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Declaration of Conformity

Model number:  

HC1500

Trade name:  

MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC 

Responsible party: 

Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc.

 

9351 Jeronimo Road, Irvine, CA 92618 U.S.A

Telephone number:  +1-(949) 465-6000

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and 
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. 

Important safeguards ........................................................................................................................4

Preparing your projector ....................................................................................................................6

Using the remote control ...................................................................................................................9

Setting up your projector .................................................................................................................10

Viewing video images ......................................................................................................................13

Viewing computer images ...............................................................................................................20

Menu operation ...............................................................................................................................23

Adjusting projected images .............................................................................................................27

Advanced features ..........................................................................................................................30

Replacing the lamp .........................................................................................................................31

Troubleshooting ...............................................................................................................................33

Indicators .........................................................................................................................................36

Specifi cations ..................................................................................................................................37

Trademark, Registered trademark

DLP™, Digital Micromirror Device, DMD and BrilliantColor™ are all trademarks of Texas Instruments.
HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Defi nition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI 
Licensing LLC. 
The “HD ready” logo is a trademark of EICTA.
Other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

Note: This symbol mark is for EU countries only.
This symbol mark is according to the directive 2002/96/EC Article 10
Information for users and Annex IV.

Your MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components 
which can be recycled and reused.

This symbol means that electrical and electronic equipment, at their end-of-life, should be disposed of separately from 
your household waste.

Please, dispose of this equipment at your local community waste collection/recycling centre.

In the European Union there are separate collection systems for used electrical and electronic product.

Please, help us to conserve the environment we live in!

Summary of Contents for HC1500

Page 1: ...HC1500 DLP PROJECTOR MODEL HC1500 User Manual This User Manual is important to you Please read it before using your projector ...

Page 2: ...pply cord If you use another power supply cord it may cause interference with radio and television reception Use the attached RGB cable and RS 232C cable with this equipment so as to keep interference within the limit of a FCC Class B device This apparatus must be grounded DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY INTO THE LENS WHEN THE PROJECTOR IS IN THE POWER ON MODE CAUTION Not for use in a computer room as defined...

Page 3: ... Digital Micromirror Device DMD and BrilliantColor are all trademarks of Texas Instruments HDMI the HDMI logo and High Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC The HD ready logo is a trademark of EICTA Other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Note This symbol mark is for EU countries only Th...

Page 4: ...ids Never push objects of any kind through openings of this projector as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the projector 14 Servicing Do not attempt to service this projector by yourself Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel 15 Damage requiring service Unplug this projector from the ...

Page 5: ... while the lamp is illuminating Place of installation For safety s sake refrain from setting the projector at any place subjected to high temperature and high humidity Please maintain an operating temperature humidity and altitude as specified below Operating temperature between 41 F 5 C and 95 F 35 C Operating humidity between 30 and 90 Never put any heat producing device under the projector so th...

Page 6: ...erting the side is difficult because the coil spring end hits on the battery side If the battery is forced in this way the outer label of the battery may get ripped and it may cause a short circuit and heating 3 Attach the back lid Important Use two size AAA batteries R03 Replace the two batteries with new ones when the remote control is slow to respond Caution Use of a battery of wrong type may ca...

Page 7: ...s being displayed the COMPUTER VIDEO and AUTO POSITION buttons function as the and buttons respectively While the menu is on the screen the KEYSTONE button functions as the ENTER button HDMI IN USB SERIAL TRIGGER COMPONENT VIDEO IN S VIDEO IN VIDEO IN 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 7 6 6 11 Terminal panel 1 Power jack 2 HDMI IN terminal HDMI 19 pin 3 COMPUTER IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN terminal Mini D SUB 15 pin 4 R...

Page 8: ...e picture quality adjusting buttons Important When you press any button on the remote control the buttons on the remote control are lit Wait approx 5 seconds after releasing the button to turn them off The direction buttons are used for the keystone adjustment and fine adjustment and buttons only Using the picture quality adjusting buttons When you press any of the picture quality adjusting buttons...

