Hitachi Projector CP-WU8451 User Manual

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  In a normal state  
The Status Monitor displays the state of the projector in 
three lines.
:  Displays the condition of the projector. 
While the lamp is on, the selected port is 
displayed.
Displayed conditions are as below;
STANDBY: The projector is in standby mode.
WARM UP: The projector is warming up.
SEARCHING: The projector is searching an input signal.
COOL DOWN:  The projector is cooling down.
:  Displays the condition of the detected input signal while the lamp 
is on. Otherwise, displays the serial number of the projector.
Displayed conditions are as below;
SYNC OUT: Detected input signal is out of specified range.
NO SIGNAL: There is no input signal.
CONNECTED: The projector has connected to the network or the computer 
and some image is transferred to the projector while the LAN or USB TYPE 
B port is selected.
HOLD: The projector has connected to the network but no image is transferred 
while the LAN port is selected.
NOT CONNECTED: The projector is not connected to the network or the 
computer while the LAN or USB TYPE B port is selected.
Status Monitor
Status Monitor
Displaying the condition of  the projector
The Status Monitor is the sub LCD in the rear panel. 
The Status Monitor displays the present condition of 
the projector including errors, setup information and 
error history.
If no buttons have been operated, the Status Monitor displays as below depending 
on the condition of the projector.
Status Monitor
1st line
2nd line
• The Status Monitor displays nothing while the projector is in standby 
mode if the STANDBY MODE item of SETUP menu is set to SAVING  (
59).
• When INSTALLATION in the SETUP menu is set to FRONT / CEILING or REAR / 
CEILING, the contents on the Status Monitor are displayed upside down (
58).
NOTE
(continued on next page)
example
9
23°C
#123456780AB
STANDBY 
						

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  In error state 
The Status Monitor displays a warning of an error with 
larger letters. Resolve the errors referring to the table 
of the sections Related messages
 (118 ~ 120) and 
Regarding the indicator lamps 
(121 d 123) when the 
warning is displayed. 
Displayed warnings are as below;
COVER: The lamp cover has not been properly fixed. 
Refer to the LAMP indicator blinking in the table 
(121).
FAN: The cooing fan is not operating. 
Refer to the TEMP indicator blinking in the table 
(122).
LAMP: The lamp does not light. 
Refer to the LAMP indicator lighting in the table 
(121).
TEMP: The projectors interior becomes over heated. 
Refer to the TEMP indicator lighting in the table 
(122).
AIR (AIR FLOW): The internal temperature is rising.  
Refer to the description of the message, CHECK THE AIR FLOW in the 
table 
(11 9).
COLD: There is a possibility that the interior portion has become over cooled. 
Refer to the LAMP and TEMP indicators alternatively blinking in the table 
(123).
FILTR (FILTER): It is time to clean the air filter.  
Refer to the LAMP and TEMP indicators simultaneous blinking in the table 
(123).
• When one of the warnings of FAN, LAMP, COVER, TEMP errors is 
displayed, the backlight blinks at the same time. NOTE Displaying the condition of the projector (continued)
:  Displays supplied voltage and peripheral temperature in Celsius 
while the lamp is on.
3rd line
• While the projector is searching an input signal or USB TYPE A ports 
are selected in normal condition, nothing is displayed on the 2nd line of the 
monitor.
• When the USB TYPE B port is selected even if MOUSE is selected in the 
USB TYPE B item of the OPTION menu, NO SIGNAL is displayed on the 2nd 
line of the monitor (
71).
• Displayed temperature might differ from actual peripheral temperature 
because the displayed temperature is measured inside of the projector. NOTE
example
ORCEV
Status Monitor  
						

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Status Monitor  
When the projector is in a normal condition, 
or displays one of the warnings of AIR FLOW, 
COLD or FILTER errors, press the FUNCTION 
button on the control panel, press the ENTER 
button on the remote control for three seconds 
or press one of the MY BUTTON buttons if 
assigned as STATUS MONITOR. The backlight 
of the monitor turns on.
  To display the setup information including 
usage time
Use the ◄/► buttons to switch display. 
    
