Hitachi CP-734i, User'S Manual And Operating Manual

Page 1: ...r physical damage due to incorrect handling Please refer to the pages written following this symbol NOTE The information in this manual is subject to change without notice The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this manual The reproduction transmission or use of this document or contents is not permitted without express written authority Trademark acknowledgme...

Page 2: ...reen 20 Temporarily blanking the screen 20 Operating the computer screen 21 Multifunctional settings 22 Using the menu function 22 EASY Menu 23 Aspect Keystone Mode Bright Contrast Color Tint Sharpness Whisper Mirror Reset Filter time Language Go to advanced menu Contents Contents PICTURE Menu 25 Bright Contrast Gamma Color temp Color Tint Sharpness Progressive My memory IMAGE Menu 28 Aspect Over ...

Page 3: ... noise is more important than brightness Rich Connectivity This projector has a variety of I O ports It can be easily connected to many signal sources like PC DVD and so on The rich connectivity provides you more options to make your presentation impressive Compact Body Even with its many features this projector is extremely compact and slim which gives you more flexibility and usability to use it ...

Page 4: ...OUT port 11 Ports AUDIO IN1 port 11 AUDIO IN2 port 11 USB port 21 Restart switch 46 RGB IN1 port 11 RGB IN2 port 11 RGB OUT port 11 Kensington lock slot NOTE About Restart switch This Projector is controlled by an internal microprocessor Under certain exceptional circumstances the projector may not operate correctly and the microprocessor will need to be reset In such a case please push the Restar...

Page 5: ...n 20 POSITION button 19 Cursor buttons 22 ESC button 22 SEARCH button 18 STANDBY ON button 16 AUTO button 19 BLANK button 20 VOLUME button 17 PAGE UP button 21 MUTE button 17 PAGE DOWN button 21 KEYSTONE button 19 MENU button 22 ENTER button 22 RESET button 22 Control buttons STANDBY ON INPUT MENU POWER TEMP LAMP VIDEO RGB SEARCH STANDBY ON FREEZE OFF ON MAGNIFY ASPECT AUTO BLANK HOME PAGE UP PAGE...

Page 6: ...cts such as walls Don t place the projector on a metallic thing or anything weak in heat Don t place the projector on a carpet cushion or bedding Don t place the projector in direct sunlight or near a hot object such as heater Put nothing about lens and vents of the projector Put nothing on the projector Put nothing that is sucked or sticks to the bottom of projector This projector has some intake...

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Page 8: ...djustment place the projector horizontally You can use the elevator feet to make adjustments if the surface on which you need to set the projector is uneven or if you otherwise need to adjust the angle of projection The adjustment range of the elevator feet is 0 to 9 degrees 1 After making sure that the projector is cool adequately press and hold in the elevator buttons while holding the projector...

Page 9: ...over for bottom up use It is higher than usual filter cover to keep the space for intake ventilation Please change in the following procedure 1 After making sure that the projector is cool adequately slowly turn the projector so that the lens side is facing up Please be careful for a projector not to fall While the projector is placed lens side up hold the projector 2 Putting a finger on the filter c...

Page 10: ...top computer Secure the screws on the connectors and tighten Some computers may have multiple display screen modes Use of some of these modes will not be possible with this projector For some RGB signal modes the optional Mac adapter is necessary When the image resolution is changed on a computer depending on an input automatic adjust function may take some time and may not be completed In this ca...

Page 11: ...UDIO OUT USB S VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO CB PB CR PR Y VIDEO AUDIO IN1 RGB IN1 CONTROL RGB IN2 RGB OUT AUDIO IN2 AUDIO OUT USB S VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO CB PB CR PR Audio out USB A RS 232C RGB out Examples of connection with a computer Connecting to a monitor output Connecting to a speaker with amplifier output RGB cable Stereo mini audio cable AUDIO IN1 is linked to RGB IN1 RGB out Audio out Stereo mini...

Page 12: ... AUDIO IN1 RGB IN1 CONTROL RGB IN2 RGB OUT AUDIO IN2 AUDIO OUT USB S VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO CB PB CR PR Examples of connection with a VCR DVD player Audio out Video out Stereo mini audio cable Video cable Audio out S Video out S Video cable Stereo mini audio cable Stereo mini audio cable Audio out Component video out Component video cable Y CB PB CR PR Y VIDEO AUDIO IN1 RGB IN1 CONTROL RGB IN2 RGB ...

