WHV305.11_Hitachi 42PD6600

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42in plasma TV G Approx: 1,300

On test

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Fact file

I 42in plasma TV I HD Ready I 1,024 x 1024 native res (AliS) I 1,000:1 claimed contrast ratio I 1,200cd/m2 claimed brightness

Hitachi 42PD6600

Test Data
COLOUR TEMPERATURE CONTRAST RATIO LUMINANCE COLOUR FREQUENCY RESPONSE

Rating

7,700 235:1 22fL Good Good
For a full explanation of test data, please see page 120

Details

FEATURES
Screen size and shape: 42in, 16:9 Tuner: Analogue Sound system: Nicam stereo with spatialising and pseudo surround options Resolution: 1,366 x 768 HD Ready: Yes Quoted contrast ratio: 3,000:1 Quoted brightness: 1,400cd/m2 Screen dimensions (without stand): 1045(w) x 727(h) x 96(d)mm Weight: 35.5kg Other features: autotuning; Teletext; noise reduction; pic freeze; dynamic bass; subwoofer output; AVL; film mode; headphone volume adjust; 3D comb filter; screen wipe, inverse and pixel shift screen savers; sleep timer; child lock

SOCKETS

3 Scarts (2 RGB); RF input; S-video input; stereo audio inputs; composite video input; headphone jack; stereo audio output; HDMI input; component video input; subwoofer line output; PC VGA input; PC audio input

CONTACT

www.hitachidigitalmedia.com
itachi has already proved itself a master at making highperformance plasma TVs then selling them for aggressive prices. But even by Hitachis standards the 1,300 price tag on the 42PD6600 is eye-catchingly low. So just what has Hitachi had to sacrifice to make such a price possible? Not aesthetics, at any rate.With its indomitable black fascia its far more stylish than the most of its uber-budget peers. Connectivity ticks all the right boxes too. Particularly relieving is the presence of an HDMI jack and component video inputs the first step along the road to HD Ready status.Also pleasing for this money are three Scarts, a subwoofer line out, and a D-Sub PC interface. The TV completes its HD Ready status with a native resolution of 1,024 x 1,024 (courtesy of Hitachis Alternate Lighting of Surfaces technology) and compatibility with the necessary HD formats. The 42PD6600 also turns up one or two features beyond the norm: for pictures theres a noise reduction system, a film mode, and a 3D comb filter. Probably the most significant feature absentee from this list is Hitachis Picture Master processing.The plethora of picture improvements Picture Master delivers has worked wonders on previous Hitachi plasma and LCD TVs, so we suspect we might miss it here.

performance

And we do but not as much as we might have expected. Picture Masters loss is most greatly felt in this TVs vulnerability during standard definition viewing to three classic plasma problems: fizzing over motion, colour banding, and low-level greenish dot crawl. None of these is ever overwhelmingly bad, but wed still rather not see them. The 42PD6600 also doesnt deliver the sharpest pictures in the flat TV world. Standard definition sources look slightly soft, while HD sources dont look as textured as we know they can.This is backed up by a Good rather than Excellent frequency response lab reading. Finally, the screen seems unusually reflective, making viewing in ambient light problematic. Of course, Hitachi hasnt suddenly forgotten how to do good plasma pictures.The 42PD6600s black levels, for instance, are excellent, helping pictures from all sources look deep, layered and cinematically rich. Our tech data shows that the sets contrast range isnt that wide (a ratio of 235:1 is relatively low) but those blacks still manage to plumb the depths. Also contributing to this are the sets colours, which enjoy rich saturations, general freedom from noise, and surprisingly natural tones (except, perhaps, for some slightly orangey reds). In fact, with high definition sources the 42PD6600 can look
very good indeed. Its only the considerable drop off in quality with standard definition that gives cause for concern. The 42PD6600s audio is reasonable.The soundstage feels a bit compressed, but theres a decent attempt at bass, and trebles sound reasonably clean. Overall, we ended up feeling quite warm towards the 42PD6600. After all, any 42in plasma TV that combines impressive HD pictures with fair SD ones for 1,300, surely cant be ignored I John Archer

Ratings

WHATS GOOD
HD pictures; price; design; connectivity for the money

WHATS BAD

Average standard def pictures, which show some pretty oldschool problems
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OVERALL VERDICT

Arguably the best sub-1,500 plasma TV yet especially if youre after HD
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2. Power Cord

The power supply cord should be placed so that it is not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon them or against it. Pay particular attention to cord where it enters the plug, power outlet, and the point where it exits from the receiver.

