Hitachi 50EX11BV/12KV Bedienungsanleitung

TABLE OF CONTENT S 1 1 HITA CHI PROJECTION COLOR TV 55EX9K 50EX8K/10B 50EX11BV/12KV OPERA TING GUIDE Your new HITACHI PROJECTION COLOR TV incorporates a host of features designed to g ive you ex cellent performance if you follow the instructions in thi s manual. Please read the follow ing instructions and "IMPORTANT SAFEGUARD S" notice be[...]

TABLE OF CONTENT S 2 TA BLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................... 2 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS .......................................................................................... 4 ACCESSORI ES ..............................................................[...]

TABLE OF CONTENT S 3 • AUTOMATIC MESS AGE ........................................................................................ 30 • FAVORITE CHANNELS ......................................................................................... 31 • VOLUME CORRECTION .............................................................................[...]

IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 4 I M P O R T A N T S A F E G U A R D S Follow all warni ngs and instructions mark ed on this televisi on receiver. CA UTION: T O REDUCE THE RISK OF E LECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE C OVER (OR BACK). NO USER- SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICIN G TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arr owhead symbol , [...]

IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 5 CA UTION: * Read all of these instructions. * Save these instructi ons f or later use. * Follow all warni ngs and instructions mark ed on the television r eceiver. Our reputation has been bui lt on the quality , performance, and ease of service of HIT ACHI television receivers. Safety is also foremost in our minds in the de[...]

IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 6 8 If liquid has been spilled into this television set, unplug it f rom the wall outlet and refer serv ice to qualified serv ice personnel. 9 Do not subject y our television set to i mpact of any kind. Be par ticularly careful not to damage the pictur e tube surface. 10 Unplug thi s televisi on set f rom the w all outlet bef[...]

IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 7 • Never block the bottom ventilation sl ots of the set by placing it on a bed, sofa, rug, etc. • Never place the set near or over a radiator or heat reg ister. • Never place the set in a "built-in" encl osure, unless proper v entilation provi ded. PROTECTION AND LOCAT ION OF YOUR SET 16-1 If an outside anten[...]

IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 8 covered i n the operating instructi ons as improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and w ill of ten require extensiv e work by a q ualified technician to restor e the television set to nor mal operation. 21 W hen going on a holiday : If your telev ision set is to remain unused for a period of time, turn t[...]

ACCESSORIES 9 A CCESSORIES CHECK TO MA KE SURE YOU HAVE THE FOLLOWING A CCESSORIES BEFORE D ISPOSING OF THE PA CKA GING MA TERIAL. 1. GENIUS Remote C ontrol Unit: CLU- 692GR (Part No.2573922) 2. Two "AA" siz e, 1.5V batteries (For R emote Control Unit)[...]

REMOTE CO NTROL BAT T ERY INSTALLATION AND REPLACEMENT 10 REMOTE CONTROL BA TTERY INSTALLA TION A ND REPLA CEMENT Open the battery cov er of the remote transmitter by pushing the notched part of the cover w ith your fing ers. a) Push batteries tow ards the spring s and lift them out. b) Replace the ol d batteries with tw o new "AA" siz e [...]

PICTURE CAUT IONS 11 PICTURE CAUTIONS WA RNING Continuous on-scr een displays such as v ideo games, stock market quotations, computer generated graphi cs, and other fixed (non-mov ing) patterns can cause permanent damage to pr ojection televi sion receiver s. Such "PATTERN BURNS" constitute m isuse and are NOT COVERED by your H itachi Fac[...]

HOW TO SET UP YOUR NEW HIT ACHI PROJECTION T V 12 HOW TO SET UP YOUR NEW HITA CHI PROJECTION TV A NTENNA Unless your TV is connected to a cable TV system or to a centrali zed antenna system, a g ood outdoor color TV antenna is recommended for the best performance. Howev er, if you are l ocated in an exceptionally good sig nal area that is free from[...]

