User manual HITACHI C32WF535N

[. . . ] Users Guide C28WF535N C32WF535N SCREEN Dear HITACHI customer Congratulations on your purchase of the very latest state of the art television from HITACHI. At Hitachi we pride ourselves on producing high quality televisions with outstanding picture and audio capabilities. Together with our reputation for superior reliability, you should enjoy many years of trouble free operation from your TV. Important Please read this Users Guide thoroughly, especially the Safety Notes on Page 4. Mis-use may cause damage to your television, which could shorten its lifespan, or cause injury to yourself. [. . . ] Press the TV button on your handset to return to normal TV operation. picture controls Helps reduce the noise interference visible on your television, especially in weaker signal reception areas. Select OFF/LOW/MID/HIGH to compensate for noisy pictures. CTI Colour Transient Improvement - This control lets you improve the clarity of your television's colour edges. VM Velocity Modulator - this increases or decreases the sharpness of your television's picture so it appears less blurred especially in left and right edges of the screen. Colour Temperature (Tint) Shows a sliding scale so you can adjust the spectrum of colour of your television's picture - slide to the RIGHT to exaggerate the RED (WARM) tones of your picture, slide to the LEFT to exaggerate the BLUE (COOL) tones of your picture. Equal balance is at the centre of the scale. Black Stretch This control turns all dark grey parts of the picture black. Dynamic Skintone (DST) This control dynamically improves the colour of the skin. Hue This control allows you to adjust the colour of your television's picture when viewing NTSC signals only. Tilt (not available on all models) 22 Shows a sliding scale which allows you to tilt your TV screen up or down to suit your personal viewing preference. . . . notes on NICAM features NICAM is a method for transmitting and receiving stereo sound. If your TV is unable to receive NICAM because of the wrong geography, climate etc. , or when NICAM in not transmitted in your location it will produce a monaural sound source. stereo This effect produces NICAM digital stereo sound from your TV. Use this mode for the majority of TV viewing. When selected the stereo symbol appears. Use the button on your handset to switch to stereo. monaural In this mode the TV produces a single sound source. Some stereo signals can be poor in adverse weather conditions, and mono should be selected to avoid poor sound. Use the button on your handset to switch to mono. . . . notes on dual language transmissions A dual language transmission is where channel 1 and channel 2 of the NICAM stereo broadcast carry completely separate information i. e. soundtracks in two different languages for a movie. A dual language broadcast is denoted by a symbol or in the top right hand corner of the screen. This can be seen on first entry to the channel by pressing the INFO button on your handset. The user can select which of the two languages is heard through both the left and right television speakers by using the button on your handset. In the case of a NICAM dual language broadcast, this will also allow the mono FM broadcast to be selected. channel 1 When this symbol is displayed, channel 1 of a dual language broadcast is being received. Use the button to access the mode while receiving a dual language broadcast. channel 2 When this symbol is displayed, channel 2 of a dual language broadcast is being received. Use the button to access the mode while receiving a dual language broadcast. The sound source, when chosen, will be stored with the programme number being used. NICAM and stereo sound controls programme, sound and vision adjustment 23 programme, sound and vision adjustment 1 2 3 Press the MENU button to obtain MAIN MENU. Press the cursor DOWN button to select AUDIO. Once highlighted, accept selection. 4 Select the control to be adjusted by using the UP/DOWN cursor buttons. 5 Once highlighted, adjust the chosen controls by pressing the LEFT/RIGHT cursor buttons. audio and equaliser controls volume control This control is used to increase, or decrease the sound from your TV's speakers. This also sets the volume at switch-on. loudness on/off control When listening to your TV at a low volume, switch this control ON to compensate for the lack of low and high frequencies. mute TV speakers This option is used to switch your television's internal speakers ON or OFF. The headphone and rear RCA outputs are not affected. 6 7 24 Select EQUALISER option using the UP/DOWN cursor buttons. Once highlighted, accept selection. equaliser The EQUALISER menu is used to adjust the tonal ranges of your TV's sound. 8 Select the mode or sound frequency to be adjusted by using the UP/DOWN cursor buttons. 9 Once highlighted, adjust the chosen controls by pressing the LEFT/RIGHT CURSOR buttons. LFE Volume Low Frequency Effects controls. Only available when your TV is in Dolby Digital, decode modes (see SOUND MODE) and receiving a dedicated LFE channel. This adjusts the contribution the LFE channel makes to your TV's bass response. Please Note: On broadcasts where there is no dedicated LFE channel, the LFE VOLUME option will not be available in the AUDIO on-screen menu. This range controls the bass sound from your television - if the bass sound from your TV is too 'boomy', turn this control down. 500Hz mid bass range This range is the basis of your sound - if your television's sound is too rich, or not rich enough, adjust this control to enhance the TV's sound. 1. 5kHz mid range Use this control to adjust the mid-range voice area of your TV's sound. 5kHz mid high range When this control is increased it emphasizes the flute and string instruments of your TV's sound - when decreased it has a soothing effect on the sound. 10kHz high range The sharp sound of triangles and cymbals are emphasised if this control is increased. 10 To return to normal TV operation press the TV button on your handset. 25 audio and equaliser controls 120Hz bass range programme, sound and vision adjustment programme, sound and vision adjustment . . . notes on sound mode The Sound Mode menu is used to adjust and display the signal sources available from your TV's speakers, whether the source be analogue or digital. 1 2 3 4 Press the MENU button to obtain MAIN MENU. Press the cursor DOWN button to select SOUND MODE. Once highlighted, accept selection. Use UP/DOWN cursor buttons to select your choice of sound mode. 5 Once highlighted, accept selection. When you turn your TV off, by default this will be the sound mode when it is switched back on. analogue options in sound mode When the Audio signal source is analogue - that is, a television broadcast, a connection to either the video in or audio in, found on the front control panel, or if you have any equipment connected to a scart input socket found at the rear of your television the sound mode gives you two options to choose from - Dolby Pro logic or stereo. sound mode Dolby Pro Logic / Digital 3DS This mode is particularly suitable for films and programmes that display the Dolby Pro Logic caption. [. . . ] 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. . . the product has been installed and used only in accordance with the instructions supplied with the product. the product has not been repaired, maintained, or modified by any person other than a Hitachi authorized dealer. the product serial number has not been removed or altered. [. . . ]