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    32" LCD Television Model 32LD380TA USER'S MANUAL 取扱説明書 用 户手册 Έ˾˿̱ êìäéÇéÑëíÇé èéãúáéÇÄíÖãü 3V90441A [E] COVER 31/10/05, 9:23 AM 1 32LD380T A HITACHI[...]

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    1 ENGLISH USER'S MANUAL Thank you very much for purchasing the HITACHI LCD Television. Before using your television, please carefully read the "SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS" and this "USER'S MANUAL" so you will know how to operate the television properly. Keep this manual in a safe place. You will find it useful in the future. [...]

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    2 Large-screen, high-definition LCD display panel The 32-inch color LCD display panel, with a resolution of 1366(H) x 768(V) pixels, creates a high-definition, large-screen (aspect ratio : 16:9) and low-profile flat display. Free from electromag- netic interferences from geomagnetic sources and ambient power lines, the panel produces high- quality [...]

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    3 ENGLISH FEATURES .......................................................... 2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ................................... 4 ABOUT LCD PANEL ............................................ 8 Location of controls .............................................. 9 Remote Control .................................................. 10 Antenna co[...]

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    4 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This LCD television has been designed and manufactured to meet international safety standards, but like any electrical equipment, care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured. Before using this product, please read and understand the Safety Instructions thoroughly to ensure correct usage[...]

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    5 ENGLISH Be cautious of the power cord connection. Incorrect connection of the power cord could result in fire or electrical shock. • Do not touch the power cord with a wet hand. • Check that the connecting portion of the power cord is clean (with no dust), before using. Use a soft and dry cloth to clean the power plug. • Insert the power pl[...]

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    6 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Disconnect the plug from the power outlet. CA UTION Be careful in moving the television. Neglect could result in an injury or damage. • Do not move the television during use. Before moving, disconnect the power plug and all external connections. • You are advised to move the television with two persons. • Avo[...]

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    7 ENGLISH SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Prevention of an obstacle to Radio receivers This television has been designed pursuant to the international EMI standards. This is to prevent a problem to Radio receivers. • Keep the television away from Radio. • Adjust Radio antennas in order for the television not to receive interference. • The ant[...]

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    8 ABOUT LCD P ANEL Common phenomena of LCD Panel The following are the common phenomena when operating LCD Panel due to its structural reason. Please note that they are not malfunctions. •Defective Spots on Panel The LCD panel is manufactured with high-precision technology. However, there might be some spots that are not emitted, brighter than th[...]

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    9 ENGLISH Location of contr ols Description of Indicators and Controls 1. ( S UB-POWER) button: To turn the unit standby mode on and off. 2. INPUT-button: Select input mode for TV/AV/COMPONENT/HDMI/PC. 3. M ENU-button: To display the menu-screen. 4. VOLU M E ▲ / ▼ buttons : To adjust the volume. In Menu : Setting. 5. PROGRA M ▲ / ▼ buttons:[...]

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    10 Function Page Turn the unit on or off Sleep-Timer Display program position number Turn the sound on/off Select channel Select Teletext page Switches between the present channel and the last selected channel Sub Page selection Call Menu Select TV-channel or Teletext page step by step In Menu: Setting In Standby: Turning on the unit Volume In Menu[...]

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    11 ENGLISH 30 30 Z Z Z Z Z Z Install the batteries Use batteries type UM-4 (AAA-Size). Do not use the storage batteries. The remote control does not work properly with weak voltage from the storage batteries. Replace the exhausted batteries with new batteries. Never charge batteries. Batteries may explode by the charge. Note: An exhausted empty bat[...]

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    12 Antenna connection Note: Before you connect something: • To avoid every possible damage, turn off the TV-unit with Main Power Switch and then pull the power plug out. • Arrange the desired connection. • When the connection made up firmly and correctly, connect the unit to AC100-240V, 50/60Hz and turn the unit on. • For safety, install an[...]

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    13 ENGLISH The e xact arrangement you use to interconnect v arious video and audio components to the LCD televi- sion is dependent on the model and features of each component. Check the Owner's Manual provided with each component for the location of video and audio inputs and outputs . The connection diagrams belo w are offered as suggestions [...]

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    14 Rear lower of the LCD television If your D VD play er or Satellite receiver has a S-Video out jac k, connect cords as shown. Rear lower of the LCD tele vision T o S-Video OUT Audio cord (not supplied) T o Audio OUT S-Video cord (not supplied) T o S-VIDEO IN 1 (or 2) If your D VD play er has component video out jacks, connect y our LCD television[...]

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    15 ENGLISH Rear lower of the LCD television T o Component OUT T o A udio OUT Video cord (not supplied) Audio cord (not supplied) T o COMPONENT -1 (or 2) Connections to other equipment To connect the LCD television to a DTV receiver/set-top box If you connect a DTV receiv er/set-top bo x, connect your LCD tele vision to a DTV receiver/set-top bo x u[...]

