Hitachi P42a01a Users Manual

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Basic TV functions
Channel selection
With the 10 Number Buttons.
Example:
No. 2: Press 2. The station stored in the 2nd store position will 
appear.
No. 29: Press 2 and within 2 seconds, press 9.The station 
stored in the 29th store position will appear.
Press P + or – to change to the program forward or backward. 
The changing takes approx. 2 seconds.
QuickView
Q. VIEW button allows you to go back to the last selected 
channel or input source.
Volume adjusting
Press 
 + or – to adjust the volume. The volume level 
indicator disappears after 4 seconds.
MUTE
Press 
. The sound will be cut off. MUTE will display on the 
screen for approx. 4 seconds.
The muting can be released by pressing 
again or  + or –. •
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BASIC OPERATION (continued)
Stereo reception with the built-in tuner
The built-in tuner can receive and distinguish NICAM Stereo broadcasts automatically, provided the NICAM setting in 
the menu is set to “AUTO”. 
NICAM stereo sound reception:
Select NICAM AUTO or OFF (in Audio menu on 
24). Select OFF if you do not want to receive NICAM sound.
When NICAM reception is available, one of the following indications will be displayed.
“NICAM ST” appears for approx. 4 seconds when a NICAM STEREO broadcast signal is 
received.
“NICAM 
” appears for approx. 4 seconds when a NICAM MONO A broadcast signal is 
received.
“NICAM 
/” appears for approx. 4 seconds when a NICAM MONO A and MONO B 
broadcast signal is received.
This will be displayed for approx. 4 seconds when “NICAM OFF” is selected in the menu 
screen.
A2 Stereo reception
“STEREO” illuminates for approx. 4 seconds when a STEREO broadcast signal is received.
NOTE
In case of bad reception, the stereo sound also can be disturbed.
Adjusting the NICAM/A2 stereo sound
Pressing 
 alternates between the two different audio channels (when applicable).
NICAM 2-channel sound 
reception
A2 2-channel sound reception
NOTE
Sometimes if reception is poor, the NICAM/A2 stereo sound may not be received correctly. In case of 2 channel sound reception, 
you can select the desired sound with .
DISPLAY
Press 
. Channel number, picture size setting, clock (in case 
of the TV program which has a Teletext time data), etc. will 
appear for approx. 4 seconds.
STATUS
Press STATUS. The clock and program information will appear, 
if the information is currently available.
Still picture
Press 
 to make a still picture. To cancel the still picture, press  again.
NOTE
If the built-in tuner does not receive any signal (e.g. if no aerial 
is connected or if the broadcast transmission stops) during 
TV operation, this unit will switch to standby after approx. 15 
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BASIC OPERATION (continued)
Conceal stored channels
Picture format
Press , then press ó or ô to select desired picture format, then press ENTER.
AUTO
Automatically selects the aspect ratio (see note below).
NOTE
In case a screen switches with AUTO operation, the screen may become black for a moment according to 
the conditions of a weak-electric-field and an input signal, but it is not a failure.
4:3
It shows a 4:3-picture in original size with grey bands on left and right side.
FULL
Stretches the left and right hand sides of a 4:3 picture horizontally to fill the screen, while leaving 
the centre of the picture unstretched.
NOTE
In this mode the picture is geometrically distorted on the left and the right sides of the screen.
PANORAMIC
This mode is used with 16:9 signals from a Digital decoder, a DVD player or other external 
source. This uniformly stretches a 4:3 image horizontally to fill the screen (For example, a 16:9 
image is often stored “anamorphically” on a DVD, where the 16:9 image is stored as a horizontally  
compressed 4:3 image - this mode restores the image to its correct 16:9 proportions).
ZOOM
This mode is used to zoom-in on (expand) 4:3 “letterbox” format pictures (with grey bars at the top 
and bottom) so that they fill more of the screen.
NOTEIn the ZOOM mode, part of the picture may be slightly cut off due to the expansion. However, it is possible to scroll the picture up or 
down to view the top or bottom part of the picture 
26.
