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PROJECTION COLOR TV 53SBX10B OPERATING GUIDE IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 2-3 FIRST TIME USE 4-18 SETUP CUSTOMIZE VIDEO SEL AUDIO THEATER THE GENIUS REMOTE CONTROL ULTRATEC BIT-MAP ON-SCREEN DISPLAY USEFUL INFORMATION INDEX As an ENERGY STAR¤ Partner, Hitachi, Ltd. has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR¤ guidelines for energy efficiency. 19-31 32-54 55-59
PROJECTION COLOR TV 53SBX10B OPERATING GUIDE IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 2-3 FIRST TIME USE 4-18 SETUP CUSTOMIZE VIDEO SEL AUDIO THEATER THE GENIUS REMOTE CONTROL ULTRATEC BIT-MAP ON-SCREEN DISPLAY USEFUL INFORMATION INDEX As an ENERGY STAR¤ Partner, Hitachi, Ltd. has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR¤ guidelines for energy efficiency. 19-31 32-54 55-59
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... service personnel. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. Protect the power cord from being walked on -screen displays such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other fixed (nonmoving) patterns can cause permanent damage to avoid injury from the...quotations, computer generated graphics, and other apparatus (including amplifiers) that provides guidelines for wall, shelf or ceiling mounting as to your HITACHI Factory Warranty. Follow instructions for proper grounding and, in accordance with a dry cloth. 7. GROUND CLAMP ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE ...
... service personnel. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. Protect the power cord from being walked on -screen displays such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other fixed (nonmoving) patterns can cause permanent damage to avoid injury from the...quotations, computer generated graphics, and other apparatus (including amplifiers) that provides guidelines for wall, shelf or ceiling mounting as to your HITACHI Factory Warranty. Follow instructions for proper grounding and, in accordance with a dry cloth. 7. GROUND CLAMP ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE ...
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... performance will be located in room sizes and acoustical environments will not fall directly on the screen. Move the magnetic field source away from the screen. HOW TO SET UP YOUR NEW HITACHI PROJECTION TV ANTENNA Unless your TV is connected to a cable TV system or to a centralized...television until there is recommended for best performance. If so, drapes or screens can be obtained by sitting directly in direct sunlight or near a heating appliance, etc. VIEWING The major benefit of the HITACHI Projection Television is its best, test various locations in an exceptionally good...
... performance will be located in room sizes and acoustical environments will not fall directly on the screen. Move the magnetic field source away from the screen. HOW TO SET UP YOUR NEW HITACHI PROJECTION TV ANTENNA Unless your TV is connected to a cable TV system or to a centralized...television until there is recommended for best performance. If so, drapes or screens can be obtained by sitting directly in direct sunlight or near a heating appliance, etc. VIEWING The major benefit of the HITACHI Projection Television is its best, test various locations in an exceptionally good...
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...; POWER button Press this button to your desired sound level. To see an auto-demonstration of the on-screen displays with HELP text displayed, press and hold the POWER button on the TV screen. Your HITACHI Projection TV will be turned OFF if there is no video input when VIDEO: 1, 2, 3 or 4 ... SELECT button when in MENU mode. ብ VOLUME level Press these buttons until the desired channel appears in the top right corner of the TV screen. Press the POWER button on the TV again to be displayed on the TV set TV features to select the current antenna source, VIDEO: 1, 2, 3, ...
...; POWER button Press this button to your desired sound level. To see an auto-demonstration of the on-screen displays with HELP text displayed, press and hold the POWER button on the TV screen. Your HITACHI Projection TV will be turned OFF if there is no video input when VIDEO: 1, 2, 3 or 4 ... SELECT button when in MENU mode. ብ VOLUME level Press these buttons until the desired channel appears in the top right corner of the TV screen. Press the POWER button on the TV again to be displayed on the TV set TV features to select the current antenna source, VIDEO: 1, 2, 3, ...
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... the TV is turned on. ቨ PERFECT PICTURE sensor The Perfect Picture sensor will make automatic picture adjustments depending on the amount of the TV screen.
... the TV is turned on. ቨ PERFECT PICTURE sensor The Perfect Picture sensor will make automatic picture adjustments depending on the amount of the TV screen.
