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LCD Color Television
User Manual
L42N03A
L32N03A
Thank you for purchasing this HITACHI product.
To obtain the best performance and safety, please read this manual carefully.
Please keep this manual for future reference.
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Thank you for purchasing this HITACHI LCD Color Television. The instructions in this manual are described mainly with the remote control. You can also use the buttons on the TV if they have the same names as those on the remote control. To obtain the best performance and safety, please read this manual carefully. Please keep this manual for future reference. Contents Important Safety Instructions 3 Teletext Operation 13 Supplied Accessories 4 Menu Operation 14 Picture Menu 14 Audio Menu 15
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Important Safety Instructions 1. Read Instructions - All the safety and operating indicated on the marking label. If you are not instructions should be read before the product sure of the type of power supply to your home, is operated. consult your appliance dealer or local power company. . Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future 11. Power Cord Protection - Power cords should be reference. routed so that they are not likely to be walked
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only those controls that are covered by 1. Installation Location - Place the product on a the operating instructions as an improper firm and flat surface. Avoid placing the product adjustment of other controls may result in in areas of direct sunlight, heating radiators, damage and will often require extensive closed automobiles, high temperature, high work by a service technician to restore the humidity, excessive dust, strong vibration, product to its normal operation. impact or strong
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Preparation Stand Installation Detaching the TV Stand for Wall Mounting Carefully place the 1 Before mounting the TV on the wall, the TV stand TV with its front side must be removed. facing down on a cushioned flat surface. • Fasten the wall bracket to the TV using the supplied M6x1 screws. • For wall bracket installation, refer to the wall bracket instruction guide. Attach the TV stand to 2 the TV as shown. Tighten the supplied 3 M4x12 screws to fix the TV stand securely in place.
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Positioning the TV Set Securing the TV Set 30cm 10cm 10cm 2 installation screws (M4 x 20)* TV rack * The screws should be at least 20mm long and they are available in the market. Secure the TV set as shown above using screws that are available in the market. • If you do not take the above safety measures, the TV set could fail and result in personal injury or Place the TV on a firm and flat surface, leaving a physical damage. space of at least 10cm around the set and 30cm from the top
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Functional Overview Front Panel Power Indicator 1 Lights up in red when the TV at standby mode. Lights up in blue when the TV is turned on. 2 Volume Up/Down ( / ) Press to adjust the volume. Volume Up/Down buttons also work as Left/ Right Cursor ( ) on TV menu. 3 Program Up/Down ( / ) Press to select previous/next channel. Program Up/Down buttons also work as 7 Up/Down Cursor ( ) on TV menu. 1 4 Menu ( ) Press to enter or exit from the TV menu. 2 3 4 5 6 5 Input Select ( ) Press to sele
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Rear Panel 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 11 HDMI1/ HDMI2 Input terminal 16 S/PDIF terminal Connect to equipment with HDMI output. Connect to equipment with digital audio input. RGB Input terminal Output terminals 12 17 Connect to PC. Connect to equipment with audio/composite video input. AV2/AV4 Audio Input terminals 13 Connect to equipment with audio output. AV1 Input terminals 18 Connect to equipment with audio/composite 14 AV4 Input terminals video output. Connect to equipment with component v
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Remote Control 1 15 Power On/Standby ( ) Sound Mode ( ) 1 Press to turn the TV on or Press to select the desired 14 2 standby. sound mode. 3 15 2 Picture Size ( ) 16 Sleep Timer ( ) 4 16 Press to select the desired Press to set the time to switch 5 17 picture format. the TV to standby mode. Press to select the sound • To cancel “Sleep Timer”, output in Multi Picture mode. 6 press repeatedly until “ 3 Input Select ( ) - - Min.” appears. • To display the remaining Press to select TV,
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Connections You can connect VCR, DVD player, set-top box, computer, game console or other video equipment to the TV. To view external source images, press to select the input source or Direct Input Select buttons to select the input source directly. [Example] (DVI) Connect via HDMI In VCR (HDMI) or DVD Player Set-Top Box Connect via Component Video In Game Console Connect via Composite Video In Camcorder [Example] Connect via RGB In Computer [Example] Connect via Composite Video Out Recordi
