Hitachi Projector CP-A301N User Manual

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SCREEN menu
ItemDescription
SOURCE NAME Each input port for this projector can have a name applied to it.
(1)  
Use the ▲/▼ buttons on the SCREEN menu to select SOURCE 
NAME and press the ► or ENTER button.  
The SOURCE NAME menu will be displayed.
(2)   Use the ▲/▼ buttons on the SOURCE 
NAME menu to select the port to be 
named and press the ► button. The 
SOURCE NAME dialog will be displayed.
Right side of the menu is blank until a 
name is specified.
(3)   Select an icon  you would like to assign to  
the port in the SOURCE NAME dialog.   
The name assigned to the port will also be   
automatically switched according to your   
icon selection. Press  the ENTER or INPUT  
button to determine your icon selection.
(4)   Select a number  you would like to assign  
to the port along with the icon. You can  
select the number either from blank   
(no number assigned), 1, 2, 3, or 4.  Then  
press the ENTER or INPUT button.
(5)   If you would  like to modify the name assigned   
to the port, select CUSTOM NAME and  
press the ENTER or INPUT button. 
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SCREEN menu
ItemDescription
SOURCE NAME (Continued )(6) 
 
The current name will be displayed on 
the first line. Use the ▲/▼/◄/► buttons 
and the ENTER or INPUT button to 
select and enter characters. To erase 1 
character at one time, press the RESET 
button or press the ◄ and INPUT button 
at the same time. Also if you move the 
cursor to DELETE or ALL CLEAR on 
screen and press the  ENTER or INPUT 
button, 1 character or all characters will 
be erased. The name can be a maximum 
of 16 characters.
(7)    To change an already inserted character, 
press the ▲ button to move the cursor to 
the first line, and use the ◄/► buttons to 
move the cursor on the character to be 
changed. 
After pressing the ENTER or INPUT button, the character is 
selected.  Then, follow the same procedure as described at the 
item (6) above.
(8)    To finish entering text, move the cursor to the OK on screen and 
press the ►,  ENTER or INPUT button. To revert to the previous 
name without saving changes, move the cursor to the CANCEL 
on screen and press the ◄, ENTER or INPUT button.
TEMPLATE Using the ▲/▼ cursor buttons switches the mode for the template 
screen.
Press the ► cursor (or the ENTER) button to display the selected 
template, and press the ◄ cursor button to close the displayed 
screen.
The last selected template is displayed when the 
MY BUTTON
allocated to the TEMPLATE function is pressed (
 58).
TEST PATTERN  ó DOT-LINE1 
ó DOT-LINE2 
ó DOT-LINE3
                                                                                      

 MAP2  ó MAP1 
ó CIRCLE2 
ó CIRCLE1 
ó DOT-LINE4
You can turn a map upside down and scroll it horizontally when 
MAP1 or MAP2 is selected. To invert or scroll the map, display 
the guidance by pressing the  RESET button on the remote three 
seconds or more when MAP1 or MAP2 appears.
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SCREEN menu
ItemDescription
C.C.
(Closed Caption) The C.C. is the function that displays a 
transcript or dialog of the audio portion of 
a video, files or other presentation or other 
relevant sounds. It is required to have NTSC 
format video or 480i@60 format component 
video source supporting C.C. feature to 
utilize this function.
It may not work properly, depending on equipment or signal source. 
In this case, please turn off the Closed Caption.
DISPLAY
Select Closed Caption DISPLAY setting from following options using 
▲/▼ buttons.
AUTO  ó ON 
ó OFF 
   
AUTO :   Closed Caption automatically displays when the volume 
is muted.
ON : Closed Caption is on.
OFF  : Closed Caption is off.
• The caption is not displayed when the OSD menu is active.
• The Closed Caption is the function to display the dialogue, 
narration, and / or sound effects of a television program or other 
video sources. The Closed Caption availability is depending upon 
broadcaster and/or content.
MODE
Select Closed Caption MODE setting from following options using 
▲/▼ buttons.
CAPTIONS  ó TEXT
CAPTIONS : Display Closed Caption.
TEXT  :  Display Text data, which is for additional information such 
as news reports or a TV program guide. The information 
covers the entire screen. Not all of the C.C. program has 
Text information.
CHANNEL
Select Closed Caption CHANNEL from following options using ▲/▼ 
buttons.
1 ó  2 
ó 3 
ó 4
1: Channel 1, primary channel / language
2: Channel 2
3: Channel 3
4: Channel 4
The channel data may vary, depending on the content. Some 
channel might be used for secondary language or empty. 
						

