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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.
• SelectHDMI1orHDMI2astheinputsource.
• HDCP(High-bandwidthDigitalContentProtection),developedbyIntelCorporation,isamethodtoencryptdigital
video data for the purpose of copy protection.
• HDMI(High-DenitionMultimediaInterface)isfullybackwardcompatiblewithcomputers,displaysandconsumer
electronics devices incorporating the DVI standards.
• ThisprojectorcanbelinkedwithvideodevicesequippedwithHDMIoutputterminal.However,withsomeofthem,
this projector may not display any image or not operate correctly.
• Ifthisprojectordoesn’tdisplayanyimageornotoperatecorrectly,seetheoperationmanualofthevideodevice
for its connection.
• WhenyouusethevideoequipmentotherthanHDMIconformityproduct,theimagemaynotbeprojected
properly.
• Useofalongcablemaydecreasethequalityofprojectedimages.
Connection (for video equipment having an HDMI terminal)
• UseacommerciallyavailableHDMI(withHDMIlogo)cable.
• Somecablesmaynotbeconnectedcorrectlydependingonthesizeandshapeoftheirconnectors.
• Toconnecttheprojectorandvideoequipmentviaadistributor,useaDeepColorsupporteddistributorcompliant
with HDMI1.3 or higher (or a 3D display supported distributor compliant with HDMI1.4 or higher when displaying
3D images.)
Equipment having an
HDMI terminal
To HDMI terminal
To HDMI 1
or HDMI 2
terminal
To audio input
terminals
To audio output
terminals
Audio cable (option)
HDMI (with HDMI logo) cable (option)
When you connect this projector and a Digital device (such as a DVD player) via the HDMI terminal, black
color may appear dark and deep, depending on the type of the connected device.
• Thisdependsontheblacklevelsettingoftheconnecteddevice.Therearetwokindsofmethodstodigitally
transfer image data, in which different black level settings are employed respectively. Therefore, the specifications
of the signals output from DVD players differ, depending on the type of the digital data transfer method they use.
• SomeDVDplayersareprovidedwithafunctiontoswitchthemethodstooutputdigitalsignals.WhenyourDVD
player is provided with such function, set it as follows.
EXPAND or ENHANCED NORMAL
• SeetheusersguideofyourDVDplayerfordetails.
• SetHDMIINPUTofADVANCEDMENUintheIMAGEmenudependingonthedevicetobeused.
Viewing video images (continued)