Page 13: ...ctor If it is damaged contact your dealer to newly get correct one Only plug the power cord into an outlet rated for use with the power cord s specified voltage range Never modify the power cord Never attempt to defeat the ground connection of the three pronged plug 1 Connect the connector of the power cord to the AC inlet of the projector 2 Firmly plug the power cord s plug into the outlet AC inle...

Page 14: ... Keep a battery away from children and pets Do not recharge short circuit solder or disassemble a battery Do not allow a battery in a fire or water Keep batteries in a dark cool and dry place If you observe a leakage of a battery wipe out the flower and then replace a battery If the flower adheres your body or clothes rinse well with water immediately 1 Remove the battery cover Slide back and remove ...

Page 15: ...inverter fluorescent lamp hit the projector s remote sensor the remote control may cause to function Adjust the direction of the projector to keep light from directly hitting the projector s remote sensor The remote control works with the projector s remote sensor The range of the remote sensor is 3 meters with a 60 degree range 30 degrees to the left and right of the remote sensor Also a remote si...

Page 16: ...ndicator will stop blinking light green To display the picture select an input signal according to the section Selecting an input signal 17 Turning off the power 1 Press the STANDBY ON button on the projector or remote control The message Power off will appear on the screen for approximately 5 seconds 2 Press the STANDBY ON button on the projector or remote control again while the message is visib...

Page 17: ...e you press the button the projector switches its input port as below RGB IN1 RGB IN2 COMPONENT VIDEO S VIDEO VIDEO STANDBY ON INPUT MENU POWER TEMP LAMP 1 Press the RGB button on the remote control to select an input port for RGB signal Each time you press the button the projector switches its RGB input port as below RGB IN1 RGB IN2 When the TURN ON is selected to the item SEARCH of OPTION menu 3...

Page 18: ...F ON MAGNIFY ASPECT AUTO BLANK HOME PAGE UP PAGE DOWN END MUTE VOLUME KEYSTONE POSITION ESC ENTER MENU RESET Selecting an aspect ratio 1 Press the ASPECT button on the remote control Each time you press the button the projector switches the mode for aspect ratio in turn At a RGB signal NORMAL 4 3 16 9 At a video signal no signal 4 3 16 9 SMALL The NORMAL mode keeps the original aspect ratio of the...

Page 19: ...ected automatically This function is available only when the AUTO mode is selected to the item VIDEO FORMAT of the INPUT menu 30 For a component video signal the signal type is identified automatically independently of this function The automatic adjustment operation requires approximately 10 seconds Also please note that it may not function correctly with some input VIDEO RGB SEARCH STANDBY ON FRE...

Page 20: ...tons to move the area And to finalize the zoom area press the POSITION button again To exit the MAGNIFY mode and restore the screen to normal press the OFF button of MAGNIFY on the remote control The projector automatically exits the MAGNIFY mode when the input signal changes or when an operation of changing the display condition automatic adjustment etc is executed Although in the MAGNIFY mode the...

Page 21: ...mputer s configurations and mouse drivers The USB control can be used only for the functions listed below You cannot do things like press two buttons at once for instance pressing two buttons at the same time to move the mouse pointer diagonally This function is not available while the lamp is warming up the POWER indicator flashes green and while adjusting the volume and display correcting for trap...

Page 22: ... item When you want to reset the operation press the RESET button on the remote control during the operation Note that items whose functions are performed simultaneously with operation ex LANGUAGE H PHASE etc aren t reset When you want to return to the previous display press the cursor button on the projector or remote control or the ESC button on the remote control 6 Press the MENU button on the ...

Page 23: ...ed modes above the display on the menu for the MODE is CUSTOM Please refer to the items GAMMA 25 and COLOR TEMP 26 of PICTURE menu BRIGHT Using the buttons adjusts the brightness See the item BRIGHT of section PICTURE menu 25 CONTRAST Using the buttons adjusts the contrast See the item CONTRAST of section PICTURE menu 25 COLOR Using the buttons adjusts the strength of whole color See the item COLO...

Page 24: ...ems of EASY MENU except FILTER TIME and LANGUAGE A dialog is displayed to make sure Selecting RESET using the button performs reset FILTER TIME Performing this item resets the filter timer which counts use time of air filter A dialog is displayed to make sure Selecting RESET using the button performs reset See the item FILTER TIME of section OPTION menu 37 LANGUAGE Select the LANGUAGE to toggle the ...

