Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 42PD4200 Hitachi
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1 ENGLISH 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.
2 Important Please read this User's Manual thoroughly, especially the Safety Instructions on Page 4 to 7. Mis-use may cause damage to your plasma monitor, which could shorten its lifespan, or cause injury to yourself.
3 ENGLISH CONTENTS FEATURES ....................................................2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ..............................4 COMPONENT NAMES ..................................8 Main Unit .......................................................
4 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.
5 ENGLISH • FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN THE U.K. THIS PRODUCT IS SUPPLIED WITH A TWO PIN MAINS PLUG FOR USE IN MAINLAND EUROPE. FOR THE U.K. PLEASE REFER TO THE NOTES ON THIS PAGE.
6 PRECAUTIONS • Installation environment Do not obstruct a ventilation hole. Do not put the monitor on carpet or blanket, or near a curtain which has a possibility of obstructing a ventilation hole of the monitor. Do not put the monitor in the following places.
7 ENGLISH • 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.
8 Caution when moving the main unit • As this product is heavy, whenever it is moved, two people are required to transport it safely. • Whenever the unit is moved it should be lifted forwards using the two handgrips at the back, and the unit should then be held at the base on both sides for stability.
9 ENGLISH Remote ID SET button 16 POWER OFF button 13 POWER ON button 13 POWER ON/OFF button 13 MENU button 16 MUTE button 14 VOLUME UP/DOWN buttons 14 RETURN button 16 RECALL button 15 AUTO button 16 PinP button 34 ID button 16 SELECT/ADJUST buttons 16 OK button 16 Loading Batteries 1.
10 COMPONENT NAMES (continued) Remote control (continued) Dynamic Natural Movie Music Favourite Speech D / N A / B i + MENU OK FREEZE ZOOM AV 1 RGB1 RGB2 AV 2 AV 3 AV 4 2-4-12 I / II P+ P- + - DV D 12 3 45 6 78 0 9 PICTURE MODE Y ou may recall the picture mode by pressing this button.
11 ENGLISH Anti-tumble measures Securing to a wall or pillar Using a commercially available cord, chain and clamp, secure the set to a firm wall or pillar. Securing desktop 1) Using wood screws (two), fasten the set to the clamping screw holes on the rear of the stand as shown.
12 Read SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ( to ) 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.
13 ENGLISH ① Connect the power cord to this device. ➁ Connect the power cord plug to the power outlet. (The type of plug is different from this drawing for some countries.) Connect the power cord, after completing all other connections. ① ➁ INST ALLA TION INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Power Cord Connection • Use only the power cord provided.
14 OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS Tu r ning Power On and Off • To turn the monitor power ON, press the main power switch on the monitor main unit to ON, and then press the SUB POWER button or the ON/OFF or ON button on the remote control.
15 ENGLISH D / N A / B i + MENU OK FREEZE ZOOM AV1 RGB1 RGB2 AV2 AV3 AV4 2-4-12 I / II P+ P- + - DVD 123 456 78 0 9 OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Audio Mute The audio volume can be temporarily mute by pressing the MUTE button of the remote control.
16 Size Switching Each time the ZOOM button of the remote control is pressed, the screen display area will change in sequence and the status will be displayed at the bottom of the screen. * Real mode gives the image of the same shape as it is displayed on a computer monitor.
17 ENGLISH Using the Menu Screen (On-screen display system) When the MENU button is pressed, the adjustment menu screen will be displayed; from there, PC signal adjustment and setting is possible by using the SELECT button, ADJUST button and OK button.
18 PICTURE MENU Picture Audio T imer Function Setup Language Select OK Set Picture Contrast : + 31 Brightness : – 31 Colour : 0 Hue : + 31 Picture Enhancement : Off Colour T emperature : Normal Colour T emp.
19 ENGLISH Selected characters Setup hint Audio Mode Movie Music Speech Favourite Movie: This selects the audio suitable for Movie. Music: This selects the audio suitable for Music. Speech: This selects the audio suitable for News, Talk show etc. Favourite: This mode should be adjusted depending on user’s preference.