3. Moisture and Water

Do not use this equipment in a humid and damp place (avoid the bathroom, the sink in the kitchen, and near the washing machine). Do not expose this equipment to rain or water, as this may be dangerous and do not place objects filled with liquids on top. Avoid from dripping or splashing.

4. Cleaning

Before cleaning, unplug the receiver from the main supply, outlet. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Use soft and dry cloth.

5. Ventilation

The slots and openings on the receiver are intended for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation. To prevent overheating, these openings must not be blocked or covered in anyway.

6. Lightning

In case of storm and lightning or when going on holiday, disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet.
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7. Replacement Part

When replacement parts are required, be sure the service technician has used replacement parts which are specified by the manufacturer or have the same specifications as the original one. Unauthorised substitutions may result in fire, electrical shock, or other hazards.

8. Servicing

Please refer all servicing to qualified personnel. Do not remove cover as this may result in electric shock.

9. Naked Flame Sources

Do not place naked flame sources on the apparatus. WARNING: When the device is not in use for a long time, disconnect from power. Instructions for waste disposal: Packaging and packaging aids are recyclable and should principally be recycled. Packaging materials, such as foil bag, must be kept away from children. Battery, including those which is heavy metal-free, should not be disposed of with household waste. Please dispose of used battery in an environmentally sound manner. Find out about the legal regulations which apply in your area.
The Plasma TV is a very high techology product giving you fine picture details. Occasionally, a few non-active pixels may remain still on the screen. Long-time unmoving still pictures may cause permanent shade effect on the screen and even the picture has been changed, its influence lasts as ghost picture. This ghost effect may disturb the user even though it will diminish in the course of time. To prevent this, don't leave still pictures for example teletext pages or frozen pictures on the screen for a long time. Please note that this does not affect the performance of your product.

Volume By pressing a / b button, select Volume. Press ` button to increase volume level. Press _ button to decrease volume level. Volume level can be adjusted between 0 and 63. Equalizer By pressing a / b button, select Equalizer. Press _ / ` or OK button to enter equalizer menu.

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volume By pressing a / b button, select Volume. Press ` button to increase hp volume level. Press _ button to decrease hp volume level. Headphone volume level can be adjusted between 0 and 63. sound mode By pressing a / b button, select Sound Mode. Press _ / ` button to change sound mode. Sound mode is used to identify sound mode of the headphone and can be set to mono, stereo, dual a or dual b according to the transmission. balance By pressing a / b button, select Balance. Press ` button to increase balance to the right. Press _ button to decrease balance to the left. Balance level can be adjusted between -31 and 31. Press the menu. Sound Mode By pressing a / b button, select Sound Mode. Press _ / ` button to change the mode. You can select Mono, Stereo, Dual A or Dual B mode, only if the selected channel supports that mode. In case of bilingual broadcast (Dual Sound), you can select original or dubbed language using mode option. AVL Automatic Volume Limiting (AVL) function adjusts the sound to obtain fixed output level between programs, having different sound levels. Pressing _ / ` button will turn this feature on or off. Effect You can use this feature to switch the sound effect on or off. If the current sound system is Mono and the sound effect is switched on, button to return to the previous
then the sound will be heard as if it is Stereo. If the current sound system is Stereo, switching this effect on will give a more spatial effect. Pressing _ / ` button will turn this feature on or off. Dynamic Bass Dynamic Bass is used to increase bass effect of the TV set. By pressing a / b button, select Dynamic Bass. By pressing _ / ` button set Dynamic bass to Low, High or OFF. It is not recommended to select High if listening at high volume levels. There is a subwoofer output that can accept an active subwoofer if you wish to create very high levels of Bass. 3DS This feature is used to create the impression that sound is coming from around the room instead of from the set speakers. Pressing the _ / ` buttons will turn the feature on or off. SubWoofer It is possible to connect an external, active subwoofer to the set to give a much deeper bass effect. By pressing a / b button, select Subwoofer. Subwoofer can be set to On or Off. Set Subwoofer to On when you connect an external subwoofer to the set.

