Connecting To Video Equipment Having A Hdmi Terminal - Mitsubishi Electric DLP HC7800D User Manual

Viewing video images (continued)

Connecting to video equipment having a HDMI terminal

You can project high-quality images by connecting the HDMI 1 or HDMI 2 terminal of this projector to video
equipment having a HDMI output terminal. In addition, this projector supports HDCP and is able to receive encrypted
digital video data that are output from DVD players.
• Select HDMI as the input source.
• HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection), developed by Intel Corporation, is a method to encrypt digital
video data for the purpose of copy protection.
• HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is fully backward compatible with computers, displays and consumer
electronics devices incorporating the DVI standards.
• This projector can be linked with video devices equipped with HDMI output terminal. However, with some of them,
this projector may not display any image or not operate correctly.
• If this projector doesn't display any image or not operate correctly, see the operation manual of the video device
for its connection.
• When you use the video equipment other than HDMI conformity product, the image may not be projected
properly.
• Use of a long cable may decrease the quality of projected images.
Connection (for video equipment having an HDMI terminal)
• Use a commercially available HDMI (with HDMI logo) cable.
• Some cables may not be connected correctly depending on the size and shape of their connectors.
• To connect the projector and video equipment via a distributor, use a Deep Color supported distributor compliant
with HDMI1.3 or higher (or a 3D display supported distributor compliant with HDMI1.4 or higher when displaying
3D images.)
Equipment having an
HDMI terminal
When you connect this projector and a Digital device (such as a DVD player) via the HDMI terminal, black
color may appear dark and deep, depending on the type of the connected device.
• This depends on the black level setting of the connected device. There are two kinds of methods to digitally
transfer image data, in which different black level settings are employed respectively. Therefore, the specifications
of the signals output from DVD players differ, depending on the type of the digital data transfer method they use.
• Some DVD players are provided with a function to switch the methods to output digital signals. When your DVD
player is provided with such function, set it as follows.
EXPAND or ENHANCED  NORMAL
• See the users guide of your DVD player for details.
• Set HDMI INPUT of ADVANCED MENU in the IMAGE menu depending on the device to be used.
Audio cable (option)
To audio output
terminals
To HDMI terminal
HDMI (with HDMI logo) cable (option)
To audio input
terminals
EN-16
To HDMI 1
or HDMI 2
terminal