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DLP™ PROJECTOR
MODEL
HC7800D
HC7800DW
User Manual
HC7800D
HC7800DW
This User Manual is important to you.
Please read it before using your projector.
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CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock. The exclamation point within an e
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Contents Important safeguards ........................................................................................................................4 Preparing your projector ....................................................................................................................6 Using the remote control ...................................................................................................................9 Setting up your projector .....................................
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Important safeguards Please read all these instructions regarding your 10. Power sources projector and retain them for future reference. Follow This projector should be operated only from the all warnings and instructions marked on the projector. type of power source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power, 1. Read instructions please consult your appliance dealer or local All the safety and operating instructions should be power company. read before the ap
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Important safeguards (continued) Do not use the projector with condensation on it. WARNING: It can lead to breakdown or other failure. Unplug immediately if there is something wrong with Place of installation your projector. For safety’s sake, refrain from setting the projector at any Do not operate if smoke, strange noise or odor comes out place subjected to high temperature and high humidity. of your projector. It might cause fire or electric shock. In this Please maintain an operating
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Preparing your projector What’s included in the box AC power cord* for US J2552-0063-03 Remote control for EU J2552-0247-00 User Manual/Quick Start up (English only) for UK J2552-0065-02 Safety Manual/Quick Start up for Australia J2552-0053-00 CD-ROM (with User Manual) for South Korea J2552-0247-00 Battery (2) Computer cable J2552-0072-05 Lens cap Mini DIN 5-pin cable J2552-0376-00 Lamp replacement attachment 3D emitter Non-slip sheet 3D emitter securing screw (2) * One of power cords for
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Preparing your projector (continued) Overview 1 Lamp cover 2 Lens 3 FOCUS ring 15 2 3 4 6 4 ZOOM ring 5 Control panel 6 LENS SHIFT dial 7 Adjustment feet 8 Remote control sensor (front) 9 Air inlet grille 10 Terminal panel 11 Remote control sensor (rear) 12 Kensington Security Lock Standard connector 13 Air outlet grille 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Control panel 1 1 POWER button (ON/STANDBY) • The status is changed between ON and ST ANDBY . 26 2 POWER indicator 3 AUTO POSITION/ p button 7 3 4 HDMI/COMPUT
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Preparing your projector (continued) Remote control 1 STANDBY ( ) button 2 ON ( I ) button 1 3 COMPUTER button 2 14 4 HDMI 1/2 button 3 5 PICTURE MODE button 15 4 6 F.R.C. button 5 16 7 AV MEMORY buttons 6 8 p, q, t, u buttons 7 9 MENU button 17 10 CONTRAST button 11 BRIGHTNESS button 8 12 GAMMA button 13 BRILLIANT COLOR button 18 14 3D MODE button 9 19 15 COMPONENT button 16 COLOR MANAGEMENT button 20 10 17 ENTER button 11 21 12 18 IRIS button 22 19 ASPECT button 23 13 20 COLOR TEMP. button 24
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Using the remote control Operational range of the remote control • Keep the r emote contr ol photo-sensor out of dir ect Front of projector Rear of projector sunlight or fluorescent lamp light. • Keep the r emote contr ol photo-sensor at least 2 m (6 feet) away from fluorescent lamps. Otherwise, the remote control may malfunction. • If ther e is an inverter -operated fluor escent lamp near the remote control, the remote control operation may become unstable. 30° 30° 30° 30° • When you u
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Setting up your projector Setting up the screen Install the screen perpendicularly to the projector. If the screen can not be installed in such a way, adjust the projection angle of the projector. (See page 12.) • Install the scr een and pr ojector so that the pr ojector’ s lens is placed at the same height and horizontal position of the screen center. • Do not install the scr een wher e it is exposed to dir ect sunlight or lighting. Light dir ectly r eflecting on the scr een makes the proj
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Setting up your projector (continued) Screen size and projection distance (continued) Screen Screen width (SW) Down side Up side L When the aspect ratio of the screen is 4:3 SW (=W) When the aspect ratio of the screen is 4:3, the positional relation between Screen (4:3) the projected image and the screen is as shown on the right. Refer to the Image (16:9) following table for installation. When the aspect ratio of the image is 16:9 Screen size (4:3) Size of the projected image (16:9) Black Proj
