Hitachi P42T501, P55T551 Picture-In-Picture PIP, PIP button, Split Mode PICTURE-IN-PICTURE

The Remote Control

Picture-In-Picture (PIP)

Your HITACHI Plasma TV incorporates one Tuner technology designed for improved viewing enjoyment. This feature allows you to view Digital Channels and Video inputs on both the main picture and sub picture simultaneously, with separate control.

Analog channels cannot be viewed in PIP mode. Please see table below for PIP availability.

To select between main picture and PIP sub picture, use the CURSOR PAD button the remote. The Green highlighted channel display will move with every press of the CURSOR PAD buttons.

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 other programs from any of the video inputs.

Use connection at right to view VCR program as a sub picture while viewing another program as main picture (CABLE/AIR Digital channel).

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NOTE: A text message will appear if the PIP featureVCR is used without a Digital Channel as one of the two

sources. "This function is not available, please consult the Owners Manual."

￿PIP button

Press the PIP button and a sub-picture will appear in SPLIT mode . To change back to normal viewing press the EXIT button.

SPLIT MODE PICTURE-IN-PICTURE

Split Mode PIP displays the main picture and subpicture evenly on the screen.

	SWAP
Main Picture	Sub Picture

PIP Specifications Table

PIP

Sub Picture

Digital Channel (Air or Cable)

Component/Composite/S-lN/HDMI

Mode

Main Picture

1080i

720p

480p

480p

480i

480i

1080p(*)

1080i

720p

480p

480p

480i

480i

16x9

16x9

16x9

4x3

16x9

4x3

16x9

16x9

16x9

16x9

4x3

16x9

4x3

Digital Channel

1080i

16x9

-

-

-

-

-

-

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SPLIT

(Air or Cable)

720p

16x9

-

-

-

-

-

-

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

480p

16x9

-

-

-

-

-

-

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

480p

4x3

-

-

-

-

-

-

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

480i

16x9

-

-

-

-

-

-

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

480i

4x3

-

-

-

-

-

-

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

1080p (*)

16x9

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Component

1080i

16x9

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Composite

720p

16x9

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

S-IN

480p

16x9

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

HDMI

480p

4x3

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

480i

16x9

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

480i

4x3

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(*) HDMI Input only

CABLE or

Air signal

VIDEOOUT AUDIOOUT

OUTPUT

VCR

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NOTE: 1. In SPLIT mode, press the CURSOR PAD ( W or X ) to enable the sub-picture sound.

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