Hitachi 53SDX01B manual

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IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 3 INSERT. MODIFICATIONS: The FCC requires the us er to be notified that any changes or modifications made to this dev ice that are no t expressly approved by Hitachi A merica, Ltd. Home Elect ronics Div ision may void the user's w arrant y. POWER SOURCE: This p rojection t elevision is d esigned to operate on 120 volt s [...]

SAFET Y TIPS 4 S AFETY TIPS IM PORTANT SA FEGUA RDS SAFETY POINT S YOU SHOULD KNOW ABO UT YOUR HITACHI PROJECT ION T ELEVISION CA UT ION: * Read all of these ins tructions . * Save these instr uctions f or later us e. * Follow all warnings and instru ctions m ar ked on the televis ion. Our reputation has been built on the quality , perfor m ance, a[...]

SAFET Y TIPS 5 7 If the television has been dropped or the cabinet has been dam aged, unplug this television f rom the wall outlet and refer servic ing to qualified ser vice pers onnel. 8 If liquid has been s pilled into this television s et, unplug it from the wall outlet and ref er s ervice to qualif ied service per sonnel. 9 Do not subject your [...]

SAFET Y TIPS 6 • Never cover the s lots or openings with cloth or other m ater ial. • Never block the bottom ventilation slots of the set by placing it on a bed, sofa, rug, etc . • Never place the set near or over a radiator or heat register . • Never place the television in a built- in enclosure unles s proper ventilation provided. PROTECT[...]

PICTURE CAUT IONS 7 20 If the television does not operate norm ally by following the operating ins tructions , unplug the television fr om the wall outlet and refer s ervicing to qualif ied service per sonnel. Adjus t only those controls that are c overed in the instruct ions as im proper adjustm ent of other contr ols m ay result in damage and wil[...]

PICTURE CAUT IONS 8 • W hen using Pictur e-in-Pictur e function, the s ub-pictur e should not be left perm anently in one corner of the screen or a "PAT T ERN BURN" m ay develop over a long period of tim e. Public Viewing of Copy righted Material Public viewing of progr ams broadcas t by TV stations and cable c om panies, as well as pro[...]

ACCESSORIES 9 A CCESSORIES Check to m ake s ure that you have the following accessories bef ore dis posing of the pac king m aterial. 1. Remote Contr ol Unit CLU-572T SI ( Part No. HL01322). 2. Two "AA" size, 1.5V batteries (For Rem ote Contr ol Unit). REMOTE CONTROL BA TTE RY INSTA LLATION A ND REPLA CE MENT 1. Open the battery cover of [...]

REMOTE CO NTRO L BATT ERY INSTALLAT ION AND REPLACEMENT 10 BOTTOM VIEW[...]

HOW TO SET UP YOUR NEW HITACHI PROJECT ION T V 11 HOW TO SET UP YOUR NEW HITA CHI PROJECTION TV A NTENNA Unless your TV is c onnected to a cable T V system or to a centralized antenna system, a good outdoor c olor TV antenna is recom m ended f or the best per for manc e. However, if you are located in an exceptionally good signal area that is f ree[...]

HOOK-UP CABLES AND CONNECTORS 12 HOOK-UP CA BLES A ND CONNECTORS Most video/audio connec tions between com ponents can be m ade with shielded video and audio c ables that have phono connectors . For bes t perfor m ance, video cables s hould use 75-O hm coaxial s hielded wire. Cables can be purchased f rom m ost stores that s ell audio/video product[...]

HOOK-UP CABLES AND CONNECTORS 13 When b oth VHF an d UHF anten nas are connect ed Attach an optional antenna cable m ixer to the T V antenna term inal, and c onnect the cables to the antenna m ix er. Consult your dealer or service s tore for the antenna m ixer. * Manufactur ed under licens e form Dolby Laboratories. "Dolby", "Pro Log[...]

FRONT PANEL CONT ROLS 14 FRONT PA NEL CONTROLS FRONT VIEW  MENU Button This button allows y ou to enter the MENU, m aking it pos sible to set T V features to y our pref erence without using the remote.  INPUT/EXIT but ton Press this button to select the c urrent antenna sour ce, VIDEO: 1, 2, 3, or alter nate antenna source. Your selection is [...]

FRONT PANEL CONT ROLS 15 selected. Check the Power Light to m ak e sure the T V is turned of f when not in use. 2. To s ee an auto-dem onstration of the on-sc reen displays with HELP text display ed, press and hold the PO W ER button on the TV set f or approx im ately five seconds. Press the POW ER button on the T V again to end the auto- demons tr[...]

