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HC900

HOME THEATER DLP™ PROJECTOR

MODEL

HC900

User Manual

FRANÇAIS

ESPAÑOL

ENGLISH

This User Manual is important to you.
Please read it before using your projector.

Summary of Contents for HC900

Page 1: ...HC900 HOME THEATER DLP PROJECTOR MODEL HC900 User Manual FRANÇAIS ESPAÑOL ENGLISH This User Manual is important to you Please read it before using your projector ...

Page 2: ...d specified power supply cord If you use another power supply cord it may cause inter ference with radio and television reception Use the attached RS 232C cable and RGB 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 co...

Page 3: ...luding interference that may cause undesired opera tion Important safeguards 4 Preparating your projector 6 Using the remote control 9 Setting up your projector 10 Viewing video images 12 Viewing computer images 18 Menu operation 21 Adjusting projected images 24 Advanced features 27 Asking for installation 29 Replacing the lamp 30 Troubleshooting 32 Indicators 35 Specifications 36 Trademark Regist...

Page 4: ... Never push objects of any kind through open ings of this projector as they may touch danger ous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock Never spill liq uid of any kind on the projector 14 Servicing Do not attempt to service this projector your self Refer all servicing to qualified service per sonnel 15 Damage requiring service Unplug this projector from the...

Page 5: ...ted 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 that the projector does not overheat Do not attach the projector to a place that is unstable or subject to vibration Do not ins...

Page 6: ...ng the side is difficult because the coil spring end hits on the battery side If the battery is forced to insert in this way the outer label of the battery may get ripped and it may cause a short circuit and heat ing 3 Attach the rear lid Important Use two size AA batteries R6 Replace the two batteries with new ones when the remote control is slow to operate CAUTION Use of a battery of wrong type ...

Page 7: ...djustment or password entry is being displayed or image capturing is being executed 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 COMPONENT VIDEO IN 1 2 3 4 5 8 7 6 6 9 10 11 Terminal panel 1 Power jack 2 DVI D HDCP IN terminal DVI D 24 pin 3 COMPUTER IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN term...

Page 8: ...ineFocus button 14 Direction buttons 15 COLOR TEMP button 16 COMPONENT button 17 VIDEO button 18 VOLUME buttons 19 AUTO POSITION button 20 OFF button See the below for the picture quality adjusting buttons Important When you press the any button on the remote control except ENTER and direction buttons the buttons on the remote control except ENTER and direction buttons are lit Wait approx 15 secon...

Page 9: ...come unstable On this occasion stick the attached protection sticker on one of the photo sensors that is closer to the fluorescent lamp Reception angle Vertical directions Vertical directions ceiling mount Front of projector Rear of projector Operate the remote control within a distance of 10 m from the projec tor pointing the light beam at the remote control photo sensor front or rear of the proj...

Page 10: ... using the two adjustment feet on the bottom of the projector 1 Tilt up the project to the appropriate 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 b...

Page 11: ... the posi tional relation between the projected image and the screen is as shown on the right Refer to the follow ing table for installation Height of the screen C A D D B Screen size Height of the projected image When the aspect ratio of the screen is 4 3 Screen size Size of the projected image Blank Projected distance L 4 3Diagonal Height C Width B Height A Width B space D Min Max Hd inch cm inc...

Page 12: ...ector to video equipment Preparations Make sure that the power of the projector and that of the video equipment are turned off Basic home theater system connection COMPONENT VIDEO IN CB PB Y CR PR Video player DVD player Set top box or digital tuner ...

Page 13: ... are not being received enabled Connecting to a DVD player To connect this projector to video equipment that has component video output terminals such as a DVD player use the COMPONENT terminals When the video equipment is equipped with the S video output terminal make the connection as follows 1 Connect one end of the supplied S video cable to the S VIDEO terminal of the projector 2 Connect the o...

Page 14: ...Therefore the specifica tions 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 DVI Digital signals When your DVD player is provided with such function set it as follows NORMAL EXPAND or ENHANCED See the users guide of your DVD player for details When your DV...

Page 15: ... VIDEO at every press of the VIDEO button on the remote control 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 Some images become easier to view when the setting of aspect ratio is changed See Page 17 4 Adjust the position of the projector to keep an appropriate projection distance with which image...

Page 16: ...ntrol area of the projector 1 Press the KEYSTONE button on the control area of the projector 2 Equalize the widths at the top and bottom of the screen by pressing the or button viewing the screen With the INSTALLATION menu See Page 21 for menu setting 1 Display the INSTALLATION menu 2 Select KEYSTONE by pressing the or button 3 Equalize the widths at the top and bottom of the screen by pressing th...

Page 17: ...76i 480p 576p 16 9 image 1080i 16 9 image 720p 4 3 Projects images with an aspect ratio of 4 3 when the input signal is 4 3 image EXPAND Projects images in the CinemaScope size or Vista size together with subtitles REAL Projects images in their original size as input Available only when the input signal is 480i or 576i Available only when the input signal is 480i or 576i Not available 16 9 Project...

Page 18: ...e DVI cable to the DVI termi nal of the computer Additional devices such as a conversion connector and an analog RGB output adapter are required depending on the type of the computer to be connected When viewing images supplied from a digital connected computer press the DVI D HDCP button on the remote control This projector uses stereo mini plug for its audio input Check the type of the audio out...

Page 19: ...fore 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 of the input signal In such a case press the AUTO POSITION button See Page 20 4 Adjust the position of the projector to keep an appropriate projection distance with which images are projected in their specifie...

