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  • Hitachi 55PD8800 | Owners Guide - Page 1
    Color Plasma Display Model Name 42PD8800TA 55PD8800TA USER MANUAL This is the image of the model 42PD8800TA. Desktop stand shown above is optional. READ THE INSTRUCTIONS INSIDE CAREFULLY. KEEP THIS USER MANUAL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE For future reference, record the serial number of your monitor.
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    ventilation openings. Install the product in accordance with the manufacture's instructions. Before calling for the technical support or service technician, read "TROUBLESHOOTING" ( 54 ~ 56 ) to determine the symptoms when problems occur during installation or operation of the product. If serious
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    HITACHI Plasma Display. We hope that you will enjoy the great performance with this product. This Plasma part of this manual are prohibited without any prior written permission. All other products and company names used in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners
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    re, electric shock, or serious injury. ■ Unplug the power cord immediately when serious problems happen. Serious problems such as Smoke, abnormal odor or sound comes out from the product. No picture, no sound or distorted picture on the display. Foreign objects (such as water, metals etc) get inside
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    to drop or have any impact on the unit. Take extra care while moving the unit. The plasma display panel is made of glass. In case that it breaks, you may injur with the broken places such as Sloped place or shaky rack, table, stand or trolly. If the unit falls down, it could cause personal injury. 4
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    the product which may shorten its service life. Install the product in accordance with the instructions in this manual. Do not place the unit with based television near the speakers of the Plasma Display. It could cause the partial discoloration or blurring of the image on the CRT-based television.
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    could damage the cabinet or parts of the product. Do not the unit. ■ How to clean the plasma screen panel of the unit. The on the coating. Do not wipe with a hard cloth or rub hard. It may hurt the coating. In case a lint-free cloth to clean the cabinet and control panel of the unit. In case of the
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    such images on the four corners as TV station logos and clock display. Use in in 2-picture mode for a long period of time can cause the image retention. Some television broadcasts contain disappear on its own. Surface on Panel The plasma panel displays images by generating discharges internally. This
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    immediately. User Manual Remote Control AA size batteries X2 Power Cord (BS Type)* *The type of power plug provided may be different from this drawing for some countries. OPTION Ask your local dealer for further details. Desktop Stand : SD8G4237 (for 42PD8800TA) SD8G5500 (for 55PD8800TA) 8
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    NAMES Main Unit Front Panel q Speaker q w Cabinet w e Panel e r Main Power Switch (on the bottom surface) t Remote Control Receiver y Indicating Lamp u Desktop Stand (option) u Rear Panel r yt t q q Handgrips (only for 42PD8800TA) w Side Input e Terminal Board (External Device
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    . 2# Photo Input (Photo/Rotate/Slide Show) These buttons are to display and control the pictures from digital still camera or USB card reader. 2$ Swivel (with optional Desktop Stand) This function is to rotate TV. Select the degree of rotation with cursor key. NOTE Some buttons are only for
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    failure, read the following instructions and handle the remote control properly. Do not drop or have an impact on the remote control. Do not spill water or any liquid on the remote control. Do not place the remote control on the wet object. Do not place the remote control under the direct sunlight
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    Stand (SD8G4237 for 42PD8800TA, SD8G5500 for 55PD8800TA). Please refer to the user manual of the stand. The Desktop Stand (Option) has been used for the illustration in this manual improper installation. As for the installation instruction, please read each user manual of the mount units: for
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    AV2 t AV3 y AV4 u Monitor Out and Sub Woofer i Service use only o Power Swivel Terminal d (see 36 ) a PC the equipment 'Out' to "ANT" on the plasma screen Socket on marked . Precautions when connecting the there are noise appearance in the picture of VHF-Low band channel, please use the
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    VCR VIDEO AUDIO L MONO C R DVD player Set-Top Box If your external device has a S-video terminal, S-VIDEO connection is recommended for higher quality picture. AV4 can be connected to the equipment with composite output. VIDEO AUDIO L MONO C R IN OUT [Example] VCR DVD player Set-Top Box 14
