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S55/X45/X55

Multimedia Projector

Operator's Guide

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Page 1: ...physical damage due to incorrect handling Please refer to the pages written following this symbol NOTE The information in this manual is subject to chance without notice The manufacture assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this manual The reproduction transmission or use of this document or contents is not permitted without express written authority Trademark acknowledgment ...

Page 2: ...21 Freezing the screen 21 Temporarily blanking the screen 21 Operating the computer screen 22 Multifunctional settings 23 Using the menu function 23 Contents Contents EASY Menu 24 Aspect Keystone Mode Bright Contrast Color Tint Sharpness Whisper Mirror Reset Filter time Language Go to advanced menu PICTURE Menu 26 Bright Contrast Gamma Color temp Color Tint Sharpness Progressive My memory IMAGE Me...

Page 3: ...his projector has a variety of I O ports It can be easily connected to many signal sources like PC DVD and so on The rich connectivity provides you more options to make your presentation impressive Compact Body Even with its many features this projector is extremely compact and slim which gives you more ﬂexibility and usability to use it where you want Preparations About contents of package Your p...

Page 4: ...n1 control rgb in2 rgb out audio in2 audio out USB S video component video CB PB CR PR Lens 17 Filter cover 41 Air ﬁlter and intake vent are inside Elevator button 8 Elevator foot 8 Remote sensor 16 Zoom knob 19 Focus ring 19 Vent 6 AC inlet 14 Power switch 17 Elevator button 8 COMPONENT VIDEO ports 13 Y CB PB CR PR S VIDEO port 13 VIDEO port 13 CONTROL port 12 Projector Lamp door Lamp unit is ins...

Page 5: ...on END button 22 FREEZE button 21 POSITION button 20 Cursor buttons 23 ESC button 23 SEARCH button 19 STANDBY ON button 17 AUTO button 20 BLANK button 21 VOLUME button 18 PAGE UP button 22 MUTE button 18 PAGE DOWN button 22 KEYSTONE button 20 MENU button 23 ENTER button 23 RESET button 23 Control buttons VIDEO RGB SEARCH STANDBY ON FREEZE OFF ON MAGNIFY ASPECT AUTO BLANK HOME PAGE UP PAGE DOWN END...

Page 6: ...cts such as walls Don t place the projector on a metallic thing or anything weak in heat Don t place the projector on a carpet cushion or bedding Don t place the projector in direct sunlight or near a hot object such as heater Put nothing about lens and vents of the projector Put nothing on the projector Put nothing that is sucked or sticks to the bottom of projector This projector has some intake...

Page 7: ...30 0 8 1 0 38 1 2 46 1 0 39 15 40 1 0 1 3 52 1 6 62 2 1 51 20 50 1 3 1 6 65 2 0 77 2 1 64 25 60 1 5 2 0 78 2 4 93 2 1 77 30 70 1 8 2 3 91 2 8 109 3 1 90 35 80 2 0 2 7 105 3 2 125 3 1 103 41 90 2 3 3 0 118 3 6 140 4 1 116 46 100 2 5 3 3 131 4 0 156 4 2 129 51 120 3 0 4 0 158 4 8 188 5 2 154 61 150 3 8 5 0 197 6 0 235 6 2 193 76 200 5 1 6 7 264 8 0 314 8 3 257 101 250 6 4 8 4 330 10 0 393 10 4 322 1...

Page 8: ...djustment place the projector horizontally You can use the elevator feet to make adjustments if the surface on which you need to set the projector is uneven or if you otherwise need to adjust the angle of projection The adjustment range of the elevator feet is 0 to 9 degrees 1 After making sure that the projector is cool adequately press and hold in the elevator buttons while holding the projector...

Page 9: ...e projector and unplug the power cord Allow the lamp bulb to cool for at least 45minutes 2 After make sure that the projector has cooled adequately slowly ﬂip over the projector so that the bottom is facing up 3 Put the base on the bottom of the projector as shown in the ﬁgure Then slide it to the front of the projector until it locks into position To remove it slide the base to the back of the pr...