20 Picture Audio Tim er Function Setup Language Select OK Set Function Screen Saver Off Screen Wipe On 60Min. Black Side Panel Off Video Power Save Of f Freeze Mode Split Default Zoom Panoramic Reset Reset Select Set Return OK MENU FUNCTION MENU Function Panel Life Normal Mode Display Off ID Number 1 Inverse On 60Min.
Selected characters Setup hint Auto Adjust* (Menu) Adjust Pressing the OK button here, Automatic regulation is started. Horizontal Position, Vertical Position, Horizontal Clock and Clock Phase are adjusted automatically. Horizontal Position Moves the horizontal position to left.
22 LANGUAGE MENU Picture Audio Tim er Function Setup Language Select OK Set Language English Français Deutsch Español Italiano Norsk Svenska Select Return Exit OK MENU Select a language by ▼ ▲ SELECT buttons and press the OK button. OTHER FEA TURES Automatic Store Approximately 1 sec.
23 ENGLISH Signal Check Status Display Action When Mode Display is set to ON, the input signal is switched or when the RECALL button is pressed. A guide is displayed for the input terminal and the horizontal and vertical sync frequency. When the sync signal is no longer detected.
24 NOTES About screen defects • High precision technology is used in the making of plasma panels but there may be dark spots (points that do not illuminate) and bright spots (points that are too bright) in some cases. These do not indicate a malfunction.
25 ENGLISH 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. TROUBLESHOOTING Customer servicing can be hazardous. W ARNING Symptom Point to check See page • No picture with the power-indicating lamp off.
26 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.
27 ENGLISH 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) Actions to Corr ect Abnor mal Displays Symptom 1 Text displayed across the screen appears vertically streaked, with some characters blurred (figure 1).
Monitor rear panel Speaker (R) Speaker (L) Power cord 28 V ideo Unit Function Use if the video equipment has an S video input terminal To RGB, video and audio input terminals To SCART terminal To S vi.
29 ENGLISH OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS Input Switching FREEZE ZOOM AV1 RGB1 RGB2 AV2 AV3 AV4 DVD 123 456 78 0 9 RGB/VIDEO buttons Each time the ZOOM button of the remote control is pressed, the screen display size will change in sequence and the status will be displayed at the bottom of the screen.
30 ATTENTION Using a wide-screen monitor • This monitor has a screen mode selection feature. If an incompatible screen mode is selected to play certain software, such as a TV program, the image would appear different from the original. Take this into consideration when making screen mode choices.
31 ENGLISH OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Displaying MUL TI 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.
32 Picture Audio Time r Function Setup Language Select OK Set OK MENU Picture Colour T emp. Adjust On Amplitude Red – 63 Green 0 Blue – 31 Cut Off Red + 31 Green 0 Blue + 31 Reset Reset Select On/.
33 ENGLISH OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) PICTURE MENU (continued) Selected characters Setup hint Picture Mode Dynamic Natural Dynamic: This setting is best for very bright ambient lighting. Natural: This setting is for normal lighting conditions.
34 Selected characters Setup hint Colour Management Off On Turn On when the original balance of each colour is required to adjust depending on the user’s preference. Magenta Magenta is weakened. Magenta is strengthened. This adjusts listed colours individually to make them either deeper or more pure.
35 ENGLISH OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) SETUP MENU Picture Audio Tim er Function Setup Language Select OK Set Setup System System 1 Colour System Video Input Audio Input Scart Output Monitor RG.
36 Selected characters Setup hint Audio Input AV1 Stereo L/Mono This should correspond to the audio signal from the equipment that is connected to AV1 audio input terminal.
37 ENGLISH Make the checks suggested below depending on the symptoms observed. If the symptoms remain uncorrected, contact your dealer. Customer servicing can be hazardous. W ARNING Symptom Point to check See page • The screen becomes dark and the images cannot be seen during VCR special playback (fast forward, rewind).
38 This table shows the specifications when the optional video unit has been inserted. PRODUCT SPECIFICA TIONS Panel Display dimensions Approx. 32 inches (716 (H) x 399 (V) mm, diagonal 820mm) Approx.
39 ENGLISH Monitor rear panel Speaker (R) Speaker (L) 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 21 19 17 15 13 11 9 7 5 31 antenna Make sure that the power switch of the monitor is turned off. INST ALLA TION INSTRUCTIONS Connecting Antenna Precautions when connecting the antenna • Please use a coaxial cable which is free from interference to connect the antenna.