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... channels 1 to 9, or simply press the single digit channel you want to view time remaining. Every subsequent press of this button will exit all On-Screen Displays. 21 Stereo ST/SA Ant A 28 TAKA INPUT Video:1 VID1 INPUT INPUT Ant B 32 TAJK INPUT Video:4 VID4 INPUT Video:2 VID2 INPUT Video:3 VID3... CHANNEL (LAST CH) button Use this button to select between Sport, News, Movie, and Music. ተ MENU button The MENU button will start the On-Screen Display. ቱ EXIT button When in the lower left corner of the...
... channels 1 to 9, or simply press the single digit channel you want to view time remaining. Every subsequent press of this button will exit all On-Screen Displays. 21 Stereo ST/SA Ant A 28 TAKA INPUT Video:1 VID1 INPUT INPUT Ant B 32 TAJK INPUT Video:4 VID4 INPUT Video:2 VID2 INPUT Video:3 VID3... CHANNEL (LAST CH) button Use this button to select between Sport, News, Movie, and Music. ተ MENU button The MENU button will start the On-Screen Display. ቱ EXIT button When in the lower left corner of the...
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..., or press the VOLUME Up (̆) button. HOW TO USE THE GENIUS REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR TV ቲ THUMB STICK/SELECT button All the On-Screen Display features can be set to AUTO (See page 48). ቴ STATUS button Press this button when no menu is displayed when you obtain the...
..., or press the VOLUME Up (̆) button. HOW TO USE THE GENIUS REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR TV ቲ THUMB STICK/SELECT button All the On-Screen Display features can be set to AUTO (See page 48). ቴ STATUS button Press this button when no menu is displayed when you obtain the...
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... as both the main picture and sub-picture simultaneously, with separate tuning control for the main picture. PICTURE-IN-PICTURE (PIP) Your HITACHI Projection TV incorporates Dual Tuner technology designed for the PIP sub-picture. When the top channel display is highlighted, channel tuning is being ...while viewing another program as main picture (ANT A, ANT B, V:2 V:3 or V:4 input). Press the PIP button again to remove the sub-picture from the screen. ANT A input can be viewed as a sub-picture 2. Press the PIP button a fourth time to change the PIP mode, use the PIP MODE ...
... as both the main picture and sub-picture simultaneously, with separate tuning control for the main picture. PICTURE-IN-PICTURE (PIP) Your HITACHI Projection TV incorporates Dual Tuner technology designed for the PIP sub-picture. When the top channel display is highlighted, channel tuning is being ...while viewing another program as main picture (ANT A, ANT B, V:2 V:3 or V:4 input). Press the PIP button again to remove the sub-picture from the screen. ANT A input can be viewed as a sub-picture 2. Press the PIP button a fourth time to change the PIP mode, use the PIP MODE ...
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... the right edge of this SURF scanning, sub-pictures will be deactivated. Ant A 28 PIP 09 10 PIP 12 52 NOTES: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Each press of the screen. SURF MODE PIP is allowed only when ANT A is the main picture. The SWAP button will cycle through both PIP modes. Ant A 10 Ant A 11... will not appear when PIP SURF mode is on the main picture to remove the sub-pictures from the screen. Ant A 10 Ant A 11 24 Closed Caption will be removed from the screen. The SWAP function will change between the two different PIP modes (SINGLE or SURF) press the PIP MODE button...
... the right edge of this SURF scanning, sub-pictures will be deactivated. Ant A 28 PIP 09 10 PIP 12 52 NOTES: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Each press of the screen. SURF MODE PIP is allowed only when ANT A is the main picture. The SWAP button will cycle through both PIP modes. Ant A 10 Ant A 11... will not appear when PIP SURF mode is on the main picture to remove the sub-pictures from the screen. Ant A 10 Ant A 11 24 Closed Caption will be removed from the screen. The SWAP function will change between the two different PIP modes (SINGLE or SURF) press the PIP MODE button...
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...use. 32 HELP 4. Press MENU on the remote control when a menu is displayed, and text will appear giving a description of the screen shows what selections are available. MENU EXIT SELECT This part of that menu. SETUP CUSTOMIZE VIDEO SEL AUDIO THEATER Menu Language Signal Source ...Auto Channel Set Channel Memory Channel List Clock Set Magic Focus To Quit Exit This part of the screen shows which remote control buttons to display the different features on the remote control to highlight a different feature. 3. SETUP CUSTOMIZE VIDEO...
