Hitachi 50EX20B, Operating Manual

Page 1: ...PROJECTIONCOLORTV OPERATING GUIDE IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 2 5 FIRST TIME USE 6 13 THE REMOTE CONTROL 14 22 EASY GRAPHIC GUIDE 23 37 USEFUL INFORMATION INDEX 38 43 ...

Page 2: ...panying theappliance WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS TELEVISION SYSTEM TO RAIN OR MOISTURE NOTE There are no user serviceable parts inside the receiver Model number and eedal number are indicated on back side of the set CAUTION Adjust onlythose controlsthat are covered inthe instructions as improperchanges or modifications not expressly approved by HITACHI could void the...

Page 3: ...r short out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the television set 11 2 If the television set has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged unplug this televi sion set from the wail outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel If liquid has been spilled into this television set unplug it from the wal outlet and refer service to qual...

Page 4: ...you are not sure of the type of power supply at your home consult your televisiort dealer or local power company For television sets designed to operate from battery power refer to the operating instructions 20 21 If the television set does not operate normally by following the operating instructions unplug this television set frornthe wall outlet and referservic ing to qualified service personnel...

Page 5: ...D by your Hitachi Factory Warranty When using the Picture in Picture function the sub picture should not be left permanently in one corner of the screen or a pattern burn may develop over a long period of time This projection television receiver was intended mainly for the private viewing of programs broadcast by TV stations and cable companies and programs from other video sources Public viewing ...

Page 6: ... 5V battedes For Remote Control Unit REMOTE CONTROL BATTERY INSTALLATION AND REPLACEMENT 1 2 3 Openthe batterycoverofthe remotetransmitter by pushingthe notched part of the cover with your fingers Insert two new AA size batteries or equivalent for the remote When replacing old batteries push them towards the spdngs and lift them out Match the and marks in the battery compart ment BOTTOM VIEW 4 Rep...

Page 7: ...ngs give several suggestions The best picture is seen by sittingdirectly in front of the IV and about 10 to 18 feet from the screen Picture bright ness decre _ses as the viewer moves to the left or right of the receiver During daylighthours reflectionsfrom outsidelight may appear onthe screen If so drapes or screenscan be usedto reducethe reflectionorthe TV can be locatedin a differentsectionof th...

Page 8: ...andoutputslocatedontheTelevision srear jack panels S Video Super Video Connector Thisconnectoris usedoncamcorders VCR s andlaser disc players with an S Video feature in place of the standardvideocableto producea high quality picture ANTENNA CONNECTIONS TO REAR JACK PANEL VHF 75 Ohm antenna CAW cable TV When using a 75 Ohm coaxial cable system connect the outdoor antenna or CATV coaxial cable to th...

Page 9: ...htbuttonswheninMENU mode CHANNEL selector Pressthesebuttonsuntilthe desiredchannelappearsinthe toprightcornerofthe TV screen Thesebuttons also serve asthe cursordown andup buttons whenin MENU mode POWER button Pressthisbuttonto turnthe TV onor off POWER light Youwill see a red lightwhenthe IVisturnedon NOTE Your HITACHI TV willappearto be turned off if there is novideo inputwhenVIDEO 1 orVIDEO 2 i...

Page 10: ...and videosignalswhichare usedforrecording Audio to Hi Fi These jacks provide variable audio outputto a separate stereo system amplifier With this connection the audio to the stereo can be controlled by the television s remote control Speaker Matrix Surround Switch Use this switchto choose between the surroundand external speaker features See page 13 for Audio System setup The TV s Internal Speaker...

Page 11: ...OT aov_d by DO NOT _ Mb T qL8T kPLE NALS OR OTHER CONOIJCTIh_ MATID_ TO 8 CU_E YOUR 6PFJ_ R WI _G Optional see tips I r n l t l Laserdisc playe O O camcorder etc 0 0 _ O0 0 0 0 1111111111101 0 Laserdisc player VCR Cable TV box _ _ _ oV_ _t INPUT I I v L R I I_ _ LO_001_ F _ 1 _ IF _ If _ C _ _ VCR 2 Stereo SystemAmplif r Typicalfull feature setup Followconnections that pertainto yourpersonalentert...

Page 12: ...inalof the ProjectionTV and an external amplifier This coulddamage boththe TV andthe speakers Your TV was designedto use 8 Ohm speakersonly Anyothertype may degradethe audioperformance of yourentertainmentsystem PROJECTIONTV SPEAKER AMPLIFIER TIPS ON REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS The S Video connectionis providedfor highperformancelaser discs VCR s etc that have this feature Use this connectioninplaceof ...

