Opinions on Hitachi tvs

[basharat]

I am going to reveive my delivery of my hitachi C32WF535N tv tomorrow and would like to know what you guys think of the hitachi tv or hitachi tvs in general?

[Paul.B]

I like mine, it a very similar model no. to yours. The only gripe i have with it is the geometry is not particularly good and the usual accesses to the service menu won't work on it.

[urruri]

I'm very happy with mine,no problems at all.

[RobCr]

I like mine, it a very similar model no. to yours. The only gripe i have with it is the geometry is not particularly good and the usual accesses to the service menu won't work on it.

If your TV (or you) has not died, or there are others with an interest -

You hold the Vol + and - on the tv for 5 secs.
And whilst still holding press the menu button on the remote for 5 secs.

If anyone wishes further info (eg what do those cryptic 3 letter codes mean), post to here.

Regards,
Rob

[KRW]

Is there a way to turn off any backlighting on that service menu thing?

[PeteMc]

If your TV (or you) has not died, or there are others with an interest -



:lol: Sorry Rob not got an Hitachi but your quoted comment made me laugh as (you have seen) the OP was nearly 7 years ago.

[RobCr]

SERVICE MENUS.

Below is a table of the service mode menu abbreviations and meanings.

SVC
TUN Selects tuner menu.
VER Selects vertical menu.
HOR Selects horizontal menu.
WHI Selects white point menu.
OPT Selects general options menu.
HOT Selects hotel options menu.
E2 Selects E2 setup menu.

TUN
ADC Displayed reading of tuner AGC voltage. Used during AGC takeover
adjustment.
General options for tuner. These are
Bit Meaning
7 1=VHF operation enabled, 0=UHF only
6 1=System I operation only, 0=System BG, L, DK, I supported.
5 Not used
4 Not used
3 Not used
2 Not used
1 Not used
OPT
0 Not used
AGC Setting for AGC takeover point.

VER
SBL Service blanking on/off control. Used for setting VSL.
FLG Flags for aspect ratio setting. Refer to alignment spec for correct values.
VSL Vertical Slope control.
AMP Vertical Amplitude Control. This is different for each ratio.
SC S Correction Control. This is different for each ratio.
VSH Vertical Shift Control.
VZM Vertical Zoom Control. This is different for each ratio.
VSC Vertical Scroll Control. This is different for each ratio.

HOR
HSH Horizontal Shift Control. This is different for each ratio.
WID Horizontal width Control. This is different for each ratio.
PAR Horizontal Parabola Control. This is different for each ratio.
TRA Horizontal Trapezium Control.
PLL Horizontal Parallelogram Control.
UCC Upper Corner Correction Control. This is different for each ratio.
LCC Lower Corner Correction Control. This is different for each ratio.
BOW Horizontal Bow Control.

WHI
WPR White Point Red gain setting.
WPG White Point Green gain setting.
WPB White Point Blue gain setting.
CTH Cathode voltage setting. Range is 0 (55V) to 15 (95V)

OPT
MN Model name entry.
Option Byte 0 (General options for TV). These bits are
Bit Meaning
7 1 = DTT module is fitted
6 1 = Multi Language TV (country and language options are shown)
5 1 = VPS station identification is enabled.
OB0
4 1 = TOP text is enabled.

3 1 = Scart 4 is fitted.
2 1 = Rotation control is enabled
1 1 = compress relay is fitted

0 1 = Use alternate OSD colours (adjust to ensure correct OSD
colours)
Option byte 1. These bits are
Bit Meaning
7 1 = inhibit PWM function (used on 32 inch models)
6 1 = inhibit decoding of WSS signal
OB1
5-0 Not used at present
RGB Horizontal shift offset in RGB mode. (A value of 16 is no offset.)
OSH OSD horizontal position control.
OSV OSD vertical position control.

HOT
Hotel Option Byte. The bits of this are
Bit Meaning
7 1 = Hotel mode on. When zero, none of the other bits has any
effect.
6 1 = No standby. TV always powers up when mains is first
connected.
5 1 = User cannot access any of the menus.
4 1 = Maximum volume control is active.
3 1 = TV powers up to the program number given by PRG.
2 Not used
1 Not used
OPT
0 Not used
VOL Maximum volume in hotel mode (enabled by bit 4 of OPT byte).
PRG Initial programme in hotel mode (enabled by bit 3 of OPT byte).

E2
E2R EEPROM reset. Resets all EEPROM data to the initial settings.
E2F EEPROM factory setting. Resets programmes and user settings.
E2S EEPROM shipping. Resets programmes and user settings, sets
installation flag and exits service mode.
CLF Clear Faults. Resets all fault information to zero.
EXS Exit service mode.

[RobCr]

Is there a way to turn off any backlighting on that service menu thing?
Hope my posting is legible, and helps to answer your question.

Thanks Pete, it was my way of preventing 'flaming' by others.

This is to any Hitachi owners that have used the Service Menu -

The Picture is bigger than the visible screen
I will need to narrow it Horizontally and Vertically, and perhaps centre it.
Any suggestions as to the areas that I may need to tweak ?

Also in my earlier fumbling around (prior to getting the Service Manual), I found that escaping/canceling was not idiot proof (I did not manage to Cancel, and had to Save).
The manual does not discuss getting in or out of the Service menu, so any advice on how to Cancel would be great.

Thanks,
Rob

PS Anyone wishing a free copy of the Owner and/or Service manual ?

[RobCr]

Is there a way to turn off any backlighting on that service menu thing?

I had a wee peruse of those settings, and I don't think there is one.

Possibly it is the lack of darkness in your greys ?
There is a setting in the normal menu (not the Service Menu), called Black Stretch. It is in the 'Picture' menu, in the sub menu 'More'.
I have that ticked, as it gets rid of that 'washed out' look.
And I have the contrast set to high.
My picture looks terrific.
I am using the RGB setting in the Scart.

HTH,
Rob