Feature menu

By pressing _ / ` button, select the third icon. Feature menu appears on the screen.

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Sleep Timer By pressing a / b button, select Sleep Timer. The timer can be programmed between Off and 2 hours in steps of 10 minutes by pressing _ / ` button. If sleep timer is activated, at the end of the selected time, the TV goes automatically to stand-by mode. Child Lock You can use this feature to prevent children turning the TV on or changing programs or adjustments etc. without remote control. The child lock feature can be set by _ / ` button to either on or off. When off is selected, there will be no difference in the operation of your TV. When on is selected, the TV can only be controlled by the remote control handset. In this case the control panel buttons, except the Power on/off button, at the bottom of the TV will not work. If one of these buttons is pressed, Child Lock On will be displayed on the screen. Language By pressing a / b button, select Language. By pressing _ / ` button, you can select the language. Ext-2 Out By pressing a / b button, select Ext-2 Out. You can set Ext-2 Out to TV, EXT-1, EXT-3, EXT-4, EXT-5, EXT-6 or PC by pressing _ / ` button. Note: Only audio output is available for EXT4, EXT-6 and PC. The other options have both audio and video outputs. Default Zoom By pressing a / b button, select Default Zoom. You can set Default Zoom to Panoramic, 4:3 or 14:9 Zoom by pressing _ / ` button. If there is no WSS or aspect ratio (picture size) information and zoom mode is selected as Auto by pressing the button, then the zoom mode will automatically change to Default Zoom setting. See also Zoom Modes on page 18.
Blue Background You can set the TV to automatically change to a blue screen if the signal is weak or absent, or when there is no input from an external device. The Blue Background feature can be turned on or off by pressing _ / ` button. Menu Background By pressing a / b button, select Menu Background. You can change menu background to Translucent or Opaque by pressing _ / ` button. Menu Timeout By pressing a / b button, select Menu Timeout. Press _ / ` button to change menu timeout to 15 sec, 30 sec or 60 sec. Teletext Language By pressing a / b button, select Teletext Language. Press _ / ` button to change Teletext Language to West, East, Cyrillic, Turk/Gre or Arabic. This will normally be set to West for Western Europe. Screen Saver By pressing a / b button, select Screen Saver. Press _ / ` or OK button to enter screen saver menu. This menu has three items related to possible image retention problem in plasma display panels. First two items (Screen Wipe, Inverse) of this menu are used to remove the effects after the problem occured and the last item (Pixel Shift) is used to prevent this problem. Screen Wipe : When OK is pressed on this item the panel is driven with full white picture for one hour unless any user command is entered. During this mode if any user command is entered, Screen Saver menu will be displayed on the screen with Screen Wipe highlighted. Inverse: When OK is pressed on this item the colour of each pixel of the displayed image is inverted for one hour unless any user command is entered.

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Pixel Shift : This item can be set to off, 5, 10, 20, 40 min. or 1 hour. Whole picture is shifted 2 pixels in the directions of the figure shown below.
Colour System By pressing a / b button, select Colour System. Press _ / ` button to change the colour system to PAL, PAL60, SECAM or AUTO. Note: In EXT mode, you can choose NTSC 3.58 and NTSC 4.43 as well. Sound System By pressing a / b button, select Sound System. Press _ / ` button to change the sound system to BG, DK, I or L/L. Fine Tune By pressing a / b button, select Fine Tune. Press _ / ` button to adjust the tuning. Search By pressing a / b button, select Search. Press _ / ` button to start program searching. The searching will stop when a signal is found. You can also enter a frequency value directly by pressing the digit buttons. VCR (Video Cassette Recorder) This item can be seen in all modes except EXT-4 and PC. If you want to watch a VCR source from one of these modes, then it will be better to set VCR mode on. For this, while the cursor is on this item press the _ / ` buttons to set it On. If you want to watch a DVD , then you must set this item Off. Store Program By pressing a / b button, select Store Program. Press _ / ` or OK button to store the adjustments. Program Stored will be displayed on the screen.