REAR PANEL JACKS 16 REA R PA NEL JA CKS  A ntenna Input/Output The rem ote c ontrol allows you to switch between tw o s eparate 75-Ohm RF antenna inputs, ANT A and ANT B. ANT A input c an be displayed as a main pictur e or sub- picture. ANT B can only be display ed as a m ain picture. (ANT B c annot be displayed as a sub-picture.) The antenna ou[...]

REAR PANEL JACKS 17 stereo can be c ontrolled by the television's ma in volume. (5) SUB WOOFE R Output This jack provides variable audio output to a sub-woofer acces sory. W ith this connection, the audio c an be controlled by the television's m ain volum e. This feature c an be turned on and of f in the T HEAT ER-SPEAKER SETUP m enu. (6)[...]

REAR PANEL JACKS 18 com patible with Dobly Digital bits tream . Such a connec tion using anything other than Dolby Digital AC-3 or PCM bitstream could c reate a high noise level, c ausing dam age to your speakers . TYPICA L FULL-FEATURE SETUP[...]

REAR PANEL JACKS 19 NOTE: 1. Connect only 1 component to each input j ack . 2. Follow connections that per tain to y our personal enter tainment s ystem.[...]

REAR SPEAKER TERMINAL CONNECT IONS 20 REA R SPEA KER TERMINA L CONNECTIONS CONNECT AFTER TURNING T HE POWER TO T HE T V OFF. Press the Right Speak er r ed button and insert the pos itive (+) lead wire into the hole next to the button. Onc e the wire is in place, pull the red button bac k to or iginal position and the wire is lock ed into place. In [...]

TIPS ON REAR PANEL CONNECT IONS 21 TIPS ON REA R PA NEL CONNECTIONS TIPS ON REA R PANEL CONNECTIONS S-Video connections are provided f or high perf orm ance las erdisc play er s, VCRs etc ., that have this f eature. Use these connections in place of the standard video c onnection if your device has this feature. If your device has only one audio ou[...]

CONNECTING EXT ERNAL AUDIO SOURCES 22 CONNECTING EXTERNA L A UDIO SOURCES NOT E: To prevent dam age to the s peaker and distorted s ound, set the volum e control of the audio am plifier lower and adjust the sound us ing the rem ote control f o the T V set. The exac t arrangem ent you use to connect the VCR, cam c order, laser disc player, DVD play [...]

CONNECTING EXT ERNAL AUDIO SOURCES 23 cables s hould be made f rom c oaxial shielded wire. Before Oper ating External Video S ource The input m ode is c hanged every time the INPUT button is press ed as shown below. Connect an exter nal source to the INPUT term inal, then pr ess the INPUT button as neces sary to view the input source. (See page 27.[...]

CONNECTING EXT ERNAL AUDIO SOURCES 24 CONNECTING A M ONAURA L A UDIO VCR OR LASERDISC PLA YER 1. Connect the cable f rom the VIDEO OUT of the VCR or the laserdis c player to the INPUT (VIDEO) j ack on the TV set below. 2. Connect the cable f rom the AUDIO OUT of the VCR or the laserdis c player to the INPUT (MONO) /L(AUDIO) jack. 3. Press the INPUT[...]

CONNECTING EXT ERNAL AUDIO SOURCES 25 CONNECTING A STEREO VCR OR STEREO LA SERDISC PLAYER 1. Connect the cable f rom the AUDIO OUT of the VCR or the laserdis c player to the INPUT (VIDEO) j ack on the TV set below. 2. Connect the cable f rom the AUDIO OUT R of the VCR or the laserdisc player to the INPUT (AUDIO/R) jac k . 3. Connect the cable f rom[...]

CONNECTING EXT ERNAL AUDIO SOURCES 26 CONNECTING A S-VIDEO VCR OR STEREO LA SERDISC PLAYER 1. Connect the cable f rom the S-VIDEO O UT of the VCR OR las erdisc player to the INPUT (S- VIDEO) jac k, as shown on the TV set below. 2. Connect the cable f rom the AUDIO OUT R of the VCR or laserdisc player to the INPUT (AUDIO/R) jac k . 3. Connect the ca[...]

CONNECTING EXT ERNAL AUDIO SOURCES 27 CONNECTING A STEREO LA SERDISC/DVD PLAYER OR HDTV SET TOP BOX TO INPUT 1 OR 2 COMPONENT: Y:PB-PR. 1. Connect the cable f rom the Y OUT of the Laserdis c/DVD player or HDTV set top box to the INPUT (Y) jac k as shown on the TV s et below. 2. Connect the cable f rom the CB/PB OUT or B-Y OUT of the Las erdisc/DVD [...]

