Hitachi C43-FL9000, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...u for your purchasing HITACHI projection TV products z In order to use the Projection color TV properly please read this instruction manual carefully before using it INSTRUCTION MANUAL Projection Color Television ...

Page 2: ...for operating menu 14 Selecting the on screen display language 15 Easy Preset 16 ON SCREEN DISPLAY MENU 17 Picture Menu 17 Audio Menu 19 Timer Menu 20 Function Menu 21 Setup Menu 23 CONVERGENCE ADJUSTMENT 32 MULTI PICTURE 33 CH SURF FUNCTION 38 TELETEXT 40 OTHER FUNCTIONS 41 CONNECTION WITH OTHER EQUIPMENT 48 Jacks and connections of side panel 48 Jacks and connections of rear panel 49 About the j...

Page 3: ...moving the plug from the outlet please hold the plug firmly when removing it gDo not place the TV into a closet or bookshelf where the ventilation is poor gDo not cover the TV with cloth or other objects gDo not place the TV with its screen facing upwards or on its side Allow sufficient space between the TV and walls Ensure that there is sufficient ventilation and that vents are unobstructed to pr...

Page 4: ...clips toys etc If these objects drops inside the TV turn off the TV and remove the power plug from the outlet immediately and contact a service technician gDo not climb or sit on top of the TV Do not stand or hang on the TV It may result in the TV falling over damaging the screen broken etc or causing an injury gAvoid any kind of impact to your television Be especially careful not to damage the sc...

Page 5: ... the plug from the wall outlet and disconnect the aerial cable audio video cable gAs this TV is heavy wherever it is moved at least two people are required to transport it safely gDo not move the TV forcefully as it may leave scratch marks on the floor gBe careful when moving the TV Avoid any bumps onto the screen Cleaning 1 Before cleaning the TV remove the power plug from the wall outlet 2 Do no...

Page 6: ...he set does not work properly and you are unable to restore normal operation by following the A guide to simple problem solving section in your Instruction Manual please unplug the set and consult service personnel gIf the TV is dropped or the cabinet is damaged remove the power plug immediately and contact a service technician for inspection gIf there are smoke or strange smell from the TV please...

Page 7: ...e in direct sunlight or near a heating appliance etc The best spot for viewing The major benefit of the TV is its large viewing screen To see this large screen at its best please test various locations in the room to find the best spot for viewing The following gives some suggestions The best picture and audio performance are obtained directly in front of the TV and about 2 5 to 4 5 meters from th...

Page 8: ...adaptor is necessary See the following diagram Insert the batteries Insert the batteries into the remote control unit Under normal use the life of the batteries is approximately one year ķ ĸ Ĺ Precautions when connecting the antenna ķ When you use an outdoor antenna instead of CATV system avoid erecting in locations where there are elevated wires or other electrical circuit ĸ When choosing an outd...

Page 9: ...n page 48 MENU RETURN button POWER button POWER indicator Remote control sensor PROGRAM UP DOWN buttons When the menu appears on the screen press PROG Ÿ PROGź buttons to select the menu up and down TV VIDEO selector Side panel input jacks For AV5 input VOLUME UP DOWN buttons When the menu appears on the screen press VOLŻ VOLŹ buttons to select the menu left and right MANUAL FOCUS button U A D I O ...

Page 10: ...on page 48 I N 5 T U P O I D A U MENU RETURN button POWER button POWER indicator Remote control sensor PROGRAM UP DOWN buttons When the menu appears on the screen press PROG Ÿ PROGź buttons to select the menu up and down TV VIDEO selector Side panel input jacks For AV5 input VOLUME UP DOWN buttons When the menu appears on the screen press VOLŻ VOLŹ buttons to select the menu left and right MAGIC F...

Page 11: ...FIXED VARIABLE S VIDEO MONO C PR R C PB B Y VIDEO C PR R C PB B Y VIDEO TV AS CENTER MONO MONO MONO VIDEO MONITOR OUT INPUT 4 INPUT 3 INPUT 1 INPUT 2 HDMI INPUT Fixed Variable Audio output terminals Antenna terminal Monitor output terminals Audio Video input terminals 3 4 Audio Video input Component input terminals 1 2 TV AS CENTER input jacks HDMI INPUT interface Only for the C52 WD9000 model ...

