Hitachi L26a01a Users Manual

							 
 
 
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BASIC OPERATION 
POWER On/Off        
Now, turn On the main power of the unit.   
● To turn On the power of  the television   
1. Press the Main Power switch on the television.   
● The Indicating Lamp will illuminate in Red (Standby mode).  
2. Press either Sub Power button on the control panel or Sub Power 
button on the remote control.   
● The color of the Indicating Lamp turns into Green, and the 
image will display on the screen.
 
● To turn Off  the power of  the television   
1. Press either Sub Power button on the control panel or Sub Power 
button on the remote control.   
● The image disappears from the screen and the Indicating Lamp 
turns into Red (Standby mode).   
2. Press Main Power switch to completely turn Off the power of the 
unit. 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
The Indicating Lamp Status 
Indicating Lamp Status  Power Status  Power Switch Status 
Off Off Main power → Off 
Red Standby mode Main power → On 
Sub Power button → Off 
Green On Main power → On 
Sub Power button → On 
Orange Power Save mode Main power → On 
Sub Power button → On 
NOTE 
● If the image does not appear on the screen at all, or have any problem, see TROUBLESHOOTING on  39 ~ 41. It may 
help you to solve the problems.   
● You can turn ON the power only by pressing the Sub Power button during the Standby mode.   
● Do not switch the power On/Off repeatedly in a short period of time. It could cause malfunction.   
● To avoid sudden surges of electricity when the power comes back on, unplug the power cord before you leave if there is a 
power cut during use of the unit. Sub Power button Indicating Lamp 
Main Power switch 
Sub Power button 
 
						

							 
 
 
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BASIC OPERATION (continued) 
Volume UP/DOWN 
1. To increase the sound volume, press   button on the 
remote control, or Volume Up button on the control panel. 
● The Volume Indicator value on the screen will shift right.   
2. To decrease the sound volume, press 
  button on the 
remote control or Volume Down button on the control panel.   
● The Volume Indicator value on the screen will shift left. 
 
 
 
Mute        
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. To mute the sound, press button on the remote control.   
● The sound of the unit is temporarily turned Off.   
● The color of the Volume indicator will turn into magenta while 
muting the volume. 
2. To turn the sound back, press 
  button again, or Volume Up 
button on either remote control or the control panel.   
NOTE 
● You can decrease the volume by pressing  button while the 
sound is muted.   
 
Mute           26 
 
 
 
 
Input Switching to TV, AV1~4, HDMI, and RGB 
By pressing Input Select button, you can switch the input.   
● To watch actual broadcast, press Input Select button on the 
control panel, the numeric buttons or Channel Up / Down button 
on the remote control.   
● To display the image outputting from the external equipment 
connected to each terminal ( TV, AV1~4, HDMI and RGB), select 
corresponding mode. 
1. Press Input Select buttons on the remote control.   
(Use “ 
AV  “button to switch between AV1~AV4 mode.) 
2. The Input modes can be also switched by using Input Select 
button on the control panel.   
Each time this button is pressed, the screen displays 
corresponding mode by following order.   
   TV    AV1     AV2     AV3     
   RGB      HDMI       AV4 
123
456
789
0
TV DTT AV TEXT
++P
AV 1
AV 2AV 4 AV 3
?
OK
  
3. To go to TV mode, press Channel Up/Down buttons on remote 
control or Program UP/Down on the control panel.   
Also, you can use the numeric buttons or TV button on the 
remote control. 
 
 
  
Volume Up / Down button Mute button  Vo l u m e   
Up / Down 
button 
The Volume indicator 
Input Select 
buttons  Channel Up / 
Down buttons 
 
Channel Up / Down 
Input Select
AV button 
 
						

							 
 
 
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BASIC OPERATION (continued) 
Input Signal Screen Display   
The input signal status can be displayed on the screen by pressing the  button  
of the remote control.   
• The display in TV mode will appear when changing the channels. 
• The display will go out in approximately 5 seconds
. 
TV 
 1
ABCDE
▼
OFF -- Min.  
VIDEO   
 AV1 
Component 
OFF -- Min.  
RGB 
 RGB 
H: 48.4 kHz 
V: 60.1  Hz 
OFF -- Min.  
`
123
456
789
0
TV DTT AV TEXT
++P
AV1AV2AV4AV3
CLE-994
?
+i
OK
 
 
Input Mode   
Input horizontal frequency   
Input vertical frequency    Input mode 
Signal mode TV position 
Name 
Sound mode 
 
Off-timer 
Off-timer 
Off-timer 
Recall  
button
 
						

							 
 
 
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TV SETUP OPERATION 
How to use the On-Screen Display (OSD) system 
With the On-Screen Display system, you can access the various kinds of the features and functions in this product.   
 
