Hitachi L46VF04ULD, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ... for future reference These instructions contain important information which will help you get the best from your television and ensure safe and correct installation and operation For any help concerning set up and use of your TV please call the Customer Helpline 0845 604 0105 Lines open 9am 8pm Monday to Saturday and 10am 4pm Sunday ...

Page 2: ... 15 Back connections explained 15 Left side connections explained 16 HDMI Connections 17 SCART Connections 17 VGA Connections 17 Side AV Connections 18 Using a Conditional Access Module 18 USB Connections 19 Basic Features 20 How to navigate menus Selecting source 20 Electronic programme guide EPG 20 General Operation 21 Displaying Subtitles 21 Zoom Modes 21 Using Main Menu Screen 21 Configuring D...

Page 3: ... Viewing Photos via USB 31 Displaying Photos in Slideshow Mode 31 Playing Music via USB 31 Setting the channels 32 Accessing Installation Menu 32 Automatic Channel Scan Retune 32 Manual Channel Scan 32 Analogue Fine Tune 32 First Time Installation 32 Clear Service List 32 Other Information 33 Teletext 33 Analogue Teletext 33 Digital Teletext for the UK only 33 Specifications 34 Product Support 35 ...

Page 4: ...of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock of 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 RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION C...

Page 5: ... objects on top of the TV Only use the TV in moderate climates Power cord and plug Do not place the set a piece of furniture etc on the power cord mains lead or pinch the cord Handle the power cord by the plug Do not unplug the appliance by pulling from the power cord and never touch the power cord with wet hands as this could cause a short circuit or electric shock Never make a knot in the cord o...

Page 6: ...ace avoid bathrooms the sink in the kitchen etc Do not expose this TV to rain or water as this may be dangerous Do not place objects filled with liquids such as flower vases on top of the TV Avoid from dripping or splashing If any solid object or liquid falls into the cabinet unplug the TV and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further Ventilation The slots and openings...

Page 7: ...gh the mains connection or through other apparatus with a connection to protective earthing and to a television distribution system using coaxial cable may in some circumstances create a fire hazard Connection to a cable distribution system has therefore to be provided through a device providing electrical isolation below a certain frequency range galvanic isolator see EN 60728 11 Safety Informati...

Page 8: ... that lost remote control Any other technical issues you may need assistance with Call us today 0845 604 0105 Local call rates applies Lines open 9am 8pm Monday to Saturday and 10am 4pm Sunday Calls to Argos enquiry lines may attract a charge and set up fee from residential lines depending on your call plan tariff Mobile and other providers costs may vary see www bt com pricing for details For Sec...

Page 9: ...et etc Stereo sound system German Nicam Teletext fastext TOP text Headphone connection Automatic programming system Forward or backward manual tuning Sleep timer Child lock Automatic sound mute when no transmission NTSC playback AVL Automatic Volume Limiting Auto power down PLL Frequency Search PC input Plug Play for Windows 98 ME 2000 XP Vista Windos 7 Game Mode Remote Control Batteries 2 x AAA I...

Page 10: ...ramme Guide EPG 17 Programme up Page down 18 Sleep timer 19 Picture mode selection 20 OK Select Hold in TXT mode Channel list 21 Cursor down 22 Return Index page in TXT mode 23 Cursor right Subpage in TXT mode 24 Cursor up 25 Previous programme 26 Yellow button 27 Blue button 28 No function 29 Subtitle on off TXT subtitle analogue TV mode 30 Subtitle in Media Browser mode V V SCREEN SCREEN LANG LA...

Page 11: ... off into standby mode 2 TV AV button Changes the operation of Up and Down buttons 3 Programme Up Down buttons Moves up down a channel 4 Volume Up Down buttons Increases decreases the volume NOTE IfyouswitchonyourTVviaPROGRAMME UP DOWN buttons on the remote control or on the TV set the programme that you were watching last will be reselected NOTE Press buttons at the same time to view main menu St...

Page 12: ...ch Over Air Download or Timer is active NOTE If you switch on your TV via P buttons on the remote control or on the TV set the programme that you were watching last will be reselected fig 1 fig 2 Power connection IMPORTANT The TV set is designed to operate on 220 240V AC 50 Hz Please note After unpacking allow the TV to reach ambient room temperature before connecting the TV to the mains power soc...

Page 13: ...onds the Source OSD will be displayed Operation using Remote control buttons The remote control is designed to control all the functions of the model you selected Volume Setting Press V button to increase the volume Press V button to decrease the volume Avolume level scale slider will be displayed on the screen Programme Selection Previous or Next Programme Press P button to select the previous pr...