40 OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS D / N A / B i + MENU OK FREEZE ZOOM AV1 RGB1 RGB2 AV2 AV3 AV4 2-4-12 I / II P+ P- + - DVD 123 456 78 0 9 POWER ON/OFF button • Input can be switched by pressing the AV1, AV2, AV3, AV4, RGB1 or RGB2 buttons of the remote control.
41 ENGLISH OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) RECALL button MULTI PICTURE button SELECT buttons Activating the Split mode from the TV screen Pressing the MULTI PICTURE button one time will display 2 pictures.
42 Input Signal Screen Display The TV channel status can be displayed on the screen by pressing the RECALL button of the remote control. • The display will go out in approximately 6 seconds.
43 ENGLISH OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) D / N A / B i + MENU OK FREEZE ZOOM AV1 RGB1 RGB2 AV2 AV3 AV4 2-4-12 I / II P+ P- + - DVD 123 456 78 0 9 When the FREEZE button on the remote control is pressed, the screen transfers into the freeze mode.
44 SETUP MENU Picture Audio Tim er Function Setup Language Select OK Set Setup Auto Tuning Manual T uning Fine T uning Sort Auto Off Off Select Set Return OK OK M EN U Setup Auto Tuning Country Austri.
45 ENGLISH OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) SETUP MENU (continued) [During VIDEO signal input] This item is also shown in the page . 36 Selected characters Setup hint Scart Output TV Monitor TV:AV4 (Scart) output will be fixed as TV signal output. Monitor:AV4 (Scart) output can view the image as on the main unit.
46 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 When bilingual program is received, sound mode display appears in yellow as shown on right.
47 ENGLISH OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) DVD Player Selection • You can use this remote control to operate the selected brand of DVD player by pressing the following buttons on the remote control simultaneously. Example To operate HITACHI DVD player, press and hold the RECALL button, followed by the button.
48 Make the checks suggested below depending on the symptoms observed. If the symptoms remain uncorrected, contact your dealer. Customer servicing can be hazardous. W ARNING TROUBLESHOOTING Symptoms That Seemingly Appear to be Failures Symptom Possible reason Remedy (1) Connection of antenna cable to the TV is poor.
49 ENGLISH Product specifications and designs are subject to change without notice. PRODUCT SPECIFICA TIONS • The monitor takes at least 30 minutes to attain the status of optimal picture quality.
50 1 2 3 4 S-input connector pin specifications Pin Input signal 1 Y 2 Y-GND 3 C 4 C-GND Frame GND 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 21 19 17 15 13 1 1 9 7 5 31 Scart connector pin specifications Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 AUDIO OUT (RIGHT) 12 Not Used 2 AUDIO IN (RIGHT) 13 RGB-R GND 3 AUDIO OUT (LEFT/MONO) 14 GND 4 AUDIO GND 15 RGB-R / S.
51 ENGLISH Recommended Signal List With Digital RGB signal input (RGB1 input) No. Signal mode Horizontal frequency (kHz) Dot clock frequency (MHz) Setup Menu Condition Remarks Signal Name Resolution Vertical frequency (Hz) DVI-PC DVI-STB 1 VGA 640 X 400 70.
52 No. Signal mode Horizontal frequency (kHz) Dot clock frequency (MHz) Remarks Signal Name Resolution Vertical frequency (Hz) 1 NTSC4.43 NTSC3.58 525 59.94 15.73 — 2 PAL SECAM 625 50.00 15.63 — With Composite Input(AV1~AV4 input) and S-video Input (AV3 input).
53 ENGLISH Thank Y ou for purchasing this Hitachi T elevision. In the unlikely event that this product should develop a fault, we undertake to repair or replace any part of the product which fails due to a manufacturing defect within 12 months of the date of purchase provided that .
Hitachi, Ltd. Tokyo, Japan International Sales Division THE HITACHI ATAGO BUILDING, No. 15 – 12 Nishi Shinbashi, 2 – Chome, Minato – Ku, Tokyo 105 - 8430, Japan.
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