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This monitor is ENERGY STAR® compliant when used with a computer equipped with VESA DPMS. The ENERGY STAR® emblem does not represent EPA endorsement of any product or service. As an ENERGY STAR® Partner, Hitachi,Ltd. has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR® guidelines for energy efficiency.
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NOTE: The information in this manual is subject to change without notice. The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this manual. TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGEMENT VGA and XGA are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. APPLE and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. VESA is a trademark of a nonprofit organization, Video Electronics Standard Association.
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USER'S MANUAL Thank you very much for purchasing the HITACHI Plasma Display Monitor. Before using your monitor, please carefully read the "SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS" and this "USER'S MANUAL" so you will know how to operate the monitor properly. Keep this manual in a safe place. You will find it useful in the future.
Important FEATURES Please read this User's Manual thoroughly, especially the Safety Instructions on Page 4 to 7. Mis-use may cause damage to your Large-screen, high-definition plasma display plasma monitor, which could shorten its lifespan, or cause injury to yourself. Should you encounter any difficulty in the set-up or panel operation of your monitor, firstly refer to the Troubleshooting guide at The 55-inch color plasma display panel, with a resolution of 1366 (H)
CONTENTS FEATURES ............2 OTHER FEATURES ........21 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ......4 Automatic Store ..............21 COMPONENT NAMES ........8 Signal Check ..............22 Main Unit................8 Power Save Mode..............22 IMAGE RETENTION OF PLASMA DISPLAY ..23 Remote control ..............9 NOTES ............23 Loading Batteries ..............9 TROUBLESHOOTING ........24 Handling the Remote Control ..........9 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ....10 Symptoms That Seemingly Appear to be Failures ....24 Installation................10...
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This Plasma monitor 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. Before using this product, please read and understand the Safety Instructions thoroughly to ensure correct usage, and follow all the instructions. About the Symbols Various symbols are used in this manual, the user’s manual and on the product itself to ensure correct usage, to prevent danger to the user and others, and to prevent property damage.
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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. • Check that the connecting portion of the power cord is clean (with no dust), before using. Use a soft and dry cloth to clean the power plug. •...
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS(continued) CAUTION Be careful in moving the monitor. Neglect could result in an injury or damage. • Do not move the monitor during use. Before moving, disconnect the power plug and all external connections. • You are advised to move the monitor with two persons. •...
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• Prevention of an obstacle to Radio receivers This monitor has been designed pursuant to the international EMI standards. This is to prevent a problem to Radio receivers. - Keep the monitor away from Radio. - Adjust Radio antennas in order for the monitor not to receive interference. - The antenna cable of Radio should be kept away from the monitor.
COMPONENT NAMES Front Main Unit Cabinet Panel (front frame) Control panel (37") • Adjustment buttons are located (55") on the bottom. • The back cover is provided with indications to distinguish the adjustment buttons. Remote-control receiver Indicating lamp • The main power switch is located at the back, on the lower surface. MENU button Main power switch INPUT SELECT button...
Remote control POWER OFF button POWER ON/OFF button POWER ON button MUTE button VOLUME UP/DOWN buttons RGB/VIDEO buttons RGB 1 RGB 2 MUTE SIZE button PinP button AUTO button RECALL button AUTO PinP SIZE RECALL MENU MENU button RETURN button OK button SELECT/ADJUST buttons ID SET...
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Installation • If you have purchased the model without the stand attached: When installing the monitor, use the optional Desk-top Stand (CMPAD16N···55"). The Desk-top Stand has been used for the illustrations in this manual. WARNING 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.
Read SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ( ) carefully to ensure maximum safety before proceeding to these steps: • Choose an appropriate site and install the product on a level table where the stand is secure. • Install the monitor to have ready access to a power socket available. •...