Page 10: ...cover for bottom up use It is higher than usual ﬁlter cover to keep the space for intake ventilation Please change in the following procedure 1 After making sure that the projector is cool adequately slowly turn the projector so that the lens side is facing up Please be careful for a projector not to fall While the projector is placed lens side up hold the projector 2 Please unhook the claw of the...

Page 11: ...top computer Secure the screws on the connectors and tighten Some computers may have multiple display screen modes Use of some of these modes will not be possible with this projector For some RGB signal modes the optional Mac adapter is necessary When the image resolution is changed on a computer depending on an input automatic adjust function may take some time and may not be completed In this ca...

Page 12: ...b S video component video CB PB CR PR Y video audio in1 rgb in1 CONTROL rgb in2 rgb out audio in2 audio out usb S video component video CB PB CR PR Setting up Audio out USB A RS 232C RGB out Examples of connection with a computer Connecting to a monitor output Connecting to a speaker with ampliﬁer output RGB cable Stereo mini audio cable AUDIO IN1 is linked to RGB IN1 RGB out Audio out Stereo mini...

Page 13: ...rgb in1 control rgb in2 rgb out audio in2 audio out usb S VIDEO component video CB PB CR PR Setting up Examples of connection with a VCR DVD player Audio out Video out Stereo mini audio cable Video cable Audio out S Video out S Video cable Stereo mini audio cable Stereo mini audio cable Audio out Component video out Component video cable Y CB PB CR PR Y video audio in1 rgb in1 control rgb in2 rgb ...

Page 14: ...ctor If it is damaged contact your dealer to newly get correct one Only plug the power cord into an outlet rated for use with the power cord s speciﬁed voltage range Never modify the power cord Never attempt to defeat the ground connection of the three pronged plug 1 Connect the connector of the power cord to the AC inlet of the projector 2 Firmly plug the power cord s plug into the outlet AC inle...

Page 15: ... Keep a battery away from children and pets Do not recharge short circuit solder or disassemble a battery Do not allow a battery in a ﬁre or water Keep batteries in a dark cool and dry place If you observe a leakage of a battery wipe out the ﬂower and then replace a battery If the ﬂower adheres your body or clothes rinse well with water immediately 1 Remove the battery cover Slide back and remove ...

Page 16: ...inverter ﬂuorescent lamp hit the projector s remote sensor the remote control may cause to function Adjust the direction of the projector to keep light from directly hitting the projector s remote sensor The remote control works with the projector s remote sensor The range of the remote sensor is 3 meters with a 60 degree range 30 degrees to the left and right of the remote sensor Also a remote si...

Page 17: ...n the indicator will stop blinking light green To display the picture select an input signal according to the section Selecting an input signal 18 Turning off the power 1 Press the STANDBY ON button on the projector or remote control The message Power off will appear on the screen for approximately 5 seconds 2 Press the STANDBY ON button on the projector or remote control again while the message i...

Page 18: ... for RGB signal Each time you press the button the projector switches its RGB input port as below RGB IN1 RGB IN2 When the TURN ON is selected to the item SEARCH of OPTION menu 37 the projector selects the RGB IN1 port at ﬁrst If no input is detected at the RGB IN1 port projector will check the RGB IN2 port VIDEO RGB SEARCH STANDBY ON FREEZE OFF ON MAGNIFY ASPECT AUTO BLANK HOME PAGE UP PAGE DOWN ...

Page 19: ...F ON MAGNIFY ASPECT AUTO BLANK HOME PAGE UP PAGE DOWN END MUTE VOLUME KEYSTONE POSITION ESC ENTER MENU RESET Selecting an aspect ratio 1 Press the ASPECT button on the remote control Each time you press the button the projector switches the mode for aspect ratio in turn At a RGB signal NORMAL 4 3 16 9 At a video signal no signal 4 3 16 9 SMALL The NORMAL mode keeps the original aspect ratio of the...

Page 20: ...ected automatically This function is available only when the AUTO mode is selected to the item VIDEO FORMAT of the INPUT menu 31 For a component video signal the signal type is identiﬁed automatically independently of this function The automatic adjustment operation requires approximately 10 seconds Also please note that it may not function correctly with some input VIDEO RGB SEARCH STANDBY ON FRE...

