Sony model VPL-FHZ55 manual

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    4-466-213- 11 (2) © 2013 Sony Corporation Data Projector Operating Instructions Before operating the unit, please read this manual and supplied Quick Reference Manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference. VPL- FHZ 55[...]

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    2 T able of Contents T able of Contents Overvie w Loc atio n and Fu nct ion o f Cont rol s .... 3 Main Unit ................. ............ ........ 3 Connector P anel ............. ........... ... 4 Remote Co mmander and C ontrol Panel ..... ............ ................. ........ 5 Prepa ration Connecting the Pro jector ..... .............. 8 Conn[...]

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    3 Location and Function of Controls Overview B Over view Location and Fu nction of C ontrols a Lens b Foc us r ing (pa ge 13 ) c Zoom lever (page 13) d Lens shift dial (page 13) e Front panel f Air filter cove r (page 39) g V entilatio n holes (intake) h V entilatio n holes (exhaust) Do not place anything n ear the ventilat ion hol es a s thi s ma [...]

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    4 Location and Funct ion of Controls Input (page 8) a INPUT A V ideo: RGB/YP B P R inpu t conn ector (RGB HD VD/YP B P R ) Audio : Audi o inpu t conne ctor ( A UDIO) b INPUT B V ideo: R GB inpu t conn ector (RGB) Audio : Audi o inpu t conne ctor ( A UDIO) c INPUT C V ideo: D VI-D input connector (D VI-D) Audio : Audi o inpu t conne ctor ( A UDIO) d[...]

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    5 Location and Function of Controls Overview Remo t e Co mm an der Contro l P anel a T urning on the power/Going t o standby ? (On) key 1 (Sta ndby) key b Selecting an input sign al (page 12) INP UT key (m ain unit ) Direct inp ut selec t keys (Remote Commander) The E and F keys are not used with this proje ctor . c Operating a menu (page 18) ENTER[...]

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    6 Location and Funct ion of Controls 1 Press the D ZOOM + ke y to di splay the digita l zoom ic on on the proje cted image. 2 Press the V / v / B / b keys to move the digit al zoom icon to the po int on the image you wish to enlarge. 3 Press the D ZOOM + key or the D ZOOM – k ey rep eat edly to cha nge the enlargement rat io. The image can be enl[...]

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    7 Location and Function of Controls Overview W ith No Input: Standb y W ith Static Signal: Light Dimming Standb y Mode : Low (go to step 6 ) User: Sets each item of the energy - saving mode menu as you desi re (go to step 3 ). 3 Select “User” the n press the b key . The setting items appear . 4 Press t he V / v key to sele ct the ECO Mode item [...]

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    8 Connecting the Projector B Pr epar ation Connectin g the Projector • T urn of f all equi pment befo re m aki ng a ny c onne cti ons . • Use t he pro per cabl es for ea ch con nect ion. • Inser t the cab le plugs firml y; Loose conne ctions m ay reduc e perf orman ce of pic ture sign als or cause a malf unction. When pullin g out a cabl e, b[...]

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    9 Connecting the Projector Prepara tion INPUT C For connecting a computer wit h a D VI-D output conn ector . INPUT D For connecti ng a computer wi th an HDMI out put conn ector . • The HDMI connecto r of this projector is not co mpatible with DSD (Direct Strea m Digital) Signal or CEC (Cons umer Ele ctronics Con trol) Signa l. • Be sur e to use[...]

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    10 Connecting the Projector VIDEO IN Fo r conn ecti ng vi deo equ ipment with a vi deo ou tput conn ector . INPUT A For connectio n when ther e is a long dista nce between the video eq uipment and project or . INPUT D For conn ecti ng vi deo eq uipm ent with a n HDMI output con necto r . • The HDMI connector of this p rojector is not c ompatible [...]

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    11 Connecting the Projector Prepara tion T o fix the HDMI cable Fix the cab le to th e cable tie holde r at the b ottom o f the pro jector , using a commercially av aila ble cable tie, as in the illustr ation. Use a cabl e tie of le ss than 1.9 mm × 3.8 mm in th ickness. OUTPU T Proje cted images an d input audio can be ou tput to di splay eq uipm[...]

