Hitachi Projector CP-HD9950 User Manual

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Blend Region
L eft I mageRight I mage
Using the EDGE BLENDING feature
Operating
Guide line
1. Mode (Manual/Camera)
OFF: Disables the Blending function.
 
Manual: Allows you to adjust Blending Region or Blending Level by using menu.
Camera:   
Allows you to perform automatic adjustment by using Camera in Projector 
Blending Tool.
• ECO MODE is not selectable when Blending is set to other than OFF .
•  Keystone/PERFECT FIT/Warping are not selectable when Camera is selected in 
Blending.
•  Camera Feedback (BLENDING) function is operated by using dedicated PC tool, 
"Blending Tool". 
PC and projector are required to be connected with LAN cable in order to use this 
function. 
You can get the PC tool from the URL below. 
  http://www.hitachi.co.jp/proj/ 
Refer to Application Manual for operations.
2. Blending Region
2.1 Specifying Blending Region 
Select one of the four sides with ▲/▼/◄/► buttons and press ENTER or INPUT 
button. Blending Region can be specified for left and right sides with ◄/► but-
tons and for top and bottom sides with ▲/▼ buttons. 
Specify Blending Region for each projector. 
Adjust them referring to the guide displayed during the adjustment of Blending 
Region.
* The minimum value of Blending Region is 200 dots.
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Operating
3.  Cropping 
When inputting the same image to each projector, the Cropping function enables 
projectors to cut out a part of input image and display one image on a large 
screen. The following patterns are supported.
 
3.1 Displaying Cropping Menu 
Select CROPPING with ▲/▼ buttons and press 
►, ENTER or INPUT button to display Cropping 
Menu. 
 
3.2 Setting Cropping 
Select MODE with ▲/▼ buttons and select ON 
with ◄/► buttons. 
The input image is automatically cut out according to the settings of Blending 
Region.
1 x 22 x 22 x 1
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Operating
 
3.3 Adjusting Cropping Area 
Adjust the Cropping Area when cutting out a part of input image.
Select SETUP with ▲/▼ buttons and press ►, ENTER or INPUT button.
*  MODE is set to [OFF] temporarily and the guide of the Cropping Area 
 is displayed.
Select [LT]/[WH] with ▲/▼ buttons and press the ENTER or INPUT button.
Move the guide display with ▲/▼/◄/► buttons to select the region of the 
screen to be cut out.
Press the ENTER or INPUT button and then press ◄ button to select SETUP, 
and MODE switches to ON automatically.
Input Image
Cropping
 
3.4 Adjust Cropping Area of the other projector. 
Set the Cropping Area of the other projector with the same value as one  
projector. 
The input image is automatically cut out according to the settings of the  
Blending Region.
*  
To keep input image from not being seen while setting up, set BLANK to ON.
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4.  Selecting Blending Level 
Select the BLENDING LEVEL with ▲/▼ buttons. 
[1-25] can be selected with ◄/► buttons. 
Adjust the brightness of the Blending Region according to the settings.
5.  DIMMING LEVEL 
Adjusts the brightness of the projectors which are using Blending. 
Using the ◄/► buttons to adjust the DIMMING LEVEL.
6.  WHITE BALANCE 
Adjusts the white balance of the whole screen.
6.1.   OFFSET 
Changes the color intensity on the whole tones.
6.2.  GAIN 
Mainly affects color intensity on the brighter tones.
7.  BLACK LEVEL 
Adjusts black color level of the projectors which are using Blending. 
Adjusts the adjustment value of R/G/B at the same time when W is selected. 
When each of R/G/B is selected, the adjustment value of R/G/B can be 
adjusted respectively.
• The positional deviation of the screen may occur after installing the 
projector over time. Perform the screen adjustment again to correct the  
positional deviation. 
NOTE 
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1.
Using the magnify feature
2.
3.
4.
Press the MAGNIFY ON button on the remote 
control.  
The picture will be magnified, and the MAGNIFY 
dialog will appear on the screen. When the 
MAGNIFY ON button is pressed for the first time 
after the projector is turned on, the picture will be 
zoomed by 1.5 times. On the dialog, triangle marks 
to show each direction will be displayed.
While the triangles are displayed on the dialog, use the ▲/▼/◄/► cursor
buttons to shift the magnifying area.
Press the MAGNIFY OFF button on the remote control to exit magnification.
• The MAGNIFY dialog will automatically disappear in several seconds 
with no operation. The dialog will appear again if the MAGNIFY ON button is 
pressed when the dialog has automatically disappeared.
• The magnification is automatically disabled when the displaying signal or its 
display condition is changed.
• While the magnification is active, the keystone distortion condition may vary. It 
will be restored when the magnification is disabled.
• Some horizontal stripes might be visible on the image while magnification is 
active.
• This function is not available in the following cases: 
-  A sync signal in the range not supported is input.
-  There is no input signal.
NOTE
The display magnification of the projector switches with every 
press of the MAGNIFY ON button.
  For computer signals, HDMITM (RGB) signals, HDBaseT™ signals, 
input signals from the LAN ports 
 1.5   times  2 times  3 times  4 times  1 time 
  For video signals, component video signals, HDMITM (Component) 
signals, HDBaseT signals 
 1.5   times  2 times  1 time 
MAGNIFY ON / OFF buttons
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1.Press the SHUTTER button on the control 
panel. or on the remote control.
The mechanical lens shutter closes and 
the screen turns to black. The SHUTTER 
indicator on the projector blinks in yellow 
while the shutter is closed.  
To open the shutter and restore the screen, 
press the SHUTTER button again.
Temporarily shading the screen
1.Press the FREEZE button on the remote control.  
The “FREEZE” indication will appear on the screen 
(however, the indication will not appear when the 
SILENT is selected for the OSD MESSAGE item in 
the SETUP (75), and the projector will go into the 
FREEZE mode, which the picture is frozen.
To exit the FREEZE mode and restore the screen to normal, press the 
FREEZE button again. 
Temporarily freezing the screen
►If you want a blank screen while the projector's lamp is on, 
use the lens SHUTTER function. Any other action may cause the damage on the 
projector.
WARNING
• The projector automatically exits from the FREEZE mode when some 
control buttons are pressed.
• Images might appear degraded when this function is operated, but it is not a 
malfunction.
NOTE
• The projector will turn off automatically when the time set up by the 
SHUTTER TIMER passes (83).
• When turning off the power by the normal procedure, the shutter opens 
automatically. If AC power supply is disconnected while opening or closing the 
shutter, the moving of the shutter stops. However, the next time the projector is 
turned on, the shutter opens again automatically.
NOTE
SHUTTER button
FREEZE 
button
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The PbyP / PinP is a function for displaying two different picture signals on a 
screen that is separated into main and sub areas for each signal. 
PbyP (Picture by Picture) / PinP (Picture in Picture)
PbyP buttonNormal modePbyP mode
main areasub area
PinP mode only
Press the PbyP button on the remote control. This activates the PbyP mode. 
Then, press the PbyP button again. The projector goes into PinP mode. The 
screen displayed before the PbyP button was pressed will be displayed as the 
main area. Most of operations are effective for the main area only.  
To quit the PinP mode, press the PbyP button again.

