Hitachi Cp-X2510n Projector Users Manual

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Operating
• The zoom level can be finely adjusted. Closely watch the screen to 
find the level you want. NOTE
1.Press the ON button of MAGNIFY on the remote control.  
The “MAGNIFY” indication will appear on the screen and the 
projector will go into the MAGNIFY mode. When the ON button 
of MAGNIFY is pressed first after the projector is started, the 
picture will be zoomed twice. The indication will disappear in 
several seconds with no operation.
Using the magnify feature
2.Use the ▲/▼ cursor buttons to adjust the zoom level.   
To move the zoom area, press the POSITION  button in the 
MAGNIFY mode, then use the ▲/▼/◄/► cursor buttons to move the area. And 
to finalize the zoom area, press the  POSITION button again.
To exit from the MAGNIFY mode and restore the screen to normal, press the OFF 
button of MAGNIFY on the remote control. 
●    The projector automatically exits from the MAGNIFY mode when the input signal 
is changed or when the display condition is changed. 
●   In the MAGNIFY mode, the keystone distortion condition may vary, it will be 
restored when the projector exits from the MAGNIFY mode.
1.Press KEYSTONE button on the remote 
control. A dialog will appear on the screen to 
aid you in correcting the distortion.
Correcting the keystone distortions
2.Use the ▲/▼ cursor buttons to select AUTO or MANUAL 
operation, and press the ► button to perform the following.
(1)    AUTO executes automatic vertical keystone correction. 
(2)   MANUAL displays a dialog for keystone correction.   
Use the ◄/► buttons for adjustment.
To close the dialog and complete this operation, press 
KEYSTONE button again. Even if you do not do anything, the 
dialog will automatically disappear after a few seconds.
●    The adjustable range of this function will vary among inputs. For some input, this 
function may not work well.
●   When V:INVERT or H&V:INVERT is selected to the MIRROR item in the SETUP 
menu, if the projector screen is inclined or angled downward, automatic vertical 
keystone correction may not work correctly.
●   When the zoom adjustment is set to the TELE (telephoto focus), this function may 
be excessive. This function should be used when the zoom adjustment is set to 
the full WIDE (wide-angle focus) whenever possible.
●   When the projector is placed on the level (about ±3°), the automatic keystone 
distortion correction may not work.
●   When the projector is inclined to near ±30 degree or over, this function may not 
work well.
●    This function will be unavailable when Transition Detector is on (
59).
MAGNIFY
ON/OFF  button
VIDEODOC.CAMERA
KEYSTON E
ASPECT SEARCH
BLANK
MUTE
MY BUTTO N
POSITION
12
ESC ENTERMENURESET
COMPUTER
MY SOURCE/AUTO
MAGNIF
YPAGE
      UPVOLUME
DOWNo
ONOF
F
9×
FREEZE
KEYSTONE button
VIDEODOC.CAMERA
KEYSTON
E
ASPECT SEARCH
BLANK
MUTE
MY BUTTO N
POSITION
12
ESC ENTERMENURESET
COMPUTER
MY SOURCE/AUTO
MAGNIF
YPAGE
      UPVOLUME
DOWNo
ONOF
F
9×
FREEZE 
						

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Operating
1.Press BLANK button on the remote control.  
The BLANK screen will be displayed instead of the screen of 
input signal. Please refer to BLANK item in SCREEN menu 
(
38).
To exit from the BLANK screen and return to the input signal 
screen, press BLANK button again. 
Temporarily blanking the screen
●    The projector automatically exits from the BLANK mode when 
some control buttons are pressed.
• The sound is not connected with the BLANK screen function. If 
necessary, set the volume or mute first. To display the BLANK screen and mute 
the sound at one time, use AV MUTE function 
(45).
NOTE
1.Press the FREEZE button on the remote control.  
The “FREEZE” indication will appear on the screen (however, 
the indication will not appear when the OFF is selected for 
the MESSAGE item in the SCREEN menu (
40)), and the 
projector will go into the FREEZE mode, which the picture is 
frozen.
To exit the FREEZE mode and restore the screen to normal, 
press the FREEZE button again. 
Temporarily freezing the screen
●    The projector automatically exits from the FREEZE mode when some control 
buttons are pressed.
●   If the projector continues projecting a still image for a long time, the LCD 
panel might possibly be burned in. Do not leave the projector in the FREEZE 
mode for too long.
●   Images might appear degraded when this function is operated, but it is not a 
malfunction.
FREEZE button
VIDEODOC.CAMERA
KEYSTON E
ASPECT SEARCH
BLANK
MUTE
MY BUTTO N
POSITION
12
ESC ENTERMENURESET
COMPUTER
MY SOURCE/AUTO
MAGNIF
YPAGE
      UPVOLUME
DOWNo
ONOF
F
9×
FREEZE
BLANK button
VIDEODOC.CAMERA
KEYSTON
E
ASPECT SEARCH
BLANK
MUTE
MY BUTTO N
POSITION
12
ESC ENTERMENURESET
COMPUTER
MY SOURCE/AUTO
MAGNIF
YPAGE
      UPVOLUME
DOWNo
ONOF
F
9×
FREEZE 
						