Page 13: ...ate audio amplifier Use the Audio to Hi Fi output on the IV _ These speakers are connected to the Rear Speaker 8 Ohm output on the TV c J SURROUND FEATURE OFF MATRIX SURROUND SWITCH Sp Matrix Surround Sp Matrix Surround REQUIRED CONNECTION Q EXTERNAL E_ SPEAKERS SeepagelOforlocationofSurroundSw_ch OPTIONAL CONNECTION EFFECT Receive Mono and Stereo Sound Movie Theater like Sound This feature tums o...

Page 14: ...nsor of the Cable Box and press the CABLE button on the remote The remote will now control your cable box PiP SWAP SHIFT FRZ 0000 OQO HITACHI CLU 415UI J Q Thesebuttonsallowthe remoteto controlyour IV VCR or Cable Box dependingon which mode is chosen as explainedabove rv vcR BUTTON Whenthe remoteis inthe TV orVCR mode thisis the TV VCR button When the remote is in the CABLEmode thisisthe A B butto...

Page 15: ... stereo ST or second audio program SAP press the RECALL button You can also check the time and if the ON TIME or OFF TIME has been set See page 31 Audio Selected CHANNEL n p Channel CAPTION_ _ IJ Indicator NEWS sTEVR EO 31_ STISA _ Audio ON TIMER _ ON 7 00 AM I I Broadcast OFF TIMER I ooo eooI I If a video input is used VideoInput VIDEO I s m _ Whenan S Video inputisconnected You can also use the ...

Page 16: ...stoselectchannels Enter 0 firstforchannels1to 9 Forchannel100 andhigher press the 1 button wait untilanotherdashappearsnexttothe channeldisplayonyourTV thenenterthe remaining two numbersusingthe numberbuttons Channel selection may also be performed by pressing channel up A or down V NOTE The TV may not receive some channels ifyou are not in the correct AIR CABLE mode See page 25 I AVX Button The A...

Page 17: ...llllHllN_mnmon m Louder CLOSED CAPTION will be displayed when the MUTE button is pressed O LAST CHANNEL LST CH Button Use thisbuttonto selectbetweenthe lasttwo channelsviewed Goodforwatchingtwo sporting events etc PRME STEREO 28 ST SA LST CH _ PICTURE IN PICTURE See separate section on page 18 for a description TEREO 39 _ SRD button Your Hitachi model does not access surround SRD using the remote ...

Page 18: ... the PIP button and a sub picture appears in one comer of the screen Press the button a second time to remove the sub picture from the screen Press the AVX button when the sub picture is on to change between VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2 The IV channel will always be either the main picture or the sub picture NEWS Main Picture STEREO _ j STISA PIP 0 Sub _ SWAP BUTTON Ifyouwishto switchwhat is beingshownon th...

Page 19: ...rting event etc To returnto motion pressthe buttonagain _ FREEZE FRZ BUTTON WITHOUT A SUB PICTURE QUICK FREEZE 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 SWAP button will not work with this QUICK FREEZE function i 1 STISA FRZ ACAUTION A pattern burn may develop ifthe sub picture is left inthe same ...

Page 20: ...set code 4 The remote will now control your VCR NOTES 1 Ify ourVCR cannot be operated after performing the above procedures this means that your VCR s codes have not been precoded into the remote 2 In the unlikely event that your VCR cannot be operated after performing the above procedures consult your VCR operating guide 3 The remote control will remember the codes you have programmed in until th...

Page 21: ...the aboveprocedures this meansthat your cable boxcodeshave notbeen precoded intothe remote 2 Inthe unlikelyeventthatyour cableboxcannot be operatedafter performingthe aboveproce dures consultyourcable boxoperatingguide 3 The remotecontrolwillrememberthecodesyou have programmedin untilthe batteriesare re movedfrom the remotecontrol Afterreplacing the batteriesrepeatthe entireprogramming pro cedures...

Page 22: ...Sansni 14 26 Sanyo 18 19 30 48 Scott 16 17 33 37 42 43 44 Sears 09 10 15 18 19 21 25 30 31 Sharp 20 Shintom 27 Shogun 48 Singer 27 Sony 06 07 08 09 STS 15 Sylvania 00 09 16 28 32 Symphonic 00 Tatung 14 Teac 00 14 Technics 09 35 Teknika 00 09 10 Telefunken 38 TMK 40 48 Toshiba 16 17 25 42 44 Totevision 10 48 Unitech 48 Vector 17 Vector Research 11 13 Video Concepts 13 17 23 Videosonic 48 Wards 00 0...

Page 23: ...selection will be highlighted in blue and the selection you have chosen will be highlighted in red CURSOR Press the CURSOR buttons to highlight a different feature 3 PressENTER onthe remotecontrolto selecta feature This part of the screen shows what selections are available This part of the screen shows which remote control buttonsto use PROGRAM CLOCK D VIDEO AUDIO ENTER MENU SET EXIT I oooooool 2...