14:9
This enlarges a 4:3 picture to the 14:9 format.
NOTE
When the Picture format is set to AUTO, the aspect ratio will automatically change according to the Wide Screen Switching (WSS)
signal, if it is available. This may be either transmitted by the broadcasting TV channel, or via a recording from a VCR etc. Any WSS 
signal received will only be effective in the AUTO mode - however, some DVD players / Digital Decoders etc. will automatically 
switch the aspect ratio via the SCART input (Pin 8 switching), even if AUTO is not selected. In any case if you want to change to a 
different aspect ratio to the one selected automatically, you can change it by pressing 
.
In PC mode, the Picture format is available only for 16:9 or 4:3 format. (In “WXGA INPUT” and “WVGA INPUT” mode, the Picture 
format is not available.)
In HDMI or COMPONENT mode of scanning rate: 720p and 1080i, the Picture format is available only for FULL1, FULL2 and 
ZOOM format. •
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SUBTITLE  SUBTITLESUBTITLE  SUBTITLE
You can conceal certain channels so that when you use the P+ or – buttons they are skipped. 
In this case these channels are not deleted - they can be accessed at any time using the 10 Number Buttons.
1Select the channel to be concealed (i.e. CH29).
Press SKIP.  The programme number flashes.
2Select the next channel to be concealed.
Press SKIP. The programme number flashes.
You can conceal as many channels as you like.
Cancel concealment of channels
Select the concealed channels with the 10 Number Buttons.
The programme number flashes.
Press SKIP. The programme number no longer flashes.
This channel is no longer concealed.
(FULL)
(PANORAMIC)
(ZOOM)
(14:9)
[0-5 ] : SELECT
PICTURE SIZE
0.AUTO
1.4:3
2.FULL
3 . PANORAMIC
4.ZOOM
5.14:9
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Teletext
BASIC OPERATION (continued)
Teletext is sent page by page. This unit is able to automatically store  up to 812 pages.
Storage lasts until all pages have been received. The pages can only be accessed when they have been 
stored. This can take a moment.
Fastext/TOPtext
Fastext/TOPtext is teletext with a special directory.
On the lower part of the screen there are four different coloured fields (red, green, yellow and blue). These fields lead 
directly to the pages shown within. The four coloured buttons on the remote control correspond to the coloured 
fields. Press the appropriate coloured button in order to go to the page represented by that particular colour field.
Switch on / off Teletext
Teletext is not transmitted by all channels.
Select a channel that shows teletext.
Press 
. You will now see a teletext page (as long as it is available).
Press 
 again. Teletext and TV picture are shown simultaneously.
Press 
 again in order to switch off teletext.
Press 
 again in order to switch on teletext again. The last page which was stored is now shown.
NOTE
You cannot select any other channels as long as teletext is switched on. Switch teletext off when you want to switch over to another
channel.
Select page
Press P + or – until the page you desire appears. Or ... enter the requested page number by using the 10 Number 
Buttons.
And if you mistype something, just enter the complete 3-digit wrong page number then enter the desired number 
again.
Or ... press one of the coloured teletext buttons so that a page from Fastext/TOPtext is shown.
In order to use Teletext the control codes must be transmitted by the broadcasting authorities - its 
operation is, therefore dependent on these codes being transmitted.
Hold pages
Some pages are divided up into subpages by the channel.
Subpages are automatically shown in turn, as they are transmitted. In order to hold the page, press 
. Press
 again in order to display the next subpage.
Directly select subpages
You can directly select the subpages if required.
Example:
Page 667 from Teletext may comprise 2 subpages. In the right upper corner you 
will, for example, see 1/2. That means that page one of 2 subpages is being shown 
at the moment.
Press 
 in order to select subpage 2. Four dashes (– – – –) are shown. Enter 0 0 0 2. It can take a minute before 
subpage 0002 appears.