CONNECTING EXT ERNAL AUDIO SOURCES 28 CONNECTING A DVD OR HDTV SET TOP BOX PLAYER WITH DOBLY DIGITAL OPTICA L OUTPUT TO TO INPUT 1 OR 2 COM PONENT: Y-PB- PR 1. Connect the cable f rom the Y OUT of the DVD player or HDTV Set Top Box to the INPUT ( Y) jack as shown on the TV set below. 2. Connect the cable f rom the CB/PB OUT or B-Y OUT of the DVD pl[...]

CONNECTING EXT ERNAL AUDIO SOURCES 29 (PR) jack . 4. Connect the cable f rom the COAXIAL O UT of the DVD player or HDTV Set T op Box to the COAX IAL INPUT jack. 5. Press the INPUT button, to view the program f rom the DVD player or HDTV Set T op Box. T he VIDEO icon disappears autom atic ally after approxim ately eight seconds. 7. Press the INPUT b[...]

AUDIO SYSTEM SET -UP 30 A UDIO SYSTEM SET-UP Match the num bers below to the diagram s f or speak er plac em ent and refer to the table on page 24 for the different s urround sound requirem ents. (See page 63 and 64 f or SURROUND func tions.)  The televis ion's internal speak ers .  The television's internal c enter channel speak er[...]

AUDIO SYSTEM SET -UP 31 A UDIO SYSTEM SET-UP SURROUND FEA T URE REQUIRED CONNECTION OPTIONA L CONNECTION EFFECT OFF (1) (3) (5) Receive mono and stereo sound. STADIUM (1) (2) (4 ) (3) (5) Listener has feeling of being at a stadium. ROCK ARE NA (1) (2) (4) (3) (5 ) Listener has feeling of being at a rock concert. JAZZ CLUB (1) (2) (4) (3) (5 ) Liste[...]

THE G ENIUS REMOTE CONT ROL ( CLU-572T SI) 32 THE GENIUS REMOTE CONTROL (CLU-572TSI) In addition to controlling all the f unctions on your HITACHI Proj ection T V, the new remote is designed to operate diff erent types of VCRs, CAT V (Cable TV) converters , satellite rec eivers, DVD players, and other audio/video equipment with one touch. Bas ic op[...]

THE G ENIUS REMOTE CONT ROL ( CLU-572T SI) 33 (1) These buttons allow the remote to c ontrol your TV, VCR, cable box, satellite rec eiver, DVD player, or other Audio/Video equipm ent depending on which mode is chosen, as explained above. (2), (3) LIGHT BUTT ON W hen you are in a dark room , pres s the light button (2) on the s ide of the rem ote to[...]

THE G ENIUS REMOTE CONT ROL ( CLU-572T SI) 34 (6) DVD button W hen the DVD button is pres sed, it will blink, to indic ate the rem ote is in DVD m ode. (See page 35) 7) A V1, AV2, A V3 butto ns W hen press ed, each of thes e buttons will blink to indicate the rem ote is in Audio/Video m ode. ( See page 36) (8) CHA NNEL selector buttons CHANNEL sele[...]

THE G ENIUS REMOTE CONT ROL ( CLU-572T SI) 35 (12) C.C. button Press this button to quick ly turn the Closed Caption feature on and of f (s ee page 56 for m or e inform ation) . (13) HELP button Press this button when a menu is displayed to view HELP text, which gives a description of the displayed menu. The HELP tex t will be displayed every tim e[...]

THE G ENIUS REMOTE CONT ROL ( CLU-572T SI) 36 W hen an S-VIDEO Input is connected to VIDEO: 1. W hen an COMPONENT VIDEO: Y-PB-PR Input is connected to VIDEO: 2. (21) PICTURE-IN-PICT URE buttons See separate sec tion on page 29 for a description. (22) PIP CH buttons Use the PIP CH button to select between main pictur e and sub-pic ture tuning. T he [...]

PICTURE-IN-PICT URE (PIP) 37 PICTURE-IN-PICTURE (PIP) Your HITACHI Projec tion TV inc orporates Dual T uner tec hnology designed for im proved viewing enjoyment. Th is Dual Tuner f eature allows you to view antenna inputs on both the main pictur e and sub-pic ture sim ultaneously, with separate tuning control f or each. T he Dual T uner can operate[...]

PICTURE-IN-PICT URE (PIP) 38 SPLIT M O DE PIP W hen you press the "PIP" button, the main c hannel and the PIP sub-pic ture will appear at the center of the screen ( m ain channel on left side and sub-pic ture on right side). Pr ess the "PIP" button a s econd tim e to return t norm al viewing. Use the PIP CH button to select betw[...]

