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Liquid Crystal Projector
Model
CP-X958W/E
CP-X960W/E
USER’S GUIDE
Thank you for purchasing the Hitachi liquid crystal projector. Please read this user’s manual
thoroughly to ensure correct usage through understanding. After reading, store this instruction
manual in a safe place for future reference.
Contents Page
Outline
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Before Use 3
This liquid crystal projector is used to project
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various computer
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About Trademarks • VGA and XGA are trademarks of IBM (International Business Machines Corporation). • Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Corporation of the U.S. • VESA and SVGA are trademarks or registered trademarks of Video Electronics Standards association. • Windows95 and Windows98 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. Carefuly observe the trademarks and registered trademarks of all companies, even when not mentioned. FOR THE C
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WARNING: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications, Opera
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[Safety Precaution] Warning n If a problem should occur. n Do not insert foreign objects. If smoke or a strange odor arise, continued Do not insert metal objects through • • use could result in fire or electrical shock. In the ventilation openings, etc., of such case, immediately turn off the power this projector or drop such objects switch and then disconnect the power plug inside because this could result in from the power outlet. After making sure that fire or electrical shock. the smoke or o
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Warning n Handle the power cord with care. n High temperatures are generated when Do not damage, cut, process or • the lamp is lit, so do not place objects in strongly twist the power cord. Placing front of the lens. heavy objects on the power cord, heating or strongly pulling the power cord can result in damage as well as fire or electrical shock. • Pulling on the power cord • Placing heavy objects on the power cord • Damaging the cord • Placing near heaters Do not position the power • cord und
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Caution n Do not sit or place heavy objects on n Clean the projector interior once this projector. every two years. Do not sit on this projector. Request your dealer to clean the interior • This could result in overturning, of the projector approximately every two leading to damage or personal injury. years. Accumulations of dust inside the Use special caution in households projector can result in fire or where children are present. malfunction if not cleaned for an Do not place heavy objects on
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Caution n When the projector is not to be used n Moving the projector. When moving the projector, be sure for an extended period. • to replace lens cap, disconnect the For safety purposes when the power plug from the power outlet projector is not to be used for an Disconnect the and disconnect all external extended period because of travel, plug from the Disconnect the connections. Failure to do this etc., always disconnect the power power outlet. plug from the could damage the power cord plug f
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Checking the package Contents Make sure all of the following items are included in the package. If anything is missing, please contact your VIDEO RGB dealer. LASER STANDBY/ON POSITION RESET MENU FREEZE MAGNIFY VOLUME OFF Remote control Projector unit Remote control Batteries User’s Guide (this document) Power Cord 3-Conductor ab c d CP-X958W 110V-US video/Audio cable ( ) CP-X960W 220-UK, Europe RGB cable Mac adapter Mouse cable × 3 (15-15 pin M/M) with dip switch 220-UK, Europe CP-X958E ( ) CP-X
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Names and functions of each part (continued) Remote control I/R receiver Main power switch Used to turn the power on and off. : OFF : ON AC IN jack Used to connect the accessory power cord. VIDEO IN jack Caution Connecting to the AC IN jack S-VIDEO IN jack Make sure the accesory power cord is plugged into Mini DIN 4-pin connector the AC IN jack as far as it will go. Incomplete VIDEO IN jack RCA jack connection can result in fire or electrical shock. AUDIO L/R IN jack RCA jack 12 RGB IN S-VIDEO
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Names and functions of each part (continued) Remote control transmitter VIDEO, RGB button LASER button Press to switch the input. (Refer to page 13, 19.) VIDEO RGB Turns the laser beam on and off. Refer to page LASER 11 conceming usage and observe the cautions. STANDBY/ON POSITION STANDBY / ON button POSITION button * Used to turn the power on and off. Press Position, then use the mouse Disk Pad to adjust Press for 1 sec. or more to turn the power off the image position (RGB mode only). (enter s
