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Hitachi ED-X31GEP User Manual

Hitachi ED-X31GEP User Manual

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ED-X31GEP/ED-X33GEP
User's Manual (detailed)
Operating Guide
Thank you for purchasing this projector.
WARNING
WARNING
CAUTION
NOTE
Trademark acknowledgment
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  • Page 1 Projector ED-X31GEP/ED-X33GEP User's Manual (detailed) Operating Guide Thank you for purchasing this projector. WARNING WARNING CAUTION NOTE Trademark acknowledgment...

  • Page 2: Contents

    Read this Safety Guide first. Projector User's Manual - Safety Guide Thank you for purchasing this projector. WARNING • Before using, read these user's manuals of this projector to ensure correct usage through understanding. After reading, store them in a safe place for future reference.

  • Page 3: Safety Precautions

    Safety Precautions WARNING Never use the projector if a problem should occur. Abnormal operations such as smoke, strange odor, no image, no sound, excessive sound, damaged casing or elements or cables, penetration of liquids or foreign matter, etc. can cause a fire or electrical shock. In such case, immediately turn off the power switch and then disconnect the power plug from the power outlet.
  • Page 4 Safety Precautions (continued) WARNING Be cautious of High temperatures of the projector. High temperatures are generated when the lamp is lit. It could result in fire or burn. Use special caution in households where children are present. Do not touch about the lens, air fans and ventilation openings during use or immediately after use, to prevent a burn.
  • Page 5 Safety Precautions (continued) WARNING Be careful in handling the light source lamp. The projector uses a high-pressure mercury glass lamp made of glass. The lamp can break with a loud bang, or burn out. When the bulb bursts, it is possible for shards of glass to fly into the lamp housing, and for gas containing mercury to escape from the projector’s vent holes.
  • Page 6 Safety Precautions (continued) CAUTION Be careful in moving the projector. Neglect could result in an injury or damage. • Do not move the projector during use. Before moving, disconnect the power cord and all external connections, and close the slide lens door or attach the lens cap.
  • Page 7 Safety Precautions (continued) CAUTION Remove the power cord for complete separation. • For safety purposes, disconnect the power cord if the projector is not to be used for prolonged periods of time. Disconnect the • Before cleaning, turn off and unplug the projector. Neglect could result in plug from the fire or electrical shock.
  • Page 8 Safety Precautions (continued) NOTE About consumables. Lamp, LCD panels, polarizors and other optical components, and air filter and cooling fans have a different lifetime in each. These parts may need to be replaced after a long usage time. • This product isn’t designed for continuous use of long time. In the case of continuous use for 6 hours or more, or use for 6 hours or more every day (even if it isn’t continuous), or repetitious use, the lifetime may be shortened, and these parts may need to be replaced even if one year has not passed since the beginning of using.
  • Page 9 Lamp WARNING HIGH VOLTAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE HIGH PRESSURE The projector uses a high-pressure mercury glass lamp. The lamp can break with a loud bang, or burn out, if jolted or scratched, handled while hot, or worn over time. Note that each lamp has a different lifetime, and some may burst or burn out soon after you start using them.

  • Page 10: About This Manual

    Regulatory Notices FCC Statement Warning This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 11: Table Of Contents

    Contents About this manual... 1 PICTURE menu ... . 25 Contents ....2 RIGHTNESS ONTRAST AMMA...

  • Page 12: Projector Features

    Projector features / Preparations Contents of package NOTE Fastening the lens cover...

  • Page 13: Part Names

    Part names HOT! Projector 14, 58 HOT! WARNING HOT! CAUTION...

  • Page 14: Control Panel

    Part names Control panel 15, 21 14, 60 Rear panel CAUTION...

  • Page 15: Remote Control

    Part names Remote control MY SOURCE/ VIDEO COMPUTER DOC.CAMERA AUTO ASPECT SEARCH BLANK MAGNIFY FREEZE PAGE VOLUME DOWN KEYSTONE MY BUTTON MUTE 13, 19 POSITION MENU ENTER RESET 18, 21 13, 21, 22 13, 21, 22 13, 21 13, 21, 22...