PICTURE-IN-PICT URE (PIP) 39 NOTES: 1. The SW AP button will only operate when SINGLE PIP mode or SPLIT PIP m ode is c hosen. 2. The SW AP f unction will not operate if ANT B input is set as the m ain c hannel (ANT B input cannot be displayed as a sub-pic ture. (3) PIP MODE button To c hange between the three differ ent PIP m odes (SINGLE, SPLIT , [...]

PICTURE-IN-PICT URE (PIP) 40 SINGLE FREEZ E Press the F REEZE button to f reeze the picture you are currently view ing. ( Only the right sub-picture will fr eeze). Press this button again or PIP to retur n to norm al viewing. STRO BE FREEZE Press the F REEZE button to f reeze three fram es of the pictur e y ou are currently view ing. Pr ess this bu[...]

USING THE REMOT E TO CONT ROL VCR FUNCT IONS 41 USING THE REMOTE TO CONTROL VCR FUNCTIONS Operating the pr ecoded functi on for y our VCR. This r em ote is designed to operate dif f erent types of VCRs. You must f irst pr ogram the rem ote to m atch the rem ote system of y our VCR. (Ref er to page 37 for pr e-codes) 1. Turn O N y our VCR. 2. Aim th[...]

USING THE REMOT E TO CONT ROL CABLE BOX FUNCT IONS 42 (1) VCR Button This button allows the rem ote to control your VCR by s etting it to VCR mode. (2) PRECODED VCR But tons These buttons transm it the chos en precoded VCR codes . For som e VCRs , y ou m us t press the RECO RD button twice to record a progr am . (3) EXCLUSIVE T V But tons These but[...]

USING THE REMOT E TO CONT ROL CABLE BOX FUNCT IONS 43 3. Press the CABLE ( CBL) button on the rem ote to s witch to cable m ode. 4. Hold down the CBL button on the remote and enter the two digit preset code that m atched your cable box as shown on page 37. The indic ator light will flash 3 tim es if the code was ac cepted. 5. Aim the r em ote at th[...]

USING THE REMOT E TO CONTROL SAT ELLITE RECEIVER FUNCT IONS 44 These buttons transm it the chos en precoded c able codes. (3) EXCLU SIVE TV bu tto ns These buttons are f or operating the T V. MY CA BLE BOX CODE IS:___________________ NOTE: Ref er to inst ruction m anual of the Cable Box for operation of the buttons exclus ively for the Cable Box . [...]

USING THE REMOT E TO CONTROL SAT ELLITE RECEIVER FUNCT IONS 45 NOTES: 1. If your satellite receiver cannot be operated after performing the abov e procedures, your satellite receiver code has not been precoded into the remote. 2. In the unlikely event that y our satellite receiver cannot be operated after performing the above procedures, please con[...]

USING THE REMOT E TO CONT ROL DVD FUNCT IONS 46 USING THE REMOTE TO CONTROL DVD FUNCTIONS Operating the pr ecoded functi on for y our DVD pl ay er. This remote is designed to operate different types of D VD players. Y ou must first program the remote to match the remote system of your DV D player. (refer to page 37 for precodes) 1. Turn ON y our DV[...]

USING THE REMOT E TO CONT ROL ADDIT IONAL 47 precoded into the remote. 2. In the unlikely event that y our DVD player cannot be operated after performing the above procedures, please consult your DVD player operating guide. 3. The remote control w ill remember the codes you have programmed in until the batteries are removed from the remote control.[...]

CABLE/SATELLIT E, VCR, AUDIO AND DVD CODES ( CLU-572T SI) 48 NOTES: 1. If your Audio/Video component cannot be operated after performing the above procedures, y our Audio/Video component code has not been precoded into the remote. 2. In the unlikely event that y our Audio/Video component cannot be operated after performing the above procedures, ple[...]

CABLE/SATELLIT E, VCR, AUDIO AND DVD CODES ( CLU-572T SI) 49 VCR BRA NDS A dventura 01 Ai k o 09 Ai w a 01 A kai 02,47,48 A merican High 23 As h a 44 A udiovox 24 Beaumark 44 Bell & Howell 32 Brandt 42 Broksonic 33,34,41,49,50 Calix 24 Canon 23 Capehart 07 Carver 31 CCE 09,30 Citizen 09,24 Colt 30 Craig 19,24,30,44 Curtis Mathes 02,23,46 Cybern[...]

CABLE/SATELLIT E, VCR, AUDIO AND DVD CODES ( CLU-572T SI) 50 Mitsubishi 16,26,39,47,48 Mo tor ol a 20,23 MTC 01,44 Multitech 01,30 NEC 02,06,25,26,32 Nikko 24 Noblex 44 Oly mpus 12,23 Optimus 20,24,32 Optonic 27 Orion 49 Panasonic 11,12,23,38,51 Penney 03,06,23,24,25,44,45 Pentax 03,04,05 Philco 23 Phillips 23,29,31 Pilot 24 Pioneer 26 Portland 07 [...]