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The time entered in this setting refers to the time between the picture being moved. If you are using games consoles or similar set to 5 mins but try not to leave static images on the screen for long periods of time.

Install menu

By pressing _ / ` button, select the fourth icon. Install menu appears on the screen.
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Program By pressing a / b button, select Program. Press _ / ` button to select the program number. You can also enter a number via digit buttons on the remote control. There are 100 program storage between 0 and 99. Band Band can be selected either C or S by pressing _ / ` button. Channel Channel can be changed by _ / ` button or Digit Buttons.
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Program menu

By pressing _ / ` button, select the fifth icon. Program menu appears on the screen.
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APS (Automatic Programming System) When you press the BLUE button for APS, the following warning screen will be displayed.

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By moving the cursor in four directions you can reach 20 programmes in the same page. You can scroll the pages up or down by pressing the navigation buttons to see all the programmes in TV mode (except the AV mode). By cursor action, programme selection is done automatically. Name: To change the name of a decided programme, select the programme and press the RED button. The first letter of the selected name starts to blink. Press a / b button to change that letter and _ / ` button to select the other letters. By pressing the RED button, you can store the name. Insert: Select the programme which you want to insert by navigation buttons. Press the GREEN button. By navigation buttons move the selected programme to the decided programme space and press the GREEN button again. Delete: To delete a programme, press the YELLOW button. Pressing the YELLOW button again erases the selected programme from the programme list, and the programmes below shift one up.
Press the BLUE button to cancel APS if you do not want to delete your existing programme list. To continue APS, first select the country by pressing _ / ` button and then press the RED or OK button.
After APS is finalized, the programme table will appear on the screen.

Source menu

By pressing _ / ` button, select the sixth icon. Source menu appears on the screen.

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In source menu, highlight a source by pressing a / b button and switch to that mode by pressing _ / ` or OKbutton.
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PC Mode

Installation
Power off both Computer and Display before making any connections. Set your PCs resolution correctly before connecting to the TV. See the table on page 25 for supported modes. Use a D-SUB cable to connect the TVs PC input to the computers RGB output terminal.

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Autoposition If you shift the picture horizontally or vertically to an unwanted position, use this item to put the picture into correct place automatically. Select Autoposition item by using a / b buttons. Press ` or OK button. Warning: Auto position adjustment recommended to be done with the full screen image for the proper adjustment. H (Horizontal) Position This item shifts the image horizontally to right hand side or left hand side of the screen. Select H Position item by using a / b button. Use _ / ` button to adjust the value. V (Vertical) Position This item shifts the image vertically towards the top or bottom of the screen. Select V Position item by using a / b button. Use _ / ` button to adjust the value. Dot Clock Dot Clock adjustments correct interference that appear as vertical banding in dot intensive presentations like spreadsheets or paragraphs or text in smaller fonts. Use _ / ` button to adjust the value.

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Tighten the screws of the Display cable until the connectors are fastened securely (finger-tighten only).

Menu System in PC mode

Press the button. The menu will be displayed in the middle of the screen.

PC Picture Position Menu

By pressing _ / ` button, select the first icon. PC Picture Position menu appears on the screen.
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Phase Depending on the resolution and scan frequency that you input to the TV Set, you may see a hazy or noisy picture on the screen. In such a case you can use this item to get a clear picture by trial and error method. Use _ / ` button to adjust the value.

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PC Picture Menu
By pressing _ / ` button, select the second icon. PC Picture menu appears on the screen.
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Other Features

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TV Status

Programme Number, Programme Name, Sound Indicator and Zoom Mode are displayed on the upper right side of the screen when a new programme is entered or button is pressed.