  • Page 16: Setting Up

    Setting up Arrangement On a horizontal surface Suspended from the ceiling Screen size Projection distance Projection distance Screen Screen Screen Screen (diagonal) height height height height inch inch inch inch inch inch inch inch inch 122 103 126 123 138 116 140 137 153 129 169 165...
  • Page 17 Setting up Arrangement (continued) WARNING CAUTION...

  • Page 18: Connecting Your Devices

    Setting up Connecting your devices RS-232C RGB OUT RGB OUT AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT Monitor RGB IN AUDIO IN Speakers (with an VCR/DVD player VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT AUDO IN OUT AUDO IN OUT AUDO IN OUT WARNING CAUTION...
  • Page 19 Setting up Connecting your devices (continued) NOTE About Plug-and-Play capability...
  • Page 20 Setting up Connecting power supply WARNING Using the security bar and slot WARNING CAUTION NOTE...

  • Page 21: Remote Control

    Remote control Putting batteries WARNING About the remote control signal 30º 30º NOTE...
  • Page 22 Remote control Changing the frequency of remote control signal MY SOURCE/ VIDEO COMPUTER DOC.CAMERA ASPECT AUTO SEARCH BLANK PAGE VOLUME MAGNIFY FREEZE DOWN KEYSTONE MY BUTTON MUTE POSITION MENU ENTER RESET Using as a simple PC mouse & keyboard MY SOURCE/ VIDEO COMPUTER DOC.CAMERA...

  • Page 23: Power On/Off

    Power on/off Turning on the power MY SOURCE/ VIDEO COMPUTER DOC.CAMERA ASPECT AUTO SEARCH BLANK MAGNIFY FREEZE PAGE VOLUME DOWN KEYSTONE MY BUTTON MUTE MENU POSITION ENTER RESET Turning off the power 60). WARNING NOTE...

  • Page 24: Operating

    Operating Adjusting the volume MY SOURCE/ VIDEO COMPUTER DOC.CAMERA ASPECT AUTO SEARCH BLANK PAGE VOLUME MAGNIFY FREEZE DOWN KEYSTONE MY BUTTON MUTE POSITION MENU Temporarily muting the sound MY SOURCE/ COMPUTER VIDEO DOC.CAMERA ASPECT AUTO SEARCH BLANK FREEZE PAGE VOLUME MAGNIFY DOWN KEYSTONE...

  • Page 25: Searching An Input Signal

    Operating Selecting an input signal (continued) MY SOURCE/ VIDEO COMPUTER DOC.CAMERA ASPECT AUTO SEARCH BLANK MAGNIFY FREEZE PAGE VOLUME DOWN KEYSTONE MY BUTTON MUTE Searching an input signal MY SOURCE/ VIDEO COMPUTER DOC.CAMERA ASPECT AUTO SEARCH BLANK PAGE VOLUME MAGNIFY FREEZE DOWN KEYSTONE...
  • Page 26 Operating Adjusting the projector's elevator CAUTION Adjusting the zoom and focus...
  • Page 27 Operating Using the automatic adjustment feature MY SOURCE/ For a computer signal VIDEO COMPUTER DOC.CAMERA ASPECT AUTO SEARCH BLANK PAGE VOLUME MAGNIFY FREEZE DOWN KEYSTONE MY BUTTON MUTE POSITION MENU Adjusting the position KEYSTONE MY BUTTON MUTE MENU POSITION ENTER RESET...
  • Page 28 Operating Correcting the keystone distortions MAGNIFY FREEZE PAGE VOLUME DOWN KEYSTONE MY BUTTON MUTE Using the magnify feature MY SOURCE/ VIDEO COMPUTER DOC.CAMERA ASPECT AUTO SEARCH BLANK MAGNIFY FREEZE PAGE VOLUME DOWN KEYSTONE MY BUTTON MUTE NOTE...
  • Page 29 Operating Freezing the screen MY SOURCE/ VIDEO COMPUTER DOC.CAMERA AUTO ASPECT SEARCH BLANK MAGNIFY FREEZE PAGE VOLUME DOWN KEYSTONE MY BUTTON MUTE MENU POSITION Temporarily blanking the screen MY SOURCE/ COMPUTER VIDEO DOC.CAMERA AUTO ASPECT SEARCH BLANK FREEZE PAGE VOLUME MAGNIFY DOWN KEYSTONE...
  • Page 30 Operating Using the menu function MENU POSITION ENTER RESET...
  • Page 31 Operating Using the menu function (continued)

  • Page 32: Easy Menu

    EASY MENU Item Description ASPECT KEYSTONE KEYSTONE...
  • Page 33 EASY MENU EASY MENU (continued) Item Description CONTRAST COLOR TINT SHARPNESS MIRROR RESET FILTER TIME...

