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LCD PROJECTOR

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HC6500

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HC6500

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Page 1: ...LCD PROJECTOR This User Manual is important to you Please read it before using your projector MODEL HC6500 User Manual HC6500 ...

Page 2: ...SILY ACCESSIBLE WARNING Use the attached speciﬁed power supply 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 POWE...

Page 3: ...holders Your MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components which can be recycled and or reused This symbol means that electrical and electronic equipment batteries and accumulators at their end of life should be disposed of separately from your household waste If a chemical symbol is printed beneath the symbol shown above this chemical symbol m...

Page 4: ...he type of power please consult your appliance dealer or local power company Power cord protection Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them Pay particular attention to cords at plugs convenience receptacles and points where they exit from the appliance Do not put the power cord under a carpet Overloading Do not ...

Page 5: ... lead to breakdown or other failure 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 s...

Page 6: ...attery 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 Attach the back lid Important Use two size AA batteries R6 Replace the two batteries with new ones when the remote control is slow to respond Removing the batteries from the remote control Remove the back lid of the remote control and take out the batteries 1 ...

Page 7: ...n ENTER button T button ZOOM FOCUS button VIDEO X button 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Remote control sensor front Lens Right side panel air inlet grille ﬁlter Indicator area Control panel Terminal panel Kensington Security Lock Standard connector Remote control sensor rear Left side panel air outlet grille lamp cover 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Terminal panel Control panel Preparing your projector continued 9 5 1 6 7 ...

Page 8: ...quality adjustment can be made alternatively in the IMAGE menu See page 26 Items in the menus are shown in parentheses below CONTRAST CONTRAST Adjusts the contrast of the projected image BRIGHTNESS BRIGHTNESS Adjusts the brightness of the projected image COLOR TEMP COLOR TEMP Selects one of the preset color temperatures Adjustment of USER mode is also available See page 32 GAMMA GAMMA MODE Selects...

Page 9: ...projector pointing the IR beam at the remote control photo sensor front or rear of the projector Keep the remote control photo sensor out of direct sunlight or ﬂuorescent lamp light Keep the remote control photo sensor at least 2 m 6 feet away from ﬂuorescent lamps Otherwise the remote control may malfunction If there is an inverter operated ﬂuorescent lamp near the remote control the remote contr...

Page 10: ...y the menu on the screen adjust SHUTTER U in the SIGNAL USER menu to position the menu Screen size and projection distance Refer to the following tables to determine the screen size and projection distance The ﬁgures in the tables are approximate and may be slightly different from the actual measurements Screen width SW Down side Up side 50 50 Screen Screen height SH H1 H1 L Right side Left side W...

Page 11: ...5 41 103 5 12 150 381 90 229 120 305 68 171 120 305 11 29 170 4 3 273 6 9 51 129 6 15 200 508 120 305 160 406 90 229 160 406 15 38 227 5 8 365 9 3 68 171 8 20 250 635 150 381 200 508 113 286 200 508 19 48 285 7 2 456 11 6 84 214 10 25 300 762 180 457 240 610 135 343 240 610 23 57 342 8 7 548 13 9 101 257 12 30 Projection distance changes according to the setting of SCREEN SIZE in the ADVANCED MENU...

Page 12: ...e the screen or displace the focus a little See page 18 or 23 for focus adjustment When projected images are distorted to a trapezoid When the screen and the projector are not placed perpendicularly to each other projected images become trapezoidal If you cannot make the projector and the screen perpendicular to each other by mechanical adjustments adjust keystone With the INSTALLATION menu See pa...

Page 13: ...t air from being blocked Do not use the projector in the following locations and manners which may cause ﬁre or electric shock In a dusty or humid place In a sideways position or with the lens facing down Near a heater In an oily smoky or damp place such as a kitchen In direct sunlight Where the temperature rises high such as in a closed car Where the temperature is lower than 41ºF or 5ºC or highe...

