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circuit or electric shock.Never make a knot in the cord
or tie it with other cord.The power cord should be
placed in such a way that they are not likely to be
stepped on.

A damaged power cord can cause fire or give you an
electric shock. When it is damaged and need to be
changed, it should be done by qualified personel.

3. Moisture and Water

Do not use this equipment in a humid and damp place
(avoid the bathroom, the sink in the kitchen, and near
the washing machine). Do not expose this equipment
to rain or water, as this may be dangerous and do not
place objects filled with liquids,such as flower vases
on top of the set. Avoid from dripping or splashing.

If any solid object or liquid falls into the cabinet, unplug
the set and have it checked by qualified personnel be-
fore operating it any further

4. Cleaning

Before cleaning, unplug the set from the wall outlet.
Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Use soft and
dry cloth.

5. Ventilation

The slots and openings on the receiver are intended
for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation. To pre-
vent overheating, these openings must not be blocked
or covered in anyway.

6. Heat and Flames

The set should not be placed near to naked flames
and sources of intense heat,such as an electric
heater. Ensure that no naked flame sources, such as
lighted candles, are placed on top of the set

7. Lightning

In case of storm and lightning  or when going on
holiday, disconnect the power cord from the wall out-
let.

8. Replacement Part

When replacement parts are required, be sure the ser-
vice technician has used replacement parts which are
specified by the manufacturer or have the same speci-
fications as the original one. Unauthorised substitutions
may result in fire, electrical shock, or other hazards.

9. Servicing

Please refer all servicing to qualified personnel. Do
not remove the cover yourself as this may result in an
electric shock.

WARNING: 

When the device is not in use for a long

time, disconnect from power.

Instructions for waste disposal:

• Packaging and packaging aids are recyclable and

should principally be recycled. Packaging materi-

als, such as foil bag, must be kept away from chil-
dren.

• Battery, including those which is heavy metal-free,

should not be disposed of with household waste.
Please dispose of used battery in an environmen-
tally sound manner. Find out about the legal regu-
lations which apply in your area.

• Cold cathode fluoresant lamp in LCD PANEL con-

tains a small amount of mercury, please follow lo-
cal ordinates or regulations for disposal.

• The mains plug of the power supply is used as

disconnect device and therefore shall remain readily
operable.

Warning:

 To prevent injury, this device must be se-

curely attached to the floor/wall in accordance with
the installation instrutions.

“The LCD panel is very high technology product with
about a million thin film transistors, giving you fine
picture details. Occasionally, a few non-active pixels
may appear on the screen as a fixed point of blue,
green or red. Please note that this does not affect the
performance of your product.”

“DO NOT LEAVE YOUR TV AT STAND-BY OR OPER-
ATING WHEN YOU LEAVE YOUR HOUSE”

Information for users applicable in European 

Union countries

This symbol on the product or on its packaging 
means that your electrical and electronic 
equipment should be disposed at the end of life 
separately from your household wastes. There are 
separate collection systems for recycling in EU. For 
more information, please contact the local authority 
or the dealer where you purchased the product.

Summary of Contents for 32LD8D20U A

Page 1: ...32LD8D20U A GB Instructions for use Digital LCD olo r Television C u ...

Page 2: ...ote Control Buttons 7 Preparation 8 Before Switching On Your TV 8 Power Connection 8 Connections To The Aerial Input Socket 8 Inserting Batteries In The Remote Control Handset 8 Handling the Remote Control 8 Operating Range for the Remote Control 8 Switching The TV ON OFF 9 To switch the TV on 9 To switch the TV off 9 Navigating the Menu System 9 Initial Settings 9 Basic Operations 10 Volume Setti...

Page 3: ...7 TV And Video Recorder 27 Playback NTSC 27 Copy Facility 27 Camera And Camcorder 27 To Connect To AV Input 27 To Connect To S VHS Input 27 Connect the Decoder to the Video Recorder27 Connecting Headphones optional 27 Connecting Subwoofer 27 Audio Lineout 27 Tips 28 Care Of The Screen 28 Poor Picture 28 No Picture 28 Sound 28 Remote Control 28 Appendix A PC Input Typical Display Modes 29 Appendix ...

Page 4: ...ss 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 make sure your family know how to do this Special arrangements may need to be made for infirm or handicapped people DON T use equipment such as personal stereos or radios so that you are distracted from the re quirements of traffic safety It is illegal t...

