Hitachi 46EX3B, Operating Manual

Page 1: ...es TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 3 ACCESSORIES 8 REMOTE CONTROL BATTERY INSTALLATION AND REPLACEMENT 9 PICTURE CAUTIONS 9 HOW TO SET UP YOUR NEW HITACHI PROJECTION TV 9 ANTENNA 10 LOCATION 10 VIEWING 10 HOOK UP CABLES AND CONNECTORS 10 ANTENNA CONNECTIONS 11 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS 12 AVX Audio Video selector 12 VOLUME level 12 CHANNEL selector 12 POWER button 12 POWER light 12 AI Artificial...

Page 2: ...UTE buttons 21 LAST CHANNEL LST CH button 22 PICTURE IN PICTURE buttons 22 SET UP FUNCTIONS 22 CLOSED CAPTION 22 INITIAL SETTING 23 AIR CABLE 23 AUTOPROGRAM 24 CHANNEL MEMORY 24 CLOCK SET 24 CHANNEL CAPTION 25 PROGRAM LIST 25 TIMER SET 25 AUTOMATIC MESSAGE 26 CHILD LOCK 27 FAVORITE CHANNELS 28 VOLUME CORRECTION 29 PICTURE IN PICTURE P IN P FUNCTIONS 29 NOT AVAILABLE ON MODELS 50ES1B and 50ES1K 29 ...

Page 3: ...he presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK...

Page 4: ...e products properly this section illustrates safety tips which will be of benefit to you Please read it carefully and apply the knowledge you Obtain from it to the proper operation of your HITACHI television receiver Please fill out your warranty card at once and mail it to HITACHI This will enable HITACHI to notify you promptly in the improbable event that a safety problem should be discovered in...

Page 5: ...7 If the television set has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged unplug this television set from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel 8 If liquid has been spilled into this television set unplug it from the wall outlet and refer service to qualified service personnel 9 Do not subject your television set to impact of any kind Be particularly careful not to dama...

Page 6: ... servicing personnel 13 Choose a place where light artificial or sunlight does not shine directly on the screen 14 Avoid dusty places since accumulated dust inside the chassis may cause failure of the set when high humidity persists 15 The set has slots or openings in the cabinet for ventilation purposes to provide reliable operation of the receiver and to protect from overheating These openings m...

Page 7: ...ower circuits or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits When installing an outside antenna system extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal 18 For added protection for this television set during a lightning storm or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time unplug it from the wall outlet and...

Page 8: ...mal for some TV sets to make occasional snapping or popping sounds particularly when being turned on or off If the snapping or popping is continuous or frequent unplug the set and consult your dealer or service technician FOR SERVICING AND MODIFICATION 25 Do not use attachments not recommended by the television set manufacturer as they may cause hazards 26 When replacement parts are required be su...

Page 9: ...ius Remote and two batteries for the Easy Remote c Match the and marks in the battery compartment with the and terminal of the batteries d Replace the cover PICTURE CAUTIONS When using TV games computers and similar products with your TV keep the CONTRAST and BRIGHTNESS functions at low settings If a fixed non moving pattern is left on the screen for long periods of time at a high CONTRAST or BRIG...

Page 10: ...TV and about 10 to 18 feet from the screen Picture brightness decreases as the viewer moves to the left or right of the receiver During daylight hours reflections from outside light may appear on the screen If so drapes or screens can be used to reduce the reflection or the TV can be located in a different section of the room If the receiver s audio output will be connected to a Hi Fi system s ext...

Page 11: ... television Phono Connector S Video Super Video Connector Used on all standard video and audio cables which This connector is used on camcorders VCRs connect to inputs and outputs located on the and laser disc players with an S Video feature Television s front and rear jack panels in place of the standard video cable to produce a high quality picture ANTENNA CONNECTIONS VHF 75 antenna CATV cable T...

Page 12: ...ction is shown in the top right corner of the screen VOLUME level Press these buttons for your desired sound level The volume level will be displayed on the TV screen CHANNEL selector Press these buttons until the desired channel appears in the top right corner of the TV screen POWER button Press this button to turn the TV on or off POWER light You will see a red light when the TV is turned on NOT...

Page 13: ...urround feature so they won t sound as loud as the other speakers in the system This is needed to create the special movie theater like sound effect Click to see Audio System Set Up See page 11 for location of surround switch REAR PANEL JACKS Click to see Rear Panel Jacks Antenna Input Use an F type coaxial cable to connect an antenna or cable TV CATV output to this rear panel jack Audio Video Inp...

