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Instructions for use
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Bedienungsanleitung
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42PD8700C
Notice d'utilisation
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Istruzioni per l'uso
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  • Page 1 Instructions for use Bedienungsanleitung 42PD8700C Notice d'utilisation Istruzioni per l'uso...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Remote Control Buttons ......2 Sound Menu ........28 Feature Menu ........28 PLASMA TV ..........3 Source Menu ........28 Preparation ..........5 Sound in PC mode ......28 Features ..........5 Other Features ........29 Panel Features ........5 TV Status..........29 Mute Indicator ........29 Safety Precautions .........5 PIP and PAP modes ......
  • Page 3: Remote Control Buttons

    Remote Control Buttons = Stand by On/Off f = Program Information SEL= Select TV/ DVD /SAT T AV3 = AV3 mode DVD SAT AV2 = AV2 mode DTT/TV RGB2 = No Function RGB1= PC mode RGB1 RGB2 = Go back to previous menu MENU = Cursor Right OK = Enter...
  • Page 4: Plasmatv

    PLASMATV FRONT VIEW SPEAKER SPEAKER ON/OFF SWITCH REAR VIEW - 3 -...
  • Page 5 Subwoofer Out On/Off switch Volume Up, Volume Down buttons PC Audio Input Aerial Prog. Up, Prog. Down buttons MENU button Scart 2 (AV-2) TV/AV button Scart 1 (AV-1) Power cord input HDMI Input (AV-5) S-VHS Input Component Audio Inputs s AV-3 Component Video (YPbPr) Inputs Video Input...
  • Page 6: Preparation

    • When no valid signal is detected, after 5 Preparation minutes the TV switches itself automatically For ventilation, leave a space of at least 10 to stand-by mode. cm free all around the set. To prevent any • PLL (Channel Search) fault and unsafe situations, please do not •...
  • Page 7: Power Source

    ABOVE ALL priate safety approved extension lead or con- sult your dealer. • NEVER let anyone, especially children Observe the manufacturers instructions when push anything into holes, slots or any connecting extension leads to the TV. Check other opening in the case - this could re- the fuse rating on the new plug, this should be sult in a fatal electric shock.
  • Page 8 5. Ventilation • The mains plug is used to disconnect the TV from the mains and therefore it shall remain The slots and openings on the back cover readily operable. are intended for ventilation and to ensure re- Warning: To prevent injury, this device must liable operation.
  • Page 9: Before Switching On Your Tv

    Before Switching On Your TV Power Connection IMPORTANT: The TV set is designed to op- erate on 220-240V AC, 50 Hz. • After unpacking, allow the TV set to reach the ambient room temperature before you con- nect the set to the mains. Connections To The Aerial Input NOTE: Remove the batteries from remote Socket...
  • Page 10: Initial Settings

    can press “ ” button at any time during the Initial Settings process. When the TV is turned on for the first time, Automatic Search IDTV is on first. Because this is the first time that IDTV has been used, there are no chan- Codec 4:3 nels stored in the memory.
  • Page 11: Operating The Tv

    Programme Selecting APS is running... UK - I 055,25 Mhz Press the “ ” button to select the next Cancel programme or the “ ” button to select the previous programme. After initial aps is finalized, a programme list will appear on the screen. In the programme Entering The Menu list you will see the programme numbers Press the “MENU”...
  • Page 12: Everyday Operation

    ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME Everyday Operation GUIDE (EPG) (DIGITAL TELEVISION) Some, but not all, channels send informa- Pressing the “DTT/TV” button at any time tion about the current and next events. while watching television programmes will Please note that event information is up- switch the TV set between the digital terres- dated automatically.
  • Page 13: Displaying The Subtitles

    Displaying The Subtitles pears across the highlighted channel line as shown in the following EPG menu figure. With Digital terrestrial broadcasting (DVB-T), Programme reminders is set to signal that a some programmes are broadcast with sub- programme is about to start when you are titles.
  • Page 14 The following operations can be performed in this menu: CHANNEL LIST 1. Navigating the whole list of channels 1. BBC ONE 2. BBC TWO 2. Moving channels * 3. ITV 8 4. Channel 4 3. Deleting channels 5. BBC THREE 6.
  • Page 15 press the“OK” button, a password box is • Press buttons to highlight the de- displayed. sired option. • If “OK’’ button is pressed while “Yes” is highlighted, the highlighted channel is de- CHANNEL LIST leted. 1. BBC ONE 2. BBC TWO •...
  • Page 16: Installation