Picture 
Audio 
Timer 
Setup 
Language 
Select  OK Set 
 
 
 
  
• Basic Operation   
1. Press   button on the remote control or Menu button on the 
control panel of the unit. The Main Menu is displayed on the 
screen as shown on the right.   
2. To select the item, press 
 buttons.  
The selected item will be highlighted in Yellow.   
3. Press 
  button to set your selection.   
The selected menu page will be displayed on the screen.   
4. Use 
  buttons to choose the item on the MENU page.   
Press 
  button to set your selection.   
5. Use 
  buttons to adjust the item values or choose options.   
Press 
  button to set your selection.   
6. To exit from the menu, press 
 button.  
NOTE  
●  The OSD menu screen will be closed automatically when no 
operation has been made for about 30 seconds.   
●  If the item in menu is shown in gray, it means that it cannot be 
selected or adjusted.
  
Select Language 
Select the language from the list so that you can display the OSD menu in the selected language.   
How to set Language  
1. Enter the “Language” menu from the Main Menu.   
2. Select the appropriate language with 
  button from the list.   
The selected item will be highlighted in Yellow.   
3. Press 
  button to set your selection.   
The white dot is marked inside of the circle when the selection is fixed
.  
4. Press   button to exit from the entire OSD menu.   
 Language 
    English 
    简体中文 
    繁體中文 
    Pycckий 
 
ﻲﺑﺮﻋ 
Select   OK Set       Return   
 
 
Menu button 
Menu  
button 
 
						

							 
 
 
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TV SETUP OPERATION(continued) 
Main Menu List 
Menu Page  Menu Page 
Picture Mode 27 
Perfect Volume  29 
Contrast 27 TV Speakers  29 
Brightness 27 Audio 
Reset 29 
Color 27 Timer Off Timer  30 
Sharpness 27  Mode 24 
Tint 27 Auto Tuning 
Search 24 
Color Temperature  27  Position  24 
Back Light  27  Frequency  24 
Reset 27  Name 24 
Black Enhancement  28  Sound System 24 
DNR 28  Color System 25 
MPEG NR  28  Skip  25 
Film Mode  28 Manual Tuning 
Antenna Att*  25 
3D Comb Filter  28  Fine Tuning  25 
Picture Size  28  Sort  25 
Picture(TV/AV) 
Picture(TV/A
V 
Reset 28 Setup(TV) 
Teletext Language  34 
Contrast  33  Video Power Save  38 
Brightness 33 Setup(AV) 
Reset ─ 
Color Temperature  33  Auto Adjust  32 
Back Light  33  Image Position  32 
Picture(RGB) 
Reset 33 Horizontal Clock 32 
Audio Mode  29  Clock Phase  32 
Treble 29 Reset  32 
Bass 29 Frequency Display 32 
Balance 29 Setup(RGB) 
WXGA   32 
Matrix Surround  29  Language ─ 
22 
Audio 
Dynamic Bass  29   
＊ This function is not available (gray out).
 