Page 5: ...riginal one Unauthorised substitutions may result in fire electrical shock or other hazards 9 Servicing Please refer all servicing to qualified personnel Do not remove the cover yourself as this may result in an electric shock WARNING When the device is not in use for a long time disconnect from power Instructions for waste disposal Packaging and packaging aids are recyclable and should principall...

Page 6: ...ayback AV in and S VHS in are available It has VGA connector for external devices such as computer It has an HDMI connector for Digital Video andAudio This connection is also designed to accept High Definition signals AVL Automatic Volume Limiting When no valid signal is detected after 5 minutes the TV switches itself automatically to stand by mode PLL Frequency Search PC Input Plug Play for Windo...

Page 7: ...he picture may blend if the two peripherals are used at the same time Likewise because SVHS C and SCART II R are connected parallelly the picture may blend if the two peripherals are used at the same time Thus these two are not to be used at the same time P CH VOLUME STAND BY PC VGA Input PC RGB PCAudio Input RF Antenna TV DTV Component Video Inputs YpBpr Component Audio Inputs s SCART 1 EXT 1 SCA...

Page 8: ... EXT2 S FAV S VIDEO HDMI YPBPR PC DTV PP Personal preference Cursor Up Cursor Right OK SELECT OK Store Cursor Down M Menu Cursor Left I II Mono Stereo Dual I II INFO Info P Programme Down Mute V Volume Down P P Previous Programme WIDE Image size Expand No function Mix Teletext Time subtitle on off in the digital mode 31 RED SOUND Sound Menu Fastext button 32 GREEN PICTURE Picture Menu Fastext butt...

Page 9: ...n the right directions and replace the battery cover Note Remove the battery from remote control hand set when it is not to be used for a long period Otherwise it can be damaged due to any leak age of battery Handling the Remote Control It could cause corrosion or battery leakage and may result in physical injury and or property damage in cluding fire Never mix used and new batteries in the device...

Page 10: ...ress M These explanations are available for the navigation of the whole Menu System To select options that are explained in the following parts refer to Navigating The Menu System Initial Settings When the TV is turned on for the first time it is in the digital mode Because this is the first time the TV is used there are no channels storedin thememoryandthe followingmessage appears on the screen P...

Page 11: ...mme Press P button to select the previous programme Press P button to select the next programme Programme Selection direct access Press digit buttons on the remote control to select programmes between 0 and 9 TV will switch to the selected programme To select programmes between 10 999 for IDTV or 10 99 for analogue press the digit buttons consecutively which programme you want to select eg for pro...

Page 12: ...ailable banner is displayed Pressing the GUIDE button again exits EPG menu In EPG Menu you can easily see the extended help information by pressing INFO button and by press ing this button again you can close this window 30 CBBC Channel Chuckle Vision Tracy Beaker 40 BBC NEWS 24 BBC News BBC News 41 ITV News ITV News ITV News 50 Four Text No Information No Information 51 BBCi BBCi BBCi Current Rem...

Page 13: ...hile subtitles are on Would you like to turn subtitles off now Yes No Digital Teletext With Digital terrestrial broadcasting DVB T in addi tion to pictures and sound you can also watch digital teletext Digital teletext is sometimes broadcast at the same time as normal broadcasting 1 Press the button The digital teletext information appears 2 Operate it with the coloured buttons _ a b buttons and O...

Page 14: ...on while the SELECT item on Channel List menu is highlighted by using _ button Then the name and number of the selected channel will be displayed in the top left and top right of the channel display at the top right of the screen re spectively Deleting the channels in the channel list Press a b button to select the channel that will be deleted Press _ button to select the Delete item on Channel Li...

Page 15: ... Enter Lock Key Enter the password using the digit buttons on the remote control The Lock icon will now be dis played next to the selected channel Repeat the same operation to cancel the Lock Setting Favourites You can set various channels as favourites so that only the favourite channels are navigated To set a favourite you should highlight the Favourites item at bottom of the Channel List menu U...

Page 16: ... the factory To install factory settings highlight First Time In stallation menu and press the OK button then you will be asked to confirm for deleting all channels and settings Installation Add New Channels First Time Installation Yes Your previous digital channel list will be destroyed Are you sure you want to delete all digital channels and settings for first time installation No By selecting Y...

Page 17: ... Configuration menu and use the _ button to cycle through Off and language options Favourite mode This function enables or disables the favourite chan nel list mode See Channel List menu Favourites on page 11 Use _ button to turn on off favourite mode If the Favourite Mode is on in normal operating mode pressing P and P buttons will only navigate through the channels that were previously defined a...

