Hitachi LE42EC05AUS, User Manual

Page 1: ... you for purchasing this HITACHI product To obtain the best performance and safety please read this manual carefully Please keep this manual for future reference User Manual LED LCD TV LE42EC05AUS LE50EC05AU ...

Page 2: ...ection Volume Adjustment On Screen Display Selection and Adjustment Channel Selection Information Banner Subtitle Selection Electronic Programme Guide EPG Schedule Recorder Schedule Reminder Viewing Schedule List 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 16 16 17 17 PVR Operation About PVR Instant Recording Time Shifting Viewing Your Recorded Programme PVR Playback 18 18 18 18 19 19 Menu Operation Picture Menu Audi...

Page 3: ...r the manufacturer s instructions have been adhered to Power Sources The product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home consult your appliance dealer or local power company Power Cord Protection Power cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items place...

Page 4: ...n a firm and flat surface Avoid placing the product in areas of direct sunlight heating radiators closed automobiles high temperature high humidity excessive dust strong vibration impact or strong magnetic fields as the internal parts may be seriously damaged Hazards of Electrical Shock and Fire Do not touch the power cord with wet hands Hold the plug when disconnecting the power cord Do not pull the...

Page 5: ...leaning the product Important Safety Instructions Common Phenomena of the TV Panel Defective Spots on TV Panel The TV panel is manufactured with high precision technology It consists of large number of pixels However some of them may appear constantly on the screen as black spots brilliant spots of light red green or blue and or illuminated spots pixel of white colour Residual Image When a still i...

Page 6: ... Carefully place the TV with its front side facing down on a cushioned flat surface Attach the stand to the TV as shown 3 CAUTION s The TV stand may not be fixed in place after repeatedly tightening and loosening the screws WARNING s During assembling and disassembling the TV stand please use your hand to support it Failure to do so may cause the TV stand to fall and result in personal injury s Aft...

Page 7: ...ation s The wall mount bracket is not supplied s Please store the screws that are not in use Position the TV Set Place the TV on a firm and flat surface leaving a space of at least 10cm around the TV set and 30cm from the top of the TV set to the wall or cabinet 30cm 10cm 10cm s Place the TV set where it cannot be pulled pushed or knocked over Secure the TV Set It is recommended to install the TV on...

Page 8: ...gnal input for about 10 minutes in TV AV HDMI RGB mode s The TV will not switch to standby mode automatically if there is no signal input in MEDIA mode s If the TV will not be used for a long period of time disconnect the power plug from the wall socket outlet WARNING s When the main power of the TV is switched off the TV is not completely disconnected from the power supply Disconnect the AC power...

Page 9: ...l 2 HDMI1 Input Terminal 3 COMPONENT AV Input Terminal 4 Audio Output Terminal s Sound output is only available in DTV or TV mode 5 Headphones Jack 6 S PDIF Digital Audio Output Terminal 7 Antenna Input Terminal 8 RGB PC Input Terminal 9 HDMI2Input Terminal 10 HDMI3 Input Terminal ...

Page 10: ...TV and switch it on again Sleep Timer is set to Off 4 Number 0 9 Press to select the TV channel directly 5 Info Press to display the information banner 6 Ch I II Press to select the audio language in DTV mode Press to select the sound output for a stereo bilingual broadcast in TV mode Broadcasting Selection NICAM Mono NICAM Mono Mono Stereo NICAM Stereo Mono Bilingual NICAM Main NICAM Sub Mono A2 ...

Page 11: ...17 Mute Press to mute the sound Press again to cancel 18 Input Select Press to select the input source 19 OK OK Press to confirm and execute the selection 20 PVR Press to start PVR recording 21 MEDIA Press to access MEDIA mode directly 22 Subtitle Press to turn on the subtitle Press again to cancel 23 Last Channel LAST CH Press to return to previously viewed channel s Last Channel is only available...

Page 12: ...images press to select input source page 11 s Please refer to the user manual of the external equipment for more information on the connection to the TV s Please disconnect all the power supplies to the external equipment and TV before connection s The illustrations used here are based on model LE42EC05AUS There may be a slight difference in the illustrations if you are using LE50EC05AU To use HDM...