Page 14: ...cal full feature set up Follow connections that pertain to your personal entertainment system CONNECTING TO REAR SPEAKER TERMINALS Connect after turning the power of the TV OFF Press the Right Speaker red button and insert the positive lead wire into the hole above the button When the button is released the wire is locked into place In the same manner press the Right Speaker black button and inser...

Page 15: ...her electronic equipment for additional information on connecting your hook up cables A single VCR can be used for VCR 1 and VCR 2 but note that a VCR cannot record its own video or line output input 1 in the example on pg 12 Refer to your VCR operating guide for more information on line input output connections THE EASY REMOTE CONTROL CLU 609A To operate your TV point the remote transmitter at th...

Page 16: ...R and different types of CATV converters cable boxes with one touch Basic operation buttons are grouped together in one area All other controls are separated from them and arranged in MULTI PAGE sections with a display that can be switched to cover any of the three pages Functions are arranged and properly categorized into windows Making operation simple even when multiple functions are to be cont...

Page 17: ...CR as shown on page 18 The channels on the VCR will begin changing after 5 seconds when the correct button is pressed When this happens the Genius Remote control is programmed for your VCR If the VCR channels do not change after 5 seconds try a different Genius Remote button 5 Release both buttons when the VCR starts to change channels The precoded VCR buttons will now control your VCR Notes If yo...

Page 18: ...hange after 5 seconds try a different Genius Remote button 5 Release both buttons when the cable box starts to change channels The precoded cable box buttons will now control your cable box Notes If your cable box cannot be operated after performing the above procedures the codes have not been precoded into the Genius remote control and it will not be able to operate your cable box You will only h...

Page 19: ... 1 Philco 4 6 Philips 4 6 Pioneer 1 ProScan 2 Quasar 6 RCA 1 2 Realistic 6 9 CHANNEL Sanyo 9 Scott 7 8 Sears 1 9 Sharp CHANNEL Sony 5 VOLUME VOLUME Sylvania 4 6 Tashiko 0 Technics 6 Toshiba 1 8 Wards CHANNEL Yamaha 9 Zenith 3 5 TABLE 2 Cable Box Precoded remote controls Press SELECT and this CATV brand button General Instrument 0 1 2 3 8 Hamlin 4 Jerrold 0 1 2 3 8 Pioneer 7 Regal 4 Scientific Atla...

Page 20: ...eck the time and if the ON TIME or OFF TIME has been set These functions are explained in the MENU SET UP section beginning on page 22 You can also use the RECALL button to quickly clear many of the other on screen displays MENU ENTER CURSOR buttons All the on screen display features can be set or adjusted by using these buttons The MENU button will start or exit the on screen display The CURSOR b...

Page 21: ...button The AVX Auxiliary Video button will select between the antenna signal and the two sets of video input jacks each time the button is pressed VOLUME MUTE buttons Press the VOLUME up or down button until you obtain the desired sound level To turn the sound off instantly to answer the telephone etc press the MUTE button Press the MUTE button again or press the VOLUME up button to restore the so...

Page 22: ...SOR UP or DOWN to scroll through the functions or use the number buttons to highlight a function The functions highlighted in purple can be selected by pressing ENTER To exit the on screen display press MENU or RECALL NOTE To see an autodemonstration of the on screen display and to practice using the remote control press and hold the POWER button on the TV set for approximately 5 seconds Press the...

Page 23: ...anguage usually English CHANNEL 2 is sometimes used for a second language may vary by region Use the CURSOR UP or DOWN to highlight the function to change press ENTER to change the function and press MENU to exit NOTE The word MUTE will not be displayed if the DISPLAY is ON If you do not have sound make sure MUTE is not set INITIAL SETTING Select SET UP and INITIAL SETTINGS when setting your TV up...

Page 24: ... the MENU button is pressed while the autoprogramming function is engaged programming will stop See CHANNEL MEMORY to add or erase additional channels CHANNEL MEMORY Use this function after AUTOPROGRAM to add or erase additional channels to the remote control CHANNEL buttons Add or erase additional channels while still in CHANNEL MEMORY using the CHANNEL buttons or number buttons and then add or e...

Page 25: ...TION and it will appear in the top left corner of the screen Press CHANNEL or the number buttons to select and label additional channels Press MENU to exit The represents a blank space Select CANCEL to erase a CHANNEL CAPTION PROGRAM LIST This function allows you to view which channels are labeled in CHANNEL CAPTION NAME which have been added to CHANNEL MEMORY SCAN and which are protected by CHILD...

Page 26: ...ections with the CURSOR buttons Press MENU to start CAUTION The OFF TIMER is a one time only operation Do not try to use your TV as a deterrent when away from home by using both the ON and OFF TIMERS The OFF TIMER function will not work until you reset it and the next ON TIME when using the DAILY MODE will leave the TV set turned on until you press the power button on the TV or remote control to t...

