Vivitek H9080FD Physical Tour

It’s BIG, it’s mostly black – with a large silver plate running down the center of the top, from almost the front, to the back. The manual 1.3:1 zoom lens is recessed, with manual focus and zoom on the lens’ trim ring. Screw thread adjustable feet allow the projector to be leveled nicely for those not ceiling mounting.

The control panel is located on the top (in the middle of the sliver plate, while inputs are located on the back. The H9080FD comes with a large cable cover, that makes this somewhat massive projector look even larger.

As noted, he H9080FD’s control panel is located on the top. In the image on the right, you are viewing the panel from the back of the projector.

Toward the front of the control panel are the four arrow keys in a diamond pattern, with a center Enter button.

Below are three buttons, the first for Menu, then Source, and finally Power. Press once for on, and also, only once for off.

Despite being a rather expensive projector, the selection of inputs and outputs is pretty typical for home theater projectors. Perhaps the most notable deviation from typical, for the Vivitek projector is that it has two “screen triggers”. We have seen this on a few other projectors, and having two, for example would allow one to control a motorized screen, while the other might operate a screen masking system.

The Vivitek has two HDMI 1.3 inputs, an analog computer input, two component video inputs (one has 3 BNC connectors, one has three RCA projectors. Of course it also has an S-video input, and a composite video input.

In addition, there’s an RS-232 for command and control, and two screen triggers. Finally, there is a connector for hard wiring in the remote control, as one might do in a rear projection environment, or if the projector is mounted where a good bounce of the signal isn’t possible, or possibly for direct connect to a room conrol system.