Page 14: ...h other the projected image may be affected 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 Video player Set top box or digital tuner Viewing video images ...

Page 15: ...NT VIDEO IN terminals The terminal s names Y PB and PR are given as examples of when a HDTV decoder is connected The terminal s names vary depending on the connected devices Images may not be projected correctly depending on the type of the DVD player you use Though it may take some time before an image is displayed on the screen depending on the type of the input signal such symptom is not a malf...

Page 16: ...r 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 Equipment having an HDMI terminal To HDMI terminal To HDMI IN 1 or HDMI IN 2 terminal To audio input terminals To audio output terminals Audio cable option HDMI with HDMI logo cable option When using the supp...

Page 17: ...uencies than rated If you use a power supply using other voltage than rated prepare an appropriate power cord separately Use 100 240 V AC 50 60 Hz to prevent ﬁre or electric shock Do not place any objects on the power cord or do not place the projector near heat sources to prevent damage to the power cord If the power cord should be damaged contact your dealer for replacement because it may cause ...

Page 18: ...sponding 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 projector The input source is switched between COMPUTER HDMI1 and HDMI2 every time you press the HDMI COMPUTER button on the projector The projector automatically selects the appropriate signal format The selected signal format is displayed on the INFORMATIO...

Page 19: ... the power cord from the outlet The POWER indicator will go out If the power cord should be unplugged accidentally while either the air inlet fan or the air outlet fans are operating or the lamp is on allow the projector to cool down for 10 minutes with the power off To light the lamp again press the POWER button If the lamp doesn t light up immediately repeat pressing the POWER button two or thre...

Page 20: ...3 Vista image 480i 576i 480p 576p 16 9 image 720p 1080i 1080p 2 35 1 image Bold frames are recommended modes When ASPECT is set to AUTO an optimum aspect ratio is automatically selected depending on the input signal When ASPECT is set to ZOOM1 ZOOM2 or ANAMORPHIC1 display position can be changed with S or T button on the remote control OVER SCAN in the SIGNAL menu is not available in the STRETCH m...

Page 21: ...With the FEATURE menu See page 26 for menu setting Display the FEATURE menu Select ASPECT by pressing the S or T button Select your desired aspect ratio by pressing the W or X button To cancel the menu Press the MENU button Important When a 4 3 or 2 35 1 CinemaScope image is kept displayed for a long time before displaying 16 9 image the afterimages of the black bars may appear on the 16 9 image s...

Page 22: ...are required depending on the type of the computer to be connected Use of a long cable may decrease the quality of projected images Also read the instruction manual of the equipment to be connected Images may not be projected correctly depending on the type of the computer connected Contact your dealer for details of connection About DDC The COMPUTER IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN terminal of this projecto...

Page 23: ...TER button on the remote control to select COMPUTER The input source is switched between COMPUTER HDMI1 and HDMI2 every time you press the HDMI COMPUTER button on the projector Though it may take some time before an image is displayed on the screen depending on the type of the input signal such symptom is not a malfunction Images may not be projected in the correct position depending on the type o...

Page 24: ... either the air inlet fan or the air outlet fans are operating or the lamp is on allow the projector to cool down for 10 minutes with the power off To light the lamp again 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 AU...

Page 25: ... ACCESS LOCK OK MENU POSITION 1 Upper left 2 Lower right UNLOCK OK MENU DIMMER ON OFF CINEMA MODE 2 AUTO VIDEO FILM VIDEO SIGNAL 3 AUTO NTSC PAL SECAM 4 43NTSC PAL M PAL N PAL 60 SETUP 1 AUTO OFF 3 75 7 5 SCART INPUT 8 ON OFF LANGUAGE English Español Deutsch Français Italiano PORTUGUÊS RESET ALL OK SIGNAL HORIZ POSITION 6 0 999 4 VERT POSITION 6 0 999 4 FINE SYNC 5 6 0 31 TRACKING 1 5 6 0 9999 4 C...