Page 12: ...able for these models TELETEXT buttons AV direct select buttons AV1 AV5 POWER button Page 13 MENU button Page 14 AUDIO mode button Page 45 TV VIDEO selector button Page 46 Program selector buttons P SIZE button Page 41 44 MUTE button Page 46 RETURN button Page 14 FREEZE button Page 33 35 39 DVD buttons Page 45 Note For selected brands of DVD player only Program up button Page up button In TELETEXT...

Page 13: ...TV is not powered off completely and is in low power consumption mode waiting for your new command at anytime You can turn on the TV set using the button on the remote control unit The picture will appear in a few seconds You can also press the PROG Ÿ PROGźbuttons on the side panel to turn it on TO TURN OFF THE POWER Press the POWER button on the TV set to turn off it The power indicator will go o...

Page 14: ...t from the menu operation by pressing the MENU button anytime If there is no operation in the menu after some times it will automatically exit from the menu screen 4 If the item in the menu is shown in grey it means that it cannot be adjusted Common symbols in menu display Symbols Description 1 This symbol is displayed at the bottom of the menu indicating that you can select the adjustment item on...

Page 15: ...Setup option as shown on the right 3 Press the ENTER button to enter the Setup menu Press the Ÿ ź cursor buttons to select the Language option shown on the right then press the Ż Ź cursor buttons to select the desired language Ё CHINESE or ENGLISH 4 Press the RETURN button to return to the previous screen or press the MENU button to quit 3LFWXUH XGLR 7LPHU XQFWLRQ 6HWXS 6HOHFW 6HW Ź 3LFWXUH XGLR 7...

Page 16: ...edure The character Searching appears at the bottom of menu and the TV will begin the auto search procedure and store all signals available in the area or CATV You can interrupt it by pressing the ENTER button in the process of searching The set will exit menu display mode automatically after searching is finished Notes 1 If you want to arrange the programs obtained by All Program please refer to ...

Page 17: ...ress the Ÿ ź cursor buttons to select the item to be adjusted and then press the Ż Ź cursor buttons to adjust Notes 1 Press the PICTURE button on the remote control unit you can switch among the above four picture modes easily 2 Only when receiving NTSC signals or Y PB CB PR CR inputs or HDMI INPUT interface the Tint option can be adjusted The C43 FL9000 does not have HDMI INPUT interface 3 Only w...

Page 18: ...er option then press the Ź cursor button to display the menu as shown on the right When the Color Manager option shown on the right is set to On you can adjust and balance their individual color for your personal preference to obtain the deeper and purer color effect If the option of Reset was selected and press the ENTER button the Color Manager menu will return to factory default setting Each co...

Page 19: ...suggest that you try every item to obtain the desired sound effect To set the sound effect you desired press the Ÿ ź cursor buttons to select the item to be adjusted then press the Ż Ź cursor buttons to adjust During the process of adjustment the indicator will move left or right allowing you to know the state of adjustment Note Press the AUDIO button on the remote control unit you can switch amon...

Page 20: ...mer is set please turn off the TV by pressing the button on the remote control unit to start the countdown the power indicator on the front of the TV will be blinking This is normal The power is turned on when the set time has elapsed Notes 1 If turning off the power using the POWER button on the front panel On Timer will not work 2 If the power is turned off by pressing the POWER button on the fr...

Page 21: ...nt scan modes to improve picture effect 1 For PAL or SECAM systemˈ you can select scan mode from 100Hz Virtual HD or Progressive 2 For NTSC system you can select scan mode from Virtual HD or Progressive 3 When the input signal format is 480p signal the scan mode setting will be fixed at Progressive 4 When the input signal format is 576p signal you can select scan mode from 100Hz or Progressive The...

Page 22: ...set the Auto P Size option to On or Off Note 1 Please refer to page 44 for information on this function 2 The C43 FL9000 model does not have this function 6 Follow the steps on page 21 to enter the Function menu and select the Multi Picture option then press the Ź cursor button to enter Multi Picture menu as shown on the right Note Please refer to page 33 39 for information on this function 䗝乍 Ϟϔ义...

Page 23: ...tup option as shown on the right 2 Press the ENTER button to enter the Setup menu Press the ź cursor button to select the Preset option as shown on the right 3 Press the ENTER button to enter the Preset menu Press the ź cursor buttons to select the Tuning option as shown on the right 3UHVHW 7XQLQJ LQH 7XQLQJ 3URJ FKDQJH QWHQQD WW 2II XWR 0XWH 2II 6HOHFW 5HWXUQ 6HW Ź ź 3LFWXUH XGLR 7LPHU XQFWLRQ 6H...