Page 18: ...ck key and set change parental lock mode Disabled All menus are unlocked Main Menu Main menu is accessible only with the correct lock key So the user cannot add delete re name move channels cannot set timers Installation Installation menu is locked so the user cannot add channels Changes will be updated after exiting Configuration Menu Timers You can set a timer to switch the TV to any channel wit...

Page 19: ...nfiguration Timers Language TV Setup Common Interface Use the a b button to highlight the soundtrack language required and press the SELECT button Normal viewing with the required language soundtrack can be resumed by pressing the M button Languages English TV Setup To be able to go through TV functions you can use this item The digital TV Setup menu screen is accessed from the main menu Press the...

Page 20: ...instruction manual for details of the settings Analogue TV Menu System Picture Menu PICTURE Mode Contrast Brightness Sharpness Colour In picture menu if PC YPbPr or HDMI modes are selected resolution information is displayed at the bottom of the menu osd Mode By pressing a b button select Mode Press _ button to choose from one of these options Cinema Dynamic and Natural Contrast Brightness Sharpne...

Page 21: ...de Press _ button to change sound mode Sound mode is used to identify sound mode of the headphone and can be set to mono stereo dual I or dual II according to the transmission balance By pressing a b button select Balance Press button to increase balance to the right Press _ button to decrease balance to the left Balance level can be adjusted between 32 and 32 Press the M button to return to the p...

Page 22: ...ntly watched source is analogue TV a connected device displays analogue TV source as well If this source is set to digital mode connected device displays digital source In order to avail this function EXT 2 Output should be set to TV DTV PCAudioIn By pressing a b select Pc Audio In By pressing _ button you can change the PC Audio In to TV DTV EXT 1 EXT 2 FAV YPbPr Audio PC Audio or FAV Blue Backgr...

Page 23: ...nt to insert by navigation buttons Press the GREEN button By navi gation buttons move the selected programme to the decided programme space and press the GREEN but ton again Delete To delete a programme press the YELLOW button Pressing the YELLOW button again erases the se lected programme from the programme list and the programmes below shift one up APS Auto Programming System When you press the ...

Page 24: ...ghlighted Store By pressing a b button select Store Press or OK button to store the adjustments Stored will be displayed on the screen Install menu inAV modes The following screen appears in the install menu INSTALL Colour System VCR Store Colour System By pressing a b select Colour System By press ing _ button you can change the colour system to PAL SECAM PAL 60 NTSC 4 43 NTSC 3 58 or AUTO VCR By...

Page 25: ... screen Select H Position item by using a b button Use _ button to adjust the value V Vertical Position This item shifts the image vertically towards the top or bottom of the screen Select V Position item by using a b button Use _ button to adjust the value Phase Depending on the resolution and scan frequency that you input to the TV Set you may see a hazy or noisy picture on the screen In such a ...

Page 26: ...aspect ratio to fill the wide TV screen For 16 9 aspect ratio pictures that have been squeezed into a normal picture 4 3 aspect ratio use the Full mode to restore the picture to its original shape Cinema This zooms up the wide picture 16 9 aspect ratio to the full screen 16 9 Zoom This zooms up the wide picture 16 9 aspect ratio to the full screen Subtitle This zooms up the wide picture 16 9 aspec...

Page 27: ...tton If the programme does not have teletext transmission no information will be displayed When button is pressed while in teletext mode the screen will be splitted into two windows one displaying the teletext and the other displaying the current channel Press the button or TV DTV button to exit from teletext To exit text press Note If the signal becomes insufficient the teletext mode will be quit...

Page 28: ... dis play resolution TV And Video Recorder Connect the aerial cables Better picture quality can be obtained if you also con nect a Scart cable to SCART sockets Playback NTSC Connect NTSC VCR playerto a Scart socket of theTV Then press the AV button to select EXT1 or EXT2 Copy Facility Source selection for VCR recording Select Feature menu Select SCART 2 Out by pressing _ button For copying the pic...

Page 29: ...ripher als are connected to the TV at the same time In such a case disconnect one of the peripherals No Picture Is the aerial connected properly Are the plugs con nected tightly to the aerial socket Is the aerial cable damaged Are suitable plugs used to connect the aerial If you are in doubt consult your dealer No Picture means that your TV is not receiving a transmission Have you selected the cor...