  
Usage time: The Status Monitor displays 
the lamp time (usage time of the present 
lamp), the filter time (usage time of the air 
filter) and the projector usage time.
Network information: The network information is displayed over three pages. 
Use the ▲/▼ buttons to switch the page. 
Displayed information in each page is as below;
2nd page:  Subnet mask  
(wireless and wired)
1st page:  IP address  
(wireless and wired)
3rd page:  Default gateway  
(wireless and wired)
(continued on next page)
2
N192168001075
W19216800196
IPADDRESS
SYSTEM22386h
FILTER12835h
0LAMP2250h
Displaying the log
The present setup information and the error history can be displayed on the 
Status Monitor with button operation.
• While the projector is warming up, button presses are ignored. 
• When the USB TYPE A port is selected, use the buttons on the control panel 
to display the logs. The button operation of the Status Monitor on the remote 
control may be unavailable.
• The Status Monitor displays nothing or no button presses for the monitor are 
available while the projector is in standby mode if the STANDBY MODE item of 
SETUP menu is set to SAVING (
59).
• 
Both of the Status Monitor and the OSD menu cannot be operated at same time.
NOTE
FUNCTION 
button
ENTER 
button
Usage time (example)
Network information 
(example)
First displayUsage timeNetwork 
information
Lamp time
Filter time
Projector 
usage time
Wired Wireless 
						

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1PREVIOUS
  To display error history 
Press the ▲ button to display previous error 
log. If a warning has been displayed, the 
first previous error log is the present error 
currently occurring. The Status Monitor 
displays the log number, occurred error, the 
supplied voltage and peripheral temperature 
at that time. Press the ► button to display the 
usage time when each error occurred. 
Use the ▲/▼ buttons to switch the log. 
The display switches with the ◄/► 
buttons at each log. Up to 10 error 
logs including the present one can be 
displayed.
• The Status Monitor and its backlight returns to the first state before 
the FUNCTION or ENTER button was pressed when any button except cursor 
buttons is pressed, or after about 30 seconds without button operation.
• If no error or less than 10 errors have occurred, NO DATA is displayed in 
spite of occurred error in the error log.  NOTE Displaying the log (continued)
• The Status Monitor and its backlight returns to the first state before 
the FUNCTION or ENTER button was pressed when any button except cursor 
buttons is pressed, or after about 30 seconds without button operation.
• The projector usage time is the total lamp time from the projector is 
manufactured. It is not reset by using LAMP TIME in the OPTION menu (
71).
• If the ▲/▼ buttons are pressed while the usage time is displayed, the usage 
time switches to the past one when an error occurred. NOTE
Error log1
Error log10
First display
Usage time 
(error log1)
Usage time 
(current)
Usage time 
(error log10)
Error log (example)
Log number
Error
Status Monitor  
						

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1.Make sure that the power cord is firmly 
and correctly connected to the projector 
and the outlet.
Tur ning on the power
2.Make sure that the POWER indicator is 
lighted in steady orange (
121). Then 
remove the lens cover.
3.Press STANDBY/ON button on the projector  
or the ON button on the remote control.
The projection lamp will light up and POWER indicator will begin blinking in 
green. When the power is completely on, the indicator will stop blinking and 
light in steady green (
121).
Power on/off
To display the picture, select an input signal according to the section Selecting an 
input signal (
27).
►A strong light is emitted when the projector’s power is on.  
Do not look into the lens of the projector or look inside of the projector through 
any of the projector’s openings.
►Do not touch around the lamp cover and the exhaust vents during use or just 
after use, since it is too hot.WARNING
1.Press the STANDBY/ON button on the projector or the STANDBY button on 
the remote control.  
The message “Power off?” will appear on the screen for about 5 seconds.
Tur ning off  the power
2.Press the STANDBY/ON or STANDBY button 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 (
121).
3.Attach the lens cover, after the POWER indicator turns to steady orange.
Do not turn the projector on for about 10 minutes or more after turning it off. 
Also, do not turn the projector off shortly after turning it on. Such operations might 
cause the lamp to malfunction or shorten the lifetime of some parts including the lamp.
• Turn the power on/off in right order. Please power on the projector 
prior to the connected devices. 
• 
This projector has the function that can make the projector automatically turn on/
off. Please refer to the DIRECT POWER ON 
(70) and AUTO POWER OFF (70) 
items of the OPTION menu.
  NOTE
Power on/off
POWER indicator
ON button
STANDBY button
STANDBY/ON button 
						