HOOK-UP CABLES AND CONNECTORS 13 HOOK-UP CABLES A ND CONNECTORS Most vi deo/audio connections between components can be made w ith shielded v ideo and audio cables that have phono connector s. For best performance, video cabl es should use 75-Ohm coaxial shielded wir e. Cables can be purchased from most stores that sel l audio/video pr oducts. Belo[...]

ANTENNA CONNECT IONS 14 A NTENNA CONNECTIONS VHF (75-) ant enna/CA TV(cable TV) W hen using a 75-ohm coaxial cable system, connect the outdoor antenna or CATV coaxi al cable to the VHF/UHF 75- ohm terminal. VHF (300-) ant enna/UHF antenna W hen using a 300-ohm twi n lead from an outdoor antenna, disconnect the VHF or UHF indoor antenna leads [...]

FRONT PANEL CONT ROLS 15 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS Click to see front panel di agram.  A VX (A udio/Video) selector Press this button to select the antenna sour ce, video:1, or v ideo:2. Your selection is show n in the top rig ht corner of the screen. VOLUME lev el Press these buttons for your desired sound level. The volume level w ill be display[...]

AUDIO SYSTEM SET -UP 16 A UDIO SYSTEM SET-UP • Match the numbers below to the diagram for speaker placement and refer to the table for the surround sound r equirements.  The television's inter nal speakers.  These speakers are connected to a separate audio ampl ifier. Use the "Audio to Hi- Fi" output on the TV.  These spea[...]

REAR PANEL JACKS 17 REA R PA NEL JA CKS Click to see Rear Panel Jacks.  A ntenna Input Use an "F" ty pe coaxial cable to connect an antenna or cable TV (CATV) output to this rear panel jack.  A udio/Video Inputs 1, 2 The "AVX" (Auxiliary video) button w ill step through each video source and the input each time it i s pres[...]

REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS 18 REA R P A NEL CONNE CTIONS Click to see Rear Panel Connections. Typical full- feature set-up. Follow connections that per tain to your personal entertai nment system. CONNECTIN G TO REA R SPEA KER TERMINA L S Connect after turning the pow er of the TV OFF. • Press the Rig ht Speaker red button and insert the positi ve le[...]

REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS 19 • A single VC R can be used for VCR#1 and VCR#2, but note that a VCR cannot record its ow n video or line output (input 1 in the ex ample on pg. 12). Refer to y our VCR operating guide for more information on "l ine" input-output connections.[...]

THE GENIUS REMO TE CONT ROL (CLU-692G R) 20 THE GENIUS REMOTE CON TROL (CLU-692GR) • Refer to page 15 for description of remote control buttons. Click her e to see CLU-692GR and Multi -Page W indows In addition to controlling all the f unctions on your Hitachi Projection TV, the new Genius R emote control is desig ned to operate different types o[...]

USING THE GENIUS REMOT E TO CONT ROL VCR FUNCTIONS 21 USING THE GENIUS REMOTE TO CONTROL V CR FUNCTIONS • To operate your VC R, point the Genius remote at the remote sensor of the VCR. The Genius remote is desig ned to operate different types of VCR's. You must first prog ram the Genius remote to match the remote system of y our VCR. (R efer[...]

USING THE GENIUS REMOT E TO CONT ROL CABLE BOX FUNCT IONS 22 USING THE GENIUS REMOTE TO CONTROL CABLE BOX FUNCTIONS • To operate your cable box, point the Geni us remote at the remote sensor of the cable box. The Genius remote is desig ned to operate different types of cable boxes. You must first pr ogram the Genius remote to match the r emote sy[...]

USING THE GENIUS REMOT E TO CONT ROL CABLE BOX FUNCT IONS 23 Memo rex 6 M G A 7 Minolta 1 Mitsubishi 7 Montgo mery W ards CHANNEL NEC 9 Panasonic 6 Pentex 1 Philco 4 / 6 Philips 4 / 6 Pioneer 1 ProScan 2 Quasar 6 RCA 1 / 2 Realistic 6 / 9 / CHANNEL Sanyo 9 Scott 7 / 8 Sears 1 / 9 Sharp CHANN EL Sony 5 / VOLUME / VOLUME Sylv ania 4 / 6 Tashiko 0 Tec[...]