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    12 Projecting an Image B Pr oject ing/A djustin g an Im age Pr ojecting an Imag e The size of a projecte d image depen ds on the distance be tween the pro jector and screen. Install the project or so that th e projected ima ge f its the screen size. Fo r details on projection distances and project ed image size s, see “Projection Distance and Len[...]

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    13 Projecting an Image Projecting /Adjus ting an Image Adjusting t he tilt of the projector with the f ront f eet (adjustable) When the p rojecto r is installed o n an un e ven surface o r the pro jected po sition i s low , you can ad just usin g the front feet (adjust able) . T o corr ect any trape zoid al distor tion of the projec ted imag e, use[...]

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    14 Projecting an Image 1 Press the KEYSTONE ke y on the Remote Comman der once or select “ V Ke ystone” in the Installation menu to displa y the a djustm ent me nu. 2 Adjust the value using V / v / B / b . The higher the settin g, the na rro wer the top of the proj ected image. T he lower the sett ing, the n arro wer th e botto m of the p rojec[...]

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    15 Projecting an Image Projecting /Adjus ting an Image 2 Press the ENTER key . The cursor appears. 3 Adjust the position of the corner you want to correct, u sing V / v / B / b . The cursor will di sappear when the deflect ion range limit is rea ched. Correcting deflec tion 1 – left/right sides of the i mage 1 Move x us ing V / v / B / b to selec[...]

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    16 Projecting an Image 2 Press the ENTER key . The cu rsor app ear s. 3 Y ou can adjust the deflection of the side, using V / v / B / b . Y ou can adjust the center p oint of deflec tion usin g B / b . F or the range of deflec tion, use V / v . Y ou can adj ust the top/ botto m inde pende ntly . The cursor will disappear if the deflection range lim[...]

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    17 Projecting an Image Projecting /Adjus ting an Image Adjust each co rrection zone by “Zo ne Black Le vel Adj. ” for the most u niform black level between ea ch zone . During this adj ustment, a black image is automati cally project ed. 6 Set “Blend Ga mma. ” Select the ga mma mo de in wh ich the ov erlappin g of images is least notice abl[...]

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    18 Using a MENU B Adjust ments an d Set tings Us ing a M enu Using a MEN U The men u display s used for the explan ation below may be different depe nding on the model you are us ing. 1 Press the MENU key to display the menu. 2 Select the setting menu. Use the V or v key to select th e setting menu, t hen pres s b or ENTER key . 3 Select the settin[...]

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    19 The Picture Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Using a Menu The Picture Menu For adjusting the pict ure for each inpu t signal. *1: Wh en a com put er si gna l is in pu t, th is o pti on is availab le. *2: When a vi deo sign al is input , this opt ion is available. *3: W hen “Pictur e Mode” i s set to t he item o ther than “ Presenta tion, ?[...]

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    20 The Picture M enu *5: When an ana log TV sign al is input , this option may not available, dep ending on the color sys tem. *6: When a vi deo sign al is input , this opt ion is available. *7: When a pr ogress i ve signal i s input, thi s option is not available. *8: A vai lable when a computer si gnal is in put from t he D VI-D input connector ([...]

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    21 The Screen Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Using a Menu The Screen Menu For a djusting the size, posit ion, and aspe ct ratio of the p rojected image for e ach inpu t signal. *1: • Note that if th e projector is used for prof it or for publ ic vie wing, modify ing the origina l picture by swit ching to th e aspect mod e may const itute an i nf[...]

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    22 The Screen Menu *3: A vailabl e when a co mpute r signal is input fr om the RG B inpu t connec tor (IN PUT A, IN PUT B ). *4: If the pro ject ed i mage inc lude s a la rg e am ount of blac k po rti on ar ound i t, t he A P A funct ion wi ll not wor k proper ly and a pa rt of the image may not be display ed on th e screen . In ad dition, an optim[...]

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    23 The Screen Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Using a Menu Aspect *1: If you s elec t “N ormal , ” the im age is projecte d in the same re solution as the input sig nal wit hout cha nging the as pect ratio of the original image. *2: I f you sele ct “Full2, ” the image is projecte d to f it the projec ted image size, r ega rdless of the as p[...]

