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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Rear Projection Color TV
C43-FD7000
C50-FD7000
Thank you for your purchasing HITACHI projection TV products.
In order to use the Rear Projection TV properly, please read this instruction manual
carefully before using it.
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CONTENTS SAFETY TIPS ·································································································································3 BEFORE USING THIS REAR PROJECTION TV·······································································7 Note ··········································································································································7 Location ····················································································
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SAFETY TIPS In order to use this TV safely, you must pay attention to the notice shown below. This symbol indicates This symbol indicates This symbol indicates additional forbidden actions. cautions (including warning). required actions. Refer to the Power Supply as indicated on the rating label pasted at the back of the TV set. Do not use the TV outside the specified voltage range. It may cause a fire or an electric shock. Never insert or remove the power plug with wet hands. This may
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SAFETY TIPS Do not place the TV near heat source (such as a radiator, stove etc.) or a place where sunlight shines directly on the screen. Overheating will cause failure of the TV. Do not place the TV in a dusty place or exposed to rain. Since accumulated dust inside the chassis may cause failure of the set when high humidity persists. Do not place containers filled with liquids or other objects, e.g. house plant, vase, tea sets, etc. In case liquids are spilled inside the TV
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SAFETY TIPS In order not to damage the parts in the set, please unplug and remove the outdoor antenna connection during lightning storms. When going out or your TV is set to remain unused for a long periods of time, please turn off the television and unplug it from the wall outlet. Accumulated dust on the plug or the humidity may cause a fire or electric shock due to reduced insulation on it. So when the TV won’t be used for a long period of time, be sure to remove the power plug
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SAFETY TIPS Moisture Condensation If the room temperature suddenly rises or falls (e.g. the TV is moved from a cool place to a warm place), condensation may occur on the screen or lenses resulting in picture fading or color distortion. In such case, please wait a while, and the condensation will evaporate, meanwhile the sound and picture will be restored to normal. Precautions on stationary images The aspect ratio of this TV set is 4:3. If you watch TV programs, please select
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BEFORE USING THIS REAR PROJECTION TV Note This is not an integrated digital TV. To watch digital broadcast programs (if available), you have to purchase a Digital Set-Top Box that will receive and decode digital broadcast signals and input to the TV via the component input terminals. Location Select an area where sunlight or bright indoor illumination will not fall directly on the picture screen. Also, be sure that the location selected allows a free flow of air to and from the perforated b
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BEFORE USING THIS REAR PROJECTION TV Connect the power cord and the antenna Please read the rating label pasted at the back of the TV set carefully, and then insert the plug into the power outlet conformity to the rating label. Optimum reception requires that an outdoor aerial or CATV system must be used. Meanwhile, please note that a good antenna adaptor is necessary. See the following diagram. Precautions when connecting the antenna When you use an outdoor antenna instead of CATV system,
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FUNCTIONAL PARTS Control panel and side panel POWER button MAGIC/MANUAL FOCUS POWER indicator button HEADPHONE jack Remote control sensor Side panel input jacks PROGRAM UP/DOWN buttons (When (For AV5 input) the menu appears on the screen, press I PROGRAM UP/DOWN buttons to N select the menu up and down.) P VOLUME UP/DOWN buttons (When U the menu appears on the screen, press T VOLUME UP/DOWN buttons to 5 select the menu right and left.) TV/VIDEO selector MENU/RETURN button Note: Bef