Press 
 again in order to switch off the subpage feature. You can only select other teletext pages when the subpage 
feature is switched off.
Answering quiz questions
Some pages contain quiz questions with concealed answers.
Press 
 in order to show the answers.
Index page (Page 100)
Press 
 in order to show page 100 (this is normally the Index page).
Subtitle for Teletext
Press 
 to display the subtitle or exit the subtitle screen.
Subtitle will not be displayed when the service does not contain the subtitle information. •
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TV SETUP OPERATION
Guide to using the menu system
Selected Items Setup hint
PICTURE PREFERENCESPORTS Bright and dynamic picture (factory-set)
STANDARD Standard picture quality (factory-set)
MOVIE Movie-like picture setting (factory-set)
MEMORY Your personal preferences
BRIGHTNESS You can adjust the picture to your preference.
CONTRAST
COLOUR
TINT *
1
SHARPNESS
DNR *
2ON DNR (Digital Noise Reduction) can reduce the roughness of the 
picture.
OFF
COLOUR TEMPERATURECOOL Bluish
NORMAL Neutral
WARM Reddish
BLUE BACKON You can set the TV to automatically change to a blue screen and 
mute the sound if the signal is weak or absent.
OFF
CINEMA MODE*
3FILM By setting to FILM automatically identify if it is the movie film and
faithfully reproduces the original film images.
VIDEO
RESETSelect “RESET” to reset PICTURE PREFERENCE, BRIGHTNESS, 
CONTRAST, COLOUR, TINT and SHARPNESS to the factory preset 
values.
Video menu (TV mode)
NOTE
*1   The “TINT” option can be selected if an NTSC 3.58MHz or NTSC 4.43MHz signal is input through one of the AV sockets, and 
NTSC or AUTO has been selected for the AV COLOUR option 26.
*2   In HDMI or COMPONENT (except 480i/576i) mode, the “DNR” option cannot be selected.
*3   CINEMA MODE is available only for 480i/576i mode.
1Press TV/DTT to select TV mode.
Please note that “DTT” is not related to this model.
2Press MENU, the MENU will appear on the screen.
3Press õ or ö to view the 3 menu options e.g. Video, Audio, 
Setup.Video
menu
Each setting
option
Short guideAudio
menuSetup
menu
Indicates more
options - scroll down
PICTURE PREFERENCE  STANDARD
BRIGHTNESS 28
CONTRAST 33
2 2 R U O L O C
0 T N I T
SHARPNESS 23
:SELECT: ADJUST
: EXIT
MENU
AudioSetupVideo4Press ó or ô to select whichever item you require. 
The function can be activated by pressing õ or ö.
NOTE
Some of the menus have more than one page of items - an arrow 
beneath or above the menu items indicates that you can scroll down 
or up to select other items.
5Press EXIT to return to normal screen.
NOTE
If no buttons are pressed for more than approx. 60 seconds, the MENU disappears automatically.
 
						

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Selected Items Setup hint
NICAM AUTO The built-in Tuner can detect and receive NICAM stereo broadcasts 
automatically.
Select OFF if you do not want to receive NICAM sound. OFF
BASS You can adjust the sound quality to your preference.
TREBLE
BALANCE
SPEAKERS *
1ON Use this feature to turn the TV speakers off when you have connected this unit 
to an external hi-fi/audio system 16.
OFF
HDMI1 HDMI You must choose the appropriate HDMI audio input setting for each 
connection, depending on whether the source is equipped with a DVI or HDMI 
socket. DVI
HDMI2 HDMI
DVI
SURROUND ON The SURROUND sound feature processes the audio signal to expand the 
listening field wider and deeper to create a ‘pseudo surround-sound’ from the 
TV’s speakers. The feature works with stereo signals from TV broadcast or AV 
input. OFF
PERFECT VOLUME ON This will automatically adjust volume so each channel and input has the same 
average volume level.
OFF
RESETSelect “RESET” to reset BASS, TREBLE and BALANCE to the factory preset 
values.