Page 24: ...t In addition you can receive AV program using a particular Program Number Select the Search option and press the TV VIDEO button on the remote control unit to select AV1 AV2 etc If you do not want to preset AV program please press the ENTER button on the remote control unit to quit the AV program setting 6 Select Skip using the Ÿ ź cursor buttons as shown on the right The Skip option in the menu ...

Page 25: ...lor System to Auto when receiving signal without color burst 9 Program Name in the Tuning menu allows you to assign a name for each channel The detail steps are shown below Press the Ÿ ź cursor buttons to select the Program Name option then press the Ź cursor button to select the letter to be changed from the left to right When the letter is selected press the Ÿ ź cursor buttons to select the desi...

Page 26: ... from the Program Number selected In the process of searching press the ENTER button to quit After complete the searching the TV will quit the menu automatically AV PRESETTING Press the TV VIDEO button to switch the picture to the AV mode Enter the Preset menu to display the menu as shown on the right Press the Ÿ ź cursor buttons to select the AV Mode option and the Ż Ź cursor buttons or the TV VI...

Page 27: ...eset menu as shown on the right 2 Press the Ÿ ź cursor buttons to select the Fine Tuning option as shown on the right 3 The Fine tuning adjustment bar is shown on the screen as shown on the right by pressing the ENTER button Then press the Ż Ź cursor buttons to fine tune for desired picture condition 3UHVHW 7XQLQJ LQH 7XQLQJ 3URJ FKDQJH QWHQQD WW 2II XWR 0XWH 2II 6HOHFW 5HWXUQ ź 3UHVHW 7XQLQJ LQH ...

Page 28: ...eft side of arrow shows green press the Ʒ cursor buttons to select program No 001 as shown on the right 3 Press the ENTER button to select the other Prog No right side of arrow shows green and press the Ÿ ź cursor buttons to select the program No desired to be exchanged No 199 as shown on the right Then press the ENTER button to carry out the exchange 3UHVHW 7XQLQJ LQH 7XQLQJ 3URJ FKDQJH QWHQQD WW...

Page 29: ... option On or Off to turn on or off the Antenna Att function ǏPreset Auto MuteǐIf Auto Mute is On the noise from TV will be controlled when there is no signal transmission from the antenna terminal Follow the steps on page 23 to enter the Preset menu then select the Auto Mute option as shown on the right Press the Ż Ź cursor buttons to set the Auto Mute option On or Off to turn on or off the Auto ...

Page 30: ...e TV when it is at standby mode and there is an output signal from these external equipment Auto Link function will automatically switch on the TV and switch to AV1 or AV5 automatically The set will turn to standby mode automatically from the time when there is no operation on the set for a long time Note When the HDMI INPUT interface has been connected and the TV is in standby If you switch on th...

Page 31: ...l the volume by pressing Volume up down buttons on the remote control unit of the TV set Note Please lower the volume of equipment to prevent damage to its speakers or hearing distorted sound when connecting the FIXED VARIABLE AUDIO output terminals on the TV to the stereo system equipment ǏLanguageǐRefer to page 15 ǏText Languageǐ Follow the steps on page 23 to enter the Setup menu then select th...

Page 32: ...ctly 2 Press the ENTER button to change the selection box to blue Press the Ÿ ź Ż Ź cursor buttons to adjust blue convergence 3 Press the ENTER button to change the selection box to white Press the Ÿ ź Ż Ź cursor buttons to move the selection box to select another adjustment point then perform 1 2 to adjust Notes 1 During the adjustment press the ENTER button frequently to return to the moving mod...

Page 33: ...elected picture However the program No selected in one picture cannot be the same as that in the other one Otherwise the characters Not Available will appear Notes When the RECALL button is pressed the picture A and B will display their respective program No instantly and the red symbol will appear on the top of the selected picture momentarily ƽIn the Split mode you can press the SWAP button to s...

Page 34: ...will appear Notes When the RECALL button is pressed the picture A and B will display their respective program No instantly and the red symbol will appear on the top of the selected picture momentarily ƽAfter accessing the P in P mode you can press the SWAP button to switch between the two pictures ie to exchange the program sources in the picture A and B ƽPress the POSITION button to move the pict...

Page 35: ...elected picture However the program No selected in one picture cannot be the same as that in the other one Otherwise the characters Not Available will appear Notes When the RECALL button is pressed the picture A and B will display their respective program No instantly and the red symbol will appear on the top of the selected picture momentarily ƽIn the Split mode you can press the SWAP button to s...

