Hitachi CP-X301 series User instructions

Springdale Methodist Church
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Instructions for setting up the projector
Where do things go?
The screen is lowered by pressing the lower button in the equipment room. The
projector stand goes immediately in front of the first row of chairs and is angled
towards the screen. The projector goes on top of the stand—there is no need to adjust
the height of the legs yet. The computer goes on the lower platform of the stand. The
grey wedge monitor usually goes on the front row chair nearest the aisle—the cover
can be taken off by opening the silver catches.
What connections need to be made?
The power cable plug from the computer power adaptor needs to be connected to the
socket at the right hand end of the back of the computer. This is marked „5‟ in the
picture below:
Looking at the left hand side of the computer find the connection socket towards the
back which is slightly narrower at the bottom than the top marked „1‟ in the picture
below:

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There is a corresponding cable, which is black with blue plugs at each
end shaped like in the picture to the right. One end of this cable should
be plugged into the socket you found on the computer‟s left hand side. It
can only go one way up. The two thumb screws projecting from the back
of the blue plug can be gently screwed into socket after connection to
stop the plug dropping out. The other end of the same cable should be
plugged into the back of the projector into the socket marked
„COMPUTER IN 1‟ (outlined with a red dashed line in the picture
below). The little thumb screws can be tightened here as well. This cable carries the
video signal from the computer to the projector. If the computer is being used at the
back of the church then the blue plug will need to be plugged into the wall socket (see
special situations below).
Another cable, grey in colour with a grey plug (exactly the same shape as the blue
plugs above) at each end is used to carry the video signal
from the projector to the wedge monitor. Normally, this is
left lying under the front row of chairs along with the long
black power cable for the wedge monitor. One end should be
plugged into the socket marked „MONITOR OUT‟ on the
back of the projector (outlined with a yellow dashed line in
the picture above). The black safety strap will need to be placed around the projector
and top platform of the stand to prevent it being knocked off. The best place for the
strap is shown on the picture above (outlined in blue dashed line), although it is not
important as long as the strap does not cover the grille for the fan or the lens at the
front. The other end of the grey cable should be plugged into the socket on the back of
the wedge monitor (outlined with a yellow dashed line in the picture below).

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The other socket on the back of the wedge monitor is for the black power cable, which
should be running under the front row of chairs with the grey monitor cable. The
power cable can be plugged in now. Please note, if the wedge monitor is not required
for a particular service or event, then the projector will work perfectly well without
the grey cable connected to it.
The power cable for the projector should be inserted into the socket on the side (see
diagram below, outlined with red dashed line).
If sound (audio) output is required from the computer, this can be fed into the
amplifier/loudspeaker system by connecting the black cable with two different sized
jack plugs on each end (similar to those seen on the right). The smaller end goes
into the light green socket on the left hand side of the computer (marked „5‟ in the
picture below).
The larger end should be put into the „AUDIO IN‟ socket on the
wall box near the end of the first row of chairs. The „AUDIO
LEVEL‟ knob can be used to help balance the volume of the
signal coming from the computer.
If no sound from the computer is required during the service it
is best not to make these connections, otherwise the
congregation may become aware of the various beeps and other
sounds that computers make on a regular basis.

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The following pictures show how the connections should look if made correctly:
Computer connections
Back of projector
Back of monitor
Side of projector
Switching it all on
Once all the connections have been made it is time to switch everything on. The first
thing to switch on is the computer (outlined in red dashed line below). The switch for
this is towards the left at the back near the keyboard. Press it once and the computer
should start.
Once it is clear that the computer is starting normally, you can switch on the
projector: first use the power switch on the side (arrowed in the picture earlier) and
then press the button on top marked STANDBY/ON as in the picture below:

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After a while (up to a minute or so) the projector should automatically detect the
computer and start to display the same picture as on the computer display. If not,
pressing the Fn + F4 keys at the same time on the computer keyboard should make
this happen.
Making sure the display is correctly aligned, in focus and sized is covered in a
separate document “Giving the PowerPoint show in a service”.