Page 14: ...nd watch TV LCN is the Logical Channel Number system that organizes available broadcasts in accordance with a recognizable channel sequence Getting Started Initial set up When turned on for the first time the language selection menu appears The message Welcome please select your language is displayed in all language options listed alphabetically as shown below Press the or button to highlight the ...

Page 15: ...cast picture along with an information banner at the bottom of the screen The information banner can be displayed at any time while watching TV by pressing the INFO button on the remote control fig 8 Hint Not all channels broadcast the programme data If the name and time of the programme are not available then information banner will be displayed with blanks If the selected channel is locked you m...

Page 16: ... PDIF Coaxial Out Outputs digital audio signals of the currently watched source Use an SPDIF coaxial cable to trasfer audio signals to a device that has S PDIF input 6 Subwoofer Out Connects an external active subwoofer to the set to give a much deeper bass effect Use an appropriate RCA cable to connect the TV set to a subwoofer unit 7 PC YPbPr Audio Inputs PC YPbPr Audio Inputs are used for conne...

Page 17: ...ide audio video connection input is used for connecting video and audio signals of external devices To make a video connection you must use the supplied AV connection cable for enabling connection First plug singular jack of the cable to the TV s Side AV socket Afterwards insert your video cable s not supplied connector into the YELLOW input located on the plural side of the supplied AV connection...

Page 18: ...nput of the TV First plug the SCART S Video adapter to the SCART connector on your TV set Then connect a S video cable to the SCART socket via the Scart S Video adapter to the S video output of your external device VGA Connections You can connect a computer PC to the TV to display your computer s screen image on the TV Power up both computer and TV before making any connections Use a 15 pin D sub ...

Page 19: ...t or remove the CI module only when the TV is SWITCHED OFF In order to watch certain digital channels a conditional access module CAM can be necessary This module must be inserted in the CI slot of your TV 1 Obtain the Conditional Access Module CAM and the viewing card by subscribing to a pay channel company then insert those to the TV using the following procedure 2 Insert the CAM and then the vi...

Page 20: ...uld be FAT32 CAUTION Quickly plugging and unplugging USB devices is a very hazardous operation Especially do not repeatedly quickly plug and unplug the drive This may cause physical damage to the USB player and especially the USB device itself Do not pull out USB module while playing or recording a file SIDE VIEW USB MEMORY Connections 2 5 and 3 5 inch hdd with external power supply external hard ...

Page 21: ...is able to get Information on all programmes for the next 7 days by means of the 7 DAY EPG All programmes on each channel will be displayed Info bar commands Red button Prev Day Displays the programmes of previous day Green button Next day Displays the programmes of the next day Yellow button Zoom Expands programme information Blue button Filter Views fi ltering options INFO Details Displays the p...

Page 22: ...ng as the display of the screen format is displayed Using Main Menu Screen 1 Press MENU button to display main menu highlight the desired control icon using or or or button press OK button to display menu contents 2 Highlight an option inside a menu screen by using or button 3 Use or button to set an option 4 If OK box is displayed next to a menu setting press OK to display sub menu screen Changes...

Page 23: ...dit Number screen will be displayed Enter the desired channel number by using the numeric buttons on the remote control Note If there is a previously stored channel on that number a warning screen will be displayed 4 Select Yes if you want to move the channel and press OK Deleting a Channel 1 Select the channel that you want to delete and select Delete box 2 Press OK button to continue A warning s...

Page 24: ...tings can be changed if only the broadcaster supports Otherwise settings will not be available to be changed Audio Changes the audio language for the current channel Subtitle Sets the subtitle language for the current channel Basic Features NOTE If the Country option is set to Denmark Sweden Norway or Finland the Language Settings menu will function as described below Language Settings In the conf...

Page 25: ...s setting is available only for EU countries Menu Lock Menu lock setting enables or disables the menu access You can disable access to the installation menu or the whole menu system Maturity Lock optional When set this option gets the maturity information from the broadcast and if this maturity level is disabled disables access to the broadcast Child Lock optional When Child Lock is set the TV can...

Page 26: ...en the TV is not in use please switch off or disconnect the TV from the mains wall socket This will also reduce energy consumption Disconnect power when going away for longer time It is highly recommended to activate Power Save Mode setting to reduce your annual power consumption And also it is recommended to disconnect the TV from the mains wall socket to save energy more when you do not use Plea...