 TV SETUP OPERATION (continued)
Audio menu (TV mode)
NOTE
*1   Make sure the volume control of your audio amplifier is set to a moderate listening level.
AudioSetup
NICAM AUTO
BASS   25
TREBLE   25
BALANCE     0
SPEAKERS ON
HDMI1 HDMI
HDMI2 HDMI
: EXIT MENU: ADJUST : SELECT
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 TV SETUP OPERATION (continued)
Setup menu
Selected Items Setup hint
AUTO TUNING
If you need to restart the automatic tuning 
process, use the following procedure.①
 Select AUTO TUNING, then press ö.
②
 Press ó or ô to select your country, then press ENTER.
③
 Press ó or ô to select the colour system.
④
 Press ENTER.
  The automatic tuning process will now begin. This may take a few 
minutes. So, please be patient.
⑤
 When the programme on the screen stops changing and the 
sound comes on, the search process is complete.
MANUAL TUNING
Usually the Auto Tuning stores all available 
stations in the reception area. If some stations 
have poor reception, they may not be stored 
- however, you can store these manually if you 
wish.Example: Preset BBC 2 in program position 2.
①
 Select MANUAL TUNING, then press ö.
②
 Press õ or ö to select PAL or SECAM-L. Then press ENTER.
③
 Press ö. The auto search begins. It will stop at each station that 
has a good enough reception. Press ö again until you receive a 
clear BBC2 picture.
  The auto search should find the best reception automatically, 
so fine tuning is not normally necessary. However if you want to 
you can fine tune the reception manually. - When the search has 
stopped at a station, press ó or ô until the desired fine tuning is 
achieved.
  If you want to stop the search manually, press õ or ö.
     Then press ENTER.
④
 The channel position number will be highlighted. Press ó or ô
repeatedly until the number changes to 2. Then press ENTER.
BBC 2 is now stored as channel position 2.
⑤
 Repeat steps ② and ④ to preset other TV stations. •
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CH ALLOCATION
The Automatic station presetting stores the 
stations found in a specific order. This will 
normally be the correct order (e.g. BBC1 on 
channel 1 etc.), however if it is necessary the 
order can be changed. And also the channel 
name can be changed if it is necessary.Channel rename procedure
①
 Select CH ALLOCATION, then press ö.
②
 Press ó
 or ô to select channel that you want to rename, then 
pressö.
③
 Press ó or ô to select character, then press ö. The cursor will 
move to the next position. Press õ to return to the previous cursor 
position.
④
 Press ENTER to set the channel name.
 
Channel sorting procedure
① 
Pressó or ô to select the channel that you want to move, then 
pressENTER.
②
 Press ó or ô to select the position that you want to move the 
channel to, then press ENTER.
TELETEXT LANGUAGE WEST for Western Europe
EAST for Eastern Europe
LANGUAGE This TV has 15 different languages for menu set up which can be 
selected through the On-screen Display.
SLEEP TIMER OFF You can set “SLEEP TIMER” to automatically turn off the TV set.
30
60
90
120
AudioSetup
AUTO TUNING
MANUAL TUNING
CH ALLOCATION
TELETEXT LANGUAGE   WEST
LANGUAGE English
SLEEP TIMER
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VERTICAL POSITION *1
–10~+10 When the ZOOM mode is selected as the picture format, you can 
adjust the vertical picture position.
Press ö then press ó or ô to adjust the vertical position of the 
picture by up to +10 and downwards by up to -10.
AV2 OUTPUT *
2TV AV2 will output the channel position that the internal tuner is set to.
MONITOR AV2 will output the picture currently displayed on the TV screen.
AV2 INPUTAV Composite signal (e.g. from VHS-Video recorder).
S-VIDEO S-Video signal (e.g. from DVD player with S-Video output).
AV COLOUR *
3
AUTO The AV Colour setting only applies when viewing devices connected 
to the AV inputs.