Page 36: ...h the main picture and sub picture are receiving from RF video or component signals 525i or 625i or HDMI signal 525i or 625i the P in P mode will display as shown in figure 1 Note In this mode press the SWAP button to exchange the program sources of picture A and B 2 When the main picture receives 1125i HD signal and the sub picture receives RF video or component signals 525i or 625i or HDMI signa...

Page 37: ... red symbol will appear on top of the selected picture momentarily ƽPress the POSITION button to move picture B on the screen in sequence as shown on previous page Do not fix picture B on a particular position of the screen for a long time this will damage the PRT ƽIn the P in P mode you can press the MULTI PIC or the RETURN button to quit ƽIn the P in P modeˈyou can press the MENU button to enter...

Page 38: ...hat are skipped ƽWhen entering mode 3 you can select the program for picture A by pressing the program up down buttons Ÿ ź or number buttons As for the pictures in group B you can press the ŸP źP buttons to select one of the pictures among the B1 B2 B3 picture The color of the program No in the selected picture will turn from white to green If you press the ENTER button the picture selected in gro...

Page 39: ...gnal output from the speakers and the monitor out terminals ƽIn this mode press the CH SURF or the RETURN button to quit If you enter the menu by pressing the MENU button it will exit from this mode ƽIn this mode the A B SWAP and POSITION buttons are invalid The Strobe function is as shown below Follow the steps on page 21 to enter the Function menu and select the Multi Picture option then enter t...

Page 40: ...ase the page number CANCEL This button is used to return the screen to the TV mode temporarily while the TV is searching a required text page Press this button again to display the teletext screen MODE This button is used to switch between FASTEXT and LIST mode FASTEXT is to link the four prompt information on the lower part of the screen represented by the four colors which match the color button...

Page 41: ...fore the words Ālj RRP NJ 6FUROOā disappears as shown on the lower right side 2 When HD component signal is received Press the P SIZE button to switch between two different modes lj16 9NJandlj16 9ZoomNJ Remark If you change program No or power on the TV the aspect mode will return to the mode of lj16 9NJ when HD signal is received or lj4 3NJ when conventional signal is received Notes 1ˊ Do not watch TV at n...

Page 42: ...P SIZE button is pressed the aspect modes will switch between six different modes lj16 9NJ lj16 9ZoomNJ lj4 3NJ ljExpandedNJˈlj lj4 3Zoom1NJ and lj4 3Zoom2NJ ƽWhen you press the P SIZE button the aspect mode will change to lj16 9NJ lj16 9ZoomNJ lj4 3NJ ljExpandedNJ lj4 3Zoom1NJ or lj4 3Zoom2NJ mode However if you change program No or power on the TV the aspect mode will automatically return to the mode that you set in TV ...

Page 43: ...Zoom 3NJ Scroll disappear as shown at the lower right side Likewise the function is available in lj4 3Zoom1NJ lj4 3Zoom2NJ orljExpandedNJmode ƽIf you change program No or power on the TV the aspect mode will not change 3 When HD component signal is received ƽPress the P SIZE button to switch between three different modes lj16 9NJ ljExpandedNJandlj16 9ZoomNJ ƽIf you change program No or power on the TV the aspe...

Page 44: ...hange program No or power on the TV the aspect mode of the TV will not change 2 The aspect ratio of HDMI signal is LETTER If you change program No or power on the TV the aspect mode of the TV will automatically return to the mode of lj4 3Zoom1NJ 3 The aspect ratio of HDMI signal is 16 9 If you change program No or power on the TV the aspect mode of the TV will automatically return to the mode of lj16...

Page 45: ...ONIC RECALL Ĺ TOSHIBA RECALL ĺ PHILIPS RECALL Ļ JVC RECALL ļ SAMSUNG RECALL Ľ SONY RECALL ľ RCA RECALL Ŀ MITSUBISHI RECALL ONKYO RECALL INDEX ZENITH RECALL MODE ORITRON RECALL SUB SKYWORTH RECALL REVEAL BBK RECALL TV TEXT SHINCO RECALL CANCEL AUDIO button Press the AUDIO button to switch the sound mode as shown below TheaterėMusicėNarrationėFavorite Ė Ę PICTURE button Press the PICTURE button to s...