CABLE/SATELLIT E, VCR, AUDIO AND DVD CODES ( CLU-572T SI) 51 DVD BRA ND Denon 04 Hitachi 07 JVC 01 Kenw ood 04 Magnavox 05 Mits ubishi 10 Panasonic 04 Phillips 06 Pioneer 03 RCA (Proscan) 09 Sony 02 Toshiba 05 Yama ha 08 Zenith 05 CA BLE BRAND A BC 01,07,08,17,18,20,36 37,49 Antronix 39 A rcher 11,24,39 Belcor 32 Cable Star 32 Century 11 Citizen 11[...]

CABLE/SATELLIT E, VCR, AUDIO AND DVD CODES ( CLU-572T SI) 52 Sprucer 02 Starcom 37,49,51 Stargate 51 Starsight 53,54 Sy lvania 18 Teleview 25 Texscan 18 Tocom 07,27,50 Toshiba 03 Tusa 51 TV 86 29 Unika 11,39 United A rtists 36 United Cable 49 Univ ersal 11,24,31,32,34,39 Videoway 47 Viewstar 15,28,29,40 Zenith 03,48 Zentek 52 SA TELLITE BRA ND CODE[...]

CABLE/SATELLIT E, VCR, AUDIO AND DVD CODES ( CLU-572T SI) 53 CD BRA ND Ad c o m 02 Ai w a 02 Califronia A udio Lab 03 Carver 02 Denon 04 DKK 05 Emerson 01 Fisher 06 Genexxa 07 Hitachi 01,07,08,09,10,11,12 JVC 13 Kenw ood 06,14,15 Krell 02 Magnavox 02 Marantz 02,03 MCS 03 Mission 03 NSM 02 Onky o 16 Optimus 05,07,17 Panasonic 03 Philips 02 Pioneer 0[...]

ULTRAT EC OSD 54 ULTRA TEC OSD 1. Press MENU on the r em ote control to display the differ ent features on y our HITACHI Pr ojection T V. 2. Press the T HUMB ST ICK to highlight a diff erent f eature. 3. Press EX IT on the r em ote control to quic kly exit from a m enu. 4. Press HELP on the r em ote control when a m enu is dis play ed, and text wil[...]

ULTRAT EC OSD 55 1. MENU LANGUAGE Choose English, Fr ench, or Spanish tex t. 2. PLUG & PLAY Optimum hook up f or your sy s tem . 3. SIGNAL SOURCE Select antenna or cable T V. 4. AUTO CHANNEL SET First tim e set up f or channel buttons . 5. CHANNEL MEMORY Channel buttons, add, sk ip. 6. CHANNEL LIST Check channel nam e, scan, and c hild lock . 7[...]

ULTRAT EC OSD 56 1. CHANNEL ID Label channels PAY 1, ABC, etc. 2. VIDEO ID Label video inputs VCR1, DVD1, etc. 3. FAMILY FAVORITES Allows you to set and view favorite channels. 4. PARENTAL CONT ROL Block channel picture and s ound. 5. 4 EVENT PRO GRAM Turn T V on and of f once, daily, or weekly. 6. AUTO LINK Automatic ally turn TV on with any VIDEO[...]

SET UP 57 SET UP Select SET UP when setting y our TV up f or the f irst tim e. Use the T HUMB ST ICK or on the remote to highlight the function des ired. Use T HUMB STICK or to select the sub- m enu of your choice. You can use the num ber buttons to directly access the s ub-m enu of your choice. For exam ple, press ing the (7) button while in the O[...]

SET UP 58 PLUG & PLA Y This graphic guide f unction will help you to properly set up your TV or Hom e T heater System . Sim ply answ er three questions and a gr aphic will be displayed, showing y ou the optim um setup f or your personalized sy s tem . Press T HUMB ST ICK or to highlight the correct answers to all three ques tions. Press T HUMB [...]

SET UP 59 SIGNA L SO URCE Select ANT ENNA if you are using an indoor or outdoor antenna. Selec t CATV if you have cable TV. Press T HUMB ST ICK or to highlight and select the correc t SIGNAL SOURCE m ode. Press EXIT to quit MENU or T HUMB ST ICK to return to previous m enu. RECEPTION BAND Reception channels f or eac h mode ar e shown at the left. R[...]

SET UP 60 A UTO CHANNEL SET This feature will autom atically store active T V channels in CHANNEL MEMORY. This will allow you to skip unused channels when using the CHANNEL UP ( ) or DOW N ( ). If the EXIT button is pr essed while the AUT O CHANNEL SET function is engaged, program m ing will stop. If two antenna are connected, s witch antenna input[...]