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    ) is next-generation multimedia I/O interface. Only one cable is used to transmit all video/audio/control signals, which creates easy connection. Moreover, those digital signals can produce high quality data without any degradation. You are provided two HDMI terminals, one of the most remarkable
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    and composite output. [Example] VCR IN OUT Camcorder VIDEO S-VIDEO L/MONO INPUT(AV5) AUDIO DVD player Home video game system R If your external device has a S-video terminal, S-VIDEO connection is recommended for higher quality picture. Headphone The detail settings can be adjusted from
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    AC100-240V, 50/60Hz). It may cause fire or electric shock. For the plasma display, a three-core power cord with a ground terminal is used for effi MONO L MONO L MONO L MONO L C C C C R R R R R SERVICE USE ONLY HDMI1 How to fasten the band: To tighten Pull the band in the direction
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    the bottom surface) 2. Press Sub Power button either on the control panel or on the remote control. The color of the Indicating Lamp turns into Green, and the screen at all, or have any problem, see TROUBLESHOOTING on 54 ~ 56 . It may help you to solve the problems. You can turn ON the power only
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    The first screen appeared will ask you to choose the language of your TV's display. 2. Select the language you preferred from the list and press OK sound back, press button again, or Volume Up button on either remote control or the control panel. The color of the Volume Indicator will turn back to
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    Screen Display The input signal status can be displayed on the screen by pressing the + button of the remote control. The display will go out in approximately 6 seconds. TV 1 TV position ABCDE Name Sound mode Off-timer On-timer OFF -- -- Min VIDEO AV1 Composite Input mode Signal mode
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    On-Screen Display system, you can access the various kinds of the features and functions in this product. Basic Operation MENU 1. Press button on the remote control or Menu button on the control panel of the unit. The Main Menu is displayed on the screen as shown on the right. Picture Audio Timer
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    various kinds of features relating to TV channel settings. Setup Auto Tuning Manual Tuning Fine Tuning Sort Teletext Language Auto Off Select OK Set Off Return Selected Items Auto Tuning Mode Search Position Frequency Manual Tuning Name Sound System Setup hint Select the way to display
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    (TV mode) (continued) Selected Items Setup hint Manual Tuning Color System Skip NR Antenna Att. Auto PAL SECAM Select color system . Fine Tuning -56~+56 ► : Increase the frequency data for the main tuner. ◄ : Decrease the frequency data for the main tuner. Sort You can change the order
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    System1: Europe/Asia, System2:North America) Composite and S-video input only. Auto PAL SECAM NTSC4.43 NTSC3.58 Auto NTSC-M PAL-M PAL-N Select the color system depending on the input signal. Generally, select [Auto]. In case that the input signal has too much noise, the signal level is too low, or
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    is a possibility that the display may not be adjusted in its optimum condition with this function. In that case, please adjust each item manually. Adjust the display position horizontally. When the position exceeds the possible range, the display color will turn into Magenta. Adjust the display
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    ENGLISH MENU OPERATION (continued) Setup Menu (RGB mode) (continued) Selected Items Input Level Frequency Display WVGA Type WXGA Mode Vertical Filter Frequency Mode Setup hint 0.7V 1.0V Normally, select [0.7V]. Select [1.0V] only when the whole display becomes too white. Off Select whether
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    in details.) This is the useful function to watch the program in both still and active pictures. (See 44 in details.) Split: half sized images Strobe: thumbnail sized images You can set the display size for TV / AV input screen appearing first when turning the main power On. This can reduce the
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    Function Menu (continued) Selected Items Luminance Manager Picture Size Reset Background Slide Effect Slide Interval station On logo by lowering the brightness of 4 corners. In case that the image from TV signal (especially CATV) has 1 a blackened gap in either or both side during Panoramic mode
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    MENU OPERATION (continued) Picture Menu (TV/AV mode) In this menu, you can make specific adjustments for the picture based on your preference. By pressing ▼button at the bottom of each menu page, the next Picture menu page will appear on the screen. Picture Picture Mode Contrast Brightness Color
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    MENU OPERATION (continued) Picture Menu (TV/AV mode) ( parts on images. Each item on this menu screen can be restored to the original factory settings by pressing OK button. Off Low High Off Low High Off On This is a noise reduction system for picture signal. This is a noise reduction system