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OPTION menu
OPTION menu
From the OPTION menu, items shown in the table 
below can be performed.
Select an item using the ▲/▼ cursor buttons, and 
press the ► cursor button or ENTER button to execute 
the item, except for the items LAMP TIME and FILTER 
TIME. Then perform it according to the following table.
ItemDescription
AUTO SEARCH Using the ▲/▼ buttons turns on/off the automatic signal search 
function.
ON  ó OFF
When the ON is selected, detecting no signal automatically cycles 
through input ports in the following order. The search is started from 
the current port. Then when an input is found, the projector will stop 
searching and display the image.   
COMPUTER IN1  ð COMPUTER IN2 
ð LAN 
ð USB TYPE A
 
              VIDEO   S-VIDEO 
 HDMI
 USB TYPE B
• It may take several seconds to project the images from the 
 
USB TYPE B port.
DIRECT POWER  ON Using the ▲/▼ buttons turns on/off the DIRECT POWER ON 
function.
ON  ó OFF
When set to the ON, the lamp in projector will be automatically turned 
on without the usual procedure (
 18)
, only when the projector is 
supplied with the power after the power was cut while the lamp was on.
• This function does not work as long as the power has been 
supplied to the projector while the lamp is off.
• 
After turning the lamp on by the DIRECT POWER ON function, 
if neither input nor operation is detected for about 30 minutes, the 
projector is turned off, even though the AUTO 
POWER OFF function 
(
 55) is disabled.
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OPTION menu
ItemDescription
AUTO POWER  OFF Using the ▲/▼ buttons adjusts the time to count down to 
automatically turn the projector off.
Long (max. 99 minutes)  ó Short (min. 0 minute = DISABLE)
When the time is set to 0, the projector is not turned off automatically.When the time is set to 1 to 99, and when the passed time with no-
signal or an unsuitable signal reaches at the set time, the projector 
lamp will be turned off. 
If one of the projector's buttons or the remote control buttons 
is pressed or one of the commands (except get commands) is 
transmitted to the CONTROL port during the corresponding time, 
projector will not be turned off.
Please refer to the section “Turning off the power”
 ( 19).
USB TYPE B Using the ▲/▼ buttons selects the function of USB TYPE B port.  
To use this function, you need to connect the 
USB TYPE B port of 
the projector and the type A USB port of a computer.
MOUSE  ó USB DISPLAY
MOUSE : The accessory remote control works as the simple mouse   
      and keyboard of the computer.
USB DISPLAY : The port works as an input port that receives image   
      signals from the computer (
 87).
• It may take several seconds to project the images from the  USB 
TYPE B port.
• In the following cases, a message to notify you that  USB TYPE B 
port is not available for picture input appears together with the USB 
TYPE B dialog:
-    This setting is switched to MOUSE while a picture input from the 
USB TYPE B port is projected.
-    The  USB TYPE B port is selected as the picture input source while 
this setting is set to MOUSE. Select USB DISPLAY in the dialog to 
project the picture input to the  USB TYPE B port. In this case, you 
cannot use the simple mouse and keyboard function. Otherwise 
select other port for picture input. 
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OPTION menu
ItemDescription
LAMP TIME The lamp time is the usage time of the lamp, counted after the last 
resetting. It is shown in the OPTION menu.
Pressing the RESET button on the remote control or the ► button 
of the projector displays a dialog. 
To reset the lamp time, select the OK using the ► button.
CANCEL
 ð  OK
• Please reset the lamp time only when you have replaced the lamp, 
for a suitable indication about the lamp.
• 
For the lamp replacement, see the section "Replacing the lamp" ( 92).
FILTER TIME The filter time is the usage time of the air filter, counted after the last 
resetting. It is shown in the OPTION menu.
Pressing the RESET button on the remote control or the ► button 
