Hitachi L32A104, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...ESPAÑOL ENGLISH L32A104 LCD HDTV LCD HDTV IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 2 6 FIRST TIME USE 9 13 CONNECTIONS TO OTHER EQUIPMENT 14 16 TV OPERATION 17 25 TROUBLESHOOTING 26 LIMITED WARRANTY 28 ...

Page 2: ...gainst harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio o...

Page 3: ...ower lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal 17 Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock 18 Do not push objects through any openings in this unit as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in fire or electric shock Never spill or spray any type of liquid into the unit 19 If an outside ...

Page 4: ...s brought from cool surroundings into a warm room or if the temperature of the room rises suddenly When this happens unit s performance will be impaired To prevent this let the unit stand in its new surroundings for about an hour before switching it on or make sure that the room temperature rises gradually Condensation may also form during the summer if the unit is exposed to the breeze from an ai...

Page 5: ...5 ENGLISH CHILD SAFETY NOTICE ...

Page 6: ...ount Bracket and the Television Insertion Length Screw Length Washers Thickness Mounting Bracket Thickness Securing to a Wall 1 Using metallic wire fasten the set to the clamping screw on the rear of the LCD TV as shown below 2 Keep the LCD TV 4 inches away from the wall except when mounted using the wall mount bracket and secure to the wall as shown below Wire Clamp Screw Wire 4 inches Wire NOTIC...

Page 7: ... laid on a clean safe and cushioned surface to avoid any damage to the unit Do not touch or press the TV screen glass might break under pressure Place the TV on its front onto a table Align the stand s bottom plate supplied as seen here It will fit in only one direction Hold the unit and attach the stand slowly as shown in Figure 1 Finally secure the bottom plate with 2 screws supplied as indicate...

Page 8: ... high quality picture This LCD Television receiver will display television closed captioning or in accordance with paragraph 15 119 and 15 122 of the FCC rules HDMI the HDMI Logo and High Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States and other countries Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D sym...

Page 9: ...s 12 Cable TV connections 13 Connections to other equipment 14 TV operation Starting setup 17 TV operation 17 Quick guide for menu operation 18 Convenience functions 19 Memorizing channels 20 Checking the digital signal strength 21 Labeling channels 21 Labeling video inputs 21 Setting the Parental Control 21 Closed Caption 23 CC advanced 23 Aspect Switching 23 Additional information Reception dist...

Page 10: ...IO L MONO R jacks for COMPONENT IN and LINE2 VIDEO IN LINE1 IN jacks VIDEO S VIDEO AUDIO L MONO R LINE2 VIDEO IN jack COMPONENT IN jacks PC MONITOR IN jack VAR VARIABLE AUDIO OUT jacks DIGITAL AUDIO COAXIAL OUT jack RF ANT IN jack Rear To display the menu screen Press MENU button to display the menu screen CHANNEL buttons VOLUME buttons and INPUT ENTER button can be used to select the desired sett...

Page 11: ... can cause a short circuit Never use damaged batteries as they can become very hot and are dangerous 1 POWER Button Press to turn the LCD TV s power on off 2 AUDIO Button Press to change the audio language 3 Direct Channel Selection Buttons 0 9 Allows direct access to any channel of the LCD TV 4 Button This button is the button used when selecting digital channels 5 MENU Button Press to display th...

Page 12: ... Antenna Jack If your combination VHF UHF antenna has a 300 ohm twin lead wire the use of the 300 75 ohm matching transformer may be necessary Connect the UHF 300 ohm twin lead wire to the Combiner not supplied Connect the VHF 300 ohm twin lead wire to the 300 75 ohm Matching Transformer Attach the Transformer to the Combiner then attach the Combiner to the Antenna Jack Connect the VHF 75 ohm cabl...

Page 13: ...s require the use of a Converter Descrambler box you may wish to use a signal Splitter and an A B Switch box available from the Cable TV company or an electronics supply store Follow the connections shown below With the switch in the B position you can directly tune any nonscrambled channels on your TV With the switch in the A position tune your TV to the output of the Converter Descrambler box us...

Page 14: ...with the COMPONENT video cables not supplied NOTE Component Video input of the unit are for use with a device which output 480i 1080i interlaced signals and 480p 720p progressive signals Rear of the unit To Video Audio OUT Video Audio cord not supplied To LINE1 VIDEO AUDIO IN VCR To connect the LCD TV to a camcorder or a TV Game To playback from a camcorder connect the camcorder to the unit as sho...

Page 15: ...onnect one end of a male to male VGA cable to the video card of the computer and the other end to the VGA connector PC MONITOR IN on the rear of the TV Attach the connectors firmly with the screws on the plug In case of a Multimedia computer connect the audio cord to the audio output of your Multimedia computer and to the AUDIO connector of the PC DVI AUDIO IN jack of the TV You can also connect t...