Mute Indicator

Contrast, Brightness and Colour Temperature adjustments in this menu are identical to adjustments defined in TV picture menu. When Colour Temp is Manual, you can also adjust the R,G,B items. R, G and B adjust the TV image colour in PC mode. You can change the TV colour to your desired colour: R (Red), G (Green), B (Blue) Select Reset and press _ / ` or OK button to reset the picture modes to factory default settings. It is placed in the upper left side of the screen when enabled.
To cancel mute, there are two alternatives; button and the first one is pressing the the second one is increasing/decreasing the volume level.

PIP and PAP modes

Press the button to switch to PIP mode. At PIP Mode, a small picture (PIP picture) is displayed on the main picture. There are 1 size and 2 positions available for the PIP button to change window. You can use the PIP position. Aspect Ratio of the PIP window is fixed and 4:3. When PIP Mode is entered, the default active window is PIP window and the active window is indicated by a green frame around it. The active window can be changed by pressing the Yellow button. The status info OSD belongs to active window. The place of the status OSDs are same for both windows. For PIP picture restrictions, see table on page 27. Press the mode. button twice to switch to PAP

Sound Menu

By pressing _ / ` button, select the third icon. Sound menu appears on the screen. The items in this menu are described at Sound menu starting page 11.

Feature Menu

By pressing _ / ` button, select the fourth icon. Feature menu appears on the screen. The items in this menu are described at Feature menu starting page 12.

Source Menu

By pressing _ / ` button, select the fifth icon. Source menu appears on the screen. In source menu, highlight a source by pressing a / b button and switch to that mode by pressing _ / ` or OKbutton.

Sound in PC mode

Connect the PCs Audio output to the TVs PC Audio In socket with an audio cable.
At PAP Mode, two pictures with equal sizes are displayed on the screen. Aspect Ratios of the windows are fixed. When you switch to PAP Mode, Main window in PIP Mode is displayed on the right side of the screen. The active window can be changed by pressing the Yellow button.
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Source restrictions of PAP Mode are same as in PIP Mode.

Freeze Picture

You can freeze the picture on the screen by pressing the button. At PIP and PAP layouts; only the main picture can be frozen. 16:9 Subtitle: This zooms up the wide picture (16:9 aspect ratio) with subtitles to the full screen.

Zoom Modes

Zoom mode can be changed by pressing the button. You can change the screen size according to the picture aspect ratio. Select the optimum one from the following ZOOM modes.
Note: You can only choose 4:3 and FULL in PC mode.
Default Zoom Modes: 4:3 Use to view a normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio) as this is its original shape.

Auto: When a WSS (Wide Screen Signalling) signal, which shows the aspect ratio of the picture, is included in the broadcast signal or the signal from an external device, the TV automatically changes the ZOOM mode according to the WSS signal. When the AUTO mode does not function correctly due to poor WSS signal quality or when you want to change the ZOOM mode, change to another ZOOM mode manually. Full: This uniformly stretches the left and right sides of a normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio) to fill the wide TV screen.
14:9 Zoom: This zooms up the wide picture (14:9 aspect ratio) to the upper and lower limits of the screen.
Panoramic: This stretches the left and right sides of a normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio) to fill the screen, without making the picture appear unnatural.
For 16:9 aspect ratio pictures that have been squeezed into a normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio), use the Full mode to restore the picture to its original shape. 16:9 Zoom: This zooms up the wide picture (16:9 aspect ratio) to the full screen.
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Teletext

Teletext is an information system that displays text on your TV screen. Using the Teletext information system you can view a page of information on a subject that is available in the list of contents (index).
To Select Double Height Text
Press the button for the top half of the information page to be displayed in double height text. Press the button again for the bottom half of the information page to be displayed in double height text. Press the button once more for the full page of normal height text.

