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LCD PROJECTOR
MODEL
HC6000
User Manual
HC6000
This User Manual is important to you.
Please read it before using your projector.
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CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning fl ash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of suffi cient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock. The exclamation point within an e
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Contents Important safeguards ........................................................................................................................4 Preparing your projector ....................................................................................................................6 Using the remote control ...................................................................................................................9 Setting up your projector .....................................
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Important safeguards Please read all these instructions regarding your 10.Power sources projector and retain them for future reference. Follow This projector should be operated only from the all warnings and instructions marked on the projector. type of power source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power, please consult your appliance dealer or local power 1. Read instructions company. All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appl
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Important safeguards (continued) plate, when heated, may cause injury or damage to WARNING: other equipment. Also, do not set the projector on the Unplug immediately if there is something wrong desk which is easily affected by heat. with your projector. Do not look into the air outlet grille when projector Do not operate if smoke, strange noise or odor comes is operating. out of your projector. It might cause fi re or electric Heat, dust, etc. may blow out of it and hurt your eyes. shock. I
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Preparing your projector Checking accessories The following accessories are provided with this projector. Check to be sure that all of the accessories are packed in the package. Cables Power supply parts Mini D-SUB 15-pin D-SUB 9-pin Mini D-SUB D-SUB 15-pin 9-pin RS-232C cable RGB cable for PC Power cord (two) (246C548-10) (246C521-10) (246C483-10, 246C383-20) • Used for projector control by computer. Remote control parts Filter parts Others • Lens cap (attached to the projector)
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Preparing your projector (continued) Overview 1 1 Control area 2 Remote control sensor (Front) 3 Foot adjustment buttons (Left/Right) 4 Air inlet grille 5 Terminal board 6 Kensington Security Lock Standard connector 3 2 3 4 7 Remote control sensor (Rear) 8 Air outlet grille 5 6 7 8 8 1 STATUS indicator Control area 2 POWER indicator 3 POWER button 4 HDMI/COMPUTER/ button 12 3 4 5 6 5 AUTO POSITION/ button 6 LENS SHIFT button 7 MENU button 8 ENTER button 9 button 10 ZOOM/FOCUS button 11 VIDEO/
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Preparing your projector (continued) Bottom side 1 Adjustment feet 1 1 Remote control 1 ON ( I ) button 24 2 HDMI2 button 3 HDMI1 button 4 COMPONENT button 1 23 5 AV MEMORY buttons 2 22 6 ENTER button 3 21 7 MENU button 4 20 8 CONTRAST button* 9 BRIGHTNESS button* 5 10 GAMMA button* 6 11 ZOOM/FOCUS button 12 LENS SHIFT button 19 13 NOISE REDUCTION button* 14 COLOR button* 18 15 SHARPNESS button* 7 17 16 COLOR TEMP. button* 16 17 ASPECT button 8 15 18 AUTO IRIS button 9 14 10 19 Direction buttons
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Using the remote control Operational range of the remote control • Keep the remote control photo-sensor out of direct sunlight or fl uorescent lamp light. • Keep the remote control photo-sensor at least 2 m (6 feet) away from fl uorescent lamps. Otherwise, Front of projector Rear of projector the remote control may malfunction. • If there is an inverter-operated fl uorescent lamp near the remote control, the remote control operation may become unstable. • When you use the remote control too cl
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Setting up your projector Setting up the screen Install the screen perpendicularly to the projector. If the screen can not be installed in such a way, adjust the projection angle of the projector. (See page 11.) • Install the screen and projector so that the projector’s lens is placed at the same height and horizontal position of the screen center. • Do not install the screen where it is exposed to direct sunlight or lighting. Light directly refl ecting on the screen makes the projected images
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Setting up your projector (continued) Adjusting the projection angle This projector is provided with two feet for adjusting the projection angle on the bottom surface. Adjust the projection angle depending on the position of the projector. Adjustment of the projection angle For the best projection, project images on a fl at screen installed at 90 degrees to the fl oor. If necessary, tilt the projector using the two adjustment feet on the bottom of the projector. Screen Adjustment feet 1. Tilt u