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    24 The Function Menu The Functio n Menu The Fu nction men u is us ed for set ting v a riou s fu nctions o f the proje ctor . *1: Ex ecutes AP A when a c omputer si gnal is inp ut via the RGB in put connecto r (INPUT A, INPUT B). *2: When u sing the T w in Pic ture disp lay mo de and the re is no i nput sign al, the backgro und will be blac k if you[...]

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    25 The Operation Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Using a Menu The Operation Me nu The Operat ion menu is used fo r setting for the op erations by using th e menu or the Rem ote Command er . *1: Y ou will not be abl e to use the projec tor if you forget yo ur pass word. If yo u call qu alified Sony personn el becau se you have forgotten th e passwo [...]

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    26 The Connection/Po wer Menu The Connectio n/P ower Men u The Connec tion/Po wer menu is used f or setting for the conn ection s and po wer . Setting items Descripti on Network Se tting IPv4 Settin g IP Ad dress Se tup Au t o ( D H C P ) : The IP address is assi gned aut omatically from th e DHCP se rver such as a router . Manual : T o specify the[...]

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    27 The Connection/P ow er Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Using a Menu *1: The im age may not be adj usted p roperly de pending on the type of inpu t signa l. In such a c ase, adjust it manuall y to suit to the connected equipment . *2: A cha nge in si gnal m ay no t be det ected d epend ing on t he input imag e. If “With No Inpu t” is set , it[...]

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    28 The Installation Menu The Installatio n Menu The Installa tion m enu is used fo r installin g the p rojector . Setting items D escript ion Edge Bl ending On/Off: When set to “On, ” the Edge Blending functi on is enabl ed. Set to “Off” whe n you do not project us ing mu ltiple proj ector s. Blending Range Sets the edge ble nding w idth. A[...]

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    29 The Installation Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Using a Menu Instal lation At titude Link to Image Flip/Right Side Up/Upside Down/Fr o nt Down/Fr ont Up/ Portra it 1/Portrai t 2: Change the cooli ng setting to suit to the in stallatio n attitude. When set to “Link to Image Flip, ” the cooling setting changes based on the se tting of “Im a[...]

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    30 The Installation Menu *1: Y ou cannot adjust anythin g othe r than the ta rgeted ad justme nt z ones in “Zon e Black Level Adj. ” *2: When s electing the co rrectio n zone o f “Zone Bla ck Level Adj., ” the targeted correcti on zone flas hes t wice. *3: When “ Edge Bl ending” is set to “O n, ” “S creen Fitting ” (HV Ke ystone[...]

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    31 The Information Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Using a Menu The Information Menu The Inf ormatio n menu enables yo u to con firm various infor mation o n the pr ojector, such as the total usage hours of a light. *1: These i tems ma y not be di splaye d dependi ng on the input si gnal. Items Descriptio n Model Name Displays t he model name . Ser[...]

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    32 Using Network Features B Network Using Network Features Connectio n to th e netw ork allo ws you to operate t he following feat ures: • Check ing the curren t status of the proje ctor via a W eb brow ser . • Rem otely cont rolling the pro jector via a W eb bro ws er . • Rec eiving the e-mail report for the proje ctor . • Making the netw [...]

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    33 Using Network Features Network How to operate t he Control window Switching the page Click one of the P age Switching b uttons to display t he desired settin g pag e. Setting the acc ess lim itation Y ou can lim it a user for acces sing any particu lar page. Administrator: Allowed access to a ll pages User: Allowed acce ss to all page s except t[...]

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    34 Using Network Features Entered v alues will not be applied unless you c lick on [App ly]. 1 Click on [Owner inform ation] t o enter the o wner information recorded in th e e- mail report. 2 Set the timing of the e-mail report. Click on [Mail Report] to open th e Mail Report page. Maintenanc e Remind er: Set the timing for maintenance. T o reset [...]