Page 16: ...ernal component cable box satellite receiver etc to this LCD TV using an HDMI cable or a DVI to HDMI cable the image will not display if the output resolution of the component is set to 480i To receive the picture you must change the output resolution on the external component Should you require further instruction please contact the manufacturer of the external component To Audio L Input To Audio...

Page 17: ...ses so do the number of bars If the volume decreases the number of blue bars also decreases 3 Set the Source option to the appropriate position see Air Cable selection on page 20 4 Press the Direct Channel Selection 0 9 buttons to select the channel If you press only the channel number channel selection will be delayed for a few seconds TO SELECT ANALOG CHANNELS 1 9 Press 1 9 as needed Example to ...

Page 18: ...he TV s sound will be silenced and Mute will appear on the screen The sound can be switched back on by pressing this button again or by pressing the VOL or buttons SLEEP To set the TV to turn off after a preset amount of time press SLEEP on the remote control The clock will count up 10 minutes for each press of the SLEEP button Off 0h 10m 0h 20m 2h 0m After the sleep timer is programmed the displa...

Page 19: ...ound MTS feature provides high fidelity stereo sound MTS also can transmit a second audio program SAP containing a second language or other audio information When the TV receives a stereo or SAP broadcast the word Stereo or SAP displays on screen when you press DISPLAY Surround On Off The dynamic presence and sound created offers a thoroughly enjoyable listening experience Audio Language When two ...

Page 20: ...while a station is broadcasting a digital signal to set that channel into memory If you are unsure of the digital channels available in your area you may visit www antennaweb org to receive a list based on your address or zip code Should you require further assistance you may call our toll free customer service line at 1 800 289 0981 New digital channels may be added to your area periodically it i...

Page 21: ...5 Repeat steps 3 4 for other channel You can assign a label to each channel 6 When you finish inputting the label name press EXIT to return to the normal screen To clear a Channel Label After step 3 above press or to select Label Clear then press or ENTER NOTE The channel labels will be reset after Scan on page 20 Labeling video inputs The Video Label feature allows you to label each input source ...

Page 22: ...same password again to confirm then press ENTER The password is now registered Downloading the additional Parental Control rating system As a supplement to the standard Parental Control rating system your television will be able to download an additional rating system if such a system becomes available in the future To download the additional Parental Control rating system when available 1 Select ...

Page 23: ...ntered live These transmissions do not allow time for editing When Captions are being displayed on screen displays such as volume and mute may be seen but may interfere with Closed Captions Some cable systems and copy protection systems may interfere with the Closed Captioned signal If using an indoor antenna or if TV reception is very poor the Closed Caption Decoder may not appear or may appear w...

Page 24: ...bottom edges of the picture may be hidden Cinema Wide3 for letter box programs with subtitles To fill the width of the screen it is extended horizontally However it is only slightly extended at the top and the bottom The top and bottom edges of the picture may be hidden A B C D E F G A B C D E F G Full for 16 9 source programs Full will display the picture at the maximum size Native for PC mode on...

Page 25: ...of contrast in the picture PREVENTION OF AN OBSTACLE TO RADIO RECEIVERS This television has been designed pursuant to the FCC class B Rules This is to prevent a problem to Radio receivers If this television causes a problem to Radio receivers then take the following steps Keep the television away from Radio Adjust Radio antennas in order for the television not to receive interference The antenna c...

Page 26: ... POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TV does not operate Make sure the power cord is plugged in Try another AC outlet Power is off check fuse or circuit breaker Unplug unit for an hour then plug it back in Poor sound or no sound Station or Cable TV experiencing problems tune to another station Check sound adjustments Volume or Mute Check for sources of possible interference Poor picture or no picture Station or Ca...

Page 27: ...ideo Y Input 1 0 V p p 75 ohms C Input 0 3 V p p 75 ohms Video 1 0 V p p 75 ohms Audio 8 dBm 50k ohms Component video Y 1 0 V p p 75 ohms Pb Pr 0 7 V p p 75 ohms HDMI HDMI compliant type A connector HDCP compliant E EDID compliant Suggested scan rates 1080p 1080i 480p 480i 720p HDMI Audio 2 channel PCM 32 44 1 48 kHz sampling frequency 16 20 24 bits per sample PC Monitor Mini Dsub 15pin x 1 Antenn...

Page 28: ...acturers This warranty does not cover a Damage to equipment not properly connected to the product b Costs incurred in the shipping of the product to an ORION authorized Independent Service Center or ORION Factory Service Center c Damage or improper operation of unit caused by customer abuse misuse negligence or failure to follow operating instructions provided with the product d Ordinary adjustmen...

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