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HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA
USER'S MANUAL
Thank you very much for purchasing the HITACHI PDP TV.
Before using your TV, please carefully read the "SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS" and this "USER'S MANUAL" so you will
know how to operate the PDP TV properly. Keep this
manual in a safe place. You will find it useful in the future.
Notes on Installation Work:
This product is marketed assuming that it is installed by
qualified personnel with enough skill and competence.
Always have an installation specialist or your dealer install
and set up the product. HITACHI cannot assume liabilities
for damage caused by mistake in installation or mounting,
misuse, modification or a natural disaster.
Note for Dealers:
After installation, be sure to deliver this manual to the
customer and explain to the customer how to handle the
product.
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  • Page 1 HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA USER'S MANUAL Thank you very much for purchasing the HITACHI PDP TV. Before using your TV, please carefully read the "SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS" and this "USER'S MANUAL" so you will know how to operate the PDP TV properly. Keep this manual in a safe place.

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    Continuous on-screen displays such as video games, stock market quotations, computer generated graphics, and other fixed (nonmoving) patterns can cause permanent damage to television receivers. Such “SCREEN BURNS” constitute misuse and are NOT COVERED by your HITACHI Factory Warranty. PUBLIC VIEWING OF COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL Public viewing of programs broadcast by TV stations and cable companies, as well as programs from other sources, may require prior authorization from the broadcaster or owner of the video program material.

  • Page 3: Features

    HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA FEATURES Large-screen, high-definition plasma display panel The 42-inch color plasma display panel, with a resolution of 1024 (H) x 1024(V) pixels, creates a high-definition, large-screen (aspect ratio : 16:9) and low-profile flat display. Free from electromagnetic interferences from geomagnetic sources and ambient power lines, the panel produces high-quality display images free from color misconvergence and display distortion.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS …………2 OTHER FUNCTIONS ........34 FEATURES .............3 Audio Switching ..............34 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .......5 Signal Check ..............35 IMAGE RETENTION OF PLASMA DISPLAY ..9 Power Save Mode..............36 COMPONENT NAMES........10 TROUBLESHOOTING ........37 Main Unit ................10 Symptoms That Seemingly Appear to be Failures .....37 Remote control ..............11...

  • Page 5: Safety Instructions

    HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This PDP TV 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.
  • Page 6 HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) About the Symbols (continued) WARNING 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.
  • Page 7 HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) About the Symbols (continued) CAUTION Be careful in moving the PDP TV 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.
  • Page 8 HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) About the Symbols (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.

  • Page 9: Image Retention Of Plasma Display

    HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA IMAGE RETENTION OF PLASMA DISPLAY There are different characteristics that result in panel image retention depending on how the plasma display is used. Situations and effective usage methods related to ghosting are provided below. Image retention characteristics of a plasma display The image retention phenomenon of a plasma panel occurs due to partial phosphor degradation arising from partial character and figure display.

  • Page 10: Component Names

    HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA COMPONENT NAMES Main Unit Front Control panel • Adjustment buttons are Indicating lamp 24 located on the bottom. • The front bezel is provided with indications to distinguish the adjustment buttons. Remote-control 11 receiver Main power switch ①...

  • Page 11: Remote Control

    HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA COMPONENT NAMES (continued) Remote control Loading Batteries Handling the Remote Control Use the remote control within about 5 m from front of the unit’s 1. Open the battery cover of the remote control by pressing the remote control sensor and within 30 degrees on both sides.