Page 9: ...become unstable When you use the remote control too close to the remote control sensor the remote control may not work correctly Reception angle Vertical directions Vertical directions ceiling mount Front of projector Rear of projector Operate the remote control within a distance of 10 m 30 feet from the projector pointing the IR beam at the remote control photo sensor front or rear of the project...

Page 10: ...o lock the adjustment feet rear to that position 4 Rotate the adjustment feet rear for fine adjustment After using the projector 5 Put the adjustment feet rear back into the projector by pressing the foot adjustment buttons If necessary rotate the adjustment feet front for fine adjustment When projected images are distorted to a trapezoid When the screen and the projector are not placed perpendicula...

Page 11: ...enu The factory default is OFF Use the following steps to change the setting With the INSTALLATION menu See page 24 for menu setting 1 Display the INSTALLATION menu 2 Select TRIGGER OUT by pressing the or but ton 3 Select ON by pressing the or button To cancel the menu 4 Press the MENU button Caution Do not use the signal output from the TRIGGER terminal as a power for other devices Do not link th...

Page 12: ... m inch cm 40 102 24 61 32 81 18 0 46 32 0 81 3 0 8 51 1 3 63 1 6 6 0 15 60 152 36 91 48 122 27 0 69 48 0 122 4 5 11 78 2 0 95 2 4 9 1 23 80 203 48 122 64 163 36 0 91 64 0 163 6 0 15 105 2 7 127 3 2 12 1 31 100 254 60 152 80 203 45 0 114 80 0 203 7 5 19 132 3 3 159 4 0 15 1 38 150 381 90 229 120 305 67 4 171 120 0 305 11 3 29 198 5 0 240 6 1 22 7 58 200 508 120 305 160 406 89 9 228 160 0 406 15 0 ...

Page 13: ...y be af fected by their interference See the owner s guide of each device for details about its connections Preparation Make sure that the power of the projector and that of the video equipment are turned off Basic home theater system connection HDMI IN USB SERIAL TRIGGER COMPONENT VIDEO IN S VIDEO IN VIDEO IN PB CB Y PR CR Video player DVD player Set top box or digital tuner ...

Page 14: ...V decoder To connect this projector to video equipment that has component video output terminals such as a DVD player use the COMPONENT VIDEO IN terminals When the video equipment is equipped with the S video output terminal make the connection as follows 1 Connect one end of the optional S video cable to the S VIDEO IN terminal of the projector 2 Connect the other end of the S video cable to the ...

Page 15: ...splay 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 termina...

Page 16: ...lack color by viewing the image B Plugging in the power cord Use the appropriate power cord for your country This projector uses the power plug of three pin grounding type Do not take away the grounding pin from the power plug If the power plug doesn t fit your wall outlet ask an electrician to change the wall outlet Use 100 240 V AC 50 60 Hz to prevent fire or electric shock Do not place any object...

Page 17: ...at the lamp should be replaced soon Replace the lamp when the STATUS indicator blinks red See pages 33 and 36 3 Select an input source Press the VIDEO button on the projector or the VIDEO S VIDEO or COMPONENT button on the remote control that is corresponding to the terminal in use The input source is switched between VIDEO S VIDEO and COMPONENT every time you press the VIDEO button on the project...

Page 18: ...ain press the POWER button If the lamp doesn t light up immediately repeat pressing the POWER button two or three times If it should still fail to light up replace the lamp Cover the lens with the lens cap to protect it from dust When projected images are distorted to a trapezoid To correct vertical and horizontal keystone distortion press the KEYSTONE button on the projector or the remote control...

Page 19: ...selected depending on the input signal When ASPECT is set to ZOOM1 or ZOOM2 display position can be changed with or button on the remote control When ZOOM1 or ZOOM2 is selected while 480i signal is input the display area becomes smaller than that of other signals such as 576i 480p and 576p OVER SCAN and SHUTTER in the SIGNAL menu are not available in the STRETCH mode This projector is equipped wit...