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Mounting the Speaker Unit (option) Refer to the instruction manual concerning mounting of the optional speaker unit. Power Cord Connection Connect the power cord, after completing all other connections.···37" Connect the power cord, after completing all other connections.···55" Connect the power cord to this device.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (37") Turning Power On and Off (55") To turn the monitor power ON, press the main power switch on the monitor main unit to ON, and then press Indicating lamp the SUB POWER button or the ON/OFF or ON button on the remote control.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Volume Adjustment The volume can be adjusted by pressing the VOL+ and VOL- buttons of the remote control (or the ▲ and ▼ volume buttons of the monitor unit). Volume setting value Volume 15 VOLUME UP/DOWN buttons INPUT SELECT button Adjustment status guide display •...
RGB 1 RGB 2 MUTE AUTO PinP SIZE RECALL RECALL button MENU SIZE button ID SET RECALL button SIZE button Size Switching Each time the SIZE button of the remote control or the monitor is pressed, the screen display area will change in sequence and the status will be displayed at the bottom of the screen.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Using the Menu Screen (On-screen display system) RGB 1 RGB 2 MUTE When the MENU button is pressed, the adjustment menu screen will be displayed; from there, PC signal adjustment RETURN buttons and setting is possible by using the SELECT button, AUTO PinP SIZE...
PICTURE MENU Picture Picture Audio Contrast : + 31 Brightness : – 31 Timer Function Color MENU Setup Tint : + 31 Picture Enhancement : Off Language Select Color Temperature : Normal Color Temp.Adjust Reset Reset Contrast + 31 Select Return Next / Prev Adjust...
FUNCTION MENU Picture Function Audio Screen Saver Timer Screen Wipe On 60Min. Function Black Side Panel MENU Setup Video Power Save Language Freeze Mode Split Select Default Zoom Panoramic OK Set Reset Reset Select Return Function Panel Life Normal Mode Display ID Number Inverse On 60Min.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) SETUP MENU Picture Setup Audio Auto Adjust Adjust Timer Horizontal Position Function Vertical Position + 31 MENU Setup Horizontal Clock – 20 Language Clock Phase Select Reset Reset OK Set Select Return Exit Horizontal Position Next / Prev Adjust Return Setup...
LANGUAGE MENU Language Picture English Audio Timer Function MENU Setup Language Select OK Set Select Return Exit Select a language by ▼ ▲ SELECT buttons and press the OK button. OTHER FEATURES Automatic Store Approximately 1 sec. after adjustment is completed, the adjustments will be recorded as shown in the table below. Menu Display Registration condition...
OTHER FEATURES (continued) Signal Check Changes in the signal status are displayed on the screen as they arise. Status Display Action When Mode Display is set to ON, A guide is displayed for the input RGB2 the input signal is switched or terminal and the horizontal and when the RECALL button is vertical sync frequency.
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.
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. WARNING Customer servicing can be hazardous. Symptom Point to check See page • No picture with the power-indicating lamp •...
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Symptom Point to check See page • The temperature of the display panel surface is high. • The plasma display panel is lighting the phosphors by the discharge of internal radiation. In some cases, this may cause the temperature of the panel surface to increase. Please note that this is not a malfunction.
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 RGB2) Text displayed across the screen appears vertically streaked, with some characters blurred (figure 1). Symptom 1 The display image appears flowing (figure 2) (RGB input).
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Product specifications and designs are subject to change without notice. Display Approx. 37 inches (814 (H) x 445 (V) mm, diagonal 930mm) Approx. 55 inches (1229 (H) x 691 (V) mm, diagonal 1410mm) dimensions Panel Resolution 1024 (H) x 1024 (V) pixels 1366 (H) x 768 (V) pixels Net dimensions 940 (W) x 573 (H) x 99 (D) mm...
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS (continued) Signal Input (continued) DVI terminal (DVI-D) Input signal Input signal T.M.D.S. Data2- +5V Power T.M.D.S. Data2+ Ground (for+5V) 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 T.M.D.S. Data2/4 Shield Hot Plug Detect 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 T.M.D.S.
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With Analog RGB signal input (RGB2 input) Signal mode Horizontal frequency Dot clock frequency Remarks Vertical frequency (kHz) (MHz) Signal Name Resolution (Hz) WVGA type : On WXGA Mode: 1280x768 (55" only) 1366 x 768 • The type of video board or connecting cable used may not allow for correct displays adjustment of Horizontal Position, Vertical Position, Horizontal Clock and Clock Phase.