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    35 Ind icato rs Others B Others Indic ators The i ndicat ors allow checki ng the st atus and notify y ou of abn ormal o peratio n of the pr oject or . If the projecto r exhibits abnormal status, ad dress the probl em in accorda nce with the ta ble belo w . ON/ST ANDBY indicator W ARNING indicator Stat us Mean ing/Rem edies Ligh ts in red The proj e[...]

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    36 Messages List Messages List When an y of the messages listed belo w appears on the p rojected image, a ddress the problem in accordanc e with the tabl e below . Mess age Meani ng/Rem edy Page Clean the f ilter . Proj ecto r temper at ure is high . The l ight will turn of f i n 1 mi nute . Chec k the item s below . • Check to see if n othing is[...]

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    37 T roubleshooting Others T r oubl esho oti ng Befor e asking to have the project or repa ired, t ry to diag nose the p roblem , following the instructions b elo w . Symptom Reme dy Pa ge The power is not tur ned on. Check if th e A C pow er co rd is f irml y co nnecte d. – When the “ Panel Key Lock” i s set to “On, ” you c annot t urn o[...]

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    38 T roubleshooting The image is n ot clear . Check i f the pro jector is in focus. 13 The picture will not be clear if condensati on has accumula ted on the le ns. In su ch a cas e, let t he proj ector sit for about tw o hours w ith t he power on. – The im age is no isy . Check if the co nnec ting cab le is conne cted to external equipm ent prop[...]

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    39 Cleaning the Air Filter Others Cleaning the Ai r Filter When a me ssage appears on the projected image indica ting time for a filt er clean ing, clean the air filter (pages 35, 36). If the dust cannot be remov ed from the air filter e ven after clea ning, replace the air f ilter with a ne w one . For deta ils on a ne w air f ilter , consul t wit[...]

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    40 Specifications Specification s Item Descriptio n Model na me VPL-FHZ 55 Display system 3 LCD syst em Displ ay de vi ce Size of e f fect i ve displ ay area 0.7 6" (19. 3 mm) × 3, As pec t rati o 16:1 0 Num ber of pixel s 6,912,00 0 (1920 × 1200 × 3) pi xels Proje ction len s Zoom Manual (app rox.1.6 × ) Focus Man ual Light s ource Laser [...]

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    41 Specifications Others S VIDEO IN S video in put conn ector: Mini DI N 4-pi n, Y : 1 V p-p ± 2 dB, sy nc negative, 75 o hmes t ermina ted, C: ( burst sig nal) 0.286 ( NTSC)/0.3 ( P A L/SEC AM) Vp-p ± 2 dB, 75 ohms terminated A udio in put co nnector : Phon o jack × 2, rated in put 500 mVrms, Inp ut impedance mo re than 4 7 kilohms VIDEO IN V i[...]

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    42 Specifications The values fo r mass and di mensio ns are a pproxim ate. *1: For detai ls, re fer to “ Accepta ble Inpu t Signal s” on pag e 44. *2: Not all optiona l access ories ar e av ailabl e in all count ries and area. Ple ase chec k with yo ur local Sony Authorized Dealer . *3: In formation on a ccessories in this manual is cu rrent as[...]

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    43 Specifications Others Pin as signment D VI-D con nector (D VI-D, f emale) RGB input conne ctor (Mini D-sub 15- pin, f emale) RS-232C conn ector (D-Sub 9 -pin, fema le) 1 T .M.D.S. Data2– 14 +5 V Powe r 2 T .M.D.S. Data2+ 15 Gr ound ( re tur n for + 5 V) 3 T .M.D.S. Data2 Shiel d 16 Hot Plug Detect 4 NC 17 T .M.D.S Data0– 5 NC 18 T .M.D.S Dat[...]

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    44 Specifications HDMI connector (HDMI, female) Acceptable Input Signals Computer signa l 1 T .M.D.S. Dat a2 + 11 T .M.D. S. Clock Sh ield 2 T .M.D.S. Data2 Shield 12 T .M.D. S. Clock– 3 T .M.D.S. Dat a2 – 13 NC 4 T .M.D.S. Dat a1 + 14 RESER VED (N.C .) 5 T .M.D.S. Data1 Shield 15 SCL 6 T .M.D.S. Dat a1 – 16 SDA 7 T .M.D.S. Dat a0 + 17 GND 8 [...]