Page 25: ...rn changes as below No pattern Gray scale of 9 steps Ramp Gray scale of 15 steps Eight of equalizing bars corresponds to eight of tone level of test pattern except the darkest in the left end If you want to adjust the 2nd tone from left end on the test pattern use the equalizing adjustment bar 1 The darkest tone at the left end of the test pattern cannot be controlled with any of equalizing adjust...

Page 26: ... Choose an item using the buttons and adjust the level using the buttons You can display a test pattern for checking the effect of your adjustment by pressing the ENTER button Each time you press the ENTER button the pattern changes as below No pattern Gray scale of 9 steps Ramp Gray scale of 15 steps COLOR Using the buttons adjusts the strength of whole color Strong Weak This item can be selected...

Page 27: ...ick moving object In such a case please select the TURN OFF even though the screen image may lose the crisp MY MEMORY Selecting a mode of MY MEMORY using the buttons and then pressing the button or the ENTER button performs each function LOAD1 LOAD2 LOAD3 LOAD4 SAVE4 SAVE3 SAVE2 SAVE1 This projector has 4 numbered memories for adjustment data Performing the LOAD1 LOAD2 LOAD3 or LOAD4 loads the dat...

Page 28: ... appear at the frame area of the picture In such a case please adjust small V POSITION Using the buttons adjusts the vertical position Up Down H POSITION Using the buttons adjusts the horizontal position Left Right H PHASE Using the buttons adjusts the horizontal phase to eliminate flicker Right Left This item can be selected only at a RGB signal or a component video signal With the IMAGE menu item...

Page 29: ...rizontal size will be automatically adjusted Make sure that the application window is set to its maximum size prior to attempting to use this feature A dark picture may still be incorrectly adjusted Use a bright picture when adjusting At a video signal The video format best suited for the respective input signal will be selected automatically This function is available only when the AUTO mode is s...

Page 30: ...ed automatically independently of this function The AUTO mode automatically selects the optimum mode The AUTO operation may not work well at some signals If the picture becomes unstable ex an irregular picture a color lack please select the mode depending on the input signal FRAME LOCK Using the buttons turns the frame lock function on off TURN ON TURN OFF This item performs only at a RGB signal w...

Page 31: ...UT INFORMATION RGB 1024x768 60 0 FRAME LOCK INPUT INFORMATION S VIDEO SECAM AUTO INPUT INFORMATION COMPONENT 576i 50 SCART RGB The FRAME LOCK message on the dialog means the frame lock function is working 30 The SCART RGB message means the COMPONENT VIDEO port is working as a SCART RGB input port Please refer to the item COMPONENT in this section 30 This item is can t be selected at no signal ...

Page 32: ...used with zoom set to WIDE whenever possible WHISPER Using the buttons turns off on the whisper mode NORMAL WHISPER When the WHISPER is selected acoustic noise and screen brightness are reduced MIRROR Using the buttons switches the mode for mirror status NORMAL H INVERT V INVERT H V INVERT VOLUME Using the buttons adjusts the volume High Low With the SETUP menu items shown in the table below can b...

Page 33: ...trol MyScreen ORIGINAL BLUE WHITE BLACK MyScreen is the screen you can register a desired screen ORIGINAL screen is the existing standard screen BLUE WHITE and BLACK are non patterned plain screens in each color To avoid remaining as an afterimage the MyScreen and the ORIGINAL screens will change to the BLACK screen after several minutes For the MyScreen please refer to the item MyScreen 34 With t...

Page 34: ...log titled MyScreen It will ask you if you start capturing the picture from the current screen Please wait for the target picture to be displayed and press the ENTER button on the remote control when the picture is display The picture will freeze and the frame for capturing appears To stop performing press the RESET or ESC button on the remote control 2 Using the buttons adjust the frame position ...

Page 35: ...s selected the following message function works AUTO IN PROGRESS while automatically adjusting NO INPUT IS DETECTED SYNC IS OUT OF RANGE Searching while searching for an input signal Detecting when an input signal is detected The indication of the input signal by changing The indication of the aspect ration by changing SCREEN Menu continued ...

Page 36: ...wer indicator begins blinking Please refer to the section Turning off the power 16 LAMP TIME The lamp time is the time counted after the last resetting It is shown in the OPTION menu as the use time of the lamp Pressing the RESET button on the remote control for about 3 seconds displays a dialog To reset the lamp time select the RESET using the button RESET CANCEL Please reset the lamp time only w...

Page 37: ...em displays the SERVICE menu Select an item using the buttons and press the button or the ENTER button on the remote control to progress FAN SPEED GHOST FACTORY RESET FAN SPEED Using the buttons switches the rotation speed of the cooling fans The HIGH is the mode for use at highlands etc Note that the projector is noisier when the HIGH is selected HIGH NORMAL GHOST 1 Select a color element of ghos...

