION : LINEAR DISPLAY INIT. RETURN MAIN MENU PICTURE SOUND DISPLAY FUNCTION NORMAL Selected characters DISPLAY AREA Setup hint FULL NORMAL Set to FULL to display images across the screen for gaining an overview of the overall images. ZOOM ADJUST OK? Adjusts the CLOCK, PHASE, etc. automatically. AUTO ADJUST * INTERPOLATION Set to YES. Set to NO. Set to DOUBLE. Set to LINEAR.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) ENGLISH MANUAL ADJUST MENU (RGB) RGB MAIN MENU PICTURE SOUND DISPLAY FUNCTION RGB MANUAL ADJUST MENU H. POSITION : 0 V. POSITION : 0 CLOCK : 0 PHASE : 0 RETURN DISPLAY MENU DISPLAY AREA : NORMAL AUTO ADJUST MANUAL ADJUST INTERPOLATION : LINEAR DISPLAY INIT. RETURN Selected characters Setup hint Moves the horizontal position to left. Moves the horizontal position to right. Moves down the vertical position. Moves up the vertical position.
ENGLISH • Componet / S signal (video1 input) and componet (SD1 480i) signal applicable for all size modes. • For component (HD1: 480p) signals, the display mode is selectable among 4:3, MOVIE1, and FULL. • For component (HD3: 1035i, 1080i, 720p) signals, the display mode is not selectable. • If an S1 or S2 image is input from the S image of video1 , the S1 image would be set to FULL, and the S2 image would be set to MOVIE1.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) ENGLISH FUNCTION MENU VIDEO RGB FUNCTION MENU LANGUAGE : ENG. AUTO FREQ : ON MODE : PC SCREEN SAVER RETURN MAIN MENU PICTURE SOUND DISPLAY FUNCTION ENGLISH FUNCTION MENU LANGUAGE : ENG. LINE INTP. : OFF 3D COMB : ON COMPONENT VIDEO SYSTEM : AREA1 SCREEN SAVER RETURN ENGLISH Selected characters LANGUAGE AUTO FREQ. (RGB input only) Setup hint ENG.(ENGLISH) D.(DEUTSCH) ESP.(ESPAÑOL) Set to OFF The frequency of a new signal is not displayed received.
VIDEO MAIN MENU PICTURE SOUND DISPLAY FUNCTION ENGLISH COMPONENT MENU(VIDEO) VIDEO COMPONENT MENU COMPONENT SD1: Cb/Cr COMPONENT SD2: Cb/Cr COMPONENT HD1: Cb/Cr COMPONENT HD2: Pb/Pr COMPONENT HD3: Pb/Pr RETURN FUNCTION MENU LANGUAGE : ENG. LINE INTP. : OFF 3D COMB : ON COMPONENT VIDEO SYSTEM : AREA1 SCREEN SAVER RETURN Cb/Cr Selected characters Pb/Pr Setup hint COMPONENT SD1 (480i) COMPONENT SD2 (European SDTV) The default is Y/Cb/Cr. COMPONENT HD1 Set to Cb/Cr to suit (480p) the Y/Cb/Cr signals.
OTHER FEATURES ENGLISH Automatic Store ■ Approximately 1 sec. after adjustment is completed, the adjustments will be recorded as shown in the table below. Item Display Sound volume Sound balance Treble Bass Mute volume Input status automatic display Line correction Three-dimensional Y/C separation HD signal Language selection VOLUME BALANCE TREBLE BASS MUTE LEVEL AUTO FREQ.
■ The EasyMenu shown to the right will be displayed when the SELECT button is used to select DISPLAY and moreover DISPLAY INIT is selected from the On-screen INITIALIZE ? Display System Easy Menu 12 . If the key YES NO (select YES) of the SELECT button is pressed at this time, the user adjustment values in the table below for the signal currently being received will be deleted and the factory settings will be restored.
OTHERFEATURES (continued) ENGLISH Power Save Mode ■ When the RGB input jack is selected • When this unit is connected to a VESA DPMS computer, the Power Save (Off) mode can be set to be activated automatically when the computer is not being used to reduce power consumption by this unit.
TROUBLESHOOTING ENGLISH 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 powerindicating lamp off. • Check the way the power cable is connected. • Press the power switch. • The message “POWER SAVE” is displayed. No sync signal is detected. • Check the way the signal cable is connected.
TROUBLESHOOTING (continued) ENGLISH Symptom • The temperature of the display panel surface is high. • There are locations on the screen that are different from the periphery (*). *Points that do not light, points with brightness different from that of the periphery, points with color different from that of the periphery, etc. Point to check • The plasma display panel is lighting the phosphors by the discharge of internal radiation.
■ Depending on the kind of system equipment used, images may not be displayed normally. In this case, make the adjustments suggested below. Symptom 1 Text displayed across the screen appears vertically streaked, with some characters blurred (display 1). The display image appears flowing (display 2) (RGB input). Vertical streaks Display 1 ABCDEFGHIJ abcdefgABCDEFGabcd ABCDEFGHIJ abcdefgABCDEFGabcd ENGLISH Actions to Correct Abnormal Displays Before adjustment Some characters are blurred.
TROUBLESHOOTING (continued) ENGLISH Symptom 2 Text displayed across the screen appears blurred in its entirety (display 2). A fine pattern flickers when displayed on the screen (display 3). Display 2 Before adjustment ABCDEFGHIJ abcdefgABCDEFGabcd ABCDEFGHIJ Example Display 3 Before adjustment ABC ABC abcdefgABCDEFGabcd After adjustment After adjustment ABC Adjustment procedure 1) Press MENU button to open the MAIN MENU. 2) Press SELECT button several times to choose DISPLAY.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Type Panel Input signals CMP4120HDUS Display Approx.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS (continued) ENGLISH Signal Input ■ RGB terminal (D-sub 15-pin connector) Pin Input signal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R. video G. video or sync on green B. video No connection No connection R.GND G.GND B.GND No connection GND No connection [SDA] H. sync or H/V composite sync V.sync. [V.
■ The following are recommended for use with this moniter (RGB input): Signal mode No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Signal Name VGA VESA Macintosh 1080 / 60i 640 X 400 640 X 480 640 X 480 640 X 480 640 X 480 800 X 600 800 X 600 800 X 600 800 X 600 800 X 600 1024 X 768 1024 X 768 1024 X 768 1024 X 768 1280 X 1024 1280 X 1024 1280 X 1024 1600 X 1200 1600 X 1200 1600 X 1200 640 X 480 832 X 624 1024 X 768 1152 X 870 Vertical frequency (Hz) 70.08 59.94 72.81 75.00 85.