THE GENIUS REMOTE CONTROL (CLU-850

In addition to controlling all the functions on your HITACHIProjection TV, the new Genius Remote is designed tooperate different types of VCR’s and different types ofCATV (Cable TV) converters with one touch. Basic opera-tion keys are grouped together in one area. All othercontrols are separated from them and arranged in MULTI-

PAGE sections, with a display that can be switchedcover any of the four pages. Functions are arranged alproperly categorized into windows, making operatirsimple when multiple functions are to be controlled.

To operate your TV, point the Genius Remote at the remote sensor of the TV.To operate your VCR, point the remote at the remote sensor of the VCR.

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4 MULTI-PAGE select switchThis selects the button layout of the multi-pagesection of the remote control.

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@,@ LIGHT buttonWhen you are in a dark room, press this button (the side of the remote to light up the buttons shovein 0. The light will stay on for about 8 secondsno button is pressed. The buttons will not appearlight if the room is too bright.

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HOW TO USE THE GENIUS REMOTE TO CONTROL

01 POWER buttonPress this button to turn the TV set on or off. If anautomatic message is set, it will be displayed whenthe TV is first turned on. (See page 41.)

02 RECALL buttonWhen you want to check the channel being re-ceived, or if it has a stereo (ST) or second audioprogram (SAP), press the RECALL button.

You can also check the time, and if the ON TIMEor OFF TIME has been set. (See page 40.)

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HOW TO USE THE GENIUS REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR TV

03 ANT buttonUse the ANT (Antenna) button to select between the VHF/UHF and AUX (Auxiliary) antenna inputs.

NOTE: When VHF/UHF is selected, the channel number in the upper right corner of the screen is in green. Whenthe AUX input is selected, the channel number is in yellow.

04 MENU, ENTER, CURSOR buttonsAll the on-screen display features can be set or adjusted by using these buttons.

The “MENU” button will start or exit the on-screen display.

The “CURSOR” buttons will highlight functions or adjust different features.These buttons are also used for FAVORITE CHANNELS. (see Page 35)

The “ENTER” button will set features to your preference.“CHANNEL SELECTOR” buttons are used to set the time, for channel memory, etc..

05 CHANNEL SELECTOR buttonsEnter two or three numbers to select channels. Enter a “0” first for channels 1 to 9. Use the “100” button for channels100 and higher.

Channel selection may also be performed by pressing channel up ( A ) or down ( v ).

NOTE: The TV may not receive some channels if you are not in the correct AIR/CABLE

06 AVX buttonThe AVX (Auxiliary Video) button will select between the antenna signal and the three sets of video input jacks eachtime the button is pressed. If the Picture-in-Picture (PinP) is on, the AVX will select between the three sets of videoinput jacks. (See page 21)

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VOLUME, MUTE buttonsPress the “VOLUME” up ( A) or down (v ) button until you obtain the desired sound level.

To turn the sound off instantly to answer the telephone, etc., press the “MUTE” button Press the “MUTE” button agaor press the “VOLUME” up (A) button to restore the sound.

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08 LAST CHANNEL (LST-CH) buttonUse this button to select between the last two channels viewed. (Good for watching two sporting events, etc.)

09 PICTURE-IN-PICTURE buttonsSee separate section on page 21 for a description.

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PICTURE-IN-PICTURE (P-IN-P)

The Picture-in-Picture feature is convenient when you want to watch more than one program at the same time.You can watch a TV program while viewing a VCR program (TV or tape) on any of the video inputs.

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01 P-IN-P BUTTON-Press the “P IN P” button and a sub-picture appears in one corner of the screen. Press the button a second timeto remove the sub-picture from the screen. Press the AVX button when the sub-picture is on to change betweenVIDEO: 1, VIDEO: 2, and VIDEO: 3. The TV channel will always be either the main picture or the sub-picture.

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02 EXCHNG (EXCHANGE) BUTTONIf you wish to switch what is being shown on the main picture to the sub-picture, press the “EXCHNG” button.