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Operating
1.To start the MENU, press the MENU button. The MENU you last used (EASY 
or ADVANCED) will appear. EASY MENU has priority to appear just after 
powered on.
Using the menu function
2.(1)  Use the ▲/▼ cursor buttons to select an item to 
operate. If you want to change it to the ADVANCED 
MENU, select the ADVANCED MENU.
(2)   Use the ◄/► cursor buttons to operate the item.
This projector has the following menus: 
 
PICTURE, IMAGE, INPUT, SETUP, AUDIO, SCREEN, OPTION, NETWORK, 
SECURITY and EASY MENU.  
EASY MENU consists of functions often used, and the other menus are classified 
into each purpose and brought together as the ADVANCED MENU.
Each of these menus is operated using the same methods.  While the projector 
is displaying any menu, the  MENU button on the projector works as the cursor 
buttons.  The basic operations of these menus are as follows.
In the EASY MENU
MENU button 
(Cursor buttons)
VIDEODOC.CAMERA
KEYSTON E
ASPECT SEARCH
BLANK
MUTE
MY BUTTO NPOSITION12
ESC ENTERMENURESET
COMPUTER
MY SOURCE/AUTOMAGNIF
YPAGE
      UPVOLUMEDOWNo
ONOF
F9×
FREEZE
RESET button
ENTER button
MENU button
Cursor buttons
VIDEODOC.CAMERA
KEYSTON E
ASPECT SEARCH
BLANK
MUTE
MY BUTTO N
POSITION
1 2
ESC ENTERMENURESET
COMPUTER
MY SOURCE/
AUTO
MAGNIF
YPAGE
      UPVOLUME
DOWNo
ONOF
F
9×
FREEZE
ESC button
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INPUT button
(1)  
Use the ▲/▼ cursor buttons to select a menu. 
If you want to change it to the EASY MENU, 
select the EASY MENU. 
The items in the menu appear on the right side.
(2)   Press the ► cursor button or ENTER button to  
move the cursor to the right side. Then use the  
▲/▼ cursor buttons to select an item to operate and press the ► cursor 
button or ENTER button to progress. The operation menu or dialog of the 
selected item will appear.
(3)   Use the buttons as instructed in the OSD to operate the item.
In the ADVANCED MENU 
						

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Operating
Using the menu function (continued)
3.To close the MENU, press the MENU button again or select EXIT and press 
the ◄ cursor button or ENTER button. Even if you do not do anything, the 
dialog will automatically disappear after about 30 seconds.
●  If you want to move the menu position, use the cursor buttons after pressing the 
POSITION button.
●   Some functions cannot be performed when a certain input port is selected, or 
when a certain input signal is displayed.
●   When you want to reset the operation, press  RESET button on the remote 
control during the operation. Note that some items (ex. LANGUAGE, VOLUME) 
cannot be reset.
●   In the ADVANCED MENU, when you want to return to the previous display, 
press the ◄ cursor button or ESC button on the remote control.
Indication in OSD (On Screen Display)
The meanings of the general words on the OSD are as follows.
Indication Meaning
EXITSelecting this word finishes the OSD menu. It's the same as 
pressing the 
MENU button.
RETURN Selecting this word returns the menu to the previous menu.
CANCEL or NO Selecting this word cancels the operation in the present 
menu and returns to the previous menu.
OK or YES Selecting this word executes the prepared function or shifts 
the menu to the next menu. 
						