SET UP 61 Add or erase additional c hannels while still in CHANNEL MEMORY using CHANNEL or or the number buttons to change the channel. Press EX IT to quit m enu or THUMB ST ICK to return to previous m enu.[...]

SET UP 62 CHA NNEL LIS T This function allows you to review which channels are labeled in CHANNEL ID (ID) ., which have been added to CHANNEL MEMORY (SCAN), and which are protected by PARENTAL CONT ROL (LOCK) . Press T HUMB ST ICK or to review more c hannels. Press EX IT to quit m enu or THUMB ST ICK to return to previous m enu. NOTE: Eac h touch o[...]

SET UP 63 Use T HUMB STICK or to set the tim e, date, and year. Press T HUMB ST ICK or to change position. Press EX IT to quit m enu or THUMB ST ICK to return to previous menu when the CURSOR is in the f irst position.[...]

SET UP 64 MA GIC FOCUS Your HITACHI Projec tion TV has three color pr ojection tubes: one f or red, one f or green, one f or blue. W hen mix ed together in the proper pr oportion, the output of thes e three colors tubes can pr oduce any color. To produc e these colors , however, the beam s m ust be prec isely aligned over each other so that the col[...]

SET UP 65 Press T HUMB ST ICK or to highlight then press down on T HUMB STICK to s elect Color System ( HDTV, SDTV/DVD) Press EX IT to quit m enu or THUMB ST ICK to return to previous m enu. NOTE: Set up a Com ponent Signal ( connect com ponent to Y-PB-PR inputs ) and switch to VIDEO: 1 or 2 by pressing the INPUT button on the Rem ote Control when [...]

CUSTOMIZE 66 CUSTOMIZE This selection c ontains advanced f eatures which will mak e T V viewing easier and m ore enj oyable. CHA NNEL ID Use this f eature to give up to 20 channels a name when ANT ENNA signal sourc e is selec ted and up to 60 channels a nam e when CATV1 s ignal source is select ed. Press T HUMB ST ICK to select CHANNEL LIST . Press[...]

CUSTOMIZE 67 position. Select RESET to erase a CHANNEL ID. NOT ES: 1. If ANT A and ANT B are in the s am e SIGNAL SOURCE m ode (see page 42), the CHANNEL ID f or both antenna inputs will be the sam e. 2. CHANNEL ID will be display ed only when channel is displayed as main pic ture.[...]

CUSTOMIZE 68 VIDEO ID. Use this f eature to give a nam e to any of the two video inputs. Press T HUMB ST ICK to select VIDEO LIST. Press T HUMB ST ICK to select pr eset VIDEO LIST . Press T HUMB ST ICK or to scroll through the pr eset VIDEO LIST . Press T HUMB ST ICK to select des ired VIDEO ID. To customiz e VIDE O ID, se lect CUSTOM. Press T HUMB[...]

CUSTOMIZE 69 FA M ILY FAVORITES (MENU) This function allows you to group y our favor ite channels into six personalized categories that you can renam e. A total of 36 channels can be stor ed in the FAMILY FAVORITES f unction. Channel stored with AUTO CHANNEL SET will autom atically be stored in FAMILY FAVORIT ES. To renam e the c ategories, us e th[...]

CUSTOMIZE 70 FA M ILY FA VORITES (OPERA TION) Use this f unction to display FAMILY FAVORITES selec tions as s ub-pictur es or to tune the m ain pictur e to a desired f avorite channel. Select a categor y us ing THUMB ST ICK or . Press MENU and the c ategory w ill be display ed as sub- pictures at the right edge of the s creen. T his is useful f or [...]

CUSTOMIZE 71 PA RENTAL CONTROL This function will block out the pict ure and sound of the selected c hannel or video input. It can be us ed to keep the TV f rom being viewed for a s cheduled am ount of tim e that you set. The code to enter PARENTAL CO NTRO L is a four digit secret c ode num ber. T he factor y preset code is 0000. Use the num ber bu[...]

CUSTOMIZE 72 Press EX IT to quit m enu or THUMB ST ICK to return to the previous m enu. NOTE: 1. If ANT A and ANT B are in the s am e SIGNAL SOURCE m ode (s ee page 42), when a channel is lock ed, it is lock ed on both antenna inputs. 2. W hen using T V TIME O UT m ak e sur e the clock is s et (see page 46). 3. W hen the RECALL button is pres sed, [...]

CUSTOMIZE 73 EVENT PROG. This function will autom atically turn the TV on and of f, one tim e only, every day or once a week. Press T HUMB ST ICK to select PROG RAM 1, 2, 3, or 4. Press T HUMB ST ICK or to select the tim e the T V will turn on and off . Use T HUMB STICK to change pos ition. Press T HUMB ST ICK or to select the day of the week you w[...]