 
 
 
						

							 
 
 
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TV SETUP OPERATION (continued) 
Setup Menu (TV mode) 
 
You can install channels and make the various settings related channels.
1. Press 
 button. 
2. Select “ Setup” menu and press 
 button. 
3. Select the preferred menu item and press 
 button. 
 Setup 
  Auto Tuning 
Manual Tuning 
  Fine Tuning     
Sort 
  Teletext Language 
Select   OK Set       Return   
 
 
Selected Items Setup hint 
Position Searches every channel. Store the channels in order of 
tuning.(1~125) 
Mode 
Direct Searches available channel. Store the channels in fixed number 
according to broadcasting standard. The channel number 1~12 
and 21~69 are displayed as C∗ ∗, and the channel number 
101~146 are displayed as S∗ ∗. 
Auto Tuning 
Search Tune the local channels automatically.   
Press 
 button to start searching. 
Position Press channel up (+) down (-) buttons to input position number 
(1~125) or channel number (C** or S**). 
Search the frequency by using   button when Auto Tuning 
Mode is set to [position]. 
Frequency 
When Auto Tuning Mode is set to [Direct], this function is not 
available (grayed out). 
Name 1. Move the cursor to the first digit and select the letters with 
 
buttons.   
2. Move to the next digit with 
 button.  
3. Press 
  button again when you finish inputting all the   
letters.  
• The selectable letters are as follows: “0”~“9”, “A”~“Z”, “ ” 
(blank), “+”, “- “, “.” (Period) and “?”. 
Auto 
M 
D/K 
I 
Manual 
Tuning 
Sound System 
B/G Select [Auto] normally. 
In case that sound is not output correctly, select the other 
modes depending on the received signal. 
 NOTE  
When you turn ON the television for the first time, your television is at “the original factory setting” and may not be able to  
display the image normally on the TV screen. Please select Auto Tuning to set the TV channel. 
 
						

							 
 
 
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TV SETUP OPERATION (continued) 
Setup Menu (TV mode) (continued) 
With this menu, you can access various kinds of features relating to TV channel settings. 
  Setup 
  Auto Tuning 
Manual Tuning 
  Fine Tuning     
Sort 
  Teletext Language 
Select   OK Set       Return   
 
 
Selected Items Setup hint 
Auto
NTSC4.43
SECAM
PAL 
Color System 
NTSC3.58Select [Auto] normally. 
In case that color is not displayed correctly, select the 
other modes depending on the received signal. 
Off
Skip 
OnIt allows you to skip unregistered channels automatically 
when you use channel up (P+) down (P-) buttons to select 
channels.  
This function will automatically skip unavailable 
channels when set to on. 
Manual Tuning 
Antenna Att.  This function is not available (gray out). 
Fine Tuning -56~+56 X: Increase the frequency data for the main tuner. 
W: Decrease the frequency data for the main tuner. 
Sort You can change the order of channels as follows.   
1. Move the cursor to the channel row you want to change 
order and then, press 
 button.  
2. The color of the letters on the designated line will be 
turned into yellow bracket and with [ ].   
3. Move the designated row by using 
 buttons.  
4. Press 
  button to fix the position.   
•
  This function is not available (grayed out) when the Auto 
Tuning Mode is set to [Direct]. 
 
						

							 
 
 
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TV SETUP OPERATION (continued) 
Channel Selections 
 
There are 2 ways to select the channels: stepping through the 
channel, and selecting by number.
   
 
Stepping through the Channel  
Press Channel Up/Down button to switch the next or previous channel on the list.
 
  
Selecting by Number 
Enter the number of acquired channel by using numeric buttons on the remote control. 
The selectable channel number and method differ depending on the modes 
(“Position” or “Direct”) of Auto-tuning. See 
 24  for the details. 
 
●
 If you have tuned channels with Position mode: 
The position number of 0~125, of which you have tuned with Position mode, can be selected by using numeric buttons on 
the remote control.  
● If you have tuned channels with Direct mode: 
Input the number 001~012 (displayed as C1~C12), 021~069 (displayed as C21~C69) or 101~146 (displayed as 
S1~S46) by using numeric button on the remote control.  Channel Up/ Down button 
 
Channel  
Up/Down button 
 
						

							 
 
 
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TV SETUP OPERATION (continued) 
Picture Setting 
You can make specific adjustments for the picture based on your preference.   
1. Press 
 button.   
2. Select “Picture” menu and press 
 button. 
3. Select the preferred menu item and press 
 button. 
(By pressing ▼ button at the bottom of each menu page, the next Picture menu will appear on the screen.) 
NOTE  
Please see  33   about picture setting of PC  
     Page 1             Page 2  
 
Dynmaic 
 
 
 
 
 