  • Page 34: Picture Menu

    PICTURE menu Item Description CONTRAST #1 DEFAULT #1 CUSTOM #2 DEFAULT #2 CUSTOM #6 CUSTOM #3 DEFAULT #3 CUSTOM #6 DEFAULT #5 CUSTOM #5 DEFAULT #4 CUSTOM #4 DEFAULT...

  • Page 35: Color Temp

    PICTURE menu PICTURE menu (continued) Item Description #1 HIGH DEFAULT #1 HIGH CUSTOM #2 MID DEFAULT #2 MID CUSTOM #6 Hi-BRIGHT-3 CUSTOM #3 LOW DEFAULT #6 Hi-BRIGHT-3 DEFAULT #3 LOW CUSTOM #5 Hi-BRIGHT-2 CUSTOM #5 Hi-BRIGHT-2 DEFAULT #4 Hi-BRIGHT-1 CUSTOM #4 Hi-BRIGHT-1 DEFAULT COLOR TEMP COLOR...

  • Page 36: My Memory

    PICTURE menu PICTURE menu (continued) Item Description SHARPNESS MY MEMORY...

  • Page 37: Image Menu

    IMAGE menu Item Description For a computer signal ASPECT For no signal OVER SCAN V POSITION above...
  • Page 38 IMAGE menu IMAGE menu (continued) Item Description H POSITION H PHASE H SIZE For a computer signal...

  • Page 39: Input Menu

    INPUT menu Item Description VIDEO NR COLOR SPACE COMPONENT...

  • Page 40: Ideo Format

    INPUT menu INPUT menu (continued) Item Description VIDEO FORMAT FRAME LOCK •...
  • Page 41 INPUT menu INPUT menu (continued) Item Description...

  • Page 42: Setup Menu

    SETUP menu Item Description KEYSTONE KEYSTONE...
  • Page 43 SETUP menu SETUP menu (continued) Item Description MIRROR STANDBY MODE below...

  • Page 44: Audio Menu

    AUDIO menu Item Description SPEAKER...

  • Page 45: Screen Menu

    SCREEN menu Item Description BLANK...
  • Page 46 SCREEN menu SCREEN menu (continued) Item Description below MyScreen...
  • Page 47 SCREEN menu SCREEN menu (continued) Item Description MyScreen below MyScreen Lock...
  • Page 48 SCREEN menu SCREEN menu (continued) Item Description TEMPLATE...

  • Page 49: Option Menu

    OPTION menu Item Description KEYSTONE...

  • Page 50: Filter Time , M Y Button

    OPTION menu OPTION menu (continued) Item Description LAMP TIME FILTER TIME...
  • Page 51 OPTION menu OPTION menu (continued) Item Description SERVICE...
  • Page 52 OPTION menu OPTION menu (continued) Item Description FAN SPEED SERVICE...
  • Page 53 OPTION menu OPTION menu (continued) Item Description KEY LOCK REMOTE FREQ. SERVICE INFORMATION FACTORY RESET...
  • Page 54 OPTION menu OPTION menu (continued) Item Description 6971 below...
  • Page 55 OPTION menu OPTION menu (continued) Item Description 2.1 Turning on the MyScreen Function...
  • Page 56 OPTION menu OPTION menu (continued) Item Description 3.1 Registering the PIN Code...
  • Page 57 OPTION menu OPTION menu (continued) Item Description 3.2 Turning Off the PIN LOCK Function...
  • Page 58 OPTION menu OPTION menu (continued) Item Description Transition Detector 4.1 Turning On the Function Transition Detector 4.2 Setting the...
  • Page 59 OPTION menu OPTION menu (continued) Item Description 4.3 Setting the Transition Detector off...
  • Page 60 OPTION menu OPTION menu (continued) Item Description ENTER RESET ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER 5.2 Displaying the MY TEXT...
  • Page 61 OPTION menu OPTION menu (continued) Item Description ENTER...