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Basic Operation Power On/Off Volume Adjustment When you switched on power supply of the TV, the To change the volume power indicator lights up in red (standby mode). Press to increase the sound volume. 1 Press to decrease the sound volume. To turn on the TV 2 1 Press , / or any Program Select buttons. To mute the sound The power indicator lights in blue and the 1 Press to temporarily turn off the sound. TV turns on. 2 Press or to restore the sound to To turn off the TV previous level. P
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For High Definition (HD) Pictures Stereo/Bilingual Sound Selection (720p, 1080i, 1080p) Display a 16:9 picture in 95% of the When receiving stereo/bilingual sound system, you size. can select the sound output modes by using . Full1 Display a 16:9 picture in its original To select stereo sound program size. 1 When a stereo program is received, “ ” Full appears on the screen. Stretch a 4:3 picture horizontally to fill 2 Press to select “ ” or “ ” . the 16:9 screen. 4:3 Zoom To select bilin
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Teletext Operation Teletext is a free service broadcast provided by most TV stations. It provides information on the current affairs news, weather forecasts, program previews, stock market report and many other topics. Page Select 1 Press to select a Teletext page. (Enter 3 digits) Page Select ( / ) 2 Press to move to the next or previous Teletext page. 3 TV/Text ( ) Press to enter Teletext mode. 1 Press again to superimpose the teletext over the TV program. Press again to exit Teletext m
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Menu Operation Picture Menu PICTURE PICTURE Picture Mode Natural Tint 0 Contrast 65 Digital Noise Reduction Middle Brightness 50 Contrast Mode Dynamic Color 50 Power Save Off Sharpness 10 Back Light 10 Color Temperature Normal Select Set MENU Return Select Set MENU Return Selected Items Setup Hints Picture Mode Dynamic Select the most suitable picture mode according to your lighting condition. Natural Cinema Favorite Contras
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Audio Menu AUDIO Sound Mode Movie Treble 50 Bass 80 Balance 0 Perfect Volume Off Speakers TV Speakers Select Set MENU Return Selected Items Setup Hints Sound Mode Movie Select the most suitable sound mode according to your watching contents. Music Speech Favorite Treble Adjust the high-pitched sound. Bass Adjust the low-pitched sound. Balance Adjust the left and right sound channel volume. Perfect Volume On Select “On” to automatically adjust the volume to it
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Function Menu FUNCTION Language English Film Mode On Menu Background Opaque Teletext Language West Europe Decorative Light On Reset Favorite Select Set MENU Return Selected Items Setup Hints Language English Select the on-screen display language. Film Mode On Select “On” for movie film detection and correction. Select “Off” if the picture does not look natural. Off Menu Background Opaque Select the menu background. Transparent Teletext Language West Europe
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Parental Control Menu PARENTAL CONTROL PARENTAL CONTROL PIN - - - - Lock TV Setup Off Select Channel 1 Lock Channel Off Lock Panel Keys Off Enter New PIN - - - - Confirm New PIN - - - - Select Set MENU Return Select Set MENU Return Selected Items Setup Hints PIN Enter the password for “Parental Control” . • The factory default password is 0000. • In case you have forgotten your password, enter 9999 t
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Setup Menu (TV Mode) SETUP SETUP Auto Tuning Fine Tuning On Manual Tuning xxx.xxMHz Program Sorting Position 1 Favorite Channels Name - - - - Sound System BG Color System Auto Select Set MENU Return Select Set MENU Return Selected Items Setup Hints Auto Tuning Tune for all the available channels automatically. When auto search is completed, the TV will automatically return to Channel 1. Manual Tuning
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Setup Menu (TV Mode) (continue) Selected Items Setup Hints Program Sorting To copy the channel Press to select the channel to be 1 copied. Press the GREEN button. 2 Press to select the new position for the 3 channel and press OK. • The selected channel is copied to the new position and overwrote the existing one. To move the channel Press to select the channel to be 1 moved. Press the YELLOW button. 2 Press to select the new position for the 3 channel and press OK. • The selected channe
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Setup Menu (RGB Mode) SETUP Auto Adjust H Position 0 V Position 0 H Clock 0 Clock Phase 0 Select Set MENU Return Selected Items Setup Hints Auto Adjust Auto adjust the screen position, clock and phase. H Position Adjust the picture horizontal position. V Position Adjust the picture vertical position. H Clock Adjust the picture width. Clock Phase Adjust to remove the horizontal interference. • “Auto Adjust” may not work well with certain input signals. In such