Page 26: ...se to reduce random noise See page 33 MNR 0 15 Use to reduce mosquito noise See page 33 BAR ON OFF Use to reduce block noise See page 33 CTI 0 5 Use to correct smeared color boundaries INPUT LEVEL 5 For analog signal input The input level of video signal differs among devices to be connected High input level causes solid white in displayed image and low input level causes displayed image to get da...

Page 27: ...behind of the screen with the projector installed on the ceiling MIRROR INVERT Select when viewing images from the front with the projector installed on the ceiling TRIGGER OUT SCREEN The trigger output signal 12 V is output from the TRIGGER terminal when the lamp illuminates ANAMORPHIC The trigger output signal 12 V is output from the TRIGGER terminal when the aspect ratio is set to ANAMORPHIC 1 ...

Page 28: ...g lines are remarkable select FILM when a ﬁlm source signal is input or select VIDEO for other signals VIDEO The ﬁlm mode will not be activated FILM Fixed to the ﬁlm mode VIDEO SIGNAL 8 options When AUTO is selected the appropriate video format is automatically selected depending on the input signal If the image isn t displayed correctly select the desired video format manually SETUP AUTO Select A...

Page 29: ...d image when playing LD and DVD discs HOLD OFF ON Use to adjust the image when ﬂagging occurs near the top of the screen Though horizontal strips may appear on the enlarged projected image such symptom is not a malfunction When you change the horizontal or vertical position to a large extent noise may appear The adjustable range of the vertical position varies depending on the type of the input si...

Page 30: ...FREQUENCY Indicates the vertical frequency of the currently projected video signal HORIZONTAL FREQUENCY Indicates the horizontal frequency of the currently projected video signal SYNC TYPE Indicates the type of the sync signal for the currently projected video signal AV memory You can store up to 3 patterns of the image quality setting for each input source To store the settings Set the items of t...

Page 31: ... image using the menu See page 26 for menu setting Display the IMAGE menu Select COLOR or TINT by pressing the S or T button Adjust the selected item by pressing the W or X button To cancel the menu Press the MENU button COLOR Use to adjust the color intensity of the projected image Every time the X button is pressed the color intensity increases Every time the W button is pressed the color intens...

Page 32: ...te color Color temperature is a way to show the differences in white White of which temperature is low appears reddish When the color temperature rises white appears bluish For example you can change the color temperature using the following procedures To rise the color temperature Increase the CONTRAST B blue and decrease the CONTRAST R red To reduce the color temperature Decrease the CONTRAST B ...

Page 33: ...nd to RED GREEN and BLUE from the left respectively MID Use to adjust the gradation of the medium brightness scenes The values displayed correspond to RED GREEN and BLUE from the left respectively LOW Use to adjust the gradation of the dark scenes The values displayed correspond to RED GREEN and BLUE from the left respectively Press the W or X button to adjust the selected item Repeat steps 6 9 fo...

Page 34: ...Adjust CLAMP POSITION or CLAMP WIDTH in the SIGNAL USER menu The motion doesn t run smoothly Adjust VERT SYNC in the 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 Display the SIGNAL menu...

Page 35: ...nter a 4 8 digit password using the S X T or W buttons on the remote control as shown below S 1 X 2 T 3 W 4 Press the ENTER button To cancel the procedure press the MENU button Enter the password again for conﬁrmation using the same steps Press the ENTER button If the entered passwords don t match an error message will appear To cancel the procedure press the MENU button 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Advanced...

Page 36: ...he replacement message LAMP EXCHANGE will appear on the screen for one minute every 25 hours 1 thereafter When the lamp operation time exceeds 5000 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 ...

Page 37: ...b using a Phillips screwdriver to secure the lamp cover c b c Attach the left side panel to the projector and ﬁx it with two screws a a a Reset of the lamp operation time Plug in the power cord Hold down the W X and POWER buttons on the control panel at the same time about 3 seconds Important Unless these 3 buttons are held down at the same time the lamp operation time isn t reset Make sure that t...

