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42PD380TA-P1 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.
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42PD380TA-P1 USER'S MANUAL Thank you very much for purchasing the HITACHI Plasma Display. 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.
42PD380TA-P1 FEATURES FEATURES Important Large-screen, high-definition plasma display panel Please read this User's Manual thoroughly, The 42-inch color plasma display panel, with a especially the Safety Instructions on Page 4 to 7. resolution of 852(H) x 480(V) pixels, creates a...
42PD380TA-P1 CONTENTS FEATURES ............2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........4 IMAGE RETENTION OF PLASMA DISPLAY ..8 Location of controls ..........9 Remote Control ..........10 Antenna connection ........... 12 Connections to other equipment ......13 Quick guide for MENU-operation ....... 18 Selecting the video input source ......
42PD380TA-P1 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.
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42PD380TA-P1 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) About the Symbols (continued) 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.
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42PD380TA-P1 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. Disconnect the • You are advised to move the monitor with two persons.
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42PD380TA-P1 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) 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.
42PD380TA-P1 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.
42PD380TA-P1 Location of controls Left Side Front Side Description of Indicators and Controls 1. Main Power Switch: To turn the unit on or off completely. 2. PROGRAM ▲/▼ -Buttons: Press ▲ to change to a higher numbered channel set into memory.
42PD380TA-P1 Remote Control Function Page Turn the unit on or off Sleep-Timer Display program position number Turn the sound on/off Select channel Select Teletext page Switches between the present channel and the last selected channel Sub Page selection Call Menu...
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42PD380TA-P1 Remote Control Install the batteries Use batteries type UM-4 (AAA-Size). Do not use the storage batteries. The remote control does not work properly with weak voltage from the storage batteries. Replace the exhausted batteries with new batteries. Never charge batteries. Batteries may explode by the charge.
42PD380TA-P1 Antenna connection Note: Before you connect something: • To avoid every possible damage, turn off the TV-unit with Main Power Switch and then pull the power plug out. • Arrange the desired connection. • When the connection made up firmly and correctly, connect the unit to AC100-240V, 50/60Hz and turn the unit on.
42PD380TA-P1 Connections to other equipment The exact arrangement you use to interconnect various video and audio components to the Plasma Display is dependent on the model and features of each component. Check the Owner's Manual provided with each component for the location of video and audio inputs and outputs.
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42PD380TA-P1 Connections to other equipment To connect the Plasma Display to a DVD player/Satellite receiver If your DVD player or Satellite receiver has a S-Video out jack, connect cords as shown. Rear lower of the Plasma Display To S-VIDEO IN 1 (or 2)
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42PD380TA-P1 Connections to other equipment To connect the Plasma Display to a DTV receiver/set-top box If you connect a DTV receiver/set-top box, connect your Plasma Display to a DTV receiver/set-top box using a component video cord. Rear lower of the Plasma Display...
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42PD380TA-P1 Connections to other equipment To connect the Plasma Display to a HDMI or a DVI device The HDMI input receives digital audio and uncompressed video from a HDMI device or uncompressed digital video from a DVI device. When you connect to a DVI device with a HDMI-to-DVI adapter cable, it transfers only the video signal.
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42PD380TA-P1 Connections to other equipment To connect the Plasma Display to a camcorder To playback from a camcorder, connect the camcorder to the Plasma Display as shown. Side of the Plasma Display To Audio/Video OUT Audio/Video cord (not supplied) To connect the Plasma Display to a Game The Plasma Display can also be used as a display device for many video games.
42PD380TA-P1 Quick guide for MENU-operation/Selecting the video input source Make sure the antenna connection Quick guide for MENU-operation and power supply as the description Preparation: • Turn on the unit with Main Power Switch on the bottom left of screen. Standby indicator will light up in red. Then press (SUB-POWER) on the unit or remote control.
42PD380TA-P1 On-screen Language Selection/Teletext Language Selection On-screen Language Selection Select LANGUAGE. Then press to select the desired language. A U T O T U N I N G M A N U A L T U N I N G...
42PD380TA-P1 Automatic station presetting with the built-in Tuner Your television has an Automatic Tuning System which makes tuning in your television easy. This Automatic Tuning System scans the entire reception range in your area and automatically stores all available channels of suitable signal strength in the correct order. Please note that the Auto tuning facility can only search for analogue signals - if you have any digital decoders connected, please refer to their instructions for details of how to set them up.
42PD380TA-P1 Change the order of stored channel The Automatic station presetting Select SORT. stores the found station in a specific order. This order can be Then press changed. A U T O T U N I N G M A N U A L T U N I N G...
42PD380TA-P1 Manual TV station presetting Usually Automatic station presetting stores all stations of each reception-area. In case of bad receiving condition, some broadcasts may not be stored. These stations can also be stored manually. Example: Preset the BBC on program position 2.
