Hitachi P42A01 User Manual

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Basic TV functions
Channel selection
With the 10 Number Buttons.
Example:
No. 2: Press 2. The station stored in the 2nd store position will 
appear.
No. 29: Press 2 and within 2 seconds, press 9. The station 
stored in the 29th store position will appear.
Press P + or – to change to the program forward or backward. 
The changing takes approx. 2 seconds.
QuickView
Q. VIEW
 button allows you to go back to the last selected 
channel or input source.
Volume adjusting
Press 
 + or  to adjust the volume. The volume level 
indicator disappears after 4 seconds.
MUTE
Press 
. The sound will be cut off. MUTE will display on the 
screen for approx. 4 seconds.
The muting can be released by pressing 
again or 
 + or .
BASIC OPERATION (continued)
Stereo reception with the built-in tuner
The built-in tuner can receive and distinguish NICAM Stereo broadcasts automatically, provided the NICAM setting in 
the menu is set to “AUTO”. 
NICAM stereo sound reception:
Select NICAM AUTO or OFF (in Audio menu on 
24
). Select OFF if you do not want to receive NICAM sound.
When NICAM reception is available, one of the following indications will be displayed.
“NICAM ST” appears for approx. 4 seconds when a NICAM STEREO broadcast signal is 
received.
“NICAM  ” appears for approx. 4 seconds when a NICAM MONO A broadcast signal is 
received.
“NICAM  / ” appears for approx. 4 seconds when a NICAM MONO A and MONO B 
broadcast signal is received.
This will be displayed for approx. 4 seconds when “NICAM OFF” is selected in the menu 
screen.
A2 Stereo reception
“STEREO” illuminates for approx. 4 seconds when a STEREO broadcast signal is received.
NOTE
In case of bad reception, the stereo sound also can be disturbed.
Adjusting the NICAM/A2 stereo sound
Pressing 
 alternates between the two different audio channels (when applicable).
NICAM 2-channel sound 
reception
A2 2-channel sound reception
NOTE
Sometimes if reception is poor, the NICAM/A2 stereo sound may not be received correctly. In case of 2 channel sound reception, 
you can select the desired sound with 
.
DISPLAY
Press 
. Channel number, picture size setting, clock (in case 
of the TV program which has a Teletext time data), etc. will 
appear for approx. 4 seconds.
STATUS
Press STATUS. The clock and program information will appear, 
if the information is currently available.
Still picture
Press 
 to make a still picture. To cancel the still picture, press 
 again.
NOTE
If the built-in tuner does not receive any signal (e.g. if no aerial 
is connected or if the broadcast transmission stops) during 
TV operation, this unit will switch to standby after approx. 15 
minutes.