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28LD5000TA 28" LCD TV USER'S MANUAL Thank you very much for purchasing the HITACHI LCD 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. Keep this manual in a safe place. You will find it useful in the future.
Important FEATURES Please read this User's Manual thoroughly, especially the Safety Instructions on Page 4 to 7. Mis-use may cause damage to your LCD High-definition LCD display panel monitor, which could shorten its lifespan, or cause injury to yourself. The 28-inch TFT LCD panel with a resolution of 1280(H) X 768(V) Should you encounter any difficulty in the set-up or operation of your pixels, creates a high-definition, proper screen (aspect ratio:15:9) monitor, firstly refer to the Troubleshooting guide at the rear of this...
CONTENTS FEATURES ............2 Automatic Store ..............22 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ......4 Signal Check ..............23 COMPONENT NAMES ........8 Power Save Mode..............23 NOTES ............24 Main Unit................8 TROUBLESHOOTING ........25 Remote control ..............9 Symptoms That Seemingly Appear to be Failures ....25 Loading Batteries ..............9 Actions to Correct Abnormal Displays ......27 Handling the Remote Control ..........9 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ....11 Video Unit Function ............28...
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This LCD 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. About the Symbols Various symbols are used in this manual, the user’s manual and on the product itself to ensure correct usage, to prevent danger to the user and others, and to prevent property damage.
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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. • Check that the connecting portion of the power cord is clean (with no dust), before using. Use a soft and dry cloth to clean the power plug. •...
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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. • You are advised to move the monitor with two persons. •...
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• 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. - The antenna cable of Radio should be kept away from the monitor.
COMPONENT NAMES Front Main Unit Cabinet Panel (front frame) Control panel • These buttons are located on the top. Remote-control INPUT SELECT button receiver (OK button) Indicating lamp PROGRAM UP button • The main power switch is located at the back, on the ( SELECT button) lower surface.
COMPONENT NAMES Remote control POWER ON / OFF button AUDIO MODE button PICTURE MODE button SURROUND button D / N RECALL button CH I / II button INPUT SELECT button I / II MULTI PICTURE (PinP) button MENU button Buttons for MULTI PICTURE mode A / B 2-4-12 MENU...
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COMPONENT NAMES (continued) Remote control (continued) PICTURE MODE AUDIO MODE You may recall the sound mode by pressing u m a y r c a l l t i c t u r this button. Each time pressed, sound mode u t t t i m is changed in following sequence.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Installation WARNING Use one of the special mount units to install this product. A mount of insufficient strength or inadequate design can cause overturning or dropping and result in fire, electrical shock or injury. Please note that our company assumes absolutely no responsibility for personal injuries or property damage caused by use of other mount units or improper installation.
Read SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ( ) 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. •...
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Speaker Cable Connection Power Cord Connection Connect the power cord, after completing all other connections. ➁ 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.) CAUTION •...
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Turning 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.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Volume Adjustment VOLUME UP/DOWN buttons INPUT SELECT button D / N I / II A / B 2- 4- 12 MENU VOLUME UP/DOWN buttons Audio Mute D VD MUTE button FREEZE The audio volume can be temporarily mute by pressing ZOOM the MUTE button of the remote control.
RECALL button I / II A / B 2- 4- 12 MENU D VD FREEZE ZOOM ZOOM button 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.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Using the Menu Screen (On-screen display system) D / N I / II 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, A / B 2- 4- 12 MENU...
PICTURE MENU Picture Picture Contrast : + 31 Audio Brightness : – 31 Timer Colour Function MENU : + 31 Setup Picture Enhancement : Off Language Colour Temperature : Normal Select Colour Temp.Adjust Back Light Contrast + 31 Reset Reset Next / Prev Adjust Return...
FUNCTION MENU Picture Function Audio Screen Saver Timer Screen Wipe On 60Min. Function Black Side Panel MENU Setup Video Power Save Language Freeze Mode Split Select Default Zoom Panoramic OK Set Reset Reset Select Return Function Wide Standard Setting Fill Mode Display ID Number Reset...
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) SETUP MENU Picture Setup Audio Auto Adjust Adjust Timer Horizontal Position Function Vertical Position + 31 MENU Setup Horizontal Clock – 20 Language Clock Phase Select Reset Reset OK Set Select Return Exit Horizontal Position Next / Prev Adjust Return Setup...
LANGUAGE MENU Language Picture Audio English Timer Français Deutsch Function MENU Español Setup Italiano Language Norsk Select Svenska OK Set Select Return Exit Select a language by M L SELECT buttons and press the OK button. OTHER FEATURES Automatic Store Approximately 1 sec.
OTHER FEATURES (continued) Signal Check Changes in the signal status are displayed on the screen as they arise. Status Display Action The input signal is switched or A guide is displayed for the input RGB2 when the RECALL button is terminal and the horizontal and pressed.
NOTES About screen defects • High precision technology is used in the making of LCD 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. About residual images •...
TROUBLESHOOTING 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. WARNING Customer servicing can be hazardous. Symptom Point to check See page • No picture with the power-indicating lamp •...
TROUBLESHOOTING (continued) Actions to Correct Abnormal Displays 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) Figure 1...
Video Unit Function INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Connecting to a Video Imaging Device (1) Make sure that the power switch of the monitor is turned off. (2) Make sure that the power switch of the imaging device is turned off. (3) Use a commercially available cable and connector to connect the signal input terminal on the rear panel of this device and the signal output terminal of the imaging device.
