Hitachi Pj-Tx300e Projector Users Manual

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POWERLIGHT
BLACKASPECT
MENUBRIGHTCONTRASTCOLOR
IRISMODEMEMORY
ENTERRESET
HDMIPCAUTOCOMPOS-VIDEOVIDEO

1.To switch between input ports, press the 
INPUT button on the projector. Each time 
the button is pressed, the projector will 
switch between input ports as follows.
COMPONENT VIDEO  S-VIDEO
                                            
HDMI  COMPUTER  VIDEO
Projection
Selecting an input signal
1.To select a specific input port directly, press the 
PC, HDMI, COMPO, S-VIDEO or VIDEO...

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1.Use the vertical lens shift dial 
to shift the picture upward or 
downward.
2.Use the horizontal lens shift 
dial to shift the picture left or 
right.
Projection
Adjusting the display position
The lens of this projector can be shifted horizontally and vertically to adjust the 
display position using the lens shift dials.
• The best picture quality is generally achieved when the lens shift is 
set to the center. Each lens shift dial clicks into place when set to the center. NOTE
1.Hold the knob of...

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Magnify
1.Press the STANDBY/ON button on the projector or 
the POWER button on the remote control.
The message "Power off?" will appear on the screen 
for approximately 5 seconds.
Projection
Turning the power off
2.Press the STANDBY/ON button on the projector 
or the POWER button on the remote control again 
when the “Power off?” 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...

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Basic operation
Basic operation
The following functions are basic and useful. They can also be easily accessed 
using the remote control.
Some functions display dialogs to aid you. Although the dialogs automatically 
close after several seconds, the dialogs can be deactivated using the MESSAGE 
function in the SCREEN menu (49).
1.Press the ASPECT button.
Each time the button is pressed the mode will 
change and a dialog indicating the selected mode 
will be displayed.
ASPECT
ASPECT refers to the...

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1.Press the IRIS button. 
The projector will display a dialog to aid you in 
adjusting the iris.
Basic operation
IRIS
2.Use the ▲/▼ cursor buttons to adjust the iris.
3.To close the dialog and end the operation press the IRIS button again. The 
dialog will automatically close after several seconds without user input.
• Pressing the RESET button while the dialog is displayed resets the 
adjustment.
• The IRIS function can also be accessed via the PICTURE menu in the 
Advanced Menu (41).
NOTE...

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Basic operation
1.Press the MODE button.
Each time the button is pressed the mode will 
change and a dialog indicating the selected mode 
will be displayed.
MODE
MODE refers to modes that are a combination of the 
GAMMA (
37), COLOR TEMP (39), and IRIS (
41) settings as shown in the table below. Select a 
mode corresponding to the input signal to be used.NORMAL 
 CINEMA LOW  CINEMA HIGH  MUSIC  SPORTS
      
• When the combination of the settings does not correspond with any 
pre-set modes,...

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Basic operation
1.Press the BLACK button.
Each time the button is pressed the mode will 
change and a dialog indicating the selected mode 
will be displayed.
BLACK
BLACK refers to the auto iris control modes as shown in 
the table below. The auto iris is automatically controlled 
to adjust the black level according to the mode selected.
TURN OFF  AUTO1  AUTO2
        
BLACKMode characteristics
TURN OFFThe auto iris is always open.
AUTO1
The auto iris displays a better black for dark...

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Basic operation
MY MEMORY
This projector provides 4 memories to save user adjustment settings. The 
brightness, contrast, color, tint, sharpness and iris adjustment settings, and 
selected modes for gamma, color temperature, black, whisper and digital shutter 
can be saved to each memory.
You can name and save a maximum of 4 sets of adjustment settings, and the 
saved adjustment settings can be named and reloaded later.
To load saved adjustment settings
Note that if the MESSAGE function (51) is...

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Basic operation
To save adjustment settings
Note that if the MESSAGE function (51) is inactive, the following procedure 
cannot be performed and the projector will load saved adjustment settings as 
soon as the MEMORY button is pressed.
When the MESSAGE function is inactive please use the MY MEMORY function in 
the PICTURE menu (42) to save adjustment settings.
When the MESSAGE function is active, the MY MEMORY menu can be displayed 
using the following procedure. The MY MEMORY menu...

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EASY MENU
EASY MENU
This projector has various functions intended to improve picture quality. The EASY 
MENU provides quick and easy access to the most useful of these functions.
1.To display a menu when no menu is 
currently displayed
Press the MENU button and a menu will be 
displayed. Alternatively, pressing one of the 
▲/▼/◄/► cursor buttons will also display a 
menu.
The tall menu is the EASY MENU. The 
wide menu is the Advanced Menu.
EASY MENU operation
Follow the procedure below to use the...