42PD380TA-P1 Basic Operation Channel selection With the 10 number buttons. Press to change to the program Example: forward or backward. The changing takes approx. 2 • CH 2: Press 0, 0, 2 continuously. The station seconds. If the auto search stored only 5 stations, stored in the position 2 will appear.
42PD380TA-P1 Timer functions The on timer feature allows you to Example: Turning on the TV to channel 3 at 10:30. automatically turn on your TV after a preset amount of time (up to 12 Select ON TIMER. hours and 59 minutes) at the Then press ENTER.
42PD380TA-P1 Stereo reception with the built-in tuner This built-in Tuner can receive NICAM stereo sound reception: Stereo-/2 channel-program. In case the Stereo broadcast was send out Select NICAM. with NICAM, this unit can distinguish these NICAM Stereo Press to select AUTO or OFF.
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42PD380TA-P1 Stereo reception with the built-in tuner In case of 2 channel-sound reception, Each time you press the AUDIO 1/2, the both sound channels you can select the desired sound with alternate with each other. AUDIO 1/2. NICAM-2 channel-Sound reception...
42PD380TA-P1 Bass, Treble and Balance/Perfect Volume Bass, Treble, and Balance Select BASS. Then press to adjust the bass. N I C A M A U T O B A S S T R E B L E B A L A N C E...
42PD380TA-P1 Turning off the built-in speakers/Using the wow surround sound feature Turning off the built-in speakers Use this feature to turn the TV speakers off when you connect an audio system Select SPEAKERS. Then press to select ON or OFF.
42PD380TA-P1 Brightness, Contrast, Color and Sharpness/DNR Brightness, Contrast, Colour and Sharpness Select BRIGHTNESS. Then press to adjust the brightness. If you wish to set the contrast, color, tint, or sharpness, press to select CONTRAST, COLOR, TINT, or SHARPNESS. The menu “TINT” can be selected at AV-Playback, if a NTSC 3.58MHz signal comes in through a AV socket and...
42PD380TA-P1 Selecting the color temperature/Film mode Selecting the color temperature Change the picture quality by selecting from three preset color temperatures –cool, normal and warm– as described in the following table; Select COLOR TEMPERATURE. C O L O R T E M P E R A T U R E...
42PD380TA-P1 Picture format Each time the PICTURE SIZE button is pressed, the screen display size will change in sequence. It shows a 4:3-picture in original size with black bands on left and right side. PANORAMIC Stretches the left and right hand sides of a 4:3 picture horizontally to fill the screen, while leaving the centre of the picture unstretched.
42PD380TA-P1 Scrolling the PANORAMIC/ZOOM-Wide picture Scrolling the PANORAMIC/ZOOM-wide picture During the PANORAMIC or Zoom-wide mode you can adjust the vertical picture position. Select VERTI- CAL POSITION. A U T O T U N I N G M A N U A L T U N I N G...
42PD380TA-P1 Screen wipe/Screen Saver/Static Image Screen wipe Aids recovery of retained images on the screen. Select SCREEN WIPE. Then press C O L O R S Y S T E M A U T O S C R E E N W I P E...
42PD380TA-P1 Using the panel lock feature You can lock the front panel buttons to prevent your settings from being Select F.PANEL LOCK. changed accidentally (by children, Then press to display the password entering screen. for example). When the panel lock is in ON, all...
42PD380TA-P1 PC-Setting Example: Adjust the contrast. During PC mode press MENU once. The Menu appears on the TV-screen. : SELECT MENU : EXIT Press to select CONTRAST. Then press to adjust CONTRAST. : SELECT : ADJUST NORMAL : RESET MENU : RETURN Press MENU repeatedly until the MENU disappears.
42PD380TA-P1 Selecting the HDMI audio input source You must choose an appropriate HDMI audio input setting for each connection on Select HDMI. Press to select HDMI or DVI. N I C A M A U T O B A S S...
42PD380TA-P1 Teletext Teletext is sent page by page. This unit is able to automatically store up to 812 pages. Storage lasts until all pages have been received. The pages can only be accessed when they have been stored. This can take a moment.
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42PD380TA-P1 Teletext Hold Pages Some pages are divided up into subpages by the channel. Subpages are automatically shown in turn, as they are transmit- ted. In order to hold the page, press HOLD. Press HOLD again in order to display the next subpage.
42PD380TA-P1 Conceal stored channels The stored channels are switched back or fore individually using . Channels that should not appear can be concealed. These channels are not deleted. They can be ac- cessed at any time with the 10 Number Buttons.
42PD380TA-P1 Color system adjusting Connect with another equipment menu, select COLOR SYSTEM. Press to select AUTO. C O L O R S Y S T E M A U T O A U T O / PA L / S E C A M / N T S C 4 . 4 3 N T S C 3 .
42PD380TA-P1 Troubleshooting table / Specifications Troubleshooting table Please check the following items, before you request for service. Symptom Possible solution Page No picture, no sound Switch on the set. Check the 100~240 V wall outlet. Select appropriate input mode. No reception Preset the station without using the AV cable.