Page 13: ... terminal DIGITAL AUDIO IN Example Amplifier rear side side To use Audio Out terminal rear side side AUDIO IN R L Example Amplifier To connect headphones side side Headphones s You can also connect a PC with DVI or HDMI output to this TV s Sound output is only available in DTV or DTV mode To connect external USB storage device side External USB Storage Device s The USB cable connector should not exc...

Page 14: ... outlet Input Source Selection To select input source 1 Press 2 Press to select the desired input source DTV TV AV COMPONENT HDMI1 HDMI2 HDMI3 RGB MEDIA 3 Press OK to set your selection Volume Adjustment To change the volume 1 Press to increase the sound volume 2 Press to decrease the sound volume To mute the sound 1 Press to temporarily turn off the sound 2 Press or to restore the sound to previo...

Page 15: ... CH will not work if no channel has been changed after the TV is turned on Information Banner The information banner displays brief programme information about the current programme Each time a channel is changed the information appears at the bottom of the screen To display information banner 1 Press to display the information banner In DTV mode the information banner may contain s Channel number...

Page 16: ...eams Airline The following remote control buttons will enable you to use the EPG functions Button Action GUIDE Press to display or exit PROGRAMME GUIDE screen RED Press to set recorder GREEN Press to display information on the selected programme YELLOW Press to display schedule list BLUE Press to set reminder Press to select the item in the list s The EPG will only be available when you are receiv...

Page 17: ...e programme to the Schedule List An updated Schedule List will be shown s During the last 10 seconds of the preset reminder time an on screen countdown will be displayed Press any button on the remote control or TV during the countdown will cancel the reminder Viewing Schedule List You can browse and change the future scheduled recordings or reminders 1 Press GUIDE to display the PROGRAMME GUIDE s...

Page 18: ...rom your TV 00 00 16 0001 15 30 12 02 ABB TV 2 3 5 1 6 4 1 Elapsed Time 2 Control Bar Press PVR to display the Control Bar during the recording 3 Channel Name 4 Control Items Press to select or and press OK to execute the selection 5 Current Time 6 Available USB Storage Device Recording Time s The recording will be automatically named based on the programme that was being watched when you first pre...

Page 19: ...0 00 16 00 10 30 1 2 3 4 1 Progress Bar 2 Elapsed Time Total Playback Time 3 Control Bar Press PVR to display the Control Bar during the playback 4 Control Items Press to select the desired control item and press OK to execute the selection Use these control items on the Control Bar to control the PVR playback Control Item Button Play Resume normal playback Search Backward Search backward the play...

Page 20: ...ding on your preferred colour tone Normal Warm Favourite Red Green Blue Picture Size Full Select the desired picture size CAUTION s When displaying the image in 4 3 Picture Size for a long time it can cause a permanent after image on the TV screen s In PC mode only 4 3 and Full are available for Picture Size s If Wide Screen Signalling WSS is not transmitted and detected TV will automatically set ...

Page 21: ...ription Switch Audio Description Off Select On to activate the auditory narration of visual representations s AD Volume is only available when Audio Description is set to On On AD Volume Digital Audio Output Auto Select PCM to output audio signal by PCM format Select Auto to output audio signal by Dolby Digital or PCM format Dolby Digital format is output if the audio track of the broadcasting pro...

Page 22: ...rrent channel Sound System BG Select the appropriate sound system s If the sound is not clear select another sound system I DK L Current Channel Select the channel you want to tune Search Press to search the frequency Fine Tuning Fine tune the current channel Press to decrease or increase the frequency Frequency Display the current channel frequency Channel Edit Set the channels according to your ...

Page 23: ... the YELLOW button to move the channel To skip the channel 1 Press to select the channel to be skipped 2 Press the BLUE button symbol appears s The channel will then be skipped when you select channels with s You can still select a skipped channel using the Number buttons s To unskip the channel select the channel and press the BLUE button symbol is removed To set favourite channel 1 Press to sele...

Page 24: ...vailable when PVR File System Type is set to Hi Speed s The recording capacity depends on the video format that is being recorded Time Shift Size Show the time shift disk size Speed Show the speed of the USB storage device Free Record Limit Select the maximum recording time Time Time Zone Select the local time zone s This function allows you to select the local time zone in case the time displayed...

Page 25: ... PVR File System are only available in DTV mode ABOUT DIVX VIDEO DivX is a digital video format created by DivX LLC a subsidiary of Rovi Corporation This is an official DivX Certified device that plays DivX video Visit divx com for more information and software tools to convert your files into DivX videos ABOUT DIVX VIDEO ON DEMAND This DivX Certified device must be registered in order to play purchas...

