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Viewing video images

A. Connecting the projector to video equipment

•  When the projector and the connected devices are located too close to each other, the projected image may 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

P

B

/C

B

Y

P

R

/C

R

Video player

DVD player

Set-top box or digital tuner

Summary of Contents for HD4000U

Page 1: ...HD4000 DLP PROJECTOR MODEL HD4000 User Manual This User Manual is important to you Please read it before using your projector ENGLISH ...

Page 2: ...DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT USE THIS POLARIZED PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE NOTE SINCE THIS PROJECTOR IS PLUGGABLE EQUIPMENT THE SOCKET OUTLET SHALL BE INSTALLED NEAR THE EQUIPMENT AND SHALL BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE WARNING Use the attached specified ...

Page 3: ...tant 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 Using filter 31 Replacing the lamp 32 Troubleshooting 34 Indicators 37 Specifications 38 Trademark Registered trademark Macintosh is registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc DLP D...

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: ... 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 that the projector does not overheat Do not attach the projector to a place that is unstable or subjected to vibration Do not install ...

Page 6: ...e 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 cause explo...

Page 7: ...played 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 Remote contr...

Page 8: ...r the 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 use for the keystone adjustment and fine adjustment 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 projec...

Page 10: ...ppropriate angle 2 Press the foot adjustment buttons next to the adjustment feet rear and the adjustment feet will come out 3 Release the buttons to 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 adjust...

Page 11: ... use the TRIGGER terminal set TRIGGER OUT to ON in the INSTALLATION menu 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 ...

Page 12: ... 610 22 6 57 398 10 1 45 3 115 The above figures are approximate and may be slightly different from the actual measurements Projection distance changes according to the setting of SCREEN SIZE in the INSTALLATION menu The table above is in the case of WXGA 15 9 Center of the lens Height of the projected image Width of the projected image Screen size Screen size Projected distance L Diagonal size Hei...

Page 13: ...e may 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: ... or HDTV 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 ...

Page 15: ...or 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 a ...

Page 16: ...ses 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 The provided power cord is rated at 120 V Never connect this cord to any outlet or power supply using other voltages or frequencies than rated If you use a power supply using other voltage than rated prepare...

Page 17: ... when the STATUS indicator blinks red See pages 34 and 37 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 projector The projector automatically selects the appropria...

Page 18: ...f 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 to display KEYSTONE and adj...

Page 19: ...mote control ZOOM1 and ZOOM2 work on 480p and 576p images only They don t work on 480i and 576i images OVER SCAN and SHUTTER in the SIGNAL menu are not available in the STRETCH mode Display pattern changes according to the setting of SCREEN SIZE in the INSTALLATION menu The table above is in the case of 720P 16 9 This projector is equipped with a function to change the aspect ratio If you select a...

Page 20: ...al inputted to the HDMI IN terminal is not outputted 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 outputted from HDMI terminal of computer Images may not be projected with some input signal For details see page 39 Turn on the power of the p...

Page 21: ...ce 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 type of the input signal such symptom is not a malfunc...

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: ...75 7 5 VIDEO SIGNAL LANGUAGE English Español Deutsch Français Italiano SIGNAL HORIZ POSITION HOLD 0 999 0 999 FINE SYNC 0 31 TRACKING USER 0 9999 CLAMP POSITION 0 255 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 ON BEGIN 0 99 END 0 99 OFF COMPUTER INPUT 4 4 4 OVER SCAN 100 90 LPF ON OFF SHUTTER U 0 38 SHUTTER L 0 38 SHUTTER LS 0 95 SHUTTER ...

Page 24: ... AUTO OK DISPLAY INPUT PASSWORD FUNCTION 1 AV MEMORY 1 SET UP AUTO WXGA SCART INPUT WXGA 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 ...

Page 25: ...mages of CinemaScope size ZOOM2 Select to enlarge and project images of Vista size STRETCH Select to enlarge to 16 9 and project of the images with an aspect ratio of 4 3 Non linearly stretched REAL Select to project images in their original size as input Not available when the keystone adjustment is applied PASSWORD FUNCTION Use to enable or cancel the password lock See page 30 for details MENU P...

Page 26: ...lect AUTO for normal use OVER SCAN 100 90 Use to adjust the display area of the projected image when playing LD and DVD discs LPF ON OFF Use to select whether or not to enable the LPF SHUTTER U 0 38 Use to display the black bar on the top part of the image SHUTTER L 0 38 Use to display the black bar on the bottom part of the image SHUTTER LS 0 95 Use to display the black bar on the left half of th...

Page 27: ...he IMAGE menu 2 Select COLOR or TINT by pressing the or button COLOR is unavailable when the COMPUTER or HDMI is selected as the input source 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 button is pressed the color int...

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: ... 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 t...

Page 30: ...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 passwords do...

Page 31: ...s Cleaning the filter 1 Remove the screw a from the filter cover Be careful not to lose the screw 2 Move the filter cover in the direction of the arrow 3 Release three hooks and remove the filter cover from the projector If you use excess force to pull the filter cover the latches may be damaged 4 Remove the holder that is retaining the filter while pushing the tab of the holder in the direction of the...

Page 32: ...eplacement message LAMP EXCHANGE will appear on the screen for one minute every 20 hours 1 thereafter When the lamp operation time exceeds 4000 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 Du...

Page 33: ...turn on if the lamp cover isn t attached securely Be sure to reset the lamp operation time whenever you replace the lamp Do not reset 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...

Page 34: ...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 After the f...

Page 35: ...horizontal streak noise may appear on the projected image depending on the type of the DVD player or game console you use In such a case you can reduce such streak noise by enabling the LPF Connect the plugs of the cables to external devices securely Keep the projector away from devices that emit interfering radio waves When the keystone adjustment is carried out the image may not be displayed cor...

Page 36: ...assword lock Cancel the password lock or contact the person in charge of management of the projector See page 30 Because the color wheel spins at a high speed metallic sounds may be heard in rare occasions Such symptom is not a malfunction If the following problem occurs after the lamp is replaced check the following first Problem The projector does not turn on The STATUS indicator blinks Solution...

Page 37: ...rilles 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 shor...

Page 38: ...nel resolution 1280 x 768 dots Signal type Terminal type Line Analog RGB D SUB 15P 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 3 5 A 310 mm W x 100 mm H x 245 mm D Not included protrusion 2 9 kg Luminance signal Vp p 1 0 V 75 Ω negative s...

Page 39: ...INSTALLATION menu is set to 720p 16 9 2 Available for the signal from HDMI IN terminal 3 Set WXGA in the FEATURE menu to AUTO for these signals Some signals may not display images of WXGA signal correctly See page 36 for details 4 Available for the signal from COMPUTER IN or COMPONENT VIDEO IN terminal Images are displayed simply with some pixels dropped so the original image quality is not obtain...

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