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Hitachi Colour TV
C29-F880S
C29-F880SN
C29-F880SNT
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Thank you for purchasing this colour TV. Please read this instruction manual carefully before using the TV, especially the Safety Precautions in page 3-4. Keep it carefully for future reference. CONTENTS SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 3 SETUP 5 Insert The Batteries 5 FUNCTIONAL PARTS 6 Front View of TV Set 6 Rear View of TV Set 7 7 Side Panel of TV Set Remote Control Unit 8 TELETEXT OPERATIONS 11 MENU SCREENS 13 Picture Menu 13 Sound Menu 14 Time Menu 14 Setup Menu 15 Tune Menu 15 Exchange Menu 16 TROUBL
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS MAINTENANCE When the power cord or plug Avoid dusty places, since is damaged or frayed, unplug accumulated dust inside the this TV from the wall outlet chassis may cause failure of and refer servicing to qualified the set when high humidity service personnel. persists. Do not overload wall outlets Do not use this TV set near and extension cords as this water, for example, near a can result in fire or electric bathtub, washbowl, kitchen shock. sink, or laundry tub, in a wet bas
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MAINTENANCE Choose a place where light If a strange sound or smell (artificial or sunlight) does not gives off from this set, please shine directly on the screen. turn off the television and unplug from the wall outlet, then refer to service personnel. If the set does not work To prevent fire, never place properly: any type of candle or naked flames on the top or near the If you are unable to restore TV set. normal operation by following the TROUBLESHOOTING section in
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SETUP Insert The Batteries 1 Remove the battery cover by pressing it and sliding it down. 2 Insert the two 1.5V (AAA size) batteries making sure the polarity (+ or -) of the batteries matches the polarity marks inside the unit. 3 Replace the battery cover by sliding it in until you hear a click sound. Precautions when using batteries Do not use old and new batteries together. Do not use different types of batteries (for example, Manganese and Alkaline batteries) together. Note tha
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FUNCTIONAL PARTS 4 5 5 3 2 1 PROG. MENU TV/AV 6 7 8 9 To turn the TV power ON Press the power switch on the TV set to switch on the TV. When the TV set is ON ,the power indicator lights up dimly in red. Standby Mode At standby mode, the power indicator lights up brightly in red. You can switch on the TV set or switch it to standby mode using the button on the remote control unit. The picture usually takes a few second before appearing. You can also press any number (0-9), or
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Rear View of TV Set 1. YCbCr IN Terminals (YUV) 2. Antenna Input Socket (75 Ohm) 3. S-Video In Terminals 4. AV IN 1 Terminals 5. AV OUT Terminals 6. AC Power Cord 1 6 2 3 4 5 YCbCr IN AV IN 1 AV OUT YCb Cr VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO LEFT RIGHT 75 ANT S-VIDEO LEFT LEFT RIGHT RIGHT Side Panel of TV Set AV IN 2 VIDEO 1. AV IN 2 Terminals 2. Headphone Jack LEFT 1 RIGHT 2 NOTE For Australia only - Install an external aerial conforming to AS 1417.1 for safety purpose. S.VIDEO and AV I
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Remote Control Unit 1 POWER ON / STANDBY button Press this button to switch on the TV when at standby mode or vice versa. P+ P - Press any number 0-9, or 1 2 3 4 buttons will also switch on the TV from standby mode. 2 SLEEP button SOUND SLEEP SYS. CH I/II Press this button to set the sleep timer. When the preset length of time has passed, 12 3 the TV set enters standby mode. RECALL 4 5 6 SOUND 3 MODE SOUND SYSTEM button 7 8 9 Press this button to select the correct PIC. TV/AV MODE sound sys
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Remote Control Unit 7 MUTE button Press once to mute the sound. Press again to restore the sound volume. 8 RECALL button Press this button to display the settings on the screen. (e.g. Channel number, system) SOUND SLEEP SYS. CH I/II 9 SOUND MODE button Press this button to select the desired sound mode. 12 3 7 USER SPEECH RECALL 4 5 6 12 8 SOUND MUSIC THEATER MODE 7 8 9 9 PIC. TV/AV Sound Mode Description MODE 0 --/--- 10 11 User preset sound m
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Remote Control Unit *2 13 MENU button Press this button to enter the menu screens for various optional adjustable settings. *2 14 TV/AV button Press this button to switch between TV broadcasts and AV input programs. TV AV1 AV2 YCbCr S-VIDEO SOUND SLEEP SYS. CH I/II *2 15 SOUND MENU button Press this button to enter into the [SOUND] 12 3 menu directly. RECALL *2 4 5 6 16 PICTURE MENU button SOUND MODE Press this button to enter into the [PICTURE] 7 8 9 PIC. me
