Hitachi Cp-A300n Users Manual

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OPTION menu
ItemDescription
SERVICE
(continued)
COMMUNICATION (continued)
COMMUNICATION TYPE
Select the communication type for transmission via 
the CONTROL port.
NETWORK BRIDGE
 ó  OFF
NETWORK BRIDGE: 
Select this type, if it is required 
to control an external device as a network terminal, 
via this projector from the computer. 
The CONTROL port doesn't accept RS-232C  
commands (
 Network Bridge Function
 in the 
User’s Manual - Network Guide)
OFF : Select this mode to receive RS-232C 
commands using the  CONTROL port. 
• 
OFF is selected as the default setting. 
• When you select the NETWORK BRIDGE, check 
the item, TRANSMISSTION METHOD  (
below)
.
SERIAL SETTINGS
Select the serial communication condition for the 
CONTROL port. BAUD RATE 4800bps  ó 9600bps 
ó 19200bps 
ó 38400bps
      
 PARITY
NONE  ó ODD 
ó EVEN
    
• The BAUD RATE is fixed to 19200bps and PARITY 
is fixed NONE when the COMMUNICATION TYPE 
is set to OFF
  ( above)
.
TRANSMISSION METHOD
Select the transmission method for communication by 
the NETWORK BRIDGE from the CONTROL port.
HALF-DUPLEX  ó FULL-DUPLEX
HALF-DUPLEX : This method lets the projector 
make two way communication, but only one 
direction, either transmitting or receiving data, is 
allowed at a time.
FULL-DUPLEX : This method lets the projector 
make two way communication, transmitting and 
receiving data at the same time.
• HALF-DUPLEX is selected as the default setting.
• If you select HALF-DUPLEX, check the setting of 
the item RESPONSE LIMIT TIME  (
62)
.
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OPTION menu
ItemDescription
SERVICE
(continued)
COMMUNICATION (continued)
RESPONSE LIMIT TIME
Select the time period to wait for receiving 
response data from other device communicating by 
the NETWORK BRIDGE and the HALF-DUPLEX 
through the CONTROL port.
OFF  ó 1s 
ó 2s 
ó 3s
    
OFF : Select this mode if it is not required to check 
the responses from the device that the projector 
sends data to. In this mode, the projector can 
send out data from the computer continuously.
1s /2s /3s: Select the time period to keep the  projector waiting for response from the device 
that the projector sends data to. While waiting the 
response, the projector does not send out any 
data from the CONTROL port.
• This menu is available only when the NETWORK 
BRIDGE is selected for the COMMUNICATION 
TYPE and the HALF-DUPLEX is selected for the 
TRANSMISSION METHOD  (
61).
• OFF is selected as the default setting.
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OPTION menu
ItemDescription
SERVICE
(continued) INFORMATION
Selecting this item displays a dialog titled “INPUT_INFORMATION”. 
It shows the information about the current input.
• The “FRAME LOCK” message on the dialog means the frame lock 
function is working. 
• This item can't be selected for no signal and sync out.
• When the MY TEXT DISPLAY is set to ON, the MY TEXT is 
displayed together with the input information in the INPUT_
INFORMATION box (

76).
FACTORY RESET
Selecting OK using the ► button performs this function. By this 
function, all the items in all of menus will collectively return to the 
initial setting. Note that the items LAMP TIME, FILTER TIME, 
LANGUAGE, FILTER MESSAGE, NETWORK and SECURITY 
settings are not reset. CANCEL  ð OK 
						