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Setting up your projector (continued) Screen size and projection distance Refer to the following table to determine the screen size. Screen width B SCREEN Down side (H) 50% 50% (H) Up side Left side Right side (W) (W) (L) When the aspect ratio of the screen is 16:9 Screen size Projection distance (L) Lens movable range Diagonal size Height A Width B Shortest (Wide) Longest (Tele) (H) (W) inch cm inch cm inch cm inch m inch m inch cm inch cm 50 127 25 62 44 111 60 1.5 98 2.5 18 47 2 6 60 152 29
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Setting up your projector (continued) Important: Front projection, ceiling mounting • We don’t recommend using the projector at an For ceiling mounting, altitude of 1500 meters or higher. Use at an altitude of you need the ceiling 1500 meters or higher may affect the projector’s life. mount kit designed for this projector. TRIGGER terminal Ask a specialist for The TRIGGER terminal on the rear of the projector installation. For details, is a terminal that outputs a 12 V signal to control
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Viewing video images A. Connecting the projector to video equipment • When the projector and the connected devices are located too close to each other, the projected image may be affected by their interference. • See the owner’s guide of each device for details about its connections. Preparation: • Make sure that the power of the projector and that of the video equipment are turned off. Basic home theater system connection HDMI IN-1 HDMI IN-2 COMPUTER IN/ SERIAL TRIGGER PB/ COMPONENT CB VIDEO I
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Viewing video images (continued) Connecting to a video player, etc. Video player, or the like 1. Connect one end of the optional video cable to the VIDEO IN terminal of the projector. 2. Connect the other end of the video cable to the video output terminal of the video equipment. 2 To video output terminal To VIDEO 1 IN terminal HDMI IN-1 HDMI IN HDMI IN-2 SERIAL SERIAL TRIGGER COMPUTER IN/ PB/ COMPONENT CB VIDEO IN VIDEO IN PR/ CR S-VIDEO Video cable (option) IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN AC IN A
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Viewing video images (continued) Connecting to video equipment having a HDMI terminal You can project high-quality images by connecting the HDMI IN terminal of this projector to video equipment having a HDMI output terminal. In addition, this projector supports HDCP and is able to receive encrypted digital video data that are output from DVD players. • Select HDMI as the input source. • HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection), developed by Intel Corporation, is a method to encrypt dig
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Viewing video images (continued) B. Plugging in the power cord N-1 HDMI IN-2 SERIAL TRIGGER 1. Plug the attached power cord into the power cord inlet of this projector. Earthing AC IN 2. Plug the other end of the power cord into a power outlet. terminal 2 1 Power cord (example) • The power cords for use in the U.S. and Europe are included with this projector. Use the appropriate one for your country. • This projector uses the power plug of three-pin grounding type. Do not take away the ground
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Viewing video images (continued) C. Projecting images Preparation: • Remove the lens cap. • Turn on the power of the connected video equipment. ON ( I ) button HDMI2 button HDMI1 button LENS SHIFT button S-VIDEO button COMPONENT button VIDEO button POWER button VIDEO button HDMI/COMPUTER button ZOOM/FOCUS button ZOOM/FOCUS button LENS SHIFT button 1. Confi rm the POWER indicator lights-up red. • If the projector was turned off before the lamp had cooled down suffi ciently, the fan may start rotati
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Viewing video images (continued) 9. Adjust with the or button to get an approximate size. • When the ENTER button is pressed while “ZOOM” is displayed, the adjustment mode is switched between FAST and STEP. When FAST is selected, the speed of zoom controlled by the or button becomes fast, and it becomes slow when STEP is selected. 10.Press the LENS SHIFT button. The LENS SHIFT menu appears at the center of the screen. 11.Press the or button to adjust the vertical position and or button
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Viewing video images (continued) Setting the aspect ratio You can change the aspect ratio of the input video signal (or the ratio of width to height of the image). Change the setting according to the type of the input video signal. : Signal size : Image area 4:3 16:9 ZOOM1 ZOOM2 STRETCH Aspect ratio Squeezed image is CinemaScope image is Vista image is enlarged Image is enlarged to Original image size changes 16:9 while the center expanded to 16:9. enlarged and displayed and displayed tog