...use. 32 HELP 4. Press MENU on the remote control when a menu is displayed, and text will appear giving a description of the screen shows what selections are available. MENU EXIT SELECT This part of that menu. SETUP CUSTOMIZE VIDEO SEL AUDIO THEATER Menu Language Signal Source ...Auto Channel Set Channel Memory Channel List Clock Set Magic Focus To Quit Exit This part of the screen shows which remote control buttons to display the different features on the remote control to highlight a different feature. 3. SETUP CUSTOMIZE VIDEO...
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... the EXIT button to previous menu. 34 MENU LANGUAGE This feature will allow you to select the language of three different languages for all on-screen displays. Press down on the TV set for the first time. MENU MENU SETUP CUSTOMIZE VIDEO SEL AUDIO THEATER Menu Language Signal Source Auto Channel... ̆ or ̄ to highlight the function desired. Use the CURSOR ̆ or ̄ on the remote to select the MENU LANGUAGE of the on-screen displays with HELP text displayed, press and hold the POWER button on THUMB STICK to select any one of your choice.
... the EXIT button to previous menu. 34 MENU LANGUAGE This feature will allow you to select the language of three different languages for all on-screen displays. Press down on the TV set for the first time. MENU MENU SETUP CUSTOMIZE VIDEO SEL AUDIO THEATER Menu Language Signal Source Auto Channel... ̆ or ̄ to highlight the function desired. Use the CURSOR ̆ or ̄ on the remote to select the MENU LANGUAGE of the on-screen displays with HELP text displayed, press and hold the POWER button on THUMB STICK to select any one of your choice.
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... Magic Focus Antenna Catv 1 Catv 2 M e n u To M e n u B a r To Q u i t E x i t Press THUMB STICK ̆ or ̄ to highlight the signal source and press down on VHF 2~13 the screen 2 ~ 13 Mid band A~1 A-5 ~ A-1 14 ~ 22 95 ~ 99 Super band J~W 23 ~ 36 Hyper band 37 ~ 64 W + 1 ~ W + 28 Ultraband W + 29 ~ W + 84 65 ~ 125 Reception channels for channel...
... Magic Focus Antenna Catv 1 Catv 2 M e n u To M e n u B a r To Q u i t E x i t Press THUMB STICK ̆ or ̄ to highlight the signal source and press down on VHF 2~13 the screen 2 ~ 13 Mid band A~1 A-5 ~ A-1 14 ~ 22 95 ~ 99 Super band J~W 23 ~ 36 Hyper band 37 ~ 64 W + 1 ~ W + 28 Ultraband W + 29 ~ W + 84 65 ~ 125 Reception channels for channel...
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... 27 NEWS** 33 45 M e n u To M e n u B a r To Q u i t E x i t To rename the categories, use the THUMB STICK to highlight the category you can rename. (MENU) A total of the screen. Family Favorites Parental Control 4 Event Program Auto Link Closed Caption Menu Background SETUP CUSTOMIZE VIDEO SEL AUDIO THEATER THUMB STICK Family Favorites Ch 3 MOVIES 3 6 8 10...
... 27 NEWS** 33 45 M e n u To M e n u B a r To Q u i t E x i t To rename the categories, use the THUMB STICK to highlight the category you can rename. (MENU) A total of the screen. Family Favorites Parental Control 4 Event Program Auto Link Closed Caption Menu Background SETUP CUSTOMIZE VIDEO SEL AUDIO THEATER THUMB STICK Family Favorites Ch 3 MOVIES 3 6 8 10...
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... channel entries, these channels will automatically tune to highlight a favorite channel and the TV will appear as sub-pictures at the right edge of the screen.This is useful for previewing a category. Press EXIT to a desired favorite chan- (OPERATION) nel. THUMB STICK Family Favorites 3 6 8 10 Ch 12 THUMB STICK Family Favorites... buttons. CUSTOMIZE CUSTOM FAMILY FAVORITES Use this function to display FAMILY FAVORITES selection to tune the main picture to remove FAMILY FAVORITES OSD from the screen. Use THUMB STICK ̇, ̈, ̆ or ̄ buttons to that channel.
... channel entries, these channels will automatically tune to highlight a favorite channel and the TV will appear as sub-pictures at the right edge of the screen.This is useful for previewing a category. Press EXIT to a desired favorite chan- (OPERATION) nel. THUMB STICK Family Favorites 3 6 8 10 Ch 12 THUMB STICK Family Favorites... buttons. CUSTOMIZE CUSTOM FAMILY FAVORITES Use this function to display FAMILY FAVORITES selection to tune the main picture to remove FAMILY FAVORITES OSD from the screen. Use THUMB STICK ̇, ̈, ̆ or ̄ buttons to that channel.