    How To Add A Channel To A Favourite List: Press the SELECT button on your remote control to tune to the highlighted channel. • By pressing “ ” / “ ” buttons, highlight Press MENU to exit this screen. the channel that you want to add to the When you see More in a menu, press the favourite list.
  • Page 17 Selecting “No” cancels Automatic Search. not all broadcasters are sending their chan- nel number information. After search is completed for digital chan- nels, a message asking search for ana- Manual Search: logue channels appears on the screen. In Manual Search, the number of the multi- plex is entered manually and only that multi- Do you want to search for plex is searched for the channels.
  • Page 18: Configuration

    The various configuration functions are dis- played in a list, along with a quarter-screen Do you want to search for analogue channels? image of the currently selected channel. You can select a function by highlighting the cor- responding menu line using the buttons.
  • Page 19 buttons to highlight Parental Settings. Press “OK” button to enter Parental System Language English English Settings Menu. A box asking for the lock key Audio Language English is displayed. Subtitle Language Enter Lock Key buttons to highlight the menu item that will be adjusted. System Language There is only one key which is set to “0000”...
  • Page 20: Timers

    Time Settings Software Upgrade In the configuration Menu, highlight the Time Searching for upgrade. Please wait, or press Settings item by pressing buttons. MENU to cancel. Press OK and Time Settings sub menu will Search Progress: be displayed on the screen: After the search progress is completed, the Current Time 14:26...
  • Page 21: Tv Setup

    standby, the timer recording will be can- Type: celled; the timer setting will be deleted and Name: 3. ITV the desired programme will not be recorded. Start: 00:00 End: 00:00 TV Setup Date: 03/06/2005 Mode: Once To be able to go through TV functions, you •...
  • Page 22: Analogue Tv Menu System

    Picture menu Obtain the Conditional Access Module (CAM) and the Viewing card by subscribing By pressing button, select the first icon. to a pay channel company, then insert into Picture menu appears on the screen. the Television using the following proce- dure.
  • Page 23: Sound Menu

    This item is displayed in picture menu when SOUND the TV receives an NTSC signal. By press- Volume Equalizer button, select hue. Press button Balance to increase hue. Press button to decrease Headphone Sound Mode Stereo hue. Hue level can be adjusted between -31 and 31.
  • Page 24 Balance Sound Mode By pressing button, select Balance. By pressing button, select Sound Press button to increase balance to the Mode. Press button to change the right. Press button to decrease balance to mode. the left. Balance level can be adjusted be- You can select Mono, Stereo, Dual A or Dual tween -31 and 31.
  • Page 25: Feature Menu

    SubWoofer Language It is possible to connect an external, active By pressing button, select Language. subwoofer to the set to give a much deeper By pressing button, you can select the bass effect. language. By pressing button, select Subwoofer. AV-2 Out Subwoofer can be set to On or Off.
  • Page 26: Install Menu

    Turk/Gre or Arabic. This will normally be set to West for Western Europe. INSTALL Screen Saver Program Band Channel By pressing button, select Screen Colour System AUTO Saver. Press or “OK” button to enter Sound System Fine Tune screen saver menu. Search 224.25 This menu has three items related to pos-...
  • Page 27: Program Menu

    found. You can also enter a frequency value The first letter of the selected name starts to blink. Press directly by pressing the digit buttons. button to change that let- ter and button to select the other letters. VCR (Video Cassette Recorder) By pressing the RED button, you can store •...
  • Page 28: Source Menu

    Source menu PC Picture Position Menu By pressing button, select the sixth By pressing button, select the first icon. icon. Source menu appears on the screen. PC Picture Position menu appears on the screen. SOURCE : TV PC PICTURE POSITION TV / DTT Autoposition AV - 1...
  • Page 29: Pc Picture Menu

    Sound Menu Dot Clock Dot Clock adjustments correct interference By pressing button, select the third icon. that appear as vertical banding in dot inten- Sound menu appears on the screen. sive presentations like spreadsheets or The items in this menu are described at paragraphs or text in smaller fonts.
  • Page 30: Other Features

    Zoom Modes Other Features Zoom mode can be changed by pressing TV Status button. You can change the screen Programme Number, Programme Name, size according to the picture aspect ratio. Sound Indicator and Zoom Mode are dis- Select the optimum one from the following played on the upper right side of the screen ZOOM modes.
  • Page 31: Teletext

    Teletext Teletext is an information system that dis- plays text on your TV screen. Using the Tele- text information system you can view a page “Default Zoom” Modes: of information on a subject that is available in the list of contents (index). To Operate Teletext Use to view a normal picture (4:3 aspect ra- tio) as this is its original shape.
  • Page 32: To Reveal "Concealed" Information

    To Reveal “Concealed” matically. If the requested page is not in memory, the system will search for the re- Information quested page number and save the 1000 pages including the requested page into • Pressing the button once will reveal an- memory after finding it.
  • Page 33: Connect Peripheral Equipment

