Hitachi 42PD580DTA user manual Troubleshooting, Symptoms That Seemingly Appear to be Failures

TROUBLESHOOTING

Symptoms That Seemingly Appear to be Failures

Make the checks suggested below depending on the symptoms observed. If the symptoms remain uncorrected, contact your dealer.

Customer servicing can be hazardous.

Symptom	Point to check	See page
• No picture with the power-indicating	• Check the way the power cord is connected.	25
lamp off.	• Press the power switch.	26
• The message “CABLE NO INSERT” is	No input signal is detected.
displayed.	• Check the way the signal cable is connected.
• Blue picture with the power indicating	CABLE NO INSERT
	• Make sure that the switch of the computer, imaging
lamp lights in green.	equipment, etc., is turned on.	24

•Make sure the computer is not in the power-save mode.

•Check to see if the input selection matches the connection terminal.

• Blue picture is displayed.	An input signal is not received normally.	24
	• Check to see if the input signal matches the	44
	specifications.
	• Check the way the signal cable is connected.
• The power indicating lamp is normally lit	• Check the contrast and brightness settings (adjust them for	21
but no picture.	higher contrast and brightness).	30
	• Check the way the signal cable is connected.
• The display image appears flowing	• Adjust the dot clock frequency and phase. (Adjust the dot
slantwise.	clock frequency first, the dot clock phase next.)	31
• Text displayed across the screen	(PC RGB input)
appears vertically streaked, with the		51
characters in vertical columns blurred.
• Text displayed across the screen	• Adjust the dot clock phase for the clearest viewing.
appears blurred.	(PC RGB input)	31
• A fine pattern flickers when displayed on
the screen.		51
• The remote control does not work.	• Check to see if the batteries are loaded in the remote	11
	control in opposite direction.
	• Check to see if the batteries in the remote control are OK.
• The display image does not appear in	• Check to see if the displayed input signal match the PDP	33
the normal position.	TV specification by pressing RECALL button.	49
	• Turn off the Move screen.
• The display has lack of picture around	• Turn off the Move screen.
the screen.		33
(PC RGB input)
• The temperature of the display panel surface is high.	• The plasma display panel is lighting the phosphors by the
	discharge of internal radiation. In some cases, this may	-
	cause the temperature of the panel surface to increase.
	Please note that this is not a malfunction.

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