Page 46: ...H I II button Mode will exchange among I MAIN II SUB and FM MONO when bilingual broadcast is being received NICAM I NICAM II NICAM When stereo broadcast is being received mode will exchange between STEREO and MONO When A2 stereo broadcast is being received mode will exchange between STEREO and MONO P SIZE button Press the P SIZE button to switch the aspect mode Refer to page41 44 AV1 AV1 AV DIRECT...

Page 47: ...ilable for other HD signal formats for example 720p 60Hz 2 Set the Dynamic Contrast and Color Manager in the Picture menu to Off and set the Scan Mode in the Function menu to HD Note If you set the Dynamic Contrast or Color Manager to On or you do not set Scan Mode to HD it will exit from HD signal through mode 3 Set the aspect mode tolj16 9NJby pressing the P SIZE button Note When the aspect mode i...

Page 48: ...EO and VIDEO input jacks at the side panel cannot be used at the same time or else the playback picture may be abnormal Thus before you connect the cable to S VIDEO jack please check that VIDEO jack is not connected and vice versa 2 If your equipment has S VIDEO outputˈplease use S VIDEO cable instead of the standard video cable 3 If your equipment has a mono sound output please insert the audio c...

Page 49: ...VIDEO PB Y CB PR INPUT CR L R Y R L OUTPUT L R OUTPUT INPUT R L S VIDEO OUTPUT VIDEO R L 6WHUHR V VWHP 9 5 RU RU 9 5 L R AUDIO FIXED VARIABLE S VIDEO MONO C PR R C PB B Y VIDEO C PR R C PB B Y VIDEO TV AS CENTER MONO MONO MONO VIDEO MONITOR OUT INPUT 4 INPUT 3 INPUT 1 INPUT 2 HDMI INPUT ODVHUGLVF SOD HU 9 SOD HU FDPFRUGHU HWF 9 3 9 SOD HU 79 6 7 723 2 HWF 2XWVLGH DQWHQQD RU 79 FRD LDO FDEOH 5 DGDS...

Page 50: ...nal computers 2 Only formats such as 1080i 720p 60Hz 576i 576p 480i and 480p are available for HDMI INPUT interface 3 The HDMI INPUT interface on INPUT1 contains the copy protection system called High bandwidth Digital Content Protection HDCP HDCP is a cryptographic system that encrypts video signals when using HDMI connections to prevent illegal copying of video contents 4 Connect the HDMI or DVI...

Page 51: ...erface CENTER 6WHUHR V VWHP 9 SOD HU HWF OUT R L S S CENTER OUT R L FRONT OUT R L LFE SUB OUT REAR OUT SUB WOOFER 6WHUHR V VWHP ᴀᴎⱘৢ䴶ᵓ L R AUDIO FIXED VARIABLE S VIDEO MONO C PR R C PB B Y VIDEO C PR R C PB B Y VIDEO TV AS CENTER MONO MONO MONO VIDEO MONITOR OUT INPUT 4 INPUT 3 INPUT 1 INPUT 2 HDMI INPUT 9 SOD HU HWF Rear panel ...

Page 52: ...I and AV1 on the top right corner of the screen which indicates that you are viewing the program through the HDMI INPUT interface on INPUT1 Note 1 When the HDMI INPUT interface on INPUT1 is used please do not connect terminals Y VIDEOˈ PB CBˈPR CR on INPUT1 2 The C43 FL9000 model does not have HDMI INPUT interface 5 If your device has s video signal output please use s video signal instead of the ...

Page 53: ...Poor brightness color or tint gThe contrast brightness color or tint may be misadjusted Snowy picture gInterference from motorcycles high tension line electric hair drier personal computer or radio station Ghosts gCheck the direction height or position of the antenna No color gThe antenna signal is too weak gColor System or Sound System is not set properly Remote controller does not work gThe batt...

Page 54: ...focus No Yes NICAM A2 Yes Yes Surround Yes Yes P in P Yes Yes Teletext Yes Yes S VIDEO INPUT VLGH UHDU VLGH UHDU VIDEO INPUT VLGH UHDU VLGH UHDU COMPONENT INPUT Y PB CB PR CR UHDU UHDU HDMI INPUT No 1 rear AUDIO INPUT VLGH UHDU VLGH UHDU MONITOR OUT 1 rear 1 rear FIXED VARIABLE AUDIO OUT UHDU UHDU Shielding No Yes Weight J J Dimension mm widthhheighthdepth PPh PPh PP PPh PPh PP Note Specifications...