CUSTOMIZE 74 1. The O FF T im er will only ac tivate if the T V was turned on or tuned with the ON T im er, and no channel s election was made af ter this time. If you change the channel after the O N Tim er has been activated, the OF F Tim er will deactivate. 2. If no rem ote c ontrol button is pres sed af ter ON T im er is ac tivated, the TV will[...]

CUSTOMIZE 75 A UTO LINK Use this f unction to autom atically turn the TV on and tune to VIDEO: 1, 2 or 3 when it detects a VIDEO input. Use T HUMB STICK to to selec t Video input. Use T HUMB STICK or , then press down on T HUMB STICK to c hange AUTO LINK setting. W hen AUTO is selec ted, the TV will turn on and tune to VIDEO: 1 , 2 or 3 autom atica[...]

CUSTOMIZE 76 T EXT is f or additional infor m ation such as news reports or a TV progr am guide. This infor mation covers the entir e scr een and viewing the TV program is not possible. T EXT m ay not be available w ith ever y program . CHA NNEL: 1 is us ed for the prim ary language (usually English). 2 is som etim es us ed for a s econd language ([...]

CUSTOMIZE 77 ME NU BACKGROUND This function allows you to choose fr om three m enu back grounds. Use T HUMB STICK or to change MENU BACKGROUND s etting. Press EX IT to quit m enu or THUMB ST ICK to return to previous m enu. Select CLEAR and no back ground is visible, selec t GRAY and a gray background is vis ible (no pictur e can be seen behind m e[...]

VIDEO 78 VIDEO Select VIDEO to adj ust pictur e settings and im prove pic ture quality. Use the T HUMB STICK or buttons to highlight the func tion to be adjusted. Press the T HUMB ST ICK or buttons to adjust the func tion. Press EX IT to quit m enu. NOTE: If CONT RAST is selec ted, y ou are adjusting CO NTRAST . T he additional m enu item s BRIGHT [...]

VIDEO 79 PB-PR input jack s . 2. If you ar using the COMPONENT VIDEO input jac ks (Y-PB-PR) and notice that the T INT and COLOR ar e abnorm al, check to m ak e sure that CO MPONENT SET - SET - COLOR SYSTEM is set proper ly . ( see page 48)[...]

VIDEO 80 A DVANCED SETTINGS Your HITACHI Proj ection T V has an Ultra AI (Ar tificial Intelligenc e) f unction which will autom atically adjust picture settings to produc e the highest quality picture possible. W hen AI is highlighted, pres s down on THUMB ST ICK to turn the AI on or of f. Use the T HUMB STICK or to select f unction. Press down on [...]

VIDEO 81 A SPECT RATIO Adjust this when viewing a COMPONENT: Y-PB-PR input s ignal. 16:9 - Screen c hanges to 16:9 aspec t ratio. (gray bars visible on top and bottom of s creen). HDT V signals are norm ally 16:9 aspect ratio. 4:3 - Screen c hanges to 4:3 aspec t ratio. (entire s creen is f illed with video). SDTV and NT SC signals are norm ally 4:[...]

VIDEO 82 Press T HUMB ST ICK or to highlight the function. Pres s T HUMB STICK to c hange the func tion setting. W hen the func tion has an "" in the box, it is O N, when it has a " " it is selected. MTS MODE Multi-Channel Te levision Sound will allow y ou to selec t STEREO (a ster eo broadcas t), MONO ( m onaural sound) used[...]

VIDEO 83 This function allows you to enjoy spectacular bass s ound that would norm ally be heard only with expensive hom e speak er systems .[...]

THEAT ER 84 THEA TER Use this f unction to choos e picture and audio s ettings for a true hom e TH EATER ex perience. THEA TER MODES Use this f unction to choos e from autom atic picture and audio s ettings to optim ize y our T V's per form anc e. Use T HUMB STICK or to change T HEATER MO DES settings. W hen TV m ode is chosen, the f ollowing [...]

THEAT ER 85 perfor m ance and pleasure, depending upon the video pr ogram being viewed. However, if RESET is s elected, all modes will reset to the initial conditions as explained above. W hen RESET is selected, it will tak e approxim ately two seconds to retur n to factor y conditions (SPORT S m ode). Press EX IT to quit m enu or THUMB ST ICK to r[...]

THEAT ER 86 SURROUND The f ollowing surround s ettings will reproduce the "live" s ound you w ould hear in concert halls , sports stadium s, movie theater s, etc. when you set up y our s peak er system as shown in the section on audio s y s tem setup on pages 23-24. T he surr ound system is m os t eff ective with m ovie and other ster eo [...]