PA L
SECAM
NTSC4.43
NTSC3.58
PAL60
AUTO 4:3 DEFAULT *
44:3 This option selects the default way that a 4:3 signal is shown - either 
as normal “4:3” or expanded in the “PANORAMIC” mode.
PANORAMIC
SIDE PANEL COLOURGRAY You can change the color of side bars showing up in 4:3 mode. It is 
recommended to set GRAY to reduce image retention.
BLACK
SCREEN SAVERON This is one of the initiatives to reduce image retention by moving the 
displaying screen slightly at interval. 
OFF
INVERSIONThe picture is displayed alternately between positive image and 
negative image to reduce the risk of phosphor burn-in of the screen. 
This function is effective for a still pattern image.
SCREEN WIPEPress ö. MENU disappears and the picture showing on the screen 
will be replaced with a white screen. The screen will return to normal 
when any button is pressed.
RESET TV SETTING Reset all adjustment items to the factory preset values.
 TV SETUP OPERATION (continued)
NOTE
*1   You cannot move the picture vertically in any of the other picture format.
*2   This determines whether the AV2 outputs the signal from the internal tuner or whatever input is shown on the screen.
  Please note that AV1 is fixed to the internal tuner. So, you cannot select the output-signal. AV1 always outputs the signal from the 
internal tuner.
*
3   PAL is the colour system used in UK, Germany, etc. NTSC 3.58 is used in the USA. PAL 60 is used in the UK by some video 
recorders, when playing an NTSC recording on a PAL system TV set.
  Different DVD players produce different types of output signal according to the exact model, such as PAL, SECAM, NTSC 4.43, 
NTSC 3.58 and PAL 60.
  However the best type of signal to use is RGB, so ideally you should select this type of output signal in the DVD player’s menu
system, and connect the DVD player to the TV with a SCART lead.
*
4   AUTO 4:3 DEFAULT is available only for AUTO picture size setting.   
*4   In HDMI or COMPONENT mode, AUTO 4:3 DEFAULT is available only for 480i/576i mode.
Setup menu (continued)
AudioSetup
VERTICAL POSITION
AV2 OUTPUT TV
AV2 INPUT  AV
AV COLOUR AUTO
AUTO 4:3 DEFAULT PANORAMIC
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 TV SETUP OPERATION (continued)
Video menu (PC mode)
Selected Items Setup hint
BRIGHTNESS Can be set as you are accustomed to your TV.
CONTRAST
HOR.POSITION To adjust the horizontal and vertical placing of the image.
VER.POSITION
PHASE Eliminates the horizontal (PHASE) and vertical (CLOCK) interfering 
lines.
CLOCK
RED Influences the colour balance.
GREEN
BLUE
WXGA INPUTON When you input WXGA, set this option to ‘ON’.
OFF
WVGA INPUTON When you input WVGA, set this option to ‘ON’.
OFF
RESETReset BRIGHTNESS, CONTRAST, RED, GREEN and BLUE to the 
factory preset values.
Selected Items Setup hint
BASS You can adjust the sound quality to your preference.
TREBLE
BALANCE
SURROUNDON Select surround sound feature ON or OFF 
24.
OFF
PERFECT VOLUMEON This will automatically adjust volume so each channel and input has 
the same average volume level.
OFF
RESETReset BASS, TREBLE and BALANCE to the factory preset values.
NOTEThe PC mode menu settings are not effective for normal TV-mode or external input mode.   
Audio menu (PC mode)
NOTEThe PC mode menu settings are not effective for normal TV-mode or external input mode.   
Audio
BRIGHTNESS 25
CONTRAST 25
HOR.POSITION 25
VER.POSITION 25
PHASE     0
CLOCK     0
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Others
DVD Player / STB Selection
You can use this remote control to operate DVD Player and Set Top Box of other makers 
as well as this set. Press and hold 
 or  button, then press the required 2 buttons 
within 10 seconds in order to select the maker as shown below.
Set up hint
Example: HITACHI DVD
1Press and hold  button, then press  and  buttons within 10 seconds in order.