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Operating
Operating
1.
Adjusting the volume
Use the VOL + / - buttons to adjust the volume. 
A dialog will appear on the screen to aid you in 
adjusting the volume. If you do not do anything, 
the dialog will automatically disappear after a few 
seconds.
• 
When  is selected for current picture input port, the volume 
adjustment is disabled. Please see AUDIO SOURCE item of AUDIO menu (
60).
• Even if the projector is in the standby mode, the volume is adjustable when 
both of the following conditions are true:
-  An option other than 
 is selected for AUDIO OUT STANDBY in the AUDIO 
SOURCE item of the AUDIO menu (
60).
- NORMAL is selected in the STANDBY 
MODE item of the SETUP menu (59).
1.Press AV MUTE button on the remote control.
The BLANK screen will be displayed instead of 
the screen of input signals and the sound from the 
internal speakers will be muted. Please refer to the 
BLANK item in SCREEN menu about the BLANK 
screen (
61).
To exit from the AV MUTE mode and restore the screen and audio, press AV  
MUTE button again.
►If you wish to have a blank screen while the projectors lamp 
is on, use the AV MUTE function above or the lens shade function (
37). Taking 
any other action may cause the damage on the projector.CAUTION
VOL + / - 
buttons
AV MUTE 
button
NOTE
NOTE
Temporarily tur ning off  the screen and audio output
• The projector automatically exits from the AV MUTE mode when 
some control buttons are pressed. 
						

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Operating
1.Press INPUT button on the projector. 
Each time you press the button, the projector 
switches its input port from the current port as 
below.
Selecting an input signal
1.Press COMPUTER 1, LAN, USB TYPE A / B, HDMI 1 / 2, DIGITAL, 
COMPONENT, S-VIDEO or VIDEO button on the remote control. 
The port corresponding to each button is selected as below.
Button Ports
COMPUTER 1 COMPUTER IN
LAN LAN
USB TYPE A USB TYPE A
USB TYPE B USB TYPE B
HDMI 1 HDMI 1
HDMI 2 HDMI 2
COMPONENT COMPONENT
S-VIDEO S-VIDEO
VIDEO VIDEO
DIGITAL HDBaseT
INPUT button
Buttons for input 
ports
• If you have set SKIP to some ports from SOURCE SKIP in the 
OPTION menu, the input from the ports cannot be selected (
69).
• While ON is selected for AUTO SEARCH item in OPTION menu, the projector 
will keep checking the ports in above order repeatedly till an input signal is 
detected (
69).
• It may take several seconds to project the images from the USB TYPE B port. NOTE
• While ON is selected for AUTO SEARCH item in OPTION menu, 
the projector will keep checking every port sequentially till an input signal is 
detected (
69). 
• 
  It may take several seconds to project the images from the USB TYPE B port.
NOTECOMPUTER IN   LAN   USB TYPE A
         VIDEO                          USB TYPE B
                                                      
       S-VIDEO                                HDMI 1
                                                      
   COMPONENT  HDBaseT  HDMI 2 
						

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Operating
Selecting an aspect ratio
  For a computer signal
 NORMAL  4:3  16:9  16:10  NATIVE 
        
  For a video signal, s-video signal or component video signal
 4:3  16:9  16:10  14:9  NATIVE 
  