Page 20: ...HDMI button on the remote control The signal input to the HDMI IN terminal is not output from the COMPUTER OUT terminal Make sure to connect computer with HDMI cable before starting the computer If connecting the computer with HDMI cable after starting the computer the image signal may not be output from HDMI terminal of computer Turn on the power of the projector before that of the computer Addit...

Page 21: ...inks red See pages 33 and 36 3 Select an input source Press the COMPUTER button on the projector or the COMPUTER or HDMI button on the remote control that is corresponding to the terminal in use The input source is switched between COMPUTER and HDMI every time you press the COMPUTER button on the projector Though it may take some time before an image is displayed on the screen depending on the typ...

Page 22: ... message is displayed To cancel the procedure leave the projector for a while or press the MENU button 9 Press the POWER button on the projector or the OFF button on the remote control again The lamp goes out and the projector goes into a standby mode In this standby mode the STATUS indicator blinks green 10 Wait about one minute During this period of one minute in the standby mode the intake fan ...

Page 23: ...ish Español Deutsch Français Italiano SIGNAL HORIZ POSITION HOLD 0 999 0 999 FINE SYNC 0 31 TRACKING USER 0 9999 CLAMP POSITION 1 255 CLAMP WIDTH 1 63 VERT SYNC AUTO OFF 4 6 6 5 6 1 5 6 1 5 6 AUTO OFF CINEMA MODE 6 7 6 6 1 1 1 1 1 5 4 4 4 ON BEGIN 0 99 END 0 99 OFF COMPUTER INPUT 4 4 LPF ON OFF SHUTTER U 0 32 SHUTTER L 0 32 SHUTTER LS 0 95 SHUTTER RS 0 95 OVER SCAN 100 90 TRIGGER OUT ON OFF OK OK ...

Page 24: ...Y INPUT PASSWORD FUNCTION 1 AV MEMORY 1 SET UP SCART INPUT Available settings in the menus Set the following items on their relevant menus 1 IMAGE menu 2 INSTALLATION menu 3 FEATURE menu 1 IMAGE menu ITEM SETTING FUNCTION GAMMA MODE AUTO The proper gamma mode is automatically selected depending on the input signal Default is AUTO SPORTS This is a bright mode suitable for watching sports images VID...

Page 25: ...N ASPECT AUTO Select to change the aspect ratio automatically depending on the input signal 4 3 Select to project images with an aspect ratio of 4 3 16 9 Select to project images with an aspect ratio of 16 9 Linearly stretched ZOOM1 Select to enlarge and project images of CinemaScope size ZOOM2 Select to enlarge and project images of Vista size STRETCH Select to enlarge to 16 9 and project of the ...

Page 26: ...sen as the source OVER SCAN is not available with certain signals OVER SCAN is not available in the REAL mode 5 USER menu ITEM SETTING FUNCTION CLAMP POSITION 1 255 Use to correct solid white or solid black in the projected image CLAMP WIDTH 1 63 Use to correct solid black in the projected image VERT SYNC AUTO OFF Use to adjust the image when its motion doesn t run smoothly Select AUTO for normal ...

Page 27: ...nu See page 24 for menu setting 1 Display the IMAGE menu 2 Select COLOR or TINT by pressing the or button COLOR may be unavailable depending on the type of input signal TINT is available only when the NTSC signal is input 3 Adjust the selected item by pressing the or button To cancel the menu 4 Press the MENU button COLOR Use to adjust the color intensity of the projected image Every time the butt...

Page 28: ...and B to negative values the original brightness of the image can t be obtained even when you maximize CONTRAST in the IMAGE menu CONTRAST R COLOR TEMP USER 0 CONTRAST G 0 BRIGHTNESS G 0 BRIGHTNESS B 0 CONTRAST B 0 BRIGHTNESS R 0 To adjust the ratio of change in brightness GAMMA MODE You can select a preset gamma mode using the menu See page 24 for menu setting 1 Display the IMAGE menu 2 Select GA...

