Hitachi Projector CP-A301N User Manual

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Troubleshooting
Regarding the indicator lamps
When operation of the LAMP, TEMP and POWER indicators differs from usual, 
check and cope with it according to the following table.
POWER 
indicator LAMP 
indicator TEMP 
indicator Description
Lighting
In Orange Turned
off Turned
off
The projector is in a standby state.Please refer to the section “Power on/off”.
Blinking
In Green Turned
off Turned
off
The projector is warming up.Please wait.
Lighting
In Green Turned
off Turned
off
The projector is in an on state.Ordinary operations may be performed.
Blinking
In Orange Turned
off Turned
off
The projector is cooling down.Please wait.
Blinking In Red (discre-
tionary) (discre-
tionary)
The projector is cooling down. A certain error 
has been detected.
Please wait until  POWER indicator finishes blinking, 
and then perform the proper measure using the item 
descriptions below.
Blinking In Red or
Lighting In Red Lighting
In Red Turned
off
The lamp does not light, and there is a possibility 
that interior portion has become heated.
Please turn the power off, and allow the projector to 
cool down at least 20 minutes. After the projector has 
sufficiently cooled down, please make confirmation of 
the following items, and then turn the power on again.
• Is there blockage of the air passage aperture?
• Is the air filter dirty?
• Does the peripheral temperature exceed 35°C?
If the same indication is displayed after the remedy, 
please change the lamp referring to the section 
“Replacing the lamp”.
Blinking In Red or
Lighting In Red Blinking
In Red Turned
off
The lamp cover has not been properly fixed. Please turn the power off, and allow the projector to 
cool down at least 45 minutes. After the projector has 
sufficiently cooled down, please make confirmation of 
the attachment state of the lamp cover. After performing 
any needed maintenance, turn the power on again. 
If the same indication is displayed after the remedy, 
please contact your dealer or service company.
BlinkingIn Red or
Lighting In Red Turned
off Blinking
In Red
The cooling fan is not operating.Please turn the power off, and allow the projector to 
cool down at least 20 minutes. After the projector has 
sufficiently cooled down, please make confirmation 
that no foreign matter has become caught in the fan, 
etc., and then turn the power on again.
If the same indication is displayed after the remedy, 
please contact your dealer or service company.
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Troubleshooting
Regarding the indicator lamps (continued)
• When the interior portion has become overheated, for safety purposes, 
the projector is automatically shut down, and the indicator lamps may also be 
turned off. In such a case, disconnect the power cord, and wait at least 45 minutes. 
After the projector has sufficiently cooled down, please make confirmation of the 
attachment state of the lamp and lamp cover, and then turn the power on again.NOTE
POWER 
indicator LAMP 
indicator TEMP 
indicator Description
Blinking In Red or
Lighting In Red Turned
off Lighting
In Red
There is a possibility that the interior portion 
has become heated.
Please turn the power off, and allow the projector to cool down at least 
20 minutes. After the projector has sufficiently cooled down, please make 
confirmation of the following items, and then turn the power on again.
• Is there blockage of the air passage aperture?
• Is the air filter dirty?
• Does the peripheral temperature exceed 35°C?
• Is the projector used at an altitude of about 1600 m or 
higher? If the projector is used at an altitude of about 
1600 m or higher, set FAN SPEED of the SERVICE 
item in the OPTION menu to HIGH 
( 59).
Lighting In Red Turned
off Turned
off
The lens door is not opened properly.One of the followings has been happened.
• The lens door is not opened properly, when the projector 
is turned on.
• The lens door position is shifted, while the projector is working.Restart the projector, after confirming that there is nothing 
that the lens door hits while opening or closing.
Lighting
In Green Simultaneous
blinking in  Red
It is time to clean the air filter.Please immediately turn the power off, and clean or 
change the air filter referring to the section “Cleaning 
and replacing the air filter”. After cleaning or changing 
the air filter, please be sure to reset the filter timer. 
After the remedy, reset the power to ON.
Lighting
In Green Alternative
blinking in  Red
There is a possibility that the interior portion 
has become overcooled.
Please use the unit within the usage temperature 
parameters (5°C to 35°C).  
After the treatment, reset the power to ON.
