Mitsubishi Electric HC1600, User Manual

Page 1: ...HC1600 DLP PROJECTOR MODEL HC1600 User Manual This User Manual is important to you Please read it before using your projector ENGLISH ESPAÑOL FRANÇAIS ...

Page 2: ...K HAZARD 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 ...

Page 3: ...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 Specifications 37 Trademark Registered trademark DLP Digital Micromirror Device DMD and BrilliantColor are all...

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 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 s...

Page 6: ...e 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 AA batteries R06 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 explosion Only Carbon Zinc or Alkaline Manganese Dioxide type batteries should be u...

Page 7: ...t or password entry is 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 ...

Page 8: ...justing buttons Important The direction buttons are used for the keystone adjustment and fine adjustment Using the picture quality adjusting buttons When you press any of the picture quality adjusting buttons the screen for adjusting the picture quality appears Ad just the picture quality by pressing the and buttons The picture quality adjustment can be made alternatively in the IMAGE menu See page...

Page 9: ...may 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 pro...

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: ...ON 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 from the TRIGGER terminal as a power for other devices Do not lin...

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: ...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: ...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: ...t 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 an HDMI ter...

Page 16: ...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 volt ages or frequencies than rated If you use a power supply using other voltage than rated prepare an appropriate power...

Page 17: ...s that 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 pro...

Page 18: ...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 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 contr...

Page 19: ...lly 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...

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: ...r blinks 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...

Page 22: ...s the MENU button 9 Press the POWER button on the projector or the STANDBY 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 and exhaust fan rotate to cool the lamp The lamp can t be lit again for one minut...

Page 23: ...English 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...

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: ...CTION 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 ...

Page 26: ...hosen 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 norma...

Page 27: ...e menu 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 ...

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: ...n 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 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 can...

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: ...ne minute 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 s...

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: ...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 cooled down sufficiently last time the fan may start rotating and the POWER button may not work after the power cord is plugged...

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: ...ked 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 ...

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: ...og 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 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: ...FEATURE menu is set to AUTO 2 Available 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 changi...

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