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03 SHIFT BUTTONTo move the sub-picture to another corner, press the “SHIFT” button. The sub-picture moves one step counftclockwise every time the “SHIFT” button is pressed.

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FREEZE BUTTONIf you wish to freeze the sub-picture, press “FREEZE” button. This is convenient when trying to write down tiaddress for a mail order company, recording statistics for a sporting event, etc. To return to motion, press the butt1again.

STROBE FREEZEPress this button without a sub-picture to freeze one or four frames of the picture you are currently viewing. Prethis buttton again or P IN P to return to normal viewing. The four frame strobe freeze is useful for viewing a movirpicture that has many details, for example, a close play in a sporting event or a golf swing.

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NOTE:1 e Only sound from the main picture can be heard.2. P-IN-P will not work with a CHILD LOCK channel as the Main Picture but it will be displayed as a Sub-Picture.3. The Sub-Picture will not appear while a FAVORITE CHANNEL is being selected. The Sub-Picture will reappear

after the FAVORITE CHANNEL display is gone.4. Each strobe freeze frame is delayed about 0.1 (l/IO) second.

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USING THE GENIUS REMOTE TO CONTROL VCR FUNCTIONS

Operating the pre-Coded function for your VCR

This Genius Remote is designed to operate different types of VCRs. You must first program the Genius Remote to matchthe remote system in your VCR. (Refer to Table 1 on page 25).

1. Set the MULTI-PAGE select switch to “VCR.”

2. Set the USE/LEARN mode select switch on the rear side of the Genius Remote to “USE.”

3. Turn ON your VCR.

4. Aim the Genius Remote control at the front of your VCR.

5. While holding down the SELECT button, press the button that matches your VCR as shown on page 25. Continueto hold down both buttons. The channels of the VCR will begin changing when the correct button is pressed. Whenthis occurs, the Genius Remote Control is programmed for your VCR. If the VCR channels do not change after 5seconds, try a different Genius Remote button.

6. Release both buttons when the VCR starts to change channels. The Genius Remote will now control your VCR.

NOTES:1. If your VCR cannot be operated after performing

the above procedures, this means that yourVCR’s codes have not been preceded into theGENIUS REMOTE. Please store your VCRcodes in memory by using the USER mode(Refer to page 26).

2. The GENIUS REMOTE CONTROL will remem-ber the codes you have programmed in until thebatteries are removed from the GENIUS RE-MOTE CONTROL. After replacing the batteriesrepeat the entire programming procedure statedabove.

3. If you have a play back only VCR (no CH UP/DOWN function), please follow operating step 5described above and then check a VCR functionuntil you find the button that will allow the precededVCR buttons to operate your VCR.

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USING THE GENIUS REMOTE TO CONTROL CABLEBOX FUNCTIONS

Operating the pre-coded function for your cable box

This Genius Remote is designed to operate different types of cable boxes. You must first program the Genius Remotto match the remote system in your cable box. (Refer to Table 2 on page 25).

1. Set the MULTI-PAGE select switch to “CATV.”

2. Set the USE/LEARN mode select switch to “USE.”

3. Turn ON your cable box.

4. Aim the Genius Remote control at the front of your cable box.

5. While holding down the SELECT button, press the button that matches your cable box as shown on page 2fContinue to hold down both buttons. The channels of the cable box will begin changing when the correct button ipressed. When this occurs, the Genius Remote Control is programmed for your cable box. If the cable bcchannels do not change after 5 seconds, try a different Genius Remote button.

6. Release both buttons when the cable box starts to change channels. The Genius Remote will now control your cablbox.

NOTES:1. If your cable box cannot be operated after per-

forming the above procedures, this means thatyour cable box codes have not been a precededinto the GENIUS REMOTE. Please store yourcable box codes in memory by using the USERmode (Refer to page 26.)

2. The GENIUS REMOTE CONTROL will remem-ber the codes you have programmed in until thebatteries are removed from the GENIUS RE-MOTE CONTROL. After replacing the batteries,repeat the entire programming procedure statedabove.