Page 21: ...tons to move the area And to ﬁnalize the zoom area press the POSITION button again To exit the MAGNIFY mode and restore the screen to normal press the OFF button of MAGNIFY on the remote control The projector automatically exits the MAGNIFY mode when the input signal changes or when an operation of changing the display condition automatic adjustment etc is executed Although in the MAGNIFY mode the...

Page 22: ...mputer s conﬁgurations and mouse drivers The USB control can be used only for the functions listed below You cannot do things like press two buttons at once for instance pressing two buttons at the same time to move the mouse pointer diagonally This function is not available while the lamp is warming up the POWER indicator ﬂashes green and while adjusting the volume and display correcting for trap...

Page 23: ...erate the item When you want to reset the operation press the RESET button on the remote control during the operation Note that items whose functions are performed simultaneously with operation ex LANGUAGE H PHASE etc aren t reset When you want to return to the previous display press the cursor button on the projector or remote control or the ESC button on the remote control 6 Press the MENU butto...

Page 24: ...ed modes above the display on the menu for the MODE is CUSTOM Please refer to the items GAMMA 26 and COLOR TEMP 27 of PICTURE menu BRIGHT Using the buttons adjusts the brightness See the item BRIGHT of section PICTURE menu 26 CONTRAST Using the buttons adjusts the contrast See the item CONTRAST of section PICTURE menu 26 COLOR Using the buttons adjusts the strength of whole color See the item COLO...

Page 25: ...ems of EASY MENU except FILTER TIME and LANGUAGE A dialog is displayed to make sure Selecting RESET using the button performs reset FILTER TIME Performing this item resets the ﬁlter timer which counts use time of air ﬁlter A dialog is displayed to make sure Selecting RESET using the button performs reset See the item FILTER TIME of section OPTION menu 38 LANGUAGE Select the LANGUAGE to toggle the ...

Page 26: ...rn changes as below No pattern Gray scale of 9 steps Ramp Gray scale of 15 steps Eight of equalizing bars corresponds to eight of tone level of test pattern except the darkest in the left end If you want to adjust the 2nd tone from left end on the test pattern use the equalizing adjustment bar 1 The darkest tone at the left end of the test pattern cannot be controlled with any of equalizing adjust...

Page 27: ... Choose an item using the buttons and adjust the level using the buttons You can display a test pattern for checking the effect of your adjustment by pressing the ENTER button Each time you press the ENTER button the pattern changes as below No pattern Gray scale of 9 steps Ramp Gray scale of 15 steps COLOR Using the buttons adjusts the strength of whole color Strong Weak This item can be selected...

Page 28: ...ick moving object In such a case please select the TURN OFF even though the screen image may lose the crisp MY MEMORY Selecting a mode of MY MEMORY using the buttons and then pressing the button or the ENTER button performs each function LOAD1 LOAD2 LOAD3 LOAD4 SAVE4 SAVE3 SAVE2 SAVE1 This projector has 4 numbered memories for adjustment data Performing the LOAD1 LOAD2 LOAD3 or LOAD4 loads the dat...

Page 29: ... appear at the frame area of the picture In such a case please adjust small V POSITION Using the buttons adjusts the vertical position Up Down H POSITION Using the buttons adjusts the horizontal position Left Right H PHASE Using the buttons adjusts the horizontal phase to eliminate ﬂicker Right Left This item can be selected only at a RGB signal or a component video signal With the IMAGE menu item...

Page 30: ...rizontal size will be automatically adjusted Make sure that the application window is set to its maximum size prior to attempting to use this feature A dark picture may still be incorrectly adjusted Use a bright picture when adjusting At a video signal The video format best suited for the respective input signal will be selected automatically This function is available only when the AUTO mode is s...

Page 31: ... identiﬁed automatically independently of this function The AUTO mode automatically selects the optimum mode The AUTO operation may not work well at some signals If the picture becomes unstable ex an irregular picture a color lack please select the mode depending on the input signal FRAME LOCK Using the buttons turns the frame lock function on off TURN ON TURN OFF This item performs only at a RGB ...