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EASY MENU
EASY MENU
From the EASY MENU, items shown in the table 
below can be performed.
Select an item using the ▲/▼ cursor buttons. Then 
perform it according to the following table.
ItemDescription
ASPECT Using the ◄/► buttons switches the mode for aspect ratio.
See the ASPECT item in IMAGE menu
 (
30).
AUTO KEYSTONE 
EXECUTE Using the ► button executes the auto keystone function.See the AUTO KEYSTONE EXECUTE item in SETUP menu (
35).
 KEYSTONE Using the ◄/► buttons corrects the vertical keystone distortion.
See the KEYSTONE item in SETUP menu
 (
35).
 PICTURE MODE Using the ◄/► buttons switches the picture mode.
The picture modes are combinations of GAMMA and COLOR TEMP 
settings. Choose a suitable mode according to the projected source.
     NORMAL  ó CINEMA 
ó DYNAMIC 
ó BOARD(BLACK)
          DAYTIME  ó WHITEBOARD 
ó BOARD(GREEN)
GAMMA
COLOR TEMP
NORMAL 1 DEFAULT 2 MID
CINEMA 2 DEFAULT 3 LOW
DYNAMIC 3 DEFAULT 1 HIGH
BOARD(BLACK) 4 DEFAULT 4 Hi-BRIGHT-1
BOARD(GREEN) 4 DEFAULT 5 Hi-BRIGHT-2
WHITEBOARD 5 DEFAULT 2 MID
DAYTIME 6 DEFAULT 6 Hi-BRIGHT-3
• When the combination of GAMMA and COLOR TEMP differs 
from pre-assigned modes above, the display on the menu for the 
PICTURE MODE is “CUSTOM”. Please refer to the GAMMA and 
COLOR TEMP (
27, 28) items in PICTURE menu.
• Lines or other noise might appear on the screen when this function 
is operated, but it is not a malfunction.
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EASY MENU
ItemDescription
ECO MODE Using the ◄/► buttons turns off/on the eco mode.
See the ECO MODE item in SETUP menu
 (
35).
MIRROR Using the ◄/► buttons switches the mode for mirror status.
See the MIRROR item in SETUP menu
 (
36).
RESET Performing this item resets all of the EASY MENU items except the 
FILTER TIME and LANGUAGE.
A dialog is displayed for confirmation. Selecting the OK using the 
► 
button performs resetting.
FILTER TIME The usage time of the air filter is shown in the menu.
Performing this item resets the filter time which counts usage time 
of the air filter.
A dialog is displayed for confirmation. Selecting the OK using the 
► 
button performs resetting. 
See the FILTER TIME item in OPTION menu
 ( 44).
LANGUAGE
Using the ◄/► buttons changes the display language. 
See the LANGUAGE item in SCREEN menu
 ( 38).
ADVANCED MENUPress the ► or ENTER button to use the menu of PICTURE, 
IMAGE, INPUT, SETUP, AUDIO, SCREEN, OPTION, NETWORK or 
SECURITY.
EXIT Press the 
◄ or ENTER button to finish the OSD menu. 
						

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PICTURE menu
PICTURE menu
From the PICTURE menu, items shown in the table 
below can be performed. 
Select an item using the ▲/▼ cursor buttons, and 
press the ► cursor button or ENTER button to 
execute the item. Then perform it according to the 
following table.
ItemDescription
BRIGHTNESS Using the 
◄/► buttons adjusts the brightness.
Dark  ó Light
CONTRAST Using the 
◄/► buttons adjusts the contrast.
Weak  ó Strong
GAMMA Using the ▲/▼ buttons switches the gamma mode.
To adjust CUSTOM
Selecting a mode whose name includes CUSTOM and then 
pressing the ► button or the ENTER button displays a dialog to aid 
you in adjusting the mode.  
This function is useful when you want to   
change the brightness of particular tones.
Choose an item using the ◄/► buttons,  
and  adjust the level using the ▲/▼ buttons.
You can display a test pattern for checking the effect of your 
adjustment by pressing the  ENTER button. 
Each time you press the ENTER button, the  
pattern changes as below.
  No pattern  ð Gray scale of 9 steps 
     Ramp 
 Gray scale of 15 steps
The eight equalizing bars correspond to eight tone levels of the test 
pattern  (Gray  scale  of  9  steps)  except  the  darkest  in  the  left  end. 
If  you  want  to  adjust  the  2nd  tone  from  left  end  on  the  test  pattern, 
use  the  equalizing  adjustment  bar  “1”.  The  darkest  tone  at  the  left 
end  of  the  test  pattern  cannot  be  controlled  with  any  of  equalizing 
adjustment bar.
• Lines or other noise might appear on the 
screen when this function is operated, but it 
is not a malfunction.
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
 

1 DEF AULT  1 CUSTOM  2 DEF AULT  2 CUSTOM  3 DEF AULT
6 CUSTOM                                                                                           3 CUSTOM
6 DEF AULT 
 5 CUSTOM  5 DEF AULT  4 CUSTOM  4 DEF AULT 
						

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PICTURE menu
ItemDescription
COLOR TEMP Using the ▲/▼ buttons switches the color temperature mode.
To adjust CUSTOM
Selecting a mode whose name 
includes CUSTOM and then pressing 
the ► button or the ENTER button 
displays a dialog to aid you in adjusting 
the OFFSET and GAIN of the selected 
mode.
OFFSET adjustments change the color intensity 
on the whole tones of the test pattern.
GAIN adjustments mainly affect color intensity 
on the brighter tones of the test pattern.
Choose an item using the ◄/► buttons, and adjust the level using 
the ▲/▼ buttons. 
You can display a test pattern for checking the effect of your 
adjustment by pressing the  ENTER button.  
Each time you press the ENTER button, the pattern changes as 
below.
No pattern  ð Gray scale of 9 steps  
     