   For an input signal from the LAN, USB TYPE A or USB TYPE B ports, or 
if there is no signal 
16:10 (fixed)
1.Press ASPECT button on the remote control.   
Each time you press the button, the projector switches 
the mode for aspect ratio in turn. 
  For HDMI
TM and HDBaseTTM signals
 NORMAL  4:3  16:9  16:10  14:9  NATIVE 
        
 
ASPECT 
button
• ASPECT button does not work when no proper signal is input.
• NORMAL mode keeps the original aspect ratio setting. NOTE 
						

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Operating
Adjusting the projector’s elevator
When the place to put the projector is slightly uneven 
to the left or right, use the elevator feet to place the 
projector horizontally.
Using the feet can also tilt the projector in order to 
project at a suitable angle to the screen, elevating the 
front side of the projector within 9 degrees.
This projector has 2 elevator feet and 2 elevator buttons. 
An elevator foot is adjustable while pushing the elevator 
button on the same side as it.
1. 
Holding the projector, push the elevator buttons to 
loose the elevator feet.
2. 
Position the front side of the projector to the desired 
height.
3. 
Release the elevator buttons in order to lock the 
elevator feet.
4. 
After making sure that the elevator feet are locked, 
put the projector down gently.
5. 
If necessary, the elevator feet can be manually   
twisted to make more precise adjustments. Hold the 
projector when twisting the feet.
►Do not handle the elevator buttons without holding the 
projector, since the projector may drop down.
►Do not tilt the projector other than elevating its front within 9 degrees using 
the adjuster feet. A tilt of the projector exceeding the restriction could cause 
malfunction or shortening the lifetime of consumables, or the projector itself. 
It is possible to install the projector for any direction with specified mounting 
accessories. Consult with your dealer about such a special installation.CAUTION
To loose an 
elevator foot, 
push the elevator 
button on the 
same side as it.
To  finely 
adjust, twist 
the foot. 
						

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Operating
The ZOOM or FOCUS dialog will appear when you 
press any of the buttons from ZOOM, ZOOM -, 
ZOOM +, FOCUS + and FOCUS -. 
1. Use the ZOOM + / - buttons on the remote 
control or ZOOM button and ◄/► cursor buttons 
on the projector to adjust the screen size.
2. Use the FOCUS + / - buttons to focus the picture.
Adjusting the lens 
Adjusting the zoom and focus
• The projector may ignore operation by 
other buttons while the lens is moving.NOTE
Press the LENS SHIFT button. The LENS SHIFT 
dialog will appear. Using the ▲/▼/◄/►buttons while 
the dialog is displayed shifts the lens. Generally, better 
image quality can be got when the lens is set to the 
center.
Press the LENS SHIFT button again to exit the 
LENS SHIFT function.
CENTERING
Press the ENTER or INPUT button while the dialog is 
displayed to execute the CENTERING feature, which 
adjusts the lens to the center. A message dialog is dis-
played for confirmation. Pressing the ►button performs 
CENTERING. You can also perform CENTERING in the 
standby mode by pressing the FUNCTION and LENS 
SHIFT buttons on the control panel for 3 seconds at the 
same time.
Adjusting the lens position
►Do not put your fingers or any other things around the lens. The 
moving lens could catch them in the space around the lens and result in an injury.CAUTION
• While the lens is moving to the center, the menu will disappear and an 
hourglass icon will appear on the screen. CENTERING may take some time till the 
lens reaches the center.
• The projector may ignore operation by buttons while moving the lens.
• The CENTERING feature while the projector is in the standby mode is disabled if 
the STANDBY MODE item of SETUP menu is set to SAVING. Perform CENTERING 
before the projectors power is turned off, or set the STANDBY MODE to NORMAL.
• The adjustable range of LENS SHIFT varies depending on the lens unit mounted 
on the projector to maintain picture quality. Therefore LENS SHIFT adjustment may 
not reach the end of the indicator in the dialog, and that is not a failure.NOTE
LENS SHIFT button
FOCUS + / - buttons ZOOM + / - buttons
FOCUS - / + 
buttons
ZOOM button
FUNCTION 
button
LENS SHIFT 
button