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Setting up your projector (continued) Adjusting the position of the projected image To adjust the position of the projected image on the screen, use the LENS SHIFT dial. 1. Rotate the LENS SHIFT dial inside the top cover of the projector to adjust the image position. • Rotating the dial clockwise (or counter clockwise for a ceiling-mount pr ojector) moves the image up. • Rotating the dial counter clockwise (or clockwise for a ceiling-mount pr ojector) moves the image down. • Be car eful not
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Setting up your projector (continued) • Near a heater . Front projection, ceiling mounting • In an oily, smoky, or damp place such as a kitchen. • In dir ect sunlight. • Wher e the temperatur e rises high, such as in a closed car. • Wher e the temperatur e is lower than +41ºF (or +5ºC) or higher than +95ºF (or +35ºC ). • Keep foliage plants and pets away fr om the projector. The temperature around the exhaust vents and that of the cabinet on the top of the For ceiling mounting, you ne
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Viewing video images A. Connecting the projector to video equipment • When the pr ojector and the connected devices ar e located too close to each other , the pr ojected image may be affected by their interference. • See the owner’ s guide of each device for details about its connections. Preparation: • Make sur e that the power of the pr ojector and that of the video equipment ar e tur ned of f. Basic home theater system connection Video player DVD player Set-top box or digital tuner EN-14
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Viewing video images (continued) Connecting to a DVD player 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. Y Component cable (option) Y PR/CR PB/CB PR/CR PB/CB Y DVD player or HDTV decoder • The terminal’ s names Y , PB, and PR are given as examples of when a HDTV decoder is connected. • The terminal’ s names vary depending on the connected devices. • Images may not be pr oj
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Viewing video images (continued) Connecting to video equipment having a HDMI terminal You can project high-quality images by connecting the HDMI 1 or HDMI 2 terminal of this projector to video equipment having a HDMI output terminal. In addition, this projector supports HDCP and is able to receive encrypted digital video data that are output from DVD players. • Select HDMI as the input sour ce. • HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Pr otection), developed by Intel Corporation, is a method t
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Viewing video images (continued) B. Plugging in the power cord • In or der to ensur e the safety in case of tr ouble with the pr ojector , use an electrical outlet having an earth leakage breaker to supply the power to the projector. If you do not have such outlet, ask your dealer to install it. 1. Plug the attached power cord into the power cord inlet of this projector. 2. Plug the other end of the power cord into a power Earthing outlet. terminal 2 1 Power cord (example) • One of power
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Viewing video images (continued) C. Projecting images Preparation: • Remove the lens cap. • T ur n on the power of the connected video equipment. ON ( I ) button POWER button HDMI 1/2 button COMPONENT button POWER indicator STATUS indicator t, u buttons HDMI/COMPUTER button COMPONENT button 1. Confirm the POWER indicator lights-up red. • If the pr ojector was tur ned of f befor e the lamp had cooled down suf ficiently , the fan may start r otating and the POWER button may not work after the
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Viewing video images (continued) To stop projecting: STANDBY ( ) button POWER button POWER indicator STATUS indicator 9. Press the POWER button on the projector or the STANDBY ( ) button on the remote control. • A confirmation message is displayed. • T o cancel the pr ocedur e, leave the pr ojector for a while or pr ess the MENU button. 10. Press the POWER button on the projector or the STANDBY ( ) button on the remote control again. • The lamp goes out and the pr ojector goes into a standby
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Viewing video images (continued) Setting the aspect ratio You can change the aspect ratio of the input video signal (or the ratio of width to height of the image). Change the setting according to the type of the input video signal. : Signal size : Image area Setting 4:3 16:9 ZOOM1 ZOOM2 STRETCH ANAMORPHIC1 ANAMORPHIC2 This mode is suitable for Aspect ratio Squeezed image is CinemaScope image Vista image is Image is enlarged This mode is suitable viewing 16:9- or 4:3-size changes is enlar
