Hitachi Pj-Lc9 Projector Users Manual

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Power on/off
Power on/off
Turning on the power
1.Make sure that the power cord is firmly and correctly connected to the 
projector and the outlet.
2.Open the lens cover, and set the power 
switch to the ON position.
The power indicator will light up in steady 
orange. Then wait several seconds because 
buttons may not function for these several 
seconds.
3.Press the STANDBY/ON button on the 
projector or the remote control.  
The projector lamp will light up and the 
POWER indicator will...

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Power on/off
Turning off  the power
1.Press the STANDBY/ON button on the projector or 
the remote control.
The message "Power off?" will appear on the 
screen for approximately 5 seconds.
2.Press the STANDBY/ON button on the projector 
or the remote control again while the message 
appears.
The projector lamp will go off, and the POWER 
indicator will begin blinking in orange. Then the 
POWER indicator will stop blinking and light in 
steady orange when the lamp cooling is complete.
3.Make...

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Operating
Adjusting the volume
1.Press the VOLUME button on the remote control.
A dialog will appear on the screen to aid you in 
adjusting the volume.
2.Use the cursor buttons ▲/▼ to adjust the volume.
To close the dialog and complete the operation, press 
the VOLUME button again. Even if you do not do anything, the dialog will 
automatically disappear after a few seconds.
Operating
Temporarily muting the sound
1.Press the MUTE button on the remote control. A dialog 
will appear on the...

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Operating
Selecting an input signal
1.Press the INPUT button on the projector.
Each time you press the button, the projector switches 
its input port as below.
 RGB 
 S-VIDEO  VIDEO
 
1.Press the RGB button on the remote control to select 
the RGB port.
RGB
●  When the TURN ON is selected to the AUTO SEARCH item in the OPTION 
menu (44), the projector selects the S-VIDEO port first. If no input is detected 
at the S-VIDEO port, the projector will check the VIDEO port automatically .
1.Press the...

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Operating
Selecting an aspect ratio
1.Press the ASPECT button on the remote control. Each time you press the 
button, the projector switches the modes for aspect ratio in turn.
For a 16:9 signal
For a 4:3 signal
● The NORMAL mode keeps the original aspect ratio of the signal.
●  For an HDTV component video signal of 1125i (1080i) or 750p (720p), only 16:9 
mode can be selected.
● Performing the automatic adjustment initializes the aspect ratio setting.
●  While setting the WIDE mode, the...

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Operating
1.Press the ZOOM +/- button on the remote control.
A dialog will appear on the screen to aid you in 
adjusting the zoom.
2.Use the ZOOM buttons +/- to adjust the zoom.
To close the dialog and complete this operation, do not 
perform operation for a few seconds.
Adjusting the zoom (magnifying power)
1.Use the focus ring to focus on the picture.
Adjusting the focus
1.Press the AUTO button on the remote control.
Using the automatic adjustment feature
  For an RGB signal 
The vertical...

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Operating
1.Press the POSITION button on the remote control.
The “POSITION” indication will appear on the screen.
Adjusting the position
2.Use the cursor buttons ▲/▼/◄/► to adjust the picture 
position.
When you want to reset the operation, press the RESET button on the remote 
control during the operation. To complete this operation, press the POSITION 
button again. Even if you do not do anything, the dialog will automatically 
disappear after a few seconds.
●  When this function is...

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Operating
1.Press the ON button of MAGNIFY on the remote control. 
The “MAGNIFY” indication will appear on the screen 
(although the indication will disappear after several 
seconds with no operation), and the projector will enter 
the MAGNIFY mode.
Using the partial 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 ▲/▼/◄/►. And to finalize the zoom area, press 
the POSITION button...

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Operating
1.Press the 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 the SCREEN 
menu. (41)
To exit the blank screen and return to the input signal 
screen, press the  BLANK button again.
Temporarily blanking the screen
●  The projector automatically returns to the input signal screen when the input  signal is changed, or when one of the projector’s buttons or the remote control 
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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. Each of these menus is operated using the 
same methods. The basic operations of these menus are as follows.
1.To display a menu
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.
2.To choose the target menu
Point at one of choices on...