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TABLE 1. VCR Preceded remote controls

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USING THE GENIUS REMOTE TO LEARN ADDITIONAFUNCTIONS

The Genius Remote is equipped with a learning functionwhich allows it to learn additional infrared control codes.This remote will not only control the television, a VCR, anda cable box, but also other electronic equipment whichuses an infrared remote transmitter, by learning thetransmitter’s codes.

Only infrared remote control codes can be stored inmemory.

Before starting the memory operation

Since the infrared signals sent from the remote transrrter may be reflected by a wall, door, etc., even if ti

transmitter is not pointed directly at the device, it moperate. When storing the remote control codes of aother device, turn off the power of the device (VCR, CatConverter, etc.)If you do not do this, the device may work unexpected1The power could be turned on, an important tape COLbe erased, the volume could increase too much, etc..

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These buttons can “learn” the codes of other remccontrol transmitters when the MULTI-PAGE selcswitch is set to the “USER” mode.

l MULTI-PAGE keys (A through L): No codIhave been factory stored to these keys.

l Learning buttons other than MULTI-PAGE bltons: the codes for the TV have been storedmemory. However, the remote control codesother equipment (cable converter, audio equiment, etc.) can be stored using the learniifunction as shown on page 27,28.

02 EXCLUSIVE BUTTONS

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USING THE GENIUS REMOTE TO LEARN ADDITIONALFUNCTIONS

Storing Operation

01 Set the remote transmitter as shown below.Put the remote transmitter which contains the codes to be stored and the GENIUS REMOTE transmitter to face eachother. (Distance should be 2-4 inches.)

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03 Set the MULTI-PAGE select switch to “USER” position.

04 Press one of the learnable buttons on the Genius Remote, (“7” in this example). This button will be used to storethe new code. The READY indicator will flash at this time. (The light will remain lit for approximately 15 seconds.If no other function is performed at this time, the operation is canceled.)

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05 Press and hold the button down on the other transmitter which contains the code to be stored, while the READY lightis flashing on the Genius Remote.Release the button after both the READY and LEARN indicators light and then go off.

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When storing has been performed correctly, the LEAFindicator lights for about 2 seconds.

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If the storing was not done correctly, or the codes are tlong to learn, or no more codes can be stored in mem(due to memory overflow, the LEARN indicator and REAfindicator will flash on and off.

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@ Set the LEARN/USE mode select switch on the back of the Genius Remote to “USE” and check that the buttonwhich the code is stored operates correctly. If it does not operate correctly, repeat from step I.

0 Repeat steps 3 to 5 to store other keys.

To clear the stored codes from the USER mode.

Set the MULTI-PAGE select switch to the USER mode and LEARN/USE mode select switch to “LEARN.” Then, prethe POWER and the MUTE buttons simultaneously for 3 seconds. The “READY” and “LEARN” LEDs will light togethAll MULTI-PAGE KEYS with codes are reset to their initial states.

To remember stored codes, it is convenient to paste the labels (user’s label) provided on the buttons for the USER pa{If the correct labels are not provided, it is possible to write these letters on an empty label with a ballpoint pen.

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NOTE:

1. To operate your TV, be sure to point the Genius Remote at the remote sensor on the television. To operate otherelectronic equipment like a VCR, point the remote at the sensor on the device.

2. Refer to the instruction manual of the VCR for operation on the buttons exclusively for the VCR.

3. Be sure to keep the original remote transmitter even after storing its codes in the Genius Remote Control.

4. If the Genius Remote is left with its batteries removed, the learned codes in its memory are erased and will haveto be reprogrammed into the memory.

5. The Genius Remote Control may not be able to learn certain special remote codes.

CAUTION ON BATTERIES:

1. The Genius Remote Control is working when the LEARN indicator lights up when a button is pressed.

2. When you press a button and the learn indicator will not light up or if the operation is extremely slow, this is anindication that the batteries should be replaced.

3. Even if the batteries seem dead, do not remove them until you have replacement batteries ready to put in. Thecodes stored in memory will be erased in a few minutes without power. When replacing batteries, prepare thenew ones first.

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