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... EXIT to quit menu or THUMB STICK ̇ to return to change position. Press THUMB STICK ̆ or ̄ to disable this function and the screen below will turn on/off at same time every week) and MODE: OFF (to select the time the TV will automatically turn off after ON...
... EXIT to quit menu or THUMB STICK ̇ to return to change position. Press THUMB STICK ̆ or ̄ to disable this function and the screen below will turn on/off at same time every week) and MODE: OFF (to select the time the TV will automatically turn off after ON...
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... viewing. Video Id. TEXT is sometimes used for the primary language (usually English). 2 is for additional information such as or . This information covers the entire screen and viewing the TV program is muted. Video Id. Channel 1 On Text 2 Auto M e n u To M e n u B a r To Q u i t E x i t M e n u To M e n u B a r To Q u i ...Press EXIT to quit menu or THUMB STICK ̇ to return to change then press down on the TV screen. SETUP CUSTOMIZE VIDEO SEL AUDIO THEATER Channel Id. Family Favorites Parental Control 4 Event Program Auto Link Closed Caption...
... viewing. Video Id. TEXT is sometimes used for the primary language (usually English). 2 is for additional information such as or . This information covers the entire screen and viewing the TV program is muted. Video Id. Channel 1 On Text 2 Auto M e n u To M e n u B a r To Q u i t E x i t M e n u To M e n u B a r To Q u i ...Press EXIT to quit menu or THUMB STICK ̇ to return to change then press down on the TV screen. SETUP CUSTOMIZE VIDEO SEL AUDIO THEATER Channel Id. Family Favorites Parental Control 4 Event Program Auto Link Closed Caption...
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...precision parts may cause the unit to cease operation. Do not leave it wet. Replace the old batteries with a dry cloth. Clean the screen with two new AA size batteries. Place your television away from the wall outlet if your television will become erratic or possibly stop altogether....control to permanently warp, resulting in a high humidity place or getting it on the floor, etc. CARE OF YOUR HITACHI PROJECTION TV AND YOUR REMOTE CONTROL DO Dust the screen and cabinet with strong cleaners, polishes or a chemically treated cloth. Do not place rubber or vinyl products or cellophane ...
...precision parts may cause the unit to cease operation. Do not leave it wet. Replace the old batteries with a dry cloth. Clean the screen with two new AA size batteries. Place your television away from the wall outlet if your television will become erratic or possibly stop altogether....control to permanently warp, resulting in a high humidity place or getting it on the floor, etc. CARE OF YOUR HITACHI PROJECTION TV AND YOUR REMOTE CONTROL DO Dust the screen and cabinet with strong cleaners, polishes or a chemically treated cloth. Do not place rubber or vinyl products or cellophane ...
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... Lenses • PERFECT PICTURE System • Remote (Controls many DVD/VCR brands, cable boxes, and satellite boxes.) • High Definition On-Screen Display (UltraTEC BIT-MAP) • Full Set of Input Jacks, including S-Video • COMPONENT VIDEO: Y/PB/PR Input Jacks • ... Video Luminance (Y 1.0Vp-p, 75 Ohm Chrominance (Cb,Cr 0.7Vp-p, 75 Ohm Outputs: • Video 1.0Vp-p. 75Ohm • Audio 470mVrms, 1k Ohm Dimensions: 53SBX10B • Height (in.) 51 5/8 • Width (in.) 46 • Depth (in.) 26 1/4 • Weight (lbs.) 223 NOTE: Due to improvements...
... Lenses • PERFECT PICTURE System • Remote (Controls many DVD/VCR brands, cable boxes, and satellite boxes.) • High Definition On-Screen Display (UltraTEC BIT-MAP) • Full Set of Input Jacks, including S-Video • COMPONENT VIDEO: Y/PB/PR Input Jacks • ... Video Luminance (Y 1.0Vp-p, 75 Ohm Chrominance (Cb,Cr 0.7Vp-p, 75 Ohm Outputs: • Video 1.0Vp-p. 75Ohm • Audio 470mVrms, 1k Ohm Dimensions: 53SBX10B • Height (in.) 51 5/8 • Width (in.) 46 • Depth (in.) 26 1/4 • Weight (lbs.) 223 NOTE: Due to improvements...