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    MENU OPERATION (continued) Picture Menu (TV/AV mode) (continued) Selected Items Setup hint Color on the darker parts. Blue Off: Remains as default setting. Off Magenta Color Management** Red On: Turn On to adjust the balance of each colors On Yellow depending on the user's preference. The
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    Reset Reset Select OK Set Return Selected Items Contrast Brightness Color Tint Picture Enhancement Color Temperature Setup hint -31~+31 (+32~+40) This adjusts . You can select the preferred sharpness on detailed parts. You can select from 4 settings (default) depending on the lighting condition with
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    MENU OPERATION (continued) Picture menu (RGB mode) (continued) Selected Items Setup hint Color Temperature. Amplitude: subdue the following colors on the brighter parts. Red Green Cut off : subdue the following colors on the darker parts. Blue Off: Remains as default setting. Off Each item
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    the balance of the sound comes out from right and left side of the speakers. Off Normal Wide Off Low High Off Low High This system gives you the dynamic 3D sound. Select it depending on your preference. TruBass gives you the enchanced bass sound. Select it depending on your preference
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    to the terminal. Select the either side of the display that you want to hear the sound with headphone during 2-picture mode. (See "Multi Picture Mode" on 41 ) A/B : You can select either side A (left side) or side B (right the range of 00:00 to 11:59 by using ▲▼ button on the remote control. 35
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    ENGLISH FUNCTION Power Swivel SWIVEL With the optional Desktop stand, you can adjust the angle of the panel side to side by pressing button on the remote control. SWIVEL 1. Press button on the remote control. The Swivel Display (as shown in the figure on the right) will appear on the screen. 2.
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    TV program schedule Weather forecasts Sports results Newsflash Page Number Link pages 11 : 37 : 56 Red Green Yellow Blue How to operate the Teletext You can display the Teletext simply by pressing the remote control ] [Color] To hold the text picture. 2-4-12 [Hold] Information Each time
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    remote control is pressed, the screen display size is switched in sequence, and the status will be displayed at the bottom of the screen. TV/AV signal input TV a picture at Panoramic mode, the mode can be switched further between Panoramic 1 and Panoramic 2 with ◄ ►buttons on the remote control. By
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    certain software, such as a TV program, the image would appear displaying enlarged pictures in coffee mode, the peripheral image may disappear partly and/or appear distorted in some cases from VGA(640x480) to WXGA(1280x768) in 55PD8800TA. Resolution Full display Circular display Display Full
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    NOT available in HDMI input. To activate Multi Picture mode in either TV, AV, and RGB mode, press on the remote control. 2-picture mode You can watch two different pictures side by side. This mode is available in both TV mode and AV mode (AV1~5 Input). Control on the side with Speaker Icon Audio is
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    Input modes on the side with ▼ (red triangle) mark. 1. To switch the ▼ location Press ◄►buttons on the remote control. The ▼ mark will shift to side A and side B back-and -forth. The selected picture with red triangle mark 5 B1 8 2. To change the channel Make sure that ▼mark is located on the
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    appear in certain intervals. NOTE This mode is available only in TV mode. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1. To EXIT from the Multi Picture mode, press . Next time you press to activate the Multi Picture Mode, it will start from 12-picture mode. 2. When you press in this sequence, the
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    ). To activate Multi Picture mode, press on the remote control. The speaker icon indicates the following. The audio sounds can be heard on the side with the speaker icon. When the speaker icon is on the Sub-screen Change channels. Switch the Input modes (TV
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    them are still, while the last picture is active. This can be used to check such movement as swinging of golf club and baseball bat. [Split] A AI [Strobe] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ACTIVE This function is also available in AV input mode besides TV mode. Refer to the table as shown
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    such as Slide Show with Background Music and Movie picture. Operating the Photo Input 1. Before operating this TV after the USB cable is connected or the SD card / MMC is inserted. 5. Press button on the remote control to activate Photo Input mode. (Then, turn ON the DSC. Refer to the user manual