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    16 A udio cord (not supplied) V GA cable (not supplied) M onitor Television modes MODE Resolution Refresh rate V GA 640x480 60Hz VGA 720x400 70Hz WV GA 848x480 60Hz SVGA 800x600 60Hz XGA 1024x768 60Hz WXGA 1280x720/768 60Hz WXGA 1360x768 60Hz Rear lower of the LCD tele vision To connect the LCD television to a HD M I or a DVI device The HDMI input [...]

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    17 ENGLISH S ide of the LCD television Audio/Video cord (not supplied) T o A udio/Video OUT S ide of the LCD television T o A udio/Video OUT Audio/Video cord (not supplied) Connections to other equipment To connect the LCD television to a camcorder T o playback from a camcorder , connect the camcorder to the LCD television as sho wn. To connect the[...]

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    18 18 Quick guide for MENU-operation/Selecting the video input sour ce M ake sure the antenna connection and power supply as the description on 12 . : S ELECT : ADJU S T : RETURN M ENU AUTO TUNING MANUAL TUNING SORT TEXT LANGUAGE WEST LANGUAGE ENGLISH VERTICAL POSITION : SELECT : EXIT MENU AUT O TUNING MANUAL TUNING SORT TEXT LANGUA GE WEST LANGUA [...]

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    19 ENGLISH On-screen Language Selection/T eletext Language Selection 1 Select LANGU A GE. Then press or to select the desired language. 2 Press M ENU repeatedly until the MENU disappears. On-screen Language S election 1 Select TEXT LANGU AGE. Then press or to select WEST or EAST . 2 Press M ENU repeatedly until the MENU disappears. PìCCäàâ : S [...]

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    20 20 PA L C H 1 : RETURN M ENU Automatic station pr esetting with the built-in T uner Y our television has an A utomatic T uning S ystem which makes tuning in y our television easy . This A utomatic T uning S ystem scans the entire reception range in your area and automatically stores all av ailable channels of suitab le signal strength in the cor[...]

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    21 ENGLISH Change the or der of stored channel 1 Select SOR T . Then press . 2 Press or until the position number that you w ant to mov e appears (e.g. CH 40), then press ENTER . 3 Press or until the program-position on which y ou want to put the moving progr am appears (e.g. CH 5), then press ENTER . 4 The original program 40 is now stored in memo[...]

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    22 22 Example: Preset the BBC on program position 2. 1 Select MANU AL TUNING. Then press . 2 Press or to select color system (e.g. P AL). Then press ENTER . 3 Press . The auto search star ts f orward. It will stop at each station with good reception. Press again until you receive the BBC . Then press ENTER . 4 Press or to select sound system (e.g. [...]

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    23 ENGLISH Basic Operation Press or to change to the program forward or backward. The changing takes approx. 2 seconds. If the auto search stored only 5 stations, these only 5 also will appear. Still uncovered or hidden store position will not appear 39 . Channel selection With the 10 number buttons . Example: • CH 2: Press 0 , 0 , 2 continuously[...]

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    24 Timer functions The on timer feature allows you to automatically turn on your TV after a preset amount of time (up to 12 hours and 59 minutes) at the selected channel. The off timer also allows you to turn off your TV after a preset amount of time. You can set the off timer in conjunction with the on timer. Example: Turning on the TV to channel [...]

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    25 ENGLISH Stereo r eception with the built-in tuner This built-in T uner can receive Stereo-/2 channel-program. In case the Stereo broadcast was send out with NICAM, this unit can distinguish these NICAM Stereo broadcasts automaticall y . Notes: • In case of bad reception, the stereo sound also can be disturbed. • A stereo is not available in [...]

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    26 Ster eo reception with the built-in tuner In case of 2 channel-sound reception, you can select the desired sound with AUDIO 1/2. Each time you press the AUDIO 1/2 , the both sound channels alternate with each other. NICAM-2 channel-Sound reception A2 STEREO-2 channel-Sound reception 3V90441A [E] P25-31 31/10/05, 9:22 AM 26 32LD380T A HITACHI[...]

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    27 ENGLISH Bass, T reble and Balance/Perfect V olume 1 Select BASS. Then press or to adjust the bass. If you wish to set the treb le or balance, press or to select TREBLE or BALANCE. 2 Press MENU repeatedly until the MENU disappears. NICAM AUTO BASS 25 TREBLE 25 BALANCE 0 PERFECT VOLUME OFF SPEAKERS ON HDMI HDMI : RETURN MENU : ADJUST : SELECT : RE[...]

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    28 T ur ning of f the built-in speakers/Using the wow TM surr ound sound featur e NICAM AUTO BASS 25 TREBLE 25 BALANCE 0 PERFECT VOLUME OFF SPEAKERS ON / OFF HDMI HDMI : RETURN MENU : ADJUST : SELECT Turning off the built-in speakers Use this f eature to tur n the TV speakers off when y ou connect an audio system 15 . 1 Select SPEAKERS. Then press [...]