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TELETEXT OPERATIONS For models with Teletext function only. This page shows the function of the buttons on the remote control unit when in Teletext mode. 1 TV/TEXT button Press this button to enter Teletext mode. Press this button the second time to superimpose the teletext page over the TV SOUND SLEEP SYS. CH I/II programme. Press this button again to exit . 12 3 P - TELETEXT PAGE UP / DOWN P+ buttons 2 RECALL 4 5 6 3 Press these buttons to increase or decrease SOUND MODE the Telete
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9 HOLD button Press this button to hold the Teletext page on display to prevent the page from changing. Press again to release the hold state. SOUND SLEEP SYS. CH I/II 10 SUB PAGE button Some Teletext pages may contain several 12 3 sub-pages which are automatically paged RECALL in a certain cycle by the TV station. Press 4 5 6 this button once, "0001" will be displayed SOUND MODE on screen. Enter number buttons (0-9) to 7 8 9 PIC. TV/AV look for other sub-pages if available. MODE 0 --/---
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MENU SCREENS This TV set allows you to adjust any settings by selecting from the menu screens. SOUND PIC. SETUP TUNE REVEAL U.N.L HOLD SUBPAGE Press the button to MENU enter the menu TV/TEXT CLOCK GAME LST-CH MIX TYPE SUBTITLE CANCEL screens for the following optional adjustable P settings. MENU PICTURE SOUND TIME INDEX *1 P EXCHANGE TUNE SETUP This menu allows you to adjust the picture settings [PICTURE]menu according to y
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This menu allows you to adjust the sound settings according to your [SOUND]menu preference. 1 MENU SOUND Press the button 2 times or press button directly. SOUND VOLUME 6 50 BASS 2 TREBLE 50 Select the desired item using the and buttons. P+ P - BALANCE 0 TRUBASS ON SURROUND ON + 3 Use the and buttons to adjust the settings. MENU 4 Press the button 5 times or press button SOUND to exit to TV mode. Sele
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This menu allows you to adjust the various setup functions. [SETUP] menu 1 Press the button MENU 4 times or press button SETUP directly. SETUP LANG. ENGLISH 2 Select the desired item using the and buttons. P+ P - BACKGROUND OFF NOISE REDUCE OFF CHILD LOCK OFF + 3 Use the and buttons to adjust the settings. MENU 4 Press the button 3 times or press button SETUP to exit to TV mode. Selected Items Functions
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This menu allows you to arrange channel numbers by [EXCHANGE] *1 exchanging between 2 preset channel numbers. menu 1 MENU Press the button 6 times. EXCHANGE PROGRAM 1 PROGRAM 1 Select the first PROGRAM item using the and P+ buttons. P - 2 EXCHANGE + Use the and buttons to select the channel number you want to exchange from. 3 Select the second PROGRAM item using the and P+ buttons. P - + Use the and buttons to s
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TROUBLESHOOTING IMPORTANT NOTES The following problems do not always indicate a hardware failure. Therefore, please use the troubleshooting guide below before calling for repair service. If, after following the guide none of the remedies work, unplug the TV set and call for service. GHOST: NOISE OR INTERFERENCE: Please change the direction, height or position of the IGNITION NOISE antenna. Reflections from White spots and horizontal streaks may appear on or mountains might building the screen. U
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Please make these simple checks as indicated ( ) on the chart for the respective symptoms and their possible remedies. Symptoms No picture, no sound Poor sound, picture OK Poor picture, sound OK Weak picture Blurred picture Double image Lines in picture Distorted picture Weak reception on some channels Horizontal bars Picture rolls vertically Poor colour No colour Misoperation of Remote control Remote control unit no operation On Screen Display Control outside the screen 18 Possible Remedie
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SPECIFICATIONS Model Name C29-F880S C29-F880SN C29-F880SNT Screen Size 74 cm (29 inch) diagonal Please refer to the values as indicated on the Power Supply / rating label pasted at the back of the TV set. Power Consumption NICAM/A2 No Yes Yes *1 Teletext No No Yes Full Multi System Reception System RF : PAL - B/G,D/K , I SECAM - B/G,D/K , K1 NTSC-M PAL / NTSC / SECAM VIDEO : NTSC 50 NTSC 4.43 PAL 60 SECAM 60 Frequency Range 44.25 - 863.25 MHz Preset Channels 0 - 199 Aerial Input 75 Ohm coaxial
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