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS D VD FREEZE ZOOM ZOOM button RGB/VIDEO buttons INPUT SELECT button RGB1 RGB2 Input Switching RGB2 RGB1 Size Switching 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.
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Vertical picture position can be adjusted for [Panoramic], [Zoom] , [C14:9L] and [14:9Zoom] mode as follows. 1. Press ZOOM button and P- SELECT buttons during picture size display. 2. Position display will appear. 3. Adjustment range of each picture size are as shown below. [Panoramic] - 12 to + 12 [Zoom]...
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Displaying MULTI 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. • This mode can be available from RGB1(DVI-PC) and RGB2(RGB) input.
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PICTURE MENU Picture Picture Picture Mode Dynamic Audio Contrast Timer Brightness MENU Function Colour Sharpness Setup Language Colour Temperature Normal Select Contrast Mode Normal Back Light Reset Reset Picture Mode Dynamic Select Return Next/Prev Select Return Picture Picture Mode Dynamic Contrast Brightness Colour...
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) PICTURE MENU (continued)
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Selected characters Setup hint Turn On when the original balance of each colour is required to adjust Colour Management depending on the user’s preference. Magenta Magenta is weakened. Magenta is strengthened. Red is weakened. Red is strengthened. Yellow Yellow is weakened. Yellow is strengthened.
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) SETUP MENU Picture Setup Setup Audio Colour System System System 1 Timer Colour System MENU Function Auto Video Input Setup Audio Input Language Scart Output Monitor SECAM Select RGB1 DVI-STB OK Set RGB2 Component HDTV Select Return Select Return Exit...
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OTHER FEATURES Automatic Store Approximately 1 sec. after adjustment is completed, the adjustments will be recorded as shown in the table below. • The previously recorded items will be lost.
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TROUBLESHOOTING 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. WARNING Customer servicing can be hazardous. Symptom Point to check See page • This sometimes occurs when a component output VCR such as the 480i is connected.
Tuner Unit funchion [Buttons for TELETEXT Mode] SUBTITLE button D / N TV button I / II TEXT button COLOUR buttons A / B 2-4-12 MENU (RED, GREEN, YELLOW, BLUE) D V D FREEZE ZOOM TEXT / TV + TEXT button MODE button PAGE UP / DOWN button SUB PAGE buttons...
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Connecting Antenna Make sure that the power switch of the monitor is turned off. Monitor rear panel Speaker (R) Speaker (L) Power cord antenna 20 18 21 19 Precautions when connecting the antenna • Please use a coaxial cable which is free from interference to connect the antenna. Avoid using a parallel flat feeder wire as interference may occur, causing reception to be unstable and stripe noise to appear on the screen.
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS The functions of the buttons located on the bottom of the monitor change as shown below: POWER ON/OFF D / N button I / II INPUT SELECT button A / B 2-4-12 MENU PROGRAM UP/DOWN buttons VOLUME D V D UP/DOWN buttons FREEZE MUTE button...
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) D / N RECALL button MULTI PICTURE I / II button A / B 2-4-12 MULTI MODE MENU button SELECT buttons A/B button D V D FREEZE ZOOM Displaying MULTI PICTURE If the MULTI PICTURE button on the remote control is PROGRAM UP/DOWN pressed, multi pictures will display.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) D / N I / II 2-4-12 A / B MENU D V D FREEZE FREEZE button ZOOM RGB1 RGB2 Picture Freezing [Split] When the FREEZE button on the remote control is pressed, the screen transfers into the freeze mode.
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SETUP MENU [During TV mode] Picture Setup Audio Auto Tuning Manual Tuning Timer Fine Tuning MENU Function Sort Setup Auto Off Language Select Return Select OK Set Setup Setup Auto Tuning Manual Tuning Manual Tuning Position Search C 22 Fine Tuning Descrambler Sort Name...
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) SETUP MENU (continued) Selected characters Setup hint Auto Tuning Select the country name by M L SELECT buttons and press OK button. (Page1) (Page2) (Page3) Country • If some required stations could not be preset in this auto tuning function, select and preset the required station in the required position by the manual tuning operation.
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 NICAM [II] When bilingual program is received, sound mode display appears in yellow as shown on right.
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Samsung RECALL Skyworth Sony RECALL Bubuko RECALL TV/TEXT Example To operate HITACHI DVD player, press and hold the RECALL button, followed by the button. D / N I / II A / B 2-4-12 MENU RECALL button D V D...
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TROUBLESHOOTING 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. WARNING Customer servicing can be hazardous. Symptom Possible reason Remedy (1) Connection of antenna cable to the TV is (1) Make new connection and/or change antenna poor.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS (continued) Recommended Signal List...
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With Composite Input(AV1~AV4 input) and S-video Input (AV3 input). Signal mode Horizontal Dot clock Remarks Vertical frequency frequency (kHz) frequency (MHz) Signal Name Resolution (Hz) NTSC4.43 59.94 15.73 — NTSC3.58 50.00 15.63 — SECAM With R, G, B Video input (AV2 and AV4 input). Signal mode Horizontal Dot clock...
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•this guarantee does not cover the replacement of exhausted batteries, the adjustment of user controls, or aerial alignment. •any parts replaced under this guarantee shall become the property of HITACHI EUROPE LTD.. •please note that evidence of the date of purchase will be required before any service under this guarantee is carried out.