2Confirm the setting.
After setting the maker, press the 
 button on the remote control. If the DVD does 
not switch ON, repeat step 1 using other maker types as listed.
(“DVD” Selection)
(“SAT” Selection)
NOTE
Please note that not all models of the listed makers can be operated using this remote control.
*
Maker Button 1 Button 2 Maker Button 1 Button 2
HITACHI-1
SAMSUNG
HITACHI-2SONY-1
HITACHI-3SONY-2
FUNAISONY-3
PIONEER-1SONY-4
PIONEER-2SHARP-1
PIONEER-3SHARP-2
PIONEER-4RCA
PIONEER-5MITSUBISHI-1
PIONEER-6ONKYO-1
PANASONIC-1ONKYO-2
PANASONIC-2ONKYO-3
PANASONIC-3ZENITH
PANASONIC-4THOMSON
TOSHIBA-1SHINCO
TOSHIBA-2SKYWORTH
TOSHIBA-3BUBUKO
TOSHIBA-4DENON-1
PHILIPS-1DENON-2
PHILIPS-2YAMAHA-1
JVC-1YAMAHA-2
Maker Button 1 Button 2
VESTEL-1
VESTEL-2
TOSHIBA
DGTECH
PANASONIC
Red
Green
Ye l l o w
Blue
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Others (continued)
Troubleshooting
Before calling service technician, check the following tables first. If the problem is not be solved with the suggested 
procedures, contact your local dealer. For your safety, NEVER try to repair the product by yourself.
Symptom Cause Solution
No standby light. Is your TV plugged in? Plug your TV into main socket
outlet.
No picture, no sound. Is the power for your TV off? Press the Main Power Switch (
) on 
the left side of the unit and then press 
Sub Power button (
) on the remote.
Has the fuse in the mains plug
blown? (UK only)Replace fuse in mains plug.
No reception. Is your TV plugged in? Plug your TV into mains socket
outlet.
Is the aerial connection lead broken or 
damaged?Check all aerial connections for a 
damaged wires. If necessary 
replace with new cables.
Possible station trouble. Move the aerial away from areas
of possible interference. If you live in a 
known poor reception area, try 
using an aerial booster to improve the 
quality of the signal.
Is the power for your TV off? Press the Main Power Switch (
) on 
the left side of the unit and then press 
Sub Power button (
) on the remote.
No sound.Have you pressed 
?
Have you set the volume at
minimum?Press  again or increase the 
volume using volume control.
Unable to select channel numbers 8 
through to 99.During automatic tuning your signal 
didn’t find enough channels to place 
them in numbered positions?If a television station has been
missed try repeating the automatic 
tuning procedure.
Poor or no colour. Aerial or connection lead is not
connected or is damaged.Adjust the colour.
No Teletext or strange characters or 
letters on screen.Aerial connection is poor or
possible station trouble.Check aerial connections for broken 
wires or try another station.
Remote control does not work or
operates erratically.Weak or exhausted batteries. Replace the batteries.
Batteries placed in the wrong way. Check that you have put the
batteries in the remote control the 
right way around.
Unable to playback video tapes. During automatic tuning your VCR 
was not switched on.Before starting the automatic tuning 
make sure that your TV is switched on 
and that a tape is playing.
Unable to watch satellite stations. During automatic tuning your
Satellite/Cable box was not
switched on.Before starting the automatic tuning 
make sure that your Satellite/Cable 
box is switched on and that a channel 
has been selected for example BBC 
News 24.
No sound when connecting to
external source via HDMI to HDMI
lead.
No sound when connecting to
external source via HDMI to DVI
lead.HDMI input mode is set to wrong
option.Set the input mode for the relevant
HDMI socket to HDMI.
HDMI input mode is set to wrong
option.Set the input mode for the relevant
HDMI socket to HDMI.
Audio leads have not be connected. Ensure that separate audio leads are
connected to the relevant audio
input socket.