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DLP™ PROJECTOR
MODEL
HC3100
User Manual
HC3100
This User Manual is important to you.
Please read it before using your projector.
ENGLISH
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CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC CAUTION 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 equ
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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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plate, when heated, may cause injury or damage to WARNING: other equipment. Also, do not set the projector on the Unplug immediately if there is something wrong desk which is easily affected by heat. with your projector. Do not look into the air outlet grille when projector Do not operate if smoke, strange noise or odor comes is operating. out of your projector. It might cause fire or electric Heat, dust, etc. may blow out of it and hurt your eyes. shock. In this case, unplug immediately an
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Preparing your projector Checking accessories The following accessories are provided with this projector. Check to be sure that all of the accessories are packed in the package. Cables Power supply part Mini D-SUB D-SUB 9-pin 15-pin Mini D-SUB 8-pin 15-pin RS-232C cable RGB cable for PC Power cord (246C508-10) (246C521-10) (246C383-20) • Used for projector control by computer. Remote control parts Filter parts Others • Lens cap (attached to the projector) • User Manual/Quick Start up (Eng
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Overview 1 FOCUS ring 12 3 2 ZOOM ring 3 Control panel 4 Air outlet grille 5 Remote control sensor (Front) 6 Air inlet grille 7 Air outlet grille 8 Terminal board 9 Kensington Security Lock Standard connector 10 Air inlet grille 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Control area 1 POWER button 2 AUTO POSITION/ button 5 3 COMPUTER/ button 4 MENU button 5 STATUS indicator 1 6 POWER indicator 7 KEYSTONE/ENTER button 6 8 VIDEO/ button 9 button 7 2 Important: • While the menu or the screen for the keystone adjust
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Preparing your projector (continued) Bottom side 1 Adjustment foot (Front) 1 2 Lamp cover 3 Adjustment feet (Rear) Caution: 2 Do not replace the lamp immediately after using the projector because the lamp would be extremely hot and it may cause burns. 3 Remote control 1 ON ( I ) button 2 HDMI button 3 COMPUTER button 21 ON POWER OFF 4 AV MEMORY buttons 1 20 COMPONENT 5 ENTER button HDMI COMP VIDEO 2 19 COMPUTER 6 MENU button PC S-VIDEO 3 18 AV MEMORY 7 CONTRAST button* 1 2 3 4 8 GAMMA button*
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Using the remote control Operational range of the remote control • Keep the remote control photo-sensor out of direct sunlight or fluorescent lamp light. • Keep the remote control photo-sensor at least 2 m (6 feet) away from fluorescent lamps. Otherwise, Front of projector Rear of projector the remote control may malfunction. • If there is an inverter-operated fluorescent lamp near the remote control, the remote control opera- tion may become unstable. • When you use the remote control too clo
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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 below.) • Install the screen and projector so that the projector’s lens is placed at the same height and horizontal position of the screen center. • Do not install the screen where it is exposed to direct sunlight or lighting. Light directly reflecting on the screen makes the projected images w
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Front projection, ceiling mounting TRIGGER terminal For ceiling mounting, The TRIGGER terminal on the rear of the projector you need the ceiling is a terminal that outputs a 12 V signal to control an mount kit designed externally connected device (electric screen) when for this projector. Ask images are projected. a specialist for instal- lation. For details, con- sult your dealer. HDMI IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN • The warranty on S-VIDEO IN this projector does SERIAL USB not cover any dama
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Setting up your projector (continued) Screen size and projection distance Refer to the following table to determine the screen size. Screen size Center of the lens B Projection distance (L) (Width of the projected image) When the aspect ratio of the screen is 16:9 Screen size Projection distance (L) Diagonal size Height A Width B Min. Max. Hd inch cm inch cm inch cm inch m inch m inch cm 40 102 19.6 50 34.9 89 56 1.4 68 1.7 6.6 17 60 152 29.4 75 52.3 133 85 2.2 103 2.6 9.
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Viewing video images A. Connecting the projector to video equipment • When the projector and the connected devices are located too close to each other, the projected image 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 PB/CB Y PR/CR COMPONENT VIDEO IN HDMI IN S-VIDEO IN SERIAL USB VIDEO
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Viewing video images (continued) Connecting to a video player, etc. Video player, or the like 1. Connect one end of the optional video cable to the VIDEO IN terminal of the projector. 2. Connect the other end of the video cable to the video output terminal of the video equipment. 2 HDMI IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN To video out- put terminal To VIDEO S-VIDEO IN 1 IN terminal SERIAL USB VIDEO IN TRIGGER Video cable (option) When the video equipment is equipped with the S-video Video player, or the
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Connecting to video equipment having a HDMI terminal or DVI-D terminal You can project high-quality images by connecting the HDMI IN terminal of this projector to video equipment having a HDMI output terminal or a DVI-D 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 source. • HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection), developed by Intel Corporation, is a method t
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Viewing video images (continued) When you connect this projector and a DVI-Digital device (such as a DVD player) via the HDMI terminal or DVI-D (HDCP) terminal, black color may appear dark and deep, depending on the type of the connected device. • This depends on the black level setting of the connected device. There are two kinds of methods to digitally transfer image data, in which different black level settings are employed respectively. Therefore, the specifications of the signals output
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C. Projecting images Preparation: • Remove the lens cap. • Turn on the power of the connected video equipment. FOCUS ring COMPONENT button ZOOM ring ON ( I ) button VIDEO button S-VIDEO button POWER button POWER STATUS VIDEO button 1. Confirm the POWER indicator lights-up red. • If the projector was turned off before the lamp had cooled down sufficiently, the fan may start rotating and the POWER button may not work after the power cord is plugged. (The STATUS indicator blinks green.) After the
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Viewing video images (continued) OFF ( ) button POWER button POWER STATUS KEYSTONE button IRIS button 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 projector or the OFF ( ) button on the remote control again. • The lamp goes out and the projector goes into a standby mode. In thi
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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 4:3 16:9 ZOOM2 STRETCH REAL ZOOM1 Aspect ratio changes CinemaScope image Vista image is Image is enlarged to Input signal is Original image size Squeezed image is depending on the is enlarged and enlarged and 16:9 while the center displayed in its original expanded
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Viewing computer images A. Connecting the projector to a computer Preparation: • Make sure that the power of the projector and that of the computer are turned off. • When connecting the projector to a desktop computer, disconnect the RGB cables that are connected to the monitor. For analog connection: 1. Connect one end of the supplied RGB cable to the COMPUTER IN/ COMPUTER IN/COMPONENT VIDEO IN terminal of the COMPONENT VIDEO IN projector. 2. Connect the other end of the RGB cable to th