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NETWORK menu
Remember that incorrect network settings on this 
projector may cause trouble on the network. Be sure 
to consult with your network administrator before 
connecting to an existing access point on your network.
Select “NETWORK” from the main menu to access the 
following functions. 
Select an item using the ▲/▼ cursor buttons on the 
projector or remote control, and press the ► cursor button on the projector or 
remote control, or ENTER button on the remote control to execute the item. Then 
perform it according to the following table.
See the User’s Manual - Network Guide for details of NETWORK operation.
NETWORK menu
• If you are not utilizing SNTP (Date/Time Settings in the User’s 
Manual - Network Guide) , then you must set the DATE AND TIME during the 
initial installation.
• The network communication control is disabled while the projector is in 
standby mode if the STANDBY MODE item of SETUP menu is set to SAVING. 
Please connect the network communication to the projector after setting the 
STANDBY MODE to NORMAL (
 44
).
NOTE
Item
Description
SETUP Selecting this item displays the SETUP 
Menu for the network.
Use the ▲/▼ buttons to select an item, 
and the ► or ENTER button on the remote 
control to perform the item.
DHCP  
(Dynamic Host  Configuration  Protocol) Use the ▲/▼ buttons to turn DHCP on/off.
ON  ó OFF
Select OFF when the network does not have 
DHCP enabled.
• When the “DHCP” setting changes to “ON”, it 
takes a little time to obtain IP address from DHCP 
server.
• Auto IP function will be assigned an IP address if 
the projector could not obtain an IP address from 
server even if DHCP is “ON”.
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NETWORK menu
ItemDescription
SETUP
(continued) IP ADDRESS
Use the ▲/▼
/◄/► buttons to enter the IP 
ADDRESS. 
This function can only be used when DHCP is set 
to OFF.
• The IP ADDRESS is the number that identifies 
this projector on the network. You cannot have two 
devices with the same IP ADDRESS on the same 
network.
• The IP ADDRESS “0.0.0.0” is prohibited.
SUBNET  MASK Use the ▲/▼
/◄/► buttons to enter the same 
SUBNET MASK used by your computer. 
This function can only be used when DHCP is set 
to OFF.
•  The SUBNET MASK “0.0.0.0” is prohibited.
DEFAULT 
GATEWAY Use the ▲/▼
/◄/► buttons to enter the DEFAULT 
GATEWAY (a node on a computer network that 
serves as an access point to another network) 
address.
This function can only be used when DHCP is set 
to OFF.
DNS SERVER Use the ▲/▼/◄/► buttons to input the DNS 
server address. 
The DNS server is a system to control domain 
names and IP addresses on the Network. 
TIME 
DIFFERENCE Use the ▲/▼
 buttons to enter the TIME 
DIFFERENCE. 
Set the same TIME DIFFERENCE as the one 
set on your computer. If unsure, consult your IT 
manager. 
Use the ► button to return to the menu after 
setting the TIME DIFFERENCE.
DATE AND  TIME Use the ▲/▼
/◄/► buttons to enter the Year (last 
two digits), Month, Date, Hour and Minute.
• The projector will override this setting and retrieve 
DATE AND TIME information from the Time server 
when SNTP is enabled.  (
 Date/Time Settings 
in the User’s Manual - Network Guide)
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NETWORK menu
ItemDescription
PROJECTOR  NAME (1)  
Use the ▲/▼ buttons on the 
NETWORK menu to select the 
PROJECTOR NAME and press 
the ► button. The PROJECTOR 
NAME dialog will be displayed.
(2)    The current PROJECTOR NAME will be displayed on the first 3 
lines. Particular projector name is pre-assigned  by default.
Use the ▲/▼/◄/► buttons and the  ENTER or INPUT button to 
select and enter characters.
To erase 1 character at one time, press the  RESET button or 
press the ◄ and INPUT button at the same time.  Also if you 
move the cursor to DELETE or ALL CLEAR on screen and 
push the ENTER or INPUT button, 1 character or all characters 
will be erased.The PROJECTOR NAME can be input up to 64 
characters.
(3)    To change an already inserted 
character, press the ▲/▼ button 
to move the cursor to one of the 
first 3 lines, and use the ◄/► 
buttons to move the cursor on the 
character to be changed. After 
pressing the  ENTER or INPUT 
button, the character is selected. 
Then, follow the same procedure 
as described at the item (2) above.
(4)    To finish entering text, move the cursor to the OK on screen and 
press the ►,  ENTER or INPUT button. To revert to the previous 
PROJECTOR NAME without saving changes, move the cursor 
to the CANCEL on screen and press the ◄, ENTER or INPUT 
button.
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NETWORK menu
ItemDescription
MY IMAGE Selecting this item displays the 
MY 
IMAGE menu. 
To store images in the projector, the 
application software  PJImg/Projector 
Image Tool  that can be downloaded 
from our website is required.
Use the ▲/▼ buttons to select an item which is a still image by the 
MY IMAGE (
  