To Operate Teletext

Select a TV station where Teletext is being transmitted. Press the button. Usually the list of contents (index) is displayed on the screen.
To Reveal Concealed Information
Pressing the button once will reveal answers on a quiz or games page. Pressing the button again will conceal the revealed answers.
To Stop Automatic Page Change To Select A Page Of Teletext
Press the appropriate digit buttons for the required Teletext page number. The selected page number is displayed in the top left corner of the screen. The Teletext page counter searches until the selected page number is located, the desired page is then displayed on the screen. Press the a button to move the Teletext screen forward one page at a time. Press the b button to move the Teletext screen backward one page at a time. The teletext page you have selected may contain more information than what is on the screen; the rest of the information will be displayed after a period of time. Press the button to stop the automatic page change. button again to allow the next Press the page to be displayed.

To Select A Subcode Page

Subcode pages are subsections of long Teletext pages that can only be displayed on the screen one section at a time. Select the required Teletext page. Press the button. Select the required subcode page number by pressing four digit buttons (e.g. 0001). If the selected subcode page is not displayed button. TV in a short time, press the programme will be displayed on the screen. Teletext page number will be displayed on the upper left corner of the screen when the selected page is found. button to display the selected Press the Teletext page.

To Select Index Page

To select the page number of the index (generally page 100), press the button.
To Select Teletext With A TV Programme
Press the button. The text is now superimposed over the programme on the screen. Press the button again to return to the Teletext page.
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PAT (Picture and Text)

Press the RED ( ) button to see the programme and teletext at the same time. The screen will be divided into two parts. Teletext will be displayed on the left side of the screen.
coded buttons will appear in status row. If TOP text transmission is not present, status row will not appear. The subject-heading for information may be located in coloured box. In Top mode the a or b commands will request the next or previous page respectively. If TOP text transmission is not available, in case of operation of these commands, wraparound occurs. For example page 100 appears to be one greater than page 199.

To Exit Teletext

Press the button. The screen will switch to TV mode.

To Display The Time

While watching a TV programme with Teletext transmission press the button. The current time information, captured from Teletext will be displayed on the screen. If the programme being watched does not have Teletext transmission, no information will be displayed.
Connect Peripheral Equipment
There is a wide range of audio and video equipment that can be connected to your TV. The following connection diagrams show you where the different (Optional) equipment should be connected at the rear side of the TV.

Fastext

Your TV supports the 1000 page Teletext system. When the page number of any of the 1000 pages in memory is entered, the system will not search for the requested page; instead it will display the page automatically. If the requested page is not in memory, the system will search for the requested page number and save the 1000 pages including the requested page into memory after finding it. Press the a button to move the Teletext screen forward one page at a time. Press the b button to move the Teletext screen backward one page at a time. For Fastext The subject-heading for the information may have a particular colour. Press an appropriate RED, GREEN, YELLOW or BLUE button in order to reach the relevant page quickly. For TOP text TOP text mode of operation will be activated automatically according to the transmission. If TOP text transmission is present, colour

High Definition

Your Hitachi Plasma Television is capable of displaying High Definition pictures from devices such as a High Definition Satellite Receiver or DVD Player. These devices must be connected via the HDMI socket (EXT-6) or Component Socket (EXT-4). These sockets can accept either 720p or 1080i signals.

Via The Scart

Plasma TV has 3 Scart sockets. If you want to connect peripherals (e.g. video, decoder, etc.) which have Scart sockets to the TV, use SCART 1, SCART 2 or SCART 3 inputs. If an external device is connected via the Scart sockets, the TV will be switched to AV mode automatically.

Via Aerial Input

If you want to connect to your TV, peripherals like video recorders or decoders, but the device you want to connect does not have a
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Scart socket, you should connect it to the Aerial input of the TV. If the VCR is connected via Aerial input it is suggested to use Programme 0.
Search For And Store The Test Signal Of The Video Recorder
Unplug the aerial cable from the aerial socket of your video recorder. Switch on your TV and put the video recorder on the test signal. (See the booklet for your video recorder.) Enter the Install menu and select search. Search for the test signal of your video recorder in the same way as you searched for and stored the TV signals. Store the test signal under programme number 0. Replace the aerial cable in the aerial socket of your video recorder once you have stored the test signal.

