HITACHI Liquid Crystal Projector Model CP-X960W/E USER'S GUIDE Thank you for purchasing the Hitachi thoroughly to ensure correct usage through manual in a safe place for future reference. Outline This liquid crystal projector is used to project various computer signals...
Before Use <Before Using> About the Symbols Various symbols ensure correct property damage. important contents. Warning Caution Typical Symbols This symbol illustration indicates indicated This symbol disassembly indicated This symbol the power plug should be disconnected are used in this instruction usage, to prevent danger...
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Do not use • Do not place disassemble, nearwater. a container Do not place flower vases, flower pots, such as water, etc., on top of this projector. Spillage could result in fire or electrical because Do not shock, disassemble" • Use supply.
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• Placing heavy objects on the power cord /r_'_ • Damaging the cord • Placing near heaters position power cord under projector. damage the power cord and cause electrical shock. Also, do not place a spread, cover, etc., over the power...
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• Do not sit or place heavy this projector. ® Do not sit on this projector. This could result in overturning, leading to damage or personal injury. Use special caution in households where children are present. Do not place heavy projector.
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[General Cautions] • Avoid excessively hot locations. Do not place this projector in direct sunlight or near a hot object such as a stove, etc., because the heat could...
STANDBY / ON button Press this button to turn the power on and off. When turned off, the projector enters standby status. Refer to page 13 - 14 for details. LAMP indicator This indicator lights or blinks when the lamp is off.
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PosmoN the mouse been IS DETECTED" *3 Auto adjustment The projector automatically H. PHASE, H. SIZE). When you choose AUTO (move the cursor to the right from the manual operation below is indicated. the audio bar and Turns the laser beam on and off. Refer to page...
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® Replace the batteries orientation operation becomes which ® Do not place of the cooling fan of the projector. ® Do not disassemble malfunction, LASER RADIATION EMITTED FROM THIS APERTURE heba eres _._..._ the battery cover.
Installation Typical LCD Projector and Screen Installation Use the diagram below as reference To_D view Screen a (inches) Screen size (inches) Minimum Using the adjusters ] Use the adjusters on the bottom to adjust the projection Front view Adjuster 1. Lift up the projector and release the adjuster 2.
Basic operations To project 1 Turn on the main power switch of the projector [ I: ON]. • The Power indicator lights orange. Press the STANDBY / ON button. • The Power indicator will blink green and then light green.
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STANDBY/ON • The standby status wilt not be entered short. Turn off the main power switch of the projector [ _ : OFF]. Attach the lens cap. (Caution-) The fan will continue nmning for approximately Do not turn offthe main power switch while the lamp is on because this will shorten the service life of the lamp.
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Basic operations (continued) [Freeze function] This function is used to freeze the image being displayed. (refer to page 10) Press the FREEZE button. • The image being displayed • The [ || ] mark appears in the lower fight corner of the screen when the Freeze function Cancelling the FREEZE function Press the FREEZE button.
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Basic operations (continued) I Magnify function Part of an image can be displayed (refer to page 10) Press the MAGNIFY + button. • The center part of the image wilt be displayed Changing the magnification Press the MAGNIFY + button. •...
• Select the adjustment item to be returned to the initial settings. • Press the RESET button. and functions 1,2,3 ) buttons of the projector or the buttons of the projector or the DISK in orange. or the DISK PAD button in orange.
RGB signal input. or FREEZE function will be cancelled (continued) Video signal input Volume increases Brighter Stronger contrast Sharper image More Greener More More blue button of the projector or the DISK PAD or "Sync is after the operation "Menu".
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Adjustments and functions INPUT 1 The INPUT menu is used to select RGB signal sync signal frequency I M A G E • fH:38kHz VIDEO fV:60Hz Adjustment item VIDEO of the monitor VIDEO _. Adjustment description Displays the following RGB inputs fH: horizontal sync frequency fV: vertical sync frequency Sets the video signal system.
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Adjustments and functions IMAGE Projection image inversion, etc., can be selected from the IMAGE _P_ IN FL Adjustment item KEYSTONE Sets vertical or horizontal inversion of the projected image, H: horizontal inversion only MIRROR V: vertical inversion only H&V: both horizontal and vertical inversion, Sets the color to be used for blanking with BLANK ON or when there is no signal.