Page 27: ...mples Use this message function to remember to take daily vitamins or use the 1 SHOT to remember to call a friend CAUTION Do not leave an AUTOMATIC MESSAGE on the TV screen for more than 48 hours at a time A pattern burn may develop and this is not covered by your warranty The message can be erased from the TV by pressing RECALL MUTE LST CH etc CHILD LOCK This function will block out the picture a...

Page 28: ... favorite channels for a total of 20 channels Note that only 12 channels will be shown at a time Use the CURSOR buttons to scroll to the other channels Press MENU 1 ENTER 8 ENTER to display FAVORITE CHANNELS Press the CHANNEL or the number buttons to select a channel Press the CURSOR button to highlight the spot to save the channel Press ENTER to set the channel to that location Press MENU to exit...

Page 29: ...NS NOT AVAILABLE ON MODELS 50ES1B and 50ES1K P IN P BUTTON The Picture in Picture feature is convenient when you want to watch more than one program at the same time You can watch a TV program while viewing a VCR program on the VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2 source P IN P BUTTON Press the P in P button and a sub picture appears in one corner of the screen Press the button a second time to reduce the size of t...

Page 30: ...urn to motion press the button again FREEZE BUTTON WITHOUT A SUB PICTURE Press this button without a sub picture to freeze the picture you are currently viewing Press this button again to return to normal viewing The other picture in picture functions P in P SHIFT and EXCHNG buttons will not work with this FREEZE function CAUTION A pattern burn may develop if the sub picture is left in the same co...

Page 31: ...ke adjustments CONTR Use this function to change the contrast between black and white levels in the picture This adjustment will only affect the picture when the PICTURE SETTING AI is OFF See page 34 TINT Use this function to adjust flesh tones so they appear natural COLOR Use this function to adjust the level of color in the picture BRIGHT Use this function to adjust overall picture brightness SH...

Page 32: ...n the NOTCH FILTER when viewing a television program or a program from one of the regular video inputs to improve the picture appearance especially around the outline of buildings signs letters etc Turn off the NOTCH FILTER when viewing a program from the S Video input to get the maximum sharpness and clarity out of the picture NOISE REDUCER The NOISE REDUCER automatically reduces conspicuous nois...

Page 33: ... Press the CURSOR to move the color displayed left or right Press ENTER to change the color Press MENU to exit SOUND FUNCTIONS Press MENU 3 ENTER to display the SOUND functions SOUND PROGRAM is for your preferred settings balance bass and treble SOUND SETTING is used to improve the sound quality SOUND PROGRAM You can have two sets of preferred settings PREFERENCE A PREFERENCE B or use the factory ...

Page 34: ...he channel number The source you select will be displayed to the left of the channel number See example below for each selection when both stereo and second audio are received monaural is always received DYNAMIC BASS This function allows you to enjoy spectacular bass sound that would normally be heard only with expensive home speaker systems LOUDNESS This function will improve the quality of both ...

Page 35: ...ecision parts may result Avoid placing the Remote Control in a high humidity place or getting it wet Don t leave it on or near a heater Excessive heat or moisture may cause the unit to cease operation When the batteries run down remote control operation will become erratic or possibly stop altogether Replace the old batteries with two fresh AA size batteries for either the Genius remote or the Eas...

Page 36: ...tenna to improve the picture RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE The interference produces moving ripples or diagonal streaks and in some cases causes loss of contrast in the picture BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE This Projection Television incorporates advanced power surge protection technology designed to protect against component or circuit damage due to external or internal voltage or power surges IF YOU...

Page 37: ...operating 50EX1B K 144W Other models 153W Power consumption maximum 2W 50EX1B K 205W Other models 220W Antenna input impedance 75 Channel coverage 181 ch VHF Band 2 13 UHF Band 14 69 CATV Mid Band A 5 A 1 A I Super Band J W Hyper Band W 1 W 28 Ultra Band W 29 W 84 Video 1 0Vp p 75 S Video Luminance Y 1 0Vp p 75 Chrominance C 0 286Vp p 75 Audio input impedance 47k Average input level 470mVrms Maxim...

Page 38: ...rk of Hitachi Authorized Service Facilities has been established in all 50 states and Puerto Rico Each facility will provide you with convenient and expedient assistance Our service Hotline operator will direct you to the Hitachi Authorized Service Facility nearest you Just present proof of purchase and or delivery receipts to the Hitachi Authorized Service Facility and service will be rendered in...