main areasub area
• If the LAN port is selected when the PbyP button is pressed, input 
from other port is displayed on the main area.
• When in the PbyP / PinP mode, use the MENU button on the remote control 
or ▲/▼ buttons on the control panel to display the OSD menu.
• Some functions that cannot be used when in the PbyP / PinP mode. 
• A message will be displayed when buttons that cannot be used are pressed  
( 7). However, messages are not displayed for some unusable buttons.
• The functions on the OSD menu that cannot be used are displayed in gray 
and cannot be selected.
NOTE
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The position of the main area can be toggled with the ◄/► buttons when the 
setting information is displayed on the screen. The frame will move together with 
it.
  Changing the main area
main areasub areamain areasub area
The setting information appears for several seconds when the PbyP / PinP
 function is started. Displays the input information for each area. A frame around 
the main area will be displayed. The information can be redisplayed with the 
◄/► buttons after it has been erased.
  Setting information
main area
Input information
Frame
PbyP mode
PbyP mode
main areasub area
main area
PinP mode
sub area
PinP mode
main area
sub area
Input information
Frame
Operating
sub area
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Press any button to select an input port on the remote control or press the 
INPUT button on the control panel. A dialog box to select the input signal for 
the main area will be displayed. Choose a signal using the ▲/▼ buttons. To 
change the signal in the sub area, switch temporarily across to the main area 
with the ◄/► buttons. 
Displaying the same signal on the both areas is not allowed. Refer to the table 
for details on available input signal combinations. Any combinations marked 
with "X" cannot be selected.
  Changing the picture input signal
• The combined input signals marked with an "O" can be selected and 
displayed in the PbyP / PinP mode even when the port is set to SKIP with the 
SOURCE SKIP on the OPTION menu (82). 
NOTE
PbyP mode
main areasub area
Input signal
PinP mode
Operating
Sub area
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COMPUTER INOOOOOOX
HDMI 1OOXXXOX
HDMI 2OOOOOOX
DVI-DOXOXXOX
HDBaseTOXOXXOX
SDI/DIGITAL 1OXOXXOX
VIDEOOOOOOOX
LANXXXXXXX
main area
sub areaInput signal
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Using ▲/▼ buttons on the remote control changes the size of main area in 
PbyP mode.
  Changing the size of main area in PbyP mode
  Changing the position of sub area in PinP mode
• For some signals, it may not be displayed correctly in the PbyP /
PinP mode, even if it can be displayed properly in the normal mode.
NOTE
Press the MY BUTTON assigned the PbyP / PinP SWAP (84). The position of 
the area is exchanged without any setting change.
  PbyP / PinP SWAP function
main areasub areamain areasub areamain area
sub areamain area
sub area
PbyP modePinP mode
main area
sub area
main areasub area
main area
sub area
Operating
1. Select PinP POSITION in INPUT MENU 
(69). 
2. Using ▲/▼ buttons on the remote control 
changes the position of sub area  in PinP 
mode.