User manual HITACHI D36WF840N

[. . . ] Users Guide D36WF840N Introduction 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. [. . . ] This has the same capabilities as Dolby Digital and is displayed when receiving a DTS encoded digital source. This is the decode mode for digital signals encoded by MPEG. MPEG tracks are either encoded as stereo or as having 5 main channels plus a LFE channel DTS (Digital Theater Systems) MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) . . . notes on Laserdisc connection A Laserdisc source with a Dolby Digital RF output cannot be connected to this TV directly. Please obtain an adaptor from an electrical retailer. Also note that when using a Laserdisc player in conjunction with an RF demodulator to decode Dolby digital sound, Hitachi recommend putting the Decode mode to DIGITAL. This will avoid dropping in and out of analogue sound while searching or pausing the disc that is playing. 38 Pressing the INFO button on your handset reveals the format of the incoming signal not the way it is being processed i. e. pressing the INFO key on the handset might reveal Dolby D 3/2. 1, but your TV might be set to stereo mode - see digital audio setup. Also note only analogue output is available for both AV2 and AV3 as a monitor out signal, even if digital audio has been selected. This chart explains what sound channels are present when listening to the connected external equipment which has a digital output. These values can be viewed by pressing the INFO button on your handset when a digital signal is being received. Display Value x/y. z 3/2. 1 3/1. 1 3/0. 1 3/2. 0 3/1. 0 3/0. 0 2/2. 1 2/1. 1 2/0. 1 1/0. 1 2/2. 0 2/1. 0 2/0. 0 1/0. 0 Front Left Channels Present in Digital Input (for Dolby Digital and DTS) Front Right Centre Left Surround Right Surround Low Frequency Effects (LFE) Comments Full multi-channel encoding, all active Surround is mono in this case No surround channels available Main channels but no LFE channel Surround mono in this case, no LFE channel No surround or LFE channels available All channels except centre Left, Right, mono surround and LFE Left, right and LFE only Centre and LFE only All channels except centre and LFE Left, right and mono surround only Left and right channels only (may be encoded in ProLogic) Centre channel only (mono) Digital Audio Status OPERATION Audio Controls 39 Audio Setup . . . notes on speaker setup The Speaker Setup menu allows you to customise the televisions audio performance to your own requirements. These requirements might be the use of external amplifiers on one or more sound channels, or to use alternative speakers. This menu can help you organise the bass (or `boom') re-direction by specifying whether large, small or no speaker at all has been connected. Whatever your choice, this menu allows for greater flexibility and ultimately an improved sound performance. 1 Press and hold the MENU button for 5 seconds. The INSTALL option in the MAIN MENU appears. 2 OPERATION Press the cursor DOWN button to select INSTALL. Once highlighted, accept selection. 3 4 5 Press the cursor DOWN button to select SPEAKER SETUP . Speaker Setup Once highlighted, accept selection. sound sequencer The sound sequencer is automatic when entering the Speaker Setup menu. This relays sound in sequence amongst the available output channels. From this you can judge what speaker volume has to be adjusted so you get the impression you are sitting within the centre of the sound. 6 7 Select the speaker to be adjusted by using the UP/DOWN cursor buttons. Once highlighted, adjust the chosen speaker by pressing the LEFT/RIGHT cursor buttons. speaker environment display 40 The effect of your adjustments can be heard, and also seen by looking at the display which accompanies your Speaker Setup menu. This diagram is a representation of your living area and its contents are explained on the following page. . . . notes on speaker environment display your TV and internal speakers front left external speaker front right external speaker seating position see . . . notes on seating position rear right external speaker rear left external speaker no sound from speaker sound from speaker The other available Speaker Setup menus will also show an accompanying display and this will also be affected by the adjustments you make to the available controls 8 9 To view other Speaker Setup options use the UP/DOWN buttons to highlight MORE. . . Once highlighted, accept selection. To return to normal TV operation without viewing other options press the TV button on your handset. 10 Select the control to be adjusted by using the UP/DOWN cursor buttons. 11 Once highlighted, adjust the chosen controls by pressing the LEFT/RIGHT cursor buttons. Speaker Setup OPERATION Audio Setup 41 Audio Setup Sub-Woofer Volume The sub woofer channel carries the Bass or `Boom' sound effect information. If you have one connected, use this control to adjust your sub-woofers volume. You will only hear sound through the Sub-Woofer channel if there is Bass information on the programme you are viewing. . . . notes on seating position The seating position control accommodates the position of the speakers with regard to your seating position, and so further creates an atmosphere where improved sound qualities are obtained from your TV. · If you are seated near the front speakers, adjust the seating position to FRONT. · If you are seated between the front and rear speakers, but closer to the front speakers, adjust the seating position to MID FRONT. · If you are seated between the front and rear speakers, but closer to the rear speakers, adjust the seating position to MID REAR. · If you are seated at a position close to the rear speakers, adjust the seating position to REAR. front OPERATION mid front mid rear rear Speaker Setup Centre Delay If your environment is set up in such a way that external speakers (if connected) are behind your television, increase the Centre Delay so that the sound from external speakers and your TV's centre speaker arrive at your seating position at the same time, ensuring no drop in sound quality. [. . . ] 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 authorised dealer. the product serial number has not been removed or altered. [. . . ]