Page 27: ... by using or button 4 Use or button to set The timer can be programmed between Off and 2 00 hours 120 minutes in steps of 30 minutes Setting Programme Timers You can set programme timers for a particular programme using this feature 1 While in Timers menu press button to activate timers functions 2 Programme timer function buttons will be displayed on the screen 3 Press YELLOW button on the remote...

Page 28: ...a slight red stress Picture Zoom Sets the picture size to Auto 16 9 Subtitle 14 9 14 9 Zoom 4 3 Panoramic or Cinema HDMI True Black While watching from HDMI source this feature will be visible in the Picture Settings menu You can use this feature to enhance blackness in the picture You can set this feature as On for activating HDMI True Black mode Film Mode optional Films are recorded at a differe...

Page 29: ...ting is used for emphasizing left or right speaker balance Headphone Sets headphone volume Sound Mode You can select Mono Stereo Dual I or Dual II mode only if the selected channel supports that mode AVL Automatic Volume Limiting AVL function sets the sound to obtain fixed output level between programmes For instance volume level of advertisements tend to be louder than programmes Dynamic Bass Dyn...

Page 30: ...utomatic Scanning option You can manually search for new software by selecting Scan for upgrade Application version optional Displays the current application version Hard of Hearing If the broadcaster enables any special signal concerning the audio you can set this setting as On to receive such signals Audio Description Audio description refers to an additional narration track for blind and visual...

Page 31: ...ings icon from the main media browser page to view the current preferences You can set your Media Browser preferences by using the Settings dialogue Operation Press or button to highlight an item Use or button to configure an item View Style Sets default browsing mode Sets default browsing mode as folder or flat Select Directory to display files in a folder or Normal to view files directly If you ...

Page 32: ...screen and press OK button 2 All music files will be filtered and listed 3 Use or button to select a music file and press OK button to play Follow the information on the operations bar for using other commands Viewing Videos via USB 1 Select Videos from the Media Browser screen and press OK button 2 All video files will be filtered and listed 3 Use or button to select a video file and press OK but...

Page 33: ...en will be displayed Select the desired SearchType using or button Manual search options will change accordingly 3 Enter the multiplex for digital manual search or frequency number for analogue manual search using the numeric buttons and press OK button to start search Analogue Fine Tune 1 Select Analogue Fine Tune from the Installation menu by using or and OK buttons Analogue fine tune screen wil...

Page 34: ...or their index pages Coloured Buttons RED GREEN YELLOW BLUE Your TV supports both FASTEXT and TOP text systems When these systems are available the pages are divided into groups or topics When FASTEXT system is available sections in a teletext page will become colour coded and can be selected by pressing the coloured buttons Press a coloured button that corresponds to with your needs The coloured ...

Page 35: ...imensions DxLxH without foot 40 x 1089 x 657 mm Wall mounting bracket screw specification four M5 screws size M5 X 25mm Display 16 9 display 46 Screen Size 1920x1200 max resolution Digital Reception DVB T MHEG 5 ENGINE compliant with ISO IEC 13522 5 UK engine Profile 1 for UK Object carousel support compliant with ISO IEC 135818 6 and UK DTT profile for UK Frequency range 474 850 MHz for UK models...

Page 36: ...e quality may degrade when two devices are connected to the TV at the same time In such a case disconnect one of the devices No picture 1 No Picture means that your TV is not receiving a transmission Have you selected the correct button on the remote control Try once more Also make sure the correct input source has been selected 2 Is the aerial connected properly 3 Are the plugs connected tightly ...

Page 37: ...atteries only with the same or equivalent type The cold cathode fluorescent lamp in LCD PANEL contains a small amount of mercury please follow the local laws or regulations for disposal Product Support The above mark is in compliance with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive 2002 96 EC WEEE The mark indicates the requirement NOT to dispose the equipment including any spent or di...

Page 38: ...0Hz 3 640x480 72Hz 4 640x480 75Hz 5 800x600 56Hz 6 800x600 60Hz 7 800x600 70Hz 8 800x600 72Hz 9 800x600 75Hz 10 1024x768 60Hz 11 1024x768 70Hz 12 1024x768 72Hz 13 1024x768 75Hz 14 1152x864 75Hz 15 1280x768 60Hz 16 1360x768 60Hz 17 1280x768 75Hz 18 1280x960 60Hz 19 1280x960 75Hz 20 1280x1024 60Hz 21 1280x1024 75Hz 22 1400x1050 60Hz 23 1600x1200 60Hz 24 1920x1080 60Hz 25 1920x1200 60Hz 26 480p 60Hz ...