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Adjustments and functions Communication functions, etc., can be set from the OPT menu. [SETUP[ _NPUT COMSPEED COMBITS TIMER LANGUAGE AUTO OFF SYNC ON G • Adjustment item COM. SPEED Sets the communication Sets the bit configuration for the communication COM. BITS 7N1...7 data bits, No parity, 1 stop bit.
Connection to the video signal terminals 1. Input signals S-VIDEO signal VIDEO signal Input Audio signal Output 2. Signal input jacks The priority sequence _Caution_ (1) S-VIDEO input jack When video signals are being projected, output jack (RGB/V1DEO). Connection to the RGB signal terminal 1.
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1 and switch 2 are ON. Mac 16" mode switch 2 and switch 4 are ON. (Caution) ° Some computers not be possible with this projector. • Be sure to check jack projector to a computer. • Depending on the input signal, full-size the number of display pixels above.
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Connection tothe RGBsignalterminal ( continued) 4. Initial set signals The following signals are used for the initial settings. The signal timing of some computer the V_POS1T and H.POS1T of the menu. Back porch b DATA HSYNC _C_ Horizontal signal timing (ps) Computer/Signal VGA-1(85Hz) VGA-2(85Hz)
Connecting the USB 1. Connect the projector and computer 2. Press the 1NPUT button of the projector where the computer is to be connected. 3. Start the mouse function. 4. Refer to page 10, 26 concerning 5. Varying the force with which the DISK PAD button is pressed varies the speed of mouse operation.
(1) Turn off the main power switches provided or an optional projector. (2) Turn on the main switch of the projector (3) Press the 1NPUT button of the projector where the computer is to be connected. (4) Turn on the computer power supply.
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Mouse Pin no. RS-232C PS/2 DATA DATA SELO SELO Serial mouse _ctor SELO ADB (Mac) mouse Serial Projector DATA ( SELO SELO +5V_ GND_ SW-L SEL-1 Mouse cable (ADB) (option) SW-R Computer Mouse jack D-sub 9-pin _@®®® ®_®®...
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(1) Turn off the projector and computer (2) Turn on the computer power supply and, after the computer has started up, mm on the projector power supply. (3) Refer to page 20, 21 and set the communication (4) Start RS232C communication.
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24h (Dark blue) of a 2-byte command and the following the command type with 3 bits on the MSB side and the data length Computer - projector '2xH' : inquiry code '3xH' : setting code '4xH' : default setting code means a 2-byte command).
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(2) When the command sent by the projector returned. When the data length is greater than indicated by the data length code, the projector wilt ignore the excess data code. Conversely, when the data length retumed to the projector.
Turn power off to all devices before connecting. Refer to the instruction Cleaning the Air filter Clean the air filter about every 100 hours. Turn off the MAIN POWER switch of the projector and pull out the power cord. Remove the front air filter. AC input Display monitor manual of each device before connecting.
10 min. and then turn off automatically. Replace with a new lamp. There is no signal input (refer to pages 22, 23). The current horizontal or vertical frequency cannot be used by this projector (refer to pages 23, 24). when the power is turned on again.
*1: When the cooling fan is stopped and the interior becomes overheated, the power will tam off automatically off). In such cases, turn offthe projector power, allow the set to cool and then tam the projector power on again. The lamp will then ligN. If the lamp does not light, contact your dealer or service company.
RGB signal input/output jacks CONTROL signal jack Dimensional Diagram 1 Unit: inches speoi'_oations are sobject Liquid crystal projector CP-X960W/E Three liquid crystal panels, three primary color system. 3.3 cm (1.3 type) TFT active matrix 786,432 pixels (768 horizontal x1,024 vertical) Zoom lens F=1.7-2.3...
About the warranty and after-service About the warranty] A warranty is provided for this product. Fill in the necessary About after-service] When a problem occurs, please check first using the Troubleshooting If the problem still persists, contact your dealer or service company. About repairs during the warranty period Repairs will be made as described in the warranty.