My Image Function in the User’s manual - Network 
Guide) and the ► or ENTER button to display the image.
• The item without image stored cannot be selected.
• The image names are each displayed in 16 characters or less.
To switch the image displayed  Use the ▲/▼ buttons.
To return to the menu Press the ◄ button on the remote control.
To erase the image displayed and its source file in the projector.(1)   Press the RESET button on the 
remote control while displaying an 
image to display the MY IMAGE 
DELETE menu. 
(2)   Press the ► button to perform to erase. 
To stop erasing, press the ◄ button.
AMX D.D.
(AMX Device  Discovery)
Use the ▲/▼ buttons to turn the AMX Device Discovery on/off.
ON  ó OFF
When ON is selected, the projector can be detected by  controllers 
of AMX connected to the same network. For the details of AMX 
Device Discovery, visit the AMX web site. URL: http://www.amx.com/  (as of Dec.2009)
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NETWORK menu
ItemDescription
PRESENTATION Selecting this item displays the PRESENTATION menu.
Use ▲/▼ buttons to select one of the following items, then press ► 
or ENTER button to use the function.
QUIT 
PRESENTER  MODE
If you set a computer to the Presenter mode while 
its image is projected, the projector is occupied by 
the computer and access from any other computer is 
blocked.
Use this function to quit the Presenter mode and 
allow other computers to access the projector.
Select this item to display a dialog.
Press ► button to choose OK in the dialog.  
The Presenter mode is cancelled and a message is 
displayed indicating the result.
• To make Presenter mode setting, use “LiveViewer”.
For details, see the section Presenter mode  in the 
User's Manual – Network Guide.
MULTI PC  MODE
If you set one or more computers to the Multi PC 
mode on “LiveViewer” and send their images to the 
projector, you can select the display mode on the 
projector from two options below. 
-  Single PC mode: displays the image of the selected 
computer on full screen.
-   Multi PC mode: displays the images sent from up to 
four computers on screen that is divided into quarter 
sections.
Select this item to display a dialog. 
Use the dialog to change the display mode as 
explained below.
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NETWORK menu
ItemDescription
PRESENTATION (continued) MULTI PC 
MODE
(continued) • To change from Multi PC mode to Single PC mode, 
select one of computers in the dialog using the 
▲/▼/◄/► buttons and press the 
ENTER or INPUT 
button.
Press the ► button to choose OK, and then press 
ENTER or INPUT again. The image for the selected 
computer is displayed on full screen.
• To change from Single PC mode to Multi PC mode, 
press ► button to choose OK in the dialog and press 
the ENTER or INPUT button.
The display mode is changed.
• 
For details on how to switch  
the display mode to Multi PC  
mode on your computer, see  
the section Switching the  
display mode in the User's Manual – Network Guide.
• The Presenter mode setting of the selected 
computer becomes valid when the display mode is 
changed to Single PC mode.   
Also, the Presenter mode setting   
becomes invalid when the   
display mode is changed to Multi   
PC mode, regardless the setting   
on the computers.
For details, see the section Presenter mode in the 
U ser's Manual – Network Guide.
DISPLAY 
USER NAME Selecting this item displays the user name. This 
function helps you identify from which computer the 
current image is sent.
• You can set user names for each computer on 
“LiveViwer”.
For details, see the section Display User Name
 in 
the User's Manual – Network Guide.
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NETWORK menu
ItemDescription
INFORMATION Selecting this item displays the NETWORK_INFORMATION dialog 
for confirming the network settings.
• For the details of PASSCODE, see the section Selecting the 
network connection method  in the User’s manual – Network 
Guide. 
• Only the first 16 characters of the projector name are displayed.
• 
When the voltage level of the battery for the built in clock 
decreases, the set time may become incorrect even though accurate 
date and time are input. Replace the battery suitably
 (93).
• IP ADDRESS, SUBNET MASK and DEFAULT GATEWAY indicate 
“0.0.0.0” when DHCP is ON and the projector has not gotten 
address from DHCP server.
SERVICE Executing this item restarts and initializes the network functions.
 
Choose the RESTART EXECUTE using the button ►.
Then use the button ► to execute.
Network will be once cut off when choose restart.  
If DHCP is selected on, IP address may be changed.  
After selecting RESTART EXECUTE, NETWORK menu may not be 
controlled approx. 30 seconds.