USING THE GENIUS REMOT E TO CONT ROL CABLE BOX FUNCT IONS 24 TA BLE 2. Cable Box Precoded remote controls Press SELECT and this CA TV brand button General Instrument 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 8 Hamlin 4 Jerrold 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 8 Pioneer 7 Regal 4 Scientif ic Atlan tic 6 Viewstar 9 Zenith 5[...]

HOW TO USE T HE GENIUS REMOTE T O CONTROL YOUR TV 25 HOW TO USE THE GENIUS RE MOTE TO CONTROL YOUR TV  POWER button Press this button to turn the TV set on or off.  RECA LL button W hen you want to check the channel being received, or if it has a stereo (ST) or second audio ( SA) program, pr ess the "RECALL" button. You can also che[...]

HOW TO USE T HE GENIUS REMOTE T O CONTROL YOUR TV 26 NOTE: T HE TV MAY NOT RECEIVE SOME CHANNEL S IF YOU ARE NOT IN THE CORREC T AIR/CABLE MODE. SEE PAGE 23.  A VX button The AVX (Auxiliary Video) button will select between the antenna sig nal and the two sets of vi deo input jacks each time the button is pressed.  VOLUME, MUTE buttons Press [...]

-SET UP- FUNCT IONS 27 -SET UP- FUNCTIONS Press MENU , 1, and ENTER to display 5 of the -SET UP- Functions. There are a total of 9 -SET UP- Functions. Use the CURSOR UP or DOW N to scroll throu gh the fun ctions, or use the number buttons to highl ight a function. The functions highlig hted in purple can be selected by pr essing ENTER. To exit the [...]

-SET UP- FUNCT IONS 28 Select -SET UP- and - INITIAL SETT INGS- w hen setting y our TV up f or the first tim e. Use the CURSOR UP / DOW N or a NUMBER f rom the remote to highl ight the functions desired. • A IR/CA BLE Select this function to change betw een regular VHF/UHF broadcasting (AIR) and cabl e TV (CATV1 or CATV2) Press the CURSOR buttons[...]

-SET UP- FUNCT IONS 29 Add or erase additional channels while still in CHANNEL MEMORY using the CHANNEL , buttons or number buttons and then add or erase using the CURSOR , buttons. • CLOCK SET Use the same remote control buttons as shown in prev ious examples to display the cl ock setting, press MENU , 1, ENTER, 2, ENTER, 4, ENTER. Once the prop[...]

-SET UP- FUNCT IONS 30 Press the CURSOR , buttons for T IMER SET: ON or OFF and M ODE: 1 SHOT (one time only) or MODE: DAILY (TV will turn on at the same time ever y day) . Press the num ber buttons to se lect the CHANNEL the TV will tune to when the TV automatical ly turns on. Press the CURSOR button s to set the ON TI ME. Press ENTER after each s[...]

-SET UP- FUNCT IONS 31 Press the CURSOR and ENTER buttons to set the functions shown in the same way as you set the OFF TIMER. Press MENU to start. FIVE beeps will be heard w hen the AUTOMAT IC MESSAGE is displayed. Examples: Use this messag e f unction to remember to take daily vitamins, or use the 1 SHOT to remember to cal l a friend. CA UTION: D[...]

-SET UP- FUNCT IONS 32 W hen FAVORIT E CHANNELS is set to the ON MODE, press a CURSOR button to display the FAVORITE CHANNELS. Press the CURSOR buttons to highlight a FAVORITE CHANNEL and the TV will tune to that channel. NOTE: A channel may be set to more than one FAVORITE CH ANNEL location. Set channel 00 to a locati on to erase a favorite channe[...]

PICTURE-IN-PICT URE (P-IN-P) FUNCTIONS 33 PICTURE-IN-PICTURE (P-IN-P) FUNCTIONS P IN P BUTTON The Picture-in- Picture feature is conv enient when y ou want to watch mor e than one progr am at the same time. You can watch a TV pr ogram whi le view ing a VCR program on the VIDEO:1 or VIDEO:2 source.  P-IN-P BUTTON Press the "P in P" butt[...]