Page 24: ...annelbuttons Channelbuttons addor skip Featureto displaydialogue text ChooseEnglish Frenchor Spanish dialogue PROGRAM f LabelchannelsPAY1 ABC etc Blockchannelpicture sound Checkchannelname scan childlock Lowervolumeon selectedchannels CLOCK f Setbefore usingtimerfeatures Turn TV onor offonetime or daily Setforonetime or daily Setfor onetime or daily Checkday monthandyear VIDEO f Adjust color brigh...

Page 25: ...oroutdoorantenna Select CATV if you have cableTV CABLE Pressthe CURSOR buttonsto highlight the correctAIR CABLEmodeandpressMENU to exit Yourchoicewillbe shownonthe display El _Z NR E_TV1 r C_TV2 AIR VHF 2 13ch UHF 14 69ch RECEPTION BAND CATV 1 or CATV 2 CATV CHANNEL VHF 2 13 Mid band A I A 5 A 1 Super band J W Hyper band 37 64 W I W 28 Ultra band W 29 W 84 Indicated on the screen 2 13 14 22 95 99 ...

Page 26: ...amming functionisengaged programming will stop See CHANNELMEMORY to addor erase additional channels CHANNEL MEMORY J se this function after AUTOPROGRAM to add or erase additional channels to the remote control CHANNEL A _ buttons Your choice will be highlighted in yellow CHANNELos CHANNELO5 171ADO E IF RASE RSOR I lxO0 r J1ER _ NEXt CHANNEL CH NEXt CHANNBL CHA CH ENTER MENU MENU SET EXIT Jib IEXI1...

Page 27: ...ntirescreenandviewingtheTV programisnotpossible TEXT maynotbe availablewithevery program CHANNEL 1 is usedfor the primarylanguage usuallyEnglish CHANNEL 2 issometimesusedfor a secondlanguage mayvary by region Use theCURSOR A or _ to highlight thefunction tochange prossENTERtochangethefunction andpressMENU to exit NOTE MENU LANGUAGE MODE CC MODE TEXT The word MUTE will notbe displayedifthe DISPLAYi...

Page 28: ... CH CH ENTER MENU ressthe CURSOR _k_ V to selectletters ressthe CURSOR _ _ to changeposition ressENTER to setthe CHANNEL CAPTION and itwillappear inthe top leftcornerof the screen ress CHANNEL A V orthe numberbuttonsto selectand labeladditionalchannels JressMENU to exit he represents a blank space elect CANCEL to erase a CHANNEL CAPTION o view the CHANNEL CAPTION press the RECALL button on your re...

Page 29: ... old number factory preset 000 for first time use then enter a new three digit key number you prefer Ifyouforget your keynumber usethe factory code777 to eraseyourkeynumber Thiswillresetthe keynumberback to the factorypreset000 I PROGRAM LIST I This function allowsyoutoviewwhichchannelsarelabeledinCHANNELCAPTION NAME which have been added to CHANNEL MEMORY SCAN and whichare protectedby CHILD LOCK ...

Page 30: ..._I 1o_ NeXT C _ EL CH C ENTER MENU CURSOR VOLUMECORRECTION 22 t_ _ l 1oo NEXT CHANNEL CH CH _ ENTER MENU Press ENTER to set the channel Press the CURSOR _ _ to adjust volume level Press MENU to exit NOTE 1 VOLUMECORRECTIONadjustment isforthe channeldisplayed inthetopright comer ofthe screen To adjusta different channel youmustselectthe channelwiththe channel ornumberbuttons and pressENTER 2 If the...

Page 31: ...Pressthe numberbuttonsto selectthe time the TV willturn onor off AM 1 PM 2 Pressthe CURSOR _ _ buttonsfor MODE ONCE onetime only or MODE DAILY TV willturnon offatthe same time everyday PressCHANNEL _k _F orthe NUMBER buttons to setthe channelthe TV willtunetowhen itautomatically turnson Your choice for AM PM and MODE will appear in red Press ENTER to start Select CANCEL and press ENTER to erase ti...

Page 32: ...ITAMINS I_CANCE1 ENTER MENU MESSAGE 1 REMEMBER TO TAKE DALLY VITAMINS TIME r IAM r IPM ENIER CURSOR Use CURSOR _k V to chooseMODE or TIME Use CURSOR _ _ to set MODE when it is yellow Yourchoicewillbe inred Use the NUMBER buttonsto setthe time PressENTER to start and MENU to exit I Note At the selected time the message will be displayed until a remote control button is pressed Message 2 works in th...

