Troubleshooting

Phenomena that may be easy to be mistaken for machine defects (continued)

Phenomenon

Cases not involving a machine defect

Reference

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Video screen

The FREEZE function is working.

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display freezes.

Press FREEZE button to restore the screen to normal.

 

Colors have a

Color settings are not correctly adjusted.

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Perform picture adjustments by changing the COLOR TEMP, COLOR,

faded- out

TINT and/or COLOR SPACE settings, using the menu functions.

 

appearance, or

 

 

COLOR SPACE setting is not suitable.

 

Color tone is

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poor.

Change the COLOR SPACE setting to AUTO, RGB,

 

SMPTE240, REC709 or REC601.

 

 

The brightness and/or contrast are adjusted to an

 

 

extremely low level.

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Adjust BRIGHTNESS and/or CONTRAST settings to a

 

 

Pictures appear

higher level using the menu function.

 

 

 

The projector is operating in Eco mode.

 

dark.

Set ECO MODE to NORMAL, and set AUTO ECO MODE to

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OFF, in the SETUP menu.

 

 

 

 

 

The lamp is approaching the end of its product lifetime.

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Replace the lamp.

 

 

 

Either the focus and/or horizontal phase settings are

 

 

not properly adjusted.

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Pictures appear

Adjust the focus using the focus ring, and/or H PHASE

 

blurry.

using the menu function.

 

 

The lens is dirty or misty.

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Clean the lens referring to the section Caring for the lens.

 

 

 

When the projector is operating in Eco mode, flickering

 

 

may appear on screen.

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Set ECO MODE to NORMAL, and set AUTO ECO MODE to

Some kind

 

OFF, in the SETUP menu.

 

of image

 

 

The OVER SCAN ratio is too big.

 

degradation

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Adjust OVER SCAN in the IMAGE menu smaller.

such as

 

flickering or

Excessive VIDEO NR.

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stripes appear

Change the setting of VIDEO NR in the INPUT menu.

on screen.

 

The FRAME LOCK function cannot work on the current

 

 

 

 

input signal.

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Set FRAME LOCK in the INPUT menu to OFF.

 

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Hitachi CP-X5021N user manual Freeze function is working, Color settings are not correctly adjusted, Lens is dirty or misty