Page 39: ... 1280x768 60Hz 16 1360x768 60Hz 17 1280x768 75Hz 18 1280x960 60Hz 19 1280x960 75HZ 20 1280x1024 60Hz 21 1280x1024 75HZ 22 1400x1050 60Hz 23 1600x1200 60Hz 24 1920x1080 60Hz 25 1920x1200 60Hz Product Support PC Input Typical Display Modes The display has a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1200 The following table is an illustration of some of the typical video display modes Your TV may not support diff...

Page 40: ...AX 1920x1080 30P 20Mbit sec dat MPEG1 2 MPEG2 vob MPEG2 avi MPEG2 PCM MP3 MAX 1920x1080 30P 20Mbit sec Xvid 1 00 Xvid 1 01 Xvid 1 02 Xvid 1 03 Xvid 1 10 beta1 2 PCM Music mp3 MPEG 1 Layer 1 2 MP3 32Kbps 320Kbps Bit rate 32KHz 48KHz Sampling rate Photo jpg jpeg Baseline JPEG max WxH 15360x8640 4147200bytes Progressive JPEG max WxH 1024x768 6291456bytes bmp max WxH 9600x6400 3840000bytes Subtitle su...

Page 41: ...io for interconnection of components Component Video Inputs Y Pb Pr This video signal consist of colour differences and a luminance signal DTV Digital television broadcasts HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface This connection provides high quality uncompressed digital video and audio combining both audio and video signals via a single connection Multichannel audio Means that the TV program is...

Page 42: ...e reboot operation 2 3 AM search and upgrade mode If Automatic scanning in Upgrade Options menu is enabled TV wakes up at 03 00 and searches broadcast channels for new software upgrade If new software is found and downloaded successfully with next power up TV opens with new software version Note on reboot operation Reboot is the last step in software upgrade operation if download of new software i...

Page 43: ...om your SKY remote control e g volume up down programme up down DVB T functionality information This DVB receiver is only suitable for use in the country which it was designed to be used in Although this DVB receiver conforms to the latest DVB specifications at the time of manufacture wecannotguaranteecompatibility with future DVB transmissions due to changes that may be implemented in broadcast s...

Page 44: ...be correctly installed and operated in accordance with the instructions contained in this manual It must be used solely for domestic purpose The guarantee will be rendered invalided if the product is re sold or has been damaged by inexpert repair Specifications are subject to change without notice The manufacturer disclaims any liability for the incidental or consequential damages The guarantee is...

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Page 46: ...ration Please read the main Users Guide for more safety information before installation For any help concerning set up and use of your TV please call theCustomer Helpline 0845 604 0105 Lines open 9am 8pm Monday to Saturday and 10am 4pm Sunday Please read this quick guide fully before installing or operating because it contains important setup information and keep for future reference QUICK GUIDE L...

Page 47: ...ereo TV and VCR and wish to obtain stereo sound from your equipment These leads can be purchased from your Hitachi dealer or any good High Street electrical retailer wall socket Aerial RF Lead ANT IN VCR AV 1 AV 2 Aerial RF Socket Optional Scart Lead TV to VCR RF connector lead VCR to TV Aerial RF Socket VCR DVD RECORDER COMPONENT Y PR PB ANT IN ANTENNA HDMI OUT RF connector lead Device to TV wall...

Page 48: ...opean plug and switch on insert plug UK plug or through a VCR and satellite decoder 2d 2d ANT IN ANT IN RF Lead to Aerial RF Lead from VCR to Satellite RF Lead from VCR to TV Satellite LNB lead Aerial VCR Scart Lead to AV 1 on TV AV 1 TV VCR AV 2 TFT LCD TV ...

Page 49: ...n the front of the set will illuminate Press Standby or channel up down P P or numeric buttons 1 2 3 to operate FRONT VIEW Switch your TV on by pressing the Standby button on the TV Programme Up Volume Up Volume Down Programme Down To select a programme number To enter the main menu For navigation of the menus RC3902 ...

Page 50: ...alog only Set the desired type using left or right button and press down button to select Teletext Language option Use left or right button to select desired Teletext Language Press down button after setting Teletext Language option Scan Encrypted will be then highlighted You can set Scan Encrypted as Yes if you want to scan coded stations Press OK button on the remote control to continue and the ...