Hitachi 50V500 tv blue shadows

Enter the I2C Service Menu, be sure the power is OFF.

On the front control panel, press and hold the INPUT button. Then press the POWER button for two seconds. You may keep the INPUT button depressed until you see the OSD with the Service Menu displayed.


Figure 1






BEFORE CONTINUING: CONFIRM THAT THE R, G and B DRIVE ARE SET AT 40.







Be sure to press SELECT after each change to SAVE the new Data.









Using the Remote Control joy stick, scroll down to next page (see Figure 2) until LCD ADJUST is highlighted.



Figure 2




Move the joy stick to the right to cursor right once. The next page will appear with the word GHOST highlighted.



Cursor right again, and a white screen will appear with a BLACK SQUARE in the center, as in Figure 3. You will see LCD ADJUST, followed by “SHP” and a number (value).




Figure 3







If the unit is out of adjustment, you will see a gray ghost on either side of the black square. Move the joystick to the right or to the left until the ghost disappears. The number values will change up or down.




If the ghost adjustment is off with a lower value, there will be a ghost to the left of the square.



If the ghost adjustment is off with a higher value, there will be a ghost to the right of the square.




Once you get the square to look good without ghosts, press "SELECT" to save any data values that have been changed.



Press the "EXIT" button three times to return to normal picture.



Adjustment is completed


Let me know how it works for you!

Bill
Enter the I2C Service Menu, be sure the power is OFF.
On the front control panel, press and hold the INPUT button. Then press the POWER button for two seconds. You may keep the INPUT button depressed until you see the OSD with the Service Menu displayed.
Figure 1

BEFORE CONTINUING: CONFIRM THAT THE R, G and B DRIVE ARE SET AT 40.

Be sure to press SELECT after each change to SAVE the new Data.




Using the Remote Control joy stick, scroll down to next page (see Figure 2) until LCD ADJUST is highlighted.

Figure 2
Move the joy stick to the right to cursor right once. The next page will appear with the word GHOST highlighted.

Cursor right again, and a white screen will appear with a BLACK SQUARE in the center, as in Figure 3. You will see LCD ADJUST, followed by “SHP” and a number (value).


Figure 3


If the unit is out of adjustment, you will see a gray ghost on either side of the black square. Move the joystick to the right or to the left until the ghost disappears. The number values will change up or down.
If the ghost adjustment is off with a lower value, there will be a ghost to the left of the square.

If the ghost adjustment is off with a higher value, there will be a ghost to the right of the square.

Once you get the square to look good without ghosts, press "SELECT" to save any data values that have been changed.

Press the "EXIT" button three times to return to normal picture.

Adjustment is completed

Let me know how it works for you!
Bill

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