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Names and functions of each part (continued) Caution • Auto adjust can take up to 30 seconds. • Auto adjust may not operate correctly in some cases, depending on the computer connected and the signal. • Be sure to expand images to full screen size when displaying low resolution images. • After auto adjust, the image may be slightly dark in some cases due to automatic adjustment of the signal level. • Auto adjust can not execute when the initial display is “NO INPUT IS DETECTED” or “SYNC IS OUT O
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Installation Typical LCD Projector and Screen Installation Use the diagram below as reference to determine the screen size and projection distnace. Top view Side view Screen Lens center b a a. Distance from the LCD projector to the screen a a (inches) b.Distance from the lens center to the bottom of Screen size (inches) b (inches) Minimum Maximum the screen (a,b : +/-10%). 40 55 73 1 Caution 60 85 114 2 The LCD projector should normally be used level (the legs can point upward). 80 114 151 2 Pos
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Basic operations VIDEO RGB To project LASER STANDBY/ON POSITION 2 7 2 5 7 4 RESET MENU FREEZE MAGNIFY VOLUME OFF P in P MUTE BLANK AUTO TIMER 5 4 FOCUS ZOOM 1 3 Turn on the main power switch of the projector [ I: ON]. 1 • The Power indicator lights orange. Press the STANDBY / ON button. 2 • The Power indicator will blink green and then light green. • The green blinking indicates warmup. Remove the lens cap. 3 Use the ZOOM button to adjust the screen size. 4 Use the FOCUS button to adjust the foc
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Basic operations (continued) VIDEO RGB LASER Turning off the power 1 STANDBY/ON POSITION 1 RESET MENU FREEZE MAGNIFY VOLUME OFF 2 P in P MUTE BLANK AUTO TIMER 3 Press the STANDBY/ON button for approximately 1 sec. 1 • The Power indicator will blink orange, then the lamp will turn off. Approximately 1 sec. after that, the indicator will light orange. • After the power is turned off, the lamp will be cooled for approximately 1 min. and the power cannot be turned off even by pressing the STANDBY/ON
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Basic operations (continued) Freeze function VIDEO RGB This function is used to freeze the image being displayed. LASER (refer to page 10) STANDBY/ON POSITION RESET MENU FREEZE MAGNIFY VOLUME OFF 1 P in P MUTE BLANK AUTO TIMER Press the FREEZE button. 1 • The image being displayed will freeze. • The [ ] mark appears in the lower right corner of the screen when the Freeze function is on. Cancelling the FREEZE function Press the FREEZE button. 1 • The FREEZE function will be cancelled. • The [
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Basic operations (continued) VIDEO RGB LASER Magnify function STANDBY/ON POSITION 4 Part of an image can be displayed magnified. (refer to page 10) 5 RESET MENU 1,2 FREEZE 6 MAGNIFY VOLUME OFF 3 P in P MUTE BLANK AUTO TIMER Press the MAGNIFY + button. 1 • The center part of the image will be displayed magnified approximately 2x. Changing the magnification ratio Press the MAGNIFY + button. 2 • When this button is pressed, the image will be displayed even larger. Press the MAGNIFY – button. 3 • W
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Adjustments and functions VIDEO RGB LASER STANDBY/ON POSITION 1, 2, 3 2, 3 RESET MENU FREEZE MAGNIFY VOLUME OFF MENU 3 P in P MUTE BLANK AUTO TIMER 1 FOCUS ZOOM 1, 3 Press the MENU ( ) buttons of the projector or the 1 MENU button of the remote control. • The Menu screen will appear. (refer to page 18 - 21 for details.) Press the MENU ( ) buttons of the projector or the DISK 2 PAD button of the remote control to select the menu item to be adjusted. • The selected menu
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Adjustments and functions (continued) SET UP Images and display positions can be adjusted from the SETUP menu. Video signal input RGB signal input SETUP INPUT IMAGE OPT. SETUP INPUT IMAGE OPT. VOLUME VOLUME BRIGHT BRIGHT CONTRAST CONTRAST V POSIT 100 SHARPNESS H POSIT 100 COLOR H PHASE TINT H SIZE 800 COLOR BAL R COLOR BAL R COLOR BAL B COLOR BAL B Adjustment item Adjustment description VOLUME Volume decreases Volume increases BRIGHT Darker Brighter (BRIGHTNESS) CONTRAST Lower contrast
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Adjustments and functions (continued) INPUT The INPUT menu is used to select RGB signal sync signal frequency of the monitor and the VIDEO signal. SETUP INPUT IMAGE OPT. SETUP INPUT IMAGE OPT. RGB RGB AUTO fH:38kHz VIDEO VIDEO NTSC fV:60Hz PAL SECAM NTSC4.43 M-PAL N-PAL Adjustment item Adjustment description Displays the following RGB inputs fH: horizontal sync frequency RGB fV: vertical sync frequency Sets the video signal system. When the screen is unstable (no color) VIDEO or rolls, select t
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Adjustments and functions (continued) IMAGE Projection image inversion, etc., can be selected from the IMAGE menu. SETUP INPUT IMAGE OPT. SETUP INPUT IMAGE OPT. KEYSTONE KEYSTONE MIRROR MIRROR NORMAL BLANK BLANK H : INVERT START UP SETUP INPUT IMAGE OPT. START UP V : INVERT P. IN P. P. IN P. H&V : INVERT KEYSTONE MIRROR BLANK START UP SETUP INPUT IMAGE OPT. SETUP INPUT IMAGE OPT. P. IN P. KEYSTONE KEYSTONE MIRROR MIRROR BLANK WHITE BLANK START UP BLUE START UP TURN ON P. IN P. BLACK P. IN P