    TV. cable to SCART 1. High Definition TV And Video Recorder Your Hitachi Plasma Television is capable • Connect the aerial cables. of displaying High Definition pictures from Better picture quality can be obtained if you...
  • Page 34: Camera And Camcorder

    Camera And Camcorder To Connect To AV Input Connect your camera or camcorder to AV (AV-4) input at the rear side of the TV. • Connect your equipment to the TV via VIDEO (yellow), AUDIO R (red) and AUDIO L (white) inputs.
  • Page 35: Aerial Connection

    VCR to enhance your picture and sound quality. Scart leads are essential if you have a stereo TV and VCR and wish to obtain stereo sound from your equipment. These leads can be purchased from your Hitachi dealer or any good High Street electrical retailer.
  • Page 36: Tips

    Remote Control Tips Your TV no longer responds to the remote Care Of The Screen control. Perhaps the batteries are ex- hausted. If so you can still use the local but- Clean the screen with a slightly damp, soft cloth. Do not use abrasive solvents as they tons at the bottom of the TV.
  • Page 37: Specifications

    Specifications DTT Specifications TV BROADCASTING PAL/SECAM B/G D/K K' I/I' L/L' Frequency range 474 - 850 MHz RECEIVING CHANNELS 50-860 MHz (VHF) VHF (BAND I/III) Signal level UHF (BAND U) 82.3dBm HYPERBAND CABLE TV (S1-S20/ S21-S41) Transmission standards DVB-T, MPEG-2 NUMBER OF PRESET CHANNELS 100 Demodulation CHANNEL INDICATOR...
  • Page 38: Appendix A: Pc Input Typical Display Modes

    Appendix A: PC Input Typical Display Modes The display has a maximum resolution of 1280x 1024, vertical sync. frequency range of 56- 85 Hz and a horizontal sync. frequency range of 30-69 KHz. The following table is an illustration of some of the typical video display modes. Resolution Frequency Mode...
  • Page 39: Appendix B: Dvd Player Selection

    SHINCO BLUE SKYWORTH SAMSUNG BUBUKO ..Sony DENON Sharp 2-4-12 Example To operate HITACHI DVD player, press and hold the INFO button, followed by the “1” button. DVD SAT DTT/TV RGB1 RGB2 MENU S.MODE P .MODE I/II 4 12 GUIDE...
  • Page 40: Appendix C: Dvd Player Selection (Continued)

    Appendix C: DVD Player Selection (continued) Set up hint: Example) HITACHI DVD To operate HITACHI DVD player, press and hold the button, followed by the button. 1. Set up the maker. Press button to indicate the DVD LED on the remote control.
  • Page 41: Appendix D: Main And Pip-Pap Picture Combinations

    Appendix D: Main and PIP-PAP Picture Combinations - 40 -...
  • Page 42: Uk Guarantee

    This guarantee does not cover the replacement of exhausted batteries, the adjustment of user controls, or aerial alignment. Any parts replaced under this guarantee shall become the property of Hitachi Europe Ltd. Please note that evidence of the date of purchase will be required before any service under this guarantee is carried out.
  • Page 43 • It is recommended that a scart lead should be fitted between your TV and VCR to enhance your picture and sound quality. Scart leads are essential if you have a stereo TV and VCR and wish to obtain stereo sound from your equipment. These leads can be purchased from your Hitachi dealer or any good High Street electrical retailer.
  • Page 44 ...or through a satellite decoder... PLASMA TV RF Lead from Aerial Satellite to TV • Scart Lead to EXT-1 on TV. ANT.IN RF Lead to Aerial Satellite LNB lead ...or through a VCR and satellite decoder. PLASMA TV RF Lead from •...
  • Page 45 connect the TV plug to the mains socket UK plug European plug Power Cord Power on/off Input button ...and switch on insert plug... Plug the mains lead into the TV insert plug... switch your TV on by pressing the On/Off button Front View NB: When the set is first switched on, the set will be in standby and the indicator...
  • Page 46 important note before starting Auto Setup If you have a Video Cassette Recorder or a Satellite receiver connected to your TV please ensure that they are switched on before automatic tuning begins. In the case of a VCR, insert a pre-recorded tape and begin playback of your equipment. These measures ensure that all your external equipment is tuned in during the Auto Setup procedure.
  • Page 47 Hitachi Ltd. Consumer Business Group Shin-Otemachi Bldg 5f, 2-1, Otemachi 2-Chome, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 100-0004 Japan HITACHI EUROPE LTD. HITACHI EUROPE S.A. Consumer Affairs Department 364, Kifissias Ave. & 1, Delfon Str. PO Box 3007 152 33 Chalandri Maidenhead Athens Berkshire SL6 8ZE...

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