Cool 
High 
Reset Picture 
  Picture Mode    
Contrast  
Brightness    
  Color       
  Sharpness   
Tint  
Color Temperature   
Back Light     
  Reset   
Select   OK Set       Return  
+31
0
0
0
0
Picture 
Black Enhancement 
DNR             
MPEG NR   
Film Mode   
  3D Comb Filter      
Picture Size 
Reset               
Select  OK Set        Return 
   
Off 
Off 
Off 
Off 
Off 
1 
Reset 
 
Selected Items Setup hint 
Dynamic  
Natural Picture Mode 
Cinema You can make the better selection from 3 modes   
Depending on the lighting condition and intended use.   
Dynamic : Suitable for the brighter conditions.   
Natural   : Suitable for the normal lighting condition.   
Cinema 
 : Suitable for watching movie. 
Contrast* 
-31~+31 This adjusts the contrast to meet the lighting environment by using . button.
Brightness* 
-31~+31 With this function, black is adjusted to change the overall brightness by using . button. 
Color* 
-31~+31 It can adjust color density based on your preference by using . button 
Sharpness* 
-15~+15 Preferred sharpness can be adjusted by pressing   
button for softer image or 
  button for sharper image. 
Tint* 
-31~+31 Pressing 
 button enhances red and weakens Yellow, while pressing  
button weakens red and enhances Yellow. 
The setup hint is adjusting for the realistic skin color.   
This is not available by PC mode when receiving RGB signal. 
Cool 
Normal 
Warm 
Color 
Temperature* 
User You can select from 3 settings (default): Cool, Normal, Warm depending on the 
color condition with  buttons.  
You can adjust the setting in “User” item. 
High 
Middle Back Light 
Low Adjust the brightness of the Back Light for the maximum visibility. 
Reset Each item on this menu screen can be restored to the original factory settings 
by pressing  button. 
 Information 
The setting of the items indicated by “
*
” can be stored for each of inputs and picture modes (Dynamic/Natural/Cinema). 
You can enjoy different setting depending on the selected input such as VCR in AV3. 
 
						

							 
 
 
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TV SETUP OPERATION (continued) 
Picture Setting (continued) 
Selected Items Setup hint 
Off  
Low  
Middle Black Enhancement   
High Adjusts the black level compensation. 
Off  
Low  
Middle 
DNR  
High The noise on the screen or interference could be reduced, especially at 
the area of weak electric field. 
 
Off  
Low  MPEG NR* 
High This is a noise reduction system for MPEG picture signal. 
(ex. against mosquito noise and block noise) 
Off 
Film Mode   
On This helps to make the moving image smooth. 
On: Automatically identify if it is the movie film and faithfully reproduces 
the original film images.   
Off: Set to Off if the image does not look natural.   
Off 
3D Comb Filter 
On This is available only when receiving PAL/ NTSC 3.58 composite signal. 
This reduces the dot and color blurring in minute scales so that it can 
reproduce purer color. 
1 
Picture Size 
2  Select [1] it will display the original picture completely. If the images 
from TV signal (especially CATV) has blacken gap in Panoramic mode, 
and select [2], it will make up for the gap. But when display is no 
available in “Cinema” size. This function only works for TV, Composite, 
Component and HDMI input. 
Reset Each item on this menu screen can be restored to the original factory 
settings by pressing  button. 
 Information 
The settings of the item indicated by “
*
” can be automatically stored depending on the signal mode.   
NOTE      About “Film Mode” 
●  The image might not look natural depending on the image contents. 
Phenomena such as 
① When switching the subtitles of a film or images, the image displays fine horizontal streak lines. 
② When switching the scenes such as commercial and animation, the image displays fine horizontal streak line. 
③ When displaying a ticker or subtitle, the text on the image becomes rough ( aliasing). 
④ When watching the image form AV input which is connected to any external equipment, the OSD of external 
equipment displays fine horizontal streak lines. 
These phenomena occur due to the method of converting the image.   
Please note that this is not malfunction.   
In case that it is disturbing, please set to Off. 
In addition, the effect of this menu might vary depending on the size setting (See
36) 
Also, this might not be ineffective depending on the scene of image.