Blinking In  Green for approx. 3 seconds. Turned
off Turned
off At least 1 "Power ON" schedule is saved to the 
projector.
Please refer to Schedule Settings
 section of User’s 
Manual - Network Guide. 
						

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Troubleshooting
Phenomena that may be easy to be mistaken for machine defects
About the phenomenon confused with a machine defect, check and cope with it 
according to the following table.
PhenomenonCases not involving a machine defectReference 
page
Power does not  come on.
The electrical power cord is not plugged in.
Correctly connect the power cord.14
The main power source has been interrupted during 
operation such as by a power outage (blackout), etc.
Please disconnect the power plug from the power outlet, 
and allow the projector to cool down at least 10 minutes, 
then turn the power on again.
14, 18
Either there is no lamp and/or lamp cover, or either 
of these has not been properly fixed.
Please turn the power off and disconnect the power 
plug from the power outlet, and allow the projector to 
cool down at least 45 minutes. After the projector has 
sufficiently cooled down, please make confirmation of 
the attachment state of the lamp and lamp cover, and 
then turn the power on again.
92
Neither sounds
nor pictures are outputted.
The signal cables are not correctly connected.
Correctly connect the connection cables.9 ~ 13
Signal source does not correctly work.
Correctly set up the signal source device by referring to 
the manual of the source device.
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The input changeover settings are mismatched.
Select the input signal, and correct the settings.20 ~ 22
The BLANK function for pictures and the MUTE 
function for sounds are working.
AV MUTE may be active. 
Refer to the item “Sound does not come out” and “No 
pictures are displayed” on the next page to turn off the 
MUTE and BLANK functions.
20, 27, 58
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Resetting all settings
When it is hard to correct some wrong settings, the FACTORY RESET function of 
SERVICE item in OPTION menu (
 64) can reset all settings (except settings such 
as LANGUAGE, LAMP TIME, FILTER TIME, FILTER MESSAGE, SECURITY and 
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Troubleshooting
Phenomena that may be easy to be mistaken for machine defects (continue\
d)
PhenomenonCases not involving a machine defectReference 
page
Sound does not  come out. The signal cables are not correctly connected.
Correctly connect the audio cables.
9 ~ 13
The MUTE function is working.
Restore the sound pressing  MUTE or VOLUME +/- button 
on the remote control. 20
The volume is adjusted to an extremely low level.
Adjust the volume to a higher level using the menu function 
or the remote control. 20, 46, 
47
The AUDIO SOURCE/SPEAKER setting is not correct.
Correctly set the AUDIO SOURCE/SPEAKER in AUDIO menu.46
The mode selected for HDMI AUDIO is not suitable.  
Check each of the two modes provided and select the suit-
able one for your HDMI
TM audio device. 47
No pictures are displayed. The signal cables are not correctly connected.
Correctly connect the connection cables.
9 ~ 13
The brightness is adjusted to an extremely low level.
Adjust BRIGHTNESS to a higher level using the menu function.32
The computer cannot detect the projector as a plug and play monitor.
Make sure that the computer can detect a plug and play 
monitor using another plug and play monitor. 10
The BLANK screen is displayed.
Press BLANK button on the remote control. 27
The USB TYPE B port is selected as the picture input 
source even if MOUSE is selected for USB TYPE B.  
Select USB DISPLAY for USB TYPE B in OPTION menu to 
project the picture input to the port. Otherwise select other 
port for picture input. 55
The projector does not recognize the USB storage 
device inserted into USB TYPE A port. 
Use the REMOVE USB function first, remove the USB 
storage device, and then insert it into the port again. 
Before removing the USB storage device, be sure to use 
the REMOVE USB function on the thumbnail screen, which 
appears when the USB TYPE A port is selected as the input 
source. 12
"Waiting for connection." remains displayed even 
though the USB TYPE B port is selected.
Remove the USB cable and reconnect after a while.
10
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Troubleshooting
PhenomenonCases not involving a machine defectReference 
page
Video screen
display freezes. The FREEZE function is working.
Press FREEZE button to restore the screen to normal.
27
Colors have a faded- out
appearance, or Color tone is  poor. Color settings are not correctly adjusted.
Perform picture adjustments by changing the COLOR TEMP, COLOR, 
TINT and/or COLOR SPACE settings, using the menu functions.33, 38
COLOR SPACE setting is not suitable.