Page 32: ...UT INFORMATION RGB 1024x768 60 0 FRAME LOCK INPUT INFORMATION S VIDEO SECAM AUTO INPUT INFORMATION COMPONENT 576i 50 SCART RGB The FRAME LOCK message on the dialog means the frame lock function is working 31 The SCART RGB message means the COMPONENT VIDEO port is working as a SCART RGB input port Please refer to the item COMPONENT in this section 31 This item is can t be selected at no signal ...

Page 33: ...used with zoom set to WIDE whenever possible WHISPER Using the buttons turns off on the whisper mode NORMAL WHISPER When the WHISPER is selected acoustic noise and screen brightness are reduced MIRROR Using the buttons switches the mode for mirror status NORMAL H INVERT V INVERT H V INVERT VOLUME Using the buttons adjusts the volume High Low With the SETUP menu items shown in the table below can b...

Page 34: ...creen ORIGINAL BLUE WHITE BLACK MyScreen is the screen you can register a desired screen ORIGINAL screen is the existing standard screen BLUE WHITE and BLACK are non patterned plain screens in each color To avoid remaining as an afterimage the MyScreen and the ORIGINAL screens will change to the BLACK screen after several minutes For the MyScreen please refer to the item MyScreen 35 With the SCREE...

Page 35: ...log titled MyScreen It will ask you if you start capturing the picture from the current screen Please wait for the target picture to be displayed and press the ENTER button on the remote control when the picture is display The picture will freeze and the frame for capturing appears To stop performing press the RESET or ESC button on the remote control 2 Using the buttons adjust the frame position ...

Page 36: ...s selected the following message function works AUTO IN PROGRESS while automatically adjusting NO INPUT IS DETECTED SYNC IS OUT OF RANGE Searching while searching for an input signal Detecting when an input signal is detected The indication of the input signal by changing The indication of the aspect ration by changing SCREEN Menu continued ...

Page 37: ...wer indicator begins blinking Please refer to the section Turning off the power 17 LAMP TIME The lamp time is the time counted after the last resetting It is shown in the OPTION menu as the use time of the lamp Pressing the RESET button on the remote control for about 3 seconds displays a dialog To reset the lamp time select the RESET using the button RESET CANCEL Please reset the lamp time only w...

Page 38: ...em displays the SERVICE menu Select an item using the buttons and press the button or the ENTER button on the remote control to progress FAN SPEED GHOST FACTORY RESET FAN SPEED Using the buttons switches the rotation speed of the cooling fans The HIGH is the mode for use at highlands etc Note that the projector is noisier when the HIGH is selected HIGH NORMAL GHOST 1 Select a color element of ghos...

Page 39: ... the gas that comes out of the projector vents or get it in your eyes or mouth Before replacing the lamp turn the projector off and unplug the power cord then wait at least 45 minutes for the lamp to cool sufficiently Handling the lamp while hot can cause burns as well as damaging the lamp Never unscrew except the appointed marked by an arrow screws Do not open the lamp door while the projector is...

Page 40: ...ed by arrow of the lamp and slowly pick up the lamp by the handles 6 Insert the new lamp and retighten ﬁrmly two screws that are loosened in the previous process to lock it in place 7 Interlocking the 2 tabs of the lamp door to the projector position the lamp door on the projector Then tighten the screw of the lamp door 8 Slowly turn the projector so that the top is facing up 9 Turn the projector ...

Page 41: ...type number 78 8118 9376 3 An air ﬁlter of speciﬁed type will come even with the replacement lamp for this projector 7 Position the cleaned air ﬁlter or a new air ﬁlter into place and push the points of PUSH word with claws to ﬁx the air ﬁlter 8 Replace the ﬁlter cover and snap it back into place 9 Slowly turn the projector so that the top is facing up 10 Turn the projector on and reset the ﬁlter ...