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    continued) Photo Input Function (continued) Displaying Still Picture in Photo Mode Thumbnail-Size Image (Index) to both Thumbnail-size and Full-size image by inputting the file directly with numeric buttons of remote control. Rotation Function -ROTATE? A A A Photo Index (2nd Page). OK Rotating a
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    FUNCTION (continued) Photo Input Function (continued) Displaying Still Picture in Photo Mode (continued) Slide Show Function 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Photo Index (
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    only the sound of movie. : This function does not support the movie. With button on the remote control, you can switch the size of movie display between normal and double in full size mode. NOTE In case of displaying movie pictures, 1) If your DSC supports SD card/MMC, insert the card to the monitor
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    had taken by q camera. e SD card/MMC card containing picture had taken by q camera. Photo Max number of photo file Max number of pixel 500 8176 x 8176(DCF JPEG format) Max number of movie file 500 Supported Video Format (Extension/Max number of pixel) Motion JPEG (avi.mov/640*480) MPEG1
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    which supports still pictures but not movie pictures. Refer to the DSC user manual for PictBridge in details. Do not use this function other than private purposes. It might infringe copyright laws. Back up all of the data in the memory card in case if data
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    FUNCTION (continued) Audio Switching NICAM / Sound Multiplex(including A2) (TV mode) You can make optimum use of available audio by pressing bottom of remote control. Audio can be switched only if receiving NICAM and sound multiplex signals; otherwise, pressing this button will have no effect,
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    No No Blank (no display) Off Lights orange Returning to operating status Operate the personal computer, or press either the INPUT SELECT button of the control panel or the RGB button of the remote control. 52
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    + + + ? Set type + q + q + q~e + q + q + q + q + q + q~w + q~w Makers of STB Player HITACHI TOSHIBA DGTEC Panasonic Set Maker + q + w + e + r Set type + q~w + q + q + q NOTE Please note that not all models of the listed makers can be operated using this remote control. 53
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    The remote control does not work. Normal picture but no color-normal sound Check list Check the Indicating lamp status (Off, Red, Green, or Orange). Check the connection of the Power Cord and/or other cables. Check if the Main Power of the unit or external equipments is ON. Check if the TV mode
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    is ON. Check if the TV/AV mode has been selected correctly Picture" and "4-picture/2-picture(1080i)" for details. The display size is fixed at "FULL" when the receiving signals are 1080i/60Hz, 1080i/50Hz, 720p/60Hz, or 720p/50Hz. Check the signal status by pressing the control. button on the remote
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    The part of the image is lacking. (PC input mode only) AAAAA Check if the "Screen Saver" is OFF. Try "Auto Adjust". 25 , 27 The horizontal stripes are moving vertically with flickering screen. (PC input mode only) Check the Signal status of the PC by pressing button on the remote control. If
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    System (RGB input) Input terminals Approx. 42 inches (922 (H) x 522 (V) mm, diagonal 1059mm) Approx. 55 inches (1230 (H) x 692 (V) mm, diagonal 1412mm) 1024(H) x 1024 (V) pixels including Optional Stand Ω] The monitor takes at least 30 minutes to attain the status of optimal picture quality. 57
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    DM 3 DP 4 GND HDMI connector pin specifications Pin Input signal Pin 1 TMDS Data2+ 11 2 TMDS Data2 Shield 12 3 TMDS Data2- 13 4 TMDS Data 1+ 14 5 TMDS Data1 Shield 15 6 TMDS Data1- 16 7 TMDS Data0+ 17 8 TMDS Data0 Shield 18 9 TMDS Data0- 19 10 TMDS Clock+ Input
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    X 1200 85.00 23 640 X 480 66.67 24 832 X 624 Macintosh 25 1024 X 768 74.55 74.93 26 1152 X 870 75.06 27 1280 X 768 W-XGA 28 1280 X 768 59.833 with more than 512 lines (42PD8800TA) / 768 lines (55PD8800TA) of vertical resolution at Full diplay (compressed display) can result in the
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    480p ○ ○ ○ AV2 1080i/50, 60* ○ ○ ○ 720p/50, 60 ○ ○ ○ AV1, AV2 480i 480p 720p/50 1080i/50 720p/60 1080i/60 TELE TEXT (○ : Available) With Picture Freezing Function TV PAL, SECAM NTSC3.58/4.43 576i 480i 576p 480p 720p/50, 60 1080i/50, 60 HDMI RGB Split Strobe (○ : Available) 60
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Color Plasma Display
Model Name
42PD8800TA
55PD8800TA
USER MANUAL
This is the image of the model 42PD8800TA.
Desktop stand shown above is optional.
READ THE INSTRUCTIONS INSIDE CAREFULLY.
KEEP THIS USER MANUAL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE
For future reference, record the serial number of your monitor.
SERIAL NO.
This serial number is located on the rear of the monitor.