Optional Video Unit Function Additional functions when the optional video unit is installed are as follows: ( COMPONENT NAMES Remote control (provided for the optional video unit) This type of remote control would be provided for the optional video unit as the substitute for the one shown in page POWER ON / OFF button AUDIO MODE button PICTURE MODE button...
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COMPONENT NAMES (continued) Remote control (provided for the optional video unit) (continued) PICTURE MODE AUDIO MODE You may recall the picture mode by You may recall the sound mode by pressing pressing this button. Each time pressed, this button. Each time pressed, sound mode is changed in following sequence.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Connecting to a Video Imaging Device (1) Make sure that the power switch of the monitor is turned off. (2) Make sure that the power switch of the imaging device is turned off. (3) Use a commercially available cable and connector to connect the signal input terminal on the rear panel of this device and the signal output terminal of the imaging device.
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS D V D FREEZE ZOOM ZOOM button RGB/VIDEO buttons RGB1 RGB2 INPUT SELECT button SIZE button Input Switching Input can be switched by pressing the AV1, AV2, AV3, AV4, RGB1 or RGB2 buttons of the remote control. Input can be switched in the sequence of AV1 RGB1 RGB2 by pressing the INPUT SELECT button of the monitor.
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Vertical picture position can be adjusted for [Panoramic], [Zoom] and [Cinema] mode as follows. 1. Press SIZE button and SELECT buttons during picture size display. 2. Position display will appear. 3. Adjustment range of each picture size are as shown below. [Panoramic] - 12 to + 12 [Zoom] and [Cinema]...
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Displaying MULTI PICTURE If the PinP button on the remote control is pressed MULTI PICTURE will display. Activating the P-in-P mode from the RGB input screen Pressing the PinP button one time will display 2 pictures. • This mode can be available from RGB1(DVI-PC) and RGB2(RGB) input.
PICTURE MENU Picture Picture Picture Mode Dynamic Audio Contrast Timer Brightness MENU Function Color Setup Sharpness Language Tint Select Color Temperature Normal Contrast Mode Normal Reset Reset Picture Mode Dynamic Select Return Next/Prev Select Return Picture Picture Mode Dynamic Contrast Brightness Color Sharpness...
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) PICTURE MENU (continued) Selected characters Setup hint Dynamic: This setting is best for very bright ambient lighting. Picture Mode Dynamic Natural Natural: This setting is for normal lighting conditions. Adjust for maximum visibility to suit the ambient brightness. This can adjust further till [+40] by pressing and holding cursor button at [+31].
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Selected characters Setup hint Turn On when the original balance of each color is required to adjust Color Management depending on the user’s preference. Magenta Magenta is weakened. Magenta is strengthened. Red is weakened. Red is strengthened. Yellow Yellow is weakened. Yellow is strengthened.
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) SETUP MENU Picture Setup Setup Audio System System 1 Color System Timer Color System MENU Function Video Input Auto Setup Audio Input Language Scart Output Monitor SECAM Select RGB1 DVI-STB OK Set RGB2 Component HDTV Select Return Select Return Exit...
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Selected characters Setup hint Audio Input This should correspond to the audio signal from the equipment that is Stereo L/Mono connected to AV1 audio input terminal. If it is monaural audio, set this to L/Mono. (Same to AV1) Scart Output Not Available (grayed out) This should correspond to the signal mode of the signal from the DVI-PC...
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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. WARNING Customer servicing can be hazardous. Symptom Point to check See page • This sometimes occurs when a component output VTR such as the 480i is connected.
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Signal Input RGB terminal (D-sub 15-pin connector) Input signal R (P G or sync on green (Y) B (P No connection • When different kinds of input signals are simultaneously input to the monitor via a graphics board or the like, the monitor will No connection automatically select the signals in the following priority order: R.GND (P...