Page 42: ...hard objects Inside of the projector In order to ensure the safe use of your projector please have it cleaned and inspected by your dealer about once every 2 years Caring for the lens If the lens is ﬂawed soiled or fogged it could cause deterioration of display quality Please take care of the lens being cautious of the handling 1 Turn the projector off and unplug the power cord Allow the projector...

Page 43: ...e lamp by referring to the section Lamp After you have changed the lamp please be sure to reset the lamp timer 37 CHANGE THE LAMP AFTER REPLACING LAMP RESET THE LAMP TIMER THE POWER WILL TURN OFF AFTER 0 hr As the time the lamp timer has counted has reached 2000 hours the power will soon be automatically turned off Please immediately turn the power off and change the lamp by referring to the secti...

Page 44: ...e air ﬁlter please be sure to reset the ﬁlter timer 38 NOTE A lamp has a ﬁnite product life Lamps are characterized by the fact that after long hours of usage a lamp will no longer light up or the lamp will break or burst etc This projector is equipped with an automatic shut down function such that the power will automatically be turned off when lamp usage time has reached 2000 hours Please be awa...

Page 45: ...until the POWER indicator ﬁnishes blink and then perform the proper response measure using the item descriptions below as reference Blinking In Red or Lighting In Red Lighting In Red Turned off The lamp does not light and there is a possibility that interior portion has become heated Please turn the power off and allow the unit to cool down at least 20 minutes After the projector has sufﬁciently c...

Page 46: ... air ﬁlter dirty Does the peripheral temperature exceed 35 C If the same indication is displayed after the treatment please set the HIGH at the FAN SPEED of the item SERVICE of the OPTION menu Lighting In Green Alternative blinking in Red There is a possibility that the interior portion has become overcooled Please use the unit within the usage temperature parameters 5 C to 35 C After the treatmen...

Page 47: ...e FACTORY RESET function of SERVICE menu in the OPTION menu 38 to reset all settings to factory default Then if the problem is not removed after maintenance please contact your dealer or service company Phenomenon Cases not involving a machine defect Reference page Power does not come on The electrical power cord is not plugged in Correctly connect the power cord 14 The power switch is not set to ...

Page 48: ...sing the menu functions 24 26 31 COLOR SPACE setting is not suitable Change the COLOR SPACE setting to AUTO RGB SMPTE240 REC709 or REC601 31 Pictures appear dark The brightness and or contrast are adjusted to an extremely low level Adjust the BRIGHT and or CONTRAST settings to a higher level using the menu function 25 26 The WHISPER function is working Select the NORMAL to the item WHISPER in the ...

Page 49: ...Lamp 165W UHB Power Supply AC100 120V 2 7A AC220 240V 1 5A Power Consumption 240W Temperature range 5 35 C Operating Size 308 W x 86 H x 252 D mm Not including protruding parts Please refer to the following ﬁgure Weight mass 2 6 kg Ports RGB input RGB IN1 D sub 15pin mini x1 RGB IN2 D sub 15pin mini x1 RGB output RGB OUT D sub 15pin mini x1 Communication port CONTROL D sub 9pin x1 USB USB B x1 Vid...

Page 50: ...50 Speciﬁcations Speciﬁcations continued unit mm 94 86 42 252 308 89 219 ...

Page 51: ... Video cable 78 8118 8482 0 S Video cable 78 8118 3238 1 RCA component cable 78 8118 8843 3 RS 232C control cable 78 8118 9192 4 Stereo mini cable 78 8118 8846 6 UHB cable 78 8118 9057 9 Mac adapter 78 8118 3308 2 Soft rolling luggage case 78 6969 9716 8 Soft side case with shoulder strup 78 6969 9715 0 Ultra value warranty S55 US only 78 6969 9787 9 Ultra value warranty X45 US only 78 6969 9788 7...

Page 52: ...ite DN00741 S55 X45 X55_OG_ENG Intended Use Before operating this machine please read this entire manual thoroughly The 3MTM Multimedia Projectors are designed built and tested for use indoors using 3M lamps 3M ceiling mount hardware and nominal local voltages The use of other replacement lamps outdoor operation or different voltages has not been tested and could damage the projector peripheral eq...

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