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    29 ENGLISH Brightness, Contrast, Color and Sharpness/DNR 1 Select BRIGHTNESS. Then press or to adjust the brightness. If y ou wish to set the contrast, color , tint, or sharpness, press or to select CONTRAST , COLOR, TINT , or SHARPNESS. The menu “TINT” can be selected at A V -Playback, if a NTSC 3.58MHz signal comes in through a A V sock et an[...]

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    30 Selecting the color temperatur e/Film mode COLOR TEMPERA TURE COOL COOL / NORMAL / WARM FILM MODE OFF : RETURN MENU : ADJUST : SELECT Selecting the color temperature Change the picture quality by selecting from three preset color temperatures –cool, normal and warm– as described in the following table; 1 Select COLOR TEMPERA TURE. 2 Press or[...]

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    31 ENGLISH Pictur e for mat Each time the PICTURE SIZE b utton is pressed, the screen display size will change in sequence. 4:3 It shows a 4:3-picture in original size with black bands on left and right side. PANORAMIC : Stretches the left and right hand sides of a 4:3 picture horizontally to fill the screen, while leaving the centre of the picture[...]

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    32 Scrolling the P ANORAMIC-Wide pictur e : SELECT : ADJUST : RETURN MENU AUTO TUNING MANUAL TUNING SORT TEXT LANGUAGE WEST LANGUAGE ENGLISH VERTICAL POSITION Scrolling the PANORAMIC-wide picture During the PANORAMIC-wide mode you can adjust the vertical picture position. 1 Select VER TI- CAL POSITION. Then press . 2 Press or to adjust the vertical[...]

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    33 ENGLISH Back light 1 Select BA CKLIGHT . Then press or to adjust the level you require appears. 2 Press MENU repeatedly until the MENU disappears. Note: To initialize the adjusted value, press NORMAL in step 1. Y ou can use the Back light feature to adjust the screen brightness for impro ved picture clarity . 3V90441A [E] P32-39 31/10/05, 9:22 A[...]

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    34 Y ou can lock the front panel b uttons to prevent your settings from being changed accidentally (by children, for example). When the panel lock is in ON, all control buttons on the TV front panel (except POWER) do not operate. 1 Select F .P ANEL LOCK. Then press to display the password entering screen. 2 Using the 10 number buttons to enter your[...]

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    35 ENGLISH Example: Adjust the contrast. 1 During PC mode press MENU once. The Menu appears on the TV -screen. 2 Press or to select CONTRAST . Then press or to adjust CONTRAST . 3 Press MENU repeatedly until the MENU disappears. Description about the each setting option: PC-Setting AUDIO Menu BASS/TREBLE/BALANCE: Tone setting menu; the NORMAL butto[...]

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    36 Selecting the HDMI audio input sour ce NICAM AUTO BASS 25 TREBLE 25 BALANCE 0 PERFECT VOLUME OFF SPEAKERS ON HDMI HDMI /DVI : RETURN MENU : ADJUST : SELECT Y ou must choose an appropriate HDMI audio input setting for each connection on 16 . 1 Select HDMI. Press or to select HDMI or DVI. 2 Press MENU repeatedly until the MENU disappears. 3V90441A[...]

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    37 ENGLISH T eletext T elete xt is sent page by page . This unit is ab le to automatically store up to 812 pages. Storage lasts until all pages hav e been received. The pages can only be accessed when they ha ve been stored. This can take a moment. Faste xt/T optext The F astext/T optext is telete xt with a special director y . On the lower part of[...]

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    38 667 667 BBC-Text 21.07.03 15:01:38 1/2 T eletext Hold Pages Some pages are divided up into subpages by the channel. Subpages are automatically shown in turn, as they are transmit- ted. In order to hold the page, press HOLD . Press HOLD again in order to display the next subpage. Directly Select Subpages You can directly select the subpages if re[...]

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    39 ENGLISH Conceal stored channels The stored channels are switched back or fore individually using or . Channels that should not appear can be concealed. These channels are not deleted. They can be ac- cessed at any time with the 10 Number Buttons . 1 Select the channel to be concealed (i.e. CH29). Press SKIP . The programme number flashes. 2 Sele[...]

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    40 Connect with another equipment ~ 17 . 1 In menu, select COLOR SYSTEM. 2 Press or to select A UT O . 3 If A UTO option does not work, press or to select desired color (e.g. NTSC 3.58). 4 Press MENU repeatedly until the menu disappears. : RETURN MENU : ADJUST : SELECT COLOR SYSTEM AU TO AU TO /P AL/SECAM/NTSC4.43 NTSC3.58/P AL60 BACKLIGHT 16 Color[...]

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    41 ENGLISH T roubleshooting table / Specifications In menu, TUNING-line can not be selected. The unit is set to AV mode. Press 1 on the remote control. Symptom Possible solution Page No picture, no sound Switch on the set. Check the 100~240 V wall outlet. Select appropriate input mode. No reception Preset the station without using the AV cable. Pre[...]

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    3V90441A [E] P40-BACK 31/10/05, 9:22 AM 42 32LD380T A HITACHI[...]