Page 33: ...djustedwillbe inyellow CONTRAST COLOR TINT BRIGHT SHARPNESS t RESET Use this function to change the contrast between black and white level in the picture This adjustment will only affect the picture when the PICTURE SE I FING AI is OFF See page 34 Use this function to adjust the level of color in the picture Use this function to adjust flesh tones so they appear natural Use this function to adjust...

Page 34: ...nt panel to producea morenaturalpicture 2 Automatically monitorandadjust colorlevelsandmaintainnaturalfleshtones 3 Automatically compensateforweak orstrongTV signalsto producea clear picture Turnthe AI function offto controlotherPREFERENCE SETTINGS AUTOCOLOR The AUTOCOLOR function automatically monitorsandadjuststhe colorto maintainconstantcolorlevelseven aftera programorchannelchanges It alsomain...

Page 35: ...objects in the picture you may want to converge align the colors To simplify convergence the followingfeature allows you to display a test pattern of horizontal and vertical lines on the screen Propedy converged the lines appear white which is actually a combination of the outputs ofthe three color tubes The outputof the green tube isstationary The outputs of the red and blue tubes can be adjusted...

Page 36: ...S mmmlemm_ TREBLE RESET MENU _EXm Press the CURSOR buttonsto selectand makeadjustments The function to be adjustedwillbe inyellow BALANCE This function will controlthe left to right balance of the TV internalspeakers the AUDIO TO HI FI output andthe surroundspeakers BASS Thisfunction controlsthe lowfrequency audioto allspeakers TREBLE Thisfunction controlsthe highfrequencyaudioto all speakers RESE...

Page 37: ...y be a secondary language weather report etc or MONO monaural sound used when receiving a weak stereo broadcast The sources received will be displayed below the 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 STEREO SELECTED SAP SELECTED NEWS STER...

Page 38: ...s polishesor a chemically treatedcloth Do notplacerubberorvinylproductsorcellophanetape onyourset Do nottouch the screentoo often Do not subject the Remote Control to shocks such as dropping it onthe floor etc Physical damage to the precision parts may result Avoid placing the Remote Control in a high humidity place or getting it wet Do not leave it on or near a heater Excessive heat or moisture m...

Page 39: ...on of the antenna may improve reception Ghosting may also be caused by defects inthe antenna system such as unshielded leads orconnecting several sets to the same antenna without using multiple antenna couplers SNOW If your receiver is located inthe fringe area of a television station where the signal is weak your picture may be marred by the appearance of small dots When the signal isextremely we...

Page 40: ...ignedto protect againstcomponentor circuitdamagedueto extemalor intemalvoltageorpowersurges IF YOUR SET SHOULD APPEAR TO HAVEA LOSS OF POWER PLEASE FOLLOWTHIS PROCEDURE 1 Pushthe powerswitch ON OFF switch once 2 If there is stillno power wait30 secondsandpushthe powerswitchagain 3 If there is stillno power unplugthe powercordfrom the wall Waitthirtysecondsand plugthe powercord backin Pushthe power...

Page 41: ... Powerconsumption maximum 50EX20B 210W 60EX38B 210W Antennainputimpedance 75 Ohm Channelcoverage 181 ch VHF Band 2 13 UHF Band 14 69 CATV Mid Band A 5 A 1 A I SuperBand J W Hyper Band W 1 W 28 UltraBand W 29 W 84 Video 1 0Vp p 75 Ohm S Video Luminance Y 1 0Vp p 75 Ohm Chrominance C 0 286Vp p 75 Ohm Audioinputimpedance 47kOhm Averageinputlevel 470mVrms Maximuminputlevel 940mVrms Outputs Video 1 0Vp...

Page 42: ...ility andservicewillbe renderedinaccordancewiththe terms ofthe limitedwarrantyas stated onyourwarrantycard oroperating guide Should you have any questions regarding warranty service operation or technical assistance please contact Hitachi Home Electronics America Inc 3890 Steve Reynolds Blvd Norcross GA 30093 Tel 770 279 5600 Hitachi Sales Corporation of Hawaii 3219 Koapaka St Honolulu HI 96819 Te...

Page 43: ... Menu 9 16 23 Mono Sound 12 37 Mute 17 27 PIP Picture in Picture 17 18 Phono Connector 8 Picture Cautions 5 Power Light 9 Button 9 15 Program Channel Caption 28 Child Lock 28 Program List 29 Volume Correction 30 Quick Freeze 19 Rear Speaker Connections 12 Recall 15 Reception Band 25 Problems 39 t Remote Control Cable Box Functions 21 Picture in Picture 18 Sensor 9 TV Functions 15 VCR Functions 20 ...

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