  • Page 12: Function Buttons

    HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA COMPONENT NAMES (continued) Remote control (continued) Function Buttons...
  • Page 13 HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA COMPONENT NAMES (continued) Remote control (continued) 1. POWER button Press this button to turn the TV set on or standby. 2. I/II button Press to select sound mode: Mono , Stereo , Language A , Language B...
  • Page 14 HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA COMPONENT NAMES (continued) Remote control (continued) 19. SORT EDIT button Press SORT EDIT button to enter function menu for editing, channel name, system, fine tune channel frequency, and delete the channel from list table. 20. P. MODE button Press to select Natural, Cinema and Dynamic picture mode.
  • Page 15 HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA COMPONENT NAMES (continued) Remote control (continued) 22. ZOOM +/- buttons Zoom in on the image by pressing Zoom + button and press Zoom – button to zoom out. 23. PIP SWAP button Press to exchange the main video signal source with PIP video signal source.
  • Page 16 HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA COMPONENT NAMES (continued) Remote control (continued) Teletext Function Buttons A. TV/TEXT button Press to switches between the TV mode and the Teletext mode. B. BLUE button Press to operate the Teletext function in Teletext pattern. (Function depends on the Teletext pattern.) C.

  • Page 17: Installation Instructions

    HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Installation • If you have purchased the model without the stand attached: When installing the monitor, use the optional stand CMPAD42T. The desktop stand has been used for the installation in this manual. • Use one of the special mount units to install this product. A mount of insufficient strength or inadequate design can cause overturning or dropping and result in fire, electrical shock or injury.

  • Page 18: Connecting To An Audio Visual Device

    HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Connecting to an Audio Visual Device (1) Make sure that the signal of the audio visual device to be used is compatible with the specifications of this device. See “PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS” concerning the specifications of this device. 40 ~ 42 (2) Make sure that the power switch of the PDP TV is turned off.
  • Page 19 HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Connecting to an Audio Visual Device (continued) CONNECTING HDTV SOURCES HDTV input sources, such as a digital cable box, digital satellite receiver, or digital terrestrial receiver box, can be connected as desired, using the appropriate cable system.
  • Page 20 HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Connecting to an Audio Visual Device (continued) CONNECTING A DVD PLAYER 1. Connect the DVD player using: HDMI cable or Component cable and Audio cable or S-Video cable and Audio cable or Composite cable and Audio cable.
  • Page 21 HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Connecting to an Audio Visual Device (continued) NOTES: • If the Video OUTPUT (Monitor) terminal is connected to an external monitor with a 75 Ohm terminal, it is possible to view the same image as on the main unit. But it is possible to monitor only the TV signal, Composite Video signal or the S-Video signal that is displayed on the screen at the time.

  • Page 22: Connecting To A Pc

    HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Connecting to a PC (1) Make sure that the display signal of the personal computer to be used is compatible with the specifications of this device. See "PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS" concerning the specifications of this device 40 ~ 42 .

  • Page 23: Power Cord Connection

    HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Power Cord Connection Connect the power cord, after completing all other connections. ① ③ ② ① Connect the power cord to this device. ② Use the binders to fix the power cord. ③ Connect the power cord plug to the power outlet.

  • Page 24: Operating Instructions

    HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Turning Power On and Off Indicating lamp • To turn the PDP TV power ON, press the main power switch on the PDP TV main unit to ON, and Remote-control receiver then press the POWER button of control panel or the POWER button on the remote control.

  • Page 25: Input Switching

    HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) MUTE button INPUT/EXIT CHANNEL INPUT SELECT button buttons button Input Switching • Input can be switched in the sequence of Analog RGB ➝ HDMI ➝ Composite-Video ➝ S-Video ➝ YC ➝ YP ➝ TV by pressing the INPUT button of the control panel.

  • Page 26: Input Signal Screen Display

    HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Input Signal Screen Display The input signal status can be displayed on the screen by pressing the RECALL button of the remote control. • The display will go out in approximately 3 seconds. RECALL button...

  • Page 27: Using The Menu Screen (On-Screen Display System)

    HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Using the Menu Screen (On-screen display system) Control panel 1. Press MENU of the control panel to display the OSD on your Plasma TV. 2. Use the CHANNEL and VOLUME to navigate to different menu item.

  • Page 28: Video Menu

    HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Video Menu TV/Video Mode Selected characters Setup hint Natural: This setting is for normal lighting conditions. Natural Cinema Dynamic Picture Mode Cinema: This setting is best for watching movie. Dynamic: This setting is best for very bright ambient lighting.