PICTURE-IN-PICT URE (P-IN-P) FUNCTIONS 34 If you wi sh to freeze the sub-picture, press "FR EEZE" button. This is convenient w hen tryi ng to wr ite down the address for a mail order company, recor ding statistics for a sporting event, etc. To retur n to motion, press the button again.  FREEZE BUTTON W I THOUT A SUB-PICTURE: Press this[...]

-PICTURE- FUNCT IONS 35 -PICTURE- FUNCTIONS Press MENU, 2, EN TER to display the -PICTUR E- functions. PICTURE PROGRAM is for your preferred setting s - contrast, color, etc. PICTURE SETTING is used to impr ove the picture q uality. CONVERGENC E ADJ. is used to alig n the TV color picture tubes (red, green, blue) to produce a clear pictur e. • PI[...]

-PICTURE- FUNCT IONS 36 W hen the AI f unction is on, the TV internal computer will perform the follo wing:  Automatically monitor and adjust contrast dependi ng on room lig hting (sensor i s located in the front panel), to produce a mor e natural picture.  Automatically monitor and adjust color levels and mai ntain natural flesh tones.  A[...]

-PICTURE- FUNCT IONS 37 Press ENTER to change the col or. Press MENU to exit.[...]

-SOUND- FUNCTIONS 38 -SOUND- FUNCTIONS Press MENU, 3, ENT ER to display the -SOUND- f unctio ns. SOUND PROGRAM is for your preferred settings - balance, bass and treble. SOUND SETTING is used to improve the sound quality. • SOUND PROGRAM You can hav e two sets of preferred settings, PR EFERENCE-A, PREFERENCE- B or use the factory PRESET settings.[...]

-SOUND- FUNCTIONS 39 • DYNA MIC BA SS This function allow s you to enjoy spectacul ar bass sound that would normally be heard only with ex pensive home speaker sy stems. • LOUDNESS This function will improve the quality of both low and hig h f requency sounds when li stening at low volume lev els. • INT. SPEA KERS This function is useful when[...]

CARE OF YOUR PROJECTION TV AND REMOT E CONTROLS 40 CA RE OF YOUR PROJECTION TV AND REMOTE CONTROLS DO • Dust the screen and cabinet w ith a soft cloth. • Clean the screen w ith a soft cloth moistened in w arm water. Dr y wi th a soft cloth. (A mild soap may be used if the screen is extremel y dirty .) • Place your TV and remote controls aw ay[...]

TROUBLES HOOTING 41 TROUBLESHOOTING RECEPTION PROBLEM S (EXTERNA L TO THE TV) • IGNITION NOISE: Black spots or hori zontal streaks may appear, picture may flutter or drift. Usually caused by inter ference f rom automobile i gnition sy stems, neon lamps, electrical drills and other electrical appliances. • GHOSTS: Ghosts are caused by the tel ev[...]

TROUBLES HOOTING 42 to external or internal v oltage or pow er surges. IF YOUR SET SHOU LD APPEAR TO HAVE A LOSS OF POW ER, PLEASE FOLLOW T HIS PROCEDURE: 1) Push the power switch (ON/OFF sw itch) once. 2) If there is still no power, wait 30 seconds and push the pow er switch again. 3) If there is still no power, unplug the pow er cord from the wal[...]

SPECIFICATIO NS 43 SPECIFICA TIONS Features: • Super Fine Picture Qual ity 750 Line Hori zontal Resoluti on • Artificial Intellige nce System • Genius Remote (C ontrols many VCR and cable boxes brands) • Full Function Menu On- Screen Display • Full Set of Input Jacks, including S-Video • Closed Caption D ecoder Inputs: • Power Input A[...]

SPECIFICATIO NS 44 HITACHI SERVI CE HOTLINE To locate an authorized HITACHI service facility in the continental U.S.A. DIA L TOLL FREE 7 days a w eek, 24 hours a day 800 HITA CHI 1-800-448-2244 Hitachi Home Elect ronics (A merica), Inc. Hitachi has made ev ery effort to assure y ou hours of trouble free operation from your uni t. However , should y[...]