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FUNCTIONAL PARTS Rear panel Audio/Video input terminals 3, 4 Audio/Video input & Component Antenna terminal Monitor output input terminals 1,2 terminals INPUT 4 INPUT 3 INPUT 2 INPUT 1 MONITOR OUT Y/ Y/ VIDEO VIDEO S-VIDEO PBB C PBB C PRR C PRR C VIDEO IR BLASTER (MONO) (MONO) (MONO) (MONO) L TV AS CENTER AUDIO R FIXED/ VARIABLE TV AS CENTER input jacks Fixed/Variable Audio output terminals IR BLASTER output jacks Note: Before using these rear panel jacks, please refer to the INSTRUCTIO
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FUNCTIONAL PARTS On the remote control unit PICTURE mode button AUDIO mode button Page 47 Page 47 AV NET button POWER button (Page 12) Page 47 TV/VIDEO selector button TV SCAN button Page 48 Page 33,34 RECALL button Stereo/Mono/ PinP POSITION button Bilingual (I/II) button Page 32 Page 48 SWAP button MULTI PICTURE button Page 31,32 Page 31,32 MENU button Page 13 A/B button Page 31,32 See the remark. RETURN button Page 13 MUTE button DVD bu
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GETTING STARTED Power on/off TO TURN THE POWER ON Press the POWER button on the TV set. The power indicator will light up to indicate that the power is on. POWER button POWER indicator WHEN THE SET IS AT STANDBY The TV will be in standby mode and the blue power indicator becomes dimmer if the TV set is turned off using the button on the remote control unit. This indicates that the TV is not powered off completely and is in low power consumption mode, waiting for your new command at
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GETTING STARTED Instructions for operating menu Before watching the TV, please familiarize yourself with this method to use the menu function of this TV. Instructions in this manual are based on using the remote control unit. The words or symbols with frames refer to the buttons on the remote control unit. The Chinese characters on the TV screen are supplied by Rico Company. The logos and symbols used in this instruction manual are intended to for explanation purposes, they might diffe
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GETTING STARTED Selecting the on-screen display language You can choose from two different languages (Chinese and English) for the on-screen displays. When necessary, you may change display language following the procedures below. 1 Press the MENU button to display menu as shown on the right. 2 Press the cursor buttons to select the Setup option as shown on the right.
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GETTING STARTED Easy Preset It becomes convenient for the customers to program the TV using the remote control unit and detailed OSD of the TV set. Please follow the procedures below to start tuning. 1 Press the MENU button to display menu. Press the cursor buttons to select the Setup option. 2 Press the ENTER button to enter the Setup menu. Press the cursor buttons to select the Easy Preset
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ON-SCREEN DISPLAY MENU PICTURE MENU Picture Menu Picture menu allows you to adjust various picture settings such as brightness, color, contrast and sharpness, including the settings of color temperature, dynamic contrast, etc. Follow the steps below. 1 Press the MENU button to display menu. Press the cursor buttons to select the Picture option as shown on the right. 2 Press the ENTER button to display the Pictu
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ON-SCREEN DISPLAY MENU PICTURE MENU 3 Press the cursor button until the second page in the Picture menu appears shown on the right. These settings allow you to enhance or improve the visual condition of the picture. Note: 1 If Noise Reduction is set to High or Low the item of Sharpness can not be adjusted. 2 While Film Mode is on, your p
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ON-SCREEN DISPLAY MENU AUDIO MENU Audio Menu Audio menu allows you to adjust various sounds, for example, treble, bass, balance and headphone volume, etc. including the settings of surround effect, perfect volume, etc. Follow the steps below: 1 Press the MENU button to display menu. Press the cursor buttons to select the Audio option (shown on the right). 2 Press the ENTER button to enter the first page of t
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ON-SCREEN DISPLAY MENU TIMER MENU Timer Menu The Timer function for this TV uses a countdown timer system. It features On Timer, Off Timer and Auto Off. 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu. Press the cursor buttons to select the Timer option as shown on the right. 2 Press the ENTER button to enter the Timer menu as shown on the right.
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ON-SCREEN DISPLAY MENU FUNCTION MENU Function Menu Function menu allows you to select scan mode, decorative light on the front panel and multi picture mode, etc. Follow the steps below: 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu. Press the cursor buttons to select the Function option shown on the right. 2 Press the ENTER button to enter the Functi