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    45 Specifications Others Digital TV s ignal Analog TV s ignal *1: I NPUT A, INPUT B *2: I NPUT C *3: I NPUT D *4: I NPUT A *5: A vail able fo r VESA Reduced Bl anking signal s only . *6: INPUT C is dete rmin ed as a com puter sign al; I NPU T D is de term in ed a s a d igita l TV signal . • When a si gnal othe r t han the si gnal s list ed i n ta[...]

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    46 Projection Distance a nd Lens Shift Range Pr ojection Dist an ce an d Lens Shif t Ra nge The project ion dist ance refers to the distance betwee n the front of the lens and the projected surface. The lens sh ift range repre sents the distance in percent (%) by which the lens c an be shif ted from the center of th e project ed image. The lens shi[...]

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    47 Projection Distance and Lens Shift Range Others Projection distance Unit: m (inches) Projection distance form ula D: Projected im age size (Diag onal) Unit: m (inches) Do no t use any len s other tha n the sta ndard le ns. Lens shift r ange About lens pos ition The proj ecti on dista nce an d len s shift ra nge are measured with the lens positio[...]

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    48 Dimensions Dimensions Fr ont Unit: mm (inches) Bottom Unit: mm (inches) 195 (7 11 / 16 ) 390 ( 15 11 / 32 ) 134 ( 5 9 / 32 ) 81 (3 3 / 16 ) 148 (5 13 / 16 ) Center of the le ns 63 (2 15 / 32 ) 195 ( 7 11 / 16 ) 390.8 ( 15 3 / 8 ) 122 ( 4 13 / 16 ) 487 ( 19 3 / 16 ) 134 (5 9 / 32 ) 134 (5 9 / 32 ) 86 (3 3 / 8 ) 15 ( 19 / 32 ) 88.5 (3 15 / 32 ) 88[...]

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    49 Dimensions Others Location inf ormation of the labe ls Light sour ce specificatio ns 1.6 W lase r diodes × 56 W av eleng th: 440 - 455 nm Beam diver gence ang le fr om lens of this unit Wi d e : α = 4 5.3° T ele: α = 29.4° Wa rning label Explanat ory label Laser emiss ion port[...]

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    50 Dimensions When using the PSS-610 pr ojector su spensio n support Unit: mm (inches) 150 (5 29 / 32 ) 175 (6 7 / 8 ) 200 (7 7 / 8 ) 250 (9 27 / 32 ) 275 (10 13 / 16 ) 300 (11 13 / 16 ) 231 (9 3 / 32 ) 256 (10 3 / 32 ) 281 (11 1 / 16 ) 331 (13 1 / 32 ) 356 (14 1 / 32 ) 381 (15) 223.1 (8 25 / 32 ) 202.5 (7 31 / 32 ) 216.6 (8 17 / 32 ) 125 ( 4 29 / [...]

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    51 Dimensions Others The distance L ’ be tween the fr ont of the lens (cen ter) and the fro nt of the cabinet Unit: mm (inches) About T rademarks • Ado be Acroba t is a trade mark o f Adobe Systems Incorporat ed. • Kensington is a registered trademark of K ensin gton T echnolog y Gr oup. • Int ernet E xplore is registered trade marks of Mic[...]

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    52 Ind ex Index A A C IN s ock et ................. ........ ....... ....... ...... 4 Accepta ble inp ut sign al ......... ....... ....... .... 44 Adjust S ignal .............. ....... ....... ........ ....... 21 Air f ilter co v er ........ ....... ........... ........ ....... .. 3 All Rese t .............. ....... ....... ....... ........ .......[...]

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    53 Inde x Others Lens shift rang e ............. ........ ....... ....... .... 47 Light Out put Mod e .... ........... ....... ....... .... 26 Light T imer ......... ....... ........... ....... ....... .... 31 Location and fu nction of cont rols ........... .. 3 M Main unit ......... ....... ....... ........ ....... ........... .. 3 Menu Pos ition [...]

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