Page 38: ...the gas that comes out of the projector vents or get it in your eyes or mouth Before replacing the lamp turn the projector off and unplug the power cord then wait at least 45 minutes for the lamp to cool sufficiently Handling the lamp while hot can cause burns as well as damaging the lamp Never unscrew except the appointed marked by an arrow screws Do not open the lamp cover while the projector is...

Page 39: ...y arrow of the lamp and slowly pick up the lamp by the handles 6 Insert the new lamp and retighten firmly two screws that are loosened in the previous process to lock it in place 7 Interlocking the 2 tabs of the lamp cover to the projector position the lamp cover on the projector Then push the center point of two claws to fix the lamp cover 8 Slowly turn the projector so that the top is facing up 9 ...

Page 40: ...r filter type number NJ09702 An air filter of specified type will come even with the replacement lamp for this projector 7 Position the cleaned air filter or a new air filter into place and push the points of PUSH word with claws to fix the air filter 8 Replace the filter cover and snap it back into place 9 Slowly turn the projector so that the top is facing up 10 Turn the projector on and reset the filter...

Page 41: ...hard objects Inside of the projector In order to ensure the safe use of your projector please have it cleaned and inspected by your dealer about once every year Caring for the lens If the lens is flawed soiled or fogged it could cause deterioration of display quality Please take care of the lens being cautious of the handling 1 Turn the projector off and unplug the power cord Allow the projector to...

Page 42: ...e lamp by referring to the section Lamp After you have changed the lamp please be sure to reset the lamp timer 36 CHANGE THE LAMP AFTER REPLACING LAMP RESET THE LAMP TIMER THE POWER WILL TURN OFF AFTER 0 hr As the time the lamp timer has counted has reached 2000 hours the power will soon be automatically turned off Please immediately turn the power off and change the lamp by referring to the secti...

Page 43: ...e air filter please be sure to reset the filter timer 37 NOTE A lamp has a finite product life Lamps are characterized by the fact that after long hours of usage a lamp will no longer light up or the lamp will break or burst etc This projector is equipped with an automatic shut down function such that the power will automatically be turned off when lamp usage time has reached 2000 hours Please be awa...

Page 44: ...ntil the POWER indicator finishes blink and then perform the proper response measure using the item descriptions below as reference Blinking In Red or Lighting In Red Lighting In Red Turned off The lamp does not light and there is a possibility that interior portion has become heated Please turn the power off and allow the unit to cool down at least 20 minutes After the projector has sufficiently co...

Page 45: ...air filter dirty Does the peripheral temperature exceed 35 C If the same indication is displayed after the treatment please set the HIGH at the FAN SPEED of the item SERVICE of the OPTION menu Lighting In Green Alternative blinking in Red There is a possibility that the interior portion has become overcooled Please use the unit within the usage temperature parameters 5 C to 35 C After the treatment...

Page 46: ... FACTORY RESET function of SERVICE menu in the OPTION menu 37 to reset all settings to factory default Then if the problem is not removed after maintenance please contact your dealer or service company Phenomenon Cases not involving a machine defect Reference page Power does not come on The electrical power cord is not plugged in Correctly connect the power cord 13 The power switch is not set to t...

Page 47: ... or COLOR SPACE settings using the menu functions 23 25 30 COLOR SPACE setting is not suitable Change the COLOR SPACE setting to AUTO RGB SMPTE240 REC709 or REC601 30 Pictures appear dark The brightness and or contrast are adjusted to an extremely low level Adjust the BRIGHT and or CONTRAST settings to a higher level using the menu function 24 25 The WHISPER function is working Select the NORMAL t...

Page 48: ... x 600 vertical ED X3400 X3450 786 432 pixels 1024 horizontal x 768 vertical Lens Zoom lens F 1 7 1 9 f 21 8 26 2 mm Lamp 165W UHB Power Supply AC100 120V 2 7A AC220 240V 1 5A Power Consumption 240W Temperature range 5 35 C Operating Size 297 W x 64 H x 233 D mm Not including protruding parts Please refer to the following figure Weight mass 2 5 kg Ports Optional parts Lamp CP324i 930 Air filter NJ09...

Page 49: ...49 Specifications Specifications continued unit mm 14 3 79 7 80 0 64 2 65 4 32 2 237 4 232 8 297 0 84 5 ...