Page 20: ...d any of the keys F1 to F12 at the same time The key to be pressed depends on the type of the computer you use Viewing computer images continued To stop projecting 8 Press the POWER button on the projector or the OFF button on the remote control A confirmation 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 proje...

Page 21: ...o the projector 1 Not available when sRGB is set to ON 2 Not available with certain signals 3 Not available when the source is a COMPUTER 4 Available only when the input signal is TV50 TV60 480i 576i 5 Available only when the source is a VIDEO or S VIDEO 6 Setting range differs depending on the input signals 7 Not available when the source is a VIDEO or S VIDEO or DVI 8 Not available when the sour...

Page 22: ...input signal Select AUTO for normal use STANDARD Select to secure the contrast even when the room lighting is increased to some extent THEATER1 Select when watching movies in dim lighting as in a theater THEATER2 Select to gain the halftone to make the skin color more vibrant even in a dark scene This mode is suitable for TV viewing 2 INSTALLATION menu ITEM SETTING FUNCTION KEYSTONE 20 Use to corr...

Page 23: ...mage VERT POSITION Use to adjust the vertical position of the projected image FINE SYNC Use to eliminate flickering or blur if appears viewing the projected image TRACKING Use to eliminate vertical wide stripes if appears viewing the projected image COMPUTER INPUT RGB Select this option when connecting the projector to high definition video equipment having R G and B output terminals YCBCR YPBPR S...

Page 24: ...l 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 thickness of the projected image Every time the button is pressed the color becomes thicker Every time the button is pressed the color becomes lighter COLOR is unavailable when the computer or DVI D is selected as the input source TINT Use to adjust the tint of t...

Page 25: ... the desired item 5 Press the or button to adjust the selected item 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 for optimum adjustment results To cancel the menu 7 Press the MENU button To enable the stored color temperature 1 Select USER by pressing the COLOR TEMP button on the remote control About color temperature There are different kinds of white color Color temperature is a way to show the differences in white W...

Page 26: ... the or button to select an item to adjust 3 Adjust the selected item by pressing the or button To cancel the menu 4 Press the MENU button Do not change the settings of the SIGNAL menu in normal use Simple method to adjust the image position To adjust the horizontal position 1 Align the left edge of the image with the left side of the screen by adjusting HORIZ POSITION Then align the right edge of...

Page 27: ... 9 6 Press the button You can set the next digit 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to set a four digit password 8 Enter the password again for confirmation using the same steps 9 Select OK and press the ENTER button If the entered passwords don t match an error message will appear To cancel the procedure select CANCEL and press the ENTER button You can cancel the procedure by pressing the MENU button alterna...

Page 28: ...r step 3 and 4 the MEMORY button will go out automatically 5 Hold down the button on the other device s remote control whose command you want to install until the MEMORY button start blinking When the MEMORY button blinks six times and then goes out the function has been installed successfully When the MEMORY button doesn t blink before going out the installation has failed To continue to install ...

Page 29: ...T Ask your installation specialist to provide a breaker When you do not use the projector be sure to shut down the main power by the breaker When the projector is installed on the ceiling projected images may appear darker than those projected when the projector is installed on the floor This symptom is not a malfunction Do not install the projector where the exhaust vents are exposed to air emitt...

Page 30: ... LAMP EXCHANGE will appear on the screen for one minute every 10 hours 1 thereafter When the lamp operation time exceeds 2000 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 When LAMP MODE of the INSTALLATION menu is set to STANDARD When it is set to LOW this duration will be extended 2 When LAMP MODE is set to LOW...

Page 31: ... lamp operation time is reset successfully The projector doesn t 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 This projector uses a lamp that contains mercury Disposal of the lamp or the projector with the lamp may be regulated due to environmental considerat...

Page 32: ...turned on No image appears on the screen Projected images suddenly disappear Solution Check whether the indicators are on or off 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 c...

Page 33: ...reen surface and is not a malfunction Re place the screen or displace the focus a little 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 correctly because of the type of input signal This isn t a product malfunction In this case readjust the...

Page 34: ...ttery is loaded in the remote control or the battery isn t weak See page 8 Check that the remote control sensor isn t exposed to direct sunlight or fluorescent light See page 8 Use the remote control within its operation range See page 8 Use the remote control at least 10 cm away from the projector PASSWORD FUNCTION in the FEATURE menu has been set to MENU ACCESS to enable the password lock Cancel...

Page 35: ...operation time reached 1500 hours 1 while the power was off Lamp operation time warning Total lamp operation time reached 2000 hours 1 2 while the power was off The lamp cover isn t closed Abnormal POSSIBLE SOLUTION Clean the ventilation grilles 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 repla...

Page 36: ... dots Analog compressed Panel resolution 1024 x 576 dots NTSC PAL NTSC 4 43 PAL M PAL N PAL 60 480i 480p 576i 576p 720p 1080i Panel resolution 1024 x 576 dots Signal type Terminal type Line Analog RGB D SUB 15P 1 Digital RGB DVI 1 Signal type Terminal type Line Video input RCA 1 S Video input S 1 Component video input RCA 1 2 W Mono Round type ø4 5cm x 1 RS 232C 8 pin For service person 41 F 5 C t...

Page 37: ... Resolution Horizontal Vertical Normal mode Real mode H x V frequency kHz frequency Hz H x V 1 H x V 1 When ANAMORPHIC in the FEATURE menu is set to AUTO 2 Available for the signal for DVI D terminal Important Some computers aren t compatible with the projec tor The projector s maximum resolution is 1024 x 576 pixels It may not display images of higher resolu tions than 1024 x 576 correctly If the...

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