Change the COLOR SPACE setting to AUTO, RGB, 
SMPTE240, REC709 or REC601.  38
Pictures appear  dark. The brightness and/or contrast are adjusted to an 
extremely low level.
Adjust BRIGHTNESS and/or CONTRAST settings to a 
higher level using the menu function.
32
The projector is operating in Eco mode.
Set ECO MODE to NORMAL, and set AUTO ECO MODE to 
OFF, in the SETUP menu. 44, 45
The lamp is approaching the end of its product lifetime.
Replace the lamp. 92, 93
Pictures appear  blurry. Either the focus and/or horizontal phase settings are 
not properly adjusted.
Adjust the focus using the FOCUS button, and/or H PHASE 
using the menu function.
24, 37
The lens is dirty or misty.
Clean the lens referring to the section “Caring for the lens”. 97
Some kind  of image 
degradation  such as 
flickering or 
stripes appear  on screen.  When the projector is operating in Eco mode, flickering 
may appear on screen.
Set ECO MODE to NORMAL, and set AUTO ECO MODE to 
OFF, in the SETUP menu.
44, 45
The OVER SCAN ratio is too big.
Adjust OVER SCAN in the IMAGE menu smaller. 35
Excessive VIDEO NR.
Change the setting of VIDEO NR in the INPUT menu. 38
The FRAME LOCK function cannot work on the current 
input signal.
Set FRAME LOCK in the INPUT menu to OFF. 40
Phenomena that may be easy to be mistaken for machine defects (continue\
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PhenomenonCases not involving a machine defectReference 
page
The computer 
connected to the 
USB TYPE B port  of the projector 
does not start up.The computer cannot start up in the current hardware 
configuration.
Disconnect the USB cable from the computer, then 
reconnect it after starting up the computer. 10
RS-232C does  not work. The SAVING function is working.
Select NORMAL for STANDBY MODE item in the SETUP menu.45
The COMMUNICATION TYPE for the CONTROL port is 
set to NETWORK BRIDGE.
Select OFF for COMMUNICATION TYPE item in the 
OPTION - SERVICE - COMMUNICATION menu. 62
Network does  not work
The SAVING function is working.
Select NORMAL for STANDBY MODE item in the SETUP menu.45
NETWORK  BRIDGE 
function does  not work
The NETWORK BRIDGE function is turned off.
Select NETWORK BRIDGE for COMMUNICATION TYPE 
item in the OPTION - SERVICE - COMMUNICATION menu.62
Schedule function  
does not workThe SAVING function is working.
Select NORMAL for STANDBY MODE item in the SETUP menu.45
When the 
projector is 
connected to the 
network, it powers  off and on as 
described below.
Powers off
POWER indicator  blinks in orange a  few times
Goes into  
standby mode
Disconnect the LAN cable and check that the projector 
is working properly.
If this phenomenon occurs after connecting to the network, 
there may be a loop between two Ethernet switching hubs 
within the network, as explained below.
- There are two or more Ethernet switching hubs in a network.
- Two of the hubs are doubly connected by LAN cables.
-  
This double connection forms a loop between the two hubs.
Such a loop may have an adverse effect on the projector 
as well as the other network devices.
Check the network connection and remove the loop by 
disconnecting the LAN cables such that there is only one 
connecting cable between two hubs.
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Video files cannot 
be played properly  on a computer on which the 
"LiveViewer" was  run.The "LiveViewer" has been intentionally or accidentally 
forced to shut down.
DirectDraw® or Direct3D® has been disabled on your Windows®. 
Please refer to the Microsoft® Help and Support home 
page on how to enable DirectDraw® or Direct3D®.
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Troubleshooting
• Although bright spots or dark spots may appear on the screen, this 
is a unique characteristic of liquid crystal displays, and it does not constitute or 
imply a machine defect. NOTE
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Specifications
Specifications
End User License Agreement for the Projector Software
• Software in the projector consists of the plural number of independent software 
modules and there exist our copyright or/and third party copyrights for each of 
such software modules.
• Be sure to read “End User License Agreement for the Projector Software” which 
is separated document. (in the CD)
Please see the Specifications in the User’s Manual (concise) which is a book.