Page 29: ...e SIGNAL USER menu Select AUTO for normal use Noise appears on the right or left half of the image Adjust SHUTTER LS or SHUTTER RS in the SIGNAL USER menu Noise appears on the top or bottom part of the image Adjust SHUTTER U or SHUTTER L in the SIGNAL USER menu 1 Display the SIGNALmenu 2 Press the or button to select an item to adjust 3 Adjust the selected item by pressing the or button To cancel ...

Page 30: ...he screen for setting the password function will appear 5 Press the ENTER button The screen for entering a password will appear 6 Press the or button to select a number from 0 to 9 7 Press the button You can set the next digit 8 Repeat steps 6 and 7 to set a four digit password 9 Enter the password again for confirmation using the same steps 10 Select OK and press the ENTER button If the entered pa...

Page 31: ...inute every 15 hours 1 thereafter When the lamp operation time exceeds 3000 hours 1 2 the projector automatically shuts off and can t be used until the lamp is replaced and the lamp operation time is reset 1 Duration when LAMP MODE of the INSTALLATION menu is set to LOW When it is set to STANDARD this duration will be shorted 2 Duration when LAMP MODE is set to STANDARD this duration will be short...

Page 32: ...eset the lamp operation time unless you replace the lamp The lamp is fragile If it is broken be careful not to cut yourself with glass fragments Contact your dealer for a new lamp This projector uses a lamp that contains mercury Disposal of the lamp or the projector with the lamp may be regulated due to environmental considerations For disposal or recycling information please contact your local au...

Page 33: ...and how they are lightning Check that the lens cap is removed It may take about one minute for the lamp to light up The lamp fails to light up on rare occasions In such a case wait for a few minutes and then try again If the projector was turned off before the lamp was cooled down sufficiently last time the fan may start rotating and the POWER button may not work after the power cord is plugged Aft...

Page 34: ...ee page 29 Adjust the projector and the screen so that they are perpendicular to each other See page 10 Adjust BRIGHTNESS and CONTRAST in the IMAGE menu See page 27 Replace the lamp See page 31 Adjust the focus See pages 17 and 21 Clean the lens Press the or button on the remote control to eliminate flicker Adjust TRACKING and FINE SYNC in the SIGNAL menu See page 29 Adjust BRIGHTNESS and CONTRAST ...

Page 35: ...When they are kept blocked the lamp goes out Remove the objects blocking the air inlet or outlet grille Clean the filter if clogged This mark appears when ineffective operation is carried out This isn t a product malfunction Check that the batteries are loaded in the remote control or the batteries are not weak See page 6 Check that the remote control sensor isn t exposed to direct sunlight or fluor...

Page 36: ...es Relocate the projector to a cooler place Wait until the STATUS indicator goes out then press the POWER button If the above solution is not effective replace the lamp Replace the lamp Change with a new lamp if this problem recurs Close the cover correctly Contact your dealer 1 Duration when LAMP MODE of the INSTALLATION menu is set to LOW When it is set to STANDARD this duration will be shorted ...

Page 37: ...P 1 HDMI HDMI 19P 1 Signal type Terminal type Line Video input RCA 1 S video input S 1 Component video input RCA 1 RS 232C 8 pin DC 12 V max 200 mA stereo mini jack 41 F 5 C to 95 F 35 C AC100 240 V 50 60 Hz 2 9 A 310 mm W x 100 mm H x 245 mm D Not including protrusion 2 9 kg Luminance signal Vp p 1 0 V 75 Ω negative sync Chrominance signals Vp p 0 286 V 75 Ω burst signal Vp p 1 0 V 75 Ω negative ...

Page 38: ...e for the signal for the HDMI IN terminal Important Some computers aren t compatible with the projector The projector s maximum resolution is 1280 x 720 pixels It may not display images of higher resolutions than 1280 x 720 correctly If the resolution and frequency of your computer aren t shown on the table find the compatible resolution and frequency by changing the resolution of your computer In ...

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