  • Page 62: C.c. (Closed Caption) Menu

    C.C. (Closed Caption) menu Item Description DISPLAY MODE CHANNEL...

  • Page 63: Maintenance

    Maintenance Replacing the lamp Replacing the lamp CAUTION NOTE...

  • Page 64: Lamp Warning

    Maintenance Replacing the lamp (continued) Lamp warning WARNING...
  • Page 65 Maintenance...
  • Page 66 Maintenance WARNING NOTE...

  • Page 67: Other Care

    Maintenance Other care Inside of the projector Caring for the lens WARNING CAUTION...

  • Page 68: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting WARNING Related messages Message Description There is no input signal. An improper signal is input. The internal temperature is rising.

  • Page 69: Regarding The Indicator Lamps

    Troubleshooting Regarding the indicator lamps LAMP TEMP Description indicator indicator indicator Orange Blinking The projector is warming up. Green The projector is in an on state. Blinking The projector is cooling down. Orange The projector is cooling down. A certain error Blinking Blinking Blinking...

  • Page 70: Shutting The Projector Down

    Troubleshooting Regarding the indicator lamps (continued) LAMP TEMP Description indicator indicator indicator Blinking blinking in blinking in NOTE Shutting the projector down Resetting all settings...

  • Page 71: Phenomena That May Be Easy To Be Mistaken For Machine Defects

    Troubleshooting Phenomena that may be easy to be mistaken for machine defects Reference Phenomenon page The electrical power cord is not plugged in. Signal source does not correctly work. – function for sounds are working.
  • Page 72 Troubleshooting Phenomena that may be easy to be mistaken for machine defects (continued) Reference Phenomenon page The computer cannot detect the projector as a plug and play monitor. The BLANK screen is displayed.
  • Page 73 Troubleshooting Phenomena that may be easy to be mistaken for machine defects (continued) Reference Phenomenon page The FREEZE function is working. Color settings are not correctly adjusted. The whisper function is working. The lamp is approaching the end of its product lifetime.
  • Page 74 Item Computer input port Audio input/output port Computer output port Others Video input port Lamp...
  • Page 75 Specifications Specifications (continued) [unit: mm]...
  • Page 76 Projector ED-X31GEP/ED-X33GEP User's Manual (detailed) Technical Example of PC signal Resolution (H x V) H. frequency (kHz) V. frequency (Hz) Rating Signal mode 720 x 400 37.9 85.0 VESA TEXT 640 x 480 31.5 59.9 VESA VGA (60Hz) 640 x 480 37.9 72.8 VESA...
  • Page 77 Initial set signals Initial set signals The following signals are used for the initial settings. The signal timing of some PC models may be different. In such case, adjust the items V POSITION and H POSITION in IMAGE menu. Back porch (B) Front porch (D) Back porch (b) Front porch (d)
  • Page 78 Connection to the ports Connection to the ports COMPUTER IN1, COMPUTER IN2, MONITOR OUT D-sub 15pin mini shrink jack terminated (positive) • H/V. sync. signal: TTL level (positive/negative) • Composite sync. signal: TTL level Signal Signal Video Red 10 Ground Video Green 11 (No connection) Video Blue...
  • Page 79 Connection to the ports (continued) COMPONENT VIDEO Cb/Pb, Cr/Pr RCA jack x3 • System: 525i(480i), 525p(480p), 625i(576i), 750p(720p),1125i(1080i) Port Signal Cb/Pb Cr/Pr S-VIDEO Mini DIN 4pin jack Signal Ground Ground VIDEO RCA jack • System: NTSC, PAL, SECAM, PAL-M, PAL-N, NTSC4.43...
  • Page 80 Connection to the ports (continued) AUDIO IN1, AUDIO IN2 Ø3.5 stereo mini jack AUDIO IN3 RCA jack x2 AUDIO OUT Ø3.5 stereo mini jack To input SCART RGB signal; ex.: SCART connector (jack) RCA plugs SCART cable (plug) To input SCART RGB signal to the projector, use a SCART to RCA cable. Connect the plugs refer to above ex..
  • Page 81 Connection to the ports (continued) USB B type jack Signal 1 +5V 2 - Data 3 + Data 4 Ground CONTROL D-sub 9pin plug • About the details of RS-232C communication, please refer to the following page. Signal Signal Signal (No connection) (No connection) Ground...