of the projector displays a dialog. 
To reset the filter time, select the OK using the ► button.
CANCEL ð  OK
• 
Please reset the filter time only when you have cleaned or replaced 
the air filter, for a suitable indication about the air filter.
• For the air filter cleaning, see the section “Cleaning and replacing 
the air filter” (
 94, 95).
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OPTION menu
ItemDescription
MY BUTTON This item is to assign one of the following functions to 
MY BUTTON 
1/2 on the remote control (
 6).
(1)   Use the ▲/▼ buttons on the MY BUTTON menu to select a MY 
BUTTON - (1/2) and press the ► or ENTER button to display the 
MY BUTTON setup dialog. 
(2)   Then using the ▲/▼/◄/► buttons sets one of the following 
functions to the chosen button. Press the ENTER or INPUT 
button to save the setting.
• LAN: Selects input from LAN port.
• USB TYPE A: Selects input from USB TYPE A port.
• USB TYPE B: Selects input from USB TYPE B port.
• HDMI: Selects input from HDMI port.
• COMPUTER IN1: Selects the input from COMPUTER IN1 port.
• COMPUTER IN2: Selects the input from COMPUTER IN2 port.
• S-VIDEO: Selects the input from S-VIDEO port.
• VIDEO: Selects the input from VIDEO port.
•   SLIDESHOW: Selects the input from  USB TYPE A port, and starts 
a Slideshow.
•   MY IMAGE: Displays the MY IMAGE menu (
 68).
•   MESSENGER: Turns the messenger text displayed on the screen on/off (Messenger Function in the User's Manual - Network Guide). 
When there is no transferred text data to display, the message 
”NO MESSENGER DATA" appears.
•   INFORMATION: Displays SYSTEM_INFORMATION,  
INPUT_INFORMATION  (
64), NETWORK_INFORMATION 
( 71) or nothing.
•   MY MEMORY: Loads one of adjustment data stored  (34). 
When more than one data are saved, the adjustment   
changes every time the  MY BUTTON is pressed.
When no data is saved in memory, the 
dialog "No saved data" appears.
When the current adjustment is not 
saved to memory, the dialog as shown in 
the right appears.
If you want to keep the current adjustment, please press   
the ► button to exit. Otherwise loading a data will overwrite the 
current adjusted condition.
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OPTION menu
ItemDescription
MY BUTTON (Continued )• 
 
ACTIVE IRIS: Changes the active iris mode.
• PICTURE MODE: Changes the PICTURE MODE (
 31).
•  FILTER RESET: Displays the filter time reset confirmation dialogue  ( 56)
.
•   
TEMPLATE: Makes the template pattern selected to the 
TEMPLATE item (
 52) appear or disappear.
•    AV MUTE: Turns the picture and audio on/off.
•   D-ZOOM: Turns the D-ZOOM mode on/off. When the D-ZOOM 
mode is on, use the ◄/► cursor buttons to adjust the 
magnification ratio.
•   D-SHIFT: Turns the D-SHIFT mode on/off. When the D-SHIFT 
mode is on, use the ▲/▼/◄/► cursor buttons to move the 
magnifying area.
•   RESOLUTION: Turns on/off the RESOLUTION dialog (
 41).
•   MIC VOLUME: Turns  on/off the MIC VOLUME dialog ( 47).
•   ECO MODE: Turns on/off the ECO MODE dialog ( 45).
MY SOURCE Using ▲/▼ buttons selects the picture input port to be selected with 
pressing the 
MY SOURCE/DOC.CAMERA  button on the remote 
control.
You can use this function not only for document cameras but also 
computers and other equipment.
COMPUTER IN1  ó COMPUTER IN2 
ó LAN 
ó USB TYPE A
            VIDEO  ó S-VIDEO 
ó HDMI 
ó USB TYPE B
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OPTION menu
ItemDescription
SERVICE Selecting this item displays the SERVICE 
menu.
Select an item using the ▲/▼ buttons, and 
press the ► button or the ENTER button 
on the remote control to execute the item.
FAN SPEED
Using the ▲/▼ buttons switches the rotation speed of the cooling 
fans. If the projector is used at an altitude of about 1600 m or higher, 
select HIGH. Otherwise, select NORMAL. Note that the projector is 
noisier when the HIGH is selected.
HIGH  ó NORMAL
AUTO ADJUST
Using the ▲/▼ buttons to select one of the mode. When the 
DISABLE is selected, the automatic adjustment feature is disabled.
FINE  ó FAST 
ó DISABLE
   