 Ramp   Gray scale of 15 steps
• Lines or other noise might appear on the screen 
when this function is operated, but it is not a 
malfunction.
COLOR Using the ◄/► buttons adjusts the strength of whole color.
Weak  ó Strong
• This item can be selected only for a video, s-video and component 
video signal.
TINT Using the ◄/► buttons adjusts the tint.
Reddish  ó Greenish
• This item can be selected only for a video, s-video and component 
video signal.
SHARPNESS Using the ◄/► buttons adjusts the sharpness.
Weak  ó Strong
•  There may be some noise and/or the screen may flicker for a 
moment when an adjustment is made. This is not a malfunction.
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1 HIGH  1 CUSTOM  2 MID  2 CUSTOM 
3 LOW
5 CUSTOM
5 Hi-BRIGHT-24 CUSTOM4 Hi-BRIGHT-1
6 CUSTOM
 

 


6 Hi-BRIGHT-3

3 CUSTOM 
						

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PICTURE menu
ItemDescription
ACTIVE IRIS
This item is available only for CP-X2510N 
or CP-X3010N.
Using the ▲/▼ cursor buttons changes the 
active iris control mode.
PRESENTATION   ó  THEATER  
ó  OFF              
PRESENTATION : 
 
The active iris displays the best presentation 
image for both bright and dark scenes.
THEATER :    The active iris displays the best theater image for 
both bright and dark scenes.
OFF  :   The active iris is always open.
• The screen may flicker when the PRESENTATION or THEATER 
modes are selected. If this occurs select OFF.
MY MEMORY
This projector has 4 memories for adjustment data (for all the items 
of the PICTURE menu).
Selecting a function using the ▲/▼ buttons and pressing the ► or 
ENTER button performs each function. SAVE-1  ó SAVE-2 
ó SAVE-3 
ó SAVE-4
LOAD-4  óLOAD-3 
ó LOAD-2 
ó LOAD-1
SAVE-1, SAVE-2, SAVE-3, SAVE-4
Performing a SAVE function saves the current adjustment data into 
the memory linked in the number included in the function’s name. 
• Remember that the current data being stored of a memory will be 
lost by saving new data into the memory.
LOAD-1, LOAD-2, LOAD-3, LOAD-4
Performing a LOAD function loads the data from the memory linked 
in the number included in the function’s name, and adjusts the 
picture automatically depending on the data. 
• The LOAD functions whose linked memory has no data are 
skipped.
• Remember that the current adjusted condition will be lost by 
loading data. If you want to keep the current adjustment, please 
save it before performing a LOAD function.
• There may be some noise and the screen may flicker for a 
moment when loading data. This is not malfunction.
• You can perform the LOAD function using  MY BUTTONs. Please 
see MY BUTTON item in OPTION menu (
 45). 
						

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IMAGE menu
IMAGE menu
From the IMAGE menu, items shown in the table 
below can be performed.
Select an item using the ▲/▼ cursor buttons, and 
press the ► cursor button or ENTER button to 
execute the item. Then perform it according to the 
following table.
ItemDescription
ASPECT Using the ▲/▼ buttons switches the mode for aspect ratio. 
For a computer signal NORMAL  ó 4:3 
ó 16:9 
ó 16:10
          
For a video signal, s-video signal or component video signal
4:3  ó 16:9 
ó 14:9
     
For no signal
4:3 (fixed)
• The NORMAL mode keeps the original aspect ratio of the signal.
OVER SCAN Using the ◄/► buttons adjusts the over-scan ratio.
Small (It magnifies picture)  ó Large (It reduces picture)
• This item can be selected only for a video, s-video and component 
video signal.
• When this adjustment is too large, certain degradation may appear 
at the frame area of the picture. In such a case, please adjust small.
V POSITION Using the ◄/► buttons adjusts the vertical position.
Down  ó Up
• Over-adjusting the vertical position may cause noise to appear on 
the screen. If this occurs, please reset the vertical position to the 
default setting. Pressing the  RESET button when the V POSITION 
is selected will reset the V POSITION to the default setting.
• When this function is performed on a video signal, s-video signal, 
or component video signal, the range of this adjustment depends 
on OVER SCAN (
 above) setting. It is not possible to adjust when 
OVER SCAN is set to 10.
H POSITION Using the ◄/► buttons adjusts the horizontal position.
Left  ó Right
• 
Over-adjusting the horizontal position may cause noise to appear on 
the screen. If this occurs, please reset the horizontal position to the 
default setting. Pressing the RESET button when the H POSITION is 
selected will reset the H POSITION to the default setting.
• When this function is performed on a video signal, s-video signal, 
or component video signal, the range of this adjustment depends 
on OVER SCAN (
 above) setting. It is not possible to adjust when 
OVER SCAN is set to 10.
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