Page 30: ...al Display Modes The display has a maximum resolution of 1360 x 768 frequency range of 56 75 Hz The following table is an illustration of some of the typical video display modes Mode Horizontal Vertical Hor kHz Ver Hz 1 640 480 31 5 60 2 640 480 37 9 72 3 640 480 37 5 75 4 800 600 35 2 56 5 800 600 37 9 60 6 800 600 48 1 72 7 800 600 46 9 75 8 1024 768 48 4 60 9 1024 768 56 5 70 10 1024 768 60 75 ...

Page 31: ...e source equipment X Not Available O Available Source Available O O O O O O O O O O 480I 60Hz O 480P 60Hz O 576I 50Hz O 576P 50Hz O 720P 50Hz O 720P 60Hz O 1080I 50Hz O 1080I 60Hz O O O O O 480I 60Hz O 480P 60Hz O 576I 60Hz O 576P 60Hz O 720P 60Hz O 720P 50Hz O 1080I 50Hz O 1080I 50Hz O 1080P 50Hz X 1080P 60Hz X 1080P 24 HZ X RGB 50 RGB 60 EXT 2 SCART 2 HDMI FAV PAL 50 60 NTSC 60 S Video PAL 50 60...

Page 32: ...solutions 1360 x 768 max Formats 4 3 16 9 INPUT CONNECTIONS PC D SUB 15 VGA VIDEO TV TUNER IEC 75 Ohms input resistance SCART1 CVBS RGB SCART2 CVBS S CVBS 1 x RCA Y C S Video MiniDIN YPbPr 3 x RCA HDMI x 1 Multimedia Interface AUDIO SCART1 Audio L R SCART2 Audio L R Y C or CVBS Audio Phono L R YPbPr Audio Phone L R PC 3 5mm Jack Stereo Headphones 3 5mm Jack Stereo OUTPUT CONNECTIONS Line Out Audio...

Page 33: ...site sync S input connector pin specifications Pin Input signal 1 Y 2 Y GND 3 C 4 C GND Frame GND HDMI connector pin specifications Pin Input signal Pin Input signal 1 TMDS Data2 11 TMDS Clock Shield 2 TMDS Data2 Shield 12 TMDS Clock 3 TMDS Data 2 13 CEC 4 TMDS Data 1 14 Reserved N C on device 5 TMDS Data1 Shield 15 SCL 6 TMDS Data1 16 SDA 7 TMDS Data0 17 DDC CED Ground 8 TMDS Data0 Shield 18 5V P...

Page 34: ...ed or modified by any person other than an Hitachi authorised engineer iii The product serial number has not been removed or altered This guarantee does not apply to product acquired second hand or for commercial or communal use This guarantee does not cover the replacement of exhausted batteries the adjustment of user controls or aerial alignment Any parts replaced under this guarantee shall beco...

Page 35: ...r TV or connect the aerial through a VCR Aerial RF Socket Aerial RF Socket wall socket wall socket Aerial RF Lead Aerial RF Lead Optional Scart Lead TV to VCR Aerial RF Socket VCR RF connector lead VCR to TV It is recommended that 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 obt...

Page 36: ...IN ANT IN RF Lead to Aerial RF Lead to Aerial RF Lead from VCR to Satellite RF Lead from VCR to TV Satellite LNB lead Satellite LNB lead RF Lead from Satellite to TV Aerial Aerial VCR Scart Lead to on TV EXT 1 Scart Lead to EXT 1 on TV AV 1 TV TV VCR VCR AV 2 TFT LCD TV TFT LCD TV GB ...

Page 37: ...t is first switched on the set will be in standby Press the channel up down P and the indicator on the front of the set will illuminate red P or numeric buttons 1 2 3 to operate insert plug European plug and switch on insert plug UK plug Programme Up Volume Up Volume Down Programme Down To select a programme number To enter the main menu Also used for navigation in menus Power Cord Input Power on ...

Page 38: ...ble will appear on the screen In the programme list you will see the programme numbers and names assigned to the programmes 4 Please ensure aerial is plugged in Do you want to start first time installation Yes No MENU BBC ONE BBC TWO BBC CHOICE Searching UHF channels 30 Please wait This will take a few minutes Cancel searching AUTOMATIC SEARCH Channels 12 To start installation process select to ca...

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Page 41: ...JHJUBMVL DP VL 1 With your TV in digital TV mode press Menu on your remote control 2 From the menu options on screen select Installation Select First Time Installation to re tune your digital TV not Add New Channels 3 If you do not re tune your channels when advised to do so by Digital UK you may lose some or all of your channels until you do re tune You should re tune your Freeview every few mont...

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