  • Page 29: Image Menu

    HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Image Menu TV/Video Mode Selected characters Setup hint Panoramic 4:3 Standard 16:9 Zoom 4:3 Zoom1 Full 4:3 Zoom2 Adjust to preference. (Please refer to 14 for more detail.) P. SIZE (Available for TV/480i/480p/576i/576p/HDMI signals.)

  • Page 30: Audio Menu

    HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Audio Menu Selected characters Setup hint Disable Enable Mute Adjust to turn off the sound. Turns down the Volume Turns up the volume. This is to set the volume for speaker. volume. Suppresses right-side...

  • Page 31: System Menu

    HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) System Menu TV/Video Mode NOTES: When operating the TV at first time, its TV system is at “default factory mode” and this mode cannot display the image normally on the screen. In order to watch the TV program without problem, please execute “TV Channel Setup” menu for normally display..
  • Page 32 HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) System Menu (continued) TV/Video Mode Selected characters Setup hint This is used to input the channel number for the channel you would like to Channel Decrease channel Increase channel insert in the sort list after you found the channel form “Channel Frequency”...
  • Page 33 HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) System Menu (continued) PC Mode Selected characters Setup hint Signal Format (off the function) Press the ENTER button to show the information of the current input signal. Advanced Press ENTER button to select the following functions Gamma Adjust to preference.

  • Page 34: Other Functions

    HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA OTHER FUNCTIONS Audio Switching ABCDE A2 / NICAM / Sound Multiplex (TV mode) • The I/II button in remote control is useful for NICAM and sound multiplex signals. Otherwise pressing this button will have no effect. BILINGUAL / DUAL sound broadcast When bilingual program is received, sound mode display appears as shown on right.

  • Page 35: Signal Check

    HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA OTHER FUNCTIONS (continued) Signal Check (Analog RGB mode) Changes in the signal status are displayed on the screen as they arise. Status Display Action A guide is displayed for the When Mode Display is set to input terminal and the...

  • Page 36: Power Save Mode

    HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA OTHER FUNCTIONS (continued) Power Save Mode When the Analog RGB input is selected • When this unit is connected to a VESA DPMS computer, the Power Save (Off) mode can be set to be activated automatically when the computer is not being used to reduce power consumption by this unit.

  • Page 37: Troubleshooting

    HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA TROUBLESHOOTING Symptoms That Seemingly Appear to be Failures Make the checks suggested below depending on the symptoms observed. If the symptoms remain uncorrected, contact your dealer. Customer servicing can be hazardous. Symptom Point to check See page •...
  • Page 38 HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA TROUBLESHOOTING (continued) Symptoms That Seemingly Appear to be Failures (continued) Symptom Point to check See page • There are locations on the screen that are different from the • High-precision technology is used to manufacture the periphery (*).

  • Page 39: Actions To Correct Abnormal Displays

    HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA TROUBLESHOOTING (continued) Actions to Correct Abnormal Displays Depending on the kind of system equipment used, images may not be displayed normally. In this case, make the adjustments suggested below. (only for PC RGB) Text displayed across the screen appears vertically streaked, with some characters blurred (Figure 1).

  • Page 40: Product Specifications

    HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Display dimensions Approx. 42 inches (926 (H) x 525 (V) mm, diagonal 1064mm) Panel Resolution 1024(H) x 1024 (V) pixels Net dimensions 1036 (W) x 713 (H) x 93 (D) mm Net weight 35 kg...

  • Page 41: Recommended Signal List

    HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS (continued) Recommended Signal List With composite input and S-Video input. Signal mode Horizontal Dot clock Vertical frequency Remarks frequency (kHz) frequency (MHz) Signal Name Resolution (Hz) NTSC4.43 59.94 15.734 — NTSC3.58 50.00 15.625 — SECAM...
  • Page 42 HITACHI MODEL 42PD6000TA PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS (continued) Recommended Signal List (continued) With Analog RGB signal input Signal mode Horizontal Dot clock Remarks Vertical frequency Signal Name Resolution frequency (kHz) frequency (MHz) (Hz) 640 x 400 70.09 31.47 25.18 640 x 480 59.94...

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