Hitachi Cp-X958 Liquid Crystal Projector Users Manual

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Names and functions of each part (continued)
Loading the batteriesLoading AA batteries into the remote control.
The laser pointer of the remote control is used as a pointer.
Never look directly into the laser beam outlet or point the laser beam at
other people.
The laser beam can cause vision problems.Warning
AVOID EXPOSURE-LASER RADIATION IS 
EMITTED FROM THIS 
APERTURE
1Remove the battery
cover.
Push the knob while
lifting up the battery
cover.
2Loading the batteries.
Make sure the plus and
minus...

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Installation
Typical LCD Projector and Screen Installation
Using the adjusters
a. Distance from the LCD projector to the screen
b. Distance from the lens center to the bottom of
the screen (a,b : +/-10%).
The projection distances shown in the diagram to
the left are for full size (1,024 x 768 dots).
The LCD projector should normally be used
level (the legs can point upward).
Positioning the projector sideways, or with the
lens pointing upward or downward can cause the
internal temperature to rise,...

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Basic operations
To project
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VIDEO
STANDBY/ON
RGB
POSITION LASER
MENURESET
MAGNIFY
FREEZE
OFFVOLUME
P in PMUTE
AUTOBLANKTIMER
FOCUSZOOM
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7
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1Turn on the main power switch of the projector [ I: ON].
• The Power indicator lights orange.
2Press the STANDBY / ON button.
• The Power indicator will blink green and then light green.
• The green blinking indicates warmup.
3Remove the lens cap.
4Use the ZOOM button to adjust the screen size.
5Use the FOCUS button to adjust the focus.
(1) The...

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VIDEO
STANDBY/ON
RGB
POSITION LASER
MENU
RESET
MAGNIFY
FREEZE
OFFVOLUME
P in PMUTE
AUTOBLANKTIMER
Turning off the power
Plug & Play
Basic operations (continued)
1Press the STANDBY/ON button for approximately 1 sec.
• 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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VIDEO
STANDBY/ON
RGB
POSITION LASER
MENU
RESET
MAGNIFY
FREEZE
OFFVOLUME
P in PMUTE
AUTOBLANKTIMER
Freeze function
Basic operations (continued)
1Press the FREEZE button.
• The image being displayed will freeze.
• The [     ] mark appears in the lower right corner of the screen when the Freeze function is on.
1Press the FREEZE button.
• The FREEZE function will be cancelled.
• The [     ] mark will be displayed for approximately 3 sec. when the FREEZE function is cancelled.
1
This function is used to...

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1Press the MAGNIFY+button.
• The center part of the image will be displayed magnified approximately 2x.
2Press the MAGNIFY +button.
• When this button is pressed, the image will be displayed even larger.
3Press the MAGNIFY –button.
• When this button is pressed, the image will be displayed even smaller.
4Press the POSITION button.
5Press the DISK PAD up, down, left and right buttons.
• The magnified area will move in accordance with the button pressed.
6Press the MAGNIFY OFF button.
VIDEO
STANDBY/ON...

VIDEO
STANDBY/ON
RGB
POSITION LASER
MENURESET
MAGNIFY
FREEZE
OFFVOLUME
P in PMUTE
AUTOBLANKTIMER
FOCUSZOOM
MENU
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Returning to the initial settings
Adjustments and functions
1Press the MENU (             ) buttons of the projector or the
MENU button of the remote control.
• The Menu screen will appear. (refer to page 18 - 21 for details.)
2Press the MENU (                 ) buttons of the projector or the DISK
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)
RGB signal inputVideo signal input
VOLUME
BRIGHT
CONTRAST
V  POSIT
H  POSIT
H  PHASE
H  SIZE
COLOR BAL  R
COLOR BAL  B100
100
800
SETUP INPUT OPT.IMAGE
VOLUME
BRIGHT
CONTRAST
SHARPNESS
COLOR
TINT
COLOR  BAL  R
COLOR  BAL  B
SETUP INPUT OPT.IMAGE
• The menu cannot be displayed while the initial screen (“No input is detected.” or “Sync is
out of range.”) is being displayed.
• Tint cannot be adjusted with N-PAL, M-PAL, PAL or SECAM video signal input.
• Tint, color...

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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.
RGB
VIDEOfH:38kHz
fV:60Hz
SETUP INPUT OPT.IMAGE
RGB
VIDEOAUTO
NTSC
PAL
SECAM
NTSC4.43
M-PAL
N-PAL
SETUP INPUT OPT.IMAGE
Adjustment item
RGB
VIDEOAdjustment description
Displays the following RGB inputs
fH: horizontal sync frequency
fV: vertical sync frequency
Sets the video signal system. When the screen is unstable (no color) 
or rolls, select the mode...

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Adjustments and functions (continued)
Adjustment item
KEYSTONE
MIRROR
BLANK
START UP
P in PAdjustment description
Reduces keystone Reduces keystone
distortion at the bottom distortion at the top
Sets vertical or horizontal inversion of the projected image.
H: horizontal inversion only
V: vertical inversion only
H&V: both horizontal and vertical inversion.
Sets the color to be used for blanking with BLANK ON or when there is no signal. 
Blanking is turned on, when there is no signal for approximately 5...