Page 26: ...store Default Restore all settings to the default factory settings s A password is require to access the Advanced Setup menu s In case you have forgotten your password enter 9999 to disable lock and reset the password to factory default password s You can view blocked programmes by entering the password when prompted This temporarily switches off the Parental Control for the current channel until ...

Page 27: ...the device You can safely connect or disconnect the USB storage device when the TV is at standby mode s Back up all of the data in the USB storage device in case if data was lost due to unexpected accident We do not assume any liability for the losses by misuse or malfunction s Not all USB storage devices are compatible with this TV s The file names and folder names that are not in English may not ...

Page 28: ...g Photo7 jpg C 1 2 Resolution Size Date Time 1920 x 1080 2000KBytes 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 7 8 Text Menu Return Up Folder Folder 1 Folder 2 Text1 txt Text2 txt Text3 txt Text4 txt Text5 txt Text6 txt Text7 txt C 1 2 Size 200KBytes Even adults misbehave at times so remember to look at your child s misbehavior with understanding stop take a breath and look for the opportunity to teach Remember that it takes ...

Page 29: ...F16X s Press to resume normal playback Skip Backward Skip to the previous video file Skip Forward Skip to the next video file Stop Stop the playback and return to Video Menu screen Play Modes Repeat Current Playback the current video file repeatedly Repeat All Playback all the video files repeatedly Repeat None Cancel repeat Repeat AB Set the starting and ending of a time segment to repeat Select and ...

Page 30: ...use or resume the playback Search Backward Search backward the playback Press repeatedly to select the search backward speeds FR2X FR4X FR8X FR16X s Press to resume normal playback Search Forward Search forward the playback Press repeatedly to select the search forward speeds FF2X FF4X FF8X FF16X s Press to resume normal playback Previous Skip to the previous music file Next Skip to the next music ...

Page 31: ...hoto Menu screen Play Modes Repeat Current Playback the current photo file permanently No slideshow is performed Repeat All Playback all the photo files repeatedly Repeat None Cancel repeat Stop Background Music Stop the background music Play Background Music Play the background music while viewing the photo files page 30 s If no background music is set all the music files in the same folder as the ph...

Page 32: ... Control Bar or these buttons on the remote control to control the text playback Control Item Button Search Backward Display the previous page of the text file Search Forward Display the next page of the text file Previous Skip to the previous text file Next Skip to the next text file Stop Stop the playback and return to Text Menu screen Stop Background Music Stop the background music Play Background ...

Page 33: ...y the main index page 5 Reveal Press to display the hidden text e g the answers of puzzles or riddles Press again to close the revealed answer 6 Page Select Press to move to the next or previous Teletext page 7 Subtitle Press to access subtitle service directly if the channel has the subtitle service broadcasting 8 Hold Press to hold the current Teletext page Press again to cancel the hold mode 9 ...

Page 34: ... Try another channel Intermittent interference s Check if the source of interference is shield well s Remove those kinds of electrical devices away from the TV Poor stereo sound s The TV station may have broadcast difficulties Try to change to mono mode Remote control does not work s Check if the batteries are installed correctly s The batteries may be exhausted Replace them with new ones s Remove ...

Page 35: ...MI1 IN HDMI2 IN HDMI3 IN 480i p 576i p 720p 50 60 1080i 50 60 1080p 24 50 60 RGB IN Analogue 640x480 60 800x600 60 1024x768 60 1280x1024 60 MEDIA IN USB Port AUDIO IN Diameter 3 5mm Mini Jack Terminals Output Signals AUDIO OUT Only available in DTV or TV mode AV OUT Only available in DTV or TV mode S PDIF Digital Audio Output Coaxial Headphones Diameter 3 5mm Mini Jack Environment Working Temperat...

Page 36: ...the VGA card This is not an error You may improve this situation by selecting Auto Adjust or adjusting the position phase and clock settings in the RGB Mode Setup menu manually s If you switch off the TV interference lines may occur on the TV screen This is normal HDMI Input Signal Chart Resolution Vertical Frequency Hz Horizontal Frequency kHz Dot Clock Frequency MHz VGA 640 x 480 60 31 47 25 18 ...

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