THEAT ER 87 Select this m ode when viewing a program which is DO LBY PRO LOGIC encoded. (s ee page 64 for m ore inform ation) DOLBY DIGITAL SURROUND Select this m ode when viewing a program which is DO LBY DIGITAL encoded and you have a digital (optical or coaxial) input. ( see pages 65 and 66 f or m ore inf orm ation) NOTES: 1. This TV can not dec[...]

THEAT ER 88 W hen m ain VOLUME is c hanged, all speak er volum es will change ac cording to the per centages you set in this menu. Set TV balance by adjusting FL (F ront Left) and FIR (Fr ont Right) volum e control. NOT E: Center channel audio will alway s be heard fr om the TV's center speak er s. If T HEAT ER-SPEAKER SETUP-F RONT L/R is set [...]

THEAT ER 89 DOLBY DIGITA L Dolby Digital pr ovides six independent sound channels: f ront lef t, center, f ront right, sur round left, s urround r ight, and sub woofer. Selec t this featur e when viewing properly encoded program s m ark ed . To f ully benefit from Dolby Digital Surround, it is recom m ended that the sur round speak er s y stem be c[...]

THEAT ER 90 INPUT SOURCE Set audio input to Digital or Analog. This featur e is used only when view ing VIDEO:1 or VIDEO:2 inputs , since only thes e inputs can ac cept DIGIT AL audio input. Use T HUMB STICK or to select DIGIT AL or ANALOG . Press EX IT to quit m enu or THUMB ST ICK to return to previous m enu. NOTE: 1. This feature s elects betwee[...]

THEAT ER 91 Press EX IT to quit m enu or THUMB ST ICK to return to previous m enu. NOTES: 1. This feature adj usts audio delay to surround speak ers to m ake audio per form anc e optim um , based on your specif ic setup. 2. This f eature is only accessible when SURROUND-PRO LOG IC and SURROUND-DOLBY DIGITAL m odes are sele cted.[...]

THEAT ER 92 LISTENING MODE Choose between pre-set audio m odes Standar d, Night, or Maxim um . T ake advantage of these f eature! LISTENING MO DE I reduce or increase s ound eff ects. Use T HUMB STICK or to select ST ANDARD, NIGHT, MAX IMUM. Press EX IT to quit m enu or THUMB ST ICK to return to previous m enu. W hen STANDA RD is se lected: It is t[...]

THEAT ER 93 SPEA KER SETUP Select spec ific s peaker output, including a subwoofer . Press T HUMB ST ICK or to highlight feature. Press down on T HUMB STICK to s elect INT ERNAL or EXT ERNAL W /AMP. Use T HUMB STICK to change SURROUND or SUB W OOFER f eature to y our desired setting. Press EX IT to quit m enu or THUMB ST ICK to return to previous m[...]

CARE OF YOUR HITACHI PROJECTION T V AND 94 CA RE OF YOUR H ITA CHI PROJECT ION TV A ND YOUR REMO TE CONTROL DO Dust the scr een and cabinet with a soft c loth. Clean the screen with a sof t cloth m oistened with warm water and dry w ith a sof t cloth. A m ild soap m ay be used if the sc reen is ex trem ely dirty . Place your television away fr om e[...]

RECEPTION PROBLEMS 95 RECEPTION PROBLEMS • IGNITION NOISE: Black spots or horizontal streak s m ay appear, picture m ay flutter or dr ift. Usually caused by interference f rom automobile ignition s ystems, neon lamp s, electr ical drills and other electric al appliances. • GHOSTS: Ghosts ar e caused by the television signal following two paths.[...]

USEFUL INFO 96 USEFUL INFO Check these items and try these adjustments SYMP TOMS Be sure external connection is correct Be sure power cord is plugged in Be sure TV is switched "ON" Try another channel (station trouble) Check antenna connections (back of TV ) Check antenna for broken lead-in wire Check outside antenna Check for local inter[...]

USEFUL INFO 97 • Power Input.......................AC 120V, 60H z • Power C onsumption (operating 53SDX01B 228W 61SDX01B 228W • Power C onsumption (maximum) 53SDX01B ..........................................276W 61SDX01B ..........................................276W • Antenna input impedance...............75 Ohm • Channel coverage......[...]

USEFUL INFO 98 7 day s a week, 24 hours a day 800 HITACHI (1-800-448-2244) Hitachi America, LTD Home Electronics Div ision Hitachi has m ade every effor t to assure you hours of tr ouble free oper ation from your unit. However, should you require ser vice, a network of Hitac hi Authorized Service Facilities has been establis hed in all 50 states an[...]

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