Decoder

Cable TV offers you a wide choice of programs. Most of them are free, others are to be paid for by the viewer. This means that you will need to subscribe to the broadcasting organisation whose programmes you wish to receive. This organisation will supply you a corresponding decoder unit to allow the programmes to be unscrambled. For further information ask your dealer. See also the booklet supplied with your decoder. Connect a decoder with an aerial socket to the TV Connect the aerial cable. Connect a decoder without an aerial socket to the TV Connect the decoder to the TV with a Scart cable to SCART 1.
Camera And Camcorder To Connect To AV Input
Connect your camera or camcorder to AV (EXT-5) input at the rear side of the TV. Connect your equipment to the TV via VIDEO (yellow), AUDIO R (red) and AUDIO L (white) inputs. You must connect the jacks to the input using the same colour.

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Connect the aerial cables. Better picture quality can be obtained if you also connect a Scart cable to SCART sockets.
To Connect To S-VHS Input
Connect your camera or camcorder S-VHS input at the rear side of the TV. Connect your equipment to the TV via S-VHS input and audio inputs of AV inputs by using S-VHS cables.

Playback NTSC

To use this option you can; Connect an NTSC VCR player to a Scart socket at the rear side of the TV. Connect an NTSC VCR player to RCA Jacks at the rear side of the TV. Then, press the priate source. button to select appro-
Connect The Decoder To The Video Recorder
Some video recorders have a special Scart socket for decoder. Connect a Scart cable to the Scart socket of your decoder and to the special Scart socket of your video recorder. Refer to the booklet of your video recorder. To connect your video recorder to the TV, refer to the TV and Video Recorder section. If you want to connect more equipment to your TV, consult your dealer.

Copy Facility

Source selection for VCR recording. Select Feature menu. Select Ext-2 Out by pressing _ / ` button. Select a source to copy the picture from that source.
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Connecting Headphones

Use the stereo headphone socket at the rear side of the TV, to connect headphones.
You can not hear any sound. Did you perhaps interrupt the sound, pressing the button? Sound is coming from only one of the speakers. Is the balance set to one direction extreme? See Sound menu.

Connecting Subwoofer

Use Subwoofer Out socket to connect an external, active subwoofer to the set to give a much deeper bass effect.

Care Of The Screen

Clean the screen with a slightly damp, soft cloth. Do not use abrasive solvents as they may damage the TV screen coating layer.

Remote Control

Your TV no longer responds to the remote control. Perhaps the batteries are exhausted. If so you can still use the local buttons at the bottom of the TV. Have you selected the wrong menu? Press the button to return to TV mode or press button to return to the previous menu. the

Poor Picture

Have you selected the correct TV system? Is your TV set or house aerial located too close to non-earthed audio equipment or neon lights, etc.? Mountains or high buildings can cause double pictures or ghost images. Sometimes you can improve the picture quality by changing the direction of the aerial. Is the picture or Teletext unrecognisable? Check if you have entered the correct frequency. The picture quality may degrade when two peripherals are connected to the TV at the same time. In such a case, disconnect one of the peripherals.

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Switch your TV set off and on. If this does not work, call the service personnel; never attempt to repair it yourself.

No Picture

Is the aerial connected properly? Are the plugs connected tightly to the aerial socket? Is the aerial cable damaged? Are suitable plugs used to connect the aerial? If you are in doubt, consult your dealer. No Picture means that your TV is not receiving any transmission. Have you pressed the correct buttons on the remote control? Try once more.
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Specifications

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Appendix A: PC Input Typical Display Modes
The display has a maximum resolution of 1280x 1024, vertical sync. frequency range of 5685 Hz and a horizontal sync. frequency range of 30-69 KHz. The following table is an illustration of some of the typical video display modes.

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Appendix B: DVD Player Selection
You can use this remote control to operate the selected brand of DVD player by pressing the following buttons on the remote control simultaneously.