Hitachi Ed-X12 Projector Users Manual

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Using the magnify feature
1.Press the ON button of MAGNIFY on the remote control.  
The “MAGNIFY” indication will appear on the screen 
(although the indication will disappear in several seconds with 
no operation), and the projector will enter the MAGNIFY mode.
2.
To move the zoom area, press the POSITION button in the MAGNIFY mode, 
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Freezing the screen
1.Press the FREEZE button on the remote control. 
The “FREEZE” indication will appear on the screen, and the 
projector will enter the FREEZE mode.
To exit the FREEZE mode and restore the screen to normal, 
press the FREEZE button again. 


						

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Operating
Operating the computer screen
CAUTION
your equipment. 


NOTE
built-in pointing device (e.g. track ball), using this remote control. In this case, before 
connecting go into BIOS (system setup) and select external mouse, and disable the 
pointing device. In addition, the mouse may not function if the computer does not have 
the needed utility program. See your computer’s hardware manual for details.


						

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Multifunctional settings
Multifunctional settings
Using the menu function
This projector has the following menus: PICTURE, IMAGE, INPUT, SETUP, SCREEN, 
OPTION, and EASY MENU. EASY MENU consists of functions often used, and the 
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1.Press the MENU button on the remote control or one of 
the cursor buttons on the projector.  
The Advanced MENU or EASY MENU will appear. 
In the EASY MENU
2.If you want to change it to the Advanced MENU, select the 
Go to Advanced Menu
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control, or the ENTER button on the remote control to select 
an item. The display of the selected menu will be active.
3.
Then press the cursor button 
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on the remote control to progress. The operation menu of the selected item will appear.
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When you want to reset the operation, press the RESET button on the remote control 
during the operation. Note that items whose functions are performed simultaneously 
with operation (ex. LANGUAGE, H PHASE, VOLUME etc.) cannot be reset.

”In the advanced menu, when you want to return to the previous display, press the cursor 
button

{ on the projector or remote control, or the ESC button on the remote control.
5.Press the MENU button on the remote control again to close the menu 
and complete this operation. Even if you dont do anything, the dialog will 
automatically disappear after about 10 seconds.
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Cursor buttons
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EASY Menu
EASY Menu
Item Description
ASPECT
See the ASPECT item in the IMAGE menu (
	30).
AUTO 
KEYSTONE 
EXECUTE
See the AUTO KEYSTONE EXECUTE item in the SETUP menu(	35).This function will be unavailable when Transition Detector is on (	48).
KEYSTONE
See the item KEYSTONE of section SETUP menu. (
	35)This function will be unavailable when Transition Detector is on (	48).
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modes of picture type are combinations of a mode of GAMMA and 
a mode of COLOR TEMP. Choose a suitable mode according to the 
projected source.
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Ù CINEMA 
Ù DYNAMIC 
  WHITEBOARD 
Ù BOARD(GREEN) 
Ù BOARD(BLACK)
NORMAL:
(COLOR TEMP = MID DEFAULT) + (GAMMA = #1 DEFAULT)CINEMA:(COLOR TEMP = LOW DEFAULT) + (GAMMA = #2 DEFAULT)DYNAMIC:(COLOR TEMP = HIGH DEFAULT) + (GAMMA = #3 DEFAULT)BOARD(BLACK): (COLOR TEMP = Hi-BRIGHT-1 DEFAULT) + 
(GAMMA = #4 DEFAULT)
BOARD(GREEN): (COLOR TEMP = Hi-BRIGHT-2 DEFAULT) + 
(GAMMA = #4 DEFAULT)
WHITEBOARD: (COLOR TEMP = MID DEFAULT) + (GAMMA = #5 
DEFAULT)

from pre-assigned modes above, the display on the menu for the 
PICTURE MODE is “CUSTOM”. Please refer to the GAMMA (
	27)
and COLOR TEMP (	28) items in the PICTURE menu.
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See the item BRIGHTNESS in the PICTURE menu (	27).
With the EASY MENU, items shown in the table below can 
be performed. 

projector or remote control. Then perform it referring to the 
following table. 
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EASY Menu
Item Description
CONTRAST
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See the item CONTRAST of section PICTURE menu(	27).
COLOR
See the COLOR item in the PICTURE menu (
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SHARPNESS
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See the SHARPNESS item in the PICTURE menu(	28).
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not a malfunction.
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See the WHISPER item in the SETUP menu (
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MIRROR
See the MIRROR item in the SETUP menu (
	36).
If Transition Detector is TURN ON and MIRROR status is changed, 
Transition Detector Alarm (
	48) will be displayed when projector is 
restarted after the power switch is turned off.
RESETPerforming this item resets all of the items of EASY MENU except 
FILTER TIME and LANGUAGE. 
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PICTURE Menu
PICTURE Menu
Item Description
BRIGHTNESS
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CONTRAST
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Ù #3 DEFAULT 
#5 CUSTOM 
Ù #5 DEFAULT 
Ù #4 CUSTOM 
Ù #4 DEFAULT 
Ù #3 CUSTOM
To adjust CUSTOM
Selecting a mode of CUSTOM and then 
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mode.
This function is useful when you want to 
change the brightness of particular tones.
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adjustment by pressing the ENTER button.
Each time you press the ENTER button, the pattern changes as 
below.
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Õ Gray scale of 15 steps
The eight equalizing bars correspond to eight tone levels of the test 
pattern except the darkest in the left end. If you want to adjust the 
2nd tone from left end on the test pattern (Gray scale of 9 steps), 
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.
 When this function is performed, a certain extra such as a line 
may appear.
With the PICTURE menu, the items shown in the table 
below can be performed. 


on the projector or remote control, or the ENTER button 
on the remote control to execute the item. Then perform it 
referring to the following table. 
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GAMMA CUSTOM 1
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Item Description
COLOR TEMP
To adjust CUSTOM
Selecting the CUSTOM and then pressing the 
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to aid you in adjusting the OFFSET and/or GAIN 
of the CUSTOM 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.
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adjustment by pressing the ENTER button. 
Each time you press the ENTER button, the pattern changes as 
below.
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may appear.
COLOR
Strong
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component video signal.
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component video signal.
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moment when an adjustment is made. This is not a malfunction.
PICTURE Menu
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PICTURE Menu
Item Description
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IMAGE Menu
IMAGE Menu
Item Description
ASPECT
For an RGB signal
NORMAL 
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This item can be selected only for a video, s-video and component signal.
at the frame area of the picture. In such a case, please adjust small.
V POSITION
Up
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on the screen. If this occurs please reset the vertical position to the 
default setting. Pressing the RESET button when V POSITION is 
selected will reset the V POSITION to the default setting.
For a video signal, s-video signal or component video signal
The adjustable range of V.POSITION depends on the OVERSCAN setting.It is not possible to adjust when the OVERSCAN is set to 10.
H POSITION
Left
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on the screen. If this occurs please reset the horizontal position to 
the default setting. Pressing the RESET button when H POSITION 
is selected will reset the H POSITION to the default setting.
For a video signal, s-video signal or component video signal
The adjustable range of H.POSITION depends on the OVERSCAN setting.
It is not possible to adjust when the OVERSCAN is set to 10.
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