  • Page 82: Communications Setting

    RS-232C Communication RS-232C Communication CONTROL port RS-232C cable (cross) RS-232C port of the projector of the computer - (1) (1) CD RD (2) (2) RD TD (3) (3) TD - (4) (4) DTR GND (5) (5) GND - (6) (6) DSR RTS (7) (7) RTS CTS (8)
  • Page 83 RS-232C Communication (continued) Requesting projector status (Get command) (1) Send the following request code from the PC to the projector. Header + Command data (‘02H’ + ‘00H’ + type (2 bytes) + ‘00H’ + ‘00H’) (2) The projector returns the response code ‘1DH’ + data (2 bytes) to the PC. Changing the projector settings (Set command) (1) Send the following setting code from the PC to the projector.
  • Page 84 Command Data Names Operation Type Header Action Type Setting Code Power Turn off BE EF 06 00 2A D3 01 00 00 60 00 00 Turn on BE EF 06 00 BA D2 01 00 00 60 01 00 BE EF 06 00 19 D3 02 00...
  • Page 85 Command Data Names Operation Type Header Action Type Setting Code User Gamma Pattern BE EF 06 00 FB FA 01 00 80 30 00 00 9 steps gray scale BE EF 06 00 6B FB 01 00 80 30 01 00 15 steps gray scale BE EF 06 00...
  • Page 86 Command Data Names Operation Type Header Action Type Setting Code COLOR TEMP GAIN B BE EF 06 00 8C F5 02 00 B3 30 00 00 Increment BE EF 06 00 EA F5 04 00 B3 30 00 00 Decrement BE EF 06 00 3B F4...
  • Page 87 Command Data Names Operation Type Header Action Type Setting Code OVER SCAN BE EF 06 00 91 70 02 00 09 22 00 00 Increment BE EF 06 00 F7 70 04 00 09 22 00 00 Decrement BE EF 06 00 26 71 05 00...
  • Page 88 Command Data Names Operation Type Header Action Type Setting Code FRAME LOCK – TURN OFF BE EF 06 00 3B C2 01 00 50 30 00 00 COMPUTER1 TURN ON BE EF 06 00 AB C3 01 00 50 30 01 00 BE EF 06 00...
  • Page 89 Command Data Names Operation Type Header Action Type Setting Code MONITOR OUT - COMPUTER1 BE EF 06 00 F2 F4 01 00 B5 20 00 00 COMPONENT BE EF 06 00 COMPUTER2 32 F6 01 00 B5 20 04 00 TURN OFF BE EF 06 00...
  • Page 90 Command Data Names Operation Type Header Action Type Setting Code AUDIO-S-VIDEO AUDIO1 BE EF 06 00 D6 DD 01 00 32 20 01 00 AUDIO2 BE EF 06 00 26 DD 01 00 32 20 02 00 AUDIO3 BE EF 06 00 B6 DC 01 00...
  • Page 91 Command Data Names Operation Type Header Action Type Setting Code MENU POSITION V BE EF 06 00 40 D7 02 00 16 30 00 00 Increment BE EF 06 00 26 D7 04 00 16 30 00 00 Decrement BE EF 06 00 F7 D6 05 00...
  • Page 92 Command Data Names Operation Type Header Action Type Setting Code MY BUTTON-1 COMPUTER1 BE EF 06 00 3A 33 01 00 00 36 00 00 BE EF 06 00 FA 31 01 00 00 36 04 00 COMPUTER2 BE EF 06 00 6A 30 01 00...
  • Page 93 Hitachi, Ltd. Consumer Business Group Shin-Otemachi Bldg 5f, 2-1, Otemachi 2-Chome, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 100-0004 Japan HITACHI EUROPE LTD. HITACHI EUROPE S.A. Consumer Affairs Department 364, Kifissias Ave. & 1, Delfon Str. PO Box 3007 152 33 Chalandri Maidenhead Athens Berkshire SL6 8ZE...

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