FINE: Finer tuning including H.SIZE adjustment.
FAST :  Faster tuning, setting H.SIZE to prearranged data for the 
input signal.
• Depending on conditions, such as input image, signal cable to 
the projector, environment around the projector, etc., the automatic 
adjustment may not work correctly.  In such a case, please 
choose DISABLE to disable the automatic adjustment, and make 
adjustment manually.
GHOST
1.   Select a color element of ghost using 
the ◄/► buttons. 
2.    Adjust the selected element using the 
▲/▼ buttons to disappear ghost.
FILTER MESSAGE
Use the ▲/▼ button to set the timer for notifying by the message 
when to replace the filter unit  500h  ó 1000h 
ó 2000h 
ó 3000h 
ó 4000h 
ó 5000h 
ó OFF
After choosing an item except OFF, the message “REMINDER *** 
HRS PASSED ....” will appear after the timer reaches the interval 
time set by this feature (
 100). 
When the OFF is chosen, the message will not appear. Utilize this 
feature to keep the air filter clean, setting the suitable time according 
to your environment of this projector.
• Please take care of the filter unit periodically, even if there is 
no message. If the air filter becomes to be blocked by dust or 
other matter, the internal temperature will rise, which could cause 
malfunction, or reduce the lifetime of the projector.
• Please be careful with the operating environment of the projector 
and the condition of the filter unit.
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OPTION menu
ItemDescription
SERVICE
(continued) KEY LOCK
(1)   Use the ▲/▼ buttons to select CONTROL PANEL or REMOTE 
CONTROL.
(2) Use the ◄/► buttons to turn the key lock function on/off.
When ON is selected, all buttons on the projector or remote control 
except the STANDBY/ON button are locked.
• Please use this function to prevent tampering or accidental 
operation. 
• It is not possible to set both CONTROL PANEL and REMOTE 
CONTROL to ON.
LENS DOOR LOCK
Use the ▲/▼ cursor buttons to turn on/off the LENS DOOR LOCK 
function. Set LENS DOOR LOCK to ON to keep the lens door open 
even when power is turned off. Follow cautions below when you set 
LENS DOOR LOCK to ON and keep the lens door open all the time.
• Do not apply excessive force on or allow impact to the lens door , 
as it incorporates a mirror.
• Keep the projector out of the reach of children.
• Never touch a lens door or mirror. If the mirror is broken, the 
projected image will be distorted. Close the lens door, and contact 
your dealer.
When the LENS DOOR LOCK is set to ON and the lens door is 
not open completely for some reason, the image may shift or have 
keystone distortion. In that case use the LENS DOOR OPEN 
function (
 below) to open the lens door completely.
LENS DOOR OPEN
Use the LENS DOOR OPEN function to open the lens door if not 
open completely for some reason such as cleaning.
LENS DOOR CLOSE
Use the LENS DOOR CLOSE function to temporarily close the lens 
door when LENS DOOR LOCK is set to ON. Note that the lamp will 
be turned off when the lens door is closed. Press the STANDBY/ON 
button on the projector or the remote control to open the lens door 
and start the projector again.
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