Page 38: ... 5 on page 37 Attach the lamp replacement tray to the projector as shown in the ﬁgure Secure the lamp replacement tray on the projector using the tape packed with the tray Pull out the lamp box by the handle while holding the projector Hold the lamp replacement tray to prevent glass fragments from scattering Don t put the lamp directly on the lamp replacement tray because it may fall Detach the la...

Page 39: ...er gray If stubborn stains persist wash the air ﬁlter with diluted detergent rinse with water and dry well Attach the ﬁlter to the right side panel 1 Attach the air ﬁlter gray spacer and air ﬁlter white to the side panel aligning their notches with that of the side panel 2 Insert the right tab of the holder to the side panel and push the left tab in the direction of the arrow to attach the side pa...

Page 40: ...r No image appears on the screen 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 plugg...

Page 41: ... page 31 Replace the lamp See page 36 Projected images are blurred Adjust the focus See pages 18 and 23 Clean the lens Press the W or X button on the remote control to eliminate ﬂicker Adjust TRACKING and FINE SYNC in the SIGNAL menu See page 34 Adjust BRIGHTNESS and CONTRAST in the IMAGE menu See page 31 Adjust the projector and the screen so that they are perpendicular to each other See page 10 ...

Page 42: ...N in the FEATURE menu has been set to MENU ACCESS to enable the password lock Cancel the password lock or contact the person in charge of management of the projector See page 35 J Mechanical operating noise clicking sound is heard The iris produces sound while operating This is not a malfunction If the following problem occurs after the lamp is replaced check the following ﬁrst Problem Solution Th...

Page 43: ... time warning Total lamp operation time reached 3750 hours 1 while the power was on Replace the lamp Change with a new lamp if this problem recurs Steady red Blinking red Lamp operation time warning Total lamp operation time reached 3750 hours 1 while the power was off Steady red Steady red Lamp operation time warning Total lamp operation time reached 5000 hours 1 2 while the power was off Blinkin...

Page 44: ...eo input Signal type Terminal type Line HDMI HDMI 2 Video input RCA 1 S video input S 1 Component video input RCA x3 YCBCR YPBPR 1 Control terminal others SERIAL RS 232C D SUB 9 pin TRIGGER DC 12 V max 200 mA stereo mini jack Operating temperatures 41 F 5 C to 95 F 35 C Rated voltage AC100 240 V 50 60 Hz Power consumption 2 5 A Dimensions 427 mm W x 159 mm H x 440 mm D Not including protrusion Wei...

Page 45: ... 37 50 50 00 1920 x 1080 2 1080p 60 1125p 60 67 50 60 00 1920 x 1080 2 1080p 50 1125p 50 56 25 50 00 1920 x 1080 2 1080p 24 1125p 24 27 00 24 00 1920 x 1080 2 PC98 640 x 400 24 82 56 42 1728 x 1080 CGA70 640 x 400 31 47 70 09 1728 x 1080 VGA60 640 x 480 31 47 59 94 1440 x 1080 2 VGA72 640 x 480 37 86 72 81 1440 x 1080 VGA75 640 x 480 37 50 75 00 1440 x 1080 VGA85 640 x 480 43 27 85 01 1440 x 1080 ...

Page 46: ...ND 12 DDC Data 13 HD CS 14 VD 15 DDC Clock HDMI IN HDMI 19 pin 19 1 2 18 PIN No Spec PIN No Spec 1 TMDS Data2 11 TMDS Clock Shield 2 TMDS Data2 Shield 12 TMDS Clock 3 TMDS Data2 13 CEC 4 TMDS Data1 14 5 TMDS Data1 Shield 15 SCL 6 TMDS Data1 16 SDA 7 TMDS Data0 17 DDC Ground 8 TMDS Data0 Shield 18 5 V Power 9 TMDS Data0 19 Hot Plug Detect 10 TMDS Clock Replacement part option not included in the bo...

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