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LCD Color Television
User Manual
L32AX03A
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. 2. 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 21. 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 ma
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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 must be removed. side facing down on a cushioned flat surface. Carefully place the 1 TV with its front side facing down on a cushioned flat surface. Attach the TV stand to 2 the TV as shown. Unscrew and remove 2 the 4 screws as shown. Remove the TV stand 3 with two hands. Tighten the supplied 3 4x10 screws to fix the TV
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Positioning the TV Set Securing the TV Set Secure the TV set as shown above using screws that are available in the market. Place the TV on a firm and flat surface, leaving a space of at least 10cm around the set and 30cm • If you do not take the above safety measures, the TV set could fall and result in personal injury or from the top of the set to the wall. physical damage. Antenna and Power Connections Remote Control Batteries Installation 1 2 Slide open the battery compartment cover in 1
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Functional Overview Front Panel Remote Control Sensor 1 Receives signal from the remote control. 2 Power Indicator Lights up in red when the TV at standby mode. Lights up in green when the TV is turned on. 1 2 Side Panel 3 Input Select ( ) Press to select TV, AV1, AV2, AV3, S-VIDEO, AV4, AV5, RGB, HDMI1 or HDMI2 mode. 3 4 Menu ( ) Press to enter or exit from the TV menu. 4 5 Volume Up/Down ( / ) 5 Press to adjust the volume. Volume Up/Down buttons also work as Left/ 6 Right Cursor ( ) on T
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Rear Panel 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Main Power Switch AV2 Input terminal 8 16 Press the “ ” position to turn the main power Connect to equipment with composite video on or “ ” position to off. output. Power Cord Socket AV5 Input terminals 9 17 Connect to power cord. Connect to equipment with component video output. 10 HDMI1/ HDMI2 Input terminal Connect to equipment with HDMI output. 18 AV2/AV5 Audio Input terminals Connect to equipment with audio output. 11 RGB Input termin
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Remote Control 1 16 Sleep Timer ( ) Power On/Standby ( ) 1 Press to set the time to switch Press to turn the TV on or 14 2 the TV to standby mode. standby. 3 15 2 Picture Size ( ) • To cancel “Sleep Timer”, 4 16 press repeatedly until “ Press to select the desired 5 17 - - Min.” appears. picture format. • To display the remaining 3 Input Select ( ) time, press once. 6 Press to select TV, AV1, AV2, • If you switch off the TV and AV3, S-VIDEO, AV4, AV5, turn it on again, “Sleep RGB, HDM
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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. Connect via HDMI In (DVI) [Example] (HDMI) or VCR Connect via Component Video In DVD Player Set-Top Box Connect via S-Video In Game Console Camcorder Connect via Composite Video In [Example] Connect via RGB In Computer Connect via Composite Video
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Basic Operation Power On/Off Volume Adjustment To turn on the TV To change the volume 1 Press the “ ” position of the main power 1 Press to increase the sound volume. switch located on the rear panel. Press to decrease the sound volume. 2 The power indicator lights in red, indicating that the TV is in standby mode. 2 To mute the sound Press or / . The power indicator lights in green and the 1 Press to temporarily turn off the sound. TV turns on. 2 Press or to restore the sound to previous
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Stereo/Bilingual Sound Picture Size Selection Selection Depending on the input signal, you can select the desired picture size by pressing repeatedly. When receiving stereo/bilingual sound system, you can select the sound output modes by using For Standard Definition (SD) Pictures . (480i, 480p, 576i, 576p) To select stereo sound program Stretch a 4:3 picture horizontally to fill the 16:9 screen. 1 When a stereo program is received, “ ” appears on the screen. Full 2 Press to select “ ” or “
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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 exit Teletext mode. Color buttons 4 Press to a link page displayed at the bot
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Menu Operation Picture Menu PICTURE PICTURE Picture Mode Natural Digital Noise Reduction Middle Contrast 75 Brightness 45 Color 40 Sharpness 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 Contrast Adjust to increase or decrease the picture contrast. Brightness Adjust to bright
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Audio Menu AUDIO Sound Mode Movie Treble 60 Bass 60 Balance 0 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. 15
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Timer Menu TIMER On Timer --:-- On Timer Program 0 Select Set MENU Return Selected Items Setup Hints On Timer Set the length of time to switch on the TV from standby mode. Press to enter. 1 Press to move the cursor. 2 Press or Program Select buttons to set 3 the time. On Timer Program Set the program number for “On Timer” to switch on the TV from standby mode. • If a power failure occurs or the TV is unplugged, on timer will be reset. • The TV must be in standby mode f
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Function Menu FUNCTION FUNCTION Language English Reset Menu Background Opaque Menu Display Time 4 Sec. Blue Background On Child Lock Off Teletext Language West Europe Select Set MENU Return Select Set MENU Return Selected Items Setup Hints Language English Select the on-screen display language. Menu Background Opaque Select the menu background. Transparent Menu Display Time 4 Sec. Select the display time for the on-screen display. 8 Sec. 16 Sec. 32
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Setup Menu (TV Mode) SETUP SETUP Position 1 Fine Tuning On On Auto Tuning Program Sorting Manual Tuning xxx.xxMHz Name ---- Sound System BG Color System Auto Select Set MENU Return Select Set MENU Return Selected Items Setup Hints Position Set the channel number. Auto Tuning Tune for all the available channels automatically. When auto search is completed, the TV will automatically return to Channel 1. Manual Tuning Set the frequency of the channel.
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Setup Menu (TV Mode) (continue) Selected Items Setup Hints Program Sorting To swap 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. Press the YELLOW button to release this 4 function. To set favorite channel Press to select the favorite channel. 1 Press the GREEN button (check mark 2 appears). • To cancel the favorite channel, select the channel and press the GREEN button (check mark is removed). To skip t
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Setup Menu (RGB Mode) SETUP Auto Adjust H Position 0 V Position 0 H Clock 0 Clock Phase 0 Reset 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. Reset Restore the “H Position”, “V Position”, “H Clock” and “Clock Phase” t