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PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS (continued) Recommended Signal List With Digital RGB signal input (RGB1 input) Signal mode Setup Menu Condition Horizontal Dot clock frequency frequency Remarks Vertical frequency Signal Name Resolution DVI-PC DVI-STB (kHz) (MHz) (Hz) WVGA type : On EIA-861 EIA-861 EIA-861 With Composite Input(AV1~AV4 input) and S-video Input (AV3 input).
Optional Tuner Unit Function The optional tuner unit can operate when installed with the optional video unit. Additional functions when the optional tuner unit is installed are as follows: ( COMPONENT NAMES Remote control POWER ON / OFF button AUDIO MODE button PICTURE MODE button SURROUND button D / N...
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COMPONENT NAMES (continued) Remote control (continued) PICTURE MODE AUDIO MODE You may recall the picture mode by You may recall the sound mode by pressing this button. Each time pressed, sound mode pressing this button. Each time pressed, is changed in following sequence. picture mode is changed in following sequence.
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[Buttons for TELETEXT Mode] SUBTITLE button D / N TV button I / II TEXT button COLOR buttons 2-4-12 A / B (RED, GREEN, YELLOW, BLUE) MENU D V D FREEZE ZOOM TEXT / TV + TEXT button MODE button PAGE UP / DOWN button SUB PAGE buttons INDEX button...
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Connecting Antenna Make sure that the power switch of the monitor is turned off. Speaker (R) Speaker (L) Monitor rear panel (exp) (exp) (37") (37") (55") (55") antenna 20 18 21 19 When the "ANT" terminal is connected to outdoor antenna instead of CATV system, please note that a good antenna adaptor is necessary.
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS The functions of the buttons located on the bottom of the monitor change as shown below: POWER ON/OFF D / N button I / II INPUT SELECT button A / B 2-4-12 MENU PROGRAM UP/DOWN buttons VOLUME D V D UP/DOWN buttons FREEZE MUTE button...
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) D / N RECALL button MULTI PICTURE I / II button A / B 2-4-12 MULTI MODE MENU button SELECT buttons A/B button D V D FREEZE ZOOM Displaying MULTI PICTURE If the MULTI PICTURE button on the remote control is PROGRAM UP/DOWN pressed, multi pictures will display.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) D / N I / II A / B 2-4-12 MENU D V D FREEZE FREEZE button ZOOM RGB1 RGB2 Picture Freezing [Split] When the FREEZE button on the remote control is pressed, the screen transfers into the freeze mode.
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SETUP MENU [During TV mode] Picture Setup Audio Auto Tuning Timer Manual Tuning Function Fine Tuning MENU Sort Setup Auto Off Language Select Return Select OK Set Setup Setup Auto Tuning Manual Tuning Position Manual Tuning Frequency 250MHz Fine Tuning Name ABCDE Sort...
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) SETUP MENU (continued) Selected characters Setup hint Auto Tuning Select the channel entry method between position setting or direct setting. And press the OK button to fix it. • If [Position] is selected, the screen display will be numbers (1~199 Position Direct Mode...
OTHER FUNCTIONS A2 / NICAM / Sound Multiplex • The CH I / II button is only useful for NICAM and sound multiplex signals. Otherwise pressing this button will have no effect. BILINGUAL / DUAL sound broadcast NICAM [II] When bilingual program is received, sound mode display appears in yellow as shown on right.
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Samsung RECALL Skyworth Sony RECALL Bubuko RECALL TV/TEXT Example To operate HITACHI DVD player, press and hold the RECALL button, followed by the button. D / N I / II A / B 2-4-12 MENU RECALL button D V D...
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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. WARNING Customer servicing can be hazardous. Symptom Possible reason Remedy (1) Connection of antenna cable to the TV is (1) Make new connection and/or change antenna poor.
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PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS This table shows the specifications when the optional video unit and tuner unit have been inserted. Display Approx. 37 inches (814 (H) x 445 (V) mm, diagonal 930mm) Approx. 55 inches (1229 (H) x 691 (V) mm, diagonal 1410mm) dimensions Panel Resolution...